This is a short chapter lol. Now I'm thinking of some ideas for a new story. This is the second and last part.
By the time Valkyrie was brought back properly to life it was already 10:30pm. Skulduggery brought Valkyrie back to his house for the night and Tanith and Ghastly joined them. Valkyrie was placed on the couch and she soon fell asleep, exhausted. Skulduggery sat at the table he had in a different room with his head in his hands.
"There's nothing else you can do Skulduggery. She will be fine in a few weeks." Ghastly tried to comfort him.
"Yeah a few weeks. It hurts her to simply move Ghastly. When you think about it, it's my fault. China wouldn't have done anything if I wasn't around." His head was still in his hands and he sighed and shook his head.
"Oh come one Skulduggery. There is nothing you can do about that. She'll be fine and you'll take doo care of her. We'll be here to help if you need us and if anyone tries to hurt we know you'll definitely kill them." Tanith said. She really did mean everything she said but Skulduggery was in pain too.
"I just can't bear to see her in this pain." Tanith nodded.
"Well we know how you both feel about each other and we know you're going to be there for her." Tanith said again.
"Yeah, you're only able to do as much as you're capable of." Ghastly said. All Skulduggery did was nod. He got up and walked into the lounge room and sat on the floor next to Valkyrie. He watched her sleep, she looked so peaceful. Her eyes shut tighter and she groaned and woke up.
"What's wrong?" Skulduggery asked concerned.
"Just hurts." She replied with a smile.
"Why are you smiling." He asked seriously.
"You don't like seeing me in pain apparently. Tanith told me." She smiled again.
"Don't do it for my benefit Valkyrie, please."
"Okay. So, a lot was said in the library hey?" She said.
"All of it was true, I meant every word. Valkyrie you are my world now, without you all I have is my job and that pales compared to you in my life." He gently placed his palm on her cheek. She closed her eyes at his touch and breathed deeply.
"I feel the exact same way Skulduggery. Probably more though." She said with a genuine smile. Skulduggery looked into her eyes and moved closer. He tapped the symbols under his collar and continued to move closer. Valkyrie moved forward the rest of the way and kissed him. It was very quickly though because the pain overwhelmed her.
When Tanith and Ghastly moved into the lounge room they smiled at what they saw. Skulduggery was sitting on the couch with Valkyrie's head resting on his lap and their hands were entwined.
Valkyrie lived out the recovery weeks under Skulduggery's care. She really couldn't complain.
Revieeew :)