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Bo

Dyson was still at the house when Kenzi and I went inside.

"Did you find anything else," I asked him.

He shook his head, "Both her scent and the Sandman's disappear at the driveway. But I looked at the tire tracks and it seems he took a left pulling out of here."

I sighed, "Thanks for trying." I turned around to Kenzi. "Time for plan C. Knock me out."

She quirked an eyebrow, "Excuse me?"

"I need to get to Limbo. Cas-," I caught myself before saying Castor's name in front of Dyson, "the Fae might know where she is."

"So, you're trusting him, now," Dyson said from behind me. "How long have you been communicating with him?"

I looked back, "It isn't the time. Lauren is in danger and I have to find her. Now, please, someone knock me out, already."

"I'll do it, as long as you answer a few questions when this is over," Dyson offered.

"I'll let you ask them, but I'm not making any promises. And watch the face when you do it," I closed my eyes and faced Dyson.

"Sit on the couch," he said and I opened my eyes. "I'm not going to hit you."

I gave him a suspicious look but moved to sit on the couch.

He came around to kneel in front of me, "Relax." He put a hand on my shoulder then squeezed.

I looked at him expectantly, then passed out.

I awoke, relieved to see the concrete room, and hurried to my feet. "Castor!"

"You don't need to yell," he said from behind me, "I brought you here, therefore I'm aware you're here." He walked to stand in front of me, "Your friends pulled you out of the memory, didn't they?"

"Yes. But that's not why I'm here. I need to find Lauren. She's been kidnapped."

"Damn it," he cursed. "Do you know by who?"

I furrowed my eyebrows, "I was hoping you could tell me..."

Castor closed his eyes and reached up to pinch the bridge of his nose, "You've overestimated my abilities it seems. I can see places I know, like your house and the Dal Riata. I can follow people that way, but if they don't start out where I can see them... it's not like I've installed tracking devices in you both." He removed his hand, cursing again, "If she dies, this will have all been for nothing. Do you realize how many times I've attempted this? I thought this time..." he trailed off.

"You've done this before," I asked, confused. "What happened?"

"It's always something... last time you both were human, about a hundred years ago... let's just say one of you ended up in an asylum, and underwent electroshock therapy."

"What the hell?"

He shook his head. "Not important. So you've no idea who took her?"

"My guess is Vex."

"The former Fae?" I nodded and he held up a finger, "Hold on for a minute." And then he disappeared.

I stood in the empty room awaiting his return. He appeared a few minutes later.

"I can't find him," he said with a shake of his head.

"What you said earlier about if she dies... can't you bring her back? Like before?"

"I don't have the ability to raise the dead. What I used before was a life essence. My last one."

Suddenly, his eyes turned white and he reached out his hand. In a flash of light, an unconscious Lauren appeared on the floor.

Lauren

I woke up in Bo's arms in Limbo, my legs and hands free of their bounds. I had finally been able to fall asleep.

"Lauren, thank God," she said, looking down at me with a smile. "Do you know where you're being held?"

I shook my head. "All I know is it's underground, and I'm tied up. I can't get out and so far I haven't seen anyone."

She helped me up and I looked to Castor, "Can you help me?"

He nodded, "Did they use rope?"

"Yes."

"That's a quick fix," he looked to Bo, "You might want to stand back."

She walked to the other side of the room, keeping her eyes on me.

Castor extended his hand out towards me and closed his eyes, a look of deep concentration taking over his features. Wisps of orange and red energy flowed from his fingers, directly into my chest. I felt waves of energy coarsing through my body, accompanied by a slightly uncomfortable pressure.

Once he dropped his hand and opened his eyes again, I took a deep breath.

"What did you do," I asked him as he sat down in a chair I hadn't noticed before, seemingly drained.

He inhaled slowly, "I gave you the ability of a Fion... A fire Fae."

"So I'm not a Mesmer, anymore?"

"You have the abilities of both," he explained. "We'll continue this conversation later. Right now, I'm going to send you back, Lauren, before whoever has you does anything," he looked over at Bo, "I'm going to follow her and see if I can find out where she is, then come back. You'll wait here."

Bo nodded and walked over to me, "Be careful."

"I'll try," I told her with a small smile. "I'll see you soon." I turned to Castor and he nodded, putting a hand over my eyes.

I was back in the empty room, my head still throbbing unpleasantly. I opened and closed my hands, trying to regain blood flow. Maneuvering my fingers so they were touching the rope, I focussed on trying to burn through it. Within a few seconds I could smell smoke, so I started to pull my arms apart. The rope finally burned all the way through and I pulled my arms free. I took a second to stretch them, feeling the soreness in my muscles, then quickly untied the rope around my ankles.

I ran to the door, which to my surprise wasn't even locked. This either was a trap or my captor had not anticipated my ability to escape.

I slowly opened the door to a dimly lit hallway. Looking both ways I saw the coast was clear. It occurred to me that this was all seeming way too easy. I started tiptoeing down the hall, then heard voices coming from up ahead.

Quickly, I went back into the room and closed the door, backing into the corner that would be hidden if they opened the door. I held my breath, listening to the approaching footsteps. It took a little over a minute for them to come close enough to hear what they were saying.

"Once we collect this bounty we'll be set for life," I heard a man say. "I still think you should've snagged the Succubus, too, though." The door handle turned and I backed up, flattening myself against wall as the door opened.

"What the fuck?!" The man yelled. "I thought she was a Mesmer! Did you pick up the wrong bitch, Max?!"

"He said the blonde one! She was the only blonde one there," the second man, Max, said.

"Look at the ropes! Last time I checked, Mesmers can't burn shit."

I heard them walking back towards the doorway and my muscles tensed.

"You take that way and I'll go this way. The ropes are still smoking, so she can't have gone far. Let's go."

I heard them take off either way down the hall and finally let out the breath I had been holding. I didn't have much time, but if I took one out, I should be able get out of here without running into the other.

Quietly, I walked out from behind the door and risked a look down the hall, then started to make my way to the end. I looked around the corner slowly and spotted one of the men walking out of a room, a knife clutched in his hand. I quickly took control of his hand, making him drop the knife then wrap his fingers around his throat before he had a chance to yell out. Keeping control, I approached him, watching as he gasped, his face bright red and sweaty. I wasn't going to kill him, I was just going to wait for him to pass out. I almost lost control when I heard someone descending a nearby stairwell. I was about to attempt using my new Fion ability when Bo appeared at the bottom of the steps. I gave her a quick smile then turned back to the man.

She walked up behind me, "Looks like you've got things under control here..literally."

The man's eyes rolled into the back of his head and finally collapsed, unconscious. I lowered my hand and turned around.

"How'd you get here so fast?"

"This place is seriously only a mile from the shack. And i pushed the beast to seventy."

"There's another one, somewhere," I whispered.

She nodded, "Let's get out of here."

Bo

I had led Lauren out of the warehouse and to the car without incident. Once we had been driving for a few minutes, she finally spoke, "They were bounty hunters, Bo."

I glanced over to her and then back to the road. "Well, next time we'll be prepared, okay?"

"The way they were talking about the bounty... it must be a lot of money... meaning there will probably be a lot more."

"Maybe we can find a place to hide out for a while... just until we find out who's behind this."

She sighed, "They're not after you, Bo. Just me."

I shook my head, "That doesn't matter."

"It puts you and Kenzi in needless danger because of me. So, yes, it does matter."

I pulled into the driveway and parked, turning off the car. Turning towards her, I put a hand over hers. "I know the past few days have been... crazy," I whispered. "But it'll get better, you'll see."

I watched her swallow, staring at her hands. "What if it doesn't get better, Bo? What if they keep coming?"

"We will get through this. All I want, Lauren... is to be with you, and only you... no matter what happens." I got out of the car and went around the the passenger side, opening the door. She stepped out of the car and looked at me. Tears rolled down her face.

"What is it," I asked, afraid of what she might say.

She inhaled shakily, "You know how much I've wanted to hear you say that?"

I smiled, "Hopefully as much as I've wanted to say it." She bit her lips with a conflicted look, and my smile faded as she shook her head.

"We can't, Bo," she said, looking to the ground. "I... I want to be with you more than anything, but," she was losing her battle not to cry and it was hard to watch. She swallowed and took a quick breath, "I can't be what you need me to be."

"What? That isn't true, Lauren. Don't say that."

"It is true. Feeding from me hurts you," she said.

"That was one time," I told her, shaking my head. "And it wasn't your fault. There's no way we can know that it'll always have that effect on me... unless we try again," I leaned a little closer, "Let's try again... Please?"

Lauren stared into my eyes and I could see her fear, "What if I hurt you worse this time?"

"You won't," I assured her. I reached up, lacing my fingers through her hair and pulling her lips to mine before she could protest. Gently, I started to pull her chi from her body...