Tanith smiled at Valkyrie's completely stunned face.
'But how did yo-' Valkyrie questioned. Tanith interrupted her half way.
'They found me unconscious in some alley... Sanguine had apparently beaten the hell out of me. They then took me to the sanctuary and got Nye to take the remnant out of me. Don't ask how either. Skulduggery told me what they had to do after I woke up... I puked. A lot.' Valkyrie winced.
'How long have you two known about the remnant being out?'
Skulduggery looked down and mumbled 'Two months...'
Valkyrie's jaw dropped nearly past her knees.
'And you never thought to tell me?' Tanith immediately stepped in to defend him.
'They were keeping me as a birthday present for you... Also, I know this is pretty soon, but, me and Ghastly are engaged.' Val squealed with joy, an uncommon thing to happen in recent times.
'Ah! This day is just getting better and better!' Valkyrie sighed as she slowly began to calm herself down. It wasn't easy.
'Well, Val, you're the maid of honour, Skulduggery is the best man, Fletcher, Pageboy' Ghastly said in a cheery tone. Fletcher's face went from sporting a large grin, to a equally as large sulk. Skulduggery nodded proudly, then got ready to disconnect the call.
'Val, spend your time with Fletcher, then come over, you have a dress that needs fitting.' Valkyrie nodded as he disconnected the call.
As she closed down her computer, hands slid around her waist, and she felt herself slowly being pulled backwards. She landed on the bed with Fletcher bracing himself above her. She raised an eyebrow and started laughing which was quickly cut off by Fletcher's lips mashing against hers. She moved her hands around to his hips, and then began to wriggle them. He in turn began to wriggle and laugh before falling down beside her. Valkyrie quickly attempted to crawl away, but Fletcher had her foot in seconds. He dragged her backwards and into his arms. She gave into his grip, and curled up close to his chest. He hugged her and gave a little sigh.
The next thing she heard was Tanith cooing 'aw', and Skulduggery, again immaturely, giggling.
'Thanks Fletch' Mumbled Valkyrie. They were both lying on the floor, snuggled up together.
'No problem baby...' whispered Fletcher.
Valkyrie stood in Ghastly's dressing room, admiring the dress he had made for her. It was white, sleeveless and made of a fine silk. There was a crimson sash around her waist that could be adjusted to her belly size. The skirt ended just below the knees. Valkyrie loved it.
'The white really suits you... just as well it does, you could be wearing a wedding dress soon.'
Valkyrie felt the skirts fabric. 'Maybe... I prefer white too, although it can't overtake black. But I don't mind wearing it, it's your wedding, so it's up to you.'
Tanith smiled at her. 'It's so great to see you again...' she said. Valkyrie turned to her and hugged her. Ghastly poked his head through the curtain.
'Hey, don't crease that dress ladies!' Valkyrie jumped in fright, and ran to the curtain. She poked his head out of the gap, then closed it fully. 'Alright alright I'm going, keep your bra o- HEY I SAID KEEP IT ON!' Tanith fell to the floor in fits of laughter, as Val reached through the curtain for her bra, which yes she pinged at Ghastly.
After twenty minutes of Ghastly fixing up a few things on the dress, Val decided to get changed, And Fletcher decided to walk in on her. He quickly turned to face the curtain when he saw that she was only half dressed.
'Jesus sorry!'
Valkyrie laughed at him, as she pulled the last of her work clothing on. 'You can turn around now.' So he did, and while doing that, he was pulling something out of his pocket. When he did, he hid it behind his back.
'What's that Fletch?' Asked Val. Fletcher walked up to her, then knelt down in front of her.
'Valkyrie Cain, We've known each other from the day you first needed me to stay with you, and even as I stared at Tanith, I was still thinking about you.' Tanith, Ghastly and Skulduggery poked their heads through the curtain. 'We've almost died; we beat that irritating Vampire into his oblivion and nearly went into our own. That's why I want to do this before anything else bad happens...' He pulled out his hand from behind his back and held out a small ring box. He opened it to reveal a white gold ring with Tanzanite in the middle and a diamond on each side of it. 'Valkyrie Cain, will you marry me?'
Valkyrie exploded with joy. 'Yes! Yes I will!' Fletcher stood up and took the ring from the box; he carefully placed it around her finger. Val jumped into his arms and kissed his lips lightly.
Skulduggery's phone rang, so he left the room to answer it. Tanith rushed over and took a look at the ring. She hugged Val, and almost squeezed her eyes out.
'Woo! My little sisters getting married!' She squealed as she loosened up the hug. Skulduggery was shouting down the phone. He finally hung up and walked back in.
'Valkyrie we have to go, Sanguine is playing up again. Yes he's still wounded but the sanctuary thinks that something's not right with him, so they're want us to deal with it.' Valkyrie nodded, and quickly turned to Fletcher. She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, then rushed off after Skulduggery, who was already at the Bentley. She hopped in the passenger seat and buckled up.
'So what's he been doing?' She asked,
'Well he's trying to break into the Sanctuary for the book. So far he's dug twice upwards into the cleavers feet, threw a tantrum at them, got pushed over and started crying.
Valkyrie clutched her stomach in laughter as the Bentley set off.
