CHAPTER 6 – WHO IS THAT FAE?
The serum was ready… and now she didn't know what to do with it. The original idea was to give it to Bo so that in an eventual fight with The Morrigan she could deactivate her powers for a few hours, but now… was it stupid to feel like she was betraying Evony? Well, there was no immediate danger so she didn't have to deal with this right away, but her presence among the dark Fae didn't make any sense now that she was done with it. But she felt she wasn't ready to go now that Evony was in danger… not now that she was getting to know her. She hadn't expected this to happen at all, and yet, there she was.
The doorbell rang, that was Evony who had told her she would stop by to tell her how her visit to Myers had gone. Lauren looked in the mirror to make sure she looked good and opened the door. Evony looked worried but she smiled at Lauren.
"Hi" she said, and the two of them stared at each other for a moment.
"How did it go?" Asked Lauren.
"It could have gone better" Admitted Evony. Lauren invited her in and they sat on the couch. "Apparently some Fae went to the restaurant to ask Myers where had he ordered the printed messages to put inside de cookies. After that, his business went down and he almost had to close it down"
"Another lucky Fae" Said Lauren "And Myers didn't know this person?"
"He said it was the first time he had ever seen her" Explained Evony "And I made sure he was telling the truth" Lauren chose to ignore this comment and Evony realized that she had to be careful with that kind of information as she new Lauren didn't approve her methods.
"So what are you going to do now?" Asked Lauren.
"Vex went to look for the owner of the printer to see if he could get more information about this Fae" Answered Evony. She was clearly worried so Lauren placed a hand on hers and their eyes met.
"And how are you feeling?" She asked.
"How am I…?" Asked a confused Evony "Oh" she exclaimed realizing Lauren was asking about her feelings. She still didn't get used to it, but it fell comforting in a way.
"Sorry to break your dark Fae wall Ms. Morrigan" joked Lauren. Evony blushed.
"I'm not used to be asked this kind of questions Dr. Lewis" She said. She realized she was flirting… again, but that was the only way she new to handle the situation. "You don't wanna know what I've done to people for less than that"
"Oh, I can imagine" Said Lauren following her "but that only proves more my theory about you"
"What theory?" Asked Evony very surprised. She didn't expect that and she felt vulnerable.
"Still haven't answered my question" Said Lauren enjoying the effect that she was causing on Evony, who was even more curious now.
"You can't do that!" Complained Evony.
"Oh, I can." Played Lauren.
"You know what?" Said Evony playing offended "You always think of the dark Fae as bad, but you are worse!"
"Never said I wasn't" Said Lauren. Evony smiled and got a little closer.
"You know what? If I had known that before, O would have stolen you from the light Fae a long time ago"
"Well, I'm not sure I like the 'stealing' thing, but if I had met you before, I wouldn't have minded". Said Lauren lowering her voice a little, and getting closer too.
"Really? So are you telling me you theory now?" Asked Evony lowering her voice too.
"Nice try" Said Lauren. "But you still haven't answered my question".
"Ok, I was a little… nervous" Said Evony giving up. She started caressing Lauren's hair and look at her in the eye; their faces where very close to each other now "but I'm much better now"
"I wonder why that would be" Said Lauren.
"That's two questions, Dr. Lewis" Lauren laughed.
"Busted" she admitted.
"Your turn then"
"My theory" Began Lauren in her nerdy way. Evony listened amused. "is that you don't wanna expose yourself talking about your feelings, so it's easier for you to harm people to protect yourself"
"Am I harming you now?" Asked Evony getting so close their noses were touching.
"Seduction is another weapon too" Said Lauren "Not that I complain but…"
Evony got apart. She looked Lauren in the eye. That had felt like a bullet in her stomach.
"What? This is… this is not…" she tried to speak but the words wouldn't come up. That had really hurt her. Another new feeling she hadn't expected to be so painful. She didn't expect Lauren to think their "thing" was just about sex or whatever she was thinking… "That's not true" She finally said. "It's not fair"
"What isn't?" Asked Lauren. Her heart was pounding quickly, she hadn't expected that reaction and it crossed her mind that maybe there was a chance that Evony felt something for her. But she didn't want to think too much about it just in case it was just her imagination.
"Nothing" She lied. She just could not put into words whatever it was she was feeling. Deep inside she knew Lauren was right, it was easier for her to get mad or flirty with people than to reveal her thoughts and feelings. But even herself didn't expect that reaction coming.
Suddenly someone pounded the door. They looked at each other with fear
"It's me!" Shouted Vex from the other side of the door. Lauren hurried to open. He looked awful with bruises all over his face.
"She is not a lucky Fae!" Screamed a desperate Vex. "She's a Mesmer! And she sent me to tell you she's coming for you, Evony!"
