Selkie Cove - Tuesday Afternoon

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe hadn't slept much the night before as she kept thinking about the argument between her and Cole. She had spent a lot of time staring out the window and trying to work things out in her mind.

He couldn't be honest with her or trust her. He was hiding things from her.

When morning came, she made plans to meet Lana after the other girl's First Aid workshop and she packed a bag to take out to Selkie Cove.

She had chosen Selkie because it was her favourite place on the island. The water was beautiful and the rocks there made a nice place to sit and think.

And think she did, staring at a folded piece of paper in her hand.

She had found the spell in the Book Of Shadows a few weeks ago. She had kept it with her, not sure she could use it.

She was sure, now.

Last night had made the decision for her. She needed to know the truth.



[[For lovelylana]]

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[sensethevisions]

"That I have to use my own way to find out what Cole is hiding from me and what he's lying to me about."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana hesitated. "Are you sure that's a good idea?" she asked after a moment. I mean, you need to be prepared to find out either something you really don't want to know or something that's very private. Either way it could really change things for you."

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Phoebe nodded. "I don't think that I have much of a choice, Lana," she said sadly. "He's lying to me and shutting me out. I've asked and I've pleaded and he still doesn't come clean. I know that it could change a lot of things for me... but isn't everything changing on me right nnow because of the way things are between us?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana sighed. "I guess," she said slowly. "But... I just worry. I wish you'd let me try to talk to him or something."

She shook her head. "But I know you've thought about all that stuff and you have your reasons. So... what exactly are you going to do now?"

[sensethevisions]

"It wouldn't do any good," she said sadly. "I'm going to do an open mind spell... between Cole and I."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana looked even more unsettled. "With your empathic abilities, do you really want to be in his mind? Not that I don't believe that he's good, but we both know he's done some terrible things. Is your brain going to be able to handle that?"

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe hadn't thought about that part, but she didn't want Lana to worry about her sanity or her safety.

"I think my brain will handle it a lot better than my stomach would," she reassured her. She unfolded the paper and took a deep breath. "Here goes..."

"Open Cole's mind to me
Reveal the secrets he hides from me
Bring forth the truth of his mind,
That I may know what's inside."

She looked up from reading and that's when her body fell off of the rocks and onto the sand.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana stared in shock. "Phoebe? You're... a mermaid!"

How the hell did that happen? How did an open mind spell translate into turning her best friend into a mermaid?!

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe flailed and her tail hit the sand with a *thwack*.

"But.. but no! I cannot be a mermaid! I'm allergic to shellfish!" She flailed her arms some more, a bit perplexed by this.

"This makes no sense! I cast an open mind spell... not a turn Phoebe into sushi spell!!"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Phoebe, something's gone terribly wrong. What can I do? Should I..." Lana tried desperately to think of something. "Should I get Piper or Cole? Should we get you to the clinic?"

Though how she'd ever manage to carry Mermaid Phoebe to the clinic from here she had no idea. Oh, this was bad. This was very bad!

[sensethevisions]

"I have no legs!" Phoebe wailed, smacking at the tide that was coming up. She looked at Lana. "Piper... Piper will know what to do." She swallowed.

"I can get into the water and stay there until someone comes. Or if I need to I can swim around the island to get to Galactica Point."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Piper, right," Lana said. She pulled out her cell phone and left a message (http://cookinggeek.livejournal.com/2169.html?thread=501369#t501369) for Piper.

"She's not there, but hopefully she'll get the message soon." Lana crouched down on the sand next to Phoebe trying to comfort and calm her. "It will be okay, we'll figure something out, Pheebs."