Bo
Bo heard the sounds of her own boot heels hitting the surface. She stared across the wooded area. Nothing had moved for hours. Finally, she turned away from it.
It had been two long days, even longer if she counted how long Lauren had been gone. Here Bo was walking the streets of Toronto. Dead Fae lay on either side of her. She hadn't called Trick to see how much damage she had done. She did not want to talk to him yet. What could he do for her? Lie again? Lie about Aife just so she wouldn't want to talk to her?
This was all on Bo. Her idiotic plan had failed. Draining the Fae had not brought Lauren back. Lauren was the reason she left the humans alone. In fact, it was probably pushing her further away. Bo had not talked to the Ash or the Morrigan either. But she knew they were hold up somewhere. Probably plotting her demise or seeing to further Lauren's comfort.
It is embarrassing to think Lauren trusts Evony over her. Hale she could understand, but the Morrigan? The Dark Fae that would kill everything that gets in her way Morrigan? What is that about anyway? She had no say in what happens to Lauren. Lauren belonged to the Light Fae. Or so she did. She shook her head in anger knowing the Morrigan's interest is a miserable Succubus. And she is miserable too. She is miserable without Lauren. Her eyes. Her soft kisses. Her long, hungry kisses. Lauren.
In the last few days, Bo had mostly stayed away from everyone. Kenzi. Dyson. The Dal. She did text her mother to check on her, and the gang. But that is as far as she was going to go. Going to them now would be like going backwards. She needs to go forward if she is going to repair her broken relationship. If she could even call it her relationship now.
Lauren did have reason to not want to be around Bo. They agreed she could feed on others, not allow kisses to happen and then not tell Lauren about it. But she did tell her about Dyson. That must have set the president for the final straw for Lauren. How can Lauren ever trust her again? She doesn't need sex to heal. Doesn't want it to heal.
She will always be hungry for Lauren. The way she rambles on about Science. How she knows what time of day it is without a single clock or watch nearby. How she goes for hours without sleep just to treat a patient. Even if it was the Ash.
And what had the Fae given the Doctor? Nothing but humiliation, anger and pain. Bo was supposed to be different. She was supposed to be her girlfriend. Her protector. Someone that stood up to the Fae in the Doctor's defense. Not say nothing when Dyson was pushing up on her. She allowed that kiss in her Dawning too. All while in her relationship. Her breath had to smell like his when she was attending to his then dead body. When she kissed Lauren goodbye before they took Dyson to her lab. She cringed in disgust thinking of how Lauren must have been disgusted but didn't say anything.
Tell Kenzi there was no triangle because her heart was with Lauren. But Lauren must not have been convinced either. If she would have just given up without talking to Bo about Tamsin. The Doctor had been bruised again. This time by human hands, feet and Fae words. Bo does not want Tamsin. She was pretty sure they shared a mutual hatred more than anything else.
Bo stopped in her tracks. Revived the dead and pulled the door open.
"Get out of here Succubus. You have caused enough problems". The Morrigan snapped.
"I just want to know where Lauren is. To explain. About everything". Bo said quietly.
"She already knows what you have done Bo. I don't think she will ever want to see you again. Anytime soon anyway". Hale chimed in from behind the Morrigan.
"I have already revived everyone. I just wanted Lauren to come home. I know it was a stupid thing to do, I just want Lauren". Bo stood in place. She dared not move. It was embarrassing enough that they had figured out why she did it.
"You took lives. Don't you think that is going to matter to a life saving woman like Lauren? The Morrigan scoffed.
"Lauren knows the real me. She will understand". Bo rolled her tongue in her mouth.
"The real you just took out an entire city of Fae. The real you thought she would be stupid enough to come back here, and do what? Bring them back to life? This is your doing Succubus. There is no way Lauren will take this real you back. Now get the hell out of my building. Do not come back! The Morrigan snapped.
Bo had taken out a lot of very important Fae. Evony didn't need to lay a finger on her. They were probably lined up outside of her building.
"Follow me Bo". Hale said.
"You…you are going to help me? Bo gasped.
"As a favor to Trick. You are still his blood". Hale said flatly.
Bo could tell the Siren hadn't slept in days. She wondered how Kenzi was fairing. There is only one way to find out. Hale had her driven to the Dal under high protection. She was placed in a small shaft and the door was closed behind her. Once she walked through the tiny space she found Kenzi, Dyson and Trick waiting for her. The mood in the room cold freeze stone. Dyson stepped in front of Kenzi, and Trick stood off to the side.
"I can explain". Bo said softly.
"I doubt it". Dyson growled.
"Trick. I can explain". Bo said ignoring Dyson. This isn't even about him.
"I get it Bo. Word has gotten around that you did it to try and force Lauren to come back. We know it was all you because your Succubus would have drained everyone. Now if you don't mind. I have to tend to Kenzi and check on the rest of my bar patrons. They will want you dead if they see you. I don't know what you are going to do. Every Fae in the colony will want you dead or some other harsh revenge. I will do what I can, but you must leave. Now". Trick ordered and nodded for her to go back the same direction she came in.
Bo shook her head. She was an outcast. She had been on the run for years and never felt as alone as she does right now.
"Lauren". She sobbed as she jumped back into the Ash's Hummer.
Lauren, Megan and Vivian.
"Oh, come on Vivian! I want a turn". Megan laughed as she watched the Succubus go another round. Lauren's hair was soaked, and she was glowing. Megan had set up plenty of water and sports drinks on a table near by, just for Lauren.
"Hell no. She has quite the punch". Vivian laughed as Lauren landed another one.
"I need to be bigger. You never know when I will need to push or pull someone off of me. Besides gaining more muscle will help me lift the heavy sided patients". Lauren smiled as she blocked another punch.
"You are already a little bigger Doc. But I haven't had a turn all morning". Megan smiled as she slammed her gloves against each other.
"I will let you get in a few rounds. But then Lauren needs to eat again". Vivian stopped and bowed to the Doctor before she walked away.
"She's right Lauren. It's almost lunch time. You only had a light breakfast". Megan said throwing the first punch.
"Okay. Okay. Five rounds and we can eat, and you can get another round later on tonight". Lauren smiled as she blocked an uppercut.
Lauren smiled and enjoyed the girls. They have been very attentive and courteous to her every need. When they questioned how a Doctor could just sit by while Fae were dying, she explained since Bo wasn't draining humans, she was still in control of her Succubus. Did it hurt to think Bo still thinks so little of her? Yes. But Bo will never grow up if she keeps getting everything handed to her.
The trio ate a larger lunch. The Succubus went to feed but quickly returned to the compound.
Lauren was in her lab and they didn't want to disturb her, so they watched TV. Evony and Hale had sent word that everyone was revived, and to keep a better eye out for that pain in the ass brunette that caused the raucous. Lauren didn't need protection. She held her own with Vivian and Megan for hours in the ring. She ducked and dodged blows that took some Fae out. But they would be ready for Bo. Bo had screwed up royally. She practically made it easy for either of them to try and win Lauren.
The Doctor was wracked with all kinds of emotions when she had heard about the feed. They felt it in their jaws when she landed punches. Felt it on their backs when she knocked them down. Felt it in their teeth when they rattled. They had moved again since the massive feed. They were now in a taller house. Lauren's room was at the very top. Her lab was wide enough to be an entire wing by itself.
"Do you think she's really over her? Megan asked.
"I don't know. She needs to be. A reckless Succubus like that will always wreck Lauren's life. She doesn't deserve that". Vivian replied as she popped open a beer.
"That was stupid. To use Lauren's faith in Science as a way to try and get her to come back. Lauren is going to need us. Because we can both guarantee that Succubus will stop at nothing to find her. She doesn't deserve Lauren. Not even as a friend. A friend wouldn't pull such bullshit." Megan bristled.
Her inner Succubus growled at the thought of Bo. So young and dumb. Here she had one of the most beautiful women they had ever seen and threw it all away over a Valkyrie and bullshit. She wasn't entitled to Lauren anymore. She certainly isn't worthy of her. Lauren is kind. Quick to help the wounded. She is smart beyond all belief to immediately pick up on Bo feeding just to draw the Doctor back to dead bodies. People that never even liked her, but she would have saved them. Had it not been a prank. What kind of love does that Succubus have to do such a thing?
"Let's get Lauren out of here. Take her wherever she wants to go. Places she has been already and places she has not". Megan jumped up.
"When she comes out of her lab, we can suggest it. But she doesn't need to be pushed into doing anything". Vivian sat back against the plush cushion.
"We will do that. Another beer? Megan asked.
"Please". Vivian nodded as she finished her last.
Lauren.
The Doctor sat at her desk tapping her pen against her cheek. It was nice to sit in the quiet. Even the clock behind her was soothing.
She was happy about her decision. She was free again for the first time in years. She missed her family but knew they are far better off away from her. Once the Fae took her and Nadia, she knew she would never see them again. Nadia was a big enough casualty. She didn't want her mother and father to be used as weapons to keep her chained to the Fae. They were older now, and there is no way the Fae would treat them any better than she had been treated.
Then there is Bo. She gritted her teeth at the thought of that Succubus. She thought she knew her but the last few days was not the Bo she knew. The one she fell in love with. This is a dangerous Bo. If Bo would do that to the Fae, would she do that to Lauren too? She shook those thoughts out of her head. She already had her answer, and it was no. Bo wouldn't do that to her. Her Succubus wouldn't allow her to. But she had allowed her to drain the Fae in hopes of bringing the human back.
The doctor went back to her latest equation. Nothing big, but big enough to try and get her mind off of things. She finished up and readied for another round of boxing with Vivian and Megan.
Those two Succubus were being so nice and protective. She could see some of Bo's Succubus in them at times. The tenderness. The anger that surfaced at the slightest hint of danger around Lauren.
"Ready? She asked as she walked out of her lab.
"Ready! Megan smiled.
"You know Lauren. Megan and I were talking. We think it would be good for you and the two of us to get out of here. Get some air. Go on a trip to wherever you want to go. If it seems a little dull to us here, you must be bored out of your mind". Vivian stood watching them. She punched the air in fun.
"I am a little bored. I just didn't want to offend you". Lauren said honestly.
"Lauren you would never, could never offend us. The Morrigan and Ash sent us with you. But that doesn't mean you have to feel like a slave anymore". Vivian threw another punch into the air.
"She's right Lauren. We can have lots of fun. We don't always have to be inside. There's a whole world out there". Megan threw another punch and Lauren ducked to block it.
"Maybe tomorrow". Lauren laughed as she threw a few punches of her own.
"We'll hold you to that". Vivian laughed. It was nice to see Lauren laughing again. Her aura was brighter. Her eyes were slowly regaining their spark.
Bo.
The Succubus had ditched the Light Fae guards. She didn't need them. She found her car and took off in it.
She kept a bag of clothes in her trunk for times like these. She thought about that night she brought Kenzi home and was ready to leave the next morning. She was starting to wonder if she should have run then. She wouldn't have met Lauren. She wouldn't have hurt Lauren. But she didn't and she did. She loves Lauren. She really does. But she was still new to relationships. Kyle did everything she asked of him. Slept with her whenever she wanted him too. She didn't have to worry about sneaking around and hoping he would never find out.
That was always her curse. Her Succubus. But she can't use that as a crutch for her bullshit. She did this to Lauren. She ignored her feelings. Ignored her unhappy aura. She wishes she could blame her nature, but she can't. Her nature wasn't in charge when she slept with Dyson. Her nature wasn't in charge when Tamsin kissed her. Her nature wasn't in charge when she neglected to tell Lauren about it. But that kiss is not the only reason Lauren broke up with her.
It was all the other shit. The cases. The lies. Prioritizing everyone and everything over her relationship. Lauren must have felt like she was dating herself. Forcing herself to be happy in a one-sided relationship. Bo was happy. But was she forcing that too? What could she be happy about? Trick calling her with the latest case? Dyson practically throwing it in her face? Kenzi's back and forth between her like and dislike of the Doctor? Hale not freeing Lauren knowing she should have been free? Upset that she couldn't tell Lauren she freed her, and she was free to go whenever she wants?
Bo groaned at the last one. Lauren left. She finally left. She was out of reasons to stay. Nadia is dead and her gf had killed the last thing keeping the Doctor there. Bo stopped at a red light. Love. Love wasn't enough to keep Lauren home. Not just any love. Bo's love. But what does Bo's love mean? Dyson wants it. Lauren has it, and it wasn't good enough.
Bo shifted in her car seat. When was the last time she told Lauren she loves her when it wasn't out of desperation? When's the last time she showed her outside of their beds or lounge chairs? When was the last time she put Lauren before anyone else, even herself? She didn't count Nadia because she killed the woman. She sobbed at the thought of Lauren sobbing over Nadia's dead body. She could have found another way to deal with Nadia, but she panicked. Lauren asked her to kill her. Nadia asked her to kill her. But what Fae is more powerful than Bo? She feared her Succubus for so long and so much, she should have let her deal with the Garuda and she probably would have saved Nadia.
She popped her toes in her boots thinking of Nadia. Bo had all of these lovers over the last five to six years, and Lauren only had Nadia. Until Bo. Then Bo killed her. If Bo is thinking these things, the Doctor must be thinking them too. She doesn't know what the Doctor ever saw in her, but she knew it wasn't all good.
Breaking out of her mood, she grabbed her bag of clothes from the trunk and hopped on the nearest motorcycle. She didn't care that the man behind her was screaming. She needed to break the cycle. Not his. But the cycle she had been stuck in for weeks. If she wanted Lauren and she knows she does, she's going to have be bolder. Different. Bo. The real Bo. When her eyes flashed blue and back to brown, she knew her Succubus approved of whatever she was about to do. She wasn't entirely sure, but it was better than doing what she had been doing. Nothing.