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Chapter 10: Because I Want You

McCorrigan Estate

Bo was going out of her mind; one minute she was laughing with Lauren on the phone; then she heard her Girlfriend's Mother telling her to get in the car. Then the line went dead, and now Bo couldn't reach Lauren at all. "TAMSIN!" she called her sister.

Within a second, Tamsin appeared in a blur. "What?! What's up?!" she didn't know what to expect; her sister seemed very worried about something.

"Something's happened to Lauren!" Bo shouted. "I was on the phone with her; she said they'd stopped for gas before they hit he highway and then I heard her Mom yelling. I think someone was trying to attack them!" She started to hyperventilate.

This was always Bo's problem; she could never catch her breath when something big was happening. Everything just overwhelmed her. Tamsin was quick in comforting her; "Okay; take a second. Breathe…" she told her. "… Good. Now, which highway were they taking?"

"The first one at the Gas Station. Tamsin, I can't let anything happen to her. Please, we have to go see if they're alright" Bo begged her.

To tell Bo anything other than what she wanted to hear right now would be a bad idea. So Tamsin just nodded. "Of course we will. I'll call Maxwell; he and his team can meet us there. Everything's gonna be okay" she ran out of the room to call her ally.

Bo tried Lauren's phone again, but it wasn't even ringing anymore. It just went straight to voicemail; "Lauren, please call me back. I need to know if you're okay. I love you" she must've left the same message about six times now.

She hoped to God her Girlfriend was okay.

Route 40

Lauren had been looking outside the back window of the car for the last five minutes. And she couldn't see anyone following them. "I think we lost them Mom; shouldn't we have gotten on the Highway by now?" She didn't see an end to this road.

Serena realised from the road signs that she'd taken the wrong turning from the Gas Station. But she was in such a hurry to get Lauren to safety that she just drove in the first direction she saw. "I took the wrong exit; but don't worry, we'll get there"

Climbing back into the passenger seat; Lauren saw the frustrated look on her Mother's face. "You probably hate Bo right now huh?" She said. "For getting me into this mess?" She wasn't surprised if her Mother felt that way.

But Serena shook her head, shockingly. "No. I don't…" She told her. "… I know first-hand what it's like to be in your situation. When your Father first started getting into his dark dealings; he made a lot of powerful enemies. They threatened to kill you if he didn't do as they said. But guess what?"

"What?" Lauren asked.

"I didn't love him any less…" Serena gave a small smile. "… Yes, I was scared about what would happen to you if things got out of hand. But I knew it was never your Father's intention to bring harm to you. Just like it's not Bo's fault this's happening now; that's one thing you need to learn about the past sweetie…" She took her eyes off the road for a second to look at her. "… It always comes calling"

Suddenly; a pair of headlights shined through the passenger side window as another car crashed into theirs. Serena's truck toppled over, and kept rolling down the road before settling back on its wheels. Lauren opened her eyes, feeling an ache in her head. Touching her forehead, she came away with blood on her fingers.

"Mom?" She turned to her side, seeing that her Mother wasn't there and her door was open. She must've gotten thrown from the car in the crash. Lauren tugged on her seatbelt, it was jammed. So she pulled with a little more force and finally got free.

As she got out of the car, she stumbled onto her knees. She must've hit her head too bad. "Mom?!" She called for her Mother in the dark. But got no reply. As she turned around; she was met with a young girl. "Please, you have to help me find my Mom! Someone crashed into us!"

"I know…" Maze smiled. "… You did quite the number on my front bumper. But don't worry; it'll be worth it!" She grabbed Lauren by the throat; lifting her high. "I dunno why my brother wants you dead; but what he wants; he gets. So…" She sighed. "… Guess this's goodbye" she was about to snap her neck when she heard her name being called again.

Logan walked forward, he had Serena's unconscious body over his shoulder. "I told you; we're not gonna kill her!" He dropped Serena on the road. "We need her alive if we wanna get to Bo. We can't make a trade without her"

Maze rolled her eyes, "Fine!" She dropped Lauren on the ground, who then crawled over to her Mother wanting to check if she was okay.

Before Lauren could even check if her Mother was okay; Serena got up and raised her hands. Looking over; the two attackers were covering their ears while screaming in pain. "Lauren, I want you to run!" She told her daughter.

"I'm not leaving you Mom!" Lauren shook her head.

"I can handle myself. What I can't handle, is you getting taken. Now please, go!" Serena repeated herself, but when Lauren didn't move she had to be a little more forceful. "GO!" she yelled. Then watched her daughter run off into the woods to their left.

Logan tried to fight this sound he was heading, but it was too much. He felt himself losing consciousness. But just as he was about to pass out, the noise stopped. And was replaced by a groaning sound. Looking up, he saw the blonde woman falling to the floor with a knife in her stomach. He got up, helping his sister too. "Perfect timing brother…" He smiled at Dyson. "… The other one got away; she can't have gotten far though. Not with her head wound" he noticed it before Maze was about to kill her.

"Can I kill this bitch now!" Maze went to grab Serena but was struck with a gunshot. Looking down, she saw blood spilling from her shoulder. "What the hell?" She tried to see who shot her, and there was a group of people a few feet away with guns.

Logan caught her as she passed out in his arms. How could they not have seen these people coming?

Dyson turned around, smelling the scent of his mate. "Hey beautiful…" he smiled at her, walking forward but was thwarted by the gun that was being aimed at his face by Tamsin. "… Hello to you too Tamsin; bet you're surprised huh?" He knew it was probably driving her crazy.

Tamsin had the hunters behind her, and Bo at her side. They both learned hunting from their Grandfather. And Bo was just as good of a shot as she was. "Doesn't matter what I am; I'm gonna enjoy killing you again"

"I wouldn't if I were you; unless you want this one to die" Dyson grabbed Serena by her hair, lifting her up.

Bo stepped forward. "Why're you doing this?! Haven't you taken enough from me?" She just wanted him gone. "Where's Lauren?" She couldn't see her Girlfriend anywhere. "Where is she?!"

But none of them answered, they just kept their smirks. Which wasn't working for Tamsin. "They don't have her…" She told her sister. "… They would've used her as leverage by now. Which means; she got away" she figured it out.

Taking a whiff off the air, Bo could smell her Girlfriend's scent. As well as fresh blood. And it was all coming from the left. She must've made a run for the woods on the side of the road. She wanted to go after her, but knew Lauren would never forgive her if she let Serena get killed.

But before Bo and Tamsin even got a chance to negotiate her release; Serena head butted her attacker in his face, and soon as she was free of him; she used her magic to make a wall of fire between them. She remembered Bo saying they had a fear of fire.

And it worked; because Dyson and Logan both stepped back in terror. "Clever little Witch!" Logan lifted his sister into his arms, "Another time bro; we need to go. Maze needs to be treated. Dyson?" He called to him.

But Dyson was just staring at Bo through the hot flames. He mouthed an 'I love you' to her along with a smirk. He kept hearing his brother calling him; "Alright. Let's jet" he followed his brother back to their truck, and drove off.

The wall of fire put itself out, just as Serena was falling to the floor. "Lauren! I told her to run; please, find her!" She looked at Bo.

"I will…" Bo nodded, "… Tamsin? Take her back to the house. Once I get Lauren, I'll meet you there" she had her gun and knife with her so she was good to go. Although; she didn't think Dyson and Logan would be coming back while their sister was injured. Then, sped off in a blur into the woods.

Maxwell tapped Tamsin's shoulder; "I got her…" He lifted Serena into his arms. "… Get the truck!" He shouted to his men; then followed them. They had to get her treated. The last thing they needed was for her to die.

Lauren had been running for what felt like forever.

She couldn't see anything in front of her and had fallen quite a few times. Which only added to her pain; her head was still bleeding too. The one thing she hated herself for right now though; was the fact that she left her Mother to face those two Wendigos. What kind of daughter was she?

This was why she hated not having her magic. She could help if she was normal. But she didn't have it and that made her so angry.

Wanting to take a rest, Lauren stopped at a nearby tree. As she tried to catch her breath; she heard the snapping of a twig behind her. She searched the ground for something to use as a weapon; all she had was a broken branch which was a little sharp at the end.

When she heard the footsteps start to approach her; she said behind the tree. Holding the sharp branch tight in her hand, ready to use it if need be. She closed her eyes, hoping this wasn't the day she was going to die.

"Lauren?"

She let out a breath of relief, hearing Bo's voice. She stepped out from the tree and dropped the branch before running into her arms. "Thank god you're here!" She held onto her tighter. "I was so scared Bo" she cried.

Bo wasn't going to cry; she had to be strong for her. "I know. It's okay; I'm here now…" She pulled back, touching her Girlfriend's face as she saw the blood dripping. It was almost enough to make her eyes change. She'd never been this close to fresh blood; not in a long time. But she shook it off. There were other things more important right now. "… I thought I lost you" she kissed her.

As much as Lauren wanted to get lost in this; she had something else on her mind. "Bo, my Mom? She told me to run; I didn't wanna leave her but she told me to go. Have you seen her? Is she okay?" She couldn't rest knowing her Mother was hurt.

"She's with Tamsin…" Bo didn't want to worry her; but she didn't want to lie to her either. "… She got hurt pretty bad; but if it wasn't for her, we all would've been toast. You're Mom's a fighter; and there's no way she's gonna leave you. I know it" she hugged her again.

Lauren was fearing the worst. But she trusted Bo's word. And being in her arms was enough to calm her down right now. "Can we go home now? My head really hurts" she felt dizzy all of a sudden.

"Yeah, come on…" Bo helped her walk a few minutes; but Lauren began to pass out. "… Lauren?" She caught her just in time. "Can you hear me?" She must've had a concussion. "Don't worry babe; I got you" she used her Vampire strength to lift her up; then shot off back to the house.

McCorrigan Estate

When they got back to the house; Griffin was already standing by to treat any and all wounds. He'd been a Doctor for the better part of a thousand years. Tamsin was back first; with Serena who was sporting a nasty stab wound and a few other lacerations. "Second Guest Room fellas; upstairs, second hallway; first door on the left" he instructed them.

Tamsin watched Maxwell and his team take her upstairs. "She saved our lives back there…" She didn't know what they would've done if Serena hadn't scared them off with that fire. "… I've never seen a Witch in action before. It was impressive" she found it awesome.

"Where're Bo and Lauren?" Abigail asked, not seeing anyone come in after Tamsin.

"In the struggle; Lauren ran into the woods. Once Dyson and his ratty siblings left; Bo went to search for her…" Tamsin immediately saw the worry on her Grandparents' faces. "… Don't worry! I shot Dyson's sister; they're gonna be gone for a while. And Bo's got her gun; she'll be okay"

Griffith didn't like it, but he had no choice but to trust Tamsin and hope that Bo would be strong enough to find Lauren and make it back here in one piece. "Very well; I'll go tend to Serena. Have your Hunter friends check the perimeter just to be safe" he ran upstairs.

Abigail stopped Tamsin before she left; "Are you alright?"

Tamsin's sighed, scratching her head. "I saw him Grams…" She said. "… He was standing there, alive. Nearly as close to me as you are now. I don't understand what happened. I beat the crap out of him that day; he fell into the creek. There's no way he could've survived after the current swept him up" she didn't get it.

"It's a strange turn of events…" Abigail couldn't understand it either. "… But all that matters, is we get rid of him now. So he can't hurt Bo again; or Lauren for that matter. She's a target now; we need to make sure she doesn't stay one"

Suddenly, the front doors opened and Bo carried Lauren in. "Where's Grandpa?! She needs help!" She quickly crossed over into the living room and laid her Girlfriend down on the couch. "Lauren? Can you hear me?" She got no answer.

Fortunately, Abigail had also had medical training through her long life. But she didn't stick with it like her Husband. But she knew enough to help. "Bo, let me…" She removed her Granddaughter's hands from Lauren's face. Inspecting her wound. "… I don't think there's major damage. She most likely has a bad confusion. A little rest and she'll be fine" it was only a little bump, and the cut wasn't that deep.

Bo breathed in relief. "What can I do for her?"

"You can stay by her side; while I gather some supplies to clean up her wound. I'll be back" Abigail walked off to the kitchen in search of the supplies.

Tamsin didn't want to intrude on her sister's moment, but she was worried. "How're you doing?" She walked closer to the couch but kept her distance. Being so close to Dyson after so long and actually talking to him was probably hard for her.

Bo just kept thinking about what Dyson mouthed to her back on the road. He was crazy. What did she ever see in him? But in all this, she just kept wondering how he was still alive. "What happened?" She asked her own question instead, then heard Tamsin ask her to clarify it "When you supposedly killed him? How did it happen?"

"It's not important Bo; and it doesn't matter either" Tamsin turned away.

That made Bo angry, so she got to her sister's side in a flash. With her blood red eyes glowing and her Fangs extended. "Of course it matters!" She screamed.

Tamsin wasn't scared, but she was a little worried about Bo right now. She'd seen this look before. When Bo lost herself to Dyson's dark influence. "Careful sis…" She spoke calmly. "… The old you is starting to shine through" she didn't want that for her.

Hearing that; made Bo revert to her normal self. "Maybe that's who I am; maybe that's who I need to be to protect her…" She turned to Lauren, seeing her still sleeping. "… Just tell me T. Please, tell me what happened" she wanted to hear it.

"Alright…" Tamsin began to paint her a picture.

Ward Creek - 2 Years Ago

Things were going good.

Better than they'd been for Bo in a long time. And Tamsin didn't want that to be shattered because of her psycho ex-Boyfriend who'd rocked back up trying to profess his remorse for what he'd put her through. When really; Tamsin knew he wasn't sorry.

It was just a ploy to get Bo back in his web of lies. But her sister was doing good now. She was recovering. And the last thing they wanted; was for her to revert back into the monster she'd become while with him. None of it was her fault; they knew that. It was his.

So when Abigail told her eldest Granddaughter that Dyson had been going around town asking about Bo and also sending her letters now that they'd had her cell number changed; Tamsin wanted to make sure he stayed away for good this time.

The recent letter that Dyson sent was a long one. Telling Bo how sorry he was for everything that'd happened. And that he loved her and wanted a second chance to prove himself. That he could be better. But Tamsin wasn't falling for it; and she had no intention of letting Bo read these letters.

One thing she did though; was reply to his letter. Telling him that Bo felt the same way and that she missed him. Of course, Bo wasn't sending this. Tamsin was, on her behalf. She wrote to him, telling him to meet her at Ward Creek down by the Forrest. She knew they liked to go there when they first met.

Tamsin was going to show him the consequences of messing with her sister again.

So she waited for him down by the creek; hiding in one of the trees. When she saw him arrive; he looked so happy at the thought of seeing Bo again. But she was about to burst his bubble. Tamsin dropped down from the tree like an agile cat; not making a sound.

One thing she found funny; was that she was wearing Bo's clothes today. Mostly because if she'd worn her own; then he'd have smelt her coming and would've ran off. So when he spoke Bo's name before he turned around; Tamsin laughed. "Wrong Vampire dude"

"Where's Bo?" He didn't expect this.

Tamsin walked forward with her hands in her pockets. And she wasn't sticking them in there just because it was Winter. "Do you really think I'd let her come and meet you? After what you did?" She tutted. "Honestly thought you were smarter D; really, I did. But I guess it's true what they say…" She got closer to him. "… Wendigo's have mush for brains"

"They also have very sharp teeth!" Dyson bared his fangs. But before he could even grab her, she struck his face with something. And it burned his skin. "What the hell did you do to me?!" He patted his face, not being able to touch it due to the burn.

She held up her right hand, making a fist with its new accessories around it. "Brass knuckles; coated in pure silver…" She smiled, "… Like em'?" She saw the look on his face. "Yeah, I don't blame you; I wouldn't either if I were you. But the reality is; I can do that again. And once I'm done; your mug will look like it's been backed over by a car about a zillion times"

"I wanna see Bo" he stood straight.

She laughed again, "Yeah, that's so not happening…" She shook her head. "… But I'll tell you what; if you walk away now, and promise to never come back; I'll let you keep your pretty face. Cool?" That was her only offer.

"She belongs to me Tamsin…" Dyson said. "… We're meant to be together. And the only way you're gonna stop me from seeing her; is if you kill me!" He chuckled, knowing she wouldn't do it.

Tamsin bowed her head, laughing. "Well, if that's what you want…" She looked at him, "… I'm not gonna say no!" She lunged at him; stabbing his abdomen with a silver blade first and then began punching him repeatedly in the face. The silver was doing a great job on his face. It almost looked unrecognisable.

When she was done, he was barely moving.

And she could hear how slow his heart was beating. He didn't have long left. But she couldn't just leave him here for someone to find. So she grabbed his foot and dragged him to the water. "Now she's free" she did this for her sister. And in her eyes, this was totally justified.

She pushed him into the creek, letting the water take hold of him. His body followed the current; and she knew that where it led was to the edge of a rather lengthy water fall. But based at the bottom wasn't a pool of water. It was a pile of rocks; she didn't want to think about what that would end up looking like.

But it was done.

He was gone.

And Bo was finally free.

Present

"… I'm not proud of what I did. But I'd do it again if it means keeping you safe. You're my sister Bo; and I will always choose you" Tamsin finished.

Bo couldn't believe that story. Actually, she could. It was Tamsin's style. Right down to the brass knuckles. But she just never expected her sister to defend her with such ferocity. They'd never been in a situation that called for that before. Instead of saying anything; Bo just hugged her. Which Tamsin slowly returned. "I love you T"

Tamsin smiled, holding onto her. "Love you too B…" She pulled back. "… You've got nothing to worry about, okay? He won't get near you, not while I'm around. I'm gonna help Grams; you stay with your girl" she winked at her, then left.

Bo wiped her tears away, siting back down next to Lauren. In the next ten minutes, Bo's Grandmother came and went with her medical supplies. Stitching the small wound up on Lauren's head; and also notified Bo that Serena was stable and sleeping upstairs. Her Grandfather was certain she'd make a full recovery.

With Tamsin's help; Bo brought Lauren up to her own room to rest. She stayed with her all night, until finally; she woke up. Not knowing where she was. "Hey…" Bo smiled, "… How're you feeling?" She'd been hearing that off of everyone for the last few days; now it was her turn to say it.

Lauren groaned, touching her head. "A little woozy…" She then remembered what happened. "… My Mom!" She tried to sit up but got an instant headache. "I have to find her; I have to see she's okay" she still tried to get to her feet but Bo stopped her.

"Lauren, your Mom's fine…" She told her calmly, making her lay back down. "… She got a little banged up from the crash but she's gonna be alright. She's sleeping now; like you should be" she held her hand. Bo thought it best to leave out the detail about the stab wound. There was no point in scaring her.

Serena was going to be fine regardless.

Laying back; Lauren took a calming breath. That was good news. "I don't understand; why would Dyson come after me?" She frowned, "You're the one he wants"

"He wants you; because I want you…" Bo said. "… His jealousy meter is insane. I remember this one time; we were out at a party and this guy started talking to me. He was harmless; just looking to make a friend. But Dyson didn't care; all he saw was some other guy smiling at me"

"What did he do?" Lauren asked, not sure if she wanted to know the answer.

Bo sighed, remembering the day clearly. "He beat him within an inch of his life; I called an ambulance but it was too late. The guy died; because of me" she hated herself for so many things.

Shaking her head, Lauren held Bo's hand tighter. "No, not because of you…" She told her. "… You were not responsible for Dyson's actions. Clearly, he's got a few screws loose in his brain. I knew that Wendigos were territorial but I've never heard of them acting like this"

"I don't care about him anymore…" Bo sat closer to her. "… I was young when I met him; I loved the idea of having a cute Boyfriend. But what I had with him; is nothing compared to what I have with you. What we have, is so real" she sighed with a smile.

"Bo you don't have to explain yourself to me…" Lauren smiled. "… I didn't know you then; I know you now. And I love you, regardless of what kind of guy your ex is. Though, I will say; he's persistent" she had to laugh. She was sick of crying.

Bo sat with her on the bed, letting Lauren lay her head on her shoulder. "I promise; I won't let him near you again. I love you too much to watch you get hurt" she kissed her forehead.

Laure was going to reply, but she just felt asleep again. She was still so exhausted. And the head wound wasn't helping matters much. And being near Bo was so calming. She felt so safe with her while in her arms. She wished every day could be like this.

A/N: Aww, that's so sweet. Let me know what you thought. Thanks for stopping by.