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Here's part two of "All Alone"!

Was she really this mad at him?

Does she want her teacher dead?

Why wouldn't she? After everything they've been through, after she saved him from being eternally lost with the faceless ones… When she thought she was falling in love… Not the type she had with Fletcher… He… He was different.

"Well… That's everything." She looked at her reflection as it began crawling into the small mirror she had packed.

She couldn't help but laugh. It maybe the only friend she'd have left after this mission.

She sighed and squeezed the mirror into her suitcase of necessities. She also brought:

Her very first teddy… Carl.

5 Apples (Red)

3 bottles of Sunny D… (Who doesn't like Sunny D?)

1 Pac of chewing gum,

And… Her dark hearted necklace Skulduggery had got her when she turned 18.

She had decided to put her magic into it for now, as a cover up. Maybe to show she still didn't care for him? But of course she does. Why wouldn't she? What's not to like?

The necklace was a black chain that swung loosely down her neck, towards her cleavage. At the tip of the necklace there was a love heart.

It had an outer ring that was like a black, metallic cobweb, it was small but fitting. The heart looked like some exotic blood stone. It was dark red, the colour of her blood, and it made her feel relaxed when she wore it… She felt stronger.

She had put on her red and black protective clothing, just in case Sanguine decided he'd make her feel worse and rob her, if he did… She was ready.

She approached the park.

Two tall figures were stood by the swings.

"Took your time!" One called, it was Sanguine, she could tell from the croaky voice.

She sighed and approached the two figures, being carful of her movements.

"What's the bag for?" Sanguine asked, poking his hand into the bag, he felt something squishy and pulled it out.

"Awww, it's a teddy bear!"

"Give it back!"

"Fine, it's actually cute, you're like what, 21? And you still have a teddy."

"It was my first."

"Oh. Make sense now. Anyway, I'm sure you remember Scapegrace."

"Yes…sadly."

"HEY!" The second man emerged from the shadows and looked insulted.

"Hello Scapegrace."

"Hello, miss Cain." They glared at each-other, not loosing contact.

"You guys are working together now. No need to be formal, call her Val and call him Scape."

"Fine!" Scapegrace puffed.

Val nodded and tossed each of them an apple, and she bit into her own.

They all sat down on the bench that sat to the far corner of the park, under the protection of a willow tree. Val could hear their steps on the soggy grass.

"So…" Scapegrace began. "Val, I know why Sanguine is here, you of all people should know why I am here, but why are you here?"

Val looked at Sanguine, who responded with a shrug.

She sighed and opened her mouth to speak.

"He hurt me, and I'm about to repay the debt."

"Yeah, how did he hurt you? I mean you hurt me, but you know I'm no match." He winked, and she shivered. To the shiver, Sanguine laughed, and slapped Scapegrace on the back.

"Don't give her nightmares."

After her had said that, there was a silence…

But then Val felt something… Something was wrong.

She saw Scapegrace about to speak, but she shushed him.

"Shush." She said whispering as quiet as she could. 2We're not alone."

The men looked at each other then looked at Val. She had her hand raised slightly in the air… She was scanning, as Skulduggery had taught her.

"Who is it?" Scapegrace whispered.

"I-I don't know… It's a girl, small… Blonde… Very bad at creeping…"

Sanguine's eyes widened, he knew who it was.

"It's her!"

Val hooked her leg under Scapegrace's and hauled him under the table.

"Ouch!" He mumbled, as he hit his head off the tip, getting his hair stuck in chewing gum.

"Shush."

Sanguine came out from the ground next to them, but only his head was there.

"If she's there…" Val began "Then so is he. By now he'll know where we are and that I'm with you. Scapegrace… Go with Sanguine I'll just sit on the bench, pretending I do this all the time, or I'm going to my friend's house…"

The men looked at each other…

"Is she commanding us?" Scapegrace said.

"Just do it idiot!" Sanguine said, grabbing Scapegrace's arm and making him slide awkwardly under ground.

Val leaped up, and sat casually on the bench with her apple.

"Hello Valkyrie." Came a long

Since heard voice, velvet smooth, yet emotionless.

"Hello there, Mr. Pleasant."

"So… You still remember the soothing sound of my voice."

Val hadn't dared turn around, she felt if she did she'd burst into tears and glomp him. She tugged the necklace into her clothes and bit into her apple.

After a while she responded.

"I see you still haven't gotten over your big head."

"Surely it's not that big?" He said, poking his head.

Val heard a giggle, it sounded very strange, it was his assistant.

"I see you've found a new pet?"

"Pet?" She squeaked.

"Yes, or has he not given you your leash yet? A leash that you couldn't keep me under."

"You always were stubborn."

"Sir…" The assistant began.

Val nearly burst into laughter…

"Ha, ha! Sir?" She commented, biting her fist.

"Yes, I am more respectful unlike you, you're an ignorant little brat, you were spoilt rotten and if it wasn't for master here, you'd be dead."

Val stood up, nearly kicking the table over in rage.

"You of all people cannot call me a brat!" She turned around to see the sudden look of shock on the girls face.

Val marched for her and grabbed her by the tip of her shirt and pulled her off her feet, her other arm was using her shadows to keep her magic away.

"You little girl, are spoilt rotten, you cannot fend for yourself, and I've heard that if it wasn't for Skull here, you would've been dead a long time before me! You cannot even throw a punch, have you noticed that I have anticipated that you'd kick me away? I have your neck in a position that, if you even try to attack me, you'd be gasping for breath! I have tied your hands up to stop you using your weak magic to rebound. Let's face it, if I wanted to. I could kill you right now, so now what were you saying?"

Val dropped her to her feet, and the girl stumbled to her knees crawling behind Skulduggery.

Val began to laugh at her sudden change of attitude.

"Well Val, you've changed."

"You've become soft, you call this a student?" Val stepped closer to Skulduggery, giving the other girl daggers.

"Leave her be."

"Why? Would you hurt me?"

"Only, if you became a threat to her."

"And what did you call that!" The girl yelled.

"I had faith in you, and you came crawling back to me for help, eventually you'll be like Val or Tanith, you'll be on your own, I cannot protect you for-ever. You need to stand up for yourself Carls." Skulduggery pulled her to her feet and told her to sit by the bench.

She stepped past Val, with a look like she could throw Val away like a peace of rubbish if she wanted to.

Val went to get her things and began walking away.

"Hey, Val…" Skulduggery began grabbing her arm.

"What!" She snapped back. "You expect me to wait for you? LIKE WHEN I WAITED FOR YOU FOR THREE WEEKS! Hoping… With everything my heart could do… That you'd come back for me. Well…." She laughed. "Wasn't I stupid? Why would the GREAT Mr. Pleasant come back for me? Why would he ditch me for some brat? Why would he leave me? After I saved him from being constantly devoured by a Face-less one? You know, I actually thought you would. And I thought you cared… Well I guess you didn't, now if you could let go of my arm and leave me be. I have new friends now, those who I have history with too. You know them actually, and they've taken me in., when YOU deserted me."

He didn't let go of her arm, when there was a crumbling in the ground and Sanguine and Scapegrace walked towards Val.

"I know you're mad at me, but lets not argue until we kick there butt?"

"I'm fine thanks. If you hurt them, you hurt me."

The assistant walked over to see what was going on and immediately jumped next to Skulduggery ready to fight.

He had let go of Val and allowed her to walk over to her 'friends'.

"They took you in?" Skulduggery said, removing his disguise.

"Yes. And they've so far taken good care of me."

Sanguine put his arm around Val, she didn't care much. And she didn't notice that Sanguine had winked at Skulduggery and he also made it seem like his hand was on her bum, it was just above it.

"Well then, looks like you'll have to do too, I'm sorry Val. But you're under arrest, they'll take good care of you at the Sanctuary, and at least you won't be near your boyfriend, it'll do you some good to be away from these two."

Val looked surprised when he had said 'boyfriend', she looked at Sanguine who seemed to have a plan, and she followed his idea and decided to go with it.

"Why? Do you have a problem with him being mine? Or are you jealous?"

Skulduggery seemed to have gone shy… His assistant was tugging on his jacket, urging him to attack first.

"He's not right for you Val."

"Who is then?"

The light of the moon beamed down on them, and Val almost seemed red, not with embarrassment, but mostly with anger.

Hope you enjoyed, the stand-down here is kinda what my cat just done with another cat.

I swear I was looking out that window for about half an hour until I had to save him. Ha, ha, anyway, review please