Light Fae compound.

Hale had gotten up earlier than usual. He had already had a long night the day before so he was going to need a lot of coffee this morning to try and get himself ready to face another day. Another round of meetings with the Elders from both sides. Trick's death and Lauren's trip with Aife and Bo, had left his plate fuller than he ever anticipated it to become.

He showered and got himself ready. He was running out of suits and ties and had sent out a few women to find him new ones. He once offered Kenzi the job but she was not allowed to leave the compound. Bo was strict and almost threatening about that. It wasn't to his liking because if she was out there, in public, she wouldn't be in his face all the time. He liked Kenzi but if there ever was a time he didn't need to see her, it was everyday of a bad week that he was already having.

He is the Ash, he is not a babysitter. Having to listen to Kenzi constantly pout about wanting to go out and wanting to join the ladies in Berlin was not on his to do list.

The Elders had called emergency meetings almost daily since news of Lauren broke. Not because she was a new Fae but because she was not here to face their justice. They weren't willing to allow her to be unaligned like Bo. She needed to make a choice and they wanted her choice as of right now.

Hale wasn't stupid. He hadn't called or sent word to Lauren about it. Lauren was currently under Aife's training, that much he had heard. To try and pry her from the Succubus now would surely mean his immediate death.

Aife was an even bigger problem. They wanted to know how such an incompetent Ash had allowed her to slip from his reach too? If he was incompetent then what were they for all of these years? They had been wanting Aife in custody long before Bo arrived. After she had bombed the Ash, he was not about to die like that. He was the one they had sent to pull the plug on him. It had to be done so that they could get around to electing a new Ash. He lucked out since nobody knew where Aife had vanished to after her fight with Bo. And now she is back. Badder and more careless as ever.

He had men in Berlin but they were only there to pick up the Fae that wanted to leave but they had to get Aife's approval, so most of them took worthless trips. They had wanted to leave since they all learned Aife had brought a new Succubus to be trained. Many had died at Aife's hands before she returned to Toronto when word had gotten around that a new Succubus had surfaced. A young one. So Aife's interest spiked and she left them for awhile.

Hale had no idea how he was going to handle either situation. He thought about doing nothing other than sending word to Aife that her presence had been requested and if she didn't respond they would all come to her.

He shook his head and slammed a drink. That's like laying down on a brand new train track. You know the train will be coming soon at it's fastest speed and not caring who you were when it ran you over.

It made no sense. None of the Elder particularly liked the Ash so why was Aife being summoned? Hell they don't even know what actually happened to Trick. His body had never been recovered. They only had what was left of his Dal Riata and it stunk like hell. When Hale hadn't heard from him in days, he went to talk to him and that's when he discovered something had died in there. He put a out of business sign on the doors and left it be. He knew Trick had heirs so he would allow them to decide what to do with it.

He was finally dressed to his liking. The only thing left to do was to pick out a matching hat. Once he found one he was on his way downstairs. He had to admit the Ash quarters were really nice. It had a poster bed like Bo's but was much bigger. The room was spacious. It had everything a gentleman would want besides a companion. As far as he knew no Ash had ever been married, it went against the rules of the position. They never wanted a woman to cloud a man's judgment, so they were always against women in general.

Which led him back to Bo. They wanted to get their hands on her. By getting their hands on her, one of their most wanted would surely come, if not the both of them. Screw it. He had mad game and would stall them for as along as he could.

Aife's castle.

"Are they still sending these silly things? Aife laughed.

"Yes my Queen. This one said your presence has been highly requested in Toronto". Alfred said softly.

"How many does this one make? Aife asked throwing the latest note into the trash.

"That marks thirty my Queen". Alfred answered.

"It's too early for this shit! Aife groaned. She never cared about the Ash no matter who's ass was sitting in that chair. That position was just an extension of Trick. Whatever he wanted done, the Ash would do. That position had been created once he stepped down as the Blood King but the idiots in the Fae didn't notice it.

"I am so sorry my Queen but it was amongst my morning reports". Alfred bowed.

Aife smiled softly. She never meant any disrespect towards Alfred. He had always been so obedient and followed her strictest commands without question. "It's ok I am not blaming you. They are just on my last nerve. One little bomb and they are ready to start a war none of them would win".

"Aye my Queen". Alfred knew that to be true.

Aife had an army of Succubi at her command. Hundreds of them. She also had hundreds of shifters under her command. None of them could be wolves like Dyson. She had bears, lions, panthers. Just about every male animal that you could think of. Many of them didn't like Dyson and would gladly kill him with or without her permission. They were friends of his but when things got heated, he rain like a scared dog.

Cayden had lived in Berlin for the longest time, when he had gotten word that Aife found Dyson, he went to see his old friend. If it hadn't been for his lead on Ciara, he wouldn't have bothered. But he wanted to see the both of them again. They were all expecting them to come back, until they met their untimely deaths. After word of the Garuda had spread through the area, they all stayed put. When Aife returned she quickly rose up the ranks as heir to the Blood King, they couldn't deny her. After paying their respects to Trick in Berlin, they crowned her as the next Queen.

"I will think about it for a few days. I want to train Lauren more before they return too. If they decide to return. You know these bastards will try and get to her as soon and as often as they can". Aife snapped.

She never liked men bullying women. Sh had seen enough of that over the years. Dyson was all but bullying Bo but she never saw it. Trick was too. She wondered how long it would take for him to discover who Bo was and when he would play the loving grandfather card. What a liar. He never loved anyone. He barely loved Isabeau.

"Yes my Queen". Alfred said bowing as he turned to leave.

Aife hadn't even had her coffe yet. She shuffled through the rest of the notes that Alfred had brought to her. Most of it were the Succubus complaining about stuff she had already ruled on and the rest were requests from Hale's office. She laughed imagining him quitting that job soon. He just didn't have the stamina to keep putting up with the bullshit Elders in the colony.

She jumped into the shower and thought about it then rather than later. She finally made her decision, she would return but only when she felt Lauren was ready to be amongst those bastards again. To come for Lauren would mean they would be coming for Bo and fuck if that happened. She felt like a teacher protecting her students. She smiled and stepped out to dress.

Bo

I hadn't slept that good in weeks. Lauren's bed was much softer than mine, but hell I hardly slept in that one too. I laughed thinking about that. I could actually laugh now. I could actually breathe now. Lauren was giving me another chance. Us another chance. I still felt bad about my Dawning. I have grown a bit since then. I know I can't put blind faith in the Fae anymore. They don't tell you everything. Had they told me my Dawning was going to be so Dyson happy centered I never would have gone in.

I have thought about if Lauren had gone in with me. And I was pregnant with Ethan or Charlotte. But then I would have had to kill her or leave her in there like I should have with Dyson. If he wanted to stay, I should have allowed him to. If they hadn't got Lauren out of there, I likely would have drained everyone. My Succubus was freaking out about it, just as much as I was.

I opened my eyes to roll over once more and found I was alone in the bed. I slammed my head into my pillow and sighed. Lauren had gotten up before me and I wanted to get up before her. Get us some breakfast so that we could start this morning fresh. Start us fresh.

"Morning. I'm done now if you are ready to shower". Lauren smiled softly blotting her hair dry with a towel.

"How...how long have you been up? Bo asked.

"Long enough to go for a little run. I tried to wake you up but you just rolled over towards the window". Lauren said as she walked over to open the curtains.

It was another beautiful day out already and she loved her run. It was freeing. And free was something she was slowly getting used to. She could come and go whenever she felt like it. Aife's castle had so much room on the inside and out. She found a small jogging trail that she hadn't seen before and took advantage of it. She laughed when she thought of trying to wake Bo up, she mumbled something about chocolate and rolled over back to sleep.

"Can you try harder next time? To wake me up that is! Bo groaned as she slammed her body back down on to the bed.

"I can try and kick you out of the bed". Lauren laughed.

"No! No! That would wake my up my Succubus". Bo said softly.

"And who's scared of her? Lauren smiled.

"Lauren...". Bo said.

"I was only joking. Now are you going to join me for breakfast or am I going solo? Lauren asked.

"What time is it? Bo asked.

"A little after ten. I have been up since around 6". Lauren said pulling her hair up.

Bo's mouth watered. Lauren looked more beautiful than she had ever seen her look. But Bo thought that everyday, every moment that she looked at the Doctor. She jumped up and hurried off to the shower with the small bag of clothes she had brought over from her room last night.

Lauren laughed. Bo had never been much of a morning person. More so after they had slept together or in a bed together like they did last night. She was glad Bo had gone to shower. It would give her time to think about what she wanted to do next. What she wanted them to do next. She meant what she said about them going slow. She had a brand new life to get used to and going fast wouldn't allow her the luxury of settling into it.

She hadn't forgotten about getting to the point that she was ready to ask Bo for a break. Everything was coming between them and Lauren was the only one that seemed to notice.

She had heard of the Dawning but was under the assumption it was mostly a myth as she had yet to see or hear about any Fae going through it. Nobody besides Trick had mentioned it since she had been enslaved to the Fae.

That was bullshit too. She had never known that she was Fae. She did feel weird at times but found no medical evidence to support her findings. She thought if she had asked for the break that Bo would still stand by her as she fought what she knew was coming. If they hated her as a human, they would surely hate her now. One of them. Under their noses. She didn't even remember what happened to her necklace. Only that it was no longer around her neck.

She had always loved jewelry but right now she was loving the freedom of it being gone. Loving the sweet tastes in the air that seemed to come from the dining room. Aife had buffets of food every morning. She allowed the homeless or hungry to eat first. Once the kitchen had been cleaned up and the food replenished, it was their time to dine. She felt that if she allowed the homeless to eat after them, they would never want to leave. But the most she could do was to give them something to eat for breakfast. One meal they would surely have on a daily basis.

It was such a kind gesture. Nothing at all like Trick and the rest had spoken of Aife to be. From what they said she was loose and crazy. Lauren saw her as an older version of Bo. Didn't care about rules. She cared about doing the right thing for women in general. She cared about men too, but not the men that wanted to keep women down at all costs. Who couldn't admire someone like that?

Before she had gone for her jog that morning, she scoured through her book and played with her staff a bit. She loved it. She had so much more energy and other things to focus on that wasn't medicine. But it was still Science in a way.

She could manipulate something like she did hundreds of cures and serums she had came up with over the years. Being a witch wasn't so far from being a Doctor in her eyes. It all came back to something known or unknown. This would help her greatly. She could combine the two if she ever wanted or found the need to. But she refused to allow anyone to call her a witch Doctor.

Taking a deep breath she stretched her arms out taking in the view they had from the window. She hadn't planned much for today, just to talk with Bo and play it by ear. It was nice not having to report to anyone. Be anywhere at a certain time. It was life. Life like she had known before the Congo.

She turned around and was stunned at the sight before her even more. Bo was dressed in tight blue jeans, a white tank top, black leather jacket and boots. Her hair framed her face. The woman was gorgeous.

Lauren cleared her throat. "Ready?

"Yes. Wait. Lauren have you fed yet? Bo asked.

Lauren laughed. That was something she was getting used to too. "I figured I would eat real food first and then take care of that later". Lauren said.

"Ok but let me know when you're ready. You never know what you eating around here". Bo said.

"You've never been picky about what I've eaten before". Lauren teased.

"Don't start something you can't finish". Bo winked.

"Food. Let's go and have toast, bacon, pancakes, the works! Lauren laughed.

"Yes plus we can see whatever the hell mom is up to". Bo said ushering for Lauren to go first.

The ladies walked and talked about everything that they saw, that they hadn't noticed before. Pictures, lamps, tables. All of it was cleaned to perfection. Not one ounce of dust could be seen. Lauren loved the art and impressed Bo when she knew who painted every picture. There was still so much she didn't know about her and she now had plenty of time to learn all of it.

"Good morning ladies! Breakfast is ready. I have already eaten and the staff has been ordered to get you whatever you don't see in front of you". Aife greeted them pointing to both sides of the room.

Bo smiled. Aife had added candles to this breakfast because they hadn't been added there before. Her mother must have noticed the glee in Bo's voice after she called her after Lauren had fallen asleep. They talked about everything, down to the beautiful curl of Lauren's lips as she slept.

Bo also noticed that they were about to eat alone. There was a table for two in the middle of the room, with fancy napkins, silverware and dishes.

Lauren was tired of waiting for Bo to snap out of whatever she was in and took her seat. The waiters had come over and asked what she wanted to eat first. She told them to bring her a little of everything. After awhile Bo finally snapped out of her thoughts and took her seat across from the Doctor.

Bo's moments of hesitation put her behind Lauren. She was practically downing every piece of food in one bite. She laughed when she stopped to drink, that seemed to be the only time she would say something.

"What did you want to do today? Bo asked.

"I actually hadn't planned anything, I was waiting to see what you wanted to do. This is your mother's castle, I'm just a guest". Lauren laughed.

"Lauren you know you mean more to her than that". Bo smiled.

"We could work on my witch powers again". Lauren offered taking another bite.

"Do you think that you need to? Bo asked worriedly. She wanted Lauren to be prepared for anything.

"Well from what I have learned so far is that I can either think something and it will happen or command something to come to me. Like my staff". Lauren explained.

"Do you feel weird? Bo asked curiously.

"I feel totally weird but great". Lauren said. It was true. Nothing ached anymore. Not even the broken heart that was ongoing inside of her over Bo and their distance but time could heal that for good.

"Lauren". Bo said softly.

"I do. I really feel great". Lauren said.

"Ok but I want you to tell me if you feel anything weird. Anything Lauren". Bo said taking another bite of food.

"Bo...". Lauren side.

"No Lauren. We need to start talking about things. I know you want to go slow but we aren't going anywhere if we don't talk. I know you were close to breaking up with me. If we talk maybe can prevent those kinds feelings in the future". Bo said putting her fork down.

"You're right. I was close to breaking up with you. I felt like I was the only one that cared about this relationship. That was in this relationship but as you also said taking things slow doesn't mean that we don't talk, like this". Lauren said pointing back and forth between the two.

Bo took a few deep breaths. She had only suspected that Lauren was going to break up with her. That's why she had been trying to stall their talk. If Lauren didn't say it, it would not become a reality. Sitting across from the woman right now and having her admit it, stung.

"Ok. We talk. Like right now. I have no idea what I want to do today. This place is huge but I'm sure mom can have us driven anywhere that we want to go". Bo said taking another bite.

"Museum? Lauren asked.

"A museum it is then". Bo smiled and hurried finishing up her food.

They spent the next several hours getting ready to go and once Aife's limo had arrived they were gone. Bo was amazed at how much art Lauren knew about. The Doctor seemed in her element in every museum that they hit. They took pictures of Lauren standing outside of every building. Bo laughed thinking this was their mini vacation but it was one that she was enjoying. Lauren was so worldly and she was Bo's world too.

They reached a painting that Bo knew about. It was one Mary Dennis had a replica of. Lauren allowed her to ramble on and on about. Taking a moment to look around the room, seeing nobody but Bo, Lauren made her move.

"Look at...". Bo started and found herself slammed against the wall.

Lauren had her jacket by the collar. Taking one hand, she trailed it down Bo's chest and slipped it just inside of her jeans. She smiled as Bo was softly panting and moaning loudly. Taking two fingers she entered Bo and immediately felt her slowly start to match the speed of her thrusts. After a few minutes she made her next move. She kissed Bo with everything she had. When she felt her Succubus wake up and Bo's hands tightly grip her body, she fed from Bo. When she felt she had taken enough, she straightened up Bo's clothes and jacket.

"Sorry that was hot hearing you talk like that". Lauren laughed.

"You...your turn is coming Doctor". Bo laughed and blushed after being Lauren's instant lunch.

"I certainly hope so. Now on to the next museum". Lauren winked wiping her hands with a wet wipe. She had touched about every painting and didn't want to taint the next one they came across.

Bo laughed. That was sudden but delicious. Lauren almost woke her Succubus up but she allowed Bo to enjoy it. Hell they both enjoyed it. She wouldn't push. Lauren was new to feeding and she wanted to be able to help her anytime that she wanted her to.

Aife

"My Queen. It's him again". Alfred sighed.

"Who? Albert asked seeing the man run in.

"Don't worry my friend, I can deal with this". Aife laughed taking the phone from Alfred.

"I was actually trying to reach Bo". Hale sighed.

"You can talk to me. I unlike that dog you hung out with don't keep secrets from my daughter". Aife laughed.

"Bo's not answering her phone. This was the only way I knew to reach her". Hale said as softly as he could. After the day he was having he was getting tired of talking.

"Isabeau is on a date, that's why she's not answering". Aife smiled softly.

"Well then can I at least speak to Lauren? Hale asked.

"Who do think she's on a date with?! Aife laughed.

"I see. Well please have her call me at her next convenience. Oh and I'm sorry to have bothered you". Hale said softly.

"I know you are a good man Hale, you're just in a bad position. But to answer you millions of notes, I will be in Toronto in two days. Try not to wet yourself". Aife laughed hanging up the phone.

"What was that about? Albert asked sipping his beer. Aife was having wine with her lunch.

"They are missing Bo and Lauren but as far as I am concerned they will get all of the Succubus that they want in two days". Aife said.

"Are you really going back there? Albert asked.

"Of course. I'm the heir to the Blood King. If they didn't like mom, wait til I hit town again". Aife laughed nearly choking on her wine.

Toronto.

Hale slammed his phone down. He wasn't angry. He was anxious. The Elders had been tying up this phone all day and Aife coming home in two days was not helping his mood.

At least he had more news than he had earlier. Aife really was coming. He had never known of her to lie. This was something he could tell the Elders but he wasn't about to get in the middle. Two Ash's removed and he was still dealing with her crimes. He knew most of the Elders, a long, long time. All of them have murders on their hands. A lot messier than what Aife had done.

Getting up from his desk he was ready for his next round of meetings. Taking that long walk down the hall he entered the room and found about twenty Elders sitting at the long table waiting for him.

"It's about time you joined us Ash". One snickered.

Hale was used to the laughter. They rarely took him seriously once he stepped down from his detective position.

"Ok I'm ready for the first order of business". Hale said.

"Boy you better get that Succubus back here, that's all the business we are concerned with! Blackthorn said.

"I have some news on that front...

"Hale I have had enough of this shit, tell me where Bo is!? Kenzi snapped walking in.

"Kenzi I am in a meeting as you can see". Hale said pointing around the room.

"Well I have needed a meeting with you all week, but you never got back to me so now I am getting back to you! Kenzi said.

"Kenzi! I will talk to you after we're done here". Hale said as loudly and as plainly as he could.

"No you tell me now! Or I will keep doing this". Kenzi said as she walked behind a row of Elders smacking them in the back of the head.

"Kenzi! Stop! Bo is coming home in two days. Two days. OK?! Hale snapped. Kenzi had no idea what she had just done.

"Now was that so hard? Kenzi laughed.

"Kenzi! What have you done?! Hale whispered.

"All I did was smack a few bald men around. Their your goons right? Kenzi asked.

"Do I look like his goon human? Blackthorn asked.

"Oh shit! Oh shitballs of all shitballs! Kenzi said.

"They are all Elders, Kenzi. Light and Dark! Hale snapped.

"You said Bo will be home in two days right? I can wait that long". Kenzi said.

"But we won't wait to deal with you". Blackthorn snapped.

"She's under my protection. She's Bo's human". Hale said.

"She assaulted both Light and Dark. The Succubus is not here. We can do whatever we want in her absence". Blackthorn snickered.

"Guards take Kenzi to my dungeon! Hale screamed.

"What? Hale you can't! Kenzi pleaded.

"I warned you to leave. This is your only protection until Bo comes back". Hale said.

"But Hale...". Kenzi started.

"Take her...now! Hale screamed.

Hale hung his head. He could only hope that Bo would be coming back with Aife. But at least he bought Kenzi a little time.

TBC

Aife gets word on Kenzi's antics

Lauren wants go to home, Bo is not ready to leave Berlin yet.