Chapter two: The sleepover.

Valkyrie's and Tanith's POV.
Valkyrie and Tanith were sitting in a nest of blankets with popcorn in their laps. They had decided too watch 28 Weeks Later and they were halfway through watching it. It took them ages too decide but they finally agreed on that. Both their eyes were wide as they watched the zombies.

Skulduggery's, Fletcher's and Ghastly's POV.
"God i am so bored!" Fletcher groaned. They were sitting in Skulduggery's Bentley ,trying too think of something too do.

"Oh! I've got an idea...." Ghastly said with an evil smile.

Fletcher and Skulduggery turned around too look at Ghastly and he told them what his plan was.

Valkyrie's and Tanith's POV.
When the film ended, both of them were so creeped out that they had too escort each other everywhere. "I think we need more popcorn." Valkyrie said looking at the empty bowl of popcorn.

"Okay lets go get some..." Tanith replied, she crept too the door and peeked out.

Valkyrie laughed quietly and followed her lead, they walked softly out into the hall and through too the kitchen.

"Remind me not too hide in a country house when the zombies attack." Tanith commented and they both laughed. Both were afraid too make too much noise.

When the popcorn started popping they both flinched. They were just creeping back down the hall when the door burst open and they heard hissing noises. Valkyrie and Tanith screamed so loud that it startled the man wearing a Scream mask and had a fake cleaver in his hand and he fell backwards down the steps and all the popcorn flew everywhere. They heard a yelp as he fell.

"FLETCHER!!!!!!" Tanith and Valkyrie screeched together.

"Uh oh...." He moaned.

"He is DEAD!"Valkyrie growled as she went too stomp down the steps outside Gordon's mansion. Just as she did that, a big .... well thing wearing a white sheet jumped over the banister and roared at her. She screamed again and fell backwards off the other side of the stairs.

"Oops!"She heard Ghastly say.

Just as she was falling, she was caught by strong bony arms. She looked up into Skulduggery's face and turned red.

"Yeah just cause you caught me does not mean that im not going too kill you for planning this." She hissed and crossed her arms. He laughed quietly.

"Wasn't my idea actually, Ghastly's, why do you think I'm not dressed in one of those pathetic costumes?" He joked.

"Your still dead for letting them."

"Well, i hate too tell you this, but I'm alrea-"

"Fine, hurt you then."

She realised she was still in his arms and cradled too his chest. He was gazing at her face. Just as she was about too speak, she heard Fletcher yelp.

Skulduggery made a sound like he was clearing his throat and set Valkyrie on her feet and led the way too the bottom of the stairs.

Ghastly was in stitches laughing as they saw Fletcher sprinting past the inside of the window and Tanith running after him with a look on her face that could kill.

Valkyrie and Skulduggery started laughing as well. But then Valkyrie realised she was supposed too be angry too and marched up the steps towards Ghastly and stretched up and flicked him.

"You made me fall off the stairs!" She glared up at him.

"Not my fault your scared of tall men wearing sheets." He snickered.

She went too punch him in the ribs, but he grabbed her fist before it even connected with him. She glared again and with her other hand, she pushed at the air and sent him flying back into banister and over it. She heard him swear as he fell down into a bush.

"Well, that was nice." Skulduggery commented from behind her, causing her too jump again.

"Wow, your jumpy tonight." He teased.

"Well wouldn't you be if a load of immature guys were jumping out of bushes and bursting through doors." She grumbled.

"I guess, but , as I've pointed out, wasn't my idea." He said in the same voice.

Valkyrie walked into the house and turned on the hall light, she could still hear running, so that meant Tanith was still after Fletcher. Then she heard somebody tumbling down the stairs. Fletcher rolled too a stop at Valkyrie's feet. She laughed and nudged his head with her foot. He was still wearing the Scream costume.

"Owww" He moaned and removed the mask off his head.

" That's what you get for trying too scare the shit out of me and Tanith." Valkyrie said smugly.

"Yeah, right, learned my lesson." He got up and limped into the bathroom and shut the door.

Tanith came galloping down the stairs looking pleased with herself. Then realised Fletcher was gone and frowned.

"Where'd he go?"She asked, disappointed that she couldn't gloat.

"Bathroom, he's really moody." Valkyrie snickered.

"Oh, Good." She grinned.

Skulduggery and Ghastly came in through the front door.

"Great way too gatecrash a sleepover."Tanith glared at them.

"I know, it was my idea." Ghastly said proudly.

"Well seeing as were all here and its half two in the morning, we may as well stay here." Fletcher said reappearing out of the bathroom.

"My house, my rules."Valkyrie replied.

"Right, so where are we sleeping?" He said grinning.

"Seems like i don't have a choice then... Fine, front room, go find blankets." She sighed.

"Woo!"Fletcher went off up the stairs too find covers.

General POV.
When she thought everyone was asleep, Valkyrie got up too go into the kitchen for a drink. She filled a glass and went too walk out but there was water on the floor and she slipped onto her back. The glass of water shattered beside her.

"Shit." She hissed as blood ran down her wrist. She sat up but she heard light steps coming from behind her.

"Are you OK?" Skulduggery mumbled in his velvet voice. He hunkered down beside her and took her hand in his.

"Ow... Yeah it just stings, I'm fine, had worse."

He took her other hand and pulled her up then went too the cupboard and took out a bandage and an antiseptic wipe.

He seemed oddly awkward as he dabbed the blood on her wrist and wrapped the bandage around it.

Only then did she realise how close her and Skulduggery were. His face inches from hers. They were standing in the middle of the long kitchen and the moonlight was pouring in through the window. Skulduggery lifted his hand and ran his fingers down Valkyrie's cheek while his other hand was reaching out too pull her closer.

"Valkyrie Cain... I lov-" He began.

"Ahem." Skulduggery and Valkyrie looked around and saw Fletcher standing there looking annoyed. Skulduggery took a step back.

"Valkyrie just cut her hand, i was helping her."Was all he said and he walked by Fletcher and back into the front room.

"Yeah I'm sure that's why..."He mumbled.

"Thanks Fletcher, really appreciate it." Valkyrie snapped and went too walk by him but he grabbed her arm and pulled her back.

"I know whats going on, and it isn't good for you."He glared, but as he gazed into her eyes his face softened slightly.

Valkyrie's stomach almost dropped when she realised what the expression on his face meant. She hurried out of the kitchen.

Skulduggery's POV.
As he walked out, he heard Valkyrie make a smart remark, what he wasn't prepared for, was what Fletcher said too her.

"I know whats going on, and it isn't good for you."He had said.

Skulduggery had too fight the urge too go in there and kill Fletcher for what he had just said. His hands bawled into fists. He looked up as Valkyrie gave him an awkward half-smile and got back into her quilt on the couch. He looked around, not wanting too sleep. Tanith was asleep very close too Ghastly, then he spotted their entwined hands and he smiled. They were a good match.



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