Almost time. After searching for 20 years, Valkyrie had finally found it. An old necromancers chant. It had no title, but was known as Call to the Lost. Many believed itdidnt work but, Valkyrie believed that this was because it had always been used to call back the dead, not the lost.

Her watch started beeping. Time. She straightened the blind-fold on her face.She signalled to Tanith and Ghastly, who were ready to beat up any faceless ones, and Kenspeckle, who was on hand in case things got nasty, to get ready.

There was nothing left to do except sing, and pray that Fletcher remembered when to open the portal.

Valkyrie took a steadying breath, and sang, while her shadows danced with her.

Under the full moon light
I dance
Sprits dance
I dance
Joining hands
I dance
Joining souls
I call

She put an arm out, beckoning.

To the one we lost
I call
Loudly call
I call
Joining hands
I call
Joining souls
I dance

Fletcher opened the gate. Thank God!
Ghastly and Tanith readied themselves.

Under the full moon light
I dance
Sprits dance
I dance
Joining hands
I dance
Joining souls
Give thanks

Tears formed in her eyes. Oh my God .She felt someone come through the portal.

Here you come to me
Give thanks
Death leaves
Give thanks
Joining hands
Give thanks
Joining souls
We dance

Valkyrie and Skulduggery danced, while the shadows blocked out everyone else.
She kept singing.

Under the full moon light
We dance
Sprits dance
We dance
Joining hands
We dance
Joining souls
Alive

Valkyrie couldn't stop the tears, welling under her eyelids. They made tiny rivulets as they ran down her face.

You have come to me
Alive
Walking this earth
Alive
Joining hands
Alive
Joining souls
We dance

A warm hand gently wiped the tears away. Skulduggery didn't have hands… Oh My God!

Under the full moon light
We dance
Sprits dance
We dance
Joining hands
We dance
Joining souls
Rejoice

All was still. The warm hands, again, undid her blindfold, letting it fall to the ground.

She kept her eyes closed.

"Valkyrie" I know that voice. But that voice doesn't have flesh. Why is that voice with that body.

"Valkyrie, why won't you look at me?"

She opened her mouth slowly, fearing that she would start cry with this stranger here. "Be-Because it isn't you. I wanted the love of my life back, but he is not you."

Her eyes still tightly shut, she held his hands, the hands that had given everything away. "Your hands. He only had bones for hands, no skin." She reached up. "Your hair. He didn't have any hair, but I know he missed it. He told me, when I first met him."

She leaned forward, and kissed him. She felt his lips with hers, and she burst out crying. "Your lips. I knew that no matter what I did, I would never kiss him properly, because I couldn't – it wasn't possible. We would never be possible. But still I loved him."

The stranger held her tight.

"I love you, too, Valkyrie"

She gasped.

"You sound, so much like-"

"-Open your eyes, please"

She could not disobey his voice, even if it wasn't his body.

She took in his age; about 30-35; his messy, dark brown hair; his green eyes; his lips; but most of all, his skin.

"Who are you, really" She asked dully. She had no emotion left.

He extended his hand. "I am Skulduggery Pleasant, elemental and detective extraordinaire, and, apparently, the love of your life. You are Valkyrie Cain, my beautiful partner, and, I can assure you, the love of my life."

She gasped, and, not knowing what to do, after thirty-one days of abstinence from talking, eating, and drinking she was allowed to faint. Seeing this as the easiest option, she did.

Okay! How was that! Okay, I missed two and a half days. Don't we all just hate me right now? Oh well. I'll make up for it. Note – That means that I'll right them today, but say that I wrote them yeaterday or the day before, what ever.

All-right-io… I wrote that entire song (nearly). The last verse really is a song, and I kind of… extended it a little. Don't know who wrote it. Copyright to whoever, but I OWN THE REST!!! How awesome am i? Anyways…

hope you liked. May become twoshot. All you have to do is ask (AKA review/PM me)

Written for 7DOB day 7!!!! Final day!