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Chapter 14
Saracen had been standing outside the kitchen door for an entire hour. He had been debating how to say what he was going to say. If it went wrong he'd be lying in a ditch, probably half dead, and if it went well, hell, he didn't even know what would happen if it went well.
The odds certainly weren't in his favour.
He finally found enough courage to open the door. Just as he put his hand on the handle, he heard Erskine start to sing the Thomas The Tank Engine theme tune. What the bloody hell!
He decided the best way to go forward was to ignore him and open the fucking door.
He opened the door to find Ghastly and Ziva sat on the kitchen table, Ghastly was just finishing sewing some material while Ziva was cleaning her gun. Typical.
Ghastly looked up, a knowing smile on his face. He stood up and patted Saracen on the shoulder as he went past.
Ziva remained sat at the table. Saracen noticed a gold chain hanging from her top, the bottom tucked underneath her top.
"Nice chain." he said, great conversation starter.
"Thanks, my grandfather gave it to me... sort of."
Saracen frowned, Sort of? She looked up and saw his confusion.
"My, 12 birthday, his name was on the card. But he didn't buy it. He probably didn't even know it was my birthday."
She took out her necklace. It was a circular shaped locket, it could fit in the palm of her hand. Inside, it had a little clock. The front of the locket had a hole, so you could see the clock face. The back of the locket had intricate patterns. She gave it to him.
Silence...
"You've never talked about your family." It was a statement, not a question.
She sighed, "I haven't."
He gave the locket back to her, she put it under her top again.
"Why not?"
"Because, I claim no connection to them... apart from biological."
"What did-"
"None of your business."
He shut up. She continued with her gun.
"Hey, I was wondering... if you would like to come with me tomorrow-"
"Saracen," She said softly. He looked at her, "I'm leaving tomorrow morning."
He felt like his world had collapsed.
"W-w-what?" He whispered.
She turned her face away, "I've done what I was brought here to do, I need to move on, just like I've always done..."
"Alone." He finished.
She sighed, "Yes." She looked at him, "I'm so-" He walked up to her. His hand on her cheek. And for those precious moments, he saw that expressionless mask start to melt away.
Skulduggery burst in...
"Valkyries gone!" He said.
They at once were alert.
"Where did you last see her?" She asked, walking to the door, holstering her gun.
Skulduggery, barred her way, "Your not part of the Dead Men remember, this has nothing to do with you-"
She punched him in the jaw. And walked off.
She swiftly went outside. Erskine, Dexter, Ghastly, Tanith, Gracious, Donegan and Anton were all standing together.
She joined them. Ghastly looked at her, his face expressionless, "Sanguine." That's all he needed to say.
"Oh, my, god." She whispered, horror in her voice. She looked up, "I have to go." She said hurriedly. But Skulduggery barred her way.
"Your not going anywhere until you tell us what the hell is going on." She stood up straighter, and her eyes flashed.
A voice shouted to them, from across the field, "We have Valkyrie Cain."
They all turned round to see Sanguine and Dusk the other side of the field.
"What do you want?" Shudder asked.
"An exchange, Cain, for Santos." Dusk replied, his voice cold.
"where is she?" Skulduggery asked, his gun aiming at his head.
"Wow, calm down. She's safe, but the moment that you kill me an' my friend here, she's dead."
"How do we know your telling the truth?" Ghastly said.
"Well, you don't," Sanguine replied with a smirk, "but you don't have much choice."
Before Skulduggery could reply Ziva cut him off, "He's right." She turned to them, "What do you want?"
"You."
She nodded her head, "what happens to Valkyrie when you have me?"
"She'll be freed."
"Your not exactly reliable. how do I know that you will keep to your end of the bargain?"
"You might not trust my nature, but you can trust my contract."
Ziva smiled. "Fine, what do you want me to do?" Skulduggery grabbed her arm,
"This is nothing to do with you-" She interrupted him,
"This has everything to do with me."
Skulduggery turned to Sanguine and Dusk. "What will happen to her if we don't do what you ask?"
"The answer which I was told to say, is The Past."
Ziva's face paled.
She stood in front of the Dead Men.
"You're not going anywhere." Skulduggery hissed, pointing his gun at her.
"You don't want to do that." She said, her voice cold, "...Unless you want your partner damaged beyond repair. So damaged, that even your famous gang wont be able to help her!" She held up her hand, revealing six bullets. Skulduggery cursed, but before he could do anything she walked forward.
"Stop!" Sanguine yelled. "Take off your coat and shoes. Then take off all your weapons. If you forget anything the deals off."
Ziva took off her coat and shoes. She then took her gun out and removed two knifes. She then knelt down and removed her ankle holster.
Sanguine threw a pair of hand cuffs over. "Put them on."
She put them on. Then walked over.
She turned round and looked over.
"Where's Valkyrie?" Skulduggery asked.
"All in good time my friend. My bosses want some playtime before they hand her over."
Ziva's eyes met Saracen's just as Sanguine started to sink through the ground, he saw true, pure terror riot through her.
She looked in his eyes and he saw something which chilled him to the bone.
Still no sign of Valkyrie...
Awwww things seem to always go wrong for Saracen and Ziva.
I'm such a horrible writer :)