Here's another chapter, enjoy!
The McCorrigan's residence
It was still daytime outside however the young succubus lay in her four poster bed staring at the canopy above her, the curtains in the room were drawn impending the light to come in. After excusing herself from Hale and Kenzi she went up to her room, needing some peace. She couldn't even begin to understand what was happening to her, she kept on thinking about that infuriating blonde but darn was she cute when she was frowning. She couldn't help a smile when she remembered the girl's expression when she accidentally called her childish. She had had this little frown on her face and her nose had wrinkled a little.
The succubus sighed wondering how things could've gone so wrong, she hadn't noticed who it was when the girl spoke to her. When she tried to apologize everything had went down the drain. So much for trying to be nice, that girl had flat out refused her apology. The succubus groaned in frustration. A knock came at the door and she called tiredly for whoever it was to come in.
Kenzi entered the room followed by a reluctant Hale who looked like he preferred to be everywhere but there at that moment. Without further ado Kenzi plopped herself down on the bed while Hale preferred the desk chair, moving closer to the bed.
"What is it succubum? Come on talk to mama let it out"
"Sorry Kenz but you're no mother of mine" the succubus replied with a scowl.
"Keep telling yourself that. Seriously Bo what is it you've been in a sour mood since we got back and why the heck is it so dark in here?" Bo sighed and moved to switch on the lamp on her bedside table.
"Now spill" Kenzi sat crossed legged in front of the succubus, fully prepared to hear whatever it was that her friend had to tell.
"She doesn't like me" Bo finally said looking deflated, finding the canopy a more interesting sight than her friends.
Kenzi looked closely at her friend then she blinked once, twice, thrice for good measure. Her mouth opened and closed like a fish out of water, disbelief written all over her face. Of all the things she had expected her friend to say that was clearly not one of them. Bo didn't have that kind of issues period. It wasn't a common occurrence for a succubus to have trouble in the love department at least for her friend.
"Who?" asked Hale completely out of the loop on this one, he shrugged seeing how his girlfriend glared at him. Turning back from the siren to look at the young succubus Kenzi spoke again.
"What makes you say that? Sure enough she looked mighty pissed at the parking lot but that's it"
"No that's not it" The succubus snapped, she then related to her friends what happened in Mr Parker's class and her bout of abruptness to the blonde.
"Girl have you lost your mojo or what?" The two girls scowled at the siren.
"Now now don't lose your shit yet. Okay first meeting didn't go so well" Kenzi conceded.
"That's an understatement" quipped the siren with a smile flashing his pearly white, same pearly whites that the succubus wanted to knock down for him.
"Like I was saying all you have to do is make it up to her, get your whammy in gear and in three days top you'll be in her pants" Kenzi concluded with a smile, proud of her master plan however the succubus didn't share the same feeling.
"I don't want to do that" Bo grumbled
"You don't want to get in her pants? You? As in the succubus who can charm the pants off a monk or the panties of a nun for that matter?" The siren exclaimed with disbelief.
"Please don't be so crass" Kenzi admonished, then turning back to her friend "He's right though" she said deadpan.
"You guys are idiot" The young succubus fixed them with a glare "I want to wine and dine her that said I wouldn't mind getting in her hot pants." She said with a dreamy smile then she noticed the dumfounded expressions on her friends' faces."What?"
"Dude seriously, wine and dine? Honey you don't do relationships"
"Okay I admit that my last attempt doesn't make me relationship material but I can try" The succubus said with resolution, Kenzi nodded while Hale still looked dubious.
"You really like her don't you?" Kenzi asked putting her hand on her friend's knee affectionately.
"Yeah" she replied smiling "Sure she has the capacity to drive me up the wall, she infuriates me beyond belief but I don't know why it is but I am attracted to her"
"Yeah we got the all sparkly vibe aura or whatever she has that's making you go all gaga" The siren said good-naturedly.
"Maybe" she replied unconvincingly.
"Okay that's enough with the succuemo. Girl you leave it to me and you'll get your girl. We need a plan and I just happen to have one" Kenzi said gleefully. "Now who's up for a drink?"
Kenzi jumped up from the bed giving her hand for the succubus to take. Bo took it and got up from her bed, ready to go party with her friends, she could do with a little drink or two. Kenzi texted Tamsin to know if she would be able to join them so they could all go out together.
They ended up in a bar frequented mostly by fae in light territory, Tamsin had joined them and Dyson couldn't be with them because he had Hockey practice. It was that night that the plan "Get Bo's Girl" was created. Tamsin reluctantly got involved in the mix after a few drinks they were all pretty hammered except the succubus who insisted on not getting drunk because she was the one getting everybody home. Plus nobody was authorized to drive the Camaro except the owner, the succubus herself.
Wilson Academy High school - The following day
Kenzi groaned in discomfort for the umpteenth time. She got out of the car, Hale took the backpack from the girl and just stood in front of her. He whistled some tune to his girlfriend taking off the sunglasses she was wearing.
"I love you" She smiled in relief, her hangover now gone.
"Yeah just remember that when I forget our next date"
"You'd better not" Kenzi warned, she turned to her friend who was smiling at them. "Are you ready?"
"I still don't know what you're up to but yeah, I am ready when you are" Bo replied, her school hag slung over her shoulder, making her way to the school following the two fae.
"Don't question the artist and let me work my magic, one thing though refrain yourself from saying anything stupid please"
"That's kind of a given don't you think?"
"We never know"
They were now inside the school, they went past the front office to get to their lockers. Hale left to join his friends and Kenzi grabbed the succubus' hand, leading her through the different halls. Bo got a feeling of déjà vu, remembering the events of the day before. She let Kenzi lead her to what she believed was the direction of their lockers but when they passed said lockers she began to wonder. Suddenly Kenzi stopped making Bo bumped into her.
"What are you doing Kenz" she hissed.
"Helping your ass" she took out her pocket mirror, inspecting her reflection. When she was satisfied with what she saw she brought the mirror back in her jacket's pocket. "It's showtime bitches" she declared. Bo looked at her funny but the confused look didn't last when she noticed the blonde standing a few meters away.
Lauren was talking to Nadia about the dinner that her parents wanted to organize in order to catch up with their friends, Nadia's parents. She was quite excited about it and Nadia was thrilled with the idea. A voice from behind made them turn their head to see who it was.
"Hi" Lauren watched the girl in front of her recognizing her from the cafeteria, those eyes filled with so much mischief, she could recognize them anywhere. "You're new right? My name is Kenzi. I just wanted to say welcome. I wish I had a welcome basket but I'm not the cook type if you get my drift"
Lauren smiled; sure enough she couldn't imagine the girl wearing an apron and bake waffles or anything for that matter.
"Thank you, I am Lauren by the way and this is Nadia"
"Nice to meet you Lauren, Nadia and I already know each other" she then made a gesture with her hand like she was urging someone to come closer. Lauren couldn't help but grin at the girl's antics however that was short lived when she saw the person the girl was motioning to. "And this is Bo, my sister. So what do you say instead of the basket we invite you to grab something after class? Nadia can come too of course"
Lauren watched Bo closely. The girl was the same from the day before, the same warm gaze with those soulful brown orbs that seemed to draw her in. Today she was wearing black jeans that hugged her forms like a second skin, under her leather jacket she wore a red tank top and she wanted nothing more than for the brunette to pull the zip of said jacket down so she could catch a glimpse of her cleavage. She was beautiful and this unnerved her, feeling attracted to her wasn't an option because if their first conversation was anything to go by, they were as compatible as oil and water.
"So what do you think?" Lauren looked back at the girl who was obviously waiting for her to say something.
"I really don't know" she glanced nervously at the other brunette, how could she even consider spending some time with her when they didn't even get along.
"Come on what's a little misunderstanding when you can easily patch things up. Come on Bo bo say sorry to the girl" Bo stared at Kenzi, completely gob smacked like she had just lost her mind. "Don't look at me like that just trust me" Kenzi mouthed the words quickly to her friend.
Nadia and Lauren were watching them with bewildered expression on their face. Reluctantly Bo turned back to the blonde, digging her nails into her palms, clenched fists at her side.
"I am sorry"
"Look it's okay" said Lauren wanting to put the brunette out of her misery. "We obviously started on the wrong foot so let's start over" She then outstretched her hand for the brunette to shake.
"I am Lauren, nice to meet you" Lauren stood mesmerized as the girl offered her a beaming smile.
"Nice to meet you too Lauren I am Bo" the two shook hands while gazing at each other.
Kenzi stood there grinning, watching the succubus turning on the charm with the blonde while Nadia watched the two with a frown on her face. That frown turned into a glare as she saw the brunette's hand linger on Lauren's.
"So how is it going for you so far? If you need help with anything, I'd be glad to help you."
"Well I have to say for being my second day I am doing pretty well. Of course I don't make it a habit to get into spats or getting hit by a car on my first day of school" Lauren said good-naturedly and Bo laughed.
"Well for my defense it's not a habit of mine either to be so snappy and as for the car you got to admit that you kind of just appeared out of nowhere"
"No I didn't" Lauren said, all trace of humor suddenly gone from her voice.
"Yes you did" Bo replied matching the girl's tone.
"No I didn't"
"Did too"
"Okay girls I think that's enough. So Lauren what do you say, you'll be joining us after class?"Kenzi intervened, trying to stop the two from squabbling over some nonsense.
"You weren't even paying attention!"
"I was otherwise you wouldn't be here looking so high and mighty"
"Lauren, maybe we should go, classes are about to start" Nadia tried to stop the argument between the two but it was for naught, they didn't even acknowledged her. Like Kenzi she was left watching the two bickering back and forth.
"All I am saying is that you should pay more attention to your driving Bo"
"And what would you know about my driving Lauren" replied the succubus feigning interest but it got the opposite effect as Lauren launched into an explanation of her statement and the importance of remaining focused while driving.
"You can see how this would affect one's cognitive skills thus hindering the process powers of the brain to react quickly enough to any change of situations like a pedestrian crossing a street or in this case myself" Lauren finished with a winning smile, her eyes shining with knowledge.
Kenzi stared at the blonde completely flabbergasted she turned to her friend to be sure she didn't imagine what just happened. Bo was looking quite puzzled and Nadia bemused by her friend's ability to turn any conversation into something science related.
The bell rang and Nadia had to drag Lauren away refraining her from explaining anything further.
"Dude can you hear that? That's the sound of my head exploding. That girl completely scrambled my brain" Kenzi complained.
"Amazing isn't she?" The succubus asked smiling.
"Girl you seriously need to get your head checked"
When the classes were over and it was time to go home. Lauren approached Kenzi to give her response about the invitation. They agreed to meet on Friday after school as it wasn't a school night. She said goodbye and went to her dad who was waiting for her in the car. As they were driving home she asked her father if it was possible for her to join a swimming club. She was in a swimming club back in Orléans and she missed it along with the liberating feeling it brought her.
The Lewis' residence
They got home, Jack went back to his lab and Lauren joined him after putting her things in her room. In the lab, she put on the lab coat designed for her and worked with her father. When Elizabeth got home it was already late and her daughter was in bed fast asleep. Freshly showered and changed, she went to her daughter's room and kissed her goodnight. Then she went downstairs to get some dinner, she noticed the grand piano standing in the living room and she smiled, all plan of dinner now out of her mind. She got settled and practiced her scales. Jack entered the living room with a plate and a glass of white wine in his hands. He put the plate on the coffee table and the glass with a coaster on the piano for his wife.
"I tried to coax our daughter to play but she said she plays better when you're in the room which I don't understand because she as talented as you are. That goes for any music instruments she can get her hands on"
"That she is" Elizabeth smiled playing the first keys of Chopin's Nocturne No 2 in E flat major.
"Today she asked for joining a swimming club, I was wondering how long it would take her before asking. You two are like two peas in a pod, I see so much of you in her that sometimes it's scary" Elizabeth smiled at her husband, still playing.
"Well let's hope she didn't inherit all my traits" Her smile turned into a sad expression.
"Don't say that, you my dear are one exquisite woman, a loving mother, a great friend and the perfect daughter." Jack said smiling.
"I bet my mother would disagree on that one" Elizabeth stopped playing, her sad expression remained.
"Then she's wrong and she doesn't know you like I do" Jack said with conviction, taking her hands gently.
"I just want our daughter to be happy"
"And she is, you need to stop worrying Liz, our daughter is fine, she goes to school, has good grades and she's making new friends. She's just like any other kids her age. I wish she'd be more troublesome though like some other pesky teenagers." Jack joked and a tentative smile crept up on his wife's face.
"Maybe you're right"
"Of course I am, it's not rocket science after all" Elizabeth burst out laughing.
"Now enough talk, come to eat and maybe just maybe I'll let you talk about that surgery you were so excited about and bore me to death" Elizabeth slapped her husband's arm chiding him lightly.
The two made their way to the dining room, enjoying what little time they had before going to bed. It was past 2 am but Jack always tried to stay awake and be there for his wife when she would get home from a long shift, like today. When it was time for them to go to bed, Jack took her wife's hand in his, giving it a squeeze, assuring her that everything will be alright and she returned it, believing just that.
Wilson Academy High School
Lauren was in chemistry class, one of the two classes that she didn't share with Bo. It turned out that they shared practically the same classes except for literature and chemistry. A few days had passed since they started talking to each other. Now they talked to each other regularly often passing each others in the halls or talking after class. They went out to grab some food on Friday after class and it's been fun even with the awkward moments between the two of them including Nadia but overall it was a success. They still bicker occasionally but Lauren attributed it to the fact that the brunette was used to speak her mind however disparaging her comments might be sometimes whereas she was more contained about her comments. But still she liked her company, she was sparky and her sister Kenzi was a total riot.
"I tell you, Lara told Alice who told Sam and then told me that she saw it. Michael was totally flirting with her and I am sure she was all too happy about it" Lauren cringed, the girl next to her was called Julia, she was all about gossip from what Nadia told her which was the truth. The girl was annoying at best and had a spiky voice that she couldn't stand. The proof being she was doing what she knew best, gossip.
Unfortunately for the blonde, Julia and her bunch of friends were seating right next to her. The class was over and they still had to clean up their station.
"And Michael told me that it was all a lie, that he never flirted with her. What a liar as if I should believe him. However it wouldn't surprise me if it was Bo that started it. She's always had the hots for him." Lauren's interest spiked as soon as she heard the name.
"She has no shame at all, always trying to steal other's boyfriends." Lauren was getting irritated with the girl's comments so she decided to step in.
"My apology for interrupting but you shouldn't bad mouth someone who isn't here to defend herself" Julia and her friends turned their attention to the blonde.
"Oh honey you really seem nice and all, I wouldn't have pegged you for someone who likes to slum in. That girl is a slut, who shouldn't defend such riffraff" Julia said maliciously.
Lauren couldn't explain what happened next but she suddenly saw red. She took the beaker filled with potassium permanganate and spilled the content on the girl's station, drenching her things and her hands along with it.
"It slipped" she said with an emotionless voice.
Julia and her friends screeched, getting every students' attention in the room.
"You bitch! Look what you've done!" Julia screamed, a horrified look on her face, seeing the damage on her notebook and her hands that were now a pinkish purple shade.
"What's going here?" asked Mr Cox, the chemistry teacher.
"She did it on purpose sir" shrilled Julia, Lauren could only rolled her eyes at the girl's drama queen antics.
"Is this true Ms Lewis?" Mr Cox watched the blonde closely.
"It slipped I am sorry"
"You Liar!"
"Okay Ms Lewis I will have to ask you to go to the principal's office in order to sort all this out" He then turned to the class "Class dismissed" With a few sniggers here and there the students filed out of the room.
Julia and Lauren were led to the principal's office and their parents were notified. This was the first time ever that the Lewis had to fetch their daughter from the principal's office. To say it was a surprise for them was putting it mildly.