Temptation Goes Both Ways

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Temptation Goes Both Ways
////Chapter Eight: Release The Demon////

Leo found the Elder on top of the bridge.

"Well it's about time." The older man said impatiently, staring out over the ocean. The Elder was kind of heavy-set, white hair and beard. Waring the standard 'Elder-styled' robe.

"Sorry. Preoccupied at home. What's the problem?" Leo stood behind him, keeping slight distance.

"We know about Cole, Leo." The Elder said never turning to face the angel.

The Whitelighter stopped dead. His heart froze solid as well as his blood. Leo swallowed and dared asking.

"What about Cole?" The angel was suprised his voice didn't come out shakey.

"We know that he helped save the Charmed Ones. We know that he didn't cause any trouble and he, himself, requested you take him back. He could've shimmered away, but he done good." The Elder stated.

Leo exhaled in slight relief, "What do you mean?"

"It was a test, Leo. To see if he could be trusted."

"I'm not following. Are you saying you want to exonerate him?" Leo asked confused.

"No. We'll be keeping an eye on him, or that's to say, you will." The Elder turned to look at the apprehensive angel.

"What does that mean?"

"We're setting Cole Turner free, is what it means." The Elder hinted at a smile, but didn't. He turned back around.

"Free? But you said.." Leo stopped, the Elder turned back around all the way this time to face Leo.

"Cole is very powerful." The Elder said with both his hands clasped over his mid-section.

"Yes, even more so with Avatar powers." Leo pointed out squinting as the wind played with his hair in the breeze.

"The Avatars have taken his powers. He is no longer one of them."

"So he's human?" Leo asked more perplexed.

"No. He's still a demon, he still has powers." The Elder explained.

"Then why are we risking releasing him?" Leo put his hands on his hips. Nothing good could come from this.

"We need him." The Elder simply said.

"For what?" Leo questioned.

"That is none of your concern at the present time."

"Is that why I can hear him calling me?" Leo inquired.

The Elder shrugged, "Possibly. I am putting you in charge of him."

"Why me?"

"Your ties to the Charmed Ones." The Elder replied, he was prepared for the borderline rebellious Whitelighter to have questions.

"How are they involved?" Leo asked concerned, motioning off into this distance to nothing in particular.

"Once again, Leo, that is not of your concern. You will know when the time arrives. Right now, you are to worry about keeping Turner alive and out of trouble. He could easily be swayed back to the side of evil if another demon were to come within two feet of him. He's been kept from all contact, he's clean." The Elder explained.

"I don't see what he has to do with anything." Leo folded his arms.

"You will, Leo." The Elder assured once more.

"What about his powers?" Leo knew Cole still having powers could result in an even bigger problem than their secret.

"They can't take his powers completely. He has to defend himself incase there's a demon attack, or.."

"Bounty hunters?" Leo smirked.

"They're still not too found of him." The Elder chuckled, "The sisters can't always protect him. It'll be your duty to make sure he learns to use his powers for good."

The angel shook his head in disagreement, "That's impossible."

"Leo. You have power. The Charmed Ones have power. Having power is not always evil." The Elder was obviously optimistic.

"Cole's are." Leo looked down.

"Cole has to learn how to use them for the better good. On demons, not innocents." The Elder sighed, "You know Cole Turner better than any other Whitelighter..."

Leo gazed around feeling uneasy and paranoid about what that meant.

"After all, he was once your brother-in-law. And you two worked great together." The Elder continued.

"I hope you know what you're doing." Leo calmly replied, changing the subject would be great right now.

The Elder raised his eyebrow, "Leo, you know we do... Now, I'd be going if I were you. You need to inform the sisters, and get Cole moved back to Earth. He'll need a place to stay."

"What about his job?" Leo asked wanting to take everything into account.

"It would be wise for him not to go back there. We'll see what we can do."

"It won't be wise for him to stay with us." Leo reminded.

"You'll figure out something, Leo." The Elder orbed out, leaving Leo with a tight feeling in his chest. If the Elders knew anything, they weren't saying anything... yet.

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Leo orbed back in to the Manor to find Piper playing with Wyatt. Phoebe had already left for work.

"Daddy's here." She cheerfully exclaimed, smiling at her son then back up at Leo.

"Daddy has bad news." Leo glumly replied.

"Ohh, no. What now?" Piper's smile faded as quick as it had come.

"I think we'd better wait for Paige and Phoebe." Leo said rubbing his hands together. Translated; I want to postpone as long as possible.

"We'll go round them up." Piper demanded.

"Piper, I..."

"I said now. Go, this sounds serious." Piper waved him away with a 'shooing' motion.

"It is serious, but I don't like leaving you alone, Piper. You know that."

"Wyatt's forcefield will protect us both. We'll be okay, Leo, really. Now go. Orb."

"Okay. Be right back." He kissed her on the forehead and orbed out.

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Leo orbed right into Phoebe's office. Phoebe had just got to work and sat down with a cup of coffee. Leo's orb made her jump.

"Leo?!" She scolded, glad the door was shut.

"Emergency family meeting." Leo hastefully informed.

"Is everything okay?" Phoebe asked holding onto her coffee with both hands. She cautiously attempted to take a sip.

"No." He grabbed her shoulder and orbed them out.

"Phoebe?" Her boss called opening the door to emptiness. "I could've swore she just came in here. I think I'm losing it." She shut the door behind her as she left.

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Leo and Paige orbed back in. Piper could've called her cell-phone, but oh, well. Phoebe sat with her legs crossed in the living room. Her coffee now getting cold.

"The gangs all here. What's the bad news?" Piper asked worried, but intriqued.

"The Elders are releasing Cole." Leo stated. Phoebe sat straight up.

"What?" Resounded from Paige and Phoebe at the same time.

"They can't do that. Cole's a powerful demonic, Avatar thingy." Piper responded.

"Actually, the Avatars took Cole's powers." Leo clarified.

"So Cole's powerless, great. Someone else we have to protect." Paige rolled her eyes.

"No, Cole's still got his powers, but he's no longer invincible. We have to watch out for him."

"Protect him." Paige corrected, folding her arms.

"Protect him? Why?" Piper asked in near disbelief.

Leo gave her a tiresome look, "The Elders need him."

"Why? Why? Why?" Piper mocked a hissy-fit, stomping her foot and swinging her arms.

Leo grabbed both of her arms gently to stop her, "Piper, calm down. They won't say why. He can't come into contact with any demons. He can't go back to his old job, or house. He's basically neutral." he explained.

"No, he's not. He's evil." Piper whined. Leo let her go and stood back. Phoebe stared off into the distance not responding.

"Only when he's under the control of it. The Elders want us to teach him how to use his powers for good." Leo felt like a child asking his parents to keep a bad-news puppy he had just found on the street.

"That's impossible." Piper echoed Leo's earlier satement to the Elder on the bridge.

"I thought so too, but let's give it a chance. If Cole turns back to evil or betrays us, you can always vanquish him and they'll send him back to the alternate plane."

"Okay." Piper waved her hands in the air. "But he's your responsibility. Which means he's not allowed on the couch, you have to clean up after him and I want him neutered."

"He's not a dog, Piper." Leo said drearily.

Paige giggled, Phoebe continued to remain silent.

"No, but if he tears up the funiture, his ass will get sent back to the pound." Piper pointed.

"I hope the Elders know what the hell they're doing." Phoebe finally said.

"Quite frankly, so do I." Leo replied.

"Well, I have a lot of work to do, Leo take me to work." Phoebe said ignoring the matter at hand.

"Yeah, I have to get going too. Call me if anything else happens." Paige orbed out.

"Phoebe, are you okay with this?" Piper asked.

"No. But I'll be fine. I don't feel nothing for Cole. The Elders seem to think this is for the greater good. So, Leo, come on." Phoebe replied she grabbed Leo's arm. Leo looked over at her then Piper and orbed her out.

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Leo orbed in at Cole's.

"Ah, back so soon." Cole smiled pouring a drink.

He sat the bottle down, holding the glass. He advanced toward Leo and was glad the Whitelighter didn't back away. The demon held up the glass and looked down at the angel.

"Dom?" the demon offered.

"No. Cole..."

"It's okay, Leo. I know why you're here. And actually, the Avatars have already taken their powers back. I can't turn back time, or alter reality." Cole quipped.

"Do you know?" Leo eyed him.

"That I'm getting out of here? Yes, and it feels great." Cole leaned in for a kiss. Leo turned his head. "What is it?"

"Do you know why you're getting out?" The angel asked turning his head back to the ex-Avatar.

Cole shook his head, "Not really. Nope."

Leo thought if he wasn't told, it was best not to tell him. Maybe it was possible Cole was lying. Just incase, the angel thought he'd keep his mouth shut.

"Do you?" The demon asked.

"No." Leo said. It wasn't really a lie, Leo didn't know why they needed Cole.

"Well, let's go." The demon smiled, eager to be freed.

"Wait, what about your things?" Leo asked.

Cole motioned to his suitcases that lay at his feet. "I have a couple of bags, the rest I'll worry about later." Cole bent down and sat the glass on the coffee table.

"Another thing..." Leo stopped as Cole embraced him, sliding arms around the Whitelighter's waist and breathing him in deeply.

"What's that?" Cole whispered.

"We can't do this, there." Leo sighed, attempting to hold himself together for humanity's sake.

"Do what?" Cole acted dumb.

"This. Cole, I have..."

"Piper, Wyatt. I know. I promise I'll be on my best behavior. No kissing, touching, or groping infront of your wife and kid." Cole grabbed Leo's ass and jerked him closer.

Leo shuddered and returned to his senses, he jerked away. "None, period, Cole."

Cole stared at him perplexed, but still aroused. He bit down on his bottom lip as he smiled at the same time, flexing his eyebrows in an attempt to look cute.

"The Elders may not have seen us here, but on Earth they might." Leo locked eyes with the demon, ignoring Cole's playful display entirely.

"But, I..." Cole trailed off dolefully.

"I have a lot to loose, Cole."

Cole's eyes dropped to the floor.

"You're right. I'm sorry, I'll be good. Let's just go." Cole grabbed his bags.

"And I want you to leave Phoebe alone." Leo warned redrawing Cole's attention. "No tricks to get her back. It's not gonna prove that you love her. It'll just hurt your chances of remaining on Earth."

"Why, Leo, you sound jealous." Cole smirked.

"I mean it Cole."

"You have my word. I'll be a good demon." Cole grinned arrogantly.

Leo didn't think that a demon being good was possible. Leo took Cole's arm, feeling his heart flutter at the touch. Cole looked down at him, swearing he saw the angel blush. The demon was happy just being able to see him or touch him anyway he could. They both orbed out.

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Piper was with Wyatt when she saw Leo's orbs.

"Daddy's back." Piper smiled, "and he brought a demon." her smiled faded upon seeing Cole. Wyatt's protective bubble went up on instinct.

"It's okay, Wyatt. He's not here to hurt us." Leo soflty replied. The bubble went down and Leo picked up his son.

"Why is he here?" Piper asked. She knew she'd hate the answer.

"I'm standing right here, you know. You don't have to be rude." Cole glared.

"I have nowhere to take him at the current moment." Leo replied.

"Well, you need to get him a place and get his ass out of here." Piper said through nearly clenched teeth. She knew he was being released and even with her joking earlier, she didn't really believe Cole was going to stay with them.

"Hello, right here." Cole reminded, feeling he was not receiving an ounce of respect.

Piper turned and froze him.

"Piper, c'mon now. Unfreeze him. It's not permanent." Leo pleaded.

Piper sighed and unfroze the demon. Cole shot her a hateful look and straightened up.

"Piper, he'll be fine. The Elders have entrusted him to me." Leo continued.

"Elders?" Cole asked. The demon held his hands behind him.

"Yeah, they believe you deserve a second chance for helping the sisters." Leo stated.

"Ah, how generous of them." Cole's eyes widened with this bit of news.

"Too damn generous if you ask me." Piper thought it best not to tell Cole that they needed to train him to be good for odd reasons beyond her comprehension. She didn't want Cole there period. She didn't trust him. But if the Elders were right and he could be vanquished, and if Cole did cross the line, she'd have fun sending his ass back to whatever reality he had been kept in. This thought made her giggle on the inside.

"Piper, please, just bear with this." Leo lovingly took hold of her shoulders and stared into her brown eyes. Cole felt a spark of jealously pierce him.

"Where the hell is he going to sleep, Leo?" Piper asked. The angel released her shoulders and looked around.

"Couch seems fine." Leo offered, waving his arm to said piece of furniture.

"No, see I hate leaving him unattended. If he sleeps on the couch, and you're the one in charge of him... then you sleep on the couch with him." Piper took Wyatt from Leo and stalked off.

She was oblivious to the perverted smile Cole had written on his face upon hearing Leo sleep on the couch with him. Suddenly the demon had dirty thoughts. Cole walked over to Leo who was stunned in his tracks. He slapped Leo across the back. The angel jumped and felt Cole's arm slide across his shoulders and squeeze him tightly.

"We're gonna have lots of fun." Cole looked over at Leo with a confident smile. The angel looked back over at Cole. No, he was sure it wouldn't be fun.

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Now that that's done, we can get to some good shit (giggles pervertedly)
Piper seems kinda bitchy, I know. Even though I want this story to be Cole/Leo and I am not about to feel sorry for Piper, I still don't mean to make her a bitch. I think Piper's really cool. She just doesn't trust Cole here. Yes, I am prepared for the people scowling that Cole is not evil!!! Piper doesn't trust him. Leo wants to trust him, but he's being cautious. Phoebe is well... she's being pulled in some different directions. Paige is just enjoying the show. XD R&R!!! Luv ya all!