Set when Ghastly, Skulduggery and Ravel are teenagers but in present day so they use things that were invented in the present day.
"Ghastly can you come here please" Ghastly's mum was a nice woman. Strong, kind, brave and caring. She was a boxer. Her husband was a nice man too. Kind, caring and funny. He was a skilled tailor. Raven and Adrian were a perfect couple. Adrian was Irish-born in Dublin and Raven was English-born in York.
Raven had dark blonde hair and beautiful brown eyes. She was quite tall for a 30-odd year old woman. While Adrian had dark brown hair and bright green eyes. He was taller than Raven by an inch.
At this moment they were sitting in the kitchen of their Victorian town house in Dublin. Adrian was reading the newspaper at the table and Raven had just gotten off the phone to her sister, Anni. Ghastly walked in his light brown swept away from the brown eyes that made his face handsome if it wasn't for those scars.
"Yeah?"
"This summer we're both working so you and Harriet going to have to stay with Aunt Anni" Harriet was Ghastly's younger sister. She was a 14-year-old gorgeous girl. Her best friend was Skulduggery's younger sister, Karmin. While in school all the girls wanted to go out with Ghastly, Skulduggery and Erskine all the boys in Harriet's year wanted to go out with Karmin and her. Harriet was the same as Ghastly, she had long light brown hair and brown eyes.
"NO!"
"I'm sorry son there would be no-one here to stay with you" Adrian put down the newspaper to look at his 16-year-old son.
"You can't be serious! For how long?"
"2 weeks. You can ask Skulduggery and Erskine if they want to come? Karmin is going" He groaned.
"Okay, I'll call Skul and Ravel"
Skulduggery's family lived two doors down from Ghastly while Erskine lived two blocks from Ghastly. Skulduggery was rich for a normal family. He had two younger sisters. Karmin was 14 and Perrie was 8. Erskine was a normal family. Thinking about it they had quite a lot of doh (Money) aswell. Ravel didn't have any sibling. All the children weren't spoilt. They had to earn their money. Skulduggery and Ghastly were protective over their younger sisters but some times they got annoyed by them. Like, if some one hurt the girls in any way their brothers would sort it out. But if they were annoying them they would just tell the girls to go away and stop pestering them.
Ghastly went back to his room to call his best friends.
Next day...
Skulduggery, Ghastly and Erskine walked down the hall. It was like a 60s film the popular guys walking down the school hall all the other kids moving out the way to let them passed. Then they came to the class slapper in this case it was Jain Myres. The girl had tried to get with Skulduggery for months.
"Hey Skul" She battered her eyelashes. Her friends were giggling.
"Hi Jain"
(The school uniform was a shirt with black and red tie with black trousers. They also had a black blazer with a badge. The school's logo was an eagle.)
Skulduggery had his tie half way down his chest and shirt untucked. His black hair was messy. He was quite hot.
"So Skul want to hang out this weekend?"
"Sorry going away"
"Oh well maybe some other time" She stroked his arm. Ghastly and Erskine bursted out laughing while Skulduggery just pulled an awkward smile. They boys carried on walking. Ghastly patted him on the shoulder
"She's a keeper"
"Shut it" He hissed. Erskine suddenly spotted something
"Oi Ghastly ain't that Harriet?" Ghastly looked over to where Erskine was pointing. Against a locker Harriet was crying. Karmin was trying to reassure her. Ghastly ran over Skulduggery and Ravel behind him.
"Harriet whats wrong?" She was crying too much to talk so Karmin told him.
"Terry called her a slut and whore after she broke up with him" Anger boiled in Ghastly. He turned around and stormed up to her ex, Terry. He grabbed him by the collar and slammed him against the locker.
"You never ever call my sister a slut and whore" Terry was scared he could tell.
"I'm sorry mate"
"I'm not your mate-"
"Mr Bespoke!" Ghastly sighed.
"Yes Mr Ravel?" Mr Ravel was Erskine's dad and the Headmaster of the school. Erskine was like a mini version of Mr Ravel they had black and blue eyes.
"Leave Mr Matthew alone and the three of you in my office now" Ghastly dropped Terry and Skulduggery, Erskine and him followed Mr Ravel into his office. They all sat down Mr Ravel on the other side of the desk.
"Boys I hear you guys are going on holiday this summer"
"Yeah dad were going to South end in England for 2 weeks"
"Good now Ghastly what was that about outside?" Ghastly told him about Harriet and what Terry had said.
"Okay I've told you this before, I know your protective over your sister and the same with you Skulduggery but you can't just go after them and scare them tell me and I'll sort it out"
"Yes sir" The boys stood up.
"Erskine sit down please" Erskine groaned but obliged. Ghastly and Skulduggery walked out of the office and stood across from the door waiting for their best friend. Harriet walked up to Ghastly, Karmin behind her.
"Thanks Ghastly" She gave him a hug
"If he hurts you again just tell me okay?"
"Or me the same with you Karmin" Karmin nodded at her brother.
"Yeah I know" They broke apart.
"Karmin?"
"What?"
"You have to look after Perrie after school"
"I don't need to be looked after" They looked round to see Perrie with her friends at her locker
"Yes you do Perrie, mum and dad are going out and you're not allowed to be at home on your own"
"Whatever" Erskine walked out of the office a smile on his face
"I'm going to be a big brother" Everyone had a smile on their face.
"Mate your going to hate it" Harriet hit her brother's arm
"You think you got it bad I got two" That earned him two punches.
Saturday morning...
Skulduggery walked down the stairs of his home. He had pajama bottoms on but no top so you could see his six-pack. Still half asleep he went into the kitchen and opened the fridge.
"Morning son" His dad was sat at the table in a suit reading the newspaper.
"Morning" He grumbled. He picked up the milk and started to drink out the carton
"Don't drink out the carton please hunny" His mum walked in with the washing basket.
"Sorry" The door bell rang out across the house.
"I'll get it" Karmin called. Skulduggery put the milk back.
"Skulduggery!"
"What!?"
"Jain is here to see you" Skulduggery moaned while his dad laughed. He walked to the front door.
"Hi Jain" She went bright red when she realised what he was wearing.
"Hey Skul I'm just here to give you this" She passed him a passel "It's just a little present"
"Umm thanks?" He put it on the table next to the door
"Its nothing okay then have a nice holiday see you at school" She kissed his cheek before he could move
"K bye" He shut the door quickly and wiped his cheek fast. He picked up the passel and went back into the kitchen
"Why did I have to be so handsome!?" He banged his head against the island top.
"You say that like it's a bad thing" His dad folded the newspaper up.
"It is. Girls like Jain keep stalking me!"
He laughed at his son "Your mother was one of the gorgeous and smart girls" He stood up and kissed his wife.
"Where as that Jain I'm sorry half her weight is probably make up and she's not that smart" Skulduggery laughed
"That's true"
His mum turned around "You got your looks and leader skills from your father and your knowledge from me"
"And ego from me" He kissed his wife again.
"Oh god i'm going to get changed" He went to leave but his mother stopped him
"What about the passel?"
"Oh yeah" He picked it up and started to unwrap it "It's a ring"
"Arw that nice why don't you wear it?"
"Because that's just weird and I already have granddad's ring on" His granddad had given Skulduggery a ring before he had died 'to help through life.' And Skulduggery obliged with his request to wear it for his whole life then pass it onto the next generation.
"Okay I'm going to work" His father was the Grand Mage of Ireland.
"Adrian is coming to pick you and Harriet up to go to the airport at 3. Have a nice time" He patted his son's shoulder and kissed his wife.
"Bye hunny"
"Bye dad" He walked out the room and called up the stairs
"Bye girls!"
"Bye dad!" was the response. Skulduggery heard the front door slammed shut.
"Okay mum I'm going to get changed" He hugged his mum
"Okay hunny your packing is done so just be ready"