A/N: Hello! Thanks for all the love via reviews, favs, and follows.

It's been a while since I've posted something, and that's because I've been working. I might post an update every week, alternating between this story and my other one.. but we'll see.

Anyways, let's do this.

**Edit: changed a certain word that I didn't think fit.

Chapter 14

The night before, Tamsin packed her things quickly and went to bed early. She was alone at the time, unwilling to wait for Bo like a trained dog. However, as morning came and she woke slowly, she felt something nestled close to her back. Her brows furrowed in confusion, and she opened an eye, leaving the other tightly closed. Carefully, she sat up, turning to look at what was pressed against her. Unsurprisingly, Tamsin found Bo. The valkyrie watched as the disheveled succubus woke up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes and wondering where her source of warmth went.

"Who invited you into my bed, succubus?" asked Tamsin in a sleepy voice, staring at Bo in the dim light of dawn.

Bo didn't answer, and instead, she pulled Tamsin back to the bed, cuddling into her chest for warmth. The weather reflected the fact that autumn was creeping its way over the land, browning the leaves and chilling the air. After making sure the blonde wouldn't pull away, she answered, "I invited myself because I was cold."

"What am I, a space heater?" Tamsin mumbled.

"You're much better than a space heater," Bo murmured, nuzzling her cheek against the blonde's chest. In truth, she had ventured out to Tamsin's tent just because sleeping alone now was impossible for her. In just a few short days, she became accustomed to sleeping with the valkyrie. Though, she tried to sleep alone after seeing Tamsin's darkened tent, but in the end, she gave up, making her way to the blonde's tent around midnight.

Just as the two settled into a comfortable silence, Kenzi's voice stabbed their bubble of calm.

"I hope you two are decent because I'm coming in!" Not even halfway through the sentence, the human was standing inside the tent. "The rest of the group is waiting on you two so move your booties."

Tamsin grunted, pulling away from Bo. She sat up now, stretching her arms towards the sky when she heard a gasp.

"Holy shit!" Kenzi exclaimed, pointing at Tamsin while covering her mouth.

"What is it?" Tamsin asked impatiently. "Have I got something on my face?"

"No.. but your neck. You've either been mauled by a vacuum cleaner or a succubus," Kenzi replied, still in awe.

Reaching up, Tamsin pressed her fingers to a certain spot on her neck, and she winced. She glared down at Bo, who was looking sheepishly at the blonde.

"Whoops," Bo let out, starting to slide out of the bed.

"Bo's got one too.. but wow, it is nothing compared to what's going on with your neck, Tam-Tam."

"Don't call me that," Tamsin snapped, getting out of the bed. She dressed quickly, refusing to look at either of the women in her tent.

"Geez, Bo-Bo, what kind of kinky shit.."

Before the conversation could continue further, Tamsin swiftly exited the tent, carrying her gear with her. Bo sighed.

"Look at what you've done. She was being relatively nice to me this morning, too." Bo pouted, finishing putting on her gear.

"You two did look cozy when I walked in," Kenzi commented.

"We were cozy and cuddling like.. like.." Bo trailed off, thinking of the right word.

"Like a couple?" Kenzi supplied, arching her brow.

Last night while Kenzi and Bo prepared for the expedition, they talked about the succubus's relationship with a certain valkyrie. It had been too long since Kenzi got the chance to hear Bo gush over someone. The last time had been with Lauren. And the time before that was Dyson.

"So you like her?" Kenzi asked the night before.

"I.. Well, uhm.. I don't think it's like that," Bo finished lamely, fiddling with a shirt in her hand.

The human rolled her eyes. "Really? I just listened to you talk about her for 30 minutes straight. Did you even breathe in that time?"

"Okay, fine, I like her. Happy?" Bo tossed the shirt at Kenzi's face.

"Okay, rude," Kenzi said as she caught the shirt. "You could've smudged my make-up."

"We're about to sleep anyways."

"Not the point! You like Tamsin, the bitchiest bitch that ever bitched on planet bitch."

Bo frowned. "That's mean, Kenz."

"You know I'm kidding, babe. Are you going to tell her?"

"No," came the quick, short answer.

"Why not? Then you two can be a couple and do couple things.. like.. Well, you can't really go to the movies but.. you can.. Well, no, you can't go out to eat.. Uh.."

"How do I even know if she feels the same way?"

"You must be blind, Bo.. And I know you aren't because you have 20/20 vision.. Have you seen the way she looks at you? You're basically her Jesus."

"I don't want to be her Jesus.." Bo muttered, and in a quiet voice she added, "I want to be her Bo."

"Awwww," Kenzi let out, clasping her hands together.

Bo groaned in response.

"Trust me. She likes you. You just have to make her realize it. What does she find attractive?"

"Besides the obvious?" Bo asked, baiting her best friend.

"Uh, what's the obvious?"

"My naked body," Bo deadpanned. A bit of Tamsin's humor had clearly rubbed off on the brunette.

"OH MY GOD. Stop it. Right now," Kenzi demanded.

Bo grinned at her friend's response. "I don't know what she likes, Kenzi. Isn't that sad? I like her, and I don't even know what she likes!"

"I think you do. You just have to think about it harder."

"If I think about any harder, my brain will combust."

"Hmm. Look, I have a plan.." Kenzi replied ominously, leaning in to whisper it conspiratorially into Bo's ear.

In the present, Kenzi was giving her friend a look after saying the 'c' word. Bo rolled her eyes.

"Yes, like a couple."

"And what did I tell you last night?"

Bo sighed. "You told me to not be so needy, and I should start sleeping in my own tent.."

"And what did you do?" Kenzi asked, using what she called her "parent voice."

"I did none of that," Bo muttered.

"Exactly! How's she going to realize she likes you if you keep hanging around? If you aren't there, then she'll realize it! Absence makes the heart grow fonder and all that shit."

"Yeah, but.. I mean, I didn't see her for six months. You'd think she'd realize it already," Bo argued.

"Tamsin's a tough one. She'll crack. Come on, let's go before we get nagged by Grumpy Wolfpants," Kenzi said as she pushed her friend out of the tent. After they exited, they found their little group of misfits loitering around farther out in the field.

"Hey!" Dyson called out, waving them over. "Let's get out of here so we can make some good distance!"

Tamsin stood off to the side, her arms crossed. She rolled her eyes, turning to stare off into the forest.

As they got closer, Kenzi leaned in and whispered something to Bo.

"Remember the plan. Be aloof. Don't rush to her."

Bo grumbled, "Fine."

Once the two of them caught up with the group, they headed south through the forest. Everyone walked in a loose horizontal line, Tamsin being on one end while Bo was on the other end. Bo glanced at Tamsin every so often, but the blonde never seemed to turn her gaze towards her. She leaned in towards Kenzi, avoiding Dyson's probing gaze.

"She's not even looking at me. For all I know, she thinks I don't exist anymore."

"Calm down, Bo. It'll work. Trust me."

Before they could continue the conversation, April spoke up, pointing at Tamsin's neck.

"So, I definitely didn't want to say anything, but I just can't ignore it. What the hell happened to your neck?"

Tamsin shot a glare at Bo before simply answering, "Succubus."

April's mouth popped open. "Ohh..."

Curiosity getting the best of her, May spoke now. "Does it hurt?"

"No, but it's bothersome when you all point it out," Tamsin replied, grumpy again.

"I didn't think they were that bad!" Bo defended herself, shouting to the other end of the line.

Choosing to ignore the conversation, Dyson walked ahead of the group. He didn't want to hear about the person he loved and her intimate moments with someone other than him. When Tamsin left, he thought he had a chance, and he was wrong. Bo shot him down before he could even muster up the courage to ask if she wanted him to be her regular. For six months, he tolerated the nymphs that came and went from Bo's tent. However, he couldn't and wouldn't tolerate Tamsin's presence. At least she's not a man, Dyson thought possessively. At the thought of Tamsin and Bo together, Dyson gripped his head, a dull ache forming. He shook his head, ignoring it.

Edgar followed close behind, not wanting to get involved in someone else's business. He watched Dyson closely, witnessing the emotions play across the wolf's features. Odd, the air elemental thought to himself. Before he could study the wolf further, Dyson shook his head, resuming the stoic expression on his face. He glanced back at the women before deciding for himself. I'll have to watch him.

With the two men walking ahead of them, the women moved closer together, tightening their line. As a result, Bo was comfortably closer to Tamsin, and her heart fluttered in response. On the outside, she was still calm, but Kenzi could sense the excitement rolling off of her best friend.

May furrowed her eyebrows, looking at Bo. She opened her mouth to speak and then closed it. Opened it. Closed it.

Bo watched in confusion. "Do you want to ask me something, May?"

"I don't want to be made fun of."

"We won't make fun of you," Bo replied gently. Kenzi nodded along with her.

"I might," April and Tamsin said simultaneously.

The two raised their eyebrows at each other before fist bumping.

"How do you two get along when you two barely know each other?"

The two shrugged at the same time.

"Okay, whatever," Kenzi relented, throwing her arms up in defeat.

"So what is it?" Bo prodded, looking at April.

May took a deep breath. "What's it like to be kissed?"

They all paused, staring at the adarna.

"You've.. never been kissed?" April asked her sister in disbelief. "We're 21 years old, and you've never been kissed?"

"See, this is why I didn't want to say anything," May muttered under her breath.

"Hey, it's okay," Bo comforted her. "There's no set age where you have to be kissed. I kind of wish I would've waited for someone special."

"Yeah!" Kenzi rallied. "Fuck society's standards that say you gotta do anything at any specific age! Have your first kiss when you're 80!"

Tamsin rolled her eyes. "None of you have answered her question."

"Are you going to answer her?" Kenzi teased.

The valkyrie knew exactly what Kenzi was doing so she answered honestly, "Kissing can be great, or it can be complete shit. I'm too old to remember my first kiss. It was probably some drunk person, and it was probably sloppy and disgusting."

May listened intently as the rest of the girls were shocked by Tamsin's honesty.

Tamsin continued, "Kissing should either be warm and gentle or charged and passionate. The difference is love versus lust. If you have both, then you've probably found someone who's worth it." Quickly, Tamsin glanced at Bo, but before the succubus could catch her, the valkyrie's eyes were already staring ahead once more.

"It?" May prompted.

"You'll figure it out whenever you meet someone you like. You're still baby Fae so don't worry about it too much."

"Oh my god," Kenzi exclaimed in a quiet voice. "Tamsin can actually be nice."

"Speaking of kissing, you can kiss my ass," the valkyrie retorted, scrunching her nose.

"And the bitch is back!" Kenzi narrowly dodged the punch that was aimed at her.

"I thought you kissed Aaron?" April asked her sister.

"I lied," May admitted. "You kissed so many boys, and I just couldn't stand not having kissed someone.. Even though I didn't want to. It was weird."

Bo pursed her lips in thought. She remembered Kenzi telling her to play hard-to-get with Tamsin. Her next words were a result of Kenzi's words. "I'll kiss you," Bo volunteered.

Tamsin's eyes darted to her almost instantly before she averted her gaze, looking anywhere but at the succubus.

May's eyes widened. "Oh."

"We can practice for when you kiss someone you really like," Bo went on.

Tamsin spoke up. "I'm afraid I can't allow that, succulette."

"And why not, Tam-Tam?" Bo taunted, tilting her head to one side.

"Because her first kiss is not meant for greedy succubi."

"Uh huh. That's your only reason?"

Tamsin practically bristled. "Yes."

"May?" Bo turned to the adarna, waiting for an answer.

May glanced between the two older women, and April nudged her side. She looked at her twin, and slowly, April shook her head no. "I will have to pass on your offer, Bo.. But thank you."

"Hmm, so sad. The offer is open until I find myself in a relationship."

Tamsin frowned, shoving her hands into her pockets.

"Tension so thick I need a knife to cut this butta'," Kenzi whispered, watching the exchange in fascination.

Finally, Tamsin walked ahead of the four women, opting to be alone with her thoughts.

"That was perfect," Kenzi congratulated Bo, patting her on the back.

"I don't feel good about it, though. You said she'd end up near me. So far, she's all the way up there," the brunette complained.

"All in good time, my friend."

"What are you two on about?" April questioned.

May listened in, curious as well.

"Kenzi has devised a plan where Tamsin realizes she has feelings for me, if she has any at all in the first place—"

"She definitely does," April interrupted while May nodded in agreement.

Bo threw her hands up. "How does everyone see it but me?!"

"Because you're just as deep as she is. Difference is, she doesn't know what to do about it. You were with the white knight up there and the doctor before. She's probably never felt this way before," April sagely answered.

"Dude, that was deep," Kenzi commended.

April shrugged. "It's just logic. Valkyries aren't meant for love. They're meant for war. And clearly, succubi are meant for love and not war. You guys are opposites."

"So.. so she just can't figure out how to say it to me?" Bo attempted to think it through. "So if I tell her I like her.."

"She'll probably run away from you, metaphorically and maybe literally."

"I won't let her," Bo muttered with determination.

April clapped her on the back, causing the succubus to stumble a bit. "Cool. I'd rather you end up with her than that wolf up there."

"What's wrong with him?" May inquired.

"Besides the obvious? I just got a feeling he's a bad news bear."

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Around noon, Dyson stopped in his tracks, smelling the air. He sighed, turning to the rest of the group as they caught up to him and Edgar.

"We've got a horde coming our way. A pretty big one, if I'm not mistaken. We've got two options. Fight or flight." Before he could glance at their group, he found everyone already preparing to fight.

May had a set of brass knuckles out. She clicked on a modification, and her knuckles now bore a blade across them. Next to her, April pulled out her bow, warming up by pulling and releasing the bowstring. A few feet away from the adarna, Kenzi pulled out her metal baseball bat. With a hard enough swing, the human was able to force the heads of zombies off.

Adjacent to Kenzi stood Bo who brandished two daggers in her hand. She twirled them in her hands expectantly. Near Dyson, Edgar stood as an imposing tower, wrapping his fists and forearms. He clenched and unclenched his fists, making sure he was comfortable. Lastly, Tamsin stood to Dyson's right, casually twirling her sword as a small smile played across her lips. She was looking forward to this.

Dyson clapped his hands together, nodding. "Okay. Looks like we're fighting today. They're about 5 minutes away so we can prepare a formation."

With April hoisted up into a tree, they all paired up except for Tamsin and Dyson. Tamsin had operated alone for years, and she would continue to do so. Dyson knew Bo and Kenzi were still mad at him, so he chose to be alone.

In a few minutes, the horde came within their view, and they all waited patiently. They were all spread loosely apart, but not far enough that someone would be surrounded with no one there to help. As soon as the walkers caught wind of them, they shuffled as fast as they could, almost tripping over one another. When they came within a hundred feet, everyone surged forward with their weapons ready.

Bit by bit, they picked off the zombies. April released arrow after arrow, never missing as each arrow found a home in the back of some walker's neck. Her quiver only held 50 arrows so when she ran out, she jumped down from the tree, wielding a short sword to hack off the heads of zombies.

Nearby, May was swiftly ducking and swerving away from the zombies, and when she could, her fists darted out, connecting hard with the zombies' throats. In a split second, their heads severed and were sent flying through the air. On and on, she went like this, ignoring the fact that her hands became muddled with the blood of the walkers.

Behind her, Edgar bended the air into a thin line, and with his hands, he sent it towards a group of walkers with such force that the line simply cut through their limbs. The undead tumbled to the ground in pieces, and the air elemental made sure their heads were crushed under his boot. With his ability, he took out chunks of the horde at a time.

Almost everyone fought in relative silence with the occasional grunt or groan of frustration sounding in the forest. The exception to this was Kenzi who was yelling for all she was worth. This caused the walkers to shuffle towards her, but she met them with stiff resistance. Her bat swung out harshly, colliding and crushing the heads of walkers. With the others, her bat met their neck, snapping the heads off and sending them tumbling through the air. "Take that, mothertrucker!" Kenzi yelled after each triumph.

Close to her side was Bo, who repeatedly kicked and broke the knees of several walkers. As they tumbled, she brought a dagger down into the backs of their necks, watching them crumple into motionless heaps. She dodged their lunges effortlessly, stabbing them in their vital point as they went stumbling past. As she did this, she kept a close eye on Kenzi, making sure her best friend was okay. And unconsciously, she spared glances at a certain valkyrie; she was worried when she had no reason to be.

To prove that point, Tamsin was skillfully swinging her sword, severing heads left and right. She was a valkyrie in her natural state, and not one walker came even close to biting her flesh. Though, as more surrounded her, she pulled out an off-hand sword, using it to stab the backs of some of the zombies' necks and furthering her kill count. She moved easily, using the many years of experience she had. She was calmed in a way which allowed her to check on Bo every so often, ensuring the succubus didn't do anything dumb. So far, so good.

Nearing the front of their group, Dyson shifted enough of his form so his hands were capable of tearing off the heads of the walkers. He held back from growling loudly after each kill, knowing that he'd only attract more of the undead down the line. Eventually, his hands and clothes were spattered with blood and guts, but still, he kept going. As long as the undead were standing, he was still swinging.

After what seemed like forever, but was in fact an hour, the last of the horde dropped to the ground headless, courtesy of Kenzi. Exhausted, she dropped to the ground to sit down.

"Okay. Wow. Next time, we're gonna avoid all that," she huffed. "Mama's too fat for that much physical activity."

"You're the size of this twig," Tamsin commented, picking up a small twig.

"You are so lucky I am too tired to insult you," Kenzi pointed the at the blonde with a weak finger.

"You couldn't insult me even if you drank 50 energy drinks."

"Get your girlfriend outta here," Kenzi turned to her best friend who was breathing almost as heavily.

"She's not my girlfriend," Bo objected weakly.

Dyson frowned slightly. "As much fun as this is, we need to get moving." Quickly he added, "We could probably find some source of water to wash ourselves."

The group looked down at themselves, aware of how dirty and bloodied they were. Next, they glanced at the others in the group. They began walking once more, stepping over the various bodies and body parts. The sun was low and nearing the horizon before they found a source of water and a place to camp out. After washing up, they all went about setting up the camp. Edgar handled the fire while the rest sorted out tents and food.

"Edgar's got a single-person tent.. Well, it's practically a single-person tent since he's so big.. April and May have room for one more person so I'll join them.. Tamsin and Dyson both have two-person tents.. Bo, who are you bunking with?" Kenzi prattled on, ending on a question.

Dyson glanced up, a hopeful glimmer in his eye. Tamsin, however, didn't even turn her attention away from setting up her tent.

"Uhm.." Bo trailed off, Kenzi's words echoing in her brain again. "How about this.. Whoever brings back the most food, I'll sleep in their tent?"

Dyson immediately perked up. As a wolf, he knew he was a better hunter than the valkyrie. He could easily gather up food.

Tamsin sighed. "I'm not doing some competition with the wolf."

"Afraid you'd lose?" Dyson asked, teasing her.

"Who knows? Maybe I'll kill you while we're alone in the forest so there'd really be no competition." Tamsin scrunched her nose, tilting her head to one side.

"Well, regardless if you think it's a competition, blondie, we really need food," Kenzi interjected, shrugging.

Tamsin groaned, "Fine."

"You two get an hour!" Kenzi announced, shooing them away.

Dyson sprinted away, quickly shifting into his wolf form.

In contrast, Tamsin trudged away from their small camp, grumbling and kicking at the fallen leaves. This is stupid.

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An hour later, Dyson came trotting into their camp. Around his waist was some rope, and from the rope hung five small rabbits. He unhooked them from his waist, holding them up triumphantly.

"I feel like I did pretty well, and I was on time. Bonus points for me?"

"Not so fast, D-man, it's about quantity of food, not punctuality," Kenzi said, holding her finger up.

Nearly thirty minutes later, Tamsin appeared, walking awkwardly towards their camp. On her waist hung a featherless and lifeless turkey, and in her hands, she held a lifeless and tied up boar. She could feel her arms going numb, but she vehemently refused to carry the pig around her neck. I'm not smelling like a damn pig for some succubus.

When she set foot near the group, she unceremoniously dropped the pig onto the ground. Next, she unhooked the turkey from her waist, letting it fall to the ground with a dull thud. Everyone stared in slight awe. Dyson spoke up first.

"How did you even.."

Tamsin glanced at the rabbits already cooking on the fire. "You're a dog so of course you got rabbits," she remarked lazily.

"Damn, Tamsin wins," Kenzi whispered in amazement.

The valkyrie turned to the succubus, staring at her. "I won your dumb competition, but feel free to crawl into the wolf's tent. I'll be sleeping alone tonight."

Bo swallowed nervously. She knew Tamsin was mad at her.

"Edgar?" Tamsin asked politely, turning to the air elemental who seemed uncomfortable with the situation.

"Yeah?"

"Will you cook these?" She motioned to the dead animals on the ground.

Edgar nodded, moving to pick them up.

"Great," Tamsin said in faux excitement, clapping her hands. "I'll be in my tent so don't bother me." With that, she slid into her tent, zipping it shut behind her.

After what seemed like forever, everyone lulled into casual conversations. Bo and Kenzi chatted easily, avoiding the major topic that currently resided in her tent. The valkyrie only came out when she had to eat, but afterwards, she quickly retreated into her nylon fortress. When the group had no choice but to go to sleep, Bo sighed, staring at Dyson who held open his tent like he was offering a fancy hotel room. With a muttered apology, Bo forced Tamsin's tent open, slipping inside and leaving a crestfallen wolf to retreat into his tent alone. Edgar witnessed the scene, quietly blending into the background as he volunteered himself to do the first watch. He watched the expressions on Dyson's face go from crestfallen to angry before the wolf disappeared into his tent.

"What don't you understand when it comes to the words 'sleeping' and 'alone'?" Tamsin asked, the sarcasm dripping from her tone as Bo tumbled into the tent.

Bo ignored her, throwing down her sleeping bag next to the blonde. She paused a moment before thinking of something better. She pushed Tamsin out of the way, making room for herself as she slid into the blonde's sleeping bag.

Tamsin mumbled her objections, but she made no real move to prevent the succubus from worming her way inside. If she had, she would've hurt Bo. And so, she settled for having the brunette in her sleeping bag.

"I'm sorry," Bo murmured, snuggling into the blonde's chest.

"For?" Tamsin asked. Tentatively, she wrapped her arms around Bo.

"For being all dumb.. and 'aloof.'"

"Aloof?" Tamsin chuckled quietly.

"Kenzi thought it'd be a great idea if I acted like I didn't want you so you'd.. " Bo paused, afraid she'd scare the blonde off. In the end, she spoke the truth. "So you'd want to stick around and.. be a couple or something," she finished with a mumble.

For what seemed like forever, the silence stretched on before Tamsin decided to speak. "You.. want to be a couple?" came the hesitant question.

"Well, yeah.. It's not like I want to sleep with anyone else or.. you know, stuff like that." Suddenly, Bo felt embarrassed for bringing it up.

"I wouldn't stop you if that's what you needed," Tamsin replied in a quiet voice. "You're a succubus. It's in your nature."

"But I don't want that," came the stubborn response.

"It'd be stupid not to feed off someone else if I wasn't around, succubus."

"Still.."

"What a wonderfully constructed response.."

"Do you ever think about being a couple?" Bo asked nervously, paying no mind to Tamsin's snarky attitude.

"What would you do with my answer?"

"Either hate you or be overjoyed so.. Tread cautiously."

"I've never.. I've never been in a relationship," Tamsin answered truthfully. Maybe it had been the fighting or the boar and turkey hunting, but she just couldn't bring herself to lie or avoid answering the succubus.

"Why?" Bo questioned seriously.

"You've met me, right? I'm not exactly a ray of sunshine with a double rainbow on the side."

"So, does that mean you wouldn't want to be in a relationship with me?" The brunette tried to control her tone, but it shook near the end.

"Bo.. How can you want to be with me? I left you for months without an explanation, and I'm stubborn and unlovable."

"I disagree. Answer me, are you telling me you don't want to be with me in a relationship? Because.. I want you." Her voice was shaking on every word now.

"I never said I wouldn't try," Tamsin replied softly.

Bo's heart nearly stopped then and there, and she opened her mouth to speak. A few moments later, her voice came back to her, and instead of something sweet, she said something rather direct. "Ask me."

"Ask you what?.."

"Ask me," she demanded, breathless now. She clutched Tamsin's shirt in her hands, pressing as close as she could.

Finally, Tamsin realized what Bo was asking her to do. The corner of her mouth turned up in a small smirk. She leaned in towards the brunette's ear, and her lips brushed against it lightly, causing Bo to shiver. She whispered now, her breath tickling the succubus's ear. "Bo, will you be mine?"

"Yes."

A/N #2: Hope you all enjoyed this!

My next update will be to The Switch, so look out for that.

As always, excuse any grammatical mistakes.