Warning: Contain strong language and sexual content

Valkyrie is 18 now.

As I watched the man, well skeleton I love meditate I sat there wondering what would he say if I confessed my un-dying love for him, would he say he felt the same way or would he just reject me, I tried not to think about it too much just thinking of him rejecting me was enough to make me cry.

Me, Valkyrie Cain, cry? Well yes, if you loved someone that much you become so delicate that even them saying they would rather stay friends would be enough for you to shatter into a million pieces.

A couple of minutes later Skulduggery awoke from his meditation with a slight chuckle in his voice,

"What's so amusing?" I asked as I averted my longing gaze away from him, he just chuckled

"Oh, nothing Val, nothing at all" said Skulduggery as he rose from his chair adjusting his long black coat.

My parents are away on vacation in France, staying in the villa Gordon gave to them in his will, they will be gone for 2 weeks, good enough for me, I never get tired of seeing Skulduggery every day, Skulduggery looked out of my bedroom window as I went into the bathroom to have a bath

"Don't worry I won't peak" shouted Skulduggery as I ran the bath, oh but how I wanted him too, I wanted him to just come into the bathroom now and just see me naked right in front of him but that would never happen, maybe not ever, as I stopped the water running, I took off all of my clothes and step into the bath letting out a sigh of relief as I did, we had a hard case today so I really needed this.

As I went to sit down I stupidly slipped and banged my head letting out a scream of pain as I did, I heard Skulduggery run towards the door

"Valkyrie, are you ok?" shouted Skulduggery with sandpapery but smooth voice

"Yeah just banged my head that's all, don't worry" I said as I rubbed my head hard, Skulduggery sighed from behind the door

"Oh ok, Val, do you mind if I come in quickly I just need to grab my scarf, I let it in there when I came in earlier" said Skulduggery as he tapped on the door, I felt nervous but said that it was ok as long as he didn't look, he promised he wouldn't which I wished that he didn't.

Skulduggery came in sideways avoiding to look at me, his scarf was on the sink close to where I was sitting in the bath, he reached over to grab it but as he did I saw his turn for just second, he was looking at me, I turned bright red and smiled, he looked away swiftly and coughed, he knew that I saw him look.

As he slowly pulled his arm away with his scarf in his hand I reached out and grabbed him arm with my wet hand, he looked straight at me, dead still, his deep dark eyes sockets locked on me, I smiled at him and if he had lips I knew he would be smiling back, he dropped his scarf bent over me, his skull inches from my head.

"I just want to try one thing Valkryie" whispered Skuldugger as his teeth came towards my embracing lips.