They had dropped Dyson off at his place first with Lauren tying his ribs up to keep him comfortable. Bo had tried to insist that he stay with them at least tonight but he said he would happier on his own. Next they dropped Evony and Lauren off at the dark complex so she could officially tell Vex that she was back. Finally, Tamsin, Bo and Kenzi had headed back home. Kenzi said she felt that this was really the first night at the new place as they had nothing to worry about and no house guests. She walked into her own room almost as soon as they got home telling them that she was so beat she was gonna worry about being clean in a few days but for now she wanted to sleep. True to her word, she walked in, dropped herself on her bed and within seconds she was snoring.

Tamsin stood under the powerful jets scrubbing her skin almost raw. She had been covered in a mix of blood, sweat & clay from the golems and this was the third round of scrubbing to remove it. Bo had offered to join her then took one look at Tamsin's naked body and laughed. Suggesting that perhaps Tamsin might like to clean up first, she went to her own bathroom to shower.

Finally when Tamsin could see skin instead of dirt and grime she turned off the shower and stepped out. She threw on a towel and had every intention of joining Bo in her room when she noticed the succubus reclining in her bed, waiting.

"I'm guessing it didn't take you as long to get clean then?"

Bo laughed. "I didn't decapitate a frost giant and take on a thousand golems."

"Eh, more like a hundred, but feel free to tell everyone is was a thousand." She winked.

"Yeah cause your ego needs all the help it can get." She leered at Tamsin standing by the door. "Lose the towel Valkyrie and get your ass over here."

Tamsin smirked, pulled the knot loose and casually walked naked to a waiting Bo. She leaned down and kissed her, allowing Bo to feed. "You gonna need more than that? I thought you gave everything you had to Kenzi."

"I plan to stay up half the night feeding as it goes, you gonna have a problem with that?"

"Nope, no problems here." Tamsin pushed her back on the bed and rolled on top of her. "So you think Kenzi is gonna sleep through this?" She whispered into Bo's ear as she kissed down her throat.

"Pretty sure Kenzi could sleep through a war right now. Why, is it about to get loud in here?" She asked innocently.

Tamsin leaned over and pulled something out of the drawers next to her bed. "I think it might, yes."

Bo looked at the contraption Tamsin was holding. "Did you raid my sex toys?" She giggled.

Tamsin rolled her eyes. "What you think being a Succubus makes you the only owner of a strap on?"

"Kinda looks like mine."

"Fine, it just so happens that this is yours, I might have grabbed it the other day when I couldn't find mine, I really need to unpack at some point." Tamsin looked around her room and the various boxes still stacked up.

Bo took it out of her hands and started to attach it to the blondes body. "Well feel free to raid anytime you like in the meantime. Looks good on you TamTam." Her eyes flashed blue as she pulled Tamsin closer.

"S'gonna look better in you BoBo." She guided the head to Bo's entrance and drove it home.

"Holy fuck!" Bo wrapped her legs around Tamsin's waist and held on for the ride. "What, no foreplay?" She ground out.

"Battle lust baby, you don't just kill a thousand golems and not get riled up. Besides, it's expected of me." She huffed out between thrusts.

"Just promise me you can last more than two minutes." Bo smirked up at her.

Tamsin burst out laughing and rolled them over so Bo was sitting on top of her. "Just for that, you can do all the work."

Bo leaned forward, her hands on Tamsin's breasts, groping roughly. She started grinding her hips up and down. "Oh my pleasure."

Tamsin held onto her hips, encouraging her to move harder, faster until Bo fed from her.

They kept the same pace for 2 hours, Kenzi slept through the whole time.

*/*/*/

Across town in the dark complex, Evony and Lauren were reacquainting themselves with the large couch in Evony's office.

"God I've missed you." Lauren muttered as she kissed down the taut stomach and settled between the soft thighs of her lover.

"You could have done this when I was human." Evony gasped as Lauren reached her destination.

"Well, I did think about it, but..."

"Stop talking. No talking now." Evony rolled her head back.

Lauren smiled and went back to her mission.

Evony felt the climax building and she started panting as the pleasure rose. "Lauren. Oh God, Lauren." She reached her pinnacle and gasped out one last time. "I love you, Gods I love you."

Lauren let her ride out the last of her orgasm before looking up at the shocked woman above her.

"Sorry, wow, that just kind of came out." Evony laughed as she blushed.

Lauren's initial reaction was sadness, then she looked at the fear in Evony's eyes. She pulled Evony upright and climbed onto her lap, grinding against her. "Why are you sorry? Did you not mean it?" She whispered seductively.

Evony subconsciously put her hands on Lauren's hips to guide her. "I uh, well, that is..."

"Inside, I want you inside me, now."

Evony complied, sliding her fingers gently inside, watching enraptured as Lauren ground down on them. The look on her face was pure joy.

"Because if you did mean it. Then I love you too." Lauren threw her head back as Evony put some pressure behind the thrusting.

"And if I didn't?" She asked quietly.

Lauren looked into her eyes and smiled. "Then I love you anyway."

Evony made a decision and hoped it didn't blow up in her face. She pushed forward until Lauren fell back on the end of the couch, Evony between her legs, her fingers never losing their place or their rhythm. She waited for Lauren to look at her again. "I meant it, I am crazy about you Dr Lewis."

"Oh God, harder, I'm, I'm, oh God!"

That was the last coherent sound out of Lauren for a while.

*/*/*/

Tamsin felt her eyes closing, she had finally worn both herself and Bo out and was now holding the sleepy Succubus in her arms.

"What does it mean to be a champion, was Massimo telling the truth that you will die if I do?"

"Yes, if you die, so will I."

Bo moved round so she could look at Tamsin when she spoke. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because you would probably do something stupid like pretend you were not in love with me, thinking that you would be protecting me, and I would still have been tied to you, without any of the fringe benefits." She grinned. "It's not like it was with Dyson, this isn't a mate for life thing. As long as you're in love with me, I'll be your champion, but if you stop loving me, then I'll be free to move on."

"And if I'm in love with you forever?" Bo casually drew random patterns on Tamsin's stomach.

"Then I'll forever be your champion."

"But what if you stop being in love with me?"

Tamsin laughed. "Has that ever happened? Really?" She kissed Bo on the nose and pulled her down to rest on top of her.

"But what if you do? Are you still tied to me?"

Tamsin looked at Bo realising this was bothering her. "Yes, but to my knowledge it has never happened. Valkyries don't fall in love, we are not bred for it. When it happens, it tends to be a big deal." She took a deep breath to explain to Bo what it meant. "You can fall in love for any number of reasons, not all of them honourable. You can fall in love with someone for their money for example, or power. The power that comes with a Valkyries love is immense, that attracts people and they can fall in love with a Valkyrie for that alone. Hence why it is so rare, the person that causes us to fall in love has to be incredible. The likelihood of me stopping my feelings for you is, well, I cant see it myself. But you're not tied to me. If you stop loving me next week, then the tie is broken and I can just mourn you and move on. I could even love again, though finding someone like you twice is unheard of."

Bo grinned into Tamsin's chest. "Then I'm glad you didn't tell me first."

They settled down to sleep again, Tamsin was just about to doze off when she heard it.

"Tamsin?"

"Hmm?" She mumbled.

"I'm awake again." Bo was running her hands casually across Tamsin's abs, dipping lower with each stroke.

Tamsin's eyes shot open and she grinned, suddenly wide awake.

*/*/*/

"So what happens now?" A sleepy Lauren muttered from her comfortable place in Evony's arms.

"What happens now? Well, the first few days wont be fun. For you anyway. I'll probably enjoy it, megalomaniac tyrant that I am." She sighed dramatically.

"People know about you and I now, I mean it's pretty common knowledge after the last few weeks." Lauren spoke.

"Does that bother you?"

"No, but I don't want people to think you're vulnerable now."

Evony played with Lauren's hair, idly spinning it around her fingers as they lay entwined together. "There are a lot of people that will need a reminder of why I'm the leader of the dark, those reminders, you're not going to like it. It might be easier on you if you were to go away for a little while until it dies down. I know how you feel, but I have no choice. Power comes with a price Lauren."

"I know. But I think I should stay."

"It wont be pretty. It certainly wont be polite." Evony laughed.

"No, I don't imagine it will be. But if it's all the same to you, I'll stay."

Evony looked at her in surprise. "Why would you do that?"

Lauren had a determined look on her face. "I might not agree with it, but I do understand." She kissed Evony gently. "I wont be your weakness, I wont be the reason people think they can hurt you."

"You are a worthy mate. I give you my word, no one undeserving will be harmed."

"Thank you." Lauren smiled. "You know we should probably do something about that fruit basked you promised."

Evony laughed. "Thankfully for your friends, I know how to make a bargain with the Norn. But, lets talk about death and fruit baskets in the morning. I have more important things to take care of tonight."

"Hmm, is that right?" Lauren laughed as Evony rolled them over again.

Evony moved down Lauren's body, spreading her legs as she went. "Absolutely."

Lauren gasped and prepared for a long night.

*/*/*/

When Bo told Trick about that night, she told him about Tamsin becoming her champion. Trick was overjoyed. "Do you know how rare that is? Bo, no one has ever seen a Valkyrie champion, honestly when Vex said he had seen one I didn't believe him, it's just unheard of. That my granddaughter is championed is such an incredible honour." He busied himself behind the bar. "We should have a party!"

Bo laughed. "Are you kidding me?"

"Absolutely not. Tell Tamsin to invite her squad, wow, what an honour. We should do it next week. What do Valkyries eat?" He suddenly looked terrified.

"Um, vodka I think. Trick calm down, it's just Tamsin." She leaned over the bar and held his hand.

"But still. My granddaughter, I am so proud of you." He grabbed her hand back. "Alright, how about you just casually ask them to come by, I would love to meet them and to say thank you."

Bo laughed again. "I'll bring it up with Tamsin."

*/*/*/

And so it was a week later, that the Dal Riata was hosting 25 rowdy Valkyries. Kenzi was sat in the thick of them coming up with various challenges, most of them alcohol related, the occasional weapon throwing and physical prowess. Word soon go around the community about gambling Valkyries and the Dal was soon packed with curious Fae from both sides willing to try their luck.

"Sorry about the noise Trick." Tamsin said from the bar where she had Bo on her lap watching the games going on.

Trick was puffed up and in his best gear. "Are you kidding? The Dal hosting a squad of Valkyries? People will talk about this for years to come. Plus they can really drink can't they? I think I can retire after tonight." He laughed.

"I'm just glad Kenzi cant join them." Bo looked over to her best friend looking quite at home with the fully armoured women.

One of them chose that moment to stagger to the bar. "Ysabeau, when I die next time, I'm gonna be reborn to Kenzi. She's awesome!" She grabbed another bottle of Vodka and left a large pile of gold behind as she staggered back to the table.

"Jesus, I'm gonna end up running the Malikov home for wayward Valkyries." Tamsin sighed.

"You know one of them suggested having Kenzi as a mascot?" Bo said.

"I have a feeling that was one of the tamer suggestions that Kenzi has received from your squad." Dyson laughed.

"What? Right, that's it, I'm gonna have words with my sisters. Excuse me." Tamsin put on her best glower and walked over to the drunken mass.

"leave them be. Kenzi can take care of herself. And if not, she'll let you know. Stay here and relax for once."

Trick chose that moment to put a bottle of Vodka in front of her. "I've been holding this back for a special occasion."

Tamsin looked at the label and drooled. "Yeah, she can take care of herself." Tamsin opened the bottle and pulled over 2 glasses. "Brace yourself succubus, this is the good shit!"

They were about to lay waste to the bottle when Trick pointed to the door, Vex walked in looking better dressed than he had for a long time.

"Well don't you look dapper." Kenzi walked over and joined them.

Vex took a deep bow, flourishing his arm out. 'Thank ye kindly. Yeah The Morrigan was terribly grateful for my managing the paperwork during her recent sabbatical. I am fully restored to all former glories and more importantly, she has promised to drop her vast slew of grudges."

"That's awesome Vexster, so she wont be trying to kill you now?"

"Not right now, but I have a few ideas up my sleeves to liven her up again."

"Smart. She drops her grudges and you want to piss her off again." Bo shook her head.

"Oh c'mon, it's been like this for years, she'd miss me if I wasn't trying to oust her."

"More importantly, you can buy your own drinks now." Tamsin snorted.

There was a collective roar at the Valkyrie table.

"Is that?" Vex nodded at them.

"My squad, yeap. That's them."

"Tamsin darling, you have got to introduce me."

Tamsin rolled her eyes and grabbed another bottle of vodka from behind the bar. "Here you go, that's all the intro you need. Knock yourself out."

Vex took the bottle and making sure he was as smart as he could be, walked over to the drunken, rowdy Valkyries.

"Pretty sure we have lost him for a while." Dyson laughed.

"They will eat him alive. Poor bastard." Tamsin shook her head sadly.

"Hey guys." Lauren joined them, she hugged Bo, Dyson and Kenzi, stopping at Tamsin and offering her hand instead.

Tamsin laughed and threw her arms around Lauren.

"How come I never get hugs? Seriously, last time I tried she threatened to neuter me. Again." Dyson smiled.

"You're not a smart, sexy blonde. What can I say, it's a weakness."

Bo and Kenzi laughed at Lauren blushing. When Tamsin put her down she grabbed a beer from the bar and sat down. "So where you been Doc. Haven't seen you in a while."

"Evony actually. She's been keeping me busy."

"I just bet she has." Kenzi laughed as Tamsin high five'd her.

"I apologise for the chuckle twins, they think they are hilarious. What have you been doing? We haven't seen you in ages." Bo asked.

"Well, since Evony's little foray into humanity, it seems the light and dark elders got nervous, there is talk of a much closer unity between the two sides. I think Dyson and Tamsin's peace project was such a success and the fact that Trick as acting Ash immediately sided with Evony when Massimo took her humanity has made the elders a little less rigid."

"Wonders will never cease." Dyson raised his beer.

"The first step is a joint medical and research center. It's being set up downtown, it will be open to both sides." She looked at Tamsin and Dyson. "All police work will go through there regardless of alliance. It's incredible, so many shiny things!" Lauren practically squealed with excitement.

"And you are going to work there?" Bo asked smiling at Lauren's happiness.

"Work there? I'm going to run it!" Lauren couldn't help herself she was bouncing now.

"Lauren that's fantastic." Bo got up and hugged her. "And you are free to come and go as you want?"

"Oh I'm totally free to come and go an do what I want. If I want to work on a cure for cancer when I'm bored, that's up to me. I couldn't believe it when Evony took me down there last week. I have carte blanche to buy whatever I need, hire whoever I need, I haven't had a minute to myself since I found out. I think Evony is rethinking her great idea, I kinda lose track of time." She finished sheepishly.

"Imagine that." Tamsin quipped. "Talking of Evony?" She looked around.

"Oh she got sidetracked by the rowdy table. Yours?" Lauren smirked.

"What gave it away Doc?" Kenzi shoved her aside laughing.

They carried on talking and catching up when a shadow fell across them. Evony and her two mountainous bodyguards walked over.

"Well I would love to stay and chat, but I still have a lot of catching up to do, a little drawing and quartering, some paperwork, things like that. Honestly you take a few days off and everyone forgets who you are. Rumour mill started about The Morrigan being nice to people and that just cant stand." She drawled out.

"Indeed, the world itself might collapse." Bo snarked at her.

No one had spoken to Evony since that night in the cathedral and they were expecting her to go back to being her usual bitchy self despite having sworn to Tamsin that she was no longer her enemy.

"And we cant have that. However Lauren has told me that I have to make good on my gratitude so here we all are." Evony sighed as though she was very bored already. "I do so hate to give gifts, so I thought to myself, what would make this more fun? Then I realised, I need to make it all about me."

Kenzi was watching her strangely, she had grown to like Evony and was a little disappointed to find that she had gone straight back to hating them again. Tamsin put her hand on Kenzi's back as though she also knew that Kenzi would be sad at the lack of change.

"So ladies first." She turned to Dyson. "People in the dark are aware that you took a modest role in my reinstatement. Watching you moping around like a forlorn puppy is embarrassing, I simply can not be associated with something like that. Unlike you, I know how to make a deal." She took a package from one of the bodyguards and handed it to him. She turned to Bo. "And you, this constant whining about being a member of the dark is so tiresome. If you will go around writing your signature on things without reading the small print, honestly you deserve it." She handed a similar black velvet box to Bo. "Tamsin, whilst I appreciate your small part in the last few weeks, I hear you broke your sword? A Valkyrie without a weapon is of no use to me." She handed Tamsin a thin velvet case no more than a foot long.

Tamsin looked at it in confusion, certain there was a letter opener in there. Probably had Evony's crest on the end she thought.

She turned to Kenzi next. Tamsin stood up straight behind her in case she upset her.

"And you. You are a weak human, your life will be over in the blink of an eye, probably sooner with all the various Fae you manage to piss off. Something that fragile has no room in my world." She handed a small package to Kenzi.

"Well it's been fun but I have important people to see now. Ta Ta." She waved and walked away.

"Damn, you know I really thought she might have changed." Kenzi lamented.

"She probably has in some ways Kenz, you know what she said, she cant appear to be nice or something. Don't sweat it meat-bag."

Trick stood there smiling at them. "Aren't you going to open them?" He asked.

"Eh, maybe later. When she's gone so I don't feel the need to throw it back at her." Bo laughed.

"I'm pretty sure you wont be throwing them anywhere." Trick laughed.

Dyson opened his case first. "You knew about this Trick?" He watched as the old man nodded. "Please tell me this isn't cologne. You know she owns a perfume company." He sighed.

Trick shook his head. "She made a deal with the Norn. Think of it as a reset switch." He beamed.

Dyson snapped his head down to the bottle. "A reset switch?"

"It would appear that the mate for life isn't quite as binding as you thought. You drink that, you reset. You might want to drink it alone though apparently.

Bo looked at it wide eyed. "Oh my God Dyson that's incredible."

"Dude! That fucking rocks!" Kenzi hugged him.

"OK mine next!" Bo laughed ripping off the ribbon and opening her gift. She burst out laughing when she saw what was in it.

"It's a sex toy isn't it?" Tamsin sighed.

"Better, I am once again, the un-aligned Succubus." Bo grinned and held up her severed contract.

"OK two for two, let's see what I got for my small part in her drama." Tamsin opened the long, thin box and pulled out a scroll. She unravelled it and looked at Trick wide eyed. "Holy shit is this what I think it is?"

Trick nodded at her.

"There are so few left, she spent hours in the dark archives looking for it." Lauren smiled at the giant grin on Tamsin's face.

"What is it TamTam?" Kenzi leaned over to try and read it. "What's with all the pictures?"

"It's a fucking rune sword! Holy fuck. Oh my God."

"When your sexual excitement over that scroll calms down, you want to fill the uninitiated of us in babe?" Bo laughed at her.

Tamsin took a deep breath and read the scroll out loud. There was a snap as the scroll burst into flames and vanished at the same time a series of letters appeared on Tamsin's arms. When the letters died away, Tamsin's skin was blank again.

"OK so what you get a temporary tattoo?" Kenzi asked confused.

"Check this out shorty." Tamsin took a deep breath, slapped her hands together, chanted something that Kenzi was sure was made up and started to pull her hands apart. As she did a glow appeared between them, when she had them a certain distance apart, she was holding a a short golden sword.

"Oh I'm in love. This shit will cut through anything!" She looked at the bar in thought.

"Tamsin no! For the love of God no. Take it to the park and play." Trick held onto the bar ready to protect it with his life if need be.

"Holy fuck, I have a rune sword!" She leaned over and kissed Lauren full on the mouth. "That's for your girlfriend." She turned away swinging her sword dramatically.

Bo burst out laughing at the stunned expression on Lauren's face. "Right. I'll um, just go and pass that along then." She walked over to where Evony was watching an arm wrestling match between two guys and one Valkyrie.

"OK last one, what did you get Kenzi." Bo clapped her hands excitedly.

Kenzi opened the case to find a similar vial to the one Dyson got and a small necklace. "This looks familiar." She held it up to the light. "Wasn't Lauren wearing one of these?" She looked at Trick.

"It's an amalgamation of the light and dark crests." He smiled.

"Huh, well it's kinda pretty at least."

"It's more than that. As long as you wear that, it says you are off limits to any Fae, light or dark." Trick laughed at the look on Kenzi's face.

"You mean no matter what I do, they cant try and kill me?" She whispered.

"No matter what. It's an instant death sentence to attack any human wearing one of those."

"Epic. OK maybe she hasn't become a complete bitch again. But what's with the reset switch? What do I need to reset? Oh my God, is this my wish reset? Cos I still have so many things I want." She looked pleading at Trick.

"Not quite. That's water from the river Phlegethon in the underworld. Two people drink it, mutter a few words and some rituals and their lives will be forever connected. Basically Kenzi, you bind your life with that of a Fae and you live the same length of time as your chosen Fae. You can still die if you get hit by a bus, but you wont suffer the human diseases including aging. You need to wait until you give birth, but when you're ready, come and see me and I'll perform the ritual for you."

"I don't have any idea what to say."

"Wow, should we make a note of the day?" Bo put her arm around her.

"No really, I mean, I always thought I would have to get old and die and watch you all stay the same age. It was the thing that scared me more than anything." She looked over at Trick. "And now I don't have to be scared of that anymore?" She spoke so quietly Trick could barely hear her.

"Evony looked high and low for a way to make you Fae." He told her seriously. "Every little thing she found she was on the phone to me to ask if something was possible, if something could be altered. I'm not sure she has given up yet." He laughed. "This was the closest she could get."

Kenzi was shell shocked. She looked at Bo and smiled. "You. It could only be you. If you died, Tamsin would die, then I have no reason to be here anymore." She had tears running down her cheeks and so did Bo.

"I'm so happy for you Kenz." She hugged her tightly.

When they broke away, Kenzi saw Evony about to walk out the door. She leaned over the bar grabbing something. She rushed over to the door and yelled. "Yo, Morrigan lady." When Evony turned around Kenzi threw a yellow t-shirt at her.

"Not really my colour darling." She opened it up to see a giant orange sun with a huge smile on it's face.

"Welcome to the gang." Kenzi winked at her.

Evony looked at her just long enough to make Kenzi squirm. When she thought the girl was about to run, she grabbed her behind the head and kissed her. The bar broke out into whoops and hollers, mostly from the inebriated Valkyries.

Evony broke away from the kiss and looked at Bo. "Definite Sapphic tendencies." She nodded at them and turned to leave. "Oh one last thing." She threw a set of keys to Bo. "Enjoy your fruit basket." Lauren followed her out the door smiling.

Bo looked at the keys and a huge grin broke over her face.

"Holy shit, she gave you the Aston Martin BoBo!"

"Great, a sex demon with a sports car, what could possibly go wrong with that." Tamsin laughed. "I'm gonna go show off my new toy. Watch this."

Bo, Kenzi, Dyson and Trick watched her walk to her squad and get their attention. She summoned the sword again, Bo noticed that when she did the markings on her arms came back. There was a silence so loud it hurt before a roar went up from the table and Tamsin was surrounded by a group of clearly envious Valkyries.

"I think TamTam just earnt a bunch of street cred." Kenzi said.

"While you are all enjoying your gifts." Dyson held up his own present. "I'm gonna go enjoy mine."

"I'm really happy for you Dyson." Bo hugged him again.

He took one last look at her, sad in a way that he was truly saying goodbye, but relived that he was no longer tied to a woman that had moved on. He kissed her gently on the forehead and walked away.

"Kinda bitter sweet ain't it?" Kenzi cuddled up to Bo.

"It is for him I think. I'm just glad that he wont suffer any more."

"Well just be sure and be a real bitch to him for a while so he doesn't fall in love with you again."

"Brilliant plan, what ever would I do with you Kenz?"

"Well lucky for you, you never need to find out. I'm totally gonna live forever!" Kenzi ran off to Valkyrie table to cause some more mayhem.

Tamsin replaced her cuddled up to Bo. "Ready for this night to be over yet?" She whispered.

"Hmm, I am if you keep swinging that sword around and puffing your chest out like that. I think you made your sisters jealous."

"They'll live." She leaned into Bo's ear. "You wanna take one of them home with us?"

Bo's eyes flashed blue at the thought. She leaned up and kissed Tamsin. "Bring the blonde one." She smirked and walked out to the car.

Tamsin looked over at the Valkyries. All 25 of them blonde. She burst out laughing and followed Bo out the door. Just before she left, she caught the eye of one of them. She crooked her finger and waited for the blonde to join her before leaving.

FIN