A/N: Okay I admit I'm not happy about this chapter and struggled a long time how to do it. I'm posting this now because I needed it out of the way, to finally write the Lauren Scene in Block E I'm having in my head since I started this. Oh and a big big thank you guys. So many follows you are awesome, never thought that so many would read this. And a big thank you to those who leave reviews. you make my hard grow warmer and fuzzy =)
Chapter 3
„I called it her dog collar..." Bo mumbled absentminded playing with Laurens necklace between her fingers.
They had returned to the crack shack an hour ago after Bo had stormed Hale's office like a fury. The visit hadn't neither been helpful nor pleasant. Granted, Bo had been furious and maybe a little disrespectful (Kenzi was sure he was about to throw them in the dungeon at some point), but his behaviour was so unlike him, so cold and distant, like he didn't cared. He told them that Lauren had asked for sabbatical. The short time he talked about the doctor sent a chill through Kenzi. He never mentioned her first name, just called her doctor and sounded utterly possessive. He was hiding something, whether it was about the doc or something bigger, they were going to find out. Which lead them home, Kenzi sitting at her Laptop and Bo sulking on the couch.
„Kinky" Kenzi said from behind the desk.
„Not like that! I mean... the night... the night we had made love for the first time..."
„Bo, I told you no sexy talk about the doc or anyone else on that matter.."
„Goooood it doesn't always have to be about sex."
„Says the Succubus..."
„Kenzi..." Bo said with her 'I am fucking serious here' look.
„Okay okay, hit me" Kenzi sighed, knowing that Bo wouldn't stop until she had her heart poured out.
„When she told me that the Ash had sent her... I was so angry and hurt. It was the first time that I had made love, can you imagine that? It was the first time it wasn't about healing or feeding or my primal urges. It felt so.. good, I felt so good and complete...And then. I felt being used, my heart ripped into pieces. I couldn't believe that everything was just a lie, that she whored herself into my bed, my HEART because she was told to do so.
I was so angry at her for doing this, at the situation and me. I hated myself for being so stupid. Something snapped in me and I just threw the necklace at her..."
„You had every right to be pissed Bobo, she..."
„Don't you dare say spybang." Bo growled.
„But wasn't that what she did?"
„She wanted to protect me Kenz, but I didn't see it then, didn't understand and didn't listen. I was blinded by rage. It was the wrong way for her to do it, but... God you should have seen her face, she looked so hurt and broken... Sometimes I forget that she actually is a slave in this world. There is so much I don't know about her, so much I never even thought about asking. What is her favorite colour? Does she have siblings? Where did she go to school, which college did she visit?"
„Yale..."
„What?"
„She went to Yale" Kenzi stated.
„Really? How d'you know that?"
„I asked, she told me. Really Bo, are you two just doing the horizontal Tango or are you actually talking some time to another? And I don't mean flirting and that eye sex thing you do all the time..."
„We do talk... But... she is so... so secretive about everything concerning her past..."
„So you don't know that your girl was a badass military doctor in Afghanistan, huh?"
Bo's eyes widened at first and then started to glow blue.
„Bo? Please tell me you don't have a uniform fetish..."
The succubus bit her lip to control the sudden flash of desire. This wasn't the time for her to imagine the blond doctor in BDUs or dress blues, no matter or especially how hot it might be.
„Coma girlfriend, military career and now this... this wanted poster. Who is she Kenzi? Every time I think that I think I know her, she just somehow proves that I don't. She's like a closed book to me. Everytime I open it there are these... these wonderful pictures and warm words hauling me in. No matter how gruesome, how painful some parts are for me, so intriguing are they. I can't get away from her. regardless of how she lied to me and how angry I was, I can't let go... I love her so much and... and it's scaring me to hell" The brunette let out a deep breath.
Kenzi stood up from the desk and joined Bo on the couch, comfortingly laying an arm around her best friend.
„I... I took her for granted... thinking that she would always be there. I never really thought about how much it hurts her. When I imagine to see her in a passionate embrace with another one, the thought alone...
And now she is gone..."
„We will find her Bobo. Dyson is checking her phone and I still..." before Kenzi could finish her phone rang.
„Yeah?"
The talked for a pretty long time, Kenzi listening most of the time with the ocassional „damn" and "really" thrown in.
„Wait a sec" she reached for a pen and paper, scribing down an address.
„You sure 'bout that?"
„You're awesome" Kenzi smiled. „Bye"
„Dyson?" Bo looked at her questioningly.
„Nope, my cousin. He found some... Background info on Karen Beattie. Gotta say your girl must have been a real badass before the fae enslaved her."
Bo didn't like the sound of it.
„She was some guerilla, underground, freedom fighter. Was part of some organization that called themselves Healers Freedom Front, short HFF." seeing Bo's irritated look Kenzi added: „I know sounds hilariously stupid almost as stupid as her hairstyle then... either way... They claimed that the government deliberately blocked some important medical breakthroughs, saying that there could be a cure for AIDS and cancer and that there probably already was, but the government withheld the information to.. control the population or something like that. Must be more complex, but that political stuff is so not my cup of tea."
Bo looked at her doubtfully. „So they issue an international arrest warrant, because they said things the government didn't like? What about the freedom of speech?"
„I'm coming to that... It seems like they started researching themselves. Brilliant minds I guess. Were successful, government didn't like it and made the research go boom, calling it unethical. They were all over the news. Stem cell research, animal testing, even testing on living people. HFF got more publicity and more people joined, despite the bad press. Got more aggressive, infiltrated the government and their facilities, stealing research, destroying labs, developing biological warfare. You know, day to day business, nothing special."
It took a moment for Bo to process this.
„And... and do you know something... something about her?"
„Karen Beattie was their top researcher, fresh from med school, but brilliant and versatile. They suspected her to be part of some really shady things, but could never prove that she was part of it. Proving that she was part of HFF alone was difficult, because she never really left a trace. From the day that warrant appeared she seemed to have disappeared. Years later a death certification of one Karen Beattie was issued. Killed by an autobomb in Afghanistan.. Interpol never really believed her to be dead but abandoned actively pursuing her."
The brunette took a very deep breath. Was the blond doctor still the woman she loved? Did the past change her feelings? A great part of her understood Lauren or Karen or whoever she was. Being a fugitive herself for so many years, being on the run, pretending to be someone else... Bo knew how natural that constant lying can become. She didn't want to judge her without talking to her first like she had always done in the past, giving her the benefit of the doubt for once, letting her explain. But first, they had to find her.
„Slow down Succubitch or do you want to getting us killed by gas poisoning?"Kenzi coughed. They were way over 60 klicks and the distinct smell of carbon monoxide became more and more unbearable every kilometre.
„The faster we get there, the faster we will have some answers. At least I hope"
„Yeah I know, but the car breaking down or WE breaking down doesn't help anyone"
„I KNOW" Bo growled, gripping the steering wheel harder.
„Don't let your frustration out on me. It's not my fault that your girlfriend is a liar and a wanted fugitive"
„Just stop the bitching about Lauren just once, ok? A thief and a succubus with a year long killing spree aren't the epitome of carefree past either. When I think about it, I don't even know your last name... You are almost as secretive as she is."
„I have my reasons Bo" the younger goth barked.
„Well, I guess Lauren has her reasons too"
„Yeah I know, because the doctor is perfect.. blah blah... Ever thought about that she isn't the only one that felt neglected the last weeks?"
„So it's okay giving her a hard time whenever you two are in the same room together?"
„Hey, that's not fair, we shared a few moments while you were to busy with your Fae stuff, miss I'm more important than you humans!" spat Kenzi.
Bo gulped down the anger in her throat when realization hit her.
„Was...was I really that self centered?"
„Duh, you finally tumbling across that thought? I get it, this dawning is a big big thing for a Fae and fucking important to you, but that doesn't mean that it wasn't hard on us. Constantly being to told to be lesser because you are human? that sucks and then you chi suck us ‚humble' humans to save the D-Man without even thinking about the consequences. I'm glad that he survived. I really am, but I like to live to and the amount you took from us... Please never do that again, okay?" Kenzi sounded angry but at the same time sad. It hurt Bo to see her best friend like that and cursed herself again for being such a dick.
„Kenzi I..."
„Here it is. The yellow house on the corner is number 68." The today black haired girl didn't want to talk anymore. They had to figure this out first.
The succubus was a little nervous. She didn't know what to expect or what she promised herself of this meeting, but her gut told her this was the right place.
„No breaking and entering this time Bobo"
„Since when do you care about breaking some rules?"
„First: Ouch, that hurt. Second: Have you ever thought about that this house could be booby-trapped or something? I don't want to be turned into red mist. I'm way to pretty for that"
„Well... let's hope somebody's home" Bo rang the door bell. It didn't take long for the door to be opened by an really attractive brunette in her mid twentys.
However the moment she saw Bo her bright blue eyes filled with tears.
„Bo? Oh god no... please no" The woman openly began to cry falling to her knees. Her body shaking with every sob.
„Dude, did you sleep with her and never called back? Oh no, you knocked her up, didn't you?" Kenzi bumped into Bo's side and whispered in her ear.
„How the hell should I... Not the point Kenzi. Actually I don't know that girl. I never would have forgotten such a beauty"
„Drunken succubus booty call?"
„No... But I have a feeling that we are most certainly on the right way to find Lauren..."
A/N2: So this was chapter 3, a little bumpy, but I promise you the next chapter will be way better (and filled with angst, yay Lauren in block E yessss xD). This story will be in any way AU. Not really liking how it is handled in the show, but I will take a few things from the episodes that seem to fit.
