the hair dresser

five days later...


"Valkyrie Cain what have you done with the hair dryer?" Tanith low roared down the
stairs.

"In the coboard! i put in there when i finished with it!" she roared back up the stairs.

Ghastly came through the door, carrying the box that had Valkyrie's dress in, "Thanks
Ghastly!" she said and went up the stairs to put it on.

She ran into her room and took the dress out of the box, Tanith barged in, "WOW" she
said, looking at it "Skulduggery is going to love you in that"

"Oh, sure he will"

"Valkyrie"

"yes?" she turned to her friend who was stood there her wet hair tied up in a towel, and a bath robe wraped around her.

"Do you like him?"

"In what way?"

"In the like, like kind of way"

she looked away, aware that she was blushing, "He loves someone else, i over heard him and Ghastly arguing about it" she said.

"Are you sure it wasn't you who they were talking about? cos the way he looks at you Val,
i'm going with him loving you" she said and left the room.

Valkyire started to feel those butterflies flying away in her stomach as she put the dress on, she pulled her hair away from her back and dipped slightly so she could dry it with fire.

once it was dry. she let it fall over her back, she did not know what she was going to do with it. so she adjusted the dress and slipped on the heels. they were 5 inches. so it was not that easy to walk in them.

she went out of the room and headed down the stairs, the black dress glistening as she walked.


Skulduggery heard Ghastly come in, he looked at the vile on the table his empty eye
sockets gazing on it. if you want to prove yourself said that voice take it with you when you go down the stairs.

For once He thought you have something wise to say.

he heard Tanith open the door to Valkyries room, and heard the "Wow!" that escaped her mouth.

Ghastly had not let him see the dress, he told him that he wanted him to see it when it was the day, which really annoyed him.

Skulduggery picked up the vile and slipped it in his pocket. he walked past Valkyrie's door, and froze when he heard the conversation.

"...Do you like him?"

"In what way?"

"In the like, like kind of way"

"He loves someone else, i over heard him and Ghastly arguing about it"

that made Skulduggery' s stomach turn, if he had one.

"Are you sure it wasn't you who they were talking about? cos the way he looks at you Val,
i'm going with him loving you"

Shit said that voice in his head were both fucked now.

Skulduggery walked down the stairs, he heard Tanith open Valkyrie's door and disapear into another room, he strolled into the living room, his eye-less gaze fell on the people sat down on the chairs. Ghastly, Ravel and China. he nodded his greetings to them.

"Arn't you going to take the vile then?" Ghastly said, his eyes glistening.

"How did you know about that?" Skulduggery said snapping his head to look at him.

"Miss Cain told me" he chimmed and a massive grin spread across his face.

Skulduggery scowled "I didn't want to take it"

"Didn't or Don't?" Ravel challenged

"He wants to," China said her voice like silk "He just doesn't want to see the reactions"

and at just that moment, Valkyrie Cain came in the room, A Stunning black dress swaying around her.


Valkyrie felt her stomach turn as she walked down the stairs. she didn't have a single
awnser to Tanith's words. she looked down at the small butterfly clips in her right hand, they were black and glistenned like diamonds.

she opened the door to the living room and her gaze fell on the faces around her. they all
clapped when she came in. she smiled sheepishly, She noticed the way Skulduggery
seemed to stare at her. "So...Is it okay? or a bit too flashy?" she asked him.

"No its beautiful" he awnsered in his velvety voice.

"Thanks" then she said someting that caught his attention "You should take that vile"

"You like to listen in don't you?" he said, a snigger in his voice.

"So do you" she awnsered back.

he laughed his reply. Then he felt warm slender fingers go into his jacket pocket, he
grabbed Valkyrie's hand and lolled his head back to look at the girl trying to get the vile from his pocket. "Nice try" he said a smirk in his voice,

"Just take the god damn vile will you?"

"No"

"Valkyrie, what are you going to do with your hair?" China Questioned.

Valkyrie looked up from Skulduggery and he pulled his head back up to look at China.

"There was a time when i remember seeing Skulduggery do his wifes hair, in my opinion
it was beautiful"

"I am not doing her hair" Skulduggery said Curtly.

"Now" Ravel Barked.

"Please?" Valkyrie said.

"Fine" Skulduggery said.

she came round the chair to sit on his lap and she felt his slender fingers run through her
hair, "What are you going to do to it?" she asked then a curl of dark hair fell across her face.
she touched it, "you'll see" he said, his voice right next to her ear.

Tanith came bounding down the stairs, she had a full length red dress that swirled around her and heels like valkyrie's but red. "Arn't you getting ready China?" she asked.

"Yes, my dress is upstairs." she awnsered getting up and walking up the stairs.

"Val, i just want to say Skul is making a nice job of your hair" Tanith said to valkyrie in a sing song voice. Skulduggery looked at her,

"Shut your mouth Low" he said to her.

"take the vile already" she said as Valkyrie handed Skulduggery the butterfly clips. Skulduggery twisted the sides of her hair and brought it up to the middle of the back of her head and used the clips to pin them there.

his hands are so soft murmured the voice in her head as Skulduggery finished curling her
hair. he pushed her gently off him, "Thanks" she said with a warm smile as she stood up.

"lets go" China sorrows said, her strapless blue dress flowing behind her.