A/N: Took me so long to realize I spelt Delinquent wrongly… I was always a horrible speller came second last in it one year of my school life. So much for being the mathematics nerd who reads the dictionary. I'm a strange Delinquent.
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Chapter 8 That Long Night Part 1

"Valkyrie I want to meet your parents" said Skulduggery suddenly while they were driving.

"WHAT!?" Valkyrie screamed and almost lost control of the wheel beneath her fingers.

"Valkyrie just because I'm teaching you to drive doesn't mean you have to kill us both, eyes on the road dear"

"Why would you want to!?" she said glancing from Skuldugery to the road.

"Well we've been dating for four years-" Skulduggery started.

"-Seven years"

"Fine seven years. And our anniversary is coming close-"

"It was last month, you know the one where you went to the wrong place"

" Fine but we've known each other for what ten years-"

"-Twelve"

"Twelve years. And I realize that- slow down or you'll hit the old lady- I've never done anything formally since we started dating" he finished.

"But Skulduggery you do realize that there is a problem with you seeing my parents and I'm not sure they would like me taking home a person who they can't see an inch of body" reasoned Valkyrie not liking the idea at all. The thought of her parents finding about her magical life gave her chills.

"Yes but I'm sure they know you are mature of enough to know what sort of man you want and why wouldn't they like me- I'm absolutely stunning"

"Skulduggery…"

"Just take it as another step in our relationship, after all you've stopped throwing up on me each time you kiss me"

"Skulduggery please, can we just go on with what we have. I still keep in touch with my parents you know that but we don't really have to. I'm going to have to disappear one day anyway. You've seen them before it's not like you've never met them"

Silence.

"Alright. If you don't feel comfortable with it I guess I can let it pass"

Valkyrie smiled, sighed and eased back into driving, placing a hand on his bony one. That was all over now.

…well that was at least what she thought…

….Later that Week…

"So how is the new place settling in Stephanie?" said her mother putting the bowl of boiled potatoes onto the table. Valkyrie followed with the basket of bread rolls and some butter. How strange it was to be called Stephanie again! Of course her parents always called her Stephanie as they never had found out about the double life she led in the magic realm and Valkyrie hoped to keep it this way.

"It's good mum. I needed to change a few things there but now it's all good" she said, which was true. Skulduggery's place was not fit for an actually human being to live in so she did have to be quite a few changes (to the despair of the distressing skeleton).

"Safe too right?" her mother asked, "I don't want you to be living in any dangerous place Steph. Have you heard all the things that happen nowadays? There was a truck that smashed into a building last week, it was on the news"

That was me thought Valkyrie guiltily. That incident was the whole reason why Skulduggery was teaching her how to drive properly.

"Yes I have close friends that live all around the area so it's all safe" as she followed her mother back into the kitchen to help her with the roast chicken and vegetables.

"I'd like to visit" her mother said- Valkyrie almost dropped the platter at the thought of her mum walking into her new home seeing the shabby place which she now called home and perhaps a skeleton lying in a chair reading.

"Um- Not yet mum. The place isn't ready for visitors yet" she said. That's true enough. "Why all this food? Beryl and Fergus aren't coming are they- not the twins- please no"

"No Stephanie they're not coming- I'm expecting other company" her mother said coyly.

"Who?"

"You'll see"

They placed all the food on the table and Valkyrie was in the middle of arranging the knives and forks. Her mother had set the table for four. There was one for a mystery person.

"Hey Steph"

Valkyrie shot her head up to see the familiar figure of her father.

"Hey dad" she said hugging him, "Do you know who is the other person mum invited?"

"Haven't a clue" he answered putting glasses on the table.

The doorbell rang and Valkyrie watched in surprise as her mother sped from the kitchen to open the door before her or dad could even flinch.

"Hello" said her mother's voice, "Come in here we are all ready for you"

The footsteps came closer and her mother and the figure entered the room.

And Stephanie gaped and glared at the same time.

"Hi sweetie" said Skulduggery beneath the layers of clothing.

This was going to be a long night.

A/N: Now wait for part two. Ooh I'm so ambiguously camp! Especially since I normally post these online when I've already completed another chapter ahead of it. But I'll make you wait. It's fun. And this took me a while to write. At least there's a bit of plot line now.

You know I have all these ideas for this story which is basically going through the life of Skulduggery and Valkyrie and the moments they shared but I have no idea how I'm going to end it. Need to think of a way…