Chapter 2: getting help and getting closer.
A couple days later saw Bo, going to see Lauren in her lab, to see if her offer to help with controlling her hunger was still available since she didn't choose a side. Lauren who was wrapped up in her scientific research didn't notice Bo come into the lab at first and was startled when she felt Bo's hand on her shoulder. "Hey Bo, I didn't hear you come in." said Lauren. "I thought as much, when you practically jumped out of your skin when I placed my hand on your shoulder." Replied Bo.
"What can I do for you Bo?" asked Lauren turning away from her computer so that she could look Bo in the eyes. "Is that offer to help with my hunger for chi still on the table?" asked Bo as she had moved her hands to hold Lauren by the waist. That insatiable pull towards the blonde dictating her actions. "I do have a serum that I devised for an incubus still around, it won't stop you from needing to feed, but it will slow down the craving. Enough so that you can heal without having to worry about killing your feed." Said Lauren as she filled a sterile syringe with the clear serum. "Please take of your jacket." Bo took her jacket of and placed it on the bench where Lauren had been working. Exposing her arms for Lauren to inject her with the serum.
Once Lauren was done with the serum, she wrapped her arms around Bo pulling her into an embrace. Bo could see Lauren's Aura flare up in front of her eyes, it was blinding. She leant in for a passionate kiss, which Lauren, while shocked reciprocated the kiss her own hands wandering to one behind Bo's neck the other to snake down to grab Bo's arse. Bo had one hand on Lauren's cheek and the other wrapped around Lauren's waist, their tongues dancing together in searing passion. Bo' couldn't help but to pull a small sip of Lauren's chi, giving her a sense of home and safety. It also sent a strong shot of arousal down to her lower abdomen and causing her desire for the blonde to skyrocket.
She felt a desperate need to take the blonde doctor right there on her workbench, which Bo reigned in with as much strength she could muster, and it appeared that Lauren was doing the same in regards to her desperate need for the succubus. Lauren pushed away from Bo's lips only when oxygen became way too hard to come by. They pressed their foreheads together as they slowly caught their breathes. "You taste so good Lauren, and I feel more energised after tasting your chi than I do when I fed from Dyson and other fae. Why is that?" asked Bo once she had caught her breath. "I am not certain, as it isn't something that normally happens when succubi and incubi feed from humans. I will have to look into it. Pass me your phone, so I can enter my phone number in it. Then I can let you know what I found out." said Lauren as Bo passed over her phone.
After they exchanged numbers, Bo gave Lauren another light kiss on the lips. "I will see you later Lauren I got to get back to work on my latest case. Thanks for the shot." Lauren smiled that geeky smile then gave Bo another quick kiss on the lips as she bade Bo goodbye. Her heart beating fast from the encounter with the ever sexy succubus. After Bo left Lauren, had one of her staff finish off checking the various cultures and petrie dishes she had been cataloguing in the lab computers so she could look into the reason behind how her chi was more potent than chi from a fae for Bo.
Lauren had gone down to the light fae archives to look into information about succubi. Thankfully they had plenty of documents about the various succubi that had pledged to the light since before and after the great fae war. She brought the files up to her office with her head bowed down she read through all of the files one by one. Only stoping to make herself a coffee. And to order some lunch that one of her assistants brought over for her. 'Succubi are fascinating. They don't all have the same abilities beyond the need for sexual chi. some can see auras, some can even dream-walk in other people's dreams. They all can charm others with their hands to sway them to do what they want.
A succubus can heal by consuming chi during sexual intercourse to heal completely. Because of this ability to heal succubi are rarely sick. If they do a chi feed would cure them of most illnesses. In some cases succubi have been known to be able to impregnate a female lover if the succubus has chosen them as a mate. There have been rare cases of a succubi mating monogamously, as they need a healthy variety of sexual partners. But when a succubus does find their true mate then they will become monogamous for they won't be able to feed from others. The one true mate of a succubi will have chi that will energise the succubus and the mate as well. The chi will often taste and feel like the most desirable thing that the succubus wants most.
When the succubus finds her one true mate the mating will be instinctual, and if the mate is human he or she will become a succubi as a result of the mating in order to continue to be with their mate and be able to sustain each other. This is akin to a fae marriage without the ceremony attached. For when a succubi mates it is for life. This type of mating when with a succubi is never one sided. For a succubi will only, mate when she feels that her advances and love is reciprocated.
Which is why there are not that many documented mated succubi. Because a Succubi only procreates when they have found their mate, succubi as a species is considered rare.
Lauren looked up from the files and was feeling a little shocked at what she found out about succubi. For what she had read goes against almost everything she had ever been told about them. It was like the Fae to completely disregard some of the most important details about a particular species if it meant that they could just use them for their own needs and devices. It seemed to Lauren that succubi and to a lesser extent the incubi were exploited by various fae around the world. Taking advantage of their strong sexual nature. Making them their kind of prostitute or whore to only be used and discarded after they had met their sexual desires. Knowing full well that a succubus would go along with it, in their own brand of naivety, thinking that the fae they are with actually care about them. Only to get their fragile hearts crushed.
Much like humans in a fae world. Fae use and discard humans like chattel and consider them mere food and sex slaves, or slaves in general for that matter. Never considering humans had feelings and needs just like the fae do. If there was ever a fae who could understand the plight of a human amongst the fae it is a succubus. And Lauren had the feeling that Bo was one of those succubi who would understand where she is coming from being enslaved to the light fae ash.
'Now all I need to do is find an excuse to give the ash to go and see Bo, or even to be able to go to the dahl, hmm maybe say I need to confer with trick? Make out that I was keeping track of my former patients or some lame thing like that the ash would just lap up? If I didn't have Nadia lying in a coma at the lab I would be more disobedient toward the Ash. Ugh why did I have to go there right now? It's not like I have felt anything for her in the last four and a half years.
Bo on the other hand makes me feel alive, more alive than I can ever remember feeling. We have barely got to know each other, and already I feel something so strong, I don't think I could describe it if anybody asked me. I really want to help her gain control of her succubus powers so she doesn't have to continue to struggle with it and not feel so guilty any longer. I for some reason want to protect her in every way I as a human can do. It won't be easy considering she hasn't declared herself with the light so I will have to be sneaky about it.
If a few nights locked up in the light fae dungeons is what I must pay for helping Bo, if it came to that of course I will gladly do so. "Thought Lauren, as she finished off her lunch. She cleared up the packaging from her meal and then walked out of her office to check in with her lab assistants, to see how they were doing with the various tasks she had delegated to them.
There were a few Fae among her staff, and naturally some of them were reluctant to follow her directions. Which caused a few issues from time to time. For there were some Fae who rather disliked the fact of having to work under a human, especially one who was 'favoured' by the Ash. These Fae often forgot that Lauren was the doctor who cured the many Fae affected by the plague like disease in the Congo. These particular Fae would often cause a multitude of chaos for Lauren to then have to rectify before the Ash got wind of it. Being Human, it would she that got the blame for it all.
Lauren being the resilient woman that she is took this in stride, doing her best not to let the disappointment and hurt feelings locked up deep inside the walls she would inevitably erect around her heart. Protecting it from letting those hurtful words and punishments from damaging it too much. After checking everything was going well, Lauren walked briskly out of her lab to seek an audience with the Ash about getting herself to the Dahl before her slotted hours for the day were up. If the Ash were to object to her going to see Trick during her work hours then she will just have to do it in her limited leisure time.
Before Lauren arrived in front of the doors that lead to the Ash's throne, she had received a text from Bo asking if she felt up to joining her at the Dahl, to test out her powers and see just how much control Bo could have at this point. If nothing else Lauren could use it as an opportunity to study Bo some more get a better understanding of what Bo could do.
Upon reading the text Lauren couldn't help the smile that was now plastered on her face. Giving it a bright, happy youthful appearance. She was still smiling when she entered the Ash's throne room. The dark chocolate skinned leader of the light Fae looked up with sheer curiosity at Lauren stepping into his throne room. "What can I do for you doctor?" inquired the ash. "Thank you your sir for allowing me to speak, I was hoping to be able to leave work early today to confer with Trick at the Dahl Riata. I need to check in with him on a few of my former patients, make sure that their treatments are still having the desired effect?" Politely asked Lauren.
"Alright that seems reasonable to me, but be sure to make up for it at your next shift." Stated the Ash, like he was doing this for her benefit, when really he was doing it for his own. The Ash sensed that there was more to Trick than met the eye and he was determined to figure out what that was. If he had to use his human to do so then so be it. As far as he could tell, there was a distinct possibility that Lauren would be meeting up with the undeclared succubus while at the bar. Once again he thought he could use Lauren to try and persuade Bo to joining the light. So what if Lauren had to use her body to do so? He figured Bo wouldn't dare feed from his enslaved human.
There was always the possibility that he could use any type of relationship Lauren forged with the succubus to his advantage. He might even try and offer Bo the chance to work freelance for the light, get her to see just how great the light Fae were. And that they could be beneficial for the Succubi's livelihood. Yes that was his plans will be for the succubus, better she be with the light, so he could harness her gifts for the betterment of the light Fae than her go over to the Dark fae. 'I will let the doctor think she can get away with helping the succubus for now. If she proves to be a problem, then a few days for the doctor down in the dungeons should put her in her place.' Thought the Ash as he watched Lauren respectfully bow to him and retreat out the door and no doubt the compound.
'The Ash took that rather well, what the Ash don't know, won't hurt him, or me for that matter.' Chuckled Lauren to herself as she walked out of the compound. Then out to her car to drive to her apartment first, get out of her work gear and into some nice clothes more suitable in meeting Bo at the Dahl. As soon as Lauren got inside her apartment she made short work in getting ready, relaxing her muscles under the spray of hot water in her shower, then getting into the outfit she had picked out for the night. Blue skinny jeans, white singlet top and pink cardigan.
Lauren walked into the dahl and looked around to try and spot where Bo was. It was time to take Bo's power on a test run on the patrons of the Dahl and if she could wrangle it on herself. Feeling intensely drawn to Bo. Lauren had only been in the bar for a couple of minutes before she could sense that undeniable pull towards Bo, she was over by the bar nursing a beer. "Why hello Lauren, don't you look fine tonight." Greeted Bo, when she saw Lauren walk over towards her.
"You're looking good yourself Bo." Greeted back Lauren as she made to stand next to Bo at the bar. Lauren then ordered a beer for herself and turned back towards Bo. "So I read some of the files on succubi in the archives of the light fae. What I found was rather fascinating. Did you know that succubi have different abilities beyond the need for chi and their sway powers? "Rambled Lauren her face lighting up as she was talking. Revelling in her excitement over having found important information she could give Bo.
Bo was enjoying the way Lauren's face was so bright with that adorable geeky smile, it was creating butterflies in her stomach that was threatening to become far more intense. If Lauren continued to smile that way and be that excited. "no I didn't what were you able to find out?" responded Bo, pnce she had got out of her Lauren geeky smile trance, that Bo had a habit of falling into whenever she was around the human doctor. Each time she had gone to the lab to see Lauren for help with curbing her hunger. They had been working with her sway powers and small chi sips in the lab. In what Lauren called a controlled environment.
"Well some succubi can see auroras, and on some occasions dream-walk. And in human mythology it is those dream walking Succubi that spawned many an urban legend and speculation about 'men' being drained of their energy upon waking. But what was the most fascinating was that succubi will become monogamous once they find their one true mate. As the chi of the one true mate will taste and feel to the succubus what they desire most in her heart. Leaving both the succubus and the mate more energised and the succubus will be able to survive on the mate's chi alone.
Also a succubus can only procreate when they have found their one true mate. It is also possible for a succubus to impregnate a female lover, if that female happened to be that mate. It wasn't clear on how that is possible though. I have a theory that it has something to do with an exchange of chi, flowing back and forth during a love making session. For succubi are highly emotional beings they will only mate when they feel that their feelings are reciprocated. Which is why succubi are very rare amongst the fae." Got out Lauren, barely taking a breath in her continued excitement.
Bo had a slightly glazed look in her eyes, as she was raptly listening to the doctor, that lazy smile etched on her face. For that 'geek speak' of Lauren's tended to turn her on to no end. The temptation to just reach over and kiss Lauren senseless was rather baffling. 'Wait what was that about the one true mate thing? Oh, boy, Lauren is so adorkable right now. Hang on, she said that the mate person's chi would taste and feel what I most desired for? Is that the reason her chi tastes so good to me? Like she is my home? My safe haven? Wow her aura is so blinding right now, she is very into me. And it isn't entirely scientific.' Thought Bo.
"Ok, take a deep breath Lauren. That was a lot to process. Thank you for going to the trouble to find all that out for me. So you wanted to test drive my control over my powers out in the real world as you put it?" asked Bo, looking directly into Lauren's big brown eyes similar to her own. "Yes, you have shown good control in the lab so far, so what about that couple over there, what do you see or sense from them?" Lauren had nodded in the direction of a couple that was sitting by the end of the bar.
"Hmm, well, she is definitely more into him then he is to her." Said Bo looking at the couple that Lauren had indicated. "Wow, you got that just by looking at them? What would you rate them out of ten?" said Lauren getting excited at the prospect of gaining new knowledge. "Well he is a four and she is a seven." Replied Bo. As she went back to scanning the crowd. "Ok, how about me, what would you say I am?" asked Lauren, looking directly at Bo. "You are definitely curious, and I don't think it is entirely scientific." Said Bo, as she had herself turned to face Lauren, giving her the best flirtatious smile she could muster in the doctor's direction. "We need another drink." said Lauren a slight blush had crept onto her face. "Yes we do." Said Bo, they walked over to a quiet lounge area at the back of the bar.
They sat down together taking in a few more tequila shots. "If I have any more lime my face is going to freeze." Said Lauren. Bo chuckled lightly turning to face towards Lauren placing her hand in Lauren's seemingly unknowingly. Lauren intertwined their fingers once she had felt Bo's hand in hers. "Are you sure you want me to do this? I don't want to hurt you Lauren." Said Bo, feeling insecure about her ability to control her powers when around Lauren. "I trust you Bo, you have been doing really well in the lab." Replied Lauren looking directly into Bo's big brown eyes. Lauren can sense that Bo is on the verge of flashing the blue eyes of her inner-succubus, which only heightened her excitement and strong arousal for the brunette sitting across from her.
Bo then sent her waves of her persuasion powers through to Lauren using the hand that she had in Lauren's sending her thoughts of wanting to make-out with her right here in the Dahl, that Lauren wanted to make- out with her and give her some of her chi. "can you feel that?" asked Bo. Lauren took in a sharp breath as she tried her best to fight the thoughts that Bo was sending her way. "Yes I can, now focus on what you are feeling." Responded Lauren. "I feel hungry." Said Bo, as she struggled to hold herself back from doing exactly what she was trying to persuade Lauren to do with her powers.
Lauren then broke the contact when she felt Bo struggling with her control, only because it was affecting her own sense of control. "You did really well Bo. I think we should go somewhere a little more private so I can give you some of my chi." Said Lauren. "I am not so sure about that Lauren I could barely hold myself back just then." Said Bo, looking directly at Lauren once more. " I know I could sense it, which was why I pulled my hand away. Come with me Bo, you can't ignore you hunger like that." Lauren then led Bo, to the back room of the Dahl. Which at present wasn't being used. So that they could have the privacy they both needed. For Lauren needed to make sure she didn't get caught by anyone that works for the Ash, and Bo doesn't need the added complications that would bring.
When Bo and Lauren get inside the back room Lauren leans in and kisses Bo, one of her hands caressing Bo's cheek, the other held Bo firmly to her by the waist. Bo instinctively deepened the kiss until she was slowly pulling chi from Lauren's mouth, tasting like home and safety with a hint of an essence that is pure Lauren. Giving her a strong boost of energy. Bo cut the flow of shortly after for she had no intention of draining Lauren too much. Bo loved to see Lauren in her best nerdy form. Geeky smile intact, with her big brain always finding the best logical conclusion for the various cases that she did with Kenzi.
Bo continued to kiss Lauren passionately, without taking anymore of Lauren's strong and plentiful chi, which pulled her in the direction of Lauren in every way possible. Bo longed to fully try to make love o Lauren, but was afraid she wouldn't be able to control herself if they ever did more than the intense kissing they had been having of late. With each kiss they shared Bo had taken just a little bit more of Lauren's chi, but never too much of it that it would render Lauren unconscious. They only broke apart when oxygen became a much needed commodity.
They stood there pressing their foreheads together still holding each other in the intimate embrace they had fallen into when Lauren had let Bo feed from her. "Wow, that was incredible Bo, you managed to break the flow of chi all by yourself. I truly think the formula is doing its job. I really think you could test drive humans now, and be able to feed from them without having to worry about killing them." Said Lauren. "I don't know about that just yet. I think going slow in that department might be a good idea." Replied Bo, not wanting to risk going any further just yet, even though she really wanted to with the beautiful blonde doctor she currently held in her arms.
"Ok, well why don't you sleep on it, and come see me tomorrow in the lab and we can work on it a bit more?" was Lauren's response. "Will do." Said Bo simply. Leaning in again to press a soft kiss to Lauren's lips once more. Lauren couldn't help deepening the kiss, having felt a strong need to feel everything Bo had to offer in that exact moment. She longed to be able to express fully what she had begun to recognise as her feeling s for the sexy brunette. The break the kiss when much needed air became the most desired thing for the both of them. They then lingered in the embrace for a few moments as they caught their breaths once again.
They broke away from the embrace and said their goodnights before Lauren had to head back to her apartment. Bo made her way back into the main part of the bar and ordered herself a shot known as a screaming orgasm. Bo downed the shot then paid her tab for the night, before leaving the bar herself.
When Lauren got back to her apartment she felt like a big ball of energy. She knew she wasn't going to be getting to relax anytime soon. She had far too much energy zinging through her veins. So Lauren cleaned her apartment spotless, and then logged into her computer to get back to looking up the various ways to bring Nadia out of the coma. 'I really need to sort out this Nadia problem. The sooner I sort out the reason behind her coma the sooner I can completely move on with my life. Bo is a big part of my life I can just feel it. I know I am falling for Bo, falling in a way that I never did with Nadia. Ugh, this is so frustrating, why did I ever allow myself to let Bo break through all my carefully crafted walls to protect myself from the fae drama that comes from being enslaved to the leader of the light fae.' Thought Lauren as she browsed the vast fae database she had access to from letting herself be enslaved 5 years ago.
After staring at her computer for the last four hours Lauren had come down with a serious case of the munchies. 'Why am I craving nachos? And piles of pecan ice-cream?' Were the thoughts going through Lauren's mind as she got up to search her cupboards for the required ingredients to make nachos. Upon finding a packet of cheese supreme Doritos, mild salsa, guacamole, sour cream and shredded tasty cheese out onto the kitchen bench, and put the corn chips, salsa, guacamole and the cheese mixed together in a bowl and popped it into the microwave.
While Lauren waited for the food to heat in the microwave Lauren dug into the ice-cream without regards for poise or decorum. Eating it straight out of the carton with a spoon. After getting through half the carton of ice-cream the microwave finally dinged that it was ready. So Lauren put the ice cream back into the freezer and carefully retrieved the bowl of nachos from the microwave she placed it down on the island bench in front of one of the bar stools. Spooning some of the sour cream on top of the nachos. Then dove right in. Eating the cheesy goodness with a kind of joy she hadn't felt in what seems like years to Lauren.
When she had consumed everything on her plate she grabbed a bottle of PowerAde from her fridge and skulled it in five minutes flat. Surprising herself with just how much she had ate and drank in just a short amount of time. 'I am going to need to work of all these calories at some point but not tonight.' Thought Lauren, as she cleaned up the mess she had made in the kitchen and the bowl she had used to house the nachos she had just consumed.
After she had done that, Lauren went upstairs to go take a long relaxing bath. Filling it lavender and rose essential oils and bath salts, making sure to adjust the water to just the right temperature. When the bath was ready Lauren got undressed and stepped into the bath the water rising to her neck. She felt her muscles relax fully, her mind drifted off to having plentiful thoughts of Bo. 'I seem to be energised after Bo feeds from me, and Bo leaves with a new pep to her step, I am very drawn to her, and I have this sense of when she is hungry, I could tell that she was struggling with it back in the dahl today. When she was using her charms, I could feel and hear just what she wanted me to do, but I was able to resist it, but when we first met I wasn't able to resist her charming powers. If what I read was accurate then what I have been experiencing and what I can somehow tell what Bo is going through when she is near me and feeds from me. Then it seems that Bo's inner succubus has chosen recognised that I am her one true mate.
So whatever she has with Dyson isn't going to last once Bo and I mate, for her succubus will do so with me soon. And since I am human, it will mean that I will become a succubus just like Bo is. With her powers, and I think my love of healing others and scientific knowledge just might give me an added edge to the healing capabilities that comes with being a succubus. I can heal Bo and sustain her, and she will be able to sustain me. She could even get to have that normal life that Bo has wanted and it would mean my freedom from my enslavement.
I hope the ash hasn't noticed that Bo has been feeding on me and that because of that feeding I have more energy. If he did I don't know what he will do to us? I mean will he try to kill Bo for stealing me from under his nose? How long does the transformation from human to succubus take? Will I be able to help Bo fight of the assassination hit? If she does mate with me would I become pregnant because of it? If that is the case I definitely want children, and to have them with Bo? That would be the icing on the cake.' Thought Lauren as she was soaking in her bathtub.
Lauren stayed in the bath until her fingers and toes had started to prune, she then pulled the plug and stepped out the bath, towelling herself dry she got into her most comfortable pyjamas, then took herself to get some sleep, for she had plenty of work to do at the lab the next day. She set the alarm and got comfortable in her queens sized bed and drifted off to sleep.
The next day was rather an interesting one to say in the least for Lauren, She had her first Aswang patient, who unfortunately she was unable to save but she was able to save Kenzi, with the help of Bo, they even got to exercise Bo's powers in the field, for Bo was able to feed from another human and not kill him. She wasn't able to get the same amount of energy as Lauren's chi gave Bo, but it was a success none the less.
Lauren also found, helping Bo with her cases to be thrilling, and the chance to spend time with Bo outside her lab was an added bonus. For she could feel that Bo and herself were getting closer with every minute that they spent together. When Lauren finally got home to her apartment after an eventful day, it was with a huge smile on her face that Lauren could go to sleep looking forward to when she would get to see Bo again.