A/N: I'm back :) Like I said last chapter, I've started writing a Kenzi story with a friend of mine (the first chapter has been uploaded, by the way, go check it out!) so my updates will be less regular. I'm exhausted and really don't feel like getting out a new chapter tonight but I feel like I owe you guys a little something to hold you over until I can give you a real chapter. So, this is going to be rather short, I apologize in advance.

It was also brought to my attention that I did not properly credit user knosms3 for inspiring the creation of Lorelei. Tough there are obvious dramatic differences that are basically a completely different story line, I guess the original idea for the character was sparked from her fic, 'Baby New Years'. So, if you're liking my story, go check hers out if you haven't already, she's magnificent.

Disclaimer: You know the drill, Lost Girl and its characters are not mine. Let's move on, shall we?

"I'm telling you, D-man, she's a mini Kenz all the way." Kenzi tipped back her glass, determined to ingest every last drop of her drink. Dyson chuckled and shook his head, tossing back the last bit of his own drink.

Lauren grinned at the relentless human. "Kenzi, you realize that might not be a good thing, right?"

"Yeah Kenz, I'm not so sure we can handle another you running around." Dyson poked the little goth in the ribs playfully.

"Another one? Hell, we can't even keep track of the one we've got." Tamsin's familiar voice sounded behind the trio as she, Bo, and Lorelei approached the bar.

"Yeah, whatever Valkybitch. You know you're just jealous of the Kenz." Kenzi waved her hands dramatically across her body.

"Okay, don't make me separate the two of you. We're here for serious business, right? Where's Trick?" Bo scolded the two women like children before craning her neck to scan the area for her grandfather.

"He's downstairs. He said for us to all go down there when you got here." Dyson informed, motioning to the door that led to Trick's lair.

"Let's get this party started, shall we?" Tamsin said quickly with a smirk. "Come on kid." She picked Lorelei up again, balancing her on her hip, and headed downstairs, the rest of the happy sunshine gang following suit.

"I'm hungry," Lorelei whispered to Tamsin as they entered the Dal's basement. The room was, as Kenzi put it, like walking into Narnia.

The Valkyrie sighed and rolled her eyes. "You're always hungry, Rune."

"Rune? I thought her name was Lorelei?" The doctor piped up behind the detective.

The group filed into the cozy room, each finding their place. Tamsin set Lorelei down before dropping onto the seat of an ancient couch in the center of the room, the little girl immediately scrambled into the spot next to her, curling up into a tiny ball against her body. Bo slid in beside Lori, wrapping her right arm around the girl's wee form and scooping her into her lap before scooting closer to Tamsin, leaning her body against the Valkyrie's. Kenzi found herself a cozy place at Bo's feet on the floor while Lauren placed herself in an old armchair aside the couch. Dyson remained standing, leaning casually against Trick's desk.

The Blood King himself emerged from a door in the side wall. "Her name is indeed Lorelei. But, if I'm not mistaken, Tamsin calls her Rune due to the name's meaning; a secret- which suits our little girl quite well." Trick made his way to the desk and positioned himself in the wooden chair beside it.

"Alright, partner. You've got some explaining to do, if I remember correctly." Dyson motioned to the little bundle of child curled into Bo's arms. Tamsin took a deep breath before beginning her explanation.

"Okay, well. You all obviously know that this is Ru-...Lorelei. She managed to break into the cabin Bo and I were stationed at in the woods. There was a..err...complication with the Nixies that ended in the loss of Rune's mother, Tora." Tamsin paused to glance at Lorelei, now staring at her hands in her lap. Bo squeezed the girl in her arms then nodded for the blonde to continue.

"The morning after we found Rune, I went to the Nixie's river while she and Bo were sleeping." Tamsin went on.

"You did what!?" Bo screeched in frustration. "Tamsin, why the hell would you go there alone!? They could have killed you!"

"Relax, succulet, I can handle myself. Besides, I'm still breathing, aren't I?" Bo silenced but was determined to grill her Valkyrie about this later.

"Anyways, I went to see the Nixies that morning. I talked to the leader, Rikka. She told me that her hands were tied on the matter. Since Tora's partner, Valda, was left as Rune's guardian after Bo ki-," she paused again, rethinking her word choice. "After her mother died, Valda was the only one who had say in her life anymore. Not to mention that Rikka had all of her other sluts to nurse back to life after Bo and I- ow!" The succubus jabbed her elbow into Tamsin's ribs to keep her from upsetting the little fae in her lap.

"Basically, Valda was so beat up over Tora that she couldn't handle looking at Rune every day for the next millennium so she told her to find somewhere else to go." Tamsin finally managed to get out her explanation without being interrupted by everyone's favorite elbow jabbing succubus.

The room was silent for a while as everyone pondered this new information. Dyson was the first to speak.

"Well, first things first, we need to get her some clothes and figure out who she's going to live with."

"She can stay with me. Kenzi and I have the space." Bo said matter-of-factly.

Tamsin cleared her throat. "Actually, I uh...I was thinking I'd talk to Hale, see if he'd let me crash at one of his spare apartments for a while. Maybe one with two rooms, so she could live with me." She muttered the statement so low, the group wondered if they had actually heard it or not.

Everyone stared, dumbfounded, at the Valkyrie with eyebrows raised in shock. Kenzi finally opened her mouth.

"So, lemme get this straight. Detective hates-a-lot wants to babysit little fae baby? Like, permanently? What the hell happened in those woods!?" Kenzi's eyes looked as though the might burst from her head.

Bo felt a blush creeping up her neck as she thought about what really did happen in those woods. She snuck a glance at the blonde out of the corner of her eye and noticed how white hot her aura had suddenly become, suggesting that they had shared the same thought.

"So is she full fae?" Lauren's voice pulled Bo out of her trance. Thank god, that could've gotten messy.

"Yeah. She's definitely fae." Tamsin replied stiffly.

"Well, we know her mother was a Nixie. Do we have any idea what her father was?" Dyson questioned delicately, not wanting to upset the unusually silent Lorelei.

"Actually, I was about to bring that up..." Tamsin smiled awkwardly and looked down.

"Spit it out, Valkyrie. Unlike you, I don't live forever and I'd like to be done with this conversation before I meet my grave, if that's alright with everyone." Kenzi complained. After a moment of hesitation, Tamsin looked up at the group and took a deep breath.

"Valda told me what Rune's father was."

A/N: Love me because I can't end a chapter with anything but a cliffhanger. Again, sorry for this being so short. I really need some sleep or I'll be sick. I love you all, thanks for all the love on this story so far, I appreciate it more than you imagine!

xRiver