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It happened one night

A year had passed since Phoebe disappeared. All this time, Paige, Piper, Prue and Cole continued their search for her, but all their efforts were in vain. There was no sign of Phoebe, it was like she had vanished into thin air. And little by little their hope was fading.

Surprisingly, after they vanquished the Source, everything seemed quiet. The demons left them alone. There was no attacks, no demonic activity in town. It was like the Underworld was sleeping...

Piper tried to move on with her life. She plunged into work in order to forget her pain. P3 was her second home after all and she decided to take good care of that place.

Cole got a job in a law firm and tried to live a usual life, a life as a simple human. He still felt strange without his powers. Sometimes he wished be a demon again, have the power to throw fireballs and shimmer from one side to another. Maybe she would be fine now, he thought sometimes.

This night, however, he needed to forget all these things.

Piper invited him to see the the new band in town and he decided that he deserved some break. After work, he went to P3. The club was far from empty. Cole saw that people were on the dance floor having a good time.

"You're here", Piper said softly.

"It's good to be here again", Cole remarked, looking around him. It seemed like forever since he had been in P3.

"You ok'?", Piper asked.

Cole nodded: "Yeah… It's just…", he took a deep breath, as the memories from the past came to him in flashes. "It's a long time...".

Piper extended her hands out of him: "I understand… C'mon, let's drink something".

Cole took her hand and they went to the bar. Piper filled two glasses with wine and handed one to him. They sipped the drink and watched the crowd dancing and enjoying the show.

Cole looked at Piper and noticed the sadness in her eyes. Piper was the most lovely person he ever met and just broke his heart seeing her like that. She was the only one who opened her arms to him and really understood his pain. "C'mon, let's dance", he said, trying to cheer her up.

"I thought you were a terrible dancer", she glanced at him.

"It's true...", he replied truthfully.

Piper smiled, gave her hand to him and they walked to the dance floor. Cole gently placed his hands on her waist, as she placed her arms around his neck. They slow danced in the middle of the crowd.

Having Cole so close to her sent a little shiver down her spine. It was hard for Piper admit that, but she always felt comfortable in his arms. And, when she looked at him, she felt lost in his eyes. "Cole...", she whispered, her heart beating hard and fast.

Cole just closed his eyes and kissed her. It was a long, soft kiss. For a single moment, they forgot everything around them. "Piper...", now Cole whispered, looking at her like a child who did something wrong.

As he tried step away from her, she grabbed him by the right arm: "No...", she said quietly, looking at the ground, blushing a little. Cole gasped and slipped his hand on her face, pulling her next to him. His eyes fluttered closed, as their lips met in a kiss again.

In the Underworld, at her chambers, Phoebe was smiling in front of a mirror. In a year, she learned how to use her new powers and took total control of the Underworld.

Truth was that Phoebe Halliwell was dead. No one, except the Seer and the wizard, knew her identity as Charmed One. The Evil Queen always used a mask to cover her face in front of others.

"My queen...", the Seer obediently kneel before her.

"Bring the shapeshifter here", she ordered.

The Seer shuddered: "My queen... it's not...".

"Shut up and bring the damn shapeshifter here!", Phoebe said, forming a fireball in her hand.

"As your wish", the Seer gasped.

Just a few minutes later, the shapeshifter appeared in the chambers. "You know what I want", Phoebe said and noticing the fear in the demoness' eyes, she added: "Don't worry, I won't vanquish you".

The demoness nodded and shapeshifted into Piper. Phoebe smiled and suddenly an athame appeared in her hands. She stabbed the shapeshifter in the stomach: "Oops... I did it again", she said nastily.