A/N: I liked doing this the first time, so I decided to do it again. Again, it switches between Valkryie's and Skulduggery's perspectives. 5, 18, 38, and 42 are (sorta) quotes from great moments in the first two books. 42 is probably the best quote ever. 40 is an inside joke between me and my siblings - apparently it's from an episode of "Married With Children." 19 is something I (kinda) borrowed from somebody else's story. Anywho, more cutesy stuff! Yay!
1. Misfortune
He used to think it was a misfortune that he'd met her, but now he believed the real misfortune would have been if he hadn't.
2. Under
He was dragging her under, but oh, what a way to go!
3. Precious
She was the most precious thing in the world to him now, and he vowed to protect her no matter what.
4. Abandoned
When he disappeared that day she felt like he abandoned her, and although she knew he hadn't meant to, it still hurt.
5. Destroy
China shook her head. "Destroying the indestructible again, are we?"
6. Horror
The horrors of that night still haunted her to this day.
7. Need
He needed her like he needed air. Well, like he'd used to need air.
8. Damsel-in-Distress
She was no damsel-in-distress, and she resented whenever he tried to fight her battles for her.
9. Wish
She wished for something different. Well, she certainly got it when he sauntered into her life.
10. Obsession
He was her obsession; day and night, no matter what she was doing, her thoughts revolved around Skulduggery Pleasant.
11. Mislead
He misled her a lot, especially when he used words that she didn't know.
12. Apology
He possessed a very unique talent for turning an apology into an argument about nothing.
13. Ill
The memory of all that carnage made her stomach churn and she felt ill whenever she remembered.
14. Talent
The girl had talent. Even he could see that.
15. Proud
He was proud that he'd been the one to teach her everything she knew.
16. Magic
Magic was probably the one thing she believed in anymore. Well, that and talking skeletons.
17. Safety
He was always worrying about her safety, but that was because he cared about her.
18. Puzzle
"I hold in my hand a puzzle box."
19. Agony
Although he understood nothing could ever happen, he didn't know what else to do because sitting alone when he knew he could be with her was agony.
20. Eyes
Her eyes were gorgeous; he loved drowning in their chocolaty depths.
21. Question
She was always asking questions about one thing or another, and it would've been a big deal if he had minded answering them.
22. Laugh
He knew just the right buttons to press, the right things to say, to make her laugh.
23. Nightmare
Nightmares still plagued her thoughts at night, scattering her pleasant dreams like dandelion seeds in the wind.
24. Cry
She hated when he saw her cry; it made her feel so vulnerable, so weak.
25. Forever
Forever was a long time; not even he, the indestructible skeleton, could last that long.
26. Disappointed
She hated when he was disappointed in her; it was worse than when he got angry and yelled at her.
27. Name
What's in a name? Everything that she was.
28. Failure
Even when she felt like a failure, he always knew how to make her smile again.
29. Goodbye
She hadn't known she wouldn't get a chance to say goodbye.
30. Peace
When he knew she was home—safe, sound, and asleep—he was at peace.
31. Hopeless
It was a hopeless situation and she knew it; she was in love with a dead man after all.
32. Tragedy
When he left this world, it was a tragedy that hit home. Hard.
33. Romantic
"Eww," she said. "I hate romantic films."
34. Forget
She would never forget him and the impact he'd had on her life, even when the world ended and she was long gone.
35. Warmth
When she threw her arms around his neck, he could feel the warmth of her body permeating his bones.
36. Solace
She provided the solace he'd been deprived of for some two hundred years.
37. Vain
He could be vain as a girl sometimes, and that she found insulting to her gender.
38. Puppy
"But I'm going to let you, because I like the idea of someone following me around like a little puppy. It makes me feel good about myself."
39. Time
Time marched on past him as he remained, forever unchanging in its passage.
40. Nothing
"Nothin'," she said. "Nothin' honey cereal?" he replied sarcastically.
41. Secret
He was her dirty little secret, but she didn't mind.
42. Pink
"You said all you had left were these pink bunny ones, but Valkryie is wearing a perfectly respectable blue one."
43. Trouble
That rotten little brat; her middle name should've been 'trouble.'
44. Skull
She still found it funny that he had lost his own skull.
45. Fire
The first time he had conjured fire for her, the light reflected in her eyes was enough to make his figurative heart melt.
46. Grow
He'd watched her grow from a lanky twelve-year-old girl into a strong, beautiful young woman.
47. Life
For her life he would always, unfailingly, choose death.
48. Past
He couldn't even begin to fathom how he had gone through the motions of life without her by his side.
49. Present
The present was precious because he didn't know how long he'd get to spend it with her.
50. Future
She didn't know what was in store for the future; all she knew was that he would be there by her side, making smartass comments.