AUTHOR'S NOTE: Please review and comment. This is my first fanfiction in years, and the very first Lost Girl I have attempted, so please be gentle! If you have suffestions/ideas of things that should happen, let me know!
The blonde Valkyrie took a deep breath, standing outside the door of Bo and Kenzi's home, affectionately known as the "crack shack." She hadn't been back since she regained her memories, nearly two weeks ago, and she honestly wasn't sure what to expect when she opened the door. Would they be happy to see her? Would they be angry because she left, or because of the way she left? She had only left a vague note to Kenzi, and then took off, in hopes to regain her memories.
When she had left, with Bruce accompanying her, things had been strained around here. The past few months had changed everyone, and everything, that she had grown accustomed to, and, in spite of herself, grown quite fond of. Bo, Kenzi, Dyson, Lauren, Trick, Hale, even Evony and Vex, had all changed, in different ways; some for the better, but most, not so much.
She knocked on the door, hoping that someone would be home. Her truck was totaled, so all of her possessions other than what she had with her were here. She heard some footsteps on the other side of the door, and then the clinks and clanks of the locks being unlocked.
"At least they started locking the damn door." She thought with a slight smile, as the door opened to reveal the little Goth girl on the other side, whose eyes widened as she saw the Valkyrie, standing before her.
"Tam Tam!" she shouted as she jumped at the Valkyrie, hugging her tightly. It would have knocked anyone else to the ground with the enthusiasm she showed. "Where have you been? I have been worried sick! I have missed you!"
"Take it easy, Short Stack." Tamsin chuckled, gently patting the girl on the back, before giving in, and hugging her back. "I'm back, and I missed you too." She admitted, surprising herself.
"Short Stack?" Kenzi questioned, as she let go of the blonde, backing away from her slightly, noting the nickname that Tamsin used was the one she used before her rebirth. "Tamsin…you got your memories back? And you admitted you missed me? Are you alright?" She asked, before placing her hand on Tamsin's forehead to check for a fever.
"I'm perfectly fine, actually." Tamsin chuckled, amused by the girl's reaction, before turning serious. "How have you been? And Bo? What all have I missed?"
Kenzi steps aside, motioning for Tamsin to come inside, "Well, things have been strange. Bo being Dark Fae, Trick as acting ash, Lauren working for the Dark, the Una Mens in town…everyone is so busy. Plus it has been quiet without you here." She finished, saying the last part softly, as she plopped down on the couch.
Tamsin followed her, sitting down next to her on the couch, looking down at the floor awkwardly. "I'm sorry, I had to go. But, hey, I am back now, right? I mean ME, memories and all. Which reminds me, thank you, Kenzi. I've never actually had anyone to help me through the rebirth process before. So, thank you."
"Don't mention it, Tammers." The human replied, smiling. "As much as you have saved my ass, the least I could do was to take care of you. Even though you were kind of a brat." She chuckled.
Tamsin grinned a little, remembering how she pestered Kenzi in her child form. "Sorry about that, half-pint." She apologized, before looking over to Kenzi, and turning serious again. "Kenzi, I need to talk to Bo. Do you know where she is?"
"Honestly, no. She never came home last night from the Dal. I just figured she was out all night doing her usual Succubus thing. Is everything okay?" she answered, getting a little concerned, and then checking her phone, in case she had missed any calls or texts. There were none.
"Well, I just need to tell her something about when she disappeared. When she was on the death train, it was my fault. I have to fix this; I have to make it right. Luckily Massimo has already been taken care of. Now we just have her father to worry about." Tamsin thought out loud, mumbling the last part.
"Her father?!" Kenzi exclaimed, pulling Tamsin from her thoughts, grabbing the Valkyrie's arm forcefully. "What does her father have to do with this?"
"Everything, actually." She answered dryly, before pulling her arm out or the little brunette's grasp. "I work for him. Well, I used to, anyway. I was sent here to take her to him, and apparently the death train was his preferred means to do so." At the jaw-dropped, hurt expression she was receiving from Kenzi, she decided she should explain herself further. "I didn't know it was her that I was after until just before her Dawning. And then I…I couldn't do it. Then, Acacia was sent to warn me, and killed because I refused to turn Bo in, and I had no choice. I did everything I could to help her. At least I thought I did. I even tried to run her father over with my truck, but he disappeared, which is why Dyson and I went over that cliff, and how I died." She finished her thought with a saddened expression, knowing that she had hurt Bo, and in turn, Kenzi. Tamsin had come to care immensely for the succubus, and her human best friend, and she didn't want to hurt them, but they needed to know the truth.
Kenzi noticed how Tamsin seemed genuinely upset at what she had done, and scooted a little closer to the Valkyrie, resting her head against her shoulder, causing the blonde to tense up. "Tam, I am sure Bo will understand. You are a part of the family here now, whether you like it or not. And for what it's worth, I'm glad you are back."
"Thanks, Kenzi. I really am so sorry that I hurt you all, that I sent Bo away. I had no idea that was going to happen the way it did. I honestly thought that wherever she went I would go with her, and I was going to save her instead of hurt her." Tamsin admitted, a pained look taking over her features.
"Well, I forgive you, Tammers. I can't speak for everyone else, but I do, and I am sure the others will as well." Kenzi stated, matter-of-factly, hooking her arm with Tamsin's, completely ignoring how uncomfortable the recently restored Valkyrie looked. "I believe you; that you weren't trying to hurt Bo-Bo, or any of us. I will say this, though, I don't like seeing emo Valkyrie back, and I want to see that beautiful smile, which I got to see so much more before you got your memories back. "
Tamsin looked at Kenzi incredulously. "How the hell am I supposed to be smiling right now? The Una Mens are here, and I have to tell Bo all of this shit."
Kenzi, smiled softly, kissed the side of Tamsin's head, hopped off of the couch, and made her way to the kitchen. She walked back a few seconds later, with Tamsin's favorite expensive Russian vodka in hand, smiling. "Have a drink, Blondie. Relax a little."
"Where'd you get that?" Tamsin asked, knowing that Bo and Kenzi usually kept other liquor, and wine at the shack, but never her vodka.
"Well, when you went all AWOL, I asked Trick to hook me up with a bottle, in case you came back all grown up." The Goth admitted, blushing a little.
"You really did miss me didn't ya, Short Stack?" Tamsin asked, taking the bottle from the human, opening it and taking a long drink. Kenzi just nodded, and sat back down next to the Valkyrie, leaning her head on her shoulder.
"I've been really lonely, honestly, Tam. Bo is almost never here anymore, she is really 'embracing the dark,' or whatever, and succu-banging like crazy. Dyson has been helping her in that area, so to speak, and Hale took your spot at the station until you came back. He got all worried about the fae/human thing, and decided we should just be friends. Trick is acting Ash, so everyone is busy." Kenzi spilled, looking like a lost puppy. Tamsin felt a little pull at her heart, seeing the girl upset like this, and wrapped her arm around the girl's shoulders.
"Well, I am back now. So maybe things will get a little less crazy around here. I'll take my job back if they will let me, and if not…well, I am sure there will be plenty of asses to save." Tamsin smirked, before taking another long pull from the bottle.
It had been nearly two hours since Tamsin had knocked on the door of the shack, she and Kenzi having some drinks and catching up over what had happened in the Valkyrie's absence. They were sitting on the couch, Kenzi regularly checking her phone for a sign from Bo, texting her frequently, and even trying to call her a couple of times. It had gone straight to voicemail.
Kenzi had made herself comfortable, was stretched out on the couch, leaning her back against Tamsin, who was slowly becoming less and less tense. Both girls turned to look as the front door opened, a very tired, and very bloody Bo, stumbling in through the door.
"Shit, Bo-Bo! What the fae happened to you? You look awful!" Kenzi exclaimed, worry and a slight bit of panic in her voice, as she jumped up off of the couch, and rushed toward the succubus, eyes wide.
"You should see the other guy." Bo smirked, stumbling slightly, only to find herself being caught in a pair of strong arms. She looked over and was face to face with Tamsin, she smiled softly, and then everything went black.
Tamsin quickly carried Bo over to the couch, laying her down on it, and trying to wake her. "Come on Bo, wake up!"
"She needs to heal, Tam!" Kenzi almost shouted at her, as the Valkyrie continued to try to wake the succubus up, shaking her gently.
"I can see that, Captain Obvious." Tamsin replied sarcastically, before placing a hand behind Bo's head, propping it up gently. The Valkyrie hesitated, looking over to Kenzi, who was frantic, before turning back to Bo, taking a deep breath, and then placing her lips to the succubus' own.
Kenzi stood behind Tamsin, looking over her shoulder to see if she was healing. So far, it seemed that she wasn't responding to Tamsin's lips, which worried her.
The Valkyrie was worrying as well. She pulled away from Bo, whispering, "Come on, succubus, feed!" She put her lips back to Bo's, gently running her tongue along the succubus' lower lip. Finally, she felt the brunette stirring a little underneath her, the succubus' mouth opening slightly. Tamsin took the opportunity to try to get her to feed, deepening the kiss, forgetting that Kenzi was standing right behind them, looking on with a mixture of worry and something else she hadn't quite figured out yet.
After several long seconds, she finally felt the pull at her core, the chi being streamed from her to the succubus. Bo's eyes shot open, and she grabbed the sides of Tamsin's face, holding her steady as she continued to take in the intoxicating chi. She finally broke off the kiss, ending the life force that was flowing into her body. Tamsin pulled back, gasping for air, her eyes never leaving Bo's.
"Hey, Valkyrie, nice to see you." Bo said with a slight grin, noting the relieved look on Tamsin's face.
"Good to see that you are still breathing. Shit Bo, I thought you weren't going to feed there for a minute. I thought you were too far gone." Tamsin admitted, quietly.
"Nah, I just like kissing you." Bo grinned, openly flirting with the blonde, who turned away, blushing and clearing her throat awkwardly.
"Bo-Bo! What happened? And why haven't you answered my texts or calls?" Kenzi asked. She was relieved that her best friend was okay, however she had another feeling in her stomach that she couldn't quite place, she just knew she wanted to change the subject.
Bo managed to sit up, with a little help from Tamsin, who was looking her over, assessing whether or not she was completely healed.
"Well, I was at the Dal, talking to Trick, trying to do some research on the Una Mens, and when I left, some guy followed me out. I didn't think anything of it, until I got outside and was rushed by two of his friends." Bo recalled. "They were obviously Fae, and obviously on a mission to take me out. They got the upper hand on me at first, smashing my phone in the process, which is why I didn't answer your calls or texts, Kenz."
Bo looked at the table, seeing the booze the other two women had been drinking, her eyebrows raised, silently asking for a drink. Tamsin noticed, and handed her the bottle of her vodka, after taking another drink from it herself. "Well, did you at least finish them off?" she asked as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"Yeah, but I didn't feed from them, obviously. I got a little caught up in stabbing them to death." She admitted after taking a long drink of the smooth vodka. "Damn Tamsin, no wonder you like this, this is the good stuff."
"If there is one thing I have learned in all of my lifetimes, it's what vodka to drink." The Valkyrie smirked, before standing up. "Well, I guess I am gonna go. Kenz, where'd you put my stuff?"
"Where are you going to go Tam Tam? And how are you going to get there?" Kenzi asked, putting a hand on her hip and raising her eyebrows at the blonde.
"I hadn't really thought about it. I guess I am going to have to get a new vehicle. Then I will do what I did before." She replied with a shrug.
"You mean live out of your car? I don't think so." Bo told her, "You can stay here. For as long as you need. Right Kenzi?"
"Of course!" the girl answered, running up and wrapping her arms around the Valkyrie's waist, hugging her tightly, looking up at her, sternly. "We will not be letting you live in a vehicle again. Understood?"
Tamsin sighed and nodded, rolling her eyes. "Fine. I'll stay here, but only until I can find a place of my own. Got it?"
"Got it." Kenzi agreed, and looked over to Bo, who smiled and nodded in agreement. "Then it's settled. You will stay until you save up for a place."
"Save up? I have more than enough money for a place of my own, kid." Tamsin scoffed, as if that were the silliest thing she'd ever heard. "Being alive for as long as I have, you accumulate. Luckily Fae have their own banks, so it wouldn't look suspicious that the account holder was very, very old. I will go tomorrow and start looking for a vehicle and a place."
"There's no hurry, Tamsin." Bo assured her, smiling her famous mega watt smile. "You are welcome here anytime, and for as long as you want."
Tamsin felt that strange pull in her heart again, and felt a small smile creep onto her lips as she realized that she was actually wanted. Then it dawned on her, she hadn't told Bo about her involvement in the succubus' disappearing act. Knowing this could change the woman's opinion, Tamsin decided she had to tell her now, instead of waiting. She didn't want to hide anything from her friends anymore.
Kenzi noticed the way Tamsin's face fell, and squeezed her arm gently, knowing exactly what she was thinking. The Valkyrie patted the brunette's hand that was on her arm, silently thanking her for the reassurance.
"Bo, we need to talk." Tamsin told her, looking her in the eye sincerely.