She wasn't sure when it all started. When the world had changed and she became less important. She knew that the world would always move on without her and that every human on the planet gave themselves more significance than was realistic. She hadn't thought she was one of them until she stared into the eyes of her girlfriend and realized in the grand scheme of things she didn't matter. Her entire life would be nothing more than a drop of water in a glass when it came to Bo's life. she was nothing but a chapter and a relatively small one at that.
Looking at the wolf in front of her she couldn't help but resent what he represented. He was Fae. His kind had trapped her. His kind had demeaned her existence. His kind had destroyed the life of the woman she loved. His kind had made her into a slave. She had so few reasons to want to save him. She had so few reasons to always put his kind first. Yet his kind was the reason she was here ready to sacrifice everything.
Mindlessly she went through the procedure of changing the very essence of Taft. She had done the impossible; she had discovered how to make Fae. She knew her experiments, her knowledge would put her in danger. The Fae had no desire to make humans better. They considered humanity to be below them. Humans were a source of food and entertainment. They were not equals nor could they ever become equals. She had just proven them wrong. Now with her knowledge, her procedure, humans could rise above, they could evolve. The problem was she didn't think forced evolution would be a good thing for humanity as a whole. Nor did she consider the impending war her experiments could bring about would be good for either side.
Finishing the procedure she released Taft and stared down at the body of her rival. Dyson, it was such a stupid name. She hated herself for feeling the need to compete with this man. She hated the fact that her girlfriend would always choose him before her. She had spent the last three years of her life trying to prove herself to this man and for what purpose? What had she gained from it besides a broken heart? He could give Bo everything she lacked. He could protect Bo. He could love Bo. And most importantly he could feed Bo. It was a constant sore that festered and ached in her relationship with Bo. It was bad enough that she knew she wasn't enough for Bo, it was worse always having her faults pointed out to her.
Releasing the restraints binding the wolf she stepped away and leaned against Taft's empty table. She waited patiently for the wolf to wake up. She doubted she wanted to hear his thoughts or his opinions on what she had done but she knew it would be worse to let him free without telling him the truth. So she waited and she tried to keep her mind from travelling to all the moments where she should have known better. Looking at Dyson always made her think of Bo. He was strangely a constant reminder of her. Theirs was a sick lovers triangle that would never have a healthy resolution.
She was sorry to admit but sharing Bo with strangers was hard enough. Every time she had watched Bo look at someone with lustful hunger her heart had broken a little. When she listened to Bo having sex with a strange woman her heart shattered. Worst was when she learned Bo had returned to Dyson. It might have just been 'one time' but it was the end of their relationship even if they both hadn't realized it yet.
She had tried to be forgiving. She had accepted that she wasn't enough and would never be enough for Bo. She had tried to accept the strangers that would be going into Bo's bed. She had tried so hard to accept and that was the problem. She had come to the realization that it was always her. She was always bending. She was always forgiving. She was always compromising. She had been a slave to the Light for six years and learned to wear subservience like a protective cloak. That was the problem in her relationship with Bo. She was subservient and in turn she was miserable. She supposed part of it was her fault. She had wanted Bo so badly she had been willing to be treated poorly. She had never objected. She had never reprimanded. She had stayed silent and she had endured.
Now looking at Dyson she knew she needed to leave. She needed to disappear and to start her life over once again. Laying a hand on her stomach she cursed the realities of her life. She cursed the circumstances that had brought her to this place and to this time. Yet the strange turn of events that landed her here starring at Dyson would also lead to her freedom. If she destroyed Taft, if she was able to destroy all the data backed up and on hard copy then she would be free. The world must not know about the Fae and in turn the Fae would forget about her. It was a acceptable exchange in the long run.
She hated the idea of leaving Bo. She hated the idea of permanently losing someone she loved so deeply but she knew it was for the best. Staying with Bo would bring nothing but pain and sorrow. It would destroyed what little chance she had left at happiness. Looking to the ceiling she wished she had been stronger, she wished that she was able to share Bo with Dyson and that Dyson would be able to share Bo with her. It would have made all of their lives so much better if they had been a little more open, a little more willing to compromise, a little more realistic on the difficulties of loving a succubus.
"Damn." Looking back at Dyson she saw his eyes flutter open and his hand reach towards his head. She supposed he would be feeling a slight headache for the sheer amount of drugs she had pumped into his body. "What the hell did you give me?" He asked but she didn't bother to go into the specifics of what she had in fact give him.
"Just a sedative." She lied easily. "You have to find Taft. I've made him into a Cabbit human hybrid." She didn't bother saying that Taft needed to be killed. She knew without a doubt that once Dyson caught up with Taft that it would all be over for the mad scientist. She pitied Taft.
"Why?" Dyson asked shaking his head in confusion.
"Do you really think I would have gone with that psychopath if I really had a choice?" She asked disappointed at how little he really thought of her. She had hoped that he had only been acting as he was screaming traitor at her. "I told Hale my suspicions about Taft and we struck a deal. I would help him put down Taft in exchange for my freedom. Once this is all over I am free and if there is any justice in the world I will never see another Fae again." She said holding back her tears.
"What about Bo?" Dyson asked unable to tell if the doctor was lying or not.
"Bo and I were over before we ever started." She said simply. "Now go find Taft and don't get yourself killed." She said before turning around and walking away.
"Are you ready?" Turning around she wasn't surprised to see the dark haired woman standing in the corner leaning against the wall casually.
"Is anyone ever really ready to die?" She asked knowing that she had 'died' on more than one occasion.
"Even those who are ready are never ready." The dark haired woman said with a slight smirk.
"I suppose you are right. I am not ready to leave this life even though I am ready. I have no choice really." She said starring at the dark haired woman.
"You always have a choice Lauren. You could stay with them. You could continue your work devoting your life to the Light. You could go back to Bo and try again knowing what you know now." The dark haired woman said softly, reasonably.
"Yes I could. I could accept my freedom and work for them but I would never really be free. I would be at risk and so would..." She stopped looking down at her stomach unable to continue. Taking at deep breath she looked up at the dark haired woman again. "I would never be equal and I would always be less." She said as if that answered everything and in a way it did.
"Then it is time for Lauren Lewis to die and Beatrice Eleanor Tasker returns to life." The dark haired woman said with a smile pointing at the body on a slab. "She's blonde, brown eyes, your height, and fine boned. She meets all of your requirements. All that is left is changing your file for hers." The dark haired woman said slipping a flash drive out of her pocket. I can hack into the Light Fae's computer system remotely and change everything. After that we blow this place up and make sure the body burns. Dental and DNA should be enough to identify her, you." With a smile the dark hair woman moved to a nearby computer and got to work. "Make sure the Fae are free. I've already taken care of the guards on the way in here."
Looking at the dark haired woman Lauren realized that everything would forever change. She was going to be reborn. She was now able to return to the life she had left so many years ago. It would be as if nothing had happened; ten years of her life would be wiped away with a few key strokes and a corpse. Shaking her head free of such thoughts she made her way to the containment area. She wasn't surprised to see the cells empty. She had suspected upon seeing Bo that the rest of the Fae would be freed. Turning to the lab she destroyed all the samples just for safty. The building was going to be burned down but she wanted to make sure there was no chance in hell any of the specimens could be used.
Returning to the dark haired woman Lauren watched as her life was being rewritten. "Any last words?" The dark haired woman asked with a slight smirk looking at the computer screen.
"Rest in peace Lauren Lewis." She said watching as the dark haired woman nodded and returned to typing away. "What is your name by the way?" She asked impressed that they had gone so long without a proper introduction.
"You don't need to know. All you need to know is that she sent me here to help you and to bring you to her once this is finished." The dark haired woman said without looking up. "And now it is finished. Come on let's blow this place up." She said picking up a bag Lauren hadn't noticed before.
Methodically the two went through the facility making sure the place was empty before placing C-4 chargers wrapped with alcohol gel based fuel as an accelerant. In less time than Lauren thought was possible they were standing outside watching the building burn. She hoped they hadn't missed any one and that all the Fae were free. The body of the Cabbit woman was distressing and part of her had wanted to pull it out before the building burned but her companion merely shook her head. It was clear that they didn't have time for such acts of sentimentality.
"Come on She's waiting for you." The dark haired woman said turning around and walking towards a black Toyota Camry. Nodding her head Lauren followed accepting the new path in life she had agreed to take. She was entering a whole new world.