Dear Readers:

I thought I had given up the practice of fanfiction. I finished this story years ago. Yet one day I was browsing through this site, on a whim, and read through this story, "Amaranthine", and it occurred to me: it's pretty good.

But there were problems. Grammar, continuity- and a longing desire to add in another popular Charmed character: Cole. I wanted to write a sequel introducing Belthazor to my crazy Vampire Universe, but I couldn't seem to do it. It occurred to me over dinner one night: rewrite the original with Cole in it!

So I've taken this story and rewritten it. Leo and Piper are ten times more evil in this story. More background about the role of vampires in the magical community is displayed. Phoebe is still whacked out crazy, and Gary and Paige still embark on an ill-fated romance. But this time, so does Prue. Cole plays a huge part, almost bigger than Gary or Paige. The ending is completely different, and much more tragic. (Plus, it's longer- eight chapters instead of five.)

Update your author alerts. I'm leaving this version up, until the new version is put up in its entirety. Then this can come down. The reposting begins tonight, with a new chapter every few days or week, depending on how I feel.

Enjoy!

Sincerely Yours,

writelikeademon