A/N-Thanks to everyone for their patience. This is the sequel to The Way to a Fae's Stomach is Through His Heart. I may not update as regularly because of real life but I will do my best. Encouragement is...encouraged and appreciated. May become M later due to one particular scene I can't change. Bumpy ride with fluff and fang galore. Please read, enjoy, and review!

Counter-counter claim?

Misha, at Kenzi's request wanders over to talk with Annie and Trick, so that Kenzi can speak to Bo, Dyson and Hale in relative privacy. Meanwhile Bo was not winning points with Kenzi as she only half-jokingly accuses Kenzi of making them worry for nothing. Dyson moves toward Misha and under his breath to avoid upsetting Bo or Kenzi demands, "What did you do to Kenzi? I know those aren't her clothes." Mikhail straightens at the accusing tone and says vehemently, "I saved her life."

"How?" Bo overhears and says accusingly, "By kidnapping her from our home?"

"My home." Kenzi responds firmly.

"What?" Bo says a little waspishly, obviously annoyed at being interrupted.

"My home. You don't live there anymore. You live with Lauren now." Kenzi replies calmly.

"You can't throw me out of the house. It's my house!"

"Really what color bedspread is on your bed?"

"Red!"

"Wrong it's blue. I changed it three weeks ago."

"What color is the entry hall painted?"

"It's not, it's unfinished." Bo replied with a knowing smirk.

"Wrong again." Kenzi said without inflection, "Misha and I finished it…six weeks ago?" she said looking at the wolf for confirmation.

The wolf shook his head with a slight smirk on his face, "Seven weeks now little czarina." His deep voice gravelly with affection, he added. "No heavy lifting or construction projects for you little one." He says as he moves to stand next to her supportively. Dyson and Lauren were both studying the young goth by this time. Noting she was even more pale than normal and holding herself a bit stiffly.

"Yes and not that you're interested but we painted the entry hall sage green with dark wood trim." Kenzi added to Bo. "By the way we had to throw out your dirty clothes." Kenzi continued.

"What, why?!" Bo demanded.

"When they start growing penicillin and moving on their own, it's either throw them out or call in the National Guard." Kenzi deadpanned. "You haven't done laundry at the Clubhouse…hell you haven't visited the Clubhouse in over six months. So yeah your lease is up."

"Some friend you are." Bo sniped.

"Yeah, who called you Bo?" said Kenzi, a darker, sadder look in her eyes. A look that everyone, but Bo seemed to see.

"What?" said Bo confused by the change of subject. "No one. They called Lauren."

Kenzi held out her hand, and said, "Your phone, Bo?"

"I don't have it." The succubus replied. Misha, Dyson, Kenzi, and Lauren all know that she's lying. The unmistakable sound of a vibrating phone buzzing in her coat pocket sounds. The sound of Hale clicking his phone closed behind them is also unmistakable.

Kenzi moves so fast she's a blur and picks Bo's pocket. Flipping the phone open the young goth says a little breathlessly, "Wow a lot of feels here, Boster."

She tosses the phone to Hale, he too flips it open and says, "Hm, yeesh, just in the past week 10 calls from Trick, 7 calls from me, just today; 5 from Dyson and wow, over 50 from lil momma."

"Succu-busted." Kenzi said in an odd undertone.

"How was I…" Bo began.

"That's the point. You're so busy trying to be human, you've stopped being a friend…MY friend."

"I claimed you!" Bo said defensively.

"Only verbally," Dyson said sharply, "It doesn't actually count. She's my human."

"Not anymore." Said Trick, "Initial claims only last for one season. It hasn't been renewed."

"Then I'll reclaim her." Bo and Dyson say in unison.

"Ne!" says Misha, "I have prior claim, if Kenzi accepts?" he says looking down at the faintly perspiring young woman with some concern.

"Why would she choose you over us?" Bo says with a nasty edge to her question.

"Because I asked." Misha says pointedly looking at the succubus and his fellow shifter. Dyson at least had the good grace to look uncomfortable Bo though was looking at Kenzi with a frown.

Kenzi looked up at Misha with a wan smile and said charmingly, "I haven't said yes yet."

"So what is he going to be? Your sugar daddy?" says Bo with blunt nastiness.

"No, just my daddy." Kenzi said with a slightly dreamy quality. Lauren moved closer with concern clearly written in her expression.

"What?" Bo said in a flabbergasted tone.

"I asked Kenzi to become my heir." Misha says plainly. Looking around at the group as if daring them to disagree with him.

"Fae can't have human heirs, "Dyson said in confusion.

"Guess it's good I'm not human anymore then huh?" Kenzi says bluntly. Looking at Dyson with a challenging gaze equal to Misha's.

The group gazed at the pair in shock, all save Annie.

Lauren finally speaks up, "Can I see your wound Kenzi?"

"What wound?" Bo says very annoyed.

"The one the dark fae gave me, when they killed me." Looking up at Misha she continued, "I did die, didn't I?"

Misha nods as he helps her lift the two shirts to expose her torso. "People don't die and walk into a pub…" Bo begins angrily and then her voice dies away…

The scar still bright red and angry, runs in a ragged line from under the rib cage below her left arm to just under her sternum.

"Little momma." Hale whispers in horror.

"Who are you to do this?" Trick says gazing at Kenzi and beginning to see the spark that makes a fae.

"Blood King," says Annie, "meet the Shifter King, first born of Ennoi."

A/N P.S.-There will be Bo, Dyson, and Lauren bashing. Fair warning, but there will be a happy ending had by all. Eventually...maybe..I'm pretty sure?