A/N: Will be a two or three chapter story. I wanted to cause some tension between our favourite couple.

"Stay" she said. Her voice was small and quiet but her grip on his sleeve was strong as she held him back, an arm out stretched from where she lay in the bed. He looked back at her and she wished she could read the expression behind those bones. He turned back to the window.

"I know you've had a rough few days but I don't think your parents will commend me sleeping in the same bed as you" he said trying to end it with a light tone. But they both knew what this was about. They had known for a few days now.

He motioned to leave reclaiming the sleeve but she held on.

"Please" she said, desperation silent but evident on her face. His shoulders sagged as if he was sighing.

For a moment there was silence but his hand on the window sill relaxed and he turned around.

"Okay"

Slowly, reluctantly- or was it anxiously? he climb into the bed leaving his shoes on the ground. Valkyrie shuffled over to give him space.

He lay there on his back and she couldn't believe that he was so close. Laying her side she looked at him- but he didn't look back. She closed her eyes moving a bit to make herself a bit more comfortable. When she opened them again he hadn't moved, silent and unwavering.

She wanted to stretch an arm out, to wrap it around him but self consciousness stopped her. She wanted to know, how would it feel to be held in those arms?

Do it said an inner voice What chance will you ever get but this?

Cautiously she reached out. Over the skeletal frame, inching herself closer.

A bony hand grabbed her wrist quickly.

"No" he said firmly and sat up.

She started to withdraw but tried again.

"Why?" she asked, surprised by the hoarseness of her voice.

"Because it's wrong" he answered try to force her hand back- but there was a lack of effort in the motion which she picked up on- so she tried harder.

"How is it wrong?"

She was biting back tears now.

"It will never work"

"Who says?"

"I do. So stop it- stop it now"

"You can't change my feelings"

"But I can do what's best for you"

"But that's not what I want"

"Stop being childish" his voice was frustrated.

"I love you"

"No you don't!" his voice raised but he quickly lowered it. Valkyrie wished he hadn't it only made her crying seem louder. This was going wrong all so wrong.

"You don't want this" he continued, "You don't want what I have to give Valkyrie. It's not just a life of thrills of adventures. It's a life of fear and uncertaincy"

He paused to look at her. Her arm was easy to move back now.

"A life without the warmth of human touch, without any sort of normality... without children"

"I don't care"

"Yes you do. I'm Lord Vile Valkyrie, I'm a murderer, I am not a good guy. And you want normality. Normality is good for you"

"Lord Vile is the past"

"Not as much as we'd like"

"You love me. I know you do"

"I don't love you" the voice was cold and stiff.

She wondered how much truth was in it, what were the expressions he'd be using if he had a face.

He stood up and went to the window.

"I'm sorry" he said.

Valkyrie closed her eyes. No she thought.

When she opened them he was gone.

Ghastly stood over the bench preparing his tea. He through the tea bag away and leaned on the bench.

"So why are you avoiding her" he asked. Skulduggery was leaning on another part of bench.

"I just rejected a young girl who is in a very emotional stage" Skulduggery answered.

"Well it was bound to happen" Ghastly commented and he wonder why he was playing mentor all of a sudden to many different people about their love life. Hell the girl he loved was running around with a prisoner escapee, what did he actually know about love? Maybe because he wasn't being active in it at the moment that he could give a clear opinion.

"Not this soon" Skulduggery said with all seriousness.

"She just broke up with Fletcher, she's gone through a rough time. She's just a bit unstable" he said.

Skulduggery looked at him as if he was an idiot.

"You knew it was going to happen Skulduggery. We joked about it a few years ago. What exactly is the problem"

The skeleton continued to stare at him.

Ghastly tried to understand the message he was sending but then it hit him.

"Oh" he said, "Wow"

Skulduggery adjusted his position in an agitated way.

"That- That however was not expected" Ghastly said and Skulduggery groaned.

Skulduggery began to fiddle with anything around him- salt and pepper shakers, napkins, anything.

"Well in that case" he started, "What the hell is the problem?"

Skulduggery sighed.

"Everything is wrong"

"What? The age difference? Tanith and I have that too you know. Or the whole skeleton thing? Valkyrie isn't stupid Skulduggery"

"I'm wrong"

"You sound like a hopeless teenager"

"I'm serious Ghastly. Imagine Ghastly- if you had a daughter would you like her to be with someone like me? Bad things follow me"

"Probably not- but my daughter wouldn't want the same things as Valkyrie"

"Valkyrie doesn't know what she wants"

"She does. And she wants you. And apparently you want her too" he said.

Skulduggery gave him a face as if what he was saying had actual reasoning.

"The question is what will you do?"

The empty sockets didn't move.

A/N: Hmmm... I haven't planned this out I actually don't know what will happen yet. What do you think?

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