A/N: Hello, sorry this one is a little late. But it's here now, that's what matters. Just to let you guys know, as per request I am working on an all Human story. Never done one, so it might take me a while to try and come up with something that's non supernatural. Haha.

But I'll get there.

Also, working on another story. That will be very different from any of the others, I know I say that all of the time. But it's actually true this time. Anyway, that will be posted soon. I want to finish these three first.

This is a bit of a filler chapter, so I hope you guys like it.

Enjoy x

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Chapter 21: Best Laid Plans

Elijah's Residence (Lauren's Bedroom)

After speaking with Elijah and Aurora, Bo went back to Lauren's room per her Girlfriend's request for them to have a talk. She didn't need to be a mind reader to know what Lauren wanted to talk to her about.

They entered the room in silence, with Lauren walking somewhat wobbly in front of her. Bo and offered to help her make the way, but Lauren insisted that she was fine and that she could make it on her own. Who was Bo to argue with that?

Bo closed the doors behind her while Lauren walked further into the bedroom. She turned around seeing her Girlfriend standing by the large window beside the bed. "Let me guess? You're mad?" She folded her arms, waiting for Lauren's answer.

But all Lauren could do was laugh, she laughed and then laughed some more. All the while still looking out of the window, and up into the pink sky above. "It wouldn't matter even if I was, you'd still go through with this. Wouldn't you?" She finally turned her head.

"Yes" Bo answered honestly.

Lauren nodded her head, turning back to the sky. Seeing the swirls of orange and yellow surround the pink clouds, made her feel at peace. This was why she loved coming up here, to get away from things. But this, their situation.

Was something that she couldn't outrun.

Not for a second.

"I love you…" She exhaled. "… I love you so much, that sometimes it hurts. And I know how that sounds, but there's no other way for me to describe it. Loving you, hurts…" She looked at her, then stepped closer until she was inches away. "… But losing you…" She shook her head, unable to finish her words.

Bo held her face with a sigh, she understood now. "You're no gonna lose me, okay? Ever…" She made it clear to her. "… I promise" she leaned into her, taking a second to just stand still.

Lauren laughed again, she couldn't help it. "That's all we seem to do these days, isn't it?" She pulled back. "We make promises. Hoping that everything will be fine, but it never is" she said.

"Maybe not. But answer me this…" Bo stood straight, "… Have I ever broken a promise to you?" She asked.

Come to think of it, No. Bo has never broken a single one of her promises to Lauren, she had kept every one. She's even gone to extreme lengths to make sure that she kept them. So Lauren's answer was easy. "No"

Bo smiled, "Then there you go, proof that you're not gonna lose me. I've promised, and I'll find myself six feet under before I ever break it"

"That's not funny" Lauren said.

"I'm not laughing…" Bo kissed her softly, letting it linger. "… I want a life with you, and a future. And until Mason's gone, we can't have that. I've gotta do this Lauren, I have to stop him" she held her gaze.

Lauren reached up, wrapping her fingers around Bo's wrists. "I know. But it doesn't mean that I have to like it. Do you think you'll be able to get close enough for the bracelet to work?" She just wanted to go over it again.

Bo shrugged. "I dunno, but I gotta try..." She sighed, lifting Lauren's chin to look at her. Her Girlfriend was on the verge of tears, Bo could see it. "… It's hurts to love you too you know" she said.

"It does?" Lauren furrowed her eyebrows. She thought that it was just her that was feeling this way.

Smiling, Bo nodded. "In the best way possible. What we have isn't the same as Human love, ours is so much bigger than that. I can't describe it either but, it's like without you…" She looked into her eyes. "… Nothing makes sense, I can't think and I can't act"

"Isn't that a bad thing though?" Lauren thought. If they felt this way while they were around each other, what would happen if they lost each other?

Bo shook her head. "Not to me…" She was sure. "… I mean, we've had our problems. But, it's never anything that we can't come back from. What we have is too important…" She kissed her one last time, breathing her in as she did. "… I'll come back, I promise"

Lauren kept her eyes closed as she heard Bo's whisper. "That won't mean anything to me until you live up to it" She didn't mean that to sound cold, it was just how she felt. And one thing that she and Bo agreed upon was honesty throughout their relationship.

That only made Bo smile, only Lauren could say something like that. She didn't take offence, if anything it made her want to come back that much sooner. "I will…" She leaned into her, taking a moment to breathe. "… I love you" The words rolled off of her tongue.

"I love you too"Lauren replied.

Pressing one last kiss to her Girlfriend's forehead, Bo made her way out of the room. Since Lauren wasn't okay with it, she wasn't going to ask her Girlfriend to send her home. She walked away from the room, fighting her tears.

Every time she left Lauren, it felt like she lost a piece of her soul. And it killed her each time, but this was something that she had to do. Because once it was done and Mason was finally gone, she'd never have to worry about leaving Lauren ever again.

She made her way back into Elijah's residence, seeing him still talking with Aurora who had Paige at her side. They were deep in conversation, so she waved Paige over to her. "What're they talking about?" She asked her.

"Nothing" Paige smiled simply.

Her smile was enough to give Bo her answer. "They're talking about me, aren't they?" She looked at her, seeing the Angel nod. "Your Boss, doesn't like me. That much I can tell" she sighed, it came with the territory when she was up here.

"It's not you, really. It's Mason, Aurora had major beef with him. I don't know what it entails or why she hates him so much. But I'm guessing that it has something to with why he was banished" Paige was in the dark as much as Bo was.

"You mean the Massacre?" Even saying the words made Bo hate Mason all the more, how could anyone do something that evil? It disgusted her.

Paige nodded. "Maybe she knew one of the victims, I don't really feel like asking her. I mean, I'm her favourite and everything. But when she gets mad…" She shivered. "… She scares the hell outta me" she whispered close to Bo's ear.

Bo could see that, Aurora oozed confidence and authority. She didn't have to imagine what it would be like if the Elder for mad. She and Paige continued to talk for a bit longer, then were interrupted by both Elijah and Aurora. "Sorry to keep you waiting" he said.

"It's okay, are we all set for this?" Bo asked.

Aurora stepped forward. "You seem awfully eager to attack your own Father, why is that?" She couldn't help but wonder.

"He's not my Father…" Bo addressed her. "… I've done just fine without him in my life, so I can't say that I'll miss him. He's a monster, and I'm gonna be the one to stop him" she said.

"Bravery, will only get you so far" Aurora revealed a smirk, she liked the way that this girl spoke. With such fearlessness.

Bo knew what she was doing, she was trying to intimidate her. But it wasn't going to work, not this time. "And then my hatred will see me through the rest of the way" she replied.

Elijah had seen enough, she stepped in front of Aurora. "You said that you hadn't had time to dispose of the bracelet. Where is it now?" He asked Bo. That bracelet was the only weapon that they had to use against Mason.

"At my Loft, back in New York" Bo answered with a sigh.

They all knew what this meant, if Bo left here and went anywhere else besides the Light Fae Compound. Mason would be able to track her down, she wanted to see him anyway. But on her own terms. But it all depended on how impatient Mason was.

Paige could see them struggling to come up with a solution, so she offered one of her own. "I can go with her, to retrieve it. If I'm permitted, that is?" She looked to her Commanding Officer.

Aurora smiled at Paige, halfheartedly. "Paige, while I think that you're a fine soldier. And definitely the strongest out of all of my recruits, if Mason attacks. You won't be able to fight him, he is too powerful" she admired Paige's courage. It was one of the reasons that she favoured her.

"With all due respect, Ma'am. You trained us, so that we could adapt to all situations. You've taught me how to harness my inner power, even if I can't beat him. I'd make sure that he got one hell of a fight" Paige wasn't a wuss, she didn't run away from a fight.

"And this…" Aurora moved closer to her, touching her face with a smile. "… Is why you're my favourite soldier. You're the only one who earns my respect" she was proud of her.

Paige also smiled. "Permission to escort Bo, Ma'am" she asked again.

Aurora nodded. "Granted"

Elijah turned to both of the young girls, "Go there, retrieve it and then come straight back here. The longer that you are exposed, the quicker chance that he has of finding you" he told Bo.

"I know, we'll be quick" Bo knew where the bracelet was, so she wouldn't be long grabbing it. Everything was going to be fine, she just had to keep telling herself that. Paige and Bo backed up, hand in hand. Then disappeared before their eyes.

Elijah turned to Aurora. "Gather the rest of your army…" He said. "… If this plan should fail, we will have to resort to what we discussed. No more Angels will die for Mason's gain, this ends now. With, or without Bo" at the end of the day, his people came first.

But that didn't meant that he wasn't holding out hope for Bo's plan to work. She had impressed him, with her bravery, and her determination. And he honestly did, sort of cared for her. He knew that if Lauren lost her, then he would lose Lauren.

Forever.

Bo's Loft (New York)

Paige and Bo touched down in the living room or Bo's lofts, seeing that the place was a mess. Bo stepped forward, seeing beer cans all over he kitchen table and the rest of the counters. Did Lucas seriously throw a party without telling her?

"Ughh, I'm gonna kill him!" She ran to the hallway, going straight for Lucas' door. "Get out here Luke! Now!" She banged on the door. All she heard was a ruffling noise from her end of the door.

The door opened a little, with Lucas on the other side. "Bo, hey…" He only had the door open a crack, so that he was hiding his nakedness. "… What're you doing here?" He asked.

Bo just friend at him. "Is that a joke? This is my place! Get some clothes on, and then get out here! I'm serious!" She wasn't playing around with hike anymore.

"Sure, you got it. I'll be out in five" he knew that was in major trouble. So he just closed the door and went to do what Bo asked.

Turning around, Bo crossed the hallways and entered her bedroom. She remembered leaving the bracelet in her duffle bag. She rummaged around in her closet, searching for it. To be honest, she wasn't the most organised person. And it was a good thing that Lauren never went in this closet, otherwise she would have an aneurysm.

Paige was still laughing at the little tiff that she just witnessed. But they were here to do something, and they didn't have a lot of time. "Found what you're looking for?" She leaned against the doorframe, watching Bo move things around.

"Not yet, but it's in here. I swear, everything's just a little scattered around" Bo started picking things up and throwing them behind he. She needed things out of the way.

Stepping inside of the room, Paige peered her head into the closet. "Holy crap!" She saw the mountain of clothes that Bo was sorting through. "You should show this to Lauren, she'll make it her mission to clean it up" she let out a chuckle.

Bo shook her head, but still kept searching. "I know she will, but then she'll also lecture me on the importance of organisation. I love her with all of my heart, but I just don't have the energy for that kind of talk" she loved Lauren, quirks and all.

"That's true" Paige could vouch for that. Suddenly, she heard movement behind her. Thinking that it was danger, she spun around with her Iron dagger in hand. Ready to strike.

Lucas held up his hands, almost soiling himself. "Jesus! Watch where you point that thing!" He would love to know what he'd done to this chick.

Paige lowered her hand, sheathing her weapon. "Sorry. There's a threat looming, can't be too careful…" she apologised. This guy looked familiar to her, but she couldn't put her finger on it. "… Do I know you?" She asked.

"Nope, sorry. But you're in the Core, right?" He pointed at her emblem, and watched he nod. "That's cool, my brother's a Soldier too. Frederick Montgomery, you know him?" He wondered.

The Core was big, but fortunately for Paige it wasn't that big. And now she knew why he looked so familiar, him and his brother looked a lot alike. "Rick? Yeah, he's a good guy" she could relax now.

"Yeah he is, don't tell him that I think so though. Gotta keep my bad boy cred" Lucas laughed.

In the meantime, Bo had found the bracelet. She got up, walking towards the two Angels. Then she set her eyes on Lucas. "You…" She spoke in anger. "… I trusted you to be alone in my house. And this is what you do, trash it?" She wasn't pleased.

"I didn't trash it, and I didn't throw a party either if that's what you're thinking. To be honest, I've been really swamped with school work. And I was gonna clean the place up, I swear" Lucas started to defend himself.

But Bo wasn't buying it, "Then why didn't you? You've had all this time" she'd been away from the loft for almost a week. With everything that's been going on, she hadn't had time to come home. Or think about school.

Lucas smiled sheepishly. "That's the thing, I meant to clean the place up today. But then I met Nancy—"

"Who the hell is Nancy?!" Bo hated being given excuses. That was one of her pet peeves.

"My friend, the one that just left. We were having some fun, look…" he sighed, stepping forward. "… I'm sorry, okay? I crossed the line, you're the only one who gave me a room when I got kicked out of my dorm. I'm really sorry Bo" he was sincere.

Bo exhaled, she had apologised. And to be honest she had bigger things to worry about now, so she just smiled. "It's okay Luke, I'm sorry for yelling. There's just a lot of stuff going on right now. Just do me a favour, and clean up" she said.

Lucas nodded with a thumbs up, "You got it! I'll get started right now. Are you okay though? I mean, I haven't heard from you for like a week. Plus, you've got a security detail" he looked at Paige.

"Yeah, well. Like I said, we've got stuff going on. Speaking of which, we should probably get going" Bo turned to Paige, holding up a small box. She couldn't hold the bracelet herself, otherwise any Angel that she came into contact with would be hexed.

She didn't want a repeat of that nightmare.

Paige nodded. "Yeah, let's go" she held out her hand for Bo to take. Bo waved one final goodbye to Lucas, then took Paige's hand and vanished.

Elijah's Residence (Damon's Bedroom)

With Bo off doing her own thing, there wasn't much for Lauren to do. So she decided to sit with her Father, and wait for him to wake up. Tamsin and Lenore had gone back down to earth to collect some of Damon's things to make him more comfortable.

Lauren wanted to try and heal him again, but she just wasn't strong enough yet. She was siting at her Father's bedside, when she heard him start to stir. Looking up, she saw that he was opening his eyes. "Dad? Can you hear me?" She leaned forward.

Damon settled his eyes on his daughter, remembering everything that's happened. "You…" He coughed. "… You, saved me" he reached his shaking hand out, resting it on her cheek.

She smiled, with tears rolling down her face while holding his hand. "You've saved me countless times, I was just returning the favour…" She could see that he was struggling to speak, and she knew why. Letting go of his hand, she quickly fetched a glass of water.

Holding the glass to his mouth so that he could drink. "… Better?" She asked.

He nodded, making sure to finish every last drop. Then pulled back, taking a breath. "Much, thank you…" He laid back onto his pillow, he was weak and injured. But that didn't stop him from sensing his daughter's fear. "… What frightens you?"

Lauren laughed, she should've seen that coming. "You don't miss a thing, do you?" She shook her head, chuckling. "It's Bo, she's got this new master plan to take out Mason. And I don't know how to feel about it" she needed someone to talk to about this.

Her Father was always a great listener.

Damon didn't think that Bo would have a plan, or at least have the guts to execute it. But he was impressed. "You're worried about her, that's to be expected when you love someone as fiercely as you two do. Does she believe that her plan will work?" He asked.

"She's confident about it, if that's what you mean" Lauren sat down beside him again, placing the now refilled glass of water by her side in case he needed more.

"Being confident, and being sure are two different things. Is she sure?" He asked again.

Lauren just thought back to what she and Bo spoke about earlier. She asked her Girlfriend if she would be able to succeed, and Bo told her that she had to try. Even if she failed. "Honestly? I don't know…" She sighed. "… But she's hopeful, that's gotta count for something right?"

Damon looked at her, "Perhaps. May I ask what her grand plan is?" He had been out of sorts for the last couple of hours, and clearly things hadn't stopped while he was sleeping.

"The bracelet that Mason cursed so that I would get hexed, Bo wants to use it on him. It won't kill him, but when he starts to suffer from the effects of the hex then Grandpa wants to lock him up in the Cells forever" Lauren explained it.

That was a good plan, even Damon could admit that. He didn't give Bo enough credit sometimes. She had a good head on her shoulders. "That may work, but she would have to get close to him to use it. That's why you're worried, because she has to return to him?"

Lauren nodded, "I can't lose her, Dad…" She sighed. "… I don't think I'll be able to live in this world, without her in it" she was just speaking from her heart. She had responsibilities, as a Daughter, as a Sister, a Granddaughter and as a Matriarch.

But none of that mattered if she didn't have Bo by her side.

"It's times like these, that you remind me of your Mother…" He smiled at her, "… Your birth Mother, my beloved Sister. She knew what she wanted, and she wasn't afraid to fight for it either" he said.

Lauren liked hearing that, but she didn't know where he was going with this. "What're you saying?" She frowned.

Damon tried his best to sit up, but was failing miserably. "If you wish to fight, either for or with Bo. Then you must do it. To lose someone you love is never easy, and you…" He grabbed her hand. "… My darling daughter, you love with every fibre of your being" he smiled.

"Doesn't that make me vulnerable?" She didn't know what was so great about that.

He shook his head. "No, it makes you strong…" He said. "… Love, forms you Lauren. It's not just something that you do, it's who you are. Use it, unite with Bo. I see it now, what my Father has been trying to make me understand" He'd had an epiphany.

But Lauren was just lost. "What?" She asked.

"The love that you share, it's your power. Embrace it together, and no one will be able to stand against you. Not even someone as evil as Mason Erikson" he said.

"How can you be so sure?" She watched him stare at her, and it was kind of creeping her out. She wondered what this poison inside of him was doing to his brain.

He leaned forward, staring into her eyes. "Because, I believe…" He whispered, winking at her. "… Now go to her, before it's too late" he said.

In that moment, Lauren's mind was made up. Her Father was right, she and Bo were always stronger together than they were apart. She nodded, leaning forward to kiss his cheek. "Thanks Dad" she smiled, then ran out of the room.

Throne Room

Bo was in the middle of showing Elijah the bracelet that Mason had given her, but she kept it in the box. It only worked if she was wearing it, but she wasn't going to take any chances. The last thing they needed was for someone to get hexed.

"Do you know what the writing means?" Bo had always wondered, ever since she received it. The language was something that she'd never seen before. So she figured that it had to be an Angel thing.

Elijah looked over the bracelet, he remembered this language. They didn't use it much anymore, but he'd been around a long time. "It's not a word, per se. Hundreds of Angels had these when they were first made, it was meant to be a symbol of protection" he said.

Bo just laughed, that had to be a joke. "Protection? Only he would manipulate something meant to make someone feel safe. Well, this time it will be protecting me. By cursing him into a miserable existence. Once he's been hexed, what'd we do then?" She asked.

"When Lauren was effected by the hex, it took a few hours for her to become unstable. Given Mason's power and strength, his distraction will take longer. We will need to wait" Elijah knew that even though Lauren was strong, Mason was older and that made him stronger.

"There's just one problem…" She turned to Elijah, looking serious. "… He's put some kind of spell over his compound. The last time I was there, I couldn't call for Paige to come and get me" she said.

That was a problem.

Elijah sighed, "Maybe with enough power, we could breach his defences" He thought it over for a second. Lauren had power by herself, but she still shouldn't have been able to break that boundary spell. But she did, by embracing every bit of her power.

"Maybe I can help with that"

They both turned around to see Lauren standing in the doorway, she was looking better than earlier and yesterday. But Bo knew that last time wasn't good for Lauren, and she didn't want her going into yet another coma. "Lauren, no" she shook her head.

Lauren walked towards them. "Bo, I would do anything for you. But I wont hide away for you while you go off and deal with everything. So please don't ask me to" she meant that with all the love in the heart.

Elijah couldn't help his smirk, he didn't expect this. But he was glad that she was finally back to her normal self. "You look well child…" He smiled at her. "… Are you feeling better?" He asked, making sure.

"I'm not one hundred percent, to be honest. But I'm better than yesterday, much better. And I can't just continue to stand back and watch everyone that I love put their lives on the line. This is my fight too" she said.

Bo wasn't happy with this, but she had to admit. That she immediately felt stronger and more confident having Lauren next to her. It was like her doubts had faded away. But she still needed to clear a few things up. "Can we talk? For a second?" She asked her Girlfriend.

To save them from walking away, Elijah decided to remove himself instead. "Please, stay here. I must speak with Aurora anyway" he walked away, leaving them in peace.

"So, why the change of heart?" Bo looked at her Girlfriend, she didn't know how Lauren could go from being terrified this morning, to now being ready for anything.

Lauren smiled, thinking about the conversation with her Father. "I talked to my Dad, about everything that's going on. And he gave me some really good advice"

Bo frowned. "Advice? What kind of advice?" Nearly every time that Damon had given Lauren advice, it was never what she wanted to hear. And it definitely never made her smile like this.

"He told me that I should support you in this, in your plan to take Mason down. And that if we're together, that we can face anything" Lauren said.

This just confused Bo even more, she was under the impression that Damon hated her. And now he was defending her? This had to be a joke, right? "He said that?" She watched her Girlfriend nod. "So, does he like me now or something?" She didn't believe it.

Lauren chuckled. "I dunno, but it seems that his accident has made him see things in a new light. And you, my love are one of those things…" She smiled, taking her hands in her own. "… Look, I'm here for you. Whatever you need to do, I'm on board. Mason can't break us if we stick together"

Bo loved that, and she loved her. "I hope you're right" she leaned in for a chaste kiss. Knowing that her Girlfriend was on board now, meant everything to Bo. Because now she didn't have to worry about her while she was gone.

"So, now that I'm in. Why don't you bring me up to speed on your master plan?" Lauren wanted to be all caught up.

"Okay…" Bo nodded, smiling. "… Let's go find Elijah" she held Lauren's hand and led her over to the direction that Elijah walked off in. With everyone on this now, they had an advantage.

But even though they felt confident, they didn't know if Mason had any of his own tricks up his sleeves.

But they would soon find out.

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A/N: Aw, don't you just love it when they make up? Because I do! Hope you guys liked this one, like I said it was just a bit of a filler chapter. But I still think it needed to be written, it has meaning. So let me know what you thought, and leave me tons of reviews. Much love xoxo