This is sort of Valduggery but not the whole romantic stuff as you've probably gathered from the name. It was going to end in romance but I could think of no way to lead it on so I ended it...well you'll see ;)
"Oh just admit it Skulduggery! You, my dear friend, are jealous. Anyone that has emotions, is jealous at some point!" China said surprisingly playfully. Skulduggery, Valkyrie, Tanith, Ghastly and China were having coffee at the local cafe near Valkyrie's mansion. To Valkyrie's surprise, China had happily agreed to join them as did the new couple, Tanith and Ghastly.
"I am not." Skulduggery grumbled, his temporary blue eyes flashing over to where Valkyrie stood. She was buying a drink and had been over at the register talking to the cashier for ten minutes now. He was quite good looking, he had dark brown hair cropped short with a fringe and spiky at the back. From what Skulduggery could see, he looked like he had green eyes. The boy's teeth gleamed white and his body was well looked after, with his muscles showing out the sleeves of his plain black t-shirt.
Now Valkyrie was leaning on the silver counter smiling and laughing when he slipped something small and white into her hand. Skulduggery shifted uncomfortably in his chair and China laughed. He shot a deathly glare at her but that didn't unease her at all. Valkyrie bounded back to the table, her smile wide.
"Who was that?" Tanith asked. She was pretty confused, Valkyrie had told her how much she loved Skulduggery so she wondered why she'd be chatting up some random.
"That was Jake." She said still smiling.
" Who's Jake, huh?" Skulduggery grumbled angrily. Valkyrie's smile dropped and China leaned back in her chair as her own smile grew wider.
"What's wrong with you?" Valkyrie asked, ignoring his question.
"Nothing. I just wanted to know who he is." He murmured.
"Well, if you really have to know, Jake is my cousin that I last seen 5 years ago." Valkyrie replied.
"Oh." Skulduggery was speechless and Tanith just nodded.
" I thought China would have told you that while I was over there." She said looking confused between China sitting opposite Skulduggery.
"You knew? And you couldn't even tell me?" Skulduggery felt embarrassed and stupid.
China sat up straighter, if that was even possible and laughed delicately and innocently. "Hm, it must have slipped my mind." She smiled widely as did Tanith when she understood what she had done.
Valkyrie looked at Skulduggery confusingly wondering what in the world his reaction towards her talking to a boy meant.
Oh maybe he was...nah.