Chapter Four:
Bo's POV
Bo woke early to head to the Dal so that she could ask Trick about whatever was going on with Tamsin. Kenzi hadn't been very forthcoming with the details of her conversation with the Valkyrie, which worried her. The little Russian just kept saying that she had to figure it out on her own and that she had promised Tamsin she wouldn't say a word. Then she'd made a zipping motion across her lips. Whatever was going on, she wanted to know. This bond the Valkyrie was going through is important, she could feel it.
She snuck out the door, being careful not to wake the goth that had passed out on the couch after a few rounds of vodka. She was going to have a killer hangover. She closed the door lightly behind her and made her way towards the Dal.
The bar looked empty when she walked in. Then she walked towards the door to Tricks quarters. As she reached for the door she heard a moan coming from inside. She pressed her ear to the door to so that she could hear clearly. A woman's voice was calling out to some deity she had never heard of. At that she pulled back and blushed.
Way to go gramps. I guess I'll come back later.
As she turned to leave she also heard snoring from one of the side doors. She cracked the door open and peeked her head inside. Dyson is laying on the couch, and he wasn't alone. He is lying beside a blonde, his arm curled protectively around her waist. Both are pressed together on the small sofa. Wait, is that… Tamsin! What the heck, I guess the wolf isn't as attached as he thought with all that mating for life bull. She turned and quietly left the room.
She was genuinely upset that the two had gotten so close; but not for the reason she would have thought. She wasn't jealous that Dyson had moved on, she wanted him to be happy and she knew that she wasn't his rightful mate. She just really didn't want it to be Tamsin… Wait, why do I care if he and Tamsin hook up? Ugh! I'm so confused. That girl is all over the place. One minute she's offering herself to me with a bond of some kind, and then the next she's lying down all cozied up with Dyson.
She walked out of the Dal and down the alley towards the crack shack. Before she knew what was happening, someone had an arm wrapped around her upper body and a rag held tightly over her mouth. She breathed the familiar scent of chloroform as she drifted off, unable to fight her abductor. She quickly drifted into unconsciousness.
Tamsin's POV
Tamsin woke up with the unfamiliar feeling of someone else's arms wrapped around her waist. She opened her eyes and saw that she was still at the Dal. Her head was pounding and she was grateful that the room had no windows. She turned to see Dyson, of all people, snoring softly behind her. She quickly got up off the couch and hit him in the arm.
"What the heck is wrong with you wolf?" She said, quietly so that she wouldn't set her throbbing head on a rampage. Dyson jumped awake, startled by the Valkyrie's sudden attack.
"Calm down warrior woman, jeez. You passed out on the bar and I carried you in here. I was going to stay up and watch over you in case you got sick, but I guess I passed out too. Calm down." Dyson sat up and wiped the sleep from his eyes.
"I guess no one ever told you that you should never tell a woman to calm down, dumbass dog. You do realize there is another couch right over there." She motioned towards the sofa on the other side of the room.
"I guess the thought just didn't cross my mind partner. Are you ready to head to the station to check out the crime scene footage?"Dyson said. He was trying to change the subject and make the Valkyrie a little more reasonable. The blonde relaxed her shoulders. She knew he was right, it's not like anything had happened anyways.
"Fine, but I'm going to either need another drink, or a very large glass of water and a handful of aspirin. My head is killing me. What happened last night? I remember grabbing a bottle from Trick's top shelf and then you came in and everything after that is gone. What the heck was I drinking?" Tamsin had a hand on either side of her face, gently massaging her temples.
"You were drinking lotus whiskey."
Tamsin could feel an angry heat rising to her cheeks. "You let me drink truth juice! What the heck did I tell you, and why didn't you stop me?"
"You had already drunk a quarter of the bottle when I got back from my phone call, and then I was nice enough to let you drink the rest so you could get some sleep. You looked like you hadn't slept in weeks." Dyson looked down at his hands, like he was unable to look her in the eyes.
"Tell me Dyson, what did I say to you?"
"You told me that you bonded with Bo, and that she didn't accept you. Are you going to be ok Tamsin?" Dyson looked sad now, his big puppy dog eyes followed her around the room as she paced. Great another mushy moment, can't a girl die in peace. She decided to let the wolf down easy.
"I'm going to be fine Dyson. I'm a big bad Valkyrie. I'm just trying to work through it right now."
"Do you love her?"
Tamsin was shocked. Ah, shit. Ass-kicking commencing in 3,2,1… "Yes" She braced herself for a hit, but what Dyson did instead hit her to her very core. The wolf stood from the couch and pulled her into a tight embrace. "It's ok Tamsin. Bo is a hard woman not to love. If it has to be anyone, I'm glad it's you. I know you will take care of her."
"Well don't let your panties soak yet, wolf. She doesn't have feelings for me. I didn't even tell her that I love her. The bond can happen for many reasons, so I kept that part to myself. She isn't ready to know how I feel. She couldn't even accept the bond as my friend Dyson. So I highly doubt I am any competition to your already confusing love triangle."
"Ah!" Tamsin felt a sudden pain shoot through her face, her head was reeling from some impact.
The look on Dyson's face instantly changed from comfort to abject fear. He reached out towards Tamsin. "Are you ok? Your nose is bleeding." Tamsin could feel the warm stream of blood flowing from her nose. Then all of a sudden she felt a crushing pain in her side. She doubled over, covering her side with her hand, jerking like she was being beaten by an invisible attacker. "Dyson, What's… happening?"
"I don't know" Dyson was looking around trying to find some sign that there was someone else in the room. He didn't see anything, he couldn't smell anything out of the ordinary. He bent down to help Tamsin sit back on the couch. All of a sudden the Valkyrie's eyes opened, her green irises were glowing brightly. A long, deep cut appeared on her arm and poured blood.
"Bo!" Was all she said as she stood and ran from the room.
Bo's POV
Bo woke to find herself handcuffed and hanging from a hook in the ceiling. She was given enough slack to stand. The room was big, empty. The floors and walls were solid cement. She must be in a basement. Her head felt heavy from the chloroform. Confusion swept through her as she hung there. A door opened to the side of the room and that confusion was quickly replaced with fear. Her pulse quickened as a very large man stood in front of her. He was big, impossibly big. He must have stood seven and a half feet tall and he was built like a brick wall. Shit.
Behind the man-mountain hybrid a smaller figure walked in, his face was covered in a hood. He nodded towards the large man and then she felt his fist collide with her face. A small trail of blood trickled from her nose, her head rang; oddly it didn't hurt as much as she thought it would. Then her attacker punched her hard in the ribs, she grimaced. It still wasn't that painful. Thank god, he's big but he's got a soft touch. She had to force herself not to be sarcastic and say that out loud. No one knew she was missing. She had to bide her time as long as she could until Kenzi or Trick noticed she was gone. They would come find her. Just keep your smartass mouth shut.
The large man hit her repeatedly. She was awed that it didn't hurt, it stung enough for her to wince but she didn't feel the need to cry out. The man looked like he was getting frustrated. He pulled out a pocket knife and opened it. He pressed the blade against her forearm and she looked him in the eye as he drug it across her skin, a long deep gash was cut into her flesh. Blood started to pool on the floor and she could feel herself growing light headed. She heard the smaller figure talk to the man-mountain "That's enough, for now." Then it all went black again.
Tamsin's POV
She had left the Dal as quickly as she could, leaving the wolf looking after her like a lost puppy. She didn't know how, but she could feel that someone was attacking Bo; and everything they did to the succubus was happening to her. She could feel the sharp pain from each attack. Luckily after the deep cut on her arm the attacks had stopped. She was speeding down the road, squinting through a swollen eye. Following her instincts and trying to let her bond with Bo lead her to where ever she was being kept.
Left, she thought. So she turned. She kept following her instincts until she felt another attack. She swerved from the road and had to veer back quickly before flying into the ditch, another strike. These were stronger than before, the pain was blinding; but she had to get to Bo.
Bo's POV
She didn't know how long she had been there. At the moment she was alone in the room. No longer hanging from the ceiling, but she was still bound in handcuffs. As she looked down to her bruised body she realized that the man who had been beating her must not have been holding back his punches like she thought. Her body was black and blue all over. She felt her side and counted four cracked ribs. Her shaky hand travelled up to her face. It was abnormally swollen. A tear rolled down her cheek. The door opened again and her heart sank.
The large man picked her up, hanging her back onto the hook in the ceiling. As he held her, pressed close, she leaned in and kissed him; then she pulled the chi from his body. A black cloud flew into her mouth and his eyes turned and empty grey. She choked on the smoke and he stepped away from her. He pulled a long metal bat from behind his back and hit her, over and over. The smaller man's voice came from an intercom somewhere in the room.
"Haha, nice try succubus. There's a reason I chose him for this job, aside from his rather large exterior he is a Vapor Fae. His chi is useless to your species. Ah, don't worry, you won't die from it. He just can't help you heal yourself."
"Why don't you come down here and beat me yourself, or are you a coward?" The large man landed a punch to her stomach.
"You aren't the one in a position to call me anything slut."
"Why am I here?"
"Because I need to kill a powerful Fae before I can play with my new toy; and I just so happen to hate you."
"Wait. Do I know you?"
"A good magician never reveals his secrets, lights out succubus"
Then she saw a flash of the giant's fist again just before it connected with her face. Dots grew on the edge of her vision as she passed out.
Tamsin's POV
Tamsin turned into an abandoned gas station. She couldn't explain it, but this place felt right. She got out of her truck and walked inside. There were two cameras on the outside. Yep, this must be the place. She snuck around the side of the building, avoiding both cameras. Then as they both turned a blind spot on the front door she slipped inside.
She pulled her gun from its holster, prepared for a fight. Whoever was doing this to Bo was going to die, slowly. All she had to do was find Bo. Her injuries were causing her to wince with every step. She knew she had cracked ribs and a black eye. She didn't even want to know the full extent of the bruising. She could feel it with every shaky breath she tried to take. A trail of blood followed behind her. At least I'll be able to find my way out. She followed her inner voice down a back hallway to an office. There was a door that led down stairs to a basement.
She walked slowly down the stairs. As she turned the corner to a hallway, she saw a giant man that could barely even fit in the hall to begin with come from a door. He was so wide that he had to turn slightly sideways to walk through it. He saw the blonde. Shit, busted. Guess I'll be fighting my way through this one. She could feel Bo on the other side of the door that the man had just walked through.
She quickly assessed her situation and her fighting options. The hallway was an advantage for her, the big guy could barely fit in it so his movements would be slower and restricted. She pulled her gun on him. She had the upper hand here.
"Hey, big guy. You've got nowhere to run, and unfortunately for you, I can't go around you." She aimed her gun at him and fired at his leg. Out of the hole in his knee, a thick black smoke filled the hallway. Well, double shit, he must be some kind of smoke Fae. They are impossible to fight with hand-to-hand combat; but she refused to leave Bo behind. So she pulled her over-shirt off; she was still wearing a white tank top, and tied it tightly around her mouth, ears, and nose. Then she held her breath and ran through the smoke. She stepped over the empty bag that was the large man's skin-suit and quickly opened the door to the room that he had come out of.
She closed the door behind her, breathing deeply as she turned around to examine the room. She found it odd that there was only one guard and that he was a Vapor. They are notoriously heavy hitters; but one small hole in their outer skin and they pop like a balloon. They can't fight in their Vaporeal form but they can sneak into their opponent's bodies and make them go mad.
She saw Bo lying against a wall and ran towards her. She was out cold, crumpled in a heap. Thinking as fast as she could the blonde lifted Bo's shirt off of her, leaving her only in her bra; and tied it around the succubus' head. She didn't want to take the chance that the Vapor could get inside her mind, if he hadn't already. Tamsin lifted the brunette into a fireman hold and headed towards the door. The Vapor Fae was nowhere to be seen, he must have dispersed to find his boss.
It was a slow journey to her truck, the wounds she had sustained from Bo's beatings were starting to take their toll on her. She was already weakened from the incomplete bond. When she finally reached the truck she set Bo down to open the passenger door. Then she lifted the brunette into the seat and ran to the driver's side. The blonde untied the shirts from both of their faces and let them fall to the floor board. She peeled out of that place as fast as she could and headed for the crack shack.
As she sped down the road she looked at the succubus. She wasn't in good shape. Tamsin may have taken the same hits but she was a Valkyrie, she was bred and raised to take a hit. Bo was a baby fae to her. She had seen battle, but physical pain was as new to Bo; as the raw emotions bubbling up inside of Tamsin were for her. She had to force herself to pull her gaze from the succubus and focus on the road. She had to get Bo home, she had to save her.
As she peeled into the driveway of the crack shack she yelled out the window of the truck, hoping to god Kenzi was home and could hear her calling. She got out of the truck and walked to open the passenger door as Kenzi ran over yelling at her in Russian. "Why the hell are you waking a sista' up from a nice mid-afternoon na-?" Kenzi froze as she saw the blonde.
Her eye was swollen near shut and she was covered in blood. Kenzi was horrified. She looked in the passenger seat and Bo looked just as badly beaten up. "What..." Kenzi stammered, unable to finish her sentence.
"We need to get her inside, now. I don't think I can hold all of her weight again, I need your help."
Kenzi stood there and shook her head, she was in shock. Tamsin grabbed her shoulders and shook the small woman. "Kenzi! Stay with me, now is not the time to freak out. We need to get Bo inside, now!"
Kenzi's eyes snapped back to attention and she rushed to the passenger side to help Tamsin. Together, they half-carried, half-drug the unconscious succubus to the house. Once inside they laid her out on the couch.
"What are we gonna do Tamsin? She needs to feed. I can't call Dyson because she's dark and he's light. Lauren is at the Morrigan's compound on the other side of the city. What do we do?" The girl sat down and brushed Bo's hair away from her face watching the succubus who looked to be deep asleep. Tears rolled down Kenzi's face. She grabbed Bo's shoulders and shook her. "Wake up Bo! Wake up! I need you, you can't leave me."
"Kenzi- Stop. She's still alive. I can save her. Go to your room, or to Hale's place tonight. I'll make this right, ok?" She looked at the little Russian who held a large part of the Valkyrie's heart. Kenzi rushed forward and hugged her tight. The Valkyrie relaxed into her embrace "I'll fix her momz, I promise."
Kenzi turned towards the door "Call me as soon as she wakes up"
Tamsin sat on the foot of the couch. Alone with Bo, she leaned in to Bo's ear and whispered.
"Bo, I don't know if you can hear me; but I don't know if I'll get the chance to tell you this… after. I know why you don't want to accept my bond. I understand that you don't want me to die for you, but here right now; I don't have a choice. It turns out I was going to die for you either way. You need to fight. You have to stay alive to take care of Kenzi, who else will take Dyson to the park? This world needs you. I need you. I need you to live, for me. I love you Bo."
The unconscious woman didn't stir. Her breathing was slow but heavy. Tamsin leaned in, being careful of Bo's injuries; wincing at the pain in her own side, and kissed the brunette lightly on the lips. She leaned back a few inches "Please, Bo. Come on. Fight damnit!"
A tear rolled down the blonde's cheek and landed on Bo's forehead. It rolled down her nose and onto the couch followed by a steady flow from the Valkyrie who couldn't stop crying. "Please…" She leaned down and kissed the brunette again. Nothing. She tried again, brushing her tongue along the other woman's bottom lip. She felt Bo stir and kiss her back.
Bo's POV
As she was coming to, she felt lips pressed to hers and a wetness on her cheek. It was Tamsin, crying. She didn't know if she should continue, but then she felt the pain in her side and kissed the valkyrie back. She lifted a hand to the blonde's hair, pulling her closer. Tamsin continued kissing her, but then she pulled back just an inch. "You need to feed Bo, you're beat up pretty bad."
Bo was starving, but she pushed that back as something occurred to her "You saved me?"
"I told you Bo. I will always save you. I go wherever you go."Tamsin was just barely whispering against Bo's lips. The warmth of the blonde's breath so close to her lips and her low voice telling her that she had just saved her life kicked Bo's hunger on full force. She was starving and she felt sore everywhere. She could barely see out of one of her eyes. She pulled the blonde's lips back to hers and kissed her hard. She couldn't think about anything but Tamsin, being right here with her. Damn she's a good kisser.
"Feed Bo."
"I will, I just…" She looked sheepishly away from Tamsin and a heated blush rose to her cheeks. When she looked back her eyes shone a bright blue in the darkness of the shack. "I need more first." She kissed the Blonde hungrily running her hands under her tank top. There was blood everywhere; Bo thought that it was hers as she kept kissing the blonde, too engulfed in their passion to pay much notice to anything else.
Tamsin's POV
I can't let her see how badly I'm injured. Thank god it's dark in here. If she sees me then she won't feed for my sake. I've got to get her to feed whatever the cost. She stifled a moan as Bo's hands roamed over her broken ribs. Ouch. She needed to focus on something besides the pain in her body. She looked at Bo… I have a half naked succubus underneath me and I'm looking for a distraction. I'm the dumbest Valkyrie that ever lived.
The thought of having Bo underneath her excited her, the pain from her injuries was pushed to the back of her mind. She focused on looking at Bo. She was in a black bra and black tights with her boots. Tamsin leaned down and kissed the brunettes neck and chest. She bent down and removed each of the succubus' boots and came back up to meet the brunette's lips. Then she reached underneath and undid the clasp of the succubus' bra. They resituated so that Bo could throw it off to the side.
Tamsin looked at her. She was breathtaking. Even the bruises on her skin looked beautiful. As Bo kept trying to remove the blonde's shirt, Tamsin stopped her and moved down the brunette's body to distract her with a trail of kisses down her chest. She took one of Bo's nipples into her mouth and teased it until it turned hard. Then she switched her attention to the other. Her hands moved to pull down the tights that still hugged the succubus' waist. She pulled them down in one swift movement, grinning that the succubus was indeed going commando.
Well If I'm going out, I'm going out with a bang she thought to herself. She smiled at the succubus. I'm going to make this the best night of her life, so she'll never forget me. She lifted one of Bo's legs and kissed her inner thigh making a trail to the succubus' center. Just before she reached her she switched to the other leg, giving it the same treatment. This time as she reached the succubus' core she blew a gentle stream of cool air across her clit. The succubus moaned in response and her knuckles turned white as she gripped the couch cushion below her.
Tamsin ran her tongue along the succubus' center and then suckled her clit. She moved her tongue across the sensitive nerves in quick circles putting as much pressure as she could into the movement. Bo was moaning loudly "Oh, God Tamsin. More, please… don't stop." Tamsin continued her actions on the succubus' clit and pressed two fingers slowly into her. She was so wet. Tamsin smiled against her.
"Fuck. Oh, god, Fuck me Tamsin."
Tamsin began thrusting her fingers into the brunette. She put her arm across her lover's hips, pulling her in tighter towards her tongue. Increasing surface of the friction she was making on her clit. Bo was panting heavily. The Valkyrie could tell she was getting close, her moans were growing louder. She loved hearing Bo beg her. She curled her fingers and slammed her fingers harder into her center. Bo was reduced to barely being able to make sound, she was whimpering in pure ecstasy. Tamsin gave her a few more quick thrusts and felt the brunette tighten around her fingers. The blonde moved up to kiss Bo, still thrusting inside of her, stretching the brunette's orgasm out longer. Then she slowed her thrusts to a stop so that she could fall from her peak.
Bo's POV
"You need to feed Bo." Tamsin reminded her.
She was so caught up with how great Tamsin felt that she had forgotten about her injuries completely. She leaned up and kissed Tamsin pulling a Blue stream of chi from the blonde. She immediately felt better, but Tamsin tasted so good she didn't want to stop. She pulled from her for a little longer. She could feel her bruised skin and broken bones burn a little as they healed.
Tamsin's POV
Bo had pulled her in for a kiss. She could feel a pull from deep within her core. It was almost painful but the feeling of Bo's skin touching hers was heightened, it was like there was static in her touch. She was mesmerized. She could feel herself becoming weaker. The pain in her ribs started to throb. She felt light headed, and dizzy. Spots started to form at the edge of her vision and she couldn't sit up on her own anymore. She didn't care though. She wanted her to take more, all she needed.
The blonde had watched the bruise on Bo's face turn from a dark purple to a shade of light yellow. That's all that mattered. Before she could form another thought she laid her head down on the couch and everything went dark.
Bo's POV
"Tamsin that was… well it was amazing. Thank you." Tamsin had laid her head on the throw pillow beside her "Tamsin? Was it good for you?" She looked at the blonde. Fast asleep. Bo smiled and laid down beside the blonde. She drifted off to sleep soothed by the Valkyrie's steady heartbeat.
When Bo woke up the next morning light was pressing its way in through the window. She was still laying on the couch. Her back was pressed into Tamsin. She could feel the slow but steady rise and fall of the blonde's breathing against her back. She lifted her arm to her face, the cut made along her forearm was completely healed. Damn she's got some powerful chi, I'm sure I can think of some way to make it up to her. She smiled a devilish grin; a plan to wake up and ravish the blonde crossed her mind. So she shifted her weight to her side and turned to face Tamsin.
She fell off the couch in shock, and horror. Half of Tamsin's face was swollen and a dark shade of purple. It looked like her cheek bone and nose had both been broken. Why didn't she tell me she had been hurt last night? She shook the blonde's shoulder in an attempt to wake her. She didn't move.
She found Tamsin's phone on the floor and quickly dialed Kenzi's number. The Russian picked up instantly. "Tammers? Did you help her, is Bo ok?"
"K-k-kenzi… something's wrong with Tamsin. Please come home." Bo dropped the phone. She sat beside the sleeping Valkyrie, and gently placed her hand to the blonde's face. It felt just like hers had. No way. Her eyes trailed to the blondes forearm. She had been cut too. It was too much of a coincidence. She quickly lifted the Valkyrie's tank top, remembering the Valkyrie pushing her hands away as she tried to strip her the night before.
"Oh. My. God. Tamsin…" She gasped, her hand went to her mouth. The blonde's entire torso was a dark shade of purple.
