Valkyrie's P.O.V.
Well that went well didn't it?Darquesse mocked. She was really starting to get to me.
"Can't I just have a moment to my own thoughts without starting an argument with myself?" I replied.
Good point, but then again there is no way to hold me back and you know that. Every second of every day, I am getting closer and closer to breaking out. You can feel it yet you don't want to admit to that fact. Even your poor Skulduggery hasn't noticed you slipping away from him. What are you going to do once it is too late?Questioned Darquesse.
"When it gets to that point, which it won't, I will decide then!" I Shouted.
Well, just thought that you are going to have to make that decision very soon. I am sorry but my time is almost upon us. One slip up, one tiny mistake you make and I will be out for good. That is unless…
"Unless what?" I asked, a bit of hope now at my reach.
I shouldn't say. By the way I can feel that little bit of hope and I really wouldn't hang onto that if I were you. But then again I am you so I say… Goodbye hope and never return. You cannot get rid of me, you can put me off for an amount of time though.
"How do I do that?" I asked
It is quite simple really. All you have to do is be calm, take control of your mind. Make your own decisions without the influence of others. This includes your friend, the skeleton detective. I don't know how you would be able to do that though. You lead a very reckless life, which makes this pretty much impossible.
Why didn't she tell me this before? This changes everything. All I have to do is take control. All this time I have been trying to ignore her when I all I needed to do was embrace her and accept what's going to happen.
"I know what I am going to do." I said with my head held high.
Skulduggery's P.O.V.
After leaving Valkyrie's house, I felt like something wasn't quite right. Unlocking my own door to my house on cemetery road I stepped in to find someone in the shadows. Their eyes as cold as ice and their blond hair waving down in curls past their uncovered shoulders, showing their impressive well-defined build. They stepped out of the shadows.
"What has gone wrong now?" Asked Tanith Low. She could always tell when something wasn't quite right.
I told her about the conversation I had just had with Val', whilst watching the expressions change as went through what happened. By the time I finished she had a look of worry on her face. I knew this wasn't going to end well. I shouldn't have left Val' alone and I am starting to really doubt my decisions. Finally, Tanith walked passed me saying one word "Come."
Half an hour later (still Skulduggery's P.O.V.)
We walked into the Sanctuary doors. Tanith more floating down the corridors towards Ghastly's office. Once we were by his doors Tanith burst through to an asleep Ghastly on the sofa. What I didn't expect was for Tanith to slap him around the face and drag him out of his office. By this time Ghastly was awake and starting to fight back. He turned to me and all I could do was shrug and point at Tanith. He turned to the women who was dragging him and seeing the anger and worry on her face he decided not to fight back knowing that he would come worse off.
People started giving us strange looks as we drag the elder out with us and into the Bentley. By now, Ghastly had been mostly walking by himself but still with Tanith pulling him along. I started up the car and turned to the women who sat next to me in the passenger seat. "Where to?"
"Valkyrie's." She said before looking out the window focusing on her own thoughts. I didn't need to ask any questions to know what she was thinking. Scared.
Ghastly's P.O.V. (arriving at Valkyrie's house)
At this point, I was still unsure as to why I had been dragged out of the sanctuary, and I didn't feel like guessing because I am afraid I wouldn't like what happened. As we pulled up outside Valkyrie's mansion, Gordon materialised through the front door. He had fresh ghostly tears in his eyes and then, I wanted to do nothing but run away because of what might have taken place. Unfortunately, a hand captured my upper arm dragging me towards the front door, the one place I didn't really want to be. I couldn't stand the silence any longer as we, Skulduggery, Tanith and I, walked up to the house. "Can someone tell me what's going on?" I asked in an exasperated voice.
However, Tanith's hand on my arm just tightened and dragged me harder to the wooden door, where Gordon no longer was.
Skulduggery stepped up and unlocked the door.
We walked into the hall, whilst looking around for anything different... Nothing.
Skulduggery turned to Gordon who was now floating at the end of the corridor due to the fact that he was a mere echo of the original uncle of Val's. "Where is she?" Skulduggery asked.
Gordon burst into tears and we all looked upstairs to where Val's room was and where Gordon was now heading.
We ran after him...
Sorry, that wasn't a great chapter. Don't worry I am writing more chapters, I am not leaving you on a cliff-hanger (God how I hate Cliff hangers).
Read&Review. All criticism welcome.
-Z
