Look After You

The gang had been walking for two hours and these woods became more and more ominous. Wails, whimpers and moans floated in a distance and no matter how much they would try to run toward them they never seemed to get there.

"Okay, call me crazy, but I swear I've seen that tree right there earlier," Kenzi said and pointed a dead black tree with a strange shape.

"Kenzi there's a lot of tree in here and they all look the same," Bo replied but the thief was pretty sure of herself.

The thief stopped walking. "No seriously this one is bent to left and twist around that other different tree," the shorter woman argued. "There's no other like this in here."

"Actually I think I've seen that tree too," Lauren chimed in and shrugged apologetically at Bo.

"See if the Doc says that too it must be true."

The rest of the troop was farther ahead them. They stopped to look at the three women who stayed still behind.

"You coming ladies?" Hale shouted, his voice echoing between the trees.

Kenzi shook her head and looked around her. "For real all of it feels too familiar. We've walked here before," She said as Hale, Dyson, Tamsin and Crystal walked back to them.

Dyson shifted back into his human form. "What's wrong?"

"Oh dear, hide these hairy wolf balls dude," Kenzi said to a naked Dyson and covered her eyes with her fingers. Bo rolled her eyes and faced Lauren. The succubus didn't want to show any sign that she was still interested in the wolf, sexually or otherwise.

Hale threw him a blanket and the wolf wrapped his lowered body with it. "What's going on, did you find something?" Dyson asked.

"Negative, but we're thinking that we're going in circles. It's the second time that the Doc and I have seen that tree," Kenzi explained, gesturing at the tree.

Dyson examined with his eyes the area to check if Kenzi's statement was right. He noticed familiar characteristics in the environment around them. "But that's impossible we've been going north the whole time."

"But you agree right?"

The wolf took a deep breath and inhaled the scent in this area. "I smell… something nutty… and chocolate. Bo weren't you eating a protein bar when we entered the forest?"

"I have. So what you can still smell in on my breath?" the succubus scowled.

Dyson turned around. "No. This is not coming from your breath. Wait," he said as he search the ground. He leaned down and picked up a trash a few meters from there. He walked back. "Is this the wrapping from the bar you ate?"

Bo nodded with a displeasing look on her face. "Shit. I threw it away 5 minutes after we entered this place."

"But the wind could have blown it," Lauren proposed she followed Dyson with her gaze as he moved.

"The wind is not blowing in that direction. Plus it was under a branch and covered in mud I doubt this moved." Dyson told them and threw away the paper. "Shit."

"He's right, I'm pretty sure I threw it there. I remember now." Bo said and sighed.

"So you're saying we've been walking two hours all for nothing?" Tamsin exclaimed, her arms crossed on her chest.

Lauren picked up her phone and used the compass app. "Something is wrong with the magnetic pole in this area."

"What do you mean?" The Valkyrie asked.

"It means if the GPS told you we've been going north it could have wrong. Think about it, we have run in every direction for all we know we could have taken the wrong one." Lauren explained and put her phone back in her pocket.

"So what do we do?" Bo asked.

"We start walking again," Dyson told them in a voice that meant there was no point in arguing because that was the only way.

"I think the voices were meant to confuse us, make us go in the wrong direction," Crystal suggested. Everyone turned to the human who had been quiet since the beginning.

"That would make sense, I guess whoever is hiding in there do not want to be found." Lauren agreed.

"So they know we're coming? How?" Bo was perplexed about the whole situation. They hadn't plan to go there until this morning, how could they have known?

"Some species can smell the scent of the people or animals who enters their territory. Like wolves." Lauren explained and shot a look at Dyson.

"Exactly," Dyson said. "Which is why we have to be extremely careful. If we entered their territory uninvited they won't hesitate to kill us."

Dyson's last words sent a shiver to Bo's spine. Was she risking the life of her friends and lover for the brother of a girl they weren't even sure they could trust? "Look it's not too late to stop. The car is 5 minutes away." Bo proposed and looked at everyone.

"What about my brother?" came Crystal's reply with a lot of fear in her voice.

"You can't leave her brother there!" Tamsin protested, making everyone wonder why she cared so much about Crystal when they had just met the same day.

"She's right, we can't." Lauren stepped toward Crystal. "We'll find your brother Crystal, whatever it takes. But you have to promise us that you'll find a better living arrangement for him. Your dad is…"

"Kinda crazy. I know. He drinks a lot and…"

"He has a personality disorder," Lauren interrupted her. She had been able to diagnostic him at the dinner yesterday. The blonde continued, "Which was probably caused by alcoholism. A child cannot be under his surveillance Crystal, he needs help."

Crystal sighed. She knew something was wrong with her dad, but she didn't think it was as serious; how could she have known, she barely saw him because of his behavior. "Alright, I promise I will do something about that."

"If anyone want to back down and go home, now is the time leave," Tamsin announced. Everyone shook his or her head 'no'. "Alright then, let go."

"If everything goes well we should be able to make it to the lake before midnight," Dyson added. "Now stay focus people. We don't wanna get lost again." The man shifted in his wolf and Kenzi picked up the blanket on the ground, folded it and put it on her shoulder.

The gang starting walking again, this time more alert to their surrounding, making sure they wouldn't get lost again. The night was getting colder as the time passed, and unpromising too, but that didn't stop anyone from moving forward without looking back.

They started to hear footsteps cracking branches as feet trod upon them nearby.

They weren't alone.

Bo drew the sword from her sheath and held it in front of her and Lauren as her free hand found the doctor's. She felt the blonde clutch their hands together as fear engulfed her body, and she caressed the soft skin with her thumb to reassure her. Hale and Tamsin mirrored her actions with Kenzi and Crystal and Dyson let out a growl.

They were all focus at whatever could appear in front of them when a loud bang behind made one of them scream "AHHHHHHH!" Crystal screeched as her body was pulled up in the air from her feet. Before anyone had the time to turn around, Tamsin took two throwing stars from her jacket and raised her arms, ready to attack. She rounded the blonde whose head was upside down at the same level of hers, and peered above her through the fog to search for the source of danger.

The rest of the gang stormed to Crystal, weapons in hands, all ready to attack. Bo hands never left Lauren's. Kenzi beamed her flashlight above Crystal.

"There's a rope around her foot. This was a trap." Bo observed. The restraint was a heavy chain and the other extremity was on a large branch of tree.

Tears were falling down the human's face. "Please get me down."

"A bear trap?" Kenzi said.

"Guys help me get her down. Hold her," Tamsin said. Dyson shifted again and with the help of the sirens he held Crystal. The Valkyrie stepped back and threw a star at the rope to cut it. The men help her Crystal on the ground and Tamsin ran back to her.

Lauren kneeled in front of Crystal. "Are you hurt anywhere?" Meanwhile Hale and Dyson inspected the trap.

"My leg… hurts like fuck," Crystal answered and winced when Lauren's cold hand examined her leg.

"It's just bruised, but we'll keep an eye on it." Lauren told her. "Can you walk?"

"I can try." Tamsin and Lauren helped her stand on her feet.

Tamsin put an arm around her back. "Here just lean on me." Crystal gave her a soft smile.

"This wasn't a bear trap. Bear trap are not made this way." Dyson stated. Everyone stayed quiet when they realized what kind of trap this was. A human one. "We should get moving fast."

"Dyson we could really use a break we have been walking for 5 hours," Bo proposed. She wasn't tired herself, but she knew Lauren and Kenzi would be soon and they needed them to be at their fullest.

The wolf looked at his watch. "It's 10:45. Lets keep walking and at midnight we'll install the tents and get some rest." He looked at Crystal. "Is she gonna be able to make it there?"

"Yeah don't worry about it wolf boy. I got her," Tamsin said with a cheeky smile that made Bo roll her eyes.

They walked again for the next hour without major disturbance, just the usual creepiness that emitted from these woods. Bo had to remind the wolf that it was time to take a break, otherwise they would have continued all night. They found a quiet place to install their tents and start a fire.

Bo was absolutely unable to assemble the tent and let her girlfriend do it with her years of experiences at the various camps she had attended has child; she decided to chat with Kenzi instead.

"Dude that double blonde romance over there smells bad," Kenzi gossiped as she glanced over at Tamsin and Crystal who laughed together.

Bo nodded. "I agree. I feel like Tamsin is doing this to get back at me or something. And Crystal to get back at Lauren…" the succubus guessed. "Let's worry about that when we get back and the boy is safe though."

"They are obviously newbies. It's written in the stars that the hot succubus and the gorgeous doctor were endgame." Kenzi said a warm smile.

"Oh so you are team Doccubus now?"

"If she keeps my Bobo happy I lurve me some hotpants," Kenzi replied.

The blond doctor sneaked up behind Bo and wrapped her hand around her waist. "The tent is ready babe," Lauren said softly in Bo's ear.

"It is? Already." Bo turned around and looked at the yellow tent that was dim lit by a small lamp inside. "That was fast. Wow, you do realize this is insanely hot right? You being able to build a tent and stuff." The brunette turned her head and placed a lingering kiss on the side of her mouth.

"Ugh, alright alright go to your tent ladies," Kenzi said playfully and watched the couple make their way to their tent. She went to find her boyfriend, hoping to get some love of her own.

"Hey little mama," Hale greeted and pressed a kiss on her forehead.

"What's my favorite Sirens up too?"

"We were just discussing the plan for tomorrow," Dyson answered first. "But I'll leave you two." To his misfortune he could smell all the sexual envy coming from everyone around him and it made him sick. The passion, the longing, the desires; all the things he hadn't feel in a long time. Without realizing it, his anger and loneliness made him shift into his wolf form. It was a little less painful when he was standing on four paws and smelling the fresh blood of animals running in the forest. He hesitated for a second if it was best to shift back and tell someone he was going haunting in case anything happened, but he didn't care anymore. He disappeared into the fog without a word or a growl.

"Was Bo your ex?" Crystal asked boldly to Tamsin once they were in the tent they shared together. The Valkyrie looked down with a smile and shook her head. "Why then are you being so nice at me if it's not to get back at her?"

"You remind me of me," Tamsin admitted, more or less answering her question. "Or at least someone I used to be a long time ago. But yeah, I guess I'm nice to you because I have no one else to be nice too. Bo has Lauren. Kenzi has Hale. And Dyson, Dyson's in love with Bo..."

"But couldn't you have anyone you want? I mean with your powers?"

"I'm not Bo…" Tamsin snorted. "I mean I'm not a succubus. Nobody wants of a girl who betrayed everyone she cared about. My powers are more a curse than a blessing."

"You shouldn't be so hard on yourself princess." Crystal shrugged. "I think your doing not so bad don't you think, you are here helping a hopeless human finding her brother. I'd say you are doing good."

"I'm here helping my friends," Tamsin said stoically. Crystal furrowed her brows. "Okay okay and helping you find your brother whatever." The women bursted into laughter.

Bo and Lauren's limbs were entangled under the rough, but warm blanket they shared, their faces only a few inches away from each other.

The brunette's hand roamed on Lauren's back and arm and caressed the soft skin. "I know this is selfish for me to ask and maybe even stupid, but I want to know if…" Bo trailed off unsure of how to word this correctly. "If it was better with Crystal."

Lauren frowned in confusion. "What?"

"The sex. And by that I don't mean if she made you feel more pleasure than me or was better at it or whatever. I mean, she's human and you're human. Can you connect with her better because of that? I guess I'm just wondering and if you felt more like yourself with her. If it was better to not to be remembered of the Fae the way you are every time my eyes turns blue or every time my libido is insatiable. I don't want you to lose who you are because of who I am." Bo asked. It had been in her mind since Lauren had asked for a break and told her that she was losing herself.

"Oh Bo…" Lauren let out softly, moving her thumb on the side of her face, but the brunette looked away. "Do you really think I was losing myself because of you?"

When Bo remained unresponsive, Lauren lifted her chin with her index finger and forced her to look at her. "I'm losing myself when you are not with me Bo," the blonde admitted truthfully. "Never for a second have I disliked the fact that you are succubus Bo. You make me feel whole and loved when we make love and that's more that I could ever dream of. There's no one else I rather do this with for the rest of my life."

Bo had the confirmation she needed, and when the blonde's soft fingers began to trail down on her neck and onto her chest, a desire pooled between her legs, a sudden need to make her sincere words a reality inundated her body. The succubus spun their bodies so that she laid on top of Lauren, heart racing and breath panting, she leaned down and captured her lips in a kiss that held so much reverence and love that it made them both forget where they were. A small tent in the midst of a haunted forest became the most beautiful place.

A/N: I hope you like where it's going so far. I really appreciate all your kind reviews, please keep writing them. I had originally planned to end this chapter on a lot less blissful note, but I think this finale will make our heart wrench so I'm saving the pain for later. :/ Thanks for reading!