Disclaimer: The only characters I own are Arianna, and her children. The
rest belong to Ms. Constance M. Burge.
Summary: Extremely AU- will eventually be Cole/Phoebe
Author's notes: 1. First Charmed Story.
2. C.O.S.= Change of scenery ""= Dialouge, ''= thoughts Piper is still pregnant.
Setting: The manor, in our universe.
Chapter #2: Lessons Learned
" I did it." Paige announced as she entered the manor.
"Did what?" Phoebe asked looking up from the book she was reading.
"Piper, Leo, come in here please." Paige called her eldest sister, and brother in-law into the room. Piper wandered in, and sat down on the couch beside Phoebe, while Leo orbed in, and stood slouching against the doorframe. There was silence as Piper found a comfortable position with her back against a pillow.
"So, do you want to make this big announcement, you called everyone in here for." Piper finally said, getting a little testy.
"I killed Cole." Paige told them, a smile breaking out across her face. An awkward pause filled the room.
"H-How?" Leo asked. Paige told her story, about how she traveled back in time, to when Cole was human, and about killing him. A second awkward silence filled the room. Leo still had a confused look on his face.
"It sounds like you killed him. Break out the Champagne then." Phoebe urged.
"Ehp, Ehp, Ehp, not so fast, ms. Divorcee. What about the whole playing with time thing, that enters into it, does it not?" Piper interjected, halting the sudden celebration. Paige cut Phoebe's response off:
"Look, Cole's dead, let's leave it at that, and celebrate." Paige rose to get drinks from the kitchen. She came back carrying a tray with sparkling cider, from which, everyone eagerly took a glass.
"Should we toast? Paige wondered aloud.
"To my no-good dead ex-husband." Phoebe toasted, a grin breaking out across her face, as the glasses clinked together.
"And now, to get on with my life." Phoebe added.
C.O.S.: Cole's Penthouse:
He stood in the middle of the living room of the darkened apartment gazing out the window. He was a long way up, he realized, moving closer to the window. He pulled back as he felt the sudden chill of the air came from the open window, or was it broken?. He turned around, so that he faced the fireplace, and noticed singe marks on the brick walls. He glanced down to the carpet at his feet, and noticed the same singe marks on the grey carpet.
He began walking (as he realized he could), into the bedroom. 'Well it certainly looks like somebody lives here, he thought to himself, noting the unmade bed, and clothing scattered across it. He looked at the closet, and noticed suits neatly hung up. The man that lived here was the same size as he was. Moving onto the dresser, he noted a bottle of men's aftershave, and a picture of himself and another woman?! He paused to consider the photo disbelievingly. They were smiling, so they must have been happy together at some point in their lives. He realized with some shock that he knew the woman, had lived down the street from her for five years. There was something tugging at his memory, some old rumour, story maybe. Witches!! That was it, it was rumoured that she, and her two sisters were witches. They lived in the manor together, until one of them died. The pain became too much to bear, so the two that remained, moved on separately, and left the manor to the elements.
He took a moment then to peer into the mirror attached to the dresser. He looked healthy, aware, a far cry from his hospital bed. It was then the revelation came to him, that he wasn't in the hospital anymore. If he wasn't, then where was he? He knew this wasn't his home. The picture was definitely not of him, and his Arianna. It was almost as if he stepped into another man's life. Whose life had he inadvertently stepped into? More importantly: How does he get back to his own?
C.O.S: Manor
"I still can't believe he's dead." Phoebe said the grin still stretching from ear to ear.
"Neither can I." Piper added, still not believing Paige's story.
"I can show you proof then." Paige said.
"That's what the elders want." Leo said, walking into the room. He had met with the elders after Paige told her story.
"Let's go then." Paige said, taking Phoebe's hand.
C.O.S. Penthouse.
He heard voices in the main room of the apartment, as he did another survey of the bedroom. 'I had better go out there' he thought to himself, walking through the door. He stood hidden by shadow.
"Shhhhhh, I think I hear something." Leo advised the sisters.
"Come out, and identify yourself." Leo told the shadow. The man walked out into the light. The four were shocked into silence.
"I killed you. I killed you, I know I killed you. I put a spell on you, and killed you. You're supposed to be dead." Paige babbled
"Paige honey, you're babbling. It could be a look-alike." Piper speculated.
"What's your name?" Leo asked.
"Cole Turner, Attorney-At-Law, pleased to meet you." Cole replied sticking out a hand.
"Okay it's you, now for the acid test." Piper said, raising, and opening her hands. Everything froze.
"Cool, what did you do?" Cole asked. Piper repeated the motion, and everything unfroze.
"Well?" Leo asked, awaiting confirmation.
"He's still a demon." Piper confirmed.
"Demon. I don't follow." Cole began, a clueless look on his face.
"Are you kidding me?" Piper asked. Cole shook his head no. A long awkward silence filled the room.
"What's the last thing you remember?" Leo asked.
"Being in a car accident. I remember a pile of twisted metal, then being taken into hospital." Cole replied.
"Okay, we have some research to do, so we'll see you later." Leo took Piper and Phoebe's hands, and orbed out. Paige followed seconds later.
"This isn't over." Paige told Cole, and she orbed out, leaving a stunned Cole in her wake.
That's it for Chapter #2.
Please review.
Peace out,
-A. B.
Summary: Extremely AU- will eventually be Cole/Phoebe
Author's notes: 1. First Charmed Story.
2. C.O.S.= Change of scenery ""= Dialouge, ''= thoughts Piper is still pregnant.
Setting: The manor, in our universe.
Chapter #2: Lessons Learned
" I did it." Paige announced as she entered the manor.
"Did what?" Phoebe asked looking up from the book she was reading.
"Piper, Leo, come in here please." Paige called her eldest sister, and brother in-law into the room. Piper wandered in, and sat down on the couch beside Phoebe, while Leo orbed in, and stood slouching against the doorframe. There was silence as Piper found a comfortable position with her back against a pillow.
"So, do you want to make this big announcement, you called everyone in here for." Piper finally said, getting a little testy.
"I killed Cole." Paige told them, a smile breaking out across her face. An awkward pause filled the room.
"H-How?" Leo asked. Paige told her story, about how she traveled back in time, to when Cole was human, and about killing him. A second awkward silence filled the room. Leo still had a confused look on his face.
"It sounds like you killed him. Break out the Champagne then." Phoebe urged.
"Ehp, Ehp, Ehp, not so fast, ms. Divorcee. What about the whole playing with time thing, that enters into it, does it not?" Piper interjected, halting the sudden celebration. Paige cut Phoebe's response off:
"Look, Cole's dead, let's leave it at that, and celebrate." Paige rose to get drinks from the kitchen. She came back carrying a tray with sparkling cider, from which, everyone eagerly took a glass.
"Should we toast? Paige wondered aloud.
"To my no-good dead ex-husband." Phoebe toasted, a grin breaking out across her face, as the glasses clinked together.
"And now, to get on with my life." Phoebe added.
C.O.S.: Cole's Penthouse:
He stood in the middle of the living room of the darkened apartment gazing out the window. He was a long way up, he realized, moving closer to the window. He pulled back as he felt the sudden chill of the air came from the open window, or was it broken?. He turned around, so that he faced the fireplace, and noticed singe marks on the brick walls. He glanced down to the carpet at his feet, and noticed the same singe marks on the grey carpet.
He began walking (as he realized he could), into the bedroom. 'Well it certainly looks like somebody lives here, he thought to himself, noting the unmade bed, and clothing scattered across it. He looked at the closet, and noticed suits neatly hung up. The man that lived here was the same size as he was. Moving onto the dresser, he noted a bottle of men's aftershave, and a picture of himself and another woman?! He paused to consider the photo disbelievingly. They were smiling, so they must have been happy together at some point in their lives. He realized with some shock that he knew the woman, had lived down the street from her for five years. There was something tugging at his memory, some old rumour, story maybe. Witches!! That was it, it was rumoured that she, and her two sisters were witches. They lived in the manor together, until one of them died. The pain became too much to bear, so the two that remained, moved on separately, and left the manor to the elements.
He took a moment then to peer into the mirror attached to the dresser. He looked healthy, aware, a far cry from his hospital bed. It was then the revelation came to him, that he wasn't in the hospital anymore. If he wasn't, then where was he? He knew this wasn't his home. The picture was definitely not of him, and his Arianna. It was almost as if he stepped into another man's life. Whose life had he inadvertently stepped into? More importantly: How does he get back to his own?
C.O.S: Manor
"I still can't believe he's dead." Phoebe said the grin still stretching from ear to ear.
"Neither can I." Piper added, still not believing Paige's story.
"I can show you proof then." Paige said.
"That's what the elders want." Leo said, walking into the room. He had met with the elders after Paige told her story.
"Let's go then." Paige said, taking Phoebe's hand.
C.O.S. Penthouse.
He heard voices in the main room of the apartment, as he did another survey of the bedroom. 'I had better go out there' he thought to himself, walking through the door. He stood hidden by shadow.
"Shhhhhh, I think I hear something." Leo advised the sisters.
"Come out, and identify yourself." Leo told the shadow. The man walked out into the light. The four were shocked into silence.
"I killed you. I killed you, I know I killed you. I put a spell on you, and killed you. You're supposed to be dead." Paige babbled
"Paige honey, you're babbling. It could be a look-alike." Piper speculated.
"What's your name?" Leo asked.
"Cole Turner, Attorney-At-Law, pleased to meet you." Cole replied sticking out a hand.
"Okay it's you, now for the acid test." Piper said, raising, and opening her hands. Everything froze.
"Cool, what did you do?" Cole asked. Piper repeated the motion, and everything unfroze.
"Well?" Leo asked, awaiting confirmation.
"He's still a demon." Piper confirmed.
"Demon. I don't follow." Cole began, a clueless look on his face.
"Are you kidding me?" Piper asked. Cole shook his head no. A long awkward silence filled the room.
"What's the last thing you remember?" Leo asked.
"Being in a car accident. I remember a pile of twisted metal, then being taken into hospital." Cole replied.
"Okay, we have some research to do, so we'll see you later." Leo took Piper and Phoebe's hands, and orbed out. Paige followed seconds later.
"This isn't over." Paige told Cole, and she orbed out, leaving a stunned Cole in her wake.
That's it for Chapter #2.
Please review.
Peace out,
-A. B.