I needed to get this chapter out my system before I explode! Please R&R

'Hey Val?' a soft velvety voice rings. Valkyrie sees light shining through her eyes, and opens them to see skulduggery kneeling next to her. Suddenly everything comes rushing back to her, and she tries to sit up.

'Ow' she mutters as a pain shoots through her head.

'Yeah that's probably not the best idea, I don't know how, but you seem to have a concussion' Skulduggery says. 'I don't suppose you can explain?'

'It was … Tanith.' I don't know what's come over her, I mean, I thought we got the remnant out, I thought it wouldn't be a problem …' Valkyries says hysterically.

Skulduggery moves to sit next her, 'It's alright, it was probably just a dream, Tanith went out not long after you went to sleep. And then you somehow knocked yourself out.' He holds her hand and rubs it trying to calm her down.

'I'm not that stupid, and stop with the soothing I'm not a baby.' She says whilst snatching her hand back. But then she feels the loss of his touch is unsettling, so she puts it back and grips tight. She realises how close he is to her, and starts to blush.

Skulduggery see's and starts to back off. He didn't want to, his hand in hers felt right, it felt like it was meant to be there. He got up and went to the kitchen, and came back with an ice pack, and hands it to Valkyrie.

'Thanks Skul, it does really hurt. So where were you, when I apparently, made myself unconscious?' she asks.

'I was on the phone to a couple of … acquaintances' Skulduggery hesitates, 'I was asking if they have heard of any trouble around. In truth I'm bored.'

'Oh,' she says. Then once again, she gets lost in the sight of him, his smart suit, tilted hat, then at his smooth bone wanting so badly to touch it. She suddenly stands up and grabs him by the shoulders.

Skulduggery looked back at her in surprise but didn't move away, her deep brown eyes enticing him forward; he wrapped his arms around her waist. They were now so close he could feel her body heat, and slow breathe. He could hear her heart beating rapidly, and for some reason this made him happy.

Skulduggery tilted his skull like he does when he smiles. 'What?' she asks, but he just shakes his head.

Valkyrie tightened her grip on him and drew her head closer, and her lips nearer to his skull, closer and closer… until his hat got in the way and the brim bumped her on the sore part of her head.

'Ow' she murmurs, and skulduggery, suddenly realising what he's doing pulls away quickly and abruptly walks off into the kitchen, leaving her standing there. 'Damn, that stupid hat majorly ruined the mood.'

Sorry it took a while I have school, which sucks, I mean its fun on the first day then it' just back to being boring , but I have this to come back to after ! Please R&R