Yes two chapters in one day but I wanted to get the story going.
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"Did you hear me…I asked you what you were doing here" Cole yelled as he grabbed onto her shoulders and shook her.
Phoebe yelped, as she swung her arm back ready to punch. However, Cole was ready for her and grabbed her wrist before it made contact with his face. "I see absence doesn't make the heart grow fonder."
Phoebe pushed back out his grasp. Her heart sped up and a myriad of emotions came over her. "How you…I mean are how did you…" Phoebe stuttered not being able to get the words out.
"How am I alive?" Cole asked intertwining his hand together. "Well see I'm not…I am still very much dead I'm just able to visit ever now and then."
Phoebe couldn't believe this was happening. Just when she thought she had gotten Cole out of her life for good…
"Paige!" Phoebe shouted as Cole took step towards her.
"Oh, she won't be able to hear you." Cole said smugly.
"What do you mean Paige can't hear me?" Phoebe asked nervously. "What did you do to her you son of a bitch?"
"Hey…hey…hey…now," He started, bringing his hands up in defense. "Let's not jump to conclusions I didn't do anything to her."
"Then why…"
"Why can't she hear you," He finished for her…"Yes, well I had to have some way of protecting myself. I may be dead but I can't risk demons figuring out that I have the power to come out of limbo… they might think I'm spying and want to try and kill me."
"Well it would make my job a whole lot easier." She spat.
Cole looked on in anger. "Since we didn't part on the best of terms I am going to let that slide."
"Phoebe scoffed. "What the hell could you do to me…you never could kill me." She smugly said. "Leo!" She yelled hoping for some kind of miracle.
Cole took another step forward finding this amusing. He had to take a minute though and look over her appearance. She was dressed elegantly like the way she used to dress when they used to go out. Her hair was neatly up with a rose in place and matching red heels to match. The one addition to her that he expected but didn't care for was the huge pink diamond ring on her finger
'Cupids and the color pink' He thought to himself. How predictable.
When Leo didn't come Phoebe started to panic.
"I told you Phoebe…no one can hear you."
Phoebe took a step back pointing a finger at him. "Stay away," She said seriously. Just. Stay. Away" She slowly said hoping he would get the hint.
Cole brought his arms up in defeat. There was a time where he would want to explain and hoping to get some trust back with her but not now…not after everything she had put him through. She had vanquished him twice now and wasn't looking to for a third round.
Phoebe was taken, aback that he listened so easily. He never was good at following orders when he was alive. "I want to know why Paige and Leo aren't answering me." She demanded looking right into his eyes. However, she found it a mistake. If there was one thing that always melted her was his piercing blue eyes.
"I put a protection shield around the mausoleum to keep evil out." He started as he paced back and forth occasionally glancing at her. "This is where my father is buried and if I have to be in limbo for the rest of my life then I can't very well have demons and warlocks coming in and out."
Phoebe chuckle lightly.
"Is there something funny?" Cole asked not amused
"Well, I mean you are making it sound like you're not evil." She said shifting her weight from one leg to the other.
"I'm not" He simply stated.
"Like hell," She snorted. "You were the source for goodness sake…if anything you are the ultimate evil."
Cole furrowed his eyebrows at her tone of voice. He couldn't believe after all these years she still sounded bitter. "That was when I was alive and mind you I didn't have any control about me becoming the source and-"
"Save it Cole" Phoebe interrupted. "I don't care what you are now but when I do know is that when I get out of here I am going to find a way to vanquish your sorry ass."
"Yes but I am already dead. You can't vanquish me."
"Yet, here you stand still being a pain in my ass." She yelled waving her arms in front of her.
"Hey! I just risked my life for you Phoebe… I came out into the open and saved you ass and all you can do is give me lip."
"Well who asked you to?" She scolded back. "For all I know you were the one that sent that demon to attack Piper and ruin my big night."
"Oh, you mean your anniversary with Cupid." He scoffed. "Trust me I don't think you would be missing much."
Phoebe took a step back. "What have you been spying on me now?" She asked her voice slightly shaken.
Cole realized what he let slip. It was true on more than one occasion he popped his head in and out to check up on her. When he first found out that she was engaged to Cupid it didn't really phase him. Cupid didn't have the passion and the fire that she needed. He was the complete opposite of himself and new that the marriage would only last a couple of months. It was a shocker that two years later she was still married.
Phoebe saw Cole's expression change. "What afraid that I found out your little secret…I can't believe this."
"Phoebe…"
"I don't want to hear it Cole. I just don't want to hear it." Phoebe passed a bit as she cradled her head in her hands. "I will vanquish you for good...do you hear me. You will die."
Phoebe turned to leave when he felt Cole's hand pull her back. She quickly grabbed his arm and swung him over her shoulder making him fall flat on his back. Without seeing if he was okay, Phoebe ran out of the mausoleum where she quickly found Paige.
"Phoebe…thank god, Leo and I have been looking for you everywhere and…" Paige stopped seeing how frazzled her sister was. "What's wrong?" She asked in concern.
"Cole" She whispered leaving Paige confused.
"Cole…" She said his name confused. "What about him?"
"Not now…orb me back to the manor. We have a demon to vanquish."
Paige didn't say anything as she grabbed onto Phoebe and orbed her out of the graveyard. Seconds later, they appeared back into the attic where everyone was waiting.
"Phoebe thank god." Piper cried bringing her into her arms. "When Paige couldn't find you she came back to Leo and he couldn't sense you either. We thought something had happened to you."
"No…I'm okay," She said stepping out of Pipers grasp and into Coop's worried ones.
"What happened?" Leo asked orbing into the attic
"Cole…Cole is what happened."
"Cole?" Leo asked. "What does Cole have to do with anything?"
"He's alive." She answered worriedly wrapping an arm around Coop's waist. "He's alive and stronger than ever."
Phoebe stepped out of Cooper's grasp and started for the kitchen. Everyone looked at each other worriedly as they swiftly followed behind. They found her gathering her gathering ingredients in the kitchen, ingredients that Piper quickly realized as Belthazor vanquishing potion.
"Phoebe what do you mean Cole is alive?" Piper asked coming up beside her.
"Well, I went to the cemetery and when I got to the mausoleum the demon that attacked you was there." She stepped around Coop and went into the freezer hoping they had more of the Belthazor flesh. "Dammit…" She groaned. "Piper did we run out of the Belthazor flesh."
"Um…honey we haven't been needing to use any kind of flesh for awhile. We are pretty low on all ingredients."
Phoebe closed the door and started heading for the living room when Coop grabbed her arm and pulled her back. She quickly tugged her arm away without thinking. "What is it with you guys always grabbing me like that?" She sighed.
"Someone grabbed you?" Coop asked worriedly.
Phoebe kept her head down not knowing how to answer.
"Wow, how about we just start from the beginning." Piper suggested as she sat down at the table. Phoebe sighed as she took a seat and covered her face with her hands.
"Okay, so you get the mausoleum and there was a demon."
"Yea, I think Cole called him Texica."
"Cole," Piper asked disbelieve ably.
"Yea I know that it doesn't make any sense but he was there. He showed up right when the demon was about to attack and…" She trailed off not believing the situation herself.
"Then what" Paige asked taking a seat next to her.
"Then he saved me."
"What do you mean saved you?" Leo asked.
"I mean he literally saved me. Texica was about to kill me, when Cole came out of nowhere and blocked his attack. How he is back I have no idea but…"
Phoebe glanced at Piper, her head was down, and Phoebe noticed the guilty look on her face. "Piper" Phoebe said. "You've got that look."
"Look…what look…" She chuckled nervously
"Piper… I know you and you are hiding something." She accused. "What do you know?"
Piper took a deep breath not knowing where to start. Piper went on tell them the story of when she almost died and Cole was the one that helped her come back and believe in her love for Leo. Looking at Phoebe's face as well as everyone else's she hoped keeping the secret wasn't the bad choice.
"Cole" Phoebe yelled. "You are telling me the old friend was Cole." She asked.
"Piper…" Paige scolded.
"You should have told us." Phoebe yelled as she stood up and headed back to the attic. Minutes later she came up downstairs with Cole's atheme that she had kept in case for emergencies.
Cooper saw Phoebe grab her bag and then her keys. "Honey what are you doing?"
"I am going to go and get Cole out of our life for good."
"By doing what exactly," Piper asked coming into the living room.
"I don't even want to talk to you right now." She answered angrily.
Leo looked at Piper's sadden expression. He knew what she did was wrong but didn't think she should be treated like this. "Phoebe I think you need to calm down and take a breath."
"No…you know what Leo…what I need is for you to orb me to the cemetery."
"What are you going to do at the cemetery?"
"What I should have done a long time ago…but I need some of his flesh first."
"Okay, well Paige will orb us into mausoleum and while I freeze him you slice and dice."
"Well, actually there is just one problem." Phoebe started. "You see Cole has the mausoleum protected by magic and no magical being can come in and out. The only on to get in is through the front door."
"Okay, then we won't orb in…"
"Yes, but it might scare Cole away and then we will never get the chance to get rid of him," Phoebe said.
"Okay, well what do you suggest?" Piper asked
"I am going to have to go in alone."
Coop ears perked not liking this plan. "Phoebe there is no way I am going to let you go in there alone." He said coming up beside her.
"He's right Phoebe…we don't want you getting hurt." Paige said.
Phoebe looked at Coop with soft eyes. "Baby…Cole wont hurt me. In his own twisted way he still loves me and he won't have it in him to kill me."
"Are you sure…I mean you did vanquish him twice…we don't know where his head is at." Cooper answered trying desperately to get her to stay.
"Phoebe is right though." Piper said. "This is Cole we are talking about and no matter what happened he wont kill her."
"How can you be so sure?" Coop asked.
"Because when I saw Cole he asked about Phoebe…he helped me in order to save her. I don't think he would have gone through all that if he didn't still care."
"What do you mean he did it for me?" Phoebe asked.
Piper sighed. "He told me that if I gave up on Leo then in some sort of indirect way you would give up on love to. He made sure I fought in order to save you."
"What a load of crap." Paige scoffed.
"Paige please…" Phoebe said.
Paige rolled her eyes.
"He said that." Phoebe asked.
Piper nodded her head. "Yup, he did…now whether that was his only reason or not I don't know."
"Yea, well I don't believe it." Phoebe said putting on her jacket. She looked back at Coop as she brought her hands up on his chest. "I promise you that I will be careful but this is something I have to do." Phoebe said in hopes for understanding.
Cooper brought his hands up kissed her lightly. "I know."
Phoebe smiled as she grabbed onto Leo's hands and orbed out.
Phoebe new one thing and that was that she loved Coop. If she ever was going to be truly happy she was going to have to kill Cole once and for all.
REVEIEWS!!!
Yes I know that its seems like a coop and phoebe but trust me ITS NOT! Things are about get interesting!
