Chapter One
Tamsin cracked her neck and stretched as she straightened her red jacket up and proceeded to walk back to the crack shack to see Bo and Kenzi. Tamsin had gone to the Dal to update Trick on what had happened earlier with her sisterly doubt-off and what Freya had said about needing to ensure her books were balanced. Trick told her that he would look more in to everything, but for now the Valkyrie should go home and enjoy time with Bo and Kenzi as the group attempted to get back in to a "normal" routine of life before losing Kenzi and the gates of Hel opening.
As Tamsin walked up to the door of their humble abode, she expected to hear an assortment of craziness coming from the shack, but it was unusually quiet. Having Bo and Kenzi reunited she anticipated the two being half drunk and stumbling around their home laughing wildly as they told tales of all that had happened since the two had been apart, but still, it was dead silence. Out of instinct and fear, Tamsin went smashing through the door of the shack, without an once of grace and tripped as she fell to the floor. Using her skills as a warrior, Tamsin rolled and sprung up on her feet swiftly pulling the dagger she had stashed in her boot and was now standing in the living room in her fighting stance. To her surprise she saw Bo sitting on the couch with her hand over her mouth chuckling.
"That was certainly one way to make an entrance Tammy…" Bo said with a laugh.
"One, I told you to never call me that.." Tamsin said as she put her dagger back in the holster and fixed her jacket, "And two, I was mildly concerned that it was freaking quiet in here! I figured with you and Kenzi back together I would come home to a damn raging throw down of epic proportion and then I come to the door and it's silent! After what happened earlier with my evil pain in the ass sister I was ready for a fight"
Bo simply laughed lightly and smiled as she patted the cushion beside her. Tamsin happily came over and flopped down on the couch beside Bo and laid her head back.
"Tired Valkyrie?" Bo said as she elbowed the blonde lightly.
"I mean it has been one hell of a two days… Going to Valhalla, then going crazy in Valhalla, coming back here and having a little tiff with the sis… Yeah I could use a damn drink… Or five" Tamsin said as she gave a light smirk and nose scrunch towards the Succubus who smiled sweetly in response. "Speaking of drinks… Where the hell is Kenz?" Tamsin asked as she got up off the couch and looked around the shack.
"She left…" Bo said sadly as she turned her body on the couch so that her head was laying on the cushion facing the fridge where the Valkyrie was now leaning on the island in the kitchen.
"What do you mean she left? Left as in she went to the liquor store? Left as in we need to go busting back in to Valhalla?" Tamsin asked quickly as the concern showed on her face.
"No… Left as in she packed up her things and went to Spain. Hale left her some land there in his will, and I guess she was done with the fae world after everything. She said that she's tired of being the human fighting in a world where she can't keep up with us. She said she was tired of holding me back… So she's gone…" Bo said sadly as the tears started to slowly fall down her cheek.
Tamsin pursed her lips together and scrunched her brow. She turned and grabbed the vodka from the freezer and two glasses as she headed over to the couch beside Bo, pouring them both a glass. Bo took the vodka and gave a half smile to the blonde in appreciation.
"I guess asking if you're okay would be kinda pointless in the current situation huh?" Tamsin said as she took a sip of her vodka.
Bo let out a breathless chuckle as she sniffled and wiped a tear from her eye. Tamsin couldn't help but feel her heart break along with Bo's. She knew that all Bo had been wanting was Kenzi back, and then once she had her back, the human decided to leave… She couldn't imagine the heart ache Bo was feeling now.
Tamsin reached over and put her arm around Bo and pulled the sniffling Succubus into her side so that Bo was cuddled up in to her and she had her right arm wrapped around the Succubus.
Bo was a little surprised at how kind and caring the blonde was being, but was happy to have someone there for her with their arm wrapped around her. She felt relaxed and happy. She knew if anyone would understand what she was going through it would be Tamsin. The Valkyrie loved Kenzi just as much as she did. Bo laid her head on Tamsin's shoulder as she sipped the cup of vodka the blonde had poured her.
"I know it sucks right now, but it's Kenzi, she'll be back after she's had some time to sort everything out. She's been through a lot Bo. Kenzi knows you love her and that you'll protect her no matter what, but she also died and spent weeks in the afterworld. She's gone through a lot and I mean, I can kinda see her point. It's hard being a human in the fae world, feeling constantly out done and weak, even though there is nothing about Kenzi that's weak… It's still a lot on her, especially after losing Hale. The one thing to remember right now is that she's alive and given a second chance… All because of you Bo…" Tamsin said with a smile as she looked down to the Succubus.
Bo looked up and gave Tamsin a warm smile as she snuggled closer into the blonde on the couch. "How did you know that's exactly what I needed to hear?"
"Eh… Probably because it's kinda what I needed to hear out loud" Tamsin said with a laugh, "Trust me, I know it sucks not having Kenzi here after everything, but all I keep thinking is that bitch is gonna get to Spain, her little white Russian ass is gonna get burnt to a crisp, and then she's going to realize she misses Trick and the free booze and she'll be back soon. We just gotta give her space to let her sort her shit out"
Bo laughed a genuine laugh as she grinned to the blonde. "That might be the best motivational speech I've heard yet"
"Yeah well what can I say, I'm full of surprises" Tamsin said with a nose scrunch.
"Oh trust me, I know" Bo said as she sipped her glass, "I distinctly remember being a little stunned by you saying here's Tammy" Bo then began to laugh hysterically.
Tamsin couldn't help but smirk and roll her eyes.
"Oh shut up! I told you I hate going to Valhalla! Place drives me ape shit crazy!" Tamsin said as she playfully shoved the Succubus.
"Yeah we never did get a chance to talk about what exactly happened there! What in the hell was that Tamsin?" Bo asked as she sat up and turned to look at the blonde face on.
"It's hard to really talk about. Being a Valkyrie there are things that I sometimes just can't say, but after you marching your ass to Valhalla I guess I can tell you more than I can tell the others" Tamsin said as she shrugged. Tamsin finished her glass of vodka and poured another.
"Woah there killer, we aren't trying to get shit faced just yet" Bo said as she laughed.
"Oh trust me, booze always helps when I talk about home sweet home" Tamsin said with a saddened smirk.
"You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to Tamsin, I understand not being able to talk about certain things… Trust me…" Bo said as she rolled her eyes and sighed thinking about her encounter with her father in Hel.
"Nah, I think you should probably hear this anyway. From what Freya said, she'll be back to mess with us again so I mean, just in case we run into more issues like we had in Valhalla, you can at least be a little more prepared" Tamsin said as she shrugged.
"Yeah cause I was not prepared for crazy Tam-Tam coming at me with an axe" Bo said with a smirk as she shoved the blonde.
"Yeah I wasn't exactly planning on that either, trust me, there are times you drive me insane and make me wanna kill you, but I never could" Tamsin said as she shoved the brunette.
Bo couldn't help but laugh.
"Pretty much being a Valkyrie on earth is different than who I am when I'm in Valhalla. Here it's like I have the freedom of making my own choices, being able to do whatever I want, live an actual life… Until there is a soul ready for me to deliver, then it's when I am put to a serious shit show of a mental test. Going to Valhalla, it's like being brainwashed. Freya is very persuasive…" Tamsin said as she raised her eyebrows and pursed her lips.
"Oh really? Sleeping with the boss huh? No wonder everyone there thinks that you are trouble Valkyrie…" Bo said as she smirked and winked at the blonde.
"Don't worry Succubus, she's tried but I haven't taken the bait. She's definitely the goddess of love, so her being a tad slutty is expected. She started using those tactics with me when I became 'slightly out of control' and thought I would bang her. But nah, she just is very… I don't know… She's the Queen of the Valkyrie's. I'm suppose to obey, serve, listen, die and then be reborn… But we all know how I do with orders… I never listened growing up, but I never flat out disobeyed her except for two times. Once with you when I refused to bring you to the Wanderer, who had some fucked up deal with Freya or something and then with the Blood King. She got hellah pissed when Trick rewrote my life cycles. After the whole Rainer ordeal she kicked me out so the first time I had really been back and seen her was when I went to find you and Kenzi" Tamsin said as she drank some more of her vodka.
"What did she say to you when you saw her?" Bo asked as she finish dyer glass of vodka and then reached down pouring another as she was now entranced in her conversation with the blonde.
"Well, I figured that getting you and Kenzi out of Valhalla wouldn't be easy if she was still pissed, so I tried my best to put on the charm and ask for forgiveness… Which I'm still not 100% on if I got or not, I'm gonna go with no considering I tried to get both of you out of there and fuck with her deal she tried to make you… But she told me that I had made 'quite the mess' and that I better 'clean it up' then the phone rang and she looked over at it and I knew it was the man who hired me…"
"What happened when you answered it?" Bo asked as she was deeply in to the story.
"That my dear Succubus is when I went crazy. I swear I don't know what the hell it is about Valhalla but it's like it takes away so much of your willpower. It drains you of your ability to say no and fight back. And there's something about him and the way that he talks… It was like I snapped and went from the Tamsin Kenzi raised, to the Tamsin before I came here… I felt ruthless, blood thirsty… Evil… It sucks. That's part of the reason I didn't give a shit when I was kicked out. Being there makes you dark. Valkyrie's are created different, we are raised different, there are so many secrets, lies, and hate that boil. Everyone will literally kill you to get to the top. It's just.. Different. It's like heaven and hell mixed into one. Heaven in the sense of you can drink, party, have sex and be wild… But hell in the sense of you know that at the time you're called that you must answer and that means you fight, you bleed, you kill, and you sin… Over and over again until your mission is complete. You do what you have to do… It sucks, but it's how I was raised. When I answered the phone, that voice… God I'll never forget that voice. He told me he wanted you… And being back in Valhalla and feeling that pull, it took over me. I lost control…" Tamsin said as she looked to Bo with guilty eyes.
"Don't give me that look…" Bo said as she reached over and put her hand on Tamsin's.
"What look?" Tamsin asked as she raised an eyebrow.
"That guilty puppy dog look where I know you're sorry and beating yourself up over what happened…" Bo said as she crossed her arms and smiled.
"Come on Bo, you even said it yourself. That was two strikes, one more and I'm done with you and your family…" Tamsin said as she kept her gaze on the Succubus.
"Don't hold me to what I said then Tamsin. I didn't understand everything like I do now. See, this is why I always attempt to get you to do this communicating thing you hate so much. If you explain things like this to me, it helps me understand you more. You couldn't help what Valhalla did to you… But you did have the choice to take me in or not in the beginning of all of this and you never did and THAT is what I see in you, not what happened there. You're apart of this family and apart of my life… Honestly I couldn't imagine my life without you" Bo said as she smiled sweetly.
"Really?" Tamsin asked as she raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah… I mean just look at everything you've done for me, for Kenzi… You're something else Valkyrie…" Bo said with a smirk.
"You're probably the first person to ever say that" Tamsin said with a laugh.
"Yeah, well get use to hearing it, cause with Kenzi on a mini vacation, I need a new partner in crime…" Bo said as she gave an evil grin, "Feeling up for the job Valkyrie?"
Tamsin smirked and tilted her head, "Bring it on Succubus…"
The two clanked their glasses together and then tipped them back and gulped the remainder of their vodka.