A/N: So sorry for this being overdue. Been working double shifts this week. Haven't even had time to eat let alone write. But it's okay now, because I am going to be having twelve days off. Love my job!

Hope you guys enjoy this one!

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Chapter 11: We All Go A Little Crazy Sometimes

Mason's Compound

Mason was having a bit of a crisis. He needed to have Bo on his side, if he was going to succeed in his plan. He didn't need her for any type of gain, but he wanted her with him when he changed the fate of others like himself. Other Angels that were being banished.

But he would never be able to sway her to his cause, if she was too invested in her relationship with Lauren. At first, he was happy at the fact that his daughter had someone to love as much as he loved Amelia. But now, it was just causing him problems.

And then there was the fact that Lauren was probably being watched by Elijah from his throne. Which meant that every time that she came here, they would see what his home looked like. He didn't like that.

Bo was currently out, taking in some more of the sights. Mason had a bodyguard following her just in case. He had many enemies in this city. As long as she was kept safe, he didn't have to worry about her.

And while she was out, he could have a meeting with his people. He was standing in his office, waiting for his guest to arrive. Mason sat back in his chair, thinking of what he and Bo had talked about this morning.

Did he miss his home?

Some days, more than anything. But on others, he couldn't believe that he stayed there for as long as he did. So many rules, and regulations. He understood that society was meant have some type of order. To control civilisation, so that there was no chaos.

But the higher Angels had everything wrong. Every minor infraction was punished, even if it was for something so trivial as talking back. He couldn't live like that. And he didn't want his own kids to live like that either, to grow up without knowing true freedom.

That was when he asked Amelia to leave with him, so that they could start a life of their own. But to his shock, she chose to remain in the Heavens. Under the rule of those archaic elders. He thought that maybe she just needed time to think it over.

But the longer that he left her to do that, the longer that she had time to realise that she wanted to break up with him. Mason was devastated, when he asked her why she just told him that she didn't love him anymore. But he suspected that there was more to it than that.

Maybe she had confided in her brother, Damon. And he talked her out of it, or maybe he threw her under the bus. Telling on her to their Father, Elijah. Maybe they forced her to say those hurtful things. And they were that, hurtful.

She broke his heart.

He was brought out of his thoughts, when he heard a knock on his door. Looking up, he saw Kal enter with their friend Stephanie. "Please, come and have a seat" he smiled, gesturing to the chairs in front of his desk.

Kal closed the doors behind him, standing on the spot as Stephanie took a seat on the leather arm chair. "To what do I owe the summons? I hope that this isn't about the attack on your men the other night" she wasn't on bad terms with Mason, but she didn't trust him either.

"That depends, did you have a hand in it?" Mason met her gaze. This was a common occurrence, his men were less than pleasant. But he couldn't change the way that they spoke to people. He wasn't that powerful.

Stephanie shook her head. "No, and neither did any of the covens. I already spoke to them about it. And they swore to me"

Mason leaned forward with a laugh. "Well then, I suppose that's there's no point in pursuing it further. Besides, that's not the reason I asked you here"

"Oh?" She raised her eyebrows. What could he possibly want from her?

"I need you to do two things for me…" He lifted up his index finger. "… One, I need you to place a cloaking spell over the compound. I have a feeling that I am being watched, and I don't like being paranoid in my own home…" He then lifted his second finger. "… I also need you to perform a more complicated spell"

Stephanie didn't like the sound of this already. And it wasn't like she could say no either, he had saved her a few weeks ago. She owed him a favour. "What kind of spell?" She asked.

Mason sat back again with a smile. "I want to test a theory" He had no doubt that Bo loved Lauren, and that Lauren loved Bo just the same. That was what the Prophecy was about, the attraction. But he couldn't help but wonder if there was something different about those two.

"That didn't answer my question Mason. What kind of spell?" She was sick of this back and forth game, the only reason that she was here was because she owed him. And she needed her debt cleared.

"I want you plant the seed of Madness into a young mind. She's eighteen years old, and also a very powerful Angel" Mason wasn't proud of this, but he had to know what the difference was between their bond and his own with Amelia.

Stephanie laughed, this had to be a joke. "You want me cast a Madness spell on an Angel? Do you have any idea how much power that would take? I'd be lucky if I don't drop dead after it's done!" It took a lot of magic to do what he was asking.

Mason stood from his seat. "You owe me Stephanie, let's not forget that now shall we?" He flashed her a smirk. "Besides, you should be giving yourself more credit. After all, you are leader of your coven. One doesn't acquire that title without knowing her way around a spell or two"

"I am aware of my debt to you. And I'm not saying that I won't do the spell, but I don't have enough power by myself to execute the one that you are requesting. Angels are more powerful that any other being on earth, it would take an entire coven. And I would rather leave them out of this" she didn't want her people involved.

"Very well, tell me what you propose" He was open to hearing about a different course of action.

Stephanie thought it over for a few seconds. There was one way, that she could cast the spell without casting it solely on the Angel in question. That wouldn't take a lot of power on her end. "A transference spell" she said.

"What would that entail?" He asked.

The witch shifted in her seat, she hated being here. "I can cast the spell on another person, someone that will come into contact with her. Or an object of some kind. Once the person or the object makes contact with this Angel, she'll be hit with a little shock. Nothing severe, but that should do the trick"

Mason didn't to put his daughter in harms way or volunteer her for this experiment. But she was the only one who would be in contact with Lauren the most. "I know just the person" he smiled.

Lewis Manor (Lauren's Room)

In the time that she had been hanging around in her room, Lauren had fallen asleep. She didn't mean to, she wasn't even tired. But never the less, she felt better after having rested for a while. It was probably the stress of this whole week. The worrying about Bo wasn't helping either.

Suddenly, Lauren jumped up from her bed as she heard her door slam. She got so frightened that she rolled over the side of her bed, hitting her head on the floor. It was just a little bump, no damage done. "Jesus!" She wobbled, getting to her feet.

She saw Tamsin enter her room, looking very pissed off. Why wasn't she happy? Last time she left her big sister, she was getting it on with Paige. "T? What's wrong? Are you okay?" She wondered if something had happened.

"Do I look okay?!" Tamsin screeched. She stepped around Lauren, running both hands through her hair. She was so pissed right now. "She skipped out on me! After everything that she said!"

Lauren knew that she obviously referring to Paige. How long was she sleeping for? "Wait, I don't understand. What happened?" She needed to know more to get a more clearer picture.

The older blonde shrugged. "Your guess is as good as mine. We had it out, argued over some shit that happened in the past. Then she told me something that made me go a little crazy…" She walked around the room, tapping her head. "… Then we had sex—"

"Yeah, I got that part. You guys have no volume control do you?" Lauren didn't want to picture her sister and best friend doing the nasty. That picture was too clear for her liking.

"Anyway, after that. I fell asleep, because you know! That's what you do after you've had sex! And when I woke up, she was gone! I can't believe I got sucked in again, this was why I wanted to stay away from her" Tamsin rubbed her eyes with a sigh.

Lauren placed her hands on her sisters shoulders. She didn't want her to get carried away. "I think that you're over reacting a little T. Paige wouldn't do something like that to you, she loves you too much" she tried to comfort her.

Tamsin scoffed. "Does she? A little hard to believe right now, I feel cheap!" She didn't care if she was being dramatic. This hurt her, and embarrassed her. She wanted an explanation, now. "Summon her!" She turned to her sister.

"What?" The Matriarch frowned.

"You know, the thing that Dad does to us all of the time. I know that you can do it too, so do it! Drag her ass back here from wherever she is" Tamsin wanted answers now.

Lauren wanted to say no, she didn't like summoning people. But she also knew that her sister wasn't going to leave her alone until she did it. Closing her eyes, she focused on Paige's energy. Then used all of her power to retrieve her from wherever she was.

As she opened her eyes, she saw Paige standing on the spot. Her head was bowed and her hands were behind her back. That was her soldier pose, she only did that when she was in the presence of the Elders. Then Lauren realised, she had summoned her from the Heavens.

Shit! She was in big trouble.

Paige didn't hear the wind echoing in her ears anymore. Lifting her head, she saw that she was now standing in front of Lauren and Tamsin. This wasn't good. "How did I get here?"

"Lauren brought you here. I made her…" Tamsin stepped closer to her ex, then shoved her in the chest. "… What the hell is wrong with you?! Do you really think that's it's okay for you to skip out right after we have sex!"

The brunette was so confused, she took a second to process the situation. Then it hit her. "Oh my god! You think that I…" She shook her head, grabbing a hold of Tamsin's hands. "… T, no! I'd never just walk out on you after something like that. The Elders were calling for me, I had to go to them"

"So, you didn't bolt because of the talk that we had?" Tamsin asked. It seemed as though she had over reacted, just like Lauren said.

Paige shook her head again with a smile this time. "Of course not. That talk was inevitable, and we needed it…" She couldn't help but feel a little hurt that Tamsin thought that she would do something that cold. "… Do you really think that low of me?" She asked.

It was Tamsin's turn to shake her head now. "No, I'm sorry. I just got a little, crazy, and stupid. And then I went borderline psychotic…" She chuckled as a joke. "… Right Lauren?" She turned to her sister.

Lauren nodded. "Oh yeah, I was close to having her sectioned. So…" She stepped forward with a smile. "… Please tell me that I didn't drag you away from an important meeting" she was hoping.

"Actually you did. With Aurora, she's not gonna be happy…" Paige hissed, touching her temple. That was quick. "… Scratch that, she's furious. I gotta get back up there, I was in the middle of telling her my progress with…" She stopped talking when she realised that Lauren didn't know. But her friend wasn't angry.

"It's okay P, I know why you're 'visiting'…" Lauren made quotation signs. "… It's alright, I'm not mad. Just go, before we all get in trouble" she didn't need her Grandfather on her back again.

Paige nodded, giving Tamsin a loving kiss. "I'm coming back this time, I promise…" She was practically giving her word. Within a flash, she was gone.

Tamsin turned to her sister with a smile, "See, I told you that you were overreacting!" She slapped her sister on the arm.

"Me?" Lauren pointed at herself. Tamsin always did this, she hated being the one that always screwed up. So she always tried to pin the blame on somebody else. Lauren could do without the headache of arguing with her right now. "You're right, sorry" she fake smiled.

"Forget it kid. I'm gonna go shower" Tamsin kissed her on the cheek, leaving her sister's room with an extra spring in her step.

Before Lauren could even think about what she was going to do next, she could hear Bo calling for her. She wasn't in panic, she just wanted to see her. The blonde grabbed her jacket, she was really hoping to take a shower herself. But Bo came first. As she pulled it on, she transported out of the room.

Mason's Compound (Bo's Bedroom)

Bo was sitting on her bed, looking over some of the pictures that she had taken of the French Quarter. If she didn't get an A+ on her next assignment, then there was definitely something wrong with her teacher.

She was having a really good day, her pictures had come out great and she had gotten the ones that she really wanted. They screamed elegance, even though the things that she captured were hardly that.

And also, Mason presented her with a little gift today. She didn't want anything from him, she didn't want him to think that he could buy her affection. But he had told her that he didn't buy it, it was actually his Mother's. It was a silver bracelet, that had some distinct markings engraved onto it.

He told her that it was to be passed down to he next girl in his family. But he was the only child that his parents had. So his Mother gave it to him in the hopes that he would one day, have a daughter to give it too.

That's where she came in.

Bo loved the look of it, and it was her Grandmother's. She felt like she was honouring her by wearing it, especially since she had never met her. Or knew what she was like. Suddenly, Bo felt a gust of wind fly past her face. She was indoors, which only meant one thing. "You're slipping babe" she smiled, looking up at her Girlfriend.

Lauren chuckled. "Sorry, I had to wake up first. Tamsin had a bit of crisis, so I had to diffuse that bomb first. But it's okay, because she's fine. And I'm with you…" She jumped down on the bed, leaning in for a kiss. Only to pull back abruptly when she felt something sting her lips. "… Whoa, what was that?" She touched her lips.

"What was what?" Bo didn't understand.

That was weird, Lauren didn't know what the hell that was. "You didn't feel that? It was like…" She tried to think of the word. "… Like an electric shock or something" that was the only way that she could describe it.

"Oh, I didn't feel it. Sorry. But you know, I get those all the time. Like when you get static from touching a balloon…" The succubus didn't think anything of it, it was normal. "… Are you okay?" Her Girlfriend looked a little shaken by it.

Lauren felt a little weird after that, she'd never had one of those before. But since Bo said that she got them all the time she was going to move passed it. "Yeah, I'm fine. It was just wired. So, how's your day been?" She changed the subject.

"Good. Like, really good. I got some cool pictures for my class assignment, I am so gonna ace it! Take a look, tell me what you think" Bo handed her camera to her Girlfriend, letting her see all of the pictures that she had taken today.

The blonde smiled, looking at the time camera screen. These pictures were amazing, Bo had been able to capture the darkest parts of the French Quarter, people painting on canvases that were so full of hidden meanings. "These are great babe, you're so talented…" She gave the camera back. "… How're things going with Mason?" She wondered.

Bo didn't want to talk about the Plan, since she didn't know if anyone could be listening. So she just gave her Girlfriend a nod, with a wink. "It's good. He gave me this today" she held out her arm, showing Lauren the bracelet.

Lauren had seen these markings before, they were in an ancient Angel language. She didn't know how to read it, only the Elders did. Now she was wondering what it said. "It's pretty, where did he get it from?" She asked.

"He said that it was his Mother's. Which was my Grandmother" Bo felt bad after saying that last word. Especially since it was Mason who took Lauren's Grandmother away from her. But she was going to make sure that he paid for that.

"That was nice of him..." Lauren felt very uneasy, she didn't trust Mason. Even though, she didn't trust him before. There was something inside of her telling her to run for her life, and that it wasn't safe here. "… Maybe it's time for you to come home" she didn't want Bo here anymore.

Bo frowned. "What do you mean? I can't go home Lauren, I have to stay here" they talked about this plan for a reason. She had to find out more information.

"But why? I mean, you don't even want him in your life anyway!" The blonde's voice was now reaching a higher decibel.

"Lauren! Shhh! What's the matter with you?" The succubus was concerned now, her Girlfriend wasn't acting like her normal calm and collected self.

Lauren closed her eyes, shaking her head. "Nothing is wrong with me!" She stood from the bed. "I just don't trust him, and I'm a little worried that you're getting sucked into his kindness. With his heartfelt stories, and generous gifts!" She pointed at Bo's bracelet.

Bo got up, grabbing the blonde by her arms. "Babe. Calm down. I'm not getting sucked into anything. I'm sticking to the plan" she whispered the last part.

The Angel pushed her Girlfriend away, stepping back. "Yeah, you're precious plan! You know, that's the thing that's gonna get you killed!" She felt like she was going to jump out of her skin at any moment. She had to leave. "I gotta go"

Before Bo could even try and stop her, her Girlfriend disappeared before her eyes. That had to have been the most awkward and unexpected exchange that she and Lauren had ever shared. The way that she was speaking, was so unlike her. Bo was worried.

Lewis Manor (Lauren's Bedroom)

As she reappeared in her bedroom, Lauren was going out of her mind. She felt hot, and very agitated. "She shouldn't be trusting him!" She said to herself, holding her head in her hands as she walked around the room. She worried that Bo was going back on her promise. "Maybe I shouldn't be trusting her?" She frowned, what was wrong with her?

Touching her forehead, she could see that she was sweating. She must have been hotter than she thought. This wasn't good. Maybe a cold shower would help her. Lauren ran to her bathroom, stripping out of the clothes that she had on. Normally she placed them in her laundry hamper neatly.

But right now, being organised wasn't the first thing on her mind. She stepped into the shower, turning the water on and making sure that it was stone cold. As the water thrashed down on her body, she breathed deeply. Something was happening to her, and she didn't know what it was.

She was scared.

Lauren slid down the wall of her shower, sitting on the floor with her knees up to her chest. This had to have been everything that been building up for the last few days, everything with Madison, her Grandfather, and Bo's Father. She just needed to take a day to try and recharge.

Yeah, that was all that she needed.

Mason's Compound (Bo's Bedroom)

Bo had been sitting on her bed for the last ten minutes, not knowing what the hell just happened. Lauren was talking crazy, and she looked it too. Her eyes were wide with madness, the things that she was spouting. This wasn't the Lauren that she knew.

She thought that maybe she should call someone, Damon or Tamsin. Someone to help her shed some light on this current predicament. But then she realised that she didn't know what was going on, what would she tell them?

Just then, there was a knock at her door. "Come in" she said.

The door opened, and Mason stepped in with a smile. He noticed that his daughter looked a little bit upset. "Are you alright, you seem troubled?" He slowly approached the bed.

Bo nodded, even though she was no where near alright. "I'm fine, I just had a little spat with Lauren. That's all" she wasn't going to tell him what they talked about.

That was fast, Mason thought. Lauren must have been and gone, and judging by the look on his daughter's face. They must have had a full blown argument. As Stephanie suggested, he had the his Mother's bracelet spelled before giving it to Bo. It was just to see how strong their bond was. Would they stick together even in times of chaos?

Lauren must have been suffering the effects of the spell already.

"Are you sure that's all? I know that we don't know each other that well yet…" He smiled coming over to the bed, taking a set on the edge to face her. "… But I want you to know that you can confide in me, if you'd like"

"Thanks, but it's probably nothing. To be honest we don't fight a lot, we never find a reason to. I'm sure that this will all blow over tomorrow" She was sure of it.

Mason nodded. It had worked. "I certainly hope so. You and Lauren show such promise. What was the fight about, may I ask?"

Bo couldn't tell him the truth. So she opted for something else. "There's this other Angel in Lauren's class. And she has a huge crush on her, I'm not proud of it but I get jealous. We just had a disagreement" it's not like it didn't actually happen. Because it did. But she and Lauren were over that now.

He could tell that there was more to it than that. But he also wasn't going to pry. "I wouldn't worry, once an Angel falls in love it's pretty hard to fall out. I should know" he smiled.

"You're talking about Lauren's Mom right?" Bo figured.

Mason shook his head. "Not just her. Yes, I loved Amelia. But we weren't meant for each other, seeing you and Lauren together proves that. Your Mother, was a different story" he said.

"What do you mean?" She asked.

Since she had no knowledge of it, Mason thought that he could tell Bo a little bit about how he and Aife met. "The first time that I laid eyes on your Mother, I felt like my heart stopped for a few seconds. I had to know her, talk to her. I loved your Mother with everything I had, and I wanted to share all of this with her" he gestured to the house.

Bo wasn't going to lie, she would have liked to know what it would've been like if she had been raised by both of her Parents. If she had grown up here instead. There would be no Luther, no Kenzi and certainly no Lauren. And that thought alone, terrified her.

"Do you still love her?" She had to ask.

Mason nodded. "I'll always love your Mother, after all…" He sighed with a smile. "… She did give me you. Even if it has taken us this long to meet" he was thankful for that.

This was what she was afraid of, that he would end up charming her so much that she began to doubt her intentions for coming here. She hated that he was a killer, but what if that had nothing to do with his ability to be a loving Father? She couldn't be sure, and she still needed to know if he meant the Angels any harm.

She didn't exactly care about the rest, but she loved Lauren. And she wanted her to be kept safe. "I'm glad that we met" she needed him to trust her.

Hearing that meant everything to Mason. "As am I. Now, I've prepared a dinner downstairs. If you'd like to join me?" He smiled.

"Sure, I'll be right down. Just let me wash up" Bo smiled back. With that, Mason left her room. She breathed easy, to be honest she couldn't stop thinking about Lauren. Bo wanted to know if she was okay. She had a bad feeling.

Lewis Manor (Lauren's Bedroom)

Tamsin hadn't heard from her sister in a while. The last time she checked, she was in her room. Going to check she saw no one. "Lauren?" She called out, thinking that her sister was in the bathroom. The door was closed.

She knocked on the door. "Lauren? You in there?" She got no answer. Trying the door, she found that it was unlocked. Tamsin stepped inside, her sister wasn't in here either. "Where is she?" She asked herself.

Paige walked into the room, "Hey? I just touched down in your room…" She noticed the look on Tamsin's face. "… What's wrong? Where's Lauren?" She didn't see her friend anywhere.

That was a good question. Tamsin pulled out her phone, trying her sister's cell phone. All she got was her voicemail. "This isn't like her, something's wrong. I can sense it" she panicked.

"Okay, calm down. Let's just try and find her. We'll both try…" Paige held out her hands for Tamsin to take. If they both tried to sense Lauren, they would have a better chance at finding her. Lauren was powerful after all. "… Got her!"

"She's at the town lookout. Come on, let's go" Tamsin took Paige's hand, transporting them out of the room.

Mandrake Lookout

Lauren stood on the edge of a small cliff, she was looking over the lights of the well lit town that she called her home. But everything felt different now, she felt different. That cold shower she took did her no good. Her skin was on fire.

She just kept thinking that she couldn't trust anyone, no matter who she met or who she called a friend. Everyone wanted something from her. She was never allowed to live her life the way that she wanted to. That wasn't fair!

All she thought, that it would be so much easier if she just left. If she was gone, and didn't have to worry about any of this. All she had to do, was take another step. And it would all be over, she could relax.

"Lauren?"

Lauren heard her sister's voice. It was only a matter of time before someone found her. But she didn't want it to be her. It made the decision process of this situation a lot harder. "Go home Tamsin!" She didn't turn around.

Tamsin couldn't believe what she was seeing right now. What the hell had happened to make her do something like this? If this was Bo's fault, she was going to kill her. "Yeah, like that's gonna happen…" She tried approaching her slowly. "… This isn't you kid, come on. Let's go home"

"Home…" Lauren laughed. "… Because home makes everything better right? This is for the best…" She nodded looking down at the rocks beneath her. "… This is the only way out for me"

"Way out? From what? Lauren, you have a good life. You're in College, you have a Girlfriend that loves you more than anything. Parents, a family. And you have me, a sister that would die for you. Please, don't do this" Tamsin was begging her.

Lauren turned around, her feet were placed on the edge. "It's too late…" She stepped off the edge.

"NO!" Paige jumped off the edge after her.

Tamsin felt like she was having a heart attack. Her sister and love of her life had just plummeted to their death. She fell to her knees, unable to breathe because she was crying so much. Suddenly, she felt a hand on her shoulder. Turning her head she saw that it was an out of breath Paige. "What the hell?" She let out.

"It's okay…" The brunette embraced her, tight. That was a transport for history books. She had never done it in mid air before. "… We're fine. I got her before we hit the bottom" she told her.

The blonde pulled away, slapping her across the face. She hated her for that, but she also loved her for saving Lauren's life. So she kissed her, hard. "Don't ever, do that again!"

The two of the, looked to where Lauren's unconscious body laid. "I had to subdue her, there's something wrong with her. And I think that she should stay that way until we figure out what" Paige had to use a sleeping hold on her friend, it was all part of her soldier training.

"Yeah, let's take her home. Then we'll call my Dad, we need help on this one" Tamsin and Paige held Lauren upright. Then vanished.

It was time to get to the bottom of this.

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A/N: Whoa, Lauren's gone a bit coo coo! What will happen next? Find out soon, leave me a review. Much love xoxo