The rain had become worse. It pouring outside and there was loud thunder. Everyone was wondering around the lounge room. Tanith was reading one of Gordon's books. Ghastly, Skulduggery and Fletcher were watching TV. But Valkyrie was sitting on the corner of the couch. Curled up in a little ball with a blanket over her head. Valkyrie was scared of thunder. The sound of it sent a shiver down her spine. Valkyrie put the blanket more over her head and then she couldn't see anything. Skulduggery was watching TV when he notice Valkyrie sitting curled up with a blanket over her head. Skulduggery rose from his chair and made his way over to the lounge. He sat down next to Valkyrie and lifted up the blanket.

"Valkyrie what are you doing?" Skulduggery asked gently.

"Nothing am just…." Valkyrie was interrupt by loud thunder. Valkyrie squealed and jump onto skulduggery's lap and clang onto him tight.

"Valkyrie are you scared of thunder?" Skulduggery asked patting her back

Valkyrie didn't say anything but she nodded. Lighting flashed and Valkyrie squealed again and buried her head into his chest.

"Valkyrie scared of thunder?" Fletcher said. Then he started laughing at her. Valkyrie's glare could kill. Fletcher continued to laugh.

"Am sure your skeleton boyfriend can protect you" Fletcher laughed. Valkyrie glared at Fletcher. Skulduggery could see Valkyrie was getting pretty annoyed. Thunder flashed again and Valkyrie did a little squeal.

"Awww look at the little girl" Fletcher said.

"Stop it!" Valkyrie hissed "Its not my fault am scared of thunder!"

"I would stop if I were you" Tanith told Fletcher. Fletcher laughed.

"Am only joking. Looks like she's about to have a hissy fit" Fletcher laughed

"Oh THAT'S IT!!" Valkyrie screamed and tackled Fletcher to the ground. Skulduggery rose from the lounge and went to brake them up. But then they both teleported.

"Where'd they go?" Skulduggery asked panicked. Tanith shrugged. Everyone stood still waiting for something to happen. Then they both reappeared. They were both wet and covered in mud. Valkyrie had Fletcher in a head lock and was messing up his hair.

"Take that lover boy" Valkyrie said. Valkyrie broke the head lock then crossed her arms looking at Fletcher. Fletcher scowled and also crossed his arms. Skulduggery walked over to Fletcher and gave him a whack in the head.

"OW" Fletcher cried. " WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT FOR"

"For being a bloody idiot" Skulduggery said. Skulduggery walked over to Valkyrie.

"You ok?" He asked

"Yeah am fine" Valkyrie smiled "eh I would give you a hug but…." Valkyrie looked down at her muddy clothes. Skulduggery chuckled and waved his hand. The mud flew of Valkyrie and landed on the Fletcher.

"What the hell was that for?!" Fletcher scowled.

"To many reasons" skulduggery said. Valkyrie gave him a hug. But then lighting flashed and thundered roared and Valkyrie once more clung onto Skulduggery. Fletcher laughed and everyone glared at him.

"Don't start on me again!" Valkyrie hissed

"eep"