Thank you all for all your reviews. I really appreciate them Just thought I'd add a little bit of fluff since my fic seems to be quite dark and will only get darker. Hope you all enjoy.


Chapter 12 Imagine Me and You

Lauren had just come back from the lab. She was gone for a little over two hours. She was anxious to get back home. She really needed to see Halo at least for a second. She barged into her apartment and saw no one there. Her heart sank at the thought of Halo leaving her without saying goodbye. Then she noticed a delicious smell coming from the kitchen. She walked over to the kitchen to see Halo by the stove. She was simply cooking. For a very powerful being she looked more human than ever. She was stirring something in a pot. Lauren couldn't make out what it was. She just smiled at the thought of someone actually cooking for her. Sure Kenzi did try to cook for her, but it always ended up in Lauren taking over after Kenzi had accidently burned the food or caused a fire. And the succubus didn't know a fork from a spatula. She laughed to herself and quietly walked over to the beautiful woman in her kitchen. She gently wrapped her arms around Halo's waist. Halo shivered at Lauren's touch. Halo turned around to face Lauren.

"Hey" Lauren said with a smile on her face.

"Hey" Halo returned her smile.

They just smiled at each other. They could sense the simple feeling of comfort between them.

"It smells amazing" Lauren finally deciding to say something "What is it?"

Halo turned to the stove to stir the pot again "Soup"

"Soup" Lauren repeated. She couldn't remember the last time she enjoyed a hot bowl of soup. "What kind?"

"Seafood."

"Seafood?" Lauren never had a seafood soup before.

Halo lifted up the wooden spoon she was stirring with. She blew in to it and then put it against Lauren's mouth. Lauren let the heat of the soup soothe her throat. God how amazing that soup tasted. She felt like Kenzi eating pancakes.

Halo smiled at Lauren "Good huh?"

"Very." Lauren answered. "Not that I'm complaining or anything, but why.."

"It's my thank you to you." Halo knew what Lauren was going to ask. Lauren laughed to herself. That's exactly what I would do. She then thought, I could think of another way you could thank me.

Halo immediately smiled. Fuck, Lauren thought. She forgot Halo could read auras. Lauren turned red. "Sorry"

Halo just served them each a bowl of soup. Lauren took a spoonful of the amazing soup before asking "Where's Kenzi?"

"In your room" Halo said "She needed to rest."

Lauren immediately became alert "Is she sick? Is she ok?"

"Calm down doctor" Halo said noticing Lauren going into doctor mode. "She was just tired. Now enjoy your soup."

And Lauren did enjoy her soup. Not just because it tasted good but because it was made especially for her. "So, I really need you to answer some of my questions?" Lauren said hesitantly.

"Anything for you doctor" Halo said looking up from her spoon.

Lauren blushed. "Does what you did to me have anything to do with everyone's sudden attraction to me?"

Halo looked up confused Lauren at first "I thought you were just a natural heart breaker doctor" She teased.

Lauren laughed "Oh yeah, everyone wanted a piece of this in only a lab coat." She said sarcastically.

Halo laughed, I wouldn't mind that sight at all, she thought. She was thankful Lauren couldn't read her. "But in a way it does." Halo finally answered "It has to do with people feeling at peace around you. Don't think that is the only reason why anyone is falling for you doctor. Love cannot be forced."

"So Kenzi and Tamsin.."

"Really do care about you."

Lauren then said "The succubus said my aura was different. Why?"

"Cus you are different."

"What is happening to me?"

"You are becoming something great." Halo answered

"Why? Why me?"

"I don't control everything that happens in my life" Halo started "but everything I do happens for a reason."

"Am I still a human?" Lauren knew she couldn't be.

"Hardly" Halo answered "but you're not quite fae."

"So I am.."

"Amazing" Halo said with a smile "Sexy, smart, beautiful, an amazing kisser, an amazing healer. The list goes on and on Lauren."

Lauren blushed even harder than she did before. "So this connection we have, does it mean you claimed me as your own."

"No" Halo could sense the disappointment in Lauren hearing her answer "but we are bound to each other." Lauren's eyes lit up "It doesn't have to be anything you don't want it to be." Halo said nervously "I don't want you to be forced into anything. Like I said love cannot be forced. It could be a friendly bound."

Lauren laughed. She thought it was cute how nervous the Addonexus was around a human, or whatever Lauren is. "Why don't we just take it slow?" Lauren said "You're not getting out of it this easily." Now it was Halo's eyes that lit up. "Besides is that even real, a friendly bound."

Halo laughed "I mean I guess." She chuckled. "Families are bound to each other and so are the closest of friends, but we hardly know each other now."

"Well my favorite color is blue" Lauren started off "I love the Harry Potter series, the books and movies, even though I prefer the books way more. My favorite thing to eat is cupcakes, even though I think it just changed to seafood soup." Lauren was smiling into Halo's eyes. "I love listening to all types of music, my favorite musician right now being Adaline. My middle name is Elizabeth after my grandmother. I love watching horror flicks, even though I can usually guess what's about to happen I still scare myself." They both laughed at this. Lauren couldn't believe herself.

"Well my favorite color is red." Halo started "I too am very fond of the Harry Potter series. I am a lover of the arts. Since I've been alive for so long I decided that I would spend my life indulging in the simple beauties of the world. I am a musician" Lauren always wanted to date a drummer or a singer. "I sing" Halo said knowing what Lauren was thinking "and I play the drums, as well as many other instruments." Lauren let her beautiful smile take over her face. Jackpot, she thought to herself.

"So Lauren" Halo said interrupting Lauren's happiness "How was the meeting?"

Lauren forgot about the meeting. She really didn't want to mention it but she wouldn't keep it from Halo. "The light fae elders wanted to know if I encountered any mysterious sicknesses…or mysterious fae."

Halo's eyebrow raised "And?"

"And I told them the truth." Lauren said "I mean you technically aren't fae."

Halo laughed "What else?"

Lauren then had a bit of a serious look on her face "They know someone powerful is near. But they have no idea who or what? You seriously haven't been subtle with your arrival."

Lauren expected Halo to want to run again but instead Halo grabbed Lauren by the hand and led her to the couch. "I'm not going anywhere." Halo finally said. "Especially since I just found you."

Lauren felt her heart racing. She leaned in and planted a needy kiss on Halo's lips. Halo returned the need for Lauren's lips on hers. They both wanted more. The temperature literally raised in the room. Before they went any further Halo parted her lips from Lauren "Something big is going to happen soon. I'm just not entirely sure what." She started saying. "Whatever is happening with you, with us, is connected to what's to come. We need each other more than you probably know." Halo then gently grabbed Lauren's face "I need to know that you're up for it."

Lauren placed a hand on Halo's cheek. Halo leaned into Lauren's hand. "As long as you're with me I'll be at your side."

They kissed passionately. Their lips and teeth clashing with each other's. They felt their need for each other. Lauren could literally feel herself glowing. She felt power overcoming her. She knew she should stop but she didn't want to. What she wanted was Halo and Halo was giving her what she wanted.

Somewhere in a barn in the middle of nowhere was the Morrigan "How could you let the fucking bitch get away?" her voice full of rage.

"We all know how powerful she is." Said a dark fae elder. "She killed three elders without even touching them. How can we get to her?"

"You better find a way" Evony said assertively. "If not she will be the end of us." Evony was nervous, she was terrified. "She needs to be killed."

"How? She will only heal." Said another elder

"The more she heals the more she needs to feed." She answered "We had her you imbeciles." She was getting angrier by the second. "She was locked away being tortured with no way to heal and you let the succubus take her."

The dark counsel in the barn started chatting frustratingly about what to do next. They needed to kill the girl. She was killing off every last one of them.

"What about the succubus?" Asked a vampire "She is broken. We can get her to talk."

"She is strong." Said an ogre "But she is broken. We may not even have to fight her too much."

"Just leave the succubus to me." Evony said. She then dismissed the counsel.

"You better hope you fix this." She heard the low voice coming from behind her. It sent shivers down her spine.

She turned to face him. The man was muscular, bald and dark. His eyes were as black as night. There was no sign of white in them. "Belial" she whispered. He then struck her face hard. She immediately grabbed her face in agony.

"You are worthless, a worthless girl" Belial said looking down at Evony. "You will fix this or I will have your life."

Evony bowed down. "I'm sorry" she let out not daring to look up "father."