Chapter 29

Tamsin opened her eyes. At first she couldn't think of anything. She blinked a few times, just to make sure she was not in a dream of any kind.

She slowly recalled everything. Then she remembered the last thing on her mind before she blacked out.

Oh no, Bo was going to make a deal with her father! Tamsin immediately sat up and tried to grab her sword.

Then she realized that she was not in Jotunheim anymore. The air was not foggy nor cold. All she could see was light. All she could feel was warm breeze.

It was so familiar.

" Valhalla?" Tamsin couldn't believe her eyes. She looked around. She saw the crumbled pillar on the ground, the damaged fountains, the empty stables, yet the hall of Valhalla still stood there, as it had ever been. The energy flowing around the hall gave her enough strength to stand up and stay alive.

Shit! Shit! Did the succubus make the stupid deal?! The thought was like a hammer pounding Tamsin's chest. She gasped hard and turned her head around. She saw the brunette watching her, with tears in her warm brown eyes.

" Hey." Bo's voice was shaking, " I thought you would never wake up..."

Tamsin shook her head lightly, trying to make sure again it was not her illusion. There were so many things she wanted to ask her, or to tell her, but she couldn't get a single word out from her throat. Finally she had managed to lay her hands on Bo's waist.

She pulled her closer and pressed her lips lightly on hers. The heat on the brunette's lips had warmed her, like it did thousands of times before.

Bo kissed her back gently. They shared a kiss, right outside the hall of Valhalla, besides all the ruins and crumbles left by the great battle. There was no one else, just them, holding each other in their arms. It felt like the time had just stopped.

" So, what happened?" Tamsin pulled herself back eventually.

" My mother sacrificed herself to kill my father. Then you know the rest."

" Where's Dyson?"

" He said he would take care of everything in Jotunheim, so I can take you here." Bo smiled, " Everything is ok, Tamsin."

" You are still alive right?"

Bo smiled. She grabbed Tamsin's hand and pulled it closer. She put her hand on her chest, to let her feel her beating heart.

Tamsin smiled too. She felt the pulsing under her palm, the familiar pulsing she had felt every night in bed with Bo.

For a while, they just stood there, without saying anything else. Bo pulled the blonde closer to hold her to her chest. Tamsin rested her head on Bo's shoulder.

" So, how long it's gonna take?" Bo whispered to Tamsin.

" Months, maybe, could be years..." Tamsin said. She could feel that the succubus held her tighter.

Bo hesitated for a while, then she asked," You are coming back, right?"

" I am." Tamsin huffed out a light laugh, as if she couldn't believe Bo would ask such a question, but the fact that Bo asked had made her chest ache. She knew the succubus just cared about her so much, that she wanted to make sure even if she knew the answer already.

" Ok. I have to go now." Tamsin said. She pulled her hands back and looked at Bo. She didn't want to leave her like this, but she knew she had to.

Tamsin took a deep breath, and walked up the stairs slowly. It was a walk she had done hundreds of times before, yet none was this slow.

" Wait." Bo suddenly said. She ran up the stairs after Tamsin. The Valkyrie stopped and turned around to look at her.

Bo took something out from her pocket and handed to Tamsin. " It's your ear stud. I forgot to give it back to you."

Tamsin raised her eyebrows. She saw a small sapphire ear stud lying in Bo's palm. She recognized it as hers. " Where did you find that? I thought I lost it." Tamsin frowned.

" I went to find you and Dyson after you two went off the cliff, and I found it at the crash site."

Tamsin smiled. She took it in her fingers, and put in on to Bo's ear. " Keep it." She said, "One day I'm coming back for it."

" You are coming back, right?" Bo asked her again.

" Yes, I am." Tamsin laid her arms around Bo's waist. She leaned over and laid a kiss on Bo's chest, above her heart.

Bo held her tight. She laid her forehead on Tamsin's. " Can I stay here with you?" She asked.

" As much as I want you to, you can't go into Valhalla, unless you are dead." Tamsin smiled to her. She put the hair back to Bo's shoulder and said," I really have to go now, succulet. I'll see you at the Dal." Her voice was so soft, as if she was telling Bo to meet her at the Dal after work.

" Ok." Bo whispered to her, " I'll be there."

Tamsin kissed her again. Then she walked into Valhalla. Bo watched her. The blonde turned around on the last step of the stairs and smiled to her, then she vanished.

Three Years Later

Bo walked in the Dal. It was busy as usual. She saw Dyson and his new girlfriend shooting pool at the pool table. She smiled to him and waved her hand. Dyson nodded to her.

She walked to the bar and sat down. She put her right hand on the counter, and her chin on her left hand, waiting for Trick to come over.

" Hey, what's up, Bo?" Trick walked to her, with two glasses in his hand.

" Nothing really. Me and Kenzi helped on few cases for Dyson. Then we worked on some of our cases, boring..."

" Is Kenzi doing ok? I haven't seen her the Dal for a while. What's she up to lately?"

" Well, she spends awfully a lot of time with Hale recently..."

" Are they two...?"

" I don't know for sure... And don't tell anyone I told you this, but I overheard them talking about Hale wants to quit being the Ash..."

" What? Are you serious?" Trick opened his eyes wide, " Although, can't say that I'm surprised. The kid has no interest in being in the middle of the dirty politics. He was just fulfilling his duty. Now things are all settled between the light and the dark, it's time for him to do things he really likes to do."

" Yeah, I thought so too, but to quit being the Ash is a huge thing. I wonder how the elders from the clans will react to it."

" He's not the first one to quit, certainly won't be the last either." Trick said, " Although, if he really has made his decision, there is soon going to be a new Ash."

" Yeah. Hopefully this time there will be no monsters, no crazy scientists." Bo said.

" Everything will be fine. Anything happens, we'll deal with it." Trick smiled.

" How are things going with you and Stella?" Bo raised her head and looked at Trick.

" Good, everything is good." Trick seemed a little embarrassed to discuss such a topic with his granddaughter.

" Good like...?"

" I think I am going to pop the question soon. I'm going to ask her to marry me." Trick lowered his voice, trying not to let other people hear him.

" Good for you!" Bo exclaimed, " I thought you'd never take that step!"

" Sometimes when it's time, it's time." Trick said.

" Yeah, we all have to wait for the right moment." Bo smiled.

Trick smiled back. Then he turned around and looked at the liquor collections behind him. He grabbed a bottle in his hand and said," Vodka today again?"

" Yeah."

Trick put down the two glasses in front of her, with the bottle of vodka next to them. Then he went to attend other customers.

Bo poured the drink in both glasses. She held one in her hand and left the other on the counter.

She downed the drink in her hand. She was more used to the taste of vodka now. It was strong, like flames burning all the way down right through her heart. It warmed her.

Just like the Valkyrie.

Three years had passed since Tamsin had gone to Valhalla. A lot of things had happened during the past three years. The first month or two were the toughest. Bo constantly woke up in the middle of the night, searching for the warmth from the Valkyrie. Sometimes she felt that the blonde never left, but most times, she felt alone. Just like the day outside Valhalla, after Tamsin vanished, Bo had stood in the empty courtyard by herself. She just felt alone, even with all the warm sunshine, gentle breeze and the whispers of the horses.

Then time passed by. Eventually Bo accepted the reality, that there was nothing she could do, but wait for her, and eventually, waiting became her habit.

Every night, Bo came to the Dal, as she promised Tamsin. Sometimes she shot pool with Dyson, or other people. Sometimes she sat with Kenzi, listening to her half drunk babbling. Sometimes she talked to Trick about their cases, or any other stuff between a granddaughter and her grandfather. Sometimes she met clients there or casually flirted with some strangers.

But for most of the time, she just sat at the bar with one shot of vodka in her hand, and another on the counter, as if someone was coming to join her.

Just like today.

She knew one day the Valkyrie would be back. She would just walk right in, with a smirk on her face. She just had to wait for that day.

It was late. Most people had left already. There was an old song playing on the radio. It sounded familiar. Bo hummed with it for a while, then she downed another drink.

Then suddenly she had a feeling, as if she was half conscious, half dreaming. A voice came from behind, " Have you forgotten that you are not supposed to have vodka?"

Hearing that voice, Bo stiffened. She almost dropped the shot glass in her hand. She took a deep breath, trying to pacify her pounding heart. She slowly turned her head around.

Bo blinked. Then she blinked again. She saw Tamsin standing right in front of her.

For a moment, Bo thought it was nothing but another dream, just like the ones she had in the past six months. Then she saw the Valkyrie smile at her, with her head tilted lightly to one side and her nose scrunched a little. " Waiting for someone?" The blonde asked.

Bo didn't say anything. She couldn't. All she could do was hold Tamsin in her arms, as tight as she could.

" No, not anymore." Bo whispered to the blonde, choking in her own tears.

The End

A/N: The story of Whatever It Takes ends here, since everything was settled, and Tamsin came back to Bo. I assume that they could go solve crimes together somehow after this. I thought about leaving the ending at last chapter, but I guess they deserve a happy ending, where they finally find each other and no more troubles.

Thanks for everyone who supported this story so far!