Chapter Seventeen
"Alex, will you and Kenzi run downstairs and grab the tan bag I put down beside my chair as well as the two fire extinguishers and bring them up here and we can head towards the field.." Trick said with a smile as he walked towards the door and began to put his jacket on.
"Fire extinguishers? Seriously.." Alex said as she rolled her eyes.
"Stop your bitching, you know we will need them around for her. The human got her powers from you so she's gonna have more power than most Embers. If the little shit so much as sneezes the wrong way she could light up half of Canada" Acacia said as she smacked the back of the blonde's head.
Kenzi couldn't help but chuckle as she grabbed Alex's arm and began dragging her towards the basement.
"Tams.. Bo.. How are you two feeling?" Acacia asked as she walked towards the lounge and leaned on the door frame, smirking at the two women standing there. Bo leaning her head on Tamsin's chest and had her arms wrapped tightly around the Valkyrie's slim waist while Tamsin had her arms draped over the Succubus's shoulders keeping her close to her embrace.
"Better now" Bo said with a grin as she pulled back and grinned to the blonde.
Tamsin leaned down and kissed Bo's nose as the two started to laugh.
"You two really are something different.. Weird.. But in a 'I don't want to kill you' kinda way" Acacia said as she walked over to Bo.
"How is your.. Uhm stomach?" Acacia asked as she tilted her head as if studying what could really be in there.
"Acacia.. You can call it a baby.." Tamsin said with a chuckle. The Elder Valkyrie shot the giggling blonde a playful glare.
"Good, I think I'm starting to feel a baby bump coming.." Bo said as she put her hand over her stomach.
"Really?! Is it moving?! Are there pictures?! When do go back to the doctor?!" Acacia asked with shocking enthusiasm that shocked Bo and Tamsin. Acacia quickly cleared her throat, "I mean that's good.. you're getting fat.."
Trick walked in giggling at Acacia's words.
"Acacia.. Come here.." Tamsin said as she laughed and held her hand out. Acacia raised an eyebrow in question but reluctantly reached out taking a hold of Tamsin's hand. The Valkyrie smirked and rolled her eyes but then took her aunts hand and placed it on Bo's stomach. The bitchy, hardcore, snarky attitude of Acacia seemed to vanish in an instant as her expression softened and she looked up with a beaming smile to both Bo and Tamsin.
"Gramps come here.." Bo said with a smile. Trick quickly walked over and grinned when Tamsin took his hand and placed it beside Acacia's on Bo's stomach.
"Grandpa.. Grandma.. Meet your grandkid.." Tamsin said with a smirk.
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"Alright I'll grab the fire extinguishers and you grab the bag Spark" Alex said with a smirk.
"Hold up hot hands we need to talk.. What was that back there on the boat?" Kenzi asked as she crossed her arms and looked at the blonde.
Alex turned with her Tamsin-like smirk plastered on her face, "…about?"
"About you and today and how you were.. Well.. How in the hell did you know that fish boy trying to cop a feel would piss me off enough to make my body actually go back into pyro mode?" Kenzi asked as she gazed suspiciously at the blonde.
"Honestly… I don't know. I looked over and saw your dumb ass being strangled and the fire obviously out and it was like I had a flashback or something where I saw us fighting with Bo and Tamsin and you were on the back of some guy I hooked up with in Brazil.. I could hear them yelling you needed help.. They said you needed to get pissed and I stumbled forward and told you I fucked him and your hands melted his neck in seconds. Whatever it was, it was enough for you to get pissed real quick so I figured I should give it a shot with the scaly dude" Alex said with a shrug.
"Hold the fae up.. You had a memory?!" Kenzi said as her jaw dropped.
"Yeah.. I guess I did.. It's like little ever since I drank that stuff from Trick and Stella, there are little things that I see and it like.. I don't know.. Presses play on a memory and it flashes through my head like a damn movie.. Things are starting to click here and there. Like seeing you being strangled and knowing I had to get you mad to get you to be able to focus on your flames was like taking me back to whenever the hell that fight with the frost giant happened and how I got you to unlock my powers then.. It's weird but good I guess" Alex said with a grin as she picked up the fire extinguishers.
"And you commenting on my nice booty when we were climbing the ladder, that spark a memory too?" Kenzi asked with a sly grin as she picked up the bag Trick had made from the floor and slung it over her shoulder.
Alex smiled and walked slowly towards Kenzi until she was standing right in front of her, "Nope.. That was just my opinion of the view I had" the blonde said in a low voice with a wink as she started to walk up the stairs.
"So you still don't remember who I was?!" Kenzi yelled back after she caught her breath from the closeness of her attractive girlfriend.
"Nope.." Alex said as she stopped walking. The blonde slowly turned back around and looked at Kenzi who's chest was heaving from her deep breaths, "Not yet at least.. But it doesn't change the fact that when I look at you, I can tell that you're different.. That whatever we were in my last life, it was something I haven't ever experienced.."
"How can you not remember me then?" Kenzi asked quietly as she studied the blonde, "If you have these weird thoughts that I'm so different and I meant something special to you why is it taking you so long to remember me when you're around me every day? Something should have clicked.."
"Maybe.. Or maybe there's something more to us.. Maybe there's something big that's meant to unlock my memories and we just haven't gotten there yet.." Alex said as she frowned.
"Yeah.. It just sucks when there's so much I want to talk to you about.. So many things I need to tell you but I can't because you have no idea what we were and where we were at before you died.. It sucks looking at you and seeing you but knowing you don't remember the things that I do about us.. It's hard Alex.. Like.. UGH.." Kenzi said with a sigh as she walked closer to the blonde.
"What's hard Kenzi?" Alex asked as she took a step closer to the baby fae.
"Nothing.. Never mind.." Kenzi said as she quickly looked away.
"Kenz.. If you talked to me then maybe it would help me remember.." Alex said in a low voice as she reached down to grab the black haired girl's hand, but as soon as their fingers touched it caused Kenzi to pull away.
"I can't talk to you about it Alex.. I can't tell you what happened and what we were if you don't remember on your own yet. It's not fair to you.. It's not fair for me to tell you things you don't know and put that on you.. I can't talk to you Alex.. Not right now.. This is hard for me to see you and hear you say these things about how I'm cute or whatever.. It's hard to lay there and cuddle with you knowing you have no idea who I even am.. How can you remember certain parts and people but with me nothing, except you remember how to piss me off.. Like am I not worthy of remembering?!"
"What happened between us that has made you so guarded around me? What did I do that's made you put up these walls where you can't even try to let me in to help you? No.. I don't have any clue what you meant to me in my last life and no I don't know what you're going through on your end of all this Kenz.. And yeah, I'm sure it's hard as hell for you.. But think about what I'm going through.. Having these random feelings I can't even explain but not knowing why they are there or what they mean.. I feel like half of my mind is gone and I can't get it back no matter how bad I want to remember everything. You might be going through hell right now.. But so am I.. Maybe that's why I'm struggling to remember you more than I am Tamsin and Bo. I remember their wedding.. I remember meeting Bo.. Killing the dude who crashed our drunk night.. I remember so much about Bo and Tamsin from my last life but every time there is something with you it's like missing or deleted from my mind and I don't know why but maybe this is it.. Maybe it's because you've put up these walls to block out whatever it is that's hurting you that was caused by me.. Maybe it's because you haven't worked out your own feelings yet. I can't remember someone who won't let me close enough to try.." Alex said in a slightly defensive tone.
"It's just complicated Alex.. Maybe you're right, maybe I've closed off parts of my heart to you.. But it's hard to open back up to you and let you in when you don't know remember why I closed myself off to you.. Why you don't remember everything between us. You're right though.. I have been selfish about this and I haven't taken a second to consider how hard this is for you. You're going through a time where pieces of your life are missing.. It's hell.. I just.. It's just.. Ugh.. You came into my life a drunken mess, wild and unpredictable, you changed everything I thought I knew and opened my eyes to so much and when I think things are finally going right and maybe this is the way life is suppose to be.. you vanish and come back and don't remember me or anything between us.. Yet you remember Bo and Tamsin.. It's just hard wanting you to remember me, NEEDING you to remember me.. But you don't.." Kenzi said in a low and shaky tone as she turned her head and looked down at the floor.
Seeing the pain and hurt that filled Kenzi's eyes and noticing how the younger woman turned away to hide her emotions, Alex's defensive demeanor instantly changed and she seemed to feel an overwhelming desire to comfort Kenzi. Alex walked forward again and lightly grabbed Kenzi's chin, raising her face so that she was now looking into those icy blue eyes that managed to make her lose her breath.
"I may not remember shit.. I may not be able to look at you and tell you what we were or the things we went through together.. But.. I do have these crazy feelings for you Kenzi and I sense that when I do remember you.. You'll definitely know.. Because there's no way I will be able to hold them back. Every inch of my heart and soul is craving to know you. When I willed you my powers I gave a piece of my life essence to you.. I remember the feelings I had when I made the choice to do that.. I remember feeling proud, determined to save you, feeling like if you weren't safe and if something happened to you my life wouldn't be worth living. I may not be a genius, but I know these feelings are ones I would only share with someone I was dating.." Alex said as she gazed into Kenzi's eyes, completely lost in them.
Kenzi's face instantly grew to one of shock, "W-what.."
Alex let out a light chuckle as she saw the stunned baby Ember before her, "Kenz.. I'm not completely moronic.. Whatever we were it's kinda obvious that we were more than friends.. Unless I was just like creepily obsessed with you, which if that's the case please tell me so I don't get a restraining order placed against me for acting on these rando feelings" Alex said as she stiffened in a slightly alarmed state.
Kenzi couldn't help but giggle, "…We were more than friends Alex.. You're still a creeper, but you aren't wrong.."
"Thank God cause this was about to get real awkward then" Alex said as they both laughed. Once the laughter died down Kenzi was looking at the beautiful blonde who's hand had dropped from her face, but the older Ember was still standing close.
"That's why it hurts so much Alex.. That's why this is so hard for me.. We were more than friends, well we were beginning to be, I guess you could say.. So to see you back in your old body and have all of these things I want to say and do but can't.. It's just hard. Your Ember-Valkyrie rebirth is fucking with my head" Kenzi said as she gave a weak grin and playfully punched the blonde's shoulder.
"Knowing I was right and we were clearly something more than friends makes me understand you a little better and why this is so hard for you. It makes sense why you're taking this so hard and why things with you feel so incredible but so blank.. I know this sucks and I can't imagine being in your shoes. It's probably confusing as hell. I don't know what we were or how far we got with whatever we were but.. If it makes you feel any less pissed at me for whatever I did.. Every time I see you I have to fight back kissing your lips.." Alex said as she blushed and raised her eyebrows.
"Really? Why don't you just kiss me then?" Kenzi asked as she closed the distance between them, for the past several days all Kenzi had wanted to do was have her girlfriend back. Once Alex was back in her old body it was near impossible to fight back locking lips with the blonde she loved. When Alex's lips touched hers it was like the world stopped spinning, her lips were so soft and the way she kissed.. Kenzi felt her heart starting to race and knew her eyes were beaming red from the overwhelming emotions she was feeling for the woman before her as she remembered the way their tongues danced and the way those hot lips felt against hers.
Kenzi was now standing inches away from the blonde. Alex's eyes flashed red when she saw Kenzi standing so close and noticing the fellow Ember's eyes had changed. Ember's power came from their emotions so whatever was between them was clearly something strong if it was unleashing involuntary eye changes. Alex took a quick glance from Kenzi's eyes to her lips and blushed as she tightly closed her eyes and took a deep breath as she contemplated acting on the overwhelming feelings to kiss the gorgeous Russian.
"I can't kiss you right now Kenz.. I know it wouldn't be fair to you to kiss you unless I actually remembered you.. If I kissed you and it didn't bring back memories it opens the door for your heart to get broken even more than it already is and I can't do that to you.. I don't want to kiss you until I remember what we were.." Alex said softly as she opened her eyes, "But you standing this close and looking at me with the cute red eyes isn't making me fighting these crazy feelings any easier" Alex said as she and Kenzi both laughed.
"There's something about you Kenz that has me feelings things I don't understand.. Trust me when I say you're worth remembering.." Alex concluded as she gave a sweet smile, leaned down and placed a gentle lingering kiss on Kenzi's forehead and turned and walked up the stairs, leaving a shocked Kenzi alone in Trick's basement.
"..I am so in love with you.. Please God let her come back to me.." Kenzi whispered quietly to herself as she closed her eyes and sighed with a weak grin, Kenzi then quickly shook her head and collected her thoughts, "God why can't she just get her memories back already.." Kenzi groaned as she stomped towards the stairs, "She dies and I'm pissed at her, then she comes back all freakin sweet and adorable and I can't hate her.. I'm so going to kill her when she remembers why I am so mad at her cute ass.." The Russian mumbled as she tried to steady her breathing and ensure her eyes were back to their icy blue.
When Kenzi approached the stairs she stopped and stood beside Alex, who was leaning against the door with her arms crossed smirking. Kenzi grinned when she saw Acacia and Trick with their hands on Bo's stomach and the Succubus and Tamsin smiling from ear to ear beaming with pride. Their family.
"Looks like the Valkubus baby already has granny and pappy wrapped around it's tiny fae finger huh?" Alex said breaking the sweet moment, causing Acacia to glare towards her and Tamsin, Bo and Trick all laugh.
"Ready to teach how to not die?" Kenzi finally said with a giggle as she and Alex walked over to the door to head out to their training session.
"You aren't going to die Kenzi.." Trick said as he walked to the door smiling.
As Kenzi reached for the door she tripped over the carpet and went tumbling out of the entrance to the Dal and hit the ground with a loud thud.
"Let's not go saying shit like that just yet.." Acacia mumbled as Bo smacked the Elder Valkyrie.
"Be nice.." Bo hissed as Acacia rolled her eyes.
"Oh momz.. Do we have our work cut out for us.." Tamsin said with a laugh as she helped Kenzi up off the dirt.
The six of them all climbed into their vehicles with Acacia and Trick in the beat up truck leading the caravan to the place where they buried Alex only a week before. Kenzi, Alex, Tamsin and Bo were all in Tamsin's truck following behind them.
"Think this will work Blood King?" Acacia asked Trick as she drove down the road.
"I hope. With the potion Stella and I gave her, Alex should be able to connect things from her past like locations and certain actions from people and it trigger her memory to return.. We need her back and in full force to help us train Kenzi for her Dawning.. and.. well.." Trick said as he sighed and looked over to the Elder Valkyrie.
"And we need her able to protect Bo and Tamsin if anything does happen to Kenzi.. If Kenzi fails her Dawning and devolves the only person who can stop her is Alex. Bo and Tamsin won't be able to do it or match the power that kid has.." Acacia said as she kept her eyes glued to the horizon.
"Exactly.. We need to think positively though. Kenzi has a strong chance of passing if we can teach her how to control her abilities, but we need Alex's help and her emotional connection with Kenzi will help steady her powers to better contain them and use them properly. If Kenzi passes then we still need Alex's memory back to prepare for whatever Odin is planning to do with our grandchild. Alex is still strong with where she is now but her relationship with Kenzi is what kept her grounded and anchored her.. Without the memories there's the chance of a-" Trick said before Acacia cut him off.
"Nuclear explosion where the world goes up in flames? I got it.." Acacia said with an eye roll, "We also need to keep an eye on Bo and Tamsin. Their bond is already growing because of their relationship strengthening.. We have no idea how this will effect the baby or how the baby will effect their bond.. Dude.. The kid changing Bo's eye to the Valkyrie eye.. That's some big shit for an unborn jelly bean to do.." Acacia said as she raised her eyebrows.
"Bo and Tamsin's baby is going to be stronger than any of us can imagine.. Odin will not be the only one after them.. The fae world will want that child for personal gain. Both sides will either call a truce and allow them to live peacefully until the child is of age to choose a side or both sides will go to war to claim the child by any means nessecary.."
But you're damn right about one thing Trick.. We need everyone at full force for whatever the hell Odin is planning and prepared to take on the fae if this shit goes south. We aren't letting anyone take our grand baby.. Not without a full blown blood bath.." Acacia said with determination seeping from her words.
"I agree.." Trick said as the two made eye contact and both nodded.