Valkyrie Haunted

The nights had taken on a chill. Fall was in full swing and Bo had to put on a jacket before she when out that night. Dyson had asked her to see if she could find Tamsin. Tamsin was not herself lately according to Dyson. She was drinking more than usual and that was saying something considering it was Tamsin he was talking about. Dyson was busy working on a case so he asked Bo to keep an eye on her.

Dyson had told Bo that the best place to start looking for Tamsin was near the old cemetery that was just outside of town. Dyson had said that Tamsin often went there to clear her mind and get away from others. Bo thought that it would be a long shot to find Tamsin in the cemetery because if Dyson knew about it then Tamsin must know he would look for her there. It was the only place that she knew to look for Tamsin so she had to start somewhere.

She pulled up and parked a few blocks from the cemetery and decided to walk the rest of the way. She got out of the car and the wind whipped her hair around her face and made her shiver. If Tamsin was out here tonight than she must not mind the cold, Bo thought to herself. She picked up her pace until she started to see an outline of the cemetery up ahead.

It was dark already but Bo was sure that she could see headstones lined up as she came closer. The cemetery was bigger than she thought it would be from what Dyson had told her. She looked up and down the rows of tombstones, looking for some sign of Tamsin.

She didn't have to search for long. She heard a familiar voice coming from a far corner of the graveyard. She knew that it could only be Tamsin from the way she was talking. Bo shock her head. Tamsin did always have a way of sounding less than elegant when she was speaking to someone. That was just the way she was. Bo kind of liked Tamsin's no-nonsense way of talking to others. It was endearing in a way.

Bo was curious about who Tamsin could possibly be talking to in the middle of a cemetery at night. She had to find out who it was, but she didn't want Tamsin to see her. She got close enough to where she could see Tamsin and still be out of her sight. She could now hear the conversation, but it appeared as though Tamsin was talking to a shadow.

"I told you, I'm out! I'm not going to do it! You'll have to find someone else. I bring you anyone else that you want, but not her," Tamsin almost shouted.

"That was not the deal, Tamsin. You can't possibly hope to gain your freedom, by bringing me someone other than who I asked for. I own you. I own your soul and if you fail me than you'll not only die, but be mine forever. You know my terms. Bring me Bo or we don't have a deal. You're running out of time. I can see it in your eyes already. You're looking your age. Maybe you'll be joining your friends here before you know it after all," The shadow whispered into the night. Bo could have easily have not heard his voice at all, because it sounded like a rough wind.

"You heard me! Unless you're deaf or stupid then you have my answer. Pick someone else or you get no one! I don't care what you do to me. I made my choices, but I will not turn Bo over to you,"

"We'll see if you change your mind as your life starts to drain away bit by bit. Save yourself, Tamsin. Who is Bo to you?"

"That's not important. She's innocent. I won't damn her to a life with you. She's too good!"

"Oh so my little Valkyrie has a weakness after all. Just remember that if I take your soul then you will lose that love you're harboring for Bo. She will never even know about what you gave up for her. Are you willing to lose the chance you have a being whole again and getting back your soul?"

"If I have to."

"So be it, Tamsin. I always get what I want. The best you can hope for is to buy her time. Your sacrifice will be in vain you stupid girl," The shadow man said as she formed a cloud of smoke and disappeared.

Bo sat in shock for several minutes. She didn't really know what she had just heard. Tamsin had moved to sit in front of one of the gravestones. Bo could see the worry in her face from where she was hiding. Tamsin sat down and then she did something that Bo did not expect. Tamsin started to sing. It was a haunting tune and the words were hard to focus on, but it was the most beautiful thing that Bo had ever heard.

As Bo watched, she could see a glowing ball of light coming closer to where Tamsin was sitting. It seemed to float along with Tamsin's song. It blobbed and floated until it was right next to Tamsin. Bo watched as Tamsin opened up her hand to the little ball of light and it landed right on the tips of her fingers. Tamsin's song got softer as she seemed to be singing directly to the little light. She sang to it and then after several seconds she softly blew on it and it disappeared.

Bo eyes must have grown to twice their original size as she watched Tamsin's magic. She was getting more confused by the second. There was so much more to Tamsin than she had ever dared to guess. She tried to wrap her mind around what she had just seen and heard. She knew that she had heard Tamsin telling someone that she was not going to turn her over to him. She wondered what she was talking about and pondered whether to come out and talk to Tamsin.

Bo worked up the courage to show herself. She walked over to where Tamsin was sitting and sat down beside her. Tamsin didn't even flinch.

"So how long have you been watching me?" asked Tamsin looking down at her hands that were folded in her lap.

"A while," Bo said with a shrug.

"So you heard everything?"

"Pretty much. How long were you going to hide from me the fact that we are in big trouble?"

"You're not in trouble. I won't let him get to you," Tamsin said giving Bo a determined look.

"That was my father wasn't it?"

"Yeah. He's not a good guy, Bo."

"What did he mean when he talked about you getting your soul back?" Bo asked resisting the urge to take Tamsin's hand to comfort her.

"It's not important. I made my choice and I'll deal with it."

"It is important. I won't let you get hurt because of me."

"I made a deal with him years ago. I gave him my soul in exchange for someone else's. He still has a piece of it. If I had brought you to him than he said that he would give it back to me and I would be free. I agreed in the beginning. That was before I knew you. I told him just now that the deal was off."

"He has a piece of your soul?! How are you here then?"

"He only has part of it. I have to other part. I worked for him to bring in the souls that he wanted. I had to keep part of it in order to do that. I guess you saw me singing?"

"Yes it was beautiful but I'm not sure what I saw."

"It's a Valkyrie thing. I can sing to the souls in order to draw them to me and then help them move on to the other side."

"They aren't moving over to him are they?"

"Not when I do it like that. I only bring the souls to him that are damned. That was a good soul that you saw crossing. I can cross between this world and the next with my song and I was just helping that soul move on."

"Wow. I never saw anything like that before. So how do we get the part of your soul back?" asked Bo.

"We don't. I will not have you going into the dragon's lair on my account! I told you, this is my problem and I will handle it."

"What if you can't handle it on your own? Why does he even want your soul?"

"He wants it for power. He more souls he has, the more powerful he becomes. He will be beside himself when he is able to add a Valkyrie soul to the mix," Tamsin said with a humorless laugh.

"What makes you think that he is going to get the chance?"

"My life is ending and soon he will take the other part of my soul that is still inside me. Then he will be able to use it. I'm not going through with our deal so I won't get it back." Tamsin said sadly.

"That's not the Tamsin I know. The Tamsin I know would go in with both guns drawn and fight! You can't give up!"

"I'm already dead and the only thing I could do was stop him from getting to you."

"If you're not going to fight then I will! I will not sit by and let the soul of someone I lov…" Bo started to say but cut herself off.

Tamsin looked over at Bo in surprise. Did she just hear what she thought she heard? Did Bo almost say that she loved her? Bo cleared her throat and looked over at Tamsin once more.

"The point is that we have to do something. I can't let you give up your soul for me."

"I gave it up years ago when I made that deal. The funny thing is that I would do it again."

"Why did you do it?"

"I grew up with a girl. She was human. She and I were close. She got involved with the wrong people and sold her soul. I couldn't let Odin keep her soul so I made a deal. I took her place. I couldn't let her suffer. She meant everything to me." Tamsin finished lamely with her voice full of sorrow. "I have to live with that choice, but I would save her again."

"So I guess all the time you spend avoiding other people is to avoid something like that happening again? I guess that explains a lot."

"Only I didn't avoid it. It's happening again only this time I don't have anything to trade to keep you safe. I wish I could stop Odin." Tamsin said with anger coming into her voice. "I have to stop him. He's nothing but a common bottom feeder. He feeds on others and reeks of corruption."

"So you're telling me that he also works in insurance?" Bo said with a smirk.

Tamsin giggled to spite her mood. "You have been around Kenzi too long. Her sense of humor is rubbing off."

"There's the Tamsin I know," Bo said laying a hand on Tamsin's thigh. Tamsin took a gasp of air and warm tingles ran all over her. She wanted to have more contact with Bo. Tamsin was becoming aware of how cold it was getting. Anger had kept her warm up until now, but her shirt was thin and the wind was blowing. She folded her arms to try to warm herself up a little.

"Come on, it's getting cold out. You have to be getting cold. Come back to my place. You don't need to stay in that rust bucket of yours," Bo said getting to her feet and lending a hand to help Tamsin up as well. Tamsin got up and wrapped her arms around her body as a strong wind blew around them. Bo saw Tamsin shiver, and without allowing herself to think about it, she pulled Tamsin close to her. Tamsin didn't pull away, but it was hard to get her muscles to relax.

"Hey, don't insult the truck."

"Tamsin, I'm sorry that this has happened to you. We will get your soul back."

"This is a real mess." Tamsin said in a sob.

Bo stopped a pulled Tamsin out by her shoulders to look her in the eyes. Tamsin could see the glow of blue in Bo's eyes. It was so easy to see emotion in Bo. Bo took her by surprise by pulling her into a tight hug. Tamsin breathed in her scent and hugged her back.

"I'm so sorry Bo. So so sorry," Tamsin sobbed as tears fell into Bo's hair.

"You have nothing to be sorry for." Bo said stroking her hair. Bo could feel the sobs racking Tamsin's body and she wanted to make the stop. She did the only thing she could think of, she pulled Tamsin back and kissed her.

Bo kissed her gently at first and bit her lower lip. Tamsin was the one to deepen the kiss. She begged Bo with her lips to open her mouth. Tamsin's tongue wrapped around Bo's and Tamsin was lost. She could never give Bo up now.

Author's note- So I thought I would start writing this and see where it went. I thought it was going to be a one shot, but know I'm not sure. I hope helps with all your Valkubus feels. I'll have to see about keeping it going. Let me know what you think.