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Chapter Seven:

"What the f…." shouted Vex as he swung open the door to his mansion. Before he could get the words out a sword was suddenly swung underneath his chin with deadly precision.

"Well 'ello to you too Succubus" said Vex feeling even more annoyed now if that was possible.

Not only had he been interrupted from finally getting the little human he had been dreaming about for months now into his bed, but he was being held at knife point by an enemy which just reminded him about his lost powers and how much he missed them.

"Cut the flirting Vex, I'm here to make sure Kenzi is in one piece and to take her home with me" said Bo moving the sword tip down until it was just hovering over his heart.

"That won't be necessary because she was planning on staying and having breakfast" lied Vex.

Although he reasoned with himself it was not a complete fabrication. After all Kenzi would be staying whether she liked it or not.

He was more than eager to pick up where they left off and if waffles got the mood back then he could make waffles.

"Oh really? Well we'll just ask Kenzi that" said Bo pushing past him to take a walk around his hall.

"Like what you see?" seethed Vex wishing he had his powers.

"Well it's better than the last time I was here that's for sure" smirked Bo remembering the day they had come to save him from the dominatrix killer.

Vex rolled his eyes as he leaned back against his door wondering if he should go up and tell Kenzi Bo was here and also warn her she was not going anywhere with her until she returned to his bed so he could try and get her out of his system.

He could not stop thinking about how she had felt underneath him, how her little moans and gasps had affected him more than anything else had in decades.

Trying to turn down his heated thoughts lest they start becoming obvious to the succubus via his trousers he listened as he heard Kenzi's footsteps coming from his room.

"Bo, hey what are you doing here?" asked Kenzi generally surprised to see her friend had shown up.

Vex liked that she looked that way, even though he himself knew her friends did not trust him it made him feel something that Kenzi didn't see it. He also could not even begin to stop his thoughts when he saw the little human was wearing one of his shorts.

It made him want to whoop with joy that she was wearing his clothes but he had no idea why. Maybe cause she looked so good in it.

"Hey when you didn't come home and when I found out you were with the dark prince all night and for most of the morning I figured you guys could do with a reprieve. Plus I come bearing a coupon for waffles" smiled Bo linking arms with Kenzi.

Kenzi's big blue eyes lit up like stars when she heard the last bit.

"Bobo you know me too well" squealed Kenzi hugging her friend.

Vex imagined snapping Bo's neck. That was his hug, he was going to get waffles.

"Do you want to come Vexie?" asked Kenzi not looking him in the eye.

Vex could see a faint blush starting on her cheeks.

He felt a wicked grin cross his face. A part of him found her discomfort and embarrassment adorable but another part, the predator part, wanted to exploit it.

He moved towards her at a leisurely pace making her stiffen against Bo's side. She knew by his look he was up to something.

"Well I could be persuaded love..." he trailed off coming closer towards her looking her up and down suggestively.

The heat from his gaze was making Kenzi feel all kinds of things she shouldn't so she did what any logical sane person would do. She dragged Bo outside by her hand as fast as should could.

"Ok rain check then love" called Vex watching his prey disappear.

He went back inside feeling annoyed and frustrated. Not having his powers he had to make himself feel better another way. By actually physically picking things up and tossing them against the walls.

OOOO

Kenzi had felt nothing but relief when she left with Bo to go and grab some breakfast. Yup nothing but relief.

Ok, she admitted to herself she might have felt a little bit of disappointment as well on top of that relief.

It had been awhile for her since she had last been in any kind of scenario like that. That's what it was. It was disappointment at losing out on some action.

So what that she had been having some very inappropriate thoughts about the Mesmer of late and so what if she had been beginning to have some very not so platonic feelings towards the devilish prince of the dark fey.

She was not crushing on the guy who openly and proudly worked as a hit man for god knows how many decades or centuries. She was just a little confused and fuzzy headed after that incredible kiss.

The kiss and the touching and thinking about what could have happened if she hadn't had heard Bo knocking on the door.

She was pulled from her thoughts though by her best friend who was currently filling her in on the latest update from Dyson and Hale about her case.

Kenzi had sat this one out. Not because she couldn't kick the hob goblins ass for stealing all those jewels. It was more because she did not want Bo and the others to notice the ever present mark on her wrist.

Well, now her wrist and forearm. The thing was starting to spread. Not fast enough for her to panic yet. But still.

Kenzi knew she would have to tell her adopted family sooner rather than later, but for now she opted for later.

Bo had been trying to tempt her to join team kick ass by mentioning just how many jewels had been taken and that they were likely to find more once they tracked him down.

It was really sweet, and made her heart swell that Bo missed her so much on cases. She knew her friend thought she was acting reluctant because of the Garuda attack and wanting to spend time with Vex to help with his "recovery" at losing his powers.

The last part was true at least so it's not like Kenzi was lying completely.

"Ok so we've tracked him down to an abandoned warehouse near the old cemetery down town. Dyson said its close enough to the woods that Mr Goblin probably feels safe that he could run back there whenever he wanted but has a nice set up away from the woodland fey also dwelling in the woods near the warehouse.

We're going to stake the place out tonight to see if he's home. If he is we'll pay him a little visit" smiled Bo evilly making Kenzi laugh.

"Sounds awesome Bobo, just be careful. Do you need Mama Kenzi by your side or are you ok with D man?" asked Kenzi inhaling her deliciously golden brown waffles.

Bo knew that was Kenzi's way of saying she wasn't ready to get back in the field just yet. Otherwise she would have insisted on coming.

"No, I'm actually kinda looking forward to some alone time with him. Things haven't been great with Lauren lately and what with him getting his feelings back…." Trailed off Bo suggestively.

"Ewe gross ok I get it" laughed Kenzi putting her hand up to stop her friend. "I get it I'll wear ear plugs to bed"

"Thank you" cooed Bo leaning over to kiss her on the cheek before they got up to leave.

OOOO

Kenzi had decided to take a walk to get some food and a movie for tonight while Bo was out on her kidnap/interrogate play date.

She was going to get a horror but something cheesy so she and Bo could make fun of it if things didn't go the way Bo planned tonight.

Even though she knew it would it was always good to have a backup plan. She and Dyson, in her opinion were meant to be but that didn't mean they did not have problems.

Strolling down one of her favourite streets she stopped at the tattoo parlour she had been window shopping for about a month now.

She had no idea what it was about the place but since the first time she had walked down here to rent a film she was captivated.

The outside of the building was dark tinted glass where you could see vague shapes moving around inside as if they were nothing more than waves of smoke, the buildings frame was black iron metal with chips of silver ingrained in places as if they were slashed from a sword making the iron bleed silver and the only thing that let you know it was a tattoo parlour were the ever changing images flashing on the door and the intricate writing above proclaiming the shop to be "The devils Workshop".

She guessed the door must be some kind of computerised set up to flash the different tattoo ideas at random but the more she passed the shop the more she wondered if it had some kind of fey involvement.

She was standing outside it now when she felt a pair of arms slip around her waist. She was pulled back against a very nice chest that was currently covered in a silk shirt and felt his hot breath against her ear as he whispered "Fancy meeting you here love. Thinking of getting a tat?"

Kenzi had no idea what to do. The hands encircling her waist were currently moving up and down her stomach gently sending shivers through her body.

She had no idea what this meant, or what he was up to being so close and touchy.

Kenzi really wanted to pull away but feeling his chin resting on her head lightly as he waited for an answer and the distraction of his hands just made her willpower crumple up into a little ball.

"I would like one" she managed to choke out feeling stiff in his arms.

"Don't tell me if you have any already I'd like to find that out for myself" he said starting to kiss down her neck.

"Vex" she sighed moving her head to allow him better access. She couldn't believe she was letting him do this to her out in the street where it was not yet fully dark. Anyone could see but she could not bring herself to force him to stop.

He bite down gently on her collarbone and made her gasp out loud before he was swinging her around by her hips so her back was now pressed against the stores window and he could claim her mouth in a mind blowing kiss.

Without her permission her hand slipped up his chest to wrap around his neck and she bit down lightly on his bottom lip which made him growl.

Suddenly the door to the shop swung open and a guy bigger than any line backer she had ever seen on TV came out. He had dark mocha coloured skin with incredible tattoos sprawling around the parts of his body that were on show, from his arms to his chest, up his neck and to the waist band of his jeans. He even had two leaf tattoos on his cheek bones that if Kenzi didn't know better she would have sworn they were moving slightly almost as if they were caught in the wind.

"Oh hey boss I didn't know it was you" he said in a deep Jamaican voice.

"Well you do now Marlowe so stop staring and get back to work, this isn't a bleedin' peep show" said Vex very annoyed that again somebody had interrupted them.

"Wait Boss?" asked Kenzi moving back slightly.

A/N: Ok I am so sorry that it's been so long since I've updated! There is really no excuse but I have a lot going on at the moment that it's almost impossible to actually get time to sit at my computer to write anything at all!

I hope people like this new update and are still interested in me continuing! I know the spelling etc. is horrible but I don't take the time I should to fix it because once I actually have enough written for a chapter all I want to do is post it!=)

Anyway let me know what you think and really sorry again!