Hey guys! :D I know it was a bit mean leaving a cliffhanger, but I felt like it was the best part to cut the chapter. To make u feel better, I've taken the time to take a little break from studying, and update the story ^.^ Don't worry no cliffhangers in this one ;)...So anyway, I hope you enjoy reading this! :D

You are safe in my arms

BO

I shivered as I felt a cold wind hit my body. I slowly opened my eyes, but stopped when a sharp pain suddenly appeared on the right side of my forehead. I cursed before I tried to open my eyes once more. I found myself lying on a cold ground, right across a shoe store on the other side of the street, and I knew where exactly I was. I sighed and tried to push myself up, trying to remember what I was doing in this dark alley, and more importantly, why I was lying on the ground. I shivered as another cold wind pass by me, I reached for my jacket to zip it up, but my hands found nothing.

"What the hell?" I whispered to myself as I inspected the clothes that I was wearing. Even though I didn't remember much of what happened, I knew that the clothes that I was wearing weren't mine. I was now wearing old dirty jeans, and a shirt with a picture of a band that I haven't heard before. I pulled my hair up into a ponytail, as I walked over to the wall that was behind me. I leaned my body against the wall as the pain began to get worst. I placed my hand over my forehead, to check what was causing the pain. As I ran my fingers across my forehead, I felt a cut on the right side, just above my eyebrow, when I pulled my hand away and looked at it, there was some blood. I looked down on the floor where I was lying a while ago, and found some dried blood. "What the hell happened!?" I asked myself.

I closed my eyes and took some deep, steady breaths, trying to calm myself down. After a few moments, my memory began to come back to me.

I woke up early this morning, and left the room without saying anything to anyone where I was going. I didn't want to be in that stupid announcement that was going to happen, I knew what it was going to be about. I stormed into the headmaster's office the moment I finished reading the mail that we got. Forcing me to be in this project was enough to piss me off, but sending me to the human world crossed the line. They told me that I was just a temporary replacement for Crystal, since the girl couldn't decline anything that would make her look good, and get gold stars from the teachers. I didn't agree to be in the project because I didn't trust myself enough to be around humans, not after what happened in the past. And now they wanted me to go to the human world!? I could barely control myself around the humans that were here right now. I guess they had officially lost their mind.

I told the headmaster about my concerns, and asked if Crystal would be back by the time that they headed back to the human world, but he doubted that she would. I explained to him why I couldn't be a part of the project anymore, but he just said to me "Ysabeau, we made this project for a reason, for you to learn about the humans, and their world. We have observed you these past few days, and you are doing good. Don't worry about being alone in the human world, we will be talking to the human parents, and there is someone who will be checking on you everyday." He gave me one of his annoying, fake smiles when he finished explaining. I wasn't convinced on what he said, I barely listened to him. I cursed and slammed the door behind me when I walked out of his office. He didn't really care about us harming any humans, not many knew about this, but he never cared about the humans, even though he always said that he did. He only cared for his success, and the success of his school, there were rumors that a fae student killed a human one time, and he hired someone to clean up the mess, to avoid any complications.

I spent the whole day at the gym, and the whole night getting drunk at The Dal.

I was enjoying the burning sensation of the alcohol that I drank, when someone came behind me and placed a kiss on my neck. I turned around to face the person that was going to be torn up in small pieces, but then stopped when I realized who it was.

"Hey, beautiful." Nick said. Nick was my ex, we dated a long time ago. I broke up with him when I found out that he was obsessed with me. He had all the passwords to all of my social network accounts, he also placed a program on my phone so that he could have access to it whenever he wanted. I never really wanted to be in a relationship with him, but I was in a bad path that time. Up until today, he was still obsessed with me, and I was pretty sure that in his head, we were still together.

"Nick." I replied, and turned back to my drink.

"Hey, why so grumpy?" He took a seat beside me.

I sighed. He was drunk, this conversation was not going to end well. "Nothing. If you don't mind, I would like to be alone." I replied, not looking at him.

"It's better when I'm with you." He leaned forward for another kiss, but I stopped him with my hand. "What!?" He asked, annoyed.

"What do you mean 'what'...We are not together, Nick you need to get over me." I said. I tried to control my voice.

"But you and that stupid dog aren't together anymore. you are finally free again."

"Just leave me alone, alright?" I sighed.

"Is it because of that human!?" His voice had a hint of anger.

"What?" I turned to my side and faced him.

"The human, the one you were grinding against last weekend."

"It has nothing to do with Lauren. I just want to be alone right now, so leave."

"Bu-"

"Everything alright over here?" Trick interrupted before Nick could say anything more.

"No." Nick replied, then he gave me an angry glare before he walked out of the bar.

"Thanks." I said to Trick with a smile.

"No problem." He smiled back.

When I walked out of the bar, someone tackled me on the ground and hit me on the face.

It was all I remembered before I woke up in this dark alley. Whoever did this to me, probably moved me. I wiped my hand on the old dirty jeans that I was wearing, to get rid of the blood. Then I noticed that the jeans that I was wearing, was the same as the one Nick wore at The Dal. I felt the anger rise in my body, as I began to walk away from the alley, and headed towards the campus. I knew what room he stayed, and he would definitely be tron into pieces this time.

"You are going to pay, you psychopath." I said as I walked. Then I heard someone scream.

"Hel-" I heard the voice again. I didn't recognize who it belonged to, but I knew that it was someone who needed help.

I began to jog to where the voice was coming from. The whole street was empty, which would make it easier for me to listen for any suspicious noises.

"Hello!?" I shouted, hoping that I would get a reply. "Hello!?" I shouted again, but still no reply. I waited for an answer, or any sound that would lead me to where the voice came from, but I got nothing but silence. I sighed and rubbed my head, it was probably just me hearing things. I began to head towards the campus when I heard some noises coming from an alley, just a few blocks away from where I stood. I jogged towards to that direction, hoping I would find someone.

When I reached the alley, my heart sank. The person to whom the voice belonged to was Lauren's. She was lying on the ground, unconscious. When I finally caught my breath, I looked up and saw the person that was standing beside her. It was me. A copy of me.

"Hey, psychopath!" I shouted, right before I grabbed her shoulders and pushed her down on the ground. Her eyes were glowing green, which confirmed that it was Nick.

"Hello, Bo. Glad to have you join us." She smirked. I shook my head as I tried to shake off the weirdness of the situation.

"What the hell do you think you are doing, Nick!?" I could feel the anger taking over me, but I tried to control it.

"What? I am just having a little bit of fun." She tried to push me away, but I pushed her right back down. "I've missed this, you haven't pinned me on the ground since that night at the bar." My features were now fading, and was replaced by Nick's face.

"Well I sure won't be doing what I did to you that night." I said before I punched him on the face. I then stood up and walked to where Lauren was lying, and knelt beside her. "Lauren? Lauren please wake up, it's me, Bo."

"She'll be fine." Nick said.

"What did you do to her!?" I stood up and grabbed him by his jacket, and pushed him against the wall.

"Damn! What the hell!? I was just having fun with the human."

"She has a name, and it's Lauren!" I hissed.

"My, my... I didn't know you cared to much about that trash, you hated being around human after that human that you almost killed, what happened?"

I could feel my eyes shifting to blue. "She is not a trash, you are!" I said angrily before I began to suck his chi out of him. I could feel him struggle as I focused on taking the life out of him. I was angry, and all I wanted to do was to make him suffer for whatever he did to Lauren. I knew I should stop, I knew that if I continued sucking his chi, I would end up killing him. But I didn't have control, my mind told me to stop, but my body wouldn't, I was hungry.

"Bo..." I heard someone whisper my name. At first I didn't recognize who it was. The succubus inside me has taken over. All I could think of was finishing what I have started. "Bo it's me, Lauren." The voice said softly. "Bo, you have to stop or you'll kill him."

"He wanted to hurt Lauren!" I hissed. "He could have killed her!"

"Bo, I'm fine, I'm okay. Look at me, Bo." I could feel a gentle hand on my shoulder, which made me turn my head around. "Bo, if you kill him now, you will regret it for the rest of your life. I don't want you to go through that misery." Her voice was soft and gentle, and her eyes was filled with worry. That was when I realized who it was standing in front of me. I dropped the person that I was feeding off on the floor, before I turned around to face the woman behind me.

"L- Lauren?" I whispered.

"Yes, it's me Bo. I'm okay." She smiled, though I could still see worry in her eyes. "You have to stop feeding off him, Bo otherwise you will regret it." She moved closer to me, and I panicked.

"Stay away from me. I- I could hurt you." I said as I took a step back away from her. I could still feel the hunger inside me, and I knew that I was not in full control of my body.

"You won't, Bo. I trust you." She gently said. I could see it in her eyes that she wasn't lying, she trusted me. I looked down on my arm where she placed her hand a while ago, she never let go of it. I shivered as I felt a warm sensation through my body, the feeling that I get every time I was close to her. She brought out the humanity that was inside me.

"I- I'm sorry...I didn't. It's all my fault, I shouldn't have left you- I should have-" I stammered, and before I knew it, I broke down in tears.

"Shhhh it's okay, Bo. It's not your fault, I'm alright, you came just in time." I calmed when she pulled me into a hug.

We stood there for a few minutes, but it felt like hours. Lauren didn't say anything, she just held me close while I cried out all of my emotions. I never cried in front of anyone like this before, not even to my parents, I didn't like showing my emotions in front of people, but for some reason, with Lauren it felt right.

Lauren

I stood there holding her close to me, as I let her cry it all out. I couldn't remember much of what happened before I passed out, all I remembered was crying for help. I was glad when I woke up and saw Bo, there was no other person I wanted to see at that moment other than her. It was weird because I barely knew her, but whenever I was around her, I felt safe.

I was still a little bit shaken of what happened, but I didn't want to break down right now, not when Bo needed me. I had to stay strong and show her that I was alright.

I looked down at her when she slowly pulled away from me. She wiped her tears away, and ran her fingers through her hair. She looked broken, and my heart sank.

"Sorry about that." She said, holding back the tears that was about to come out again.

"You don't have to be sorry about anything." I gave her a smile.

She nodded. I could see that she wasn't used to showing her emotions in front of people. "We should get back. I'll call Trick about what happen. He would take care of that asshole, so he'll be sent to jail." She said, and I simply nodded.

We were both silent as we walked back to the campus, probably because we didn't really know what to say to each other. When we reached inside our room, Bo took some clothes from her closet, and walked in the bathroom. I checked my phone as I waited for her to be done, and saw five missed calls from Kenzi, and ten text messages. I listened to the voice mail that she left, before reading through her messages.

"Hey Lauren, me and Hale are heading up in the Main Hall, you wanna come with?"

"Hey! It's me again, why aren't you answering me? Are you in your nerdy mode again? Last time you were, you didn't leave the house for days."

"Lauren, I am standing in front of your room, knocking on your door. Are you even inside? I've sent you five messages already."

"Lauren, I'm getting really worried. Where the hell are you? Your parents are going to make me as an experiment when I get home, I told them I'd take care of you. Please call me back when you get this."

"I broke in to your room, no one is inside. Where the hell are you!? I'm calling the police if you don't call me back in ten minutes."

I checked when the last voice mail was sent, and sighed in relief when I saw that it was sent five minutes ago. I wouldn't want any police to be involved in this one right now. I didn't go through Kenzi's messages, knowing what they were going to be. It only rang once, before she picked her phone up.

"Lauren!?"

"Hey, Kenz."

"Thank God!" I heard her breath out. "Where are you? Why weren't you answering any of my calls and messages?" She asked like a worried sister.

"It's a long story, Kenz. But I'll tell you all about it tomorrow...just not right now, I'm a bit exhausted." I replied.

"Do you want me to come over?" She asked worriedly.

I smiled. "No, it's okay, don't worry I'm fine. I'm back in my room. Promise I'll tell you all about it tomorrow."

She sighed. She knew that I wanted to be alone, and she granted my request. "Alright, tomorrow it is then. You just had me so worried! Never do that again, Lauren Lewis."

"I know, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you like that."

"You are safe now, which is good. I'll see you tomorrow then."

"See you. Good night, Kenz."

"Goodnight. Oh! And Laur"

"Yeah?"

"Happy Birthday!" She said in a cheerful voice.

I looked at the time and it was already midnight. "Thank you, Kenzi." I smiled.

"We will be celebrating tomorrow! Now get some beauty sleep, you are going to need it!"

I laughed a bit. "Okay, see you." I said, then we both ended the call. I nearly forgot that it was my birthday today, well...technically it would be in two hours, because that was the time that I was born, but still, it was today. I was pretty sure that whatever Kenzi had planned, involved alcohol, so I would definitely need some sleep.

I took a shirt and a sleeping shorts out of my closet, for me to change in after I took a shower. As if on cue, Bo walked out of the bathroom, dressed in her night wear. Her eyes were red and puffy, she looked at me in the eyes and smiled. She gestured towards the bathroom, telling me that she was done using it. I smiled back and walked inside.

I let some tears fall as I stood in the shower. I have been holding them back ever since I realized that the woman in the alley was not Bo. I closed my eyes and let the tears fall freely for a couple more minutes.

I turned off the shower and dried myself with the towel, then I put on my nightwear, brushed my teeth, then dried my hair. I looked at myself in the mirror, and saw that my eyes were a bit red, but not red enough for anyone to notice that I have been crying. I walked out of the bathroom and headed directly to my bed, without looking at Bo. I tucked myself in and closed my eyes.

"Are you alright?" I heard her whisper.

"Yes." I replied, without opening my eyes.

"I was afraid." I heard her say, after a few moments of silence. I still had my eyes closed as I waited for her to continue talking. "When I saw you on the ground...unconscious, I thought of the worst." She continued. "I thought I had lost you, and I felt like my whole world was falling apart. I couldn't let it happen, not again." I opened my eyes as I heard her last words. "I haven't talked to anyone about this for a long time-"

"Bo, you don't have to if you don't want." I knew that this was something personal, and hard for her to talk about. And I was sure that it had something to do with the last project that she was in.

"I know." She replied. I stared at the white ceiling on top of me as I listened to her talk. "But I just want you to know that, I almost lost someone who I ca- who was very close to me. And I promised myself after that day, that I wouldn't let it happen again." She sighed when she finished.

"I know." I said.

"What do you mean? How?" She asked. I glanced to where she was lying, she too was staring at the ceiling.

"Since the first day that we met. You were kind of...well arguing with the teacher, and I knew something was up. After a while I noticed how afraid you are of being- or should I say getting close to me, you clearly hate this project, but there were other reasons than that...Long story short, I picked up the pieces of the puzzle and placed them together."

She made a small laugh, which made me look at her. "Aunt Libri was right."

"About what?" I asked.

She turned to her side and looked at me. "You are smart." She smiled.

I raised my eyebrow. "So you didn't think that I was smart before?"

She gave another small laugh, which showed those beautiful dimples of hers. "Of course I did. I think that you are a genius, Lauren. She told me that I could talk to you, because you would listen and understand. And she was right." I smiled. "And I would like you to feel the same way too, I want to let you know that you can talk to me about everything."

I smiled. "I know."

"So...I'll ask you again, are you alright?" She asked as she looked at me in the eyes. Before I could answer, she talked again. "I heard you cry in the shower. The walls in this room aren't that thick." I closed my eyes as I tried to stop my tears from coming out again. "Might want to note that down, in case you get horny one of these days. Not that it would bother me or anything." She joked, which made me laugh.

"I'm- I'm a bit shaken about what happened." I finally admitted, when the laughter faded away. "I was scared, I was alone with- with that person, nobody was around, and I thought that I was-" I stopped as a tear escaped my eye. I took a deep breath and turned to my other side, facing the wall. "I'm better now, I will forget it in time." I whispered, then I closed my eyes.

I could hear the floor creek as I wiped my tears away. Then I felt Bo tuck herself in bed beside me. "Is it okay if I put my arms around you?" She asked. My heart was raising knowing how close we were to each other now. I wouldn't have allowed her to be this close to me, my feelings for her were getting stronger, and I couldn't allow it, the rules doesn't allow it. But the thought of her wrapping her arms around me gave me comfort, it made me feel safe. So I agreed.

"Yes." I whispered. I could feel her arm slowly wrapping around my stomach. Then she moved closer to me.

"It's okay. I am here. You are safe." She whispered, and it calmed me down.

I closed my eyes as silence filled the room, then I listened to both of our heartbeats until I fell asleep.

I hope u liked that. I will still be busy in the next few days, because exams sucks. But don't worry I will be updating as soon as I am done.