Family Above All

16. Lucy Bennett

Pairing: Lucy/Bonnie (F/f) hand, wooden spoon

Prompt for Jazmine F (FF.net) for Aaron bath scene.

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Bennett-Wilson Residence

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Earlier

Lucy was a distant cousin on Bonnie's mom's side, but they had grown up together, only growing apart the last few years.

"Lucy, the guest room is empty. There's a double bed in there that my friend's use when they sleep over," Bonnie said, as the witches came into the living room entrance.

"Thanks, hun. It's been too long since I visited and we shouldn't have had to meet like we did," Lucy said, frowning over the memory of her abduction. "I feel lost. I don't have any of my stuff. Those stupid Traveler's grabbed me off the street. I don't know what they did with my purse. My license, id, cards, all gone."

"Bummer. Too bad we couldn't do a locator spell," Bonnie grinned.

"Locator spell? I'm thinking we do a spell to protect ourselves. Sooner rather than later," Lucy remarked, dropping onto the couch. "They are dangerous and the ones killed were just passengers."

"But Markos is dead," Bonnie argued. "Right?"

"I don't know. I hope. They were mostly speaking in some foreign language," Lucy explained. "Bonnie, I wasn't the first witch they captured. I think they have others in secret locations. We have to be careful. We're the last of the Bennett bloodline. They kept taking my blood, weakening me. Did you ward this house?"

"Yeah, of course," Bonnie assured her older cousin. "But I think a few new protection spells is a good idea."

"Let's get some sleep and we'll talk later," Lucy said. "I also need a long shower. I've been in these clothes for days."

Bonnie frowned, "I'm so sorry that you got dragged into this crap, Luce. And that we fell out of touch."

Lucy got up and nodded, "Yeah, it was my fault. I tried the whole 'finding myself' thing after my mom and Grams passed, but all I did was run away. My mom was my rock and without her around, I gave up. And I've learned that Bennett witches shouldn't run, we should pursue."

Bonnie smiled, "I like that. There are towels in the hall closet and some extra toothbrushes and stuff. Dad always brings stuff back from hotels. We haven't bought soap and hand lotion for years."

Lucy looked around and bit her lip, saying, "The place looks good. But Bonnie, where is your dad? I know Rudy works a lot, but have you been living here alone?"

Bonnie shrugged, "Yeah, Dad got a new contract and it really couldn't be helped. He trusts me and I told him I'm okay, but Ric and Elena's aunt Jenna wanted me to stay there...But they have April living there now. Lucy, are you planning on sticking around?"

Lucy put an arm around Bonnie, promising, "You are stuck with me, k? I was staying on my friend's couch, not even really a friend, just some guy I met. I wasn't being smart. We really need to watch ourselves. I feel like this is just the beginning of something big. Our elders never wanted us involved in vampire affairs or with other covens. That never turned out well for us. Never."

Bonnie wasn't quite sure what Lucy meant, but she was relieved her older cousin wasn't taking off again. Bonnie had missed her.

"We'll figure it out," Bonnie said. "And there's no food in the house. One nice thing about Dad being gone is he lives me his credit card for food and stuff. We can eat like queens."