Yeeeeaaaaahhhh! Sry, this one was tough. I had to get in the head of that mystery girl while still keeping her a mystery? Weirdness...ANYWAYS! You guys are more amazing whenever I toss one of these beautiful chaps out into the world. I love you, I really and truly do. I love you even more when you review :D

Oh! And I just wanted to say that this review- "Guest: god dammit, now I ship Acacia and Isabeau" freakin made my day! I started cracking up... and then someone made a thing on Tumblr of what they pictured Acacia and Isabeau as and i'm just like :O! Really, ya'll fabulous!

So without further ado, chapter 9! Sorry for the wait, hopefully we don't have to worry about it again :) Lemme know what ya'll think!


A Warrior's Bond – Chapter 9

Tamsin charges forward, leaning down to tackle the girl down at her abdomen. The two go crashing down, taking a few chairs with them—the blonde made a mental note to apologize to Trick for it later. The girl knocks Tamsin back with a swift elbow to her stomach, knocking the wind out of the Valkyrie as she rolled to her feet.

"Ooohhhh…Scary Eyes is in for it now!" Kenzi snarked out with a glare as she stood to her feet, reaching next to her to the candle flickering on the table. She lets the flames tickle her fingers and ignite over her skin. The Russian girl lifts her hand as it slowly engulfs her skin, showing how far she's come in controlling her power. She snaps her fingers, allowing a spark of the flames to fly from her own hand into Violca's direction as she stood. The green eyed gypsy catches the fire and lets it grow across her hands in a flash, showing her experience with literally playing with fire as she glares at their attacker, still kneeling on the floor looking around for her next move.

"Couldn't have said it better myself." Violca sneers as she winds her arm back and chucks forward a ball of fire, the flames fizzling and leaving a small trail as it sails through the air. The assailant's eyes widen in shock before she dives under a pool table to shield herself from the oncoming flares being thrown her way by the gypsy girls as Kenzi joins in on their supernatural dodge ball game.

"Hey! Easy on the tables, their antiques." Trick calls from his place behind the bar. He may be one of the most powerful Fae of the realm, but his abilities certainly aren't physical enough to aid in this fight.

Kenzi and Violca wince at Trick's scolding and allow the flames to extinguish from their hands, taking a step back for the brawlers of the gang to take the next wave. The mystery girl rolls out from under the table and scurries to her feet in a defensive stance, never taking her eyes off everyone before her. Bo sits up from the table while rubbing the soreness from her neck, "Did you really think that you could take all of us on alone?" she pulls a dagger from her boot, holding it out to the girl with a smirk and a raised eyebrow, "especially unarmed?"

"Who said I was unarmed?" the attacker teases as she takes a deep breath, holding her hands out, palm down to the floor. She exhales, slowly lowering her arms and allowing her hands to dissolve into a cloud of white smoke. She crosses her arms, letting the smoke trail out from her limbs and start to take form. She whips her arms back out to her sides, revealing two matching silver scimitars that had materialized from the smoke in each of her hands. Etched into the curve at the top of the blades was a swirled gold design, similar to the one that the girl wore around her neck.

"Shit…" Bo groaned as the girl lunged forward to attack. The succubus ducked and slid to the side as she avoided the swift slashes from the mystery girl's blades. Tamsin was frozen in shock at the display of power the girl showed. She turned her attention to Acacia to see her mentor in a similar state of shock. Both were broken from their trance as Dyson growled, grabbing hold of the girl's wrists before she had the chance to bare down on Bo.

"You're not the only one who always carries their weapons." He snarls through clenched teeth as he swipes his claws across the girl's abdomen, slicing through her tank top and making her yell out. The blood that escapes the wound begins to smoke, matching the power that conjured her weapons. She raises her eyes to Dyson, showing them whited out, yet still expressive of her anger and frustration. The wolf freezes and groans, the veins in his neck popping out as he attempts to avoid the girl's stare but has no luck. His eye color starts to fade to white as the wounds on the girl's stomach continue to smoke as the gashes become smaller.

Before the color completely fades from Dyson's eyes, Bo kicks the girl away and knocks her to the floor with a thud. While the slash marks still exist on her tank top, beneath it her tan skin is free of wounds. Dyson gasps and falls to his knees as the color returns to his eyes, however he appears to be drained and in pain. The Succubus puts an arm around him, checking to be sure he's okay.

"Dyson?" She asks, waiting for him to catch his breath.

"Never again…" the wolf gasps out, confusing Bo as to what he meant until he continued, "First Tamsin, now her? Never again do I look an angry girl in the eye. Only gets me into trouble." Bo chuckles out, happy that the wolf is okay and as smart assed as ever.

"You shouldn't drop your guard, Succubus." The mystery girl says as she stands, earning the attention of the two to see the girl has one of her scimitars lifted back to strike down on Bo. Dyson turns himself to be between Bo and their attacker, he clenches his eyes shut, ready for the pain he knew would be coming. A moments pause and nothing, either his death was swift and painless or…

He cracked an eye open to see that the mystery girl's wrists were bound in the air by swirled purple ribbons of energy. He hears Violca cheer and turns to see Kenzi smiling widely.

"It worked! It totally worked!" The Russian girl jumps and gives a fist pump to the air, her loss of focus allows the mystery girl to break through the bonds and turn towards her with a grunt, "Shit balls!" Kenzi covers her face in reflex to the oncoming attack only to meet a similar situation to Dyson of not feeling anything actually happening.

She opens her eyes to see Tamsin holding the girl back by her wrists. She twists them to the side, forcing the girl to drop her swords. As the metal clanks on the ground, the blades burst into a cloud of smoke before fizzling away into the air. The girl grits her teeth and brings her knee up into Tamsin's stomach knocking the air from her lungs for a second time. The Valkyrie doubles over in pain while the girl simply laughs.

"You should guard your weak spots more." She snarks out with a smirk as she takes a few slow steps forward, enjoying the moment she gained the upper hand.

"And maybe you shouldn't be so cocky." Bo sneers as she pulls their attacker back with her dagger at her throat. The girl freezes and closes her eyes in frustration. How could she be so stupid as to get snuck up on from behind, "Oh, and by the way have you seen her abs? Sooo not a weak spot." Bo finishes with a smirk.

Tamsin lifts her head, flipping her hair back revealing shadows that had crossed the planes of her face and blacked out her eyes. The girl continues to struggle as her eyes fade out to pure white in an attempt to fight off Tamsin. The blonde simply chuckles, "Your kind can't fight me off, you know that now and you wish to drop your power." The girl continues to struggle, however the color of her eyes return while her jaw clenches in frustration. Tamsin smiles wickedly, "Good…now you're going to stop struggling for Kenzi to bind you to the chair next to you." Bo roughly sits the girl down in a chair as Kenzi scurries over to bind her hands behind it with her spirit energy. "I need you to focus, Squirt, don't let her free, okay?" Kenzi nods as Tamsin lets her powers fade away with a huff as she doubles over from the exertion.

"Tamsin, are you okay?" Bo questions softly as she helps the blonde stand upright. Tamsin huffs and nods weakly with a gulp as Bo runs her fingers through her golden hair in an act of comfort, only for strands to come loose in her hands, shocking her, "What the…"

"It's you." The girl says in shock, earning Bo and Tamsin's attention. The Succubus was still confused while Tamsin simply waited to see what conclusion the girl had come to. Her piercing eyes were wide in awe as her jaw dropped at the realization the assailant had come to.

"What's me?" The blonde replies with a huff. The girl turns to Bo and studies her. She raises an eyebrow then shakes her head when she comes to yet another realization.

"Shit…you're the Unaligned Succubus aren't you?" Her tone is one of awe, as though she is in the presence of a celebrity. The girl smiles and chuckles in a happy celebration as if she wasn't bound to a chair and defenseless to the people she had just assaulted, "Fate really does bitch slap you when you're not looking." She finishes with a sly smile.

Kenzi squints her eyes with her mouth half open in confusion to the captive girl's actions, "Okay, she's missing more then a few screws. Can't we just take her down like the rest of the assassins?"

"Aren't you all the Virtuous Ones? I don't even get a chance to explain myself or—"

"Why the hell should we let you? You assaulted my friends in our place of Sanctuary. Tried to kill my granddaughter as well as any of us who would have tried to get in your way." Trick scolded in a harsh tone taken from his years on the throne. It made the rest of the gang shiver at the power he exuded and the mystery girl was no exception.

"Sanctuary, then. I plead for Sanctuary at this way station." The girl claims, earning a smirk from Tamsin as the blonde leans down to speak directly to her with a dark smirk.

"That's fine. No one was planning on letting you leave anyway. But while you're here, we can still have lots of fun." The girl's eyes go wide at the idea of being tortured to death by a no doubt pissed off Valkyrie. If she was right about who these people were, she knew that she wouldn't wish the fate of someone who harmed one of them to her worst enemies. All of the stories had spread about the Fae world about their group since the Garuda was defeated, and no one planned on disrupting their dynamic directly. One thing for certain, if you messed with one of them, you messed with all of them.

"Agalam! I wish to invoke Agalam and plead my case." The girl attempted next. This time it was Dyson who responded, his icy glare cutting through the captive girl as he asserted his alpha male presence.

"Nice try, but this isn't La Shoshain. I'm starting to agree with Kenzi…you being alive is a liability and I'm not much of a gambling man." He finished with a sneer and light growl, baring his fangs.

"Parlay?" the girl was running out of options as she half-heartedly tossed out her last idea.

"Seriously, do we look like pirates?" Violca deadpanned to the girl's apparent desperation. At first it was entertaining, now it was sad.

"Please, I will not harm anyone here, you may even keep me bound if it is your wish." The girl continues, her eyes sparkling with sincerity behind the blank expression she wears in replacement to the cold dead stare they held when she was attacking them. Tamsin was fully ready to shoot her down and begin torturing the girl to find out what she knew about Emilina. But, Bo cut her off before she could speak.

"Then talk. Just remember no funny business, or I'll sick Tamsin on you again to fight off your…whatever it is you do." Bo finishes while fighting through her lack of knowledge on what kind of Fae they were dealing with. After what she did with Dyson, she knew to keep her guard up.

"She's a Jinn, Bo." Acacia stated from her perch, now leaning against the bar near Trick. She planned to stay there to protect her old friend, as well as study the group's dynamic when in battle. She had to say that she was impressed, though a little rough around the edges they all had the potential to make a great team.

"A Jinn? Like a genie?" The Succubus ponders, imagining a wish-granting creature in parachute pants popping out of a lamp.

"You ain't never had a friend like me," The girl states with a smirk, causing Kenzi to chuckle at her sense of humor. The Russian girl sees the un-amused look on everyone else's expressions and quickly clears her throat to cover her tracks.

"Jinn are illusion Fae. They can break things down into the smoke you saw earlier and absorb it into their bodies to conjure whenever they please. That makes them feared ambush warriors among enemy clans. They cast visions of your greatest wants and desires as well as your deepest fears that stem from never achieving those desires. It's a very powerful hypnosis technique, and makes them stronger when they have people under their trance." Tamsin stated, never taking her eyes off the girl in case Kenzi's hold on her broke.

"Is that what she did to Dyson?" Bo growled out. Of course she had no place to speak, but no one deserved to be fed on against their will like that. Especially considering the pain it had left Dyson in, the wolf still appeared dazed, though he was fighting to conceal it.

"Yes, but I wish to extend my apologies to the Shifter," The girl states politely as she turns her gaze to Dyson, giving her head a slight bow in respect, "I was wounded and lost control in order to heal myself. My powers are not pleasurable in that situation and I swear I will take it in the best of my abilities to not allow it to happen again."

"Remind me again after I'm sure that you won't try to kill everyone I care about." Dyson stated, his tone not wavering. The girl simply nods in understanding.

"Fair. You are a noble man just as your wishes suggest and I commend your honor and loyalty." After a moments pause, Dyson gives a small nod to the girl, knowing she saw his desires and wishes for a moment while healing herself. The exchange also harbored a thank you for keeping it private.

"Funny, an assassin commending loyalty and honor." The girl winces at Bo's harsh words before responding.

"That's such a harsh term. I've worked as a Tracker of dark souls. People wanted for doing some of the most disgusting things you could imagine, both human and Fae. I won't lie that you are one of the tamest that I've been sent for, but I was given a file on you," She nods in Bo's direction before going on, "It showed the trail of dead lovers that you had left behind for over a decade as well as images of people you had tortured when they wouldn't submit to you."

"Hey! I won't deny my past, I didn't know what I was or how I had killed those people. But I've never tortured anyone, and I sure as hell have never done it because I couldn't get lucky for a night." Bo responds defensively, hating when people threw her past in her face.

"This I know now. What the file failed to mention was exactly who you are. You're quite the legend to people like me," The girl responds with a smile, "people who are not happy with what their nature or the rules of society dictate for them."

"Yeah, we're a regular Rocky Horror Picture Show." Tamsin deadpans, obviously still sore about seeing this girl's hand around Bo's throat.

"All the same, I can't help but wonder," The Jinn girl begins as she turns her gaze to Tamsin. She quirks her head to the side, her expression still unreadable, however there appeared to be no malice in her tone as she continued, "If it is not too much to ask, how is it that you were able to fight off my abilities. I've faced Valkyries before and was able to overpower them. Even in your weakened state from the curse you bear, you fought through my illusion." Tamsin's brow furrowed as she glared down at the girl.

"How did you know about that?" The blonde ground out with a quiver in her tone. If this girl could see her weakness from one simple fight, the blonde could be in trouble.

"Not to be juvenile, but I believe I asked you a question first." The girl's reply causes Tamsin to groan and give in.

"Fine. My father was a Jinn. There was a time he wanted me to take his place and he trained me to be sure I could fight off enemies of the region." The blonde ground out, not an ounce of happiness in her tone as she spoke of her father. Bo quirked an eyebrow in curiosity at the tone the Valkyrie used, confused as ever about the blonde's past.

"Your father…" The girl's eyes were wide and her tone was soft as she took in this new information. She swallows the lump in her throat and stutters as she continues. "My…um. The king I used to serve had a daughter. It was rumored that she was a Valkyrie, but returned to Valhalla along with his guardian when his nobility was corrupted and he began to hunger for power."

"Small world." Acacia mumbled as she poured herself a shot at the bar. Speaking of her warrior tore open old wounds and dumped salt on them. Between the stories they had shared today about Isabeau and now this, she was officially reliving some of the most painful to think of memories that she possessed.

"Used to serve?" Bo stated to change the subject. Despite wanting to know more about this mysterious father of Tamsin's, she knew it wasn't the time. Right now they had to find out more about this girl.

"Some Jinn are nomads, guns for hire to buy their bread. But many often live in servitude to a superior powered one of our kind. Most of us are born into it, like slaves." The girl speaks, her tone dripping with disdain. "Like I said…I'm not one for living by my nature's status quo. And I'm definitely not a fan of slavery."

"Great, we know your life story. Let's skip forward to the part where you explain why we're keeping you around." Tamsin's voice was still cold.

"After I…escaped…I went on a spiritual journey through the desert. In my starving and dehydrated state, my illusions began to cloud my mind and give me visions. I saw a group of people where their pasts and natures didn't matter. They simply wished to make the valiant decision and fight for those who couldn't fight for themselves. It intrigued me."

"And that's why you became a tracker of dark souls." Bo finished for the girl, touched by her story, "To turn the tables and do the right thing."

"Yes. I admit it's not the noblest of choices but one has to start somewhere, right?" The girl finishes with a quirk of her lips, showing a glittering smile.

Everyone turned to Bo in this instance. The Succubus was studying the girl before them, as if trying to tear through to her soul and see if she's speaking true. So far she only knows two things for sure, the first being that while this girl came from a dark past, she is obviously trying to turn over a new leaf. The second…If Bo didn't give the girl some semblance of a chance she would be a hypocrite. She's been in this girl's shoes before and Kenzi was the one who showed her hope. Maybe they could do that for her now.

At the same time, this girl also tried to kill her. Granted, the girl was given evidence that Bo was an evil soul that needed to be eliminated, but the principle stands. The Succubus continued to study the girl carefully, looking for any signs that they couldn't trust her, only to find the girl is incredibly difficult to read. However, while her expression is hardened, no doubt from the years of slavery to a dark king, her eyes tell the Succubus a different story. The almost transparent green color of them could easily tear through someone's soul; only no malice was shown in them. Instead, she sees only pain and guilt sparkling behind them. The brunette took a breath before speaking.

"Let her go Kenzi." She states, not shocking anyone by her decision. Bo sees herself in this girl, of course she would be willing to give her a chance. The girl stands when the magical binds are broken and rubs her wrists as Bo takes a menacing step forward. "Choose your next move wisely."

"I do not plan to attack you again if that is what you mean. You were wrongfully accused and I owe you a debt for coming to harm you at your place of Sanctuary. I wish to give forth my apology as well as my hand." The girl states with a bow of her head while crossing her fist over her chest in a display of honor. Kenzi's eyes went wide and her jaw dropped as she looked to Tamsin.

"Shit! Tam Tam, I think the genie girl just proposed!" Kenzi's squealed soon to be followed by Tamsin rolling her eyes and smacking the girl on the back of the head, "What the shit?"

"She didn't propose, dumb ass. She offered to help Bo until her debt is paid." Tamsin explains. Bo turns to her, confusion and shock melding across her face.

"What? But…I don't—I mean I can't. I have you, could she even—" Tamsin smiles sweetly, laying a hand softly on Bo's cheek to calm her down and stop her rambling.

"Technically, I'm not yours yet. Even so, just don't fall in love with her and I suppose I can live with someone else looking out for you." Tamsin said in a teasing tone as she leaned forward to place a soft kiss upon Bo's lips. The Succubus' eyes fluttered closed and her breath caught in her throat. She smiled at how the Valkyrie made her feel. Every kiss caused her heart to skip a beat, and every smile shines a light in her eyes.

"Trust me," Bo sighs as she opens up her eyes to meet Tamsin's. A playful smirk works its way across her lips as she takes hold of the collar of Tamsin's jacket, "You're just as much mine as I am yours." They became lost in one another's eyes, everyone in the room touched by the obvious connection the two women had developed. Their friends allowed them the moment until Acacia tossed back another shot—she had lost count by now but a millennium of experience definitely strengthens one's tolerance—she stood up from her stool and approached the bunch.

"Not to burst the happy couple's bubble, but you've got an assassin here waiting for your answer." The elder Valkyrie spoke, causing the mystery girl to wince again.

"I would like to restate how that's a harsh word to label what I've done for—"

"Shut it honey, I know your kind and I know 'em well. Jinn live by honor, but only to the one they serve and their dear ones. Otherwise you're a bunch of tricksters." The girl bows her head, knowing not to deny Acacia's observation as the Valkyrie turns to Bo. "I advise you to find a way to have her prove her loyalties before putting your life in her hands."

"My kind has put you through much…but there is a reason why I don't associate with my kind anymore." The girl states solemnly as she reaches behind her neck to the chain of her necklace, she lifts it over her head and takes Bo's hand. "But the sense of honor I live by is strong. I owe you for not only my misjudgment, but for the vision I was graced with that gave me strength to live on as my own person. I feel as though our destinies were meant to tie, and to prove my word I wish to give you this." She sets her necklace into the hand that she holds. Bo raises an eyebrow as Acacia and Tamsin's eyes go wide. The girl bows her head again, silent for a moment, until she lifts it to show her eyes whited out. Bo flinches, afraid to meet Dyson's pain but she is calmed by Tamsin's arm around her waist.

"Her giving you her necklace is the ultimate oath. It's a Jinn's most prized possession and it means she must work to helping you achieve your greatest desire of the now until she can get it back." Tamsin explains. The girl's eyes return to normal as she lets out a huff of air, looking between Bo and Tamsin in shock.

"You—You were cursed by the Dark One?" she stutters out in shock and fear. She figured these people had powerful enemies, but if they're this bad she couldn't help but wonder how they stayed alive this long.

"How did you know that?" Tamsin questioned with a glare in the Jinn girl's direction.

"Because," Bo starts as she cuddles into Tamsin's side, wrapping her arms around the blonde's waist, "My greatest desire is to break your curse so that we can be together, completely."

"OMG!" Kenzi squeals while fanning her face with a sniffle, "I just can't with these two."

Tamsin smiles with a breathy chuckle at their little friend as she lifts Bo's chin to meet her gaze. Her bright eyes sparkle with the love she feels for the brunette. She sees the deep expression that comes from the Succubus' brown eyes and it makes her heart skip around like drum. She's going to need all the help this Jinn girl could offer…because the look in Bo's eyes was making the Valkyrie in her stir and wish to bond with her warrior.

"How does someone like you exist?" The blonde whispers in awe. Bo simply smiles in response.

"The gods wanted someone special for you," Tamsin looks to the floor with a wide smile as Bo turns back to the Jinn girl, "I realize the sacrifice you're making, but know that it takes more then something like this to win my full trust. You've already said that you don't live in your nature, now you need to prove it." The girl nods again. As Bo plays with the necklace in her hand, touched by her act but also worried of what it means for her. "You are not a prisoner to us…you may leave at any time. I don't want you to feel like a slave again. You stay because you feel it is right, okay?"

"You are far nobler then they say Ysabeau." The girl states in awe of Bo's terms. After so long under her king, she was sure every leader acted in such hateful ways and only looked for their own well-being and power. She was sure that her vision was a tease, simply a way of showing her that there was another way in a perfect world. But she knew fate was at hand…the simple fact of the Valkyries' relation to her former lord was too great to be a coincidence, she was going to need to find some proof before that information came out though.

"No…I just do what's right." Was Bo's response as Dyson stepped forward.

"I'm going to take her to Lauren. If she's going to be with us for a while I think it would be best to get her input. Then I'm keeping an eye on her. It's probably best if we all get some sleep…it's been a long day." Dyson states in his softer tone as he nudges the Jinn girl to the door. She obeys, knowing it wouldn't be wise to cross the wolf.

"Wait!" Bo calls after them, the girl turns around with a raised eyebrow as Bo asks, "What's you name?" The girl looks shocked at the question leaving Bo confused. Tamsin cleared her throat as she whispered to the Succubus.

"Jinn slaves often don't know their given names…they have degrading slave names that—"

"—Yasmin." The girl cuts Tamsin off mid sentence, "My name is Yasmin." Bo nods with a smile as Dyson leads her out of the Dal.

"No wonder she kept her name…Darius always loved that name." Acacia mumbled mostly to herself as she tossed back another shot. Trick laid a hand over the elder Valkyrie's with a small comforting smile.


Outside the Dal, Dyson walked with Yasmin towards the Light compound. He slows down to look behind him to the entrance, checking if any of his friends had followed him. Once he sees the coast was clear, he grabs the girl by her arm and shoves her into a brick wall, knocking the air from her lungs. She looks up, anger evident on her face as the wolf growls and stares down at her.

"Listen here and listen good. I know you're not telling everyone the entire story of why you're here."

"It's my story to tell and has nothing to do with the debt that I owe you all." Yasmin replies from behind gritted teeth.

"Fine, everyone has secrets, I can respect that. Just know this…if you do anything to hurt any of the people in there," He threatens while pointing back to the Dal, "Especially Bo? I'll rip your heart out with my bare hands. Got it?" The Jinn nods, still leery of Dyson and his threat as she gets the feeling he means it. "Good. Let's get you to Lauren." The two start walking again, Yasmin silent in her thoughts until she comes to a realization.

"You love her, don't you?" She asks. Dyson sighs and turns to look into her piercing eyes as he responds.

"I probably always will on some level. She's destined for great things, and I'm going to be by her side for whenever or however she needs me. But she has Tamsin now, and I'm happy for them. Now come on." He walks ahead of her, frustrated by her observation. Yasmin takes that as her cue to simply follow along for now. If she was going to do what she came to do, she was going to need to earn everyone's trust…she got the feeling that Dyson may be the toughest.


"Alright Kenzi…yeah sure…No, no no don't worry about it." Bo spoke into her cell as she paced around her bedroom.

Tamsin had kicked off her shoes and fallen in a huff onto the large bed, resting with her eyes closed at the long day they had had. She'd seen Acacia for the first time in centuries and it was like nothing had changed. Her mentor seemed a lot better since the spiral she fell into after the debacle with her father. Obviously talking about it hurt, but she was much closer to her old self.

The Valkyrie smiled to herself as she thought about the stories Acacia had told them about the times she spent with Bo's grandmother. She thought about how highly the elder Valkyrie spoke of Isabeau and couldn't help but wonder if destiny had screwed up. Acacia deserved to have the greatest warrior as her own…instead she was stuck with her parasite of a father.

Tamsin lifted her head to glance at Bo across the room, laughing across the phone lines at some sarcastic comment Kenzi no doubt had uttered about Violca's obsessive meditation techniques. If the blonde had learned anything about how the universe practiced its ways, it was that there was always a higher reason to the cards one is dealt. Perhaps the Fates knew that Bo would need the aid of a Valkyrie in this time. Acacia had allied herself with Isabeau and the Blood King to bring peace to the Fae during the Great War and lost her best friend. Tamsin thinks to herself as she watches Bo's conversation with her best friend.

I probably shouldn't question this stuff…It's the tragedies that our families before us faced that allowed us to become who we are today. It's what allowed us to find each other. Damn she's so beautiful. Never in my lifetimes would I imagine being able to call such a perfect and warm soul my warrior. I'll rip Emilina's fingers from their sockets until she undoes this curse. Then I'll follow this woman anywhere.

"Alright Kenz, I'll talk to you later. My Valkyrie is giving me serious bedroom eyes." Bo states with a smirk at the blonde, breaking Tamsin from the trance she was under. She replies with a smile of her own and a shake of her head as Bo hangs up with a final goodbye.

"You know that the Squirt isn't going to let me live that down, right?" Tamsin chuckles out as Bo climbs on top of her in bed. The Succubus straddles her Valkyrie's hips and threads their fingers together.

"Maybe, but it entertains me when you two bicker, so." She replies with a shrug before slowly leaning down to connect her lips with Tamsin's. Their exchange is slow and tender, speaking the words that neither of them wanted to utter yet. Bo's kisses became rougher as Tamsin ran her hands up under her shirt to the soft, warm skin of the brunette's back. The sparks that travel between Tamsin's fingertips and Bo's sensitized skin causes her to break the kiss with a gasp. Her eyes flash blue for a moment before fading back to brown causing Tamsin to smirk to herself.

"It's so sexy when you do that." The blonde breathes out as she leans up to run her lips down Bo's neck, earning soft sighs of pleasure from the Succubus.

"You're just sexy all the time." Bo responds as she pushes Tamsin back down onto the bed to crush their lips together again. The blonde smirks into the kiss as she feels the passions between them rising. Who wouldn't love being able to make a Succubus lose control, it's a pretty nice ego boost.

Tamsin knew she was in trouble when she felt the light, instinctual pulses coming from Bo's fingertips as the Succubus snuck her hand up under Tamsin's shirt. A shiver of pleasure ran down her spine as Bo scratched down her abs while moving her lips just below her ear—officially hitting the blonde at both her weak spots.

"Gods, Bo…what are you doing to me…" She breathed out, a shake in her voice from Bo's ministrations, melting away at what was left of her willpower.

"Considering how hot your aura is right now? Nothing you don't want, I'm sure." Bo's tone was deep and raspy as she spoke between kisses down Tamsin's collar. Tamsin could tell that Bo's primal side was coming out, this was a lot different then the lazy kisses the two would share while cuddling on the couch, or the playful flirting they'd toss one another while training. Suddenly, a thought occurred to the Valkyrie as she nudged Bo up enough to sit up and look into her eyes. They may not be blue, but the expressive brown was darkened to nearly black with lust—no…not lust…hunger.

"Babe, when was the last time you fed?" Tamsin asked in a soft, worried tone. Her eyes were lined in sadness knowing that she couldn't give her warrior what she knew she needed.

"Yesterday, while we made out in the back of your truck like a couple of teenagers skipping out on prom." Bo replied with a smirk remembering Tamsin taking her to their peaceful valley to watch the sunset. Of course…they didn't pay much attention to the sun by the time they got into the bed of her truck. The thought along with the sight of Tamsin laid out below her, hair sprawled across the pillows and panting to catch her breath made the Succubus' eyes swirl blue as she licked her lips in hunger.

"No, no focus Bo! The last time you actually fed." Tamsin couldn't help but feel stupid. She was too busy riding her high of the perfect little world she'd been walking through that she forgot something so basic as the fact that Bo is a Succubus.

Bo's eyes faded to brown as hurt shot across her face. She sat up, staring down to Tamsin who had leaned up as well in confusion of Bo's reaction.

"Do you actually think I could do that to you?" There was no malice in the brunette's tone, only sadness. Tamsin sighed sadly while running her hands up Bo's strong forearms, trying to comfort her.

"I didn't mean it like that, Bo, but you need to stay strong. Do you think I like the fact that I can't give you what you need? Because it literally kills me inside."

"And it kills me inside thinking about being with anyone but you!" Bo huffs as she rolls off the blonde to lay next to her on the bed, "Face it, Tamsin. You've ruined me as a Succubus. I watched Magic Mike with Kenzi the other day and it didn't even give me the munchies." Tamsin was surprised at that. It was an ongoing joke that when the Succubus and Kenzi went to see the movie in theaters that Bo became so riled up she had to excuse herself to feed off the couple making out in the back of the theater before returning to her seat.

"Not even Matt Bomer? Come on I know how much you like his eyes and abs." Tamsin teased while wrapping her arms around Bo's waist.

"I didn't even make bets with Kenzi about how fast I could turn him straight and on Team Bo." Tamsin raised her eyebrow, knowing that wasn't true. Bo huffed with a roll of her eyes, "Fine. Fifteen seconds but that's beside the point…What I'm trying to say is that it's just your gorgeous eyes," She says with a dopey smile and a twinkle in her own eyes as she gazes into Tamsin's, "And your sexy abs," She continues while rubbing her fingertips across the blonde's abdomen causing her to shutter, "That make my Succubus side go wild anymore. I've never had that happen before." Bo finishes while slowly caressing her fingertips up and down Tamsin's arm, raising goose bumps in their wake.

"It's our bond," Tamsin states with a smile as she lifts Bo's hand up to her lips to lay a kiss up on her knuckles. The Succubus blushes at the adorable act, it still stuns her that the Valkyrie could awaken such schoolgirl feelings within a sex monster—Though Tamsin would fight against her calling herself that. " You're starting to feel it too!"

"Mhmm, trust me I've felt it for a while." Bo's tone dropped to a seductive octave as she leaned forward to gently run their lips together. Tamsin gave in as she lifted a hand to run her fingers up Bo's neck and tangle into her chestnut locks. Bo pulls back with a gasp as Tamsin leans down to run her lips and tongue along Bo's jawline. "Ugh, it's so hard to kiss you without wanting to taste you."

The blonde leaves soft nips down Bo's neck, earning a moan from the Succubus as her eyes flutter closed at the wave of pleasure running through her. Tamsin leans back and cradles Bo's cheek, willing the Succubus to open her eyes. When she does, she reveals a dazed, electric blue gaze that tears through Tamsin like a knife.

"Take more then you need, we know something big is on the horizon and I want you strong." Tamsin whispers while running the pad of her thumb across Bo's cheek to ward away any worry she may have about the offer.

"T-Tamsin…If I," She pauses to let out a sigh of pleasure before shaking her head clear enough to speak, "When I don't…I mean it—Ugh, It takes more chi when I don't actually…" Bo was struggling with how to word their dilemma. When the she didn't 'finish the job', so to speak, it took more chi to sustain herself. Often it was easier to just enjoy herself and have her fill that way verses actually taking her partners energy. It was faster, but not as pleasurable to the second party.

After giving up on how to word her problem, she settled for softening her gaze and cradling Tamsin's face between her hands. Her eyes were still bright blue, but the blonde could see it was her Bo behind the eyes of the Succubus, "I can't let the monster in me hurt you."

Tamsin smiles sweetly. She places her hand on top of Bo's on her cheek and nuzzles into it after placing a kiss upon her palm. "Then it's a good thing that I know there's no monster inside of you," Bo bites her lip in worry while Tamsin speaks more confident then she ever has in her centuries of life, "All I see is my beautiful, brave, and strong warrior."

"And you're my Guardian Angel." Bo replies with the third of her smiles, completely love struck.

"Valkyrie." Tamsin corrects as her lips curl up at the end.

"I know what I said." Bo responds as she leans forward, pulling their lips together in a heated embrace.

Any and all distance between the two is closed as Bo took the first pull of Tamsin's chi. She pulls her head back, a line of bright blue chi passing between their lips. Tamsin's eyes are wide at the feeling of her chi being pulled from deep in her core along with the pulses of pleasure that Bo is shooting through her skin. Bo pushes her back to lay flat as she straddles her waist, taking another breath of the blonde's intoxicating chi.

Bo feels all of her nerve endings on fire as Tamsin's chi begins to run through her veins. She's pretty sure this is what it feels like to do steroids, since that's the only way to describe the power boost she feels from feeding from Tamsin like this. She hasn't since the incident with the poison aside from small little breaths of chi she would sneak between kisses to tease the blonde. She didn't want the blonde to think that's all she wanted in their relationship was her enthralling chi. It was more then that, oh so much more.

The high she felt clouded her mind, only to be brought forth by the sight of Tamsin's eyes closing in a wince of pain and not pleasure. In a fit of shock, Bo clenches her jaw shut and turns her head to the side to avoid the temptation of draining the blonde further. The two caught their breaths before Tamsin groaned in frustration.

"Damn it Bo, we've been over this. Take what you want." Bo simply shook her head until Tamsin pulled her gaze to her own. Bo's eyes were still a bright, menacing blue; only the hunger in them was replaced by shock as she saw the sparkling gold color of Tamsin's essence twinkling in the blonde's irises. "It's there for you to take, that's what it exists for, that's what I exist for…so take it."

The Succubus fell into a hypnotized state as she slowly leaned forward. The couple's lips never met, instead an intense wave of charm and pleasure pulsed through Tamsin's body from Bo's hands. The blonde arched on the bed, her mouth falling open in a gasp of pleasure. Bo laid a hand on Tamsin's chest, just below her collar as the waves of pleasure continued to flow while a trail of gold lined chi slowly floated from Tamsin's lips. When the last of the golden wisp escaped, Bo's own lips opened with a gasp as she breathed in the golden chi. Bo's eyes flashed gold for a moment before returning to their usual blue.

The couple's expression matched in a state of shock as they both pulled apart, laying side by side once more on the bed gasping to catch their breaths. Bo's eyes were wide as she panted, touching her forehead to clear the daze she feels from all of the energy she had just taken in…plus something else. Her eyes fade back to brown as she turns over to see how Tamsin is holding up.

The blonde is in a similar state of distress, confusion evident as well. "What the hell just happened?" Tamsin breathes out while attempting to catch her breath.

"Your guess is as good as mine," Bo tries to sit up but is hit with a wave of dizziness, "Whoa…chi overload…" Tamsin ponders for a moment on the sparkling golden color of what Bo inhaled. It couldn't be…

"Shit Bo! You're glowing!" Tamsin shouted after she turned to face the Succubus to share her theory only to see a slight orange-ish glow laminating the Succubus' skin. The brunette simply chuckles.

"Yeah, guess you do that to me." She was still breathless as she pushed a hand behind the pillow she laid upon. She was in complete bliss, didn't quite understand why, but came to the conclusion that she didn't care.

"No I mean literally, like energy on your skin glowing." The blonde remarked, pulling Bo's free hand up in front of her face to show her.

The brunette squealed as she sat up quickly trying to rub the color off her skin with no luck. "What the hell did you do to me?!" She screeched in confusion.

"Me!? You're the one sucking gold chi!" Tamsin shouts in return.

"Well…you're the one with the gold chi!" Bo offers as a lame retort. The glow slowly starting to fade into her skin calms the couple down, allowing them to catch their breaths again.

"Okay…okay it's going away," Tamsin starts while moving her gaze back up to Bo's confused eyes, "Are you okay? How do you feel?" Bo was silent as she tried to think of a proper term for how she felt. Sure, she is freaked out by what they probably just shared, a little confused by the glow thing, and considerably strengthened by the amount of energy she took from Tamsin. She felt like she could lift a truck and throw it across a river. Only one word could describe how she felt.

"Juiced." Bo stated, still in awe of what happened. Tamsin simply smirked to herself before turning serious again when Bo spoke, "What was that?"

"I think…I think you took some of my essence."

"Your essence?" Bo was shocked, "I've never done that before, have I?…Did it hurt?" Tamsin stopped to think about the emotions running through her as Bo fed from her…pain wasn't one of them.

"No, but I think you did that night you got attacked by a Fenrir because I feel about the same. I don't know, we'll just ask Trick about it in the morning. I know you're probably buzzing right now but—"

'It's alright baby, I like just laying in your arms anyway." The brunette smiles happily as she crawls into Tamsin's arms. The two shuffle into one another's embrace to find a comfortable position, settling with Bo nuzzled up under Tamsin's chin in the crook of her neck. A silence passes until Bo speaks. She tries to keep her tone flat, but a smirk crawls its way upon her lips, "So…girlfriend, huh?"

Tamsin winced before speaking cautiously, "I'm sorry…She was choking you and—I mean it just came out and—"

"I was just going to say that if you're gonna call me your girlfriend then you're gonna have to step it up, we've never even been on a date yet." Bo replies, nuzzling into the comfort of her Valkyrie's embrace. She loved how while in Tamsin's arms the weight of the world dissipated from her shoulders. Even if it was just for a night, an hour, a second, it's worth it.

"You want me to take you on a date?"

"What? Just because I'm a Succubus I can't have standards?" Bo teases with a smirk of her own, earning a wide smile from Tamsin. The blonde was afraid that maybe she had overstepped some sort of line as they had never discussed what they were. Turn out she was right on track.

"I don't know…I mean when you've been around as long as I have you don't really date anymore." Tamsin teases earning a slap on the shoulder from Bo, "I'm kidding…you'll get the royal treatment and the best date ever. I'll even ask Trick's permission to take you out."

"Alright…now you're just being a smart ass." Bo deadpans with a roll of her eyes. Tamsin simply looks down to her and places a kiss upon the crown of her head.

"Yeah…but I'm your smartass."


At the Light compound, Lauren is checking the vitals of Yasmin and covering all of the bases that have become instinct to examine. The doctor turns to Dyson, a worried expression on her face.

"You do know that she's Dark, right? I'm not supposed to—"

"—I don't think Hale would mind if it's for all our sakes." Dyson replies after cutting the doctor off. Lauren simply sighs and nods. There's a silence as she gathers a needle to draw blood before finding the courage to ask Dyson what she really wanted.

"H-How's Bo doing?" She stutters, worried she may have hit a nerve. Dyson simply smiles sadly while looking at his shoes. He lifts his gaze back to the blonde before replying in a sad tone.

"You'd know if you came around more."

Lauren swallows the lump in her throat as she nods. She may have been the one to break it off with Bo, but that didn't mean that she doesn't still love her. She was thrown off when Bo introduced Tamsin as her guardian Valkyrie, but at the same time all of her suspicions were confirmed. Lauren knows that she wasn't enough for Bo, but on some level she's happy that Tamsin could be. All that the Succubus ever wanted was some way of being normal…being monogamous. If that wasn't with her, then perhaps its time she moves on and tries for friendship. A life without Bo in it at all didn't sound like any kind of life she wanted to live.

"It…it hurt for a while." Lauren sighs out, the pain evident in her eyes. Dyson simply nods with a small, understanding smile.

"I can understand that, probably better then anyone. I can also vouch for the fact that it's better with her in my life somehow then not at all…she needs us Lauren. If Trick's right about anything it's that something huge is on the horizon. Like bigger then the Garuda, huge." Dyson's tone was soft, but firm as he attempts to sway the doctor back into their ranks. She may not show it but Bo was hurting that Lauren wasn't around, and for good reason. The two share a strong connection, they just need to find out what kind of connection it needs to be much as the wolf was doing.

"I know I probably shouldn't say anything to sway the woman with a needle in my arm…but you're in love with her too, aren't you?" Yasmin questions in a soft, melodic tone as Lauren simply smiles with a breathy chuckle.

"Trust me when I say it's not a hard thing to do."

"Then I supposed I could only hope that I'm not next." Yasmin states, earning a chuckle from Dyson.

"I'm pretty sure you'd have Tamsin to deal with in that case…If it comes to that then I wish you all the luck you can carry." The wolf warns with a smirk, knowing what his partner is capable of first hand.

"Knowing that she can so easily subdue me makes it an easier choice not to cross her." Yasmin states with a slight bow of her head. Dyson can't help but be intrigued by the mannerisms of this girl. She can jump from being clever and cocky to modest and respectful with a simple flick of a switch. She lives by a certain sense of honor, which he can respect, but her ulterior motives and secrets are the only thing that leave him to ponder if they can trust her or not.

"Hey, Smoke and Mirrors," The three in the room turned to the door to see Acacia entering the lab. Yasmin appeared worried as the shine in her eyes faded and she swallowed the lump that appeared in her throat. The Valkyrie strode towards her confidently, obviously on a mission, "We need to talk."

"I'm sorry…who are you?" Lauren questions in confusion. Dyson puts a hand on her shoulder and starts to lead her away."

"Come on, I'll explain a few things to you about what you've missed. Beer on me?" Lauren nods reluctantly about leaving the two women she doesn't know in her lab, alone at night. She puts her faith in Dyson and removes her lab coat before following him out to the Dal.

Acacia takes a step forward, a blank expression on her face as she studies the Jinn girl up and down. Yasmin attempts to hide her anxiety, but knows that the Valkyrie can see right through her.

"You have the same eyes." The elder simply states, her tone as blank as her expression.

"I beg your pardon?" Yasmin stutters out, trying to remain oblivious. However, she was fairly certain that her cover was blown.

"You both get your cheekbones and shit eating grin from him, too." Yasmin's eyes went wide before she had the chance to hide it. She clears her throat and looks away, her nerves getting the best of her before she finds the will to speak.

"What is it you wanted to talk about, Acacia?" she whispers, not realizing the slip up she just had that put the wide smirk on the Valkyrie's face as she approached.

"About how you knew my name before I introduced myself..." Yasmin winced at the Valkyrie's words and slowly lifted her gaze to meet Acacia's, knowing that was the final slip, "I want to talk about your father."


Twiiiiiissstttt! lol :D

Alright, for the question of the day (chapter...week...whatever) We have the great date night coming up next! Now...I'm picturing absolute adorable-ness along with some fun and adventure like their 'date' in Brazenwood. What kind of trouble should we see our girls get into, and what sort of adorable, sweet things should they do for one another?

Peace and Love!

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