A/N: I don't own Valkyrie or Skulduggery and no one owns La Santa, but Sam and Cat are still mine.
Calamity was at peace with her choice. Skulduggery had not only accepted the pendant, a skull-shaped silver locket but as soon as he'd put it on he'd swept Valkyrie into his arms for a lingering kiss. Happy tears rolled out of Calamity's eye sockets and she wiped at them as Sam, none the worse for wear from his adventure, put a comforting hand on her shoulder. "They make such a wonderful couple." Cat managed as she turned to face him.
"And he has a perfectly good idea." Sam said, then pulled Cat close, adjusting his bolo tie so that his own skin was gone and he could kiss her teeth to teeth. The sensation was distinctly odd, but wonderful and Cat melted intro his embrace, nuzzling Sam happily when they parted.
"I had no idea you felt the same way." She said, resting her head on his shoulder and Sam chuckled.
"Probably would've told you eventually, but what you did, what you gave up..." He trailed off and Cat knew he was worried. He was frightened of La Santisima, though he had no reason to be. She had helped them both, never demanding payment other than Cat staying in her service and being more public about it.
"She won't hurt me, you know that, or him. She isn't after you to serve her, is she?" Cat asked and Sam shook his head no. "Well, there you go."
Skulduggery and Valkyrie came over to them, tears in Skulduggery's eyes that Cat and Sam pretended politely not to notice. His velvety shook slightly when he spoke from emotion and they pretended not to notice that too. "You have no idea how much this means to me. To be alive again, or whatever I am now?" He trailed off questioningly and Cat shrugged.
"Alive is such a strong word. You can eat, you can breathe, you'll be warm to the touch, you'll seem like everyone else. Other than that I can't tell you." Skulduggery nodded and Cat fell into an easy silence. He could figure out the rest on his own.
Valkyrie cleared her throat. "I'd say we should go out to celebrate but-" She trailed off as a second pendant appeared around Cat's neck, this one a hooded skull and her flesh flowed over her bones again. "Then I guess we all have a reason to celebrate." Valkyrie finished faintly and Cat nodded, sending a silent prayer of thanks to her patroness.
The couples got into the Bentley, Sam helping Cat in with a courtly gesture that made her smile softly at them. Thank you, for everything. She said silently as she touched her new pendant. She had a new pendant now, she had Sam by her side in the way she'd always hoped to have someone, and now? Now she'd been able to give Skulduggery a new lease on life, or undeath, or whatever you called what they were.
She settled back into her seat, almost sleepy from the pleasant warmth of the car and the feeling of euphoria that was flooding through her. Sam put an arm around her and she settled into his shoulder, thankful they had not only saved their friends but that they had at last admitted to one another how they felt.
Aw. As always, let me know if you want more.