note(blah blah yes I know I don't own the characters blah blah whatever, please be nice people this is the first fanfic that I've had the courage to post, leave me reviews, I want to know what you think)

"Thanks for helping me clean out my closet Paige."

"No prob, I never realized you were such a pack rat Missy Phoebe."

"Neither did I"

Phoebe sat on the floor as she sifted through a large box of shoes. 'How long have these been sitting here' she thought. Reaching the bottom of the box she pulled out a pair of strappy black sandals. 'That's strange I don't remember these shoes'

"Paige are these yours." Paige glanced up at the shoes as she flipped through an old photo album. "No, cute though"

"Must be Piper's then"

She laid the shoes aside and started on another box.

"How ya doing with all those old photos"

"Not so great, the only ones I can seem to find are these old ones of you and Cole"

Curious, phoebe sat on the edge of the bed opposite Paige to study the old photographs. She could remember a time when the mere mention of his name would cause her heart to pound in her chest. There were times it pounded so loudly she could swear that he'd heard it. Yet now, as she looked at his picture, she felt nothing.

"So what do you want to do with all these?" said Paige.

"Let's uh...lets just throw them away", Paige slightly raised her eyebrows

"Are you sure?"

"Ya I really am, besides, it's not like he's coming back."

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"Balthazar we have summoned you here to ask you a favor"

Cole took a look at each of the council members and snickered.

"You don't want to ask me anything, your going to blackmail me into doing what you want" His comment went ignored and the council leader spoke again, this time taking on a more business-like tone.

"It's been brought to our attention that, in your current state, you cannot be vanquished"

"That's because I'm dead"

"Yes, but if you were brought back you would be indestructible"

"Do you have a point?"

"In exchange for you life we ask you a favor"

"All we ask is that you bring us the first son of the charmed one known as Piper"

"And what do I get?"

"Your life fool, was that not made clear?"

"Well in that case...mmmmmmmmmmmm.......no"

"No" The leader raised his eyebrows and took a step forward, breaking the perfect circle made by the rest of the council.

"I need more than that"

"I see"

Cole turned to leave but felt a hand on his shoulder holding him back.

"Wait, what if we offered you Phoebe"

Cole turned to face this demon. Though still in his human form, Cole could see through the demon's disguise.

"Phoebe no longer loves me"

"We could make her love you"

"And how would you do that"

"A love potion, the strongest of its kind, it would take some time to make of course"

Cole paused; this had to be too good to be true

"You know your going to an awful lot of trouble for a little boy"

"Will you do it or not Balthazar?"

Pausing once more he took another look around at the council members.

"Sure, when do I start?"