Author's Note: The being referred to as "Cupid" is not the same character who appeared in the Hercules/Xena series. Instead it is one who appeared on the Charmed episode "Heartbreak City" at the end of the show's second season. A transcript of the episode can be found at
http/www.charmedscripts.tv/heartbreakcity.htm
Chapter II
It was the renegade cupid, the one who had caused Drazzi to fall in love.
"Going somewhere," he asked Cole, " by the way how are things between you and Phoebe
Cole responded, his voice tinged with annoyance, "I have no qualms with you, cupid" he quietly but sternly told him, not wanting anyone in the bar to overhear the exchange and be privy to any secret information about the supernatural. He continued towards the door, promptly shoving the cupid out of his way, however the cupid refused to give up,
"Way to treat the one responsible for making you what you are. I'm the one who set you up with Phoebe."
"What?" Cole responded.
"After you and your human side were appointed to take down the Charmed Ones, we just couldn't pass up the opportunity." He looked Cole in the eye, "if it weren't for me, you would have never fallen in love with her and accomplished all you have.
"You would still be down there," he glanced towards the ground, "Raynor's lowly crony, the old source would have still been in power. However, that isn't so. You are Belthazor, the demon who vanquished the legendary triad, the demon who played an integral part in weakening the old Source, and the only one to ever return from the wasteland. For the past three months, you have been going around touting yourself as the most powerful being walking the universe, never stopping to consider who created the bond between you and Phoebe in the first place, making it all possible." Cole paused in shock as he contemplated what was happening.
The cupid continued, "I met her once, and even let her know that it was possible for a demon to love."
"You set me up!" Cole angrily growled, his fist clenched, ready to strike. Before he could continue the cupid's companion chimed in again, a sinister grin upon his face.
"Ever wondered who vanquished the very choice demons giving you your powers while you were in the wasteland? Do you think it was a coincidence that some of the most powerful demons met their end while you were there?" he asked, a low sarcastic tone about his voice.
The man was a striking individual. Tall dark haired and well muscled, he was dressed for a day on a Harley, in a tight fitting neon green sleeveless top, leather pants, and an oddly shaped silver earring in one of his ears, "In your absence, there was total chaos in the underworld. It was beautiful if you ask me. Things down there hadn't been that exciting since the old Source took over. Great fights, no one batted an eyelid when some of them mysteriously vanished. For the first time in the past thousand or so years, the elders could care less about what was going on." Cole gave the at the cupid's companion a closer look, he sensed something about him, he wasn't a demon, he was something else, something potentially powerful. "Gotta give you credit though," the man paused "you have taken her rejection quite well."
"Too well," interrupted the Cupid, "by now Uncle and I were expecting you would be a madman, desperate for the heart of a woman whose heart could never be opened
Cole thought to himself about why was the cupid was saying Phoebe's heart could never be opened? Also, why was he referring to his companion as Uncle?