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Chapter 4: An Old Reminder
"We did have that love Cole," she looked at him with the first bit of sincerity since their eyes had met, "We were just a little star-crossed." she added a slight smirk, the one that made him weak in the knees.
'God, not again,' he thought to himself, for he was once again he was under her spell.
Subconsciously, she was under his too, but she would never ever admit it.
"There's nothing we can do for her now," Kyle took Phoebe's motionless hand that had been hanging off the side of the couch and rested it next to her lifeless body.
"Nothing? Are you sure? Come on, you're a whitelighter, you have to know something!" Paige wouldn't face the fact that Phoebe had to come back on her own terms, if she came back at all.
"Paige, you're part whitelighter too, and you've been in the business longer than I have. Still from what I've learned, she's stuck on another plain and there is nothing we can do to help. She has to figure this out for herself."
"I know, but I just wish there was something I…" Paige was interrupted by the shimmer of a familiar demon since that of two hours ago, "OH MY GODD!"
The female demon took no time in making her move, firing two thorns towards the witch standing ahead of her. But this time, Paige was ready.
"Thorns!" Paige shouted and immediately the thorns vanished into blue orbs and instinctively she threw the orb at the demon. Both thorns hit the demon and punctured the skin where a heart was normally found. It staggered backwards and fell to the floor, knocking down a side table that was placed near Phoebe. With it also fell a vase full of roses, given to Phoebe by Drake, and an old radio, which in the process of colliding with the floor must have also hit the Power button because it had turned on. This wasn't noticed by Paige and Kyle however.
The demon burst into flames and Paige breathed a sigh of relief. Kyle walked over to her and protectively put his arms around her and said, "We need to get out of here, its not safe for us, another demon could come back."
Paige looked up into his eyes, seeing his concern and showing him some of her own, "But what about Phoebe? We can't leave her!"
"Phoebe will be perfectly safe here, her soul is in the parallel universe and there is nothing that can hurt her at the moment."
"But what about that demon that we just vanquished? Where did she go?"
"No where near Phoebe, but we need to go, we need to help find Piper and Leo."
"Okay," Paige replied innocently nodded her head, "But first…" Paige made her way over to Phoebe's body and gently placed a kiss on the top of her head, "I love you Phoebe, don't give up."
Paige walked back over to Kyle and took his hand in hers, it fit so perfectly. He brought her hand to his lips and kissed it gently, and with that both vanished into blue orbs.
Meanwhile, Phoebe had agreed to go over all of her past relationships with Cole, starting at when she was a teenager and working her way up. At first she had been very uncomfortable, having to discuss this topic with her ex-husband. They had lightly covered their affair, not going into great depth, both were still very affected by the memories. But over time, while surveying Phoebe's more comical romances and magical mishaps, they grew to enjoy each others company. Some would even call them friends.
"Okay," Phoebe was trying to regain composure, she was out of breath from laughing so much, "So then I became the Goddess of Love, that was fun!"
"Oh my God! I remember that! I was just getting used to being here, learning that I could watch other plains," Cole was also out of breath, tears lining his eyes from laughter, "I thought you were very hot by the way."
"Hahaha! Thank you, and so did every other man in San Francisco. There's nothing like a little Aphrodite to make a man drool."
In the midst of all the laughter, the side table that was resting next to Phoebe overturned, causing the contents lying on it to come crashing to the floor, and Phoebe and Cole to jump.
"What the hell was that!" Phoebe screamed.
"It must be something that happened in your plain, maybe a demon attacked?"
"Oh My God! Paige! Cole, show me my world, right now" she demanded.
Cole didn't answer, he just snapped his fingers and instantaneously Paige Halliwell, an unconscious Phoebe, A male, and a horrible looking female demon appeared in the room with them, all unaware that a very much alive Phoebe and Cole were watching them.
Phoebe and Cole stared intently at the scene in front of them. The demon that was lying next to the overturned side table suddenly burst into flames, and left nothing but a scorch mark on the rug. Paige stood in the middle of the room and the tall male figure walked over to her. Phoebe recognized him as Kyle Brody, she smiled, 'Way to go 'lil sis,' she thought to herself. Kyle hugged Paige, very passionately Phoebe would add. They exchanged a few words and Phoebe saw Paige walk over to her comatose body, place a kiss on her head and utter the words, "I love you Phoebe, don't give up."
Phoebe and Cole then witnessed Kyle and Paige orb out of the room, leaving them alone once again, besides the other Phoebe of course.
"Okay… well that was weird!" Phoebe exclaimed, breaking the silence between the two. Neither of them had said a word since the demon was vanquished
"Yeah…" Cole wasn't sure what to say. He wasn't sure if Phoebe would be upset that her sister would just leave her like that, "Umm… Phoebe?"
"I know," Phoebe interrupted, "Paige had a good reason for leaving, it's not safe here. Plus, if she took my body with her I'd have to go with her, it'd be wasting time. Speaking of, we should get back to bus…" Phoebe stopped when she noticed that the radio was on.
Phoebe smiled to herself when she realized what station the radio was set on, an 'all pop, all the time' channel. She made a note to herself to help Paige with her music taste.
Cole had noticed too, "Oh God! Not these Damn boy bands! What has happened to your music taste?" he chuckled.
"Ha, don't look at me, that's all Paige. I remember that I once told Piper, on her wedding day actually, that there were too many boy bands in the world," she laughed at the memory, "Prue was alive then, and so were you," she genuinely smiled at him and made him weak in the knees, he smiled back.
Phoebe walked over to the radio and bent down to turn it off, but midway through doing this she stopped. She began to listen to the song that has just begun to play. She looked at Cole and began to stare deep into his eyes. She got up and walked over to him. She held out her hand and whispered just loud enough so that he could hear, "Dance with me."
Cole was bewildered, "What? Now? Phoebe we don't have…" she stopped him with a finger to his lips.
"Just shhh," she whispered to him with a reassuring smirk. She took his hand and pulled him closer to her. She put her arms around his neck, rested her head on his shoulder, and began to play with the hair on the back of his neck, 'I missed this,' she thought
It seems like yesterday when I said "I do"
And after all this time my heart still burns for you
If you don't know by now that you're my only one
Take a look inside me and watch my heartstrings come undone
Cole placed his arms hesitantly around her and placed his hands on the small of her back. He loved the way she felt beside him. Why was she doing this to him. He closed his eyes and took in her scent, she still smelled sweet.
In unity they began to sway with the soft music.
I know I promised you forever
Is there no stronger word I can use
To reassure you when the storm is raging outside
You're my safest place to hide
Can you see me, here I am
I need you like I needed you then
When I feel like giving up
I climb inside your heart I still find
You're my safest place to hide
Cole recognized the last line of the chorus, but wasn't sure if Phoebe had. He wondered if it was just a coincidence that she asked him to dance to this particular song.
You see colors no one else can see
In every breath you hear a symphony
You understand me like nobody can
I feel like my soul unfolding like a flower blooming
When this whole world gets too crazy
And there's nowhere left to go
I know you give me sanctuary
You're the only truth I know
You're the road back home
The first time Phoebe had heard this song, in Paige's car, she was instantly sent back to that moment with Cole, all those years ago.
Flashback
"I can bring him to the mausoleum, it's the second safest place I know."
"What's the first?" Phoebe asked.
"With You," Cole replied confidently, as if it had been the most obvious thing in the world.
End of Flashback/
Since the instance she first heard this song, it had always been her favorite. Every lyric to this song reminded her of Cole, every lyric was true. And as she swayed next to him, she longed for him to understand the meaning of this song, to even recognize the lines of it.
Can you see me, here I am
Standing here where I've always been
And when words are not enough
I climb inside your heart I'd still find
You're my safest place to hide
My safest place to hide
Cole was brought back to the time when he said those two pivotal words to her, 'with you'. He remembered how badly he had hurt her just a few days later. Then her sister had died. Could things have gotten any worse for her. No he had to go and become possessed with the source and ruin his family, the only family he had ever known, the only family he would ever love. Cole was secretly kicking himself.
Phoebe loved the way it felt, being in his arms again. She almost forgot how good it had been. She lifted her head from his shoulder and looked into his deep blue eyes.
I know I promised you forever
There's no stronger word I can use
To reassure when the storm is raging outside
You're my safest place to hide
Cole looked back into her dark chocolate eyes, ones that he used to see his future in, if he hadn't screwed it all up.
"You have to stop blaming yourself." Phoebe spoke quietly.
"What? What do you mean?"
"Everything is not your fault, the Brotherhood, Prue, The Source, losing our child. You have to stop blaming yourself… I'm an Empath remember?" both of them were still talking softly as they swayed in each other's arms.
"Yeah, I know, but I didn't think you regained that power back yet?"
"I guess I just needed the inspiration." she added, giving him a smile which made him melt yet again.
Neither of them had broken their stare, and Cole noticed something as Phoebe looked up at him, the spark in her eyes was back and it was burning intensely.
Oh! Can you see me, here I am
Standing here where I've always been
When I feel like giving up
I climb inside your heart I'd still find
Yeah, yeah
You're my safest place to hide, oh yeah
You're my safest place to hide
Phoebe lifted herself up, gradually escalating herself to her tiptoes. Cole lowered his head and met her halfway. Their lips collided slowly as if they were fragile enough to break. Both were extremely scared but could not ignore the desire burning between them anymore. The passion erupted and the kiss exploded, making up for all the time they had lost. Cole lifted Phoebe into the air and she wrapped her legs around his waist, not once breaking the connection of their lips. His hands were at the back of her neck, deepening the kiss, while her hands were running through his short dark hair.
Cole broke the kiss and Phoebe looked taken aback. He looked at her, a warm smile on his face, filled with passion, he whispered, "You still are."
She looked confused, "Still are what?"
"My safest place to hide."
Phoebe kissed him with every emotion she held within her body. She didn't want this to end. She wasn't even sure she wanted to go back to her own plain anymore. She knew she had to, for her sisters, but it didn't change the fact that the love of her life was here, and she was more in love with him now than she had ever been. Suddenly she felt another passion brewing in her body.
She broke the kiss long enough to pant to Cole, "Do you think my body will let us get to my bedroom?"
Cole, also panting, nodded, "I think we can make it."
In an instant, Cole and Phoebe vanished from the living room.
There you go guys! I hope you enjoyed it! I really liked writing this chapter. By the way, This chapter has been dedicated to my Bestest friend MICHELLEY! Hope you liked it! (I better get a good Brucas reunion in your stories now!)
Also, the song I used in this chapter is called, Safest Place to Hide by Backstreet Boys. I know, the cd wasnt even released when this eppy originally aired but I thought i really it matched the moment and the couple.
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