A/N: This is it guys! The very last chapter of this fic that's been so cathartic to me on a personal level...Hope you guys leave a review..tell me your thoughts if you liked this chapter!

Bo woke slowly, cocooned within the warmth of a soft embrace. She breathed in deeply, and felt the scent of Lauren, diffuse into her body. Without opening her eyes, the succubus cuddled Lauren tighter and pressed a soft kiss on to Lauren's head. The doctor stretched lazily in Bo's embrace, and tightened the leg she had thrown over Bo's waist. Pressing a soft kiss to Bo's languid pulse, Lauren rubbed Bo's back soothingly. The two women lay content and half asleep in each other's arms.

Unaware of time and its passing, the two women happily continued sleeping, utterly content to be in each other's arms. Hours or days could have passed. Bo was the first to feel the rays of sunlight, illuminate the back of her eyelids. Waking up fully, Bo smiled down at the peaceful form of Lauren.

Finally! Things were back to normal. Bo was waking up before the doctor. With Athena gone, the doctor was now able to sleep longer. Which meant Bo got to stare and study Lauren's exquisite features, by the morning light. One of her absolute favourite things to do. She leaned forwards and pressed a soft kiss to Lauren's forehead, and nose. Reaching up with her hand, she gently trailed a thumb across Lauren's lower lip.

Feeling Bo stir in her arms, the doctor woke up and feigned still being asleep. When Bo's thumb grazed her bottom lip, Lauren could hold back no longer. She playfully bit the thumb moving across her bottom lip. Blinking open sleepy eyes, Lauren looked at Bo and sighed. Closing her eyes once again, she buried her face into the crook of Bo's shoulder and murmured "Good morning baby"

Bo held Lauren tighter and whispered back her own good morning. Pulling back slightly, Lauren reached up and cupped Bo's cheek intending to pull her in for a good morning kiss. The light of the morning sun caught her ring, and glinted. Reminding Lauren that she was now engaged. And that this was the first time she was looking at the ring. Examining it closely she gasped at the sheer elegance of the ring. "It's really beautiful Bo!"

Bo chuckled and kissed Lauren's ring. "It belonged to my grandmother. Trick gave it to me. Looks like we are both, wearing hand me downs"

The succubus stroked her palm up Lauren's hand and tilted it, as she brought up her own left hand next to their joined hands. Holding their hands side by side, the two women looked at the rings adorning each other's fingers.

Sighing happily, Lauren turned into Bo and said "The sapphires remind me of you Bo…they look just like your eyes..Guess we really are getting married, huh?"

Bo chuckled and dropped a kiss on to Lauren's head, murmuring "Yeah.."

Bo breathed deeply, and smiled happily, her thumb drawing slow lazy circles on the back of Lauren's hand. She lay in bed, content to do nothing, but bask in the afterglow of their engagement.

Lauren turned and rose up on her elbow. Draping an arm across Bo's waist, she rested her head in her hand, and smiled down at Bo. Happy to see the same joy and contentment she felt, reflecting in her fiance's chocolate eyes. Her gaze travelled over Bo's naked arm to her palm and then finally on to the ring. Lauren reached up, and caught Bo's hand, and fiddled absent-mindedly with the ring on Bo's finger. Bo smiled adoringly at the doctor, and ran a hand across Lauren's naked back.

As she lay admiring the ring on Bo's hand, Lauren caught the small golden glow of liquid light, gleaming from the rings edge. The combined chi of their love twinkled merrily at Lauren, dancing in tune with the song of happiness, playing in Lauren's heart. Abruptly remembering Bo's feed last night, Lauren felt her mind switch back into overdrive. "Honey? Feed from the ring! I wanna know if it works!"

Rolling her eyes, Bo smiled in amusement at her fiance's nerdiness. Chuckling lightly at Lauren's overenthusiastic and eager expression, Bo held the ring to her mouth and withdrew a tiny wisp of golden chi into herself. The stream settled warmly into her abdomen, warming her all the way to her toes. And yet this chi felt different. She felt utterly content and full. For the first time in many years, Bo did not feel the need to feed, which was something that had always been a constant presence in the back of her mind. She felt completely sated and peaceful. Almost like she was basking in the rays of sun, while floating adrift on a raft. While Lauren's chi tasted amazing and electric, the combined chi of their love, felt as pure as water and just as soothingly refreshing.

Lauren looked at her curiously, with eyebrows raised anxiously. Smiling at the doctor, Bo leaned and kissed her. Pulling back, she said "That felt so good. I wonder if I'll be feeding anymore in the next few years. Our combined chi, tastes absolutely awesome! I feel like I just ate McDonalds entire menu!"

Grinning broadly, Lauren said "AWESOME!" and held her hand up for a high five from Bo.

Bo grinned back, delighted by the goofy doctor, and high fived Lauren. Linking their fingers together, Bo pulled Lauren until the doctor was lying on top of her.

"Now. If there are no more questions for the day, then it's time for me to administer a test.."

Humming contently, Lauren trailed a finger down Bo's sternum "Oh?"

Bo stroked Lauren's back "I am gonna test if you're really ready to be married to a succubus."

Smirking at Bo, Lauren asked. "Oh? And what are you going to grade me on? "

Bo grinned back saucily and flipped them over. Kissing Lauren on the nose she said "Mostly endurance. Then your luscious curves. Oh! And on your ability to withstand lots and lots of sex, without melting into a puddle of goo"

Lauren smirked and said "Bring it succubus! I have always been an A+ student"

Bo grinned and eliminated the distance between them, taking Lauren in a deep deep kiss. Lauren smiled happily into the kiss, and prepared to pass her test with flying colors. The two women continued to make love that day, uncaring of time, or of the world outside. They kept on showering each other with lavish kisses, and firm possessive touches, well past the time when day finally gives way to night. So relieved were they, at finally having a shot at the future, and at having finally left behind their painful pasts, that nothing held importance in their thoughts, except the idea of loving each other to the maximum extent possible. Their love making was sometimes playful, sometimes hot and passionate, and at times slow and lazy. But it didn't matter, because it was Bo and Lauren. And their love had always been unpredictable, all consuming, and capable of subduing the chaos of eternal night itself.

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Lauren's voice sounded muffled, a she lay face down with her head buried well into Bo's pillow "You've gotta stop. We can't stay in bed all day long!"

Bo smiled against Lauren's naked back, before she resumed kissing and stroking every inch of its smooth expanse. Murmuring against the edge of Lauren's hip she said "Why?" before placing a soft wet kiss there. Breathing out heavily, Lauren muttered grumpily "Because I can't feel my legs. Or anything below my neck really. You have completely outsexed me. I give up. You win"

Chuckling, Bo quickly kissed her way up Lauren's back quickly, ignoring the doctor's whimper of protest. Reaching Lauren's face, Bo lay down on top of Lauren, letting her breasts press firmly into the doctor's back. Smiling as the doctor shivered in response, Bo brushed back Lauren's hair from the crook of her neck, and placed a soft kiss on the skin she uncovered.

"That's okay. You still passed with an A+ doc" she said, smiling against Lauren's ear. The doctor turned until the side of her face came into view. Looking sideways at Bo, she grinned "Told ya!"

Bo grinned back and kissed Lauren's exposed cheek. Rising up on her haunches, and giving the doctors shapely rear one last longing squeeze, the succubus turned the doctor around, until she was lying on her stomach again. The doctor watched in amusement, as Bo's eyes grew hungry again, at the sight of Lauren's naked torso. Stroking her hands up Bo's forearm, she said "We need to spend some time with the others. They haven't seen us since yesterday, when they thought we were both dead. We need to show up and look alive. Something which I wont be able to do, if you keep that up"

Looking disappointed, Bo longingly stroked a path across Lauren's toned stomach and said sadly "Do we have to?"

Chuckling, Lauren pulled Bo back on top of her. Wrapping her arms firmly across Bo's back, she smiled into the succubus's naughty eyes and said "Yes"

Bo pouted adorably, making Lauren laugh even more "But I promise you some one on one time, after we get back."

Bo smiled and kissed the doctor "Promise?"

Lauren ran her fingers through Bo's hair "Yes. Besides I have one or more tests of my own to administer. I need to see if you have what it takes to be married to a doctor"

Quirking an eyebrow, Bo said "Really? And what would these tests be?"

Tracing a finger gently over Bo's eyebrow, Lauren said "Well..i am gonna give you an anatomy test. The human body has over 600 muscles. I am gonna test you on how many of those you can find on my body."

Grinning happily, Bo said "You've got yourself a deal babe". Kissing Lauren firmly one last time, Bo rose up and began searching for her clothes. She watched in great amusement, as the doctor tiredly ran a hand through her hair and sighed. She watched admiringly as the doctor stretched, removing the kinks from her tired muscles. And the she watched the doctor with utter love and happiness, feeling the intimacy of having the naked doctor pad lazily around their bedroom, wash over her.

Brushing her dress, Lauren bit her lip and sighed. She really did not want to go to the Dahl, dressed in a red heart stopping number. Bo's eyes crinkled in amusement, as she took in the Doctors dilemma. Walking over behind Lauren, she wrapped her arms around the doctor's waist and kissed her shoulder. "We can stop by your place first, and grab some clothes for you."

The doctor sighed and leaned back into Bo. Nervously biting her lip, she turned around and said "Honey..You don't have to say yes if you don't want to..but I was..well wondering..if I could move in with you?..or well you could move in with me..if that's what you would prefer.."

Bo grinned broadly, and leaned down to kiss Lauren soundly on the lips. Leaning back, she said "Well well! Does the doctor want to play house with me?"

Chuckling, Lauren stroked Bo's shoulder and said "It's only logical to try cohabitation before we get hitched."

Raising an eyebrow in amusement, Bo said "I have no intention of TRYING cohabitation. I am GOING to cohabit with you, and do it so successfully, that cohabitation gets knocked on its ASS!"

Lauren laughed "Alright then. C'mon lets go. And oh honey? Call Akira and Nik. And ask them if they want to meet us at the Dahl. You did say Akira wanted to meet for drinks. Might as well get to know them, while we are at it. Cause it looks like we are gonna be seeing a lot of them from now on."

Bo nodded, smiling at the doctor "Sounds like a plan. I like that you are trying to maximise our private time." Lauren grinned and winked at Bo, grabbing jeans, and an old start trek shirt.

At the Dahl

Bo and Lauren stood laughing at the bar, with Dyson and Tamsin. The last hour had been amazing. Dyson had taken one look at Lauren's ring, and gathered her into a warm embrace. Tamsin had rolled her eyes, when she saw that Bo also had a ring on her finger. But she had smiled genuinely nevertheless, and congratulated the two women in her signature wry style. Trick had come running across the bar, and gathered his granddaughter in a tight embrace. He had thrown Lauren a calculating look before telling her sternly, that he expected grandchildren. And soon. Before a large grin had spread across his face. Gathering Lauren in his arms, he had whispered a very warm "Welcome to the family".

Dyson now stood with his arm draped casually across Lauren's shoulder. The doctor stood underneath his strong arm, sipping her drink in amusement, listening to Dyson and Bo exchange one liners.

"So Bo, you do realize that as the doctor's honorary bro, I am gonna have to kick your ass if you break the doc's heart?"

Bo rolled her eyes and said "Geez! How the tables have turned."

Tamsin grinned and said "Don't worry Bo Bo. I'll protect your ass from getting kicked by this old wolf"

Scoffing Dyson said "Old? I am about the same age that you are Valkyrie. In fact, I think that I might actually be younger"

Standing straight and facing Dyson square on, Tamsin said "I can still kick your ass, puppy."

Dyson leered back at her "Prove it."

Tamsin smirked at him and said "I challenge you to a one on one POOL SHOWDOWN!"

Dyson laughed and said "Bring it Valkyire! Winner buys the loser a round of drinks, and takes over paper work for one month straight"

Tamsin held her hand out and shook Dyson's "Done"

Dyson winked at Bo, and squeezed Lauren in a manly side hug, before following behind Tamsin.

Bo came to stand closer to Lauren, and grinned amused at their retreating backs. Curious, Lauren asked "What's so funny?"

Bo looked down at Lauren and grinned "Oh! Those two have SOO been hooking up behind our backs"

Lauren looked open mouthed at the two of them, and saw Dyson not so subtly checking out the Valkyries ass, when she bent over to cue her shot. She gulped and looked mildly disgusted "So that's what this game is about? Some kind of weird foreplay?"

Laughing, Bo gathered Lauren into a warm embrace "Well, not everybody is an expert when it comes to foreplay, like you doc"

Lauren laughed back and hugged Bo. "You're not so bad yourself, Succubus"

Leaning back, Bo pulled Lauren into a kiss, thoroughly enjoying the fact that she was making out with her fiancé in public.

A wry, smooth and sexy drawl, sounded behind her "Well well! You work fast!"

Lauren leaned back to see the extremely mouth watering sight of Nik glancing amused at Lauren's ring on her left hand, which was currently resting on Bo's cheek.

Rolling her eyes behind Nik, Akira said "It's rude to interrupt people when they are kissing. Not to mention, completely annoying."

Turning to Lauren, she said warmly "Hi Lauren!" and pulled her quickly into a warm comforting embrace.

Nik said wryly behind Akira "But it's not at all rude to interrupt someone when they are kissing, and grab them in a hug"

Akira merely turned up her nose, and ignored Nik. Turning to Bo, Akira winked at her, and exclaimed cheerfully "Hiya Bo!"

Bo grinned back, remembering how Akira had played along with Bo, when the succubus had asked if Agni was mated with Jal or Bhoomi. The succubus had known then that, the magi queen would be someone fun to hang out with. She nodded and made her way over to Akira "Hiya back!" she said before embracing the magi queen in a hug of her own.
Lauren watched Bo with narrowed eyes, as she saw the succubus enjoying the hug a little more than she should.

Nik bit her lip trying her best not to laugh. Tapping Bo's shoulder, she said "Back off Bo! This one has already chosen her succubus."

Bo pulled back and winked at Nik "I am just presenting her with one more option."

Grinning, Nik opened her arms to Bo. "Why you little rascal! C'mere kiddo!"

Bo shook her head and hugged Nik,muttering "I am 33 years old! I am definitely NOT a kid."

Pulling back, Nik smirked and said "Awww…That's so cute! But you're always gonna be a kid to me, sweetheart."

Winking at Lauren, Nik said "Anytime you want to see for yourself, just how much age and experience is better, you give me a call. And I will take you out to drinks"

Rolling her eyes, Akira said "Why don't we just ditch the pair of them, Lauren? Lord knows, Succubi are more trouble than they are worth!"

Chuckling, Lauren said "I would love to Akira!"

Bo made her way over to Lauren, and swung an arm casually about Lauren's shoulder "Get in line, magi queen! This one is spoken for"

Nik made her way over to Akira and swung an arm, mimicking Bo's stance "So is this one."

Lauren winked at Akira and muttered "There's nothing as funny as a jealous succubus"

Akira grinned and said "Oh this is gonna be fun! You and me, against the two succubi"

Nik looked down and shot Akira a mock glare. "Always trying to ditch me, aren't you love? C'mon. You did say you wanted to have "Drinks" with the children..well here we are! Why don't I go grab us a booth, while you get whatever fun non-alcoholic beverage, you want"

Akira grinned back at Nik, and kissed her on the cheek "You are like wine, darling!"

Cocking her head, Nik smiled and asked "Is that, because I am aging well?"

Akira grinned up cheekily at her wife "No. Its because you keep getting fruitier and fruitier!"

Nik let out a delighted laugh, before she leaned down and cupped Akira's cheek gently. Kissing her deeply and happily, she released the magi queen and stroked her thumb over her wife's cheek. She looked over at Bo, obviously wanting to say something saucy, only to be stopped by the expressions on Bo and Lauren's faces.

Cocking her head, Akira asked curiously "What's wrong? The two of us were just joking. We grew up together as best friends, which is why we enjoy bickering as much as we do."

Nik looked at her wife in amusement. She said "Their auras just flared up. I think they enjoyed the sight of us making out."

Akira laughed loudly in disbelief and amusement. Lauren coloured furiously and looked down. Bo just shrugged and said "It was like watching Angelina Jolie make out with Lisa Ray. What's not to like?"

Lauren looked open mouthed at Bo. She chastised her immediately "Booo! That is your grandmother!"

Nik smiled at Lauren and said "It's okay, doctor! We are both very flattered. It's still good to know that we have got it, right honey?"

Akira shrugged coolly at Nik "What are you talking about? I have always known that I am very VERY attractive"

Nik shot her wife an unamused glance. Smiling slightly, Akira reached up and stroked Nik's cheek, her green eyes turning as soft as moss "I know, because you haven't so much as looked at another woman in all these long years"

Bo watched in wonder as she saw her cool and sophisticated grandmother, transform into a soft, vulnerable woman, whose deep blue eyes became at once alit with a deep irrevocable love.

Lauren smiled slightly as the diminutive magi queen stood up on her toes to kiss the tall succubus, softly on her lips. And smiled even more when it took Nik a full minute to open her eyes after Akira kissed her.

The doctor chuckled "SOOO that's where Bo gets it from"

Nik smiled at her, looking curious. Lauren smiled affectionately at the ancient succubus and said "Bo's heart is complete marshmallow, underneath all that badassery"

Akira laughed, greatly enjoying her wife's discomfort at being called a marshmallow. She reached forwards and grasped Lauren's hand "C'mon doctor. Help me with the drinks. We'll let these two grab a booth for us"

Lauren smiled back at Bo, and let Akira lead her over to the pub.

Nik rolled her eyes, smiling softly at her wife's retreating back. She snorted and said "Watch out for that woman! She will run circles around you, and the worst part is, you won't even know it until she's got you completely wrapped around her pinkie"

Bo looked back amused at Nik. The ancient succubus responded with a shoulder shrug and an eye crinkling smile, before leading her over to a booth by the back of the bar. Sitting down, Bo and Nik looked over at their respective partners.

Nik snorted when she saw Trick do a double take, as his eyes landed on the magi queen. Akira graciously greeted him and placed her drink order. Trick gulped nervously before bowing unnecessarily deeply to the magi queen. Getting their drink orders quickly, Trick bowed to Akira one last time, and promptly fled the scene. Nik shook her head in amusement, and smiled admiringly at her wife's back. As though sensing Nik's eyes on her, the magi queen turned around and winked at Nik, who responded with a huge grin. Lauren and Bo's eyes met, and the two exchanged an amused and soft smile of their own, at the other pair's antics.

Bo looked over at Nik and said "You love her a lot, don't you?"

Nik merely shrugged and said "I don't even remember a time when I didn't love Akira. I have known her since I was 5 years old. And I have loved her every second of every day, since then. Even when she didn't love me back as much as I loved her"

Surprised by this new piece of information, Bo asked "I thought you both grew up, and realized at the same time that you were in love with each other?"

Nik laughed "Is that how Akki put it? Clever, that one" she said throwing her wife an amused glance, as she walked over with their drinks in hand.

Sitting next to Nik, Akira looked up and threw her wife a half amused, half curious smile "What did I do now?"

Nik threw an arm behind Akki's seat and looked at her, amusement and affection warring for precedence in her face "Apparently you told the good doctor that we both fell in love with each other at the same time"

The magi queen looked as guilty as a child with her hand caught in the cookie jar. She looked down and nervously stroked the outside of her glass. "We did fall in love at the same time. I just didn't know that I was in love with you, until you pointed it out to me, and oh SOOO charmingly!"

Nik played with a strand of her wife's hair, and smiled down at Akira, sighing when the magi queen's eyes met her own "Well, to be honest, I wasn't entirely sure that you loved me the way I loved you. I just played a hunch. It was a very risky gamble now that I think of it"

Rolling her eyes, Akira scoffed "Please! How could you have not known? You, who have always known me better than anyone, including myself!"

Chuckling, Nik leaned down and kissed Akira's cheek. Looking at Lauren, she grinned seeing the doctors curious expression. "My wife is more lethal than she realises. She has no idea what a simple smile from her, can do to the hearts of those around her."

Akira swatted Nik's arm in embarrassment. Nik grabbed Akira in a side hug, and squeezed her tightly against her own body "As I was saying, I was 5 years old, when Akira and i became friends" Akira smiled fondly and stroked Nik's thigh. The magi queen sighed "Nik was so beautiful as a baby. She looked so innocent and angelic. Of course it wasn't until much later that I found out that Nik was anything but innocent" She looked up and shot Nik a glare. Matching the magi queens glare with a mock glare of her own, Nik said "May I continue?"

Akira bit her lip to keep from grinning and nodded.

Shooting Akira one last distrustful look from the side of her eyes, Nik continued "I was 5 years old, when Akira first told me that she loved me. In the way that every child innocently declares to a beloved friend. I, of course took those words to heart. For me, my entire world was and still is, Akira. Those words helped put in perspective, what I felt for her."

Akira smiled and looked at Nik adoringly. Nik smiled back at her lovingly and tweaked Akira's ear playfully. "Of course, this little monster had no idea! We grew up, and i slowly came to realise that Akira only meant that she loved me as her best friend. You should have seen Akira back then, when she was 15. All the boys flocked to her, wanting to take the most beautiful girl they had ever laid eyes on, home to meet their parents. So they could eventually obtain their approval and marry Akira."

The magi queen looked at the ceiling in embarrassment, at Nik's description of her. Lauren smiled and reached over, squeezing Akira's hand soothingly.

Nik smiled at Lauren, her eyes twinkling at this gesture of friendship. She continued "I watched utterly jealous from the sidelines. My only consolation being that Akira had no clue that the boys wanted to court her. How could she? She is so pure of heart, that in her head they were all merely her dear friends. And she had many of those. There was not one person in my village, who did not adore my Akira. For her goodness, her cheer and her willingness to help all those in need, without any discrimination."

The magi queen's cheeks were a subtle shade of pink now. She said in a low warning voice "Nikki…"

Nik chuckled and merely stroked Akira's hair soothingly "Then one black day, when Akki turned 16, and became of marriageable age, one of the boys proposed. And of course it had to be the most handsome, the most beloved, and the most heroic lad of the entire village. Akki came to me in a tizzy! She had no idea what to do. Thoughts of marriage were far from her head. As they should have been, for she was the most talented healer, the entire county had ever seen in centuries...I was furious."

Akira laughed and looked up at Nik, her eyes shining with adoration "Nik yelled at me. Which was nothing unusual in itself, because we fought all the time. The two of us are so different, but we have always been united in our purpose to do good, and above all to love each other no matter what."

Nik smiled and kissed Akira's hair. The magi queen squeezed Nik's hand "What was so unusual about Nik's yelling this time around was that, it was the first time I saw her crying as well as yelling. Like I had mortally wounded her somehow, with just my words. She told me in no uncertain words, that she did not approve. She told me..when you want to cry, you come to me..when you want to laugh, you come to me..yet when it comes to marriage, you seek someone else? Have you even wondered, if your husband will allow our friendship to continue? Did you even pause to consider, that we may never be allowed to spend as much time together, as we do now?"

Nik looked at Akira a little guiltily, as she recalled her outburst. "I saw tears drip down Akira's face. Tears that I had caused. I, who had sworn to always protect her heart..the most precious thing in the world to me..and I had made her cry. I was the lowest of all beings. Unable to bear the pain I caused her, I fled to the woods. To a spot that only she and i knew of. And of course she followed me. I still recall that day so vividly"

Akira looked up at Nik, and squeezed Nik's thigh fondly "As do I"

Nik tucked a piece of hair behind Akira's ear "I sat crying on our tree stump, which overlooked this huge valley of flowers. Akira came to me. She stood behind me, leaning against a tree. Her entire face frozen, as if in shock. She told me in a voice that was trembling with fear... She told me that she had not even thought that by marrying, she might lose the most important relationship of her life. She looked me in the eye, with a gaze filled with so much love, desperately trying to convince me of the truth in her words..she told me… I will never marry, if it means that I must be parted from you, Nikki."

Akira smiled and looked down at her hand resting on Nik's thigh "I expected to see relief on Nik's face, when I told her that I would not marry. Instead Nik's face looked as haunted and troubled as ever. I took a step towards her, wanting to console her, as I repeated my words. More loudly, more firmly, thinking that perhaps she did not believe me. I told her again, in as clear a voice as I could muster. I told her.. " I will never marry if it means that I must be parted from you."

Nik tilted her wife's chin so she could look into Akira's eyes "And I told her..Then marry me, so you may never be parted from me"

Placing a hand behind Nik's neck, Akira smiled and pulled her down into a soft kiss. Bo and Lauren looked at each other lovingly. Akira and Nik's love for each other, reminding them of the love they held for each other.

Leaning back, Nik smiled at Akira, and then looked at Bo "And then of course I told her that I loved her..that I had loved her since I was 5, and she was 4. And Akira looked back at me, like someone had clubbed her on the head"

Laughing, Akira said "I had no idea that the friend who stood by my every day, was the woman I had come to rely on being with every day. I had no idea that somewhere along the way, Nik had become as vital to my survival as air."

The ancient succubus smiled happily and ran her hands underneath Akira's hair, cupping the back of the magi queen's neck, massaging it gently. Akira sighed and continued, "I just remember telling her that there was a good chance that what I was feeling for her right now, was love. And of course that was all it took for Nik, to swoop down and kiss me, till I felt my knees go weak, and my head spin"

Nik laughed, and continued "Head spin? You fainted on me, Akki!"

Akira shrugged and smiled shyly "I had never been kissed before. What did you expect?"

Smiling fondly at her wife, Nik said "I thanked all the gods when you came to quickly and did not look at me like I was a monster. I thanked every god in the universe, when you looked at me like I was the most precious thing in existence"

Akira said quietly "You are.."

Nik kissed Akira's temple. Bo noted fondly that Nik was much like herself. She couldn't resist touching the woman she loved. Reaching for Lauren's hand, Bo gripped it tightly and squeezed. Lauren squeezed back, silently conveying her love to Bo.

Nik continued "Akira kissed me back. It was a wonder I didn't faint too, after having only dreamt of what it would feel like to be kissed by my best friend. And then of course in true Akira fashion, she went from completely innocent to jumping me, before I was even ready!"

Akira scoffed "Excuse me! I remember that part very differently" Looking at Lauren she said imploringly "Who is the succubus here? She or I?"

Nik chuckled and said "Alright! Alright! I might have gotten a little carried away! But I had waited over a decade for you, Akki!"

Akira rested her chin in her hand and rolled her eyes "A ring…Flowers. A nice walk by the river. Anything else would have been nice following a proposal. But no! You had to make love to me, right then and there. And ruin me completely for anyone else"

Nik laughed "Again...You did make me wait ten years!"

Akira smirked "Had I known just how much torture you would be putting me through the next thousand years, and through the birth of our three children, I would have made you wait much much longer, succubus"

Lauren interrupted surprised "You have children?"

Nik said proudly "Yes! Three. All grown up now of course. But they all come back flying to their mama.." she jerked her head in Akira's direction "at least once a month"

Bo grinned at Nik. "And of course, you are the one who summons them..because their other mama misses them. And not you of course!"

Akira laughed loudly "You have gotten the correct measure of this one, haven't you sweetheart?"

Lauren still curious about the fact they had children, asked "But how did you conceive? Did you have a sperm donor, back then as well?"

Nik and Akira looked at each other in disbelief. Smiling gently, Akira said "No Lauren. All succubi can impregnate their mate. Didn't you know of this already?"

Lauren and Bo looked at each other a little nervously and hopefully. Bo addressed Nik "How?"

Nik's eyes twinkled "Planning on making me a great grandma now, are you? Excellent! Well..you need the chi of true love to make a baby..so naturally you take Lauren's chi, combine it with your own, and then breathe it back into her, if she is the one who will be carrying…or breathe it back into yourself, if you intend to carry the baby."

Akira chipped in "You can use your ring as a temporary receptacle for your combined chi, if you would like." She looked at Bo and Lauren's pale and shocked expressions.

Lauren unfroze first, from the spool of memories of their last night, playing in her head. Reaching across, she gently grasped Bo's chin. Turning Bo's face until she could look into Bo's eyes. She whispered "Bo?"

Bo snapped out of her trance, her eyes filling with happy tears at once "Lauren? Do you think that we are..? Do you think that I..that I may be..?"

Nik understood what was going on at once. She laughed uproariously. "Well! Looks like congratulations of a different sort are in order!"
Akira looked speechless between the two of them.

Lauren addressed Akira "How likely is it that Bo is pregnant?"

Nik addressed Lauren with a merry twinkle in her eyes "100% certain, my dear. I am afraid that this is exactly how I got my wife accidentally pregnant the first time"

Lauren exhaled a huge breath, and then turned to smile brilliantly at Bo "Well then honey..what do you say to a shotgun wedding?"

Bo laughed and leaned over to kiss Lauren, soundly and happily in her mouth "Hell yes!"

Nik and Akira looked on happily. Bo and Lauren separated. Lauren said "Excuse us. But I want to take Bo to the clinic. And run a few tests on her."

Nik and Akira nodded at once in understanding.

Bo stood up taking Lauren's hand. And whispered "Bye guys. See you soon"

Akira winked at Bo and smiled affectionately at Lauren. Nik grinned and nodded at Bo, shooting Lauren a cheeky grin.

The two women made their way out of the Dahl.

Lauren sighed and looked up at the stars. Bo paused and stood next to her, happily taking in Lauren's content expression.

Opening her eyes, Lauren smiled intensely at Bo. Her eyes filling with absolute love and joy "I can't believe that this is how the story ends!"

Bo smiled and grasped Lauren's arms. Pulling her forwards, she waited till Lauren's arms wrapped around Bo's waist "Believe it baby. So are we gonna live happily ever after?"

Lauren chuckled and said "Yes we are. We are gonna live happily ever after!"

The two women smiled and leaned forwards, to kiss each other. Completely oblivious to anything but the feel of each other. Overhead a shooting star blazed across the star filled night, promising to make Bo and Lauren's wish of a happily ever after come true.

xx—xx—xx—xx -THE END- xx—xxx-xxx-xxx

AN: Please leave a review guys and let me know if you enjoyed this story..its been excruciatingly hard to finish, and come to terms with the fact that i won't have another chapter of this fic to look forward to write and finish..Did you like Akira and Nik? They were my favorite characters to write, apart from doccubus ofcourse!