Disclaimer: Lost Girl belongs to Showcase or SYFY and I am only playing in their universe.
A/N: Hey everyone – thanks for the response to the last chapter. The reads and reviews are greatly appreciated. It is nice to have all the girls together again. Bit of a flashback then on to the more uncertain future….Enjoy!
Bo watched as Lila left the room. The succubus was in shock, "What the hell was this woman talking about? Sharing, what the hell was sharing?" she thought as she turned to looked at Lauren and her heart ached at the sight of her bruised and beaten body. Very carefully Bo pulled a pillow over to support her head as she lay on her side to be near the injured woman. Placing a gentle hand on Lauren's arm, the succubus slowly started to caress soft patterns up and down the tender skin. So much had happened since the last time these women had been this close. There worlds had been ripped apart but yet here they were again and as always it was something drastic that had them back together. Bo closed her eyes and started to drift off in her thoughts like Lila had asked her to do. To focus on the good times and push away the nagging doubts she had about their future.
Lauren made a soft sound in her sleep and shifted her body ever so slightly towards Bo. The doctor's mind was doing some drifting of its own. Whether it was Lauren's subconscious or Bo's focused energy, it was nice to have good memories to help her fight the pain…
The Dahl was hopping. There was little room to do any maneuvering and you could forget walking. Lauren had arrived after a midday shift at the medical center and staked her claim at the edge of the bar. She had been fighting off encroachers as much as she could as the place became more and more crowded. Lauren was grumpy, it was cold and flu season and she had been swamped all day with miserable patients. Most had been unhappy to find out that no matter what fae was available there was little even the most powerful of the staff could do to help end their symptoms. They had grumbled and even threatened the doctor as she offered cough syrup and decongestants as the only way to help. Most left little trails of tissues behind them as they walked out of the emergency room knowing they had up to seven days to deal with their illness. They were miserable and that had put Lauren in a bad mood too.
Bo and Kenzi finally came through the door an hour later and waved at the good doctor who had tried to save as much room as possible. Fighting the crowd, they made it to Lauren and their waiting drinks. "Holy Fae mob!" yelled Kenzi as she fought for space. The women tried to talk but it was to no avail as the crowd was too loud for anything but yelling. A group of partiers had brought in guitars and were going to town by the pool table. They were good and that was adding to the excitement of the evening.
A haggard Trick made it over to the end, "You have got to help me." There was a bit of panic in his voice. "Get behind the bar and give me a hand would you." The man was talking to Bo. It had been a real request for help but it was also a good way to pull Bo away from the humans she was with. It wasn't really Kenzi that was the problem; the girl was like Bo's human servant in a way. He wanted to get his granddaughter away from Lauren. Bo had just let everyone know that Lauren and she were going to give it a try as a couple. The blood king had not said anything against the idea but his subtle actions here and there spoke volumes about his true feelings. He liked Lauren but she was only a human after all.
Lauren had seen Bo make a slight move to help the man but was pleasantly surprised when she stopped. "I'm sorry Trick, I need the down time tonight." She grabbed Lauren's hand and held it.
"The tips have been outrageous tonight." He tried again as if the extra money would pull Bo away. There was a flash of disappointment on Bo's face as he continued with, "Come on what else are you doing tonight, help your grandfather out. Huh?"
Kenzi had zeroed in on the money and the behind the bar part of the man's speech, "If Bo's out then I'm in. Trick you won't regret this. I could use the extra cash." Before the bar keep could say no, the nimble girl was over the bar and yelling, "Who needs a drink?" There was a roar of orders and Trick was on the run to try to settle the crowd.
Kenzi's exuberance caused a rush at the bar and Bo and Lauren were literally knocked aside to a semi protected corner. The doctor was cussing and Bo was laughing as they found themselves blocked with no escape. Lauren had been quick enough to grab the wine bottle as Bo grabbed their glasses. The little red curtain they were shoved through was draped to hide the view of the electrical boxes and switches on the side wall. There was a little brick outcropping that formed the other corner wall. All in all it was an ignored section of the bar just large enough for two.
Lauren shook her head in disappointment. This was to be their night out and look what had happened. She peered out the little curtain in frustration. Turning, Lauren leaned into Bo so she could be heard, "Great, now what are we going to do. Shall we fight are way to the door?" So preoccupied by what was going wrong, the doctor did not catch the part that was oh so right. She had not caught Bo's intake of breath as she had pulled in close. She did not see Bo bite her lip just at the fact Lauren had pressed her body to hers. "Bo, are you listening? I think if you lead then…"
The succubus in fact, was not really listening at all. All she was paying attention to was Lauren's warm breath on her ear and neck. The smell of Lauren's light perfume as she moved close. Bo turned her head and placed the lightest of kisses on Lauren's neck, it was just a brush of lips really but it stopped Lauren. The doctor shivered and said with a giggle, "Bo what are you doing?" Turning her head just a little more, Bo let her lips drift with a feather touch down Lauren's neck. With a soft moan, the succubus pulled back and then focused her attention on Lauren's ear as she playfully ended with a light tug on the earlobe. Lauren dropped the red curtain and focused on the woman holding her tight.
These simple loving touches were different. Most of their times together had been all about the grand gestures as one or the other then ran off to save the world or do emergency surgery or something equally dramatic. Then there were the all night love making sessions. Neither women could complain about any of that but they never really shared times like this. These gentle times were something missing in their relationship; times when it was just Bo and Lauren and not the human doctor and the succubus. There was also the fact that their relationship was not really approved of by some of the fae community so they did their best to hide it. To make out in a hidden space like teenagers was silly, fun and just a little bit sexy.
Backing up, Lauren felt the bricks of the wall on her back. With nowhere to go her body pushed into Bo's as the succubus pressed herself forward. Bo pulled her head back and smiled, Lauren raised an eyebrow as if saying, "Now what?" Bo reached up and undid the top button on Lauren's blouse and then the second, Lauren started to say something but Bo was too fast, reaching around to Lauren's back and she pulled her shirt out of her waistband. Lauren arched forwards as Bo started to let her hands drift up and around Lauren's lower back and then just a bit lower, at the same time she was kissing and nipping the exposed skin on Lauren's neck and chest. The doctor was flooded with sensation and she moaned into the feeling. Bo raised her head and claimed Lauren's lips. Things could have been become much more intense but the simple pleasure of being close was enough for now. The night was young as they say.
The band by the pool table settled into a nice rhythm after a while and Bo stepped back pulling Lauren with her. They held each other tight as they swayed to the music just happy to be in each other's arms. The couple stayed hidden away in their tiny world until close to closing time. Taking turns with the gentle caresses and long slow kisses as they danced and just held one another.
Finally arriving at Lauren's place, they let themselves go and made love until sunrise but it was the feeling of the whole evening that made it special. Lauren's last memory of that night had been the sensation of Bo ever so gently tracing patterns on her arm as they both drifted off to sleep holding each other.
The memory mixed in Lauren's dream ended. Lauren was semi awake but she did not open her eyes as she wanted to return to that wonderful time but reality was interfering as the pain drifted in. The pain of losing her friend Roger and finding Kenzi hurt mixed with the pain she was feeling from being beaten. All this on top of the underlying pain of losing everything she ever loved. She wanted to scream her frustration at being so helpless, but the best she could manage sounded like a whimper. Her body then calmed as she felt the sensation of softly traced patterns on her arm, "Was that real or a memory?" thought Lauren as she fell into a much deeper state of sleep.
Bo jerked awake and found she was in the bed of her injured ex-lover. She cringed as she made the bed move. The sleeping woman next to her in bed whimpered in her sleep. "Crap!" thought Bo, she reached out and touched Lauren's hair and then ran a soft hand down her arm. Lauren was bruised everywhere but the succubus was not surprised that the injuries looked to be improving. The shaman would have Lauren fixed up in no time. Bo began to run soft fingers down Lauren's arm again as she traced those patterns that seemed to calm them both. Maybe Lauren couldn't feel it but the soft touch was helping Bo settle down. She watched the doctor's face relax at her touch. "You're going to be okay Baby, I'm here. I'm going to make things right." She thought as she put her head down and watched Lauren sleep.
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The bounty hunter could not figure out what the hell was going on. He had arrived at this God forsaken location early in the morning only to find no one around. The whole place was locked up tight. This was the last location recorded by the hunter first assigned to search this region, Steve or Alan maybe. Didn't really matter, the guy had not checked in with the home office forcing him to leave his search area to come check it out. Alan was his name the bounty hunter recalled, Alan's phone had gone dead at these coordinates. Was it really a coincidence that he was standing at a bar, somehow he didn't think so. The guy probably got drunk, lost his phone or something and had moved on and would check in when he purchased a new one. Just to be sure nothing was strange the bounty hunter took a look around. After walking the property the only thing he found out of the ordinary was the number of security cameras. The count was really high. But this place was in the middle of nowhere and they probably were hit by thieves more often than most in town locations.
He was about to drive off when several pick-ups came barreling into the place and moved around the back. Cursing his bad position he jumped off his bike and carefully ran along the property's hedge to try to get a better look. He had just pulled back to watch the garage area when another truck drove in and move around the back too. This time he could see a young man jump out and run inside. Stepping out to get a better look, he was forced to dive back for cover. An older looking gentleman moved outside and walked to the back of the truck. The man pulled down the tailgate and a huge dog stood up and moved to acknowledge him.
"That's a fae beast." The Trollgre said to himself. He hadn't seen one for over a hundred years. With rapt attention he watched as the man next to the beast reached in and pulled a body to his chest. With great care, the older gentleman lifted the body and held it to him. The trained eye and nose of the Trollgre recognized the body as Elfen. "What the hell was going on here? There were no fae communities in this area." The bounty hunter thought to himself. He let a slow grin cross his face, maybe he had found something after all.
Changing his focus from the body to the older gentleman, he could not get any type of information from him. The fact that he was not surprised or concerned about the fae nature of the body suggested that he was fae as well. For the old guy to be able to hide his nature so well that a Trollgre's senses could not pick up any information spoke to how powerful this fae was. It would be stupid to come at this place with him around without more information and backup of some sort. Stepping back to blend into the oleander hedge even more, he waited and watched.
It was not long before groups of two headed out of the place. A group left in a pickup almost as fast as they had driven in. A young man and woman started moving around the outside of the place. They were picking up some of the signs and putting up notices that the place would be closed for the day but open tomorrow. Smiling he sniffed and knew these youngsters were human or mostly human anyway. Either way by the looks of them they would be easy to catch and interrogate. He was about to move out of hiding when the fae beast ran out to join them. Cursing his bad luck, the Trollgre could only pray that the wind did not shift and give away his position. The dog would be on him in seconds. Having to settle into watch, he saw the two separate and the girl and the dog ran towards the cabins leaving the young man out front. He was all alone.
Gunner was putting up a bar across one of the parking lot entrances when something in the boundary hedge caught his attention, maybe he heard a noise or something. He was ready to investigate what had pulled his notice when a louder sound forced him to turn in the other direction. A car had pulled into the parking lot from the other end. Gunner shook his head and walked to the car. "Well hey there Gunner." said Dr. Malek from the vehicle. The vet looked like he had seen better days. There was even some blood on his shirt.
"Hello Dr. Malek, you okay there?" Gunner asked and made a motion towards the man's shirt.
A thin smile pasted itself to the veterinarian's lips as he replied, "Oh, an animal was shot, messy business." The vet looked at Gunner with calm eyes. The young man felt uneasy but he didn't know why. Only thing he did know was that this guy always gave him the creeps. Malek continued, "I was just going to grab something to eat, care to join me?" The vet threw open his car door fast and without warning forcing Gunner to jump back. "Hey sorry there Gunner, did I get you?" The big man was halfway out of the car when a sudden yell from the doorway sounded catching both men's attention.
Cappy stood at the front door, "Hey Gunner, I need you son." With a quick look at who the boy was talking to the older man added, "Oh hey there Dr. Malek, good to see you this morning." The mustached man made a motion for Gunner to hurry up and then stepped back inside.
Gunner gave a half grin and felt a large amount of relief at having a reason to get rid of the vet, "I'm sorry Dr. Malek there is a problem with the gas lines. We have to have someone come out from Red Valley to look at it before we can get the kitchen up and running. Should be open tomorrow, I'm sorry about the inconvenience." The young man gave a nod of good-bye and moved away from the car quickly never looking back.
Malek growled with anger as he watched his meal walk away. He had been deprived of the kill this morning by that Lew woman. What the hell had she loaded those bullets with? He had just caught a graze but the wound was still bleeding. If he had something to eat he could recover. Balling his hands into fists, he then opening them slowly to grip the steering wheel so hard he almost broke the thing. It had been stupid for him to come here. His need to feed was almost overwhelming after smelling all that fae blood and it was affecting his judgment. Malek would have to eat but it looked like human was on the menu for today. Just a little something to take the edge off. The fae flesh would have to wait.
Cranking the key, he turned over the engine. Checking his mirror he paused as he saw something move. Malek slowly spun the car around as he worked his way out of the parking lot. Using the time to watch that spot in the foliage where the motion had been. There it was, the outline of a person in the hedge. A human would never blend in that well. With a big grin the Malek thought maybe he would be feeding on fae today after all. He drove down the road to wait.
The Trollgre bounty hunter watched as the car with Dr. Malek drove away and not long afterward another truck pulled out and moved down the road. He recognized the two men that had been out front only minutes ago, the young man and the older guy that had yelled from the entrance. Cappy and Gunner were using this down time to drive back to their homes to gather supplies and secure their houses as much as possible. Cappy had stopped in and strengthened the healing charms he had used on Lauren. The succubus was with her and he had her push a bit more chi into the human, it couldn't hurt. He felt a bit uneasy around the succubus, she watched him like a hawk. He made a note not to go into the room alone again. As for Lauren, the girl was healing nicely and would be good as new in a couple of days, but there was no doubt that she was lucky to be alive after her ordeal.
Gunner had checked in with Kenzi making sure that all was secure in and around the Fort. He did not really want to leave the girl or his grandmother but they both insisted he go. The Colonel and Cook were on their way back and would arrive soon they assured him. If there truly was a vampire swarm in the area, the faster everyone took care of their needs and made their way back to the Fort the safer they all would be. As they drove off, Gunner tried to push away his worry, Lila, Kenzi and the General were there to watch over the place and each were powerful in their own way.
The Trollgre bounty hunter moved to the front of the hut for a better look. With four of their number away this might be his chance to move in and get some answers. He needed to get rid of the dog first. He loaded one of his guns with iron laced shot and figured that it would take a good six or seven bullets to kill him. There was no way of knowing if any more fae were in the place but he didn't think so, he had watched the truly powerful man leave. At most there was another woman in the place but still he didn't think this would be a problem. Let's face it he was a Trollgre after all, but he had his second gun ready for any surprises. Making his move he walked up to the door and knocked lightly. Using his shifting abilities he looked like just a harmless tourist in need of some help. "Hey there, is any one home?" he called out friendly as could be.
Lila and Kenzi both jumped at the sound and General was growling low but it was Bo who was out the bedroom door before either woman could change position. Her eyes were brilliant blue. "You expecting company?" She asked. Seeing the blank looks she nodded, "Didn't think so, I've got this." She rumbled in that two toned succubus voice. The dog growled and Bo motioned at the other two women, "Protect." He whined but moved in front of their chairs. Kenzi blanched at Bo's appearance and went to help her friend but the succubus turned and shot her such a look that she froze on the spot. Lila grabbed Kenzi by the hand and pulled her back for her own protection. "I can feel energy of a threat, so don't interfere. I might hurt you by mistake." was all that Bo added and then she moved to the door.
Whatever the Trollgre expected it wasn't a succubus in full blown attack mode. Bo moved silently to the outer door, then threw it open so violently that it almost ripped off the hinges. She had sensed his aura and the idiot was standing directly in the swinging path of the door. The hunter had been ready to shoot the dog so he did manage to fire his gun but the bullets went wide as he was smashed in the side by the heavy metal door. In two quick steps, Bo was beside the bounty hunter and kicked out viciously causing the Trollgre to fly backwards. He fired his second gun at her but the speed at which she was moving caused him to be totally off the mark. The anger on the succubus's face was enough to make him drop the gun and just run.
"Where the hell had this succubus come from?" he thought as he scrambled backwards trying to escape. Bo was running after him, and he was forced to shift completely which allowed him to double his speed. He felt her chi attack and the pull on his energy. He had to be more than twenty-five feet away from her and she still had an effect on him, he felt himself drain. Dropping to his knees as his life force was being pulled from him. There were loud barking sounds from the hut and that is the only thing that saved the bounty hunter. Bo turned to look at the dog and the Trollgre broke free. Staggering forward he grabbed his bike and took off before the succubus could attack again.
Bo cursed as she watched the man drive off. She let the bounty hunter's chi settle in her system. It wasn't a full feed but it was nice have a bit of extra energy to take the edge off. Looking back to the hut she frowned as Lila and Kenzi, who had General by the collar, were glaring daggers at her. "Crap," Bo said and walked back to the unhappy trio. Moving close enough for Bo hear them, Lila and Kenzi both started yelling at her.
Holding up a hand, Bo forced them to step back. With a quiet, "We will talk later, okay." She walked past the women after pulling the heavy door shut behind her. Moving down the short hall and into the side door, she was back in the apartment. With a few more steps she was safely in the bedroom. Lauren still seemed to be asleep. Bo sighed and dusted off her feet before she climbed back in bed. She was on her back and staring at the ceiling when she felt the shift in the bed. Lauren rolled over and moved in close. The doctor draped an arm around the succubus and pressed her head into her shoulder. Bo held her breath at the contact.
A weak muffled voice said, "Are you okay?" All Bo could do was nod that she was. Lauren pain laced voice continued, "I've missed you Bo." Then the succubus felt the tears on her skin. Turning gently she moved her arm to hold Lauren in a careful embrace, finally looking into the face of the woman she loved, "I missed you too Baby." She kissed Lauren's forehead and held her close. As the doctor drifted off Bo tried to still her heart and calm her body.
After a few minutes of being in Lauren's arms Bo thought she would have to leave the building and go outside. It was not a matter of feeding, that Trollgre was a powerful fae and she had pulled a great deal of chi from him fast. No Lauren was safe from her that way, but the succubus in Bo was not settling down. The need to protect herself and those around her was overpowering. If Lila or one of the other strange fae entered the room Bo was not sure she would not attack them as a perceived threat. What about Kenzi? Was she a danger to her best friend? Bo just smiled, Kenzi would be safe, like Lauren she was hers to protect.
Thinking back, Bo had been so afraid when the knock came to the door. She had felt the man on the outside of the building, and knew he had every intention of hurting whoever was in this house. Those feelings triggered the protective nature of her succubus and she did not have control over the intensity of her response to the danger. If there was a threat to her and the ones she was watching over, she would defend with everything she had. As she had walked to the door it was not really her in charge. That is what Lila and Kenzi had picked up on and why they were so concerned when Bo had moved back into the hut. She could have been as much of a concern as the man she chased off for all they knew.
Bo pulled Lauren a bit tighter. "Damn," she thought, "If the dog had not distracted her that fae would be dead." As it was, he was still out there and her body was still shaking with the need to actively protect everyone. It was wrong to want the guy dead but she knew the unresolved threat was not letting her calm down. "Think of something else to do." Bo told herself. Lila had asked her to comfort Lauren as a way to help the doctor recover. "That was a way of protecting right?" she thought. So Bo focused her attentions on that.
Being so pumped, Bo was more focused than she should have been as she concentrated her attentions on Lauren. It wasn't supposed to be a chi pulse, Bo wasn't even thinking of Lauren in that way for heaven's sake, but the massive positive energy that flowed into the doctor acted much the same. Lauren actually gave a little laugh and sighed with an all too familiar tone that made Bo blush and then smile. "Okay so maybe that was a touch too much good feeling transferred there." Bo giggled. She was glad that Lauren was asleep or she would have to explain her actions. Must be of a difference between a Cupid's form of comfort and a Succubus's technique but with a sigh herself Bo found her body was back under her control and Lauren had a sweet grin on her face to boot.
More settled now, Bo had a chance to think clearly. In the city, she had been making progress on this aggression thing but then again she was also not with the people she most cared about and felt she needed to protect. It was actually a surprise she had not tried to kill everyone when she appeared in the shop earlier. She made note that her focus had been immediately drawn to Lauren and then Kenzi had grabbed her right after that. Her best friend had been close from that time on. Maybe that is why it had taken so long for her to recover? She needed to see the people closest to her were safe or in a place she could ensure their safety. Bo closed her eyes and allowed herself to enjoy Lauren's arms around her. "At least that had not changed", she thought.
During the attacks by the Wanderer something transformed inside Bo. The master vampire had taken her to the edge of death so many times during the three months he held her captive that she had learned to fight back any way she could. Mentally she was tough as nails, and as she hung in the chains she used her mind to dismiss her pain and find ways to survive. Her focus became the subtle powers that were mixed in with her succubus nature. She worked on separating them out and using them as individual weapons. The side effects of some of those powers were unsettling. Bo's succubus found that many were just too useful to hide away again.
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The Trollgre was a good five miles down the way when he saw the turn off. He pulled his bike to the side and jumped off. "Holy hell," he thought that was really close. He had watched all the men leave, only the human girl and the dog were left. That was who was supposed to answer the door. Instead he gets hit with a full on succubus attack. Not by any succubus mind you, an attack by Bo from the city. He started laughing, "Where ever that succubus was Lauren Lewis was never far away." He had found her. Damn, he had to come up with a plan. There was a line of scraggly trees and he grabbed his bike and walked it around the side. He was about to make a call to the office when a car drove in and parked beside him.
"Hey, think you could help me out?" said the man through his open window. The Trollgre rolled his eyes. This was the same guy that had been outside the Fort bugging the young kid. The bounty hunter pointed to his cell letting the guy know that he was on the phone. "Oh, sorry." said the overly cheerful guy in the car. The bounty hunter turned to finish he call while the car moved to park some distance away.
Malek listened in as he climbed out of the car and opened up the trunk. His hearing was not as acute in this form but still better than most fae. The bounty hunter said, "Hey it's me,… Alan is not here but I can almost guarantee that Lewis is nearby." There was a short pause then, "Yeah well Bo the succubus is here….Yeah that Bo and she is here. There are also at least four other fae running around this place called the Fort." There were some very loud sounds from the other end of the call as an excited voice was talking fast. "Nope won't do… no I need a takedown crew, I think this thing is big." More excited talk then and, "Okay done, I can hang out in Red Valley until the others arrive. One week no more okay…. Okay ya… you're welcome, I'm out." The man hung up with a smile, turning he looked up in time to see the flash of the tire iron come down on his head.
Malek watched the man hit the ground in a heap. He wanted to devour the fae right there but it was wrong to feed so out in the open. With ease he lifted the unconscious form and carried him to his trunk. Dropping the fae's body in the open space, he pulled on gloves and then used iron chain to bind the man. Looking in the trunk he thought of how nice it was for the gentlemen to ask more fae to come to the area. It had been hundreds of years since fae had lived in the area in large numbers.
His stomach growled then cramped with pain. He rolled his head on his shoulders slamming the trunk quickly. Jumping into the driver's seat he slowly pulled out and headed to a safe feeding area. It didn't have a pretty view but it was nice and private and he would be able to enjoy his meal in peace. He flipped on the radio and clicked on that nice easy listening station as he drove to the hills.