The Lost Ones

Chapter Twenty: A goddess's help….

Chris looked at Aphrodite clearly confused but knew that there was nothing he could do or say to change her mind from what she was going to do, he just hope that what ever it was wouldn't leave the sisters open to attack.

He went over to where the pastout form of William lay and picked up the fidgeting toddler, and moved to pick his baby older brother.

"Can I ask but what exactly will happen?"

"There's nothing you can do about it, just help them when you come back, and most importantly my plan only works if you don't tell them what you know, let their own hearts and instincts lead them."

"Yeah that's all fine and good until Cole is sent back to limbo."

"I've taken care of that."

The goddess said with a dismissive wave of her hand. When he looked back to the past out people he saw that both Puck and the cupid moving the past people around.

William who had past out in his demonic form had a handful of some powder blown at him, returning him to his human form, after that Paige was placed in his lap.

He didn't understand what was happening but he was sure that he wasn't going to, deciding that it was better if he did as the goddess had told him, he took the toddlers and orbed himself with them to the park.

"Well how are you doing boys?"

"I don't understand what you're planning to do? I don't mean to question you Aphrodite I don't but I just don't understand."

"Coop you're not meant to understand all you're meant to do is make sure that they either fall in love for Paige and William and stay or rediscover their love for the rest of them."

"It just doesn't seem right."

The beautiful goddess raised an eye-brow to the young cupid.

"Well it seems you forget your place I don't care what you think right or wrong. Now I'm going to say this once so listen carefully would you like the world to end? Because if you don't do as I'm telling you that's what's going to happen."

"You know for the goddess of love you can be scary."

Coop replied not liking the direction the conversation took.

"It might have something to do with sleeping with Ares, or it could do with the fact that I don't like newbie cupids telling me what to do. Just do as I told and move the body around. And don't even think about not putting Phoebe on top of Cole."

Aphrodite directed a smirk that could be described of as evil towards the young cupid. When she saw the shock that was clearly written on his face.

"What you think I didn't know about your little infatuation with the which, you forget that I am friends with the fates, they saw it, and I'm going to stop. Why else would I have chosen you for this. Because of your talent. Or was it your ability to helppeople to fall in love? The assignment I gave you was so simple and yet you screwed it up. I mean honestly high-school love, a half decent cupid could do that with his eyes closed. Plus you had one of the most attractive teen boys I have seen in some time. I really don't now how it is you couldn't get Rory Gilmore to fall in love with Tristan DuGray is beyond me."

"She had a boyfriend."

"A boyfriend she couldn't with ease say she loved, that is what we are all about, you had so many openings to turn them into more and what did you do? She was still with that Dean boy, Tristan didn't get the direction he need and ended getting sent of to military school."

"It could be considered a good thing. I mean military school would also give him direction."

"He didn't need that kind of direction, and she needed that kind of distraction. But could you do it no she had a boyfriend. Do you have any idea how this is going to affect them for the rest of their lives?"

"No"

Was Coop's quite reply.

"Exactly…but I did why do you think I paired them to be together. This assignment is your punishment never ever and I mean ever again question my judgment again. In case you have forgotten I have been doing this for a lot longer than you have or ever hope to."

She turned her back of the reprimanded cupid and turned her attention to Puck.

"How are you doing?"

"Well this is going to be so much fun I've made sure I have my Tvo is ready to get the whole seen in Technicolor. And I've made sure you get it as well I know how much you enjoy watching your handy work, plus I've got some extra stuff ready for the X rated stuff."

"You plan on watching them while they celebrate their love?"

"Hey it's been a long time since I've celebrated any love and the store bought stuff just isn't the same. Plus we have a pool going on who will celebrate first. My money is on the empath with her boy."

Aphrodite giggled at Puck and didn't tip him off that he was probably going to win.

"Oh and Aphie thanks for including me in this I haven't had this much fun since those Athenian kids, it was an honest mistake between the boys but still."

"That was quit funny it is a good thing you had a thing going on with one of the muses and she inspired Shakespeare with the tale."

"Yeah it was."

Aphrodite said remembering the craziness of that night.

"Aphi I don't mean to question your judgment but are you sure this isn't going to leave the sisters open to attack?"

Puck looking up at the beautiful goddess.

"Don't worry there is a reason why the whitelighter wasn't effected. Don't worry."

Puck nodded his head and went back to grinding various herbs. Aphrodite turned back to see if Coop had arranged the people in the room the way she wanted them.

Looking around the room she saw that he had put Paige in William's lap as instructed with his arms and hers' around his neck.

Ellie was practically draped over Michael; they looked like a couple that was still in their hot and heavy stage.

Leo and Piper were sitting next to each over with their fingers interlocked, with Piper's head resting on Leo's shoulder with his head resting on her head, the perfect picture of marital bliss.

She looked at Cole and Phoebe and couldn't suppress her groan, she honestly didn't know what to do with Coop she had never had this much trouble with a cupid since her own wayward son. The way they were set up made them look like best friends who were comfortable together; there was no underlining sexuality, which did not work well for her plan.

Deciding that she should take things matters into here own hands she began moving Cole and Phoebe herself.

With Cole lying on the floor, she placed a pillow under his head and shifted Phoebe so that her head was resting on his chest, she moved Cole's arms so that she was held by him, and her one arm was moved so that it was resting across his waist. Aphrodite moved lower down so that her one leg was between both of his.

"That is how you do it Coop."

Aphrodite stood up to her full height, brushing off her hands as if she had been doing hard labor.

"It doesn't seem right…make them feel something for each other they don't."

"Do you really think that is the case…you seem to forget who I am…I am love Coop… I know it when I see it, and all these people in this room love each other, but they've made things complicated."

"But what if he isn't her soul mate? What if it was meant to be someone else with a name that starts with a 'C'?"

"He is her soul mate Coop the apple revealed as much. And what were you hoping that the 'C' was meant for you that you would be the one she would live out the rest of her life with you. Do you want to know why that would never work? I'll tell you how that little scenario would workout you would get together she would think she was in love with you that the 'C' had been meant for you and you'd go from there you might have a child and be the picture perfect family and then one day she'd come across something that remind her of Cole a poem, a picture whatever it was and she'd realize that she never stopped loving him and that everything you had together was a cheap copy of what she really wanted, and then you'd start tofeel it, and that would be the end of your perfect little family. And the end of her empathic powers which in turn lead to the end of the charmed ones. So does it seem right now?"

Coop just diverted his eyes from the goddess, not wanting her to see how her words had affected him.

"Aphi…everything is ready now the rest is up to you."

The goddess stood in the middle of the room and closed her eyes with her arms out stretched to her side, a bright pink light began engulfing the room, after a few minutes the light subsided.

"Okay…I think it's time we went now. Coop let's go Puck you are to stay her till I find a more suitable cupid. Coop you have one thing to do and so help if you screw this up I'll personally hand you over to Hades. Get the whitelighter and the children."

As the two disappeared Puck looked around the manor he saw the magic that Aphrodite had used and couldn't help but wonder what did she hope to achieve out of all this the prophesy was as good a fulfilled, the steps she had taken went beyond a simple prophesy.

The pictures on the mantel were of the couples doing couple things, he didn't understand the presence of the extra bedroom that would soon be known as Ellie's bedroom all he knew is that is was going to be good and he couldn't wait to see what would happen.

Just as he had thought that the people in the room began to stir.

Phoebe's POV:

'Okay I'm lying on a hard floor next to someone judging from the size of that someone is male. Okay let's see let's move my hand a little bit north. Yep definitely male with nicely shaped chest. Okay I should open my eyes to see what he looks like. Oh pretty! Well this day is looking up.'

Cole had been waking up but didn't want to open his eyes as he had been stirring to consciousness he had felt warmth seeping into his side, the warmth came from something soft and small, breast were pressed into his side, he didn't open his eyes until he felt a hand roaming over his chest, opening his eyes he saw what he thought had to be the prettiest thing he had ever seen.

Cole's POV:

'Beautiful she looks like a fairy, beautiful chocolate brown eyes. Okay how did we end up on the floor?'

"Um…hi you wouldn't know how I ended up on the floor would you?"

Phoebe asked in a tentative voice, Cole gave the woman in his arms a warm smile,

"Uh…no sorry."

Phoebe felt goose-bumps rise at the sound of his voice. They sat there with her in his arms looking at each other they were pulled out of their thoughts by the sounds of other people.

Sitting up they saw they were in a living-room with four other people.

They all looked as stunned as Phoebe and Cole did to be found in the situations they found themselves, any questions about how they ended up in the positions they had found themselves was put to an end by the entrance of Chris and the kids.

"Hay…I thought the kids could so with some fresh air you don't mind do you?"

Chris asked as he looked at both Piper and Phoebe.

"Why should we mind what you did with your kids?"

Phoebe asked confused.

"Phoebe you would mind because Ben here is yours and Cole's son."

Chris said as he pointed between Phoebe and Cole wondering why they were partially wrapped around each other.

"We have a son."

"I guess we do hey what's your name?"

"My name is….I…I don't know…"

They heard Chris groan at this little tidbit of information. He glared up at the ceiling and said,

"Thanks really give them magically induced amnesia. Like my life doesn't suck enough the way it is add this to it real nice."

To be continued…………