Tamsin's POV

I could feel the exhaustion filling every muscle fiber in my body. I was really on the verge of death if a light run was such a hassle.

I'd ran for, at least, 10 minutes until I finally reached the area where I heard Kenzi's call. This part of the forest was dense and rough to navigate, but the clue given by the suspect was spot on. Ahead of me, large scraps of shiny metal roofing, rebar, tire rims, and other various items became a dead give away against the greenery. Any poor, curious soul who'd taken an interest must have suffered a terrible fate. It was deathly quiet as I neared the entrance, until a sharp hiss to my right caught me off guard.

As "pristine" as Kitsunes liked to keep their homes, this one clearly didn't understand the concept of personal hygiene. It was nothing but dirty, to the point where I couldn't distinguish it to be male or female. It charged me head on (Recklessly, in my opinion) and tried to take a chunk out of me as I dodged to the right, pulling out my knife. Again, it charged as I readied myself. This time I was prepared and straight into it's open mouth, I drove my knife into it's skull.

"Great, got blood on my jacket. And I'm dying." I sighed as I cleansed the knife of blood against my jeans and kept moving forward.

The air was moist and stuffy as I moved along. The walls of the cave seemed to be riddled with shiny objects, some protruding dangerously.

"I'm gonna need a tetanus shot after this." I murmured lowly.

Finally, the passage began to widen as I crouched behind a large metal barrel. This room was filled with all sorts of scraps ranging from screws and nails to sheet metal. From a distance, I spotted Kenzi's huddled form. Her back was towards me, watching something across the room. I hadn't noticed the three Kitsunes huddled together, but Kenzi was the priority.

"Kenzi!" I whispered sharply.

The girl couldn't hear me as her body shook from what looked like violent sobbing. My suspicions were confirmed as she sniffled. Grabbing a nail from the ground, I tossed it at her back. On cue, she turned slightly and finally saw me. She signaled that she was okay and began to pick the lock around her neck with the nail.

Slowly crouching towards her, I began to see what had the Kitsune's attention and what had Kenzi sobbing. I could recognize those boots from a mile away. It was Bo. She was lying there, most likely unconscious, as the Kitsunes toyed with anything shiny on her body.

I didn't know how I would fight, but I knew I had to. I pulled my dagger out once more and quietly snuck behind the closest Kitsune. It was moaning in pleasure as it toyed with a zipper on Bo's boots. Luckily, that was enough to distract it. Putting in enough force, I held my knife to it's neck and swiped across. With a guttural groan, garnering the attention of the other two, the Kitsune was down. The two remaining hissed loudly, baring their sharp teeth.

"Disgusting." I smirked, the adrenaline pumping through my veins as I pulled out a second knife in an ice pick grip. Both Kitsunes began to circle around me, waiting for a chance to strike. Kenzi took it upon herself to check on Bo, who didn't seem to regain consciousness.

Fortunately, these Kitsunes weren't the brightest of the bunch and charged me at the same time. Dodging out of the way, they crashed into each other. Momentarily stunned, that's when I took my chance, driving my knives into both of their skulls. Blood spattered against me once more as I let out a groan.

"Tamsin, She isn't waking up. What do I do?" Kenzi cried. "I can't lose my best friend!"

Seeing her suffering, I thought up the only possible solution. There was a large, swollen gash along the right side of Bo's head that seemed to be the cause of her current state.

"She needs to feed." I replied, grabbing Kenzi's chin to get her to look at me. Her eyes widened slightly as she realized.

"I-I can't. I'm not strong enough." She stuttered.

"You and I both know she won't kill you. We also know she'd rather be caught dead before feeding off of me."

Kenzi sighed, understanding what I meant. She shut her eyes tightly and grimaced.

"This doesn't change anything, Bo- Bo. Still straight as a board." She said, under her breath, as she pressed her lips to Bo's softly.

Nothing seemed to happen for about a minute, until Kenzi pulled away. Bo sputtered awake, grabbing Kenzi's face, and put their lips together as she sat up. Soon after, she began to draw out her essence. Her skin glowed a bright orange as Kenzi's eyes widened, out of both fear and shock, at Bo's appearance. Eyes glowing bright blue with feral hunger and lust.

"Bo." I called out, placing my hand softly on her arm, gaining her attention. "Enough."

She understood and released Kenzi from her grip. Realizing what she'd just done, she pulled Kenzi into a tight hug, rocking back and forth.

"I need a cheeseburger, ASAP." Kenzi joked lowly.

After trekking back through the woods, we finally got Kenzi into Bo's car. Kenzi quickly fell asleep in the back seat, surely preferring that over her nagging hunger. The ride to the nearest drive-thru spot was quiet without her idle chatter. Bo hadn't even mustered a glance in my direction, let alone, a thank you. Soon, the promise of a cheeseburger woke the girl.

"Oh, thank all that is Fae!" Kenzi said, practically crushing the two cheeseburgers against herself. She inhaled the scent and made sure to kiss both before devouring them as Bo made way towards their decrepit home.

Every so often in between mouthfuls, Kenzi would glance over between us and sigh. At first, I hadn't noticed, but her cool grey eyes were impossible to ignore. She sighed again, more noticeably this time.

"What, shortstack?" I said sharply as my head thumped against the headrest.

"Well, there's a big ass elephant in the car, for one. You two haven't said a word to each other." She replied. "That's strange, even for you two."

I gave Kenzi a glance, but nothing could be said. I didn't know what was going on in Bo's head and I was pushing my luck just being able to sit this close to her or breath the same air. She hated my goddamn guts and I couldn't blame her.

Kenzi fell silent when Bo hadn't said anything to her either as they pulled up to their home. Turning off the engine, she pulled out her phone and called someone.

"Yeah, we're here." She said softly, turning to look out the window. She was quiet as someone chattered on the other end.

"Dyson, she's safe. She slept a little and ate. Would you come get her, please?"

More chatter as the wolf made his way towards us and hung up the phone, rapping against the window lightly. He grinned widely at Kenzi as he opened the door and pulled her up into his arms.

"Make sure she gets cleaned up, I'll be right in." Bo told him with a small smile. He nodded and Bo's smile fell as quickly as they'd walked away.

"Well, I'll be going then." I rushed out, pulling up the lock to my side.

"Why would you let me feed off of Kenzi?" Bo said instead, picking at the steering wheel.

The question stopped me in my tracks and caught me off guard. I couldn't tell what was going on in Bo's head. Whether she was angry or grateful, a mix of both. Her face had been stoic and now it was just the same.

"I mean, you hate me so I thought the last thing you would've wanted was to feed off of me, hot pants."

"You thought." She said simply.

"Yeah, I thought." I repeated.

"Kenzi is fucking human, Tamsin! I could've killed her." She yelled. She didn't look my way as her knuckled turned white against the steering wheel. "You don't think! Not unless it's in your best interest."

"Well, excuse the hell out of me." I scoffed. "How many times do I have to save your ass for you to say thank you? You're right. Maybe it should've been me to heal you, but would that have changed anything? No, Bo. It's that simple."

Bo was quiet again. Her expression was pensive and I couldn't bring anymore words out into the air. She was more angry with me now than before. Nothing I did would be right.

"Goodnight, Bo." I offered, pulling out of her passenger seat.

She said nothing as I walked to my car, but I could feel her watching. At some point, I would stop trying. Stop chasing her like a puppy, it was pathetic of me.

This is what I get for saving her life.