Chapter 8: Who Has a Nice Time in Math?
Authors Note: Thank you for all of the lovely comments and for reading this far. This chapters a little lengthy like the last one, hope you guys like it! And reviews are always welcome.
Lost Girl isn't mine.
XX
Bo stood there for a moment, contemplating whether or not to follow the Valkyries orders. She laughed to herself, who was she kidding? Bo turned toward and began walking down the hall past the glass doors leading to Kenzi, Dyson and Hale. The emergency exit warned that an alarm would sound if opened but after years of experience Bo knew the alarms were disconnected. The Succubus stomped toward her bright yellow car parked next to the school. The girl took out her phone, messeging Kenzi that she'd be back later.
Tamsin stood in front of the school tapping her foot impatiently when Bo arrived at the curb. Bo rolled the window down as Tamsin approached.
"Hey blondie, need a ride?" Bo smirked.
Tamsin smacked the roof of the car in frustration then ran her hand through her loose tangles. The Valkyrie pointed at Bo sternly, "You take me where I need to go and then leave, understood?" Tamsin walked around the front of the car, brushing her leg against it's nose.
"Deal," Bo smiled as the girl sat uncomfortably in the seat. "Where to?"
Tamsin pulled her phone out of her bag which had been thrown between her feet. "You know where the corner of Smith and Travison is?" Tamsin scrolled through the map on her phone.
Bo glanced at the screen on Tamsin's phone trying to see where to go. Bo revved the engine before departing from the school's parking lot. "So is this like a job or something?" Bo asked, turning the wheel down and narrow and seemingly torn apart street with the road crumbling at the edges and littered with pot holes.
Tamsin began tapping her fingers against the center console of the car. Bo watched the girl falling apart in impatience and almost aggression.
"Tamsin are you okay, you seem a little on edge," Bo laughed lightly. The car bounced against the dips in the road causing Tamsin to hit her had against the low ceiling.
Tamsin growled, "Peachy-fucking-keen."
Bo's eyebrows raised, "Okay then."
The two road in silence for the rest of the trip until Bo's car reached Travison Parkway. Tamsin pointed ahead of the vehicle, "There."
Bo pulled up to the curb of a small corner lot, sided by a dead ending street emptying into a small forest behind the neighborhood. The girl noticed a grouping of city police officers surveying the scene and placing bright yellow tape around some branches. Bo turned the key, stopping the engine.
"What are you doing? We made a deal, you go back to school," Tamsin leaned into the vehicle, her weight against the door.
Bo's lips parted slightly. The Succubus scoffed and turned to the girl, "Like hell, this is a crime scene Tamsin." Bo got out of the car, staring at Tamsin over the roof of the yellow Camaro.
Tamsin slammed the door on her side shut, "Get back in the car Bo. Thanks for the ride and all but I've got this, you don't need to be here."
Bo huffed, "Fine, whatever Tamsin." Bo slid back into the drivers seat and started the car.
Tamsin smiled, "Thank you."
Tamsin walked toward the police officer, noticing Acacia just beyond the tree line.
Acacia nearly laughed when she saw Tamsin, "Well if I knew you were going to dress like this I might not have called you."
"Shut up, my clothes got a little messy," Tamsin pushed passed her elder, sliding a pair of white gloves onto her hands.
Acacia laughed, "So I heard. McCorrigan called me this morning, he said you and another girl left class after you used your doubt on a kid. Wow Tamsin, I knew you were stupid, I just didn't know you were an idiot."
"It was my fault," a voice from behind Acacia piped up.
Tamsin and Acacia turned immediately to identify the voice. Behind Acacia was a petite brunette with long basketball shorts and a black patterned t-shirt.
"Bo," Tamsin sighed. The young Valkyrie massaged the pulsing vein in her neck. "What are you doing here?"
Acacia scoffed, "I stand corrected, you're a fucking moron."
Tamsin grabbed Bo's arm, leading her toward the edge of the woods. "How did you even get passed the cops up front?"
"A little persuasion can go a long way," Bo laughed. "So that was Acacia, she seems like a hard ass."
Tamsin pushed Bo forcefully in front of her. "I told you to go."
Bo bounce backward, her leg catching her weight, keeping her in an upright position. "Haven't you learned by now that I don't really follow orders?" Bo got close to the Valkyrie, their faces inches apart. The girls eyes went blue with anger as Tamsin pushed her pointer finger into her sternum.
Tamsin let her eyes go black as her face shifted into its skeletal form. "Go back to school Bo, you don't want to follow me out here, you don't even know why you came here. All you really want is to eat lunch with your friends and have a nice time in Math."
"Who has a nice time in Math? That class is freaking confusing, and I did want to follow you out here," Bo backed away from the blonde laughing. "Wow Tamsin, maybe hard ass was right, you're kinda stupid."
Tamsin pushed harder into the girls mind, closing the space between them, "Go Bo."
Bo smirked, "No."
Tamsin pushed the girls shoulders, letting her eyes go even darker, "Go back to the school Bo."
The Succubus's eyes changed to their natural brown, pain flooding from her shoulders as she fell backward onto the ground. "Tamsin stop!"
Acacia came up behind Tamsin, setting her hand on her shoulder, "If you two are done with this weird ass foreplay, we have a murder to get to."
The younger Valkyrie pulled herself together, letting her eyes go back to normal. Tamsin backed away slowly, staring at Bo who sat in the drying dirt.
"Bo I assume?" Acacia grabbed the girls hand and helped her to her feet.
"Yes ma'am," she brushed the soil and moss from her shorts.
Acacia smirked, "No ma'am shit, just Acacia. Now, Bo, put on some gloves and don't touch anything, and above all else," Acacia stopped in front of the girl, "Don't throw up."
"We could save all of the trouble and take her back to the school," Tamsin protested.
Acacia stopped in front of her progeny, "If the Succubus wants to come she can come, let her see this and run screaming."
Acacia waled further into the woods, following the trail of yellow tape. Laying across the soil was a large blue tarp held down with the technicians equipment. Laying in rows were the bodies, covered in large purple and black bruises around their legs and arms.
Tamsin walked around Acacia and stood over the bodies. Before her was a mass of bodies entangled in each other, their clothes left in tatters where they had torn to allow their contortions. "What happened?" Tamsin asked, unable to see the number of victims involved in the tangle of arms and legs.
"Jogger found them this morning," Acacia sighed. "A couple uniforms came out to see what it was and found them all in a ball."
Tamsin took a squatting position, her knees separated slightly as she leaned in to examine the victims closely. The wide, watercolor looking bruises paralleled each other in near perfection.
"A ball," Bo came up behind Tamsin. The Succubus leaned over the blonde, watching as she rested her hand on one of the victims chest and accepted light golden waves pulsing under her skin.
Acacia shifted uncomfortably, "Yeah, the techs got all of the pictures before we got them pulled apart." Acacia grabbed the camera off of one of the passing men. She viewed the small screen on its back before catching the one photo he had taken of the full formation. She pushed the camera in front of Bo showing her the grotesque image.
They were all tangled within each other, their limbs kinda weaving together. Bo gagged at the sight, seeing why the bruises had been so severe.
Tamsin pulled Bo back, setting her against a tree until she was able to force the nausea away. The blonde glanced at the picture, groaning as her throat tightened. "What did this Acacia?"
"We don't know yet, turns out we can't connect it to the North Ridge case because the case files missing," her voice grew louder as she seemed to be targeting a large man talking to one of the uniforms.
The man growled under his breath, ending the conversation with the young officer. "I told you it wasn't me," he ran his hand through a thick mane of auburn curls.
"Tamsin this is Detective Thornwood, he's the lead on our investigation," Acacia sighed as the younger man stood near.
Detective Thornwood stuck his hand out before Tamsin, "Nice to finally meet you, Acacia's told me good things."
Tamsin blushed, shaking the mans hand. "Not all bad I hope," Tamsin gave a tight lipped smile, eying Acacia.
"Detective Thornwood, we need your assistance," a small female called.
The Detective smiled a wide grin, "Nice to meet you Tamsin. Oh, and Acacia before I forget, the chief called earlier, he needs you to fill out some paperwork to complete your transfer. I'll see you back at the station." Thornwood sauntered past Tamsin, walking toward the woman.
Bo pushed herself off of the tree. She came up next to Tamsin, her hands clasped together behind her back. "So what now?"
Tamsin sighed, rolling her head side to side. The girl walked back toward the large tarp, brushing her hand against the victims flesh.
Bo stood in awe as Tamsin's eyes flickered from green to black as she let the streams of souls absorbed into her fingertips.
Tamsin stood up, stretching her shoulders as she adjusted to the power racing through her veins.
"Is she okay?" Bo spoke through the side of her mouth at Acacia.
Acacia ignored the girl, seeing Tamsin approach.
"Keep me updated," Tamsin pat the older woman's shoulder as she passed. "Come on Bo."
"Where are we going?" The brunette followed.
Tamsin passed through the brush, walking back toward the car. "You're going back to school, I'm going to take care of something."
"What? That's it?" Bo sighed.
"Yes, now go back to class, and don't follow me this time," Tamsin pointed at the girl.
Bo walked to the other side of the car, "Fine, but if you're late to detention I'm coming to find you."
Tamsin laughed lightly as she stood on the curb, watching Bo take off back toward the school.
XX
"Well well well, would you look what the cat dragged in," Kenzi leaned against the back of her seat, crossing her arms, "Where did you and blondie go to this time?"
Bo took a seat opposite of the girl. She smirked, "Would you believe me if I told you she took me to a nice spot in the woods?"
Kenzi uncrossed her arms, pressing them against the table as if to stabilize herself as she leaned closer to Bo. "You didn't," the girl nearly whispered, a little shocked.
"Didn't what?" Dyson came around the small rectangular table to sit next to Kenzi.
Kenzi gave a mocking laugh, throwing her body against the back of the seat again. "Fucking bitch," she glanced at Bo.
Dyson set his forearms against the table top. "What happened?" he looked between the girls.
Bo kicked Kenzi under the table, her tennis shoe smacking the girls shin.
"Ow," Kenzi cried. "What was that for, it's not like I can't keep it in my pants?"
Bo stood, her chair backing up a couple inches. "Don't be a bitch, I didn't sleep with her. God Kenzi, even if I did what would that do?" Bo's cheeks became flush, "Oh and Dyson, your dad wants his case file back, turns out you can't connect cases if you don't have one." Bo stormed out of the class, their teacher oblivious to the situation as well as the majority of the students.
Bo took off down the hall, pulling her braid from her hair. She let her hair fall around her face in waves, pieces brushing against her cheeks as she walked, swaying in the air she passed. She was alone in the hall, and would be until fourth period in twenty minutes. Bo began running down the hallway, her sneakers squeaking on the tiles as she went.
"Bo wait!" Kenzi called as she began following the girl in her four inch heels.
Bo kept going, further and further into the belly of the school until she reached a door to the parking lot. Bo slowed into a walk, panting lightly as she passed the cars. She paused for a moment, noticing a familiar blonde emerge from the tree line beyond the parking lot.
"Bo?" the blonde called, approaching the girl. She noticed the brunette's eyes had become pink and puffy, "Bo, are you okay, have you been crying?"
The succubus inhaled deeply, standing still as the girl came closer. Bo nodded, wiping her nose as she began to cry.
The door leading to the parking lot flew open, Kenzi and Dyson flying past the entrance. Kenzi stopped abruptly, throwing her hand up to stop Dyson as well once she saw a tall blonde girl hugging a crying Bo.
The girls turned toward the door to see what caused the noise. Bo wiped away her tears and became angry when she saw Kenzi. The blonde saw Bo do this and threw her arm around Bo's shoulders, moving her away from the human and the wolf.
"Fuck," Kenzi exclaimed under her breath. Kenzi pressed her palm against her forehead, turning to Dyson, "Do we go after her?"
Dyson sighed, contemplating the situation. "I don't know Kenzi, she's pretty pissed but I don't think it's smart to leave her with Lauren."
Kenzi shook with anger, "I hate that bitch."
Dyson chuckled, "You should."
Kenzi paused and let the breath she had been contain out. "Come on wolfie," they took off after Bo and the blonde.
Bo walked further into the forest with the human, her feet sticking to the drying ground. Lauren continued to rest her arm across Bo's shoulder, making the Succubus uncomfortable.
"What happened Bo?" Lauren rubbed the girls shoulder.
Bo glanced at the hand, shaking her shoulder to stop the blondes movements. "Lauren, I think I should go back, you know make it right with Kenzi, she and Dyson came after me, that means shes sorry right?"
Lauren focused on the steps they took, not releasing her grip on Bo's shoulder. "I don't know, she made you cry Bo, that's not like Kenzi."
"No, it was me, there's just so much stuff going on and then Kenzi said something about me and Tamsin and I got mad and took off," Bo sighed, wiping the residue left from her tears off of her skin.
Lauren stopped in the middle of her step. She released Bo's shoulder, turning to face Bo, "What happened with you and Tamsin?" The girl became serious, almost frustrated.
Bo paused in front of Lauren, "Nothing, I dropped her off yesterday and took her somewhere today and Kenzi thinks that means I'm sleeping with her."
"Well are you?" Lauren nearly yelled. The girl turned around, trying to hide her anger and reddening cheeks. Lauren took a deep breath to soothe herself. "I mean, do you want to?"
Bo took a step back, trying to build space between she and the blonde. "I think I'm going to head back toward the school, class starts soon," Bo tried to back away.
Lauren grabbed the girls arm, gripping the soft skin. "I asked you a question," the girl became forceful.
"Bo!" Dyson ran toward the girls with Kenzi right behind him. His eyes had become a golden color like earlier that day in the chemistry lab.
Lauren dropped Bo's arm, backing away. "We were having a conversation," Lauren rubbed the back of her neck, glancing at Kenzi's angered features.
"Like hell you were," Kenzi spat at the blonde. "Bo, I'm sorry, I- I thought..."
The girls eyebrows furrowed, crossing her arms as she backed away from Kenzi and Dyson. "I know exactly what you thought Kenzi, you didn't make it hard to figure out."
"I know Bo, I'm so sorry I didn't-" Kenzi pleaded.
Bo interrupted, "Save it Kenz, I can't believe you think I would do that. You think I can't be friends with anyone, that just because I'm a succubus I'm incapable of having feelings beyond wanting to have sex!"
Lauren turned around, ready to leave this growing fight.
"Stay still Blondie," Dyson warned. "What the hell did you think you were doing?"
The girl turned to the wolf, "Bo was upset."
"Yeah and she was upset this morning after talking to you, she was upset after you broke her heart and here we are, you pick now to take care of her," Dyson took a step toward the girl, making their height difference evident as his shadow covered the girls face.
"I just-" Lauren began.
Dyson got close to the girl, "Leave her alone, don't play her like that, she doesn't deserve that, no one does." Dyson backed up slightly so she could move.
Lauren began walking hurriedly toward the school only turning back once she was past the tree line to make sure the wolf wasn't following her like he had done the first time she had pulled Bo back. It had been a couple weeks after they had broken up for the umpteenth time, she tried to call Bo but Kenzi caught it first. Bo had been crying her eyes out, eating ice cream to soothe her breaking heart and Kenzi had grown tired of this cycle where either the Succubus or Lauren would initiate the breakup and be miserable for the next few days then one would call the other and it would start all over again. Bo and Lauren had begun having the same fights, was Bo checking people out behind Lauren's back, was Lauren not enough for her, were they just never going to work? Kenzi and Dyson saw how this time was different, Bo had come to Kenzi's place completely shattered. Kenzi had done the usual, sent Dyson out for ice cream, grabbed the most expensive liquor she owned and helped Bo drown her sorrows, this time around Bo told her what had happened.
Lauren and Bo had been growing apart in recent weeks causing a rift, then Frankie had apparently told Lauren that he had seen Bo out with someone else. Lauren was upset and broke things off with Bo, saying that if she was going to sleep around then Lauren couldn't be with her anymore. It wasn't 'a break' like all the other times before, this time they called it a break up.
Lauren kept trying to call, even showed up at Bo's door a couple times, each instance Dyson or Kenzi answering the door, if it was Dyson he would follow her to her car to make sure she left. Lauren even tried to follow Bo to her car, thinking the pair wouldn't be with her but Dyson had appeared in front of Lauren as Kenzi made sure Bo didn't see. He told her that it was enough, if she wanted to be with Bo she could have used any of the chances they had but now it was over. He walked her to her car, followed her home and made sure she was at her house before he left, he had done that a couple more times until she had finally left Bo alone. That was last year.
Now Kenzi continued to try to reason with Bo. "Bo I'm sorry, it wont happen again," Kenzi pleaded.
"Whatever," Bo huffed, brushing past Kenzi and Dyson.
Kenzi pushed her cheeks at different angles in frustration. "I hate it when she's mad at me," Kenzi began kicking the dirt around her.
Dyson came up to the girl, hugging her tightly against his chest, "I know babe, she'll be okay, just let her cool off. Maybe you can talk to her in detention."
Kenzi laughed, "Yeah, don't remind me."