The dark skies are illuminated by the roaring lightning as she walks the path headed into the cemetery, the slight drizzle of rain soaking her coat and hair. She stops outside a tomb stone that says her parents name on it, bending down she places her hands on the stone where she rests a bouquet of red and white roses. Pulling out a piece of paper with a spell written down on it that she copied from the Book of Shadows in a rush she stands up.
"Across the sky's
Through the realms
Blood, forest and sea
The spirit of whom it be
I summon him to me
The dead man I wish to see" she chants looking around but nothing happens.
A loud strike of lightning hits a tombstone beside her cracking it and she jumps racing to the crypt as the lightning follows her striking everything beside and behind her. She races inside and down the stairs closing door, her back is facing a stone coffin when a strong bolt of lightning strikes the crypt shaking it and she loses her balance tripping over her own feet hitting her head on the edge of the coffin. She falls down groaning her vision blurred as her head pounds, she hit her arm hard on the floor. She think she broke something when she hears a sizzling sound.
Looking up she sees her blood twisting and shaping into the shape of a man, he is in all black yelling in pain. She blinks her eyes and when he turns around she sees those ocean green eyes and face, scooting back in pain she scoots back against the wall. Her cousin Phoebe is going to kill her, she just brought back her ex-husband. Cole stalks towards her and she screams in defensive mode jumping up to her feet and sending her foot out kicking him in the chest which sends him flying into a clay vase shattering it. He stands up growling before tossing an energy ball at her, she squints her eyes and energy ball flies back hitting a wall.
He rushes her wrapping her hand around his neck slamming her against the wall squeezing firmly.
"Who are you" he growls?
"You should know, you were married to my cousin" she hisses.
"You're a Halliwell" he asks dropping her on the ground.
"Ouch you asshole and no I am Lucas" she says standing up holding her injured arm to her chest.
"I never seen you before" he says.
"I lived in New York I just moved in with them after my dad died" she says.
Cole studies her from the sepia color of her skin to her circular shaped almond colored eyes. She dresses like Phoebe and Paige combined but her confidence and smart mouth reminds him of Prue, but her curves are similar to Piper's. Her hips are wider and her breasts are fuller, he looks back up at her face. She still has a baby face which is kind of cute on her.
Her phone rings and she digs in her pocket pulling it out to see it is Piper.
"Hello Piper" she says.
"Where are you? It's almost past your curfew" Piper says.
"I am twenty one" she says back.
"No Eliza you are twenty and you should get back now it's a dangerous storm on it's way" Piper says.
"Speaking of dangerous...Piper I did something bad" Eliza says.
"What did you do" Piper asks?
"I accidentally" she was cut off by Cole taking her phone and throwing it against the wall shattering it.
"What the hell" she exclaims!
"Yeah I do not wish to die again soon so they will not find out about me until I find a way to defend myself" he says.
"I will tell them" she says.
"No you won't unless you want to be the reason you lose their trust in you" he says.
Eliza pauses and her eyes dart down then back at him.
"They trust me" she says.
"No they don't. You are a new witch obviously, so that means you don't know how to use your powers and you are reckless. How will they feel about you bringing back their enemy and ex brother-in-law? They will never trust you again" he says.
"I don't believe you" she says.
"Fine then go ahead and see what happens" he says leaning across the wall crossing his arms.
Eliza face hardens and she turns to leave but not before stopping and looking at him over her shoulders.
"You do not know me" she says and storms up the stairs.
Eliza walks in the house forty minutes later hanging her wet coat up and placing her keys in the glass bowl on the stand by the front door.
"Where have you been" Piper asks? She is almost six months pregnant with her and Leo's daughter.
"I went to the cemetery" Eliza asks?
"You've been gone an hour and then you hung up on me" Piper asks?
"A demon attacked me and crushed my phone" Eliza says wincing holding her arm.
"Your head is bleeding and what's wrong with your arm" Paige asks walking into the room.
"The demon got a few hits in and now he is dead" she says.
"Leo can heal you" Paige says.
"I'll be fine" she says and goes to head upstairs but not before stopping to turn around and looking at them. She can still hear his words in her head.
"Is there something you want to talk about" Piper asks?
Phoebe walks in the house smiling placing her purse on the table.
"My date was amazing" she says when she looks at Eliza.
"What happened to you" she asks?
"Demon" Paige says.
"Was there something you wanted to tell us" Piper asks rubbing her stomach?
Eliza looks at how happy and radiant Phoebe is and decides not to say anything.
"Nope I'm just going to go to bed" Eliza says and heads upstairs to her bedroom closing the bedroom door.
She decides to take a nice shower and put a bandage on her eyes and wraps her arm up before pulling on a orange tank top and white sweat pants, she steps out of her conjoined bathroom into her bedroom cutting the light on.
"Told you" Cole says and she jumps hearing his voice to see him sitting in a chair with her book spells in his hands. Evil can touch it because it's not a family heirloom just spells she made up.
"Why are you in my room" she says snatching the book out his hand and tossing it on her bed.
"I just wanted to see what happened" he says.
"Well I didn't tell them are you happy" she asks?
"Yes but this will not be the last you see of me. I am going to enjoy this" he says.
"Enjoy what" she asks?
"Ruining your life" he says and shimmers out.
Eliza groans and climbs in bed cutting off her light as her eyes close.
The next morning, Eliza is awaken by a loud noise and the sound of Piper shouting. She rushes out of bed and out of her bedroom door to see Phoebe being thrown across the hallway and Leo healing Piper who is lying on the floor. A demon is standing with his back to them chocking Paige, Eliza sends her hand out sending him flying against the wall and he rolls down the stairs. Paige drops to the ground as Eliza chases after the demon, she jumps over the railing towards the demon but he grabs her and tosses her against the grandfather clock making it fall on her. She groans in pain and when he pushes the clock off of her and grabs her by her throat her feet dangling off the floor.
"You witches are weak" he says when Cole appears beside them tossing an dagger at the demon who drops Eliza and falls to his knees in pain.
"Don't touch my witch" Cole says shimmering out.
The Charmed Ones and Leo come down the stairs to see the demon explode and Eliza on her knees holding her neck.
"Good job" Phoebe says.
"Thanks" Eliza says confused as why Cole saved her.
Later that night, everyone is at P3 but Eliza is sitting in the attic waiting for Cole. He shimmers in and she looks at him.
"Why did you save me" she asks?
"To save Phoebe from burying you" he says.
"So it all comes down to my older cousin. Cole she has moved on, you need to let it go" Eliza says.
"I am trying but I just can't" he growls.
"I get it she is pretty amazing but you are not the one for her and either you move on or I will tell them that you are still alive" she says.
"Don't forget to tell them you brought me back" he points out.
"You won't blackmail me for long. I will tell them soon" she says.
"Alright you can live with me when they kick you out and then you will need control over your powers but they will not show you the full potential. They will let your powers be useful to them you will never ever be able to use all of them then you will be more powerful to them and that is a threat they cannot have" Cole says.
"They won't turn on family" Eliza says.
"They turned on me and our son" Cole says.
"You are evil and your unborn child was the Source of all Evil" she growls.
"He was still a child! He was our child and he could have been saved" Cole yells pointing his finger at her.
"This isn't about Phoebe or your love for her. This is about them killing your child that you loved" Eliza says.
"Evil can't love just like Phoebe said. But it doesn't matter that I was tricked or anything" he says.
"What do you mean tricked" she asks?
"Nothing it won't matter it never will" he says and shimmers out.
"He almost seemed human" she whispers.
While everyone is asleep, Eliza is doing an locator spell to find out where Cole is. The crystal stops at a apartment complex on Ribbon street, she heads downstairs grabbing her keys and driving off towards down the street.
Stepping off the elevator she walks over to apartment 312 and knocking on the door, a while later the door opens Cole answers shirtless in black sweatpants and bare feet.
"What are you doing here it's almost three a.m" he says rubbing his eyes.
"We need to talk" she says and pushes pass him walking into his apartment. Cole groans and closes the door behind her locking it also.
Eliza turns around to face Cole only in his pajamas.
"This couldn't wait until tomorrow" he asks?
"Nope now tell me how you were tricked" she demands.
"I do not have anything to say to you" he says.
"Cole I am trying to help you" she growls.
"I don't need your help" he yells.
She sees his veins in his muscles tightens and his fists balled up at his sides. He stalks towards her before trapping her against him and the wall. She watches as he changes and his skin is now red with black stripes, his teeth razor sharp and his nails are now long claws.
"Go home before I kill you" he snarls.
Eliza pushes him away from her and rushes out the apartment closes the door behind her as she rushes down the stairs to get away from him.