Here's another chapter, I hope you'll enjoy it. We really need some cheering up after last week's episode, so here it is! Also a big thank you to my Beta, Kravn. Trust me without her you wouldn't be able to read through this chapter. :D So thank you Kravn!
Wilson Academy High School – Mr. Burt's office
When Jack and Elizabeth Lewis entered the Principal's Office, their attention was focused on their teenager seated across from the Principal, looking completely aloof. Mr. Burt invited them to take a seat next to their daughter.
"Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, I'd like to say I would've preferred meeting you under better circumstances."
"We, too would have preferred this meeting to be more positive in nature, Mr. Burt." Jack replied. Elizabeth was looking closely at her daughter in order to detect some emotion other than the standoff-ish vibe that she was emitting, but Lauren was avoiding all eye contact with her parents.
"Julia Arket, another student, says that she was attacked by your daughter."
"That's preposterous! Attack, really?! Are you insinuating that our daughter physically hurt another student? Lauren is a very peaceful and rational individual. She would never resort to violence. Furthermore, if you look at her student file that was provided when she registered here, you would see that she has an impeccable student record." Elizabeth all but screamed her outrage. Her daughter was the epitome of how to resolve issues through communication instead of violence; she wouldn't attack someone just for the heck of it. Of course it would have helped if her daughter was trying to defend herself instead of sitting there, seeming not to care.
"Miss Arket says that Lauren dumped some chemical substance on her in Chemistry class."
"Which was?" asked Jack, always the Scientist. Elizabeth glared at her husband.
"Potassium Permanganate." replied Mr. Burt in a serious tone; Jack let out a snort.
"With all due respect, this is hardly what I would qualify as an attack. This substance isn't life threatening. Of course that is also saying IF my daughter really attacked that girl." Jack crossed his arms in defiance.
"Mr. and Mrs. Lewis I'm not accusing Lauren but I did see Miss Arket and her hands were covered with the substance, we had to take her to see the nurse. The chemical caused a physical reaction to her skin; her hands were stained in an unnatural color."
"Please excuse me but I find all this very difficult to believe Mr. Burt." said Elizabeth. The Principal sighed; he massaged his temples, trying to chase away his headache. He had to sit through Miss Arket's shrills and complaints and he was getting tired.
"Miss Lewis what do you have to say?" The Principal asked Lauren, her parents watching her closely.
"I already told Mr. Cox that the beaker slipped out of my grasp, it's not like I did it on purpose or anything. I was merely cleaning my work station when it happened." Lauren knew that it was wrong to lie but right now she couldn't bring herself to care. Julia had it coming and she should've been glad that she hadn't thrown the liquid in her face. The ungrateful little twit, how could someone speak badly of Bo? She was so beautiful and caring, even though she could drive a person up the wall, like nobody's business.
"That settles it then; our daughter didn't mean any harm, so I think we're done here." Jack stood from his seat followed by Lauren. Elizabeth addressed the principal before standing.
"We only wish that the girl's statement had been checked before informing us. Making false accusations is a very serious thing."
The Lewis' were about to leave the office when the Secretary informed Mr. Burt that Julia's parents had arrived; so he asked the Lewis' to stay and told Lauren to return to class.
Lauren exited the Principal's Office and she couldn't have been happier. She didn't like to be treated like a delinquent when she hadn't done anything wrong. Sure she let the Potassium Permanganate slip, big deal, Julia was still alive and her hands were fine, albeit a different color. She felt herself seething with rage remembering the hateful words that came out of that horrible girl's mouth. What surprised her was the reaction she had; she usually wasn't a violent person nor did she have a volatile temper. She could only relate it to the girl's viciousness and hoped that it wouldn't become a habit of hers to visit the Principal's Office.
Stepping away from the Principal's Office she was surprised to find a person waiting outside, engaged in what could be described as a playful banter with the woman at the Information Desk.
"Bo? What are you doing here, shouldn't you be in class?" The brunette looked at her with one of her winning smiles and Lauren nearly swooned like the teenager that she was.
"Lauren. Hi! I was waiting for you." Bo said goodbye to the woman and walked closer to the blonde. "I heard that you were sent to the Principal's Office. I just wanted to make sure that you were alright."
"Yeah I am fine. So news travels fast huh?"
"Are you kidding? Everyone in our Physics class was talking about it! So what did Mr. Grouchy say to you?" Bo tried to joke, referring to their Principal but she was also worried about the blonde, she didn't want her to be in trouble. "Did you get a get-out-of-detention-free card or did you science your way out of it?"
"Well that was tricky, I had to lie and say that I didn't do it on purpose." Lauren said with a sad smile, lowering her head, not really proud with having to lie. Seeing the sad expression on Lauren's face, Bo didn't think twice about it and caressed the girl's cheek lightly, causing Lauren to raise her head.
"Hey don't feel bad about it, knowing Julia she probably asked for it." A smile lit up Lauren's face. "She did actually." Bo couldn't keep her eyes off such a beautiful sight, she absolutely loved Lauren's smile, along with a long list of other things that she loved about her.
"That was so bad ass! So what's next Lewis? Should I be worried the next time we bicker that you'll lose your temper and hit me with a stick?" Bo grinned, her fingers lingering on Lauren's cheek.
"Don't tempt me." Lauren teased back.
"Maybe you have some wicked chemical substance hidden somewhere and you're looking for other victims."
"You're bad." Lauren chided her softly, all too aware of the brunette's delicate touch on her skin.
"Trust me Lauren you have no idea how bad I can be." Bo surprised herself with that statement, but it was too late to take it back. Lauren tentatively brought her hand to the brunette's wrist, enjoying the light caress on her cheek.
"Is that an invitation?"
"Do you want it to?" Bo asked softly, being careful to not scare the blonde. What started as innocent teasing quickly turned flirtatious as the two gazed at each other; classes and angered parents long forgotten. They were probably giving the woman behind the Information Desk quite a show but they didn't care.
With a shyness that Bo found endearing, Lauren laced their fingers together. Bo felt her heart race. Desire, lust, attraction - such feelings weren't new to her, she was a Succubus after all; experience was not something she lacked. However, having Lauren so close to her, touching her, she felt a heady sensation spread through her. And Lauren's blazing aura made it obvious to Bo that the blonde was also affected.
"I don't know." Lauren let out a sigh and pressed her forehead against Bo's.
"Then maybe we should go back to class." Bo whispered, lowering their laced fingers.
"Yeah we should." replied Lauren unconvincingly. Still, they didn't move from their positions. Coming to a decision, Lauren brought her hand around Bo's waist, pulling her into her. If the brunette was surprised by the sudden move she didn't show it. Lauren couldn't tell who leaned in first but the next moment she felt Bo's lips on hers and she started kissing her back. She took her time exploring the brunette's lips; they were so soft and tasted so sweet; she would have to ask her later what flavor lip-gloss flavor she was using.
Bo was keeping the kiss gentle but Lauren wanted more and hinted by lowering her hands to the brunette's hip, gripping her softly. The brunette seemed to understand because the next thing Lauren knew, they were kissing passionately as Bo's hands moved to the back of her neck, her fingers entangled in Lauren's hair, keeping the blonde in place as they continued to kiss. Lauren started to grip Bo's hips tightly, pulling her flush against her but she couldn't seem to be close enough. For a moment everything went blank and the only thing she was aware of was Bo's hands and lips on her, making it impossible for her to think coherently.
Before their need for air had to force them apart, the lady at the Information Desk cleared her throat, subtly hinting that this was clearly not the place for this kind of display and that there were people exiting the principal's office. With a whimper of discontent from Bo, the two sprang apart quickly as they heard approaching voices. Bo was the first to react; she grabbed Lauren's hand and the two ran off to their Physics class.
The Arket's and the Lewis' were exiting the office with the Principal following closely behind. Overall the meeting hadn't been so bad, words were exchanged, statements were denied and credibility was brought into question; Mr. Burt had managed way worse, squabbling parents in the past.
"As I said, you can be rest assured that detention will not be served and the security measures in Chemistry classes will be reinforced." Mr. Burt addressed the four adults, however Elizabeth Lewis wasn't listening. She frowned as her eyes scanned the room; looking for anything that seemed suspicious or out of the ordinary. She looked at the Information Desk and the lady who sat there offered her a smile; she returned it and brought her attention back to Mr. Burt. As the Lewis' were finally making their way out of the school, one thing was certain, they would need to have a serious talk with their daughter.
"There goes your troublesome teenager." said Elizabeth mockingly to her husband as she was fastening her seatbelt. Jack rolled his eyes and started the car, next time he would hold his tongue and not make any comments on having normal troublesome teenagers.
Wilson Academy High School – Lunch break
Bo was starting to get frustrated; she looked everywhere for Lauren and she couldn't find her. She tried to talk to her during Physics but the girl had been hell bent on ignoring her attempts of small talk, pretending to focus on her work. When the class was dismissed Lauren quickly gathered her things and left in a hurry without waiting for her. Usually they took their time and always talked after class but this time the blonde had other plans.
She didn't know what to think honestly, which was turning out to be a recurring feeling every time she thought about Lauren. Was it because of the kiss? Maybe she had scared her off? Bo shook her head, wanting to clear her mind from such bad thoughts. None of this was making any sense. She could tell by Lauren's aura that she was attracted to her; and these past few days her aura had been burning brighter than usual, making it difficult for Bo to focus on anything else.
She was still buzzing from that kiss. The blonde could kiss that was for sure and while she hadn't meant for their first kiss to happen next to the Principal's Office of all places, she didn't regret it. She had enjoyed every second of it and now all she wanted was to see the blonde so she could make sure she was okay. Lauren's silence was driving her crazy; that girl was going to be the death of her one of these days.
When she reached the cafeteria, she scanned it rapidly for any signs of Lauren; but of course she was nowhere to be found. Defeated, she went to join her friends at their usual table, plopping down on a seat with a sigh. Kenzi was chiding Hale because he was trying to pick food off her plate. The one thing the Goth hated was other people eating her food, especially when they had their own meal in front of them.
"Well if it isn't Miss Sunshine! Rough morning?" asked Tamsin, smiling from ear to ear, Bo rolled her eyes.
"Where's Dyson?" she decided to divert the conversation to another topic.
"Off with his flavor of the month." replied Hale sounding proud of his mate's prowess, which earned him a snort from Kenzi.
"Aren't you hungry?" Kenzi asked while she was eating her slice of pizza.
"No I am fine and by the looks of it you already seem to be eating for two." Bo said smiling.
"Hey! I resent that!" Kenzi replied pointing her finger at the Succubus.
"Where did you leave Goldilocks?"
"Her name is Lauren and I didn't leave her anywhere, she's free to go wherever she wants." Bo snapped, glaring at Tamsin.
"Someone's feisty today." the blonde muttered.
"Maybe you need a snack?" Hale suggested, taking a bite of his burger. They were all aware of the young Succubus' biological imperative to remain healthy; such things as getting home at dawn after being away the whole night weren't unusual for the young Succubus. Before Bo could bite the Siren's head off for even suggesting the idea, Kenzi spoke.
"Nadia isn't here either, maybe they're together?" That caught Bo's attention and she turned immediately to look around the cafeteria and sure enough the brunette wasn't here. She had been so focused on finding Lauren that she didn't even notice Nadia's absence. Part of her wanted to go and whisk Lauren away from her friend. However she didn't want to act all territorial with Lauren; she was free to hang out with whomever she pleased but that didn't mean she had to like it.
"Maybe they are." she grumbled, turning back towards her friends; she took some fries from Tamsin's plate, ignoring the glare the blonde was sending her way.
Meanwhile in the library
The school's library was a big place where students could easily hide if the need should arise. There was a large selection of books; the section dedicated to Science was at the far end and the seating area was hidden by shelves. Lauren had found a little corner of Heaven stepping into this part of the library; there weren't a lot of students around since it was lunch time; choosing this place had been a good idea. After the kiss with Bo and the sudden interruption, she sat through Physics class in a daze; only pretending to avoid Bo's quizzical looks. When class was dismissed she had felt the need to escape.
While in Bo's embrace she had been incapable of forming a single thought and now that there was some distance between them her thoughts were scattered. When she had felt Bo's body pressed against her, it had been as if her whole body was on fire, craving the brunette's touch. It had screamed for her to possess and claim the brunette so that no one would ever touch what was her's. It was scary how she had reacted to Bo with just one kiss and now she couldn't bring herself to face her, not in this state of mind, she needed to process this.
"Quite the literature you got here!" a voice said from behind her, Lauren jumped in her seat, surprised.
"Jesus! You scared me!" Nadia shrugged and sat across from the blonde, eying the large book on Molecular Biology opened in front of her friend.
"I was waiting at our usual spot and when I didn't see you I decided to come find you. Now I see who you stood me up for." Lauren looked down at the book, a guilty smile forming on her face.
"You don't need to be jealous; M.B. has been the perfect gentleman so far."
"M.B.?" Nadia questioned. Lauren laughed as she pointed to the text book, "Yeah, it's short for Molecular Biology!" Nadia just rolled her eyes. "You're such a geek! Thanks for the ego boost. I feel so much better now."
"Don't mention it." Lauren chuckled.
"Now I suppose I'll have to keep this to myself since M.B. here has more appeal than me." Nadia flashed the piece of Strawberry pie that she brought for her friend from the cafeteria.
"Now you're just playing dirty." Lauren eyed the piece of pie, craving for a bite. She hadn't eaten any lunch and now she was famished.
"It's yours if you dump M.B." Lauren pushed the book away with a huff. Nadia grinned and slid the Strawberry delicacy, wrapped in foil across the table to the blonde and handed her a plastic spoon and napkin.
"You know we're not allowed to eat in the library right?" Lauren asked, while unwrapping the food.
"And your point is?"
"Just saying." Lauren took a bite of the piece of pie and let out a little moan of contentment, as the sugary treat tantalized her taste buds. "Oh my God, this tastes so good!" Nadia sat straight in her seat watching the blonde as if transfixed.
"How was your morning?" Nadia snapped out of her daze upon hearing Lauren's voice.
"It was interesting, but not as interesting as yours that's for sure." Nadia smirked. "I am really shocked Lauren, wreaking havoc during class, that is so beneath you." the brunette said theatrically as she brought a hand to her heart and feigned horror.
"You can laugh all you want, I knew there was a catch! You are conveniently here in the library with a slice of Strawberry pie, that's fishy. You want details, admit it!" Lauren narrowed her eyes at her friend, pointing the little plastic spoon at Nadia.
"That's not true!" Nadia insisted but Lauren kept eyeing her suspiciously, when suddenly a smile lit up her face.
"Yes it is!" Lauren exclaimed. However, it will have to wait because I need your help with something."
Lauren told Nadia about her plan and how they will proceed. Nadia stared at her friend, mouth agape; if she had not heard it from Lauren she would not have believed it at all.
"You're not serious!"
"Will you help me or not?"
"Jesus! The things I do for you." Nadia grumbled, shaking her head.
In less than a few minutes the plan was set in motion. A panicked Nadia stormed into the nurse's office with Lauren who was grasping her mid-section, visibly in pain. The nurse had been in the middle of her lunch when the two friends barged in. Seeing the situation, the nurse immediately went to help Lauren lie down. She asked a few questions to assess Lauren's medical condition - all answered by Nadia who was trying her best to stay calm. The nurse took in the brunette's sad expression and her heart went out to her. She could see that she was really worried about her friend. She turned to the blonde and took her temperature. She then turned away for a few seconds, giving the brunette the opportunity to place the thermometer in a bottle of hot water that she had stashed in her bag before returning it to her friend's mouth.
Seeing the high temperature, the nurse went to take Lauren's pressure, at this moment the blonde faked a wave of nausea and Nadia went to her, stroking her back. The nurse wrote on her note pad that Lauren was allowed to go home before she walked out of her office. When she returned a few minutes later, she found the blonde asleep with her friend at her side holding her hand.
Addressing Nadia, the nurse said in a soft voice, "Her parents have been notified. Her father can't make it but her mother is on her way. Don't worry she should be fine, she just needs to rest and take one of these tablets for her headache." Nadia squeezed the blonde's hand as panic rushed through her body; feeling Lauren's hand tense within her grip, she knew that they both were thinking the same thing - they were now in deep shit. Elizabeth Lewis was nobody's fool and she would immediately see through their little ruse. Had it been her father, Lauren could have gotten out of this one easily but with her mother picking her up, she was screwed.
Lauren let out a groan while keeping her eyes closed; the nurse took it as a sign of discomfort, which was furthest from the truth. She had done all this to avoid Bo for the rest of the afternoon and now she wished that she had just talked to her instead of scurrying off like she did. Now she was most likely going to be grounded for 2 weeks and she could really use some kisses from the brunette.
