Sorry for the long wait on this fic.

I'll try and get back on track.

With this one, let me know by reviewing if want a part two to this.

We both sat in the car with a frosty silence. I chose not to even look at him. I bet his thick skull hardly even knew what was going on.

I really wish that Vampire we fought a few weeks ago didn't put me in a coma. I want to beat it up now. I wanted to beat Skulduggery up. I wanted to scream and slap him.

After a while he sighed, "You can stop being jealous when ever you want."
I turned to him, glaring full force. "Jealous? You think I'm nothing but a low, self centred child who gets jealous over you being an absolute dickhead to me!"
"'Watch the language, and no. I don't." He replied stiffly.
"Then what is it? What makes you think the only thing I'm feeling right now is jealously?"
He said nothing after that.

We arrived at the Sanctuary and I got out of the Bentley straight away, slamming the door and walking up. He tried to match my pace, "Valkyrie, just calm down."
"You replaced me." I snarled.
"You were basically dead for a month. I had no choice!"
"But I wasn't. I was in a coma." We arrived at the entrance, before we entered we said quietly.
"I'm sorry, but can we just get this over with?"
"No."
He sighed. "Why not."
I looked at him as if he were stupid, "I'll let you figure that out on your own." I pushed past him, "So much for "Until he end"." I muttered, but I knew he heard and I knew he felt incredibly guilty after that.

We came to the room where I was supposed to meet his new partner. I saw Tanith, against the wall, waiting for me.
"Val!" She squealed and grabbed me into a bone crushing hug.
"Good to see you to?" I laughed.
"I missed you."
"And you'll be missing me again if you don't let me breath."
"Oh sorry." She grinned and let go.

Skulduggery entered and sat down, motionless on the seat on the opposite side of the room.
Tanith plonked down in the bench on the corner, Tipstaff walked through the room and out the other dor randomly.
I stood in front of Tanith, looking down. I had no room to si anywhere else.
"Sit on me."
"No."
"Come onnnn."
"No." Laughter edged my voice.
"Sit on mai lap."
"I'm too old for this."
"You're 20."
"Exactly."
"I'm what, 70?"
"Most likely."

"Just sit on me."
"I'm not going to sit on you."

A few moments later I was sitting on her with an annoyed expression on my face.
"See, isn't this fun!"
"Not really."
"Great!" She laughed.
"Just move over so I can fit in next to you."
She sighed, "Spoil sport."

I sat next to her.

Then our voices lowered so only we could hear each other.
"Hey, sorry about. You know."
"Meh."
"I can punch him if you want."
"No. That's my job." I grinned.
"Can I punch the other person?"
"That would also be my job."
"Fine then. I'll stand on the sidelines and cheer you on."

Rolling my eyes, Tanith whispered again. "How was the car ride over here?"
"Just what you'd expect in a movie"
"Ah. The frosty silence, killer thoughts and the one person tries to talk but then the girl makes it dramatic and ends it with a hurting comment."
"Close enough."
"What was the comment."
"About the promise he made me."
"OOOO. Drama."
"I swear, you act like a 12 year old."
"Meh."

A door opened and Tipstaff entered again, "Mr Pleasant, Miss Cain and Miss Low. She has arrived."
"She?" I whispered harshly to Tanith, who agreed.
"I wouldn't be so angry if it were a guy." I muttered.
Tanith nodded, "I wonder how old she is."
"Maybe Skulduggery's interesting in young girls..."
We looked at each other and burst out laughing.

After a few moments, Tanith hit me. Trying to hide her own.
"You gotta act cool."
"Right, right." I wiped away the tears of laughter and got myself together.
Skulduggery glanced at us before looking at Tipstaff again.
"Oh, you want me to- Right. I should have thought of that." He murmured and waved his hand through the doorway to someone in the other room.

A girl entered. And the thing that enraged me even more is that she looked around my age. She had tawny, dark brown hair in a pony tail and dark emerald eyes. She was about up to Skulduggery's chest which made me smile inwardly. I was much taller than her. She wore a simple black top, camo jeans and sneakers. She was sort of chubby. Not exactly but not exactly slim either.

"I think we were right about him liking young girls." Tanith whispered, but it wasn't a laughing matter anymore. "Don't worry, she doesn't match your good looks in any way. But I like those jeans."
"I wonder what country she's from." I whispered back.

The girl beamed at all of us. "Hiya."
I nearly groaned and face palmed.
Tanith sniggered and I hit her.
Skulduggery got up to greet her.
"How are ya'll doing today?" She then asked.

I had to hold back to grin. I bit my lip which quivered.
Tanith held a hand to her mouth, trying to make it look inconspicuous.
Skulduggery glanced over at me, ""Valkyrie could you, um. Leave while I talk to her."
"Nope."
"No?"
"Well. You invited me here. And since she's apparently replacing me, I have a right to be here and see how this goes." I leaned back against the wall.
Tanith raised her hand, "So do I."

I could ell he was glaring at me. I smiled back.
"Is there a problem?" Came the American.
"No, no problem." He managed.
"I'm Jenny Amúrger by the way."

Tanith couldn't control herself, she cracked up laughing right then and there.
"Your last name is ham burger?" She laughed.
Jenny looked offended. "I didn't realize-"
Skulduggery cut her short, "Don' mind them, they're being 5 year olds again."

"Right. Okay." I snarled.
"Look at yourself." He retorted.
I stood up. "I could say the same. I was in a coma and you decide to replace me with this joke?"
Jenny glared at me.
"That's very scary. Good job." I said sarcastically at her.
Tanith jumped up next to me. "I'm all good now."
"I can see why he wouldn't want you." Jenny retorted.
"Aw. She's already standing up for chu."
"How cute." Tanith laughed, jumping around.

Skulduggery sighed and lightly pushed Jenny away, "Please don't."
Tanith then put on Erskine's voice. "Now. Mr Pleasant and Miss Ambúger."
"You can stop now." I said to Tanith, who started laughing again.

I rolled my eyes at her.
"Valkyrie, if you can't accept my decision then get out."
"Excuse me?" I turned to him.
"I was going to keep you and her, but no. Get out."
"No. I'm not getting out, and I wouldn't accept that offer anyway."
"Figures."
"Right."

He walked up to me, his face impossible close.

Everyone went dead silent. I narrowed my eyes at him. "You don't have the guts to hit me."
"Neither do you have the guts to hold up a promise." I added.

And then his fist came in. It surprised me but not enough. I grabbed the wrist before it hit me, pulled him in ad slammed the side of my body into his front. He staggered back and nearly fell. He straightened and snarled behind his impassive skull.

He flicked his hand to distract me to think he was about to push at the air, but he'd taught me that trick already. I went to the side he quickly dodged to instead of the other. Realizing what was happening he changed techniques and sent up a kick, which I ducked under and shot back up, grabbing his ankle. He twisted out of my grip, I rolled and came up, kicking up as I did so, catching him on the shoulder.

Now I was using what Tanith taught me, and he didn't' use those skills.
He rushed me and I managed to get as much out the way as I could, he grabbed me and tried to flip me over his hip. But before I touched the ground, I sent another kick up, placed my palm on he ground and back flipped out. Kicking him under the chin twice.

Now I knew this wasn't the real Skulduggery. He was simply blinded by rage on himself for breaking a promise. If he wasn't angry, he wouldn't have even touched me.

Before he could even stagger, I was pushing forward, sending elbows and kicks, jabs and feints. I had him against the wall. I saw Tanith in the corner of eye, she looked shocked.

I hardly even had a slight bit of sweat on my forehead from the fight. My arm had locked him in place on the wall, along with the other pressing as much air as I could on him.

He looked at me, I looked at him.

"Well that was fun." I said.

Someone tapped me on my shoulder. I turned slightly and saw a fist coming m way. I grabbed it, pulled Jenny in and gave her a full punch of my own. She fell and didn't et back up.

Turning again, I ducked straight away under a grab, dodging out the way of his legs and jumped-up to is side, sending a knee into his ribs. He grunted and managed to get hold of my arm, he pulled hard and I stumbled forward, he kicked my own ribs and I fell. There was an audible snap in the room.

Tanith growled at Skulduggery, "You broke her rib!"
Even he seemed stunned.

I glared at him, hard. Tanith sent him a kick in the back and fell to his knee's. Ghastly and Erskine ran in. "What the hell?"
Jenny woke up and grudgingly said, "They were fighting."
"What? Literally or verbally."
"Literally." And then she fell on conscious again.

Erskine came over and helped me up. I winced at the pain. Skulduggery simply straightened.
"We're not finished."
"Oh yes you bloody are." Ghastly ordered.

Tanith just stood back and glared.

I looked at Skulduggery, "Are you happy now? I'll gladly leave. I don't anything to do with you."

And then the unexpected happened, He lunged. Ghastly tried to grab him, his hand grabbing the only thing he could reach which was the holster, he yanked him back. I sent an arm up in front of my face to block him as he came forward. Ghastly's grip broke and he tumbled ino me.

Then everything happened to fast. The gun had slipped out, no one noticed.
The tip was facing me. Ghastly ran to get him off me, and Skulduggery slipped.

There was a bang.

A numbness spread through my chest and Tanith screamed at Skulduggery.

Ghastly grabbed Skulduggery and yanked him up and behind him.

I looked down at my hand which had gone to where it hurt. Blood covered the hand and drenched the white shirt I had been wearing. I staggered, Erskine tried to catch me. I dropped to my knee's and Tanith ran over, pushing Skulduggery out the way who was clearly in shock.

Other people, hearing the shot came in to look at what happened.

My vision blurred, and then my head hit the ground. Blood covering my shirt.

What had just happened?

"You just shot her!" Tanith screamed again at Skulduggery.
There were gasps.
And then Erskine called for a doctor.

Skulduggery shot me?

Oh god.

"I'm...I'm sorry." Came his voice.

It was silent for a while, think that was just me though.

Because the last thing I heard before black covered my vision was.

"Skulduggery Pleasant, you're under arrest for assault on a Sanctuary Agent."

And then nothing.

Dun. Dun. Dunnn. Let me know if you want part 2.