A/N Sorry about the delay in the update! I had this ready to go yesterday, but I couldn't get on FF for whatever reason. Thanks for being patient! Enjoy!
Bo and Kenzi were sitting at the table talking when Tamsin strolled over, trying to control her facial expression. Bo broke off mid-sentence to stare at the Valkyrie as she approached. Kenzi waved a hand in front of Bo's face for a moment, then sighed and gave up. Her Succubus was lost in a Valkyrie-induced haze. She decided to let her be. She gave Tamsin a cheery smile as she pulled up a chair. Tamsin nodded towards Bo.
"What's up with her?"
Kenzi rolled her eyes. "Valkubus."
Tamsin squinted at her. "You keep saying that - "
Bo snapped out of her daze. "Sorry!" She grabbed her drink and took a gulp as Tamsin and Kenzi both laughed.
A waitress came over to take their order. Bo ordered a chicken breast sandwich and fries, Kenzi asked for wings, and Tamsin ordered a burger and a plate of nachos.
Bo raised her eyebrow at Tamsin. "Hungry?"
"The nachos are to share." She shrugged. "But yeah, I am. I went for a run after you left."
"Wow." Bo looked impressed.
"Yeah, I was just super energized. I wonder why that was?" She smirked at Bo, who got the picture.
Kenzi did too. "Ew. Gross. Can you two please control yourselves while I'm around? I don't want to hear about your Valku-banging."
Bo and Tamsin smiled at each, and Tamsin quickly responded, "Sorry Kenz. We'll keep it in our pants."
The nachos were delivered to their table and Kenzi and Bo both munched on them, while Tamsin devoured half the plate. Kenzi stared at her in awe.
"Aren't you, like, a million years old? Doesn't your metabolism slow down at some point?"
Tamsin grinned as the waitress placed a burger in front of her. She picked it up and took a big bite. Swallowing, she replied, "I'm a million and one. And, I'll let you know." She wolfed down her burger and started in on the fries. Bo and Kenzi laughed and dug into their own food. When Tamsin finished her own fries, she snagged a few of Bo's.
"Hey!" Bo said, protesting.
Tamsin shrugged. "Deal with it."
Kenzi just smiled as the two of them began playfully arguing over the logistics of sharing food. Bo was smiling a lot, she noticed. Tamsin was harder to read, as always, but Kenzi didn't miss the way she looked at Bo, or the way she smiled whenever Bo did. It was pretty adorable. Hopefully, both women would behave themselves and she wouldn't have to kick anyone's ass. Or excuse herself to vomit, if things went in a different direction.
"Ok. Fine. You can steal all the fries you want. But if you even think about touching my pickle, there will be consequences!"
Tamsin smirked, and Kenzi burst out laughing.
"I don't know, Succubus, I thought you kind of liked it when I touched your pickle."
"EWW!" Kenzi was still laughing, but she clapped her hands over her ears. "No pickle talk! And also...you're both chicks, what does that even mean?"
Bo and Tamsin were laughing now.
"Nope," Kenzi continued. "Changed my mind. Don't wanna know." Changing the subject quickly, she asked "So what's the plan for tonight?"
Tamsin sighed. "I've gotta go see what the Morrigan wants. She says she's got a new project for me, she told me she thinks I'll enjoy it. Probably wants me to track down some missing pop star or something."
Bo raised her eyebrow at the Valkyrie, who smirked. "What? I'm very good at my job."
Bo rolled her eyes. "I'm going to go with her, check on Erin while we're there. Make sure The Morrigan hasn't totally corrupted her yet. I'd take you, but – "
"Got it. Poison gas leaking from wide-open teenager pores. I'll pass." She looked at Bo. "Should I expect you home tonight?"
Bo, in turn, glanced at Tamsin. "Umm…"
Kenzi giggled. "I'm kidding, Bo-Bo. You two crazy kids need some time to consummate…" she waved her hand towards the pair, "whatever this is." She stood up and kissed the top of Bo's head. "I'll see you tomorrow." She pointed at Tamsin. "Keep her safe, missy." She strolled away towards the bar, grabbing a stool and turning to the nearest guy. She batted her eyebrows and he quickly gestured to Trick to get her a drink. Bo smiled.
"She'll be ok?" Tamsin was looking at Bo.
"Oh yeah," Bo replied. "She'll be just fine." She grabbed Tamsin's hand and they headed towards the door.
As they walked, a thought occurred to Tamsin and she stopped dead. Turning back towards Kenzi, she called, "OH! Valkyrie and Succubus! Valkubus! I get it!"
At the bar, Kenzi burst out laughing. Bo rolled her eyes, smiling, and pulled Tamsin out the door.
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Bo shut the car door and walked over to Tamsin. They headed into The Morrigan's. Bo looked over and started to speak, then stopped. Tamsin glanced at her.
"What?"
She shook her head. "Nothing." She smiled.
"What?" Tamsin demanded.
Bo looked at her. "Did you know you're holding my hand?"
Tamsin looked down. "Oh." She shrugged. "Is this allowed?"
Bo leaned in and kissed her gently. "Absolutely."
Hand in hand, they walked into the building. They approached the guards and Bo released Tamsin's hand.
"Hello, boys." She greeted them with a seductive smile. Reaching a hand towards the first one, they both backed up and began to protest. But Bo quickly dispatched any of their concerns, and she and Tamsin entered the office in short order.
Erin was sitting in Evony's chair, skimming through a giant, ancient-looking book. She looked up when they entered.
"Hey Bo!" She smiled. Her smile faded as she glanced at Tamsin. "Who is this?"
"It's ok," Bo reassured her quickly. "This is my friend, Tamsin. She's Fae too."
Erin gave Tamsin a small smile. "What kind of Fae are you?"
Tamsin grimaced. "You don't want to know, kid." She looked around. "Where's The Morrigan?"
Erin pointed upstairs. "She's in her quarters with Lauren. They're working on something."
Tamsin nodded. "Well, that's my cue. I'll leave you guys to chat. You good, Bo?"
"Yeah, thanks." She smiled at Tamsin, who flashed her a quick smile as she headed out the door.
"How are you doing, Erin?"
"I'm good. A little bored."
"What are you reading?" Bo glanced at the book.
"It's a history of the Fae race. Evony let me borrow it. I kind of…snuck out and found this awesome old library."
Bo nodded, smiling. "The Archives."
"Yeah! And I found all these old accounts of crazy battles…Evony said I had to start with this, and if I finished it I could maybe read about the battles."
"That's pretty good advice."
"Have you found my father?"
"Not yet," Bo admitted. "But we've made some progress. We found your aunt, your mother's sister."
Erin looked at Bo. "I have an aunt?"
"You do. Her name is Megan. Your birth mother was human, which means your father must have been Fae. We have a few leads on how we can track him down. I think we'll be able to do it."
Erin nodded. "That's good. Thank you, Bo."
"Of course," Bo answered, smiling. "Are you still ok staying here? Is Evony being nice?"
"Yeah," Erin answered. "She started teaching me how to control my powers."
"That's good," Bo said. "That will definitely be important. Has Evony told you about the test you'll have to take, before you decide whether you choose light or dark?"
"A little bit. She told me there was one, but she hasn't told me what it's like yet."
"Well, you don't need to worry about that yet. We'll train you, you'll be completely prepared."
"Ok, good." Erin looked relieved.
"I'm going to check on Tamsin and Evony. You're good?"
"I'm good," Erin reassured her.
"Alright," Bo said. "I'll come by again tomorrow."
"Bye!" Erin called as Bo walked out of the office.
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"Evony? Where are you? What did you – oh, holy fucking shit!"
Tamsin's eyes got wide at the sight of Lauren and Evony in bed together. They were both naked, and Evony was in an extremely compromising position. Lauren lifted her head from between Evony's legs.
"Tamsin?"
Tamsin immediately turned around, covering her eyes. "Put some goddamn clothes on."
Evony stood up, fully naked, and walked around until she was standing in front of Tamsin.
"I don't think so, Valkyrie. You barge into MY bedroom, interrupt MY coitus, and assume you have the right to tell me to do anything? Get out." She stared at Tamsin coldly.
Tamsin peeked through her hands and, seeing Evony standing there completely nude, groaned. "Come on! You knew I was coming by!" She started walking towards the door. "Oh, this is so fucked up."
She slammed the bedroom door behind her just as Bo approached. "Tamsin?"
She whirled around, looking at Bo guiltily. "Oh, shit."
"What did The Morrigan want?" She peered at Tamsin. "What's wrong?"
"Uh, nothing. No, um, she was...busy. Whatever she wants will have to wait." She grabbed Bo's arm and started pulling her towards the door.
Bo allowed herself to be dragged for a few seconds. "Tamsin, what's going on?" The sound of the bedroom door opening and closing caused them both to turn around. Lauren stood there, eyes wide, arms frozen in the middle of pulling her lab coat on.
"Bo..." she started, but Tamsin interrupted.
"Bo, let's just go, ok?"
Bo's eyes narrowed and she stared between Tamsin and Lauren. She wasn't an idiot. She pulled away from Tamsin and took a step towards Lauren. Her voice was cold as she spoke.
"Wow, Lauren. I knew you had gone Dark. But I never imagined you'd stoop to sleeping your way to the top."
Lauren averted her eyes. "Bo, that's not fair..."
"The Morrigan? Seriously, Lauren? She's pure evil!"
"I'm not going to stand here and be lectured by you, Bo!" Lauren stormed off, brushing past the two women to the door.
Bo turned to Tamsin. "Did you know about this?" she demanded angrily.
Tamsin threw her hands up. "Seriously, Bo? You think I would keep this from you if I knew? I literally JUST walked in on them. And, no, my eyes will never recover, thanks for asking."
Bo stared at Tamsin for a moment before looking at the ground. "I'm sorry. I guess I overreacted a little bit, huh?"
"No," Tamsin shook her head. "I'd say that's a pretty normal reaction to finding out your ex is sleeping with a new skanky bitch."
"I just can't believe her!" Bo burst out. "Evony is psychotic! It's not just disgusting; it's stupid and dangerous. I can't believe she would do this!"
Tamsin shrugged. "You know, Succubus, Lauren would probably say the same thing if she knew we were sleeping together."
Bo thought about that for a moment. "But you're not evil," she pointed out.
Tamsin smirked. "That's debatable."
Bo looked nauseous. "How long do you think – "
"How long were you guys broken up before we slept together?" Tamsin interrupted her. "I mean, Lauren should get to move on too, right? Unless...unless you haven't totally moved on..." she finished awkwardly.
Bo just stared at her for a moment. "I should talk to her. I'm sorry."
Tamsin nodded, hiding a flash of disappointment. "Sure. Do what you have to do. I'm going to go see if Evony put some pants on." She shuddered involuntarily. She turned back towards the bedroom door, and heard Bo start to walk away.
Bo stopped and called, "Tamsin?"
Tamsin turned back towards her, eyebrow raised.
"Lauren does deserve to move on too." She smiled softly at Tamsin before turning and walking away.
Tamsin felt warmth spread through her body and, smiling, walked back into Evony's bedroom. Eyes closed, she called out, "You better be wearing clothes!"
Evony was leaning against the bathroom doorframe. "Relax. You can open your eyes." Tamsin did, hesitantly, and sighed in relief. "You know, Valkyrie, I'm a little offended. Most people run towards me when they see me naked, not away."
Tamsin wrinkled her nose in disgust. "Nothing personal. You just aren't my type." She paused. "Actually, it's pretty much personal too." Evony started to respond, but Tamsin held up her hand. "I really don't want to hear anything about your doctor-recommended sexcapades. I'm just here to talk about the assignment you needed me for."
Evony smiled devilishly. "Ah yes. Excellent. Let's head down to the dungeons. I want you to meet my new...pet."
Tamsin rolled her eyes as they headed towards the stairs. "Great. I love pets."
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Bo chased after Lauren, catching her just before she reached her car. "Lauren, wait. Please."
Lauren glared at her. "No, Bo. You had no right - "
"I know," Bo interrupted. "I know. I'm so sorry."
Lauren stared at her incredulously. "You're sorry?"
"Yes." Bo took a step forward. "As much as it...makes me nervous that you're sleeping with someone like Evony, you have every right to. We're not together anymore. And I want you to be happy, that's all I've ever wanted for you."
"Bo," Lauren responded, "it's not anything. It's just sex. It's just..."
"No," Bo interrupted again. "You don't have to explain anything to me. In fact, I don't really want any details. If you want no-strings-attached sex with a hottie, you're allowed that. If it's more than that, that's ok too. Just...be careful, ok?"
"I'm being careful," Lauren responded coldly. "It really isn't any of your business. Just like it's not any of mine who you're sleeping with now."
Bo looked down. "Yeah. I know. Look, I just wanted to apologize. That's it."
"Ok." Lauren nodded. "Apology accepted." Her expression was still angry, but her eyes had softened slightly. "Bo..." she started to speak, but stopped abruptly.
"What?" Bo asked.
"Nothing." Lauren shook her head. "It's none of my business." The two women locked eyes, and Bo felt incredibly exposed. "You be careful too Bo, ok?"
Bo nodded. Lauren turned and got into her car, giving Bo a small wave as she drove away. Bo walked back into the building to track down Tamsin. As she walked, her thoughts raced. Did Lauren know that she and Tamsin were sleeping together? How could she have found out? Maybe she guessed? Her mind then jumped unpleasantly to Lauren and Evony. She had to admit, she really hated the idea of them together. But was that because she still had feelings for Lauren? Or just because she knew how horrible Evony was? Was she just trying to protect Lauren, as a friend? She really didn't have any right to be upset with Lauren; that would make her a giant hypocrite. Bo shook her head, trying to calm her brain.
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"No. Absolutely not. Are you fucking kidding me?"
"Oh come on, Valkyrie. We both know that you haven't had qualms about this sort of thing in the past. Besides, I'm sure it would be an incredibly enjoyable experience for you."
Tamsin groaned in frustration. "No, Evony. I can't believe you're seriously asking me this."
They were standing in one of the lower dungeons. Evony had the torches lit, and the two women were bathed in gentle light. Across the room, a man was shackled to the wall, his wrists hanging from the ceiling. He was whimpering lightly. Tamsin glanced over at him again.
"This is terrible. This is not the way to go about this."
"It's not like this was my first choice! I've got the good doctor working on an actual treatment plan, but nothing has worked yet."
Tamsin looked up at The Morrigan. "Didn't Lauren develop a treatment for Bo?"
"Yes, but his DNA seems unstable for some reason. I don't understand the science mumbo-jumbo, but Lauren says that the injections don't work on him. She's still working on it, but in the meantime, he's starving."
Tamsin glared at her. "And that's my problem how?"
"Oh come on. Valkyrie chi is like crack to their kind. I'm sure you know that. If he feeds from you, we're hoping it will tide him over until Lauren figures this out."
"Why do you even have him in the first place?"
"Oh come on, Tamsin. This really shouldn't be too difficult to figure out. I found a young Incubus who couldn't control his powers wandering around on Dark Fae territory. What was I supposed to do? I took him in, gave him a taste of what he could be. If we could just teach him to control himself, he'd be an incredible...presence." She paused. "I wanted a sex slave, ok?"
Tamsin rolled her eyes. "Then feed him yourself, you skank."
The Morrigan smirked. "I've been busy. And I find myself unusually...satisfied of late."
Tamsin almost gagged. "I do not want to hear about that, Evony!" She sighed. "Look, I can't help you. I'm not your girl. I'll try to get in touch with someone else, another Valkyrie. Just until Lauren figures out a treatment plan." She turned and started to walk out.
Evony grabbed her arm. "He needs to feed now, Valkyrie."
"Well, it sounds like he's shit out of luck then," Tamsin responded, wrenching her arm from Evony's tight grip.
"Fine," Evony said. "I'll just ask the Succubus."
Tamsin froze. "What?"
"Well, if you won't help, the next best thing to a Valkyrie is his own kind. Has Bo ever been with an Incubus? I'm sure she wouldn't mind a good romp in the hay with a fellow sex demon. Besides," Evony turned to gaze at him with her head tilted to one side, "he's really pretty cute, don't you think?"
Tamsin almost snarled at her. "Fine. I'll do it."
"Excellent!" Evony smiled and clapped her hands.
"Just give me a minute, ok? I'll be right back."
Evony nodded. "We'll be waiting."
Tamsin ran up the stairs out of the dungeon and pulled out her phone. She dialed Bo, pacing. "Come on, come on."
Finally, Bo answered. "Tamsin? Where are you?"
"Are you still here? At The Morrigan's?"
"Yeah," Bo replied, "I'm with Erin."
"Meet me out in the hallway?"
"Sure," Bo replied, confused. Tamsin hung up and quickly made her way over to the hallway outside of Evony's office. She saw Bo standing there and her stomach lurched. Bo smiled when she saw her, but her expression turned bewildered as she looked at Tamsin's face. "What's going on? Is everything ok?"
Tamsin groaned. "I need to...I need to ask you something."
"Ok?" Bo looked expectant and a little nervous.
"Evony's got a young Incubus locked down in the dungeon who can't control himself. Lauren's been trying to develop an injection for him like the one she made for you, but he's not responding to it yet. He's starving, and he needs to feed." She paused. "Evony wants me to do it."
"Do...what?" Bo looked a little suspicious.
Tamsin looked at her nervously. "Let him feed off me."
Bo opened her eyes wide. "Oh!"
"I told her no, but she's desperate. Her only other option would be a Succubus...like you." Tamsin continued hurriedly. "I don't want to do this, but the kid's dying. I'd just need to let him take some chi; you know how potent Valkyrie chi is. I just wanted to talk to you about it first...I know we just made things exclusive and if you feel like this would be a betrayal then I won't do anything, I just - "
Bo interrupted her, smiling. "Tamsin, it's ok."
Tamsin stopped and looked at Bo. "What?"
"I appreciate you checking with me. But you should definitely help him out. I know what it's like to be starving and feel totally helpless to your cravings. You're strong enough to resist him? He won't be able to drain you?"
Tamsin smirked. "Please."
"Ok," Bo replied, shrugging. "Let him feed. But then come to me so that I can top you back off, ok?"
"Top me off, huh?"
Bo smiled. "In a lot of ways."
"It's a deal." Tamsin squeezed Bo's hand, then turned back towards the dungeons.
"Oh, and Tamsin?"
She whirled around. "Hmm?"
"No sex, right?"
Tamsin smirked. "I'm saving that for you, Succu-babe."
She headed back to the dungeon where Evony was waiting impatiently. She glared at The Morrigan as she entered.
"Alright," Tamsin told her, "here's how this is going to go. He can take some of my chi to hold him over. It won't be a full feed, I'm not your whore."
"Why, Tamsin, I just assumed you'd enjoy yourself. I imagine it has been a while."
Tamsin's blood was boiling, but she maintained her outward composure. "I'm doing just fine in that area, but thanks. Now, get out. I'm not having you perv on this."
"Fine," Evony responded coyly. "I was kind of hoping you'd be into that kind of thing. Oh well." She waltzed out and Tamsin scowled.
She looked over at the man chained to the wall. He was staring at her with glowing blue eyes.
"Ugh," Tamsin shuddered. "No offense dude, but that look does not work for you." She sighed. "Let's get this over with."
She walked towards him. He was panting lightly, and he finally spoke.
"Don't come closer." His voice was low and hoarse.
"Hey, I'm just here to help."
"I'll kill you." He took a deep breath and Tamsin heard his lungs rattle.
"You're in bad shape. You need to feed. You won't kill me, don't worry."
His eyes were burning. "I can't control it," he whispered.
Tamsin smirked. "Luckily, I like being the one in control." She stepped closer until she was within arms length. "Now, don't get the wrong idea. I'm happily unavailable. And you are definitely not my type. This is just so you don't die." She leaned in and pressed her mouth lightly against his.
He immediately responded, gasping and inhaling hungrily. Tamsin felt him drawing chi from deep within her. She was slightly disappointed that all chi-sucks did not appear to be equal. This was more painful than it ever was with Bo. Granted, the poor guy was starving and getting his first taste of Valkyrie chi. She didn't imagine that he was really thinking about her at all. She felt him continue to pull, and she allowed him to take another large breath before breaking away. His eyes were bright and he looked shocked.
"Holy shit."
She smirked. "Yeah, I tend to have that affect on people."
"That was...amazing."
"I know. How do you feel?"
"Better." He was still staring at her. "Much better. How did you stop me?"
She shrugged. "I'm stronger than I look."
"Apparently." He paused and Tamsin stepped back. "Thank you."
"I'd say anytime, but I really don't want to make this a habit. Hopefully the Doc figures something out for you."
He nodded, still looking a little shell-shocked. Tamsin smirked lightly. "That should hold you over for a while, ok? Hang in there."
She patted him on the shoulder awkwardly and turned to walk out.
"Wait!" He called. "What's your name?"
"Um," she replied, "Tamsin."
He nodded. "I'm James."
"Well, hang in there, James." She turned and walked back out of the dungeon where she found Evony, smiling.
"Fuck," she muttered under her breath.
"Unavailable?" Ebony asked coyly. "Who's the lucky guy?"
Tamsin glared at her. "Get out of my way, bitch." She stepped past Evony and started up the stairs.
"Oh, this is going to fun," Evony said quietly.
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Back in the car, Tamsin sat awkwardly while Bo drove in silence. She was looking out the window and fidgeting.
Finally, Bo spoke. "So..."
"I'm sorry, Bo!" Tamsin burst out. "I didn't want to do it, I just felt bad for the poor guy." She hung her head. "I can't believe I kissed someone else the same fucking day we agree to be exclusive."
Bo laughed. "I know. I'm the Succubus. I sure as hell wouldn't have put my money on you." She reached over and took Tamsin's hand. "I'm not mad, I promise. Extenuating circumstances or whatever."
"You sure?" Tamsin still looked guilty.
"I'm sure." Bo gave her a reassuring smile, then shook her head. "It has been a long day. Were we really just at the cabin this morning?"
"I know," Tamsin agreed. "It feels like another world." She looked at Bo. "Ok, head over to the warehouse district."
"What? Why?"
"Because, Succubus, we need to relax. You just found out your ex is sleeping with a skank, I had to get Succu-sucked by someone way less hot than you; it's been a stressful day. Just trust me."
Bo smiled at her. "I do." She turned the wheel and headed to where Tamsin directed her. They parked in front of an old warehouse not unlike the one they had knocked down just a few nights ago. Tamsin reached in the back of the car and grabbed a blanket.
"Come on," she said, grabbing Bo's hand. She led her carefully through the building and to a back staircase. They climbed the stairs and at the top Tamsin quickly ripped a padlock off a rusty door. She pushed it open and they found themselves on the roof. Bo looked around.
"Wow," she breathed. The moon was full and the sky was full of stars. She looked over at Tamsin.
Tamsin had laid the blanket down on the floor and was sitting on it. She patted the floor next to her and Bo smiled. Sitting down next to Tamsin, she leaned over and kissed her gently. Tamsin lay back, pulling Bo down with her. Bo laid her head on Tamsin's chest, wrapping her arm around her waist. Tamsin squeezed her tightly and took her hand, threading their fingers together. With her other hand she pointed up at the sky.
"See that one? That one really bright one and the four below it? It looks like a chair?"
"Mhm," Bo nodded.
"That's Dain. One of the stag constellations. There are four total."
Bo looked up at her. "What else?"
Tamsin took her hand and used it to point. "See those five? Looks like a sideways 'M'?"
"Cassiopeia?"
Tamsin shook her head. "Nope. Ratatosk. The squirrel constellation. Ratatosk runs up and down the World Tree, carrying messages between the Eagle and the Snake. And," she moved Bo's hand to the left. "See those ones? Basically a straight line with a cross?"
"Yeah, I see it."
"That's the Eagle. The Snake is harder to see."
Bo sat up on one arm and looked at Tamsin. "Are these Norse constellations?"
"Yeah. People used to believe that the night sky represented the giant World Tree, Yggdrasil. The stags, the squirrel, the eagles, the snake. They all lived in the tree."
Bo smiled. "Cool." She lay back down, nuzzling into Tamsin's neck. They laid there in silence for a while. "Thank you, Tamsin. This is really nice."
Tamsin kissed the top of her head. "You're welcome." She closed her eyes. "Do you want to talk about Lauren?"
"Not right now," Bo replied. "I just want to lay here with you."
"I think we can manage that." She smiled and pulled Bo closer.
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