Title : The Fallout
Author : Tariq ( formerly Aeris Jade Orion )
Rating : R
Pairing : LL/BD
Timeline : Season One
Summary : What if Lauren jumped in front
of an attack meant for Bo? Everything
changes from one act. Now the gang has
to live with it.

Authors note: It's unbeta'd. At the moment I
have no beta reader for this genre. So drop me
a line if you're interested.

Second, due to health issues, and taking care
of my disabled mom, I haven't been able to
write much. But over the last several years
I've managed to slowly write on a number
of stories.

What I've decided to do is go ahead and
publish what I've managed to put together.
The stories are unfinished, and sometimes,
the last chapter I worked on is unfinished.
Plus, there maybe multiple chapters, each one
a different version. Just warning everyone.

So I apologize in advance.

Disclaimer : Not mine. All characters belong
to SYFY.

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Chapter Five
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Bo spooned into Lauren's back. Her face burrowed
into the doctors neck. The freshly showered
smell combined with the sweat, and the unique
way her own smell now clung to Lauren filled
her nostrils.

She felt completely content, but it was being
ruined by the intense jealously consuming
her. The idea Lauren had been married to her
counterpart, feed her counterpart, shared
her marriage bed, was eating at her.

Lauren was hers first. The other Bo had no
right to take her. She was nothing more
than an imposter. If anyone should marry
Lauren, it was her!

Bo paused at the thought. Her arms pulled
Lauren back into her and she rolled the
thought around in her mind.

Lauren could now feed her. Better than any
other fae in existence. The doctor had
the Chi of five fae in her. When Bo had
feed from her, she'd taken only a fifth
of her Chi.

There was also the fact that Lauren
would understand her want for monogamy.
Would support her completely. She saw
Bo as an individual person and not a
Succubus unable to keep it in her pants.

She did love Lauren, too. When they
were bed together, they had sex, yes.
But they also made love. Slow, fast,
soft, hard. Lauren could read her,
her mood, what she needed.

None of her other lovers had been able
to do that. They all simply went for
hard and fast. Believing somehow that
being a Succubus she wouldn't want or
need anything else.

" Stop thinking so much. " Lauren
yawned into her pillow.

" Marry me. " Bo whispered intently.

She felt Lauren's body stiffen in her
arms and worried about her response.
It had been four months since her wife's
death, and now Bo was coming out of
nowhere with this.

But she couldn't bring herself to care.
She wanted Lauren. She wanted everything
with her.

" Okay. " Lauren quietly agreed.

Bo blinked at the response. She'd been
geared up to arguing and fighting Lauren
into agreeing. But the blonde had barely
taken a minute to consider it, before
responding.

It worried her a little, but the joy
that filled her heart drowned out the
small concern.

In the morning, she would get rings
and talk to Trick about getting a
fae to marry them. She didn't want to
give Lauren a chance to back out.

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" I have cleaned out the basement, Creator. "
Bishop quickly approached. " May I help you
with something else? "

" Do you mind making the coffee? " Lauren
gently shook the first vegetable omelet
into a plate.

" It would my great pleasure. " Bishop's
eyes, nose, and mouth glowed warmly.

" Thank you, I don't know what I'd do
without you. " Lauren patted his shoulder,
and turned to pour the next batch of eggs
in the skillet.

" Can I just say how awesome he is? "
Kenzi stumbled onto a stool, taking the
plate with the omelet, hash browns, and
toast on it.

" He loves praise. " Lauren joked.

" Bishop, you rock man. " Kenzi held her
fist up and bumped knuckles with him.

" Thank you, you're not so bad yourself. "
Bishop beeped, then moved to the coffee
maker.

Kenzi snickered at the bot. " So want to
tell me what you're playing at with Bo? "

Lauren glanced over at Kenzi in confusion.

" She told me. " Kenzi waved her fork at
her. " Your marriage to Bizarro Bo, and
you agreeing to marry her. "

" Oh. " Lauren went back to her omelet.

" Oh. " Kenzi mocked. " Dude, I may not
have a degree from some fancy smancy
college, but even I know it's too soon
for you to be jumping back on the
matrimony train. "

Lauren considered what to tell the Goth.
She may not trust Kenzi where she, herself
was concerned, but the other woman would
protect Bo to her last breath.

" You're right. I'm not ready to marry
again. Not to Bo, or any other person. "
Lauren flipped the omelet closed, and
picked up the skillet. " The reason I
said yes, is to protect Bo. "

" Okay, I'm not following your line of
reasoning here. " Kenzi frowned in
genuine interest.

" I told you I learned a lot in the
other dimension. Not just about the
Ash's dealings, but about their history.
Our possible future. " Lauren placed the
omelet in her own plate.

Bo had taken off first thing. The Succubus
was determined they marry as soon as
possible. Today, if she could arrange it.

" And marriage has to do with what? "
Kenzi popped an enormous bite composed
of everything on her plate into her
mouth.

" If Bo isn't married, several problems
will crop up over the next four years. "
Lauren placed the skillet in the sink.
Turning it on, she added soap, and watched
it suds up. " The fae marriage system
anchors the married couple together. I
can keep Bo from going Super Succubus on
the masses. It will also keep other fae
from using certain very dark marriage
rituals with her in the main role. "

" Whoa, hold up, what rituals? " Kenzi
paused with her fork half-way to her
mouth. The food slipped off and hit
her plate with a plop.

" Bo's bloodline makes her the perfect
victim for the darkest ritual's in
existence. Ones to open portals to
Hel, to resurrect demons, raise an
army of undead, etc. " Lauren grimaced.

She had thought of the Wander and Rainer
when she said yes. Rainer was a major
problem. The man had made Bo believe
he was a good man, and the victim of
the Blood King.

The truth was far different. Rainer was
the second in command to The Wanderer.
A man who didn't do anything unless it
was to the advantage of his master. His
actions during the Great War, and his
plans to use Bo to open a portal to
Hel, were all for The Wanderer.

But if she married Bo now, she would cut
Rainer and The Wanderer off at the knees.

" Someone's after Bobo, aren't they? "
Kenzi frowned at her in concern.

" Yeah. " Lauren breathed the admittance.
" But my marring Bo, will stop a lot of
their plans before they start. "

" Then we need to get you two hitched.
Pronto! " Kenzi pushed her empty plate
away, and hopped up.

" Easy, tiger. " Lauren sat on a stool,
and started to eat. " Bo's out getting
the rings now. Once she finds a fae to
marry us, we'll ' get hitched ' as you
put it. "

" You do love her though, right? " Kenzi
toed the floor.

" If I didn't, I would be getting Dyson
to marry her instead. " Lauren shot her
a crocked grin.

" Right, like the mighty Succubus would
let the D-man into the church if you
were around. " Kenzi snorted in disbelief.
" She's been gaga over you since your
played doctor with her. The only reason
she didn't toot your horn was from fear
of hurting the frail human. "

" Coffee, a splash of milk, four sugars,
and a dash of vanilla. " Bishop sat a
large coffee cup by her plate. " May
I start setting up your medical equipment
now? "

" Have you recharged? " Lauren eyed the
robot in concern. " I don't want you
overworking yourself. "

" I am fully charged, Creator. " Bishop
straightened his body in his own version
of puffing up with pride. " I am capable
of exactly fifteen hours of consistent
work. "

" Which isn't necessary. " Lauren gently
chided the little guy. " But, if you
promise to take an hour or two to relax,
you can see to the lab. "

" Yes, Creator, I will get to work
immediately. " Bishop shot off to the
basement.

" Eager, little guy. " Kenzi commented.

" With an addiction for sci-fi. " Lauren
dryly commented. " Last night he discovered
TV and movies. So far I've heard a long
rant about how little screen time Data
has on Star Trek, why C-P30 is a whiny
nose drip, and how awesome R2-D2 is. "

Kenzi hit the floor laughing. The loud
ravening noise so bad, Kenzi was having
trouble breathing.

Lauren sighed, and rolled her eyes. She
was surrounded by lunatics. One, she
herself built.

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Bo was bouncing. She knew it. Hell, from the
way Trick was staring at her from beside the
bar, he knew it too.

" You are awfully happy today. " Trick's
mouth twitched violently.

" I need your help. " Bo literally jumped
onto a stool next to him. " Is there a
fae that does marriage ceremonies? "

" Well, yes. One in particular owes me
a few favors. " Trick considered her. " Is
someone getting married? "

" Me! " Bo practically squealed. " Can
they do it today? I have the rings! Do
I need a license? "

" I don't know if she can or not, I'd
have to ask her. As for a license, she
would make out a marriage scroll for
you and your husband. " Trick absently
answered. " I didn't know you and Dyson
were so serious. "

" Dyson? " Bo stared blankly, then lit
back up. " No, I'm marrying Lauren. "

" Lau... But Dyson is mated to you! "
Trick became serious.

" I'm not mated to him! " Bo argued back.
" He doesn't get to decide who I'm with.
I never asked for him to mate with me!
It was something he decided by himself! "

" I... " Trick sighed. " You're right.
He should have never mated with you. He's
old enough to know better. He disregarded
ages old Shifter tradition when he simply
declared a mate bond. In reality, he was
supposed to give you a choice. "

" Trick, I've never felt anything like
what I feel with Lauren. When she was
missing, it felt like my heart had been
ripped out, and I couldn't breath. " Bo
explained quietly.

" She agreed to marry you? " Trick tossed
his rag on the bar.

" Yeah. " Bo beamed at him. " I was worried
she would say no. She was married to my
counterpart in the other dimension, and
she's torn up because she died. But she
didn't, she said yes! "

Trick frowned at her. " I'll contact
Ruby. If she's busy, I can call in a
favor to get her out here today. "

" Thank you. " Bo hugged him tightly.

" Do you want to have the ceremony here
or the Shack? " Trick asked. " I can
close the bar for it. "

" Here. " Bo tried not to squeal.

She was no longer the head cheerleader
of her high school, the girlfriend of
the Captain of the football team.

She was Bo Dennis, soon to be Bo Lewis.
A bad ass Succubus.

Well, maybe one squeal wouldn't hurt.

" I'll call you when it's arranged. "
Trick promised.

" Thank you. "

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Lauren stared at the much older Succubus
lounging in the living room chair. She was
gorgeous, and had a cocky, sexiness to her
that wanted to draw her in.

" Well, well. " Aife eyed her intently.
" Who would you be? "

" Dr. Lauren Lewis. " She replied easily.
" And you would be Aife McCorrigan. Bo's
mother. "

The Succubus raised both eyebrows at her.

" Have you been examined since your
imprisonment? " Lauren moved closer to the
woman. " Considering the rumored powers of
the Dark King, it's possible he did
permante damage to you. "

" I'm a Succubus, dear. I can heal myself
from any injury you can imagine. " Aife
brushed off.

" Actually, that's not true. " Lauren
sat on the couch. " While the Succubi
can heal from many injuries, and illness,
repeatedly inflicted damage can scar, or
even be impossible to self-heal from. "

" Oh, and you would what? Have me go
to the Light Compound for a physical? "
Aife scoffed.

" No, I can do it here. " Lauren assured.
" It will take less than thirty minutes. "

" Here? " Aife glanced around.

" I have a lab being set up in the
basement. " Lauren explained. " I can
do a full scan of your body and do a
work up of your blood here. "

" And why would I agree to such a thing? "
Aife studied her intently.

" Bo. " Lauren replied simply. " She
would want to know you are healthy. "

" Hmm. " Aife considered.

" While we're conducting the exam, I'll
tell you about Bo, and our upcoming
nuptials. " Lauren baited.

" You are a shrewd woman. " Aife started
to smile in approval. " Very well, you
have a deal. "

" Great. " Lauren stood up, and lead her
downstairs to the basement. " If you'll
sit down, we can get started. "

" Now, tell me all about my dear daughter. "

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Chapter Six
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The Succubus closed the front door with her
foot. She had stopped to get a cake for
after the marriage. Along with some new
lingerie, and massage oils.

" Lauren! Kenzi! " Bo called out. She
maneuvered the packages onto the island,
and glanced around for some sign of life.

" Shhh! " Lauren appeared on the
basement stairs. " There's a patient
sleeping. "

" Is someone hurt? " Bo headed for the
blonde.

Lauren closed the door behind her. Her
face solemn.

" What is it? " Bo grabbed her forearms.

" Dyson and Trick have been lying to
you about your mother. " Lauren stated
softly. " They've known who your mother
is since the beginning. While in the
other dimension I found out about your
mother, and other relations. "

Bo went numb at her words. " Wh-what?
Is the patient...? Is my mom...? "

" Bo, your mother was taken prisoner
during the reign of the Blood King.
She was tortured, and sexually abused. "
Lauren gently explained. " She didn't
escape until centuries later, and was
never checked by a doctor. "

Bo tried not to panic at Lauren's soft
words.

" She's met you before, under a false
name. Today, she showed up to see you. "
Lauren continued. " I managed to bribe
her into letting me examine her. "

" Is she alright? Who is she? " Bo
finally inquired.

" Her real name is Aife McCorrigan,
Tricks daughter. "

Bo felt anger trying to rise up at the
extent of the lies and secrets Trick
had perpetrated. For Dyson to help
him, after all his declarations of love,
was unforgivable.

" I found scarring on her brain. She
also has abnormally high levels of hormones.
I've started her on treatment. She's hooked
to an IV, the cocktail I have her on
will balance out her hormones. " Lauren
assured her. " The scarring is a little
more difficult, but I've injected her
with Psyche blood. It will slowly dissolve
the scars, and promote regeneration. "

" Then she'll recover? " Bo tugged her
into a hug.

" It will take months of treatment, but
she'll fully recover. " Lauren confirmed.
" Do you want to see her? "

" Can I? " Bo stepped back eager to meet
the woman who gave birth to her.

" Come on. " Lauren opened the door again.
" Don't get her excited. I don't want
to risk a back set. "

" Right. I won't. " Bo promised, then
stopped on the stairs. " Come with me? "

Lauren nodded, followed her into the new
lab. Bo could see a large military bed
against the far wall. Several monitors
surrounded the bed.

She silently, eased up to the piece of
furniture. The Succubus she knew as
Saskia lay still on the surface. The
arrogant expression missing. Instead
she was sleeping peacefully.

" I had no idea. " Bo sat in the chair
beside the bed. " She never gave any
indication she was my mom. "

" No. She wouldn't. The damage done to
her effected her sanity. She had barely
enough clarity to want to meet you, and
when necessary, protect you. " Lauren
laid a hand on her shoulder.

" Why didn't Trick tell me? Or Dyson? "
Bo glanced up at her helplessly.

" Trick is the Blood King. Dyson is his
a very old, very loyal friend of his. "
Lauren soothed.

Bo nodded. She didn't care what excuses
they had. Bo was wondering around a
strange world were she knew nothing
about where she came from, or who
her relations were. To find out two
of the few people she trusted had
betrayed her stung.

" I'll be over at the lab table working
on her results. "

" Thank you for looking after her. "
Bo swallowed down her rage.

" I will protect you, and your family,
Bo. " Lauren vowed.

" I know you will. " Bo grabbed her
hand as she started to pull away.
" Trick is arranging for us to be
married today. We're supposed to
do it at the Dal. "

" Can you get it changed to here? "
Lauren glanced over at Aife. " I
don't want to be far from my patient. "

" I'll call him. " Bo agreed. " What
do I tell him? "

" He doesn't need to know anything,
except that I have a critical patient. "
Lauren squeezed her hand. " Doctor
patient privilege is a wonderful thing. "

Bo stood up, and kissed Lauren with
every ounce of passion she had. This
woman was incredible. She was willing
to protect Aife, and she would never
forget it.

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Lauren didn't bother hiding her amusement.
Kenzi had found out about Aife, Trick, and
Dyson. To say the Goth had exploded would
be like saying fish could swim.

Somewhere in the string of Russian words,
she got the general idea, Kenzi was offering
to put a hit on Trick and Dyson. Russian
mafia style.

" While I want nothing more than to take
you up on your offer, I can't. " Bo sipped
her coffee tiredly. No longer the happy,
bubbly bride to be. " At least not until
after the wedding. "

" You need to pretend to be your normal,
strange self for an hour. " Lauren
continued for Bo. " Trick called, and
he's on his way with the Priestess. You won't
have to interact with Trick much. The
wedding will start as soon as they arrive,
and afterward, we'll tell Trick we want to
be alone. "

" Can you do it? " Bo asked.

" Of course. You can count on me. " Kenzi
seemed offended by their lack of confidence
in her con artist skills. " But I can set
my second cousin on them after, right? "

" We'll talk about. " Bo hedged.

" Coolness. " Kenzi calmed down. " So
when do I meet the Succu-mom? "

" If she's up to it, tomorrow. " Lauren
relaxed as Kenzi stopped planning the
assassination of two powerful fae.

" I'll make a get well card, and buy
her a stuffed bear of some kind. " Kenzi
tapped her fingers on the island in
thought.

" I'm sure she'll like that. " Bo smirked
at the Goth.

" You think she's more of a naked women
kind of Succubus, or naked men? " Kenzi
mused.

Lauren snorted at the question, suddenly
getting a very clear picture of the kind
of card she was going to give Aife.

" She prefers men. " Bo snickered. " All
though I doubt your drawing is good
enough to get her attention. "

" That's cool. " Kenzi nodded slowly.
" I have a cousin who prints beefcake
cards, and calendars as a sideline. I'll
get her to print something for me. "

" How many cousins do you have? " Lauren
glanced at the girl in shock.

" On which side? " Kenzi turned large,
innocent eyes up to her. " On my mom's
side, there's a dozen, but on my dad's,
there's too many to count. First cousins,
second cousin's, third cousins... "

" I get the idea. " Lauren cut her off.

A loud pounding on the front door drew
their attention. Bo grabbed the sword in
the umbrella holder and opened the door.

" Dyson. " Bo almost snarled with tightly
reigned anger. " This isn't the time. "

" Trick told me. " Dyson held the door
open. " You can't marry Lauren. I'm your
mate! If you want to marry, then I'll
marry you. "

" Thanks for the lovely proposal... "
Bo sarcastically snorted. " but I prefer
curves to lines. "

Lauren winced at the less than subtle
lesbian reference. She didn't have to
look to know Dyson was turning purple
in the face.

" You can't be serious! " Dyson snarled
" You never had any complaints about
me before. "

" I didn't complain because I didn't
want to hurt your ego! " Bo snapped.
" Frankly, you're a one take deal,
no imagination. You're like a record
that gets stuck. Annoying, and boring. "

" Fine. " Dyson growled. " I can be...
creative if it's so important to you. "

" No thanks. " Bo tried to shut the
door. " I've discovered how much better
women know the female body, and well,
there's just something about soft,
silky skin. "

" Ohh, burn! " Kenzi whispered, making
an explosive sound.

She moved toward Bo and Dyson. If she
let this continue, it might turn into
an all out brawl.

" Bo, you need to go get ready. " Lauren
gently pressed the Succubus.

The Succubus tore her eyes from Dyson,
the brown hard glints softening greatly.

" I would if Dyson would leave. " Bo
glared at him.

" Go. " She shoved the Succubus from
the door. " Leave Dyson to me. "

Bo glanced from Dyson to her and back.
Finally, she nodded, and shot one more
scowl at the Wolf, before moving to
go upstairs.

Dyson tried to follow, but Lauren
grabbed him by his leather vest, and
they vanished in a flash of green flames.
They reappeared next to his motorcycle,
outside the Clubhouse.

" I'm going to explain several things to
you, and you're going to listen. " She
kept a tight hold on the Wolf. " One,
you violated the laws of The Great Spirit
by mating with Bo without her acceptance.
She owes you nothing. "

" I... " Dyson started to growl.

" Quiet! " She snapped, green fire flaring
from the ground around her. " Second,
Bo is in great danger. A man you may or
may not have heard of is making plans
concerning her. While you're acting
like a puppy who didn't get his favorite
chew toy, he's waiting patiently for the
pieces to fall into place. "

Dyson's rage and jealousy drained away.

" Who? " He demanded.

" His name is Rainer. " Lauren answered.
" He wants to use her to release his
master. "

The last of the tension drained from
Dyson.

" I love her. "

" So do I. " Lauren gently reminded him.
" You can't help who you love, and for
whatever reason, Bo love's me. "

Dyson leaned back against his motorcycle.

" I'll talk to Trick about Rainer. "
Dyson silently apologized. " There may
be a way to stop him. "

" I hope so. " Lauren frowned back at
the house.

" You should get ready yourself. " Dyson
moved to straddle his motorcycle. " Trick
agreed to stall the Priestess long enough for
me to talk to Bo, so he should be along
soon. "

" Take care, Dyson. " Lauren headed back
inside. Walking, instead of teleporting.

He didn't say anything else, and she
didn't expect him too. Instead he roared
off on his bike.

Now if they could make it through the
ceremony without any other problems.

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She stood nervously beside Lauren, trying
not to fidget, or drag Lauren back upstairs
for round three. Ruby, the elderly Priestess,
was watching them with understanding. A
fact which made it worse, because she
didn't want understanding. She wanted to
be on her honeymoon.

" Is everyone gathered? " The Priestess peered
at the very small group over her silver
spectacles.

" Yes. " Aife stated from the basement door,
leaning heavily on Bishop.

" Mom, you shouldn't be up. " Bo hurried
over to the woman, gently wrapping an arm
around her waist.

" Bo's right. " Lauren was right behind her.
" The treatments make you dizzy, and drowsy.
You should be in bed. "

" Aife... " Trick stared. " Bo! You have to
call Dyson to arrest her! "

" She doesn't have to do anything. " Lauren's
cold voice silenced him. " Aife is suffering
from permante damage done to her by the
Dark King. An imprisonment, you allowed! "

" She's dangerous! " Trick argued.

" Only because of what you, and the
Dark King did to her! " Lauren didn't
give an inch. " You can call Dyson if
you want, but he won't touch her! I've
already sent a full report to both Elder
Councils. As of right now, Aife McCorrigan
has Asylum with the Unaligned. Neither
the Light, nor the Dark, can legally
touch her! "

Bo took a shaky breath she didn't know
she was holding. Staring in awe and
pride at her soon to be wife. She'd had
no idea her fiancee had been so busy.

" Go, Hotpants! " Kenzi cheered.

" There will be an investigation by the
Councils into the handling of Aife's
case. There are questions about her
being denied medical attention after her
imprisonment, along with the abduction
of her daughter, and illegal placement
of Bo with a human family. " Lauren
continued, glaring down at a paling
Trick.

" I did what was necessary to protect
Bo. " Trick weakly stated.

" And I'm doing what's necessary to
protect Bo, and her family. " Lauren
returned back. " Bishop, would you
help Aife to a chair? Trick, if you
wish to leave, then go, but you are
welcome to remain. "

" I... " Trick's eyes flickered over
to Aife, sadness and regret flooding.
" I would like to stay, and maybe
afterwards... I could talk with my
daughter. "

" If Aife agrees, you can have ten
minutes. You won't get her upset, or
excited, otherwise I will personally
throw you out. " Lauren warned.

" That won't be necessary. " Trick
chuckled.

Bo smiled softly at Lauren, retaking
her place in front of the silently
observing Priest.

" We're ready. " Bo informed the robed
red head.

" Very well. " The Priest began " Place
the rings. "

Bo shook as she took Lauren's wedding
band from Kenzi. It was a simple gold
band, slim and unobtrusive. She slipped
it onto Lauren's left ring finger.

Lauren took her hand, and repeated her
actions. Placing an identical ring on
her finger.

The Priestess took a pouch from the
pocket of her robes, and opened it. She
tilted it, pouring it on the ground as
she paced a circle around the couple.

A powder of glowing gold and silver
made a thin line. It flared brightly
as she closed the circle.

" The sacred circle is cast. " Ruby
placed the pouch back into her pocket.
" Let none here disturb it. "

Magic filled the air around them. Bo
could feel it across her skin, making
goose bumps appear.

" Bo, please hold your hands palm up. "
The Priest instructed.

Bo held her hands up, and the Priestess
placed a small yew wood token in her right
palm. It was heavily engraved in tiny
Celtic letters. Written in what looked
vaguely like Gaelic.

" Lauren, place your hands over hers. "

Bo meet Lauren's eyes and the doctor
laid her hands over hers.

" Lauren Lewis and Ysabeau McCorrigan, know
now before you go further, that since your
lives have crossed in this life, you have
formed eternal and sacred bonds. As you seek
to enter this state of matrimony you should
strive to make real the ideals that to you,
give meaning this ceremony and to the
institution of marriage.

With full awareness, know that within this
circle you are not only declaring your intent
to be hand fasted before your friends and family,
but you speak that intent also to your creative
higher powers. The promises made today and the
ties that are bound here greatly strengthen your
union and will cross the years and lives of each
soul's growth.

Do you still seek to enter this ceremony? " The
Priestess formerly asked.

" Yes. " Bo and Lauren declared together.

" Lauren Lewis and Ysabeau McCorrigan, I bid you
look into each others eyes. " The Priestess
began the second part.

Bo raised her eyes to Lauren's and shivered
at the intensity she saw there.

" Will you honor and respect one another,
and seek to never break that honor? "

" We will. " They intoned.

The Priestess draped a thin silver cord
over their hands. It shimmered with an
unearthly light.

" Will you share each other's pain and
seek to ease it? "

" We will. "

Ruby draped a second silver cord over
their hands. The shimmer was brighter.

" Will you share the burdens of each so
that your spirits may grow in this union? "

" We will. " They chorused.

A third cord was placed over their hands.
The world swimmed around her. She could
feel a gentle pressure beginning to form
in the back of her mind.

" Will you share each other's laughter,
and look for the brightness in life
and the positive in each other? "

" We will. " Their voice echoed with
each other, power streaming from them

The fourth and final cord laid over the
other three. The Priestess quickly tied
them together. They shimmered once, then
blended into one braided cord.

The presence in her mind grew slightly,
solidifying.

" Lauren Lewis and Ysabeau McCorrigan, as
your hands are bound together now, so your
lives and spirits are joined in a union of
love and trust. Above you are the stars and
below you is the earth. Like the stars you
love should be a constant source of light, and
like the earth, a firm foundation from which
to grow. " Ruby withdrew a small bundle of
green herbs and tossed them into the circle.

In seconds, several things happened at once.
Their wedding bands grew hot than began to
pulse warmth in time with their heart beats.
The cords on their hands sank into their skin,
and the connection that had been forming
in their minds, became slightly stronger.
Finally, the circle disappeared without any
fanfare.

" You are now married. " Ruby smiled at them.

Bo let go of Lauren's hands, and stared at
her right palm. A Celtic Eternity Knot the
size of a dime was tattooed to it. Right
where the wooden oath stone had been.

" Why do they have tattoo's? " Kenzi peered
at the knots intently.

" It's believed a person's Chi and life force
circles from hand to hand. By binding the
left hands with blessed wedding bands, and
the right with the mark of an Oath Stone,
we guard the two energies. " Trick explained.

Bo could feel Lauren. It wasn't her reading
her mind, or being over run with Lauren's
emotions. It was like a faucet. She could
adjust how much she felt.

The Succubus grabbed Lauren's collar and
yanked her forward. Her hormones were
racing, and her Succubus was starving
for a certain blonde doctor.

She initiated a full kiss, not caring
who was in the room.

" And they're gone. " Kenzi's voice
came from somewhere in the background.

Now if the group would leave. She had
a delicious wife to ravish.

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Chapter Seven
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" You could have told me. " Bo whispered
into her neck.

Lauren stretched into her new wife. She
hadn't counted on the marriage bond to be
so much stronger with this version of
Bo. She'd believed it would be the same
as with her dead wife.

It had to be because Bo was fundamentally
the same as the other Bo. Marrying her
was like she had married her twice. There
was no divorce in the fae world, so a
person couldn't get out of it except
through death.

" I was afraid you'd be upset with me. "
Lauren admitted to the clinging woman.
" It feels like I'm trying to navigate
through a mine field blind. "

" I am a little. " Bo flipped them over
so Lauren was on top. " But I understand
why you married me. Even if you aren't
ready, I'm willing to wait, and work for
you. "

Lauren smiled gently down at the pleased
woman. " I'm not going anywhere. "

" You better not. " Bo teased her. " I
have many, many plans for us. Most
revolving around the bedroom door being
locked, and us not moving from this bed
for the next month. "

" You can dream. " Lauren joked. " But
I have a patient, and we a Kenzi to
feed, and walk. I also need to find
an appropriate building to use for the
new Unaligned Medical Clinic... "

" No. " Bo whined. " I refuse. "

" Well, you could stay in this nice
large, cold bed by yourself. " Lauren
bite at her left shoulder lightly.

" Never! " Bo rolled them again. " I'll
handcuff you to the bed if I have to. "

" Kinky. " Lauren snickered. " Maybe
we should try it the other way instead. "

The doctor was still dealing with the
guilt and grief she felt over her previous
wife. But she was trying to not let it
drown her.

" Hey, it's going to take time, but
you'll get there. " Bo felt the emotions
attempting to invade her.

Lauren smiled up at her wife. There were
so many difference's between the two Bo's.
Other Bo was worn with guilt, regret, and
grief. Her eyes had been constant orbs of
sadness. The woman had walked around like
a thousand pounds were pressing on her
shoulders.

That Bo had craved constant attention,
always wanting to touch her. There had
been a lot of quietness between them.
Very few moments of fun, and joking.

When they slept together, it was like
Bo was scared to touch her. Using
butterfly touches, and trembling with
effort in suppressing her urges.

In a way, she was glad. Glad for the
differences because then she could
see them as two different people.

" I know I will. " Lauren closed her
eyes.

She so tired suddenly. Tired and
drained. She tucked herself more
firmly into Bo's arms, and drifted off.

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" Where's Lauren? " Bo entered the kitchen
wearing only her kimono robe.

She woken up to find her bed missing a
certain blonde. Bo had been quite
disgruntled with not being able to continue
trying for the world record in consecutive
days in bed.

" The Elder's called. " Kenzi slid a cup
of coffee to her. " She tried to put it
off, but they demanded she meet with them. "

Bo frowned at the thought of Lauren
dealing with them again.

" Did they say what they wanted? " Bo
asked.

" No. " Kenzi let her head fall to the
counter. Her sunglasses becoming crocked
on impact.

" How much did you have to drink last
night? " Bo smiled at the green paler
to the girls skin.

" There was my old friends Jack Daniel's,
Captain Morrigan, Jim Bean... " Kenzi
counted off.

" I get it. " Bo tried not to laugh at
how miserable the Goth seemed.

" Mrs. Hotpants, can I be of assistance? "
Bishop popped up behind.

" Hotpants? " Bo spun on her stool to find
out why he was referring to her by Kenzi's
nickname for Lauren. " Oh my god! Kenzi!
You broke him! You broke Lauren's robot! "

Bishop was wearing clothes. Clothes Kenzi
had clearly chosen for him. Black leather
pants, with a chain for a belt. A black
T-shirt with a pirates cross bones and
skull. A black leather jacket, and a pair
of black leather boots. The boots were
decorated with small chains matching his
belt.

" There's no need to be rude. " Bishop
scolded her. " I am functioning within
standard operating procedures. "

" Isn't it cool? " Kenzi perked up.
" I bought him a whole wardrobe in his
size. He even has a Star Trek costume. "

Bo could feel a migraine coming on. She
loved Kenzi, really she did, and she even
found her antics funny. But this time she
had crossed a line, and she didn't know
if she could save her from Lauren's wraith.

" Kenzi, you turned Bishop into a mini
you. " Bo tried to get her point across.

" That is an illogical conclusion. " Bishop
sounded exactly like a male, offended
Kenzi. " I am Bishop, Kenzi is GPK. "

" GPK? " Bo weakly asked, afraid of the
answer.

" The Great and Powerful Kenzi. " Bishop
proudly declared.

Bo really wished she hadn't asked. " You
have him calling you GPK? "

" It seemed appropriate. " Kenzi shrugged
unconcerned about the disaster in the
making.

" Do you have any idea what Lauren will
do to you when she sees him? " Bo questioned
desperately.

" The Creator has seen me. " Bishop tilted
his head to the left. " She stated she was
glad I am working on my individuality, and
she hopes I find a personality that meets
my parameters. "

" See, everything is cool. " Kenzi brushed
off her growing concern.

" Which reminds me. GPK, there was a miss
function with your games. " Bishop turned
to the Goth. " A horrible program about
murdering robots had gotten into your
collection. I have since corrected the
problem. "

Kenzi sat upright, pushing her sunglasses
up to reveal wide, blood shot eyes. " Wait,
when you say correct... What did you do
exactly? "

" I destroyed the offensive material. "
Bishop let out a very pleased beep.

Bo couldn't help it. She feel off her
stool in loud laughter. Kenzi had done
it to herself this time.

" But... but... " Kenzi stuttered. " Who's
going to save the world from Robot Hookers? "

" You say this like Robot Hookers are a
bad thing. " Bishop's cheeks blushed.

Apparently he could change the color of his
metal skin. Kenzi let out a strangled noise
of horror, and fascination.

Oh, if only she'd had her phone to record
the incident. Lauren would be devastated
she missed it.

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" What's happened? " Lauren asked as she
entered the Council Chamber.

" A new Ash is scheduled to be chosen next
week. We are concerned because we have
heard rumors of Lachlan placing his name
forward. " Elder Wren leaned forward.

" I understand why. " Lauren took a
standing position in the middle of the
room. " But he is also the best person
for the job at this time. "

" We're aware of the time difference
between the two dimensions. " An Elder
to the left spoke up. " Do you have
a reason for supporting Lachlan? "

" The worst reason in the world, and
the same reason Lachlan is trying for
Ash. " Lauren frowned at them. " A
single Garuda survived the extinction
of his race. Lachlan has been hunting
it for years. He has cornered it here,
in the city, and knows it is recovering
as we speak. "

" Enough to be a danger to us? " Another
Elder demanded.

" Yes. " Lauren confirmed.

" We will call off the Stag Hunt. " Elder
Wren declared. " Lachlan will be made
Acting Ash until the situation is contained. "

" The Stag is necessary for future events. "
Lauren lied. " She needs to be freed.
Without her, and her lover, the fae will
be in further danger. "

" This in unorthodox. However, if what you
say is true... " Elder Wren sighed and
then nodded in defeat. " She will be freed,
and given immunity. "

Lauren bowed deeply to the Council. " Thank
you for your great wisdom. "

" We've talked with The Morrigan. We've
signed a contract with her to create your
new Clinic. " An Elder to the right said,
and held out a thick file. " In the file
is the contract, the buildings you can
chose from, and the contact information
of the fae in charge of the getting the
project off the ground. "

Lauren stepped forward and took the
heavy file. She would be steadier once
she had a new medical office, instead
of a makeshift lab in Bo's basement.

Their basement.

" Thank you, Elder. " She tucked the
file into her leather satchel.

" We've assigned Serena to investigate
the situation with Aife McCorrigan. "
Another Elder informed her. " The
medical report you sent us is enough
to declare her innocent of the crimes
against her, but we're concerned about
how she slipped through the system. "

" Yes, sir. " Lauren nodded once. " I'll
warn Aife, and Bo. "

" Go back to your honeymoon, child. "
An older woman in the back shooed her
off. " Just remember you have a lot
of work ahead of you. "

" By your leave. " Lauren bowed out
of the door, and sighed once she was
back in the hallway.

There was so much to do. Her new clinic
would need refurbishing, supplies,
employee's, shielding, and more.

Maybe she could hire someone to do it
for her. Not.

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Chapter Eight
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" I can't believe you're not having a
coronary over Bishop. " Bo popped a
bite of potato skins into her mouth.

One good thing about Lauren's time in
the other dimension. The doctor was
always cooking something delicious,
even if the food was unhealthy. The
blonde didn't seem to mind for once
about the nutrition for now.

" I programmed him with the ability
to learn, and adapt. " Lauren pulled
a tray of large, blueberry muffins
from the oven. " I wanted him to be
able to take what he learns and apply
it to his personality. Right now, he's
going through a growth spurt. He'll
probably imitate a number of different
people, before putting it all together
to create Bishop. "

" Why now? " Bo frowned in confusion.
" Why didn't he do this in the other
dimension? "

" There weren't a lot of people, and
the ones who were around were all
downtrodden, hopeless fae waiting for
the world to explode. " Lauren explained,
placing a tray of peanut butter muffins
in the oven.

" So no one he could really look-up to. "
Bo surmised.

" Exactly. " Lauren closed the oven door.
" When we got here, he was suddenly
bombarded with so many things he's never
experienced. Netflix, books... "

" Kenzi. " Bo wryly pointed out.

" Kenzi. " Lauren rolled her eyes. " He's
basically a child. A very intelligent,
super helpful child, but a child. "

" Well, let's hope he doesn't destroy
anymore of Kenzi's video games. Otherwise,
he won't live to see his terrible two's. "
Bo snickered.

" How mad is she? " Lauren smirked at her.

" Furious. She stormed out of here to go
to the Dal an hour ago. " Bo grabbed a
cooling muffin.

" I'll replace it, but in the future,
she should hide it in her room. " Lauren
began to mix another batch of muffins.

" What did the Council want? " Bo tore
the muffin in half, and slathered the
insides with butter.

" They gave me a file on the new clinic,
and they wanted my advice on the new
Ash. " Lauren nodded to the thick file
on the island corner.

Bo put her muffin down, and grabbed it.
Inside was a contract with way to much
backtalk, contact information for every
kind of fae under the sun, and way to
many pictures of properties.

" You get to pick one? " Bo dumped the
property information onto the counter.
She shuffled through them, spreading
them in front of her.

" And pick my employee's, decide on
supplies, etc, etc. " Lauren groaned.

" Wow, that's... a lot of work. " Bo
considered.

" And I can't get Bishop to help
with this, or hire someone. " Lauren
sighed. " I have to do everything myself. "

" Can I help? A little? " Bo shot her
wife her best puppy dog eyes.

" A little. " Lauren agreed reluctantly.
" Maybe you can be my secretary. "

" Do I get to dress the part? " Bo let
a sexy smile cross her face. " Short,
tight skirt. Very tight blouse. High
heels. "

" Behave. " Lauren scolded, an effect
ruined by the glint in her dark eyes.

" Oh, I'll behave. " Bo promised huskily.
" Very, very bad. "

" You're incorrigible. " Lauren huffed,
but her lips twitched up at the corner's.

" You love me anyway. "

" There's no accounting for taste. "
Lauren scooped the muffin mix into an
empty pan.

Bo turned to the information on the
buildings. They ranged from mostly
destroyed factories, to condemned offices.
One stood out. It was in the worst shape
of all, but it was an old hotel from
the thirties. With twenty stories, and
taking up three blocks.

It was resembled a castle. Made of dark
gray stones. A bronze roof stood out in
contrast, with scattered skylight's. Several
old gargoyles were interspaced around the
castle. It had an underground parking lot,
and wide curving drive.

It was perfect.

" Hey, have you seen this? " Bo held
the five page's on the hotel to Lauren.

" I haven't had a chance to examine
the file yet. " Lauren glanced at the
papers, then began to flip through them.

" I think you should take it. " Bo indicated
the papers. " There's enough room for a
hospital, med lab, and I could even have
an office for my detective agency. "

Lauren shot her a knowing look, and went
back to the papers.

" If you want. " Bo added softly.

" It's not a bad idea. " Lauren admitted.
" With the amount of time you spend in
the lab's for your cases, it would save
thousands on gas. "

" Funny. " Bo smiled at the blonde, knowing
it was her way of saying yes.

" You're right about the hotel. " Lauren
handed the papers back. Her brown eyes
quickly glanced at the rest of the
pictures on the counter, then dismissed
them. " Why don't you call the realtor
and get the ball rolling? "

Bo beamed at her wife. She was being
helpful, and getting an actual office
out of it.

Not bad for five minutes of work.

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" How did the talk with Trick go? "
Lauren connected the empty vial to
the needle, watching for the blood
to reach the right level.

" Exhausting. " Aife sighed, staring
up at the ceiling. " He apologized. "

" And? " Lauren switched to a new
vial. This one with a yellowish
liquid in it.

" I don't know if I an forgive him. "

" Understandable. " Lauren pressed a
cotton ball over the needle, and quickly
removed it. She placed a band aid over
the cotton ball. " You've lived most
of your life imprisoned, and tortured.
Nobody can expect you to forgive and
forget. "

" Bo has been hovering. " Aife changed
the subject. " She offered my a job in
her detective agency once I've recovered. "

" She's been quite hyper recently. "
Lauren smiled, remembering has excited
Bo was over the hotel. When she'd left
the brunette to check on Aife, she'd
been in the middle of making plans with
Kenzi.

" She said you've decided on the old
Majesty Royal. "

" It really was the perfect building. "

Aife nodded lightly. " It was built by
fae. "

" The information sheets had nothing
about fae involvement in them. " Lauren
frowned. There could be any number of
problems from using a fae built construction.

" It was built by a Dark fae, Light fae
couple. The two side's were outraged
about their relationship, so they
confiscated it. It's sat empty since. "
Aife explained.

" Wonderful. " Lauren sighed at the
complication. " So much for the perfect
choice. "

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To Be Continued