Chapter Four: The Name
They had put up the special stuff all over Skulduggery's house, but not before he had gotten some decent scorch marks everywhere. And now Valkyrie had everything she needed. It surprised her that it was just like shopping for a new puppy.
"I mean a regular puppy." She had said to Skulduggery as she took out the chew toys (flame resistant of course) and food and water dishes.
She had bought two of everything, one set for Skulduggery's house, one for her house.
They were going to put up the invisible guard stuff at her house that night. Luckily her parents were out of town.
She poured some water into a water bowl and Puppy Kibble into the food dish then came into the living room to find the puppy chasing a ball across the room, leaving another scorch mark on the floor.
Valkyrie sighed and grabbed some more Protective Plastic; that was what she called it since it felt like plastic until you set it and put on the area the scorch mark had left.
"What am I going to call him?" She called to Skulduggery as she put it place.
"Well you need to name him something that resembles, don't just choose the first name that pops into your head after all you can't change it."
Valkyrie sighed and sat down, her back against the wall and watched Skulduggery wrestle the ball out of the puppy's mouth and roll it across the floor.
The puppy chased after it.
Valkyrie thought for a moment then it hit her.
"Scorch," she said.
"What? Did he leave another scorch mark somewhere?" Skulduggery asked and looked around.
"None more than usual. No, that's his name. Scorch."
Skulduggery thought for a moment. "I like it, suits him."
Valkyrie looked at Scorch. He trotted up to her, ball in mouth and dropped it in her lap. He whined and put his paw on her knee.
Valkyrie laughed and petted him than threw the ball.