There is a few more chapters to come with this, I want to at least tie some things up, give you all at least a proper Samsin "interaction" and then push it to the closing part that will be open ended so I can return to these kids in a different capacity down the road. its a short chapter, I know, but I am juggling three stories right now. but enjoy and keep with me! the journey is almost there!

Bo and I sat together on the couch for a couple of hours, until I gently picked Ayn up and out of Bo's arms, taking the still sleeping girl upstairs, trying not to disturb my heavily sleeping wife. The little girl was knocked out cold as I laid her down and she instinctively buried her head into the pillows, smiling as she sighed. I covered her up with a blanket , looking at my youngest daughter. Ayn took after her mother in the selfless acts of immense bravery, and had little fear doing it. I smiled lightly and closed the door on the sleeping girl. I went to the room Bo and I were staying in, having felt Bo wake up and move upstairs as soon as she realized Ayn was no longer on her lap.

"I think Ayn is going to sleep well into tomorrow afternoon, I have never seen her that tired." I looked at Bo as she stood at the window, staring out into the backyard as the sun shifted into late afternoon. I walked over to her, my hand going to the small of her back, "Are you ok, Bo?"

Bo turned quickly, her eyes meeting mine for a split second, before she lunged at me, crashing her mouth against mine in a hurried, but intensely passionate kiss. I had to take a step back as the full weight of Bo's body hitting mine almost made me stumble and fall. It took me a second to react and grab her hips, steadying the two of us as we kissed, her tongue traveling across my lips, asking me to open my mouth wider. I moaned as I felt Bo's hands make quick work of taking off my shirt. She stood back as she looked at me, I reached up and held a hand against her face, "Bo."

She placed two fingers over my lips, stopping any more words, "I feel numb, after all that just happened, I want to feel something, something that makes sense to me. You, Lauren, I want to feel you and make love to you and chase the numbness out of my body." she looked up at me, I could tell that she was struggling with everything and that in her own way, she needed to heal on an emotional level. I nodded and reached for the edge of her shirt, pulling off the simple shirt she was wearing, I ran my hands down her body, suddenly realizing that I needed the same release, but I was far from in control. I bent to her mouth, brushing my lips softly, trying to be gentle, but Bo was not having any of it. She groaned as she grabbed my hips lifting me up, carrying me to the top of the dresser, setting me down as she began to kiss and nip at my neck. I wrapped my legs around her waist, pulling her closer against my body as she moved her kisses down to my breasts, ripping off the bra so she could have access to my skin. I arched and tried to stifle a deep moan as her mouth covered me, my hands went to her jeans, ripping them open and I didn't waste any time as I slipped two fingers in her, making her lean her forehead against my shoulder, "Lauren...I want to feel more, I love you so much." I pushed against her, feeling her hips grind harder as I increased rhythm, she began to close her eyes as I pushed her closer to her own release, I whispered, "Bo, look at me."

I stilled my fingers to get her to open her eyes, eyes that were glassy and full of emotion. "Look at me. I love you, Bo." Bo reached her hand down, covering mine, forcing me to continue the movements I had stopped. We made eye contact and held it until Bo came, hard and fast she fell forward onto my chest, I could feel how hard she was breathing as I pulled my hand back, I lifted her chin so I could look at her, her eyes were full of tears begging to spill. I bent forward and kissed the dimple I had loved from the moment it showed in that emergency room, I whispered, "Let it out, you have been strong long enough." Bo clenched her jaw and one tears slid down her face, she let go and grabbed me into a strong hug, I let her sob as I held her.

X

I watched as Grams checked over Tamsin's vitals, she had flown in to the hospital as soon as the staff picked us up at the house and took us to the English compound. My eyes never left the Valkyrie, hoping her eyes would open and that semi irritating smirk of hers would cover her face.

I did not realize I was shivering until I felt AK hug me and wrap me in a blanket, "Kiddo, you should probably sit down and get something to eat before you biff it and end up on the floor."

"I'm fine." my voice was shaking and I failed at trying to cover up how shaky it was. AK squeezed me tighter, as grams came out of the room. "Kenzi is right, you have used a tremendous amount of energy when you went all out with your powers. You should eat and rest a bit. Taking on a god like Odin will wear one out." She smiled at me, "She is stabilized, her body is just taking its time to regenerate and chose the right time to come back completely to life." Grams smiled as she held a hand against my cheek, "I will sit with her until you come back."

I pulled my eyes from Tamsin, laying peacefully in the giant bed, to my grams, "If anything changes, if she wakes up."

Grams nodded, "I will let you know the second it happens." she patted my cheek lightly and motion to Kenzi to gently pull me with her. I sighed and reluctantly left with AK feeling that my grams was concrete on Tamsins status.

AK held onto my arm as we walked towards the private kitchen in the rear of the hospital, "Your little sister straight up scares the shit out of me." I couldn't help but smile, "You know you said the exact same thing when I made that zombie virus and when I read your thoughts about a certain handsome siren when I was eleven." I leaned into her as she blushed, "Ayn is just a little more carefree than I am. She is fearless on so many levels."

AK nodded, "Damn right, she giggled at a god and called him Santa, while the rest of us where doing the proverbial shitting of the pants as Odin and you played with your...hands." AK made the same motion Odin and I did when we tried to use an energy force push on each other. I laughed again, I was about to make a joke when I heard,

"That is because your little sister, at the gentle goofy age of seven, understands how powerful she is and has no fear about helping those she loves."

I smiled at the sound of my gramps voice as he walked up behind us, "Luckily she has a good heart and only wants to use her powers to make sure her family is happy." Gramps held out his hands to AK and I , "May I escort you to the kitchen?"

AK and I warmly took his hands as he weaved his arms into ours, I leaned into him. He always provided me a strong sense of warmth and love whenever I was around him. "Word is already spreading about the Lewis girls taking on Odin." he looked down at where the faint ridges of the wings sat over my heart. He nodded at it, "that is something I have never seen before."

I looked down and ran my hand over the wings, "They kind of did that on their own, I am not sure what it means exactly."

Gramps sighed, "It attests to the magnificent power you now hold, the power of love you have found with that Valkyrie." he smiled at me, "Very few of Odins girls find what she has in you, it will be a powerful bond you share with her."

I frowned, "Power means nothing without love, gramps."

He smiled, "I of all people know this my dear granddaughter. But remember the power you have, because your sister and you will change the fate of us all."

AK piped in, "Why do all you fae friends keep saying that?" she leaned forward to look at me, "Are they going to be the new fae super justice league?"

Gramps laughed and half hugged Kenzi, "Something like that, in time it will all reveal itself as it is intended."

Kenzi patted at his hand on her shoulder, "Do me a favor grandpa ash, can we leave the heavy prophecy stuff until after we eat? I cant handle destiny changing tidbits until I have a full stomach."

Gramps laughed and kissed us both on the cheeks, looking at Kenzi, "You also will have a large part to play in the destiny of us all." he smiled as AK looked at him and then me, I smiled and nodded, "He is right, there are things in your future that will definitely secure your place in the fae world."

AK stared at me for a second, a serious look on her face. "Are you for realz kiddo?"

"As real as I can be, you will see in time AK. But first lets eat, I am actually more hungry than I thought." I slid my arm around gramps, hugging him as we walked.

He glanced at Kenzi, "I had the staff make fresh Belgian waffles, eggs and as much bacon as you girls desire. But, please leave some for your grandmother." AK lost her train of thought as soon as she heard waffles, she smiled and hopped up to kiss gramps on the cheek, "You are the best ash in law ever!"

I ate quickly, leaving gramps and AK discussing which actor was the best Batman, leading my gramps to telling AK a story about the real batman from the beginning of the fae war, I laughed as my Aunt was completely mesmerized and actively asking where in the light fae archives would his costume be, in case she wanted to do some research of her own, or borrow it for Halloween like she was actually thinking.

I walked back to Tamsin's room, she was still unconscious, but still looked very peaceful. I stood next to her bed, reaching out and brushing back some of the hair that fell across her face. I let my fingers linger against her warm skin, bringing a small smile to my face. The last time I held her, she was cold and pale, now I at least knew she was alive. I just had to wait for her to wake up, whenever that would be.

I pulled up a chair, next to the bed, curling up in a tight ball to keep myself warm as I watched her. I was sincere in what I told my grandfather, all of the power I held, all of the power in the world, meant nothing without her. I reluctantly fell asleep in the chair, my eyes were far too heavy and my mind was far too exhausted as well as my body, grams was right about the amount of energy I expended without feeding to replace it all. I literally passed out in a matter of seconds.

I woke up slowly to the feeling of fingers grazing the wings in my chest, I thought I was still dreaming when I felt soft, warm lips press so very delicately over the ridges. I took a slow breath as I opened my eyes, coming face to face with beautiful cool blue eyes and that stupid smirk. Tamsin leaned forward, kissing my cheek, "I didn't mean to wake you, Sera. but I couldn't help myself. I have never seen wings do that." she motioned to where her fingers gently returned too, making me shiver in a good way.

I stared at her, without saying anything I grabbed her, pulling her almost into my lap, kissing her hard as tears ran free. I released her after a moment and whispered, "Don't ever do that too me again."

Tamsin smiled, "I can't promise much, you are pretty cute when you are sleeping."

I frowned at her, "You know what I mean."

Tamsin nodded and ran her thumb over the wings, "Even if I wanted too, I couldn't. You're stuck with me, these guarantee it." She took a breath, "How did you do it?" she at looked me, "I had no life cycles left." she met my gaze with sad blue eyes that had a flash of guilt for not telling me about her last life cycle that she gave up for me.

I swallowed hard, my hands still holding her face, "I tried, Odin and I went back and forth, it became pretty heated, he would not budge and I could not overcome the destiny you chose for yourself." I smiled, "Then there is this little hyper brown haired little girl that I fear you owe a lifetime of candy too."

Tamsin looked at me funny, "The munchkin? How? I thought she was like you, a mind reader."

I dropped a hand from Tamsins face, searching out hers, our fingers fitting perfectly together, "I'll let her tell you, she is very excited to see you and even more excited how we beat Santa. She also hopes you will be her best friend forever." I laughed lightly as my little sisters thoughts poured in as she had felt that Tamsin was now awake.

Tamsin stared at me blankly, "Your family is...different." I laughed and kissed her deeply, "I love you, you old woman." Tamsin smiled and picked me up out of the chair so we were standing, holding me closer as she wrapped her arms around me. I was still smiling as held my hand over the wings, "So these wings do mean I am stuck with you forever?" She nodded, "only if you will have me, they are binding for life, better than a wedding ring. Our souls and hearts have found their match in each other. When my wings become a part of you, it sealed our love."

I raised my eyebrows, "Are you saying that you are not for marriage?"

Tamsin gave me a look, "I am saying, I just woke up and want to think about nothing but having you in my arms, in this moment." I smiled as I held my hands flat against her back, kissing her again, "I'm kidding, we have plenty of time to figure out where we go from here." I paused and smiled wider, "Watch out, Ayn loves to attack the legs with hugs, its all she can reach right now."

Tamsin looked at me with a cocked eyebrow, before she could say anything, Ayn ran around the corner, giggling and slammed into Tamsins legs in a aggressive hug. I had to hold onto Tamsin to steady her as Ayn giggled more, "HI! Hi! Valkyrie!" she was super hyper and talking a mile a minute, "Will you be my bestest friend next to AK and Fi? Are you going to be my sister? Will I be as tall as you? Can we go flying? Like Santa and his Santa ladies?" Tamsin laughed as she reached down and picked my little sister up so they were eye to eye.

"Ayn, I hear I may owe you a lifetime of candy." Ayn giggled and placed her hands flat on Tamsins shoulders, looking at her serious for a minute, "Do you love my Fi?"

Tamsin nodded, "I love her very much."

Ayn nodded back, "Good, she loves you a bunch and I don't need candy, mummy says its bad for my teeths." the little girl shrugged exactly like my mom when she was in reluctant agreement with my mum. Tamsin laughed harder, "Can I ask you how you did it, Ayn?" I knew Tamsin was shocked as the rest of us at Ayn's ability to bring the Valkyrie back.

Ayn grabbed Tamsins face and pulled it closer so she could whisper the secret, telling her what she had written on my palm in her blood. Tamsin looked at me in the eyes as she tried to swallow tears back. When Ayn was done, Tamsin hugged the little girl, "I promise, munchkin. I also promise anything you want I will do my best to get it for you, I owe you a lot."

Ayn leaned back in her arms, "Can we go flying? Fi said she went once and it was amazing."

I looked over as I felt my mum come into the room, she met Tamsins eyes, "Commander, its good to see you awake."

"it's great to be awake." she smiled tightly at my mum. Sadness creeping in as they looked at each other.

The two women held a short silence, I knew that my mum and Tamsin had a very special friendship that would need some gentle repairs as things had been broken along the way. But I could feel how relieved and happy my mum was to see her old friend back. Mum looked at Ayn who was comparing her dark brown hair to Tamsins blonde hair, slightly mesmerized at how the two didn't exactly match, "Ayn, we should let the Valkyrie get some rest."

Ayn scrunched her face and let go of Tamsins hair, sliding down out of her arms. When her feet hit the floor, she took two steps to my mum, paused and looked back at Tamsin and I, and with a extremely serious look on her face, "I know what I want, I want to be an Aunt like AK." she glanced at Tamsin when she said it, she then giggled and ran towards mum, scooping up her hand in hers. She smiled and waved at us. Mum smiled and shook her head lightly, "You two rest, mom and I will be back in the morning for breakfast, and we can get caught up." I knew in her tone it was a mix of actually having a breakfast with a family, but I also could tell there were things she wanted to talk to Tamsin about. My mum left with Ayn, who was bouncing out of the room blithering about Tamsin and how she was going flying, and a million other things. I had never seen my little sister so excited and so hyper.

Tamsin stared at the door for a minute before turning to me, "Will you stay, since I don't have anywhere to be in the morning?" I nodded an eager yes and let her pull me to the bed, both of us curling up into each other as we finally realized that neither of us had anywhere to run anymore.

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