A/N: Updates are going well I think. This one has got maybe two more, and then it's done. I know you guys are thinking that it's going to be rushed due to what happened in the last chapter. But this one will clear things up for you.
The rewrites are getting a lot of good feedback, so make sure you tell me what you think. I'm trying to post a new one each week. If I get things done quicker with no interruptions then I'll try and post two in one week.
Enjoy x
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Chapter 12: Coming Home
Garnett House
Bo sat in Chad's office, waiting for him to do the same. She didn't want to be here, but this was the only way to find Jono. There was no way that she was letting this prophecy come true. She wasn't losing Lauren, or Dyson for that matter.
She watched Chad take a seat behind his desk, she went to open her mouth to speak. But he just held his hand up, silencing her. Why did he have to be such a dick?
"Just to be clear, if you've come here for anything malicious. I will have your head" he told her.
"Well, I didn't. And since we're being honest, you couldn't kill my Father. So what makes you think that you could kill me?" This was why she hated him. But right now, she had something to ask him. "Look, I told you before. I'm not here to fight. I need information"
Chad raised his eyebrows. "Information huh? Do tell me, what information could I possibly offer you?" He asked.
Bo sat up in her seat. "Your old employee, Jono. I want to know where he is, and I want to know now" she made it clear. She wasn't here to talk, or to argue. She was here to get his location so that she could stop this vision from coming true.
After hearing that, Chad was now intrigued to know why she wanted him of all people. "Jono? Why on earth would you want him?" He leaned forward, resting his arms on his desk.
"I've received word that he's plotting to kill me, and I want to get the drop on him first. Look, I know that he used to work for you. And I know that you were the one who ordered the hit on the Thornwoods. I'm not here for you, I just want him" Bo had left that part out of the story when telling Lauren.
Chad sighed, he did order that hit. But only for one Werewolf. He never told Jono to kill them both. Killing the second in command of Jack McCorrigan's clan was a strategic move back then. Others had tried doing the same to him.
"Did your Oracle inform you of this threat?" He had a feeling about where this was going.
Bo frowned, she never let on that she had psychic help. For all he knew, someone else could've warned her. Which only led her to believe that he knew more about this than he was initially telling. "What do you know?"
"I thought that it was just me, but clearly there is something larger at play here. But now that you've told me this, my suspicions have been confirmed. You want Jono? Then you probably ought to come with me…" Chad stood from his chair, going over to his bookcase.
She watched as he pulled a book from the shelf, only to see that it was a secret lever. She wanted to laugh, she didn't realise that people actually had these things. She just thought that they were in movies. The book case slid to the side, revealing a passageway.
He waved for her to follow him, so she did. They walked down a spiral staircase, this place smelt like death. It was cold, and she could hear the dripping of water. She followed him down a narrow hallway, and they came to a stop outside of a large iron door.
When Chad opened it, and let Bo inside. She saw Jono, chained to a chair with a gag in his mouth and a blindfold over his eyes. She was so confused, why would Artie warn her of a vision when Jono was restrained.
"… My Oracle warned me of him too. I was told that one of my Children would fall by his hands, and that I would be left devastated. I'm assuming that yours was no different than mine" he spoke to her.
Bo turned to face him. "I don't understand, why would we receive these visions if they weren't true?" This made no sense.
"I believe that he had someone plant them, so that we would be notified. He probably expected us to be rattled by the information. And he knew that if someone we loved was in danger then we wouldn't be thinking about our own safety" he said.
She looked back to the restrained Fae, "Let's ask him…" she walked over to him, taking off his blindfold and pulling out his gag. When he saw her face, he started laughing. "… Keep laughing asshole!" she touched his face, using her powers. "Why did you plant the visions?"
"To draw you out" Jono answered.
"Why?" She asked.
"I've been running for two years, killing the Thornwoods made me a target. I was only following orders. And yet my employer was never brought up on it, only me. I suffered, and I wanted you both to do the same" he said.
Chad let out a breath, then it was as he thought. They weren't in any real danger, just a pawn in a game. A stupid game. "He's of no threat to us..." He walked away, grabbing a knife from the table in the corner. "… And he's of no use on this earth" he made a move to slit his throat, but Bo stopped him.
She grabbed the knife, taking it away from him. "No, you're not the one that gets to kill him. I know two people who'd love the chance. Actually, they're entitled to it. You're going to hand him over to me" she looked at Chad.
Who just laughed. "And why the hell, would I do that?" He folded his arms over his chest.
"Because, you were the one that ordered the Thornwoods dead. And I know two Werewolves that would love to kill the person responsible. They think that Jono acted alone, I want them to have closure. Do this, and I won't tell them the truth. That it was you who told him to do it" she didn't like lying to them, but what was the alternative?
Dyson would go on a murder spree, which would only lead to all out war between the Clans. That was too dangerous, this was the only way for them to have peace. And for the Clans to keep peace also.
Chad didn't need anyone else trying to kill him, he had enough enemies. He was looking forward to making Jono suffer, but this was bigger than both of them. "Fine, take him. You may want to render him unconscious first"
"You read my mind…" Bo pulled a bit of Jono's chi, just enough to make him sleep for a while. Or at least until they got back to the house. "… Give me a hand?" She looked to Chad as she started to unchain him.
Bo's House (Later)
Lauren sat on a chair, watching over her bother as he slept. She'd timed the sedative that she had given him, and he was meant to wake up any minute now. She hoped that Bo was okay, and on to something. She'd been checking her phone, but she'd had no messages from her Girlfriend.
Suddenly, she heard Dyson begin to stir. Looking over to his little makeshift bed, she saw that her brother was trying to sit up. "Easy, you're gonna be a little woozy for a while" she basically mixed six different sedatives in that syringe earlier. It was the only way to take him down.
Dyson rubbed his head, remembering what happened. He touched the side of neck, feeling the sore spot. "Drugging me? Was that really necessary?" He sat on the edge of the bed, hanging his head trying to adjust.
"Yeah, you were out of control D. I couldn't let you leave, not while we're in danger" Lauren wasn't going to apologise for keeping her Brother safe, she didn't care if he was the oldest. With their Parents gone, they had to look out for each other.
"Danger? That's a load of bullshit! The only one in danger, is that bastard when I find him…" He stood from the bed, going for the door and opening it. But his sister used her speed to block his way. "… Move Lauren, now!" He wasn't doing this with her.
Lauren stood her ground. "Or what? Are you gonna hurt me?" She asked him, seeing him turn away from her. "No, you're not. I don't want to keep you in here, I want revenge too. But you can't just go off half cocked, you need to calm down first" she said.
He took a breath, "How can I calm down when their killer is still out there? He's here, walking around, waiting for us. I can't let this go Lauren, I just can't" he shook his head.
"And you shouldn't have to"
Both sibling turned to see Bo standing in the hallway, they hadn't even heard her come up behind them. They were probably too busy arguing. "Is everything okay?" Lauren asked, she couldn't read Bo's face right now.
Bo nodded. "Yeah, everything's fine…" She walked up to Dyson, looking at him with a sad expression. "… Listen, D. I'm sorry, for not telling you the truth sooner. My Dad asked me not to. He was trying to look out for you" she couldn't have Dyson stay mad at her.
They were best friends.
"You think that makes it okay?" He frowned at her. "If I'd known who I was looking for rather than chasing a Ghost, then I could've found him sooner! And now you're telling me that he's back and I'm still not allowed to look for him. I want him dead!" He yelled.
"I know, and I'm happy to grant you that wish. If you'll follow me…" Bo walked away, waving them over to follow behind her. Walking back into the living room, she showed them a tied up Jono. "… He's all yours"
Lauren didn't understand, "How'd you find him?"
Bo stood next to her Girlfriend, "The Garnetts had him, apparently Jono here planted the visions. So that Chad and I wouldn't be looking out for ourselves, the more that I think about it it's not a smart plan. I can see now why they only paid him for killing" Jono was stupid.
For Dyson, this was a big moment. He'd been waiting two years for this day. To find his Parents' killer and look him in the eyes as he tore him part. But he had to know one thing first, he turned to his sister. "Do you want in on this?" He asked her.
Lauren looked at Jono, who was still unconscious. She wanted him dead too, but she didn't really feel like killing anyone today. That and, her Parents wouldn't want this for her. Or for Dyson, but his mind couldn't be changed. "Just end it" Was all she said before she left the room.
Bo watched her walk away, she didn't know whether to go after her or not. She decided to leave her for a second, then walked over to Dyson. "What're you planning on doing with him?" She asked.
"Haven't decided yet. I want to make him suffer, but then I just want it to be over. I've spent too much time and energy hating him. Dragging it out will just make me exactly like him. You mind if I take him to my place, just in case it gets messy?" He turned to her.
"Whatever you wanna do D. This is your thing, you've waited long enough. You don't need my permission for anything. I'm gonna go check on Lauren…" She made a move to turn around but heard Dyson call for her. "… Yeah?"
Dyson's smile was small, after this last day he didn't think that he could even give one. "I get that you were just following your Dad's orders, and I'm not mad. You went about it the wrong way but, our friendship means more to me than one silly argument" he loved her.
Bo smiled back, she honestly thought that he'd never forgive her. "So, we're good?"
He nodded. "Yeah, we're good" With that, Dyson asked two of his Clan buddies for help with this asshole. He wanted him loaded into the van outside and then taken back to his place. It was time for Jono to know justice.
Bo & Lauren's Bedroom
Lauren sat on the sofa beneath the window, thinking of all the things that she would've done to Jono if she hadn't declined her brother's offer. She would've ripped him apart, in more ways than one.
But to be honest, she was kind of glad that she wasn't taking part. Because she was in a really good place now, especially with her Wolf. Lauren had pushed her down for two long years, and now things were finally feeling good again.
She felt one with her, and that made her a stronger person.
From where she was sitting, she picked up the sound of Bo entering the room. She didn't even need to look back from the window to know it was her, she could smell her perfume. "Is it over?" She kept looking out of the window, seeing Dyson drive off in a van.
Bo shook her jacket off, placing it on her bed, "Yeah…" She walked over to the couch, taking a seat behind her Girlfriend. "… It's over" she waited for Lauren to lay back, leaning into her.
"Can we start living now?" Lauren held onto Bo's hands that were wrapped around her waist tight. She had been thinking after her drink with Kenzi, that this was the life that she was meant to have. She kept thinking of the Clan as a burden, when really it was her Family.
When she was in danger, they were the ones that came to the rescue. And she was lucky to have that.
Bo kissed the back of her head, breathing her in. She wanted that more than anything, but she had responsibilities. And she needed Lauren to see that. "We can, but my role won't change. Are you okay with that?" She asked.
Now was the time for Lauren to share he revelation. "Yeah, but does this mean that I'll have to take orders from you now?" She shifted her body so that she was now sitting side ways in Bo's lap.
"Why would you? You're not part of the Clan anymore" Bo said.
"What if I was?" Lauren asked, giving her a look.
And that look, took Bo by surprise. Was Lauren actually saying what she thought? Because if this was a joke it wasn't funny. "Are you serious right now?" It came out in a whisper.
Lauren gave a nod. "I mean, obviously it wouldn't be like it was before. But, this is where I belong. I tried living my own life, I tried moving on. But it never worked, you still found me. And you know what? I'm glad that all of this happened" she said.
Bo frowned. "You are?"
"Yeah, because we're together again. And now, I feel whole. I always knew that there was something missing, I was just too stubborn to realise it. I love you Bo, and if the Clan is where you need to be then I wanna be here with you" Lauren smiled.
This was everything for Bo, technically she could give up her leadership if she wanted to. And she was close to doing it, for Lauren. But now that her Girlfriend is coming around to the idea of coming back to their Clan. Bo wasn't stuck with the agonising decision of staying or going.
"So, you're saying that you wanna come back?" Bo just wanted to make sure.
Lauren leaned in, kissing her. "Yeah, for you and for me" she was sure now, that this was what she wanted. This was meant to be her life, she was meant to be born into this life. She was meant to find Bo, to love her, and to spend the rest of their long lives together.
She believed that.
"I love you too…" Bo pulled one hand back from Lauren's waist, and cupped her left cheek gently. "… More and more everyday" she revealed a grin, this was the feeling that she missed. The drunken feeling of being head over heels in love.
She'd gone seven hundred and thirty days without it, and she wasn't going another day without it again. Bo pulled her in for a deep kiss, while they were kissing Bo managed to kick her boots off. She wasn't going to need them.
Lauren knew that this was going to be an eventful end to the day. But as she felt Bo start to kiss her neck, Lauren was overcome with her hunger again. She hadn't fed in the last couple of days, things had been going so great that it slipped her mind.
She found herself reaching up, moving Bo's hair away from her neck. She focuses her eyes on the corroded artery, it was almost protruding. But she knew that was just her hunger playing tricks with her mind. Before she could even think, her fangs extended and her eyes shifted.
Bo could hear Lauren's breathing start to change, pulling back she found that she was looking into black and yellow eyes. "Lauren?" She touched her face. "When's the last time that you fed?" Now that she thought of it, she couldn't remember if she'd seen her feed this week.
Lauren shook her head. "I can't remember" she just continued to focus her yellow eyes on Bo's neck. She could hear the blood pumping through her Girlfriend's body. This was Lauren's problem, feeding on animals for so long. Had made her become untamed.
She needed to learn control again. Or at least, remind herself how to control her bloodlust.
"Wait here, okay?" Bo stood slowly, there was nothing that she could do to change Lauren back. Swaying her wouldn't make it any better either, she knew because she'd tried it many times before. She backed up, going to her weapons chest.
She picked up a small knife, placing the blade over her palm. "Before I do this, you need to control yourself. Focus on my voice okay?" She grabbed a glass from the far side of the room, she always kept alcohol in her room. She made a straight cut over her palm.
As soon as the blood started to pour out of Bo's hand and into the glass, Lauren wanted to pounce. And she was ashamed to admit that she almost did. But she focused on her love for Bo, and how much she didn't want to hurt her. That managed to do the trick.
Once Bo was done with the knife, she placed it on the table. She filled the glass up almost half way, that was enough. She closed her palm, then took the glass over to her Girlfriend. "Bottoms up babe" she winked at her.
When she would see Lauren get like this, it didn't scare her. She was always in awe of her.
Lauren took the glass and knocked it back, relishing the taste. Bo always tasted better than anyone else. She didn't know whether it was because they were in love or what. But it was something.
After finishing the glass, she opened her eyes. She could feel that they'd shifted back, and her fangs had disappeared too. "Thanks…" She placed the glass on the side table. "… With everything going on and with the move, I haven't really had time to find a feed. Not that I want to" she sighed.
She didn't like the thought of hurting an innocent human. It was times like these that she hated being a Werewolf.
Bo wrapped her hand up with a small hand towel that she got from her closer, then sat beside her. "You know that you can feed from me, anytime you want. It doesn't bother me" she said.
"But it bothers me…" Lauren turned to her, then looked down at her injured hand. "… I don't want to hurt you, or make you keep doing this. I'll see if I can snag some blood bags from the hospital, but it all pails in comparison to the way you taste"
"Really?" Bo was strangely happy about that. She'd never heard that she tasted good before.
Lauren nodded. "Yeah, with Humans it tastes bland. With other Fae, it's better and has a little bit of a kick. But with you, it's tastes like heaven. If that makes any sense" she didn't know how to describe it. Because she literally had no words.
"It doesn't…" Bo laughed. "… But it sounded like a compliment to me, so I'll take it. Hey, how about this? I fill up some blood bags, then you'll still be feeding off of me. Except you won't be feeding on me, care to try it out?" She asked.
It was the better solution, anything she fed off after feeding from Bo tasted like shit. And it wasn't like Bo would get weak after giving blood, she healed faster than most Fae. It sounded like the better option.
"I guess we could try it, there's no harm right?" Lauren smiled at her.
Bo shook her head. "Nope, none! So, what'd you say we pick up from where we left off a few minutes ago. Because, I'm gonna need some healing" she held up her injured hand with a laugh.
"Yeah, just let me go and clean myself up…" Lauren still had blood on her lips, and she wanted to be sparkling clean. She ran to the bathroom, washing her mouth out and brushing her teeth. She walked back into the bedroom, seeing Bo checking her hand.
"… Let me fix that" Lauren pulled her into a kiss, allowing Bo to feed from her.
Bo could already feel the sting in her hand fade, Lauren's chi was strong. And even though Bo's species weren't supposed to feed on one person alone. Bo didn't think that she needed to look at anyone else. She fed from Lauren and got what she needed.
Feeding from another person when she didn't need to was just greedy. And Bo liked to think that she was too mature to act like that.
She dropped the hand towel from her injured hand, she didn't need it anymore. Then she pushed Lauren down onto their bed gently, she lost her clothes, while Lauren lost her own.
No matter how many times she saw her in all of her glory, Bo was always in awe of her Girlfriend's beauty. It just made her appreciate every inch of Lauren's body all that more.
Bo kissed her tenderly, reaching her hand lower. She pressed the full weight of her body against her Girlfriend, she felt Lauren lift her leg up. Coming into contact with her, causing Bo to moan lowly. She retaliated by moving her hand lower, entering her Girlfriend.
At that moment, Lauren gripped Bo's back with her hands. Pulling her even closer than they already were, as they rode each other. They never opened their eyes as they continued to kiss, all they did was take a few seconds to breathe through this.
Lauren flipped them, keeping her thigh where it was. It was doing its job, judging by the sounds that Bo was making. She rested her hands on either side of Bo's face, bringing their bodies close again as she rocked her hips.
The feeling, was practically making Bo's toes curl. No one could ever make her feel like that. Lauren had an effect on her like no other. She didn't care if Succubi weren't supposed to be with one person, but she found it easy as pie.
When their love making was over, they just laid there. Wrapped up in each other, Bo played with Lauren's hair as her Girlfriend rested her head on Bo's chest. In these moments, she never wanted to move, being here was enough.
"Do you ever wish that we could just stay here, forever?" Lauren spoke quietly.
Bo smiled to herself, it was like she was reading her mind. "All the time" she continued to run her fingers through her Girlfriend's hair.
"I don't know why but, I always felt safe in this room. Back when we were dating before, it was the only place where I didn't let anything worry me. Where nothing mattered" Lauren always loved Bo's bedroom.
"That's why it's our space, we don't have to let anything else bother us while we're in here. I promise, that'll never change" Bo bent her head the top of Lauren's head. That was always one thing that she prided herself in, when they were alone. She could make Lauren relax.
Lauren didn't realise how tired she was, because she found herself falling asleep on top of Bo. All of the moving, and then the emotional exhaustion of finding their Parents' killer had taken it out of her. Not to mention handling Dyson when he got out of control.
Bo looked down, seeing her Girlfriend sleeping peacefully. She was tired herself, but she still had things to do. She had somethings to see to, and calls to make for certain projects within the Clan.
She gently untangled herself from Lauren, replacing her body with a large pillow. Bo stood from the bed, making sure to cover Lauren with the bed sheet. With a kiss to the blonde's forehead, Bo tip toed off to her closet and found a change of clothes.
Once she was dressed, she left the room quietly. With Lauren's Werewolf hearing, the slightest peep woke her up. Bo had learnt that a few times back in the day.
Walking into the kitchen, she saw her sister eating a cheeseburger while sat at the kitchen island. "Kenz, what did I tell you about eating healthier?" She groaned, the whole point of their Father's first heart attack was to teach them to eat right.
"I know, I know…" Kenzi swallowed her mouthful. "… But then I figured, I'm a self healing Succubus. Whereas Dad was a…" She paused, thinking about her Father's species. Only to realise that she didn't actually have a clue. "… What was Dad?"
Bo chuckled, Kenzi really didn't pay attention to anything. "I can't remember the name exactly, but it had something to do with the weather" Her Dad told her what he was a long time ago. And she was never good with remembering names.
Kenzi frowned. That didn't seem likely to her. "Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure. Why'd you think it always rained thunder and lightening when he got mad or upset. He almost flooded the town when you totalled his car. Remember?" Bo asked.
Of course Kenzi remembered that, she was grounded for three months. Although, her Father wanted to make it centuries. But Bo convinced him not to. "Oh yeah!" She nodded. "It all makes sense now" she smiled to herself.
Bo was glad, finally. "Good, so you were saying about the healthy eating?" She went for the fridge, grabbing a bottle of water. After her little romp with Lauren, she was super thirsty.
"Right, I'm a Succubus. He was a Weather, person. So, I think my odds are good when it comes to eating some junk food once and a while" Kenzi took another bite of her burger, she loved fast food.
"Mhmm…" Bo took a sip of her water, she wanted her sister to learn. And that meant bringing her down a peg or two, it was for her own good at the end of the day. "… Tell that to your face, because you're starting to breakout" she pointed at her forehead.
That was Kenzi's kryptonite, she spat out her food. Grabbing the toaster that was beside her and looking at her reflection. She checked her entire face, there was no spots there. Damn it! She got played. "You're good" she was impressed.
Bo smiled, kissing her sister's head, "Yep, and I just keep getting better baby girl. I've got some work to do, and Lauren's upstairs sleeping so if you're planning on going up there try and keep quiet. Got it?"
Kenzi gave a thumbs up, "Got it, I was gonna go meet Tammy for a drink anyway. So, how're things going with you and SheWolf?" She thought that she'd asked seeing as she hadn't spoke to Bo about it yet.
"Good…" Bo smiled, "… Actually, it's great. We're not moving too fast, but weren't not moving slow either. We're in a good place" she nodded happily. She was glad that things were going so well.
"That's awesome Bo, I'm happy for you guys. And taking it slow isn't necessarily a bad thing, you guys have been apart for two years. You've both grown since then, just take time to find yourselves again" Kenzi said.
"Wise words sis. Thanks for the tip, I'll see you later" Bo gave her a wave, then walked to her office to start her work. She wanted to get it down before dinner tonight, having a romantic dinner with it just being her and Lauren sounded amazing in her head,
So that's what she was going to make happen.
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A/N: Aww, isn't Bo sweet? As I said, that little twist was to give Lauren and Dyson closure. I didn't want to leave the secret of their Parents' killer open. I wanted to resolve it. So I hope you guys like it, next chapter will be the fluffiest once of fluff that I've ever written.
Hopefully.
Let me know what you thought. Much love xoxo
