The Lost Ones

Chapter Seventeen: The Beginning

Cole ran his hands through his hair; he didn't know where to begin. The prophesy had been something he never truly believed in. But taking a quick glance at his sister he knew he couldn't ask her to explain it.

For her the prophesy had always been real, she had needed to believe it, she was so young she needed to believe that the reason their mother had been brutally murdered in front of them was because of it.

The ordeals she had faced in her life had to be a result of the prophesy, she never had believed in dumb luck. And she refused to believe in thing just happened. In her opinion no such thing existed it all had to happen for a reason.

'What was it that she used to say oh yeah…"Everything happens for a reason destiny, fate, the cosmos, someone broke a mirror." Now the last one I believe but what ever mirror I broke has taken the seven years of bad luck and more!'

"We haven't got all night"

Paige said to say she was irritated would have been an understatement she like many in the world of the supernatural hated the word prophesy they usually were tied to words like impending doom and disaster and thing like the end of the world, and if it had nothing to the above mentioned reason for a hating the word prophesy they always found a way to ruin the lives of the people that had the misfortune of being the chosen whatever.

"You think I don't know that I'm trying to find the best way to explain something that I even after a hundred and eighteen years still don't get."

Cole knew he had snapped at her but he didn't care, this day so far had been more taxing on his mind, body, and spirit than that of the day of his vanquish. Both of them.

"Cole please anything you could say right now would be good."

Came Piper's claming plea. She didn't know why she was trying to be nice to Cole so suddenly, it was true a great part of her hated him for the pain he had caused her sister but there was that tinny voice in the back of her head that wouldn't let her forget the little bit of good he had done for them.

"From the day we old enough to talk we were told about the prophesy, we mostly though it a fairy tale something our mom and dad told us to make us feel special like any good parent. It wasn't till I was nine that we found out that it was more than a fairy tale."

Cole stopped his blue-green eyes glazed over almost lost in an image only he could see.

"What happened?"

Phoebe asked wanting to get understand what it was that effected him so much.

"Our mother was murdered we were captured, sold to the highest bidder separated that's what happened."

Was Ellie's exhausted reply.

"What do you mean sold to the highest bidder?"

Was Paige's question her expression cautious, measuring.

"Please Paige my sister may not know you but I do, and I know for a fact you're smarter than that. It means what it sounds like we were sold, slave labor is not uncommon in the underworld, hell it's not uncommon in the mortal realm. And like all things a group or minority are always the ones sold, used …no one cares it's the way of the world. Here, there, one group must be superior to another. And who better than half- breeds?"

The sisters were shocked they had not for a second believed that Cole had been in the book of Shadow's he had to be more than just a slave. Phoebe didn't know what to think the more the evening progressed the more she learnt that she never really knew the man standing in front of her.

"But…but you were in the book, a member of the brotherhood of the Thorn how…how?"

"I got lucky, worked my way up, plus Rynor saw potential and directed it."

Cole said in a nonchalant manner with a shrug of his shoulders.

"Now what was I saying? Oh…that we all…I thought that the prophesy was a bed time story told to us by our parents. When I was nine that changed, for the past three years we had been shimmering form one dimension to another our father was dead."

"You mean your mother had killed him."

Phoebe threw in, she was sick and tired of the lies, or the truths that he was obviously omitting. Cole threw her a dark look, she couldn't help but flinch in all the time she had known him he had never looked at her with so much anger and hate.

"Oh let me guess you had a vision or a premonition what ever you want to call it. So you think that you understand what happened. It must have been so clear to you, well tell me this Phoebe if you saw everything how come you never saw either my brother or sister they both were there."

At the end of his rant Phoebe was channeling her inner fish out of water, her mouth opening and closing, trying to come up with a plausible retort or a remark just as cutting.

'God he hates me, the way he spat out my name was almost as if it was some venom…oh come on Phoebe you vanquished the man not once but twice and you expected him to still be in love with you? Oh…god he doesn't love me anymore! He doesn't love me.'

"I…I didn't…I didn't…I…I"

"You didn't…didn't what Phoebe?"

"I didn't see anyone but you. I saw your mother grab a hold of you then throw a fireball at your father and that was it."

Cole rubbed his eyes and wearily sat down next to Ellie, he let out a weary sigh looking at his sister and the three women around him Cole knew that he would have hell to pay for not telling them of each other.

'No there was the time that I did say that the stuff in the sisters lives and their family history was crazier than mine but that not really telling them anything. God how is that I always tend to work myself in a corner. And of all the women to have against me I pick these, the charmed ones, and my sister with both demonic and witch blood running through her. Yeah Dante was all with the making with the warnings something about abandon all hope ye who enter here. I don't think he was talking about hell cause been there done there done that and compared to a room filled with women who want your head on a palter hell is so much better. Okay that is not the issues at hand the issue at hand is telling the sisters about the prophesy. But the hell do I start because the beginning is something I don't even understand.'

"Okay besides Phoebe how ever effective yet unpredictable her premonitions maybe that is not the issue, the issue in the prophesy of Elthalath. Like I was saying earlier we were always told about the prophesy. Is rather simple if you turn a blind eye to the rhyme and attempt to be general; what the prophesy says is that there will be a time when there will be three born to change the world or end it like I said prophesy and they tend to be vague for the simple reason the events seen prophesied to happen may or might not come to pass, plus it cause a rush of fear and paranoia."

"Cole we really don't have time to hear your opinions."

Paige cut him off.

"Well Paige I think it would be better if you would …."

"Oh shot me now of all the times for him to end up being sent back to limbo its when he's explaining the prophesy."

Ellie said.

"This is just ridicules why don't you just finish explaining the prophesy."

Piper by now had become very annoyed.

Ellie threw Piper a look that said she was just as annoyed about the whole situation as well.

"Believe me nothing would thrill me more."

Ellie said with a sarcastic role of her eyes. Phoebe flinched at her words though there was no anger or resentment in Ellie's tone there was a lot of it poring out of her.

"Please Ellie anything you say would help we need to know what is going, what ever prophesy you guys were talking about obviously freaked out Leo and we would like to know what it was."

Phoebe said trying to placate Ellie and wanting to get explanation to understand Leo's strange behavior through out the evening. Ellie looked at Phoebe her displeasure obvious in both her facially expression and body language. Ellie turned her attention to a spot next to her were Cole had been sitting,

"How were you going to tell them about it?"

"Simply really just the general idea of the prophesy the name how long it's been around, but nothing more we don't need to confuse them God knows how easily they get confused."

"Kay Cole was on his way to explain the prophesy will start with the name the prophesy is known as the prophesy of Elthalath for what Malevant told me the prophesy was around for more than a couple of hundred years, he was always very vague all he would ever say was that the prophesy spoke of three brethren, who would end the world, the three mentioned in the prophesy would be from the strongest demonic and witch blood combined. After they prove themselves they will meet with another chosen three and together they would single handed would end the world. It is my belief that the prophesy has come into play…."

"What do you mean come into play?"

Phoebe asked wondering why explaining what seemed like such a straight forward prophesy was like pulling teeth.

"Yeah what she said?"

Paige said backing up her sister wanting the full explanation, and the sooner she got it the sooner she could pour her tired body into her comfortable deserted bed.

'God why couldn't have Leo turned meeting his suppose to be dead mother into an Oprah moment, I mean the way they were shouting it sounded like a re-run of Jerry Springer. And now instead of being in bed dreaming of dreamy doctor Will Grant I'm sitting here actually starting to feeling a smidgen of sympathy for Cole. Now if that isn't proof of sleep induced insanity I don't what is?'

Ellie bit of her lip a little took a deep breath and said,

"Well a big problem with the prophesy was it clearly called for brethren. Meaning brothers and unless mom and dad had a fourth child we don't know about. I threw the prophesy of kilter I mean hello girl so not a brother. Well that's not the important thing what's important is the prophesy absolutely clear on the fact that the other three are female, but the crux of the matter is the prophesy also says that together the six are meant to give birth to the strongest group of magical beings in history. So you can see how that is so not going to happen. But what has happened makes sense."

Piper feeling a chill run down her spin asked the next question already having an inkling what the answer might be.

"What do you mean what's happened now makes sense?"

Arms crossed using the defensive stance trying to ward off the feelings of trepidation that were bombarding her.

"Piper I think you know what I mean."

Ellie said pinning Piper with a penetrating look. Piper looked down trying to avoid her gaze.

"Okay Piper might know but I don't and neither does Phoebe and would like you to make with the explaining."

Paige said rubbing her eyes trying to rub the sleep out of them that kept on trying to come.

"Well let's see umm…hmm… fact the prophesy clear stated that the first three of the prophesy were meant to be male the second female…"

"You already said that please get to the point I'd like to get to some time this century to bed I'm tired and I'm sure everyone else is!"

Ellie smiled a smile that held no anger or sarcasm but one of indulgence like the one a mother gives to a child that keeps prattling on and on about something of no interest.

"Why are you smiling at me like that?"

When Ellie's smile got bigger, Paige felt irked like Ellie knew something she didn't.

"Stop looking at me like that."

"Like what?"

"Like you know something I don't."

"Well considering that I have lived a hundred plus years I think there's a lot that I know that you don't"

Ellie said with a raised eye-brow and an amused smile. This resulted in a long suffering sigh from Paige.

"Well why don't I get back to the point that I know Piper has already understood and I sure Phoebe won't be that far behind. Like I said the prophesy calls for three males and three females. And biology is biology last I check reproduction requires both a male and female party. So I was always the odd one out in the prophesy…but I did have a son…."

"Yeah we already got the part why don't you try getting to the point already!"

Said Paige very irate flinging her hair over her shoulder, crossing her arms.

"Well if you got that part you would have gotten the part that if I couldn't be the one of the mentioned but like I said I had a son and that son married a charmed one, they together had a son who is a super magical being that already is making history with his strength and power, and there was Cole also mentioned in the prophesy as one of the chosen to do what is still unsure, but he also married a charmed one and they also have a son…"

Ellie deliberately let her sentence trail, and when she did that she saw that the light bulb went off, or clicked or what ever you want to say.

"Oh…OHHH! Well it sucks to be you guys."

Paige said. This caused her sisters to scowl at her, and then they both shared a smile that could only be described as evil.

"Well the prophesy calls for three, we're two and we've had our kids and you Miss. Screws-to-be-you. You're the third charmed one meaning you also have to hook up with one of the Turner blood line."

Phoebe pointed out to her sister. Paige was now doing a good impression of a fish out of water. She started sputtering out sounds,

"I…I...n…nu…uhh!"

Ellie at this let out a full out belly laugh, the sisters looked at her, both Piper and Phoebe joined her in the laughter, Paige looked at them a scowl marring her face when the women started laughing harder, Paige soon became so upset with the state that her sisters and Ellie were in caused her to stomp her foot.

When Ellie finally got herself under control she looked up at Paige and with a teasing smile,

"But Paige don't you like my brother?"

"Yeah what's wrong with Will?"

Cole also said even though the only person who heard him was his sister. Now that the explanation of the prophesy everyone felt that they could let go and enjoy a little friendly goading.

Piper and Phoebe could resist the chance to tease their sister, especially after her meeting with the doctor today and her obvious infatuation.

"Aw come on Paige didn't you think he was cute? I mean with all the cooing and baby talk."

Piper said still remembering how strange it was to see the red demon taking care of the baby nephew.

"Yeah mean the smile Paige it had to make you melt, all sharp and pointy."

All except Paige giggled at the little comment.

"Oh … also my brother has a wicked sense of humor."

This caused an out and out laugh from all those in the room. Paige stomped her foot again.

"Oh you're impossible! This isn't funny I don't want to have to get it on with any demon let alone Cole's brother so you guys can forget it."

This caused all the humor to disappear from Elli's face, taking on a somber look one that resembled the look Leo got when the sisters tried to shrink off their duties. In a quit understanding tone Ellie began to speak,

"Paige this isn't something you can run away from Cole tried that and the only woman he feel in love with was your sister. Your sister Piper and Leo I believe both tried very hard to ignore their feelings until it became too much for them and they are now together. Trust me when I say I wish it wasn't the case, for my own brother…and in away for you…but weather you like it or not it is now a part of your destiny. Maybe…maybe…maybe you'll choose him because you want him and you'll both live happily ever after...nice fairy tale huh? The more likely scenario is that you'll meet him in a bar he'll talk you up you'll think he's cute get drunk and hey presto nine months later a healthy, happy, magical bouncing baby."

Paige shock her head trying to get rid of the feeling that what Ellie was telling her was true but she couldn't it was to much like the feeling she got around something that was evil for her to ignore.

"You know what that's enough talk of prophesies and stuff, I don't know about you but my head feels like it's going to explode. So why don't we go get some sleep and talk to Leo in the morning to hear what he found out from his precious elders, that confirms what I've already told you about the prophesy."

"Yeah that sounds like the best plan."

Piper said backing up Ellie.

"Um…where are you going to sleep?"

Piper asked Ellie releasing that they had no place to put her up for the night.

"Ahh…"

When Ellie shrugged her shoulders Phoebe didn't know why she did what she did but the offer was out before she could take it back.

"Why don't you sleep in my room with Ben and I'll double up with Paige."

When her sisters looked at her like she had grown a second head, Phoebe began to quickly explain her way out of the mess she got herself into.

"Well it makes sense if Ben were to wake up during the night she would how to get him back top sleep. And we need her here when Leo gets back to help with the explanation. And also most importantly to help Ben you know till he gets used to me kinda like a security blanket."

"Whatever I'm going to bed."

With that Paige was on her way up the stairs she had barely made it up three stairs when she heard the sound of Leo's voice,

"It's true."

To Be Continued….

A/N Sorry it's been so long let's just say a slight case(major case) of writers block. Hope you like this chapter.