Title : Formerly Alive
Author : Tariq ( formerly Aeris Jade Orion )
Rating : R
Pairing : LL/BD
Timeline : Season One
Summary :What if years before she meet Bo,
Lauren had to kill Nadia.
Authors note: It's unbeta'd. At the moment I
have no beta reader for this genre. So drop me
a line if you're interested.
Second, due to health issues, and taking care
of my disabled mom, I haven't been able to
write much. But over the last several years
I've managed to slowly write on a number
of stories.
What I've decided to do is go ahead and
publish what I've managed to put together.
The stories are unfinished, and sometimes,
the last chapter I worked on is unfinished.
Plus, there maybe multiple chapters, each one a
different version. Just warning everyone.
So I apologize in advance.
Disclaimer : Not mine. All characters belong
to SYFY.
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Prologue
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" Leave the bottle. " Lauren dangled the shot
glass between her fingers.
" Let's just take it one shot at a time. "
Trick held onto the bottle of tequila.
The doctor reached forward and snatched the
bottle from the bar owners hands. She poured
herself another shot, then set her precious
treasure on the counter.
" Lauren, I know today's always tough on you,
but getting drunk won't make things easier. "
Trick gently urged.
She threw back the shot, and poured another
one.
" Damn. " Trick cursed, staring over her
shoulder.
Three days since she slept with Bo and
destroyed their relationship. The Succubus
wouldn't even talk to her. Refusing to return
her calls and texts.
Then today had snuck up on her. The one day
a year she hated with a passion. The anniversary
which dragged her into her own personal hell.
A dual anniversary. Her fourth wedding anniversary,
and the fourth anniversary of her wife's death.
She tossed back the shot, and filled it up
again.
" Well, well, if it isn't the Ash-hole's callgirl. "
Kenzi hopped onto a nearby barstool. Bo causlly
climbing onto a stool between them.
Nadia.
Lauren could still feel the resistence of, what
had been her favorite chef knife, stabbing her
wife in the heart. The hot, sticky blood spilling
over the knife, onto her hands. The phantom stains
haunting her every waking moment.
" Leave her alone tonight. " Trick sternly laid
a hand on Kenzi's arm.
She downed the shot, and prepped another.
Lauren had been so happy when she had figured
out Nadia was cursed and not sick. She was even
happier when she had broken the curse nine months
into her enslavement.
It hadn't lasted.
Nadia was acting weird. Having strange violent
outbursts. Yelling, hitting, rampaging. She'd
get an insane glint in her eyes, like she wasn't
home.
" Oh, she can dish it, but she can't take it? "
Kenzi snorted, reaching over the bar for a bottle
of liqour.
The doctor swallowed the shot in a single gulp,
and filled the glass.
She'd run hundreds of tests. Lived eighteen hour
days in search of answers. Went days without food,
snacking when she got dizzy, keeping a blender
filled with homemade energy drink.
Except there were no answers. Things just got
worse, and one day Nadia proposed. She'd been
shocked. She had fallen out of love with her
girlfriend long before. Staying out of duty,
and guilt only.
Out of duty she said yes. Duty had made her
marry her.
She took the shot, along with a second, then
filled the glass.
Their wedding night was when things came to
ahead. Nadia begged Lauren to kill her. She
refused, and started to call the lab for an
ambulance.
In the end, Nadia forced her hand. Her wife
attacked her and she had no choice but to
take Nadia's life.
It was only later they figured out Nadia had
been possessed by a Garuda. After it was too
late to help her.
" Kenzi! " Trick snapped. " This is never a
good night for her. Leave her alone! Or you
will have to start paying for your drinks! "
" Whoa, hold up, T-man! " Kenzi rapidly backed
off in alarm. " No need to get hasty. I'll lay
off. Just don't take away my babies from me! "
Lauren took two more shots, and prepared a
third, letting her eyes scan the bar fully.
Slowly skipping over any men, but taking
extra care to... examine the women.
They'd killed the Garuda. Naga venom she had
milked from a particularly nasty fae. It had
taken her a month to enhance the venom to be
strong enough to kill the Garuda. Plus, she
had to develope a way to transport, and contain
it.
In the end, she'd succeeded.
Lauren 1. Garuda 1.
It was all super secret of course. Only the
Ash, the Morrigan, and the Fae elders were
aware of everything that transpired. All the
other fae knew was that she killed her wife.
Trick as the Blood King, and kidnap victim
was aware of the events. Hale, being from
royalty, knew the truth and supported her.
Dyson didn't know, and kept trying to get her
punished. He believed she was a murdering bitch.
A human slave who was past her expiration point.
Her eyes landed on a gorgeous Latina woman. Tall,
curvy, long lushious black hair, dark tan skin,
deep brown eyes...
She drained her shot, and stood up. Picking up
her glass and bottle, she started toward to
dark fae. She licked her dry lips as the fae
quirked her eyes at her in interest.
Now, the question was what kind of fae was
she?
" Seriously? " Kenzi snapped behind her.
Lauren stopped at the table, cocking the
bottle of tequila in offer. The fae kicked
the second chair out. Then pushed her empty
glass toward the center of the table.
She sat down and filled both of their glasses.
Sitting the bottle of tequila aside.
" I'm Lauren. " She smiled at the fae.
" Human doctor. "
" I'm aware. " The soft latina accent drifted
toward her. " Your repetation proceeds you. "
" Is that a good thing? " Lauren asked.
" Very. " The fae smirked. " I'm Vesper,
by the way. A Lobishomen. "
Lauren coughed roughly her words. " A
Lobishomen? "
" You've heard of us. " Vesper smuggly stretched
back in her chair.
The doctor nearly drooled at the prospects.
How the hell had the dark fae gotten lucky
enough to get a Lobishomen in their ranks?
It almost made Lauren consider leaving the
Light for the Dark.
" I've wanted to get my hands on one of you
since I found out about your species. " She
leaned forward eagerly, and slightly drunk.
" I'm more than willing to be your subject
for the night. " Vesper began to run a finger
along her hand.
Lauren shuddered. ' Oh, the possibilities. '
The Lobishomen. A Brazillian Vampire that
only needed a small amount of blood to survive.
A species which is highly sexual, almost
succubus like. It's bite alone is sexual.
Capable of various abilities and powers.
It is also a shapeshifter.
' Sex with a Lobishomen. ' She licked her
lips.
" I think we should get out of here. " Lauren
hoarsely suggested.
Vesper smiled, letting a long, needle thin fang
peek from her lips. " I agree. "
She grabbed her bottle and stood. " Your place
okay? "
" Perfect. " Vesper chuckled darkly. " Absoluetly
perfect. "
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The minute she stepped into the Dal Bo saw her.
Lauren was doing shots one after the other. She
had never seen the blonde drink so heavily. There
was a desperation to it. Like she was trying to
drown out her past.
She sauntered toward the bar. Casually eyeing
the doctors body. She was dressed in worn jeans,
black boots, a black t-shirt, and her dark brwon
leather jacket.
It wasn't a high end outfit, but it drew her
attention to the blonde. It made her body tighten
and surge. Her hormones race, and pulse jump. It
was all she could do not to pin the other woman
to the bar.
She swallowed hard, and climbed onto a stool
beside Kenzi. The Sucubbus took a deep breath.
The doctor betrayed her. Slept with her on the
orders of her master.
Her eyes strayed to Lauren. She could see the
glaze in her eyes. A hint of drunkiness.
" Kenzi! " Trick snapped. " This is never a
good night for her. Leave her alone! Or you
will have to start paying for your drinks! "
Bo snapped her head around, frowning at the
man's words. What did that mean?
Clink!
She turned back as Lauren spun on the stool,
a lusty smirk crossing her face. A warning
bell went off in her mind. The doctors eyes
were scanning the tavern like a frat boy in
a room of Succubus.
' Shit! '
Then Lauren was striding across the room
her half empty bottle in hand. Bo ground her
teeth in fury as the blonde stopped in front
of a beauty of latina descent.
" Damn it. " Trick cursed. " Lauren usually
knows better than to mix with dark fae on
these nights. "
" She's dark fae? " Bo considered dragging
Lauren away from the fae feeling up the doctor.
" Yes. " Trick sat a beer in front of her.
" However, I wouldn't get involved. Lauren
would probably start a brawl. Neutral territory
or not. "
" Okay, you've been hinting around all night. "
Kenzi slammed her hands down. " What's the deal?! "
Bo continued watching Lauren flirting with the
dark fae, but tilted her head to listen.
" I really shouldn't talk about it. It's Lauren's
business. " Trick frowned.
" Then I will. " Dyson approached. " Today is
the four year anniversary of her marriage, and
the day she murdered her wife in cold blood. "
Bo froze in horror. There was no way Lauren
would ever kill anyone in cold blood.
" Don't talk about things you don't understand. "
Hale snapped angryily.
" I understand enough. " Dyson glared darkly.
" I understand the evidence. "
" No, man, you don't. " Hale glared back.
" Like I've told you a million times. You don't
have all the evidence. I do, Trick does, the Fae
Elders do. We know the truth. "
" So tell me then. " Dyson shoved Hale. " What
possible excuse could the good doctor have for
shoving a chef's knife into her human wife's
heart? "
" I can't tell you. " Hale shoved back. " So
back the fuck off, and leave her alone. "
" And I'm telling you. " Dyson stepped in
close. " Lewis has a screw loose. Whatever
story she sold to all of you is a lie. The
minute she killed her wife, she should have
been put down like the vermin she is. "
Bo felt sick. Something was going on here.
Whatever it was seemed to be a big secret.
" Hale is right, Dyson. " Trick began cleaning
a glass. " I know for a fact Lauren is innocent. "
" And I say she isn't. " Dyson growled.
The succubus frowned as Lauren and the dark fae
left the Dal. Every cell of her body screamed
for her to go after the blonde and drag her
back. To force the doctor to tell her what the
hell was going on, and what the big secret was.
Still she sat there, half listening as Dyson
continued to argue with Hale and Trick over
the evils of Lauren. Yet, she couldn't shake
the feeling she would regret not going after
Lauren.
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Chapter One
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" Never again. " She croaked in agony.
She couldn't move, couldn't open her eyes,
barely able to breathe. Her head pounded,
hell her pounding pounded.
' Kill me now. ' She thought feveredly.
Struggling to move or think or even do
anything Lauren found herself trapped in
her own body.
' God, what did I do last night? '
She vaguely remembered Vesper. The very fine
fae with a body to die for, and the things
she'd been able to do with her fangs...
A shudder ran through her body.
But then there had been a very deep bite, and
the pleasure had been so much it was almost
painful. She almost swore she remembered the
taste of blood at some point, and energy
entering her body.
Lauren groaned with effort, managing to get
her eyes slit. Somehow she was in her own
bedroom, in her own home. When she knew
for a fact she'd been in Vesper's bed when
she'd passed out.
Her body shot to a ten at the thought of
the Lobishomen. A warm tingling filling her
upper gums and something squeezed out. Two
somethings. One from each side of her gums.
Her eyes shot the rest of the way open, and
she sat straight up.
" Oh god. " She quickly began to feel her mouth
with shaky fingers. Unfortunately, what she
was afraid of was confirmed. A set of thin
fangs were occupying her mouth.
Vesper had turned her into a Lobishomen.
To Be Continued