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Lauren
The elixir was finally ready after 12 agonisingly slow hours, the doctor had been waking up every two hours to make sure the distilling process went smoothly. Lauren looked at the small vial of liquid, at the only hope to save Bo. God she hoped this worked. What if it doesn't, what if Bo is lost to the darkness forever?
The blonde started to have trouble breathing. What if this doesn't work? She couldn't keep Bo locked up in her apartment forever. She was pretty sure someone would notice eventually. She was surprised the Ash hadn't become suspicious yet, though he may already suspect. He could be waiting, biding his time, seeing just how far she would go to keep Bo safe. I have to do this soon, I have to be back in the lab bright and early tomorrow.
Oh God.... I'm freaking out....get a hold of yourself....you have endured worse over the last five years. That was true, but she had been able to shut off her emotions to block out the pain and retreat into herself. But loving Bo makes it harder...makes everything that happened so... much... harder. Every time I get close to Bo my entire being screams at me to run away. My brain burns me with images, from the first attack and the near fatal feeding and choking the other night. But my heart, still nearly bursts out of my chest with love, whenever I look at her. “Get a grip Lauren, get a grip,” she whispers between shallow breaths.
“Doc you down here?” Kenzi calls out from the top of the stairs that led down to the lab. The only sound Lauren could make was a shuddering sob as she fought to control the over whelming uncertainty and fears that had suddenly consumed her.
Kenzi not hearing a response made her way down the stairs coming to a halt at the bottom as she sees a dishevelled Lauren, sobbing uncontrollably head in her hands.
“Hey what's with the water works Hot Pant? Has something gone wrong? Lauren?”
Kenzi approaches the crying woman, sitting down next to her on the cot and wraps her arms around the blonde. “Hey hey, shhh, it's okay let it out...... Are you okay? What's going on? Talk to me Lauren. Did something happen to the elixir?”
“N..no, It's right here.” Lauren hands Kenzi the vial.
“Sooo.... why the water works?”
“What if it doesn't work, Kenzi? What then?” the goth girl looks at the doctor in amazement.
“Trust you to start worrying about it failing, before even trying. Stop Doc, we will cross that bridge if we have to.... together.... okay.”
“Kenzi, is there any tequila left? I think I need to be a little inebriated before I can do this. God I love Bo, but I get overcome by fear every time I get near her. I'm afraid of her Kenzi and what she could do to me.” Lauren looks into understanding powder blue eyes as she slowly starts to calm down.
“Yeah I only drank half the bottle, it's good shit, maybe we should give some to Bo too. How are we going to do this Doc?”
“I'm going to ask Shani to leave, I don't want to risk her safety. If the Ash finds out, I don't want anyone else's fealty to be questioned,” The blonde says finally back in control.
“Okay I'll do that, you get yourself ready, I will meet you on the couch with the tequila, after I say goodbye to the sprite.”
“Alright I will inject the anti-venom and drink the elixir before heading up stairs to get completely smashed before offering myself to Bo.
Kenzi/Shani
The goth girl taps Shani on the shoulder getting the sprites attention. “Can I talk to you outside, please?”
Looking over at Bo who had woken up about half an hour ago, Shani says, “Who's going to watch her?”
“Does it look like I'm going anywhere?” The succubus replies snarkily, holding up her shackled hands.
“Lauren will be up in a few minutes, so no worries, Bo Bo won't be alone for long.” Kenzi watches the succubus' demeanor change at hearing the doctors name. The goth girl almost laughs out loud when Bo unconsciously plays with her hair trying to comb out the tangles with her fingers. Taking pity on her, she throws the brunette her discarded hairbrush from the coffee table.
“There you go try that, succubuddy,” she says with a shake of her head. Kenzi leads the sprite out the front door and onto the porch.
“You want me to go, don't you?”
“How the hell did you know I was going to ask you to leave?” Kenzi says incredulously.
“I don't really know how, it's just something I can do sometimes,” the sprite replies.
“We appreciate everything you have done to help us but Lauren doesn't want you to get into any trouble if The Ash finds out about Bo. That's why she had Dyson and Hale go as well. You know the Doc, selfless to a fault, she is,” Kenzi shrugs her shoulders as if that explained everything. And it kind of did, Shani realised early on since teaming up with Lauren and Kenzi, that they were willing to sacrifice everything for the well being of their friend, no matter the cost to themselves. Shani lets out a resigned sigh before speaking to the young girl with genuine affection.
“Okay, but you won't hesitate to call if you guys need anything right, not just now but ever. Oh and would you like me to feed Bo again before I go?”
“Ummm no that's okay, I think Lauren has that covered with a ahhhh chemical solution.”
The sprite nods and smiles at Kenzi, before heading down the walk way towards her waiting car. “Be careful......... both of you,” she says turning around, making sure the girl knows she is serious.
“We will, hopefully by the end of the night Bo will be back to normal.” Nodding again, Shani arrives at her car and with a final glance, gets behind the wheel and drives away.
Lauren
The doctor takes a couple of deep breaths and whispers to herself, “Bottom's up, here goes nothing.” She takes the stopper from the test tube and drinks the elixir, followed instantly by the injection of anti-venom. Lauren fights the urge to vomit as her body convulses for a few minutes before settling down. Besides feeling unpleasantly warm the blonde doesn't feel any other side effects after the initial convulsions. Undoing a couple of extra buttons on her pink button down top, Lauren makes her way steadily up the stairs towards the tequila and her waiting succubus.
BO
Bo couldn't suppress her eagerness, when she heard Kenz say that Lauren would be by soon to watch her. It had felt like days since she had seen the blonde, she ached for her. She hadn't realised she had started fixing her hair until, Kenzi tossed her a hair brush. Bo brushed out the knots as best she could, before attempting to straighten out her rumpled clothes. The blood stains didn't help but she was happy that she would at least look a little less dishevelled, when Lauren finally reappeared from the locked room she had disappeared into an eternity ago. Bo had spent most of the Laurenless time, sleeping, enjoying dreams of the blonde goddess in various states of undress and a multitude of hot and steamy sexual encounters. Bo relaxed against the wall and let her mind wonder, reliving some of the high lights as she waited for the doctor to arrive.
Lauren
The blonde pauses at the top of the stairs, she has began to sweat. Whether it is from anxiety or the elixir that is now slowly burning through out her entire body, she does not know. Taking several large deep breaths, the doctor reaches for the handle and exits the lab and into the living room.
BO
Hearing the barely audible click that the automatic locking mechanism makes on the door that Lauren had disappeared through so long age, Bo opens her eyes and searches the dimly lit room until her dark orbs latch onto the blonde as she makes her way into the kitchen. The first thing the succubus notices is Lauren's blazing aura, which is truly spectacular tonight. It is like nothing she has ever seen before from the doctor or anyone else for that matter. She stares transfixed at the swirling symphony of colours as they whirl in beautiful patterns mixing and mingling to make new colours, that she has never seen before.
Pulling her eyes away from the twirling colourful aura, Bo takes in the rest of Lauren and is confused by the contrast. The doctor is beaded with sweat and her movements are rigid, anxiety written across her features. Bo feels the urge to reach out and kiss that anxiety away, seconds later that urge is joined by the insatiable hunger that always rises in the proximity of the blonde. “I will consume her, I need to take her, she will be mine tonight,” she thinks to herself.
She watches as Lauren pulls out a bowl of limes from the fridge and sets to work cutting them.
Lauren
Lauren feels Bo's unwavering gaze on her, as she grabs the limes and begins cutting them into quarters. She chances a look at the brunette, unable to ignore her any more. In the succubus' eyes she sees the usual undercurrent of hunger but also a hint of warmth that she had not seen since their encounter in the lab. Taking comfort in the tiny bit of warmth, her fear lessens and is replaced with a quiet determination and confidence to do what needs to be done. “I can do this,” she thinks to herself as she grabs the salt shaker and the plate of cut limes and heads towards the coffee table.
“Hello Bo. You are being unusually quiet. Is something wrong?”
“No just appreciating the view. If I had known you were going to disappear for God knows how long, I would have gotten my fill. I missed you.”
“Well that's interesting. Especially with the way you have been treating me, since you got here,” Lauren says surprised by the brunette's declaration. The front door closes and Kenzi emerges from the hall and plonks herself onto the couch.
“Shani says goodbye Doc, and to call if we need anything.”
“Shani's gone?” Bo asks.
“I thought you might be a bit more ummm congenial if we sent Shani home,” Lauren responds, gauging Bo's response.
“Well... yeah you got that right. I don't like the way she looks at you or the hot burning aura she gets when she talks to you. You're mine, I don't want to share.” Seeing Lauren frown at her claim of ownership. She winces and looks the blonde in the eye holding her gaze as she apologises. “Sorry, I didn't mean it the way it sounded. Shit, I'm unable to control this possessiveness I get around you. Sorry,” She says again before dropping her gaze to the floor.
“It's alright, It's not your fault I know that the darkness is amplifying your emotional responses. Would you like a drink Bo?”
Bo looks up into Lauren's warm chocolate coloured eyes and smiles at her, before saying, “I would love one, thank you.”
After downing several shots each Lauren felt much calmer and relaxed. Bo was being quite charming overall. Lauren could tell she was holding herself and her hunger back, in an attempt not to scare her away. This was making it easier, though she presumed it was Bo trying to catch her with honey instead of vinegar. Either way, it was going to happen, Bo just didn't realise it yet and was doing her best to lure her into a false sense of security. Lauren wondered if Bo would be willing to tell her what being affected by Seth's power felt like. The doctor didn't know if Bo would remember everything once she was cured, if she was cured. Lauren pushed that thought away before speaking to Bo.
“Bo, you know that someone did something to you right, that you are affected by something that affects your base instincts and emotions?” Kenzi groaned at the doctor.
“Geez Doc, I knew the complete nerd in you would come out, it's a wonder your brain hasn't short circuited and exploded with all that information you just have to shove in there. I'm going to pee and steal a pair of your sweat pants, it's bloody freezing tonight. Hopefully you'll be finished interrogating the succubus by the time I get back.” Kenzi gives Lauren a knowing look before turning and skipping in the direction of the stairs, giving them some privacy. Lauren looks back towards the succubus, waiting for her to respond to her question.
“Yes, I know I'm different Lauren, but I don't know whether it is worse than how I was before. I have complete control..... it is freeing, and I don't feel guilty all the time. I shouldn't feel guilty, I was made to feed off humans, yes I may have killed them but I didn't have control over my abilities. I do now... so what is wrong with being who and what I was created to be. My humanity is a weakness, I see that now.” Hearing Bo say that breaks something in Lauren.
“No Bo, your humanity is what makes you better than all other fae, I wish you could see yourself the way I see you.... saw you..... before you changed. I loved who you were, how much you cared about the little guys. That you didn't have that all encompassing superiority complex that 90% of the fae do.” Lauren knew this was the moment, that she had to give herself over to Bo completely. She slid off the couch and approached the brunette on all fours, before resting on her knees in front of a now very, intense looking succubus.
Trapped Bo
No..... No....No.... Lauren what are you doing, get away from her... me.....Fuck I'm going to kill her.
Bo
Oh my God, this is it. Here she is offering herself to me, so much trust in her eyes. Bo leans forward cupping Lauren's face in her hands.
“You are so beautiful Lauren and your aura, it mesmerises me, no one affects me like you do.”
“Kiss me Bo, taste me and feel what I feel for you.” Bo lowers her hand, sliding it behind the blondes bruised neck, pulling her towards eager parted lips. The kiss is gentle at first but as the passion flares between them, the succubus lets her hunger burst forth unrestrained. Bo pushes Lauren back onto the mattress, following her with her own body, pressing it tightly against the blondes. She continues to devour the doctors mouth and tongue with her own until the hunger forces her to feed. Eye's glowing bright, Bo pulls gently, then roughly at Lauren's chi and drinks. It taste's different than the night before, if anything it is more delicious. She can feel the love this woman has for her. It consumes her, filling her up as she continues to take everything the blonde has to offer. She does not notice Lauren's arms slid from their place across her back, falling to the mattress limp.
The brunette is forced into a sitting position, straddling the unconscious form of Lauren. Bo feels a building sensation starting from her core and exploding through out her entire being, before a burst of what can only be described as pure white light explodes from the succubus' mouth. The succubus falls back, away from the still form below her. She hears Kenzi's voice yelling Lauren's name, but it sounds so far away as the brunette succumbs to the pressing need to close her eyes and slips into oblivion.
Kenzi
The slightly drunk girl stood transfixed at the top of the stairs as her best friend fed from Lauren. She notice's Lauren hands slide off Bo's back and falling limp beside her.
“Shit,” she says, as her feet start moving taking two steps at a time. Kenzi has made it half way to the clearly unconscious doctor before, seeing Bo sit up abruptly straddling the blonde, her chained arms out stretched her head tilting back. The brunette's body literally starts to glow as a blinding light explodes from the succubus' lips. She watches as the light surrounds millions of black particles, also coming out of her best friend's mouth. Bo is thrown back from Lauren's still form and Kenzi is forced to cover her eyes as the swarming mass of light and darkness explode and disperses in a blazing burst of light. After the spectacular light show is over, Kenzi sets herself back in motion towards her two friends.
Kenzi/Bo/Lauren
Checking Lauren for a pulse and finding none, she starts to administer CPR, while screaming the doctors name. Managing to get a weak thready pulse, Kenzi begins to scream Bo's name while shaking and slapping her.
“Dammit Bo, wake up, or she's going to die.”
“huhhh Kenzi, stop hitting me, I just need to rest for a minute,” The succubus says groggily.
“Nuh ah, no you're not, we don't have a fucking minute. Get your ass up bitch and save your damn girlfriend before she gets brain damage.” Kenzi slaps Bo across the face again, before screaming. “GET YOUR ASS UP NOW, IF SHE DIES, YOU WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOURSELF AND I DON'T WANT TO WATCH THAT.”
Bo's eyes flutter open, and focus on Kenzi's frantic feature's.
“Kenz...what....happened?”
“NO, NO, SHUT UP AND LISTEN! FIX HER NOW!” Kenzi forces the succubus to sit up and look at Lauren.
“Lauren....No...No.....NO!” Another slap from Kenzi, snaps the brunette out of her stupor.
“Breathe you chi back into her like you saw Saskia do.” The goth girl moves onto the other side of the doctor checking her pulse again. “Just trust your instincts Bo and reverse the flow of the chi, you can do it; I know you can.”
Bo's face is now streaked with tears as she leans over Lauren, a hand caressing her face. Bo focus's on willing the woman beneath her to live. She feels a familiar stirring in her, as the monster she is so scared of accepting, erupts to life. Ethereal Blue eye's replace Bo dark brown orbs as a steady stream of pink and blue essence leaves her lips and flow into the pale, lifeless blonde below her. Agonising seconds pass before Lauren's eyes open and she takes in a huge shuddering breath. Fear fills her eyes as they focus on the glowing blue eyes of the succubus. A whimper escapes her lips as the blonde begins to shake uncontrollably.
“Bo you need to get away from her.” Bo flinches at her friends words, comprehension flashing across her now normal eyes. Kenzi watches with sad eyes as she sees her friend realise that she is the cause of the doctors all consuming fear. The brunette slowly move away from Lauren, her gaze unwavering as fresh tears burst forth. Kenzi helps Lauren stand on unsteady shaking legs and moves her to the far end of the couch. Grabbing a bottle of water, she encourages the the doctor to drink.
“Hot Pants, are you okay?” Lauren takes another sip of water and nods her head in response. “Can I get something more than that Doc, I'm kinda worried about brain damage here.”
Lauren looks over Kenzi's shoulder at the distressed form of Bo. She is sitting with her knee's up, chained arms hugging them, her head hanging low. She is rocking back and forth, shoulders moving from the brunette's uncontrollable sobbing. The Russian follows the doctors gaze, heart breaking as she sees her best friends distress.
“Did it work?” Lauren asks Kenzi eyes never leaving Bo. Kenzi sighs in relief and wonder.
“Great, not brain damaged then and the first thing you ask is if it worked.” Bo is now looking over at her two friends after hearing Lauren speak.
“I think so...ummm... would the dark succubus cry...... Oh I have a sure fire way to see if it worked or not, you ready Doc?” Lauren breaks off eye contact with Bo at Kenzi's question, confusion on her face.
“Ready for what?”
“This,” Kenzi says as she leans in and gives the blonde a quick smooch on the lips.
“Ummm Kenz, are you feeling okay?” Bo asks, a slight smile forming on her lips. That was definitely something she never thought she would see ever.
“Yep Doc, looks like our Bo Bo is back. Dark Bo would have told me to get the fuck away from you. Nice work. I bow to your superior potion making skills.”
“Great, that's...ummm good. Welcome back Bo. What's the time, shit I need to be at the compound in five hours. I have to get some rest Kenzi.”
“Lauren....I,” Bo starts to speak but stops when she sees Kenzi shake her head.
“I'm sorry Bo, I can't talk now. I'm too exhausted to deal with anything right now. I need sleep before I go to the lab.” Seeing the hurt look in Bo's face, the blonde uses her soothing tone to ease the woman's pain. “We will talk Bo, I promise. I just need some time....please.”
“Okay,” the succubus says quietly. Lauren meets Bo's gaze and tries to give her a reassuring smile, before getting up and heading towards the stairs and the waiting bed at the top. The doctor reaches into the crystal bowl on the side table next to the stairs and grabs the keys that will unlock Bo's shackles. She tosses them at Kenzi before going up to bed.
Kenzi/Bo
Bo rubs her wrists after Kenzi unlocks her restraints, before practically throwing herself into her best friend arms.
“I'm so sorry Kenzi, for feeding from you for everything.” Kenzi pulls back, looking into the brunette's remorseful face.
“It's already forgiven Bo Bo, I'm not the one you have to seek forgiveness from. But first thing first, you kinda reek my friend, you need a shower like yesterday. ” Kenzi says waving a hand in front of her nose and making a face.
“I'll ask the Doc if it's alright for you to use her shower. Be right back kay.” The girl returned minutes later with a fresh set of clothes and a towel.
“A pair of sweats and a tank courtesy of the Doc. Now you are to go straight into the bathroom, do not engage with Hot Pants. I mean it Bo, she's not ready to deal with you yet. She is going to need time and that is something you are going to have to deal with. This is about her and what she needs okay.”
“Okay Kenzi I promise, but you have to tell me everything, I have a lot of questions.”
“No problem succuface I got your back.”
“I love you Kenz.”
“I love you to. But damn you really need to go take that shower now. Then we can go back to the crack shack and give the Doc the space she needs. Okay.”
“Okay, I'll be ten minutes tops.”
“Make it fifteen you really smell,” Kenzi says laughing as she takes a playful punch from Bo.
The Morrigan
Evony makes her way slowly down the dark stone steps, entering The Dark Fae dungeon. Absorbing the pain and despair emanating from the tormented souls of it's inhabitants, The Morrigan approaches the cell door holding Seth. She slides open the shutter on the door to reveal the fae inside. Evony had been livid when she learnt that he had failed to deliver the succubus for a second time, allowing Bo's friends to swoop in and grab her instead. She had rained her fury down on all of Seth's men as he tried to escape from her wrath. Looking down at the shell of the once powerful fae, who now sat huddled in the corner of the tiny cell, eyes filled with absolute terror.
“Please M..morrigan, what are you going to do to me,” the man asks voice low.
“You will stay in here, until I have a need for your talents and we both know that I don't use them very often, don't we? And your failure to procure the succubus had an unexpected bonus. Your beating and incarceration seems to have reaffirmed my position with The Dark Fae Elders. The rumblings of discontent amongst my subjects have weakened out of fear. If I am capable of locking up and torturing one of my favourites on a daily basis, what would I do to them if they defy me. So thank you Seth your failure has indeed still become a victory for me. I hope you have a pleasant stay.” Evony laughs as she closes the shutter back across the door and walks away listening to Seth pounding on the door pleading for mercy.
Lauren/The Ash
Lauren had managed a little sleep after Bo and Kenzi had left her living quarters, heading for home. She entered the lab to find The Ash waiting for her. She was unable to read his mood and approached the dark skinned fae and bowed at his feet. “Please rise Dr. Lewis, could we talk in your office for a moment.” His eyes rested on the blondes bruised neck before meeting his wards eyes. She followed him quietly to her office shutting the door behind her. His first words surprise her.
“Are you alright child?” He is taking in the doctors pale features, the dark circles under her eyes and the dark bruising on her neck. “Maybe I should have stepped in sooner Lauren, I'm sorry.
“You know everything, don't you?” Lauren feels hot tears coming to her eyes.
“I'm sorry sir, do with me as you wish. I understand that I need to be punished for deceiving you.”
“Sit down Lauren, before you fall down.” Lauren sinks gratefully into her chair and waits for The Ash to continue.
“Looking at you, I think Bo has punished you enough, don't you agree? Lauren, no fae has ever come back from Seth's Darkness, until now. It has confirmed a lot of things that were uncertain. You have heard the rumour's about the prophecy concerning our little unaligned succubus, yes?”
“Yes sir, no specifics though.”
“I am not ready to divulge the specifics to you yet, however there are some things I need to tell you. The prophecy speaks of a healer with influence over the chosen. I believe the healer is you Lauren and as such need you to continue your....relationship with the succubus. Only the elders, myself and the Morrigan know about this prophecy and we must keep it that way for now. You care about Bo, I realise this now and will not forbid you to see her. She is young and impetuous, I believe you to be her stabiliser. All I ask is that you do not openly flaunt your ….relationship in front of the other fae, Light and Dark. Understood?” The Ash watches the doctor and the conflicting emotions crossing her features.
“I will need some time to build our relationship sir. I....she caused me a lot of pain and our connection was already damaged from the Vex incident.” The Ash nods in understanding, Lauren continues. “Trust on both sides will need to be regained. I care for her very much, I know she cares for me, but I need to do this in my own time.”
“Very well, go home and get some rest doctor. I will also assign someone for you to talk to, we cannot have you bottle everything up Lauren. That's not working for you any more, it's time for you to lower those barriers. Get some rest, you look terrible.” The Ash gets up and leaves without another word. Lauren leans back in her chair, going over everything that has just transpired. I can pursue a relationship with Bo, do I want a relationship with Bo? Can we get what we had back? She hoped so. With that final thought she headed out of the lab towards her waiting bed.