The Lost Ones

Chapter Sixteen: Over reacting

When Phoebe got up to her room she saw something she never thought she would ever see, sitting on her bed was Cole he carefully ran his fingers his son's hair. Their son's hair, she had been sent a premonition she knew what Ellie had told her was the truth she just didn't know how it had come to pass that she had had a son for the past two years, three years Ben was going to be three.

Phoebe began to think of the events of the past six hours from believing that her life was one hundred percent Cole free to suddenly finding out he had extend family, and that they had a son, the frosting on the cake was not only did she have to come to terms with a son being shoved in to her life she had to deal with his sister who hated her, and now Cole himself.

Anger and hurt started to overwhelm her, Cole had always lied to her even in the beginning when she asked him about his family he said point blank that he didn't have any, and yet here they were two, a brother and a sister he never told her that he had once had family. He never said anything.

"How dare you?"

Cole obviously startled based on the little jump he gave turning around he faced a livid Phoebe.

"What?"

His confusion of her sudden change in attitude was visible Cole shook his head,

'God I'll never be able to get her she runs hot and cold more often than a faucet in a public restroom.'

"You… how dare you sit there as if you haven't done anything wrong! You lied to me!"

"Lied to you what did I lie about?"

"When I asked you if you had any family you said no."

"That is because I thought they were dead."

Cole made his way to Phoebe and grabbing her arm pulled her out of the room so that there argument wouldn't wake up the exhausted Ben.

In the hallway Phoebe forcibly pulled her arm away, and through gritted teeth said,

"Don't touch me."

"Gladly… but honestly Phoebe you were the one who was going to start round one of the Phoebe vs. Cole that normally leads to a smaller version of world war three. So excuse me if I thought that our son would be better off if we didn't do it in front of him… he does need his rest."

Cole bit out equally angry at Phoebe.

"Oh…no you don't you don't get to be the good guy."

"Well I guess that's why things never worked out between us isn't it I can't be the good guy can I?"

"You said it not me."

Phoebe said crossing her arms.

"No Phoebe this isn't going to happen you don't get to be the one that is right because if you look at the entire mess that is my life is all because of you."

"Me…me! Your life is a mess because of me!"

"It's nice to see you taking some of the blame."

Both Cole's and Phoebe's chests were heaving from anger as they fisted their hands by their sides, no matter how much time past they both knew what buttons to push. It was then they heard the shouting from the kitchen.

Cole quickly turned away from Phoebe and marched down the stairs, Phoebe following close behind. When they got to the kitchen they heard Ellie talking about some man named Michele.

Cole entered the kitchen saw that his sister was visibly upset moved to her and hugged her, Phoebe moved past them to stand next to Piper and Leo.

"What did you do?"

Cole said throwing Leo a dark look.

"Nothing I did nothing, she thought she could lie giving me some line about a prophesy and that you were prophesied to change the world. A prophesy like that the Elders would have known about. I would know about."

All the occupants in the room snorted.

"Like the Elders are known for being forthcoming."

This came from a very groggy Paige.

Yawning Paige said,

"What's with all the shouting I thought this was meant to be the joyous reunion of mother and son. Instead it sounded more like a day with the Osborn's if they lived in the world of the supernatural."

"Well you weren't here you didn't here the lies that were coming out of her mouth."

Leo retorted angrily. Piper quietly answered,

"I heard what she was saying Leo. And I don't think she was lying."

Leo glared at Piper if he didn't know better he could swear she was siding with the demon. He had made up his mind this woman was not his mother she couldn't be, she was nothing like the loving caring woman who would read and sing to him, tell him stories of the brave princes that fought against the dark lord. This woman was hard, emotionless, and hollow. He had been mistaken when he had first seen her. He had to be.

Cole shock his head he couldn't believe how stubborn these people could be, a fact could be staring them in the face clear as day and they would still would find a way to discredit. He felt his stomach turn as he looked at Leo and had to console himself that this self-righteous man before him was his nephew. Looking down at the trembling woman in his arms Cole was hit by a wave of uncontrollable anger, his sister had faced so much most of it without the protection of power and here was this man, a man who was meant to be her own flesh and blood. Had brought back the skinny trembling thing that he had seen after two years of unthinkable torture.

Moving away from his sister Cole made his way to Leo, Cole hit him on the side of his head,

"Do you even think boy?"

"Hey! He thinks plenty."

Came Piper's outrage cry in defense of her husband.

"Obviously he doesn't Piper. Did any of you think it was strange that she wasn't listed in the book of shadows?"

"Come to think of it now that you mention it is weird."

Paige reluctantly agreed with Cole.

"And did any of you ask why?"

When the sisters looked guiltily at each other, Cole couldn't help but role his eyes.

"God do you know how lucky you guys are that I feel in love with Phoebe."

"And what's that meant to mean demon-boy."

Paige bit out she didn't like being showed up especially by a demon and by Cole no less.

"I was in the book wasn't I and last I heard it said something along the lines of he is devious and he stops at nothing for he is the warrior of fortune, or something just as ridicules…then there is our mother she too is in the book I know because I saw the page myself."

Putting up his hand to stop any interruption Cole continues,

"So before you start calling your mother a liar I strongly suggest you try and get your facts straight."

"My facts are straight."

"If they were you wouldn't be making an ass of your self right now would you. And trust me you are."

"Hey why weren't you in the book?"

Asked a sleepy Paige yawning once more, pulling out one of the stools she sat down, and looking at Ellie.

"Never did anything to get in it."

Paige snorted at that,

"I find that highly unlikely."

"God what is it with you people, do you here yourselves. I never did anything slightly demonic how else could I have a whitelighter for a son. Hell I couldn't shimmer till I was thirteen, and fireballs the less said about that the better."

"What do you mean you couldn't shimmer till you were thirteen I thought it was one of those powers that a demon is just born with."

"Yes and No."

Was Ellie reply.

"Idiots…do you hear yourselves' demons like humans are different, you know the whole late bloomer thing."

Cole had had enough it was always the same argument as a child it was he could never be a good enough demon because of his human side as a human he couldn't be a good enough person because of his demonic impulses. He was sick and tired of the same argument made by closed minded people about things they didn't know.

'Every one has a choose. Bull shit a person only has a choice if it's what they expect you to do. Or what they think your meant to do. Everyone is you have a choice, your fate is in your hands but don't you dare step out of the fucking box we put you in.'

"What do you mean different?"

Piper asked wanting to get to the bottom of this never ending mess.

"Well it's simple are all people the same with the same capabilities."

When the sisters shook their heads no, Cole continued,

"Well Ellie was different that way she got most of the brunt from dad side of the family. The Grant witch line."

Cole said pointedly looking at Leo.

"So that's how she froze us."

The sisters said in unison relieved that they had been right in believing that the ability to freeze was purely a witch power. Now they didn't have to worry about demons coming into the manor and freezing them.

"The Grant line."

Was Leo's dumbfounded utterance.

"What did you think that our mother a descendent from the true warriors of fortune would shack up with any mortal man did you?"

"Cole there's no need to be crass."

This came from Ellie.

"Right sorry."

"Ellie the more the both of you say the more lies start getting out of control what do you really want?"

"It's Ms. Turner to you Leonardo White."

Very one in the room stiffened and Ellie's tone. Paige who had been feeling drowsy suddenly felt very awake, it was a funny thing about a silent confrontation it sucked every one into it. The silence was almost unbearable as Ellie and Leo faced off.

"Well Ms. Turner I frankly don't believe you?"

Ellie smirked,

"How very unoriginal of you so unoriginal it's pathetic. If anyone wants to hear what I have to say I'll be in the living-room."

When Ellie turned around and felt the room she closely fallowed by Cole who through Leo a reproachful look.

"What is wrong with you?"

Came out of the sisters as they turned their disbelieving eyes to Leo he had so out of character that a part of them wondered if he was really Leo and not some shape-shifter as Paige had earlier suspected.

"What do you mean what's wrong with me? She's lying and your buying into her lies…"

"She isn't lying"

He was cut off by Phoebe. Leo gave Phoebe an accusatory look,

"How do you know? Because of your empathic powers? Did you ever think that she might be using that against you?"

"And how would she do that Leo? Listen you were the one that called her mom, not us not her. I bet if you hadn't said anything she wouldn't have known you were her son. I bet you she thought her son was dead and if he wasn't he was a toothless war veteran going on and on about how great things were back in the day. You saw, we all saw how she reacted; she was as shocked as anyone. Hell she fainted Leo."

"And you calling her a liar isn't going to help us get to the bottom of this Leo. Honey I know it must be shock to find out your mother isn't dead."

"Yeah and that Cole is your uncle."

Paige piped up. When she said this, the sisters along with Leo eyes bugged out they all knew it was a fact. Ellie was Leo's mom and her brother is Cole making him Leo's uncle but hearing it said out loud made it a fact not some obscure fact that no one wanted to admit to.

In the living-room Ellie was pacing up and down the length of the couch arms hugging herself. Cole was leaning casually against the fire-place, watching his sister he thought that she resembled a caged tiger getting ready to attack at the slightest provocation.

The power she controlled came off of her in waves, like the sea on a very windy day, one wrong move and that power could destroy all that surrounded her. This was not the little girl that had once needed his protection, this was a very powerful woman that finally discovered her own power and strength and was self assured in how best to use them.

"Ellie"

Ellie stopped her pacing and looked up at Cole.

"Yes"

"What's wrong?"

Cole knew what was wrong with his sister seventy-five may have passed but he could still read her, and the feelings he was reading came in loud and clear. Anger, hurt, rage, pain, and finally betrayal. But also knowing his sister he knew she would want to talk about it.

"He lied to me."

Cole's frowned that wasn't something he was expecting to hear it was out of the blue, and so left field that it would have been impossible to see it.

"Who?"

"Michele"

"Ellie you're going to have to give me more than one word answers."

"Michele was a whitelighter and an elder he came to me a few weeks before I well died. He set me up. Cole, he sent me against Melavent he talked about the prophesy. He was going to save Leonardo from it. Said that Leonardo would never have to live under it. He lied."

Cole's long legs cut an easy path to his sister; grabbing hold of his sister's shoulders he shook her.

"Would please stop talking in riddle, and tell me what in the name of heaven or hell is going on in your head."

Ellie turned her pale blue eyes to her brother's blue green eyes, the look she gave him broke his heart it was the same look she had all those years ago the day of her eighteenth birthday, Cole clenched his jaw to try and ignore the stab of guilt that ran through him.

"This… Cole that damn prophesy is won't stop… it keeps on coming. Look at the life he made for himself. Cole see who he married."

"I know who married Ellie I was there. He's married a woman he loves completely and loves him completely what more could you want for your son."

Ellie's reply was filled with pain the tears that were threatening to pour over the rims of her eyes could also easily be heard in her voice.

"He married a charmed one Cole don't you remember the words of the prophesy?"

When Cole shock his head no, Ellie took a deep breath and in voice that seemed foreign almost as if others were speaking through her,

"Three to bind, three to unite, three one of path dark, one of gray, one of light. Three for three magics unite gone be dark gone be light forever shall these brethren unite.

The day will come three made for three will join, born in darkness, born in light, light to light, gray to gray, black to black, united forces be, beware the three, united end of days shall be."

"I don't remember the entire prophesy but that is what I remember."

"And your afraid that the other three are the charmed ones, aren't you?"

When Ellie nodded her head Cole pulled his sister to him in a bear hug, he understood why she was so afraid for the longest time that prophesy had ruled so many aspects of their lives. Apart of Cole the cynical part thought that his sister was over reacting, but another part of him couldn't help but feel that maybe just maybe it was playing a bigger part in his life then he had previously given it credit.

The sisters with Leo had been standing in the hallway when they heard the prophesy, they all stood ramrod straight. Prophesies were things that never should be ignored. And by the sounds of things the prophesy that both Ellie and Cole were talking about was one of those.

Coming into the room Leo cleared his throat,

"What's the name of the prophesy, I might be more open to believe you if I could look at it myself. Mo…Ms. Turner."

"Elthalath."

This came from Cole. When the sisters saw Leo pale considerably they knew it couldn't be good.

"You've got to be kidding."

Leo said in utter disbelief, hoping that this was of the few times of Cole's poor attempts at humor.

"Leo I'd may joke about a lot of things that people might call tactless but not about that damn prophesy the grief it caused us and is causing us. Is nothing to joke about."

"Leo what's wrong?"

Piper asked worried about her husband's haunted look.

Leo shook his head, and in a barely audible voice,

"I've got to go. I can't… it… first my mom, then Phoebe's son, Michele, and now the prophesy…the prophesy El…el….I've got to go."

With that he orbed out.

"Le…uhhh… what is the prophesy about that has him so worked up?"

Piper asked utterly shocked by her husband's behavior and reactions all night.

"What version do you want long or short?"

A cautious Cole asked leading his sister to the couch.

"The long version, I've had enough of short versions for the night."

Paige said. Both Phoebe nodded their heads in agreement and sat down getting ready for a complete explanation for the first time that night and hopefully this time it wouldn't get cut off.

Clearing his voice Cole began,

"The first we heard of the prophesy was……

To be continued……