Warning! Sexual content, read at your own risk!
This chapter was inspired by the story 'Tell me your future or preservation' by eyesocketsandsuits and you can read the story here: s/11334183/48/Traffic but I gotta warn you, it contains sexual content as well, so if you do not like to read about Skulduggery and Valkyrie going at it, you probably shouldn't read it. For everyone else: enjoy and you're welcome ;)
The feeling of finally being able to kiss Skulduggery and show him exactly how much she loved him overwhelmed Valkyrie.
She had been dreaming about this moment for a few weeks after they had returned from their mission in Dimension X where Skulduggery had helped her process parts of all her dark thoughts, shame and guilt that she had felt for so many years and that no other person had been able to get her to process. He had made her open up and tell things in their deepest detail, which was something she had not told anyone else, not even Militsa. Skulduggery had made her put into words how she really had felt about all the horrible things that had happened to her and that she had done towards others.
In connection with this, she had begun to understand that she had more than friendly feelings towards Skulduggery. She had begun to think of him more than usual and the thoughts that had begun to arise in her head had not been the normal ones she usually thought of him. Instead, she had begun to think about what he looked like under all his exclusive suits. How he looked naked; if he had any visible scars from all the fighting they had endured over the years, how it would feel to touch his bones and how he would react to her touch. Would he like it? Could he feel pleasure and lust?
But not even her most realistic dreams came close to what it was like to do it for real. It did not matter that Skulduggery could not kiss her back, the way he pressed his teeth and body against hers told her everything she needed to know.
"If you only knew how long I have wanted to do that..." Valkyrie whispered when the kiss was over.
"I understand exactly how long", Skulduggery replied, stroking her cheek.
"Do you?" Valkyrie asked surprised.
Skulduggery nodded and pressed his teeth against her lips again before hugging her. "I've felt this way about you for a long time, Valkyrie, but have chosen not to make any approaches since you were already taken. I may have done many stupid things in my life, but I have never split up a couple who outwardly seemed happy."
"So noble of you", said Valkyrie, smiling teasingly.
"I know it's hard to believe, but I can actually be kind whenever I want."
"Oh, really? Could you show me your 'friendly' side?"
Skulduggery did not answer at first, but looked down at Valkyrie and tilted his head slightly in a gesture that told Valkyrie that he was thinking her words through and their meaning.
"Are you sure you want this, Valkyrie?"
Valkyrie stroked her fingers along Skulduggery's face before letting them wander down to his throat- and neck vertebra. Skulduggery shivered from her touch and Valkyrie could feel how his grip on her waist hardened a little. She leaned forward to him and whispered in his ear canal: "I have never been this sure in my entire life."
Those words were all Skulduggery needed to hear. Before Valkyrie could react, he was over her with his hands and teeth. He caressed her throat, down to her shoulders, further down between and around her breasts. He nibbled her chin, ear, throat and neck.
Shivers of pleasure ran through Valkyrie's body and she let out a faint moan which was soon replaced by a small scream of surprise, pain and lust when Skulduggery bit her in the shoulder. "Oh, Skulduggery..."
Skulduggery chuckled and let go of her shoulder before pressing his teeth against her lips. "You did not think I would be careful with you, Valkyrie, did you? I'm not really known for my caution, and you have suffered significantly worse injuries than this."
Valkyrie could not help it. She laughed. "Oh, Skulduggery. You always know what to say to make a woman feel loved."
"One of my many talents." Skulduggery let one of his hands wander down Valkyrie's belly and down over her thighs. "Where were we now again? That's right, I was about to show you my 'friendly' side."
Valkyrie shuddered and sighed contentedly before letting the feeling of Skulduggery's hands over her body fill all her senses. Nothing else existed but Skulduggery's hands and the pleasure they gave her.
"You like it when I touch you, don't you, Valkyrie?" whispered Skulduggery in her ear as he let his hand caress the inside of her thighs.
"Ah... Yes..." Valkyrie moaned and pressed against Skulduggery.
"That's what I thought."
"But I would like it even more if you took off your glove..." Valkyrie whispered and gave Skulduggery a look full of desire.
Slowly, to tease her, Skulduggery pulled off the glove on his right hand. He moved his fingertips along the waistband of her pants before letting them slide inside. He caressed the outside of her panties unbearably slowly and Valkyrie pressed against his fingers with a squeak.
"Skulduggery, please..." Valkyrie asked.
She could not see it, but she could hear in his voice that he was smiling when Skulduggery said: "What do you want me to do, Valkyrie? Do you want me to caress you here?"
"Oh god!" Valkyrie moaned as she felt Skulduggery's knuckles caress her clitoris in small, circular motions. When he then followed up with two fingers inside her, she tilted her head back while she pressed the lower part of her body against his hand so that he would get even deeper.
Skulduggery leaned forward and grabbed her head. He forced her to look at him while working with his knuckles and fingers. When he spoke his voice was hoarse with desire. "Look at me, Valkyrie. I want you to show me how nice you think this is. I want to be able to see what pleasure I give you."
Valkyrie did as she was told and looked into Skulduggery's eye sockets. Her whole body shook with pleasure and she could not stop the sighs and moans of pleasure that escaped her. She felt and heard how her breathing became more and more jerky the greater her desire became and she was also aware that the windows in the Bentley had become foggy.
If someone, against all odds, were to walk or pass by now, they would probably pretty quickly understand what is going on, she thought before a new wave of pleasure swept through her.
"I myself get quite excited when I see what pleasure I can give you, Valkyrie. To see how your body trembles with lust, to see the lust shine in your eyes, to hear the sounds you give off, to hear you whisper my name when I massage your innermost parts..." whispered Skulduggery and laid his forehead against Valkyrie's. "I wonder what sounds you can make if I do this...?"
He bent his fingers upward to get deeper into Valkyrie while pressing his thumb down around her clitoris and letting it rotate around in quick circles.
"Ah! Yes... right there...! More!" groaned Valkyrie, pressing harder against Skulduggery. Wave after wave of pleasure ran through her and she felt how her abdomen began to squeeze around Skulduggery's fingers.
As if he understood what was about to happen, Skulduggery took a firm grip around the end of Valkyrie's back with his free hand and pressed her against his own body while moving his fingers as deep into Valkyrie as he could. When she came, Valkyrie shouted out Skulduggery's name in a way he had never heard her say his name before. It was a bestial sound that made him shudder and he pressed himself against her as he wanted to feel exactly how much pleasure was going through her right now. He wanted to feel that he had succeeded in satisfying the woman in his life in a way that only he could.
Valkyrie breathed a sigh of relief and sank into Skulduggery's arms as the last tremors of her orgasm swept through her. "Wow..." was all she managed to get out.
Skulduggery chuckled contentedly and pressed his teeth against her cheek. "Glad you liked my 'friendly side'."
"You should show me it more often..." Valkyrie gasped and smiled teasingly.
"Maybe I should", Skulduggery replied before slowly pulling his fingers out of Valkyrie, which made her sigh with both pleasure and disappointment. He put on the glove over his skeletal fingers before putting Valkyrie down on the passenger seat. He started the Bentley and began the journey back to Haggard.
They said nothing to each other during the drive, mostly because it was not needed but also because Valkyrie was too tired to keep a conversation going. The feeling that Skulduggery gave her just by touching her with his fingers had completely made her lose her temper. She had never experienced anything like this before, neither with Fletcher nor Militsa. Not that any of them had been a bad lover, certainly not.
She thought it had something to do with her trusting Skulduggery so completely that she knew he would never hurt her or do anything that would make her feel uncomfortable. It could also be because he had more experience than her. She did not know for sure how many women he had been with since he became a living skeleton, but of the little he had told her and which she had heard from others, there were a few.
If you can no longer have a normal sexual relationship with another person, you have to resort to other methods to be able to satisfy your partner. I have learned during the years I have known Skulduggery that if there is one thing he is a master at, it is to be stubborn, get his will through and that he is not afraid to try new things. Which makes me wonder what more he could do to me if I just asked him really nice... Valkyrie thought to herself while she glanced at Skulduggery.
As if feeling that he was being observed, Skulduggery turned his head and looked straight into her eyes. Her heart began to beat harder and her body became warm. A smile played on her lips and the happiness she felt in this moment she could not remember when she last experienced. How was it possible that she had not understand what her real feelings for Skulduggery was before? How could she have been so blind?
I have not been blind, she thought. I have simply been scared. Afraid that Skulduggery would not have felt the same way towards me and that it would lead to so many awkward situations between us that we would not be able to see each other anymore.
Skulduggery turned his attention to the road again but Valkyrie continued to watch him. She knew he did not mind. After all, it was not every day that you had the opportunity to be in the presence of a living skeleton and Valkyrie suspected that she would never get tired of watching him. Skulduggery had fascinated her from the first moment she saw him and he always found new ways to surprise her. Ever since he entered her life, many things had changed, both for the better and for the worse. Although the worse things had many times been really tough and put her in life-threatening situations more times than she could count, she would not want to replace them with anything.
It was precisely these situations that had made her who she was.
I wonder where I would be today if it were not for Skulduggery... Would I have continued with my normal, boring life? Would I have studied at a university and gotten a completely normal job? Would I have met someone and started a family? Or would I have discovered that I am a sorcerer in some other way and still become part of this wonderful but at the same time very dangerous world in which I am a part of?
These thoughts were not new. She had thought about this many times before and always came to the same conclusion: Skulduggery may have been the starting shot for her discovery of the magical world, but something told her that if they had not met when they did and she had continued as usual, something else had happened that had led her to open her eyes to the magical world. Given the powers that was flowing in her body, she just could not believe anything but that she was meant to be a part of this world.
"Have you ever wondered where you would be today if you had continued with your normal life before you became a living skeleton?"
"Sometimes."
"And...?"
"Hm?" Skulduggery glanced at Valkyrie and she could see in him that he did not understand what she meant.
"Can't you develop further?"
"Oh!" Skulduggery cleared his throat before continuing. "Well... I would think that if Serpine had not killed my family and I managed to kill him first, I would probably have lived a happy life. I had seen my child grow up and maybe even experienced what it is like to be a grandfather. I think I would have continued as a detective, as I have always been good at figuring things out and finding things. In addition, it is a very rewarding job, as one day is never the same and I get the opportunity to discover and experience more things than most people get during their lifetime, whether you are a sorcerer with a long life or an ordinary person."
"I can not imagine a life without magic. I have a feeling that tells me that if I had not discovered magic that day when I first met you, something else would have happened that got me on the same path."
"I can only agree with you there, Valkyrie. You are destined to be a part of the magical world and I have known that ever since Gordon first bragged about you. You may not know it, but I have met and seen you many times during your upbringing and every time I looked at you there was something that told me that you would do great things."
"Wow, stalker warning!" said Valkyrie with a laugh. "If I had known this before, I might have made my move earlier. You seem to have had a morbid interest in me from the day I was born."
Skulduggery also laughed and put a hand on her thigh. "Can you blame me? If you could see yourself from my point of view, you would understand how beautiful, wonderful and perfect you are."
"Please, tell me more..." Valkyrie said, stroking her fingers along Skulduggery's hand on her thigh. She let them continue to walk up along his forearm, elbow and upper arm before stopping at his collarbone whose outline she could discern under his shirt.
Skulduggery shivered by her touch and the grip on her thigh hardened a little. "Valkyrie, do not force me to stop the car."
"What? I'm not doing anything", Valkyrie replied in her most innocent voice, stroking Skulduggery's collarbone slowly with her fingertips.
"I warn you..." Skulduggery said in a hoarse voice that had a hint of desire.
"Otherwise?" Valkyrie whispered in his ear canal as she ran her fingers from his collarbone down to his chest.
Skulduggery did not answer but instead he put on the brake and parked the Bentley. He turned to Valkyrie and took her in his arms before opening the driver's door. After closing the car door behind him, he went with Valkyrie in his arms up to the front porch of his house, which Valkyrie only now discovered that they had reached.
I must have been so deep in my own thoughts that I did not notice where we were.
"Are you not going to lock the car? What if someone steals it?"
"The car stands well where it stands. In addition, I have more important things to think about right now."
Skulduggery opened the front door and entered the house. He did not turn on any lights but went straight into the room which Valkyrie used as bedroom the times she slept over at Skulduggery's. In there he put her down on the bed. "Now, my dear Valkyrie, I will show you what happens when you disobey me."