This one is short because I had to introduce this idea! :P
Every sat inside the warm house drenched. China managed to stay reasonably dry due to the trees but Simone was drying off her hair with a towel.
"So I guess this means you two are a couple now?" Skulduggery asked. Simone and Erskine looked at each other and smiled.
"I guess so." Simone replied with a huge grin. Valkyrie laughed and took the wet towel off from around her shoulders. She looked at her right shoulder and it was drenched but not with water, with blood. She pulled up her shirt sleeve and it revealed a huge cut from the tree trunk.
Her arm was stained with dry blood and more still trickled out.
"Holy crap I'm sorry Valkyrie!" Ghastly exclaimed and Valkyrie laughed.
"It's okay, I've had worse." Even though she was okay with it, Ghastly still felt bad. Everyone else's eyes were on Skulduggery.
"What?" Skulduggery asked when he realised their stares.
"Oh nothing we just thought you would do something to Ghastly for doing that to her." Erskine smirked and Valkyrie punched him.
"Don't be ridiculous!" Skulduggery said. Valkyrie got up to go and wash the blood off when the doorbell rang. Valkyrie was grinning at something Skulduggery had said and she opened the door.
Her smile dropped instantly. In front of her stood a very familiar girl with tousled, blonde hair, Valkyrie gasped.