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Chapter Sixteen – Exposed
Lauren had seen Bo out at The Dal a few times in the past few months, the gang had usually been by her side, they'd all given her a courteous wave or nod hello while Bo ignored her. She typically had a new 'toy' by her side… or even in her lap. She told herself that it was a good thing that she was getting out there, that it was for the best. As for Lauren herself, she had no desire to be with anyone. She had been single for a long time before she met Bo, while Nadia was in her coma and she could live with be single again, until Bo truly moved on. Then things would be easier, she told herself.
She had experimented with her powers a bit, only her gift of controlling time. She'd gone to a park that she knew teenagers drank at in the middle of the night and stood near them in the shadows. She noticed a teenage boy coming onto a girl who was trying to push him off of her while he ignored her. She steadied herself and focused, rubbing her palms together. When she pulled her palms apart, glowing lavender tendrils were flowing from them. She was amazed but she didn't have time to let it distract her, she focused her energy and pushed out, effectively slowing down time. She only walked up to the group when she was certain they were completely frozen.
It was totally surreal, so incredible. She waved her fingers in front of one of their faces and got no reaction. Filled with a childlike glee, she danced around, playing with a girl's hair, twirling and twirling until she was dizzy. She laughed, before she was done she decided to have a bit more fun. She walked up to the teenager who was coming onto the girl, she turned his friends drink so that it would spill all over the douchebags crotch. Then she walked back to the shadows to return time to normal and watch the fun. She decided to try something new so she pushed the purple energy out from her fingers and snapped her fingers together, everything seemed to move in fast forward for a second as the boy with his cup overturned stumbled and spilled his drink all over his friend's pants, who then leapt up screaming. She tried desperately not to laugh too loudly but it was no use and she let out a big belly laugh but quickly stifled it. She left the park feeling stronger than she ever had, a smile on her face.
The gang was meeting at The Dal, as per Kenzi's request. They met early, before the crowd showed up so they could have privacy. She had decided she was done with pretending Lauren didn't exist just for the sake of her best friend, no matter how much she loved Bo. She'd seen how sad Lauren had looked every time Kenzi had seen her out and though Bo had told her about their talk in the basement, Kenzi knew in her heart that there had to be something more going on. She knew them both too well to think there couldn't be.
"Look guys, Bo and Lauren might be over but we all still care about her, she's family too. It's time to stop excluding her like we're some high school clique. I don't like feeling like we're the cool kids and she can't sit with us, it's ridiculous and I'm done with it, Bo has to learn to be a big girl."
"I agree with Kenzi," Hale nodded.
Dyson looked antsy but nobody was looking at him. "I don't know guys…"
"What do you mean?"
"I don't know, maybe it's better if we just live our lives without her."
Kenzi furrowed her brow, confused. "I don't get what you mean. What're you saying, that if one of us had a falling out with Bo that we'd all just turn on that person? Lauren is a part of this group, a huge part, whether she and Bo are together or not."
Dyson knew he couldn't win this without revealing anything more so he relented. He still didn't know what kind of Fae Lauren was and that worried him.
"No, no. You're right. I was just thinking of Bo."
Kenzi nodded and clapped her hands together. "Okay then, we're all in agreem-"
Bo walked through the door of The Dal and everyone stopped talking, trying to act casual but only succeeding in looking guilty. Bo slowed and quirked an eyebrow at the group, "Uhh, what's going on guys?" She asked in a sing-songy voice.
"Nothing Bo Bo, we were just going to get shots!" Kenzi exclaimed, trying to distract her bestie with alcohol, as usual.
Kenzi lifted the shot glasses up from behind the bar and grabbed a bottle of liquor off counter. Bo came and sat at the far end of the bar and Kenzi poured the drinks, they took one shot and then another.
"One more!" Kenzi exclaimed, they all laughed and drank up, feeling thoroughly buzzed.
Kenzi sat up on the bar and swung her legs off the bar like a child. "Okay guys, who wants to play truth or dare?"
The all laughed at her, all except Bo who had her eyes glued to the door. Kenzi looked over her shoulder and saw Lauren standing in the doorway. She looked uncomfortably at the group before turning to leave.
"Lo Lo! Come over, we're having drinksies!"
Lauren stopped and turned to smile at Kenzi who was clearly buzzed. Lauren hesitated, looking to see how Bo had reacted to the invitation. The brunette looked a little shocked at her best friend but she just crossed her arms and said nothing. Lauren still looked apprehensive so Kenzi jumped off the counter and ran to Lauren, dragging her into the bar. "Come on Doctor Hotpants, get your drink on with us!"
Lauren giggled and sat at the bar at the far end of the counter from where Bo was.
"What will the good Doctor have to drink?" Kenzi asked in an English accent as she hopped back up on the bar. Lauren laughed and gave her a genuine smile.
"Whiskey on the rocks."
"Whiskey I can do but," Kenzi gave her best pouty face and stretched out her arm, indicating, "The rocks are too faaaar," Kenzi whined.
Lauren laughed and shook her head again, so did Hale, "Straight up is fine."
It was probably because Kenzi was slightly buzzing that she said it but she couldn't help herself, "Normally Bo would make a dirty joke at that, but clearly we're not there yet." Kenzi chuckled while an awkward silence fell over the rest of the group – then, they were suddenly interrupted.
Five Under Fae Trolls barged in the door of The Dal. "We're here to take possession of The Dal and relieve you of the items in the vault. We can either do this the hard way or the easy way." The one who was obviously the leader said.
Bo stood up, almost uneasy. One Troll was one thing, but five Trolls was another thing, even for their entire group to handle all together. Never to be one to back down from a fight she said, "Obviously you lughead's don't know who I am if you have to ask that, I'll take the hard way."
The gang stood to fight, Lauren and Kenzi hovered near the back, not having any weapons and not wanting to get in the way. Dyson went to work first, clawing a one of the Trolls eyes, the big guy screamed in pain and staggered back, holding his eye. Dyson continued to claw at the Troll.
Hale knew he was their best hope, he was the only one that could take out multiple Trolls at once. He began to direct his siren call at three of the Trolls who doubled over in pain, holding their ears but a fourth Troll came up behind him and knocked him across the bar with a swipe of his arm. He hit his head on a table and blacked out.
"Hale!" Kenzi ran to his side, dropping to her knees to inspect the man she loved.
"Kenzi no!" Bo yelled but it was too late.
One of the Trolls hit Kenzi, her body flew through the air for what seemed like minutes, cracking her head on one of the wooden pillars in the bar. She crumpled to the bar floor in a heap, motionless. Blood started staining the floorboards crimson in the blink of an eye, the puddle grew wider and wider by the second. Lauren stood in shock, she knew by how much blood was covering the floor of The Dal already that Kenzi wouldn't survive this head injury until the paramedics got there.
"This ends, now!" Bo screamed, she and Dyson tore apart the last of the Trolls in seconds.
Bo ran to Kenzi, dropping to her knees beside her friend, Kenzi's blood instantly covered her hands and legs as she kneeled next to her only sister. Bo acknowledged Lauren for the first time in months, "Lauren, do something!" She cried at the top of her lungs, not knowing exactly what do with her hands as they ghosted over Kenzi's body, not wanting to touch her."Oh god, oh god, oh god, oh god," Bo muttered to herself through her tears, over and over as she rocked back and forth.
Lauren looked at her old friends quickly, Dyson was still in wolf mode, looking like he was about to leap all over her. But she knew she didn't have time to waste, if she wanted to heal Kenzi she had to do it fast. After all she couldn't bring back the dead, she could only heal the living. She didn't exactly know what to do, she hadn't tried healing yet so she prayed to the Goddess that this worked- she really wished her first Guinee pig didn't have to be someone she cared for so deeply.
She rubbed her hands together and when she pulled them apart, tendrils of purple light stretched between her palms, Bo gasped loudly.
"No!" Dyson bellowed in anger, Bo looked at him, confused at first, then she realized instantly that he already knew about whatever was happening to Lauren right now.
Lauren held her hands near the sides of Kenzi's head and focused her power, pushing it into Kenzi. The feeling was incredible, she could feel the inside of Kenzi's anatomy, her veins, her muscles, even her nerve endings. The connection was profound, she focused, healing the wound, when that was done she pulled power from the trees, pulling their life force into herself and pushing it through Kenzi's veins in the form of new blood. The brightness in her palms grew and she heard Bo gasp again.
When she was sure that Kenzi didn't have any brain damage apart from a minor concussion, Lauren withdrew her power, finally finished. Instantly, Kenzi began to stir. She groaned, eyes still closed and tried to sit up, her hands slipping in something wet and sticky. Did somebody spill booze? Not on my watch!
She opened her eyes and saw blood everywhere, she screamed at the top of her lungs. She looked at Bo, thinking it was hers. "Oh my god, Bo are you okay?"
Bo laughed in disbelief, tears streaming down her face. She hugged Kenzi tightly. "I'm fine now sweetie, it's not my blood."
Kenzi pulled back and looked at her, confused. "Then who's is it?" She scanned the room and noticed Hale still lying unconscious. "Oh my god, Hale!"
"Kenzi relax, it's not his either."
Kenzi started to looked pissed, "Will someone please explain to me what in the hell is going on?"
"It's your blood sweetie." Bo said softly.
Kenzi turned white. "My blood? Am- am I dead? Oh God, please tell me heaven isn't The Dal."
Bo and Lauren laughed and shared an awkward glance. "You're not dead Kenzi, Lauren… healed you." Bo said, her brow furrowing in confusion at her own words. Kenzi looked at the Doctor.
"But, how? I feel fine." She rubbed the back of her head. "See, no lump?" She was obviously still confused.
Until now, Lauren had been silent, she still didn't know what to say. "I guess there's no keeping it a secret any more… I – I'm Fae."
Kenzi's face fell into a deadpan look of shock. "What the fricken-frack!?"