A/n: This is my first ever fanfic. I love reading as I believe it leads you into another world where anything is possible. I wrote this as a one-shot. But if you think it has potential to become a multi-chapter, I would love to hear your opinions. Don't have a beta and all mistakes are mine. This is post season 4 and both Kenzi and Hale are still alive. So, yeah slightly AU. I would love it if you take the time to review so I can improve my writing.
Thanks and I hope you enjoy the story!
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The music was blaring inside the Dahl. It was packed with faes. Both Dark and Light. Everybody seemed to be having a good time.
"One more, Trickster!" Kenzi said as she downed her seventh shot of tequila of the night.
"Bobo and I just closed another case and mama be damned if she has to sit here listening to Bo whine about her love life again."
"Kenz.. I don't whine."
"Yeah you do.. One minute it's I love her. I can't live without her. The next, but then there's Dyson and his mate for life thing."
"But Kenz.."
"Don't but Kenz me, Bo. You gotta choose. It's been 84 years and counting. So to speak." Bo rolled her eyes.
Kenzi can be such a drama queen sometimes.
"I love you Bo, but woman, YOU NEED TO CHOOSE ALREADY," she said, reaching for the shot glass.
"Urgh...all this lovers' drama is making my head hurt."
"You sure that's not the alcohol talking, Kenz?" Bo smiled. She always wondered how the tiny Russian could drink so much.
"Ah hello... Did we just meet? I'm Russian? We were bred to drink? Any of this ringing a bell?" She said with a wave of her hands in the air.
"Besides, I haven't even ordered my Buckthorn yet. Which reminds me..." She turns her head over to Trick who was busy polishing his glasses.
"Yo, Trickster my man! Can I get some of your finest Buckthorn and put in on my tab, please?" All the while
giving him her sweetest and most innocent smile yet.
"I thought you said you and Bo just solved a case? And if I keep adding to your TAB," Trick said while doing air quotes. "I won't have a bar to run anymore."
"Bobo... A lil help here?" Kenzi asked while pointing to Trick.
"It's okay, Trick. Put it on my tab." Bo said confidently.
"You have a tab?" he said with an amused grin on his face.
"I thought it was a given. I am your granddaughter after all."
Trick huffed. "Kids."
"You'd think they would actually pay for once in their life." he mumbled to himself while pouring a glass of Buckthorn for Kenzi.
"Oh I love you, Trickster! You da man!" Kenzi shrieked with excitement as he pushed the glass towards her.
Bo nodded her thanks to her grandfather then stared at the tiny human.
"What?" Kenzi asked, noticing the arched eyebrow that the succubus was throwing at her.
"What happened to your half of our payment, Kenz?" Bo asked.
"Sale. 60% off. Meet my sexy, sexy babies," Kenzi said while showing off her new 6 inch leather boots.
"Brand new. Legitimately paid for and all."
Bo had to laugh. The tiny Russian had an obsession when it came down to three things. Food, booze and shoes.
"I didn't buy these babies just to sit here filling up my system with some yummy booze, not that I mind that part, and listen to your love life. Mama needs to dance. I need to let loose. These boots were made to show off. But before that, yeah Bo. You need to choose. You can't just string them both along. It's not fair to either of them. I can't believe I'm about to say this, but Lauren deserves better as well. I may have been team Dyson before, but know that I will always, ALWAYS be team Bo. You need to choose who you come home to every day and every night. Who fills your heart with so much love that you just cannot imagine a life without him or her." As emo as she normally seems, sometimes Kenzi can be such a romantic.
"Someone who is the yin to your yang. The one who completes you." She then continues to make a heart with her hands.
" Awww.. Kenz.. I didn't know you had it in ya."
" Yeah yeah... there's a side of me that believes in soulmates. Your one true love. I'm not all about shoes, booze and food ya know." she says with a huff.
"Now you go ponder your heart out cos mama sees a fine, fine young man with a fedora calling her. After all, these boots are made for walkin'. And that's just what they'll do.." she sings while she headed off to join Hale who was standing by the pool table watching Dyson and Lauren about to play their third round of pool.
It was best two out three. Dyson and Lauren were tied, winning one game each. As Dyson was racking up the balls, Lauren turned her head to watch Bo at the bar drinking alone. She seemed to be lost in thought.
"I wonder what's on her mind," she said to no one in particular.
Kenzi had heard her on her way over to greeting Hale with a kiss and simply said, " Oh you know. The usual. She loves me. She loves me not. I love her. I love him. I love him not. Yada yada yada."
"Now c'mon lover, let's dance!" she dragged Hale by his arms to the dance floor.
"Whoa... Slow down, lil mama!"
"Hmmm..." being the only sound coming from Lauren as she resumed her position by the table. "So whose turn is it to break?" she asked Dyson.
...
Meanwhile at the bar, Bo was listening to the music that was playing on Trick's new Ipod on the Logitech ipod dock.
Kenzi had gotten him a deal on the merchandise in exchange for some free booze and food for a week. That was last week. Who knew the old Blood King to be joining the young and hip. Just last month he was still using the rotary telephone.
He wanted to attract the younger customers he had said. Younger ones like Kenzi who could drink till dawn which meant he could actually earn a living what with all the free booze Kenzi seems to be swindling off of him.
The next song was a slow song. Couples started filling up the designated dance floor and Bo's mind couldn't help but wander off to her first slow dance with Lauren. It was during the awards night where Lauren won the Moses Gomberg distinguished award for outstanding contribution in the field of free radicals. Yes, she remembers it clearly just like it was yesterday that she had her arms around Lauren's waist while her neck was held by soft and gentle hands, swaying to "A thousand years" by Christina Perri. Eyes gazing into each other lovingly. Time standing still and the feeling that no one else around them existed in that one moment except for the two of them. That night had been perfect. She was a little busy at first during the day with Tamsin completing her Dawning invitation requirements. She had just made it in the nick of time to go home and get ready for the awards gala.
Lauren would have blown a gasket if she had stood her up. No. She wouldn't have let that happen. It was all going so well too for a while. Till she screwed things up. She had taken Lauren for granted and instead of prioritizing her, she put her needs first. The late night feedings, the field trips that the cases brought she thought Lauren wouldn't be interested in joining her with. The whole kiss with Tamsin thing that finally set Lauren off. She didn't mean to not tell her. It just didn't seem important enough to Bo to tell her. Yep. That totally did it for Lauren. She had to hear about the kiss from Tamsin to make matters worse.
Needless to say, she asked for a break and it all went downhill from there. Bo broke Lauren's heart and got hers broken in return. Lauren had left without so much as a phone call to work for that Taft guy. He turned out to be a total nutter wanting to find the strongest fae and turning himself into a hybrid. Luckily, Bo had some help from Tamsin of all people and managed to free the fae prisoners, Dyson and her mother Aife included and stopped Taft from proceeding with the surgery that Lauren was forced to perform.
After that whole ordeal, they had to deal with the Papyrus and him wanting to take over the world. Bo managed to defeat him with the help of the gang and The Morrigan. Vex helped as well.
But things were never really the same between Bo and Lauren after their so called break. Sure she had told Bo that she was still hers. Was always hers and will always be hers. But then she also had Dyson swearing fealty to her. Letting her know that she could do with him as she pleased. His body, heart and soul belonged to her. The succubus in her found that to be very tempting.
At the sound of laughter by the pool table, Bo snapped out of her thoughts and watched as Lauren and Dyson were laughing like old friends. Lauren was patting Dyson on his shoulder comforting him as he was shaking his head in disbelief at her apparent victory of beating him at pool. She never thought she'd live to see this day come. Her lovers who just a few years ago couldn't even stand being in the same room together before now hugging and laughing the night away.
Then the lyrics of the song currently playing hit her.
I'm coming home to you
Every night...
I'm the colorless sunrise
That's never good enough
I'm the wind that's in your hair
That ruffles you up
If you can find a reason
You can let me know
I won't blame you
I'll just turn and go
She thought of that night, when she went to Lauren for help against her mother. She was still kinda pissed and hurt at Lauren for sleeping with her because the Ash had told her to. But she needed help in fighting another succubus and Lauren had access to the Light fae vault and information system that could help her. After agreeing to help Bo, Lauren had asked her to finally let her explain herself to Bo. Bo agreed after engaging in a surprised kiss from the doctor.
I'm coming home to you
Every night...
Coming home to you
Every night...
My mind is made up
Nothing could change that
I'm coming home to you
Every night...
Searching to find myself
But all I find is you
I can hardly stand myself
So what am I to you?
If you can find a reason
You could let me know
I won't blame you
I'll just turn and go
Then there had been that time that Bo had joined an underground fighting club for a case and her past came knocking. She lost the will to fight and got beaten up badly during the match. She wouldn't let Dyson touch her and instead spilled her guts out to Lauren opening up bottled feelings of her past and taking in the comfort that Lauren always seemed to give her.
I'm coming home to you
Every night...
Coming home to you
Every night...
My mind is made up
Nothing could change that
I'm coming home to you
Every night...
That time that Lauren was exhausted from working on the circus fae case and fell asleep on Bo's couch with her plate of food still on her lap. "I could get used to this," Bo thought as she watched her with a smile of contentment on her face.
No matter, no matter
No matter what we're facing
It don't matter, don't matter
'Cause the reason that I'm here
Is the same through all these years
Not changing, not changing
Anything at all
She thought about the reason she feels so protective of Lauren all this time. It was one thing to own humans as slaves. It was another to imprison them. No, she was gonna make the fae see that humans are their equals, if not better. Lauren was her equal. No, she was more than that she realised. She was her yin to her yang. She was her other half. She made her feel whole. She completed her being. Her very essence existed to find Lauren's.
I'm coming home to you
Every night...
Coming home to you
Every night...
My mind is made up
Nothing could change that
I'm coming home to you
Every night...
She was born into this world to find her soulmate. Her heart and soul had recognized it the moment she laid her eyes on Lauren.
Yep. Her heart had chosen a long time ago. Now she just needed to play catch up.
With a new determination, she scanned the pool table area looking for the blonde doctor. When she only found Dyson and Hale playing she continued to scan the whole room. Unable to find her, she went to ask Kenzi who was now sitting by the pool table leaning forward with her hands on her head. Guess the alcohol was finally taking an effect on her.
When she approached the tiny Goth, she asked her where Lauren was.
"Urgh.. What was in that Buckthorn?" she grumbled.
"Kenz.. I asked you where Lauren went."
"Kenz, are you okay?" she asked again.
"Don't worry, Bo. We got her. Lauren went outside. Said she needed some fresh air." Dyson said.
"Come on, lil mama," Hale said while rubbing Kenzi's back.
"Let me take you home."
"Ay papi." Kenzi said while leaning back into Hale.
"Sorry Bo. I think I need some tlc from Mr smooth operator. Have you made up your mind?"
"Yes, Kenz. My heart made my decision a long time ago. I just needed to listen to it." Bo said while turning towards Dyson.
"Dyson.."
"Bo? What's going on?" Dyson asked with a confused look on his face.
"And on that note, ima bounce. Come on siren. Take me home." Kenzi winked and grabbed a hold of Hale's arm.
As the pair headed out the Dahl, Bo motioned for Dyson to sit on the stool beside her.
"Bo.. What's this about?" he asked, worry creeping in as he was thinking about what Kenzi had said earlier.
"What decision was Kenzi talking about?"
Bo sighed. She really did love the wolf at one point in time. But that was nothing compared to what she felt for Lauren. What she has always felt. What she's feeling now.
"Dyson. I know I've been unfair to the both of you.." Bo started.
"Both of us? Do you mean Lauren and I?" he asked suddenly realising where this conversation was headed.
Bo nodded.
"Look Dyson.." she stopped when he took her hands in his.
"Listen, Bo. You don't have to explain anything to me. You know how I feel about you. That will never change. But I also know how you feel about her and her about you. I've seen it in the way you look at each other. You never looked at me that way.." Dyson said with a sad smile on his face.
"Dyson.."
"No. It's ok Bo. I understand. What we had was special but that's all in the past now. I knew I never stood a chance of winning back your heart again the moment you told me that you were still in love with her that day at the camp site."
"Wow. This talk is so overdue." Bo said nervously.
Dyson chuckled. "Yeah. Yeah it is. Bo, I am here for you in any way that you need me to be. I will always be here for you."
"Thanks, Dyson."
"No, Bo. Thank you. Thank you for showing me what love is. And though I probably won't be able to have you the way I once did, I wish you all the best. I know who holds your heart." he said while staring at their hands together.
She lifted his chin up and looked at him with such sincerity in her eyes.
"Dyson.. Thank you for understanding. You are one of a kind. And I know you will find love again."
"Besides, a little birdie told me a certain Valkyrie is interested in a certain wolf." she joked while punching him on the shoulder.
"Really now?" he asked with a slight amused grin on his face.
He chuckled. "So quick to kick me out to the curb, eh?
"No..come on. You know I love you. Just.."
"Just not the way that I love you. It's ok, Bo." he interrupted her.
"Really, it is. Now go. Go get your girl." he smiled while standing up and pulling her up with him.
Bo took a deep breath and exhaled. Nerves now suddenly making an appearance.
"That I will. That, I will. As soon as my heart stops beating like it's about to burst into a million pieces from the rapid beating at the mere thought of calling her mine again," she rambled.
"Good luck, Bo."
And with that, she took a deep breath and exhaled loudly. Then she made her way to the exit eager to find her blonde doctor.
She pushed the door open to find Lauren leaning against the wall looking up. It was a clear night. You could see stars twinkling away like diamonds in the sky.
The doctor turned as she noticed someone exiting the Dahl.
Their eyes met and it was as if they were silently communicating with each other. Both needing to say so much.
"Well, here goes nothing," Bo thought.
"Hey."
"Hey, Bo."
-End of chapter 1-