We will get chapters of just Cole and Bryce later, but I really had great plans for this episode so I had to get to it sooner.


"What are you working on?" Cole asked as he faded into his loft, only to find Bryce working on potions.

The boy didn't turn around, but he could hear a smile on his face. "A teleporting potion. I thought to myself, why haven't the sisters made one? If they can't vanquish a demon, why not teleport away or teleport the demon away? Just seemed logical to me."

"I thought you were bad at cooking?"

"Recent events have forced me to adapt, plus Piper is a damn good teacher and so is Paige. I have learned a lot through them. I am no master but I can tinker a bit. I have some ideas, and I wanna see where they go."

Cole wrapped his arms around the boy's middle, leaning into him. "I could show you some things the Source came up with, I have some of his memories. He was a master potion maker, though he preferred the Seer to do that sort of thing for him. She was more creative."

"Any help is welcome."

"Great... try adding some wraith essence, but avoid mixing it with black poppy, that would blow you up. Wraith essence is great as causing a separation of the physical and metaphysical worlds."

Bryce turned and kissed Cole softly. "You're useful. Now, this needs to sit for a few minutes boiling undisturbed. We have ten minutes to do whatever we want." Bryce teleported them to the couch, and leaned against Cole, kissing him much more forcefully. "Just what are we going to do in that time?"

"I have a few ideas."

The two started getting a bit heavy when a sharp ringing sound distracted them. Bryce turned and frowned. "That's my alarm system!"

"Alarm system?"

"I was tired of the girls being so reactive, so I enchanted a set of crystals to let me know if an innocent we are meant to save in danger. I got the idea from something Grams put in the book to alert if Demons entered a blessed space. It works similarly but on a wider scale... I just finished it like an hour ago, that's why you don't know. We can follow the magic of the crystal and save whomever we are meant to save."

The two got up and hurried over to the table where the crystal was ringing. Cole grabbed it. "I've got firepower, I'll go after them, you continue with your potion." He gave Bryce one last kiss then faded away, leaving the boy sighing.

"Damn, I was having fun there..."

"""

At the Manor in the kitchen, Piper brewing a potion while on the Phone with Phoebe.

"Can we really trust Cole to be around Bryce so much? I mean Bryce attacked me just for bad-mouthing Cole?"

Paige rolled her eyes, annoyed with Phoebe's worries about Cole. "You do remember he saved our lives with the Fairytales?

"Yeah, but Cole's evil remember, filled with demonic powers and -"

"Maybe instead of judging him, we try to be nice. Bryce had a good point, many times before, that Cole is doing a lot good by training a witch as powerful as Bryce and saving us by stopping the Wicked Witch and doing probono work at his firm... I hate to admit it but we have been really harsh on Cole when he doesn't and didn't deserve it."

Phoebe huffed over the phone. "You're on his side now?"

"When he's right, I am. Bryce is family now, he's powerful and helped us a lot. We owe him at least some of the same courtesy we'd give to each other. I am not saying don't be hesitant around Cole, just don't go out of your way to attack him or be mean to him. Keep an open eye but a receptive heart. That's all I am asking."

"Oh, I will be... Paige turn on the news!"

Paige obeyed and turned on the News, just in time to see Cole walking from a burning building, holding an injured woman close to his chest. "Wow... and you say is he pure evil."

"Oh he is, he probably started that fire."

Paige barely resisted the urge to snap at her sister. " Listen, I was the first to dislike him on principle, but he is trying and I respect Bryce's instincts. I am trying to be nice, the least you can do is the same."

"""

Bryce, potion finished, teleported to the Manor to show Piper or Paige, and landed in the living room where Leo, Paige, and Piper were watching T.V. They were watching The news, which was showing Cole saving that lady from before.

Piper gaped. Is that Cole?"

Bryce smiled. "Yup, my magic crystals detected her attack earlier and he went off to save her. I be Phoebe is thrilled, the so called evil monster is doing a lot of good."

Leo turned to him. " Well, she should be. The Elders said the woman he saved, Melissa, is a future Whitelighter and if he hadn't saved her, she would never get the chance to do the good that would earn her, her wings."

Piper turned to her husband. " Well, speaking of Whitelighters, I dreamt an animated musical last night. Is that normal?"

"Normal?"

Yeah, in case you haven't noticed which I know you haven't, my body, my thoughts, my dreams have all gone wonky."

"Well, I'm sure it's all just normal pregnancy stuff. I mean, we could talk about this later if you want to."

Paige leaned in. "Oh, I think you should talk about it now."

"Okay, well, I think this attack on Melissa was demonic and the Elders want me to watch after her until she's safe."

Piper, with tears in her eyes, barely choked out. "Fine. Go."

Leo said something very dumb. "Oh, not the crying thing."

Bryce, rarely violent, socked the man in his gut making him grunt. "She's your wife, you swore to care for her in sickness and in health which includes pregnancy. Hormones are a bitch and she has a tremendously powerful baby in her, so add that lovely bit of stress, and your wife is more than entitled to cry. Now be her husband and take care of her. " Then Piper burped what looked like an orb into the air. "See, not normal and she needs help so do your job."

"I am sure that it's just all this arguing has got the baby upset," Leo said, rubbing his stomach.

Piper almost growled. "Leo, the baby is an inch long. All this arguing is upsetting the mummy."

" Okay, honey, look, I'm sure that it's nothing to worry about. Right now I need to watch after Melissa and you need to figure out who's after her. " Bryce socked him again. "What's that for?"

"Cole is already watching her." Bryce snarled, making Leo take a step back as he started to glow. "I will heal her, you take care of your wife or I will sick Cole on you. Paige, you do research into anything you can. Okay, okay!" With that, Bryce teleported away, to as close as possible as he could to Cole's presence.

:::

Piper smirked. " Remind me to kiss him later." She turned to a now scared Leo. "You, talk to me or I might just get him to sick Cole on you." She enjoyed her husband's pale face. " I need you, Leo, I am scared of what is going on and I really do need your help. Now you have time, Cole and Bryce will protect our charge while you can help me, easy."

Leo sighed. "You'd really sick Cole on me?"

"To get you to talk to me, maybe... now, let's actually talk for once."

"""

At the Hosptial, outside of Melissa's hospital room.

"She burped orbs?" Cole said, looking at Bryce with shock.

"Yup, I think the baby's power is projecting... I think we need to see a magical healer, other than a whitelighter. This whole fear of going to the hospital is not good for Piper or the baby. We need someone who specializes in magical babies, this baby can't be the first hybrid in the history of any variety or the first to present massive power."

Cole nodded. "I'll see what I can find. How was your potion?"

His lover held out a potion that was green in color. "This will banish any demon it touches... in theory. Not sure if it will work but hey I can try right?"

"We will try it on me later, I am invulnerable remember."

Bryce looked worried. "If you're sure..."

"I am."

Cole's phone started to ring, he sighed and took the call. "Cole Turner, how may I... Phoebe?"

"Since I am your ex wife, my boss wants me to get an interview with you..."

"Not now, I am watching over the girl. The Elders say she is a future whitelighter, Bryce is going to heal her when she wakes up. I'll get back to you on this later. Now I got to go, no cellphones at the hospital." He hung up on her, sort of pleased to stick it to her in at least one way. "Now that that is over, let's get back to us."

Bryce smiled at him, warm and comforting. Then the doctor walked out of Melissa's room, and a business from crossed the boy's face. "Lets go."

Together they walked into the woman's room, just as a demon smoked in front of Melissa scaring the woman deeply. "What the hell?" She said, terrified.

Cole waved a hand over Melissa, making her freeze in place, but the Demon just smirked at him and started to hum a warm song that echoed in the room. Bryce felt it in his heart as much as his ears. "So pretty..." Then the woman walked. threw her hand out, sending Bryce into the wall painfully. She then walked closer and put her hands on Cole's face, kissing him with a sizzling sound.

Terrified, Bryce threw his potion at the Woman, and she exploded in a swirl of Mist. "Cole... ow... we... need to help the lady."

Cole blinked, his eyes clearing up with focus. "Wow... She's a Siren. We need to get this lady out of here, she'll be compelled to kill her. Are you okay?" Cole helped Bryce to stand. "I am sorry, her song it.. "

"I heard it, felt it... it was compelling and strong and-"

"How she follows the love of Marriage, Phoebe should be the only person that heard that." Cole's heart jumped, wondering just how much Bryce felt for him.

"Not sure, but we have to get this lady out, we'll figure out the rest later. Oh and my potion worked, so that was cool!"

They shared laughter before both vanishing with Melissa in a flash of light.


Chapter end, tell me what you think in the reviews.

This was fun,

Love, your Ninja Overlord,

Mika.