Bo sat on the couch and throw her smart phone beside her.
"Jo, Bo-Bo, what's up my sexy succubus?" Kenzi walked over to her. "I tried to call Lauren the whole morning but she does not answer."
"Does little succubus miss our Doc Hotpants already, hm?" the human girl teased her friend playfully.
"No!...yes... it's just …it does not look like her to not answer my calls." Bo checked her phone again. " Lauren, hey, it's me, Bo. Again. Are you okay? I mean...I...d like to know if you...may be come over … for a drink or...something like that? Please call me back."
"Something like that?" Kenzi smiled one of her brightest smile but just earned a warning look of her friend. "That bad?" She asked the fae woman seriously.
Bo sighed. "Listen Bo, Lauren went through a lot lately. Two dead Ashes, a new one will come, Nadia woke up, Nadia died, working her ass off on the venom, the fight against the Garuda. Don't you think she deserves a bit of a break?"
Bo still looked not convinced and pouted while she checked her smart phone once again. "Hey, she loves you..." The succubus' eyes wandered to her best friends face. "You really think that?" "I am not exactly an expert in the falling-in-love-with-a-sexy-succubus-department... BUT...yes I think so."
"Then why she does not call me back!"
"Bo-Bo. Calm down. Give her some space, okay? She will!"
"And what if not?"
"You will go for her, in her apartment and make love the whole night long..."
"Is that your definition of giving her space and time?" Bo raised and walked in the kitchen part.
"You know, sweetie, a horny succubus is...challenging. A love-sick one is a pain in the ass...come on let's go to the Dal."
Lauren awoke with a moan. Her mouth was dry and her head dizzy.
"Water?" someone asked. Lauren couldn't see anything, because she was in a spotlight and everything else was plunged by darkness.
"Where am I?" the humans voice cracked. "Save." The voice again. A deep voice. Calm.
"What happened?"
Silence.
"Who are you? Show yourself!" Lauren demanded this time forcefully. The silence remained. Then, soft lights lighting the place. A cave as far as she could say. "And this is?" Lauren noticed a tall thin man in a coat. Hair short, mid age. May be. There is another person, the one with the deep voice, but still she was not able to make it out.
"Her name is Dr. Lauren Lewis. Scientist." There it was.
"What kind of fae is she." Okay, person number three. Lauren breathed in and out to calm herself down. Fight is not an option than. That guy was not that tall as number one, but had strong shoulders and for her opinion huge hands. Also could she see a beard in his face and that he was completely focused on her. What actually scared her. A hooded person reached the woman and gave her a glass of water. "None. She is human." The deep voice belonged to the hooded person. Fine, riddle solved.
"I know I will regret this question, but whose property is she..." Silence. "Hoody? Whose?" the coated man demanded to know.
"The Ash's one?" Hoodys voice wasn't as deep as before. Actually it sounded more like a child that been caught red-handed after it took a candy without permission.
"You! Are. Insane." The man with the beard laughed and pointed to the hooded person. "And you are so dead!"
"My people are dying and we don't know why. She..." the strenght in Hoodys voice returned when he shouted back.
"Our... people." the coated man corrected determined.
"My apologies.. There is no Ash at the moment. No one will miss her! I will bring her back as soon as..."
"No one, hm?" The man with the beard asked skeptically. "Then take a look on this." Lauren recognised something been thrown over her head and realised it was her phone. "Careful!" she squeaked, but let out a small sigh of relief when it landed safely in Hoodys hand.
"While you watched our sleeping beauty here, I used the time to check on the list."
"Wait... " The man in the coat interrupted "Bring her first in her room, Hoody. We will talk to her later." Hoody nodded. "Dr. Lewis, if you may come with me."
Lauren followed the man silently. "Here we are. The presidential suite. Bathroom is on the right, you will enjoy the free look on a stone wall and here is the mini bar." The blond looked around. There was just a old bed and a wash hand basin. Again she felt tired. Her hand rubbed her temples. "That was a joke?" she wanted to make sure but Hoodys face remain blank. "Take your time, Dr. Lewis. If you need something, call for me."
"It's Hoody, isn't it? Actually there is one thing you could do for me. I need to talk to Bo. She is a friend and..." still barely a reaction. "Sleep well Dr. Lewis."