Sitting in the meeting room was boring. Valkyrie had been staring at the wall opposite for an hour and as she sighed for the millionth time, Fletcher looked at her annoyed.
"Why do we have to go with Skulduggery anyway?" he asked. Valkyrie raised her eyebrows and drew in a deep breath to calm herself before she answered. He'd been asking the same question every minute over the last hour. At first she'd just shrugged it off but then she'd started answering, he just wasn't listening to her reply.
"Last time, Skulduggery is getting us there and making sure that nothing is missed. Simple?"
"Not really, I mean, why can't just us two do it? I could get us there quick, you could do all the detectivey stuff and, we could also prove to Skulduggery that we can work together alone."
Valkyrie thought about this and she could see where he was coming from when he said that but she wanted to change the subject quickly instead of staring at the wall ahead of her.
"How's Myra? She seems different,"
"How so? She's only my-"
"Girlfriend?"
"Well yeah." Valkyrie looked at Fletcher thoughtfully as he struggled for words. It was quite hilarious watching his face morph as different thoughts flitted through his head and she snickered. His face turned confused as he looked at her and she couldn't help it as she burst out laughing. She laughed even harder as he looked offended then slightly angry.
"Are you laughing at Myra?" he asked suspiciously. Valkyrie tried to stop laughing as she gulped in air.
"No," she squeaked before setting off again.
"What is so funny?" he said again.
Valkyrie managed to calm down as she wiped the tears from the corners of her mind.
"It doesn't matter now but I'm bored… I think we should go without them, which was probably Skulduggery's plan all this time as even he wouldn't be this late." she silently cursed him and held out her hand.
"Where?" he asked, as he gripped it.
"I'm not telling you again so just get on with it!" she snapped. She hoped she was right about Skulduggery and she wasn't making a huge mistake.
She closed her eyes and heard the familiar pop as they teleported.
Aranmore Farm had been experiencing some disturbances so the Sanctuary had thought it fitting to send their top detectives there before they went to Australia.
Fletcher was pulled down by Valkyrie as she ducked behind a bush that was about fifty metres away from what was left of the farmhouse. There were people moving around inside so they stayed as quiet as they could.
"Just watch," Fletcher muttered to himself, repeating the instructions that he had been given earlier. Valkyrie raised an eyebrow at him then looked back towards the building, bracing herself for a long wait.
Skulduggery walked into the meeting room and smiled to himself. He knew that Valkyrie would have gone on her own. He'd planned things perfectly and now he had time to work out their most recent case on his own. He already knew what was going on at Aranmore farm but he still sent Valkyrie anyway. It was easier that way.
He was researching all the Australian criminals that have come up recently. He was also seeing if any had 'mysteriously' escaped. He needed to know what he was up against.
Whilst he was thinking he felt somebody come in behind him but didn't turn around. It was silent until the person said,
"Do you know where Fletcher is?"
It was Myra. He turned to face her as he answered as he saw no problem with her at all. Apart from the fact that she was constantly moaning or asking about Fletcher as well as being too plain or mundane for his taste, he figured that she was probably a nice inferior girl in which he was obviously superior too. This thought made him smile as he answered her.
"Yes, as a matter of fact I do know where a certain Fletcher Renn is."
She stood there for a minute then replied,
"So where is he?"
"Is there a certain reason as to why you want to know? I'm sure that I could pass on a message for you," he countered, being purposefully annoying. She looked at him as if to answer then smiled slightly as if changing her mind about something.
"I suppose Valkyrie is with him as well?"
"Yes, they are out on an observation mission together. Why is that important?"
"No reason,"
"Then what was the point of that whole conversation?"
"Uh…" Myra seemed stumped as to an answer to that but then changed her approach on the entire conversation.
"Have you noticed that Valkyrie and Fletcher seem to be getting closer since he's been transferred here?" she asked, acting as innocent as possible but it really wasn't working. Skulduggery had in fact been becoming slightly amused by what she was trying to do until she said that.
"They have been spending more time together I do agree but whether they've been getting closer?"
"What I mean is that now Valkyrie seems to care for him more and now they almost work as one. It's just strange for me to see, that's all."
Skulduggery didn't know how to respond. Myra didn't seem like the type to just blatantly lie, and now that he thought about it, what she was saying held some truth.
"I guess they have," he said finally. He secretly hoped that it meant nothing as he looked at Myra.
"What if they are getting feelings again for each other? That is what I'm worried about." She slumped forward and started to sob uncontrollably. Skulduggery awkwardly wrapped his skeletal arms around her in a comforting gesture. "I don't want him to leave me!" she choked out, making Skulduggery feel even more displaced.
I shouldn't be here he thought, I should be by Valkyrie's side, on our way to Australia. He cursed himself for deciding to send Valkyrie out on her own with Fletcher and then let go of Myra abruptly.
"What?" she mumbled around her crying.
"I need to go." He didn't know what else to say so just left her standing there in the middle of the meeting room. He walked quickly through the sanctuary and once he was outside, got into the Bentley and drove.
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