Chapter 4- Umbrellas/part two

Today's weather! This morning it chucked it down with rain and we all got soaked, then about 1:00 we had a heatwave! My body can't cope with the climate changes, stupid British weather! So sorry if it's a bit naff I'm going brain dead in this heat… (btw I have edited this chapter because its fluency was awful)

The next day the weather hadn't changed, Valkyrie sat in her maths class looking out at the rain, having told Skulduggery not to bring such a stupid umbrella, he had seemed slightly hurt. Sighing she turns her attention back to the class.

'So to solve this particular simultaneous equation we must…'

She scolds herself for choosing to do a level maths, when was she ever going to need it? She feels someone poke and turns to see Dylan grinning, as always.

'I really bloody hate maths, I see you're not enjoying it either.'

Valkyrie twists in her seat to better talk to him, 'Yeah it really sucks, it makes me feel like tired.'

'My parents made me take; I don't even need it for what I want to be…'

'Me neither…' Then mutters to herself, 'I don't even need to be here…'

'What do you mean?' he's says looking at her questionably.

'Well I want to become a detective, and I've already got and apprenticeship' she says, then mentally hits herself.

Dylan's grin widens,' that's so cool! I want to be a criminal psychologist. You know, the ones that try and get to understand them and give them therapy and stuff.'

They spent the rest of the lesson talking about crime, Valkyrie trying to not give anything else away. When the bell rang, instead of rushing off, she walked with him to the entrance.

'Did you remember an umbrella this time?' he says, getting out his own.

She begins scanning for Skulduggery 'no but I'm sorted with a lift, so I shouldn't get too wet.'

'Oh cool, see you tomorrow then.' He says, and begins down the road. Valkyrie double checks he's out of sight before stalking over.

Skulduggery shuffles slightly. 'Who was that boy you were talking to?'

She stayed silent as, they walked to the Bentley shooting glares in his direction. Once they got in she slams the door close, and he winces.

'What the hell is that?' she says gesturing to the new umbrella that was in the back seat dripping wet.

Starting the engine he sighs,' it's my other umbrella seen as you hated the first one.'

'Skul, it's got pink polka dots on it!'

'I think it's nice!'

'It's really embarrassing; you're worse than my dad! I'm going to start getting weird looks!'

'You really shouldn't care what people think of you Val and these are my only two umbrellas!' Skulduggery says raising his voice.

'Well maybe you shouldn't bring one at all!' She spends the rest of the car journey glaring out the window at the pouring rain.

….

It had been three days now, and the rain had only gotten worse; Valkyrie was finding it hard to concentrate, especially after her argument with skulduggery yesterday.

'I am definitely fed up with the weather at the moment', she groans as her and Dylan paint a fruit bowl. They were sat in the art classroom and their teacher was making her rounds, checking on everyone's progress.

'Yeah,' He says, then looks away slightly blushing, 'Hey I bought an extra umbrella… if you want to walk home with me'

She pretends not to notice, 'You know what, that would be cool.' If skulduggery was going to come with a stupid umbrella again, then she'd rather walk home and teach him a lesson.' I'll meet you at the front, after English.'

I know this is rather short but you know, it's really late. As I said before it's the summer holidays so there will be a lot more chapters posted and I have loads of ideas still open to yours though THE VALDUGGERY TO COME!