Chapter 2

Authors note: I think my first chapter was horrid so please tell me what you think. I do not own any of the Skulduggery Pleasant characters. If you think I hate Skulduggery, you are WRONG. I thought it would be a nice short story and it is now CONTINUED! :3

Can anyone guess who the mysterious character who I brought back to life is? Put it in the reviews. Thx

Jessie High.

GHASTLY POV:

I watched Valkyrie flicker her eyes open and look at me worryingly.

"Ghastly? What happened?" she questioned softly.

"Err… Val… I don't know how to say this but your pre-"

"Wait!" she said sitting up, "Am I dying!?"

"No. As I was saying. Val you're pregnant."

She looked at me. Then she was staring into space. Her thoughts must be racing right now, I thought with a sad look on my face, I need to tell her its mine.

Like she was reading my mind.

"Whose is it?" she said looking at me. I didn't know what to say.

"Mine," I said timidly.

At first I thought she was mad as she was quiet. Instead she just flung her arms around my neck and whispered "I wouldn't what it with anyone else"

She pulled back from the hug, arms still around my neck, then before I knew what was happening her lips were on mine. I was shocked, but then put my hand in her hair to deepen the kiss.

GENERAL POV:

The kiss was interrupted when Vanessa slapped Ghastly on the back of the head.

"If you hurt her, I will kill you in your sleep," she said growling, then her expression softened, "Oh and good look with the kid!" she was walking away as she uttered the last word, ready for her next appointment.

"Well, that was entertaining," Ghastly said with a goofy grin on his face.

"Wipe that smile off your face, we need to tell Erskine. OMG! We have to tell my brothers! What if they try and kill you. Arg, why is being pregnant so hard!"

"Hey, one, I will tell them to meet at the mansion, two, they will not kill me OK?" he looked at her with a look that made her relax.

"Ok, why don't you call them now? We can arrange them to meet at 5?" she said a hint that she wanted to tell them before they became drunk.

"Ok then. I will see you at 5 then," Ghastly said. Val couldn't wait till 5.

AT 5PM:

The doorbell rang.

Valkyrie got up from the leather sofa in the sitting room of the mansion and walked to the front door.

"Hey little sister. Give your brother a big hug," came a loud voice from the doorframe.

"DEXTER! I'm so glad you're here! Come in. where is everyone else?" Val said drawing Dexter into a hug.

The doorbell chimed again.

"That will be them now," Dexter said grinning to himself.

Valkyrie ran to open the door. "OWW! Val what was that for?"

"Sorry Erskine you looked like a thug so I punched you."

Dexter and all the dead men excluding Erskine where holding their sides laughing like maniacs.

As everyone came inside, they were all greeted with a hug. Finally Ghastly came and she greeted him with the biggest hug out of them all.

"Urrr, did we miss something here," a questioning Dexter uttered.

I felt a huge flush of heat rise to my cheeks.

"I think you all need to sit down."

I followed them into the sitting room with Ghastly behind me. When everyone was seated, I broke the news of my pregnancy to them.

I could feel everyone in the room tense.

"Whose?" Saracen asked after a few minutes of silence.

"Ghastly's. Please don't kill him," I added, pleadingly, as I saw Dexter shoot a dirty look at Ghastly.

"It wasn't his fault. Vanessa accidentally inseminated me."

"Wait! Vanessa, as in Vanessa Cain the healer Vanessa Cain?" Anton said with a quizzical look on his face.

It was my turn to tense and wait.

What's going to happen next? I will publish soon!