A/N: Again, I am so sorry for this being late. But work is crazy this month, particularly my night shifts. They are slaying me! Lol. I didn't wake up until two in the afternoon today!

Madness.

So, few things now.

I did say that when I started this story that it was going to be shorter than some of my other ones. So it will be wrapping up in a few more chapters. Also, I have two stories in the making. One being Breathe Again 2.0 and the other being the long awaited sequel to Break The Rules. They are coming along, but I need to get a few chapters written up first.

Also, I did mention on my Twitter that I am writing a new one shot. I had so much fun writing Love Me Harder. It's just something that has been going around in my head, and I need to get it out. Don't know the name of it yet, so bare with me.

Enjoy this one, :)

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Chapter 14: Fire With Fire

Clubhouse

Lauren had the world's most terrible headache. And ironically it wasn't from Bo's right hook, it was from the voices in her head. One of them was telling her something, and the other was telling her to do something else. She couldn't form a thought right now. She didn't know how Bo did it, but the succubus brought her back. She was finally in control again.

The blonde turned to Dorian, she had a feeling that he knew exactly what was going on. "What did Bianca do to me?" She asked.

"She fed you a strong tonic, designed to free any presence of darkness that you have repressed. And as it turned out, there was a lot pent up inside of you. It still remains within you now" Dorian could sense the struggle within her.

Bo frowned, she was confused by his words. "Wait, you said that if what I did broke through to her then the darkness would be gone" she didn't go through all of this just to lose now.

Dorian shook his head, "I said nothing of the sort. You may have pushed her darkness down some, but the tonic expanded what little dark essence that she already had. It will take time to fight, it will tear you apart if you let it. You can feel it now, can't you?" He approached the blonde.

Lauren nodded, holding her head in her hands. She wanted to leave, but then another part of her wanted to stay. She was being pulled from every side. "How do I get rid of it?" She asked.

"There is no getting rid of it. You will just have to manage it. I am impressed that you got this far" he said.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Bo asked.

The Warlock sighed, he was too exhausted for all of this. "There has never been anyone who has come back from ingesting the tonic…" He started but was stopped when Bo held up her hand with a frown.

"So then why did you give me that whole breaking through to her speech?" The succubus didn't understand any of this.

"… Because I had to give you some kind of hope, otherwise you wouldn't invite me inside this charming little house of yours. The love that you two share, must be strong enough to push through the darkness. Long enough to find Lauren's humanity" he had never seen anything like it.

Bo and Lauren looked at each other, they realised what he was trying to say. The blonde also noticed that when she was thinking about how much she loved Bo, the pain of being torn no longer bothered her. Why was that? "It's gone" she let out.

"What's gone?" The succubus didn't get it. She stood close to the blonde, looking at her worriedly.

"The pain…" Lauren touched her head, she looked away from Bo for a second. To find that her pain had returned, just as bad as before. "… Never mind, forget that I said anything" she moaned closing her eyes. That didn't last long.

Dorian noticed that, he stepped forward. "Look at her again..." he told Lauren. The blonde did as he said. Looking into the succubus' eyes. And just like that, the pain eased off again. "… Now breathe deeply, and focus all of your thoughts on her. Think of moments involving Bo that made you happy" he instructed moving closer to her.

Lauren did just that, thinking of all of the happier times that they had spent together. And there were many, when they would have their date nights, watch movies on the couch, cuddling, their amorous activities, those memories were on playback in her head.

She breathed in an out. In the time that it had taken her to do all of that, she found herself holding hands with Bo. And she felt a rush of warmth. She didn't know why, she just did.

"Now look back to me" he said.

Lauren turned to him, expecting to feel the aching sensation in her head. But it wasn't as bad as before, it was still there just no as severe. "I can still feel it, but it's manageable" she smiled.

"What did you just do?" Bo asked him. She didn't know what that was, all she did was stand there. She couldn't have done anything to help, could she?

"You are her anchor, it's your love and presence that fuels Lauren's soul. While the darkness may still be present, it's not enough to cast a shadow over her feelings. Especially her feelings for you. I must say, I have never seen anything like this in my life. And I have been around for a very long time" he chuckled.

"That's… A good thing, I guess" the blonde stuttered. She still had that annoying voice in the back of her head that was telling her that this was a load of crap. That Bo would end up hurting her again, breaking her heart like she always did. She shook her head, it was getting harder to push back.

Bo didn't like this, she couldn't let the love of her life fight this inner struggle for the rest of her life. She needed to fix this. "We can't let her stay like this, there has to be something that we can do. A spell, a potion, anything" she sighed.

Dorian shook his head, "The tonic that Bianca used was very complex, it's powerful. And it is created from a type of magic that I don't practice. No Warlock does" he didn't want to think about that, ever.

"Let me guess? No Warlock, except Bianca?" Bo scoffed.

"She learned it from our Father a long time ago. She would have had to have blessed the tonic, no one else has the amount of power that she does. The only true way to rid Lauren of this curse, would be to kill the person who gave the tonic its power. And that is Bianca. As much as I would love to, I don't possess the strength to kill her myself" he said.

Lauren figured that, but that also gave her an idea. "What if someone could kill her, someone with her warlock abilities? Would that be enough power?" She asked.

Bo whipped her head around to the blonde, she knew exactly what she was getting at. "I know what you're thinking Lauren, and the answer is no!" She made it clear.

And just like that, Lauren's anger rose. She had spent her whole life, taking orders from people. From Fae, no more. "You don't control me! So do me a favour and just back off!" She yelled. Her eyes were as black as night, causing Bo to step back.

The blonde shook her head, she couldn't believe that she just did that. "Bo…" She sighed. "… I didn't mean that, I'm so sorry" she ran a hand through her hair. She hated herself for that.

The succubus brought her into a hug, she knew that the blonde didn't mean it. But she also knew that she shouldn't have given her an order. She was just worried about her. "I know, I'm sorry too. It's okay" she whispered.

"May I interject?" Dorian asked, this was touching and all but he wasn't here to reunite a pair of forbidden lovers. "Even with your temporary abilities, you don't share Bianca's true power. Which stems from her succubus side, without that you wouldn't stand a chance. She is unlike anything on this earth" he explained.

"What about the linking ritual? If I went through with it, then I would share in every sliver of power that she has inside of her. Won't i?" Lauren asked, she still didn't really get it.

Dorian understood her train of thought, and he knew what she was willing to do. But clearly Bianca had left out a crucial piece of information when she explained what would happen to Lauren after the ritual. "You don't know do you?" He asked.

"Know what?" Bo didn't understand.

"The bonding ritual, will link you together in every sense of the word. Your life will be tied to hers, you would live as long as she would. If Bianca were to die while the two of you are still linked, then you would die too" he said.

Lauren really hated Bianca right now, she neglected to mention that to her. Probably because if she had told her, then the blonde wouldn't have gone through with it. "So we're back to square one. No plan, and no help" she sighed.

"Of course, if you did link with Bianca. Then that would be the easiest way for us to kill her" Dorian spoke up.

The succubus laughed, was this guy for real? "Yeah. And she also dies in the process. No way! It's not happening!" She shook her head.

"What if I told you that I could bring Lauren back once she was dead? Would you be willing to consider this plan then?" He asked. He had an idea, but it was a risky one.

Lauren was curious to know what he had in mind. "How would you do that?" She asked.

"I could place a protection spell on you, and your soul. I can make the changes to accommodate the linking spell. After Bianca dies, you will follow. But then in a couple of hours, you should come right back" he was saying it as if it wasn't a big deal at all.

"Should? That doesn't sound very reassuring to me!" Bo didn't like that at all.

"Protection spells are known to backfire, but it is the only way that this might work. I have been practising magic for a long time, and I have cast these type of spells before. Some have worked perfectly, and others have taken a different turn" he admitted. He wasn't going to lie, otherwise they wouldn't do it.

Lauren thought it over, she wanted to rid herself of this thing that was taking her over. But she couldn't do that until Bianca was dead. She had to do this. "Is there any other way?" She asked.

Dorian shook head, "I'm afraid not. No one said that this was going to be fair, but there is no other way".

Bo thought of something in that second, if Bianca could give Lauren temporary powers. Then surely Dorian could do the same for her. Meaning that then she and and Bianca would be evenly matched. "There is another way" she said.

"Do tell" he folded his arms.

"The whole reason that Bianca is so unbeatable is because she is also part succubus right? So what if you gave me your powers, just like Bianca did to Lauren? Then we will be even, I can kill her" to Bo it seemed like the perfect idea.

"Will that work?" Lauren turned to Dorian.

The Warlock thought it through, it was very risky. And he didn't really like the idea of giving up his powers. But if it was to end his horrible sister, then he was will to make a sacrifice. "It might, but you will need more power than I can give you…" He then looked to Lauren. And idea came to him. "… Perhaps I could take whatever power Bianca gave to you"

"Won't that be too much for her?" The blonde asked.

"Perhaps, but what is the alternative? You die, and I may not be able to revive your body. Or Bo here, takes the power of two Warlocks and fights Bianca until she is victorious? I will leave it to you to decide, I'll be downstairs" he turned around and walked out of the room. They needed time to think it over.

Lauren turned to Bo, she didn't want her to subject herself to that much power. Especially if it ended up going wrong. "You can't do this Bo, it's too much power for you to handle" she stressed.

"I have to do this Lauren, there is no way that I am letting you die just so that we can kill her. I may not have always put you first before, but I'm putting you first now. And I'm not taking the risk of losing you" Bo touched the blonde's face with a smile. She had learned her lesson the hard way, no more taking Lauren for granted.

"Bo, you know that I think you're powerful. Okay, I do. But Bianca is another league, I've seen what she can do. I watched her kill her Father, she made him bleed to death with a wave of her hand. You can't fight that!" Lauren sighed, she didn't want her to get hurt. Or worse, die.

The succubus held her face gently, "I can…" She nodded. "… I can fight her for you, and for us. She may be older, and more experienced. But I've got something that she doesn't, I have you. And I have Kenzi, Dyson, Tamsin and Trick. I have the strength of my family. And that's all that I'm gonna need" she kissed her softly.

Lauren pulled back with a laugh, the brunette had touched her bruise and it was killing her. "Ow! I totally forgot that was there" she chuckled.

"I'm really sorry about that. I hate myself for laying a hand on you, I just didn't know what to do" the succubus would always carry that with her.

The doctor shook her head. She understood, and she was fine with it. Well, her good side was. Her Dark side, wanted revenge. But she was pushing it down as far as she could. "I get it, I was being unreasonable. I can't believe that I threw Kenzi across the room, is she okay?" She asked.

"Yeah. She's fine. Just a little… Unconscious. She'll get over it" Bo smiled. She knew that Kenzi wouldn't be too mad, everyone knew that Lauren wasn't herself at the time.

"About me and Bianca…" Lauren needed to get this out because it was only going to cause them problems later.

Bo groaned shaking her head. "You really don't need to say anything" she didn't want to hear the details.

"… Actually, I do. I'm sorry that you found out, but I'm not sorry that it happened. She painted a really pretty picture of what my life could have been like if I chose her. And I liked it, I'm not going to lie because it's the lies that tore us apart in the first place. Did I like her? Yes, but I don't love her. And I never will. Sleeping with her, was more of a distraction than anything" she explained.

She felt ten pounds lighter after getting that out.

"It's okay, I mean I was heart broken at first. Obviously. But now I know how you felt when I slept with Dyson while we were together. And I am so sorry, for putting your through that kind of pain. You didn't deserve it Lauren. I hope that you can forgive me for it" the brunette had to get that out.

This whole experience, had let her walk a mile in Lauren's shoes. And to be perfectly honest. It sucked, it sucked big time. But she now had a good understanding about what Lauren wanted, and more importantly what she needed and deserved. Bo had some serious making up to do.

Lauren was about to say something, when she felt something stir inside of her. She closed her eyes, breathing through it deeply. "Sorry… I have no problem accepting your apology, it's just that the other part of me doesn't really believe you" she was just being honest.

Bo expected that much, she took it with a pinch of salt and a smile. "Then I will just have to prove it to both of you" she referred to the blonde's darker side. It was weird to think that she had one, because Lauren was probably the most kindest person that she had ever known. She was a Doctor for god's sake, she dedicated her life to healing people.

"Are you sure that you want to do this?" Lauren asked her. This was such an important decision to make.

The brunette nodded. "One hundred percent sure. It's time for Bianca to go back to Hell, where she belong" she took the blonde's hand and led her downstairs.

Downstairs

As soon as they got downstairs, Lauren's other side came alive. Looking at Dyson and Tamsin just reminded her of how much they had hurt her and belittled her over the years. She couldn't push it back. Dyson was starting to approach her, obviously to say something but she really hoped that he would stay away from her.

"It's good to have you back Lauren" he smiled going to tap her arm gently.

She slapped it away with a scoff. "Spare me wolfboy! You can't wait for me to croak it!" She blurted out. No one could believe what she just said, Dorian and Tamsin were the only ones that were laughing.

Lauren set her sights on Tamsin, giving her a dark scowl. "What are you laughing at?! You're no better than him, in fact you're worse. You went out of your way to break a couple up!" Her eyes turned black again.

Tamsin couldn't even speak to defend herself, because she was now choking. Lauren was using her Warlock abilities to suffocate her. Bo rushed over, "Lauren! Stop it! This isn't you" she touched her arm gently.

The blonde shook her head, the rage was fading. Her eyes returned to normal, and Tamsin began to breathe normally again looking at the doctor in terror. "Tamsin, I'm sorry. I didn't mean that, I can't be down here…" She ran upstairs, everyone was safer if she wasn't around them.

"Lauren, wait…" The succubus tried to go after her, but Dorian pulled her back.

"Leave her be, all of this is hard on her. She is fighting a fierce battle than none of us can comprehend. Give her time" he could tell that it was eating away at her, but it was something that was going to keep happening until Bianca was dead.

Tamsin coughed, rubbing her neck. "What the hell was she talking about? I never did anything to her!" She didn't understand why Lauren was trying to kill her. Was she crazy?

"Yes you did! You told her about about what happened between us in Brazenwood, and then you threw it in her face!" Bo was still pissed about that, it was Tamsin's fault that Lauren wanted that stupid break. But she realised that she should have been the one to tell her.

The blonde didn't know what was he was talking about at first, then she remembered. Being reborn had messed her memories up. She had to get a strand of hair from Lauren for Massimo's potion. "I had to get her hair from her for the Druid potion that sent you the Death Train" she answered.

"That had nothing to do with what happened between us in Brazenwood. And you know it! Why did you tell her?" Bo wanted to know.

The Valkyrie shrugged, "I don't know, I just did…" she didn't have a good reason. She had a little crush on Bo at the time. Which probably made it worse. "… But I really am sorry Bo" she nodded.

"I know you are, but I'm still pissed at you. I should have been the one to tell her, but you beat me to it" the succubus said.

"You were never going to tell her Bo, and you know that" Tamsin wasn't taking all the blame. Yes, she kissed Bo and then rubbed it in Lauren's face. But Bo didn't stop the kiss, and she sure as hell had no intention of coming clean to Lauren about it.

The brunette had no comeback to that, because the truth was that Tamsin was dead right. "You're right, I wasn't. Look, we can worry about this later. Right now, we have a Dark Queen to kill" she didn't have time for arguing.

"Kill? What do you mean? How are we going to kill someone as powerful as her?" Dyson asked.

"You're not, I am. Dorian is going to loan me his powers, along with whatever kind of power that is running around inside of Lauren. Making me and Bianca equal, then I'm gonna put her down. Like the animal that she is" the brunette really hated her, she had made Lauren into something that the blonde didn't ask for.

Tamsin stepped forward. "Uh, aren't you forgetting one crucial detail? Bianca has two thousand years of experience on you. What makes you think that you're going to be able to beat her?" She asked. It just didn't seem possible to her.

"That's where I come in. With my guidance Bo will become quite the opponent. My sister won't see it coming" Dorian didn't want to be without his powers, but this was the only way that Bianca could be killed.

"We're just supposed to believe that you'll come through for us and help her kill your own sister, she's your family. Why do you hate her so much?" Tamsin asked, she didn't buy it. Who would want to kill their own sister?

Dorian didn't have to explain himself to anyone, but he could see that Bo's friends needed a little reassurance. "She stopped being my sister, when she murdered my Father. I loved him and she took him from me" he stared into Tamsin's eyes. Whether his Father loved him back or not wasn't important to him.

"Okay, how does this whole 'Power Swap' thing work?" Bo asked, she needed to do this as soon as possible.

"You, Lauren and myself with join hands. I'll whisper a few chants, and presto. My powers will flow through me and into you, and the same goes for Lauren too. So if you fetch her we can get started" Dorian nodded to the stairs.

Bo nodded, then she realised. Dyson and Tamsin were a trigger for the blonde evil side, she didn't want a repeat of that. She turned to her friends. "I think that it's best that you guys stay away from Lauren, and by that I mean out of her sights. Just until this is all over at least" she said.

"Yeah, you're right. We'll stay in Kenzi's room, I wanted to check on her anyway…" Dyson grabbed Tamsin's arm and pulled her upstairs.

After they left, Bo ran up stairs to get Lauren. Once they were downstairs, the two women joined hands along with Dorian. Who's eyes were now black as he began to chant.

Once this was done, Bianca was in for one hell of a fight.

Bianca's Manor

The Queen sat at her throne, going over all of the ways that she could kill Bo when she finally got through the protection charms surrounding the young succubus' house. She could do what she did to her Father, there was a slit to the throat, pull her heart out, decapitation. So many possibilities.

She had Leon hard at work trying to find a solution, but he was having trouble so far. The whole point of protection talismans, were to offer protection from a Warlock. But they had been spelled by magic, which meant that they could be manipulated. It would just take time.

Suddenly, the succubus took a sharp intake of breath. She was feeling something unsettling. Something unnatural. Getting up off of her chair, she walked into the middle of the room and closed her eyes.

Magic, a lot of it. Was being used at this precise moment.

She opened her eyes when she heard footsteps approach her. It was Leon, he looked panicked. "You feel it too?" She guessed. As practitioners of the Dark arts, they could always sense when a large amount was being used.

Leon nodded. "Someone is using, and by the reading that I'm getting. It's a very powerful spell. One that only a high level Warlock would be able to perform" he had a person in mind, and by the look on his sister's face. She was thinking the same thing.

Bianca didn't say anything, she just closed her eyes. Trying to sense Dorian's location. Something was wrong, she couldn't find him. The only way that he would be able to hide from her is if he had cloaked himself. Now why would he want to do that?

"I am unable to find our beloved Brother. Do you find that odd?" She asked.

"Very…" Leon sighed, why would Dorian need to cloak himself. Unless he hadn't cloaked himself at all, maybe he was the one doing the spell that they were sensing. "… Perhaps he is now working with Bo and her friends. I never thought that his hatred of you ran that deep. For him to betray us both" he didn't expect this at all.

Bianca shrugged. She didn't care how much he hated her, the feeling was mutual. "No matter, there is nothing that he could possibly do that could effect me. What will he do for Bo? Whatever information that she learns of me, it won't be enough to defeat me" she was sure of that.

Clubhouse

Dorian kept his head bowed, whispering his magical chant. Bo and Lauren were looking at each other, not knowing what was going on. Or if this thing was even working. They didn't feel any different.

Suddenly, Lauren gasped. She looked down, seeing a ominous black shadow flow through her. It travelled underneath her skin, moving to her hand and then transferring itself into Bo's hand that she was currently holding. She couldn't feel the power any more, it was gone.

The succubus had her eyes closed as she felt the power course through her, not just from Lauren but from Dorian too. His was a lot. It flowed through her. Once she felt it stop, she let go of their hands. Keeping her eyes closed.

Dorian needed to test it, he reached his hand out. Trying to will the couch to move, but it didn't work. He had no power.

"Does that mean that it worked?" Lauren asked.

He nodded. "It worked alright…. I'm mortal"

They both turned to the brunette to their side. Seeing that her eyes were still closed, but she was smirking. "Bo? Are you okay?" The blonde really hoped that she was okay after that transfer.

Bo felt amazing, she had never felt so much power in all of her life. But she couldn't let it go to her head. Opening her eyes, she settled them on Lauren. Noticing that the blonde was looking at her with her own mouth hung open in shock. "What?" She asked.

"Your eyes" Lauren let out. She couldn't believe what she was seeing right now.

The brunette pulled her phone out of her pocket, bringing her screen up to her face. Seeing end reflection, she couldn't believe it either. Her eyes were blue like normal, but they were also black like a Warlock. It kind of looked like the way Dyson looked when he shifted. Except his were yellow and black.

"Is this normal?" She turned to Dorian.

He shrugged with a sigh. "I've never seen Bianca make her eyes look like that, I wonder what the difference is with you" he said quietly. It was puzzling to say the least. But it was a discussion for another time.

"How do you feel?" Lauren asked.

Bo smiled, "In a word? Amazing! So, let's start with the Hogwarts training. Because I have a Queen to kill" she smirked.

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A/N: Stopping here, don't want to over write. Remember to leave me a review and thanks for reading. I hope to get the next update done sooner than this one. But with my work schedule it's really out of my control. Much love xoxo