Over the next few weeks, my mother took Sera to the compound with her everyday to start teaching her how to control her gifts, as well as manners when using her gifts. Sera loved it all and would come home every night and practice on Bo and I. In the few short weeks, Sera had developed almost perfect control of her gifts and had stayed out of Bo's dreams. I could sometimes see my daughter pick up certain things through her facial expressions, but would hold it in and tell my mother the next day in confidence. My mother would never tell us anything unless it was imperative to someone's safety. Bo began to relax and we eventually went back to leaving the bedroom door unlocked at night.

My mother was able to determined that our daughter was going to grow up to be one of the most powerful faes the race had ever seen, all because of the intermingling of bloodlines and my amped up powers as a result of Bo saving my life. Things in our life were beginning to settle back into a normal groove. Kenzi and Bo kept taking on private investigation work, I would pick up work with my mother when I felt it necessary and Tamsin began to basically live with Kenzi in the crash pad. It all seemed to be the white picket fence fae family. Bo and I also began talking a little more seriously about adding to the family once Sera was settled into school. Life was moving forward, one happy step at a time.

My daughter sat on my lap as she and I worked on cross pollination of some simple plants. I was trying to appease the ever growing mind of my tiny genius. Sera was flipping through some of my old notebooks, looking for blank pages to log our progress of making orchid and daisy hybrids. It was sera's idea, she wanted to create a flower she could name after Bo. Sera picked up one of my older note books, to doodle in while I finished up the grow charts. a small sheet of paper fell out, she scrambled to grab it while I was logging the growth progress of the hybrid flower. Sera opened the crumpled paper and read over the complex formula structure, "mummy, what's this? It kinda looks like my Lego zombie virus."

I glanced over the top of my glasses and paused. "sera, can I have a closer look at that?" She nodded and held the paper up closer to me. I read over the first few lines and knew instantly that it was the formula I had created so long ago. The human to fae formula that I based off of my blood when still a hybrid myself. I sighed hard, "that is mummys fae formula. You remember the story Tam Tam told you about making me fae?" Sera nodded excitedly, Tamsin was truly her childhood hero, "that is the formula she used on me." I smiled at the long forgotten memory that had been altered into more of a bedtime story for the little one. I gently pulled the formula from Sera's hands and set it back in the notebook. It was an irrelevant formula now, it would only work with my hybrid blood or the blood of a hybrid. Sera leaned over and stared hard at it, "mummy, do you think that we could use this for Aunts Kenzi? And make her like us?" She turned to look at me with emerald eyes, determined eyes.

I kissed her temple, "sadly no, Sera. Aunts Kenzi has no fae blood in her and this would not work on her." Sera frowned, "what if we fixed it to work for her?" Sera had been more and more determined as of late to make Kenzi immortal as their bond practically became unbreakable. I sighed hard and ran my hand down her back, "I don't think I know how to do that, noodle." I felt terrible, I, myself had run into brick walls as I searched for my own ways to make me fae before Bo and i's energy intermingled and jolted my fae DNA. I knew for sure Kenzi was perfectly human, I had done blood work on her over the years as she became ill and I secretly was searching for a way to keep the gothic girl around forever. I smiled and looked at my daughter who was staring intently at the formula before her, "Sera, lets go out to the greenhouse and check on mommy's flowers, they should have bloomed this morning. Maybe we can surprise her with one when she gets home?"

Sera smiled wide and tore her gaze away from the formula, "Can we call it mathair?" I looked down at my daughter, "your Gaelic has gotten better." She nodded furiously, "i know, I practice with grampa in between history lessons." Sera slid off my lap, allowing me to stand up. "come on, maybe we can also find a nice vase to put it in." I held out my hand for her to take it, she shook her head, "piggy back!"

I laughed and turned around, bending slightly so Sera could use the chair and climb on my back. In a matter of seconds I felt the gentle weight of her as her arms wrapped around my neck, "ok, go!" I held onto her tight as I trotted out of the lab. What I didn't see as I turned to allow Sera to climb onto my back, was her quick little fingers grab my fae formula and jam it into her tiny jean pockets.

Bo carried the mathair in its small black vase, into the bedroom. Gently setting it on her bedside table. She stepped back to look at it, her smile so wide that her dimple smiled. "you two, are truly amazing." Bo looked at me, "I cant believe that my daughter, MY daughter created a flower just for me."

I couldn't hold back the immense smile I also held, "its truly you, the warmth of an daisy mixed with the endless beauty of an orchid." I leaned across the bed to grab Bo's arm, pulling her to me, "that was my contribution." Bo giggled as she peppered me with kisses, "and all we make for you is macaroni stethoscopes." I rolled Bo over, so her head was in my lap, I smiled and ran my hand through her hair, "I adore my macaroni stethoscopes." I kissed Bo on the forehead, "Sera has been more curious about science lately. I think its a distraction technique to keep her powers in control." Bo snuggled into my lap, "i am slightly relieved that Elizabeth has helped out us immensely with sera, I don't feel like the kid is staring straight into my deepest thoughts." she looked up at me and smirked, "which are usually of a certain doctor naked."

I shook my head as I blushed and tried to change the subject, "We need to think about schools for her."

Bo frowned as she started to pull at the buttons on my shirt, "Can we talk about that later, I have other things on my mind." she began unbuttoning my shirt from the bottom up, "Noodle is with Kenzi, playing video games before dinner. We can, sneak in some games of our own." I watched as her eyes flashed blue and her hand made its way into my shirt, making me gasp. "Bo... my parents are coming over tonight." I was desperately trying to control myself, Bo and I had already had our own morning games, pre lunch games and a very lengthy after work out shower. Bo frowned as her fingers grazed over the skin on my stomach, "fine, but you owe me at bedtime." the blue fell out of her eyes and she looked at me, "so schools for Sera."

I sighed heavily, it was hard to fend off my wife and it always took me a moment to swallow the regret when I did succeed in distracting her. "yes, schools. I think we have to think about letting her go to a school and mingle with kids. Whether they are fae or human or one of the schools Finnegan was telling us about where its a mix. We should think about it."

Bo's hand escaped my shirt and landed on my hip, which didn't make anything better, "i loved school when I was a kid, it was a ton of fun and I made a lot of friends. Well at least until high school, so I vote for a public one, maybe mix so she doesn't feel weird like I did. What about you doctor?"

"well needless to say, I was an outcast. My friends were in the science club or the books in the library. I kind of want to prevent Sera experiencing that, but I think she needs friends her own age. Not immortal adults." I chewed my lip at memories of my high school yearbook only containing the signatures and well wishes of the teachers and school staff.

Bo nodded quietly, her hand roamed over the waist of my pants and back to my stomach, "we will talk it over with Sera and your parents over dinner. Kenzi can throw her two cents in, too." Bo bent forward and placed a soft kiss on my stomach, "is Tamsin joining us?" I couldn't focus as her lips met my stomach again, "um, she said she would try to make it in time. Jesus Bo, when you do that I cant think of anything at all."

"exactly why I am doing it, doctor." I could feel her smile against my stomach, then move up to position herself so she was sitting in my lap, she was face to face with me, "i cant get the image out of my head of a nerdy teenage you, wearing big nerd glasses and buried in books." she smiled as her hands went to finish the job on my shirt. As she began to lay kisses down my neck, I felt Tamsin enter the house, and she was in a panic. "bo, stop for a second."

Mumbling against my skin, "Lauren, we talked about this...you cant ask me to stop when I am this far started." I reached up and squeezed her arms gently as I heard Tamsin knock on the door lightly, "captain, I know. Upstairs is off limits. But, I uh, I need to talk to you."

Bo paused and leaned back to look at me, I could feel that there was something wrong. Bo looked in my eyes, "is she okay?" Bo had grown to accept and even appreciate Tamsin over the years. I sighed as I fumbled to put my shirt back on, "i don't know." Bo nodded and rolled off of me, Tamsin followed the house rules implicitly. There had to be something wrong if she was breaking one of the house rules.

I buttoned and straightened up my shirt and waited for Bo to fix herself before I opened the door. "tamsin, are you..." I didn't finished, Tamsin was standing at the door, her eyes were red and it was obvious she had been crying. She tried to smile, "sorry, about this, but." she looked down at the floor, I reached out to put a hand on her arm, "its okay, Tamsin, what is it."

She looked back up and met my eyes with sad, pained cool blue eyes, "its bryn."

Bo came up to stand next to me, "your sister?"

Tamsin nodded, "she died two hours ago, something went wrong with one of her escorts." she started to cry, "i have to go get her and take her home."

Bo spoke first, "what do you need, anything we can do."

Tamsin shook her head, "there's nothing you can do, I have to take her to valhalla. I don't know if she has any lifecycles left, that's for Odin to decide." She took a step back, "i came to tell you that I have to leave, and I don't know when I will be back." she let out a shaky breath, "i have to go home, like home to my parents."

I hung my head down. Tamsins parents were light fae and she had not had any contact with them since she chose dark. Bryn was her only link because of her free movement as a Valkyrie. I reached out and pulled Tamsin into a hug, allowing her to sob against me as Bo also tried to comfort her. "Tamsin, I will talk to Finnegan, he can help you out with safe passage. He has always told you that whatever you needed he would help you with, for everything you have done for us."

Tamsin, wrapped her arms around me and squeezed, "thank you Captain." she pulled out of the hug, "i am going to leave quietly, I don't want the midget to see me leave. Just tell her I am flying around for a little while." I nodded, Tamsin was equally attached to Sera as Sera was too her. "We will walk you out, Kenzi has her in the crash pad."

Bo and I walked downstairs with Tamsin, I called my mother to tell her what had happened. She was with Finnegan and he offered his full services to Tamsin. The three of us stood out in the front yard as I listened to Finnegan's instructions for Tamsin. She was to go to he light fae compound and she would be escorted to where Bryn was and then to her family from there. Tamsin looked a wreck, worse than I had ever seen her. Within a matter of moments, my mother and Finnegan arrived in their car on time for our planned dinner. Finnegan stepped out quickly with my mother, he leaned to the driver and issued quiet instructions.

As tamsin walked to the car, Sera ran out from the crash pad and towards us, yelling "Tam Tam!" she had a huge smile on her face as she ran out to the yard. Tamsin threw me a pained look, I nodded and cut off my daughter, scooping her up. "mummy! Put me down so I can say hi!" she reached for Tamsin over my arms, "i could feel her a bunch while Aunts Kenzi and I were playing."

I held her close, "tamsin cant stay for dinner."

Tamsin wouldn't look at Sera and started taking steps to get in the car, Sera instantly picked up on the tension in the air. "put me down mummy. I don't want her to leave." I held her tightly, my heart breaking at the fact I had to hold my daughter back and watch the heartbreak of her and Tamsin.

"sera..."

Sera was not paying attention to me, she was looking hard at Tamsin, "She's leaving, mummy. Stop her."

Bo moved to stand next to us, "noodle, she has to go." Tamsin wasn't saying anything as she turned around to hide the tears that were falling. Sera squirmed against my arms, then she suddenly stopped as Bo gasped. I looked and saw that my daughters eyes were glowing purple like they had the day she was adamant about saving Kenzi. Tamsin turned quickly and met the little ones eyes, she closed her eyes and turned back around as Sera, in a very determined voice, "you better come back, Tam Tam or I wont ever forgive you."

Both Tamsin and I paused, I had read her silent promise to come back as soon as she could to Sera and us. Tamsin looked at me in the eyes and sent another silent message, I nodded quietly, then looked at Sera who was angry and starting to cry a little, she reached for Bo who took her quickly into the house. I walked to the car door, Tamsin looked at me, "i thought she couldn't read my thoughts."

"she cant, it appears she only read that one." I sighed hard, "when will you be back?"

Tamsin shook her head, "i have no idea, captain. If this was her last lifecycle it may be a while, more importantly I haven't seen my family in almost six hundred years, that itself is going to be a huge game of catch up, not helped by the fact I am dark fae." Tamsin pulled the car door closed, and looked back at the house, "tell the kid I am sorry." she drifted off, no longer knowing what to say. I reached through the open window and grabbed her hand, "we will be waiting for you." I stepped back and let the driver close the window and drive off.

I felt my mother come up next to me, "Sera just experienced her first heartbreak, that's why she picked up the one and only thought." my mother held me close, "it is the first time some one she loves has left her." she looked up at me, "that is the only reason her power broke through whatever barrier Tamsin has with her." she sighed heavily as we turned to go back to the house, Bo was still holding Sera. Who was crying into her moms shoulder. Finnegan was trying his best to cheer her up. "mom, what does this all mean."

"it means, Lauren, that your daughter is going to be more powerful than the rest of us." she smiled as we walked back to the house, "She will be the one fae that changes everything, and with the love and patience of her mothers, she will change everything for the better." I let out a heavy sigh, "lets just hope Tamsin can follow through on that promise."

I looked at my daughter, my heart hurt as I looked at how much sadness she carried in her eyes as the purple faded away. I could also feel that this moment Tamsin wanted to avoid, my daughter would carry with her for life. It was as my mother said, Sera had just met her first heartbreak.

The next section will pick up with Sera at fifteen, this will jump in time as she ages into critical stages, landing at the formidable years as a young woman. Its something different from what I have tried before, but I hope it works out. this book is all about Sera and the trials Bo and Lauren face raising her and the things that happen as time passes. not so much their individual drama like the other two. so, I hope you all like the path I am on and keep reading!