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Chapter 10

"Just stay here, it won't take long." Dyson said to Bo, trying to get her to stop. She was desperately trying to go into the Norn's house.

"Dyson, my best friend is dying, I'm going in." Bo shoved against his hold.

"Yeah well I care about her too. Just let me do this Bo, I'm serious, this is one Fae you don't mess with." He added a small growl to show how strongly he felt about this. Bo rolled her eyes and waved a dismissive hand in his face.

"Fine, you got ten minutes, if she won't fix Kenzi by then, I'll make her fix her." she said stepping away. Dyson nodded curtly and turned on his heel and walked calmly into the Norn's house. The door that had protected her room and her beloved tree was gone, cut, and knocked away by Kenzi. He made his way into her room where she was sitting patiently looking adoringly at her pride and joy. Her eyes never left the tree as she spoke in a light floating voice.

"Come to exchange something else wolf?" she said slowly.

"No. I've come for answers." He said clenching his fists, letting her know he was completely serious. She smiled and turned her eyes to him.

"Your human left quite the mark on me. Now you've come to question my motives in taking her life." She said. She pushed herself up from the chair and ran her hand along the bottom of the tree.

"I want to know whose life she's been given. I want to know if she will live." He asked glaring at her. A million thoughts raced through his scattered brain. The Norn clicked her tongue indifferently.

"And why is she important to you wolf? She's only a human. So weak and pathetic." She smirked.

"She got the best of you, not as pathetic as you thought." Dyson smirked back. The Norn's head whipped around and she glared at him.

"Don't test me. I've done you a favor wolf. I don't often give gifts but when I do there is reason." She nearly yelled.

"You have not given her a gift, she is dying." He growled.

"Maybe, maybe not." She walked around the room slowly.

"I don't have time for your games Norn! What life has she been given?" he demanded. The Norn let out a long and evil cackle. The laugh floating around the room and stinging his ears.

"Fine, fine, I will tell you but do give me something in return." She smiled a large lustful smile.

"What do you want?" he asked quickly, almost too quickly.

"Your word, a simple promise." She smiled.

"Go on." He nudged her onward.

"Promise me that if she shall survive, you will not wander far from her side." She smiled and twirled a lone finger through a strand of hair. Dyson was confused, wondering if there was some trick behind the promise, some grand scheme. Dyson felt like maybe he should consider it for a moment, but not when Kenzi's life was hanging by a thread.

"I promise." He said. The Norn nodded and looked back to him.

"I've given her a shifter's life." She said so nonchalantly Dyson almost missed it. He almost chocked on his saliva.

"You what?" he asked quickly.

"I don't repeat myself. Now go." She waved her hand. Dyson turned quickly and left the room, not wanting to chance it.

"Why did you give the human a shifter's life, or life at all for that matter, why not just kill her?" her son stood over her questioning her intentions. It irritated her to no end, had he not been her child, he too would have been dead long ago.

"I give gifts sometimes." She smiled toward the door.

"If you were just going to give his love back, why take it to begin with?" he asked plopping his large lumpy bum into a seat.

"The succubus was not his love, he thought she was the sun and moon, but she wasn't. I took it so he would learn who truly cared for him. The human. Imagine that child, of all the people in this world that care for the wolf, who should come steal away his very soul but the human girl. Funny isn't it?" she asked glancing at him.

"No. Why make him promise not to go far from her side?" he asked scratching his nose like a moron. The Norn rolled her eyes and felt like choking her child.

"He is a stubborn mule headed wolf. Had I not made him promise, he would tuck tail and run first chance he got." She smirked.

"And will the human live?" he asked looking to the ceiling.

"That is one thing I do not know." she said.

"So she would be Fae?" Bo asked Trick as they made their way back into the lab.

"Yes." Trick said to Bo again.

"If she survives." Bo whispered slowly. Lauren met them at the entrance a stern look on her face. Dyson let his eyes go to Kenzi's room, the door was closed and the blinds drawn.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"She's puked three more times; all she throws up is blood. I've tried getting her to sleep but she refuses, I don't want to drug her, but I'm afraid there's not much more I can do for her." Lauren said shaking her head. Bo pushed past her and Dyson followed as they headed into Kenzi's room. Bo pushed open the door and immediately went to Kenzi's side, but Dyson stopped. The smell of death hung heavy in the air. She wasn't dead, but by the smell it would not be much longer. Kenzi was lying on her side straining to keep her eyes open. She was scared, Dyson could tell. Poor thing was terrified of the nightmares that ran through her. Bo sat down on the bed next to her and ran her hand over her head. She was talking quietly to her but Dyson was not focused on listening. Bo stood up after a few moments, tears streaming down her face.

"It's clear this thing in her dreams is not evil. But maybe if he takes her human life her body will be more accepting of the other one. She needs to sleep Dyson, but she won't." Bo said shaking her head.

"Let me try." He placed his hand on Bo's shoulder and gave a gentle squeeze. She nodded and leaned against the door frame. Dyson walked quickly to the bed and slid down onto the edge. Kenzi's eyes came up to his and she smiled, a weak smile, but still a smile.

"Hey." She rasped.

"Kenzi you need to rest." He said. His hand went to her shoulder and he rubbed up and over her arm softly.

"No, I'm not sleeping." She said.

"I'm not going to leave, I'll be right here. Just sleep ok." He nodded.

"I'm not scared." She said. Sensing that was what he was talking about.

"I know you're not. You never are." He smiled. She ran her fingers along his hand where it lay next to her.

"Yeah, look I'll make you a deal. I sleep, you promise to take me shopping when I get better." She smirked. Dyson chuckled and slipped his hand under her palm and rubbed his thumb over the top of her hand.

"Of course. I already said I would for your services with Frank." He said.

"That's right. Something else then." She smiled. Dyson nodded and squeezed her hand.

"Anything." He said.

"I'll hold you to that." she said slowly closing her eyes.

"Sure thing." He said. She pulled his hand under her, tucking herself around his arm and closing her eyes tightly. Dyson just smiled and let her sleep. Bo came over and put her hand on his shoulder.

"When did you two start sleeping together?" She asked. Dyson's eyes widened and he turned to look at her. A smile was gracing her lips as she looked at her friend.

"How'd you know?" he asked.

"I'm a succubus Dyson." she smiled and sat down next to him.

"Should have told you." He said.

"Why? It's none of my business what you do. Besides, I've never seen Kenzi smile so much. I could tell she slept with someone as soon as she came into the Dal, didn't know it was you until you walked in behind her. Could see it all over the two of you." She smirked.

"Don't be mad at Kenzi. It was a onetime thing." He said continuing to rub his thumb over Kenzi's hand.

"I'm not mad at anyone Dyson. You're a grown single man; she's a grown single woman. I just want you both to be happy. I'm going to go tell everyone she's asleep, but promise me something." She smiled

"I've been making a lot of those lately." He smirked.

"Give it a try; I know you care about her. Why else would you be sitting here holding her hand like this? And clearly she cares about you too. Why else would she be holding your hand?" Bo smiled and moved off the bed and toward the door.

"Promise?" she asked.

"Yeah. If she wakes up. I promise." He chuckled. Bo nodded and walked out the door.

"That's three promises in one day Kenz. All made to you." He chuckled.

After listening to Bo and Dyson ramble on about what was going on between them Kenzi was finally able to sleep. She couldn't help it though; she had to hear what Bo had to say. She was glad she had listened though. Now she knew Bo wouldn't death suck her for sexing up her man. She finally relaxed against Dyson's hand and the gentle rubbing of his thumb and drifted off.

The pain was immediately there, burning through her neck and chest. She cracked her eyes open through the tears and saw the face in front of her.

"Relax." A voice said. It didn't belong to the man in front of her, someone else. Someone that was not here but next to her. She tried, she tried her hardest to calm down and stop the flow of tears.

"I know it hurts, just relax." The voice said again. Kenzi realized it was Dyson's voice. He was talking to her. She closed her eyes again and let the pain take over. She felt his hand clench her heart and then it burst, erupting in his palm and shooting pain through her whole body, but then she felt something she never thought she would feel, utter and complete bliss. Her body shuddered in his hands and he released her. She crumbled into a ball on the ground, her life draining out of her body.

"Blood pressure it dropping. Pulse is slowing." Lauren said keeping her hands on Kenzi, the male nurse on the other side of her monitoring everything. Bo was chewing the crap out of her nails, Hale's arm was around her as he tapped his foot, Trick was rocking back and forth on the heels of his feet, and Dyson was pacing in a small line.

"Come on Kenz." He said through gritted teeth. The steady beeping on the machine was slowing, getting slower and slower with each passing second. Then everything skidded to a halt, the beeping became one steady beep as her heart stopped. Dyson stopped pacing and faced Kenzi, Bo stopped chewing, Hale stopped tapping, and Trick stopped rocking. Their whole world stopped. Lauren and the nurse moved back and Lauren's eyes flew up to Bo.

"We can start resuscitation Bo, but it's up to you." She said quickly. She glanced at each of them wondering what to do. She was a doctor first and for most.

"Give it a few minutes." Trick said. Bo glanced at him and then turned right back to Kenzi; she kept her eyes glued to her. Dyson watched her chest, waiting for it to rise and fall like normal.

"The longer we wait to farther she gets away from saving." Lauren said.

"Do it, help her." Bo said quickly. Lauren grabbed the paddles, but before she could put them on Kenzi, Dyson leapt forward and grabbed her hands.

"Dyson what are you doing?" Bo said stepping forward.

"I smell her." He said quietly. The machines blared to life and Kenzi jerked upward on the bed. Dyson dropped Lauren's hands and hovered over Kenzi. She jerked again as the others crowded around her. Her eyes flew open and Bo gasped. Instead of the normal gorgeous gray-blue they were used to seeing, shining out at them were amber orbs surrounded by black with the small black pupil in the middle.