Chapter 2: Sparks
McCorrigan Mansion (Bo's Bedroom)
After Bo had gotten off of the phone with Lauren, she literally could not stop smiling. Ciara was right, she said yes. The brunette could feel that this was the beginning of something amazing. Which sounded crazy because she hadn't even had the date yet.
But she couldn't help but think about how complicated this could get. Especially since her Grandfather hated Lauren's Father. But thankfully her Grandparents where away for a couple of months. Bo wasn't sure what would come of this thing with Lauren, but she was hoping that it would go well.
The brunette looked up when there was knock at her door. "Come in" she called out. The door opened to reveal her Father who was looking very sharp in a fitted suit and tie.
No, Luther wasn't her biological father but he was the best Step-Father ever. It didn't bother her that she didn't know her real one because in her eyes, Luther was better. Since he had come into her life when she was a baby, he had raised her. She loved him. "Hey Dad, what's up?" she smiled.
Luther smiled back and entered her room, "I have a favor to ask of you" he walked over to take a seat on her bed.
"What?" she asked.
"Well, your Mother and I are going to dinner with some work colleagues of mine so I was wondering if you wouldn't mind staying in tonight to watch your sister" he trusted his daughters, but Bo was the oldest.
She nodded. "Sure, I wasn't planning on doing anything tonight anyway"
He frowned, that was odd for her. "How come? You always have plans in the evening" Luther was surprised that his daughter didn't have plans with some of her friends.
"No reason, it's just been a long first day I guess. Besides, I'm trying to turn my grades around this year. Might as well get started now right?" Bo chuckled.
"Wow, how ambitious of you. No matter how this year turns out, you have an amazing future ahead of you Ysabeau" Her Father smiled, touching her cheek.
She loved it when he praised her. "Thanks Dad"
Luther stood from the bed and reached into his pocket, opening his wallet and pulling out $20 before handing it to Bo. "Order whatever you want for dinner. Just do not let Kenzi eat too much, I don't feel like staying up with her while she vomits" he laughed.
"Promise, I'll just order a pizza. Have fun" Bo shoved the money into her pocket.
That wasn't really in his control. "Very well, and remember to be in bed before ten. It is a School night after all" he winked at her as he left the room.
Lewis Manor (Lauren's Bedroom)
Lauren was still reading her science text book when her sister decided to burst through her door. "What'ya doing?" the taller blonde jumped on her little sister's bed.
"Reading…" Lauren flipped her page. "… You should try it sometime" she quipped with a smirk.
Tamsin let out a fake laugh. "Ha Ha. Come on, let's sneak out" she reached over and closed Lauren's book, taking it from her hands.
"And go where exactly?" the younger blonde asked. This was exactly the reason why Tamsin had to repeat her senior year.
The older blonde threw the book to the side. "Anywhere we want! Come on sis, don't be a buzz kill" she pouted.
"I'm not a buzz kill. It's almost nine o'clock. The only place that I'm going right now, is to the bathroom and then to bed" Lauren got up and walked to her adjoining bathroom.
"I have got to be adopted. Everyone else is such a drag" Tamsin huffed laying down on her back. As she laid there she heard her sister's phone vibrate from underneath her. She must be laying on it. Tamsin got up and immediately saw the buzzing handset. She didn't mean to look but it was a little difficult when the writing was on the screen.
It was a text message from Ciara. *Did Bo call you yet?* the fairy had asked.
Why would Bo McCorrigan want to call Lauren? Did this have something to do with what she witnessed between them this morning? Tamsin put the phone down, it wasn't her place to open the message. She wasn't going to read violate her sister's privacy, Lauren would never do something like that to her.
Lauren exited her bathroom after she had brushed her teeth and changed into a pair of Calvin Klein boy shorts and a tank top. That was her comfortable sleeping attire. "You're still here?" Lauren smiled sarcastically.
"Yeah well, I got nowhere else to be. So, can I ask you what that thing was with the Fae girl this morning?" Tamsin wanted to see if her sister was hiding something from her.
"I already told you Tamsin, it was nothing. We ran into each other as we were going into the classroom, we dropped our books and then we picked them up. End of story" Lauren went over to her computer desk to turn her laptop off for the night.
Tamsin didn't want to drop it just yet. "It didn't look like nothing from where I was standing"
The younger blonde sighed, facing her. "Would it be so terrible if it wasn't?" she had to ask.
"Yes, Lauren. It would. Look, I have nothing against Bo okay. But her family and ours do not get a long, nothing will ever change that" the taller blonde needed her to see that. It was like talking to a brick wall.
Lauren walked back over to her bed, turning away from her sister's eyes. "Maybe this is the time to change"
"I hope that you're right…" Tamsin got up from the bed and walked to the door. "… Ciara texted you by the way. Good night" with that she left the room.
Lauren grabbed her phone and read the message. *Did Bo call you yet?* She sighed, leave it to Ciara to text her at a bad time. Tamsin obviously saw it, which was why she was asking about Bo.
She didn't know what was going to happen with Bo, but she really wanted to see for herself. What was so wrong with that? The blonde decided against replying to her friend, she just really wanted to get some sleep.
Mandrake High School (Next Morning)
Bo was beyond nervous as she walked through the double doors of the school. She was supposed to meet up with Lauren later to make arrangements to hang out. What was she supposed to say? Where would they meet?
She needed to get a grip, preferably before she spoke to the blonde. The brunette quickly walked to her locker and put her things away before grabbing her History book for her first class.
"Bo!"
The brunette closed her locker to see Dyson looking rather ecstatic. "Are you on crack or something? What's with the creepy smile?" she turned to face him.
"I called Ciara, asked her out and she said yes! Thank you so much for talking to her. I owe you big time!" he was on cloud nine right now.
Bo was glad that she could help. "Don't mention it. I'm glad that you're happy. I gotta head to class. I'll see you at lunch" she suggested with a smile.
"Sure thing" Dyson nodded tapping her on the arm and walking off.
Ten minutes later, Bo was in History class. It was her least favorite subject, she thought that she would have learned to love it like most things. But it never took to her. She liked the more physical subjects, Gym, Cheerleading. She also liked Art and English.
Ciara quickly slid into the seat next to Bo and smiled. "So, Lauren told me that you called her last night" she was very smiley today.
The brunette nodded. "Yeah, we're going to meet up later to talk about hanging out sometime"
"I should change my name to cupid" Ciara joked.
Bo couldn't help but laugh at that sentence. "I wouldn't go that far, we're just gonna hang out. You know, get to know each other" she made some notes in her History book. Whether it was her favorite subject or not, she wanted to do well in this class. Her grades depended on it.
"Good, I'm happy for you. And for Lauren, I worry about her sometimes" Ciara said seriously. "What do you mean?" Bo was curious. "Well, Lauren has the habit of burring her nose into her books and tends to forget about the real world. She needs to know that there's more to life than studying" the fairy just wanted her best friend to be happy.
Bo felt like she knew Lauren a little better by what Ciara was telling her. But she still wanted to hear it from the blonde herself.
"But I'm hoping that you can show her a good time. Help her break out of her shell, so to speak" Ciara smiled, opening her book.
"I'll do my best" Bo chuckled as she continued to write.
The blonde nudged her friend on the arm. "Oh, and I am going on a date with Dyson this Friday. I guess we're both gonna get lucky" she chuckled happily.
Bo admired Ciara's spirit, the girl had enough of it to go around. She was positive and optimistic, so much so that it was annoying sometimes. But Ciara was a good person, and one of Bo's closet friends.
Morning Break (1 Hour Later)
Lauren was actually thankful for the bell to ring for break, she couldn't stop thinking about Bo and what they would talk about. That and Tamsin knowing about it. She knew that her sister wouldn't tell on her to their Father, but she also knew that the older blonde didn't think that this was a good idea.
But what was life without a little risk? Granted, she would live a longer life than humans. But she wanted to take this risk, now. The Angel made her way to her locker to switch her books, she had AP Math next.
"Oh little sister?"
Lauren smiled as she heard her sister speak. Closing her locker she was met with Tamsin's smug face. "Does this mean that you're talking to me now?" she asked, the two blondes hadn't spoken since last night. She was starting to get worried.
"I never stopped Goofball, you left early this morning and I… took my time. We're good I promise. You have AP Math next right?" Tamsin asked.
The younger blonde nodded. "Yeah, why do you ask?"
Tamsin huffed. "Because now so do I, walk with me? I fear that all of the nerdage will scare me too much into bolting at the first chance that I get. I am giving you the job of making sure that I cross the threshold" she was dead serious.
"Since when did you change your tune?" Lauren found this very strange.
The older blonde folded her arms. "Since, I don't want to repeat this year until I'm twenty five. I need to do well" she leaned against the locker.
Lauren was glad to hear that from her big sister. "I'm proud of you T. I said that I would meet Ciara for coffee before class. You wanna come?" she wanted her sister to be more involved.
"Sure, why not? I can never get enough coffee" Tamsin laughed, putting her arm around her little sister as they both walked off to the school coffee shop.
Coffee Shop
Bo was drinking her coffee with her sister when she saw Lauren walk in, it was like all of the sunshine in the room shined on her like a spot light. She was so beautiful.
"Earth to Bo-Bo?" Kenzi was snapping her fingers in her big sister's face.
The brunette turned back to her baby sister. "Sorry, what were you saying?" she shook her head trying to remember what Kenzi had said.
"I said, that your friend Hale is cute" the girl repeated.
Bo held her hand up to the girl. "Don't even think about it Kenz. He's too old for you" she made it clear. Hale was a nice enough guy, and she knew that he would never treat her wrong. But he was just too old for her.
"What is age in our world?" Kenzi smiled, the fifteen year old hadn't come into her powers yet but like Bo she was set to become a Succubus just like their Mother. Bo herself was just coming into hers, to be honest the thought of it terrified her.
"Age may be nothing but a number in the Fae world. But to Dad, you might as well let it go now" the brunette warned her. Their Father was very protective, especially over Kenzi. She was his little girl.
The fifteen year old sighed. "Can you just talk to Hale, see if he would ever date a Sophomore" she was practically begging her.
Was this Bo's job now? Was she to be the mediator between couples? "Doesn't anyone care about who I like?" she exclaimed.
"Who do you like?" Kenzi asked with a frown.
Bo hadn't mentioned anything to her. She didn't know what to say, she didn't mean for that to come out. "No one, I was just saying. I'll talk to Hale, but I can't make any promises okay?" she had to end this conversation now.
Kenzi smiled and kissed her sister on the cheek. "Best sister ever!" the girl squealed. She quickly shot off to get to her class which started earlier than Bo's.
Which left the brunette sitting by herself, she wanted to scan over her Science book quickly. They had a pop quiz later. She was definitely not looking forward to that.
Lauren was just finishing putting sugar into her coffee cup, when she noticed Bo sitting by herself reading her science book.
"Go talk to her" Tamsin said.
The young Angel was surprised to hear those words come from her sister. Ciara maybe, but not her sister. "I dunno…" she was very nervous.
"Go, or I will throw you over there myself" her sister warned.
Lauren laughed with a nod before making her way over to Bo's empty table. The brunette was in deep concentration reading her book, she didn't even hear the blonde sit down. "… Ready for the quiz?"
Bo looked up to see those mesmerizing honey brown eyes. "Uh… Not really. Biology isn't my best subject" She responded.
The blonde smiled, "I think that you're better at it than you think you are. What exactly are you stuck on?" she didn't mind lending a hand.
"Not so much stuck. I just have trouble memorizing the information. Take this bit for example, how am I supposed to remember all of that mess of words?" Bo pointed to a paragraph in her book.
Lauren looked over the words, it was explaining what Natural Selection was. The brunette was right, it was explaining it in more depth than she was used to. "You don't need to write those exact words on the quiz. Here, see if you can memorize this…" she grabbed Bo's pen.
Bo watched as the blonde wrote down a small bunch of words. "… Try that" she passed the book back to Bo. 'Natural Selection allows a species to adapt to the changes in its environment' the brunette read. That was easier than trying to remember a whole page.
"I think I can handle that. Thanks" the brunette closed her book.
The blonde waved her hand. "No problem. So uh, about what you asked me last night?" there was no point in dragging it out.
"Yeah I guess that we should talk about that" Bo laughed nervously.
"What did you have in mind?" Lauren asked.
The young Fae shrugged, "I don't know exactly, I was kind of winging it. To be honest, I was surprised you even said yes" she admitted coyly.
The Angel frowned. "Why wouldn't I say yes?
"Well you know, because of our families and everything. Not so much my family, just my Grandfather" the brunette sighed.
Lauren understood what she meant now. "Yeah. From what I understand, my Father and your Grandfather dislike each other very much" she had been hearing about her Father's hatred for long enough now. It was so stupid, why did they have to suffer because of their feuding?
"You don't happen to know why, do you?" Bo wondered.
The blonde shook her head, "Not really, I assume that it has something to do with my kind…" she poked a thumb at herself "… Maybe this isn't a good idea…" she didn't want to make things more complicated than they already were.
"Why not? Just because they don't get a long doesn't mean that we can't. Look Lauren, I like you and I would really like to get to know you more. My Grandfather doesn't control me" Bo flashed a smile.
Lauren liked that answer. "Okay, so what do we do?"
"We could go to the movies or something? Or dinner?" the brunette suggested. She hadn't been on a proper date since she and Dyson were together. This was foreign to her now.
Before Lauren could even open her mouth to answer, the bell rang. "That sounds great. Just text me the when and the where. I'll see you in biology class later, and don't worry. You'll do great" she smiled, getting up and leaving the shop with Tamsin who was waiting for her outside.
For the first time in years, Bo was actually looking forward to Science class.
Biology Class (3 Hours Later)
Once the quiz was given out, Bo was less nervous than she was at the start of the day. Thanks to Lauren's optimism and help she finally felt like she could do okay. The brunette quickly flashed a smile to the blonde, silently thanking her.
Lauren responded to her with a subtle nod. That was the green light that Bo waiting for, she wanted to go out with her as soon as possible.
Bo pulled out her phone, Mrs. Holden was currently writing something on the whiteboard so her back was turned. Perfect timing. She quickly sent a text to Lauren and watched as the blonde reacted to her phone vibrating.
The blonde scanned the room, seeing Bo's dark brown orbs on her. Smiling, she looked at her phone. It was a message from Bo. *How about Eddie's Diner, seven o'clock? Milkshakes are on me? :)* the message read. Her smile grew wider as she thought it over, although she didn't really need to. She quickly texted back and waited to see her reaction.
The brunette felt her phone vibrate in her hand. *I'll be there ;)* she was immensely happy at that response, she looked up and gave the blonde a nod all the while keeping her smile.
"Miss McCorrigan?"
Bo snapped her head up at the sound of Mrs. Holden's voice. "Yes?" she answered.
"Is something amusing? Or is there another reason as to why you are smiling to yourself?" the woman asked. Everyone looked to Bo as she was being called out.
She shook her head. "No Ma'am. I just thought of something funny" she didn't want to get in trouble. Or worse, get her phone confiscated.
"Would you care to share with the rest of the class?" the woman replied. She really wasn't letting this go.
"Uh, no… not really" the brunette didn't want to be embarrassed by the whole class.
Mrs. Holden stepped forward with a raised eyebrow. "Well if it's so funny, then you should share" she encouraged her.
Bo had no idea what to say. "I uh…"
"It's my fault Mrs. H! I texted Bo something about the squad, it was pretty funny. I'm sorry" Ciara shouted out, raising her hand.
"Well, Miss. O'Brien. Please tell everyone here what was so hilarious that it couldn't wait until after class" Mrs. Holden gestured to the class.
Now it was Ciara's turn to come up with something. Lauren just looked on as her friend stood from her seat, "I said, that if Sheena drinks anymore carrot juice that she is going to end up looking like one herself" the fairy admitted through gritted teeth.
Everyone in the class burst out laughing as they heard what she said. Thankfully, Sheena wasn't in their class and she didn't care that people joked about her diets.
"Okay! Settle down! Thank you for sharing Ciara. But both of you are to put your cell phone's away or I will take them from you. Understand?" the teacher pointed to both girls before turning back to the whiteboard.
"You got it Mrs. H…" Ciara shouted. Bo mouthed a thank you to her friend, she just saved her ass. Ciara nodded and sat back down next to Lauren. "… You owe me big time!" she whispered into the Angel's ear.
Lewis Manor (4 Hours Later)
Lauren was extremely nervous, she hadn't been on a date in a while. Her last one was with another Angel like herself. But sadly, it didn't work out. Her Father really wanted it to but the blonde just didn't feel like there was a connection between them.
She had told her parents that she was going out with some friends, she didn't want to tell them what she was really doing. She wanted to see what this thing was with Bo, there was no point in getting them worked up if it turned out to be nothing.
Lauren was in her room, making sure that she was dressed okay. She had chosen to wear her blue acid wash skinny jeans, and a white tank top underneath a knitted cardigan.
"Well, look at you all gussied up"
The young Angel turned around to see her big sister smiling with her arms folded over her chest. "Shut up. We're just hanging out" Lauren grabbed her phone and placed it in her pocket.
"Is that what you kids are calling it these days?" Tamsin asked sarcastically. "Come on, I'll give you a ride" she waved her over, Lauren wouldn't turn that down.
Eddie's Diner (10 Minutes Later)
Bo was sitting in a booth by herself, she was terrified of how this was going to go. What if Lauren didn't like her as much? The brunette shook her head of the thought. She was just second guessing herself. She hadn't told anyone that she was coming here, not even Kenzi.
Which she sort of felt bad about, because she told her little sister everything. It was just that her baby sister tended to get a little excited sometimes.
"Am I late?"
Bo looked up to see a smiling Lauren. "Not at all, I haven't long gotten here myself"
Lauren quickly took a seat opposite and placed her phone onto the table. "So…. Nervous?" the blonde asked.
The brunette nodded with a laugh, "Very. And I have no idea why" she admitted.
"Me neither. How about we just try to break the ice?" the angel suggested.
Bo chuckled. "That sounds great. How do we do that exactly?" This was insane, she had never felt like this before.
"Your guess is as good as mine. I'm afraid that I'm a bit rusty at the whole, 'going on a date' thing" the blonde admitted sheepishly.
The young Fae had a hard time trying to believe that, Lauren was stunningly beautiful. Who wouldn't want to date her? "When was your last Date? If you don't mind me asking" the succubus was a little curious to know.
"Uh, over a year ago now. Her name was Holly, she was a family friend and my Father really wanted us to work out" Lauren explained. She was surprised to see herself being so open with Bo.
"But it didn't?" the brunette guessed.
Lauren shook her head, "No. There was just no spark there you know?"
The brunette nodded, she knew all about sparkless relationships. "Yeah, that's the same reason that Dyson and I broke up" she said.
The blonde was aware of Bo's history with the football captain, but she knew that Ciara was going on a date with him so there couldn't be anything there. "Right Dyson. Ciara can't stop going on about her date with him this Friday" she chuckled.
"You're preaching to the choir on that one. Dyson keeps trying to talk my ear off about it. They should just talk to each other, not us" Bo smiled.
"I agree. Do you want to get some food?" Lauren asked, she had passed on dinner because she knew that she was coming here. That and she was too nervous to eat.
The brunette nodded. "Yeah sure, I kinda skipped out on dinner with my family"
"So did I" the blonde found that really funny. Maybe it was a Small world after all.
Bo tapped her hand on the table. "Is a Burger and Fries okay with you?"
"Perfect…" Lauren was about to get up when the other girl stopped her with a hand on her arm.
The brunette shook her head, silently telling her to stay put. "You stay here, it's on me remember?" she gave her a playful wink. Lauren wasn't going to argue so she just smiled and sat back in her seat.
Ten Minutes later and both girls were eating their food while talking. "Are you excited about this being the last year?" Lauren asked eating a French fry.
Bo shrugged. "I sort of have mixed feelings"
"How come?" the blonde frowned. She thought that Bo would be the first person to be happy about leaving.
"Well my grades aren't that good, which means that I'll have to take a cheerleading scholarship for college" she sighed.
Lauren didn't understand. "What's wrong with that? A scholarship is a good thing right?" she thought that it would be.
"It's not a good thing for me. I don't want to be labelled as a dumb cheerleader who was too stupid to earn a real place in a good college" Bo hated that she couldn't get good grades, and she knew what everyone already thought about cheerleaders.
"You're not stupid Bo. The fact that you're trying to get better grades, proves that" Lauren gave the brunette a warm smile.
That meant everything to Bo, to hear that from someone who barely knew her was almost inspiring. "What about you? Have you looked at any colleges?" Bo asked.
Lauren nodded, "Yeah, my Father attended Yale back in the day so I'm sort of leaning towards that" she answered.
"What about your sister, Tamsin?" the brunette was curious about her.
"Tamsin is the most rebellious person that I have ever known. She doesn't really care about her future. She would rather live right now than plan ahead. Case in point, why she has to repeat this year" the blonde laughed at her sister's expense.
The two girls talked for what seemed like forever, they hardly mentioned anything about their families. It was refreshing to not have to think about it. Before they knew it an hour had passed and they were now walking through the streets after leaving the diner. "I'm really glad that we did this" Bo spoke up.
Lauren turned to flash the brunette a smile. "Me too…" Even though it was only a little after eight, her parents were strict about school nights. "… I should call Tamsin to come pick me up" she got ready to pull out her phone.
"No need, I can drive you" Bo said.
The blonde waved her hands, "I don't want to put you out"
"It's fine, come on. I just got my car back from the shop this morning" Bo led the blonde to her car. As they turned a corner, Lauren immediately saw a sleek yellow Camaro. It was rather impressive.
"Wow, nice car" she admired it.
"Thanks, my Dad gave it to me for my sixteenth birthday" Bo loved her Father, he always spoiled her.
The Angel was envious of that. "Lucky birthday girl" Both of them got into the car as Bo quickly set off to the angel's house.
Lauren had really enjoyed herself, maybe there was something worth pursuing with Bo. Thanks to her house not being far, the drive to Lauren's was very short. The brunette pulled up outside of the Lewis Estate and brought the car to a stop. "Thanks for a really great night. I had a lot of fun" The blonde turned to Bo.
"Me too. I'll see you at school then?" the brunette felt the same way, tonight was a success.
Lauren smiled. "You sure will. Goodnight Bo"
"Goodnight" Bo responded.
Lauren didn't know whether or not they should kiss, but since Bo didn't give her any signals she decided against it. The blonde got out of the car and walked half way to the front gate.
"Lauren wait!"
She turned around to see Bo running up to her.
The succubus smiled nervously as she stopped in front of her. "Can we do this again sometime?" she asked.
"Sure, I'd really like that…" the Angel nodded, she was wondering when Bo was going to ask. Now they were back to the awkward silence as they both just stood there looking at each other. "… Forgive my horrible memory, but isn't there something you usually do at the end of a date?" Lauren felt like she needed to give Bo a hint.
The brunette raised her eyebrows, she knew exactly what Lauren was talking about. She hated being so nervous. This was so out of character for her. She was a Succubus for crying out loud. "Oh, uh… yeah I guess"
Lauren screamed inside of her mind, Bo really wasn't making this easy. Screw it, if Bo wasn't going to make the move then she was. The blonde gently moved one of Bo's dark brown curls behind her ear before leaning in for a gentle kiss.
There it was, the spark. A very, very electrifying spark.
The brunette instantly closed her eyes as she felt herself get lost in it. Her hands went to Lauren's waist as she pulled her in closer.
Lauren smiled as she felt the emotion in the kiss intensify, thanks to her Angel abilities Lauren was feeling things more than Bo. At least she thought that she was. Who knows what Bo was feeling? She pulled away as they both looked into each other's eyes. "Spark test"
Bo smiled as she still held her. "How'd I do?" she laughed.
The angel nuzzled her nose against Bo's and gave her another quick peck. "Aced it. I'll see you in the morning" she stepped out of the embrace. The blonde gave her one last smile before entering the code for the front gate and leaving.
The young Fae's smile never faded as she walked back to her car, this was by far the best night of her entire life.
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