Characters aren't mine. I've taken the liberties I wanted for the storyline, but the characters belong to Showcase and Lost Girl.

Set post season 3 but not necessarily a re-write of season 4. Just a fun story about the gang that isn't directly related to the show. Hopefully presenting as S1-3 Kenzi, S3/4 Vex and Lauren and S2 Bo. I'm not sure which season I'm pulling Dyson from yet but it will get there. Rated T for now but will most likely be M. Not decided yet on which pairing is the central pairing, but for now Bo/Lauren will develop but I am also considering Lauren/Morrigan or Lauren/Tamsin. Sorry…the Kenzi/Hale thing is just uninspired due to S4.

R&R appreciated.

Chapter 5

"Lauren can we talk?"

Bo leaned against the counter near where the Doctor was seated at her laptop. The night had worn on after Lauren and Kenzi returned with the food and it wasn't long after that Hale and Vex left the ladies behind to finish their research. It wasn't to say the night was uneventful though as the rather unhealthy meal seemed to give everyone their second wind. This included some bickering between Kenzi and Tamsin which resulted in Kenzi referring to the Valkyrie as a, "total bottle blonde" and the Valkyrie returning the insult by referring to Kenzi as, "the little pet who could." Neither woman was necessarily angry with the other but if they didn't have to interact directly with each other the world would probably be a safer place. However, before Lauren could step in and call an official truce between the two, Kenzi did manage to mention to Tamsin in no uncertain terms that if she messed with Bo or Lauren future Anthropologists would find her body in an unmarked grave with a massive, massive life ending blow to her head by a totally awesome girl whose name rhymed with frenzy.

At that point Tamsin stood up ready to throw down but Lauren stepped in to break it up before things got out of control. This earned a grunt from Tamsin as she turned to go outside and get some fresh air but not before turning to Bo and telling her to, "keep her mini-me on a leash." Thankfully for all Tamsin returned in a calmer state and Kenzi settled down to play nice and the rest of the night passed with no further incident. Around two in the morning both Kenzi and Tamsin had passed out on the couch and armchair respectively in what can only be described as the most uncomfortable looking positions ever but both women were snoring lightly signaling their deep slumber. Bo and Lauren had stayed awake to get in as much research as possible but after an hour or so of the serene quiet of the room Bo became distracted with watching Lauren behind the computer clicking away with a focused look on her face. No one could ever say Dr. Lewis wasn't thorough in whatever she did and Bo knew even if Lauren wasn't exactly pleased with the reason for the research, it was giving them a much needed distraction from each other.

Lauren looked up from her computer slightly confused but nodded to Bo and motioned for them to head outside so they wouldn't wake the other two. They put their coats on and headed outside quietly. Once outside Lauren turned to Bo with a questioning look. "Is everything alright?" Bo tried to smile but knew she was failing badly. She sighed. "Yeah…no…well it's just…how are you?" Lauren smiled slightly. "What? I'm fine. Is everything okay?" Bo kicked her foot a little bit not really knowing what to say. "Yeah it's just…we haven't really talked and I wanted to…I don't know. Talk?" Lauren looked at her thoughtfully. "Okay sure what would you like to talk about?" Bo sighed again. "I don't know…nothing, everything, I don't know." Bo paused and decided it was now or never. "There's just so much…what happened at Tafts? Our break? You being all buddy buddy with the Morrigan? What the deal is with Tamsin? And who is Karen?" Lauren gave Bo a gentle smile. "How we came into the clutches of the Dark?" Bo nodded. "Yeah there's just so much I don't even know where to begin."

Lauren sighed watching her breath in the cold Canadian night. She wrapped her arms around herself to try and warm up as she thought about how to respond to all the questions. Bo was right, so much had happened and truth be told Lauren was having some trouble keeping up with everything that was happening. She was still reeling a little bit from their break and although she had been back with the gang for a while now she knew there was a void between her and Bo that had only been made more strange by her seemingly new found friendship, or bromance if you want to call it that, with Dyson. He was the one who really made an effort with her and oddly enough they seemed to have bonded over their shared love for Bo. One drunken night a few weeks back Vex played mediator as Lauren and Dyson apparently 'hugged it out' while agreeing to disagree while realizing they were really on the same side. Since then, their friendship has slowly developed and Lauren had to admit she kind of got used to having the Wolf around. The one thing she knew is that with everything going on, she'd consciously done all she could to heal herself first before trying to figure out everything that may or may not be happening with Bo.

"It's complicated Bo." Lauren turned back to Bo and unwrapped her arms from around herself but moved her hands down to the back pockets of her jeans in a semi defensive stance. She looked at Bo with an almost sad look. "It's complicated because there is so much going on that I want to tell you but...like I said it's complicated. You know what's happening with the Morrigan, we've already discussed that, and Tamsin is just…around. Nothing more there. Karen is a long story and as for us…I don't know." If Bo was affected by the last statement she didn't show it. "What happened at Taft's?" Lauren laughed. "Nothing. You saw his psychotic Frankenstein lab. That was a big mistake that I'm still having trouble believing I was almost a part of." Bo smiled at Lauren and nodded her head. She took a step towards the Doctor and put her hands on Lauren's hips. "Ok well I'll let go for now, and you owe me a story about Karen at a more non-crazy time. But Lauren, about us-" Lauren put her hands over Bo's. "Don't Bo." Bo gripped Lauren's hands tighter. "Lauren just don't give up on us yet okay? Not yet."

Lauren opened her mouth to speak but another voice interrupted them. "Hey, sorry to interrupt but it's getting kind of late. Maybe we should…" Tamsin nodded to the truck indicating they should leave. Bo gave Lauren a small smile and released her hands. She looked over at Tamsin with an even look and turned back to Lauren. "Yeah it's getting late. We won't get anything else done tonight anyways." What Bo really wanted to say was something to the effect of 'Fae-off' to Tamsin but she knew better than to react that way to the tall Blonde. If she wanted to repair her situation with Lauren she knew that would include tolerating whatever choices Lauren made in her life, something that would be difficult for her but she had to try. Lauren nodded at Tamsin in agreement and gave Bo a small smile. "Okay probably best to get some rest anyway. We'll pick this up tomorrow?" Bo nodded and Lauren headed into the house to gather her things.

Tamsin stood in the doorway awkwardly as she waited for the Doc and Bo stared at her as if she were studying her. Tamsin raised an eyebrow at the Succubus. "Is there a problem here?" Bo shook her head. "No. Look if we're going to be working together we can at least try to get along right?" Tamsin rolled her eyes. "Sure…whatever." Bo gave a slight nod of acknowledgement and thankfully before anything got more awkward Lauren reappeared with her bag and laptop and the two Blondes headed towards Tamsin's truck to head home for the night. Bo gave one final glance at the pair before heading inside to hit the sack herself. Tomorrow was going to be a long day.

Once inside the truck, where Tamsin did bitch about having to move the seat and mirrors, the pair drove back to Lauren's place in silence. After a bit Tamsin's curiosity got the best of her. "So…you and Bo. Tragic love story or cracked out drama?" Lauren scoffed. "Not that it's any of your business but Bo and I are…well…complicated seems about right." Tamsin laughed. "So is this another chapter of some awful love story with no end in sight?" Lauren rolled her eyes. "No. I don't know. Look Tamsin, I know you don't really like Bo, heck I bet you don't even really like me. But since we're going to be helping Bo with the Dyson situation I'd appreciate it if you would at least be civil with her. And please stop aggravating Kenzi." Tamsin rolled her eyes. "Fine. Take all the fun out of everything." Lauren smiled but didn't respond. She was pretty sure Tamsin wasn't going to heed her warning anytime soon but at least she tried.

As they pulled up to the loft Tamsin spoke again with a softer tone than before. "Well you're right about me not liking Bo. Something about that chick bugs me…it's like she isn't even real. But you were wrong about you. You're not so bad." Lauren looked at Tamsin like she'd grown another head. She was thrown by the semi-compliment from the Valkyrie but before she could respond Tamsin opened her mouth again. "Well since we have to play detective again tomorrow and I live across town from here I'm crashing on the couch okay? Great." With that Tamsin got out of the truck leaving Lauren staring after her not really sure about what just happened. She shook her head and got out of the truck following the other woman into her loft and found her already stretched out on the couch fast asleep. Lauren set her things down quietly and took a moment to really look at the woman who was currently snoring in a very unattractive way on her sofa. Lauren smiled to herself before digging a blanket out of the closet and putting it over Tamsin before she headed upstairs to turn in for the night.

The next morning Lauren awoke first and decided to make breakfast before they headed back to the clubhouse knowing that neither Bo nor Kenzi would be awake before noon. She told herself that they needed their energy for today since it would be just the women back at it as Hale had mentioned yesterday that he was on a case in a neighboring city today and well Vex wasn't exactly a reliable person. Tamsin awoke to the smell of coffee and waffles and she sat up on the couch with a start which earned a chuckle from the Doctor. "Good morning." Tamsin yawned and stretched as she stood up and made her way to the breakfast nook. She grumbled a barely discernable "morning" and greedily drank from the cup of coffee that was put in front of her when she sat down. Tamsin's phone beeped indicating she had a text and she glanced at the screen. "Oh shit." Lauren turned around with a raised eyebrow. "Trouble?" Tamsin sighed as she replied to the text and went to unlock the front door. Lauren watched with confusion but Tamsin waived her hand indicating it wasn't a big deal as she made her way back to the breakfast nook. "She bitch is on her way over."

Lauren had a slight look of concern but didn't say anything as she finished making the waffles and fried some bacon. Sure enough the door opened soon after she'd set the plates of food down and Evony strolled in with a smile on her face. "Well well, seems like you two are getting along. Sleepovers already? I'm impressed Doctor." Lauren rolled her eyes. "Good morning Evony. What can I do for you?" Evony took a seat at the nook and Lauren stood to pour her a cup of coffee. She may not like the woman but Lauren had manners and it was a part of her that would never go away. "Well, I wanted to see how your little plans are going and when you'll be done so we can discuss a project I want you to work on." Lauren set the coffee down in front of Evony. "We're going back to Bo's to do more research today. We think we've narrowed down the possible places Dyson could have gone and we're just figuring out where to head to first." Evony nodded her head. "Great. Well take the jet if you need but I do hope you find what you're looking for soon. All this heroism is really dull. Time for us to shake things up a bit." Lauren cleared her throat. "And what exactly is this special project you need done?" Evony glanced at Tamsin. "It would be better discussed in private Doctor." Tamsin glared at Evony but kept her mouth full of food so she didn't accidently say something she'd regret later. Evony laughed. "Kidding. Sheesh lighten up. I just need you to figure out an antitoxin for a particularly nasty disease that's been going around. Seems to affect Fae and renders their powers useless. Normally I wouldn't get involved with this type of thing but one of the elders was affected and now the other elders want to ensure we have a cure on hand in case others are affected." Lauren sighed. "Well that doesn't sound especially complicated. Get me a sample of the affected tissue and I can develop the serum you need." Evony sighed. "Well that's the trouble. The tissue samples we have don't show any defect. Seems this disease masks itself and isn't traceable until the Fae is affected."

Lauren looked at Evony as if she were crazy. She gave a disbelieving laugh. "Wait you want me to find a cure for a disease that doesn't exist? You're crazy." Evony shook her head. "Look, you do whatever it is you do but you find the cure. I assure you this is very real Doctor and if we don't find a cure for it soon who knows how many Fae can be affected? Even your precious Succubus is vulnerable to this since we don't have a handle on it got it?" Lauren pursed her lips in concentration and sighed in annoyance. "Fine, well I'll see what I can do." Evony nodded with a satisfied smile. "See now that wasn't so hard was it Doctor?" Lauren rolled her eyes a little but her voice was neutral as she spoke. "No Evony, it's fine and I'm confident we'll find a cure. Is there anything else you needed?" Evony raised her eyebrow almost in a challenging manner. "Nope that's it. Sorry didn't mean to interrupt your morning after bubble." Tamsin opened her mouth to speak not willing to let that comment go. "What's the matter…jealous?" Evony turned to Tamsin with an evil look in her eye. "You sure you want to play it like this? I'm going to give you a second to think about what you just said." Lauren watched curiously as Evony and Tamsin glared at each other. Tamsin took a deep breath but didn't say anything instead choosing to return her attention to her breakfast. Evony held her gaze on Tamsin for another second before turning back to Lauren. "Do let me know if you need the jet and be sure to let me know when you return so we can get going on that serum." Lauren nodded in slight shock and Evony rose to leave. She headed to the door but before she reached for the handle she turned back to the two women. "Oh and Tamsin, don't forget about our little project either. Ciao darlings." Tamsin ground her teeth a little at Evony's statement but didn't so much as look up from her food as Evony walked out the door. Lauren didn't know what that was about and she was pretty sure she wasn't going to find out anytime soon so she went back to eating quietly.

After they finished eating Tamsin retrieved some extra clothes from her truck and she took a shower as Lauren cleaned up the kitchen. Tamsin came down the stairs in clean clothes and Lauren couldn't help but think she looked haunted, like she had something on her mind. "Everything okay?" Tamsin's head snapped up at the sound of Lauren's voice and she had a hard look on her face. Tamsin stared at Lauren for a moment before shaking her head and sighing. "Everything's fine. Let's go." Lauren just nodded as she gathered her things to leave. She wasn't sure what was going on with Tamsin but she hoped whatever it was got resolved. 'Just another mystery to add to the list' she thought as she locked the door behind her and hopped into Tamsin's truck to head back to the clubhouse.

So first off I wanted to say thank you to those who left reviews…hoping the story stays interesting! I'm trying not to make it to 'drama' filled and more fun but I'm sort of letting it happen on its own so I guess there will be parts that are more angst-y than others. As always, thanks for reading!