Gifts
'So there's nothing you miss?'
'I... I suppose I miss hair. I miss how it... was. And how it was there, on top of my head. I suppose I miss my hair.'
'What's this?' Skulduggery examined the badly wrapped present before him.
'Your Christmas present,' Valkyrie shrugged.
'Oh good.' Still he stared at the box cautiously, turning it in his bony hands.
'It's not a bomb Skulduggry,' Valkyrie said, rolling her eyes.
'I never said it was. Only, after last year...'
'That,' she pointed out (not for the first time either.) 'That wasn't my fault. How was I supposed to know that Dynamiteo had swapped my gift to you for his own 'gift'? Beside's it was me who almost died, not you, so I don't know what you're complaining about.'
'Yes well, I wouldn't want my pretty partner dying on Christmas day, would I?'
Valkyrie smirked. 'You think I'm pretty?'
'I know you're pretty. Pretty annoying that is. Now,' he looked at the present again. 'Are you sure this isn't a bomb?'
Valkyrie rolled her eyes. 'I'm certain. Now don't open it until I've left.' Skulduggery could have sworn he saw a faint blush cross her cheeks.
'Why?' he pressed.
''Cus I said so. Happy Christmas, Skul.' She got up and kissed his skull briefly before rushing from the house quicker than he could say his own name.
Skulduggery watched the door she had left through for a few minutes and then sighed, turning his attention back to the box. He lifted it to his ear and listened.
'Well, at least it's not ticking... that's an improvement on last year.' Slowly he unwrapped and opened the box, chuckleing when he saw its content.
'Well,' he mused, pulling the rainbow coloured afro from the box and placing it atop his skull. 'It's certainly... different...'
A snort of laughter came from outside the room and a moment later Valkyrie Cain re-entered the room.
'Suits you,' she smirked, before tossing him a smaller package, in which his real present lay.
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A/N: I know it's miles too early (or late) for christmas, but I'm suffering from writers block and this was the only idea I came up with.
Dynamiteo is my own SP villian, and I'm sure you can guess that he likes things that go 'bang!'
I may write the preivious christmas that was mentioned in this, but I'm not sure.
Anyone got any other ideas?
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