A/N: Hey, like I said previously back in the previous chapter I am thinking about doing another Doccubus story, but I would like to have my readers say in it. So if you would like to, keep in mind I am not forcing you to, then you can either review or PM me ideas you would like to see.

I would also like to say that I am sorry for taking so long in updating. I hope you all can forgive me.

- Jaded Emperor


It has been five days since Lauren had 'met' Bo at the bar, and to say she wished that Bo knew who she was an understatement, but Lauren knew that she couldn't risk it. Not yet at least, but for now Lauren was content with working with her best friend, which brought another shocking thing to the forefront of her mind. The Dark Fae were actually nicer than the Light were. Lauren believed wholeheartedly that the Dark Fae would be horrendous to work with, but they had been nothing but polite to both Eleana and herself. Of course that could just be because she was now Fae, and the Morrigan and explicitly said they were off limits, but Lauren would like to believe that stereotypes weren't everything. At least she hoped so.

Another thought bloomed into her mind that caused her to smile, and that thought was the blooming romance between Evony and Eleana. Something Lauren could have never imagined happening, but was glad for it all the same, because Eleana seemed to be truly happy with Evony around, and that's all Lauren has ever truly wanted for her best friend. For her to find true happiness. Even if it's with someone Lauren used to hate, but has now grown to adore. Even if it was five days, the Morrigan had a way of endearing herself into the hearts of others. Even without meaning to. Which Lauren guessed she should be concerned about, but for the time being she wouldn't.

Lauren was pulled out of her thoughts as her best friend walked into the lab. She couldn't help but grin at Eleana, before walking over to meet her. Eleana pulled Lauren in for a quick hug before offering her a cup of coffee, which Lauren took gratefully, and a silent thanks. Which Eleana acknowledged with a simple smile.

"So how are things down at the station?" Lauren asked as she took a sip of her coffee and leaned against her desk.

"It's as it normally is, boring and devoid of most sound besides the rustling of paperwork," Eleana responded as she leant against a nearby table.

"The documents got there safely I presume then," Lauren stated with a smirk, which caused Eleana to roll her eyes, but she smiled all the same.

"Yes, they got there safely I made sure of it," Eleana finally supplied, and Lauren allowed herself to grow less rigid. She didn't want the documents getting lost, because if they did a murderer could walk free, and with as much grief as Eleana gave her for being so heinous. Lauren knew that her best friend understood the importance of them. She knew that Eleana was possibly one of the only ones that understood her. At least here on Earth, which caused Lauren's heart squeeze painfully in her chest. Remembering all her friends she had left behind in Purgatory. Eleana seemingly sensing where her thoughts were going, was in front of her in an instant.

Lauren could feel the warmth of Eleana's hand cup her cheek, and Lauren went into the comforting touch. It was a little known fact that Lauren had abandonment issues. Ever since her brother, Lauren couldn't comprehend abandoning anyone else in the same manner, and to Lauren she felt like she was abandoning her friends back in Purgatory. For a new and better life on Earth, a life many of them could never have again. A soft movement of Eleana's thumb across her cheek caused Lauren to startle out of her thoughts, and she looked at her best friend in confusion. Until she realized her cheeks were wet. Lauren looked into the calm and understanding eyes of her best friend, and felt safe because of them. Eleana's blue eyes were filled with so much compassion that Lauren had to hug her as tightly as she could, and as Eleana was wrapping her arms around just as tightly. Lauren couldn't help but think that at least she didn't leave one friend behind.

The only thing that pulled the two best friends apart was the nervous clearing of a throat behind them. Lauren pulled away from her best friend and saw a nervous lab technician looking at them. The young man looked beyond nervous, and immediately Lauren smiled kindly at him which Eleana mirrored.

"What can we do for you?" Eleana asked kindly with mischievous twinkle in her eyes, and a kind smile adorning her features.

The lab technician seemed more at ease with the kind welcome, and seemed to have garnered some of his confidence back. Slightly. "The Mor-Morrigan wanted me t-to tell you th-that you're n-needed at a cr-cr-crime scene."

Lauren simply smiled at the young man. "Thank you for telling us, we'll be there shortly," Lauren said with a small smile, and she watched as the young man rushed out of the lab. Before she turned back to Eleana who looked like she was trying not to laugh. "What is it Ana?"

At Lauren's confused question Eleana finally started to laugh. "How are we supposed to get to the crime scene?" She asked.

Once again Lauren frowned. "With a car?" Lauren said but it came out more like a question, and once again Eleana laughed.

"No, Lori I know that, but how are we supposed to get to it? We don't know where it is," Eleana replied with laughter twinkling in her eyes, and immediate realization flashed in Lauren's eyes. She could of slapped herself with how stupid she was, and she wanted to do just that as she ran out of the lab after the technician. With Eleana and her laughter following in her wake.


"We're finally here," Lauren said with a grateful sigh. It had been grueling finding the lab technician in the expansive Dark Fae Compound, but they finally did. Which brought them to where they were now. In the woods, a quarter of a mile away from the closest town. Eleana and Lauren were currently walking towards the scene, when the horrible pungent scent of decomposing flesh hit their nostrils. Immediately their noses wrinkled in unison, but they kept walking anyway. Soon the smell became unbearable, but the two doctors continued their way towards the body. They passed many Fae, dark and light, which Lauren knew meant that this death was either a political figure or a member of an ancient Fae family.

As they finally made it through the foliage and into the clearing. Lauren knew it was the latter rather than the former. Seeing the young body of what seemed to be a little boy. Immediate sadness shot through Lauren, and quick glance at Eleana it seemed to have been the same. Eleana motioned to Lauren that she was going to look around the crime scene, and Lauren nodded in understanding.

As Lauren drew nearer to the body she saw that the young boys body seemed to be riddled with what looked like animal bites. Big enough to be dangerous if left untreated, but small enough that it shouldn't be lethal. Until Lauren gently turned the young boys head, and saw a gaping hole in the side of his neck. Like something had latched onto him, and tore. By Lauren's estimates it was big enough to be left by either a wolf or something of their stature, which caused Lauren to frown. If a shifter had done this then more likely than not they were told to do so. Unless they were turning feral, which Lauren dismissed as a possibility once she saw that the bite didn't have any residual stress. (Like the animal shook the young boy like a rag doll, most feral shifters would do so to play with their food or to show their dominance over what they caught.) Though Lauren wouldn't know more until he got back to her lab. With a quick gesture to the assistants waiting for her, she got up, and set off to find Eleana.

She found her best friend crouched near a nearby pine. Lauren was confused until she stopped beside her best friend, and saw what she was staring at. Eleana looked up at her with sadness burning in her eyes. Lauren bent down to get a better look at what she saw, and it was clear as day. It was a wolf track. Bigger than an average wolf, but perfect for a shifter, and Lauren sighed with trepidation of what was to come. They would have to talk with all resident shifters. All of them.

Which was something Lauren really wasn't looking forward to.


"Well look on the bright side Lori, we only have one shifter to talk to," Eleana said with a grin as they walked towards the Dal. Lauren simply raised her eyebrow, and Eleana hurriedly kept talking. "I mean it's the one shifter that believes he knows who you are, and everything, but I mean that isn't that bad... right?" Eleana asked with a strained smile, and Lauren couldn't help but chuckle.

"I guess not, but remember we're going to ask him about Thomas Alkara, and where he was two nights ago. Then we're done," Lauren said glancing at her best friend, and Eleana nodded in understanding. Lauren knew that Eleana knew how hard it was to be by her old... friends, and the woman she loved. She was just hoping that Bo wouldn't be at her favorite bar tonight, but of course luck wasn't on her side tonight. If the call of both hers and Eleana's name was to go by.

"Nikki, Lizzy come here we haven't seen you two in a while," Kenzi's drunken shout filled the relatively quiet bar, and Lauren winced slightly at the sheer volume of it. Lauren glanced at Eleana before they both made their way towards the drunken goth, and from what Lauren could see a very embarrassed succubus.

"I'm so sorry," Bo apologized as the two blondes drew nearer, and Lauren smiled kindly.

"It's quite alright, in fact I was wondering if I could ask you a question?" Lauren asked staring into Bo's brown eyes. She watched as the succubus blushed slightly, but Bo nodded all the same, but before Lauren could even open her mouth. Kenzi whooped and clapped her hands at the same time.

"My succubitch is getting laid tonight!" Kenzi shouted once again which was followed by a drunken laugh. Lauren's eyes widened in surprise, and she saw that Bo looked absolutely mortified.

"Again I'm so sorry, what was your question?" Bo asked with a small smile.

"I was wondering if you knew where Detective Thornwood was?" Lauren responded, and she glanced at Eleana who had stayed silent throughout the whole exchange, but before Bo could respond a deep, rough voice answered for her.

"I'm right here what do you want?"

Lauren and Eleana turned to look at Dyson. Who was glaring at the both of them, and Lauren gave him a strained smile. Before Eleana responded for the both of them.

"We're here on the behalf of the Alkara family. Who just suffered the loss of their youngest son, Thomas two nights ago. We were wondering detective where were you between the times of 11 p.m and 12 a.m.?"

"Why?" Dyson asked stiffly.

"Because, detective a shifter killed the young boy, and we have to be as thorough as we can," Eleana continued with a raised eyebrow. Lauren could tell the Dyson was getting protective of himself, but she also knew that he would answer their questions.

"I was here with Trick doing research to help Bo on a case she's working on. You can ask him," Dyson said gesturing to the bar keep. Lauren turned to look at Trick with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes he was here with me."

"See there you go doctors," Dyson said with annoyance in his tone, and they both smiled back. Even if it didn't reach their eyes.

"So sorry to bother you detective. Have a good night," the two doctors said in unison before making their way out of the bar.

"Well that was productive," Eleana said with sarcasm dripping from her tone, and Eleana simply nodded.

"At least we have another possibly suspect off our list."

"Yeah that's true," Eleana responded before stopping suddenly. Her back stiff and her eyes surveying their surroundings.

"Ana what is it?" Lauren asked in confusion and slight trepidation.

"There's someone there," Eleana responded simply, and immediately Lauren's body went rigid as well. She surveyed the darkness surrounding them, before she could make out a shadow.

"What do you want?" Lauren shouted her eyes flashing gold. Immediately the shadow moved forward at lightening speed, and Eleana was at her side in an instant. They both watched as the shadow stepped out of the surrounding darkness only to reveal.

"Faolan?" Eleana asked with a shocked gasp. Lauren's eyes widened in shock and confusion. Seeing her other best friend looking so disheveled and scared.

"Hey guys I need your help."

"Faolan what are you doing here?" Lauren asked with confusion.

"I'll tell you about that later, but I need your help right now," Faolan said with fear, causing his voice to tremble slightly. Lauren had never seen the brave wolf act like this. It was disconcerting.

"Faolan what do you need help with?" Eleana asked, and they both watched as Faolan stepped more out of the shadows to show his clothes. His bloody clothes, and Lauren immediately felt like throwing up.

"I think I might have killed someone, but I don't remember who it was. Or what happened."


A/N: Yeah I know it's a little weird but trust me this has to do with the overall ending of the story. I hoped you all enjoyed it.

Sorry for all the misspelled/missing words.

Until Next Time,

- Jaded Emperor