TAKE ME DOWN LIKE I'M A DOMINO
Background info:
Skulduggery never finds out about China's involvement in his wife and child's murder.
Valkyrie is 15/16
Skulduggery has the Façade
Sanguine hasn't been around for a few months
CHAPTER ONE
"Wow, you look tired"
"Shut it" I glared at Skulduggery and made my way into the kitchen.
"We're going to see China today" Skulduggery's voice called after me.
"Not that I don't mind but why?" I asked, whilst I walked into the living room bare foot and coffee in hand and slumped into the couch in front of Skulduggery.
"New case" he gestured toward the thickish file besides the couch I was sitting on.
"Roulette Salpiglossis – Female serial killer, leaving behind a single Domino as her mark, Symbol knowledge, master in necromancy and is an adept as an illusionist."
Dominos? A series of murders and the only thing in common was a single domino left by the body, which from the description given were covered with cuts, some deep and others mere scratches.
"Who the hell is Roulette Salpiglossis? "
"Well my dear that is why we are going to go see China" His tone was that if he was talking to a child but I couldn't care less.
"Let's go see China!" My voice held the excitement that coursed through my body whilst I bounded up the stairs, Skulduggery's laughter following all the way.
In no time at all I was dressed and downstairs sculling down a variety of energy drinks. I wasn't going to fall asleep and miss out on anything.
"Valkyrie, hurry up and would you please stop drinking those drinks of poison? You're going to ruin all the hard work I put in to make you a match to Tanith."
I gulped the last, threw the cans into the bin and ran out the door. By the time we reached China's I was nearly bouncing in my seat.
"We're here!" I said, excitement on the edge of my voice, but carefully controlled now that we were there. I couldn't lose my cool in front of China, no way. I jumped out of the car and went up the stairs straight to the third floor.
Not looking where I was going resulted in me running straight into a man in a dark coat with dirty blonde hair and pitch black sunglasses. I know him.
"Sanguine!" I yelled and jumped up off him.
He smirked and slowly made his way to his feet.
"Morning Lil Darlin, what has ya up so early?" He sounded so casual it was unnerving.
"Case. New Case"
"Ahh, well see ya round Darlin" and with that he slipped through the floor.
Exactly eight seconds later Skulduggery came gracefully as ever up the stairs and walked into the library.
"Meh" I mumbled and followed Skulduggery.
"Good morning China." I called in a singsong voice as I walked into the almost silent library.
"You look as lovely as ever my dear, but you are in the library. Please keep your voice down." And she went straight back to talking to Skul.
Fine then, I'll go be cool, and act like it doesn't get to me.
And I stormed off deeper into china's library.