Disclaimer: I don’t own them they beolng to the WB.ll in love with someone so much, ... And they feel the same way about you and yet there's nothing that both of you can do about it?

Wanting so much to be with him or her, your heart aches for that long awaited kiss that lingers on for what seems like forever, longing for you body and theirs to touch to make that contact that only two people who are in true love can only understand.

Your heart skips a beat and pounds faster whenever you hear their name being mentioned. It's killing you, not to see that person just for one second because "they" forbid it, that hunger for love eats you up deep inside your heart. That when you do finally get the chance to see the love of your life it's always about business and nothing more.

You still manage to sneak the odd kiss but as your lips touch theirs they disappear into thin air and you are forced back to reality and back to your duties. You have that passion and desire that need to be with them for 24/7 how would you cope? Love between two people shouldn't be like that, it shouldn't be hidden; it should be shouted out to the rest of the world. Hating the rules that surround you and keeps you both from being happy just to please "them" If there was a way to be with the love of your life would you do it? No matter the costs? Even if it means risking your life? Or worse making a deal with the devil? Would you still want to be with that person if it means giving up everything else? your work, your friends even your family? Is true love really that powerful to make one person give up so much?

Even if the love of your life is the person that was born to kill you and your family?.... Would you still want to risk everything?

Pheobe Halliwell the youngest of the charmed sisters made that decision that crucial decision that could cost all of the charmed ones their life.



She woke up one morning and like all mornings before that, uncertainty filled up inside her not knowing if today was the day to tell her sisters what she did or hadn't done as the case may be would she ever find the right time to tell them? She just couldn't bring herself to go through with it. She loved him how can you kill someone that you love with your whole heart? 'Piper even though she would be mad at me she will eventual calm down, but Prue on the other hand oh god I don't even want to think about that.' She thought

She hate having to lie to them day in, day out saying that she had an early study group meeting where truthfully she went to the mausoleum. The last place where she and Cole/Belthazor last saw each other where she had to vanquish him. Hoping and praying that he would appear again. Even if it was for only a couple of minutes. She wanted to see him again, to fell his touch that would send shivers down her spine and made her sigh with pure ecstasy, to kiss his lips and have his arms wrap round her and pull her into a lovingly embrace and to make her feel protected.

It was driving her insane she couldn't focus on her duty or schoolwork. She knew she had to let him go, and to move on but she couldn't. She just couldn't she loved him so much that it was killing her inside not knowing if he was alive or dead killed by the evil that had sent him to kill her and her sisters.

She took a deep sigh and pulled herself out of bed and got ready for another day of waiting, waiting for her love one to return back to her.

Prue and Piper were in the kitchen eating their breakfast in silence, worried and concerned about their little sister, who was once so full of life. Had now turned into a woman on a verge of depression. Moping about, hardly going out and didn't say more than a few words to her sisters. " I'm worried about her, Prue." Piper said expressing strongly about their once care-free sister "It's been what? A month and she has hardly talked to us and barley been in the same room as us. What are we going to do about her?"

"What can we do? I'm worried about her too, but unless she is willing to talk to us about it we just have to give her time." Prue answered Piper was about to speak, when Pheobe came in arms full with books "Good morning." Both the older sisters said simultaneously. "Mmmm" Pheobe grunted obviously not in the mood for a chit chat, she put her books down and made herself a small breakfast so she get out of the manor as soon as possible.

"Don't you think you are over doing it just a little." Piper said as she saw the pile of books. "I have to keep myself busy somehow." Pheobe snapped "Hey! She just worried about you we both are no need to snap her head off!" Pheobe sighed "I know, and I'm sorry I, just need time, okay?" She looked at her watch "Shoot, gotta go study meeting. See you both tonight." She picked up her books kissed both sisters on the cheek and left. Leaving two worried older sisters looking after her wondering what they can do.

Of course there was no studying meeting Pheobe had lied and had to grab books any books so that her sister wouldn't ask her any questions that she couldn't answer. The truth was she had been going to the mausoleum to see as always if today was the day that her love one since the day she "vanquished" him would appear.

Inside the mausoleum Pheobe stared at the gaping hole where she threw the potion. She studies it long and hard, put her hands over it to try and call a premontion, but as always it didn't work. "Where are you Cole?" She said aloud to herself as tears slowly started to make their way down her cheek. She stayed there for a good ten minutes just studying the hole and having many thoughts run through her head. Inhaling deeply she picked herself up and left with a broken heart.

If she had stayed a bit longer she would have seen Cole shimmering "Soon Pheobe, soon we will be together." His heart smashed into a million pieces as he watched her shadow disappearing knowing that if he called out her name "they" will find him and hunt him down like a mad dog destroying anything and anyone in their paths. "Give me time, my love, I have to make sure it is safe so that we can be together forever."

Suddenly a lighting bolt brought him out of his thoughts, through anger he turn into belthazor and fought back returning back the lighting bolt at his assassin. Missing him but at least buying him time to shimmer to somewhere else.

Dusting himself down the assassin shouted out "You can't hide from me for ever Belthazor sooner or later I'll find you and when I do I'll kill you and your little witch girlfriend." With that he went off, back on his trail.

Pheobe was out walking in the San Francisco park just walking and thinking on how she can tell her sisters or even if she should she knew what she did was wrong but how could they expect her to kill her true love? Could she really change him? Be someone or something that he's not? Is it possible? Of course it is 'love conquers all' she smiled at the last thought 'love conquers all.'

As she walked oblivious to everything around her she bumped into a stranger who seemed to be in a rush "Oh! Sorry! My fault should look on where I was going " She said. The man looked straight at her coldly that had sent fear inside her they stared at each other of what seemed liked hours.
"Oooops! Again sorry." Pheobe said trying to break the tense seconds.

The man grunted he could just have easily kill her here and now no ones about, but he won't he wanted her to be present at her love one death or to watch Belthazor pain when he tortures her in front of him. Either way he will no doubt enjoy it.

He just nodded his head and walked off to search for Belthazor. Pheobe looked on at him thinking how wired he was and why she felt the way that she did. She was about to walk off where she notice some sort of sharp metal on the ground picking it up her muscles became tense she closed her eyes as her ears were ringing she was having a premonition of the guy killing Cole and torturing her. When she came out of it she felt light-headed but one thought stood out loud and clear that Cole was back and he's in deep trouble "he's here he came back." She said aloud with a small smile across her face, which suddenly faded into sadness as she momentary forgot her vision "He came back... Only to get himself killed... I must find him and quickly."


Back at the mausoleum Cole had shimmered back and had been pacing back and forth to figure out what his next move will be. Even though he shimmered out when the assassin he didn't go too far just enough to make the assassin go away to follow another trail he knew he wouldn't be saved and must importantly needed to tell Pheobe that she too was in danger. The problem is how is he going to go to her without her sisters present and most importantly not getting killed in the process.

There was a sudden noise that broke his thought he watched the shadow walking down the stairs and shimmered out. As she got to the bottom of the stairs she starting to call out for him begging him to come to her "Cole, please I need you I need to tell you something I know that you are in trouble I want to help please. I...I...I love you and I will let nothing come between us. Please I want to help you I don't want to lose you..." She sobbed than her sobbed turned to anger and frustration "... I AM NOT GOING TO LOSE YOU NOT AGAIN, YOU HEAR ME... C...C..CAN'T YOU SEE? IT'S KILLING ME INSIDE NOT TO SEE YOU...TOUCH YOU... To... to... kiss you!" She said the last part in a whisper as her emotions were getting the better of her. She dropped to her knees and broke down. Knowing that he was alive was a relief to her. But, knowing and seeing her love one not to mention herself getting killed was too much but then again she thought 'if it was going to happen then so be it but not before I have one last kiss from him.' She sat down just staring into space where she felt a small breeze "Cole?" She said quietly as she got up and turned around. There in front of her with warm eyes melting her heart stood the man she loved in those precious seconds nothing was said it didn't need to be, Just two people who loved each other so much and was willing to sacrifice everything just to be together.

Pheobe suddenly slapped him and said, " I don't know whether I should kiss you or kill you myself." Seeing how she was clearly hurt Cole pulled her towards him and pressed his lips onto hers and tenderly with his thumbs wiping away the tears that fell at the side of her cheeks. For a second he pulled away and whispered "I will never leave you not now not ever." And went back to kissing her passionately "I promise."

After a few passionate minutes they both broke away from their long awaited kiss staring into each other's eyes and embraced not a word spoken.

Till Pheobe gave a loud sigh as much as she wanted to stay in his warm embrace she knew there was a task at hand and innocents to save unfortunately the innocents were, them. She broke from the embrace again looking deep into his warm brown eyes even though her heart was melting she took a deep breath and finally spoke of the premonition that she had that made her come back. " Cole, I had a premonition that made me rushed back here. It was of the both of us..."

She couldn't carry on without the warm salty tears building up, and were beginning to slowly make their way down her cheeks. She was used to the tears now for many days it was all that she did. Cry for a love that she didn't know where he was, cry for him not knowing whether he was alive or dead, cry herself to sleep wanting to feel his warm, gentle embrace as she cuddle next to him that embrace to tell her that she was safe. This time it was tears of lost knowing what was to come for the both of them. Cole saw this, and how deep in thought she was with his finger he lifted her chin up and softly spoke "Pheobe, sweetie you don't have to say another word. We find a way out of this I just have to keep on shimmer out to other planes." Hearing this solution rage had build up inside her body "No! I'm not having you do that to me again, This time it involves us both I know it's a big risk but what I also know that it's a risk worth taking I'm not having you just to come here and then to take off and leaving me again." Knowing how stubborn she can be and this time he can't blame her he back down

"Okay, it seems I can't win." He smiled as he continued "You got any ideas on how we are going to keep our hearts where we like them in our bodies then on the sources plate."

Pheobe smiled even through it was a hard time for the both of them she admire Cole's humour it was one of the things that made her fall in love with him. "Yes I do have a plan but I don't think you are going to like it as it will involve having the help from my sisters."

"Great, Well we don't have to worry about the assassin going to kill us when we've got your sisters."

"Cole, let me worry about them you just concentrate of involving getting yourself killed by the time I get back."

"Okay, I can do that just for you..." He leaned towards her and planted a kiss on her cheek. "...But before you go and do that can you a spare a hour or so as since now that we're together and grab a bite to eat as all that shimmering plays havoc on my stomach." Pheobe smiled and without a doubt agreed.

They walked out the mausoleum and went to the nearest café where they sat down and ordered.

Unaware that someone was watching them and that there will be hell to pay.

As Cole and Pheobe once again got cosy, having an un-easy feeling, Pheobe asked Cole if he ever had the feeling they're being watched. "All the time." Came his reply as he smiled Pheobe realising what he means smiled and said, "We will sort that out once I find a way of telling my sisters." They got up and paid the bill and went out once outside they again kissed and embraced. "Well, I best get going and figure of a way to tell my sisters. I will meet you at the usual place? It already feels like a second home to me. You be careful." She said, he smiled back and said "You too."

"I'll be fine besides it's not like I haven't faced danger before."

"I was talking about your sisters."

"So was I." Pheobe again gave a smile back at him a smile so warm that when he first saw it had melted his cold dark heart. She gave him one final kiss before they depart still unaware that a pair of eyes was carefully watching every move that they made and thought 'They're dead- They are both so dead when I get my heads on them.'

Over at the manor even through it was her day off Piper was bored, so she was going to make a head start on getting the club ready for it's guest for tomorrow night.

As she was making her way to the front door the phone rang and seeing it was something to do as well as someone to talk to she ran to it. "Halliwell, manor Piper speaking." She said in a very formal tone "Hey Piper it's Jen is Pheobe there?"

"No I'm afraid she went to a study meeting, can I take a message?"

"Study meeting? What study meeting? I been ill for the pass week that's what I wanted to tell her, that I'm well enough to go back to studying." Hearing this Piper was angry more then worried 'She lied to us. She lied to me.' Losing focus for a minute until hearing the person on the phone keep on repeating her name "...Piper...Hello Piper?...Piper... Still there?"

"Huh? What?... Oh yeah sorry I'm still here I make sure Pheobe gets the message bye bye." She said as she slammed the phone down " I make sure Pheobe gets the message loud and clear." She said out loud to herself as she went over to one of the chairs and sat down to wait for Pheobe she was not a person to get angry easily but being lied to especially by either one of her sisters can make Piper Halliwell a person you don't want to mess with.


As Pheobe approached the manor she sighed with relief that Prue car wasn't there 'Good! Prue not here.' She began to reach out of her keys to open the door but hesitated 'Oh god what to I say? I've got some good news and some bad news the bad news is that I lied to you about Cole I didn't vanquish him but the good news is that you don't have to kill me cause an assassin is going to that for you. That would work'

Her hands began to shake as she opened the door and step inside the manor 'Maybe is my lucky day and Piper went out of a walk...'
"PHEOBE!" came a holler from the sitting room '...Or perhaps not.' As she took a deep breath and went in the sitting room where she was face to face with her sister.

As Pheobe went in the sitting room she put a massive smile on her face "hi please to see me I see?" She said trying to make light of the fact that Piper was in fact pissed at her right now "Don't you even DARE try to get smart with me girl." Piper hissed 'Oh oh something tells me now isn't a good time to tell her.' "What have I done now?"

Phoebe try her very best to put on her innocent act the pouting lip, the puppy dog eyes you name she tried it. It was an act that she had perfected over the years and it worked most of the time specially, with Piper "And don't even TRY that it won't help you not, this time you are not getting off that easy Madame."

Pheobe sighed and knew then that she had to drop the act as she can see Piper face get redder by the minute she began to swallow her pride and to prepare herself for the ear bashing that she was about to receive. "Where were you today?" Piper asked hoping that if Pheobe admits that she lied about the studying meeting now then Piper will go easy on her. "I told you and Prue this morning on where I was going to I was at a studying meeting. Why?" Piper at this time flipped knowing full well that she was lying she couldn't hold in her temper anymore seeing that Pheobe had the gall to still lie to her in the face she went towards her and began to grip onto her shoulders and began to shake her hard.

"Don't lie to me Pheobe I know for a fact that you didn't go to a studying meeting as you study partner rang up and said she was well enough to go back. So I ask you once again where were you and don't lie to me." Pheobe had never seen Piper this mad before well she had NEVER seen Piper mad at all as she hated confrontations and if she was true to herself the Piper before her scared her a lot that she knew she had to tell her. "Piper you're hurting me." She whined, "Hurting you?" Piper let her go and saw Pheobe rubbing her sore arms she did feel a bit of remorse on how she acted but couldn't help the way she felt being lied to, going out of her mind with worry not knowing where her baby sister was. She took her deep breath to calm herself down before she spoke again. "Hurting you? What about me, Pheobe? you told us you been going to the library to study and that's where you have been. You lie to us Pheobe you LIED to ME." She said once again anger building up and trying with all her might to stay calm. Again she took a deep breath and sat down and spoke again.

"You hurt me Pheobe I was out of my mind with worry." By this time Pheobe could see the tears that her sister was desperately trying to keep them from pouring out, she knew she had to tell her now she sat beside her and hold her sister's hands lovely into her own. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you." Piper looked deep into her eyes "What I couldn't understand is why did you lie to us. Are you in some kind of trouble if so we can help you with it. You don't have to keep it to yourself." There was a long pause between the two sisters Pheobe closed her eyes and for the first time in a long time began to tell Piper the truth hoping that she would understand and not to disown her as a sister. "Piper, I'm sorry I lied to you but I couldn't tell you the truth I don't even know how to begin." Piper had now realise how serious this was by the way her sister was shaking she pulled Pheobe close to her she began to comfort her with a magic touch that only sisters knew how. "Pheobe whatever it is I will help you with it so would Prue."

"I hardly think Prue will be happy to help me with this."

"Sweetie you know she loves you it just she gets stressed out too easily that's all."

"I know but this time I think... ... I know I over stepped the mark here."

"Pheobe please just tell me first then we deal with Prue together okay." Piper placed her finger underneath her sister's chin to show her that she was serious. Pheobe took a deep breath and began with encouragement from Piper. "Piper the reason why I lied to you about where I've been is because I lied to you about Cole." Tears at this time were slowly making there way down her cheek she turn her face away so that she wouldn't have to look at Piper in the eye or to see the disappointment look in them. "What you mean you lied about Cole?" Piper question fearing the worse "Look at me." Phoebe looked back at Piper and replied "I couldn't do it Pipe I couldn't vanquish him, I .........I ......I just couldn't I love him so much it hurts when I don't see him. If I did do it I knew a part of me would die along with him. Piper you got to believe me I planned to do it really I did but in the end he saved my life from the kotar and then I realised how much I love him I never felt that way before not even with Clay.

"I just didn't know what to do I listen to my heart I'm sorry." At this time Pheobe lost her composure and brawled, her eyes out "Please don't hate me Pipe I need you." Piper at first didn't know what to say. She was mad at her for again lying to them but relieved that she finally told her she knew that getting angry with her wouldn't help matters and would only make them worse and besides Prue would be angry enough for the both of them. She got up and started to pace around the room trying to sort out her emotions "Piper... I talk to me please! Say something anything." Pheobe begged "I can't believe you let a demon go that had...no correction still poses a threat to us you included can you honestly say that we can trust him? Or you even?"

"What you saying Piper? That you don't trust your own sister."

"Pheobe how do you expect me to act to news as big as this? You're my sister and I love you but you broke my trust in you the moment you lied about it. I know it's harsh but that how I feel right now I need time to adjust to it. I mean what else are you lying about that concerns the three of us?" She gave Pheobe a look and once again Pheobe took her eyes away from her sister and told her about the premonition "Is that why you told me to help save Cole?"

"Piper you got every right to be mad at me. But, tell me what I should do and I do it I mean the way you feel about Leo I feel that way about Cole and both you and Leo broke the rules to try and be together why can't I? I thought you of all people would understand that." Piper sat back down next to her sister knowing in a way she was right there was not a tougher lesson then that of the heart. It can be over powering. It can lead people to do crazy things. It can also be easy to break then to heal, once it breaks you need a special person to fix it again and that doesn't come too often and in turn can destroy that person. "That was different he hasn't tried to kill us."

"I know but take away the whole try to kill us thing and you got a person who loves me so much that had to fight his urges to kill me and he had a lot of opportunities to do that. Please can you at least try to understand that?" Piper in actual fact understood it more then she had care to admit "Pheobe I do understand what you are getting at but I don't like it as your big sister I tend to worry about you. I don't want to see you get hurt." She looked deeply into her sisters' eyes and saw the love that she carried for Cole. "You really love him don't you?" Pheobe nodded her head and smiled "I never felt anything like this." Piper couldn't help but smile seeing her sister so happy but she couldn't hide the worry also "Piper, I know that your worried about me and your hurt about me lying to you I also know that it will take awhile for you to trust me again. I know it's wrong but in my heart it feels so right."

"Tell me why it feels so right." Piper said sternly "Because he loves me as much as I love him."

"Pheobe" Piper soften as she put her arm around her "I can understand it and I'm in a way happy for you but I can't give you my blessing not just yet, but if he makes you happy and behaves himself then one day I will."

"Really?" Pheobe said in a cheerful tone Piper nodded and Pheobe just put her arms around Piper's neck and said "Thank you thank you thank you thank you."
"Don't thank me yet little sister this was easy compare to what Prue going to be like and not liking him in the first place is not going to help your defence either."

The assassin was going over photos that were given to him and unlike the Kotar. He knew what Belthazor looked like when he turned into his human form, just like a human assassin, had all the pictures and background details of his targets that he needed for his targets.

He also got information on the charmed ones but, mostly on Phoebe he knew everything about her what she look liked. What power she's got. Right down to the name of her favourite movie.

All he knew about the task was that whoever had hired him was a big mystery in itself only knowing that the person was way more powerful then the source. The assassin didn't even know who the employer was let alone what he looked like or if there are more then one. He didn't even tell him why they wanted Pheobe only to say to make sure that Cole pays and to grab Pheobe he could do whatever he liked to her just as long as she is still alive as the plans in store for her were big.

He looked at the address of Pheobe's college and went to get more information on their whereabouts the only way he knew how. He spotted the college recognise one of her friends from the file that he had been given he watched her closely making sure when he speaks to her she will be alone and when he had got what he wanted that no one would hear her scream.


He watched as one by one her friends went their separate ways and said their goodbyes to her. Carefully he watched her walking by herself and looking around to make sure the coast was clear he made his move on her. Walking a few strides behind her they approached an alleyway and again making sure no one was about he put his hand over her mouth and dragged her into the deserted alleyway where he can begin to get the information he wanted.

The girl was clearly petrified as she looked at the man's cold dark eyes showing no emotions, no regrets and no remorse on what he just done or what he was about to do. She only saw the coldness and hatred that were shown in his eyes, and that he means cause harm to her. At that moment she prayed for her family that she knew she wasn't going to see them ever again.

"Hello Jen." The assassin said in a very calm voice but still had sent shivers down the girl's spine. "H-h-h-h-how you know my name? What you want from me?" Jen shakily asked, "That is not of your concern you concern right now is for your life you have the chose of either giving me what I want and I let you go. Or not being co-operative and I will kill you slowly and painfully. It's your choice so what's it to be?" he said once again in a cool calm manner which made Jen shake even more "What do you want to do know? I'll tell you anything, anything at all you have to do is just ask." The assassin held Jen chin in his hand and in a near whisper said "Good." He grip tighten on her chin and Jen let out a small yelp he looked dead into her eyes. "Where can I find a Pheobe Halliwell?" Not knowing what Pheobe had done to piss the guy off so much. Out of loyalty of her being such a good friend she acted dumb by shaking her head and saying that she didn't know. This infuriated the assassin and slapped her hard in the face and with one hand grabbed her shirt pulled her against him only for him to push her hard against the wall having a cry escape from her lips "I ask you ONCE again where does Pheobe Halliwell live?" Again she shook her head and again the assassin smacked her and slammed her into the wall but doubling her pain "I can keep on doing this until I get what I want. Are you going to tell me? Or am I have to hurting you?" Tears pouring down her cheeks and pain beginning to build up all over her body. She nodded her head and gave him the information that he wanted. Releasing her and thanked her with a smile "There that wasn't so bad now was it?" He began to turn his back towards her and started to walk off. Badly shaken up but breathing a sigh of relief. Jen gather her things up and started to head for home. To warn Pheobe what had happened. When the assassin suddenly stopped and turned back and again walked up to her. "Of course you have seen my face. Being a friend of Phoebes you might warn her. So..." Without any warning Jen eyes grew wide with fear. He grabbed her and twisted her head, snapping her neck as if it was a twig, hearing it snap he let go and Jen lifeless body dropped down on the ground. Feeling nothing he gave a smile and carried on walking, not once looking back he made his way towards the Halliwell manor.

Piper and Pheobe were waiting patiently for Prue to come back home. And get it over and done with. Piper had reassured Pheobe that she will be there with her when she tells Prue and wouldn't let her come to any harm by Prue's fury "That's great, but you know what will be even better? Is you telling her instead of me." Pheobe said as she gave a big cheesy grin hoping to convince Piper but to no luck "As much fun as that sounds... Nope, you got yourself into this you tell." Thinking about how to tell the elder sister Pheobe also had something else to worry about and that is will Prue help her and Piper save Cole and not to mention herself from the assassin fate? While both of them figuring out what to tell Prue or how to tell her. And what to do if her temper gets the better of her not to mention having a phone nearby in case things got out of hand little do they realise that Prue already knows and that she was now heading for home in a fowl mood ready to kill Pheobe.

(Lunch time hour ago)

After a hectic morning it was now lunch time and Prue went to a café where she spotted Pheobe having a lunch with what seemed to Prue as her latest. And thought of surprising her sister and being the oldest she would do what most of older siblings do and that was to embarrass the younger one. As she made her way down the man turned and Prue froze on the spot for she recognise the face, the face of evil that had for months tried to kill her and her sisters. She just stood there not believing what she was seeing. Their sworn enemy having lunch with her sister. Who after they had been through over years especially when they were growing up had just started to have built a deep and founded trust in her baby sister something that she always found it hard and after the whole Balthazor thing not a word was mention. She made sure that neither one of them saw her she saw the way Cole was smiling at her smiling at her sister a action that made her stomach churn and increasing her anger more. 'The lying little bitch, I kill her I fucking kill her.' She saw them both finish their lunch. She wanted to go up to them both and have it out with them right there and then. Wanting to kill him for exsiting and her for her deceit. Knowing full well she can't without rising their family secert and being consumed with so much anger and rage that she couldn't risk unleashing her powers and hurt any innocents because of it. She watched as both of them departed. Seeing Cole giving a peck on Pheobe's cheek. Having suddenly lost her appetite she went back to the magazine tell her boss she got the pictures she needed. And be finishing at home she made way home in such a rush nearly causing a couple of accidents along the way her mind focus only on one thing betrayal of a sister.

(Back at the manor)


The atmosphere in the manor was so tense. That hearing the door slammed made them jumped about three feet in the air. Knowing that by hearing the door slammed Prue was in a fowl mood Piper placed her hands on Phoebe's shoulders reassure and again telling her that she won't leave her side Pheobe was about to thank her when they heard a holler that send chills up both their spines. "PIPER, PIPER WHERE YOU? WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT OUR DEAR LITTLE SISTER!" Both Piper and Pheobe looked at each other with the same thought in mind 'Shit!'

Pheobe looked at Piper and whispered, "She couldn't know already could she?" Prue went to the sitting room and saw both of her sisters seeing Pheobe cowering behind Piper she again was tempted to use her power but didn't want Piper hurt. Looking hard at Pheobe with hatred that she had never felt before towards her sister "Did the little lying bitch tell you what she had done?" Piper winced at Prue's anger and feeling Pheobe shaking she knows that this is going to a slow day. "Yeah, just now." Prue eyes grew as big as saucers "And you are protecting HER? Standing up for her after she lied in our faces"

"Prue, it wasn't easy for her." Pheobe hated the fact that the conversation made her feel they were talking about her like she wasn't in the same room. "Calm down Prue please Pheobe knows how much she hurt us by lying about Cole.."
"Belthazor." Prue said with venom "Prue, can't you least try to hear her out."

"Why should I? It be just another lie coming from HER mouth." Before Piper cold stop Pheobe stepped in front of Piper wanting to try and get Prue to understand what happened. Happened it wasn't an act of betrayal but an act of love one that Prue will hopefully understand about having to lose a love one but worse specially if you had to kill him. Piper still staying close by her side, "Prue, please try and understand what it was like for me to have to face that decision. Besides how did you know?" Prue looked coldly at her, not moving "Pheobe don't even think of trying to justify this! I saw you having lunch with what to be your one of many boyfriends but lo and behold it was Balthazor. Talking about sleeping with the enemy. I knew it, I knew like with everything else that she wasn't capable of it!" She said in Piper's direction. "Hey! What that suppose to mean?" Prue walked up to her 'oh crap.' Thought Piper as she again tried to pull Pheobe behind her but instead Pheobe pulled her arm away from Piper's grasp "I'm sorry Piper but I want to know what she meant by that." Piper backed off not knowing what to do she understood both sides but the only thing she can do was to watch and pray that both sisters will survive this argument in one piece "I mean that you never do anything right do you? You think that we must be stupid or something and will never find out but when we do instead of facing reasonability you go off crying to Piper who instead of getting mad will comfort you so you can have some one there to back you up. When are you going to grow up? For fuck sake."

Piper was going to say something feeling hurt by that remark but Pheobe spoke out "Don't take this out on Piper just because she understands better then you. Look Prue I know what I did was wrong but can't you see I love him."
"Love?" scoffed Prue "There's no such thing as love when it comes to a demon."

"Oh you mean like there no such thing as love with you?... " Pheobe stopped in mid sentence and Piper could do nothing but watched horrified as she went flying through the other side of the sitting room and had banged her head a little whimper escaped from her lips. Prue didn't stop there blinded by pure anger and rage she lifted Pheobe up again and flung her again against the wall she walked up to her picked her up by her shirt and warned her "Don't you ever, ever questioned me about love little sister. You got that?" But as always Pheobe didn't know when to stop as she also had anger building up. Piper trying hard to break Prue's grip on their sister but couldn't. "Why? Because what am saying is the truth?"
"Pheobe... please." Piper pleaded with her sister but Pheobe still carried on "... I may be a lot of things but unlike you at least I show how much I love the people around me ...even you..."

"Pheobe please I'm begging you to stop. Don't make this worse then it already is." Piper stressed still trying hard to break the oldest grip on the youngest but it fell on deaf ears as Pheobe kept on "...I mean you couldn't even tell Andy how you felt about him at the start until the day he was going to die. Face it Prue you just a cold-hearted bitch you couldn't even cry at mum funeral." Before she could stop herself from saying it. It was too late even Piper was shocked on what her little sister had said. She looked at each sister tears streaming down both their faces before Pheobe could even open her mouth to apologise she felt Prue's backhand in contact with cheek and a stinging sensation as one of Prue's ring scratched her skin. "You fucking cow!" She drew hand back again preparing to hit her sister when Piper stepped in "Prue that's enough." She tried to sound tough but deep down she was scared, as she had never seen either sisters liked this before, let alone standing up to Prue. "Piper don't make me hurt you as well."

"Well you going to have to if you intend to lash out on Pheobe. I know what she said was not fair and look at her now. Can't you see how much she's regretting it? She was trying to show you how much she loves Cole as you loved Andy." Piper was shaking as every word came out of her mouth not knowing if Prue was going to hit her as well but she saw her putting her arm at her side Piper along with Pheobe sighed with great relief "Prue I-I-I- I'm sorry." Pheobe Apologised from her heart. "Save it. While we having this lovely sisterly chat is there anything else you care to share." Pheobe look at Piper her eyes pleaded with her for her to tell Prue about the premonition Piper understood and braced herself for the outcome.

"Prue... There is something else that you should know, Pheobe why don't you go upstairs and clean yourself up while I tell Prue about it." Piper turned to her sister as for the first time she feared for her little sister safety. Pheobe was about to walk off when Prue suddenly grabbed her arm and held it tight and with bitterness said, "You are not going anywhere." She turned back to Piper and asked "What about this premonition?" Piper didn't know how to put it so she put it bluntly "Pheobe had a premonition of Cole and herself getting killed by a demon." Prue looked at Pheobe hard and asked "Tell me Pheobe if it wasn't for this premonition of yours would you still tell Piper and I the truth?" All Pheobe could do was to stare at the floor and if she was honest with herself shook her head she couldn't even bare to look at Piper in the eye. Prue gave a little scoff already knowing what the answer would be before it had escaped her month. "I thought so. Well it looks like there is a decent demon after all and will save me the job of killing both you and Balthazor." Pheobe jerked her head up to see, to hope that Prue was joking but she knew she wasn't Piper was also clearly as shocked "Prue you can't mean that! She our sister." Prue turned her back and began to walk off but not before letting one more hurtful comment escape her lips "Correction, She YOUR sister not mine. Of course I help them just as soon as hell freezes over." Hearing the door slam Piper went up to Pheobe and hugged her letting her little sister cry her heart out she knew Prue would had took it hard and yell at her but she didn't expected she would be this bad. She turned to Piper who also had tears "I'm sorry Piper... I'm sorry for disappointing you, do you hate me?"

"No matter what you do good or bad I will never hate you you're my sister and I love you with my whole heart."

"You think Prue will calm down?" She sobbed. "Yeah, she just needed time to herself to process it." Piper said reassuring mostly herself then Pheobe as both of them knew that Pheobe life depending on her 'Please Prue please don't be like this and let Pheobe die.' She silently prayed hoping that in some way that her prayer will be answered and her older sister would live up to her word and that was to protect them. She also prayed for Cole as well as she knew for a fact if anything happened to him a major part of Pheobe would die along with him. It will have a long term affect on her and that she will never be the same again she would want to give up being a witch and would sink in a deep desperation like she once did.

Piper vowed to herself she will not go through that again as it nearly cost an innocents life and nearly destroyed her because of the guilt that was building up. She won't sit by and watch Pheobe, go through that as out of all of them Pheobe was the one who never complained once about who they were and what their destiny is. Piper knew what she must do not only will she help Pheobe but also to get Prue help even if it means dragging her kicking and screaming.

The assassin was approaching the manor to force Pheobe into giving information to Cole's whereabouts even if he had to beat it out of her. Or worse her sisters, as he knew that they weren't keen on him especially the eldest Halliwell and, he also knew that no matter how much Pheobe loves Cole she loves her sisters unconditionally, a love which even he can't break.

As he was about to strike he stopped in his tracks and saw Prue slamming the door and hurried into her car. He watched as she backed her car tyres screeching and drove off. 'Something tells me she know about Balthazor being alive.' He thought. He was about to carry on towards the manor when an idea hit him a new plan of attack. In order for it to work all he had to do was to find Prue and convince her to double team with him to kill Balthazor without any harm coming to her sister. He knows how over-protective, she is towards both of her little sisters. Which would explain her piss-off mood. If he wants to get her on his side and do his dirty work then now was the time as in her current mood no doubt that she is not thinking straight and would agree to anything if it means saving her baby sister from her demon lover.


Prue was still fuming as she drove to clear her head 'how dare she? how dare she thinks that, I'm going to help her after this? Of all the irresponsible things that she had done. This is the final straw I will NEVER forgive her for this EVER.' She had been driving for hours hoping to calm down. Her feelings towards Pheobe were not good. Doubting that she will ever begin to trust her again.

Faking Cole's death then telling them only because of the premonition and for Prue to find out the way she did was another reason why she was mad she should have told them that she didn't vanquish him. She had many chances to tell either one of them the truth about what really happened. She would have been mad but a bit more lenient and understanding at the end of the day that was all that matter that she had gone to her sisters and told them the truth and they would have helped her. She sighed she loved Pheobe after all she was her sister nothing can deny that no matter how many times she wanted to. 'She did it out of love' a part of her brain said 'maybe be so but what has love got to do with it?' said the another part. It was a constant battle in her head as well as in her heart she knew that Pheobe did what she thought was best at times like these Prue wished that her mum was alive to give advice but she wasn't so what is she going to do about it? Save BOTH Pheobe AND Cole? Or turn her back on them? She switched the engine off got out of the car and just looked at the lake to think.

'Damn it Pheobe. Why must you always do this to us at the last minute when things get too tough for you that you needed our help? You should have told us.' She stared at the lake thinking how different her and her sisters life would have been if their mother hadn't died or if she didn't sacrifice her own childhood to help rise her sisters. If her mother were still alive would she have got on better with Pheobe? Have the same sister relationship that she had with Piper?

No matter how many times she went through it in her head there was nothing she can do about it now. What was done is done and there's no point in bring out the past again she can't turn back time she had to think long and hard about this if she wasn't there when they needed her. Pheobe will die, but if she was there. Not only would she save Pheobe life but Cole as well. Doubts about whether Cole does really love Pheobe came to her mind. 'What happens if it is a trap playing on her emotions, it's a good plan. Get into Phoebe's heart let her heart rule her head so that she doesn't see the real 'him'. She loves him so much that she forgets what he is and what he is capable of doing.

We would let him into our house, into our lives; he would then prove himself to us. We would in the end trust him. Then the moment our backs are turned and we let our guard down he could strike and kill us all. He may mask his demon side by changing to his human form like we can hide behind our work to escape from what we are. But there are both still the same no matter what we do or what identities we can change into we can't escape from who we are and what we are.'

She sighed she is torn into two not knowing what to do it seemed like no matter what decision she would come to they both came with a consequent at the end of it. What will she decide to do? Save her sister and Cole or save herself and Piper by vanquishing Cole?

Still deep in thought she didn't hear the footsteps of the assassin coming towards her. He thought about killing her there and then killing the oldest would make the other two more valuable and easy targets, but he fought the urge and had a job to do when the job was finish then he can do what he wanted with the charmed ones.

The sound of a twig snapping in two broke her thoughts, and made her jump. Out of instinct she raised her hand at the stranger and made him go flying. Realising what she did she put her hand to her mouth in shock and ran towards him to lend a hand and helped him up. "Oh! Are you all right? That was quite a fall." The assassin stared at her long and hard and rudely pulled his arm out of her grip. "I'm fine." He snapped. "Oookay, no need for that attitude just trying to help..." Prue snapped back "...But if you don't need my help then fine. Be like that see if I care." Prue turned and began to walk off. The assassin mentally kicked himself knowing that he couldn't let this opportunity slip out of his hands ran after her. He put his hand on her shoulder and apologised (which he hated!)"I'm sorry. I was rude back there."

"Your forgiven. I'm sorry as well, my mind was on other things." Prue smiled at the stranger. "I do need your help...Prue!" Prue's eyes widen before she got to speak the assassin fist delivered a powerful blow at the back of her head her world instantly went black. Making sure no one was about he picked her up and headed home.

Prue came too noticing that it was still black when she opened her eyes and figured that the stranger had put a blindfold on her. She tried to free her hands but was bound too tightly that she couldn't even lift a finger to unbind the ropes. "Ah, your are awake I see." She turned to where the sound of the voice was. "Who are you? What you want with me?"

"Is not you I want it's Balthazor or Cole as your sister know him better as. You see I'm an assassin and been hired to kill Balthazor."

"So you are human then?"

"Nope! I am a demon but not as high up as I want to be killing Balthazor will give me a higher credit and respect."

"So what's the difference between you and bounty hunters?" Questioned Prue wanting to get as much information as she can. "Bounty hunters hunt by smelling the blood of the demon but not when he is in human form. The demon or demons that hired me want Balthazor dead in quick time. They couldn't wait for him to be stab or injured so they gave all the information that they had on him, you and your sisters..."

"You leave my sisters alone..." Prue cut him off. The assassin smiled "At first torturing Pheobe to get to Balthazor was a bonus, but I'm willing to make a deal with you." Prue scoffed "What makes you think I will go along with it?"

"My dear Prue, you have no choice but to. You see like I said torturing Pheobe to get to Balthazor WAS a bonus. But being the kind hearted demon that I am I'm willing to leave her alone not even going to touch her hair on her head, or Piper's for that matter if you..." He paused "If I what?" Spat Prue getting impatient. "...If you team up with me and help me kill Balthazor. He will be out of your and especially your baby sister's life for good. Isn't that what you want? She wouldn't even know that we have meet. All you have to do is lend him to the mausoleum and keep him talking and after I kill him I will be gone."

"That's what the bounty hunter said...You evil you can't be trusted."

"Okay I kill you now, then your sisters and Balthazor... and don't think astro projecting will help once you leave your body I will kill you instantly so you will be dead before you can warn them. All I'm asking is for your help to get Balthazor. TYhat's all.

"If I even come within a foot of your sisters you can vanquish me. You want that demon out of your life right? I mean you fight enough evil already without having your sister dating one. So what's it going to be? Balthazor life or your sisters?"

~#~

Having calmed Pheobe down and reassure her that she will again try to talk to their big sister and make her see sense if it was going to kill her. Pheobe closed her eyes and fell asleep on Piper's shoulder. Having lunch with Cole, the argument with Prue, the many tears that she shed had drain her. Piper gently placed her sister head down and went out of the room and up the attic to see if there was anything she could do to stop Pheobe heart being broken.

She searched through the book seeing nothing but pages and pages of potions and spells to get rid of demon and warlocks but nothing that she wanted...But then she saw it a potion to change a demon to a human even a full blooded one. She read more "...In order for a demon to become human. He has to drink this potion...if the demon in question is half demon and half human. The demon side has to drink it and fight any urge of killing..." She read what was needed noticing she got all of the ingredients. A big grin was plastered on her face she will make it and after she was done she will wake Pheobe up and tell her the good news. 'Maybe this will clam Prue down a bit and her anger to lessen. It will take time for her to trust Pheobe but this has got to work.' She thought as she went straight to the kitchen to prepare the potion. Little realising that it just wasn't as simple as she thought. For Prue had a completely different idea of getting rid of Cole's evil side even it did mean destroying a big part of her sister and teaming up with the evil.

Prue hearing the assassin coming back had made her decision it didn't really take long for she knew what she wanted to do ever since she set her eyes on him. She wanted to get rid of him this for good.

She couldn't let her sister get involved with the half-demon to the extent that they will get married and have kids. They will be half demon and half witch their good side in consent battle with their bad one. The outcome will be unpredictable and all their lives in greater danger, then it already is now.

"I do it, I will team up with you." The assassin smiled as he removed the blindfold "Good choice." He smirked "But if you double cross me or go back on your word I will vanquish you before you can even blink." She threaten "Agreed." The assassin replied as he went over his plan with Prue.

Piper was rushing about getting everything that she needed for the potion secretly happy with herself and also thinking what to say to Prue on helping her to save both their sister and Cole. Hearing the noise from the kitchen Pheobe went down the stairs to see what was making the racket. She popped her head and saw Piper making a mess in the kitchen, which put a smile to her face considering that the kitchen is Piper solitude and had thrown a fit every time herself or Prue misplaces one of her pans. "Piper! What are you doing? This place looks like a tornado had hit it. What's going on?"

"Pheobe." Piper jumped, her hand placed on her chest. "Don't do that." She was about to say something else but saw her tear stained face having an idea what she is thinking of about that had made her cry. Piper went up to her side to comfort her. "She will come round she wouldn't let you die."

"What about Cole? I doubt if she will help us save him."

"It was just the shock of seeing him you should have come clean with her. She needs time to cool off. To sort things out inside that head of hers and plus..." She paused briefly "...I might have find a solution for all our problems and hopefully to calm her down. Also it can make Cole human permanently and his demon side gone forever. " Pheobe brighten at hearing this but was still worried on what Prue's reaction will be. "Cole will be human forever." Pheobe said more to herself, as it was too good to be true. "Yep! No more Balthazor, no more demon tracking him down. He just be plain old Cole the man that you fell in love with." Piper sees the look on her face and once again reassures her that she will talk Prue round the idea. They both turn their heads round to see the potion had turned into a blood red colour. A sign indicating that it was ready all they need to do now was get Cole to drink it.

Hearing the front door slam Pheobe squirmed, Piper smiled and reached for her hand squeezing it a little and putting her behind her back in case things didn't go as she hoped and said " It will be alright."

"Piper...Pheobe!" Prue said her anger mounting as she shouted out Phoebe's name. She had managed for now to keep it under control. "We're in the kitchen..." shouted Piper, who again reassured her little sister. Prue appears in the kitchen and sees the mess "What going on here then?"

"Um it's a potion to change a demon into a human."

"And... You think of giving this to Cole right? Hoping that it will strip him of his demonic powers? Do you actually think that it will work?" Prue said trying not to lose her temper. "Prue..." Piper reasoned "...Pheobe loves Cole, like the way I love Leo and you loved Andy we shouldn't deny that love from her. This potion could bring them both together no more secrets, no more lies. He will be free from the evil that's inside him, free from the evil that is chasing him. Prue...She knows what she did was wrong and stupid. But what else can she have done? You saw the state that she was in. We both have been there and even through you hate to admit this but you know as well as I do that them two are made for each other they are soul mates..."

"Yeah I do." Came Prue reply "...So it's unfair...Excuse me what?" Piper had carried on before realising what Prue had said, "I said I do, I do realise how much they both love each other."

"You do?" Asked Pheobe peeking out behind Piper and had brightened up a bit "Yeah, so come lets get this over with and go to the mausoleum."

"You mean it?" Phoebe ask wanting to make sure she had heard it right. "I wouldn't have said it unless I meant it." Prue simply said Pheobe was at first gob smacked but then rushed upstairs "Pheobe where you going?" Asked Piper "To change I can't let him see me wearing the same outfit that I had for lunch...be right back..." Piper laughed at her little sister acting like a love stuck teenager then turn to face her older sister wondering what had changed her mind so fast. "What changed your mind? I thought you were dead sent on this?"

"Nothing, and why you asking me this for? You want my help don't you? So I'm helping you!"


"Come on the real reason, I know you there's a reason behind this." Prue sighed there was a reason but only told her part of it. "I come to realise I shouldn't be so over protective over her. She old enough to look after herself and make her own decisions without me inferring. I have no right telling her who she can or can't see or date. I just didn't want her to get her that's all." Piper went over towards her and hugged her buying it. "She won't get hurt Prue, not when we are both by her side in this." Prue weakly smiled deep inside her a battle was taking place a battle between right and wrong. The truth was that she was jealous over her baby sister finding her true love after hers was killed by a demon she was a good person why should she suffer and now Pheobe was dating a demon in what way was that fair? She gave up everything for them all she ever wanted was to be loved and that love had been killed by the same kind of evil that her sister is dating. Having second thoughts about what was lying and waiting for them at the mausoleum and her jealousy clouding that judgement was she doing the right thing? Or making the biggest mistake? Once there she will find out but hopefully it won't be too late.

"I'm ready. Come on lets go." Pheobe said as she ran down the stairs and out of the front door. Piper laughed and grabbed her keys she looked back at Prue "Cole wouldn't hurt her, once he's human at least give him a chance...and Pheobe too?" Prue just nodded her head and started to walk out with Piper. Secretly hating every bone in Cole's body demon or not to her a potion might change him into a full blooded human but it can't erase her memories of him trying to kill them. To her Cole was born a demon and he would die a demon.

Arriving at the mausoleum and calling Cole's name Pheobe couldn't contain her excitement as she held in the vital potion that was about to change their life Cole shimmered in. Pheobe ran into his arms and kissed him passionately he would have gone further if he hadn't noticed that Prue and Piper standing there. Piper smiled while Prue took her gaze off him briefly but looked back at him with hate. "Pheobe..." He said pulling away what's going on? Why are your sisters here? What you holding?"

"It's a potion for you to get rid of the demon in you. You can be human having no one chasing you, hunting you down. You be free." As they talk no one beside of Prue knew that the assassin was watching them closely buying the perfect time to strike. Pheobe told him what he must do to become human she hands the bottle over to him as he changed into Balthazor. He looked at each of the sisters, as he was about to open the bottle and to take that sip. The assassin stuck firing a thunder bolt at him Cole ducks still holding the bottle in his grasp. "How did you find me?" Shouted Cole "Well I have been watching you very carefully, you are so predictable returning to the mausoleum after I fought you here before." He smiled and again fired a thunderbolt at him. Pheobe cried out for Piper to freeze him but her power didn't seemed to work on him "Piper freeze him."

"I'm trying..."

"Well try harder..." Piper glared at her but understood her attitude "It's not working...Prue you try." Prue raised her hand but didn't make the effort to force out her force her power out of them. "Nothing..." All three watched in awe at the two of them fighting the two older sisters holding the youngest one back. "Pheobe no! He will kill you." Prue begged her "A part of me will be already dead if Cole dies. I can't let that happen Prue...Please." Pheobe pleaded her eyes filling up with tears. Prue was unmoved she felt bad for Pheobe but her anger was stronger and grip tighten. Pheobe winced under Prue's grip as she could do nothing but look on. "He can take care of himself."

The assassin drew his hand back as he was about to let yet another thunderbolt Cole shimmered and appeared at the back of him and drew his fist back punching him on the jaw. The assassin burning up with anger having Cole getting one over him so he grinned and forgetting what he promises to Prue shot a thunderbolt at Pheobe. The event played in slow motion in Cole's eyes and before anyone knew what was happening Cole appeared in front of Pheobe taking the full blunt of the bolt right in the chest all that was heard was Pheobe screams "YOU BASTARD!" Breaking away from her sisters grip and ran towards the assassin, who again drew his hand back and letting another thunderbolt escaping from it. Prue seeing her sister was about to be fried put her hand up, and made the thunderbolt rebound towards him the assassin cried in pain and blew up in a million pieces.

Pheobe ran to Cole putting his head on her lap and stroking his head even in his Balthazor form the impact of the thunderbolt was too great transforming into Cole seeing Pheobe tear stained face and reached to wipe them away. Throughout the battle he still managed to hold on to the bottle that vital potion that would have made him human for good and would have spend the rest of his life with the love of his life. "Cole, hold on. Stay with me please don't you dare leave me again."

"Pheobe...I don't want to leave you, but I don't think I can hold on for much longer..."

" Please Cole Please don't say that...Stay with me come on it will be okay you'll see." She looked at her sisters Piper was in tears and to her surprise so was Prue but was of course trying to hide them. "Piper he will be alright won't he?"

"Pheobe, he..." Piper started but didn't know how to finish seeing her little sister like this was tearing her apart wanted to tell her what she wanting to hear but couldn't for she knew that Cole was dying but couldn't bring herself to tell Pheobe that. "Pheobe...." Cole said just above a whisper "...I can't hold on for much longer. But know this I love you and always will...Don't cry..." He smiled tears also making there way down his cheeks he closed his eyes "No Cole fight it...stay with me..." Pheobe screamed "...Please I love you! Don't leave me..." Cole took a deep breath... which was to be his last and let it out his hand releasing it's hold on the bottle it rolled his body relaxed, he was gone. "Cole! Cole!" Pheobe shouted 0her lover's name over and over again shaking him but he wouldn't wake up. "Pheobe...He's gone..." Piper said as she went towards her sister and knelt besides her, putting her hands on her shoulders. Cole's body vanished "Where he go? Piper where did his body go?" Pheobe looked into Piper eyes the need to know that her lover's body was safe. But not understanding what had just happened. Piper hugged her and said as softly as she could say, "I like to think he went to a better place..."

"He was a demon. The place he would go is the underworld. He should have at least have that chance to become human...We should have that chance."

"I know sweetie, even t