Chapter Two: My Girl

Bo was extremely irritated by the time she finally got into the Sutton compound. It had taken her a week to get enough information that she was comfortable going in and in that time Kenzi had refused to tell her anything about Vex, even blowing up with her temper twice. Then Vex, dear God! The man was a broken record. Apparently Vex had noting better to do than blow off missions, to piss the Morrigan off, and constantly ask Bo about her mission.

His insistence to ask her ever five minutes only made her trust Kenzi more. "Hi, Mr. Sutton," Bo said once the maid had led her to the man's office, "I'm Bo, and I was wondering if Aelith-"

"She's not here. She ran away months ago with some man. Her services are not for sale anymore." He spat out. He was sitting relaxed in a large leather chair behind a desk with an open file in front of him. His right fingers thrummed on the page as his left hand held his chin up.

"Really?" Bo was honestly curious. Would she finally learn who this mysterious man was. "Perhaps you should go get her back?"

"As if, if my sister was stupid enough to leave so be it," Bo was greatly confused by this man. He was her brother yet he didn't care she left? "Probably knocked up by now. Anyway the guy is supposedly some important Dark Fae. If anything her dating this guy may get more Dark business for us. So, is there any other nest mothers we can interest you with?"

"Well I'm inquiring for a friend of mine, and she was asking me to ask about Aelith. I thought you were her father." Bo laughed and was about to reach over to let her succubus out when she hesitated. "Are you Light are Dark?"

"We bother were the odd balls of our parents and their parents, choosing Dark over the light. Our father has been acting odd recently so I've been forced to take over for the time being. Why do you ask?" His eyes narrowed at her and Bo shrugged leaning back.

Dark were always harder for her to control unless they were willing. "I was just thinking that your father was the head so I had been expecting to talk to him." The man 'ah'd and stood up.

"Well, Miss," He trailed off letting his sentence run.

"Bo, just Bo," She was getting up when he suddenly pushed her back down and looked at her intently.

"The unaligned Succubus?" Bo hesitated before nodding, he obviously knew her already so no point in hiding. "Find my sister, look into our parents first. I'll set up your papers to look like you're looking for a Nest Mother. She- she was happy with the guy, our parents hated that. She disappeared more recently, within the past two days."

"What? I thought-"

"I have to act like I don't care, that she's expandable, in front of customers or they could suspect that some girls want out but my father wont let them." This case just became more interesting than a simple missing girl.

"And your parents?"

"Mother has still been making an extra dish and fathers been preoccupied enough that I had to take over. They are hiding something."

"And what's your name?"

"Ari, her twin brother." Definitely more interesting. "Come tomorrow morning at ten in the morning. You'll be looking at the girls to see who is eligible for the position."

Just as she was about to tell him there wasn't anyone that needed a Nest Mother she understood what he was doing, giving her a way in. Not only a way in, but a legal way in. "Will do. I'll uh be bringing a medical doctor that knows about Fae to help and my friend."

"Uh, the doctor is a yes, the friend unless she's the 'mother' then no. It's a strict policy that's been in practice for a hundred years since a group of women came in and killed three of our guards. Since then it's a single person or a couple. Doctors as long as they are sanctioned by either the Ash or the Morrigan are allowed. If I were you I'd look up as much information about us as I could. You are very uninformed, it will be greatly suspicious if you are looking for one of our mothers yet know little to nothing about our species."

Ari held out a sealed envelope, the Sutton seal holding it closed. "What is this?"

"Do not open it, bring it here tomorrow and guard will open it. My approval for you and your doctor are on the tickets. Once it is opened you two must keep the bracelets on or you will be seen as trespassers." Ari turned his back to her and Bo took that as him dismissing her.

Upon arriving at the Dal Bo spotted her group of friends. Lauren was there too, just the doctor she wished to speak to. Oddly enough Vex was dressed kind of nicely. "Got a hot date or something?" Bo called out jokingly as she walked up to the misfit group. Honestly misfit was an understatement.

There was the Ex-Blood King and Bo's grandfather, Trick. Dyson the bad wolf cop that she loved. Hale the siren leader of the Light Fae. Kenzi the completely normal Gothic human that was dating said Ash. Lauren a human doctor that has seen too much for her young life. Then there was the newer addition of the past two or three years, Vex. Gothic like, like Kenzi but more crazy. Bo herself was a succubus so she dressed in her dark and tight fitting clothes.

"Actually, yes." Vex said and he straightened his rolled up sleeve. Instead of his fishnet shirts and tight leather pants he wore casual black jeans and a black dress shirt, though he still had on his collar and the tattoo beneath his left eye wasn't going anywhere. His hair was still messy but he left out the product that gave it its slightly greasy look.

"Ooh, who's the lucky girl?" Bo teased her ex room-mate. After a few months of him living with her and Kenzi he'd moved back out suddenly and had rethought his life. This could be why he came back. Met a girl while out, fell in love, decided to settle down in a place where he had friends. Unlikely, very very unlikely. Besides he'd been back six months now, if he'd had a girl that long there was no doubt he'd have been showing her off by now. Probably met her only a few nights ago and was testing the waters to start a real relationship and not just a one night stand.

"You'll see," Vex said as he turned fully towards the entrance of the Dal on his bar stool to wait for his date to show, "you'll meet her. Probably like her too. But keep your paws off, wait, you aren't the dog here." Vex chuckled at his own joke and Kenzi was struggling to hold her laughter in. The joke was anything but funny, yet the fact Vex even voiced it was humorous. Ignoring Vex, Bo pulled Kenzi and Lauren to the side to talk.

"Hey, man," Hale said making Vex look at him, "you been waiting for her for a while now. You sure she's coming?"

Vex looked at Hale with eyes that seemed to see everything. Chocolate brown eyes had looked all over Hale in a matter of moments before Vex turned back towards the door. He didn't say anything but took out his phone to check the time once again. Seven twenty eight, the date was set for seven thirty so she still had a few minutes. But something felt off to Vex.

Time passed and soon enough Lauren left. Then later Bo and Dyson. It was nearing early morning when Hale left. Then just as Dawn was peaking Trick put a hand on Vex's shoulder, "I'm closing up, Vex," most times Vex would have been pissed that he'd been stood up, but tonight he was worried. He'd stayed only because he was afraid that if he left and she showed up she had been in trouble and had needed him. But what was worse was that she didn't show up. Not even a call.

"Hey Trick, if you see my girl, let me know," Vex pulled a photo out of the wallet in his back pocket. The picture had seen better days by far. Trick took the picture in his hands and sighed heavily as he looked at the young, smiling, woman in it.

"Alright Vex, but I doubt I will," Vex hesitated as he'd begun to stand and his eyes got a far off look, like he knew something was being hidden.

"Better safe than sorry, eh?" His cocky arrogant smirk was splayed across his face, yet it didn't reach his eyes.

Trick watched as the mesmer Fae exited. Trick walked to the door and locked it before returning to his home beneath the Dal. Setting on a table was a folder and with one last look at the picture Trick put it into the folder above a different picture, an older picture of the same girl.

.~:*:~.

The morning came fast and soon enough Bo was getting up and untangling herself from Dyson's arms. "Why do you have to go?" He asked sleepily, he was off for today so he had wanted to spend it with her.

"As much as I would love that," Bo said as she slight her panties and pants on, "I have to find this girl. It's been a week already and for all I know she's a minute closer to death," Bo snapped her bra clasp together before pulling a tight tea-shirt on, "hey, speaking of girls close to their death, you don't think Vex would do anything to that girl that stood him up last night, do you?"

"No." Dyson was now wide awake but he closed his eyes, "oddly enough, he truly likes her."

"You've met her?" Bo was surprised and she sat on the edge of the bed, "when?"

"Needed Vex's advice on that case with the Lymph. She'd been there and he'd introduced Hale and me. Probably got sick last night or something." Dyson turned onto his side to face away from Bo and she sighed heavily.

"I know there's something you guys aren't telling me. What is it Dyson?" Bo was not pleased when he stayed silent.

"Say, Love, mind if I join you on your mission today?" Vex's voice called from the door and Bo was startled. Dyson just pulled the covers up again to cover his ass.

"I'm sorry, Bo," Lauren said as she entered behind Vex, "he made me let him in."

"Vex, I'm sorry, I can't. We're going to-" She said but he cut her off.

"The Sutton residence. Where Aelith is being forcibly held against her will." his anger was easily viable and he stalked forward. His mouth was twisted in a sneer and Dyson didn't hesitate to stand up. A growl ripped itself from the wolf shifters throat and Vex's strides stopped.

"Wait, you know this girl? How?" Vex looked at Bo and he saw in her eyes that she truly did not know.

"So no one thought to tell you. To tell poor little wonder woman succubus about her quarry. Who hired yo? The Elders? No, they'd make Evony do it. Was it her or one of your friends here? Well, who ever the fuck it was left out the important thing," Vex spat his anger turned towards Dyson who looked slightly like a whipped dog, "she's my girl."