Kendra paced in the dressing room. She was in her full police uniform with weapons. She also had on her sports gear under it. Since the uniform was more ceremonial, she didn't wear a vest over it. Also Mia didn't let her wear a vest beneath it Also, her sports bra was padded and accentuated her figure and her sport bottoms were really short shorts, close to bikini underwear.
She was at least glad she wore shirts that were a little larger so a vest could be worn under it and also would stop men from staring at her chest. With this sports bra however, Kendra felt extremely self-conscious since she showed a little too much cleavage to her liking. If Mia was going to take pictures of her in only her skimpy sports gear, she knew she'd feel freaking naked.
As such, Kendra was a mess and really nervous. She thought about taking something to relax her but only Lauren could do that. Also deep breathing exercises weren't work either. At least Dyson was there and he kind if made her pet him. That at least was a saving grace.
Kendra wanted to do this, but for some reason she was more afraid of this photo shoot than she was of the Sea Of Fae.
She was distracted with a small knock at the door and straightened up to say, "Come in."
Bo slid into the room and smiled warmly at Kendra. She looked GREAT but her aura and expression showed how scared she really was but chose not to say anything about it. "Hi Kendra. How are you?" Bo soothed holding her forearm.
Kendra was about to say fine, but just blurted out and gave up, "A freaking wreck. I can't seem to calm down and I'm really jittery right now."
Bo just reassured, "I know how tough this is for you. Take your time. Mia will step you through it."
Mia then just bluntly asked, "Bo can you help me take the edge off a little? Please?"
Bo smiled and nodded in understanding. She knew sometimes, everyone needed a little more help and she was glad Kendra asked her as a good friend but knew that she had to give Mia a chance. Thralling her now would take that opportunity away. Kendra, Bo deduced, was strong enough to overcome this.
"I'll be right there with you if you don't mind. If it gets too hard, I'll do it, but can we give Mia a chance?" Bo asked rhetorically.
Kendra nodded quickly and just admitted, "I don't like revealing sports gear. I might as well be an underwear model for Victorian Era Secret."
Bo empathized and decided to draw a comparison looking embarrassed then said, "Well Tamsin wants to take pictures of me nude. I hope they are tastefully done, but I think Tammy wants more."
Kendra smiled for once and reassured Bo, "Tamsin wouldn't force you to do anything you don't want to do."
Bo smiled in return and noted, "Well I did lose a bet but I do like it when Tamsin pushes my limits. It makes me better and stronger. Also, I would do anything for Tamsin in return so if she did ask me to go more hard core, I'd do it."
Kendra thought about it and it did make sense. She'd do it for Dyson and she'd do it for Mia too. Also she wasn't being asked to be on the cover of PlayToy magazine. It was all a matter of perspective.
An off topic thought did pop in her head and asked, "Can you answer something for me without asking me for more specifics?"
Bo tilted her head curiously but said, "Sure."
Kendra fished out her wooden Dire Wolf beaded necklace with pendant and displayed it for Bo, "Can you tell me … umm .. how would you use this in love making to drive a person to have a harder .. emm… release?"
Bo looked at it for a moment and smiled stroking it on Kendra's shirt. Yes, she knew and leaned in. Kendra leaned in as well.
Bo just whispered its use pulling no punches and Kendra felt flush in the face. So did Bo to an extent. Not even Tamsin had done that on her yet.
Kendra just mused, 'HOLY SHIT. I would never have thought.' It was only a question now if she would allow it.
Bo just added up who would do that too her and soothingly concluded, "Can't knock it 'til you try it…. With someone you love of course."
Kendra just smirked, "Of course."
Bo asked with a tight smirk somewhat ribbing Kendra, "Will you?"
Before Kendra had a chance to think about it there was another knock at the door and Bo walked over to open it.
Mia entered in uniform and Bo just stood at the door ready to leave in case they needed more private time. Dyson knew this too and stood next to Bo.
Mia kept the atmosphere light and free but knew darn well that Kennie was really nervous and Bo didn't thrall her yet. It was a good thing too since she hated to goad Kendra to do anything 'under the influence' as it were.
All the equipment was ready, but she needed to do test shots anyway and was going to use Tamsin, but this was the perfect time to warm up Kendra.
Mia hugged Kendra and said, "Hey, I don't need you in your police gear yet. Why don't you change into what you wore here and take a couple of test shots so I can setup the remote flashes correctly. OK?"
Kendra nodded, "OK." At least she wasn't posing in skimp attire yet.
Mia turned to Bo and asked professionally, "Can you assist Mia as needed to change? We have a lot of spreads to do and little time."
Bo just murmured, "Of course."
Mia turned to leave and patted Dyson, "You come with me for solo pictures until Kendra is ready."
Dyson trotted out and Bo closed the door.
"To answer your question from before, Yes," Kendra noted starting to undress. "You don't have to stay. I got it," Kendra mentioned taking off her equipment.
Bo just helped anyway and made nothing of it unbuttoning Kendra's uniform shirt.
By the time Kendra slid out of her pants and boots, Bo was actually a little jealous. Kendra was really ripped when she flexed her core muscles of her abdomen. Not only that, the work outs over the past several weeks made her pecs and biceps stand out more noticeably. Bo worked out too, but had Fae DNA which meant her power was automatically boosted without much noticeable change in her body. She was a succubus, so she more a less stayed the same. Bo did however have a plan to boost Kendra's ego up just enough so that she was open to being taken pictures of.
Kendra was still a little nervous so Bo relayed turning around to let her get dressed. Kendra donned on her jeans and t-shirt and heard Bo say, "You know Kendra, I can count all the times I was envious of you."
Kendra chuckled in disbelief and replied pulling the shirt over her head, "Yea right."
"First time was when I saw you escorting Dyson in the hospital. But that was more along the lines of you getting a hold of Dyson. Right now, I'm just jealous of you period," Bo admitted.
Kendra froze and wondered why Bo was saying this. She seemed to be on the level.
Bo finally admitted still turned around, "You are fierce, powerful, and intelligent …. STRONG. On the inside and out."
Kendra just comforted walking around to face her but was stunned to see Bo's eyes flickering blue.
Bo knew Kendra detect this when Kendra gawked at her.
Bo finally said, "Succubi and Inccubi automatically want and are drawn to feed from humans or Fae that exhibit those qualities…. And gosh darnit you.. you are all those and.. and freaking smoking hot too." Bo held Kendra's hand and put on a needy expression and hoped that Kendra would ask her to feed. Not that Bo needed it. It was more for Kendra than her.
Kendra was flabbergasted. Sure Mia found her attractive, but that out of all the Fae, it was a succubus that found her attractive but what she liked most was how Bo said she was powerful and strong first. It didn't center around her looks primarily.
Finally Kendra found her voice and offered flattered to no end with a smile that could light up the room, "If you need to snack off of me Bo, go ahead but make it fast since Mia is a slave driver here."
Bo nodded quickly and pulled chi from Kendra slowly. It didn't take Bo long to top up and when it was done, they were both all smiles. More importantly, they were more than good friends, but family.
As they made the way to the studio, Tamsin greeted them both. Kendra was busily taking picture of Dyson.
"Hey just on time, Mia ordered me to get you 2," Tamsin rolled her eyes.
Tamsin also used the link to Bo while scrunching her face, 'Soooooooo succubus SNACKING on Kendra much?'
'YES, envious much?'
'Nope 'cus you will be punished later. MAYBE in the photo session.'
'But I need to feed,' Bo pouted.
'Yea right, I KNOW Bruce topped you up and then some this morning. You actually made him sing soprano.'
Kendra knew Tamsin and Bo were talking over a telepathic link and it probably had to do with the feeding session that just occurred and just mentioned to Tamsin, "Bo needed a snack and I was around. Gotta keep your energy for the baby."
Tamsin just huffed out a laugh giving in, "I guess."
Mia then announced to all in the room, "OK Dyson we're done for now. Kendra, you're up."
Kendra just walked on hesitantly to what looked like a green screen and Dyson nodded to her and walked to the side.
Mia then requested looking at Bo, Dyson, and Tamsin, "Can all of you wait outside please? I'll call you back in a few."
Bo thought that was a good move walking out to the hall with everyone else, it would allay Kendra's fears of photos somewhat by allowing her one on one time with Mia.
Mia just scooted out a prop of a simple wooden chair and demonstrated the position she wanted to see.
Kendra mimicked it the best she could and Mia was ever so patient and professional that her fears began to melt away.
Mia told her how to pose and did minor corrections.
This process repeated for 15 minutes until Kendra felt a little looser and free. Mia acutely observed that Kendra began to flirt slightly with camera all on her own.
Mia then let her know, "Kennie? Can we have some pictures with your life mate, Dyson?"
"Sure," Kendra almost purred with her tone more sure footed.
"Dyson!" Mia called behind her and in no time Dyson trotted in and stood to Mia's side.
Mia had a couple more shots to allow Kendra to warm up to Dyson being there and it didn't take long for Kendra to usher him into the set.
Dyson gazed upon his loving life mate and realized that Mia unlocked something in Kendra that he rarely saw. It was a passionate side but it was being caught on camera. Mia had talent and from what he understood, photography was a hobby of hers that went into disuse. Apparently not.
Mia took the chair away and had Kendra pose with Dyson only. Mia knew the background of this shot would be a field, maybe a park with woods behind it. Again she demonstrated some of the positions to pose in and she could see the love Kendra had for Dyson.
Mia knew Kendra was ready to pose for the calendar once Kendra created her own poses with Dyson, on top of flirting with the camera.
Bo helped Kendra change into her uniform quickly, but also used the chair as a prop for Tamsin in the mean time. Dyson made sure go under a table in back and curl up to remain unnoticed.
Tamsin, Mia noted, was a little rigid at first but got into the swing of things and for not being a professional model, she did quite well.
Mia was able to coax the seductive side of her easily by having Tamsin visualize that the camera was Bo and her objective was to get Bo to join her.
In no time within a matter of seconds, Tamsin wall all seductress.
Dyson had a good view of all this and deduced that if Tamsin used her wiles at the department like she was now, she'd be worshiped. Tamsin however, never needed the approval of anyone and admired that. She was a pillar of strength in her own right.
Bo peeked in with Kendra but both knew not to interrupt. Tamsin was on the roll and her green eyes were calling Bo like a siren. Her Tammy was in ordinary street clothes but by golly did she sex them up to the max.
Bo's jaw hit the ground when Tamsin pulled the shirt over her head. Slowly but purposefully, Tamsin with little instruction shimmied out of her pants too and was now posing in her underwear.
Mia just rolled with it and did minor corrections to get a better shot as she hastily adjusted her positions and angles.
She was just about to take off her bra and communicated to Bo knowing full well she was looking at her due to the link, 'Boooooooooo are you peaking?'
Bo just stayed in the shadows and just replied over the link, 'Huh? What make you say that?'
'I can see a BLUE glow in the back from your eyes and THE BOND. BTW, PROMISE that I'll be the only one to dominate you for until the end of time with the exception of my sisters and I MIGHT take this off.'
'FUCK yes. You have my word,' Bo thought right back without realizing it.
Kendra just stayed in the hall adjusting her gear paying no heed to what was going on.
To Bo's surprise Tamsin did several more tasteful shots in quick succession sans her bra then without her underwear. After she was done she quickly got dressed with Mia thanking her.
Bo needless to say hugged Tamsin and whispered to her in awe, "Gosh Tammy, you own me… and.. and I HATE it and I freaking LOVE it. You DO have me wrapped around you finger."
Tamsin gushed at the compliment and put her arm over Bo's shoulder to guider her out of the room saying, "Iiiiiii know." She knew Mia was probably going to ask them to be outside.
Mia was adjusting her settings on her camera for Kendra but asked without looking at Tamsin, "Hey Tamsin, I know you opted out of the calendar and Bo opted in at your behest but did you bring your uniform?"
Tamsin huffed out a laugh was about to reply then Bo cut her off.
"Oh COURSE she did, and I even brought her workout gear," Bo announced.
Tamsin growled but used the link and Bo was being on the level but warned verbally, "You DIDN'T succubus."
Bo nodded happily, "Yea I packed your stuff since were more happy to pack all my stuff."
"I won't do it. A deal is a deal," Tamsin announced to all stubbornly.
Mia just backed off and just left the offer open, "Well, looking at what I see now, you're a natural. Just think about it." Mia put her arm around Kendra and guided on the set.
Mia took several photos of Kendra I full gear and sniper rifle.
For Kendra, it was a combination of posing and live action shots. The latter was easy for Kendra since she did it normally. Also she was in full uniform.
By the time Mia joined her, it was no biggie. Mia used a remote to control the shutter release in posed and action shots. Mia also had to get Tamsin and Bo to help move the Camera on a tripod on casters in addition to setting up some of the props from time to time.
Most of the shots were of Kendra and Mia together as a team executing raid style moves. Some were posed.
The final few were just of Mia.
Mia was glad Kendra didn't get up tight and after a rhythm was firmly established they changed to a locker room type scene with a bench and some lockers as props.
Kendra knew this meant they be in their skimp sports gear but oddly felt ok with it. She trusted Mia 100 percent.
There were sever poses of them in only their sports gear, solo and together but the last one had Mia leaning seductively against a locker to face the camera while Kendra sat on the bench. Some were more serious and some were posed with smiles.
Mia ended the photo shoot since that was all the pictures she needed but Kendra ushered Mia to sit with her on the bench and before she knew it, Kendra locked lips with her and Mia had no idea whether she was suppose to take pictures until Kendra looked to Bo with the camera and nodded.
After several pictures Kendra asked Mia who was on cloud 9, "Do you want some pictures of us to stash under you bed?"
Mia laugh but nodded and replied, "Yes but do you trust me with pictures of US… the real us."
Kendra nodded, "Yes, you and I both know the cost of our careers if those get out."
Mia, although flattered, shook her head. "Then don't do it. No Kennie, these pictures that we have right now, which includes us kissing are good enough. Anyway, I need to get Bo's shots done and we're kind of stretched for time."
"Thanks Maria," Kendra murmured with a single nod and appreciated that Mia kept her and their best interests in mind.
Mia didn't ever bother to get dressed up since her sports gear was good enough and Kendra redressed into her uniform since those were the clothing she had on hand.
Bo was now on set in a police uniform noting the rank of special agent and Tamsin didn't give much direction, nor did Mia.
To Mia, Bo was a natural in and out of her clothes. She noted that Tamsin held a poker face and didn't say much but Tamsin, she could tell Tamsin had lust smoldering in her eyes. Bo was making all the right moves.
For Bo she knew how to use the bond and link they had and took Tamsin's most inner desires and made the come true, kicked up several notches. It was so comforting to know that she had control over Tamsin too. By observing her aura, Tamsin was one step away from effing her brains out. She also saw the expression of guilt all over her face. Bo was fulfilling her deepest guilty pleasures.
Kendra was about to leave when she slid next to Tamsin and just mentioned, "Just do a couple shots in uniform. I'm sure you'll be fine. I think it's the least you can do for Bo since she's practically a centerfold right now on display for you."
Tamsin grunted and left to get her gear. Kendra was her sister, so by her asking made it more palatable.
Kendra make her was back to the changing room with Dyson to put on her hiking gear but as she was doing so, she ran into Chica in full uniform just outside.
"Hey! Hola!" Kendra greeted ecstatically hugging her. "What brings you here so early?"
Chica chuckled and motioned to her back pack, "Well my ex Hector has the kids over at my place and they have no idea I will be featured in February. Uggg I think it has something to do with my height, since they chose the shortest month of the year. I know if I told Hector about posing for a calendar, he'd say no and if I told my kids, they'd spill the beans. Pendejo doesn't own me like he think he does."
"You tell him, and you know the studio isn't ready for you for an hour or so right?" Kendra noted knowing full well Bo was probably in some state of undress. She didn't think Bo would be bashful, but Tamsin and Mia might mind.
"I know. Cap Harbringer taking pictures for another project right?" Chica knew not to push.
"Yes," Kendra concluded then offered. "Hey I'm about done with the dressing room, come on in and set up."
With that Kendra and Chica just chatted while she got ready. It seemed that she too was setup for formal as well as shots in just her sports gear too.
After Kendra was done packing things up, she was ready to go back to Dyson's and grab her back packing gear and go.
"Hey, be careful out there Kendra. The zoo still has yet to find that escaped tiger from a month or so ago," Chica partly joked.
Kendra smirked and replied, "Yea, I'm sure if hikers started to go missing, we'd know. Also there have been no sightings of it. Not only that, a tiger needs to eat a lot to subsist and well my trail and surrounding area isn't ideal. Besides, I got Dyson."
Dyson barked excitedly.
"See?" Kendra chuckled.
Chica started to apply her makeup and just concluded, "Via con dios. Make sure pack a mag of Harbringer's special Glock ordinance ok?"
"Sure," Kendra hoisting the heavy duffle bag over her shoulders to leave. The ordinance which Clarissa 'Chica' Torres was talking about was the experimental ammunition for a Glock which was not only explosive tipped, but armor piercing. This was overkill for humans and even most Fae, but not for larger wild life like lions, tigers and bears, oh my. It was nice of Mia to transfer some of that from the hundred and first them. Granted it was only one mag per team member, it was enough.
Kendra saw Bo, Tamsin and Mia on her way out.
Bo was dressed in a cheer leader uniform which was rather tight for her and she hugged Kendra farewell for now.
Tamsin, who was now in uniform, fist bumped her and pulled Bo back onto the set. She wanted to take as many pictures of Bo as possible. Also she knew Mia and Kendra most likely needed time alone.
Mia pulled Kendra aside and did her best to hold it together. She was at a loss for words and forced a smile on her face.
For Mia, Kendra surmised, she was feeling the loss too and it just hit her now.
Kendra did the best to comfort her by stroking her forearm but she must go into exile as promised.
Kendra transitioned to holding her in a tight embrace and just soothed, "It'll just be a couple weeks ok?"
"Ye…yea. I…. I … I kn ….. know," Mia trembled and stuttered with her hitched breathing. "Just… H.. hold me for a minute ok?"
"Sure Mia," was all Kendra could say stoking her back. "Hey maybe I'll see you sooner if I fail miserably at back packing."
Mia just chuckled still trebling a little but did not break down.
Dyson gave them space but this scene even hurt him too. Dyson wondered if this was the price of love. To never really have what you really wanted in life. For Mia, she wasn't going to get all of Kendra since he was her life mate and for him? He knew the premonitions may be right and wondered if the council would at the very least rule in their favor before their demise.
He knew that Kendra felt boxed in, helpless, and he did too, but he already identified possible allies in this war against fate. It was almost a token gesture and that assume all went well but every little bit counted for something. If it saved even one life in his family, it was well worth it. He needed more time though.
Kendra finally reassured, "Hey, have hope and be strong for me."
Mia nodded, then breaking the hug, straightened up.
The show had to go on.
In terms of Bo, Tamsin felt extremely guilty that Bo was able to access all her thoughts and fantasies through the bond, since many times they required Bo to be more explicit with her poses rather than being tastefully nude. She didn't want to push Bo that far but deep down she yearned it.
Bo knew however, that she'd give or do anything for Tamsin, but as of now, Bo had so much fun admonishing Tamsin over the link for having such dirty thoughts. That and she was able to get Tamsin to feel so guilty about her depraved thoughts she had already agreed to be Bo's slave for 2 weeks and counting. Would she use that leverage? Maybe.
Bo had to give it to Mia, she was stronger then she expected since she stayed on target even after parting with Kendra and kept taking pictures sometimes assisting Bo with her poses.
Mia had to admit that some of Bo's poses made her blush since she never took those types of pictures before. It was good that Bo was smooth and she kept her professionalism.
Bo, Kendra observed, acted like this photo shoot was nothing out of the ordinary.
To everyone's surprise, Tamsin posed for more shots when Bo left to change.
Kendra departed with her Dire Wolf to fetch her supplies at Dyson's place and hit the long trail ahead.
Mia spent the rest of the day assisting, Mitch, one of the professional photographers she knew for everyone else's photo shoots. She noted that Anjali looked radiant. Even with the acid burns on her face, she shined brighter than everyone else. It took guts to show that the one event which scarred her for life did not define or limit her. She was much stronger than that and she was beautiful through and through.
As for Chica, she had a beefier frame but Mia knew upon reviewing her service record as well as training with her that it had nothing to do with her ability to perform. She was a power house and loved anything with a blade. Also as an explosives expert for the 69th she worked around items that made others, mostly men, literally fear for their lives. Not surprisingly, Chica was often drafted as a consultant in that area. She had curves and was proud of them. That photo shoot also showed that she had more than ample ability as well to fill out her sports top.
Several other women in various areas of law enforcement from other regions did show up in addition and Mia was glad they accepted. Some were rookies quickly making a name for themselves. These calendars were going to set the internet on fire Mia mused.
By the end of the day, Mia just was beat but worked at home to touch up and complete the images. After that she needed to create the multiple calendars for sale. She knew time was of the essence and worked feverishly. The sooner she put them up the faster they'd get funding for their gear.
Tamsin carried Bo over the crack shack's threshold like newlyweds and Bo was taking in every bit of it in hungrily. She was ecstatic that Bo loved her so much and satisfied her deepest desire without being prodded.
Bo also knew that she had made Tamsin feel so remorseful about doing all her poses during Bo's photo shoot that Tamsin just volunteered to do things partly out of guilt.
They ended up having romantic dinner with Tamsin cooking. Bo assisted but Tamsin looked like she had lots of coaching experience from Laruen since she knew exactly what and how to cook for Bo. It had to be carby and bad for you. To top it off, Tamsin was baking her double chocolate fudge brownie and it was her favorite. Put a scoop of vanilla ice cream in it, which they did have, HEAVEN. The blonde always found a way to sweep her off her feet. Tamsin's cuisine was in part due to Lauren and appreciated that fact that her former flame was nice enough to pass that on.
Bo felt like she was being courted again and it didn't go unnoticed and while Tamsin was cleaning up, Bo redressed into the cheer leading uniform complete with pompoms and approached Tamsin.
Tamsin was pleasantly surprised and smirked deviously to hear Bo tell her with a pout, "Hey Tammy, help me stretch before practice?"
Tamsin had to clear her throat and fell right into the fantasy and replied walking around surveying her like she was prey, "Sure."
Bo just mentioned innocently with Tamsin closing the distance for a kiss, "Can't wait to see my boy friend afterwards."
Tamsin growled lowly and asked, lifting her skirt asking while hooking her fingers on either side of her waistband, "I don't think these are an official part of your uniform."
"Oh really?" Bo questioned absentmindedly with Tamsin helping Bo step out of them leaning on the counter.
Tamsin then stroked her exposed breasts that spilled over her top which was a little small for Bo. Granted she had coverage, but Tamsin did it in such a way that made her point through her fabric.
Tamsin had to have Bo now and lifted her on the bar counter on the kitchen side and murmured, "Yes but before you see him and even before practice, let me warm you up. The RIGHT way." Tamsin dropped to her knees and slowly stroked and worked Bo's legs apart.
Bo resisted trying to play hard to get and was rewarded when Tamsin knew all the places to stroke and nip her inner thighs so she would open up. She was impressed how efficient Tamsin was diving into her core tongue first.
All Bo could do was go with it and found this roll play made Tamsin even more aggressive.
Just then, the timer on the oven beeped for the fudge.
Bo just pointed, even lost in lust, to the oven leaving her pompoms on the counter, "The fudge brownies Tammy!"
Tamsin didn't seem to listen and stayed on mission but adroitly reached behind her and clicked the off button then opened the oven door fully.
The heat and smell of fresh fudge filled the room as Tamsin sucked her nub and invaded her temple slowly and rhythmically. "BY THE WAY Bo, THIS is how you cheer with school spirit!"
Tamsin, in a peppy cheerleader type voice, never stopping her assault with Bo lost in lala land, "See Eu Em Eye En Gee! What does that spell!"
Bo knew what it spelled but refused to let her win and bit her bottom lip in resistance. However just by thinking it and Tamsin hitting her spot deep inside her she just yelled for the whole block to hear.
"Coming! Coming! Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaa coming!"
Bo just kept yelling it over and over and Tamsin gloated jeering her on, "That's the spirit!" Tamsin relished owning Bo. It wall all too easy sometimes.
After a minute of Tamsin owning her succubus, Tamsin let Bo catch her breath still on the counter tossing her a small towel.
Bo didn't know she was sweating that much and dried her face. The hot but sweet oven fumes didn't help. She however did love the finale where she would get fresh fudge with a scoop of ice cream in top.
Right as Tamsin pulled out the fudge with an oven mitt, the door of the crack shack swung open with a loud clatter and something whizzed into the room at break neck speeds headed directly towards Tamsin.
Tamsin reflexively thought it was an attack and extended her knee to stop and may be attack the object.
Bo was still dazed at what was happening not to mention that door was behind her. To her horror realized that she was about to get caught with her panties down and her flower was still glistening with dew on full display.
Kenzi yelped bouncing back rubbing her tummy, "OW Tammy Fae! NOT NICE."
Tamsin scrunched her face and gestured to the still hot baking sheet, "HOT stuff. You could get burned."
"I smelled the oven deliciousness from a MILE away! Is that Lauren's Double-Choco fudge brownie! MUST have some! GOD sooooo good," Kenzi demanded hopping in place.
There was someone running up the stair to the door yelling, "CHARGE!"
It was Arin.
Bo, although covering up on time, knew not only was she dressed in a cheerleader uniform, but right now she had no bottoms.
She hopped off the counter while Kenzi's back was turned but knew putting on her underwear might give her away but to her surprise, before her feet touched the ground, her underwear swished off the floor, slid back up her legs and the elastic stopped squarely on her hips like they should. She also felt her top pull up slightly for more coverage on her chest.
She was at least partially presentable all thanks to Tamsin's quick telekinetic actions. Now all she had to do was explain away the uniform.
'You're welcome by the way,' Tamsin used the link to Bo.
Kenzi transitioned to a Doctor Evil impression, "Don't keep the surrogate mom of Arin waiting, 'cus if I'm unhappy, Arin's unhappy and if Arin's unhappy…"
Arin zoomed in and hopped on a stool not even winded and said to her sister who just put the tray down but completed Kenzi's line in unison.
"PEOPLE DIE!"
Arin, now a little taller from a small growth spurt, then asked sweetly batting her eyes, "Double order of Double Double Choco Choco-liccious fudge will double double scoop of ice cream please?"
Bo just admonished nicely, "Arin, all that sugar is bad for you. Can we do a single first and THEN get another later? Also bush your teeth after ok?"
Arin pouted a little and then she detected Tamsin staring her down daring her to push it. Not wanting to cross her older sister, she just nodded happily and accepted and said, "Yes mom I promise."
Tamsin just smirked and knew the question of was coming but kept busy cutting the fudge into squares as if nothing was amiss. It seemed that the smell of the fudge covered up the smell of sex.
Kenzi was the first to notice the uniform Bo was wearing and university crest when she retrieved the ice cream and asked, "So Bo bear, you gotta case at Central College or something?"
Bo just nodded getting the plates and just said, "Yea." Bo knew more questions were coming however. For good measure, Bo lightly kicked Kenzi in the calf out of sight of Arin since they were standing next to each other and added, "I'll fill you in later ok?"
Kenzi got the message and knew they she probably interrupted an 'enhanced feeding session' and just let it go.
Like a well oiled machine, Tamsin put a fudge square on each plate, Kenzi put a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top, and Bo topped it off with whipped cream. Arin helped with the toppings consisting of caramel, chocolate syrup and sprinkles.
In no time the sisters of light and dark was eating desert along the Bo and Kenzi, also sisters in the Fae world.
They all just shot the breeze and had a grand time. Bo and Kenzi got to catch up once more as did Arin and Tamsin.
Tamsin ended up sitting at the bar with Arin and Bo and Kenzi were on the couch.
"So how are things with Lauren?" Tamsin asked as an open ended question taking a drink of water.
Arin knew what Tamsin was getting at as just informed after putting down her small carton of milk, "I remember everything from my former lives but more importantly my last life. I know what Lauren and I were."
Arin hesitated and Tamsin decided not to prod her.
It was probably a difficult topic Tamsin knew all too well. She concluded that Arin remembered everything but that wasn't the real problem. The feelings that came along with each memory made everything that much more confusing and even burdensome at times.
Arin finally asked looking at her sister in all seriousness, "I need your blessing to move forward as we once were when I become of age."
Tamsin snorted. She had no idea why Arin was asking her and scrunched her face then stated, "Like you needed my permission to do anything. You and Lauren made that choice before and it is the both of you that have to make it again when you grow up."
Arin then bowed slightly and meekly repeated, "No sis. I need your BLESSING….. as the Missing."
Tamsin kept forgetting her status as the revered 'Missing Valkyrie' and even Arin, her twin sister gave her that honor. Did she want it? Not really, but she had to admit, it did help her get along with the entire sisterhood better. More to the point, the sisterhood treated her well, even most of her enemies. Kara was even able to sway some of the sisters to her side with the help of being in Bo's order not to mention, worked with her directly.
Tamsin was going to blow it off again, but knew Arin still believed in order as well as held fast to the belief that utopian ideals would get them through thick and thin. Tamsin finally just replied back in a glib manner, "Yes, you have it so long as she treats you right and like you are her one and only."
Arin beamed brightly but transitioned to a frown then asked, "What of Bo and Lauren?"
Tamsin knew what she meant. What would happen if Bo needs to feed? Feeding itself of course wasn't the real issue but Bo preferred to 'tango' to get better chi quality. From Tamsin's perspective, she needed Bo to feed from others and if she could get 'better' chi quality, the more power to her; literally and figuratively. She was just concerned about where Bo's heart lied and Tamsin knew it was always her. With the exception of that one kiss with Lauren, Bo heart has been on the straight and narrow EVEN with Lauren getting 'sisterhood' status which meant that Lauren could do almost anything with Bo.
Tamsin had no idea what to say to that from Arin's vantage point and began, "Arin, wait a little bit before you tackle that ok? Bo needs to feed and whatever both of you choose will be the right choice." Besides death had Lauren on his list and it was coming up soon. Little did Arin know that there was a good chance that Lauren would fall in battle and that had to suck. In that case, the question she had was moot.
Arin just sternly cut in, "I want to make it NOW. I want to plan for a future since… since Lauren WON'T."
Tamsin was stunned. Lauren was partly insulating Arin from the entire truth of the premonitions since she survived. How much did she know?
"Okkkkkkkk," Tamsin mumbled a little unsure of where this was headed.
Arin just got riled up and just spat out, "She's gotta fracking BUCKET LIST Tamsin! She showed it to me ONCE in my last life. She's been, in the middle it tirelessly working to save everyone's collective asses, also feverishly crossing shit off that list! She put stuff we were supposed to do together AT THE TOP!"
Arin was so pissed jerked around turning her back to Tamsin. She kept the conversation controlled enough so as not to alert Bo or Kenzi that something was wrong.
Tamsin knew Arin wasn't dumb and it was only a matter of time before she knew it all.
Arin just continued the heated exchange but swapped to the link with Tamsin, 'According to Trevor, Kara and what Laruen would tell me, Bo was supported by humans when the Sea of Fae occurred. WHY LAUREN?! She is one of my surrogate mothers and MINE as well.'
Apparently Arin's powers were increasing rapidly Tamsin immediately noted. She COULD use the link now and most Valkyries learned to use it in their later years.
'Arin…..' Tamsin empathized trying to soften the blow since Arin felt. She put her hand on Arin's shoulder to comfort her.
Arin just brushed it off and Tamsin just upset her more.
Arin just shed a tear and thought back, 'It's NOT fair!'
Tamsin just shrugged even though Arin couldn't see it and said 'Life isn't fair. Just look at me. By all accounts I'm NOT supposed to be with Bo and died a long time ago as a consequence for my sins. But that also means that sometimes, good people will leave as well. I'm sorry.'
Arin slowly turned back to Tamsin and asked verbally calming down a little, "How does she die?"
Tamsin gave up and just told it to her Valkyrie to Valkyrie, "Bo and I saw her in the ER her in final moments."
Tamsin hesitated. She knew Arin wanted to know stories of how courageously Lauren fought. She recalled from the vision that she did have body armor since it was set aside in the room but from her injuries she took on her person, they were from multiple and different attacks. Her magazines were all spent like she remembered but also a recalled a bloody tessen handle sticking out of the pocket of her body armor. It was Arin's tessen, but they were a pair. Come to think about it, there was an empty pocket with a blood stain on it for another. Lauren not only learned how to fire a weapon left handed but used Arin's tessens as well. IMPRESSIVE for what she thought was a weak human.
Tamsin then added, "From her injures and what she had on her, she fought valiantly to the very end. She staved off multi Fae and she no doubt saved countless lives on the front line as a medic. Also she learned and wielded your tessens …. Both of them…. and made minced meat of out her opponents."
Arin then asked unevenly controlling her emotions, "Did she die a hero?"
"YES," Tamsin shrugged. There was no real other way to term it. Lauren fought way above and beyond her human abilities it seemed. She probably used the Fae serum she designed for herself which gave her speed, stamina, and strength.
Arin then requested sternly, "As your blood sister, will you request on my behalf that status be given to her in Valhalla and hence give her the ability to enter the hall."
Tamsin was taken aback. Arin was asking to allow Lauren to live in the Hall of Warriors when she died. Arin loved Lauren that deeply and remembered it as such. Tamsin knew that by Bo's alter ego bending to Tamsin's will to allow her Bo to stay in control, she had run out of favors a long time ago.
Tamsin then glanced over to Bo and Kenzi and said, "Arin, I will back you up, but are you ready to ask and implore Bo's alter ego, Goddess of the New Order, to do it?"
"YES," Arin nodded confidently looking towards Bo too.
"Be careful Arin. NO ONE controls the Goddess of the New Order, not even Bo. Red Bo bends to me because I brokered a deal with her to be hers no matter who's in control. I sold my soul to her because I know Bo, MY BO, is still in there somewhere. She, goddess Bo, is being gracious to me, not out of love, but necessity. She knows that she needs the Missing by her side to solidify her hold on all the Valkyries. Red Bo also knows darn well that I owe her more and it will come due someday soon," Tamsin warned.
Arin nodded slowly taking it in.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Tamsin murmured to Arin's ear. "You can take time to think about it."
"NO. I WON'T sit on this. Won't won't won't!" Arin puffed. "You freaking treat me like a kid and I resent that. Also TIME is not on our side. I see my mom, Bo, occasionally every now and then. NOW is the time and the worst the goddess can say is 'no'."
Bo was showing all her pictures taken at the photo shoot with the quick background that Mia filled in displayed on her phone to Kenzi and kept it quiet. Bo knew that Mia still had to give her the final product but she was working harder on the pictures for the calendars.
Kenzi swiped through the pictures and did her best to look normal keeping her facial expressions and comments to a minimum. In a word, Bo looked awesome. She could tell the Bo used most of her own poses since they exuded passion and sensuality that only Bo knew how to convey. She was just getting hot looking at them. She skipped over most of the hardcore shots quickly but knew her Bo Bear did fulfill every one of Tamsin's deepest most depraved desires and then some.
As Kenzi was flipping towards the end of the series, Bo asked leaning in inquisitively with a smirk, "So?"
Kenzi just hugged Bo and said in a peppy tone, "Awesome sauce Bo. AWESOME Sauce."
Bo then asked curiously, "And you? How are things?"
Kenzi just relayed with an exhale, "Well, they're going. I've finished packing the last of Hale's stuff and his family in Spain is coming to pick it up. They were pretty understanding and patient through all of this."
"And Dimitri?" Bo asked wondering how he fit into her best friend's life.
"Oh him?" Kenzi just waved it off. "He's been a BIG BIG help. Annnnnnd…. Ix-nay on the Tango, we are just good friends. Besides, how can I think about that since it's too soon. Besides, we are having sooo much fun without being a thing. I've even gone sky diving with his buddies."
"Oh really?" Bo smirked,
"Yea, his ex-mil friends are into EXTEREME… WAY extreme sports and they are nice enough to let me tag along. Hey. *I* thought I was el loco, but THESE hombres? Wacko but OFF the freaking hook. It's also kinda nice that I get to hang with the culture club since we're all Russian."
"Of course ," Bo put her arm around her and then as if having a telepathic link with each other both broke out into a spontaneous sing along.
"Do you really want to hurt me, do you really want to make me cry. Precious kisses words that burn me, lovers never ask you why."
Bo and Kenzi just broke into girlish giggles.
"Like WHO has time for relationships these days. BUT still Bo Bo, I am having the time of my life though." Kenzi mentioned calming down.
Bo nodded. She was truly happy for her.
Kenzi then mentioned to address the elephant in the room in terms of her time left, "Hey Bo?"
"Uh huh?" Bo replied kissing Kenzi on the forehead.
"Trick has provisioned me a plot next to Hale. I've already started planting the things I'd like to see, since I'll be spending a lot of time there ya-know," Kenzi smiled keeping the conversation happy. As much as she tried to not think about her end, she kind of had to. The premonitions made her prepare.
Bo just held her in tighter and nodded. She hated fate but at least fate was helping those she loved do one thing that was actually good. It was making them all choose to LIVE life and not just be a passenger since the end was now defined it seemed. There just had to be another way to cheat fate though. Bo would never accept this and fought on.
Kenzi then changed tact, "Hey, I talked to Mia, and with Dimitri and his buddies cross training me, GUESS WHAT?!"
Bo could literally see Kenzi bubble with excitement and was about to say something but she was cut off.
Kenzi grabbed Bo like a mantis and held her at arm's length, "Dimitri and I may be joining you guys in the raids! SISTERS together again! DHS will kick some Eh Es Es! OH Yeeaaaaa!"
Bo huffed out a laugh. Kenzi was doing what she wanted but Kenzi on the front lines? Bo had ambivalent emotions on this. She wanted Kenzi out of harm's way, but who was she to say what her friend and sister could or could not do.
Bo just followed up, "And Kendra? She is still the official lead for the 69th."
"Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell," Kenzi demurred, "She deferred that decision to Mia."
"In other words she said 'no'?" Bo read between the lines.
"Her team, the 69th are very tight knit. So they stick together more or less when the team is doing multiple raids at the same time. So I will be on the same team with Alex and Drake as support when needed or for a third smaller raid team. No offense to you Bo bear, but I'm not a youngster and I don't want people to treat me like I'm made of glass. Dimitri and I will be partners anyway to watch each other's back. In the mean time, Mia is assigning me more training. Still though BoBo, I'm the cyber security lead AND an ass kicking one at that."
"OK just be careful ok?" Bo kissed her forehead again.
Kenzi noticed how protective Bo was of her as a sister, but knew she was doing her best to accept this. If fate had the gall to seal her fate, she planned to do what Bo proclaimed.
FIGHT LIKE HELL.
Bo then asked, "So has Lauren helped you with your Fae powers?"
Kenzi nodded and carefully replied, "Yeppers. Lauren was able to derive a treatment plan for me from the Fae 'boosters' she made for all of you. Her treatments stopped my powers from declining further for now. How long? She hazards to guess a couple years if I am lucky. Right now I'm not full Kitsune and I'm not full human either but STILL…. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT BAD ASS! Besides, I can always take another booster in battle and get my full powers back for a short burst."
Bo just mumbled, "Good." Could the news be better? Of course, but given the circumstances, it is the best that could be done at this time. She then was distracted when she heard Arin in a somewhat heated exchange with Tamsin. Arin was saying 'won't won't won't' stubbornly.
She got curious and walked over and put her arm around Arin and asked, "Arin? Tamsin? Are you ok?"
Tamsin just took a drink of water then turned to Bo and just reported, "Arin wants to ask your Alter Ego, for a favor."
Bo peered down at Arin and she was pouting, "Oh? What is it?"
"I need to ask the Goddess of the New Order Mom, and not you," Arin bit her bottom lip. "Please don't take offense to that. I mean it with the highest reverence."
Bo then explained, "We are one and the same. Also as your mother, I deserve to know and get a say don't I?"
Arin nodded and spilled the beans, "I need the Goddess of the New Order to grant Lauren Lewis a place in the Hall of Warriors."
Bo looked at her puzzled since Arin didn't know about Lauren specifically in the premonitions until Tamsin's voice popped in her head over the link and stated, 'Arin already knows. She deduced that Lauren dies at the Sea of Fae event. Gods it sounds like a used car promotion.'
"Arin, we don't know exactly happens…."
"YOU DO. Lauren may not have told me but she acts like it!" Arin crossed her arms disgruntled.
"I am doing everything in my power and more to stop all this from happening," Bo reassured.
"AS AM I!" Arin nearly yelled.
Tamsin knew Arin was barely controlling her emotional state but she was still expressing herself well. She just didn't know how long until Bo shut her down.
Bo paused and frowned. Sure Arin was doing everything possible but could she even love at this age. Rather than use the link to Tamsin, Bo asked Arin directly, "Tamsin told me you got all the memories back from your last life. Are you sure you feel the same way about Lauren now as you did then? Things are a little more complex than you recognize now as compared to when you grow up."
Arin deftly answered, "Does a promise to do something stop when it is inconvenient to us? NO. We are accountable as long as we are breathing. For Valkyries, our oaths transcend our lifetimes as it should be. I PROMISED Lauren I'd return to her and protect her. It was my dying promise as an ADULT and I plan to keep it. If I can't do that for some reason, I need her in the hall so she will be happy and safe."
"Arin, I can't let you do this. The Goddess of the New Order can grant what you ask, but she may… WILL ask you for something in return. For Kara, she gave up her next lives to let Jason go to the hall. I don't want…" Bo reasoned but was cut off when Arin jumped off the stool
Arin stood face to face with Bo, although much shorter, and replied bravely, "So be it. I may look and sound like a kid, but you know how much one's word is worth."
It then occurred to Bo WHY Arin was by her side after Tamsin's passing and also during her crowning. The price the Goddess of the New Order would require was Arin's total fealty to her. There was no way Bo would allow it. It was one thing to willingly give fealty without strings attached, it was an entirely different context when it was impressed upon someone forcefully. This would make Arin her slave without that choice to leave.
Bo turned and walked away a couple paces with regret marring her features.
Kenzi got up from the couch and walked over to her friend in distress.
"I need a moment to think Arin," Bo stammered weakly holding her palm out to tell her to stay where she was.
She took some deep breathes and then relayed turning around to face the little Valkyrie once more, "I know how it feels to protect someone you love and still fail at it. I… I did that to you once already when I fought in hand to hand combat with my dad. I also know what love is and with it the lasting and unbreakable bond that form as a result. Those said and unsaid affirmations and promises made by our hearts are worth more than life itself if it means failing short of them. What I am about to tell you is from Odin's premonitions. While I take them with a grain of salt, all the premonitions are consistent with Trevor's. I hope to still avoid them but I need to prepare for the worst. Do you understand?"
Arin just replied, "Yes Bo I do."
That was odd, Tamsin noted. Arin called her 'Bo' and not 'mom'. She was forcing herself to be on equal ground with her.
Bo frowned slightly and then continued, "No Arin, you're not a kid and we have, from what I gather weeks left at the most before I … well we are all attacked. I already know the price you have to pay Arin and it isn't your ability to be reborn it, far from it, it will be much worse. As such, I also need to fill you in on the premonitions. As much as I hate to tell you, you are one of my own and you deserve to know, from me, your mother and not the Goddess of the New Order. Are you SURE you want to go through with this?"
Tamsin stood by her sister and knew she'd probably need her sister by her side since for what Bo was about to tell her was a doozy. Her sister would need all the support she could get.
Kenzi stood off to the side of Bo. Bo would need all the support she could get and Arin was about to get her heart ripped out of her figuratively speaking.
Arin thought about it for a moment and just said tersely, "Yes….. please." How bad could it be?
Bo straighten up and knew this would hurt her more than it hurt her daughter Arin but started to bravely put forth, "Arin, I'm deeply sorry. Lauren…. She succumbs to her injures at a hospital post battle. The only person with her to see her through to her next life is Alex Flanders."
Tamsin overlooked that detail. Alex was one of the OR nurses helping out. She just didn't pick up on it that quickly since she was dressed in scrubs complete with cap and face mask.
Bo took a couple more deep breaths and continued a little shakily, "I laid your sister, Tamsin, to rest on a pyre after falling in battle." Bo didn't want to go into details since the guilt of sucking Tamsin dry still troubled her deeply. "You, according to the premonitions, survived also saving my life."
Bo paused and even though she herself was a little upset.
Arin nodded to her mother bravely to allow her to continue.
Bo then queried Arin, "When Tamsin passes, will you take her place?"
Arin hated that Tamsin had to leave, but it made sense. She told Tamsin already that she'd protect Bo with her lives. "Yes I will," was the confident reply.
Bo finally gave up and just laid it all out since Arin needed to know what she was buying into. "Arin, I…. I killed Tamsin. Mid battle, I was dying and Tamsin gave me all her remaining chi so that I could live. Now you know why I refuse to feed from her. Somehow, even though I know her chi like the back of my hand, I was rabid enough to feed from her. Again I'm sorry. Knowing that, the goddess will ask you to take her place and be by my and her side to support both of us to whatever end."
Tamsin could sense the amount of guilt Bo felt and Kenzi reached out to hold her hand. Bo still maintained a stoic expression, but deep down she was in turmoil. She just admitted, almost accepting the fact, that she killed her only love, Tamsin brooded.
Arin was still digesting this. Her MOM KILLED her sister? Was it an accident? Did the Goddess of the New Order do it on purpose? Was it just Bo in a delirious state? This did make her question Bo's motives.
Tamsin shield away from the link and said aloud for all to hear knowing what was probably on Arin's mind, "Arin, in the premonitions immediately after she fed from me, Bo was so distraught for killing me, that she tried to give me back chi, but was barely conscious herself. That look… I never ever saw her in so much pain and anguish in my life. Bo would set her life down for me if she could, that I have no doubt. It was an accident from what I can see."
Bo nodded to her lover and was glad Tamsin didn't think any less of her and still had her back.
After some painful silence passed Bo asked Arin again, "Do you still want to do this?"
Arin was about to answer then Tamsin let her know in warning, "Arin, swearing fealty to Bo will essentially separate you from both Freya's and Odin's orders. You will be and remain in Bo's order forever until you cease to exist. This is permanent and there is no going back."
"I got it sis," Arin forced a smile then turned to Bo and said, "Yes, if that is the price, I will pay it with my fealty and total allegiance provided THAT both Lauren and Tamsin are no longer when the Sea of Fae happens."
Bo gritted her teeth angry and upset but demanded, "SWEAR that to me Arin. Give me your blood oath that you will execute without hesitation given those circumstances." She wanted to own up to this after all even it was an alternate version of her.
Kenzi and implored tugging Bo's hand, "No Bo. You don't have to do this."
"YES I FUCKING DO!" Bo rallied yanking her hand back. "If my Alter Ego is going to enslave my daughter…. MY DAUGHTER!... Then *I* am equally responsible and to blame! One, the goddess is part of me and the other, I ALLOWED it."
Tamsin just tried to calm Bo down and said, "Bo, you have no powers to grant Lauren passage into the Hall. It's not your call…."
"BUT I HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT Tamsin!" Bo yelled and jerked her head around to address Arin again boiling over. "THIS is life Arin! Sometimes sacrificing your life isn't good enough and you have to pay with other's lives as well. We are ALL interconnected. So as much as I HATE to do this, as adults, we do things out of necessity not because we want to or like to. BE CAREFUL Arin, your hasty solutions have consequences for us all and while I know you love Lauren, LOVE sometimes has a disastrous price to pay."
Arin backed up and was scared. She never saw her mom this angry at her before. She knew she felt more now than she did in her former life and had to rely on her gut for guidance. She then bravely stepped forward then proclaimed loudly, "You ask if I want to give you my allegiance. I already gave that to you Bo as my mother! I also gave a promise to Tamsin to keep you safe should she pass. So WHAT changes? NOTHING. I take my vows seriously as per Freya's creed so you HAD my fealty already which I choose not to break. What is the difference between having a choice to leave but not executing and not having the choice at all? NOTHING except the one the HAS the choice to go is stronger than the one without. I CHOOSE to stay with you Bo."
Tamsin nodded in agreement ever so slightly. Arin was wise and had lifetimes of experience to back it up and was holding her own.
Arin paused and then more calmly added, "I ALSO choose to HOPE. Hope that Tamsin and Lauren will be just fine. WHO FREAKING CARES ABOUT FATE? I don't really care until I see it with my own eyes. We can prepare for it but there is no … excuse my French, ….. there is no FUCKING reason to worry about it if we are doing everything we can. If what fate says does come true, I will give you my blood oath that you will have my fealty Bo. My conscious will be clear and I won't regret doing it. I won't live with regret and nor should you or anyone else for that matter."
Kenzi, Bo and Tamsin were all stunned. This pint sized dynamo just proved that one does not measure a person's worth by their age, size, Fae type or background. The better determiner was the size of their heart and Arin had the heart of a tiger.
Arin was on a rampage and then spat back a question sternly at Bo, "I only have one question for the Goddess of the New Freaking Order. Did she USE and KILL my sister Tamsin! You, mom, know the price since you love and are bonded with Tamsin, but the goddess…."
Tamsin was about to answer that but all of a sudden in a bright flash of light, Bo glowed red with tendrils of energy emanating from her. It was the Goddess of the New Order Bo. She had chosen to override her Bo. She must have be pissed.
'OH SHIT ARIN!' Tamsin thought to her. 'Genuflect NOW you ass!'
Kenzi just backed up as Bo levitated a foot off the ground.
The goddess immediately addressed all in her lower octave voice, "Tamsin, the Missing Valkyrie and Kenzi. LEAVE US!"
Tamsin got up and stammered putting her hand up, "Please my goddess, Arin didn't mean any disrespect…"
"NOW!" Red Bo commanded sharply pointing to the door really insulted and worked up.
Tamsin used the link to Arin while pulling Kenzi out of the room, 'APOLOGIZE NOW! For her to show up like this you MUST have really ticked her off.'
Arin never saw the Goddess Bo before but stood up and chose to hold her ground. She was going to apologize but WHY? She might as well see what this Bo was made out of. Was she testing a goddess with some of Odin's and Tricks powers? Yes but if she was going to go into eternal servitude, she wanted to ensure that goddess Bo didn't just take the easy way out. They were all interconnected after all like her mom said.
"You impetuous and presumptuous Valkyrie!" Bo mentioned steaming mad. "You DARE question me?! I am your one true god and you treat me with such disregard."
Arin just replied scrunching her face, "You're not my god yet and I'm not Tamsin that cowers before you. I may be her twin but don't get us confused."
Goddess Bo raised her hand to smack Arin but Arin refused to flinch.
Bo asked ready to strike her down but felt Tamsin's presence. She knew Tamsin would stop her but paused to ask, "You had a question for me?"
'Arrrriiinnn! Don't get killed AGAIN! I can't stop her,' Tamsin warned.
'She's low energy,' Arin batted back sarcastically.
'No, she can still pull chi from you not to mention I think she has several of Odin's powers! Now shape up!' Tamsin ordered
Bo tapped into their conversation and was impressed that Arin could use the link at this age.
Arin then exhaled in defeat and finally asked clearing her throat, "Goddess of the New Order, when Bo fed from Tamsin during the Sea of Fae, was it you that compelled her to do so?"
"And what if I did?" Bo questioned putting her hand down but resting both on her hips.
"Then you are no goddess of mine," Arin replied in a Spartan manner.
"But what of Lauren Lewis? You will never see her again when she moves on," Bo questioned raising a brow inquisitively.
"I'd rather have loved once then never love again than serve a goddess that doesn't understand love. You'd be nothing more than the gods that are of the here and now," Arin replied critically.
"Interesting," the goddess replied but got to the point since she was getting lower on energy, "No Arin. Looking at the premonition, Bo wasn't glowing at all during the feed which meant that for some reason she wasn't able to activate her blue or red state; If she can't do that, I can't exist either. Did it ever occur to you that Tamsin loved Bo so much that it was she that gave her life to save Bo and not Bo pulling chi from Tamsin to save her own life?"
Arin shook her head vehemently, "NO WAY. Bo would feed from everyone else before then. You know it to be true by searching Bo's heart."
"Arin, Sister of the Missing, it is what it is. In that battle, Bo didn't feed at all from what I saw briefly. Tamsin initiated by all accounts. You know that to be true as well. You are seeking for answers that we all don't have. As her blood sister and part of Bo's family, it is incumbent on you find out," Bo replied.
Arin look down to digest this and asked another question, "What is Tamsin, other than the Missing Valkyrie to you?" She needed to know if this was a goddess she could live with as a family member, also if it was someone she could serve.
"Full of questions, but oddly not the reason why you asked for me," Bo quipped.
"My request is predicated on your answer. If my pledge everything to you, I want to know Bo and you. I want to know before I pledge my soul. My sister had little choice since she is bonded to you," Arin put forth.
"You are a VALKYRIE that serves your gods and nothing more, but the Bo you know has shed new light on what I perceive. I have been watching the whole time…." Bo smoothly mentioned putting her arms to be her sides again then looked to the archway with Tamsin hidden behind it and addressed it.
"Tamsin, Missing Valkyrie, I know you are there. Step forward."
Tamsin bit her bottom lip and skittered in immediately genuflecting and then falling prostrate before her goddess and stayed that way.
Arin felt like a total ass for being so disrespectful. Tamsin was doing the one thing Tamsin abhorred to do in front of Freya or Odin. Sure she would kneel out of tradition, but what she was doing now was out of total reverence. She didn't question her goddess and lover but Tamsin knew Bo better than her.
The goddess than changed her tone to Tamsin and just asked nicely, "Tamsin, please stand."
Tamsin did so unsure why goddess Bo wanted to see her but stood up to face her.
Goddess Bo then continued to her bonded partner, "When Bo befriended you I resented you from the very start. You were a weak, pathetic Valkyrie with a drinking problem. Then you disobeyed my father and I thought his punishment of making you fallen was too lenient. I saw you drink yourself into oblivion but then I found out why and it was even before Bo knew you had feelings for her. I began to see the lengths and depths of what you'd do for her. Even human at the core, you still beat all the odds. LOVE, as it seems, counted for something. It made you stronger than any Fae I have ever seen. But what enamored me most in the time Bo has been with you was that your gamut of experiences, however dark they were, gave you wisdom that no other Valkyrie had."
Bo then turned to address Arin, "I was in error and I was originally seeking a Valkyrie like you Arin of the light. You are an ideal model of what a Valkyrie should be. Unquestionably loyal, but questions us at the same time. BUT it is not what Valkyries of the New Order are to become. Tamsin's wisdom gained from her experiences is what all of us need now to guide us forward. I know, because the full bond allows me to peer into Tamsin's soul and after seeing beyond the love she has for Bo the succubus, I see much more. Bo calls her 'evil' as a tease, but it has merit. She is willing to break all the rules for a cause she believes in and right now she believes in the succubus, Bo."
Bo then levitated a little higher announced getting down to business, "You asked me what Tamsin is to ME. She is EVERYTHING to me. She is the future for us all and if she leaves, so does much of our future. Tamsin is also with child and this child is part Valkyrie AND part god of Valhalla and its kingdoms. This baby will finally unite the rift between us since she will be BOTH master and a servant. It is she that will usher in a new day for us all. As such I refuse to feed from her as well. She needs all her strength to protect Bo AND her baby, our emissary of peace. I am therefore inclined to believe.. must believe that Tamsin is the one that needs to go on and not I if someone has to sacrifice. I know she will find way without her bonded partner. YES. She is that important."
Tamsin hated to be talked about in the third person when she was just right there but shrugged nonchalantly. It was nice to know however that she was worth more to the goddess than she thought.
"You can give her rebirthing rights back like you offered Kara," Arin mentioned.
Bo nodded and explained, "Me offering Kara her lives back has no bearing whether I can see her request through to fruition. Only the current Gods of Valhalla can do that so maybe later when I assume the throne. For Kara I wanted to know how much Jason was worth to her. It turns out Jason is everything to her as well but refuses to admit it. As for Tamsin, even if I could grant her lives back, I don't want her reborn. I want Tamsin the way she is here and now. If she is reborn she may be slightly different and succubus Bo is correct, I wouldn't have it any other way. Also I have no idea what will happen to her baby. So I love Tamsin as well, but the only one that can fully appreciate her is the succubus."
She then decreed running low on energy, "I have already granted your wish for Doctor Lauren Lewis to be able to enter and stay in the hall whenever she passes so long as she stays faithfully yours. I was going to ask for your pledge of fealty and transfer to my order, BUT, if Bo has taught me anything about love, it is to give without the expectation of receiving. You have nothing I need at this time. Are we done Arin of the Light?"
Arin couldn't believe it. She just got Lauren into the hall for free. This goddess was unlike any she knew. She COULD love but just was more on the analytical side. As for her sister Tamsin, she was the luckiest Valkyrie EVER to have Bo, and goddess Bo by her side.
Arin immediately genuflected and replied, "Yes my Goddess of the New Order. Thank you."
Bo looked over to the opened arch way and said, "Kenzi, the courageous, please enter."
Kenzi heard most of the exchange albeit hidden and swished in to stand next to Arin. She was flattered that the goddess Bo gave her that title.
"I need time with Tamsin please and I need you both to take your leave now BUT before you do so, may I feed from both of you?" the goddess asked finally no longer levitating and just a couple steps from them.
Kenzi and Arin just nodded and Bo took what she needed.
Kenzi kind of figured out why she and Arin needed to leave since Bo, the goddess began to stroke Tamsin's cheek and looking at Tamsin, she was giving in quickly. Kenzi therefore grabbed Arin's hand and ran out the front door and closed it behind them.
Tamsin new this was GODDESS Bo she was dealing with but although she looked like Bo, she didn't act the same and was kind of apprehensive about even being near her. Oddly without her seemingly using any succubus or goddess like powers, just a couple strokes of her cheek, Tamsin was already hers and all her reservations and inhibitions were whisked away. She barely registered that Kenzi and Arin left.
She wanted to bring some of her walls up or say something smart but she was HERS already and without even thinking willingly, hand in hand, followed Bo up to the bed room.
Once there Bo sat down with Tamsin at the edge of the bed and stroked her cheek more, then her strong forearms.
The goddess paused and requested, "Tamsin, I'm not using any of Bo's or my powers on you. Do you know WHY you are feeling the way you do now?"
Tamsin in awe of the goddess just muttered passionately a little befuddled, "Command me… I am yours… I… I don't know how you are doing this to me. Why… why are we? What are we doing?"
Bo stopped what she was doing and explained almost in a purr of delight, "I have many of Odin's memories but one thing I do know is all the pain staking planning Odin did to create the Valkyrie race. He took the genome several of the most intelligent and deadly harpies as a template, made several adjustments and Valkyries were created to serve him. He can kill you so easily since he knows your pain points… all of them. Your weaknesses…. Yes all of them. What he DID over look was how you felt pleasure. He thought it was useless and didn't bother with tweaking that but, after seeing Bo in action, especially on you, I realized it is a weakness as well if I touch you juuuuuust right combined with Bo's experienced touch."
Tamsin nodded. It was already a rumored that they were distant relatives of harpies, but the goddess just confirmed it. Her thought process broke once more and she was lost in lust when Bo stroked her face again. She had yet to take off any of her garments but she resisted aggressively on taking the lead on love making. Dominating the Goddess of the New Order wasn't a wise idea.
"Please take you cloths off Tamsin," the goddess asked sweetly stoking the entire length of her arm.
"Yeeeeeeeeees my goddess," Tamsin heard herself say as if under a spell.
Bo slowed her stokes on her arms and legs so that Tamsin, now nude, would understand, "Tamsin, I need to give you all the powers I can, this does include some of Odin's knowledge and powers."
"Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeees… OH my gods… yes… I .. I mean…. Why my goddess?" Tamsin barely got out shaking her head to clear the fog.
"Better to have it and not need it then need it and not have it. Can I trust you with powers that belong to gods?" Bo asked Tamsin. "I need to know you will be a good steward of them unlike my father."
Tamsin just replied able to think again since Bo stopped stroking her, "NO. I…. am AM evil. I'm… I'm unworthy. That is why I am a thrall…. Unlimited powers will be the demise of everyone and everything I hold dear."
The goddess gently brought her into a hug and just mentioned, "I didn't say unlimited. What I will give you will drastically enhance yours powers. Besides Bo is an excellent judge of character. She believes in you, as do I. Although you promised this to Kara, I need you to tell me that you will do everything it takes to save Valhalla and make it a better place. With or without me."
Tamsin felt like goddess Bo was saying a goodbye and murmured almost needy, "I need Bo. Bo is my everything and I need you too, my goddess of the New Order."
"Sometimes leadership is thrust on us and it isn't a choice. You are that leader, believe it then you will become it. Also Bo told Arin that we have to do things because they are right and we have to, not because we want to. I need a failsafe in case your succubus can't fight when those monstrosities come for us."
Tamsin finally nodded and said, "I am yours my goddess and humbly accept. I do this for Bo, the sisterhood and Valhalla."
Bo stroked her back and after couple moments Tamsin was lost in lust. Bo then explained setting her back into the bed prowling over her, "The powers I give you will hurt immensely as they become part of you. But I can lessen this since you and your succubus know that pain and pleasure can mix resulting in a higher euphoric release. Forgive me Missing Valkyrie."
Tamsin barely digested what she said but was all of a sudden she was writing in pleasure on the bed. What made her release however was when Bo kissed her on the lips. She had yet to touch her more sensitive part of her body.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Tamsin yelled cresting, but at the same time her entire body felt like it was on fire.
Bo then stroked the side of her breasts and Tamsin yelled even louder emitting a Valkyrie war cry. The pain increased several fold and it felt like bones were breaking all through her back. At the same time however, she was experiencing the best release ever and Bo was not only maintaining it, but the intensity of the high got to a point she had never experiences before. She didn't know what she was feeling, pain or pleasure, but it was both and neither.
Bo sucked her erect nipples as wings slowly grew out from slits in Tamsin's back.
Tamsin just released further and never knew that her sense of pleasure could be used against her like this. She yelled and transitioned to her war cry which became amplified breaking several glasses in Bo's room.
Tamsin, now glowing red all over her body and her face filled with dark shadows to the point that Tamsin looking at the light fixtures on the ceiling made them explode spraying glass everywhere. She thought there was no way she could get any more pleasure until Bo attacked her slit and took her down viciously.
Tamsin screamed again and all her muscles constricted. The metal frame of the head board she held onto was crushed by the sheer strength of her hands and before she started to come down from the best release ever, she found that she was trying to fly away from all this with her wings but Bo held her down to earth.
The goddess knew her job was done now, Tamsin had the strength of whole unit of Valkyries, had a war cry that could disorient and confuse everything and everyone in several blocks, could cast doubt across legions of mortals and Fae, and finally Tamsin could now fly just like Freya. However, just like Freya she could not carry another being. Wearing light armor or even carrying things would be a challenge to say the least.
She wanted to give her more, but that was everything she could give within her power. She did however transfer Odin's vast knowledge to her. In that way, maybe history would not repeat itself.
The goddess then quickly allowed Bo, the succubus, to take over since Bo was now almost so low on energy, she might pass out.
For Tamsin, pain or pleasure, she didn't care now. She wanted to rip Bo's cheerleader uniform off and make love to her, goddess or not.
The pain had finally gone away all of a sudden and Tamsin took in her beautiful white feathered wings like Freya's and knew innately that she could fly and hover without them out.
Tamsin then immediately took stock of the succubus in her arms laying be bed with a look of caring and concern on her face.
Bo stroked Tamsin's cheek and asked meekly a little weak, "Are you ok my love? Does it still hurt?"
It was Bo. Her Bo. The succubus she married and her one and only soul mate.
Tamsin was glad she was ok and huffed out a laugh with all the shadows gone from her face and just replied with a huge smile, "Yea, I'm fine Bo. I don't know who's the better lover; You or the goddess."
Bo chuckled and cooed snaking a hand down to stroked Tamsin's hooded sex and bell, "So I guess it IS true. Every time a bell rings, an angel gets her wings."
Tamsin felt a little embarrassed since she just announced everyone in a mile radius that she came and was dominated by Bo but recovered and put a wing over top of Bo too.
'Wow, these feathers and so soft, smooth and warm. I don't need sheets anymore I guess,' Bo thought stroking gently it in amazement.
Tamsin then snarky replied scrunching her face, "And every time you say 'what', a succubus' clothes fall off."
Bo looked at Valkyrie weird and wondered where she was coming from and just replied confused, "What?"
The Valkyrie smirked maniacally and chucked stroking Bo knowing she fell for it. Under the cover of her wing stroking her succubus all over, stealthily and adroitly used her hands to remove Bo's uniform one piece at a time.
Bo was in heaven, she loved the feeling of Tamsin's new wings but all of a sudden she saw her top fly in the air and land on the wooden floor. How the heck was Tamsin doing this without her knowing?
The brunette went beat red in embarrassment since she realized that she fell into a trap by saying 'what'. Not a moment later her short skirt flew away and landed right next to it followed by her knickers. She was naked under Tamsin's wing now but replied innocently biting her nail on her index finger, "I've got spirit, yes I do. I've got spirit, how about you?"
Tamsin laughed and in the back ground used her telekinetic powers to one up the succubus and opened her dresser drawer then tossed an item on top of Bo's uniform but make it look like as if Bo was wearing it.
Bo's jaw dropped open in astonishment when her toy joined the pile of clothing and turned on with a loud hum.
The blonde just admonished "Bo! You … BAD BAD succubus! No wonder you have plenty of 'spirit'."
Bo just rolled with and shrugged with a smirk but asked, "Order pizza and request for Tony to deliver it? Then dominate and totally own your goddess?"
Tamsin reached over for her cell phone uncovering Bo in the process to admire her handy work and said with a click, "You bet."
A/N: Next chap begins the Sea of Fae.
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