Author's Note: this story has been swimming around my head for almost a year now. I have about half of it written, but honestly not sure about the end yet. I am going to try and be consistent and post a chapter a week, but I can't make any promises.
The first chapter is mostly background setting, taking place in the Season 1 space, with one notable difference as you will soon see. After this chapter, and part of chapter 2, the story will stop following the plot of the show so closely. Just needed to get the foundation set.
"Dyson is being such a girl," huffed Bo as she and Kenzi left the apartment. They had just traded 20 bags of blood to a vampire for information, which turned out to be another flimsy lead they would need to chase down in Bo's seemingly endless quest to find her mother.
"Why, cause Wolf Boy's getting tired of you life sucking him whenever the mood hits? You're right! What an asshole," replied Kenzi, not really feeling bad for Bo on this one. Though she knew Dyson banging her senseless was not exactly a bad consolation prize, she also knew he was in love with the succubus and becoming increasingly frustrated with her inability to commit to him.
"Trust me, he isn't complaining. He just wants me to be an obedient little succubus and let him order me around, and I refuse to let anyone control me." She was in a foul mood since this morning. She had been beat up pretty bad by some fae she had been shaking down for information and went to Dyson to heal. And rather than give in to what she knew he wanted, he made her beg which made her feel like a cheap whore. And to put the cherry on top of her crappy sundae, he told her after they were done that this was the last time. Which honestly would have been fine with her, if he meant it because he cared about her or she was hurting him. But it was all about control, about her listening to what he thought she should do, how she should act, who she should hang around with. Well, he could fuck himself for all she cared right now. No one was going to tell her what to do.
Knowing there was no talking to Bo when she was this riled up, she tried to get her to refocus on the information they had just gotten from Siegfried, the vampire. "Ok, new topic. Do you think Siegfried was telling the truth about this Luanne woman knowing something about your mom? She is in prison and going to be executed in a few days, not sure we have much time to find out anything."
"I don't know Kenzi. I don't know why he would lie, he knows I would just come back and kick his ass. But I have no idea how a convicted child killer would know my mom. I think we need to get ourselves in to that prison and talk to her."
Kenzi grinned. "Ooooh. I totally see an episode of Prison Bitches in our future!"
Bo laughed, shaking her head at her goth friend. "I don't know what that means Kenzi, and I am going to guess that I don't want to either."
"Oh come on Bo Bo. You, trapped in a women's prison? It's a recipe for disaster. You'd start a riot with all of them wanting to be your bitch."
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Storming into the Clubhouse ahead of Kenzi, Bo didn't even wait to make sure the petite girl made it in before flopping down onto the worn out couch with a frustrated growl.
"Well, that was an interesting visit," Kenzi snarked, taking in Bo's tense demeanor. "What are you going to do?"
"I am going to find that fucking Vex guy and rip his balls off, to start."
Kenzi looked at her best friend intently. She had seemed off lately….Kenzi couldn't quite put her finger on it, but something was definitely unsettling the succubus.
"Are you sure that is the best idea? I have heard people talking about Vex at the Dal. He sounds like one dangerous and fucked up dude. And it sounds like the Morrigan likes her little toy. If you did end up killing him, she might come after you."
"I am not afraid of either of them. What gives them the right to decide who you are allowed to love? What if I fell in love with a human? What if a human fell in love with me? Who would want to lead that life if it meant they would be hunted. I am sorry Kenzi, I need to do something."
"Bo please, don't do anything reckless. You just met Luanne and it is too late for her. Don't get yourself killed over it."
Bo looked up at her friend, eyes blazing. "I'm sorry Kenzi, I need to go."
Rising suddenly, Bo grabbed her dagger and headed for the door, turning back to Kenzi as she ducked out the doorway. "Don't worry Kenzi, I got this," she said before heading out and closing the door behind her.
Kenzi stared at the door for a few minutes, debating what to do. Finally deciding she would deal with Bo being pissed at her later, she headed to the Dal to find Dyson and hopefully save Bo from her own bullheadedness.
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Bo entered the empty club, slowly looking around for any threat and any sign of Vex. She had never met a Mesmer before, but she had seen secondhand the extent of their power. Sliding through the dark building, her eyes searching for any sign of movement or threat, she let her focus waiver for just a second, letting Kenzi's warning sink into her. Yes, perhaps this wasn't the smartest decision she had ever made, but she was furious and didn't know of any other way to vent those emotions. They had murdered that woman's children for fuck's sake. She knew the Light weren't as squeaky clean as they liked to pretend, but if this was how the Morrigan and the Dark ran their clan, she might find herself on the side of the Light more often than not.
Moving towards the stage, Bo is surprised when the stage lights suddenly snap on and she finds herself standing in the spotlight. "Ladies and gentleman," a British voice rings out. "Please welcome to the stage…..the succulent succubus herself, Bo!"
Bo stands quietly, trying to see past the blinding light, using all of her senses to gauge where the voice was coming from, not wanting to be ambushed. The voice spoke again, this time a little more condescending. "I have heard about you, the one who cares so much for the humans. Not a very smart thing to do, look what it got your friend Luanne."
"You killed Luanne," she shouts into the empty club, her anger nearing its boiling point. "And I am here to make it right."
A maniacal chuckle comes from her left and she spins in that direction, her dagger immediately in her hand. But as she tries to take a step in that direction, she finds that she can't move, she is already under the spell of the Mesmer. "Show your face you coward," she grits out.
She barely registers him when he finally moves in front of her. Dressed in head to toe black, he is a smallish man with teased up dark hair and an overabundance of eyeliner, making him look like a psychotic Robert Smith from The Cure. He grins devilishly at her. "You are much more yummy looking than people have described. And oh, you do wear leather very well. It's a shame I have to kill you, we could have had so much fun shopping together."
"Fuck you, you sick bastard, like we would ever do anything together. You killed Luanne's children, framed her for the murder, and then you let the humans execute her. How could you do that to your own kind?"
Vex shrugged. "She knew the rules and she broke them. I don't make the rules, I just get to have fun enforcing them."
Bo felt her eyes flashing blue, but she was still powerless to move against the hold the Mesmer had on her. Watching him closely, he moved his hand forward and suddenly her dagger hand was pushing the knife up against her neck. "Mmmmm, how do you want to die succubus? " he asked as he danced around the club to some silent music in his head.
Bo finally realized that perhaps this vengeance thing was not well thought out and she was in a world of trouble. She thought she could just waltz in here and use the strength behind her convictions to overpower the Mesmer. Perhaps she should have listened to Kenzi before rushing over here looking for a fight.
She was startled out of her thoughts by the sound of a woman's voice behind her.
"Oooh Vex, do you have a new toy you haven't told me about?"
"I do, a most unexpected but delicious visitor," he cackled. Bo could practically picture him clapping his hands together in excitement. "She came here because she thinks I will see the error of my ways for Luanne."
"I see, and just who might this delicious visitor be?" The voice was closer to Bo right now, practically in her ear. She could smell the woman, and for someone she expected to reek of evil, she had a very pleasant mixture of vanilla and something flowery….was it lavender perhaps? The smell was quite intoxicating in fact, and despite the situation she was in, Bo found herself inhaling deeply of the heavenly scent. As the woman moved slowly from behind her, her breasts lightly brushed against Bo's arm, and she swore she could feel a shock of attraction from the slight gesture. What kind of fae is this, Bo thought that would make her shudder at a simple touch without even knowing what she looked like. Whatever kind she was, Bo knew she felt the same thing, as she could sense the woman's arousal spike as she moved her body in front of the frozen succubus.
When the woman was finally before her, Bo could not help but gasp at how beautiful she was. She wasn't sure what she was expecting, but the blonde angel in front of her certainly wasn't it. She had an angular face that accentuated her cheekbones, and a lithe body subtly hidden beneath a very form fitting button down shirt and tailored grey pants. The two open buttons on her shirt showed just enough skin that one could not help but imagine the perfect breasts contained underneath.
But her most striking feature were her eyes. Her deep brown eyes reminded Bo of melted chocolate and she couldn't help but get lost in them. They were the most expressive eyes she had ever seen, and right now they sparkled with mischief.
Her scent combined with the electric touch, delicious body, mesmerizing eyes and radiating aura caused Bo's nature to betray herself at the wrong moment. Because despite the fact that she was pissed and hell bent on justice, she could not help the strong attraction she was feeling for the woman before her, and her eyes flashed blue.
Watching her closely, the woman saw the flash in Bo's eyes and for a brief moment, Bo saw the attraction reflected back and watched as her aura flashed even brighter. But a moment was all it was, as the attraction was quickly replaced by what appeared to be panic, and then almost immediately that too was replaced by an icy coolness as she stepped back from the succubus. She had also done an admiral job of tamping down the desire Bo had previously observed, moving from the 8 she had peaked at back down to a respectable 4.
Her gaze never left Bo who could sense she was running through something in her mind. She eventually broke out into a sly smile, whispering "succubus" as her brain finished processing the last few minutes.
Vex who had been only half heartedly paying attention, clapped his hands together. "Yes, yes! Morrigan, meet Bo, the unaligned succubus. Bo, meet the Morrigan."
Bo's heart dropped immediately. Fuck. It was bad enough she had to figure out a way to deal with Vex, but now the leader of the Dark fae herself was here. I am royally screwed, she thought to herself.
