Hey, thanks for the review charmed4eva1990. Sorry I took so long, I was sick, AGAIN, and all the schoolwork again. But REVIEWS make me want to update faster. If it weren't for charmed4eva1990, I probably wouldn't even be updating. Sorry, just I don't feel like writing if it seems like no one's reading, so thanks again charmed4eva1990. Well it's pretty late, so sorry if I rambled: P. Hope you guys like this chapter too! It's what leads up to the rest of the story, took 37 chapters, but I'm almost there. Anyways, hope you like it, and the others that will come!

A week passed, and Phoebe remained quiet. She was still ashamed that Prue had always been suspicious oh Cole, and in the end. She was right. She felt so alone, but little did she know, all the sisters were having their own problems with their relationships.

Piper and Leo had been forbidden to touch one another, and were still in the middle of trying to fix it. Trying not to bother the other two sisters, who were not themselves due to losing people they love.

And Prue and Andy were doing quite well, but they still had their problems. Andy was studying the Book like mad, and trying to keep her happy. Ever since Darien's death, she was not the same. She broke down. Something Prue Halliwell had never done before. They would both spend their dark nights in the attic, desperately trying to fix everything. Their world had fallen apart, just like any parent's would after the loss of a child.

Yet all three sisters kept most of their activities hidden, or only let pieces of the truth out.

"Phoebe!" Piper called, making her way into the living room, where Phoebe sat, holding a pillow tightly.

"Ugh… What do you want?" She groaned, all she wanted was a little peace, but it was impossible in this house.

"Well, we gave you a week to get over this whole, Cole, thing." Piper began, "And I think it's time we use the summoning spell Andy mentioned, and… vanquish him."

A tear slid down Phoebe's cheek, this whole week she has hoped it would all be a horrible nightmare, and she wouldn't have to face this. "I can't, Piper." She sobbed, "I still love him."

"I know sweetie, but sometimes you need to make sacrifices." Piper said, hoping Prue would walk down the stairs, she always knew how to make them feel better.
"He's done so many horrible things over the years, the man you fell in love with was a character he was playing." She thought of what Prue usually did at this time, and wiped away her sisters tears. "The only reason he did this was to kill our nephew, and eventually us."

Phoebe sat there, letting everything she already knew too well sink in even more. Piper was right, he was a phoney, and she only had to vanquish a demon that played with her heart. "Okay, go get Prue." She stiffened up as she walked into the kitchen to get a steak knife. They had all the ingredients for the vanquish except Belthazor flesh.

Prue came down the stairs, whispering into Andy's ear as he went back upstairs, then walked beside Phoebe.

"I'm sorry this is happening to you." Prue said, pulling her into a tight embrace, and stroking her hair. Piper watched as Phoebe began to calm down in Prue's arms. She knew exactly how to help them; she just had the motherly instinct. "I would take it all back if I could. And maybe I still can." She referred to what she and Andy had been doing in the attic all the time, trying to save everyone from the Hell they were living.

Phoebe and Piper exchanged curious glances at her last statement, but quickly shrugged it off, and began to prepare for the vanquish.

"Let's just get this over with." Phoebe sighed, watching Prue and Piper lower the dining room table to its side for cover.

"Okay, so we just have to read this, and then Piper, you freeze, and I'll slice him." Prue ordered, knowing Phoebe wouldn't be able to do it herself.

The three sisters huddled together too look at the paper as they chanted,

"Magic forces black and white, reaching out through space and light, be he far or be he near, bring us the demon Belthazor here."

When they finished, Cole appeared in a whirl of smoke, stunned.

"I knew this day would come." He lowered his head, unable to look at the sisters.

"It would have come sooner if we knew, you sick bastard!" Piper screamed, as she froze him still. The issues of Darien, and hurting Phoebe caused her to be more violent.

"Hmm, doesn't look at that mighty and un-stoppable when he's frozen solid." Prue mocked, walking slowly towards him with the knife. Phoebe closed her eyes as she heard Prue gasp before running into the kitchen. When she opened her eyes, she saw a large chunk of Cole's skin from his forearm missing, but no blood since he was still frozen.

"AH!" He screamed, as he unfroze and turned into Belthazor, looking at his arm.

"Mmm demon soup." Prue said, walking in with the purple vanquishing potion in her hand. "Any last words?" She questioned, flashing him a satisfied grin.

"Just a few." He responded, morphing back into Cole, and turning to Phoebe. "I really do love you." He took her hand in his, and looked deep into her eyes. Where he saw the goodness, and love that lead him to her.

Tears fell down Phoebe's face as she resting her cheek on the palm of his hand, which was cupped tenderly around her face. "You know I love you too, but what you've done in unforgivable." He brushed the tears away from her face with his thumb.

"I know, that's why I won't try to escape. Vanquish me, I deserve it." He gently kissed the top of her head before outstretching his arms in surrender to her love. "Vanquish me."

Phoebe watched in what seemed like slow motion as Prue pulled her arm back, and threw the potion directly at Cole. It kept spinning through the air getting closer and closer to her love. If it hi, his soul would be gone forever. She reacted quickly, and threw herself in front of the potion, as it bounced off her body, and fell to the floor.

Cole stood in awe, and then down to Phoebe, pulling her towards him, he kissed her passionately before shimmering away, leaving her to her furious sisters.

"Phoebe!" Prue yelled as Andy ran down the stairs to see what was going on. "How could you do that?" Piper stood there, in complete shock as the rage built inside her.

"I love him." Phoebe replied, looking down at the potion bottle. "He's good, I saw it in his eyes." Phoebe needed answers only he could give. She needed to know if he truly could be good, and if he was going to be okay after committing treason a week ago.

"I need some rest, this has been hectic." She stated, walking back up stairs.

"What's that all about?" And asked, walking over to Prue, wrapping his arms around her waist protectively looking around the room for answers.

"Phoebe didn't let us vanquish him is what happened." Prue sighed heavily, as Andy ran a finger along her arm.

"I'll go check on her." Piper interrupted, walking past the couple, and heading up the stairs.

Underworld

The Triad, and Shax stood in a circle around the Source, who was now listening to their stories and coming up with a plan.

"Surely Belthazor should be killed immediately for his treason, he saved their lives from our attack!"

"Yes, but we need him at the moment, to separate the sisters, leaving them defenceless against Shax." The Source chuckled at the fact that in staying to save them, Cole would lead to their death. "Belthazor's time will come, don't you worry."

"Shax, wait until the two oldest sisters are alone, then attack. The Source commanded as Shax bowed his head in recognition and blew away.

Phoebe's Room

"Cole… Get your demonic ass up here!" Phoebe yelled, stomping her foot. He then shimmered in, looking around cautiously for her sisters.

"Are they going to vanquish me?" He asked, pulling Phoebe close to him.

"They better not." She smiled before pulling his face to hers for a deep kiss.

"I knew you were up to something!" Piper shrieked, opening the door.

Phoebe took a deep sigh. "P… Piper, look I need to talk to him."

"Sure you do. I see lots of talking going on." Piper smirked.

"Look, Piper. I don't see why you have to judge me; don't you see the good in him? He saved our lives!" Phoebe yelled, touching the wall, being pulled into a premonition. An older man was walking to his car, when a blue skinned demon, with white hair, threw an energy ball at the man's chest as he pummelled into his car, killed instantly.

"Premonition?" Cole asked. Phoebe shuddered at the thought that he knew about her all along.

"Yes, we need to get Andy and Leo to help a man, I believe the name tag on his chest said Dr. something. We need to find him quickly!"

"Leo! Prue! Andy!" Piper yelled, watching Leo orb in as Andy and Prue came in through the door.

"What?" Andy asked, frantic.

"We need to save an innocent, quickly." Phoebe informed. "Leo, orb them to the hospital, and find an older, small, bald doctor."

"Okay, now why would that be?" Andy asked, leaning against the doorframe.

"Because I saw a blue skinned demon thingy, kill a man." Prue and Andy looked at each other immediately, panic stricken.

"What is it you two?" Piper asked, noticing their reaction.

"Shax." They both echoed.

"Who the hell is Shax?" Piper asked, completely confused.

"The demon we supposedly vanquished a while ago." Prue informed, thinking about if this could be from the past or not.

"Okay, I'll go with Leo to save the doctor, and you guys stay here and figure out how to vanquish him." Andy instructed, he remembered what the Book said. Shax was the Source's hired assassin. If he was coming back, they were in trouble. "If we didn't vanquish him last time, you'll need to find a better way this time."

"Okay, be careful." Prue said, kissing Andy on the cheek as Piper did the same to Leo, she didn't care about the Elders at the moment.

The four stood there for several minutes before the girls went to the attic leaving Cole alone in Phoebe's room.

They stood in front of the Book for a while before Cole walked into the room.

"Any luck?" He asked, sitting on the old couch, far away from the Book.

"Nope." Phoebe responded, as the other two gave him evil glares.

"Just great…" Piper groaned, plopping onto the couch. It was then they heard a bang coming from downstairs.

"Hmm…" Prue mumbled as they ran down the stairs hand in hand to danger.

"I think the only way would be for me to go down there, to see if I can get any info." Cole offered.

"But they have a bounty on your head!" Phoebe yelled, "You can't go down there!"

"Phoebe I have to, for you and your sisters." He pulled her into a tight embrace, rubbing her back. "Maybe they will trust me a bit more too?"

"Okay, then I'm going with you." She smiled, holding him tight.

"What about your sisters?" He asked, brushing her blonde hair from her eyes.

"They'll be fine." Phoebe winked, "Don't worry." With that the two shimmered away, into the depths of Hell. Literally.

When Prue and Piper reached the bottom of the stairs, no one was there.

"Maybe it was just Kit or some…." Prue stopped in the middle of her sentence when a chill sensation went down her spine.

"What?" Piper asked, questioning her sister's sentence cut off, and body shudder.

"I don't know, I just felt a chill. Phoebe?" There was no answer, but the sounds of wind howling grew louder. "Phoebe are you there?" She asked again, causing Piper to raise her eyebrow in question.

"What the…" Piper whispered as a tornado blew through the door, knocking the sisters over to the floor.

"Phoebe where are you!" Prue yelled, getting up from the floor, to see Piper, who was almost up as well directly in the way of an incoming energy ball. "No!" She yelled, scrambling to her feet, and pushing Piper out of the way. Taking the force of the energy ball, sending her directly through the wall.

"Prue!" Piper yelled, looking at the thick, dark blood already pooling from her sisters head. When she turned back, she saw another energy ball headed straight for her, leaving no time to react as she too went through the rest of the wall. Landing next to Prue, gasping through the pain, she whispered through raged breaths, "Leo." She was able to mutter one single word before unconsciousness settled in and her body gave into the darkness.