AN. Hey, I'm back for another chapter. I also just need to tell you something, I'll be going back to school in 2 days so I may not be able to update as often, maybe every weekend at the most, sorry. But I will update whenever I can. so here's chapter 2, I hope you like it

Valkyrie's POV

I feels someone splash water on my face and in a flash I'm sitting up and coughing. I hear someone chuckle and when my vision clears I see Time Bomb. Only it's not him, the man kneeling in front of me is slightly younger, and not wearing the same clothes. The last time I saw him, he was wearing a black suit and now he's wearing a white shirt and brown trousers.

I look around and see I'm in a field next to a stable, "Where am I?"

"You are in Dublin in the year 1610 Miss Cain," he offers me his hand and I take it, he helps me up, "my future self brought you here and I am to look after you, to assure that you don't make it obvious where you are from."

I nod, "Alright, so what now?"

"Now you must change, " he reaches behind me and hands me a red bundle, "Here you are, now go and change in the stable, I will not look." I nod and go in, as I do so he says, "You will see a maid in there, she is just there to help you with the corset and your hair."

After painful minutes of getting the corset on I get into the dress, it's beautiful. It's blood red with a white bodice and red lace. Its sleeves are elbow length with white material with frills coming down to my writs, because of the corset it shows my curves just right and the skirt of the dress puffs out beautifully. The maid then pins my hair up in a bun leaving a few strands handing down the back. The shoes I wear are just plain red slip on shoes with a small heel.

I step out of the stable and when Time Bomb sees me he smiles, "Beautiful, my brothers will be awe struck." I smile and feel a slight blush come to my cheeks.

"Anyway, shall we introduce you to my family?" he offers me his arm and I take it nodding.

"Oh also I almost forgot, if anyone is to ask you why you are here you say, your mother died when you were very young and your father recently died not long ago so you are coming here to live with us, as he has asked. I went back to a few years ago and forged a letter from him. My parents always wanted a daughter but my mother can no longer have children so they were more than happy to agree to you coming here. They are all out so they will think you arrived as they were gone."

I nod, "Thank you… um … what do I call you all, do I address you as Mr. Bomb or Time."

He laughs, "You can call me Time, when you are introduced to my parents and brothers start by addressing the by Mr and Miss and their surname. When they tell you to call them by their first name then do that." I nod. We arrive at the house and my eyes widen and my jaw drops, "Welcome to O'Brian Manor."

He leads me inside, I'm still awe struck. He brings me up to a long hall with doors on either side, after we past a few doors we stop at one on the left side of the hall, "Here is your room, you have clothes and jewellery in there for you, books too, every morning at nine a maid will come and wake you up and help dress you and at night they will also help you undress, the rest room is right next to you, and the room after that is mine, so if you need anything, don't be shy to come to me. Dinner will be ready at six, which is in," he looks at the father clock at the end of the hall, "an hour so I must get ready. I will come get you when we must go down. One more thing, when I introduce you, you curtsy, smile and nod." I smile

"Thank you Time"

"Anytime Valkyrie," I giggle and go into my room as he goes into his.

I look around the room, it's quite big. In the centre under the window is and elegant four-poster bed with beautiful white sheets and white curtains. I look in the closet at the clothes and I look at the books. Then I come to a table with a mirror attached and a rather large wooden box on the it and a chair, I sit in the chair and bring the box closer to me. I open to see gorgeous jewellery. I look through it and find a ruby necklace, with a thing gold chain and a golden snake wrapped around the ruby. I put it on it rests on my chest. It matches the dress perfectly.

An hour passes by quickly and I hear a knock on my door, I go over and open it revealing Time standing there in a black suit and his curly hair combed down, he smiles at me and I smile back, "Hello Valkyrie, ready to meet everyone?"

"Yes, yes I am," he offers me his arm and I take it. he leads me down to a dining room with a long table, drinks and cutlery at each chair, the room is lit by candles and fire.

A man and woman come up to us, "Valkyrie Cain," Time starts, "this is my father Danger O'Brian," I curtsy and he bows smiling at each other, "and this is my mother Emerald O'Brian." We both curtsy and smile.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Miss Cain, please call us Danger and Emerald, "Emerald says.

"The pleasure's all mine Emerald, please call me Valkyrie."

Just then a boy who looks exactly like Time Bomb comes in, "Valkyrie Cain this is my twin brother Lightning Wings," he mutters in my ear, "I know a ridicules name." we smile and I curtsy and bows like his father. He takes my hand and brings it to his lips and kisses my knuckle.

"It's an honour Miss Cain." I giggle

"Please call me Valkyrie."

He nods, "Very well Valkyrie, call me Lightning." We continue smiling and we sit down and get served our meals.

We don't start yet as everyone is not here. Someone is missing.

"Time where is Skulduggery?" Emerald asks. I freeze. Skulduggery? This is his house? I'm going to see him human and alive? My heart races.

"I do not know Mother-," Time is cut of by the door opening and the most handsome man I've ever seen walks in. he's Skulduggery's height and is quite muscular from the looks of it, he looks slightly younger than Time or Lightning, his hair is also black but straight and it's falling over his eyes, his eyes are also green but some how brighter and he has wonderful high cheek bones.

"Sorry I'm late everyone," he says in a smooth velvety voice, I recognise him instantly, Skulduggery Pleasant.

He sees me and stops dead, we just stare at each other.

"Valkyrie Cain this is Skulduggery Pleasant." I stand up and cursty and he bows, we never take our eyes off each other.

He takes my hand in his, "Valkyrie Cain… what a beautiful name." I smile.

"Thank you Mr. Pleasant."

"Please call me Skulduggery."

"Alright, please call me Valkyrie"

"Valkyrie…" he says it slowly and softly as if trying to savour the taste of it.

our trance is broken by Lightning, "Alright dinner everybody." We break apart and sit down, Skulduggery sits next to me. As I eat I look around see everyone grinning at Skulduggery and I, everyone except for Lightning who looks slightly angry.

AN. So there's chapter 2. please R&R, I hope you liked it. until next time