Lauren

I knew where I was before I even opened my eyes. I sat up and saw him sitting in a chair across the room.

"That was quite impressive, Lauren," the Fae said with a smile.

Inhaled slowly, gathering confidence I knew I didn't have in order to keep my voice steady. "What do you want with me?"

"I understand you have questions. I am not sure I can answer them to your satisfaction, but I will try." He looked to my right and I followed his gaze to see a chair beside me. "Have a seat."

I got up and situated myself in the chair, unsure where to begin. "You said you wouldn't hurt me, last time..."

"That is the truth."

I nodded, "And Bo?"

"I have no plans to harm the Succubus," he said in an even tone.

"Why did you take away my memory of her?"

"Ah," his smile returned, "but you do remember now, don't you? How did that happen," he asked with genuine curiosity.

"You mean you don't already know? You seem to see everything."

He shook his head, "I have other things to keep track of than just you. While I was able to witness your ceremony, I did not see what happened before it."

I didn't know whether I should tell him about Bo giving me her chi. About how everything I hadn't remembered came back to me in those few seconds. I hadn't even told Bo. It seemed like it would've been too much to deal with at the time. "You said you would answer my questions."

"Very well. It was a test. You and the Succubus passed," he replied vaguely. "I realize you do not trust me yet, but you will soon."

"Are you talking about the prophecy?"

He tilted his head, "You speak of the document the wolf found? That is not so much a prophecy. It is a message... for you."

"What's the message?"

"That I cannot answer, because I don't know. I'm hoping you will be the key to figuring it out."

I raised an eyebrow, "You can't read the language?"

He shook his head, "It's not a language. It's a code."

I was having a hard time taking this in. There were too many questions and I didn't know how long I had to ask them. "Do you know who wrote it? Or at least why? You're a part of whatever it is."

He nodded, "Before I can answer that, we have to discuss a few things." I stayed silent and he continued, "You've done some extensive research on the Fae, even though you were human until a few day ago, so you know that the Fae were fully evolved before humans became civilized. Though most Fae now use humans to feed, they are not essential to our way of life. They are more of a... buffer, to keep Fae from attacking other Fae."

"What exactly do you want to discuss? I'm already aware of all this." His indirectness was starting to annoy me.

He obviously caught on to my impatience. "When the message was written, there was no Light or Dark, and very few attempts at human civilization. The Fae weren't in hiding, for they occupied lands humans had yet to inhabit."

"The earliest signs of human civilizations known to the world were actually part of Fae civilizations," I thought out loud, then looked up at the Fae, "You're telling me this message was written over twelve thousand years ago? How can you know that?"

"You are a scientist, Lauren, therefore this may be hard for you to believe, but it is the truth, and it is the reason I had to test you and Bo." He stood up and started pacing while I sat and watched him closely. "When you didn't remember Bo, you still felt that you could trust her, you felt your connection with her. You were even able to remember things you should not have remembered. I also know, now that you have your memory back, you recall the dreams Bo had been having, the ones that seemingly started all of this." He stopped pacing and turned to me, I nodded. "I did not have anything to do with those dreams, they were Bo's memories trying to break through."

"What are you talking about? You took away some of her memories, too?"

He shook his head, "They're not exactly hers. They're her soul's memories from her past life."

I gave him a disbelieving look. "You're saying she's been reincarnated?"

"I understand you're skeptical, I expected nothing less. But yes, she has been reincarnated, as have you."

I pressed a hand to my temple, trying to delay the oncoming headache. None of this was even possible. Maybe I was having a fevered dream caused by the poison. At least that would make sense.

I heard the Fae sigh and looked up as he sat down. "I need to know what made you remember, Lauren. You don't believe me, but believe yourself. Whatever happened that made you remember, it gave you memories not of this lifetime. I can see them."

"What are you talking about?"

"Think back to when it happened. There are... fragments that don't belong."

I closed my eyes as I recalled the kiss, feeling Bo's chi enter me, and the rush of memories. I remembered seeing flashes of myself and Bo, clearly things that hadn't happened to us. At the time, everything had been jumbled and I hadn't thought about what did and didn't fit. As I sat there now however, I realized the Fae was right; a few of them definitley weren't my own. "Who is Zoie?" I finally asked, opening my eyes.

I watched as the Fae's face lit up. "Zoie is who wrote the code, the message, for you. She was my sister and the reason why you're here. Her soul was reborn into you."

"What?" My voice cracked a little as I asked the question. "That... that can't be true."

"It is true. Now, please, tell me what made you remember, Lauren."

My mind was reeling, but I answered. "Bo... she gave me her chi... and then it happened."

"Of course," he said softly. "I should have known. Listen," his tone became firm, "I need you both to come here. You bring Bo and I will tell you everything, maybe even show you. And I promise, no harm will come to either of you."

I shook my head, "How do I know I can trust you?"

He came over and knelt before me, "My sister sacrificed her life to stop this threat, to make sure you would know how to stop it. If you want to save Bo, you have to trust me. You don't have a choice."

I swallowed, trying to process this information as I felt a wave of drowsiness overcome me. I knew he was about to send me back and I tried to fight it. "Will you at least tell me your name?"

He nodded and said, "Castor." Then everything went black.

Author's Note: So as you've read, Lauren and Bo will have past lives, and I've asked a few people and decided to use the names of the actresses who play them on the show for visualization purposes and so it's not too confusing. Hope you guys liked it. I'll post more soon.