Her jaw dropped as he dropped his helmet to the floor, he had skin. His eyes were deep green, just like her Skulduggery. "Thank you sir" his voice sounded cold and hard. He spun on his heel to Valkyrie and extended his arm.

"You should take that my dear" his voice lowered as she rested her hand on his forearm with hesitation.

Skulduggerys POV

"Any news?" Ghastly's voice drifted through the open door. Skulduggery muttered something in reply and sank down onto a small chair in Gordon's office. Ghastly's footsteps got louder as he entered the room. "You know, sulking won't find out something about Lazer" Ghastly mumbled as he scanned the book shelf.

"Neither will we get Val back if we don't find that bloody Shunter!" he hissed. He stood up and walked out the room, the hallway was darker than any other part of the house. There was a large bay window at the end which let in a fair bit of light.

The Bentley seemed different without her in it, it seemed empty. His hands drummed on the steering wheel and his eyes were glued on the spot where she sat. There was a faint pop and fletcher was now in that seat. "So she's gone?" his voice was flat and his eyes were narrowed at Skulduggery. He nodded and looked at his hands, his knuckles had turned white.

"Dude, you and Val… it's a no go. You're like eh… and she's like 18…" Skulduggery's head snapped to him and glared then his disappeared. Stupid boy He thought.

Valkyries POV

"Anything you want?" The man who looked like her love yet again, she had been silent since they stepped through the door. The house looked just like Gordon's house, Valkyrie had ran upstairs and sat in the room which was his study back home. The walls were a deep red colour and the floor was a crème carpet and was fluffy.

"Listen, if you like it or not, I'm your husband. I want the best for you" he had moved to sit beside her. She turned to him, her mind racing "I want a baby" the words flew out her mouth before she could stop them.

His jaw tightened "No" his voice was hard and cold. Standing she glared at him "you said 'anything' so I said a baby!" she growled and walked out the room leaving him by himself in the room that reminded her so much of her uncles study. Her footsteps echoed on the wooden floor, the hallway was dark and cold. It felt like she was in the caves. Was there when caves under this house? She needed to find out. She heard his footsteps following her and she sped up, his hand gripped her wrist and spun her, she bounced off his chest and he caught her. "Fine…" he pressed his lips to the top of her head.

Skulduggery POV

Blaze was a tall dark haired man, "come on, what did I do?" Blazes voice was too high to be normal. Skulduggery shrugged and hit him again. Blazes lip split this time , the blood poured down his chin. "I aint done a thing" that stupid voice, Skulduggery hit him again, blood poured from his nose now. "You're a creepy guy, not talking and all…" skulduggery cocked his hat then walked out the room. Leaving blaze chained up.

"She's still not back" Ghastly was standing against the wall and sighed, Tanith rode up on her bike "No luck" her voice was flat and worried. "Skul…" Ghastly muttered, "No don't say it" Skulduggery shouted, "She can't be!" his voice was barely a whisper now.

"She'll be okay…" Tanith rested her hand on his forearm and looked up at him "…you know Val, she's tough, she'll make it" Skulduggery smiled and pulled his gloves on. "I guess, we keep our minds off this." Ghastly muttered, Skulduggery turned to the door he had just came out "Not like that.." Ghastly sighed and walked to the Bentley.

His head was down, looking at the road "Ghastly…" Skulduggery whispered.

"Yeah?"

"What if she never comes back" he looked up with tears filling his eyes, then brought his hands to his face and a sob escaped his mouth.

Valkyries POV

There was a sheet wrapped round her body and she was standing by the window, "You happy now?" Vile asked. He would never be Skulduggery, not to her. "No, not hardly" she felt his arms slide round her waist, two days she had been here, two days. She wanted to go home.

"I'm sorry" his lips brushed the back of her neck; he smelt like him, his lips tasted like his lips. "I want to go home…" her voice shook. He turned her round and kisses her cheek, the same. "Come to bed…" she nodded slightly and followed him to the bed.

Footsteps.

She looked up at him, he wiped the sweat off his forehead and wrapped his arm around her then pulled the cover over her body.

"Master, how can I help you?" Mevolent was smiling, "You've been gone for two days, I thought you dead. Now I see" He shrugged.

"Babies don't make themselves"

Valkyrie blushed and moved closer to him. "Stand, both of you" Mevolent's voice was like stone. "What! No, she's naked, she is not getting out of bed until you leave" He was acting like Skulduggery, his jaw tightened and glared at Mevolent. "Fine, I'll turn away" he faced the wall and Valkyrie grabbed a robe and threw it on while Skulduggery wrapped a towel around his lower half.

"You can look now"

Mevolent turned round "Valkyrie, you will be one of my many Mages that go round the streets catching people, disobey and you die" her face feel and she glared at him "No."

"Very well…" he went to the door "Get a sword!"

SORRY, I've had exams...eek. I wrote most of this in science, where I have my brain buster thinking thing...