Disclaimer: Don't own either Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Lost Girl both are owned by their creators.
A/N: Un-beta'ed all mistakes are mine
Prologue
Sitting at the bar after Bo left to find Kenzi and Dyson went to talk to Hale and his sister, Lauren found herself flipping through her emails on her phone. After selecting a certain folder that was tied to her past, before the Ash, before Congo and just the start of Nadia, Lauren selected the email, from the last birthday, that she ever replied too.
Upon opening the video file, Lauren couldn't help but smile upon seeing people from her old life hamming it up for the camera. The Doctor watched as her dark haired sister seemed to come to life on the phone's screen. On the screen had Lauren dancing and letting loose with her sister at the party that was her going away party before going to the Congo. Off to one side was a shorter blonde woman talking with Nadia while a dark haired one-eyed man was trying to coerce a red headed woman to dance with him. In another part of the video was an older gentleman talking to a dark brooding man and a bleached hair guy.
Both Bo and Kenzi had just re-entered the Dal to see the doctor by herself at the bar while the Fae were over by the pool tables. Kenzi rolled her eyes and just before she started to head towards the Fae members of their gang and leave the other human to her Succubus bestie, when music that broke the comfortable silence came from the place that Lauren was at. It also happened to be music that the younger human couldn't see Doctor Hot Pants would listen to. Curious the only other human snuck up with her best friend behind Lauren and watched as the video seem to quite down from music and fun to just a dark haired woman in another room from what had looked like a party. Lauren aware of the two people behind her continued to watch the video a tears started to silently slide down the doctor's face.
Bo, whom was also looking over Lauren's shoulder at the phone, noticed that whatever was going on in the video was tied to the enigmatic doctor's past.
On the screen, a dark haired young woman spoke, "What's up Doc?" A dimpled grin flashed before continuing, "nah I'm kiddin'. So as I'm sure you're aware in there," a gesture towards off screen, "that this little shin-dig ain't just for your going away on that grant, it's a little bit of a b-day party sense we both know you're going to be helping sick people in the Congo. When that ends up rolling around," another glance off screen as Lauren's own voice calls out before the woman continued, "Any way, I just figured that you'd want something to hold onto when you are too busy being neck deep in science mumbo-jumbo that you know I don't always get, and you don't get around to calling and what not because of it." The woman paused as if expecting some sort of rebuff before adding, "And don't try to deny it when you get this we both know I'm right at least on this." One last glance off screen as the woman ended, "Love ya, and happy Birthday Lauren."
Bo blinked, "Umm… is it your birthday Lauren?"
Kenzi asked sarcastically, "Who's the brunette, another girlfriend or ex?"
Looking down at the time and date on her phone Lauren replied, "As of midnight, which was 5 minutes ago, it is." The Doctor was debating on how to answer Kenzi's question, then decided that to answer that question it required, "Trick can I get a bottle of Jack Daniels?"
The three Light Fae and single Dark Fae walked over suddenly intrigued. Bo was surprised that she didn't already know that it was Lauren's birthday. Trick blinked, "That's not your normal drink of choice, Lauren."
The Doctor gave a rather hollow laugh as she replied, "I'm not normally out of my home on my birthday not sense," gesturing to her phone's screen, "this party. In the Congo, Nadia and I celebrated by spending time away from work, and I opened the email original. While in servitude to the Ash, I would request my birthday to myself and either spent it in my quarters or with Nadia's pod at the time."
Kenzi snarked, "That's all well and good Doc but you still didn't answer my question."
Bo was about to tell Kenzi to drop it when Lauren exploded in anger, "Well excuse me, Kenzi for wanting to spend a little time reflecting on my past. And Hell this is the first time sense Nadia woke up that I could bring myself to even watch the damn clip." The other's watched in shock as the Doctor continued, "But really Kenzi, tell me how would you feel if you were first forced to cut all ties to your past. The people in the video were my family in the way Bo and Trick are to you. What's more the Brunette that you were asking about is MY GOD DAMNED SISTER!"
Lauren's voice carried throughout the pub. Bo was torn on what to do as she watched as the Doctor got up and headed towards the bathroom. Kenzi on the other hand was shocked that the normally cool and collected Doctor snapped at her. It took a couple of moments for the group to even register what Lauren had just told them.
Dyson was the one to break the silence that had fallen after Lauren's rant with, "Did anyone here know that the Doc had a sister?" Everyone else look at either Bo or Trick, which both shook their heads no they didn't.
It was then that Vex noticed the Doctor had left her phone on the bar after her storm off. He grinned, "Well look-y here kiddies' looks like the good Doctor left her phone." The Mesmer swiped up the phone before any of the others could think to stop him. He then played back the video again causing everyone to see the short shot of Nadia and other people besides the brunette that Bo and Kenzi really only saw.
Lauren came up behind all the others as she noticed that they were all crowded around her phone in Vexes' hand. She spoke suddenly, "You know it is rather rude to go through a person's phone right?" Everyone but Dyson jumped at the sudden voice behind them. The Wolf on the other hand had heard the Doctor walk up behind so he wasn't as surprised.
Bo turned saying, "I'm sorry Lauren."
The Doctor just shrugged before taking her phone from the Mesmer, "My sister's name is Faith. And…" The others were hanging on for Lauren's next words as her thoughts trailed through that of which could get her out of servitude with the Ash. Just as the idea pasted through her head the Doctor brought up her phone's keypad before typing in a number that was memorized but seldom used in the past five almost six years.
The call picked up and the gang heard a muffled voice, "Boy-o you better calm down before your mom and dads get back." The next sentence was crystal clear, "Hello Lehane-Summers residence, this is Faith speaking."
Lauren's eyebrows furrowed before taking a deep breath and saying, "Lehane-Summers huh, that's a little different from five years ago, eh Faith?"
Everyone heard the sharp inhale, "Lauren?"