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Skulduggery's POV

Valkyrie and I sit together in the garden. Valkyrie is in my arms, sitting between my legs and leaning against my chest. I'm sitting against a tree. We look at the sunset together. I'm fully healed, Thank God and now I'm worried about Valkyrie. The wedding is in a few days and we haven't heard from Lightning. I have a bad feeling that he's up to something. I hold Valkyrie closer and kiss her temple. She giggles.

"This is nice. I love this. Just me and you and the sunset."

I smile, "Yes, I agree. This is heaven for me."

We stay quiet for a while and then she says softly, "I can't wait for the wedding." I kiss her temple again.

"I can't either. All I've been able to think about since I met you is marrying you."

She sits up and faces me. She leans in and kisses me softly which I immediately return. I run my hands up her arms to her face and cup her cheeks. I hesitate and deepen the kiss, running my tongue over her bottom lip. She moans softly and bites down on my lip. I groan and lay down, pulling her on top of me. As my hands start to wonder I pull away with a grunt, "We can't," I say out of breath. She nods and sits up blushing. "Forgive me Valkyrie, I just… can't seem to take my hands off you."

She smiles and kisses my cheek, "It's alright Skulduggery, I can't keep my hand off you either." She giggles at my blush.

Valkyrie's POV

We go inside as it gets dark and Emerald walks up to me looking stressed, "Oh, Valkyrie! We must go! Now!" Skulduggery and I look at her confused. She takes my hand and starts leading me to the door. Skulduggery follows.

I ask as we walk, "Why? Is something wrong?"

"Yes! We are but a few days away from your wedding and we have everything we need, except your wedding dress!"

"Oh," I say, "Yes I forgot all about that."

"Yes, yes! Which is why we must go!" She stops and looks at Skulduggery, "You, my son, cannot come."

Skulduggery pouts, "Why?"

"Because you are not allowed see your bride in her wedding dress before the wedding."

Skulduggery groans and kisses me softly. He whispers against my lips, "Be safe, sweetheart. I love you."

"I love you too." I smile at him.

Emerald and I leave and we get in the carriage.

We soon arrive at the shop and enter it. It's full of beautiful dresses. We look around for a long time and find nothing. I go further into the back and see it. It's a white dress which short sleeves come off the shoulders and has a tight bodice that has red sequences covering it in a flower pattern. The skirt puffs out, the seams are red and the skirt is longer at the back so it trails behind.

Emerald and I walk up to it. We ask the woman that works there to let me try it on and she gets it and brings me into the changing room. She helps me into it and when I walk out Emerald gasps.

"You are absolutely stunning Valkyrie."

I smile, "I love it Emerald."

She nods, "This dress is the one you want?"

I nod eagerly.

"This dress it is then."

We get the dress and the accessories (a necklace with a gold chain and a ruby heart hanging from it and a pair of matching earrings).

We head back to the carriage and head home.

Skulduggery's POV

I get ready for bed and I read my book as I wait for Valkyrie to get back. That's when there's a blinding light and I see Lightning standing in front of me. I'm standing in a flash and I sneer at him. .

He chuckles, "Ah, dear brother. How are you?"

"Leave," I growl.

"And how is the beautiful Valkyrie?"

I grin, "She is well, she out getting her wedding dress for our wedding." He glares at me then grins.

"What type of fiancé are you? Stays at home while your fiancé is in danger?"

I'm immediately alert, "What do you mean? What have you done to her?" I shout and my hands close into fists. What has he done to her? Is she okay?

He chuckles, "If this were me I'd be with her right now and make sure she was safe, and yet here you are, reading in your bed while your fiancé is out there probably dying. Let that be a warning to you, brother."

With that he's gone and I'm immediately running out the door.

Valkyrie's POV

Emerald and I are in the carriage on our way home. I'm thinking about the wedding and Skulduggery, smiling to myself. That's when it happens. Something crashes into the carriage, sending us tumbling off the road. And everything goes black.

AN. Dun dun dun! What do you think will happen next? Poor Val and Skul, having to deal with Lightning all the time :( I hope you liked it. Please R&R. Until next time :)