Chapter 8
Lily barely made it to the bathroom before she started throwing up. She had consumed her first significant amount of alcohol while with Kenzi, but she wasn't holding it as well as she thought she could. With her face in the toilet, she regretted drinking that much, but not so much she wouldn't do it again. She started the shower to wash up a little, thinking about the tiny girl. The two had become fast friends in the 45 minutes they were together, and she immensely enjoyed having someone look at her as if she were normal. It was a change from the looks given by her friends and family.
Lily compliantly downed another shot while Kenzi tried to balance another full glass on the precarious stack she already had on her head. The teen giggled giddily at her, causing the tower to lean and crash off the Russian girl's body, none breaking but spilling their contents all over the girls and the floor. Liquid covered the two, but Kenzi just screeched "The Leaning Tower of Vodka has fallen! I drink to that!" And both put back another drink.
Finishing her glass, Kenzi said, "Okay young padiwan, you are about to become," she moved her hands around as if she were a ninja, "a full succu-Jedi." Her hands dramatically stopped in a fighting position when she ended the sentence and she peered playfully serious at Lily. "You know how to play Master Grenade?" The young fae shook her head, but was eager to learn from the all-knowing woman and moved closer toward her on the couch.
"The rules are...GRENADE!" Kenzi caught the girl off-guard when she dove underneath a chair they set up around the room. "You lose! Drink it up succu-sister!" The girl said from her position under the chair.
Lily eventually got the gist of the game, and she had a lot of fun playing it before Kenzi bailed on her when she lost the final round. After the tiny woman stormed out without saying a word, the teen stayed under one of the chairs for awhile, staring at the bottom of the piece of furniture. She couldn't remember a time when she had this much fun, or been as accepted as she was during those moments.
A few minutes later, Lily came back down the stairs. While the shower was running, Bo had cleaned up the mess as best as she could, placing the furniture back to where they should be and cleared the crumbs and chips from the floor and table. Now resting again on the couch, she waited for the girl to come back.
Lily had a towel around her shoulders, her hair dripping slowly down her back. She wore a pair of Bo's jeans, which were a bit big on her, and one of the older woman's revealing tank-tops. The shower sobered her up to a moderate level, and she was ready to talk without busting out into giggles.
The younger fae plopped onto the couch next to her sister. "I hope you don't mind that I borrowed some of your clothes...I didn't really want to wear my other ones. I've worn them for like, 3 days now," she shrugged sheepishly. Bo smiled at her warmly, but didn't like how old it made the teen look.
"That's fine, we'll just have to get you your own stuff to wear."
"Okay." Lily grinned faintly, deciding to turn the conversation serious again. "So where were you," she repeated her earlier statement.
Bo gave a short sigh and took Lily's hand in her own. "I talked to your mother-," she felt the girl tense beneath her, "-and she told me that she loved you and you'll stay here with me from now on." The older woman chickened out at the last second. They both knew it wasn't the complete version, but Bo didn't want to recount everything that had been spoken. The girl looked down. It hurt that her mom gave her up that easily in the first place, but she knew she would be better off here. Glancing up into Bo's eyes, she smiled, happy to be home.
A random wave of vertigo hit her forcefully. "So what's our plan for my feeding?" Lily wondered, again feeling the effects of not having fed in a couple days.
"I'll try to teach you. I learned control from-" Bo sucked in a breath before she said Lauren's name. "-no one important." The teen eyed her suspiciously but let that one slide. "It can be pretty tough though. You just need to remember to hold back. Think about how your actions will affect that person."
"So you basically just tame the monster inside you," the teen said simply.
"Uh, yeah. I guess you could put it that way," Bo said, unsure of how she felt about that statement. "Now, enough sad talk, let's discuss those magazines! " Bo said, happy to change the subject. She was still sincerely not understanding about how they came to be in their possession.
The young succubus laughed. "It was supposed to be a joke on Dyson. Kenzi was gonna sneak them into his house and freak him out. Ya know, male strippers on his bed stand."
"Okay then..."
"Yep. Do you know what the deal with her and Dyson are? I asked her about him and she got all mad." Bo looked at her confused, both from where the question had come from and what she was talking about.
"No? We haven't had a best friends talk in a while actually..." a stream of guilt entered her heart, thinking back to the kitsune attack. She made a mental note to have a talk with her bestie soon.
"But also, Tamsin says I suck at reading people." She felt her lips curl into an involuntary smile, and Lily definitely wanted to know why.
"So you and blondie huh?" The girl smirked.
"What?" Bo's eyes stared into to her sister's, "No I just-"
The younger succubus shot the older one a look that clearly said she wasn't buying it. The woman gave an exasperated laugh, "I really don't know. We used to hate each other, but I don't know anymore. The bitch kisses me one minute, then says I'm a whore the next. She admitted she had feelings for me, and that was shocking enough, but then she pulls away, like she doesn't want me. Very confusing, I know."
The younger fae just smiled knowingly. "Don't sweat it. Nobody can resist the succu-charms for long."
Bo giggled and pulled her sister in for a hug. "Yeah, yeah. Now let's get you to the Dal so we can figure this all out. You can't sleep in my bed forever you know!"
The two entered the Dal 10 minutes later. Kenzi sat in a stool, slumped over the bar. A small headache was pounding in her head, and she was still slightly pissed she had lost at her own game. Tamsin and Dyson were playing a round of pool and one of the tables, and Trick was wiping down empty glasses.
Bo promptly went to go talk to her grandfather, leaving Lily to her own devices. She strolled over the where Dyson and Tamsin were, and Dyson smiled cheerfully at her. "Hi Lily," he said, taking his attention off the game for a split-second. It was enough for Tamsin to sink in her last ball, winning again. "I see your sister is teaching you the ways of the succu-slut already," looking up satisfied, noticing the girl's low hanging shirt.
"Play nice Tamsin," Dyson said, "I'll be right back. I don't want any bloodshed while I'm gone."
"Don't worry wolf-man, I'll take care of mini succubabe," the blonde called after Dyson. Her eyes wandered to where Bo was standing with Trick and her heart squeezed. They hadn't talked since yesterday, and she was faintly worried about where they stood relationship-wise.
"You know, your a really bad liar." Tamsin's head shot back around to the teen so fast she almost gave herself whiplash.
"Excuse me? You shouldn't be making judgments so soon, especially to people who don't know, little one." She growled, angry at the bold sentence uttered by the girl.
"She can tell you like her a lot, and so can I. Your body gives you away," Lily said. She expected the detective to be defensive, so she was unfazed by her cold stare.
Tamsin sneered. "Just because she's a succubus and I'm attracted to her body doesn't mean I love her." Her guard was put up again and she wanted to run away from the teen as fast as she could, but she couldn't look that weak.
Lily laughed. "Bo might suck at reading people Tamsin, by it doesn't mean it runs in the family." She moved closer to the Valkyrie, and they soon shared the same breathing space. The blonde's light eyes stared down into the shorter girl's brown ones. Lily whispered into Tamsin's ear. "You should consider turning down your aura when your around her, it's kind of blinding to some of us." Satisfied at the woman's shocked expression, she smirked and walked away.
Tamsin couldn't believe the nerve of this girl. First she had punched her in the face, now she was telling her what to do and invading her space. Lily got under her skin, and the teen seemed to know it. She thinks she can get into my head. She's so much like Bo, it's weird.
Setting up the balls again, she waited for Dyson to get back, ready to focus her mind again on something else other than Bo.
While conferring, Bo and Trick decided that clothing for Lily should be taken care of that day.
"Here." Trick handed Bo a fair amount of money for the trip her, Kenzi and Lily were about to take to the nearest mall. "This is all for Lily. Just, Lily." He stared pointedly at Kenzi.
"Why I don't know what you couldn't possibly be accusing sir!" she said in a mock British accent. "I am offended! Outrageous..."
"C'mon," Bo laughed and dragged her to the exit while Lily gave a sideways smirk at Tamsin, who was still miffed by their talk.
Dyson shook his head at their retreating figures. His phone rang with a text and he answered it, telling Tamsin, "Come on partner, unfortunately, work needs us again."
After a few hours of shopping, Bo and Lily regrouped with Kenzi, who had run off on her own shortly after arriving at the complex. The sisters had picked a sufficient supply of clothes for Lily's wardrobe, similar to Bo's but more modest, thanks to the older fae's constant reminder to the 16 year old of her age.
Kenzi wanted to run into one last store, and the three headed in. The Russian girl immediately jogged to some of the racks, while Bo browsed along the walls. "Here's what's left of the money, go try to find something," the woman told her sister.
None of the articles were really Lily's style, but she kept herself busy by shooting flirting glances to the sales clerk. The girl behind the counter didn't seem to know if they were directed to her, so the young succubus made her way towards her. Hiding halfway behind a rack of shirts, she motioned for the clerk's attention. "Can you tell me something?" Lily asked. The salesgirl eagerly walked from her position to help the teen. She had long, dirty blonde hair, and she wore a tight fitting shirt and jeans. Lily was getting increasingly hungry, and this girl was really close to becoming her snack.
"Sure, what do you need?"
"Do you think this would look good on me?" Lily inquired seductively, holding up a random shirt and putting it up to herself, placing her other hand on the girl's arm. She sent a significant wave of charms into the clerk, who's eyes widened.
"Uh-yeah-It's really hot-Uh-" the girl stuttered stupidly. Her aura burned brighter as Lily traced circles on her forearm. "Good. Do you think you could ring this up for me?"
"Of course!" the salesgirl practically yelled, snatching the clothing from Lily's grip and skipping to the register. The young succubus gradually made her way to the counter, placing her folded arms on the surface. She leaned toward, her impressive chest in full view of the other girl, and the clerk couldn't help but stare at her cleavage.
Lily laughed musically, asking the girl in front of her, "So what's your name?"
"Huh? Oh, Brock-no, Brooke! My name is Brooke," the girl said, stumbling on her words.
"It's really great to meet you Brooke," Lily stared intensely at her. Brooke finished ringing up the shirt, biting her lip. She clearly was trying not to ask the teen for the money she owed, so the young fae made it easier for her.
Grasping her arm once again, Lily sent a staggering flood of charms to the girl, who moaned faintly and almost fell over at the sensation. "Brooke, I don't have enough money left. Do you think you could take care of this one for me?" The succubus asked, taking on a cute yet sad expression.
"Anything you want," Brooke said breathlessly. Letting go of the salesgirl's arm so she could hand her the bag, the teen turned around to look where the other two women were at. She was surprised to find them both standing behind her, Bo with a disappointed look and Kenzi with a 'thats my girl' one.
Bo walked over and grabbed the bag aggressively from the clerk "I think we'll be going now," and steered Lily out the door. Brooke just waved bye them, dumbfounded and really upset that the super hot girl was leaving.
By the time they got to the parking lot, Bo was seething. "What the hell was that! I didn't tell you to steal!"
"Hey, it's better than me feeding off of her, which reminds me, oh yeah, I'm practically starving here!"
Bo remembered that the girl hadn't fed in over a week and rubbed her face with one hand, the other set on her hip. "Alright, we'll find someone for you to feed off of. Just, no more seducing the sales people or stealing, okay?"
"Okay," Lily gave her an adorable grin, knowing she had won this time.
Kenzi had been flicking her eyes between the sisters during their little argument, and thought it was time to release her own statement. "You know, you didn't have to lay it on so thick. Poor chick's gonna be hung up on you for weeks!" she said. She found it very impressed at the teen's ability to get whatever she wanted and willingness to do so, but it was a little scary at the same time.
"Who says I don't want her to be?" The girl said sneakily, and the three just laughed.
Bo's phone rang, and a text from Dyson popped up. It read, We've got a new case, already stuck. Meet me at precinct, bring Lily.
The older fae was a little hesitant to bring her sister into a case already, but sent a text back, agreeing to meet him as soon as she could.
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