Chapter 15

"Phoebe why the Hell are you here? Last time I checked we're broken up, that means you don't enter my home uninvited." Cole hisses out keeping an arm around Liz. "Never took you for a woman who can't get over an ex."

"I am over you bastard, I'm just here to make sure you don't take advantage of some other innocent girl." Piper sees the girl next to Cole do a mini-eye roll, why isn't she at the very least looking at him in a different light? Isn't that what a person did in a situation like this?

Leo can't take his eyes off the strange woman in Cole's arms. There is something about her that strikes a familiar cord in him but he can't place her. Those eyes, just a touch of coldness in them where has he seen that before? At times like this he wishes he paid more attention at the Whitelighter meetings, it's those eyes where has he come across them?

"Phoebe…" Paige tries to tell her sister things aren't adding up. A glance toward Piper and Leo confirm her suspicions that something isn't quite right.

The irate woman raises her hand cutting off what Paige was going to say. Phoebe turns her gaze onto the woman burrowed into Cole's side. "Do you know what he is? He's an evil demon, a killer, you're lucky he hasn't massacred you yet." She puffs up with pride thinking she broke some major secret, apparently she completely forgot that if a non-magical human found out about demons they were killed.

Instead of jumping back the girl stares at Phoebe with a small smirking sparkle in her eyes, then she lifts her gaze up to Cole's. "I'm pretty sure I knew that." She teases. "Let's see, energy balls, a demon form, shimmering, heightened stamina…yea no real surprise there."

"Was that all Phoebe? Or did you have something else you think my fiancée should know?" All right so maybe they haven't officially spoken the 'M' word yet but their shared dreams of a bonding ceremony could be considered an engagement. When Liz doesn't protest he knows she thinks the same thing.

"Wait, hold it. You know he's a demon and you don't care? Do you have like a death wish?" Paige questions, there is no doubt in her mind Cole is evil, why would a person stay with someone so evil?

"Yea, that's pretty much it. Can you leave now please, this was a private moment and bursting in uninvited interrupted that." Liz's voice is light but none of the sisters feel at east, there was a veiled threat underneath that light tone.

Phoebe's chin quivers, all she wants is for Cole to stop haunting her heart and mind, vanquishing him is the only way for her to achieve that. With a violent throw that Piper, Paige and Leo were unprepared for she aims the vanquishing potion made specifically for Belthazor at the couple. But the potion doesn't land on Cole or even at his feet, instead it's stopped about four inches from his body.

"What the—" Piper can't finish her sentence, she didn't stop the potion, so who did?

A gust of wind blows passed everyone carrying the deadly potion into a wall far away from Cole and Liz. "Daddy?" Liz questions the wind; the air brushes passed her softly caressing her cheek. It is Daddy, what is he doing here?

Jeff materializes next to Liz so he and Cole surround the one thing they mutually love. "Daddy what are you doing here?" She asks her thought aloud.

"I'm sorry Lizzie, you and Belthazor belong together. I let my own hatred of him cloud my judgement. Maria knocked some sense into me after both of you left." He explains all the while not taking his eyes off the three sisters and Whitelighter.

Suddenly Leo knows exactly why those are familiar; she's the daughter of a very powerful and protective demon. He was the topic of discussion in the meeting before last, it was mentioned that he was marrying his daughter off to the son of the Eygon Circle King. According to the Elders this was a good thing because that means a terrible prophecy wouldn't come to pass.

"Oh shit, Phoebe we gotta get outta here." Paige has been vehemently studying the various demons in the Book of Shadows and the one standing in front of them had leapt off the page and into her memory. They had to go back to the Manor and she needs to debrief them about what they're up against.

Leo knowing he and Paige are on the same page doesn't wait for the sisters to say a thing he just orbs them back home. The second they land safely in the attic Phoebe yells at Leo and the new addition. "Dammit, first off what the hell are you talking about Paige, and second where do you get off orbing us out of the penthouse? We have to go back and deal with both those demons Leo."

Leo can't even get a word in edge wise because Paige steps forward. "Listen to me Phoebe, I've been studying the Book for a solid month now and this demon, the one that arrived in a gust of wind stuck in my mind. Don't you want to know why?" Paige asks, when the hell will Phoebe listen to her, every time she has an idea either her or Piper will shoot it down because she doesn't have enough experience with demon fighting.

"Let's just listen Phoebe." Piper uses her power as the oldest sister to calm Phoebe down, now understood why Prue could sometimes be on a power trip. She had the most control over her gifts and the power of being the oldest sister.

"Fine what have you got Paige?"

Seeing Paige that is going to take charge Leo just stays quiet, there are times when dealing with these three when it's best to just let things play out. In addition to that he'd like to keep his appendages if he gets involved that might not happen, so he and his various body parts are staying out of the line of fire.

Paige stalks over to the Book of Shadows and flips toward the correct page. "That demon is named Peikasha, he is the leader of the Shapeshifter and Ticatra Faction. The thing that stuck with me was this, apparently our mother while pregnant with you Phoebe had a premonition of Belthazor and another demon called Lakarisha."

"Not impressed yet." Phoebe rolls her eyes sitting down on Aunt Pearl's couch.

"Just listen dammit." Paige hisses at her. "'Lakarisha daughter of Peikasha is to be bonded with Belthazor, their child is to become the greatest demon ever born and will bring the human race to its knees'. The girl at Cole's penthouse called Peikasha 'Daddy'. If I'm right than that girl is Lakarisha and it's a very good likely hood that she's pregnant."

"We're in trouble." Piper whispers. "Mom you couldn't put more in there to go on could you?" She shouts at the ceiling.

"With you being in favor of our bonding does that mean her betrothed is no longer an issue?" Cole asks, he wants to know if he's going to have to kill of member of the Eygon Royal Family.

"Betrothed? Who were you going to marry me off too?" Confusion and hurt cross her features. Why would her father just her to someone she didn't love?

"Yes, the marriage has been called off. And you don't have to worry about the Eygon Circle; their King is an old friend of mine. We've straightened everything out."

"Good." Cole presses a kiss to Liz's temple.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Back the Betrothal Bus up a bit. You were just going to hand me over to some guy whose your friends son?" Liz glares at her father not pleased by this nugget of knowledge.

Jeff nervously scratches his head suddenly afraid of his daughter. "Well honey, it's our way. It's the way we do things, marriages are set up all the time. But the important thing to remember is that the deal is annulled and you're free to bond with Cole."

"What is it with people thinking they know what's best for me? I can make my own damn decisions you know." She fumes.

"Honey why don't we go back to the Crashdown. We still have your party." He changes the subject quickly. Liz glares at him one last time before nodding; she grabs Cole's hand and flames them out of the penthouse. Jeff swallows, damn he'd hate for any of his subjects to know his own daughter could frighten him better than any spawn from Hell.

TBC