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Chapter 8: Back For Good
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Phoebe felt her heart rise into her throat as she stared at the TV screen. "But what..." she began, trailing off as her brain tried to cope with what she was seeing.
"Am I doing here?" finished Cole from a scene in Phoebe's favourite movie. "Uh, I wasn't sure how you'd react. Thought this might be a safer way of letting you know I was back...for good."
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Can we talk a while?
'Cause I need you
Lord, I miss your smile
I need you
I know I'm not the same, you see
If we could only be, the way it was
Then I'd never let you go
I know that I hurt you
Don't you realize?
Confused, thought we were through
Can I tell you that I never felt like this?
This pain, I can't ignore
I want you back, and I'll never let you go
Just one more chance
I know I was wrong
Don't give up so easily
Don't you know it's killing me?
Just one more chance, to sing this song
I'll never let you down, no
Just one more chance
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Cole's P.O.V
I couldn't just leave and never come back. I still loved Phoebe and I knew that if we tried we could make it work between us. All I needed was another chance and I could show Phoebe that I didn't have to be evil, I could be good; and I would be for her.
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Phoebe walked almost hesitantly into the mausoleum. "Cole?" she called out tentatively, unsure of whether she was hoping to find him there or not.
"Phoebe?" Cole came out from behind a crypt and walked over to her. "I knew you'd know where to find me." he smiled, relieved that Phoebe had come.
At Cole's confident words Phoebe felt anger welling up inside her. She drew back her fist and punched him in the face.
"That is for ruining my favourite movie and, oh yeah, my life too." she spat.
"Phoebe." Cole started, placating.
"I don't want to hear it, Cole." Phoebe interrupted, "I'm over you. I want nothing to do with you anymore."
"I don't believe that." replied Cole unflinchingly.
"Oh yeah? Well, believe it because if I ever see you again, I'm gonna do what I should've done a long time ago, which is vanquish your sorry ass." Phoebe folded her arms across her chest and stood there resolutely.
"Apparently distance hasn't exactly made the heart grow fonder." muttered Cole, grinning slightly.
"Huh." snorted Phoebe turning to leave.
"Phoebe, wait. Hey!" Cole called hurriedly as Phoebe started walking away. As Phoebe stopped he continued, "Look, I took a huge risk coming out in the open and contacting you. The least you can do is hear me out."
Phoebe turned around slowly but there was little encouragement on her face. She raised her eyebrows, inviting Cole to continue.
Cole swallowed and took a deep breath before carrying on. "I've been hiding this whole time, shimmering from realm to realm to realm to keep the Source from realizing you didn't vanquish my sorry ass. You're the only one who knows I'm alive."
"Actually that's not true. I couldn't keep lying to my sisters. I had to tell them." Phoebe stated.
"Okay, that's okay, I understand. Just as long as you didn't tell Leo." Cole added. Phoebe looked away. "Oh, for god's sake, Phoebe. Why didn't you just put an ad in the paper, tell the whole damn world!" he exclaimed.
"You know what? Maybe I should have." yelled back Phoebe.
"I've risked my life for you, Phoebe; my soul. I've put myself in more danger coming back here than you could possibly imagine because I want to try and figure out how to make this work between us." Cole tried to get his temper under control; it would hardly help his cause,
"Good and evil can't work together." stated Phoebe, although Cole could hear some sadness in her voice.
"We did before." contradicted Cole
"I learned from my mistakes." Phoebe responded coldly.
"So did I." replied Cole desperately, "Phoebe, I can suppress my demonic half just like I suppressed my human half before we met. I can be good. You've seen that. And if you know I can, then why can't we be together?"
Phoebe shook her head sadly, "It's too late."
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Phoebe's P.O.V
It was too late. While Cole had been away I had had time to think; to think about where we went from…wherever we were. It couldn't work, no matter how hard we tried. He was a demon and I was a witch; it was that simple. He was evil and I was good. Despite what he said; that he could be good; he could never be fully good. There would always be a part of him that was pure and utter evil. There would always be a part of him that would keep us apart.
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Phoebe ran desperately into the mausoleum. "Cole? Cole?" she called breathlessly, "Uh, please, if you can hear me, I..."
Cole shimmered in. "I was beginning to think I'd never see you again." he said relieved that Phoebe had come back.
"I'm not here because of us." said Phoebe, "I need you to help me and if you do, it doesn't change anything between us. You have to know that."
Cole considered this briefly, "Hmm. I'm listening." he replied.
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Phoebe's P.O.V
To be truthful I wasn't entirely sure that Cole would've helped me. He said he wanted to try to make it work between us but I was asking a lot of him and for nothing in return. I couldn't help it. Then, all I wanted was Prue to be safe and Cole was the only one who could help. I tried to ignore anything I still felt for Cole.
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"Well, how can we find out who wants the book now?" questioned Phoebe.
"I could check around, but I'd risk demons finding out I was still alive." Cole paused; "I'm sure there's still a huge bounty on my head." he finished pointedly
"I want my sister back." stated Phoebe.
"No matter the cost?" asked Cole
Phoebe stared at Cole coldly, "I want my sister back." she repeated.
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Cole's P.O.V
It hurt hearing her say that. That she was willing to sacrifice me in order to save her sister and she wanted me to do the sacrificing. But I would do it. I had told Phoebe that I would do whatever it took to prove to her that I was good now; and that was what I was going to do.
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"I'm doing this for you. Know that." called Cole as Phoebe turned to leave.
At his words Phoebe paused then suddenly turned back around and kissed Cole passionately.
"Now I'm really confused." muttered Cole.
Phoebe looked embarrassedly at her feet, "Me too." she admitted, "I, uh, I-I don't, I don't know where that came from."
Cole cleared his throat, "Okay, uh, I better go."
"Yeah." nodded Phoebe.
"Listen, if you don't hear back from me, I, um, I got caught."
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Phoebe's P.O.V
I was lying then. I did know where the kiss came from even if I didn't want to admit it. No matter how hard I tried to hide them I still had feelings for Cole and my heart wouldn't let me forget it.
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"How'd it go?" asked Cole trying to be calm.
"Everything's back to normal again." replied Phoebe.
Cole nodded slowly, "Good."
"Yeah. Good." echoed Phoebe.
Cole paused, watching Phoebe shift uncomfortably, "It's not enough, is it?" he asked quietly, "What I did doesn't change your mind about us, does it?"
"No." admitted Phoebe.
"Why not?" asked Cole
Phoebe took a deep breath, "It's too complicated."
Cole sighed exasperatedly, "Oh, don't give me that. If nothing else, let's at least be honest with each other. We owe that."
Phoebe looked up and met Cole's gaze, "I love you and I will always love you. Nothing can change that. It's just the temptation, it's too much. And I can't take that risk, for me or my sisters."
"Phoebe, I'm telling you, I'm not evil anymore." insisted Cole.
"Maybe not on the surface and maybe not even in your heart. But somewhere inside of you, you'll always be. And you can't ever change that." She turned and started to walk away, "Goodbye." she called softly over her shoulder.
"I'm not giving up, Phoebe." called Cole after her retreating back, "I'm not going away."
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lyrics from 'One More Chance' by Anastasia