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Bo was awaken by an intense ray of sunlight that had wondered through the curtains. She was about to stretch when she felt a warm body next to her. She looked down and saw Tamsin cuddling into her side. She smiled at the sight of the sleeping beauty. Her blonde locks and smooth skin glowing in the sunlight.
"Stop staring...it's weird..." Tamsin mumbled. Bo nudged her playfully.
"Aren't you supposed to be sleeping?..." Bo scolded in mock sternness.
"Well, I was until I felt two eyes boring into my skin..." Tamsin retorted. She opened her eyes and saw Bo smiling down at her.
"Why are you so chipper?..." Tamsin asked, wondering how somebody could be so smiley in the morning. Oh I don't know, maybe because the woman I just realized I loved was dead, but now she's safe and sound in my bed...
"I don't know. Just because you looked so peaceful and..." lovable...
"And what..." Tamsin asked curiously as she propped herself up on her elbow.
"Nothing. I'll tell you a little later. Let's head to the Dal." Bo recovered. Tamsin scrunched up her eyebrows in confusion. She looks so adorable. Bo had to use all her strength to not kiss the blonde right then and there. She didn't want the blonde to know anything yet, and the kiss would reveal every single emotion. A girl's gotta have some mystery to her...well until tonight... Bo thought.
Bo and Tamsin walked into the Dal. Bo walked over to the bar where Dyson and Lauren were sitting. They were in the middle of a conversation, when Lauren saw Bo walking up to them. Dyson turned around to see why Lauren had stopped talking. Well that's a valid reason...
"Lauren, Dyson...About last night, I'm so sorry I snapped at you guys. You guys really did try everything to help her. I..."
"Bo, it's okay. We understand. You were scared... we were just surprised that you brought her back with your own chi." Dyson said in a low voice.
"And by the looks of it, doing so didn't seem to take a lot out of you..." Lauren chimed in.
"So, what does that mean? Am I getting stronger..." Bo looked around, and in a hushed voice she continued. "...because how close my father is?" Bo asked, not wanting any type of power having to do with her father. Dyson and Lauren looked at each other before answering.
"No. We talked to Trick. It has nothing to do with your father..." Dyson smiled.
"Trick'll tell you..." Lauren concluded. Bo looked at the two who had goofy smiles plastered on their face.
"Okay. Ummm anyways, guys, thanks.. a lot, for everything you guys did last night. I really appreciate it. And so will Tamsin, once I tell her." Bo smiled and looked over at Tamsin, who was talking to Trick. She walked over to them and Trick handed her a beer.
"Thanks, Gramps..." Bo smiled appreciatively. Trick nodded and looked between the two, a beaming smile on his face. Bo looked at him curiously.
"Oh ummm, well you two have a lot to talk about." He paused turning his attention to Bo, and in a low voice he continued. "Oh, and if your guide said to be back at a certain time, don't worry about it. Not a lot of people go on the journey, so they get a little lonely... rushing the person back. So, uh, take your time." He said trying to contain his smile as he walked to the other side of the bar. The two watched him as he left. I'll just talk to him later... Bo thought.
"What's up with Trickster...?" Tamsin asked as she took a drink of her beer.
"I don't know, but apparently it's contagious. Lauren and Dyson had the same smile..." She guided her attention back over to Tamsin. Who was deep in thought as she nursed her beer.
"So Valkyrie..." Bo started playfully. "What happened last night?..." Bo finished, her voice more serious. Tamsin looked down. This wasn't a topic she really wanted to talk about.
"Well, um, let's just say, once a Valkyrie is incapacitated, just about everyone knows. Which means, anyone who is kinda holding a grudge against me..." Tamsin raised her eyebrows, letting Bo figure out the rest. "As for the booze, I thought I'd go and buy all the ones Kenzi wanted. So, when she came back she'd have all of her dream vodkas" She continued. Bo looked at her with a look of surprise.
"What! Just about all of those bottles are in completely different countries..." Bo exclaimed. Tamsin just nodded her head.
"Yeah, but traveling as a fae, is extremely easy..." Tamsin explained. Bo, then, remembered how the fae traveled. She nodded her head slowly in understanding.
"...And THAT...is how I got the one she really wanted from Sweden..." Tamsin concluded her last story of vodka finding. Turns out, just about every place that had Kenzi's vodka, had someone who was holding a grudge against Tamsin. Bo chuckled and checked her watch. It was 7 pm, and since it was Fall, it was staring to get dark.
"Now, Succubus, enough about me. What happened to you at the gate, and your journey...You worthy yet?" Tamsin asked, as she took a sip of her beer. She had no doubt in her mind that Bo was worthy. She is her warrior, after all, and only people worthy enough to go to Valhalla, are worthy of a Valkyrie's love. Bo took a deep breath as she gently slapped her hand on the table. Bo explained how she never really went on the journey, or more so how she couldn't. Tamsin raised her eyebrows as she silently urged Bo to continue. Bo took another deep breath. Here we go... Bo thought before she continued. She had started to explain how she had to pick somebody to accompany her. She paused as she started to think her next words through carefully.
"This person has to love me, and in return I have to hold their heart. This person, also, has to have sacrificed a lot for me..." Bo started. She continued to talk about how she was going back 'N forth between Lauren and Dyson, when she saw the blonde stand suddenly.
"I'm sorry. I can't do this..." Tamsin said before running out of the Dal. Bo sat there frozen. What just happened? Bo thought before running after Tamsin. She ran out and was met my cold rain, but that didn't bother her at all. She just wanted to know where Tamsin was. Bo looked around and saw Tamsin at the corner of the street, under a street lamp. She quickly made her way over to the blonde.
"Tamsin..." Bo yelled, as she grabbed the other girl's shoulder. Tamsin pulled away as she turned to face Bo.
"No Bo! Just...just...UGH!" Tamsin yelled. Her wings stretched out from behind her, as her face darkened. Bo didn't budge at the sight of Tamsin's Valkyrie. She was taken back at how strong the blonde seemed. Bo knew she was in her prime, but this is way... Bo was brought out of her thoughts when Tamsin, took off towards the sky. Bo sighed in defeat. How was she going to find her now? Bo looked at her reflection in the window of a store she had stopped in front of, when she saw her eyes were a bright blue. What the hell? Suddenly, Bo felt an odd pull. She was confused at first, but then she let the pull guide her.
Bo began walking up the flight of stairs leading towards the top of a skyscraper. She opened the door to the roof top and saw the Valkyrie sitting at the ledge of the building, her wings fully stretched. As if sensing Bo, the blonde turned around quickly.
"Bo? How did you find me..." Tamsin asked, her face still casted over in shadows. Bo was silent as she stared at the marvelous creature in front of her. Somehow the blonde just looked much more confident and strong and...Beautiful.
"I ummm...I just kinda knew...I guess..." Bo said in a low, cautious voice. "Tamsin...why did you run away?...did I do something wrong?" Bo asked, trying to seek out the blondes eyes, in the rainy haze. Tamsin looked away, not wanting to look at Bo. Probably because she still in Valkyrie mode... Bo's question seemed to have struck a nerve in Tamsin, as her shadows deepened. However, Bo did not realize this, because Tamsin still wouldn't look at her, but she did feel the air around her change. It suddenly felt like death surrounded her, making the air thick. Any other person would have ran by now, but not Bo. She knew the Valkyrie would never hurt her.
"I thought things were going good between us. I felt like we were finally getting somewhere..." Tamsin paused. Bo was about to say something when the blonde stopped her. "Let me finish..." Tamsin scoffed. She shook her head, a bitter smile playing on her lips.
"How could I be so naive?...I...I thought..." The blonde stuttered, not being able to find the right words. Before she realized it, Bo had inched her way closer and was now only a foot or so, away. Bo gently touched the blonde's arm, and Tamsin immediately jerked away. Bo's heart felt like it was breaking little by little, at the blonde's actions. She needed to stop this, once in for all.
"Do you wanna know who I picked?" She shouted over the rain. Tamsin looked at her in disbelief.
"NO,Bo. I don't!" The Valkyrie responded. Bo shuddered at how cold the air around them just got, to the point where she saw her own breath. After a moment of silence, Tamsin continued. "Don't you realize that I never want to hear about Lauren and Dyson? Don't you understand how much I love you?!" She paused not caring what she just admitted. "My heart breaks, Bo. Every time you talk about either one of them...because it just reminds me of how much they love you and how much you love them." She gulped hard "It just reminds me that I'll never be enough for you. I'll never be better than the noble wolf, or the selfless human doctor!" She yelled,as she collapsed onto her knees. "I'll never be enough for you..." She conlcuded in an almost in-audible whisper, as water ran down her face. Bo walked over to the Valkyrie, who's head hung low in defeat.
"Tamsin, I chose you..." Bo whispered. Tamsin couldn't believe what she just heard. How could Bo choose me?... She shook her head in disbelief. Bo went to look at the Valkyrie's face, but Tamsin pulled back.
"No...I don't want you to see me like this..." Tamsin said, as she realized she couldn't pull back the shadows.
"Tamsin, don't worry. I know you won't hurt me. Please. Just look at me..." Bo pleas made Tamsin slowly raise her eyes to Bo's, when she realized Bo's eyes were glowing blue. "See...I'm fine..." Bo said reassuringly. Tamsin looked away again.
"No. I'm a monster...I'm an ugly, hideous monster..." Tamsin said. Bo felt her heart ache for the Valkyrie.
"No,Tamsin. You're not. I may not know how you were in your past lives...but those are your past lives. Right now, and every since I have know you, you have been the definition of beautiful both physically and mentally... And you're not a monster, Tamsin. Don't tell yourself that you are. You are kind... and selfless... and loyal. Those are not traits of a monster." Tamsin's breaths were shallow as she, once again, raised her head to look at Bo. Bo smiled at the Valkyrie.
"See. You're beautiful..." Tamsin didn't know how to respond, and she couldn't reel in her Valkyrie. She was scared. Not for her, but for Bo. She began to pull away again, but Bo kept her in place.
"I chose you, Tamsin." Bo repeated. Tamsin slowly felt her shadows pull back, and Bo's eyes turned to their normal color. Warm brown eyes met piercing green. It was still raining, but Bo could tell Tamsin was crying. She felt a pang in her chest at the sight of the crying blonde. She pulled Tamsin into a warm soft hug (or at least the warmest it could be in their soaking wet state), whispering sweet nothings in her ear to calm her down. After the tears had stopped, Tamsin looked up at Bo and into her eyes. She saw that odd look again, and it warmed her soul.
Bo stood up as she grabbed Tamsin's hand.
"Come on. We should get you dried off and you should rest..." Bo suggested. Knowing that Tamsin had went full Valkyrie while in an emotional state, she knew she would be tired both physically and mentally.
The ride to home was short and quiet. Bo kept side glancing Tamsin, wondering what was going through the blonde's head. Tamsin felt Bo's eyes on her, but she just continued to lean onto the passenger door, and watch the rain fall. She sat there biting her thumb, her left hand on the arm rest. Bo noticed how tense Tamsin seemed, an immediately felt the need to calm her down. She reached over and grabbed Tamsin's hand. Tamsin froze when she felt Bo's warm skin on hers. She began relaxing when Bo began running the pad of her thumb over Tamsin's knuckles in a soothing manner.
Tamsin looked over at Bo, then quickly back out her window. She gulped hard as she slowly pulled her hand back. She didn't know why, but she still felt odd. She was still in denial about the whole situation. As much as she wanted to indulge herself in Bo's gentle gestures, she just couldn't. She didn't want to fall any deeper than she already was. Bo quickly grabbed the Valkyrie's hand and brought it to her lips, placing feather-like kisses on knuckles. Tamsin felt her heart thumping in her chest. Bo, then, entwined their fingers. She began smiling broadly when she felt Tamsin squeeze back. For the rest of the ride, Tamsin continued to look out the window. Well there goes not falling any deeper... Tamsin thought.
Once they got home, Bo went to go get a towel. She came back and sat Tamsin down. She carefully dried, Tamsin's face. She slowly began to unzip Tamsin's jacket, for the second time that week. She expected a snarky remark, but got nothing. She began pushing the jacket over the blonde's shoulders, when she saw her wince. She gave her a curious look, and carefully removed the jacket. She turned Tamsin around and saw blood. Her wings... Bo wanted to heal her, to take the pain away. As if, sensing Bo's thoughts Tamsin finally spoke up.
"Don't worry. It'll heal once I sleep." She said in a small voice. Bo nodded her head. Now she has an actual reason to help the blonde dry off, instead of just wanting to be near her.
Once they were cleaned up. Bo pulled Tamsin to bed with her. They laid facing towards each other, so close their noses were touching. Bo smiled internally when, because she knew Tamsin had finally let down her walls.
"Did you really choose me...?" Tamsin asked, after gathering up enough courage to do so. She believed her, on a level, but she just wanted to make sure.
"Yes. I did." Bo said smiling. Tamsin felt herself let out a breath she didn't know she was holding in. She felt so happy that Bo chose her. She started thinking about the standards of picking someone. She must love them and in return she must hold their heart. They must have sacrificed a...WAIT...
"Wait. So doesn't that mean..." She was cut off by Bo placing a kiss on her lips. Bo kissed her softly, as if she was scared if she pressed any harder, Tamsin would break. It was such a soft kiss, but it revealed a lot. Once they pulled back, Tamsin looked deeply into Bo's eyes, and then she saw that odd. She smiled at Bo's loving gaze.
"Yes..." Bo said, pulling the blonde into a hug, her head resting on Bo's chest. Bo's heart swelled when she felt Tamsin melt into the embrace.
"It means...I love you too..." Bo continued, as Tamsin lulled off to sleep, those last three words echoing in her dreamy state.
Hey, hopefully you liked it. Anyway, comment if you want me to write a story about Tamsin's Vodka Journey's.