The Morrigan's Office. Aife walks into the office with a group of thralls following. Tamsin enters soon after, leaning against the wall next to the door, arms folded. The Morrigan gives her a look with an eyebrow raised, letting Tamsin know that she hasn't forgotten about what she did. Tamsin does her usual smirk.
"How chic," says Aife, looking around. One of her thralls takes off her jacket, and holds her sunglasses. She fans her thralls away. They stand some distance away from her.
"I do what I can," says The Morrigan, standing. Her assistant stands on the side of her desk. She goes to the front of her desk and leans against it.
"Yes, well, I remember another Morrigan long ago, very subtle, actually quite passé if you ask me. Even for that era."
"So, how come I haven't heard of you?"
"Me, well that's a story for the ages," says Aife. The Morrigan is looking at the thralls, curious and impressed. Aife notices. "Oh pay no attention to them. They're part of the help."
The Morrigan sits against the desk. "I can respect that. But just know that if you try anything out of the ordinary you will be killed on the spot," she says, with smile.
"Touché," says Aife, with a smirk and raised eyebrow.
"Well then, we can stop with all the candidness bullshit don't you agree?" says The Morrigan.
"I couldn't have agreed more," responds Aife, her hand on her hip.
"Anyway, you know why you're here."
"Oh honey of course I do, or I would not have shown up," says Aife. The Morrigan gives her a smug look. "So allow me to be frank, what is your game in all of this?"
"We both want the same things. Obviously you're trying to start a war with the Light Fae by killing off one of their elders. And I look for any opportunity to bring them down."
"No offense sweetie, but what makes you think I need or want your help?"
The Morrigan raises her eyebrow. "Because I'm not asking," she says. Aife flips her hair. "You want to start a war that's fine, but you're playing on my playground darling. And as long as you do that, as long as you are here, I'm in charge. You got that sweetie?" she says, with a quaint smile.
"Really? And here I thought that maybe we could someday chat over Mimosas."
"I'm more of a Martini enthusiast," says The Morrigan.
"All the same. Anywho, I work how I play, alone."
"And you think that your man candies are going to be enough to take down the Light?"
"They've been so far," says Aife. She snaps her fingers and one of the thralls walk over to her. Tamsin stands from against the wall, alert. "What time is it?" The thrall tells her the time and bows. "How much longer do you think we are going to be here? I have an engagement that I simply must attend."
"You know what I like you. I like her. Very well because I have shit to do myself. Our arrangement will be as follows. You need men, Fae men, I can provide that. Think of it as a gift from a very generous donor, a silent partner if you will. Emphasis on the silent. Fair enough?"
"Hmm," says Aife, with both hands on her hips now. "I don't know. I don't think I like sharing."
"Oh it's not about sharing dear. It's about seizing an opportunity. And if it goes accordingly then we can discuss terms and conditions later."
"Oh but I don't do terms and conditions hun. I thought you were listening."
"You will, I have ways of persuasion."
"But I'm a big girl. Whatever you have or think you have won't harm me sweet cheeks. See I've been to hell and back. So I'm pretty sure I can take care of myself. And with that being said I think I'll pass. When someone tries to give you something for free, there's always a catch."
"You're right there is. See I plan on taking over this entire territory. All Dark."
"Oh dream bigger hun. Like I said I don't like sharing. And this castle that I'm building is only big enough for one head bitch in charge."
"Then let's put it like this, when the time comes we'll see who'll be the head bitch in charge, or I should say still be."
"Now those are the kind of terms I can accept," says Aife, super excited. The Morrigan's assistant hands Aife a card.
"I imagine you will keep in touch," says The Morrigan.
"Well you never know," says Aife, taking it. Her thrall places her jacket back on her and her shades. "Chow." Aife and her thralls leave. The Morrigan gives her assistant a look and she hurriedly leaves, closing the door.
"Keep a close eye on that one. Bitch wants to take my job," says The Morrigan. She sits behind her desk.
"You think she can do it?" says Tamsin.
"Well if she does then good for us, and if she doesn't good for us. But I will tell you one thing. Real recognizes real. That bitch is going to take down as many as she can. Trust me." The Morrigan starts looking over some files. "So, how's our other Succubus?"
"Fine I suppose."
"What that's it? You mean you haven't been around to see her?"
Tamsin frowns. "Not really." She shakes her head. "Why do you care?"
"Oh Tamsin, that's no way to treat a lady." The Morrigan laughs. "Poor darling is probably worried sick. Now I am amused. Have you forgotten your duty? Because they haven't changed, even if a new Succubus is in town," she says, still going over the files. Tamsin doesn't respond. The Morrigan finally looks up. "That was a question."
"I haven't forgotten anything."
"Good. So what's really stopping you? I sense tension. Aww trouble in paradise?"
"That's none of your business."
"Tamsin darling, are you trying to hurt my feelings? Now even though I don't appreciate what you did to me. Not one bit. I do care what happens to you, even if I don't like your choices."
"Last person that said that almost got killed."
"Ooh I love it when you talk dirty to me. And I'm not like your last person," says The Morrigan. She returns to her files. "I have things to do. And you have two Succubi to tail. Try not to sleep with them both. You can see yourself out."
The sun is beginning to set. Bo ventures out again to the old manor, alone. The wolves are alert but not engaging, resting. Bo goes through the gate and stands by the empty water fountain. "I know that you're here!" she says, loudly. No answer. Bo sighs. "I thought you cared. I've been going through all of this alone. And the only person that knows how I'm really feeling is you." Bo grows quiet. She stands there for a few moments, pacing, kicking rocks, her hands in her pockets. Then she breaks her silence. "I thought you could hear my thoughts? Guess that's a lie too because if you did then you would have been here by now. I guess you're not who I thought you were," says Bo. She shakes her head. "You know what forget it. I don't even know why I came. Maybe I am going crazy." She turns around to leave and sees a dark figure standing a few feet away from her.
"I do…care," says Tamsin. Bo steps forward, but Tamsin steps back. "Don't please. I've changed."
"I don't care," says Bo. She runs over to her. Tamsin looks the same, but in Tamsin's eyes she is a monster, first because she believes she is, and second because she doesn't know what this will cost her from Hel. Bo embraces her, and Tamsin holds her arms around Bo. She looks down at Bo's eyes that are glowing blue and succumbs to them. They kiss.
Inside of the old manor house are Bo and Tamsin in one of the bedrooms. The windows are broken and only the wind blows, blowing sheets and what was a canopy in the air, flowing. Bo and Tamsin lie together, baring it all in the bed, moving as natural as the wind.
"Show me who you are," says Bo, in the middle of moans. Tamsin doesn't think that she heard Bo correctly so she continues. She puts her mouth over Bo's chest, kissing down on certain areas. Bo places her hands around Tamsin's head. Tamsin comes back up and they kiss each other. "I want to see you."
"You are seeing me," says Tamsin, continuing, Bo's legs wrapped around her waist. She moves in a slow grind, holding Bo's head underneath with one hand, and her rear side with the other.
"I want to see what you don't want me to see."
Tamsin looks at Bo seriously. "Bo, I can't."
"Dammit…I want you."
"Bo please, I don't want to hurt you."
Bo brushes her hands against Tamsin's face and kisses her. "I want you Tamsin…all of you."
Tamsin frowns more than ever. She sits up. "You don't know what you're asking."
Bo sits up in front of her. "Yes I do," she says, kissing on Tamsin's neck then nibbling on her ear.
Tamsin lies Bo back down and begins kissing her. Suddenly the noises that plague haunted houses break out, echoing throughout the manor. Bo lifts up Tamsin's face and it has turned ghastly. Tamsin looks away, but Bo returns it to her. Bo looks at her unaffected as she studies her. But it is taking everything in Tamsin to not hurt Bo even though she herself is hurting. Bo kisses her all the same and it makes Tamsin's black heart skip a beat. She kisses Bo back, and it's lengthy. Tamsin's breathing is heavy like she is searching for air, hard. The color of Tamsin's body changes, spreading slowly from one area to the next, a grayish black.
Bo turns Tamsin over and begins straddling her. Their hands meeting between each other's legs. The pleasure outweighing Tamsin's pain, she watches as Bo leans her head back, continuing, rubbing on herself, Bo's sounds uncontrollable. After some time, Bo is beginning to tremble so Tamsin takes her and lies her back against the bed, caressing her body with her mouth and hands, moving down, taking her time. She reaches Bo's legs and spreads them apart. Bo's hands are searching for something, anything other than tattered bed sheets as Tamsin's head is coiling like a snake underneath. Her hands grip the headboard.
Tamsin eventually moves back up and begins grinding on Bo. Bo is gripping the edge of the bed. It seems like Tamsin's powers is getting into Bo. This heat coming from Tamsin is like an aphrodisiac to Bo. She starts moaning incessantly. Telling Tamsin how good it feels. Letting her know that she doesn't want her to stop. All of this makes Tamsin grow even hotter as she continues. Bo can feel the coldness in the air from Tamsin's powers, acting as a coolant for her body. Bo's eyes closed, she licks her lips from all that she is feeling.
Every time Tamsin's lips touches an area of Bo's body other than her lips she makes a sensual sound. Tamsin is watching her. Bo opens her eyes and looks at Tamsin as if she could still see her eyes. Then her body begins the process of reaching its peak in pleasure, yet instead of coming along and drifting off, it remains steady, lingering on. Tamsin grips Bo's shoulders, continuing. She begins to reach her peak as well, but it's hard to tell in the form she is in. The feeling however is becoming too incredible for her to sustain herself and protect Bo from herself at the same time. A soft light begins to flash inside of Tamsin's chest.
"BO," she says, in her demonic voice.
"Oh Tamsin!" Bo moans. They hold each other as both climax at the same time.
For the next couple of minutes they lie on top of one another, breathing heavily, not moving. Tamsin finally lifts up, sitting on top of Bo, still in her dark form. Bo stays lying down, staring up at Tamsin, who is looking at her. The light inside of Tamsin begins to flicker faster and brighter from her grayish black skin. Bo notices, frowning as she slowly sits up. Suddenly the light inside of Tamsin bursts out, consuming the room. Bo covers her eyes. And Tamsin is wondering what's wrong. She rubs the side of Bo's face. Bo's eyes finally adjust to the light and she sees that the room sparkles as a bright glow emits from Tamsin. But when she actually looks at Tamsin, she is not the same anymore, almost unrecognizable. Tamsin appears as her true self. A sight not to be seen by mortal eyes, but somehow it is, her magnificence beaming. Her skin is as stunning and as radiant as ever. And her hair, long and lush, finely coiled into beautiful soft curls. Her bearing gentle and angelic.
Bo is mesmerized by her. "You're so beautiful," she says.
Tamsin doesn't understand where this is coming from. She takes it as Bo being kind to her monstrous form. Bo is touching Tamsin's body like she is discovering it for the first time. Tamsin looks at her with pondering eyes. Then suddenly everything returns to normal. Bo is still staring at Tamsin.
"Are you okay?" asks Tamsin. "I know I probably shouldn't have stayed like that for so long. It looked like it was starting to get to you. I was just trying to make you happy. You wanted to see me underneath it all. Now, I'm starting to second guess myself," she says, looking away.
"I love you," says Bo. Tamsin turns back to Bo with a confused expression. "You know that don't you?"
Tamsin looks at her with understanding eyes. "I know." She kisses Bo, and they lie back across the bed. "Now you can show me how much."
Bo turns her over so that now she is on top. "Oh I plan on it."
The next day, Bo and Tamsin are outside walking the grounds. The wolves seemingly tamed as if they had been domesticated, walking over to Bo, allowing her to pet them. Bo looks at Tamsin with surprise. Tamsin smiles at her. "So they are your pets?" asks Bo.
"They came with the house," says Tamsin, with a smirk.
"Speaking of the house, what are you going to do with it?"
"I've been thinking about fixing it up. Maybe put in some new furniture."
"And the garden?"
"Don't worry, it will be as it once was."
"The glass house included?"
Tamsin grabs Bo and kisses her on the lips. "I don't think that will be necessary anymore."
The two walk some more, holding hands. They go to the desolate garden. Tamsin kneels down before it. "Come here Bo, give me your hands." Bo kneels down. Tamsin takes her hands first and breaks the ground. Then she places Bo's hands over where she has broken the ground so that her fingers move about the dirt.
"I feel like I'm in the movie Ghost when they were playing with the clay," says Bo. She kisses Tamsin on the cheek. "Not that I'm not enjoying playing in dirt with you but I have to ask. Why are we doing this?"
"In time you'll see," says Tamsin. She stands and lifts Bo to her feet. They walk back over to the old manor.
Bo is leaning against Tamsin as they walk. "I like this. Us. I like us like this. It just feels so right."
"You know I was thinking, when I fix up this place, because sometimes, it gets cold at night, and there's a lot of room here, and that maybe if you wanted, maybe you would want to come here to visit, a lot. Kenzi can come too," says Tamsin.
Bo stops them from walking. "Are you asking me to move in with you Tamsin?"
"Well, you would be much safer here and…"
Bo interrupts. "Are you? Are you asking me to move in with you?"
"Yes, I am," says Tamsin. She holds Bo in her arms. "I know that you might want to talk to Kenzi about it. And it's going to take some time to finish, but I'd much rather have you here with me instead of out there. I know that you can take care of yourself but..."
"Just shut up and kiss me."
"Kiss you? Does that mean yes?" asks Tamsin. Bo gives her a look. "Okay," she says. They kiss.
Aife's plans have gone underway. No one knows where Bo is, thinking that Aife is behind her disappearance. But when Bo gets home, she doesn't have time to share the good news about her and Tamsin. It's like when something good happens, something bad has to as well as she is bombarded with added drama. A Light Fae elder is dead, and she believes her mother has something to do with it. Not only that, but she has a talk from Trick and learns about how the Light Fae treated her mother, shipping her out to be executed by the Dark, but that she was instead tortured for centuries. More so, he tells her that her mother is the enemy and means her harm as well. Bo's head is filled with so many emotions. She wants to talk to Tamsin, but decides against it. Thinking that it's better not to involve Tamsin into any of this, especially since they are on really good terms and she wants to keep it that way.
Bo wants to know how to defend herself against another Succubus just in case. So she and Kenzi visit Lauren for help since she knows a lot about different Fae and their strengths and weaknesses. Lauren is busy with dead elder paperwork, but she tells Bo that she will look into it only if they can finally have a talk so that she can explain herself. Bo looks uneasy. Then she tells Bo that she misses her to which makes Bo feel very uncomfortable at this point. But Bo doesn't let on, and she agrees about allowing Lauren to talk with her when they both get the time.
At the same time Kenzi gets a message from Hale and leaves. When she goes to where he is, he is acting majorly suspicious. She inquires about his behavior then it is revealed, Dyson. He comes around trying to get through to her in an effort to get back good with Bo. She tells Dyson that she doesn't trust him anymore, that he has been spying on them from the first time they met. She walks away from him, but he keeps pleading for her to listen.
Kenzi turns around. "Why the hell would you think I would listen to you, or even convince Bo to? Dude we trusted you, you're no better than anyone else," she says, shaking her head. She walks away again.
"Because I love her!" he yells, to Kenzi.
"What?" she says, turning around. "Dude, are you serious?"
He walks closer to her. "Yes, I'm dead serious Kenzi, I love her."
Kenzi shakes her head. "Man D, you have the worst timing ever." She wants to tell him that Bo is in love with Tamsin, but cannot bring herself to break his heart like that. Then again, it's not her place to. "You know what, never mind. Anyway, what were you saying?"
"I just want what's best for Bo. That's all. I just need to talk to her, get through to her. Will you help me?"
Kenzi sighs. "Man, dude, this is fucked," she says. Dyson gives her an odd look. "I mean um, talk. Just talk? Okay, well, okay. I'll help, but dude." She shakes her head. "Whatever happens ain't got shit to do with me."
Bo has found herself in some crazy situations since she left The Ash's compound. Having gone home to find Aife there baking cookies, eating one that makes her pass out, and thereafter being kidnapped. Not as bad as it sounds. She finds out Aife's plans from her own mouth and escapes, wanting to stop her from starting a war.
At The Ash's compound, a suicide bomber courtesy of Aife arrives in the middle of a council meeting with the elders. He opens up his vest and displays the timer to the bomb. While everyone else is either terrified or trying to escape, The Ash has little time to react, sparks of electricity goes through his body, and his eyes appear like a fuse unhinged. He hits his fists together and then a huge bolt of lightning comes from them, striking Aife's thrall.
By the time Bo gets to The Ash's compound all hell has seemed to have broken loose. The building is half blown to bits. Lauren is in the middle of treating patients. She tells Bo that there has been an assassination attempt against The Ash, and that many Light Fae elders have been critically hurt or killed. The Ash himself is on life support. Now everyone is talking like it's their final goodbyes.
They don't know who is behind the attack, but Bo does. She tells Lauren that it's her mother, and that she has a plan to stop her. Lauren tells Bo that the Light Fae will retaliate and to hurry with whatever plans that she has. Bo asks for the necklace, an amulet that wards off a Succubi's powers. Lauren tells her where she can find the Koushang. Bo thanks her. Then Lauren goes in for a kiss, Bo reacts to it, but it doesn't feel the same, like it has become deadened. She doesn't make it known however, and gives Lauren a reactionary smile, grabbing Kenzi to go search for the necklace.
Later, Aife is in a compound of her own, well guarded by her human thralls, and the Fae men that she received from The Morrigan. Having amassed a small army herself, if the Light Fae do come they will have their work cut out for them. Tamsin has been out keeping watch on the place. She sees Bo.
"Shit," she says, to herself.
Bo enters, no one stopping her. Tamsin is looking confused about why didn't anyone stop her from entering. She wonders if Bo and Aife are working together. Tamsin shakes her head. Thinking that's not like Bo. But she does wonder about what kind of relationship that they have with each other. Regardless, she knows how this will play out between the Light and Dark Fae and she doesn't want Bo caught in the middle of it. Now she is thinking of a way to get inside without quarrel. Tamsin starts going into stealth mode around the premises. She comes up on a guard and puts him in a sleeper hold until he passes out, lying him on the ground. His walkie-talkie goes off.
"Plan HBIC in effect. I repeat plan HBIC is in effect."
"Copy that. Plan Head Bitch In Charge in effect. What about the other?"
"Both. Kill them both."
"Roger that."
Tamsin picks up the walkie-talkie and crushes it in her hand. "Morrigan."