My sincerest apologies aren't sincere enough for how badly I owe you all one! Life sucks, what can I say. I've been through a lot lately and needed to recharge my batteries. I re-watched all of Lost Girl to re-acquaint myself with the characters and dealt with some life balancing problems. But I'm back! And plan to write during all my breaks between classes-since apparently I write more then, then I do when I have no class lol!
Also...Almost 200 reviews!? At least that makes me think you guys probably hate me a little less :)
Anyway, here's the Valkubus date I promised! Took a while to get inspired for this but I've been hit with a new story idea at the end! Lemme know what ya think of everything! Shiznit's bout to pick up here!
A Warrior's Bond – Chapter 10
You can do this.
You're a sexy beast and got it goin' on!
It's just a date…it's just a date…holy shit I'm going on a date with a Succubus! No…I'm going on a date with my destined warrior. It's gonna be okay…I hope…
Tamsin's panic is evident, as she gets ready for the date she had promised Bo. Clothes were strewn across her room and she was almost to the point of just wearing her Valkyrie armor instead of settling on something. The top she wore in Brazenwood was obviously out and she couldn't wear her work clothes. She cursed choosing to wait last minute to get ready and find an outfit, as it was too late to go get something new.
The blonde fell backwards onto her bed amongst the pile of discarded clothes in a huff. She had told Bo to dress comfortable and not too fancy, and here she was tripping out about what to wear. It had been so long—if not this being the first time—since she actually cared about someone that she went out with. Deep down she knew that Bo wouldn't judge her or suddenly not want to be with her if the date went poorly.
Ugh, Acacia would beat my ass if she saw me like this…
The blonde shook off her anxiety and hopped off her bed with a huff. She fumbled around her floor to find her favorite pair of skinny jeans that hugged her hips in all the right ways. Finally finding them halfway underneath her bed, a smirk spreads across her face. This is a good sign, all she needed was a deep breath and—
Oof!
Her thoughts jumbled her into losing her balance, one leg in her jeans with her other ankle caught in them, as she tumbled to the floor. Tamsin tossed her arms out to either side of her in frustration…maybe she should just give up now…
Thankfully, her phone vibrating amongst the pile of discarded clothing options broke her from her musings. With a huff she rolled over to pluck it out from underneath a jacket to see she had received a text from 'Succu-Babe' flash across the notification bar. Her heart fluttered like a lovesick schoolgirl as she opened Bo's message.
-I can feel ur nerves babe! Calm dwn, 2nite is gonna b amazing long as we r 2gether. ;-)
Tamsin smiled widely at the adorable little message. Both at how thoughtful her girl was being—her girl…yeah she loved being able to say that—and also at how strong their bond was going to be if she could already feel hints of Tamsin's emotions. She pitied the fool that dared look at Bo the wrong way after this mark was off her ribcage. She shook her head clear while tapping out a reply in her usual snark.
-Some wine to go with your cheese, my lady? ;-P And Gods, you text like a 14 year old girl!
She locks her phone and tosses it onto her bed, taking the opportunity to hop into her jeans, shimmying them up her hips to hug her skin. While taking the opportunity to riffle through a pile of tops she had originally discarded, her phone buzzes again with a new message. While flicking her hair over her shoulder—she remembered Bo saying she liked it down—she taps at the screen to open the message.
-My sincerest apologies. I only hope I have not insulted the woman who clearly learned her grammatical talents from Shakespeare himself. ;-)
The blonde could only roll her eyes before responding.
-I'm not THAT old you know! Keep it up and I won't take you out tonight…
She sits down, only to jump back up with a yelp at the hanger that was prodding her in all the wrong places. With a frustrated huff she lifts up the hanger, the top attached giving her a bright smile. A shimmery sleeveless, white top that managed to hug her body yet appear loose and flowing down from its generously plunging neckline. The fabric sparkled if the light hit it just right, and if she remembered correctly, it was a little short on her so combined with her low rise jeans, Bo would likely get teased with a mild flash of the abs she loved so much.
The buzzing of her phone drew her attention away from her outfit choice with another text from Bo.
-It's okay if ur a cougar baby, cuz ur the sexiest one around. ;-* And u better b takin me out 2nite! I didn't put on this lil black dress 4 nothin so if its not u then I'll call kenz 4 a girlz nite out :-P
Her jaw dropped as she read the text to herself. Bo managed to compliment her, tease her about the sexy dress she's no doubt wearing, and threaten her to take her out all at the same time.
-You better not…you're all mine tonight. I'll be over soon.
Bo's confirming message came through as Tamsin did the final touches on her makeup and hair. It's warm outside so she decided to skip the jacket as she slips into a pair of short-heeled leather boots. She flicked the keys to her truck around her finger with one last thought as a smile spread across her lips.
One romantic night to woo a Succubus…cake.
A knock at the door in the crack shack startled Bo as she fumbled with her earrings.
"One second!" She shouts through the shack as she struts to the full-length mirror for a final check of herself. She fluffs her hair, the top layer pulled back as the rest falls in gentle curls and waves across her shoulders. The simplicity of her single shoulder black dress is made up for by how perfectly it hugs the shape of the curves she's so proud of. Her legs were on display from where the dress met her mid thigh. Bo runs her hands one final time down the fabric, smoothing it out. Satisfied that Tamsin would flip when she laid eyes on her tonight, the Succubus gives herself a smirk in the mirror while her eyes flash blue for a moment.
"Eat your heart out."
A second knock sounds through the literally hollowed walls as Bo runs down the stairs, only one heel strapped to her foot. She hops her way to the door while struggling to get the second heel on. She finally pulls the strap over the back of her foot, coming to a not so graceful stop by the door. She takes another second to collect herself with a deep breath before pulling the door open in a flourish.
Tamsin stands leaning against the doorframe, completely confident and proud just as Bo would expect from her when the moment came. The corners of her lips turned up as her pale eyes ran up and down the gorgeous creature before her. She may have mastered the art of a poker face over the years—and as of right now she was glad so as to not make a fool of herself—but inside her heart was melting down and taking all of her insides with her. If Bo hadn't already turned her to mush it was official that all that was left was the tough shell after the brunette had stolen her heart to do with as she pleased. She lifts her eyes to meet Bo's, getting lost in the pools of brown leading to the woman's soul…one she couldn't wait to swear to protect until the end of her existence.
This was that moment when you realize what you have…you realize how amazing of a creature the one you are falling deeply for—though she has already admitted to the fact that she's probably in love—truly is both inside and out. This was the Slayer of the Garuda, the Unaligned Succubus, the leader of the Valiant Ones—as they had learned from Yasmin was their title to most of the world when their stories were told—and this was her fate chosen, destined Warrior. But most importantly…this was Bo.
"You look breathtaking." Tamsin says so softly, with almost a whisper and a dazed look in her eye.
The brunette flashed that third smile reserved for Tamsin, the one that only appeared when she was love struck, "Thank you," Bo's eyes sparkled with happiness, warming Tamsin's insides as she knew it was herself that put that adorable twinkle there, "You don't look so bad yourself."
"What? This old thing?" Tamsin teased as she watched Bo's gaze travel down her outfit, stopping at the line of skin showing at her abdomen. The blonde couldn't help but smirk as she watched Bo bite her lower lip while her gaze traveled down to her nearly painted on jeans. She was sure that if she could read aura's like the woman before her, she would see Bo's steadily increasing in intensity, "Just picked it up off the floor of my apartment. Didn't want you getting any ideas, you know."
"Oh, a classy lady huh? Well what do you say to being a little rebellious and coming in for a glass of wine? I chilled the fancy bottle Trick got me for my birthday this past year." Bo's tone is teasing and light hearted as she leans into the door she pulls open a little wider to invite Tamsin inside.
"I'd love to." Bo smiles and struts away at Tamsin's answer, her heels clacking on the wooden floor as she makes her way to the cooler she and Kenzi 'liberated' from an old gas station for the bottle she had set to chill. Tamsin shuts the door behind her as she enters the homey shack. She was indeed nervous for the date earlier, but now that she is here with Bo, its like all of her anxiety melted away. It was just like being together any other time, only it seemed genuinely more romantic in comparison to the relaxed, safe feeling they usually received from being together.
The Succubus turns, as she pours the wine into what was truly probably the only two clean glasses in the house—Kenzi's turn to do dishes always takes far longer then it should. She notices Tamsin holding an arm behind her back, obviously concealing something from her view, "What're you hiding back there?" she asks with a raised eyebrow and a teasing smile.
"Well," Tamsin starts off almost shyly as she pulls a single stemmed flower from behind her back. Bo gasps with a smile at the beauty as well as exotic choice Tamsin had made. The single stem held multiple blooming bright red flowers, the pedals fading in different hues as they came to a point in shape. Spike leaves, similar to tall blades of grass ran up the stem as well, adding to the exotic beauty of the flowers, "Apparently they have a different name now, since the lady at the flower stand looked at me like I was crazy, but in my day we called them sword lilies."
"It's gorgeous!" Bo smiled as she took the offered flower from Tamsin, falling into the cliché of smelling the blooms along the stem. She'd never pegged Tamsin as the type to do something like this, but the fact that she did for her set her heart racing.
"Fitting too, they represent strength, faithfulness and honor. As well as the infatuation one falls in when their heart is pierced by another's passion. As dorky as it sounds, it means everything that I find strongest within you." Bo lifted her gaze to the blonde's, her eyes glazed over in emotion of what this all meant as the blonde continues, "They grow in Valhalla in huge patches, in the most gorgeous colors you've ever seen. Hopefully one day I'll be able to show you and—"
Her words are cut short as Bo lunges forward to connect their lips in a heated kiss. Tamsin naturally responds as she lifts her hand to cradle the brunette's cheek, her eyes fluttering shut at the sparks exchanging between the two. The kiss is over far quicker then the blonde would have liked, but she couldn't help but smile brightly at the reaction Bo has as she looks away shyly, her gaze falling on the sword lily again.
"No one has ever brought me flowers before." The Succubus whispers in awe of the gesture. She just figured it was something that only happened in the movies…she also was starting to believe that dates only happened in movies too. Surviving off sex chi means her relationships usually go in reverse, bed first and woo each other either later or never.
"You've gotta be kidding—" The shy school girl expression on Bo's face awakened a bright smile that Tamsin almost forgot she was capable of flashing anymore. It also showed that she most definitely wasn't kidding and suddenly the Valkyrie felt the need to beat up Dyson and Lauren for never thinking of something as basic as flowers. She was a firm believer in the little things that made everything important since the grandest of gestures was taken away from her by the mark on her ribs. "—and…you're not kidding."
Bo simply shrugged as she fiddled with the flower, "I'm a Succubus…doesn't take much to woo me so I guess no one really felt like they had to." Tamsin's heart broke at the declaration. She could see the internal battle Bo faced with her nature in full swing, sparking an idea.
"Well, in that case I think our plans just changed," Bo quirked her head in confusion which only grew as Tamsin wrapped her arms around the Succubus' waist, "I'm taking you on the most stereotypical, 'woo my way into your pants' date ever. Numero uno on our list, a cheesy romantic comedy movie."
"Really baby, you don't have to do that—"
"—Oh but I do! You deserve to suffer through this like the rest of us have! Magical sex appeal, be damned."
Tamsin was almost giddy in anticipation for her new idea. She originally was just going to take Bo to a dance club for a few drinks and a good time, but with all the heat and sexual frustration on the dance floor she realizes now that probably wouldn't be the best idea. She was happy that Bo shared this with her, because it gave her an advantage over who she was competing with in the brunette's past. A simple movie, a quick call to trade in a favor she was owed and she'd be set. She could give Bo something that her past lovers didn't, monotonous dates that fight every cliché in the book, but with that she could give her what she yearns for most…monogamy.
"Just when I think you can't surprise me anymore…you do something like this." Bo mumbled with a dazed look in her eye.
"It's my duty, plus I'm glad I can give you things you've never had before."
Tamsin flops into a chair in the back of the theater, a bag of popcorn in her hand as Bo sits a little more gracefully next to her. The movie wasn't significantly populated, a stray group here and there, but the two were alone in the back of the theater.
"Do I even wanna know why you drug me up to the back of the theater?" Bo teased with a smirk as she took a handful of popcorn to munch on. Tamsin met her gaze with a smirk of her own and winked before responding.
"I said I'd take you on the cheesiest date ever to possibly the lamest movie they're showing right now…yeah we're gonna end up making out halfway through."
"Well aren't you confident in yourself." Bo shot back as the lights went down. She really was enjoying this whole idea, it made her feel like a teenager again, before she turned into a sex-serial-killer.
As the previews rolled by, Bo turned her gaze to Tamsin to see her feet up on the chair in front of her—despite the little ad asking to avoid doing so—and tossing bits of popcorn up to catch in her mouth. When the blonde noticed she had her attention she smiled, the little bit of light in the theater reflecting in her eyes making them sparkle. Tamsin then proceeded to lift the armrest between them behind their chairs and wrap her arm around Bo, pulling her close as the opening credits rolled through with a campy love song.
Bo settled into Tamsin's embrace, laying her head in the crook of her neck with a small smile at what her life had become since the last time she had sat in a position like this. She had drained the life out of her first love because she didn't know of her true nature. She stayed oblivious to it for a decade while on the run, ashamed of herself and the hunger that plagued her. She hadn't woken up to a living lover next to her until Dyson, and she suddenly thought everything could change, and it did. However, thinking back to it now both her relationship with the wolf and even Lauren were both very sexual. They didn't have much of a 'dating' process before or during. The emotion was there, the passion was there, and sure they hung out with their friends but none of the little things one sees in these romantic comedies.
Like right now, the guy on screen is a journalist and just got shot down by the girl he's got it bad for who just so happens to head the charity he's doing a big exposé on. The girl's actually got a shady financial guy or something that's taking money from troubled kids. Suddenly after laying eyes on her the guy believes the girl is only doing what's right and is being framed. Oh what's he do? He brings a picnic to the park that she's hosting some charity thing with the kids to be with her, how cute. Now they'll plot to clear her name and have their happily ever after.
The point is…they have a story, something to tell about how they fell in love. Bo never though about it, but she wants something like that. Not 'Oh their aura was off the chain and I fell in love with all the sexual fireworks we had together'. Yes, she knows that she is still a Succubus and needs to live off of sexual chi, but can't she enjoy being brought flowers that represent what Tamsin likes most about her? Can't she like just cuddling with Tamsin in the movie theater or maybe cook dinner together one night? Hell, a picnic in the park or go on double dates and maybe even settle down one day like her grandmother managed to do. Trick always told her that it just took the right kind of person to tame a Succubus…maybe that person was Tamsin?
"Hey," the blonde leaned down, placing a kiss at Bo's temple as she whispered, "Stop thinking so loud, you're missing the movie." Bo leaned back with a smile and lidded eyes, in a state of bliss from her thoughts and the feelings that Tamsin provoked by simply knowing what she needed to hear, even if it was said sarcastically.
"They put the shady accountant away and then she finally has time to go on a real date with him, they live in an insinuated happily ever after. Now kiss me already." Bo mumbles back lowly so as to not disturb anyone else in the theater. She connects her lips with Tamsin's in a soft, lazy exchange. The blonde can't help but smile into the kiss before pulling back enough to speak.
"You missed the part where he probably hooks the kids up with some kind of community center to keep them off the streets with all the money they get back from the shady guy with the creepy mustache."
Bo smiles and shakes her head with a chuckle while lifting her hand to run the backs of her fingers over Tamsin's cheek. The blonde's eyes flutter shut at the intimate touch as well as the little tingles that are left in their path. She takes hold of Bo's hand, laying a kiss on her palm before opening her eyes to meet her gaze.
"You're amazing." Bo whispers as if the words were the most obvious in the world.
"You make me want to be that way."
Bo gives a small quirk of her lips as they both lean forward to nuzzle their noses together, a hairs breath away from one another's lips. Finally Tamsin pulls her forward that last breath of space into a slow, loving kiss. Not to say it wasn't heated, but the sheer emotion and fact that it felt like they touched one another's hearts overpowered any hint of sexual frustration that may come from their embrace. They were like the simple lazy kisses you give your lover in the morning when you both have nowhere else to be but in one another's arms. The couple would stop and take turns playfully teasing one another to the point of quiet chuckling while content smiles played across their faces.
"No way!" could be heard from the aisle steps followed by a loud 'shush' from a few of the moviegoers, "Oh calm your tits…" the speaker mumbled as she made her way up the stairs to the back of the theater. Bo and Tamsin both sighed with a wince at the girl's voice.
"Please tell me that isn't—" Tamsin started only to be cut off by Bo.
"—I would if I could…" Bo turned in her seat with a massive fake smile planted on her face, however her eyes could pierce through your soul, "Kenzi, what a surprise. I thought you were on a meditation journey in the woods with," she pauses for a moment and sees Violca climbing the stairs behind Kenzi, only with much more reluctance than her little cousin, "Vi. Hey guys." She finishes through clenched teeth.
"Yeah we were, came back this afternoon and me and Vi have been movie hopping to relax," another 'shush' is aimed at the icy eyed girl, this time far more firm showcasing their frustration, "Oh the movie sucks anyway!" Kenzi whisper yells back as she flops down next to Bo in an empty seat, Violca sends an apologetic smile to Bo and Tamsin as she sits down.
"Kenz, maybe we should just go get some food or something…the movie looks lame anyway." Violca recommends, seeing that the two sorceresses are obviously interrupting something, both with how close Tamsin and Bo sat together as well as with how gussied up they were. Well…Kenzi isn't known for her subtlety or ability to read into hints.
"Why? TamTam has popcorn!" Kenzi squealed as she took the bag from the blonde, leaving her frustrated but reigning in her emotions. Tamsin knew that this was Bo's best friend—no…her sister basically—and she probably wouldn't appreciate seeing the Valkyrie explode with frustration that their date was being interrupted. She turned to Bo, eyebrow raised as if asking what to do. Bo simply shook her head and mouthed 'I'm sorry' with an apologetic expression. Tamsin took a deep breath and put on a smile while threading her fingers together with Bo's showing that it was okay.
"Hey you!" was whispered harshly accompanied by the violent waving of a flashlight coming up the steps of the theater, "You need to keep it down, we've gotten noise complaints and—Hey…" the usher stops, shining the light in Kenzi and Vi's shocked faces, "Didn't I pull you girls from a theater earlier for having a popcorn fight?" Kenzi and Vi both look at each other with wide eyes before jetting from their seats across the aisle and away from the usher.
"Busted!" Kenzi shouts as Vi shoves her forward to hurry up.
"Run you idiot!" she pushes as the usher takes off after them across the row of seats as the two start down the stairs and to the exit.
"Get back here you two!"
Bo and Tamsin both slumped down in their seats, the ruckus made by them had garnered everyone in the theater's attention. A particularly greasy and creepy looking guy, complete with a comb over, was eyeing them while stuffing his face with Raisinettes, apparently realizing their hotness only two rows behind him. Tamsin smiles awkwardly at him.
"Hey…how's it goin'…" she deadpans earning a creepy smile as the guy's lips curl up revealing missing and twisted yellow teeth. Tamsin doesn't even bother to hide her shiver.
Bo does very little to hide her frustration towards the situation and takes it out on the man. She snarls lightly to herself while sending a glare in his direction with her eyes changed to a glowing blue. The man jumps and faces forward so fast he could snap his neck. Tamsin chuckles at the fact that he probably had shit his pants at Bo's protective reaction.
"Alright…so maybe the movie didn't exactly go as we planned—"
"—Ya think?" Bo deadpanned while cutting off Tamsin's words. The blonde nodded awkwardly while threading their fingers together.
"Okay okay, so Kenzi and Vi kinda ruined the mood. Well I called in a favor and I think you're gonna love this next part." Tamsin smiles and lifts Bo's hand to kiss her knuckles while taking her down a very familiar alleyway. They stop at an antique looking door with even more familiar symbols carved into the dark wood. Bo turns to the Valkyrie with a quirked eyebrow.
"The Dal? Tamsin I'm flattered that you want to actually ask Trick's permission but I think he already approves." She teased earning an eye roll from her Valkyrie.
"Just shut up and close your eyes." The words may have intended to be intimidating, but they were said with a soft tone and had more of a plea to them that couldn't be refused. Bo gave a teasing huff before giving in and lowering her eyelids. Tamsin waved her hand in front of the brunette's face childishly before opening the door to the Dal to lead her warrior inside. The Valkyrie guides the brunette along with her hands on her shoulders before she's satisfied that when Bo opens her eyes she'll have the best view, "Okay…open your eyes."
Bo cracked one eye open at first, but the other soon followed with a gasp as the Succubus covered her mouth in shock. The scene before her was one of pure beauty and the first thought that occurred to her was that Tamsin went so far out of her way to do something like this for her.
The Dal was completely empty, shocking for an evening such as this one, so Bo assumed that Tamsin had asked Trick to clear it for the night. In place of the bustling Fae was the furniture rearranged to clear a space around one table near the bar, covered in a simple white cloth and a single lit candle flickering in the dim lighted room. Two plates were made with a delicious looking dinner and a chilled bottle of champagne sat in a bucket by two empty glasses. The ambiance was added to by the twinkling lights draped around the table in waves. Tamsin let out a the breath she was holding, glad that the room looked exactly as she had described complete with soft music playing in the background.
"I—uh…is this all…" Bo stuttered, in complete shock of the setup. Tamsin simply wrapped her arms around the brunette's waist from behind, her chin resting on Bo's shoulder after setting a kiss on her cheek.
"For you? Yeah. I may have recruited Trick and Acacia to help out but yeah…do you like it? I know it's kinda cheesy but—"
"No…no no it's just cheesy enough." Bo turned in Tamsin's arms, a bright, dopy grin on her face with a twinkle in her eye, "I love it. Thank you."
"Wow, it put that big smile on your face? I'll have to do cheesy stuff more often." The blonde teased with a bright smile, happy that her surprise was well received.
The couple sat down together at the small table to enjoy their dinner.
"So…I know this isn't exactly perfect or creative so far but…I mean I've never really done this sort of thing before…" Tamsin stuttered out as she pushed her food around her plate. It shocked her at how nervous she feels sitting down to dinner with the Succubus. It's ridiculous.
"Could have fooled me." Bo responds with a chuckle before taking a bite of the pasta side to her meal. "You should worry more about this is affecting that hard-ass reputation of yours. Am I turning you soft, Officer Badass Valkyrie?"
"Hey, that's Detective Badass Valkyrie, to you." Tamsin replies with a teasing tone as she expertly twists her knife between her fingertips. Not quite as intimidating as one of her own blades, but it drew a smile and laugh from Bo so she deemed her action a success.
Instead of returning to her food she became lost in the Succubus. Those deep brown eyes that acted as windows to the most valiant of souls on this plane of existence, hell any plane of existence as far as the Valkyrie was concerned. Far too many people only referred to Bo as the Unaligned Succubus, a woman who just chose to be difficult and refuse to pick a side because she didn't like all their morals. Not only that…but the stories of her beauty aren't even remotely close to the level that Bo stands at.
Bo takes a sip from her champagne glass before looking up to realize that Tamsin is staring at her with an expression filled with awe. The brunette sits up with a furrowed brow.
"I think I can almost see smoke coming out of your ears." Bo teases, earning a small, dazed smile from the blonde.
"Sorry…just thinking about how wrong everyone is when they talk about you is all." Tamsin responds as she lifts the napkin from her lap to wipe at the corner of her mouth.
"Really? And what kinda smack are people talking about the 'Unaligned Succubus' lately?" Bo retaliates with a sarcastic eye-roll, knowing just how frequently her title appears in conversation with snooty Fae elders that wish to squash her like a bug for ruining tradition and the status quo. She is also familiar with how the younger generation looks at her, the cross between Wonder Woman and Marilyn Monroe, the world-saving-sex-symbol of all Fae-dom.
"Well, the usual. Mostly about how beautiful you are, but like I said they're wrong." Bo raises an eyebrow and leans back in her chair, waiting to see Tamsin recover from her comment. The blonde cracks a smile while reaching across the table to thread her fingers with Bo's, running her thumb lightly over the brunette's knuckles as she speaks, "They're wrong because you're not just beautiful…A better word would be 'deadly'. The way you make my heart stop from just one smile. The way your kisses take my breath right out of my chest. And the fact that I get the honor of experiencing that with you, the fact that you choose me, completely blows my mind." A touched smile spreads across Bo's lips as they quiver at the sentiment. The brunette must take a deep breath to recover her composure.
"Tamsin…" Bo pauses, falling into the sparkling eyes of the Valkyrie. She had always been amazed at how fast that deep, loving gaze could turn cold and deadly the second that Tamsin felt that either herself or her friends were threatened. She can't help but realize that she'd never been at the receiving end of Tamsin's glare, even when the blonde was attempting to send her to Hecuba. At the same time, she'd never truly seen the Valkyrie's eyes sparkle with this much life then when it was just the two of them.
A sensation was bubbling up around the butterflies in Bo's stomach. A feeling similar to one she was quite familiar with, only in a heightened intensity. While Tamsin was still holding one hand, the other Bo laid across her stomach like she could quell the fluttering to no avail. That feeling…yeah, its love.
Bo chuckles lightly to herself with a shake of her head. Tamsin raises an eyebrow while quirking her head at the reaction, waiting for Bo to say something. The Succubus simply looks up, that third smile firmly planted across her expression. The blonde's eyes lit up at the sight, never getting tired of drawing such a reaction from the Succubus.
"Bo…I—" Tamsin began before the door cut her off, as it slammed open. Both women were quick to react as they both shot out of their chairs, turning to the door. Bo raised her steak knife in defense as Tamsin took her stance at the Succubus' flank holding her knife by the blade, ready to defend her with a flick of her wrist to send the utensil directly to their attacker's chest.
"This is all your fault!"
"Me? I detained the man you were going after for murder before he could do it again, what's wrong with that? I should be hearing a 'Thank you'."
The couple huffed out a sigh as they heard Dyson and Yasmin arguing before they saw them appear in the doorway, apparently oblivious to the fact that the Dal was empty aside from the two on their date. The wolf stood tall with a glare down at the Djinn's frustrated expression.
"What's wrong is you used unprovoked force while arresting a suspect, that scumbag is going to walk and I'll get a brutality case because of it because we don't have enough evidence yet!" A hint of a growl resonated within Dyson's chest as he took a breath to calm himself before continuing. "I understand you're from a different kind of society—"
"Yes. I am. I'm from a society where I did my King's bidding as his Enforcer. That means I found the accused, looked into their minds to see if they were guilty, and punished them justly by the severity of their crimes. Then even if they were innocent and my King wanted them to disappear…they'd disappear by my hand." Yasmin spoke with a dark tone as she stepped closer to Dyson, never leaving his glare. "I've done things that you couldn't imagine in your nightmares to dark people that deserved it because its what they had fantasized about doing to their next victim. After what I saw in that man's desires…he's lucky all I did was give him a bump on the head." Dyson swallowed the lump in his throat, which had formed out of frustration. Yasmin was right, he wished he could do more then put murderers, rapists, and criminals simply behind bars with more of their own kind. They deserved to suffer like they caused others. But that didn't change the fact that the world they lived in didn't work that way anymore.
"Fine. You're right, these scum-bags deserve it just like I'm sure all of the ones you punished did. But there are rules here we have to follow, I started bringing you on the job because I could use the help with Tamsin having to lay low and Hale still acting as Ash but we have to play by the rules at the station." Dyson finished with a sigh in his tone. As he led the piercing eyed girl over to the bar, reaching behind it to pour them each a drink. He couldn't help but notice over the centuries that humanity had gone soft on their dark hearted.
"Ahem…." Tamsin cleared her throat loudly in an attempt to break up the bickering Fae. Dyson and Yasmin both take their shots before turning to see Tamsin and Bo both standing by the table, glaring in their direction. "If you guys don't mind…we're kinda in the middle of something here."
"Oh…OH!" Yasmin realized what they had interrupted and her face fell, "You both have my sincerest apologies. We didn't intend to intrude upon what was obviously meant to be a private evening. Dyson figured we could use a few drinks after today and—"
"So you're gonna blame it on me? You're the one bashing human murder suspects over the head after using your Fae abilities on them!" Dyson hollered in anger.
"Really? You can't get over yourself for five seconds to realize we're intruding on Tamsin and Bo right now? And I told you; I'm working on it! Not all of us can have a privileged upbringing as the Light's favorite lapdog!" Yasmin shouted back, her eyes flashing white in her fit of frustration. Dyson matched her reaction with a growl of his own as his Wolf starts to break free at the Djinn's insult.
"Alright that's it!" Tamsin shouts as she breaks the two apart, shoving them back against the bar side by side. "All of us are sick of you two fighting like a couple of hormonal teenagers." Tamsin turns her glare to Dyson as she speaks. "Dyson…Yasmin hasn't been raised to be acquainted with humans yet but she's trying. You're supposed to be helping her, not insulting her and calling her a savage."
"I didn't—" he began to defend himself until Tamsin tightened her grip on his shirt collar to shove him harder into the bar to silence him.
"But you implied it," She then turns to Yasmin who has taken a breath to calm herself, her eyes now normal while she yielded to Tamsin's hold on her, "Now, I understand you have a lot to adjust to, but we all promised Bo we'd help you. At the same time you gotta help us by not getting all defensive when we try and help you with something. Got it?" Yasmin nodded and Tamsin deemed it safe to release the two. "Good, now get the hell outta here! I'm getting my romance on with my girl over there and you two are cramping my style."
Both Dyson and Yasmin let out tiny chuckles before giving their goodbyes and exiting the Dal. Tamsin turned back to Bo who attacked her with a kiss. The blonde was shocked but regained her senses and quickly returned the kiss. Bo eventually slowly pulled back, only a hares breath away from Tamsin as she lifted her eyes and smiled seeing the blonde with her eyes still closed and a small grin across her lips.
"Not that I didn't enjoy that…cause trust me, I did…but where did that come from?" Tamsin chuckled out as she lifted her gaze to meet the deep pools of brown she had grown to call home.
"Because you called me 'your girl'." Bo responded with a bright smile before pulling out of the blonde's arms and heading to the door.
"Hey! Where are you going? We didn't have dessert yet." Tamsin called after the brunette, causing her to turn around with a smirk before responding.
"Wrap it up to go, babe. I'm picking the last stop on our fantastic evening. Somewhere where we hopefully won't get interrupted by our lovely friends." With that Bo saunters out of the Dal, Tamsin simply smiling and shaking her head to herself before following her orders.
A gentle breeze blew through the tall, wild grass and weeds of the meadow that made up Tamsin's sweet escape. The sun had long ago set and only the bright full moon and stars provided illumination over the grass and trees. Fireflies floated around the open space giving a warm contrast to the eerie night air.
Tamsin had parked her truck atop the small hill of the meadow and her and Bo now lay among several pillows and blankets in the bed of her truck staring up at the stars while picking at their fruit and chocolate dessert.
"I don't think I've ever seen this many stars before." Bo stated as she snuggled more into Tamsin's side, her head resting on the blonde's shoulder. The blonde had been lounging with her hands behind her head only to pull one back to wrap it around Bo's shoulders with a content smile.
"You should have seen the stars before electricity existed. Firelight doesn't dim them as much. The stories we told from the stars were a lot easier to see." The blonde reminisced.
Bo took a moment to relax in the atmosphere made around her. The calmest place she had ever visited, the beautiful stars and moon above her, and her Valkyrie making an incredibly comfortable pillow beside her—It was almost too good to be true. She smiled to herself as she felt Tamsin's fingers tracing designs over the bare skin of her shoulder sending a shiver down her spine. The blonde leant up with a quirked eyebrow at Bo's shiver.
"Are you cold?" Tamsin reached to pull another blanket from the side of the truck bed only to be stopped by Bo taking her hand with a small smile spreading at the corners of her lips.
"No, no I'm perfect actually." She breathed out in a content sigh as she threaded her fingers with Tamsin's.
"Well no arguments here." Tamsin replied with a chuckle as Bo rolled over to stare up into the pale colored eyes that she loved to get lost in. Tamsin felt an electric current passing through their gaze, it amazed her how much Bo expressed with her eyes, both her emotion as well as her power. But right now she wasn't staring at the glare of a threatened or hungry Succubus. Instead she was lost in the soft brown pools of comfort that she dreamed of at night. But, under the starlight Tamsin can see a sparkle of something, something she hadn't noticed until now. Something past lust, attraction, and comfort. It almost looked like…
Her heart started to beat faster in realization. Was it dangerous to say what she had been feeling for so long now even if she's pretty sure she sees the same in the brunette's eyes? With the complication of the curse, was it just the final nail in the coffin they had started building by taking the risk of being together at all with Emilina still over their shoulders? Or even worse…what if Bo doesn't truly feel the same way? That seemed like the most frightening outcome of all.
Tamsin was hit with an idea to solve that particular problem, she figured they could work out the rest later. "Sooo…did you want your present now or—" she was cut off by Bo sitting upright quickly with a curious expression spread across her face.
"You got me a present?"
"I'd get you the world strung up in a pretty bow if I could," Bo's eyes softened at the comment as Tamsin sat up, reaching behind her into the open window at the back of her truck. She reached down into the box she keeps in the back seat and opens it to find the little embroidered pouch hidden under the tools and weapons, "But this came in it's own wrapping so…" Bo smacked Tamsin's arm lightheartedly as the blonde handed the pouch over.
Bo took a deep breath and untied the knot closing the top of the pouch. She stretched it open and reached inside to find her fingers touching a cool, metal chain. She gripped the end of it and lifted it out of its pouch with a gasp at what she held. It was a silver bracelet made of chain links connecting together simple small sized metal plates, each with a set, clear stone on one side and different symbols carved on the other. Bo fought to hold back tears at the adorable gift Tamsin had presented her while voicing the question on the tip of her tongue, "What do these symbols mean?"
"They're the old Valhalla scribe language. My father got it for Acacia centuries ago and she gave it to me about a year before I was cursed. She said that it may not have gotten a happy ending on her wrist but she told me to give it to someone special when I felt the time was right and make my own ending with it."
"That's beautiful." Bo smiled as she handed the old bracelet back to Tamsin, holding out her left wrist, "Help me put it on?"
Tamsin simply nods and swallows the lump in her throat as she takes the ends of the bracelet, holding them under Bo's wrist. The blonde closes her eyes and takes a deep breath before slowly closing the chain around the brunette's wrist. Bo smiles widely as she examines how the bracelet looks from all angles, admiring the fact that it both has a meaning and it's the first gift that Tamsin has given her as a couple—besides the sword lilies at least. The Valkyrie's shoulders slumped in a huff, upset to not get the sign she was hoping for.
Damn it…the stones were supposed to—
"Tamsin!" Bo shrieked in surprise as the stones began to sparkle brightly in the dark, giving off a soft, pink glow. "What's happening?!"
The blonde looked up quickly, her eyes widening in shock at the reaction the bracelet started to give off. She smiled widely as tears lined her eyes. She choked back the tears, refusing to let them fall as she started chuckling happily.
"Tamsin, what's going on? Why are you laughing?" Bo was becoming worried by the strange behavior of her Valkyrie. She was about to repeat her question only to have her words cut off by Tamsin's lips crashing into her own with a newfound passion only for it to end far quicker then she wanted. Tamsin cradled Bo's cheek in the palm of her hand, running her thumb softly over the Succubus' lips in awe of what this all meant.
"Bo…that bracelet is set with Emotion stones. Whatever symbol that is carved under where the stones are set shows what the stones read in the person wearing it." Tamsin hurried to explain, only confusing Bo further.
"O-kay…" she replies, not understanding where the blonde was going with this only to see her continue to chuckle hysterically before lifting the hand with the bracelet on it to kiss her knuckles.
"That particular symbol reads the strongest of all emotions…Bo, the bracelet only glows like that when the person wearing it is in love with the person who put it on them."
Bo's eyes widened along with her jaw dropping in shock at the revelation. Not exactly her willingly saying what she knew she had begun feeling for the blonde, but it worked just the same she supposed. A shy smile spread across her face along with a blush as she looked down—A Succubus…acting shy! The sight sent Tamsin's heart fluttering at high speeds. The Valkyrie lifted the brunette's chin to meet her gaze.
"Bo…you are the most beautiful creature to ever grace any of the planes of existence I've traveled to. You have more strength, and heart, than any of the warriors I've led to Valhalla and you have a soul of pure gold," her gaze falls down to the bracelet which had now faded to simple sparkling stones—far less conspicuous then the light they were giving off earlier, "I'm sorry I didn't wait for you to tell me yourself but I needed to know that what I was seeing in your eyes was true, forgive me?"
Bo's silence was causing the blonde to feel uneasy. The Succubus had a blank expression for what seemed like hours until the corners of her lips finally started to curve upwards. She lifted a hand to Tamsin's cheek, and smiled brightly with a sparkle in her eye at the sight of Tamsin leaning into her touch.
"God I love you so much." Bo stated with a shaky tone to her voice.
"Probably around how much I love you." Tamsin replied while leaning her forehead to rest against Bo's, the two share the same air much as they share the moment and soak it in. Tamsin had never uttered those words to anyone and meant them, and Bo had only seen them create unnecessary drama and the eventual heartbreak in a relationship. But now? Now they both had something they hadn't realize that they'd been living without for a long time.
Hope.
Despite being lost in one another's presence, Tamsin couldn't help but be brought out of her reverie by a subtle growl coming from the tall grass around them. She jumps to attention and stands in a defensive pose in the bed of her truck, leaving Bo confused from her seat on the pillows and blankets.
"Tamsin what—"
"Wait…do you hear that?" the blonde cuts Bo off, leaving her to focus on the sounds of the night around them. They sit in silence waiting for the sound to appear again. When it does, it's much louder and deeper and only gives a moments notice before a horrifyingly eerie blur of darkness jumps over the bed of the truck taking Tamsin with it.
"Tamsin!" Bo shrieks as she scurries over to the side of the truck bed to see their attacker. She gets a view of Tamsin being pinned down by a disfigured wolf-like beast, forced to stare into it's sickly yellow eyes and freeze at the flashbacks to that horrid night when she was cursed.
The blonde saw the darkness of Emilina's power rolling off the mutts and the mark at her side began to burn. She was frozen until the beast above her lurched forward and locked its jaw around her collar, missing her jugular by mere inches. Her scream is what sprung Bo into action, the Succubus vaulted over the side of the truck as best as she could in her dress only to be stopped in her tracks by another two mutts appearing to protect the one pinning her Valkyrie.
"Bo! Get out of here—aaraaghhh!" Tamsin's warning was quickly cut into another scream as the wolf began slashing at her abdomen with its claws. The color was quickly starting to drain from the blonde's cheeks as the deep cuts continued to bleed only getting worse as her mauling went on. Bo started towards Tamsin only to be stopped by the remaining mutt's preparing to pounce.
Tamsin was doing an impressive job at muffling her cries of agony as well as struggling against the attack. However with how she was pinned there was no way for Tamsin to defend herself or get the beast off of her without assistance. Bo saw her Valkyrie's thrashing starting to weaken along with the sickly yellow glares coming from the flanked beasts daring her to come at them.
Nice going Bo, you wore heels and an impractical dress to impress your girlfriend and it has nowhere to hide a dagger so now you're gonna watch her get mauled by cursed wolves because you've got no way to defend her! Goddamn it she just told me she loves me and now I—
Bo's thoughts were cut off at the sight of Tamsin's eyes fluttering closed. She watched as the blonde's hands fell lifelessly to the grass as she lost the strength to fight back.
"Noooo!" Bo exclaimed as a source-less wind kicked up around her as her eyes flashed brightly to a piercing blue and an eerie glow warmed her ivory skin. A dark glare and wave of power rushed over her as she completely gave herself over to the power of the Succubus as it rages to take over—something she only willingly allows when her barriers are broken at the sight of losing a loved one. She tries so hard to control what she believes makes her a monster at all hours of the day, but when she's at her weakest it manages to break free. The wolves take a step back at the sight and feeling of power pulsing from what they had thought to be easy prey.
"She. Is. Ours!" the Succubus states in a boomingly powerful voice, earning a growl from the mutts as they pounce to attack the new threat.
The Succubus ducked the first mutt pouncing for her throat, making sure to elbow it in its underbelly before sending it to the grass. She then sends a swift jab to the second's muzzle causing it to whimper in pain and lurch over to collect itself. She set her cobalt gaze on the third beast, still mauling her Valkyrie—the Succubus was livid. She locked her arm around the monster's neck giving a swift jerk to the side to earn a satisfying snap followed by its limbs going limp. After assuring that it's jaw was unclamped from Tamsin's collar, Bo lifted the mutt and twisted to toss it into it's pack-mates, knocking them to the ground once again and giving her time to check on Tamsin.
Bo—or rather the Succubus—kneels down and places hand on the blonde's cheek, urging for her to open her eyes. When her eyes don't open, the brunette settles for lightly pulsing her with her powers to shock her into consciousness. The blonde groans and winces but weakly lifts her eyelids, causing the Succubus to sigh in relief as she examines Tamsin's dazed and pain stricken expression. Tamsin locks eyes with her Succubus and sees the cold blue eyes of her other half, the one she had not had the chance of meeting alone other than the moments when Bo fed off of her. After seeing her power take over to bring Dyson back after her Dawning she started to believe that Bo's power was strong enough to take on another personality, one that was extremely protective of the ones that kept it strong, safe and happy. Looking into Bo's—the Succubus's—eyes now, she sees that her theory just might be correct. It's kind of poetic how the main change is the color of her eyes—after all they are the windows to the soul.
"…Bo?" The blonde's voice was soft and cracked as she winced at the pain that came from the effort of speaking.
"Not exactly…" despite its softer then normal tone, the brunette's voice was still echoed with the power the Succubus possesses, "She was begging to save you, so much so that she allowed me to take over."
Tamsin was only confused, and possibly delirious, at what she was hearing. Instead, it was replaced with the sight of the Succubus turning to face the small pack of beasts that had collected themselves enough to slowly stalk forward ready to attack. The brunette simply smirked before her eyes emitted a bright glow of light causing the mutts to freeze in their positions and begin shaking in fear. A few simple seconds of locking their gaze with the Succubus and the mutts took off for the trees before disappearing into the shadows.
The Succubus's eyes faded back to a simple bright blue as she turned to face Tamsin again. A pang of hurt passed through her as she saw the struggle the blonde was living through to give the illusion that she was okay. She leaned forward, cradling Tamsin's pale face between her hands to hold her attention.
"Do you trust me?" the Succubus whispered. Again the power was evident in the echo of her tone but still soft in the way she spoke to the injured blonde. Tamsin only contemplated it for a moment as she stared into the blindingly blue eyes of the Succubus. While it was true the power emanating from her was intimidating and far different from what she saw when she looked into the brown eyes usually in their place, now that the Succubus was no longer in power-trip-mode she saw the same sincerity sparkling behind the bright irises that she saw in Bo.
"With my life." Her voice was gravelly with pain, but the message was clear.
The Succubus nodded and slowly connected her lips with Tamsin's only for a moment before pulling back to breathe a trail of orange chi past her Valkyrie's lips. Tamsin winced, feeling the energy spread through her body, but felt as it was forced away from her wounds by some sort of repelling force. 'Bo' pulled back with frustrated grunt at the sight of the wounds not healing.
"I feared this outcome. Please, tell me where I can find the gypsies. They must cleanse your wounds of the dark aura left by the beasts before I can heal you." The Succubus muttered in her echoing voice as she lifted Tamsin and began carrying her to the truck.
"T-the…shack," Tamsin choked out as the Succubus laid her in the passenger seat before climbing into the driver's side and gunning it out of the meadow. "Y-you…y-you're—"
"The Succubus, yes."
Bam! The Succubus takes form! :P
Anyway, again I'll try harder to keep up and give ya'll the updates you deserve. I also bring back the 'Question of the Chapter'!
Now...my new inspiration is that one of the power boosts from their bonding for Bo is that her 'Super Succubus' powers are taking more form. We've seen it happen on the show and it's all dark and scary in times of great peril, but I'm giving it a softer appeal. Bo is 'the chosen one' and with how much power she is alluded to possess, it must have a catch aside from simply hunger that all Succubi have. That kind of power can take over (Jean Grey/The Phoenix anyone?) Hopefully you all want to see more of it, if yes then what should we name 'The Succubus'?
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