Isabeau sat watching the Doctor sleep. They had a huge lunch and Lauren fought against a nap. But the Succubus insisted for so long, that she finally gave in. The house smelled as clean as a Doctor could want or need.

The Succubus seethed at the thought of Lauren thinking she is like them. Tsk. She doesn't kill for kicks. She kills for people that have disrespected her. Like those idiots that disrespected her mother once she found her and confirmed who she really was.

"Hey?! Hey?! Wake up! Isabeau gently patted the woman's face. She had dark hair like hers and all of her leads had led her to the woman sleeping on the blanket. She had been sleeping on a bare floor until Isabeau pulled a clean blanket from her trunk. Then rolled her onto it.

The woman groaned. She had been cut several times. Her sides ached. Her mouth was bloody. She was sure she was bleeding internally.

Isabeau seethed at her black eyes or at least they looked that way in the darkened room. The lights had been busted out. But she could still see this woman is not a human.

"What happened? The woman moaned.

"They looked like they were about to rape you, again. I killed them the second I walked in. When's the last time you fed? Isabeau asked.

"I tried to earlier. I think I drained someone that had bad chi, and it weakened me". The woman replied.

"Are you Aife? Isabeau asked.

The woman perked up. "Who's asking and how did you know I'm a Succubus?

"I'm Isabeau. I was told a woman named Aife gave me to Lou Ann, and she gave me to humans. I left that nutty family in search of you. I hope you're Aife because frankly I'm tired of looking". Isabeau answered.

The woman gently pushed Isabeau away. She looked her up and down. Her eyes were dark like hers. Her hair too. Could it be? Could this really be her Isabeau and one so strong that she already knows she's a Succubus?

"What was the family's name? The woman asked.

"Mary and Sam Dennis". Isabeau responded as she looked Aife over. She didn't know why she was doing it, all she needed was a good healthy feed and she would be ok. Ok to answer some questions. Ok to get the hell up out of that nasty smelling building. Ok to go shopping for better suited garments.

"Isabeau! How did you know that was your name? Aife asked.

"Lou Ann. She told me a lot about you, and your mother's name. She never mentioned your father though". Isabeau replied as she was finally allowed to help her mother up and off of the ground.

"You will meet him someday. But for now, let's get the fuck out of here. I need to feed, shower, get a pedicure, manicure and go on a good shopping spree." Aife walked past the young Succubus and before long, they were out of the building and in a shopping center.

"Get what you want, I never pay for anything". Isabeau said as she looked around the door.

"You are your mother's daughter". Aife laughed.

Isabeau nodded and looked around for new outfits for herself. She didn't care too much for dresses but leather pantsuits with matching boots are the shit.

"So, tell me Isabeau. What do you like to do? Aife asked as they shopped.

"I like staying to myself mostly. I did spend some time helping humans when I wasn't looking for you. I didn't charge because it was fun just kicking random ass. Fae of course. I can spot them. That's why I didn't leave you in that nasty warehouse. I was sure you were my mom. Your aura just screamed it". Isabeau smiled. She had learned most of her skills on her own.

"How long have you been on the run? Aife asked.

"For about ten years. I fed when I needed to, but I didn't take anyone to bed. I had a boyfriend. But I grew tired of his teenage antics. He tried to send his friends videos of us having rough sex. So, I broke it off with him knowing I was different. I have always felt I was. He was crushed. I thought it was going to turn into some kind of fatal attraction at one point." Isabeau held an outfit against her in the nearest mirror.

"So, you know what love feels like? Aife asked.

"I can spot it. I can tell who I will fall for. That hasn't happened since Kyle. The others were nothing more than make out sessions. My heart is waiting and longs for the right one". Isabeau twist and turned in the mirror.

"I am very proud of you my young Succubus". Aife said seriously.

"Are you going to tell me who my father is? Isabeau asked.

"That's a painful subject baby". Aife spoke softly.

"Then I can wait until you tell me. We have thousands of years to talk about him". Isabeau gently touched the woman's shoulder.

Lauren turned over in her bed and noticed her guard. "How long have you been there?

"Long enough to make sure you were actually sleeping". Isabeau walked over with fresh water.

"I am sorry. I guess I was tired". Lauren stretched.

"No need to apologize. You can always rest when you need to". Isabeau returned to her seat.

"What time is it? Lauren asked.

"A little after four. But don't worry. I wasn't keeping time". Isabeau kicked her shoes off. The carpet was soft against her feet. "Lauren?

"I'm sorry. I just regressed". Lauren turned away.

"Lauren you can think about Nadia for as long as you like or need to. I don't expect you to be over her death in a matter of days". Isabeau leaned forward.

"Thank you." Lauren whispered.

"Come with me. We can go out and get some air once you have freshened up". Isabeau stood for the door.

"I would love that". Lauren smiled.

The Succubus nodded and waited patiently in the living room. They are in a house, but her heart resides inside the Doctor. She can wait for the day she moves it in, officially. She freshened up in the small bathroom. She hadn't looked at her hair in hours, but she hadn't done anything during the hours the Doctor was sleeping.

"I'm sorry I'm ready". Lauren appeared before the Succubus and the brunette gasped.

"You never have to apologize to me Lauren, and certainly not when you look as beautiful as you do right now". The Succubus didn't know why Lauren had dressed up, but she was certainly honored and grateful, if it was for her.

The Dal

"So, we are in agreement right? I will come down with some kind of illness to draw the Doctor out, and you will get your shot at that Succubus". Kenzi sipped on her beer.

"I don't know about this Kenz. After what she did just over there, I don't think we should screw around with this woman". Dyson shook his head.

"Did you lose your balls somewhere? We've done this for years, and it has gotten you every woman we've played. And me some nice shopping money". Kenzi clicked her boot heels together.

Dyson looked down at Kenzi's boots. They had pulled off some really good cons in their day. He found Kenzi when she had played the wrong Fae. That Fae feared Trick, so they were able to leave in one piece.

"What are you going to be sick with? Dyson asked.

"I don't know. I will google some shit. Something to make her have to treat me for hours. You get that Succubus on our side and our spoils will only get better from now on." Kenzi shrugged. For a Cop, Dyson could be dense. She had to come up with most of their cons.

"What are the two of you plotting? Trick sighed.

"Nothing that concerns you Trick. Just another con of ours". Dyson replied.

"If it involves my granddaughter. Let it go. Now". Trick said seriously.

"But Trick if our plan works, she will be ours. Ours to control. Our defense against The Morrigan and that bastard Vex". Dyson growled.

"Adjust your tone with me wolf. I said leave her be and I meant it. I lost her mother's trust, I cannot lose her trusting me, before I have ever had it". Trick's face nearly turned red. Dyson was nearly being insubordinate. That hadn't happened in a hundred years.

Kenzi rolled her eyes outside of Trick's view. He ordered Dyson to stand down. But's she's a human, his rules don't apply to her. This mousy Succubus and Doctor won't know what hit them. She smiled into her glass.

"Sorry Kenzi. You're on your own". Dyson sat next to her. Her face had turned serious. She had run plenty game before all on her own. She had never heard of Trick's blood working on a human, so she was safe in that respect. Dyson would protect her from the Fae. He's too strong for the Succubus, they both sought, to throw him around.

Vex

"Listen to me. We have to get that young Succubus on our side before the Light Fae do. She can kick ass all on her own, so we won't have to worry about babysitting her". Vex pleaded with the Elders. They had turned their backs on him the minute he entered their compound.

"Lachlan was going to be our in. After word got back of what she did to him, we have to make new plans". One Elder spoke.

"You should have sent me in as the Ash. It would have worked. I would have control beyond the Morrigan's wildest dream". Vex bit back. He never knew about Lachlan. They never told him about it. How is he to know what they are planning, if they never confide in him.

"Then there is Aife. The Blood King's daughter. She's far too unhinged. We must find a way to control her too". Another Elder chimed in.

"Control me? Boys. Boys. Boys. Those days of the little woman have long passed. Vex is no longer your bitch, I am. I will rain power down on you like you have never seen before. Isabeau is who I say she is. Just like her grandmother, you will fear her. She is the daughter of the devil himself. She could snatch you dead without ever seeing you". Aife laughed through an intercom.

"Who let her in? An Elder scoffed.

"A child could pick those locks. I assumed half of you need baths. That's why I haven't entered that room yet. But thanks to your loud mouths. I was able to tape what you all just said. It should be enough to start a war with the Light Fae". Aife laughed.

They all screamed for her, but she never responded again.

"If they get hold of that recording, we are screwed! One Elder screamed.

"Yes. We can't ambush them if they know it is coming". A man sighed.

Vex shook his head. The Fae were turning into marshmallows. Even the Morrigan didn't want to take the Succubus down.

Isabeau and Lauren

The Succubus watched as Lauren walked around in the small park. She seemed to be talking to herself, and the brunette hung back. Thinking perhaps she was talking to Nadia. Trying to make peace with not knowing the woman had been cursed. Not knowing she had been dead all that time. How long could a human live after being cursed in a pod?

The park lights were turned on, and her blonde locks glowed under them. Isabeau pulled her jacket off, draped it over a chair and sat on it.

"How could I have been wrong? What did I not see? Nadia's blood had to have been different. How did I miss that? How long has she been dead? Did she cry out for me in the pod just before she died in the Congo? Did she reach out for me?

"I'm sorry Nadia. It is all my fault. If I hadn't been so ambitious and eager to go in the first place, none of this would have happened. We would be leading quiet lives somewhere else. Somewhere we would have always been free. Probably traveling the world with my medical bags and your cameras. But never to treat patients I knew nothing of. They tricked me the minute I accepted that grant.

Lauren stopped. She had remembered she hadn't buried Nadia yet. Her body is who she should be talking to, not the small creatures of nature.

Isabeau jumped up when Lauren walked over to her. "Nadia? Where is she?

"Hidden and waiting for you to tell me when you are ready to bury her". Isabeau replied.

"I am ready to say goodbye. I can bury her at a later time". Lauren replied as softly as she could. She didn't want to sound rude or demanding.

Isabeau pulled her phone out and gave instructions. "She is being moved now. I chose a secured location. Nobody will disturb you. You will have completely and utter privacy".

"I have to do this. Otherwise I will never get a good night's sleep. Never find peace when I am awake either". Lauren cried.

Isabeau pulled a handkerchief out and handed it to Lauren. This is her time. Not a time for the Succubus to make a move. She wouldn't use her powers at a time like this, she will use her heart instead. Not too many Fae know how to follow their hearts. It is yet another thing Aife gave her. Had she not put her with humans, she wouldn't know what feelings are. What compassion is. What it is like to put someone before herself. She saw everything in Lauren. Her past. Her present. Her future. Every road she's taken had led her to the Doctor. So did Aife. If she hadn't insisted on going to the Dal, Isabeau might have never seen this Doctor. This beautiful woman.

Lauren is caring. She helps people. She's a Doctor. A healer. She's healing Isabeau's long settled doubts that she would never find the one. Now she's found the only one. She held the passenger door for Lauren to climb into her car. Once she saw the Doctor had fastened her seat belt, she put her own on, and drove away.

They stopped at a drive thru shop for coffee. Once Lauren had everything she wanted, Isabeau drove off again. After two hours, they pulled up to a large building.

Lauren took some long breaths and waited to get out of the car.

"She has been cleaned and dressed". Isabeau spoke softly.

"Are you not getting out? Lauren asked.

"No. I meant it when I said you will have privacy. I will wait here for you. The building is guarded on all sides. Even on the roof. Only an ant could get in there". Isabeau pushed her car seat back to get more leg room.

Lauren did spot the guards on the roof. She never doubted the Succubus at her word.

Isabeau opened her sunroof and stared up at the stars. Slowly every wish she had thrown into the heavens was coming true. She never thought she would be here. Never thought they would know each other. Or trust each other. She closed her eyes and took in the scents of nature and Lauren's perfume that lingered in the car.

The Doctor slowly entered the building. She looked in the middle of the room and saw a black casket. She walked over and lifted the lid. She stood back at how beautiful Nadia looked. She looked even more peaceful than her body had looked in the pod. She was free. Something Lauren longed to give her. But she wanted her alive and free. Based on what she knew, she could ask Isabeau to bring her back, but would that be fair when she could be enjoying whatever life she had now?

Lauren lifted the lid so that it would stay up on its own. "I won't take long. I know you don't like long goodbyes. I just want to apologize. Apologize for dragging you off to the Congo. Apologize for not knowing that really wasn't you in that pod for five years. Apologize for pumping all of those chemicals into a body that no longer belonged to you. I know your spirit is long gone, but I felt your body deserves apologies too. I love you and I hope you are better off than you were here. I have to go. I will bury you soon. I just wanted to say goodbye tonight". Lauren cried as she wiped her tears away.

The Doctor walked out of the building and found Isabeau on her car, she was sitting on the roof and looking upwards. She half smiled at the sight.

"Are you okay? Isabeau slid off her car.

"I will be. I am just a little drained now". Lauren replied softly.

"Then let's get you out of here, and we can make other arrangements in the morning". Isabeau opened the door again and sprinted around to the driver's side.

Lauren had fallen asleep on the drive back so the Succubus was trying to avoid every bump she could spot on the road. She pulled up to the house and Lauren was woke enough to walk in on her own. She plopped on the couch and turned on the tv. The Succubus was on the phone, making arrangements for Nadia's burial tomorrow. Lauren offered to do it, but Isabeau didn't want this to be any harder on the Doctor than it already is. Once she was done, she explained everything to Lauren. The blonde was touched at the details she had put into it. A private car for one and a private burial.

The Succubus is going to link up with Aife to see what's been going on with her mother. Then pick Lauren up when she's ready.

"How?! How am I going to get through tomorrow?! Lauren snapped in tears. She started pounding on the couch and coffee table.

Isabeau ran over to her and grabbed her in her arms. Once the Doctor started kicking and swinging, she knew what she had to do, but hated having to do it. She pulsed her and they both cried until they fell asleep on the couch together.

TBC.