demonbelthazor | South Attic, Monday Evening

After his conversation with Veronica in the stairwell, Bel eventually made his way up to the attic. He sank wearily down on the couch, his face in his hands. This day couldn't get worse, could it?

[ooc: locked to Phoebe, specific details of their conversation are nfb.]

Current Mood: drained
Current Location: South Attic

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sensethevisions

Phoebe decided that she didn't need to hide out under Jude's bed right now, but figured that if she got back to the attic, she could avoid any more of the random truth blurting that she seemed to be doing today.

Cole was in the living room. Crap.

Maybe there would be no edmbarrassing or painful comments?

She dropped down in a chair next to the couch.

"Hey."

From:

demonbelthazor

"Hi, sweetheart," he said quietly. "How was your day?"

From:

sensethevisions

"Lana thinks I don't trust her or care a lot about her, Pippi and I are scared about threats from Millenium that appeared in yearbooks and Jude said I could hide under his bed." Phoebe growled. "Damn it!"

She looked at him. "How about you?"

From:

demonbelthazor

"Been wishing I could knock some sense into your sister for casting this damn truth spell," Cole said. That was a safe admission at least.

From:

sensethevisions

Phoebe's jaw dropped.

"Truth spell? Piper cast a truth spell?"

From:

demonbelthazor

"Yeah, that's why everyone's been blurting out the truth all day," Cole said. "Backlash."

From:

sensethevisions

Phoebe flailed. "But why would she cast such a spell?"

From:

demonbelthazor

"Because she wanted to know what I was hiding from you."

...

Fuck.

From:

sensethevisions

Phoebe couldn't pass up an opening like that.

"What are you hiding from me, Cole? Is there... is there another girl?"

From:

demonbelthazor

"No!" he said. "Okay, I look at other girls. I can tell you who I think is hot. But you're the only girl I love, Phoebe."

From:

sensethevisions

Phoebe waved her hand. "All guys look."

She sighed and then looked him in the eyes. "I was almost hoping it was another girl because then I could at least have an excuse to hurt you like I'm hurting."

Damn it. She was going to throttle Piper.

From:

sensethevisions

"You're right, I don't know how many people you killed in the past, Cole. However, I do know that everytime I get worried about yu and try to talk to you, that's always one of the first things you point out." She shook her head. "You're not evil anymore and I know more than anyone what you've done and been able to accomplish. so quit using that as a shield to hide behind. Yes, you've done some shitty things, but you've changed and I can give you proof of that."

She frowned at him, trying to keep the hurt that was in her eyes out of her voice. "If yu want to shut me out of your life, that's one thing. Just quit using that same old excuse to do so."

From:

demonbelthazor

"I love you, Phoebe!" Cole protested. "I don't want to shut you out."

From:

sensethevisions

"See, that's the thing, Cole. The one thing I haven't doubted in the last couple of weeks is that you do love me. It's the one thing that I have been able to hold onto during this mess. Even if I was making you completely miserable, it's not in you to cheat on me." She blinked back tears, horrified that she was telling him all of this. She was really going to need to have words with Piper about spell-casting. "Lana and Piper and Veronica have all told me that maybe I should give you space, but damn it, if I give you any more space I'll be sleeping in another dorm." Again with the hating of the truth compulsion thing.

"You wouldn't let me shut you down and keep stuff from you like this," she said in a small voice. "And I don't understand!"

From:

demonbelthazor

"There's just things...I need to work out myself," Cole said softly. "I don't want to shut you out. The last thing I want to do is hurt you."

From:

sensethevisions

"But that's the thing, Cole, you are hurting me with this," she said quietly. "If I was saying those things to you about needing to deal with it on my own, but I was talking to your friends about it... you'd be hurt and a little growly."