Bo ran over to Tamsin's side, but Tamsin was in so much pain she didn't even notice the brunette trying to hold her up. "What are you doing to her?" Bo demanded an answer.

"Not so tough now, are we?" the druid chuckled slamming the book shut between his hand.

"Listen here asswipe," Bo charged at Massimo "you fix this, whatever it is you did, fix it right now or I swear," Bo began to dig her dagger into the side of Massimo's neck, unaware that he re-opened the book, holding a single page between his fingers.

"Ah, ah, ah.." Slowly, he tugged at the page tearing it out of the golden book.

"AUGHH" Bo quickly turned towards Tamsin who was struggling to stay up on all fours. Her spine sharply arched backwards as Massimo continued to tear the delicate page between his two fingers as if he was tearing out an actual piece of Tamsin straight out of her body.

"Stop it!" Bo dropped her dagger and carefully grabbed a hold of Massimo's hands preventing him from pulling the page out further. "What do you want?" Bo pleaded, not being able to bear seeing Tamsin in such agony any longer.

"I thought you'd never ask," Massimo released the page from between his fingers and allowed it to gently fall back into the book before slamming it shut. At the same time Tamsin fell to the ground, coughing in an attempt to get some air back into her aching lungs. More feathers fell to the ground.

"See, I know you're pretty upset right now, given the, ahem, circumstances." He turned his gaze towards the valkyrie who remained collapsed on the floor. "But, there is a silver lining to all this."

"Then you better get to it. Quick." Bo's impatience was at an all time high.

"Valkyries are mysterious creatures, as I'm sure you've learned by now. " Bo shot him a skeptical look at the word creature. "They are, by nature, loners, cold, and distant. But Tamsin here, has defied her very own nature and found herself a little happy family." Massimo grinned sarcastically.

"Yeah, you're right. And you've got to be a hell of a lot crazier than I thought, if you think i'm gonna let you hurt her." Bo threatened.

"Hurt who?" Bo heard Rainer's voice behind her. It sounded a lot more menacing now.

"You know, I always had the sense that you were holding back. As hard as I tried, you never quite gave yourself to me completely" Bo turned to see Rainer holding up Tamsin's barely conscious and limp body. "And now I see why," Rainer ran his hands over Tamsin's waist, "She is cute, i'll give you that" his hand pinched Tamsin's cheek mockingly.

Bo's blood was boiling under her flesh. "You get your hands off her." She felt her eyes beginning to glow.

"Give it up Bo-Bo. You screwed up, and now the people you love are the one's having to pay the price." Massimo's words stung, more so because she knew they were true.

"What do you want?" Bo was getting desperate.

"The same thing you want. We want Tamsin to live." Rainer spoke into Tamsin's hair while glaring towards Bo, who wanted to do nothing more than to tear off every part of Rainer that dared to touch Tamsin.

"You see, on their last lives Valkyries are given an opportunity." Bo listened to Massimo intently, "When they are reborn for the last time, they are brought to earth with a belonging. It could be anything really, a necklace, a shoe, a book." Massimo tapped his fingers onto that golden book he'd been holding between his hands. "After a pre-destined amount of time, this object will simply take its wear, and cease to exist. Vanish, into thin air. But, if it lands in the hands of the right person, then they have the key to the valkyrie's very existence. If they know how to hold it right, that is." Bo eyed Massimo suspiciously, knowing very well he was holding Tamsin's life in his hands. "And something tells me, you are the very gal to be able to do this."

"Me? I never even knew this about valkyries. I don't even read." Bo stammered not sure of their intentions. Before finishing her own train of thought Massimo reached out and grabbed Bo's arm, placing her hand on the cover of the book creating a surge of gold light between Bo's hands and the book. Suddenly a loud gasp sounded behind her, Tamsin regained consciousness with a certain fury that Bo had been feeling throughout this entire situation.

Within the seconds of waking up, Tamsin managed to headbutt Rainer back onto the floor. "Bo, what the hell?!" Tamsin yelled, feeling as though waking up to a killer hangover.

Massimo's power hungry eyes were glowing at the amount of power Bo was able to give Tamsin. Bo noticed his distracted glance. "Sorry Tamsin," she muttered and swiftly kicked the book out of Massimo's dumbstruck hands.

"What the-" Tamsin hunched over feeling as though she was just punched in the gut.

Before Massimo could get himself together, Bo gave him a strong jab across his face. "I think you were right druid. Maybe a little bit too right." She smirked before pulling out just enough chi to knock him out cold.

"You haven't won yet succubus" Bo turned to find Rainer holding Tamsin up forcefully pulling on her hair.

"You know, this jealousy act is really getting old Rainer." Bo tried keeping her cool as she cautiously stepped over Massimo. "She clearly isn't interested, and frankly, neither am I." Rainer tightened his grip on Tamsin, who was too weak to fight back. "Just face it," Bo slowly stepped closer to the glowing book on her right, "we have a connection that you could never really give me." Bo's eyes began to glow the same mysterious blue color. "Plus, her chi," Bo smirked, "is to kill for." At the end of her words the book opened and immediately a wave of chi that she had taken from Massimo surged from her mouth and into the book. Tamsin could feel incredible strength beginning to run throughout all of her body.

Rainer released his grip on Tamsin and slowly began backing away. "Not so fast" The words fell from Tamsin's lips with a still intensity that could send shivers down the spine of anyone standing in her way. Rainer continued backing away, but his train of thought began to get hazy, just then Tamsin turned towards him, her entire face morphed into a darkened shadow of what it normally looked like. "Hasn't anyone ever told you?" Tamsin sent Rainer to the ground his hands frantically clutching at his ears, "Don't mess with a Valkyrie." The shadows darkened in to a pitch black darkness and Rainer's screams filled the room followed by complete silence. Tamsin's face returned to normal as she let out a satiated sigh. "Some people just never learn." She smiled to herself still feeling the influx of power from Bo.

"Not bad valkyrie," Tamsin heard Bo's faint voice near the corner of the room.

"Bo!" Tamsin ran over to the sound finding a fatigued Bo lying on the floor.

"He really was an asshole wasn't he?" Bo smiled earnestly at Tamsin who was holding her head in her arms.

"Not one of your best choices succubabe" Tamsin smiled back at her.

"Sorry to end this love fest ladies," Massimo held out a gun pointed at the two girls on the floor.

Within a matter of seconds Tamsin regained the pitch black shadows and was glaring them towards Massimo. "Tisk, tisk, your aim, is just all wrong isn't it?" Massimo's hand began trembling out of his control. His aim moving from Tamsin, towards his own head. "You know, I was planning on having a fun time tearing you limb from limb, but Bo is right. That makes me no better than your scum-sucking ass. So i'll just let you take it from here." A gunshot sounded, and Tamsin's countenance resumed it's normality. "Plus tearing you limb from limb would just take way too long, and lets face it, we all kinda prefer you like this." Tamsin muttered matter-of-factly before returning her gaze back to Bo.

"That was noble of you" Bo smiled at the maturity Tamsin was projecting. She expected a snarky remark from the valkyrie but instead she was reciprocated with a solemn look.

"I was wrong earlier, Bo." Tamsin sighed, "when I said you were selfish. You are like the most caring person I know. You care so much about everything and everyone. Even the people who don't deserve it." she dropped her eyes down to the floor.

"Tamsin," Bo started before being interrupted.

"And who am I to call you selfish? I mean I literally just killed your boyfriend, and I can't really say it was strictly business. I just... I mean look at you, you nearly drained yourself to death to save me. Hell, who would have thought I would ever need saving, huh?" she chuckled, as she turned her eyes to the ceiling, half expecting it to laugh with her.

"Taaamsin" Bo enunciated, taking hold of the blonde's face between her hands. Her soft brown eyes met with Tamsin's. Those green eyes, like fortresses, strong. But at that moment, Bo noticed something she had never quite figured out. An underlying gaze that merged with the strength that the valkyrie projected so well: fear. Had it always been there? Tamsin, this strong force of nature, suddenly became the most fragile thing she had ever held between her hands. She looked so honest, so vulnerable, so... beautiful. That one gaze was enough to leave her speechless. A look that took grip of her insides and didn't want to let go.

"What?" Tamsin demanded suspiciously. Beginning to feel somewhat self-conscious.

Bo leaned in close to Tamsin, closing her eyes as her lips softly touched Tamsin's. When their eyes opened again, there was that look of fear. Even more prominent now.

"You're scared.." Bo muttered barely audibly.

"Pshhhh. Me scared? Did you see what i just did to those two guys?" Tamsin defensively argued, sitting up on the floor.

Bo winced as she sat herself up on the floor besides Tamsin. "Look, Rapunzel," Bo's words elicited a pleasant scoff from Tamsin. "You're definitely not a damsel in distress. But I can see there's something you're not telling me. What's up with this book thing?" Bo inquired.

"Oh yeah the book," Tamsin cursed to herself. "the objects Massimo was talking about, it's true. We come back, but our hearts are materialized. Mine seems to be that flashy book over there." She turned her head towards the book on the floor." For the most part they're useless. If anything they just weaken us really." Tamsin rolled her eyes but something was caught in her throat.

"But?" Bo persisted.

"But they belong to someone. Kind of the whole soul mate crap. The whole unexplainable connection and all that." she mumbled nonchalantly. Tamsin fumbled with her fingers, while her eyes scanned the room, no longer wanting to be in this conversation. "And uh, I guess that's you."


This chapter got slightly grim at a few moments, sorry about that. Also, I'm thinking of changing the rating to M. Any thoughts?

Thanks for reading, a review would be great! :)