Authors note; Hey guys, it's my first SP story, so please bear with me. Please review and tell me what you think.

Chapter one

I was running. I ran through the forest, scared that I was going to trip or that I was going to be caught, but what I was I running from? Who was I running from? Why was I scared? I was so confused that I was running and that I couldn't remember what I was running from. Just as I lost concentration on my path, I tripped over a large, hard log and went tumbling down the hill.

I could hear things crunch and I wished that it wasn't my bones because me body had become so numb from the cold that I probably wouldn't feel it if it was my bones. Thankfully my black clothes protected more than usual, but even with those, I couldn't escape everything painful. As I tumbled, my body rolled and twisted and I rammed into a few trees too. Soon after I was dizzy and nauseous.

How steep was this stupid hill? I just wouldn't stop tumbling. After a while I came to a stop and hit the ground hard, I fell on my face. I could feel warm liquid tickling down my face, my arms, my neck and my leg, but thank goodness nothing was broken. I continued to run but I was very disorientated from the dizziness. That's what I get for letting my thought wonder. Stupid me.

I came to a stop as soon as I saw the ocean. A man stood in it. It wasn't really a man, it was ugly, white and … and … I looked closer. It was a … a … vampire! I could see that it was a vampire, but how was that possible? Salt water kills Vampires, how could this be? I couldn't make myself scream as it came toward me with a sneer on it's ugly face. Where was he? I tried to call for him but my voice was gone.

I tried screaming as it came closer but my efforts were in vain. I tried running but I was glued to the floor. I tried closing my eyes, wanting not to see its ugly face but my eyes wouldn't even blink. It came closer and closer and closer, very soon it was right in front on me. I tried to scream again. Nothing. This time I tried to scream his name.

I bolted up in my bed with sweat on my face and realised that I really did scream his name. He ran into the room toward me.

"What's wrong? What happened?" He asked; his voice filled with worry. Most of the time, Skulduggery wouldn't show a lot of emotion but it seemed, with me, it just slipped. I could see that Skull really did care about me. I usually didn't call him Skull but since I turned 21 I just found a real liking for the name. I took a deep breath.

"It was just a bad dream. I'm fine." I reassured him warmly. I could see him relax – even though he was just bone, I had gotten really good at telling everything about him, he was my best friend after all. He sat down next to me.

"What happened?" He asked me.

As I told him the story, I could see that he was considering it and listening intently. I smiled at his dedication toward me. I had gotten really fond of him. I really did love him, but I couldn't really decide if it was a romantic love or a brotherly love. My feelings for him were really confusing actually. Whenever he touched me – not very often – I would get Goosebumps, my skin would tingle and it would feel really hot on my skin, as if I were on fire. I always wanted to see him and I always wanted to hear his voice.

It seems a little strange feel such a way because he is my teacher after all, but he is also my partner, we solve crimes together. Now to think of it, I hadn't really considered the way I love him, all I knew was that I loved him irrevocable, but I told myself that it was understandable because you grow attached to someone after so many years of friendship and partnership. I always told myself that I love him but I never considered if it was romantically or not.

"Do you think it means anything?" He asked. I was very grateful to him for breaking my thoughts; they were starting to worry me.

"It was just a dream Skull." I calmed him. What if I was romantically in love with him? Would he feel the same way? Of course not! This is Skulduggery we're talking about for goodness sake.

"I know Valkyrie, but what if it wasn't? You know this world Valk, it might be something." His voice was sincere. Yes, I knew what he meant, I knew this world. We live in a more dangerous world then people realize. A world filled with magic, dark and light, good and bad. Skull and I knew this world up close and personal. Strange but true, heck this world is strange, it's the strangest, people just don't realize that either.

"I know Skull, we know. I might be, it might not be, we'll just have to wait and see." 'Wait and see', how many meanings did that one sentence have? We'll wait and see where our relationship goes? We'll wait and see if I love you romantically? We'll wait and see if I've got more strange nightmares? We'll wait and see if this is one of those 'end of the world' situations? How many meanings did that sentence have?

Maybe it meant all of those, maybe even I was doing these things subconsciously. It was true of course; we would just have to wait and see …

Authors note; Hey guys, thanks to those who read this story. Please review and tell me what you think.