Bo
This didn't start off like I expected it to. I wasn't expecting to see Lauren at all, and certainly not in public with me stretched out on a bed. I was glad to see her though. Really happy.
But now comes the hard part of the day, finding something nice to wear. I know she said she will be grilling steaks, and veggies, but this is Lauren we are talking about. I want to look nice. I want the night to turn out nice.
But mom is involved. Nice and mom have never been mutually exclusive. I am not angry about mom coming. She wouldn't be coming at all if it wasn't important. She, and Lauren have a bond now. So that's cool.
What is not cool is my wardrobe. It all looks so bland, even if it is all mostly black. It has been hours and I have been looking in the same spots. Nothing looks good enough to wear. It all looks like I am going on out on a case again. Boots, leather, and sheaths.
I know this dinner is a party of three, but I really need to look at it as a party of two. Lauren has given me two months, and it is far less than that now. I need to be productive in that department tonight. Which is why my outfit needs to do some of the work for me. Let my body say what Lauren's mouth won't find motherly appropriate.
That's it. Go simple. Tight, light blue jeans, black boots and a white top. My hair will frame my face. Easier said than done. I haven't even showered yet, so off I go.
Lauren
I left Bo hours ago, and made it home in record time. I have the meats marinating, and am currently getting the veggies ready. I am not sure what to drink, so I will be offering beer and wine.
It's only Bo, and Aife. I shouldn't be nervous but I am. What does she have to tell me? Will it upset me? Will it make me happy? So many thoughts are running through my mind. That's nothing new, I know. The house is spotless, but I keep finding things to clean. To scrub.
Nobody has been here but me, so how dirty could it be? I have rooms that I haven't spent an hour in, and I have ran through those looking for the smallest speck of dirt.
I have always gone to parties, never hosted one. Not even as a child. I barely had friends, so I didn't have too many invites to birthday, or slumber parties. But who was I kidding? If it had nothing to do with Science, I wouldn't much be interested. I was dissecting frogs before I ever left Kindergarten. The friends I had at that time, thought it was gross, and kept their distance. Only dad, and my brother thought it was cool. Mom thought it was cruel. I had to try. I wanted to learn about Biology in every phase. So I did. I learned how to cut everything open, and studied my prey, no matter what it was, food or animals.
Which is where my cooking skills came into play. To break every ingredient down so that every entree tasted flawless. Dad taught me how to grill, he had no choice when I kept following him around to see exactly what he was doing, down to the last piece of charcoal.
Science really was my first love. My brother had bought me a toy stethoscope, under the condition that I never try to use it on him. There weren't many dolls in my room. Everything revolved around Science. Barbie wasn't going to teach me much about that.
There. Everything is ready. All that is left to do is put it all on the grill.
Now what to wear? I don't want to ruin a good shirt while cooking. I strolled up to my revolving closet. A bit extreme, but don't I deserve it? In my time with the Light Fae, I probably had about 4 outfits. Everything else was hand-me-downs that I found in the lab after patients had run off in their gowns or long coats.
Finally stopping the rotation, I picked out tight black jeans, boots and a white tank top. I will pull my hair up in a ponytail. Safety first.
I pulled my choice out of the closet, and laid it across my bed. Pulling my boots from my shoe closet, I placed them in front of the bed.
I licked my lips at the thought of the shower I am about to take. I love the shower heads. They were placed perfectly. Once they were all on, I stood right in the middle, and let my body absorb the hot water. So, so nice.
I closed my eyes and began to think again. I am thinking about Aife, and what she has to tell me. She wouldn't be driving or riding with anyone way out here, if it was remotely important. From the sound of her voice, it really didn't sound like something she could, or would tell me on the phone. Whatever it is, I must be ready for it.
The Clubhouse
The place was quiet. Half empty, dirty, and quiet. The sun had already started to set, and peeked through the holes in the walls like a spotlight on Karaoke night. Kenzi and Tamsin were both home, and bored as hell.
"Shit! Kenzi screamed.
"What now? Tamsin asked. Kenzi had been bitchy all weekend, and the Valkyrie was getting bored with it.
"We don't have one drop of booze in the place. There is stale pizza, and water, but none of my favorite hooch! Kenzi screamed again.
"Girl if you want liquor, you are going to have to work for it. Now being a cop, I do mean work for it, not steal it". Tamsin said. She was out of money too, but was looking forward to going back to the station to make some real money. If she had to work overtime, that's what she would do. Given she only had one eye, she was going to be on desk duty, but money is money.
Kenzi snorted. Work? "I haven't had a legitimate job in years, other than working with Bo".
"I know you have a police record, so I can't do you any favors". Tamsin said.
"Fake Id? Kenzi asked out loud. She really wasn't asking Tamsin. She had so many fake identities, she wasn't sure which she had used and for what.
"Whatever you do, I don't want to know. With Dyson, Trick and Bo gone, I am on my own too". Tamsin confessed. This was her last life, and she didn't know how much of it she had left. She was basically in the same boat as Kenzi, a mortal.
"Thanks for not helping". Kenzi groaned. She raised Tamsin like she was her own daughter and wasn't getting much in return. She expected some loyalty. Something to show that she appreciated Kenzi stepping up when she didn't have to. Dyson could have left her out there in the woods, Kenzi could have told him to find someone else. They were standing in the same spot that Kenzi and Dyson were, when he asked her to watch her while he went to look for Bo.
The Bo he brought back wasn't the same girl. Kenzi had missed her. Had felt alone. Abandoned. Like she was back on the streets pickpocketing some unsuspecting sucka. Had a home but no family. The Fae wanted all humans dead. Lauren lucked out with Evony, but Kenzi had nobody. She had Dyson but he was Fae. Who was to say Trick wouldn't pull rank, and throw her to the wolves, literally.
The Bo he brought back hugged her like a relative that really didn't love or like you. Just giving a hug for the sake of a hug. Bo was angry. She was lost. She had lost some of her memories. She was pissed off at Lauren. So why did Kenzi feel the wrath of the angry Succubus? Why she did feel like the one kicked to the curb, when it was Lauren's foot that kicked Bo out of her life? Even if they were both Dark, why couldn't Bo see that she was better off?
Dyson was there. Available and always ready. So what if he was Light Fae, it never stopped them before. Bo had been Dark since the day they all met her. Every time they slept together, it was against the Fae laws. She was Bo's human, but she felt like an ex Bo didn't want anymore. But Bo's wants were glaring. Her anger had a target, and it missed it's mark. She looked like she was bored with Kenzi. Like she couldn't do anything for her. Like she didn't need her or anything from her.
When Dyson brought Bo home, she even looked at the clubhouse like it was now beneath her. Somewhere that she would never sleep. Never eat. Never live. She basically went on a tour of the house starting with the kitchen, and snickered at the vending machine since all of the food was out of date. She walked around the living area, and basement before making her way upstairs. She stopped at Kenzi's room and peeked in. Then she made her way to what she was told was her bedroom. Stopping in the bathroom, she looked around and then walked forward when she saw the edge of her bed. Once she was standing in the doorway, she immediately remembered Lauren. Then it was back. Bo's anger. But not like Dyson and Kenzi had been expecting. Bo fell on the bed, and curled up into a weeping mess. She stayed like that for hours. Later that night Kenzi came in, and found Bo sobbing and kicking in the bed. She stopped when she noticed Kenzi coming towards the bed. She didn't want to be held, not by Kenzi anyway.
The next morning Bo called Dyson over, and made him go, and look for Lauren. Kenzi and Dyson knew that he didn't need to go looking for Lauren, he knew where she was. He knew all that Lauren needed to do was be smart, and keep running. But they both decided that they would not tell Bo. Including Trick, they had all that they needed. Lauren left on her own to Taft's, so she could get lost, and they wouldn't care. Until Bo did.
Dyson had lost Lauren's location and told Kenzi. Kenzi finally caved, and told Dyson that they needed to tell Bo. It wasn't pretty when they did. She ranted and ranted. She kicked her legs up again, this time nailing Dyson in his penis. She screamed at the both of them for what felt like days. Bo told them both that if anything happened to Lauren, they would both be dead to her.
Bo knew Lauren had saved all of them especially Dyson. That's why he took the brunt of Bo's anger, and why she sent him looking for Lauren. She confessed to Kenzi it was the reason why she didn't call Dyson to tell him when she found Lauren. It was why she slept with him. Using him in spite of his feelings. But wasn't he doing the same thing to Bo? Sleeping with her in spite of her feelings for Lauren? Kenzi shook it all off. She was tired of wondering what to say to Bo about her relationships. Theirs needed repairing too, but she couldn't reach Bo. Not until Kenzi lost the love of her own life, and even then Rainer came first.
"Kenzi are you listening to me? Tamsin asked standing in front of the woman. Tamsin had showered, and dressed. She looked like a fancy poker player on a pirate ship wearing her eye patch.
"What did I miss? Kenzi asked.
"I am heading into the station. I have been trying to tell you that for about twenty minutes". Tamsin laughed.
"Oh. Sorry, and I am sorry about that last dig". Kenzi said softly.
"It's ok. I can drop you off somewhere so that you can start filling out, or picking up applications". Tamsin offered.
"You can go ahead. I don't think I'm ready for that yet". Kenzi said bowing her head.
"Girl you need to start looking. Screw it, I will stop by a few places when my shift is over, and pick up some applications for you. And in case you haven't noticed, we are on our own here. There won't be free booze and you're a human. You need to eat, and not that expired shit in the vending machine". Tamsin replied.
"I think I will try my luck, and apply at the Dal. It would pretty much match your hours, and then you can swing by and pick me up when you get off work". Kenzi said.
"Aife will never hire you". Tamsin laughed.
"She's Bo's mother. There has to be some kindness in there". Kenzi said throwing her hands up.
"What is in there, is a Succubus. One that likes Lauren, will see your aura, and know that you don't. But don't feel bad, if I was ready to die, I would kick Lauren's ass for this alone". Tamsin said pointing at her eye.
"I know how to mix cocktails, that has to count for something, and I know most of the customers by name or face. Maybe I can apply when she's not there". Kenzi said.
"Girl don't be crazy. They won't hire you, Aife owns the joint. She has never approved of betrayal. Hiring someone behind her back, would cost the offender their life". Tamsin explained.
"Well I have to try something. I have about ten bucks in my pocket". Kenzi said.
"Try a different bar then. There is one in walking distance. If you were dressed, appropriately, I would take you, but I am about to be late, and have to go. See you later". Tamsin said rushing out the door.
Kenzi watched the door close behind Tamsin. The Valkyrie was right. She didn't like Lauren much either. So why did Kenzi feel like the odd woman out in Bo's life? Tamsin told her that she told Lauren about their kiss, and Bo didn't kick her ass or kill her. Although she probably would, if Bo knew she told her.
That was Kenzi's life now. Keeper of secrets. But she would never reveal those secrets, not now. Especially not to Lauren. Not to Bo because Bo would think that Kenzi was trying to cause trouble, and they were all distant. She wasn't even sure if Lauren would give her two seconds of her time, before looking like she was going to punch her.
Bo and Aife
"Mom can you hurry? I don't want to be late". Bo said as she watched Aife running around as she finished dressing.
"I want to be ready. Really ready". Aife said over her shoulder.
"What does that even mean? Bo asked.
"It means that you and I need to be ready, for anything". Aife said finally facing Bo.
"What is it? What do you have to tell Lauren? Bo asked.
"She will be angry Isabeau. Very angry. Given her powers, we need to be ready for any, and everything". Aife said.
"That's it. Lets go". Bo jumped up, and walked towards the door. Bo was getting anxious, and angry herself. What the hell was going to happen with Lauren now? There was still so much that Bo didn't know about to the Doctor, and so much that she didn't know about Bo. But Aife didn't sound calm just then. She almost sounded rattled, and that was a first for her.
Mother and daughter raced to Lauren with barely a word between them. Aife still looked worried, but not enough to bring a weapon. She had often told Bo that a Succubus never needed a weapon.
Bo felt horrible. Lauren was about to hurt and there wasn't a thing she could do to stop it. She could tell Aife to keep quiet, but that would be lying to the Doctor, and driving her further away from her.
If it was the Fae again, she would stop at nothing to kick someone's ass. If said ass was still alive to kick. Lauren had already had so much done to her. She needed protection on some many things, and even Bo had left her to fend for herself.
The Succubus nearly cried thinking of the moment Lauren took her last breath. Alone in the dirty field. A cold chill ran down her spine when she thought of Lauren calling out of her. Bo was minutes away from the Dark Fae compound, and thought Lauren was being protected by Evony. She thought so much of Lauren, and Evony, and never asked Lauren the actual extent of their relationship. Other than that moment before she went into Dyson's memory. Lauren hadn't denied it, but why did Bo want to know for sure? She was sleeping with Dyson every moment that she saw him. She needed an escape. Something to take her mind off of the Doctor, and off of the fact that she was missing her severely.
She mentally slapped herself realizing all she had to do was stay at the Dark Fae compound. She was Dark, Evony wouldn't have been against it. Lauren was obviously up to something if she was willing to stay with the woman who ordered a hit on all humans.
Her eyes flashed blue thinking Evony would be the source behind Lauren's impending discontent. Flooring the gas, Bo sped up. They were just minutes away from Lauren's house. Her arms held goosebumps, and her stomach held butterflies. Just relax, and be there for her, she whispered to herself.
They pulled into Lauren's driveway, and Bo eased out of the car, still trying to control her Succubus.
They smelled the food and saw puffs of smoke coming from the backyard.
"Back here". Lauren said, never peeking around to see them.
Walking softly Bo rushed back to see Lauren. She had to feel Lauren. To sense her mood. To see her, and when she did, her mouth dropped open. Besides the color, Lauren's clothes matched hers. She was sweating, but looked a different kind of hot to Bo.
"Hello, hello". Lauren smiled, and it melted Bo's heart.
"Hello Dr. Lewis what do we have here? Aife laughed looking at the grill.
"Grilled veggies, and I wasn't sure how you preferred your steaks, so I have rare to well done". Lauren laughed.
"I will take medium rare". Aife smiled as Lauren handed her a plate, and placed some veggies to the side of Aife's steak.
Bo hadn't eaten actual food all day, but looking at Lauren was making her all kinds of hungry.
"Bo? Lauren asked softly noticing she was staring at her.
"Well. Medium well". Bo choked out.
"Very well then". Lauren said plating Bo's food, and pointed to a large, circular table behind her. Aife had already gone and taken her seat. It was gorgeous out. She bent over to pull a beer out of the cooler, and popped the lid open. Bo and Aife sat still waiting for Lauren to join them.
Lauren smiled as she walked over, and took the seat closest to Bo. "Eat. Eat, or it will get cold". She laughed.
An hour, and a half has passed when the ladies had finished their food and had made it inside of Lauren's house. Lauren put the plates in the dishwasher, and joined Bo and Aife in the living quarters.
"This house is gorgeous! Aife beamed as she looked around.
"Thank you". Lauren smiled finally taking her seat.
Bo looked at Lauren. She looked calm. But Bo was far from calm. Her Succubus was rumbling around like nobody's business.
Aife finished her latest beer and took a few deep breaths.
"Although I am still working on a way to try and remove them, I only have Bo's memories, not yours. So what's up? Lauren asked.
Aife cleared her throat and pulled a camera from her bag. "First of all. I am so sorry. What I am about to tell you will be hard to accept. To see. But you deserve to know. I only found out today, and thought you should know right away".
"Mom". Bo sobbed.
"What is it? Lauren asked moving over to Aife.
"It's your family. The Morrigan had them killed". Aife said handing Lauren the camera.
Lauren snapped once she saw the images. She was so angry, she broke the camera.
"She's dead". The Doctor seethed looking directly at Bo.
"Lauren. I am so sorry". Bo sobbed moving close to Lauren.
"She will be too". Lauren seethed.
"No. No Lauren. Don't do it". Bo pleaded, and her pleas fell on deaf ears. Lauren was gone, into thin air. Again.
"Get to the car mom! Bo screamed.
"What are you going to do? Aife asked.
"Lock up the house or try to". Bo said hurrying behind Aife.
The Dark Fae compound.
Evony was walking into her office when she heard glass shattering, doors slamming. Even for the Fae, this was creepy.
Stepping forward, her eyes went wide when Lauren appeared right in front of her.
"Now listen...
"Listen to you?! I spent months listening to you!I Now you are going to answer to me when I ask you questions! Lauren snapped.
"What did you do? Lauren snapped.
"Lauren...". Evony started.
Lauren was gone. Angry. Pissed off. Beyond every definition of incensed. She stepped to Evony, and in minutes Evony had been slammed into the wall. She was stuck there like a capital X.
"You know I was going to turn you human for Bo. Now I am going to torture you for my family. For me. For every innocent that you killed in your lifetime". Lauren snapped stepping forward again.
Evony screamed when she felt her legs burning, and then it suddenly stopped. Lauren was healing her, and that hurt just as bad. Once her legs were back to normal, she felt her arms on fire, and screamed again. Lauren did nothing but stare at her coldly, but not cold enough to put that fire out.
"Lauren...Lauren listen to me". Evony choked out. The Doctor's eyes turned a color, she had never seen before. She said nothing but smirked a bit when Evony's eyes started to burn. They looked like little black holes in head.
Her screams weren't bothering Lauren. She had seen the images, and as a Doctor knew her family had received much worse. A little girl attached to a wall, bloodied, and in the same position that Evony was now in.
Lauren knew Bo was in the building, and paid it no mind.
"You need to listen to me Doctor". Evony groaned through the pain. It hurt like nothing she had ever felt before. She wanted to scream, but didn't want to give Lauren the satisfaction that her torture was working anymore.
"I will let you say one thing before I start up again". Lauren seethed as she put the Morrigan's eyes back.
"They, they are not dead". Evony confessed.
"Where are they? Lauren asked pulsing Evony. It looked and felt like fire.
"Crys...
"Crystal! You put them in that shit hole!? Lauren snapped again. Her hands were on fire, and that's what Evony was, on fire again.
"Stop it! I said they were still alive! Evony screamed again.
"If you know what's good for you, Succubus, you will stay out of this". Lauren seethed.
"Succubus? Where? Evony asked through the pain. For once in her life, she longed to see Bo. Perhaps she would be able to control the Doctor.
"Lauren. Lauren stop". Bo said. The Morrigan's screams were like fingernails on a chalkboard, annoying.
"I didn't ask you to come here! Lauren snapped never stopping the torture she was inflicting.
"Don't you have her powers? Can't you stop her? Evony groaned.
Lauren smiled. "Bo can't stop me".
"Lauren. Stop this! There are better ways to handle this". Bo pleaded. She wasn't feeling sorry for Evony. She was just trying to get Lauren back, before she lost her for good.
"She deserves this! Lauren's voice rattled the room.
"Damn. Look at that Kentucky Fried Bitch". Aife laughed looking at Evony.
"This is all your fault! Evony screamed at the Succubus.
"No this is all your fault. You have always been a baby killer. You and that coward ass Vex". Aife said coolly.
Bo thought back to LouAnn. She was forced to kill her own kids because Vex was making her do it. She thought about nearly having her ass kicked by him, and how Lauren had warned her that he was too strong for her. All that was left of Vex now was his hands on his ass.
Bo looked at Lauren. Lauren didn't look right. She looked almost pale. Her hands were apple red, and slowly turning back to their normal color.
Lauren didn't say a word as Bo slowly approached her. If she could only touch her, maybe that would bring Lauren out of it. She hurried up, and soon tackled Lauren to the floor.
"Get off of me! Lauren snapped in Bo's face.
"Lauren I'm sorry. I am so sorry sweetie. I had to stop you". Bo sobbed holding her tears in.
Lauren laughed. "You haven't stopped me".
"What? Bo asked looking down at the Doctor. Her smile grew big as she vanished again.
Bo growled and it shook the room.
"Where did she go?! Bo seethed while squeezing Evony's neck.
Evony opened her mouth to speak, and couldn't. Her lips were moving, and nothing was coming out.
"Lauren. Lauren damaged her vocal cords". Aife concluded. The Morrigan looked like she was screaming, and nothing was coming out.
Bo growled again. Lauren was gone, and she might not ever come back. She had no reason to.
Bo started pacing back, and forth as her Succubus surfaced.
"Isabeau listen to me". Aife said softly.
The Succubus roared again, shattering whatever glass was left in the building. "I will drain everyone of you, except Lauren".
"That right there. That is how you are going to find her". Aife said softly.
"What? The Succubus asked.
"Stop". Aife said holding Bo by her arm.
"What you are talking about? The Succubus asked.
"Focus on Lauren, Isabeau. If she has his powers, so you do. Now focus, and you will find her". Aife suggested.
The Succubus snapped away from Aife, but considered what she said. Nothing was coming to her mind. Nothing. Nothing but anger at wanting to finish Evony off. Nothing but wanting to drain the colony as a way for everyone to pay for what has happened to Lauren.
The Succubus stopped in her tracks, and closed her eyes. She needed to find Lauren. Feel her. She didn't need her help, but she was going to get it.
"Lauren". The Succubus said opening her eyes. They were nearly navy blue in color. Before Aife said anything, her daughter disappeared.
Lauren
Lauren had gone exactly where she needed to go, just after she stopped off at home. Once her house was secured, she was off again. She didn't take her car, she knew that was the first thing Bo would look for. But the Succubus in Bo was almost to her, so she needed to be quick, and gone to her real destination.
Once she arrived, she looked around the filthy room. She had been chained to those very walls. Bones were scattered everywhere but from what she saw in the pictures, they weren't her family. Moving around the room, she looked for a closet. A hole in the wall. Something that would lead her to them. She could use her powers but couldn't risk harming them, anymore than Evony had.
It pissed her off, that she was once there with Crystal. She hoped none of the bones she saw, belonged to the woman.
Squatting down, she found what she was looking for. Or at least she hoped it was what she was looking for. She nearly cried thinking of them in that place. It was dirty and funky. As a slave of the Fae, Lauren had seen worse, but never wished that on her family. She stayed away for their safety, and those monsters still found them.
Gently opening the door, she crawled through the little door. Soon she found a bigger room. She hadn't noticed the opening the last time that she was there, but recognized the marks on the wall. She had made notes herself. When she found one of them, she knew she was close.
Finally reaching the next room, she gently stood up. She found them. Gently moving around, she tried not to step on anyone for fear of breaking their bones.
Once she had counted all of them, she stood between them. Lifting her hands, she pointed them at them, and they were all out of there.
Once they arrived at the family house, Lauren tucked them all into the beds she found. Even the little girl had her own room filled with dolls, and pictures of herself.
Tucking them in one by one, she used her powers to heal them. But as soon as she did, she left them. She healed her mother last after putting an envelope in her hand. She had kissed them all on the forehead, just before healing them. She knew this was likely the last time that she would ever see them. It was better this way, and safer for them.
Walking around the house once more, she stood in the middle of the living room and left for good.
"Lauren". The Doctor heard.
"Show yourself! Lauren screamed.
"Lauren it's me, Isabeau". Bo said gently.
"I didn't ask you to to follow me, or ask for your help! Lauren snapped.
"I know you didn't but Lauren, this is not you. You are not evil". Bo said.
"How would you know? You never stuck around long enough to know anything about me! It was always case after case, or Kenzi, or Tamsin, or whoever the fuck you wanted that wasn't me! Lauren snapped.
"Lauren this is not about us, it's about you. Let me help". Bo offered gently stepping to the woman.
"I don't need any help! Lauren laughed, and like that, she was gone again.
Bo growled but didn't need her Succubus powers to know where Lauren was going.
Dark Fae compound.
Evony groveled in pain, as Aife did nothing but point, and laugh.
She never imagined Lauren would do this to her. She protected her from the Una Mens, so what if she left her family to rot in the opposite side room of her and Crystal.
The ladies felt a gust of wind and saw Lauren in front of them again.
"Lauren listen". Evony said.
"Now the real fun starts". Lauren laughed as she watched Evony fall from the wall to the ground.
"No. No stop! Evony begged.
"Did they beg you to stop? Did they deserve what you did to them? Deserve to be in that filthy room? Lauren seethed as she circled the Morrigan.
"Lauren". Bo called out.
"I warned you Bo". Lauren snapped as she planted Bo against the wall. The Succubus was stuck where she was.
TBC
Lauren deals with Evony.
Bo starts to wonder if she will ever win Lauren back.
Aife blocks Kenzi from getting any bartending job.