A.N. I'm making up some of Cole's history…possibly even all of his history because either A. it wasn't covered in Charmed or B. I just didn't see those episodes that info was covered in. Just a heads up on that part.

Chapter 10

Liz's cry was the only thing that stopped Michael from blasting away the intruder. The four teenagers watch the light engulfing his hand dissipate until is disappears like it was never even there. "Who is this guy Liz?" Michael asks her while Kyle and Maria edge away from the man that had mysteriously entered Michael's apartment to go stand by the protective alien.

"This is Cole, Michael, the guy I met in San Francisco a month ago." She whispers not taking her deep brown eyes off of Cole.

Unable to stop herself, not that she'd want too, she rakes her gaze down Cole's body, taking in his gray perfectly pressed suit. It looked like it was made especially for him; it probably was now that she thinks about it. She could tell he had recently shaven, the hint of his aftershave floated towards her, and the scent invoked memories of being pressed together, her nose against his jaw inhaling his scent.

Cole watched as she took him in and even though he had been by her side almost every night, albeit without her knowledge he had to stop and do the same. Liz's hair was a little shorter but it still had that same luster he remembered. Her jeans were well worn and faded, obviously her favorite pair she wore them down in San Francisco as well. The top she was wearing was a sweater type blue shirt that grazed her belly button tempting him to get on his knees and lick her stomach.

Slowly he walks up to her, he would have preferred to shimmer but he had a suspicion that would freak her out right now. The last thing she needed was to lose what little strap of control she had left at the moment. He doesn't notice Michael watching him carefully, nor does he care, his sights are set on Liz and they wouldn't stray.

When he was in touching distance he lifts his hand and presses his palm to her cheek. Instantly she nuzzles the warm, rough appendage, memorizing his caress. "How did you…" she whispers not able to finish her sentence.

"I will show you but first I believe the birthday girl needs her birthday kiss." Slowly he leans forward sensually capturing her lips with his own. Immediately Liz raises her hand, sliding it up his shoulder to his neck and through his hair playing with the soft gelled down curls.

Heat raged inside them begging to be released, the three bewildered teens left to watch them as Cole deepens the kiss wrapping his arms around her bringing her closer to him. Out of nowhere a fire appeared in front of Michael, Kyle and Maria's eyes and engulfed Liz and Cole. Maria shrieked, Michael tried to put the fire out with his powers while Kyle ran to the kitchen to get water.

But just as soon as the fire flared up it was gone, along with Cole and Liz. "What…how…where…?" Maria stutters as the shock of what occurred had sunken in. "What the hell happened?"

"You think I know?" Michael questions raising an eyebrow. He is as confused as Maria is if not more. At least she had time to get used to the idea of Cole but for him it was news. One shock on top of two others, Liz may be something different and now a fire disappearing act was a lot to absorb, even for him.

Desert; less than a minute later

Reluctantly Liz breaks the passionate kiss, while her lips may have been away from him the rest of her overheated body was not. She was pressed intimately against his body and enjoying every tantalizing second of it. "Wow, that was…some birthday kiss." She tells him laughing nervously, not sure what to do now.

Behind Cole, Liz notices a bright blue sky…that wasn't the way Michael's ceiling is. Liz takes a peek above her head; the rocks, which Max, Michael, Isabel and Tess's cave was where they hatched, were directly behind her. "How the hell did we get here?" Shock and disbelief her most visible emotions, just ten seconds ago they had been kissing in Michael's apartment and now they're out in the desert.

"It was you and our baby." Cole whispers with wonderment in his voice. When they were transported there was a pull inside his belly; it came from their baby. His baby was already performing demon powers; his child was going to be one strong demon, makes a papa proud.

Nervous Liz pulls herself out of Cole's embrace, she needed distance if any of this was going to make sense. Cole touching her tended to short-circuit her brain cells. "Ok, you need to tell me what is going on. How can you know I'm pregnant? Until you said something over the phone I wasn't even completely sure. Why are we dreaming each others dreams, why were we in a cave with hundreds of people, pledging our love with blood in those dreams?"

"Baby, you need to calm down, this stress is no good for the baby." He holds out his hand to her hoping she'll take it so they can sit down on one of the nearby rocks and he could explain everything to her. The overwhelming urge to make the rock into a comfy sofa for her was strong inside Cole but he didn't want her to freak out any more than she already had. Hard rock would have to do for now.

Could she trust him, besides a week together and now sharing a child she knew nothing about Cole. Every fiber of her being wanted to believe him, her heart was crying out for his but her mind was warning her away from the crazy psycho who thought demons were real. Even with her mind telling her to flee it didn't tell her that Cole wasn't safe, there wasn't a part of her body that believed he would hurt her.

Deciding to trust him she places her hand in his squeezing it tightly in her grasp. Carefully Cole leads Liz to a rock close to them, wrapping an arm around her still slender waist easing her down next to him. "How about I start with who and what you are first and them we'll move onto your questions. Believe me when I tell you that the answers to the questions will be a lot easier to understand if I tell you the back story first."

"Makes sense," she agrees. Why did she have a feeling that aliens were going to be the least of her worries now?

Taking a deep breath and entwining Liz's fingers with his own he starts the story. "First off you're not human, there isn't a part of you that is human." Seeing her fear Cole quickly backtracks, this was going to be more difficult than he originally thought. "Not that that's a bad thing, it just means you're far more special than any mere human could ever be."

"You're father is a demon, his true name is Peikasha and he is the leader of the Shapershifter and Ticatra Clans, both demon Clans before your father was born, were vicious to each other but your grandparents, Claudia and Raymond fell in love and married in secret. When the marriage was revealed they Clans were against it of course but they had to go along with them because they were the eldest children of their current leaders."

"Sort of like the Romeo and Juliet of the demon society…neat." Liz breathes out her hand shaking from nervousness, her grip on Cole tightens using him as a way to anchor herself, at least she wasn't screaming her head off and running for the hills. She couldn't channel Maria at a time like this; she needed a clear, logical, open-minded brain. Liz gives herself a mental pep talk.

"Your mother was a witch, a very powerful witch, but unfortunately she had too much power and not enough control. When you were three Nancy allowed her power to corrupt her, the darkness was too tempting for her to resist. It takes a certain kind of person, demon, human, doesn't matter to resist that temptation and she wasn't that person. She became power hungry, the Elders were afraid that she would drain your powers, in turn killing you and her going completely insane." Best to get it all out in the open so there wouldn't be any surprises later on.

"When they stripped her powers they also took away all memories of magic. To let her keep the memories would have been cruel, to know you had that power and it was taken away, also they couldn't risk her getting involved with magic's again. With you they bound your magic powers, and your magic's were unbound at 12:01 a.m. this morning the time you were born." He brings their clasped hands up to his lips kissing them.

"So let me get this straight, I'm half witch and half demon." At his nod she continues. "How come my Dad never told me any of this before I turned 18?"

"That I can't answer, your father and I aren't exactly chatting buddies baby." The wind picks up around them, at first Cole thought Jeff would be popping up any moment but he didn't feel the magic "trail" that is always left behind, so it had to be mother nature.

A shaky breath is expelled from Liz's lungs, slowly beginning to accept what Cole is telling her. Her hair whips around her face, dancing in the wind, Cole gently tucks the wayward strands behind her ear cupping the side of her head in his palm. "It's alright to be scared Liz, this is a world you never knew existed it's going to take time to get used to this." He reassures her.

Liz quickly nods her head, for some reason him saying that made the frightened and nervous feelings dissipate. Those emotions were still there but didn't seem as overbearing. "So, who are you? What kind of demon are you?"

"As you know from the dreams my real name is Balthazar, I'm what is known as an Lower Level demon, basically that means I'm not full demon and there is a vanquishing potion for me."

"Does that mean there's a mixture of some kind that can kill you?" Suddenly fearful, not for herself but for Cole. The overwhelming desire to protect him flared inside her urging her to take action against anyone that would hurt him, her mate, her equal.

Cole tells her yes then continues, "The only ones you'd have to worry about vanquishing me are the Charmed Ones and they have their hands full right now with other demonic issues. Besides as long as I don't kill anyone or hurt anybody they have no reason to come after me."

"Charmed Ones? Who are they?" She questions.

"Umm, they are three witches from the Halliwell line, remember that woman you met in the elevator about two days after we first met? That's the middle sister of the Charmed Ones and I used to date her." He admits sheepishly.

Liz nods, "She definitely made an impression on me that day." She remembers that day quite well; Phoebe wouldn't shut up the entire time she was in the elevator.

Cole agrees with her, Phoebe normally made a really good impression or a really bad one, more often than not it has been a bad one, "Demons, at least the ones I've come in contact with, each have their own way of getting from place to place. Most can shimmer or use a "special" effect to move places, others can fly, and the rest blink. I shimmer, and it would seem you or our child will have a "special" type of transportation. Which would be fire."

"If you're not full demon then what's the other side of you and what kinds of powers besides shimmering do you have?" Her breathing has since slowed and she's now breathing at a steady calm pace.

"I'm half human, many in the demon world looked down on me because of that. It took me a long while to get the respect of other demons. Energy balls are my power." As a demonstration he holds his hand palm up and a blue and white electric ball forms. Cole watches as Liz's eyes literally light up with excitement at the sight of his power, he couldn't help but get a rush from the sparkle in her eyes.

As if she has no control over her body her hand lifts and touches the energy ball floating in Cole's hand. The electricity crackles and warms her palm; Cole leans over and nuzzles his nose on her cheek keeping his right arm wrapped around her waist. Heat rockets through her body; flames jump from her fingertips and course through her body.

Cole lovingly massages her neck with his lips, re-marking her as his; she wasn't going to be able to leave him again, not if he had anything to say about it. Tiny moans fly passed her lips driving Cole on; he pulls her closer to him stroking his thumb over her hip, every sweep of his thumb over her extremely sensitive skin sends lightning bolts of pleasure through her belly.

It's been too long without him, her body was yelling at her for keeping them away from Cole for so long. The fire escaping through her fingers mingles with Cole's energy ball turning the blue and white ball of electricity into a purple electric flame. His tongue licks at her collarbone tasting her flesh, Liz grips at his hand causing the ball of energy and fire to engulf their entwined hands.

Hot, pulsing need scratches at his insides, the desire to crawl inside Liz's welcoming body was compelling, he wanted her here, now, but he fought the urge with all he had. She needed answers now, he had to pull away from her but he was incapable of doing so.

With strength, power and pure horny male adrenaline Cole lifts Liz up in his arms to straddle his waist, his mouth crashing into hers. Immediately their combined powers surrounding their clasped hands is shot out in a long surge of demonic powers connecting with a nearby rock formation blowing it up far more effectively than any of Michael's power blasts.

With their combined powers being released from their grasps the uncontrollable heat that was tearing at Liz and Cole's insides had been turned down to more a medium heat. "Wow." Liz whispers after pulling away slightly.

"Yea, definitely a 'wow'. That was almost better than sex." He chuckles.

"Almost."

TBC