Hi! First things first I'd like to thank you all for the reviews, it really means a lot :D So finally the Encantados or should I say Enchanted ones have been introduced and they made quite an impression :D A big thank you again for reading this story, the favorites, followers and your reviews. And last but not least, thank you to my beta Kravn, this chapter is longer than the others, so thank you for your suggestions, advices and amazing work. Here's a new chapter so enjoy! There'll be more insight on the Encantado's nature and powers, through the next chapters I promise :D Now they can seem a little encan-a-holes (I really liked the word, really funny) but they get better :D Or maybe not :D


The Ash, the Morrigan and the Queen had finally retired to another room two hours ago to discuss the Peace treaty. The Blood King and his wife were in a deep discussion with some Light Fae Elders discussing the possibility of mixing Dark and Light Fae police forces in order to be more efficient if the need arose. The Light Elders were against this very possibility while others were still thinking about it. Kenzi and Hale were stuck in a conversation with a couple from one of the important families while Tamsin and Dyson were touring the place chatting up every young guy and girl that caught their attention. The young Succubus, on the other hand was sitting on the edge of one of the numerous fountains within the huge room; away from the milling crowd. She was enjoying a little break from the incessant yapping of some of the Elders and other Fae that wanted her to take part in matters that held no interest for her. She took a sip of her cider, adhering to her grandfather's wishes that she not drink any alcoholic beverages while attending these kinds of gatherings. She sighed as she took a good look around her; people faking interest in topics that they didn't care about; and others sucking up to Elders hoping to get on their good side. Bo was bored and more importantly, she missed Lauren.

She imagined that the blonde was probably having fun celebrating her success in getting into the swim club and she longed to be with her instead of being stuck here. Bo was bored out her mind; counting the minutes till it was time that she was able to see her girlfriend. It hadn't even been a week and she was already acting like a love sick teenager; Lauren really had a hold on her. Hopefully, the blonde would never come to realize how strong that hold was.

"Fancy seeing you here!" A voice snapped her out of her thoughts about her girlfriend and she looked up to see who it was.

"What are you doing here?" Bo asked the girl, her eyes narrowing in suspicion when Victoria took a seat next to her, not even asking for an invitation.

"Is that how you greet me after all we've shared together? I'm hurt." The girl brought a hand to her heart feigning offense; when she saw the brunette wasn't impressed, she sighed. "I'm here with the Queen and it wouldn't kill you to act nice for a change"

"Wait! Did you just say that you're here with the Queen?" Bo frowned.

"Yeah she's my grandmother. What are you doing here?" the girl asked, smiling flirtatiously.

"I'm with my grandfather." Bo gave the short reply; her grandfather's words suddenly came to her. "Does that make you're like the Queen, an Enchanted one?!" Bo asked getting angry, trust her to get mixed up with the bad crowd, she thought miserably.

"Nah nah don't even go there. That is your golden rule, remember, no strings attached, no questions asked." The girl looked pointedly at Bo's cleavage, licking her lips.

"A golden rule which you are enjoying a little too much for my taste. You should have told me that you were... well whatever they call you!" Bo accused. They were sort of friends; or as Kenzi liked to call them, 'fuck buddies' but it wasn't really like that, they didn't see each other that often and Bo preferred not to put a label on their interactions. She always thought that the blonde was a Nymph or something like that; obviously she was wrong. The sex was good and Victoria didn't linger. So when the young Succubus was starting to feel low on energy and needed a rush, Victoria was the first on the speed dial.

"You take what you need, I take what I need and if that requires that we have wild, passionate sex in the process, I'm all for it. See, it's a win-win situation." Victoria winked at the brunette, who just ignored her; she was used to Victoria's flirtatious nature and knowing what she was explained it all.

"I've heard rumors that your people are causing trouble, what's the deal with that?" Bo asked, moving the conversation to a less flirty tone.

"Same old, same old: orgies, some missing Fae here and there, a couple of them going totally bonkers and others found dead; but really, overall it's not that bad." Bo looked at the blonde bewildered.

"You did those things?" Bo asked, dreading Victoria's answer.

"Some of them." she replied.

Bo took a shaky breath. "Thinking about it, you and I would've been quite the pair. Have you ever given it a thought - you and me together, how awesome that could be?" Victoria laughed happily, she really liked the young Succubus, she could go on for hours in bed and never disappoint; she couldn't ask for more.

"We wouldn't even last a month, remember you said romance was too domestic for your taste." Bo said sarcastically. She looked at Victoria, she was really pretty with her long white dress, her hair flowing down her back and piercing green eyes; she was quite the party animal and they got along just fine. However, Lauren was the only girl she had eyes for and the feeling of belonging that the brunette felt whenever she was with her girlfriend, couldn't compare to any sex filled night with Victoria or anyone else for that matter.

"You're probably right, besides this agreement that we have works just fine. I'm a little angry with you though - it's been a couple of months since we last saw each other. You must be famished." Victoria spoke softly; she leaned in towards the brunette, her eyes glowing blue. The fact that they were away from prying eyes only fed the desire Victoria had for the young Succubus.

"What are you doing?" Bo asked with a shaky voice. She could already feel the pull of Victoria's power, pleasure and arousal clouding her mind. "Stop it."

"That's new; usually you are more like "Don't stop!" Is this a new game we're supposed to play?" She whispered in the brunette's ear. Bo was trying very hard to resist; the irony wasn't lost on her that whenever she was with Victoria, she was usually the one doing the seducing and not the other way around; and Victoria loved to turn the tables on the Succubus. An image of Lauren popped in her mind, dressed in a skimpy bikini causing Bo to blink. Lauren. She needed to focus her thoughts on Lauren. She repeated this phrase like a mantra and eventually with a great deal of effort she pushed Victoria away, gripping the girl's forearms.

"I have a girlfriend." Bo said, while keeping the blonde at bay with a firm grip on her arms.

"You do? How?" Victoria seemed genuinely surprised and taken aback by the brunette's admission; completely forgetting any plans of seduction.

"I just do." Bo snapped.

"You're really full of surprises. Human or Fae?" Victoria asked pulling away completely from the brunette's personal space much to Bo's relief.

"It's really none of your business but she's human." Bo said proudly.

"Ah, a human one! They're so free, full of unbridled passion. Maybe we could meet one of these days, the three of us?" Victoria mused aloud already thinking of the ways she could enjoy a human and her Succubus lover.

"Don't even think about it!" Bo growled, feeling very protective of her girlfriend; no one was going to seduce Lauren and certainly not a sex crazed person like Victoria; that girl was a vixen.

"You're no fun at all." Victoria pouted. "Look who finally decided to join us!" Victoria pointed to the three people making their reappearance in the room. The Ash's and the Morrigan's faces were tense while the Queen remained with her unreadable expression. Bo watched as the Ash went to talk her grandfather while the Morrigan consulted some Dark Elders. "Here, let me introduce you to my grandmother!" Victoria said excitingly; Bo nearly spat the cider she was sipping on, watching in horror as Victoria motioned for the woman to come over. The Queen narrowed her eyes slightly but came over eventually, her gaze trained on the young brunette as she was making her way to them. Bo was having difficulty swallowing the cider that she had just sipped; there was something unsettling with the way that woman was looking at her that had her on edge. She tried to calm down and not show her apprehension; if she didn't cower before the Ash or the Morrigan, she wouldn't start with this Queen.

"My Queen I would like you to meet Bo; Bo this is my grandmother, Queen of Encante." Victoria made the introductions proudly and Bo was slightly surprised when she saw a small smile on the woman's lips when she looked at her granddaughter; however that changed when she returned her gaze on her. She wondered briefly if it was safe to assume that this Queen didn't like her much.

"We already met, didn't we, Miss Ysabeau?" Bo gritted her teeth, she specifically stated that she preferred Bo, but apparently that didn't take.

"We did and please call me Bo." the young Succubus said, faking a smile.

"I'm intrigued about what kind of business my granddaughter would have with someone of your kind other than the obvious." The Queen alluded to Bo's nature; her voice icy cold. Bo was about to let out a not so flattering comment when Victoria put her hand on her arm, silently asking her to back down.

"My Queen, Bo is a dear friend of mine and we were merely commenting about how long it has been since we've seen each other and how nice of a coincidence it was to meet again on such an occasion." Victoria said sweetly, smiling innocently at her grandmother. Bo nearly let out a snort; Victoria was as smooth and as cunning as they come; the girl was acting as if she hadn't been trying to get in her pants, well in her dress a few minutes ago. The brunette played along, smiling at Victoria.

"You should know better than try to fool me Victoria; I didn't become Queen by a sheer act of luck. Now I'm sure you wouldn't mind if I have a word with your dear friend here. Go with Conrad and wait for me, we're leaving soon." The Queen spoke to her granddaughter and Bo felt sorry for Victoria for having this woman as grandmother. Besides who would call their grandmother by their title?

"Yes my Queen. It was a pleasure to meet you again Bo, you know my number so don't forget to give me a call." Victoria winked at Bo when she was out of her grandmother's sight and walked away.

"I don't know what you're playing at young lady but you should definitely be more careful." The Queen said threateningly and Bo met her accusing gaze, standing tall.

"You will excuse me but I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about." She was aware that this woman was here to sign a Peace treaty so she tried not to say anything disrespectful.

"Either you're trying to fool me or you're really don't have any idea what you're meddling with; in both cases that would make you to be a very foolish person."

"I can assure you I'm no more foolish that the Ash is human." The brunette said with as much respect as she could gather. Bo couldn't understand what was happening; the Queen was visibly unhappy about something but she couldn't understand what it was.

"Which brings me to my original point, you're obviously an intelligent young woman who knows how to use her powers; your grandparents taught you well, I see. They bred you so you could one day pretend to receive privileges that shouldn't be bestowed upon someone of your kind." The Queen's words held a vicious tone, surprising the young Succubus who wasn't expecting so much contempt from someone she didn't even know. "I can only hope that my granddaughter is not the one responsible for this." the Queen muttered.

"Look I don't know what you're so upset about or who you think you are but if you believe for one second that I will stand here listening to your insults and your heinous speech then you're delusional. Victoria and I are friends and that's it!" Bo said, giving up all pretenses to be polite to the woman in front of her, since the Queen wasn't doing the effort.

"Oh please! We Encantados don't make friends with Succubi just for the sake of friendship and vice versa." The Queen openly glared at the young Succubus who glared back.

The guard that Trick had assigned to watch over the youngsters came to him, secretly informing him of the situation. Trick frowned when he heard that the young Succubus was currently having a conversation with the Queen and from the guard's point of view, it didn't look friendly. When the guard told him the location of his granddaughter, Trick thanked the guard and excused himself from the Ash to go find her.

"Well too bad because we are and I don't really care what her highness might like or not." Bo shrugged.

"I've spoken too quickly, your grandparents obviously forgot to teach you something young lady and that thing would be manners." The Queen replied dryly and before the young Succubus could come back with another salty comment, the Blood King walked over to his granddaughter.

"I can assure you my Queen that we raised our granddaughter very well and she always showed respect to our traditions." Trick defended his granddaughter, offering the Queen a kind smile to appease her mood.

"Please excuse me as I doubt that fact Blood King. I know how important the Peace treaty is for our people but using your granddaughter to try to infiltrate our clan is taking it a bit too far, don't you think?" A frown appeared on Trick's expression while Bo was watching the two, completely confused.

"We didn't do such a thing my Queen, I'm not sure what makes you say that but I give you my Blood Oath that such subterfuge wasn't used by the Light or by the Dark."

"Then your granddaughter bearing our mark is surely a figment of my imagination?" The Queen sneered at the two Fae in front of her. It was preposterous really but she couldn't deny the fact as the proof was right in front of her. Bo looked at the Queen like she had just lost her mind, what was she talking about? A mark? Seriously, was the Queen taking about a hickey? Because if it was, she wasn't bearing anyone's mark - that was insulting; besides Lauren certainly didn't leave one on her skin. And she only had one birth mark one on her right thigh and she doubted that the Queen was referring to it. Her hand instinctively flew to her neck for good measure; maybe she was wrong and there was a hickey there. She gave the two older Fae that were suddenly looking at her strangely, a nervous grin; the Queen rolled her eyes heavenward while Trick just looked pointedly at her, silently asking her to remove her hand. The young Succubus eventually removed it, sighing in relief.

"You must be mistaken." Trick's eyes shone with indignation at the accusation.

"No I'm not but that's irrelevant now. This young lady may bear the mark but trust my words it won't go further than that; a complete alliance will never be Blood King. The Ash and the Morrigan know of my expectations. We'll certainly meet another day." The Queen gave Bo one last glare before leaving the two Fae and joining her counselor; it was time to go, she had been in the Fae company longer than necessary and she had problems to solve.

"Gramps…" Trick didn't let his granddaughter finish, stopping her with a gesture of his hand. Bo watched in astonishment as her grandfather's expression turned to a disappointed one. The young Succubus was left speechless, how could her grandfather give any credit to that crazy woman's words.

"We'll talk about this later, I'm going to find Mary and let the others know that we're leaving." Trick didn't wait for an answer and walked away. Bo let out a sigh, it would've been so much better if she had stayed with her girlfriend but no, her grandfather had to drag everyone to his damn Fae meeting; just to have an old hag tell her that someone had put some kind of whammy on her. The young Succubus was really starting to get fed up with the Fae and all their nonsense.

The drive back home was silent; the tension could be cut with a knife. Trick's face was set in a permanent frown; Mary seemed worried; Bo was brooding; and the others were trying to understand what the heck was going on.

The Lewis' residence

Jack Lewis was fidgeting nervously; beside him sat his daughter totally unaware of his bout of nervousness. They were watching a documentary about genetics and ethics. Jack glanced at his daughter who had her eyes glued to the screen, listening attentively. He only hoped that she would be able to hear the door bell ring when her friend came over. Elizabeth had to go to work so he had to meet his daughter's girlfriend without his wife present which wasn't ideal because he wasn't good with small talk and he had been counting on his wife to handle all the chit chat. He was trying to be as supportive as his wife was about Lauren's new relationship but it wasn't easy. He was a man of facts and those facts prevented him from believing that any good would come out of this. His daughter's condition couldn't allow her any form of normalcy when it came to romance, so why encourage her to pursue a relationship with this girl when it was futile to do so. This girl would eventually leave his daughter and then all hell would break loose because Lauren would then have to accept her nature and he would be forced to witness his own little girl; his little princess; go from one sexual partner to the next to assuage a need that could never be totally fulfilled. Elizabeth had asked him to trust and believe but he didn't know what her plan was; he could only hope that it would save his daughter somehow from something he considered as a curse. His thoughts were interrupted by the doorbell; he braced himself when he saw his daughter stand up to get the door. Lauren smiled when she saw the brunette at her door; Bo was no longer wearing her dress; she was now dressed in casual attire with her hair in a pony tail.

"Hey." Bo greeted the blonde in a soft voice.

"Hey! I have to say I like that sweat shirt; it suits you." Lauren said teasingly, before taking her girlfriend's hand gently.

"This old thing?" Bo tried to joke, but her smile did not reach her eyes like it normally would when she was teasing the blonde. As soon as they arrived home from the meeting from hell, she had gone straight to her room to change. Just putting on Lauren's sweatshirt made Bo feel better as she felt comforted being wrapped in the blonde's clothes and scent. The brunette needed to get away from all things Fae so against her grandparent's request to stay home and discuss the matter at hand, she instead called Lauren and drove straight to her house. She didn't want to talk or think about what that Queen had told her, she just wanted to see her girlfriend.

"I guess you have me to thank for that?" Lauren said lightly, she let go of the brunette's hand to caress the side of her face, gently letting her fingertips glide to her neck. Bo's eyes closed at the feel of the light caress. Eyes still closed, the brunette was expecting a kiss when she felt Lauren's breath on her face but instead, felt Lauren's lips pressing gently on her forehead in a feathery kiss. "The meeting didn't go so well?" Lauren guessed; pulling a wisp of hair that escaped the pony tail and tucked it behind the brunette's ear.

"You could say that." Bo offered a small smile. Lauren nodded and took the brunette's hand and led her inside, closing the door behind them. "I really hope that's it okay for your parents. I know it's late." Bo said in a low voice as Lauren was leading her to the living room.

"Yes they're okay with it; they knew you were coming Bo besides I'm glad you're here." Lauren smiled, rubbing the top of Bo's hand with her thumb.

They reached the living room and Jack immediately stood to greet the brunette. First impressions were important; that's why he was pleasantly surprised when he went to shake the girl's hand that her grip was firm and not limp, that was positive at least. She was articulate and didn't show any signs of being nervous in his presence; and she seemed to be the kind of person who would be at ease in a crowd. Soon they were all seated in the living room, drinks on the small table, Lauren and Bo sat next to each other on the angled sofa while Jack sat on the other end, facing them. Lauren smiled as she watched Bo answering her father's questions, not once did she falter during the quiz. If her father was impressed he didn't show it and for a second Lauren thought that finally her girlfriend had passed the test with flying colors; that her father wouldn't make any comments but that was too good to be true and she knew it when her father asked his next question.

"So Miss McCorrigan, what are your intentions regarding my little girl?" Jack asked calmly, surprising Bo and caused Lauren to choke on her drink, coughing violently. Bo immediately started to rub her girlfriend's back, offering her a sip of water from her own drink. Lauren took the glass offered to her, coached by the brunette, she took a few sip of water. When he was sure that his daughter was okay, Jack repeated his question, much to Lauren's and Bo's dismay.

"Well, Mr. Lewis I can assure you that I have only the best intensions towards Lauren. We only recently started dating but I hope that this will be the beginning of a strong and long term relationship." Bo felt Lauren tense as she was rubbing her back. The brunette could literally hear the sound of the buzzer and the voice saying 'Wrong answer, try again', in her mind. Bo chided herself mentally; trust her to drop this kind of bomb on the blonde this early on in their relationship and in front of her father, no less. Kenzi would be so proud, she thought sarcastically and she could already see Tamsin shaking her head at her. Suddenly, the sofa on which Bo was sitting on, became very uncomfortable; she couldn't even chance a glance at Lauren for she was sure that she had frightened her with her speech.

"Strong and long term relationship, isn't that a bit exaggerated to describe what is most likely puppy love?" Jack said in clinical tone before continuing." That said, are you aware of Lauren's plan to study at Yale? Now you can understand why a long term relationship would seem inappropriate… unless you are planning on going to study there too. Are you?" Bo looked at Jack Lewis and the vibe she was getting from him wasn't a good one. While she was aware that she and Lauren would have to go to college and maybe part ways for that it wasn't reason enough for Lauren's father to belittle what they felt.

"No Sir." Bo gritted her teeth; that was the second time this evening that someone wanted to make her feel insignificant. Jack Lewis was just a lighter version of the damn Queen. She was internally seething and seriously contemplating to tell Jack Lewis off when she felt Lauren's hand slipping into hers. Lauren narrowed her eyes at her father; she didn't know what he was trying to do but she didn't like it. Never did he behave like this with the other girls that she had brought home; not that there were a lot of them but still it wasn't acceptable.

"Nothing is set in stone dad and it's a long way till graduation." She looked pointedly at her father and looked at her girlfriend; an enormous smile lighting up her face. "Dad, Bo is really a brilliant girl; she is kind and she makes me laugh. And for some reason that I can't quite comprehend she seems to understand and like my weird sense of humor and she wants to be with me. So I consider myself very lucky to have her." Lauren squeezed the brunette's hand; a light blush crept up on her cheeks as Bo was giving her one of those looks that only she could master. While Lauren was used to the 'I want you so bad' look; this 'You're the most amazing thing ever; I could take you right there' look that Bo was giving her right now was not one she was acquainted with. Lauren felt wonderful for being able to cause such a strong reaction from Bo without even having to try. Jack watched the scene, a deep frown set upon his face.

"It's getting late dad and Bo needs to go home, if you have further questions, you could ask them another day, right Bo?" Lauren looked expectantly at her girlfriend smiling.

"Yes!" Bo said with a little too much enthusiasm as if she were answering a completely different question from what Lauren had just asked. Bo snapped out of her very naughty thoughts and cleared her throat. "Sure." Lauren fought the urge to laugh while Jack looked annoyed.

Lauren and Bo stood from the sofa, hands clasped tightly together. Jack and Bo said their goodbyes and he complimented the brunette on the sweatshirt she was wearing, suspecting something but not sure what. Lauren informed her father that she was going to walk Bo back to her car. Once outside, Bo breathed in deeply; it was getting cold but at least it wasn't chilly besides, the temperature was helping her calm her growing need for a certain blonde. The brunette started to walk towards her car only to be yanked back by her girlfriend; in a blink of an eye Lauren had her pressed against one of the pillars framing the entrance. Bo very quickly caught on to Lauren's intentions and held her by the hips, pulling her flush against her; a big grin on her face.

"I wouldn't want my father to see us through the windows." Lauren smiled, trailing her finger down Bo's jaw and lightly traced the contour of her lips.

"I wouldn't want that either." Lauren grinned when she saw the way Bo was looking at her; it was the same look that she had back in the house. "You seem awfully proud of yourself, is there something I'm missing here?" Bo asked before capturing Lauren's wandering finger in her hand; she gave it a gentle kiss and a playful nip. Then she let go of Lauren's finger and brought her hand to the back of her neck before leaning in to kiss her girlfriend. Bo savored the blonde's mouth and sucked on Lauren's bottom lip just before deepening the kiss. Lauren let out a moan and kissed the brunette back with just as much passion. When the need for air arose, Bo moved away from Lauren's mouth and instead, used her lips and tongue to explore her girlfriend's slender neck; her hands which were rested on the blonde's hip unconsciously moved lower to rest on her ass. Lauren's eyes rolled to the back of her head; desperately needing to hold onto something stronger, she placed her hands on the pillar behind Bo; ensuring that they were on either side of the brunette's head. A rush of warmth coursed through her as she felt herself being enveloped in everything that was Bo. The Succubus' hands now had a firm grip on Lauren's ass while she continued her focus on her girlfriend's neck. With this assault on her senses and her libido, the blonde tightened her hold on the pillar and unbeknownst to her, a few hairline cracks formed under her hands; she let out another moan when Bo reached that special spot on her neck.

Suddenly Lauren's eyes snapped open as she faintly heard footsteps from within the house approaching the door. She pulled away from the brunette just before Jack Lewis opened the front door in one swift move, as if to surprise someone. Bo was still breathing hard propped up against the pillar but now Lauren was a few feet away from her, casually leaning against the opposite pillar, as if she had always been standing there. Jack narrowed his eyes at the two teenage girls.

"Shouldn't you be on your way home Miss McCorrigan?" Jack asked, annoyed.

"Dad we were talking, give us 5 minutes more, please?" Lauren asked. She saw her father mumble something and turned back in the house.

"That was close." Bo laughed uncomfortably. The truth was Bo couldn't even begin to understand how it was that Lauren had known that her father was coming; honestly she wasn't paying that much attention to notice anything else.

"Yeah it was." Lauren replied awkwardly, wondering the exact same thing. Bo was kissing her when she felt as if her senses were being heightened and in that moment, she was able to hear her father approach. She shook her head, dismissing such a silly notion. She walked back to Bo and held her close to her. "I'm sorry; my father isn't normally so ill mannered." Lauren whispered her apology in the brunette's ear.

"It's okay Lauren. He's your dad, he's just looking out for you." Bo replied.

"It doesn't excuse his attitude though." Lauren pulled slightly away to look at her girlfriend. The blonde sighed, she looked into those eyes; yeah she really was a sucker for her girlfriend's eyes. "Well at least you still don't have that frown that you had on your face when you arrived." She traced the space between Bo's eyebrows with her finger and Bo's eyes fluttered closed. "Do you feel better now?"

"Much better, I guess being grilled by your girlfriend's father and nearly getting caught by said man while making out would do that to someone." Bo joked, this time her laugh reached her eyes and Lauren laughed along with her. "While it'd be nice to give Jack Lewis that much credit, you're the only one responsible for perking me up. Thanks." Bo said softly.

"I'm starting to think that you being all perked up has more to do with another part of my anatomy though." Lauren teased; Bo looked at her genuinely puzzled. "Bo, your hands being on my ass right now leads me to believe that this is the reason why you're so cheerful." Bo opened her eyes wide, her expression one of utter surprise like she hadn't been aware of that fact.

"Sorry." Bo said, quickly pulling her hands away from their comfortable spot to hold the blonde by the waist instead. Wow, her hands really had a mind of their own around her girlfriend, Bo marveled internally.

"I wasn't complaining; I was merely making an observation." Lauren smiled and slipped her hands in the brunette's back pocket, her hands getting acquainted with the brunette's ass.

"Well go ahead Lewis, my ass is all yours." Bo said flirtatiously, teasing the blonde. Lauren sucked in her breath when she saw the look her girlfriend was giving her; it was anything but a teasing one.

"That's it, go home." Lauren laughed at the pout Bo was giving her and pulled her hands out of her girlfriend's back pockets. "You and I can't behave so it's better if you go home now. Besides we've been giving my neighbor's son quite the show already and I'm sure you don't want us to feed his naughty fantasies about me." Lauren said laughing and Bo quickly turned to watch the house Lauren was pointing at and sure enough, on the upper level of the second storey house, she could see a head peeking out of the window. Well the boy obviously was doing a crap ass job at trying to remain undetected, Bo thought angrily.

"I don't like that kid, spying on people like some creepy teen. That's just plain wrong and… Well it's wrong." Bo muttered, observing as the lights turned off in the room, he probably got scared, she thought.

"Bo, all he can do is watch and even if it doesn't look that way, he's actually a nice kid; a little shy maybe." Lauren pondered as she was leading a reluctant brunette to her car.

"I better not catch him spying again or let's say the boogey man would be the least of his worries once I'm done talking to him. And I can walk fine on my own Lauren; you don't have to rush me!" Bo pouted some more as she dragged her feet, she really didn't want to leave yet.

"You're right." Lauren let go of the brunette's arm and kissed the pout on her lips. In one swift move she had one arm around Bo's back; the other at the back of her knees and lifted her. Bo let out a short cry of surprise and glared at the blonde; the way that her girlfriend had of lifting her like she weighed nothing was a little bit unsettling and a huge turn on at the same time, swimming was obviously a good work out. "Rushing you won't do; I need to carry you so we'll be faster." Lauren said as she walked the remaining distance to the car with her girlfriend sulking in her arms. However the blonde was in a bit of a pickle when they reached the yellow sports car as Bo refused to move to open the car door.

"Seriously Bo this is childish, open the door." Lauren asked.

"You know where to find the keys, if you want to open it, do it yourself. If you had let me get there on my own I would've left already." Bo answered smartly; arms crossed over her chest, still in her girlfriend's arms. To say the sight was hilarious was putting it mildly.

"Okay, I'll get the keys but don't expect me to put you down gently while I search for them." Lauren threatened the brunette, a smirk on her face.

"You wouldn't!" Bo narrowed her eyes at the blonde.

"Like a hot potato." Lauren answered without blinking. Bo glared at her girlfriend; reluctantly she searched the hoodie's pocket for the keys and unlocked the door. She opened the door and Lauren lowered the brunette in the driving seat; giving her a winning smile while Bo was glowering at her.

"I told my father 5 minutes Bo and trust me he'll be back in 5. I bet he's counting the minutes as we speak." Lauren looked at her girlfriend, leaning on the passenger door." Next week, we'll be able to hang out after school. I won't be grounded anymore and then, I'll be all yours."

"I just want to spend more time with you." Bo said in a small voice, looking away from Lauren. She wasn't being clingy; she just wanted to spend more time with her girlfriend than the limited time they had at school. She really liked Lauren and sometimes she felt this intense need to have her close and to see her but her being grounded put a serious crimp in their alone time.

"I miss you too when we're not together." Lauren spoke the words that Bo wanted to but didn't dare for fear of giving away how much she needed her girlfriend. Bo got out of her car and pulled Lauren in for a hard kiss, not caring about the neighbor's son peeping tom or an angry Jack Lewis.

Toronto General Hospital

Elizabeth had been called in for an emergency; apparently there had been some complications with a patient of hers that was scheduled for a valve replacement surgery the following day. Or at least that's what she thought as she was making her way to the locker room to change into some scrubs. She was just finishing changing when someone entered the room. At that moment she felt her body tense, trying to hide her surprise and not showing any emotion, she put on her best Lewis' expression and spoke.

"What are you doing here?" she turned to the man in front of her. His hair was a darker shade of blonde, very little facial hair making him look younger than he was. His green eyes held no warmth and his lips were set in a smirk.

"Straight to the point as always, nothing's changed. It's nice to see you too." The man answered sarcastically, he straddled a bench and sat on it.

"What are you doing here?" Elizabeth repeated, clearly showing that she didn't want any chit chat.

"What do you think? I was the one who called; I needed to see you but as I was waiting I ran into this pretty little nurse and I got delayed; sorry you know how it is." He said grinning, not feeling sorry at all and Elizabeth fixed him with a disgusted look.

"Who?" She breathed the question, getting sick to her stomach; familiar faces of nurses flashing through her mind.

"A pretty little one, redhead, round glasses; she's from this service, I think." He replied observing his nails, like he hadn't a care in the world, which was true.

"Is she alive?" Elizabeth asked, almost afraid to know the answer, she knew the nurse here in the Cardiology department and she had worked with her on several occasions. From what she could recall, her name was Lyn and she had a fiancé; they had plans to get married the following year, her fiancé was a resident in the Orthopedic department.

"Of course she is! Who do you take me for? However, I don't think she'll be able to work; she might want to take a day off. Her mind is a little messed up." He laughed out loud. However his laugh was cut short when Elizabeth tackled him to the bench, her hand on his throat squeezing tightly, she blocked any movement of his legs with her own. Leaning her upper body against him, she squeezed even tighter; her eyes were flashing blue, a look of intense concentration on her face. The man started to squirm as much as he could as a pained expression formed on his face. His head felt like it was going to explode and when he tried to call out to her, he couldn't speak, not a sound could come out of his mouth.

"You have no business here and no right to seduce anyone in this hospital. I work here and you will show some respect! And I really hope for your sake that you didn't leave that nurse in any kind of predicament because I swear I'll forget that you're any brother of mine and turn your brain into mush!" Elizabeth sneered and immediately released her younger brother and whatever enchantment she had him under. She stood from the bench and watched without any emotion as the man, only two years younger than her and who bore so little resemblance to her, rolled to the ground; whimpering and gripping at his head in pain. She didn't even made a move to help him, simply waiting for him to talk again.

"And here I thought that living with humans made you soft." He spat the words, his voice full of disdain.

"I'll ask you a third time and I won't repeat again. What do you want?" She asked while she put her hair up in a pony tail with a hair band.

"We had to come here for some business and she wants to see you." Vincent spoke slowly. Elizabeth paled at those words and went to slowly seat on the bench facing the lockers. She didn't need to ask her brother who he was referring to, she already knew.

"Why?" She spoke the single word in a whisper, her look was blank and she felt as if the ground was moving underneath her feet. She couldn't feel at all, a numb feeling was taking over.

"I don't know! She didn't tell but she was pissed." Elizabeth nodded absently, she knew this day would come but she was expecting it later rather than sooner. She squeezed her eyes shut, after so many years of trying to put her past behind her; of forgetting where she came from and all the things that came with it; the past was finally catching up with her. She had a new life now; a family; friends; and a job that she loved. She didn't want what she worked so hard to build to be touched by the people from her past; they weren't her people anymore. She sighed and locked her jaw; coming to a decision but this time things will be on her own terms.

"If she wants to see me, she knows where to find me. Now if you don't mind I have a job to do." She stood from the bench, her determination and strength renewed.

"I'll tell her that but she won't be pleased. Be prepared sis because shit is about to get real." Vincent called out after her just before she was out of the door. Elizabeth didn't even answer his taunt; she knew only too well that it was true. Whenever her mother was involved it was never good.

The McCorrigan's residence

Bo tried to sneak upstairs to her room without having to deal with her grandparents for leaving the house when they had specifically told her not to. But that didn't work when her grandmother called her from the living room. Bo rolled her eyes and went to join her, quickly discovering that her grandfather was there; the two of them sitting next to each other with the TV off. Apparently they had been talking while she was at Lauren's; no doubt about the disaster with the Queen, she thought.

"So what gives?" She asked, taking a seat next to them at the end of the sofa. Mary looked up heavenwards, not liking the slang that the youngsters were using around the house.

"We wanted to talk to you. Preferably sooner but you preferred to run and hide like some scared little child. This is serious Bo and I would like for you to take matters seriously for once." Mary flinched at the scalding tone behind her husband's words and Bo's nose flared with anger.

"I'm taking this seriously gramps but excuse me for needing some fresh air. How stupid of me to not stay here while you practically looked at me like I was to blame in this whole sordid story. I didn't do anything this crazy woman accused me of. I didn't even know what they were until today." Bo said angrily.

"Honey try to understand your grandfather, it all came up as a surprise for us. Encantados don't mark people like that' even more so if there are Fae. It's really uncommon, if not insulting for their clan." Mary tried to explain calmly.

"I'm not enjoying myself over here either! Somebody wants me to think that I bear the mark of these crazy, depraved creatures. I don't even know what that means! I don't have anything to do with those people. I don't want that mark and I want it off! It's already bad enough that I need to kiss and have sex with people that I don't have any romantic feelings for in order to stay healthy. I don't need another reminder of my incredible nature." Bo said sarcastically.

"We are not here to discuss that again Bo - you have a biologic imperative. This is who you are." Trick said pointedly, he couldn't understand why his granddaughter would fight her nature and powers so much; it was disturbing sometimes. She was Fae, why couldn't she realize the opportunity she was given to change things; to do something good?

"Screw Biology." Bo muttered.

"Bo! Language!" Mary chastised the young girl and Bo rolled her eyes.

"Well this is who you are! And regarding the mark - this is not your choice to make, you can't take it off like it was some kind of bad tattoo; it's with you for life." Trick spoke, his tone ominous.

"What do you mean, I can't take it off?!" Bo exclaimed, she was really hoping for her grandparents to do something about this; at least they could tell her that it was a lie and that the mark was just something the Queen made up to mess with them.

"The Encantado mark people they choose to breed with. It allows the mother and the child to be protected during birth and all along their life." Mary started to speak.

"Are you trying to tell me that they want me as a baby maker?" Bo spoke, fear obvious in her tone.

"Well no but if you are indeed pregnant…" Trick trailed off.

"No! I'm not!" Bo snapped, crossing her arms hiding her mid section from view, now that her grandparents' eyes naturally fell to her stomach as if expecting a baby bump. "I'm not so, stop staring!"

"As I was saying, it can be used during pregnancy with a hybrid; they can also mark the people they want to protect without them necessarily having to bear their child. It's just a way to provide protection to people they care about which apparently, is your case." Mary finished.

"So that's it? A security device, well that's not that bad right?" Bo looked at her grandmother, seeing her grandfather's expression she asked again. "Right?"

"It's not that easy - we don't have any relatives who are Encantado therefore it doesn't explain this kind of precaution placed upon you. It's a pledge from the person who marked you, to protect you and at the same time, also extend that duty to the Queen who recognized the mark on you. That's why she was intrigued and offended, I guess. If one day you are in danger and your mate is not there to protect you, she'll have no choice but to step in and act on your mate's behalf." Bo looked at her grandfather dumbly, not quite comprehending yet.

"The mark isn't to be used lightly, Encantado are very protective creatures; legend says that there are only three reasons that can allow one to be marked. The first is that the person has been chosen to give birth to a hybrid; the second is if you're a hybrid, which is the result of an Enchanted One mating with a human; and the last one is if you're the mate." Mary explained, speaking slowly.

"I'm not a hybrid by any chance?" Bo asked the unlikely question, refusing to acknowledge the third reason. Mary shook her head sadly.

"Bo, an Enchanted One chooses its mate but the mate also has to accept the mark in order to bear it, otherwise it won't work. You had at one point or another accepted that bond; if not you wouldn't be marked. If there is any reassurance in all of this, it's that the mating process hasn't been completed yet from what the Queen said. Having intercourse with the mate would be the way to do it. Bo this is important, did you run into any Encantado lately?" Trick asked and Bo shook her head only to nod a few seconds later, she was visibly shaken up by what she had just heard.

"Only one, Victoria, she's the granddaughter of the Queen. Sometimes we run into each other to… To talk." Bo mumbled, as if in a daze.

"The Queen's granddaughter? Good grief!" Trick muttered, he didn't need translation to know the real meaning of "talk" and Bo immediately glared at him. After all it wasn't as if she had asked for Victoria to go all territorial on her.

"Honey, the best thing to do now would be to avoid seeing Victoria, as we don't know with any certainty, what would happen with the mark. We would also have to speak to an Encantado to get more information and a better perspective on this situation but unfortunately they don't like us much. But we could still try." Mary spoke softly, seeing how lost the young Succubus was with this piece of news.

"Can I go to my room now?" Bo asked softly, she looked directly at her grandmother and completely ignored her grandfather. When Mary nodded, the young Succubus stood from the sofa and went upstairs. When she entered her room, she looked at the state of her closet; she had wanted to find the perfect dress to impress her girlfriend and now it was a mess. Not bothering with the chaos that she left behind, she walked straight to her bathroom to take a shower.

Bo took a scalding hot shower and tried to scrub whatever mark or whammy Victoria put on her but she didn't succeed as she still felt used by the girl. Bo was angrier than she had ever been in a long time. Her eyes flashed blue as she slipped on her sleepwear and they remained that way even when she went to bed. This wasn't over. Victoria would hear from her sooner than she thought and then she'll have to answer her questions. Bo really hoped that the girl had a decent explanation for all this marking business; if not she wouldn't be responsible for her actions and then the Queen would have reason enough to hate her guts.