My Ghanith (Ghastly and Tanith) story. I am such a huge fan of Skulduggery Pleasant and I hope this story does well. So this takes place after Dark Days but before Mortal Coil, AU where Ghastly and Tanith "accidently" basically have the sexy times. In Mortal Coil, you can see how annoyed Ghastly was getting when Ravel flirted with Tanith so this is why I think he was acting like that. Enjoy peeps!

Chapter One: Come And Have A Go...

Ghastly Bespoke sat alone in his shop, bored to tears. The tea he had made sat on the coffee table, cold as a stone as Ghastly waited and waited. Just as his eyes were being to get heavy his phone buzzed. He jumped out of his favourite armchair, stubbing his toe against the coffee table and spilling the tea. Ghastly hissed in pain and annoyance as he grabbed his phone. He smiled. Tanith Low had texted him, asking if he could pick her up. Ghastly replied with 'of course be right there' and then he frowned. Why was Tanith alone without her motorbike? He shook his head, grabbing his keys and hurrying to his van.

Ghastly pulled up on a street corner and waited. Tanith had given him an address, outside a bar and he happily waited for her. But when Ghastly saw Tanith his mouth went dry and his heart skipped about fifty beats. Tanith approached Ghastly's van in a gold dress, her beautiful face with the slightest trace of makeup and her golden hair flowing behind her. Ghastly cleared his throat and licked his lips and was about to speak when he noticed the tears in her eyes.

"Are you okay?" He asked tenderly. "What happened?" Tanith shook her head and looked away from him. She didn't like seeing Ghastly's face filled with worry. She loved his smile and the face he wore while he was happy.

"Wait... what?" Tanith thought to herself. "Did I say love? Why would I-"

"Tanith, what happened?" Ghastly repeated, his voice soft and caring, even though he didn't mean it to be. If she knew his true feelings towards her, she mightn't talk to him again. Who wants someone as ugly as him as a boyfriend? But Tanith looked up, staring into his eyes, after a few moments passed she cleared her throat.

"I've been going out. On dates." Tanith said in that English accent Ghastly adored. "But my last three dates have ditched me, not even telling me why. They just don't show up." She sighed. "Is there something wrong with me Ghastly?" Tanith began to cry and she looked away from Ghastly's eyes to wipe her face. She was about to apologise for the way she was acting, after all they were just some dates, they had no huge effect on her life. And yet Ghastly rested his hand on her shoulder and smiled at her.

"Of course not," He said reassuringly. "I think I know something that will cheer you up." Tanith looked at Ghastly with a puzzled look on her but he smiled at her again.

"Trust me."

After about ten minutes of driving Ghastly pulled up at an old, worn down warehouse. Tanith stared at the old building and then she glared at Ghastly.

"How is this going to cheer me up?" Ghastly laughed and jumped out of the van. He walked around and opened Tanith's door for her and she followed him into the warehouse. It was surprising warm inside and rather well lit. There was a bed in the corner, a kitchen and a living room but in the middle of the building was a chalk circle. "What is this Ghastly?"

"It's where I box. I fight and train in the circle, sleep on the bed and I have food and tea in the kitchen. I thought that we would fight."

Tanith twirled round to him with her mouth in a huge grin. "Really?" She said. "This will be my first time fighting you! This is going to be a-maz-ing! Thank you Ghastly."

"No problem." Ghastly smiled as he looked at her. He thought she was so beautiful, she was everything he'd ever want. "But, I will not go easy on you. And you might want to change your clothes." Ghastly pointed at her dress and Tanith looked down and smiled.

"Oh yeah. That." Ghastly passed Tanith a tank top, jogging bottoms and trainers. She got changed and stepped into the chalk circle. "Whoa."

"Yeah forgot to mention that. No magic in my ring." He took off his top and laid it on the ground next to the circle. He was wearing bottoms like Tanith's and Adidas trainers, but he left his top off. Tanith couldn't help it, she stared at his body.

"God, he is hot. And so handsome too, I love his scars, his smile, his... abs." Tanith thought. She shook her head. "What." Ghastly stepped into the circle and stood still for a few second adjusting to the lack of magic at his fingertips. He looked into Tanith's eyes and smiled while getting into his boxing stance.

"Ready?" He asked.

Tanith smiled back. "Come and have a go... if you think you're hard enough."