Under a table. The great Valkyrie Cain was reduced to hiding under a table. From a thunderstorm. And that's how Skulduggery found her, after several missed calls and countless text messages to which he received no reply.
'Valkyrie?' Skulduggery called as a lightning bolt lit up the room. A squeal led him to the living room, where blankets were draped over a table, and more piled underneath. As he lifted the blankets up, a medium-sized, dark object came flying out from underneath and caught him in a death grip. 'Skulduggery!' squealed Valkyrie, as yet another flash lit up the room. Her grip tightened, and Skulduggery whispered comforting words in her ear until she had calmed down enough to move onto the sofa, albeit surrounded by a mountain of multi-coloured blankets.
Skulduggery walked into the kitchen, found a packet of hot chocolate and proceeded to make some. He then added marshmallows, a mountain of foam and cocoa powder. Skulduggery walked back into the living room and handed the hot chocolate to Valkyrie. He watched as she took a tentative sip and relaxed, only to jump and tense up again when thunder ripped through the house and clutch Skulduggery tightly.
Skulduggery stood up, pried Valkyrie off, and began to build a fort using the chairs and blankets. He ensured it was pitch black within, then picked Valkyrie up and placed her in it. Skulduggery picked up her half-finished hot chocolate, handed it to Valkyrie and then joined her underneath the fort. Valkyrie cuddled into his side so much that she almost became part of him and finished off her drink. Skulduggery placed an arm around Valkyrie and kissed her forehead lightly. He sung lullabies softly until she fell asleep, then proceeded to join her.
And that is how they woke up, snuggled into each other, protectively holding each other close, and happy. That was until Skulduggery's phone went off and they were told they had a case. Involving vampires, namely Dusk and Caelen. How fun. But that's a whole other story…