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Bo was in her room throwing her scarce belongings into boxes. She had already chosen to only pack what she really needed and give the rest away. Kenzi had already packed up most of her stuff. Only her beloved movies and video games were still scattered around the living room floor. At the moment Kenzi was clattering around in the kitchen. She had vowed not to leave the ice cream maker or the deep fryer behind, despite Bo's scoffing.
"Bo's ass-deep sorting out her brassiere collection." Bo heard Kenzi rattle in the kitchen of the Crack Shack.
"Uh uh. She has lots of them." Kenzi said to the phone. "I bet you'd like to see all of those too.."
"Who are you talking to?" Bo cut in with narrowed eyes trained at her friend strolling to the kitchen. "Is that my phone?"
"Oops." Kenzi snickered meeting Bo's glare. "I'm talking to Hotpants." She informed Bo flippantly.
"Kenzi! What the hell?" Bo snapped. "Give it!"
"I got to go. Yeah, Bobo's here. So Lo.. I'll see you soon." Kenzi said to Lauren over the phone. "Give a kiss to Toby for me. Good. Okay bye now." She rambled, before giving the phone to Bo's outstretched hand.
"Um.. Hey?" Bo started hesitantly.
"Hey honey." Lauren's voice filtered through the device.
"Oh, it was really you?" Bo smiled elated. "I thought Kenzi might be yanking my chain.. Wait. Why were you two talking about my.. undergarments?"
"We were talking about you and Kenzi packing up your stuff. Your stuff includes your.." Lauren trailed off. "Lingerie and other.. exciting items." She murmured.
"Oh? Items?" Bo glanced warily at grinning Kenzi. Something was going on here. Something fishy.
"Yeah. I'd really like to see your Dominatrix outfit. With you in it. Holding a.. whip." Lauren drawled, until letting out a little laugh. "Kenzi made it sound so very hot."
"Kenzi!" Bo snarled and her petite friend took off laughing gleefully on her way." I'm gonna kill you." The succubus shouted after her.
"Bo." Lauren called out.
"I'm here.." Bo sighed a bit embarrassed.
"I have one too, you know." Lauren comforted.
"One what?"
"An outfit." Lauren husked.
"Oh? What kind of outfit?" Bo breathed shivering a little.
"Well, it's a.." Lauren started huskily, before saying in a normal voice. "A Star Trek the next generation command uniform." She snickered a little.
"Stop teasing me." Bo scolded playfully. "I wanna see it." She chuckled.
"Maybe someday." Lauren said softly and Bo could hear the smile in her voice. "I miss you."
"I miss you too." Bo whispered.
"When are you coming home?" Lauren asked and Bo felt her heart swell with the word home.
"We'll be back home on Friday."
"That's three days away." Lauren complained pouting even though she knew Bo couldn't see it.
"I know." Bo sighed. "I just need to get my shi.. Stuff sorted."
"You can say shit. No baby ears listening." Lauren chuckled happily.
"Right. I miss him. You'll tell him that okay? And give Toby lots of kisses from me."
"I will." Lauren promised.
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Later in the evening Bo finally got the call she'd been anxiously waiting for. She wanted an answer. She needed it to start planning her life ahead. To make important decisions. So much depended on this one call. Would she be lucky enough to be able to live with Lauren without all this succubus stuff hanging over her head? Or would she have to lead a double life? Or disappear from Lauren's life all together.. Bo didn't want that. She wanted to stay and love Lauren. Be there for her. Bo took a deep breath and picked up her phone and tapped the green icon.
"Miss Dennis?"
"Bo." Bo corrected. "Good evening Evony. Um.. so.. What's the verdict?"
"My people have been successful with the help of Lauren's research notes and your dna samples."
"Really?" Bo croaked out with hopefulness lacing her tone.
"Really." The Morrigan replied.
"And?" Bo prodded.
"I need to talk to you in person. We have to talk about.. this, before any decisions. Bo, you should come by." Evony said seriously.
"Do you have it?" Bo asked cautiously.
"I have what you need." Evony assured, before hanging up and leaving Bo to stare at her phone lost in thought.
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"Kenzi, I know what I have to do with my life. Me and Lauren. I've found a way." Bo smiled softly at her friend, who was shoveling ice cream in her mouth on the couch. "I want to be with Lauren. I love her and Toby. I'm going all-in Kenz. All-in. No matter what."
"Found a way? All-in?" Kenzi repeated carefully not following Bo's train of thought at all.
"Yeah." Bo said nodding. "I plan to marry Lauren someday. Get the girl, a family and.. happiness."
"That's nice. You deserve it Bobo. But.. But.. What about the succubus stuff? That's a huge thing to keep a secret Bo." Kenzi said with a wave of her spoon.
"Trust me. It won't be a problem. I talk to you later okay? I really have to go now." Bo said as she grabbed her jacket and headed to the door.
"Where are you going?" Kenzi placed her bowl on the table and got up.
"I'm meeting Evony." Bo met Kenzi's wide eyes.
"Evony?" Kenzi scoffed following Bo to the door. "Why? What are you scheming with her? I heard you on the phone earlier."
"She has something for me. Something life changing. She wants to discuss it, before.. anything. I hope you'll help me and stay with me." Bo said cryptically.
"I'll always be by your side Bo, you know that." The smaller brunette promised.
"I know." Bo smiled and gave her friend a quick hug. "I really have to go. I don't want to be late."
"Okay. But life changing? That sounds quite.. grandiose. So we'll talk later? Promise?" Kenzi asked with a furrowed brow.
"Yes Kenzi. Later. I promise. We'll raise a glass to new beginnings." Bo smiled her eyes twinkling with hope and happiness.
"I'll break out the quality booze." Kenzi hollered after Bo. "To celebrate.. something." She shrugged confused.
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Bo parked her car in front of the Morrigan's building and stepped out. She took a deep breath filling her lungs with the crispy evening air, until walking towards the glass door. The door she had shattered in her rage not so long ago. She once again wondered why would Evony help her. The woman wasn't her biggest fan. Never had been. Bo paused at the door, but before she could grab the handle Miriam, The Morrigan's secretary, pushed the door open.
"Miss Dennis, please come in. The Morrigan is waiting for you in her office." The woman waved Bo in.
"Thank you." Bo said as she walked pass the woman and inside the dark building.
"Evony?" Bo called out from the open door to the Morrigan's office.
"Come in Bo." Evony sat behind her desk.
"Thanks for calling." Bo started a bit awkwardly.
"Of course." The Morrigan gave a little nod and pushed herself up and rounded the table. "You still want the serum?"
"I do." Bo said resolutely. "I want to be a human. I want the succubus out of me."
"Yes." Evony stood in front of Bo watching the brunette intently. "I can see that." She said and Bo felt like the Morrigan was reading her mind or something. "You don't want to be a Fae queen anymore?"
"I don't think I ever did." Bo scoffed quietly. "I certainly don't anymore."
"You'll be leaving all this behind. Your fae family. Trick, Dyson.." Evony mentioned.
"My family will be with me in Vancouver. I'll write a goodbye note to Trick and Dyson and maybe.. you could make them believe I'm somewhere else?"
"Maybe I could." Evony pursed her lips a little as if lost in thought. "You do realize you're fraternizing with the dark now? Willingly. The light and dark.."
"Will be just like before I ever came along." Bo finished for her. "I don't care about that. I don't care about the fae and their age old disputes. I care about Lauren. You've kept her safe Evony. I'm eternally grateful for it. I hope you'll keep on guarding and caring for her."
"I will."
"So um.. How do I do this then?" Bo sighed quietly. "How did Lauren do it to you?" She asked curiously.
"What Lauren gave me was.. a lotion of sorts." Evony snorted at that. "Sorry." She apologized seeing the confusion on Bo's face.
"A lotion?" Bo asked baffled with her brow furrowed.
"Well, whatever." Evony deflected deciding not to tell Bo how the process had gone, when Lauren had turned her into a human. It had been a very pleasureful process. "It was spread on the skin. It was a very.. delicate way of administering the serum. I had no complications from it." She said with a little smile on her lips.
"Okay?" Bo cleared her throat.
"But this.. Bo, this is a shot. Nothing delicate about it. You're more than likely to experience pain and suffering.. All kinds of side-effects once you inject the serum into your bloodstream." Evony pointed to a little metal box on her desk. "It if works without killing you, it is permanent Bo. There's no antidote. You'll be human for the rest of your life. A short human life."
"I understand." Bo said her eyes latching on the shiny box. The box that held her future one way or another.
"Think it over. It's a big decision to make." Evony reminded as she took the box off her desk.
"There's really nothing to think over. I want to be with Lauren. And I can't be with her fully unless I do this. I want to do this. I'll be free. I'll be.. human and able to spend my life with Lauren and Toby. That's a dream come true to me. It's more than worth the risks. I'm ready." Bo said her brown eyes meeting Evony's.
"Alright then." Evony nodded. "Just don't do this alone Bo. You might get sick from it. It might kill you."
"I know."
"I can't guarantee anything." Evony said. "But I.. I truly hope it all works out Bo."
"Thank you." Bo whispered. "Thank you for helping me. I don't know, if I can ever repay you for this."
"I'm helping Lauren. She obviously cares for you. You love her. I want Lauren to be happy and cared for. To have lots of love in her life. And.. I've learned to trust you with her. You love her and that is all the payment I'll need." Evony said softly.
"You've gone all soft." Bo arched her brow surprised.
"Please keep that to yourself. I don't want that to get out." The Morrigan pointed a finger at Bo.
"I won't tell anyone." Bo smirked a little.
"Do you wish to get your memories altered or erased, if this works? I can call Rigory."
"No." Bo said immediately. "I want to remember. I want to know just how lucky I am to get a second chance with Lauren. I don't want to forget."
"Okay." Evony met Bo's eyes. "Here." She placed a metal box on Bo's palm.
"It's a syringe with the serum in it. You inject it and then you wait. I hope it works." Evony said sincerely. "Don't do this alone." She repeated.
"I won't. I'm sure Kenzi will help me and stay with me."
"Good."
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Bo had driven to the Crack Shack clutching the little metallic box in her hand. She didn't want to part from it. It was a key to her new life. Her new life with Lauren, Toby and Kenzi. Yeah and Tamsin too. The valkyrie wasn't going anywhere, she guessed and was actually happy with it. A friendly fae to keep all of them safe. Protect their lives. Maybe even Bo's.. new human life. I only have to survive the transformation, she swallowed nervously.
"Kenzi." Bo let out a breath as she plopped down on the couch next to her friend.
"Bo." Kenzi countered, before her eyes found the small metal container in Bo's hand. "What's that?"
"This is a.. key."
"A key?" Kenzi eyed Bo and then the box. "For what?"
"A new life." Bo said with hope in her eyes. "If I survive long enough to see it.."
"What?" Kenzi took a hold of Bo's hand. "What's going on?"
"This is a serum that will turn me into a human, Kenz." Bo opened the box revealing the syringe inside. "Unless it kills me."
"It could kill you?" Kenzi gasped.
"It's a possibility, but I need to do this." Bo sighed raggedly. "I need to be with Lauren. I can't live without her."
"But are you sure about this? I mean, is it permanent? What about the fae?" Kenzi's eyes were glued to the syringe with bright blue liquid rolling in it.
"I don't care about the fae. It's permanent. And if it.. When it works and I'll become a human, I can spend the rest of my life with Lauren and Toby. And you. I love you all so much."
"I love you too Bobo, but.. Bo this is huge. You're really sure about this? Like dead sure? What am I gonna tell Lauren, if you bite the dust?" Kenzi looked at her friend worriedly.
"I won't." Bo promised taking of her jacket and draping it over the armrest of the couch. "But if I will, you'll.. be there for her. Right?" She whispered after a beat.
"Right. I will." Kenzi promised swallowing around the lump now lodged in her throat. "But you better not die on me Bobo."
"I won't." Bo laid down on the couch, when Kenzi stood up. "Here." She passed the syringe to the smaller brunette, who hesitantly took it.
"I just stick this in your arm?" Kenzi shook her head, while Bo nodded. "This is insane."
"Yeah. I know.." Bo agreed. "I'll probably get nauseous and spike a fever or something. Evony said it might be painful."
"And you might die." Kenzi reminded with a tearful whisper.
"Yeah.. I never wanted this, you know. To be a succubus. I was raised a human by humans and I.. just want that. To be human again." Bo said in barely whisper. "Thank you for helping me Kenz."
"Always." Kenzi kissed Bo's forehead. "Are you ready?" When Bo nodded, Kenzi exhaled with tears slipping from under her eyelids and she injected the blue liquid.
"How do you feel?" Kenzi asked a moment later.
"I'm fine. Do you think it'll work?"
"I hope so." Kenzi said softly. "Get some rest Bobo."
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Bo had fallen asleep and Kenzi had draped a thin blanket over her. It was the middle of the night, but the goth was too wired to sleep. She sat on the recliner reading, but kept checking on Bo repeatedly. Worry was gnawing in her gut. A small whimper made her lift her eyes from the book she was trying to concentrate on, but not succeeding too well.
"Bo?" Kenzi gasped softly as her alarmed eyes took in the sight of a sweaty, pale skinned Bo. "Bo, drink this." She brought a glass of water to her friend's lips and managed to get Bo take a few sips.
"You're shivering. Are you cold?" Kenzi asked, but was already pulling another blanket over her friend. "Bobo, you're starting to freak me out… Say something." She pleaded.
"I feel good." Bo smiled opening her hazy feverish eyes. "I feel different. I feel.." She trailed off.
"What?" Kenzi put her hand on Bo's warm sweaty cheek. "You're burning up."
"Tell Lauren I.. Love her." Bo whispered leaning into Kenzi's cool touch.
"You'll tell her yourself." Kenzi demanded with a heavy weight settling in her stomach. "Bo?" She prodded, when Bo kept her eyes trained somewhere behind her.
"I love you Lauren." Bo croaked out suddenly. "You know that right? Come here.. I wanna.. snuggle.. Come here.."
"Bo?" Kenzi swallowed tearfully quickly glancing behind her. "You'll see Lauren, when we go back to Vancouver, alright? Just hang on.. You'll be fine."
"I feel free." A tear slipped from Bo's eye. "The succubus roaring inside… It's gone. I'm just.. me." She got out tiredly until her eyes fluttered shut.
"Bo?" Kenzi said in barely a whisper. "Bo, wake up. Come on now.." She gently shook her unresponsive friend.
"Oh Gods.. Don't do this to me.." Kenzi whispered with tears falling from her eyes and landing on Bo's face.
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Thanks for reading :)
A/N Well that went from fun to a tear-jerker and a cliffhanger? Yeah I know – my fluffy muffy heart (Hi, Spyklv) may have gone a bit dark and angsty momentarily ;)
Aaand the dominatrix reference was for Shawnie Carrie for cracking the whip so deliciously :D