A/N: Woot! I really like this next chapter. I think most of you will too. This is the chapter with the big twist I was talking about. Well, not necessarily a twist but a really awesome event. And so sorry that this is going to be long…

Blissful Lyss Turner 72 It's not that I like or dislike Phoebe; it's just the way the story played out. If you like Cole, you'll really like this chapter. I like both Jason and Cole so I tried to put them both in the story. I have to keep Kyle due to the fact that he has a major part in the story line. But I think that you'll understand why in this chapter. I don't like him that much either but I figured that he was the best choice for a love interest for Paige for this story.

Who-Will-Change-The-World: Yea, I liked that too! It just seemed right to have Piper say it.

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Chapter 9: Cole and Paige's Secret

Back at the Manor, Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo, Jason, Kyle, and Sebastien stood in the attic, looking through the Book for any sign of Alucard. Chris had decided to be fussy at that particular point in time so Piper had him too. So far, nothing big had come to their attention. Phoebe took a look at the several people who stood crowded around her.

"Okay guys, claustrophobic sister here. Could you all just take one huge step back?" She turned to Piper. "Except for him. Let me hold him," she said with a smile as she took Chris from Piper's arms. "Are you going to help your Auntie Phoebe?" she asked with a goofy smile. Chris let out a small laugh.

"Have you tried to look for the stone?" Sebastien suggested.

"That's a good idea Seb," Paige commented.

"A ha!" Phoebe exclaimed as she found a page that had a picture of the stone on it. "O'Sirius's Stone," she read aloud. "Once used to contain powers of demons by the Bouvier Clan. The powers of the stone were reversed by a vampire named Alucard." She stopped. "Well, I could have found that much on Google.

"Well, I say that we put protection spell on the house," Piper started as she yawned and looked at the clock. It was almost eleven 'o clock. "And we can take care of it all in the morning."

"Fine by me," Paige agreed.

"I'll go home tonight and if you need me, Paige can come and get me," Sebastien said, stifling a yawn.

"Alright, just be on the look out for demons," Paige warned.

"I will, thanks, mom," he replied smiling as Paige took him by the arm and orbed them out. In a matter of minutes, Paige re-appeared in the attic.

"Well," Piper yawned, "We're off to bed."

Paige smiled. "Goodnight. I want to stay up here for a little longer."

"Okay!" Phoebe replied in a chipper tone that shouldn't be used when it's eleven thirty at night. "See you in the morning. Love you." She lightly kissed Paige's forehead and left the room.

Once they were gone, Paige walked over to the Book of Shadows. She knew exactly which page she was looking for. Once she found it, she did what it instructed and took her place at the podium.

"Hear these words

Hear this cry

Spirit from the other side

Come to me

I summon thee

Cross now the great divide."

Just as before, the light in the room flickered. When it returned to its unfazed state, the translucent form of a tall man with jet black hair stood with his hands held behind his back. The man was Cole Turner.

"Hello again, Paige," he said smiling.

"Cole," she acknowledged.

"You know, out of you and Piper, I would have pegged Piper as the one to come and ask me for help. Considering the help I gave her when she almost died. If not for me, she would have died; Leo wouldn't know who you are. Therefore he wouldn't have got his wings clipped, sacrificed his mortal self and become a Whitelighter again. But he did and the Elders restored his wings. So I helped Piper maintain her true love. But if I recall correctly, you hated me. You almost seemed happy to vanquish me. But now, here you are.

"This is my what? Second time here with you and my third time all together? So why did you summon me the first time?"

"Well," she started, "First off, I did hate you. Then I found out what you did for Piper and Leo. And I figured if you were willing to do that to help Phoebe, you would be happy to help her understand that she can have a happy, child-filled life without you. You did most of the work though. Once you told me through the Oujia Board about her baby, I knew I had to summon you so that you could give her congrats. Even if it was in a dream." She leaned over the podium using her arms to keep herself from slouching.

"Now for my second question, why did you summon me tonight?" He displayed an amused look of interest.

"Simple, I just wanted to thank you for what you did. I couldn't have asked for more. Now, I have a question for you."

"Okay," he replied as he eyed her with curiosity. "Shoot."

"Just how surprised did you have to act when she told you that Jason lived here?" She burst out with laughter.

"I could have acted more surprised but-"

"But what?"

"Oh, it's nothing."

"Cole I know you. You're not telling me something."

"Well, Paige, if you know me so well, you must certainly know that I wouldn't keep anything from you."

Paige rolled her eyes. "If you don't hide anything, I'm Mary, Queen of Scotts."

"Oh, fine. You know the night three months ago? The night Phoebe summoned me?"

"Yea, and?"

"And we weren't the only ones in here that night. An old friend from the Underworld paid us a visit and , well, let's just say that it wasn't fun."

Paige thought about what Phoebe had said about seeing Alucard again. She was sure that Cole was talking about him. "Cole, what can you tell me about a vampire named Alucard."

Cole bit his lip. He had already said too much. He knew that Alucard could and would send him back to Purgatory and there was no way in Hell that he was willingly going to go back.

"Who?" he asked.

"So you're telling me that you've never heard of him?" Paige knew that Cole, once again, wasn't telling the whole truth.

"Never."

"Then who was that other visitor that you were referring to that showed up that night?"

"I don't know who you're talking about."

"Don't pull this Cole! You said that someone else was with you that night. Tell me who it was! If not for me, for Phoebe."

"Nice try Paige. Don't even try to play the 'Phoebe guilt trip' card. It's not going to work!"

"No, I'm serious. Did you even think about why I might even be asking you about this 'Alucard' dude?"

Cole stopped pacing and a thoughtful frown crossed his handsome features. "Actually, I hadn't. Why are you asking me about him anyways?"

"One of my charges has the stone that holds the powers of many demons and-"

"And was turned against its owners by-"

"Alucard."

"But that has nothing to do with Phoebe! You lied!"

"No, not at all. I just didn't tell you what he has to do with Phoebe." Paige crossed her arms across her chest as a triumphant smile crossed her lips. "Spill everything you know and I'll tell you what he has to do with Phoebe."

Cole stood silent, contemplating the idea in his mind for a little over two minutes. His gaze fixed on Paige, "Fine, you have a deal."

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Paige sat down on the couch in the attic while Cole materialized and sat crossed-legged on the floor. He was ready to tell her all that he knew, but was aggravated that she wouldn't tell him what he had to do with Phoebe. But he figured that if he stuck to his end of the deal, so would she.

"Okay," he started. "One thing I know is that ever since he got the powers he had back, he went on a hunt. Something about 'an easy influence.' I think that he wanted to help recruit someone, someone young, to be the new Source."

"That's it!" she exclaimed.

"What's it?"

"He wanted the baby. The one you told me about three months ago. Phoebe's baby."

"I still don't understand. What do you mean by 'he wanted the baby'?"

"Now for my end of the deal. Alucard attacked Phoebe this-"

"WHAT?" Cole stood, outraged. "Is she hurt?"

"No, thank God. She has the same 'symptoms' if that's what you want to call them, as Piper did. You know the one. Ms. I'm Indestructible. I know you dealt with it with Piper." Cole gave her and innocent look. "I know you remember. When Phoebe turned into a mummy and you two stood up here fighting a no-win battle. Yeah, that one."

"Oh, yeah. Now I remember."

"Now I'm beginning to put it all together. He wants to take the baby so that it'll be an easy influence to evil. Once he gets it on the side of evil, there's no turning back."

It was all beginning to sink in to Cole's thick head. He sat silent for a moment and finally spoke up. "But why not just try to take Wyatt or Chris instead of this unborn child? I just don't understand. Seeing that it's been attempted so many times before, he'd surely find a flaw in all the other plans."

"But that's just it! So many demons have tried it before. They've all failed. They have come to find that those two boys have two aunts that would rather gouge out their own eyes than to see anything happen to them. Even you know that."

"That's it!" Cole exclaimed. "You and Phoebe would do all that for those boys. Maybe Alucard thinks that Piper just can't fill Phoebe's position as an aunt. Just maybe he thinks that she's weaker." Cole stopped at the hurt expression on Paige's face. "I know that she's not weaker. I'm just saying that that might be what he thinks. It's just that she's more used to being put in the 'mother' position. Personally, I think that it more than qualifies her for the 'aunt' position."

Paige realized that he did have a good point. She yawned and looked over at the clock. "Ohmigod! It's almost three in the morning!"

"Time flies when you're having fun," Cole said with a goofy smile.

"You have to be out of here by at least five."

"Why?"

"Just in case Phoebe wakes up early. She's been doing that a lot lately. Mostly because she's been getting sick."

"So did it bug you?"

"Did what bug me?"

"The fact that you knew about Phoebe's secret and she didn't tell you for three whole months?"

"It did at first. But then I realized that she just wanted to preserve the 'Piper and Phoebe are good role models' notion. And I can understand why. I mean, she was used to looking up to Piper and Prue and saw them as good role models. Once Prue died and Piper became the eldest, she's had to take on the role of keeping this family together. My heart is with her, really. And not just because she's my sister but because she needs help too. More now that she's pregnant and Jason's moving in." A small tear rolled down Paige's cheek.

"Well, she's been through a tough time and I think that you and Piper have been helping her in a way that truly shows just how much you do love her. But out of the three of you, I'd expect Phoebe to be the emotional one, not you."

Paige's expression changed quickly form one of sadness to one of anger. "I have not been emotional!" she protested angrily.

"See, you're also in denial. If you're not emotional, then how would you explain that huge mood swing?"

"Um… I don't know. And personally, I don't think that it's any of your business."

"But it is, Paige. How did you go from thanking me and laughing to this? Something's going on that you refuse to inform me of. You said that I was hiding something. Paige, you don't have to lie to me."

"Cole, don't even pull this on me. I'm not hiding anything from you." Subconsciously, she raised her hands and gently placed them on her stomach.

"See you have been lying to me. How long have you been pregnant?"

She looked down at her hands. "Almost three months. Shortly after Kyle became my Whitelighter."

Cole's laughter was cut short by an icy glare from Paige. "Look, I just think that it's funny that you were upset that Phoebe was hiding that she was pregnant from you and only you. But now you're hiding the exact same thing from both her and Piper? Kyle does know right?"

"Of course, I had to tell him."

"And you couldn't tell your sisters? Especially when I helped you to understand Phoebe?"

"Wait a minute; you knew that I was going to be pregnant?"

"Yup. Did you think that I told you about her just because I wanted to be nice?"

"Heaven forbid that Cole Turner actually do something nice."

"Exactly. Or I'd be up there wouldn't I?"

"Good point. So, you think that I should tell them?"

"I know you should. Just humor me with something. Just how do you know that Phoebe gets up every morning at five?"

"Usually, I'm doing the same thing. I hear her coming, flush and orb."

A/N:Sorry it was so long! I am so devious! Hoped you like it! R&R.