Got this idea when out shopping with friends, can't wait till it's my turn :)

PS. Val's 18 in this one

General POV-

Valkyrie was slumped on the couch, legs draped over the top, so that she was upside down, reading Gordon's uncompleted And the Darkness Rained Upon Them, which was her personal favourite. Skulduggery was sat opposite her, staring contently at a newspaper in his hand. Ghastly was making sandwiches in the kitchen, while being annoyed by Fletcher, which was something that he excelled at. They were all bored out of their minds; the last two weeks had been quiet, with no cases, so most of the time had been spent in Gordon's mansion.

"Where's Tanith?" Valkyrie inquired, looking up from her book. It was very unlike Tanith to be able to stay silent for longer than 5 minutes.

"Think she said something about going out somewhere..." Ghastly replied, coming into the living room, followed by a spiky haired Fletcher. Valkyrie narrowed her eyes; there was something they weren't telling her, but she'd find out sooner or later. She settled back into her reading, vaguely aware of Fletcher's moan as he was punched by an irritated Skulduggery. Just as she started the 10th chapter, Pickled Eyes, Tanith barged through the door, a mischievous grin on her face.

"Ah, Tanith, where have you be-"Valkyrie was cut off as Tanith pounced on her. Straddling her hips, and holding her hands over her head in an iron grip. Valkyrie screamed in shock at being attacked by her best friend, and tried to wriggle her way free. No such luck. "What the hell!" she exclaimed. Why wasn't anyone helping her? Just as Valkyrie was summoning a flame into her hand, Tanith pulled a pair of handcuffs from her jacket pocket and cuffed her hands together; they were magic bound.

"I'm sorry Val; this is for your own good, just trust me." Tanith explained in a calm voice, that didn't match her face, which was trying hard to stay composed against a massive smile.

"Well, to be blatantly truthful, I dont trust you that much at the minute."

"Why not?"

"Well, it may have something to do with the fact that you have just attacked me and handcuffed my hands. Also, while we're here, may I ask what I have done?" Valkyrie continued to struggle against Tanith, but she wasn't going to budge anytime soon.

As Tanith opened her mouth to reply, Skulduggery but in, "was there really any need for the theatrics? You could have just asked her."

"That's no fun though!" Tanith whinged. He shook his head and chuckled.

"What? What were you going to ask me? Why am I handcuffed? What the hell is going on!" Valkyrie asked, the questions reeling out of her mouth, one after another.

Skulduggery opened his mouth, well, skull, but it was Tanith's turn to interrupt. "No, you can't find out. And don't you dare tell her Skulduggery. We're going to do this my way."

"Ok then, Tanith. You do it your way; we'll just sit down here and let you do whatever you're planning on doing." Valkyrie was worried, what was Tanith going to do to her, it couldn't be that bad, could it?

"Thank you." Tanith got up off Valkyrie and pulled her up after herself. She pushed her out into the corridor and up the stairs, towards the bathroom.

"You took your time, didn't you? This is going to take long enough already, without wasting time." China stood outside of the door, looking as splendid as usual. Registering Valkyrie's confused expression, she continued, "Tanith brought me over, explained the... situation. I agreed to help." She seemed to think that this was a viable explanation. It wasn't for Valkyrie, and was going to ask for more details, but China held out a manicured finger, "As I have stated, we dont have time to waste." She looked at Tanith, who still had hold of Valkyrie's arm, so that she couldn't escape.

She moved so that Valkyrie was looking at her face, "Are you ready?"

Before she could answer, she was pushed into the bathroom, still having no clue about what was going on.