Skulduggery's New Love

Chapter 1

Worried

A/n: This is set about a week after Skulduggery gets back from the faceless ones and Skulduggery isn't right in the skull. I haven't read the book for ages, so ignore anything that doesn't make sense. (I know that means the whole story, but you know what I mean)

Valkyrie was getting worried about Skulduggery. She hadn't seen him for nearly a week and he hadn't responded to any of her messages or calls. 'Calling Tanith would be a good idea,' she thought. She picked up her mobile and was just finding Tanith's number when the phone rang. "Hello," she said.

"Hello Valkyrie!" said Skulduggery on the other end of the phone.

"Oh thank God that you are ok! I was really worried about you!" said Valkyrie.

"Why would you be worried?" asked Skulduggery.

"You know, like that I haven't seen you for about ages and you haven't been replying to me?"

"Oh, that's because I've been busy."
"Doing what?"

"Getting engaged!"

"WHAT!"

"I want you to come over and meet my finance, Skulina!"

"Okay…"
"I'll on my way to your house now. You can come over to mine."

"Fine…"

Valkyrie hung up. She was very shocked. How did he get engaged that quickly? And he'd already had a wife and family. The faceless ones must of really messed with his mind. Valkyrie shook her head. After she'd met 'Skulina' she was going to see Tanith. Tanith would help.

About 20 minutes later, the Bentley pulled up outside the house. Valkyrie ran down stairs and into the car. Skulduggery was sitting in the divers seat.

"I'm sure you and Skulina will get along well," he said. "We had so much in common, we had to get married."

"Like what?" asked Valkyrie, feeling worried about her friend.

"Well, we're both skeletons for a start."

If Valkyrie was a cartoon person, she would of sweat dropped. She had a feeling that Skulduggery really had lost it.

They stopped outside Skulduggery's house. (If Valkyrie hasn't seen it at this point in the series, it'd because it's been ages since I read the book, ok?) Skulduggery skipped inside, singing a song from 'The Sound of Music'.

'Mad singing, check!' thought Valkyrie, who had decided to start checking Skulduggery on a madness list.

"This way!" sang Skulduggery. "Skulina is in here!"

He led Valkyrie into his living room. In the middle of the room was a grinning plastic science model skeleton.

"My love!" announced Skulduggery as he tried to kiss the plastic skeleton. Instead he just banged his head. No lips, remember?