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DISCLAIMER: NO CHARACTERS BELONG TO ME, BUT TO THE AUTHOR DEREK LANDY, ALTHOUGH THE PLOT IS ALL MINNNEENENEENENEN :)

Valkyrie's POV

After Fletcher returning my bed back to my house, all of us went back to the mansion in boredom, trying to find something to entertain us. I flicked through the movies on Netflix from where I was sat with Dexter and Saracen whilst a snoring Erskine took up a whole other sofa, I glanced irritably at him a few times before Saracen told me he's 'just a heavy sleeper'. Just a heavy sleeper my arse I think the more appropriate word is lazy. I kept flicking through all of the movie covers until I finally rested on Saw III, I grinned and glanced at my partner who shook his skull at me.

"I'm putting it on skull, you can't stop me." I said sticking my tongue out at him.

He sighed an irritated sigh, "If you get nightmares don't come crying to me like you and Tanith did last time." He said smugly, I glared back.

"Oh no, we only came crying to you because we were begging you not to come back, our eyes couldn't undergo anymore pain from looking at you." I stated with a smirk which garnered a few sniggers from Dexter and Saracen inbetween the low noises of Erskine's damn snoring. I clicked on the horror film and just as it was about to start the doorbell rang...great.

I growled loudly, "I swear if it's someone I don't want to see I am going to rip their bloody head off."

I opened the door and was surprisingly greeted by my crazy blonde 'sister' Tanith Low.

"VAL!" She screeched and wrapped me in a bone crushing hug, which I of course returned.

"I haven't seen you in ages!" I exclaimed and made my voice sound quieter for the next part, "and there's a certain tailor and elder who I would bet would love to see you to.." I said grinning slyly, Tanith gasped.

"Oh my god." She whispered, "he's here?" I nodded, "oh god oh god oh god," I grinned yet again at my friend, "Does my hair look okay?" she asked fluffing it up.

"It looks absolutely fine Tan, now come on, stop worrying." I said literally dragging her into one of the living rooms of the mansion, despite her protests.

General POV

The men, except from a certain grand mage who was still asleep, looked up upon Tanith's arrival, they all exchanged hugs and even a little awkward one for Ghastly who was looking anywhere but at her, she shot a sad smile at Valkyrie, one that said he-aint-talking-to-me-what-do-I-do? So Valkyrie shot her an encouraging wide smile and tried to change the subject.

"So Tanith, got any news for us?" Valkyrie asked trying to shift topics, her sister sent her a thankful look for averting the attention off of the awkward hug.

"Ummm,yes I do actually." The blonde mage started, "Madame mist has requested us all to go on a trip to France as that was where the last sighting of this Crazed girl was. Well all of us except from Erskine, him being Grand Mage and pretty much useless and all, no offence Ravel." She said glancing at Ravel's asleep body.

"Wait...Paris!" The brunette teenager shouted with excitement, then her eyes narrowed at Tanith.

"Shopping." They both said at the same time and both bolted upstairs to pick Valkyrie an outfit for there day out, instead of work clothes and all.

Half an hour later, the two girls emerged, Tanith bounding down the stairs and Valkyrie sliding down the bannister, she was wearing black leather leggings with heeled combat boots and a cream coloured wavy top that was thin and light, she also had a golden necklace and a few black bracelets on her left hand. Skulduggery thought she looked ravishing, and he didn't much like the looks that Dexter and Saracen were giving her.

"You look real sexy Val." Said Saracen with a flirty wink.

"Yeah real hot." Added Dex with a cheeky smile. It took all of Skulduggery's strength not to leap up and punch them both until they were knocked out, he growled quietly under his breath and Ghastly cast a nervous glance his way, ready to leap in the middle of what could be a disastrous fight.

"Thank you boys." She said rolling her eyes, "we'll be a few hours, kay?" Skulduggery nodded and the two girls ran out of the door, but not before Tanith stole one last glance at Ghastly.

4 HOURS LATER

'POP' suddenly Fletcher, Valkyrie and Tanith appeared in the middle of the mansion's living room.

"Thanks Fletch." Val said happily, the spikey haired boy smiled back, before becoming extremely pale at the sight of Skulduggery, he quickly teleported off, leaving Valkyrie to raise an eyebrow, she turned around to the skeleton for an answer but he simply shrugged, pretending not to know why the boy was so frightened of him.

"Looks like you had some successful shopping then." Said Dex from behind Val. She jumped in fright at the sound of his voice and narrowed her eyes at him to which he grinned. Valkyrie carried her seven huge carrier bags full of clothes and placed them in the corner of the room, of which Tanith did the same, then they both collapsed on the sofa exhausted. Valkyrie noticed now that only Skulduggery and Dexter were still there and everyone else had left, she couldn't help but notice the sad look Tanith gave when she realised her crush ghastly had gone home as she gazed sadly at where he was sat a few hours ago on the sofa. The younger girl ruffled her sister's blonde locks and sighed.

"To France."

THE NEXT MORNING AT THE AIRPORT

The dark haired girl quickly rushed forward ahead of the group, to security, not being able to contain her excitement of flying, Skulduggery struggled to keep up with her, even him who had no bones to tire.

'She's just amazing like that' skulduggery thought dreamily.

"A penny for your thoughts?" Ghastly spoke walking up to him, the detective just sighed, pointing his head in Valkyrie's direction.

"Listen here my friend, you are entirely worthy of her and could give her more than you think, plus if she really does love you, she wouldn't mind the fact that you're a skeleton and actually she's one of the only people round here who will except you for who you truly are, she listens, but she also talks, she gives input and advice but also quiet when she needs to be. She's smart, beautiful, witty, determined and strong. Tell her how you feel, before someone else whisks her away." Ghastly said tilting his head in seriousness, Skulduggery knew his friend was right, but he couldn't act on his feelings, what if he got rejected? He wouldn't be surprised to say the least.

Valkyrie got through security quickly before everyone else and looked at skulduggery's eyes through his façade. They were a glistening blue today accompanied with jet black hair, he said China had found a way to give him his human face as his façade and damn he was handsome to say the least.

Valkyrie's POV

As Skulduggery took out all of his belongings with metal in them I glanced around to admire the true beauty of airports...wait..what the hell am I talking about?...I guess skulduggery just makes me have a positive outlook on life, that makes me happy, no, that man makes me happy.

Wait a second, who am I kidding, there's no point lying to my own self.

'I Valkyrie Cain am in love with Skulduggery Pleasant.'

I feel lik-

Oops a girl just fell into me, damn now her stuff is everywhere. AAAAAAA now this means I have to help her.

I crouched down to her level on the floor and saw some of her stuff rolling away behind one of the shops.

"I really am sorry maam, i'll get your stuff for you."

I walked behind the shop and there she was standing right behind me.

"ummm hi?" I tried.

"Hi. It's okay you don't need to apologise, I got what I needed." She said with a friendly but in a sinister sort of way, grin, before I had time to raise an eyebrow she put her hand on my shoulder, and I had one more worried glance at Skulduggery's face who glanced wide eyed back at me before...teleporting? No, fletcher's the last teleporter...so what the heck just happened...unless, she's Lenka Crazed and we just time travelled...Just my luck...oh crap