Valkyrie is 16 in this.

Valkyrie hated her mother, she had signed Stephanie/Valkyrie up for river-dancing lessons, in preparation for her dad's 40th birthday.

She also hated Skulduggery, because he had insisted that she do the lessons, and he also said that it had to be her, and not her reflection.

Valkyrie was now sat in the bentley next to Skulduggery, scowling out the window, and cursing Skulduggery's name.

Skulduggery occasionally glanced in her direction, then tapped his gloved hands on the steering wheel.

"Valkyrie?"

"WHAT?" she snapped.

"What is the problem?"

"Problem? Oh no bloody problem, im fuckin' fine!"

"You're obviously not fine Valkyrie." he stated, his tone softening.

"I just dont want to do these stupid river-dancing lessons! Thats all!"

"I can river-dance!"

"As you have stated at least 20million times already!"

"Somebody is grumpy! Does she need a nappy-wappy?"

"No! She doesnt need a fuckin 'nappy-wappy' cuz shes NOT tired!" she burst out, using her fingers as quotation marks.

"Ok, ok, ok, dont get your thong in a twist!" he murmered.

"Just to let you know, I dont wear thongs, I wear fully respectable knickers!..............." She glared at him, but this had no see-able effects. "I hate you!"

"I know Val, I know."

Valkyrie huffed.

The bently slowed,

"ok then here's your stop!" Skulduggery said as the bentley stopped outside a rundown old building named 'Dance Expression Clubhouse'.

Valkyrie slowly and reluctanly got out the car, and muttered her goodbyes.

"Bye Valkyrie, I mean Stephanie, have fun!"

"Huh, not likely!" she said forcing on a fake smile.

"Pick you up here in an hour!"

He watched Valkyrie drag her feet to the front doors, he chuckled.

1 hour later

Valkyrie hurried out of the doors, and into the rain, she ran forward and wrenched open the bentley door and more or less fell in.

"How was it?" he asked.

"Fuckin' awful!" she sighed.

The drive home was silent.

They both got out the bentley, and into the rain.

"Care to river dance, maam?" Skulduggery asked.

"Only if you never call me 'maam' again." she replied.

"Okay then."

Skulduggery walked towards the bentley and switched on his radio. Irish river-dance music muffled quietly, then, Skulduggery turned up the radio. And flicked a shuffled alond the floor until he was infront of Valkyrie, she looked at him, laughed then joined in, following his lead with kicking, shuffling, tapping and stepping just like him, they both were covered in little rain dots.

They made a good team.

After a couple of minutes, the music went off, and a man telling traffic reports came on, they were both thoroughly soaked, and their clothes were stuck to them, so much so that Valkyrie could see Skulduggerys ribs clearly through his shirt, and Valkyries bra was visible, but only to herself- she thanked god she wore a black T-shirt, or this would have been quite awqward.

Skulduggery walked to the bentley and switched off the radio.

Then walked back to Valkyrie, she looked at him and hugged him.

"I have to go." she said. "I'm tired."

"Sweet dreams!" he replied.

"Yeh, that'll be the day!" she retorted.

"Oh ok. Bye!"

"Bye!" she said, and walked over to the side of the house, and stood directly under her window, she used the air to propell her upwards, but she was so tired she could only just catch hold of her window, she pulled the window open, and toppled through and landed on the floor.

Then Tanith stormed in......

"CLUBBING!" Tanith yelled.

There was a tap on the window and Skulduggerys voice shouted,

"NO NO NO NO NO!"

Tanith and Valkyrie just snickered......