It did not take long for everyone to get settled down. Bo and Kenzi brought out all the good stuff. Arin and Tamsin immediately started to do Vodka shots talking to each other at the Bar. Meanwhile Dyson, Kenzi, Bo and Bruce were hanging out at another table further away.

"Whoa, that is some good stuff." Arin slammed her shot glass down. "You mean to tell me during your whole assignment here you got free or severely discounted alcohol served by the one and only Blood King! Shit sis, why didn't you tell me sooner! I'd have to drop in more often than every decade or so."

"Well, girls gotta have her secrets. Unlike the time when you got 'involved' with my general a century ago and did not tell me." Tamsin smirked.

"What? When… how did you know? I did my best to imitate you and dress like you! I even fooled his best friends" Arin said taken off guard.

"We'll let see, could it be the fact that he got all frisky with me all of a sudden even though I kept him at a distance this whole time? I was not sleeping around like you thought I was. Then he started to mention that I needed to loosen up and he kept talking about 'the last time'". Tamsin paused for effect and saw that Arin was getting visibly embarrassed. "I knew you were in the area and were on R&R so I just put things together. You slut!" She concluded with a triumphant grin.

Arin recovered quickly though and then followed up "So, he's the type of general that always gets what he wants, so what did you do? I am sure you did not hurt him since you were assigned to protect him." Arin knowing full well where this was leading.

Tamsin saw the trap but there was really no way around it so she let out calmly "I yielded to his command."

Arin immediately pounced on the opportunity and yelled "Whore!" as she got the upper hand.

Tamsin then leaned over to Arin and then said, "Oh but it gets better" She did her classic evil smirk, "*I* yielded to his command over and over and over and OVER AGAIN. From the looks of it you only got to try it a couple of times. Poor baby."

Arin dropped her smile and it was now replaced with a face of jealously "You fucking bitch." She exhaled in defeat.

"Yup and he went on to win many many more battles without me even lifting a finger. I just simply rationed it out like it was some kind of reward for his strong and fierce leadership. And" Tasmin looked up into the air reminiscing about the past and huffed out a laugh "he was oh so strong and fierce off the battlefield too."

Tamsin knew how to push all of Arin's buttons and it did work. Arin with her mouth agape quickly slapped Tamsin lightly, "You fucking whore! You were supposed to protect him in battle and not keep your feet from touching the ground!."

"Well, rules. They were meant to be broken. Besides mission accomplished right?" Tamsin stated lifting up her shot glass.

Arin raised her glass up to meet Tamsin's and they both drank together. "Mission Accomplished!" They said in unison laughing. Arin missed her sister much more than she led on. They use to be really close until Tamsin swore and allegiance to Odin. Then they not only got different assignments, but Tamsin also slowly stopped talking to her via the link. She just got more increasingly withdrawn. Doing these missions for Odin changed her radically. Tamsin always had something to prove like a chip on her shoulder so much so, she left the 15th order under Freya to join the 4th under Odin. She was driven to be the best and nothing would stop her. Tamsin did get much better at fighting, but at what cost?

Bo then interrupted them and filled up their shot glasses from the other side of the bar even though the bottle was just sitting in front of them. "Hey you guys doing ok?" she said looking at both of them. She never saw Tamsin so close to anyone before and seeing the twins hang out with each other and laughing was refreshing. Bo always saw the distant, cold, uncaring side of Tamsin. Now that she saw this, she questioned if Tamsin had any feelings for her. It would explain why she helped her at the dawning invitation and her quest to save Kenzi.

Tamsin for her part just replied with a nod and Arin was the one who spoke up "Bo this place is spectacular. Thank you for your hospitality as keeper of this way station." Arin said with a slight bow. "You're very welcome Arin" Bo was flattered that Arin treated her like an elder. "This is my grandfather's place so no need to thank me. I just came here to pick up some stuff and we will start talking as soon as Hale, the Ash for this district gets here." Bo smiled and then left them.

Even in this simple interaction Arin could consistently feel the tension between Bo and her sister which reminded her that they probably needed to talk about her but Tamsin beat her to the punch.

"Bo tells me you greeted her in Valhalla in your full battle gear. First Odin normally sends his own escorts and second, guests in Valhalla are normally greeted by unarmed Valkyrie. Why were you there?" Tamsin asked trying to get answers.

"I had questions for Bo. After I could not hear you anymore, I needed to know what happened to you and I knew that Bo was involved." Arin carefully stated.

"You don't need your full battle gear to ask questions you know. Did you plan to kill Bo?" Tamsin asked getting to the point.

Arin did not know what to say but this was her sister so she answered honestly "Yes, I planned on killing her before she even had a chance to see her father. I assumed that she corrupted you and killed you. I had to avenge your death. I could not get myself to do it however as my allegiance to the Valkyrie creed prevented me from executing" Arin concluded but was only telling a half truth.

"No it was not the creed Arin. Don't bullshit me since a fucking creed will not stop me from avenging your death. What stopped you? Did Bo do something to you?" Tamsin was trying to get answers without talking about her feelings about Bo, but she did not want to be the one to admit it first.

Arin looked away, almost ashamed to admit it, then she looked at Tamsin "I ... I... I hesitated. I felt an uncontrollable urge to trust and protect her. I had made up my mind ahead of time to run her through with my sword the moment she was in range but instead" she paused and huffed out a laugh due to the irony "I defended her from being stabbed by the guards and probably would have fought by her side to the end if Odin did something against her. That has never happened to me before in all my life times. Messed up huh?"

"Yea but I am glad you didn't act on your original premise" was all Tamsin could say. It was definitely the link that affected her she concluded.

"Tamsin, you know our link is strong even though we don't talk directly to each other and Bo didn't use any of her powers on me. Your feelings for her made me second guess myself. So let's cut the crap. Do you have feelings for succubus? I have never seen you so docile and complaint around anyone before… as compared to your standards that is." Arin needed to know why the succubus was worth fighting and dying for.

Looking away, Tamsin said in a huff "Bo is the most impossibly stubborn, head strong, idealistic and possibly the most annoying and infuriating woman on the earth." Looking now at Bo who was just laughing with her friends Tamsin amended her statement "But she encompasses all the ideals I lost a long time ago. She makes me feel …. Alive, even now."

Arin knew she was dodging the issue of feelings since Valkyries thought it taboo to talk about it "Do you … ehm… CARE about her?"

"Yes…. No… FUCK…. I don't know! She just broke up with a human doctor. I know they still have feelings for each other. She is still trying to find her now that she is MIA. And *I* don't know why I care for that succubus so much. Everything tells me to run away, but I feel like I am a stupid moth to a flame. I hate being played like that." Tamsin confessed in frustrated manner putting her head down on the bar. After all she was beginning to feel the effects of the alcohol after only a measly 2 shots while Arin was on her 6th.

"I guess my question is, do you trust her now with your life even after everything that has occurred?" Arin asked point blank.

"Yes. I do trust her. She means a lot….well… Something to me. What I have no idea" Tamsin trying to think it through although pulling up her head from the table and kneading her temples as talking about her feelings was taxing. "That and her blasted rag tag motley crew." It must have been the alcohol since normally she would have not admitted those statements even to her sister.

"Well figure it out already, you are confusing the hell out of me ok? Luckily now at least you can't transfer your insecurities through the link to me." Arin concluded. 'Shit, she actually found a family and is no longer a loner. Also Bo and she were getting so close they were probably 'involved' on some level but refused to acknowledge it.' Arin surmised in her head.

"Arin thanks for coming but I need you to do me a favor." Tamsin stated seriously changing the topic "I need you to return to your duties and forget about me."

"What the fuck? Why?" Arin was taken by surprise and shock.

"Arin, you are my sister and I still need to protect you." Arin was about to interject until Tamsin brought up her hand to silence her. "I am a *fallen* Valkyrie and am obviously seen as a bad influence. I don't want the same fate to befall you. I made plenty of choices in my life times to put myself here; it was just a matter of time. Besides, by the time you blink, I may be gone. I am reaching the end of my life cycle after all."

"But Freya requested I bring you back so that you can be one of us again. She is speaking with Odin to get back your powers and status back." Arin put her arm on Tamsin's shoulder shaking her little to knock some sense into her.

Tamsin brushed her hand off. "And you think I want Odin to have pity on me and grant me mercy? He thinks I am going to come crawling back and beg for my status back. Fuck that, no way bitch. I will go out on my own terms and I'll even take that asshole with me if I have to." Tamsin stated starting to get all riled up. "Arin, I… um care about you…. but there is no need for both our fates to be the same. I live on in you regardless of what happens to me." This was probably way too much bonding time for Tamsin as she broke eye contract and took another shot. She did not want this to be teary eyed ending, but she needed to protect her sister and those she cared about from all her demons inside in her remaining time left. Arin was after all aligned with the light. She may not be the absolute best in a fight, but she had several other redeeming qualities which made her a better person or Fae taken all together. "Look, I'll send you messages weekly via Sigun who is earth side while you are in Valhalla ok? But I need you to leave after this meeting and get your ass back to where it belongs via nearest warp station. Got it?"

Arin was just in shock. She just found her sister again and now she was going to possibly lose her again? How could she agree with her? Tamsin was on loaned time now and she wanted to spend all the time she could with her. At a core level however, she knew Tamsin was speaking the truth but she just refused to accept it. Arin just shook her head getting up from her stool and backing off from Tamsin in disagreement.

"DO IT!" Tamsin raised her voice in such a way that it turned some heads over at the far table with Bo looking at the developing situation with worry and curiosity. "You swore and oath to protect the just and last time I checked it was NOT with me! COMPLY ARIN!" Tamsin hated herself for doing this to her sister, but it was for the better she just kept telling herself. Tamsin while she was in the 4th order, she had no real power under Freya's order, but Tamsin always went out of her way to protect her younger sister.

Arin never cried in any of her life times, but unfallen tears were coming into her eyes. With pain written all over her face and slowly without words arms trembling, she did soft and uncertain salute to Tamsin showing her very reluctant compliance. Arin hated crying as much as Tamsin, so she quickly walked away to the bathroom to compose herself.

Bo who saw a very visibly shaken and upset Arin and excused herself from her friends and followed Arin to the bathroom. Upon entering she saw Arin standing over the sink with both her arm on it for support looking down. She never looked up as she knew who it probably was.

"What do you want succubus?!" Arin snapped with a slight growl. She was just a mess of mad, upset, and laden with sorrow. All the feelings which Valkyries are not support to express, but for once Arin was just too overwhelmed to shut them out.

"Arin" Bo said softly approaching her very slowly. "Are you ok?"

"Oh Swell!" Arin turned around quickly staring Bo down. This was the last person she needed to see.

Bo just slowly walked toward her and faced her "Are you sure? You seemed kind of upset at something Tamsin said to you."

"It's nothing, just a little sibling rivalry, that is all" Arin waved her hand dismissively. She hoped that Bo would just drop it, but to her dismay, Bo just kept pushing forward.

"Look, I know you don't want to tell me, but I am here if you need to talk." Bo said sympathetically keep her hands in sight so as not to scare Arin into thinking she was going to use a succubus trick. Bo heard a portion of Tamsin's order to Arin. As a matter of fact almost everyone did since Tamsin yelled it out.

That was all it took for her to fly off the rails as Arin vented in frustration. "I just found my sister again only for her to ask me to fucking let her die in peace since she so obstinately stubborn to ask for her powers back. She won't even let someone ask on her behalf. Her damn pride keeps getting in the way! She will get her powers back her own way or no way. That stupid bitch."

"I'm sorry; I can talk to Tamsin if that helps? But at least you and I are talking…. which is good" Bo offered. So hated to see Arin in such distress.

Arin just kept venting "I wanted to fucking strike you down on sight to avenge Tamsin's demise but I can't even do that because Tamsin's feelings for you were also transferred to me subconsciously via the link! You didn't need to pull any succubus tricks on me as you had me purring like a freaking kitten in your hands all 'cus of her stupid obsession with you! Damn you Bo. Look at me!" Arin just then wiped a couple tears away on her face "I am a Valkyrie warrior. We are born to serve and fight for our gods in Valhalla we are useless otherwise!" Arin took a deep breath and then added in a much calmer tone. "In this life time, Tamsin resorted to following no god or goddess, not Odin not Freya, but she loyally follows another one now, which I have a very hard time accepting."

"Wow, I… "Bo stammered out trying to process everything. "Well I hope you still don't feel like striking me down. So… which god does… ehm Tamsin worship now? Is this god or goddess some sort of tyrant?" Bo said totally oblivious to Arin's meaning.

"Ummmm I'd have to say yes that goddess is definitely pure evil. She keeps me under her spell and I can't seem to break it." Tamsin interjected standing at the bathroom door entrance. Bo and Arin immediately fell silent as they had no idea how long Tamsin was standing there. "Hey, while I love to keep up with the small talk, Hale is here."

"OK, let's go." Bo stated and as she was walking past Tamsin now holding the door open murmured to her "Can we talk later this evening at my place?... please." She need to clear up questions on who this goddess was holding her friend hostage in addition to finding a way to get Tamsin back in Valkyrie good graces.

"Fine…. Whatever…" Tamsin huffed out. Arin was silent as she passed Tamsin. Tamsin realized how rough she must have been on her sister as she had never seen her cry before. Arin was also probably a little flustered that she lost it and spilled the beans to the succubus. Tamsin knew acutely how she felt as she did the same thing before but with Bo in her bathtub. Tamsin quickly reached out and hugged Arin who was expecting a slap in the face for her betrayal. Tamsin brought her close and whispered into her ear words she never said to another Valkyrie "I'm sorry. I guess that was a little much." She smirked letting her go.

Arin hated that the succubus could get under her defenses so quickly. She was red faced and embarrassed that she fessed up almost all of Tamsin's secrets to Bo. 'I need a year or 2 away from these crazy bitches' she told herself. Arin was relieved that Tamsin forgave her and was so understanding. This is not the Tamsin she knew who was always rigid, defiant, and without feeling. Maybe the new goddess Tamsin reported to is not that bad after all. "Thank you sister. I wish I was as strong and brave as you." She confessed sincerely as they broke the hug.

"I know." Tamsin sang out triumphantly with a smile as they walked to the table with the rest of the happy sunshine gang.