Just a quick response to the comment about Sangrail and the Da Vinci Code from chapter 11. Actually I didn't get the name Sangrail from the Da Vinci code. I wrote this chapter some time ago and was looking for an appropriate title for the prophecies. I basically went through the dictionary looking for something that sounded right. I found Sangrail and read the definition about the Holy Grail, and it seemed appropriate. I wanted to convey the idea of a secret or a mystery that the forces of both good and evil were trying to figure out, and the notion of the Holy Grail seemed to fit with that. The prophecies in this story are obviously fictional and have no connection to the Holy Grail or Mary Magdalene, rather they are relevant to the Charmed universe and characters. However, I have since read the Da Vinci Code, and the themes of the book (rather than the specific details) are the sort of thing I was going for. Hope that clears everything up. Now on with the story.

'Leo!' Phoebe shouted. 'Alright Cole just lay her down gently on the couch. Watch her head.' Phoebe instructed as she looked around desperately. 'Leo!' she shouted again 'Oh God where is he?'

'Hey, what's all the shouting about?' Piper asked, padding in from the kitchen carrying a large glass of milk, and munching a cookie. 'Whoah! Phoebe look out' she yelled, spotting Cole. Without thinking she dropped the milk, the glass smashing on the floor, and gestured wildly at Cole, instantly blowing him up in to thousands of tiny black dots.

The dots buzzed angrily around the room and then reformed in the shape of a furious Cole. 'Ow that hurt' he said indignantly. He raised his right hand in retaliation, intending to blast Piper across the room, but Phoebe grabbed his arm.

'Hey you two, enough with the superpowers' she scolded. 'Paige is really hurt.' She took hold of Paige's hand and squeezed it, praying for some kind of response, but getting nothing.

'Please wake up honey' she begged, gently brushing Paige's light auburn hair off her forehead. 'C'mon Paige don't do this.'

'Paige?' Piper whispered, noticing her for the first time. Instinctively she made a move towards Paige and then checked back, an image of Prue rushing unbidden in to her mind. She hesitated unsure what to do, and then decided to stay where she was.

Phoebe preoccupied with Paige didn't notice Piper's strange behaviour, but Piper caught Cole looking at her curiously, an intrigued smile tugging at his lips.

Self-conscious, she quickly pulled her gaze away from him and turned to Phoebe. 'What happened? Was it him?' She glared at Cole 'What did you do to her?'

'This is great, just great' Cole muttered. 'I help get rid of the bad guys, I get them back home to the Manor, and do I get any thanks? No. 'cause that'd be too easy. Oh no. First she blows me up and then she starts in on the accusations.' He threw up his hands in mock despair 'I mean is a 'thank you' really too much to ask?'

'Is she breathing?' Piper asked, still making no move towards Paige. She ignored Cole, who sulkily took a seat on the opposite side of the room, and instead focused her attention on Phoebe.

Phoebe kneeling down next to Paige, studied her closely 'Just barely.' She looked at Piper hardly able to control her panic. 'Oh Piper I don't think she has much time. Where the hell is Leo?'

Piper hesitated for an instant. The hesitation was so slight that it was barely noticeable. Then she pulled herself together, what the hell was she thinking? Paige's life was at stake. 'Leo!' she yelled loudly 'Get your butt down here right now, I mean it.'

'Alright, alright I'm here, what's the problem?' Leo orbed in beside Piper.

Phoebe turned towards him, eyes filled with tears. 'It's Paige, she's hurt. Leo, I think it's really bad.'

'Okay Phoebe, just step back and let me do my job' Leo instructed, his professional calm taking over.

Obediently Phoebe moved out of the way. Piper put a reassuring hand on her shoulder and they both watched as Leo knelt down next to Paige.

Leo held both hands over Paige's lifeless form. 'C'mon Paige' he muttered under his breath 'Don't give up on me now.' Blocking out everyone else in the room, Leo focused all of his concentration on Paige. He thought about how much she meant to him, how much she meant to her sisters. Then he thought about how glad he was that Paige had come in to their lives. He felt a tiny flutter in his heart as his power was triggered, and a brilliant white light emanated from his hands. The light grew until it encased Paige's entire body, and then slowly faded away.

Paige's eyelids flickered and she moaned softly. His job done, Leo allowed himself to relax, and then stepped back to let the girls through. As he did so he noticed Cole for the first time. 'Hey…' he began, but Cole shook his head 'It's better if you don't ask.'

'Oh thank God you're alright' Phoebe enthused, hugging Paige tightly.

Piper hung back for a second, trying to compose herself. She had to act normal she couldn't afford to act weird around Paige. She took a deep breath and then moved forward decisively 'Hey give me a little room here' she complained, giving Phoebe a friendly dig in the ribs 'I wanna hug her too.'

'Sorry' Phoebe grinned, scooting over to let Piper in.

As she hugged her youngest sister Piper thought about how much she had come to love Paige. Just thinking that way made her feel a little better.

Paige opened her eyes and immediately tried to sit up.

'Whoah, take it easy there' Piper instructed. Now that Paige was properly awake Piper felt the awkwardness return. Prue had died because of Paige. Instinctively Piper pulled away, ostensibly to give Paige a little air. 'That was a close one' she observed.

Still dazed, Paige didn't notice Piper's behaviour. She turned her head and felt the room tilt sharply. Immediately she shut her eyes again.

'What happened?' she asked a little shakily. Cautiously she opened first her right eye, and then her left. All the while keeping her head completely still until she was sure that the room wasn't gonna pull another sneaky moving stunt on her.

'Energy ball. Blew you up.' Phoebe informed her succinctly.

'Oh.' Paige said taking that in. She smiled. 'That's kinda cool.' Then she pulled a face, and clapped a hand to her aching head 'And also kinda painful. Major head rush.'

'Yeah well you just take it easy for a while okay' Phoebe insisted. She was still a little shaken herself by the near miss, and having Cole at the Manor wasn't exactly conducive to relaxation.

'Okay mom I promise, I'll be good' Paige said grinning. Then her smile faded. 'Wait a minute what about the witches? Did we save them?' She glanced around the room eagerly and got her first glimpse of Cole. 'Oh my God it's Cole, he's here. Quick' she motioned at Piper 'blow him up.'

'Already tried that' Piper admitted sheepishly.

'How many times do I have to say this?' Cole exclaimed in exasperation. 'I told you I'm good now. I'm on your side. Why won't you listen? And do either of you even know what indestructible means?'

'Hey buddy, I can show you what indestructible means' Piper countered rolling up her sleeves in anticipation. For once she was actually glad that Cole was here. She was having a tough time acting normal around Paige, was sure that sooner or later one of her sisters, or more likely Leo, would notice that she was acting a little off. If they started asking questions she'd have trouble keeping it from them, she'd never been very good at lying. Right now arguing with Cole was much easier than trying to keep up the pretence in front of the others.

She turned to him eagerly 'C'mon let's go a few rounds I could use the exercise. I'm invincible, self-healing and pregnant, trust me that's one combination you really don't wanna mess with.'

Leo turned to Cole and whispered conspiratorially 'Believe me I wouldn't argue with her right now if I were you, pregnancy' he shook his head in dismay, 'major mood swings, temper like a...'

'Oh yeah?' Cole interrupted, getting out of his seat and squaring up for a fight. Every since he'd gotten back from the wasteland with his enhanced powers he'd been unable to find a worthy adversary and he could use a little action. He looked at Piper menacingly 'Well I'm invincible, supremely powerful, and now I'm also majorly pissed so...'

'Would you two please cut it out?' Phoebe begged. 'We don't have time for this. Lives are at stake and you're playing celebrity death match.' She turned to Cole 'alright now we just lost another coven. Cole you said you knew this guy so start talking.'

To be continued…..