Sanguine's ideal plan pt. 2

Alice plunged her hands in her pockets and left the Temple with the smirk. Valkyrie shrugged and followed.

"Are you hungry?" She asked.

"Starving." Alice nodded and walked faster.

They drove to a fast-food place and headed back to Haggard. Alice slept a little and occasionally spoke.

Skulduggery opened the door to find Rife doing the same thing. He jumped and Skulduggery crossed his arms.

"Excuse me, Pleasant." Rife said and walked outside, "Good to see you, Emera." he half-saluted and cornered left.

"Bye Rife." she blinked. Skulduggery tilted his head. "Do you have to be so mean?" she asked as she walked inside.

He didn't answer, just closed the door.

"Don't worry about it." Valkyrie whispered.

"Oh," Vendetta noticed, "Hey, guys… Hi Emera."

"Uh, hi Vendetta." she turned and walked away.

"Why is she like that?" Alice tugged Valkyrie's arm.

"I think she feels bad for what happened earlier today."

"It wasn't her fault though."

"Yeah, well, you know."

"OK…?" Alice frowned and took her jacket, "Can I go home now?" Valkyrie caught Tanith.

"Hey, can you take Emera home?" She asked.

"Oh, yeah sure, Val. C'mon." Alice joined her side and they walked back out.

"OK," Valkyrie's tone changed, "I want to know why Sanguine keeps trying to capture her."

"She obviously has a purpose."

"Yes, but what is it?"

"Hasn't it occurred to you the fact that she can already do Necromancy, let alone her lack of experience and training?"

She frowned and color drained from her face. "God, it isn't her, Skulduggery."

"You don't know that. Melancholia died, the title passed to the next-"

"Than it would be me then, right?"

"Well, if you compare her and you at the level of experience with Necromancy, then she greatly outranks you."

"Well, maybe Vendetta is an excellent teacher." she raised her voice, "Vendetta?" she walked over to them.

"Yes?"

"What were you teaching Emera earlier today?"

"We were outside, she was trying to still air but shadows came out. Later, she, uh, made a light bulb covered in light, quite thick though." she scratched her head.

"How good do you think she is, considering her training?"

"OK, what is it?" Vendetta changed the subject.

"W-what do you mean?" Valkyrie tried.

"Spill it, what are you two thinking?"

"Would you say that Emera could possibly be the next Death Bringer?"

Vendetta froze, "I, I don't know, possibly. I hope not, I gotta' go." She turned her heel and stalked off.

"Think she still feels bad." Skulduggery remarked.

"You aren't really thinking that are you." She asked.

"Nope," he nodded, "Not at all." He darted in Vendetta's general direction. Valkyrie sighed and followed.

Skulduggery stopped dead in his tracks. "Damn." he muttered when Valkyrie caught up.

"What? Why'd you stop?" she huffed.

"Look." he pointed and a raven was flapping to the ceiling.

"Vendetta." Valkyrie called up, "Get down here." the raven, croaked and jumped a little. "Please?" she asked, irritated. It flapped harder and managed to hit the top.

"Vendetta, we're not going to ask again." Skulduggery ordered. It started to head for an open window. His hands splayed and the raven got pushed to the ground. Valkyrie grasped the bird and it pecked her hard.

"Ow." She murmured, "Skulduggery, it's her. I don't think Vendetta would peck me." she tossed the raven up and it clumsily flapped away. "Vendetta." Valkyrie tried again, "where the hell are you?"

A closet door opened behind them and Vendetta innocently smiled, "Hi."

"Vendetta, why did you put us through that?"

"I might've panicked or so, heh"

"Ok, now you spill it."

"Which house?" Tanith joked and tossed Alice a helmet.

"I think you know which one." her voice was muffled from the helmet. Tanith smiled and swung into her seat. Alice followed along and squeezed her. The ride was faster than car. Alice was footsteps from the door when Tanith stopped her.

"Not that way." she dragged Alice to the lawn and pointed to the window. "Go up there."

"How?"

"Uh, here, propel yourself, here," she put Alice in a position, "Now push yourself up."

"OK?" Alice obliged, only shadows instead of wind. They rapidly brought her to her window. She waved down to Tanith and stepped inside.

"Do you want to resume?" her mirror image whispered.

"Hell yes." Alice touched the surface and memories flowed in. She threw her uniform on the ground and pulled the covers over her.

"Hello, Scars"

*Gasp! I know, right? Ha, ha, ha… so, I hope you like my new story that'll be up in a few…

~Skully