Hello my beautiful Faecaytioners! I'm sorry that it took me so long to do this update. With school starting back up and some personal family health issues, it's been really hard for me to find time just to write. But I am here and I have not given up on this story, so please don't give up on me. Hopefully, things will get better soon and I'll be back with another update really soon! I love you all and thanks for your amazing reviews and love! Hope you like it! XOXOXO

"Hey guys, can we rest for a minute?" Kenzi asked, obviously racked from exhaustion. They had been walking for an hour and a half nonstop, with Dyson and Mark as their guides. The boys were using their noses and ears to pickup on any signs of water near by. Dyson had picked up the scent of something unusual and was acting as their lead guide with Mark close behind.

Kenzi grimaced, using the nearest rock she could find as a chair. "I'm exhausted." She harshly pulled at the hiking boots she had been advised to pack and wear on their little excursion and begin to rub her feet soothingly. She sighed in relief.

"I would have to agree with the tiny human." Vex chided, not worried about Kenzi's reaction to his words. "We've been walking forever and it's nearly 4 in the morning."

Bo looked over her crew, half of which were half asleep. Lauren however was the only one who seemed like her brain was still going a million miles per second. Bo figured a quick R and R couldn't hurt anyone, right?

"Okay, let's take a quick break for a couple minutes, regroup, and then keep going. The sooner we find this water, the sooner we can get back to camp and the sooner we can enjoy our vacation."

The group all settled with a resounding sigh as they found the nearest surface to rest on, some choosing rocks and others just choosing the ground. Bo took this time to check in with all her troops to make sure that everyone was ok. Her first stop was to Vex, Mark, and Dyson.

"Hey, you guys okay?" She asked the men as they rubbed their necks and stretched their bones.

"I'm good." Dyson nodded before looking to the other men who were a little less sure.

"Yeah . . . Good." Vex nodded back unconvincingly as he sat perched on a rock and stretched his legs.

"Hey Bo, let's say we do find this water. How are we going to know it's the right water?" Mark asked as he massaged a crick out of his neck.

"He's got a point. How are we gonna know that this stuff even works?" Vex agreed and Dyson stood with his arms crossed, curious as well.

To be honest Bo hadn't thought that far ahead. She figured that there would be some recognizable difference that would help them find it, like glitter or something. But if it were that simple, wouldn't someone had found it by now? Bo thought for a while, eyebrows furrowing as pensive deliberation scrolled across her face.

"I guess we'll just have to test it out." She said confidently before putting her hands in her pocket and turning around to walk away. Suddenly she turned back around. "Oh, Mark I forgot to give this to you." She pulled a phone out of her pocket and held it out towards the young shifter. His face lit up with glee as he shot up off the ground to grab his lost possession.

"Oh my God! Thanks! I was look-" Mark stopped in his tracks as he stared down at his phone in shock. The screen was destroyed beyond repair and it look like someone had dropped the phone several times into a blender. He stared up at Bo, who just stood there as if nothing was wrong, with a face that distinctively read 'what the fuck?'

"Sorry, I might've dropped it . . . " Mark stared with mouth agape for further explanation. All of this damage was not done from a simple drop. He raised his eyebrows prompting her to continue as he hesitantly cradled his broken baby.

"And then accidentally stomped on it . . . Repeatedly." Mark looked as if he was on the brink of tears as Vex shot up to console him and assess the damage.

"Bloody hell, what'd she do?"

"I- I- Why- She . . . " Mark just stammered, unable to find words.

"Yeah, no. There's no fixing that . . . Did you at least back everything up?"

"Not since the other day." Mark managed to squawk out, still examining his phone in disbelief.

"Blimey . . . "

"Yeeaah . . . My bad. That's why you get insurance." Bo offered nonchalantly, before shrugging and patting Mark on the chest with a smile. Dyson couldn't help but smirk as he stifled a laugh and watched Bo saunter away.

Next, Bo checked on Kenzi.

"Hey, you okay?"

"Yeah, just can't feel my feet and I might've dislocated 3 of my toes, but . . . Ya know." Kenzi smiled sarcastically as she held up the thumbs up sign. Bo rolled her eyes and chuckled in response as she took a seat on a rock beside her.

"How are you doing?" Kenzi asked, more serious this time.

"I'm fine. Just ready to find this water and get back to our vacation."

"And Hotpants?" Kenzi asked. Bo's face instantly became uneasy as she fidgeted. "I noticed you guys haven't been fondling each other this whole time, and she hasn't said a single geeky thing since we left."

Bo rolled her eyes and shot Kenzi an annoyed glared. Despite her dramatics, Kenzi was right. Lauren hadn't said a single word to anyone since they left the camp, not even when Dagny offered her some water. She just smiled and shook her head. Besides that, Lauren had walked at the front of the group with Dyson and Mark while Bo had opted to stay in the back to protect them from anything from behind. Bo noticed that Lauren had been avoiding making eye contact with her as well, which was Bo's indicator to just back off and give her some time.

"Yeah, I think she's still upset with me."

"For what? Telling Dyson instead of her?" Bo just nodded as she stared at the ground and played with some leaves she had picked up.

"Yeah, that was pretty messed up." Bo looked up at Kenzi, slightly taken aback by her words. "I mean, I know you and D-Man aren't like that anymore, but still. It's gotta suck that you told him right away and then she had to practically beg you to tell her. It can't feel good."

"I didn't do it to hurt her Kenzi. I just- I wanted to protect her. Protect all of you guys." Kenzi could understand that. She raised her eyebrows and pursed her lips in thought before tilting her head and taking in a long breath.

"Well maybe she doesn't want to be protected . . . " Bo looked at Kenzi with curiosity and waited for her best friend to continue. "Maybe, she doesn't want to be behind you when you run into the burning building. Maybe she wants to stand beside you."

In a weird way, what Kenzi had just said made a lot of sense. Bo and Lauren were partners, which meant that no matter what, big or small, they stood together. Not one behind the other or one making all the decisions while the other watched. They promised to make decisions together and keep each other involved. And in a lot of ways, that's all Lauren was trying to do, stay involved in Bo's decisions. As much as that made sense to Bo, she still had to protect Lauren. She just had to find another way to it without completely pissing Lauren off.

Bo smiled at her bestie and nodded. "Thanks Kenz."

"Anytime." Kenzi smiled and watched as Bo got up and made her way over toward Dagny.

"Hey."

"Hey." Dagny said noncommittally as she trekked over leaves and tree trunks. She had been walking around to stretch her legs and was enjoying exploring the nature around her.

"I just wanted to check on you and see if you were okay." Bo said, somewhat nervously.

"Mhm." Dagny let out without even looking at Bo and inspected a leaf.

"Okay . . . " Bo replied noticing that the girl didn't want to be bothered. She turned to walk away, but stopped and turned back around.

"Uh, I just wanted to say thank you." Bo hesitated a bit as she watched an array of confusion wash over Dagny's face as she finally looked up at her. "For sticking up for Lauren the way you did. Ya know . . . When you thought . . . " Bo nervously chuckled not daring to finish her sentence. Dagny smirked in realization and nodded with a slight scoff.

"No biggie."

"I'm sure Lauren would be grateful for you having her back like that. I for one was surprised . . . I mean to see you standing up for her so vehemently. Though, it makes sense, I mean with all the time you guys have been spending together. You guys were bound to get close. But I just- I just never thought . . . " Bo shook her held as if to jar her thoughts as her eyebrows raised on her forehead. Bo's confused rambling sounded rushed, as if she were insinuating something, but she really wasn't. She had just been caught off guard by Dagny's response and was slightly curious. She felt like she was making the situation awkward however due to Dagny's lack of response. But Dagny knew her sister, and she fully understood what she was trying to say, or ask rather.

"You know how you have Kenzi?" Dagny said matter-of-factly, bringing Bo back from her thoughts and her rambling.

"Uh, yeah."

"Well . . . " Dagny thought for a second before continuing. "I'm Lo's Kenzi." Bo smiled, and her heart seemed to swell three sizes bigger at her sister's admission. It totally made sense. Dagny was Lauren's Kenzi. The thought of Lauren having someone who would protect and fight for her the way Kenzi did for Bo made Bo's stomach twirl. The fact that it was her sister only made it that much better. She thought about how Dagny was just like Kenzi in a lot of ways; loyal, protective, brave, and a phenomenal drinking buddy. Bo hadn't noticed the tears that had come forth out of the emotion in Dagny's words and choked them back before she cleared her throat to talk.

"Well, I'm sure she would be glad to hear that." Bo put her arm around her sister and pulled her in closer before placing sloppy, playful kisses all over the side of her face and temple. Dagny squirmed, trying to hide the smile on her face, as she made faux gagging sounds.

"Okay, okay, okay." Dagny said managing to break free from her sister's hold as Bo giggled at her. "Lo mentioned how she didn't have a best friend growing up and I figured it would be nice if she did. Seeing as she's always nice to me and stuff." Dagny said as if to defend herself, as she wiped the remainder of the spit from Bo's kisses off her face.

"Plus we kinda got the same vibe you and Kenzi got."

"Oh really?" Bo said stifling a chuckle as she crossed her arms over her chest in mock indignation.

"Yeah, there's like similarities and differences between the two." Dagny could see that Bo was not buying her argument. "Okay, you and Kenzi are both brunettes. Me and Lauren are both blondes. Ones a human, the other's a really powerful fae who's father just happens to be Hades." Dagny said slightly rolling her eyes and staring at her sister as if her point had been made. Bo just smirked incredulously. "Your name's Bo, her's is Lo. Kenzi, Dagny! Eeeee?!" Dagny said putting an emphasis on the ends of their names for comparison. Bo couldn't help but laugh out loud now. Dagny sighed and rolled her eyes, giving up.

"We're both super smart, your both . . . " Dagny muttered under her breath playfully, loud enough so she knew Bo would hear.

"Hey!" Bo said playfully shoving her, and the sisters laugh in unison. Bo gave Dagny one more quick kiss to the cheek before turning around walking off.

Bo searched a bit before finally locating Lauren. She was standing off by herself looking at some funny looking plants and a tiny insect that was flying around it. She was totally engrossed in whatever weird thing the bug was doing and looked completely in her element, like a nerdy kid at space camp. Bo took a moment to admire her before slowly making her way over to where she was.

"Congratulations, you have now been awarded your very own personal Kenzi. Treat with care." Bo said as she playfully bowed and giggled. Lauren hadn't heard her walk up and was somewhat jarred from her previous thoughts. Lauren smirked and looked at her in confusion.

"Excuse me?"

"Dagny. She said she's your Kenzi." Bo smiled.

"My Kenzi?" Lauren grinned and rolled her eyes up looking toward the sky as if the answers were there.

"Yeah, like how I'm Kenzi's bff. Dagny's your bff . . . Best fae forever." The most glorious smile swept over Lauren's face as she blushed a little at the idea. She was completely humbled by the fact that Dagny wanted to her best fae forever. She found her extremely endearing and had come to love the young girl as only a sister could. Lauren's smile lingered for a bit, before quickly fading back into a look of introspection. Bo's smile faded too as she took note in the change.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, just thinking."

"Do you want to talk about it?" Bo asked genuinely concerned. Her voice was soft and nonthreatening.

"To be honest Bo, no." Lauren's words came out grated, as if she was suddenly agitated. Bo sighed, knowing exactly why her disposition had changed. Lauren went back to inspecting her flower before making a move to walk away, but was stopped by Bo's soft hand on her forearm.

"Don't do that, we said we wouldn't do that." Bo said sternly. Lauren looked back at her, surprised at her tone and slightly unsure of what she was saying. "Don't shut down. Don't walk away." Lauren's face softened and she sighed, before turning to face Bo fully.

"I don't want to fight about this, not again. It's just going to end up with the same outcome. I want to prove that I'm strong enough to protect myself, and you don't trust that I am." Lauren closed her eyes and shrugged in defeat.

"Lauren, it's not that I don't trust you. It's just that it's dangerous out here in this crazy world that we live in."

"Bo, you don't think I know that? I was in this world way before you even knew it existed."

Bo sighed. "I know that Lauren. I'm just saying, what is so wrong about me wanting to protect you?"

"Nothing. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that. By all means Bo, please do. I just don't want to be left in the dark, Bo. I don't want to be lied to and treated like some fragile child in the name of providence. I am your partner Bo, which means-"

"I know what it means." Bo said in resignation. "It means we stand together and protect each other."

"Exactly." Lauren stepped forward and took Bo's hands into hers. "Protect each other. I protect you just as much as you protect me. So if you're running into danger, so am I."

"Lauren . . . " Bo said argumentatively. Lauren dropped her hands in frustration.

"Why is it okay for Dyson to go with you and protect you but I can't?"

"Because-"

"Because what? He's stronger than me?" Lauren crossed her arms indignantly.

"No- Well, yes actually." Lauren looked at Bo in complete shock at the words that had just come out of her mouth. "Dyson was a warrior Lauren. He is a wolf and the guy has been alive for like, ever." Bo tried to rationalize.

"So what? I will have you know that I have been in plenty of battles and have managed to protect myself." Lauren was genuinely upset now.

"I know that baby." Bo stepped forward and tried to rest her hands on Lauren's waist to calm her down, but Lauren stepped back. "I-"

"Even as a human." Lauren said to make her point. Bo sighed and let her hands fall to her side.

"Lauren-"

They were both suddenly distracted by someone yelling 'Owe!' over by where the others were standing. Without a second thought, they both ran over to see what had happened. When they got there everyone was standing around an agitated Kenzi. She was standing and rubbing the back of her neck with one had, while she held a small object that looked like a homemade dart in the other hand.

"What the hell?" She mumbled as she looked at the the small item.

"What happened? Are you okay?" Bo made her way to Kenzi and looked at her with concern.

"Yeah, this stupid thing hit me in my neck."

"Let me see that." Bo took the small device and inspected it. By this time, Lauren had made her way over and was already trying to look at the small puncture mark on the back of Kenzi's neck.

"Let me see." She said as she inspected it. "It isn't swelling up but there does seem to have been something on that thing. Let me go grab my bag." Lauren ran off to make her way to get her stuff.

Dagny came up next, to look at Kenzi's neck while Bo and Dyson looked at the dart.

"What is this thing?"

"I don't know. Looks like a blow dart." Dyson said as he held it up.

"Who would shoot Kenzi with a blow dart? I mean we're the only ones out here right?" Bo looked at Dyson for confirmation. Dyson put his nose up and took in a deep breath.

"I don't smell anyone else." He said, sort of frustrated.

"Then how-"

"Whoa!" Mark's voice broke through.

Dyson and Bo both turned to see Mark and Vex holding up a barely conscious Kenzi, while Dagny looked on in horror.

"What happened?" Bo asked sternly as they slowly laid Kenzi down on the ground.

"I don't know. She just said she felt tired and then passed out." They all knelt around her and looked at her with worry.

"Kenzi wake up." Bo said, slightly tapping her face. "Wake up Kenzi!" She didn't respond, just laid there as if she were asleep. Suddenly they all heard a thud. Slightly startled, they looked around searching for the source of the sound until it suddenly dawned on Bo. Lauren hadn't returned yet.

"Lauren?" Bo made sure that Kenzi was secure in Mark's arms before shooting up and heading towards the thud. Dyson and Dagny followed her. They all moved cautiously until they finally saw it. Lauren laying face down on the ground with a medical bag by her side.

"Lauren!" They all sprinted toward her, Bo getting there first, and knelt down around her. Bo tried to take in the situation and calm her erratic heartbeat before cautiously turning her over. Before she had though, Bo noticed a small puncture mark at the back of her neck and a small dart in her hand just like Kenzi. When she turned Lauren over, she looked just like Kenzi, asleep. The only difference was that Lauren was profusely bleeding from the right side of her head and there was a small rock slightly under her with blood on it.

"Lauren baby, I need you to wake up." Bo said while cradling Lauren's head in her arms.

"She hit her head. We need to put something on hit to stop the bleeding." Dagny said and Dyson removed his shirt and balled it up.

"Come on, baby." Bo said as she tried to wake her girlfriend up. The tears in Bo's eyes were blurring her vision and the panic that settled in her stomach was causing her to tremble. Bo suddenly started to get really hot as her breaths became sporadic and she felt her eyes shift from brown to blue. Before she had a chance to do anything though, she felt a small tinge of pain at the back of her neck. Her breaths instantly mellowed out and her eyes slowly shifted back to brown.

"Owe!"

"What the hell?!"

Dagny and Dyson both responded, feeling the same pain. They all reached behind their necks and pulled out the same darts. They all stared at each other, unsure of what to do.

"I'll go check on Mark and Vex." Dyson said before jumping up and running off towards the others.

Bo turned her attention back to Lauren so that she could breathe chi back into her and stop her head from bleeding, but she felt weird. She tried to rev up her inner succubus, but for some reason she couldn't seem to switch into full fae mode. Her head all of a sudden started to feel real heavy and light at the same time.

"Whoa, I feel weird." Dagny said as she tried to stand up.

"Just sit down." Bo instructed her and she listened. Bo watched as Lauren laid in her arms unconscious and Dagny seemed to be slipping further towards unconsciousness, but for some reason she couldn't think of what to do. Her brain was starting to get fuzzy and her sight was slightly become blurry. She shook her head and willed her thoughts to get a hold of herself.

"Dagny, I need you to stay awake, okay?" She said almost panicked as she watched Dagny slowly lay down on the ground.

"I don't think I can, Bo." Dagny managed to slur out before her eyes closed completely and she went limp.

"Shit, Dagny! Dagny!" There was no response from the young Valkyrie. "Shit! Dyson! Dyson?!" There was still no response, not a single sound and Bo really started to panic.

"Mark! Vex! . . . Dyson!" They were all passed out.

She didn't know what to do. Everyone was passed out and possibly dead, Lauren was bleeding from her head, for some reason she couldn't shift into succubus mode, and she was slowly losing consciousness herself. She could feel the full fledge grips of panic finally take over her. This is what she was worried about. This is why she didn't want to bring everyone. What would she do? How was she going to get everyone out of this mess if she could barely stand herself? She felt so weak and her eyes were slowly closing. She could feel the world start to slip away as she fought against the blurriness that surrounded her. Her breaths were getting shallow as she felt her heart slow down drastically. She didn't know if she was dying or not, but whatever this was was definitely draining her. She suddenly found herself laying on her side with her arms loosely wrapped around Lauren's upper body and unable to speak. After fighting for what felt like forever to stay awake, her head finally lolled back and the world went black . . .