Okay chapter 5, I've had much time to wright this because I haven't been in school because of the brilliant weather (it's been snowing TONNES here in Wales! :D ) Now down to business.

Happy Reading!

Valkyrie stared in shock at her once sister-like figure, "Well don't look at me like that, I was at least expecting a hug" Taniths snide comment brought Valkyrie back to earth,

"I don't tend to show the enemy any affection"

"Oh but Val, I'm not the enemy I'm still Tanith, I'm still your sister"

"You are neither!" Valkyrie stared at her with cold dark eyes and Skulduggery didn't look away from Tanith, there was a sense of sadness within his bones, "What do you want with us?"

"Don't treat me like one of your prisoners Val, and I just wanted to see you. I couldn't exactly drop by could I? If I did you probably would've sent me straight to the sanctuary"

"Give me some credit," Valkyrie jokingly sneered,

"Have you seen Ghastly?" Skulduggery stepped in, Tanith stood there staring at him for a moment,

"No, I'm going to see him after you two."

"Go do it now." His voice was cold and demanding, a voice that only a fool would argue with, Tanith smiled with thin black lips that spread black veins across her face like a plague and laughed slightly,

"Have you forgotten who the prisoner here is?" She said still smiling,

"Now." His voice was so dark not only did it make the remnant look positively cuddly, but it also made it change its facial expression, its smile dropped quickly and didn't return. Tanith closed the door leaving the room eclipsed in darkness, Valkyrie looked at the man she couldn't live without, when she realised she was completely frightened of him right now, her hand clamped around her mouth and she burst into tears, Skulduggery whipped his head around to see her, and in a millisecond she was in his arms,

"Shh, It's ok, I'm sorry" he cooed as he rocked her in his arms

"You scared me," but instead of an answer he just held her tighter, "Skulduggery?"

"Yes?"

"I miss her."

""Please believe me when I tell you, you're not then only one"

They stayed locked in that position even when sleep consumed Valkyrie in Skulduggery's arms while he meditated.

.o-0*O*0-o.

Ghastly sat there with his back against a cold wall thinking about little things that kept coming to mind, his thoughts were interrupted when the door opened but he didn't bother to look at the intruder.

"Well you're a sight for sore eyes." That voice, it's the voice Ghastly has wanted to here for so long; he spun his head round to see the beautiful blonde Goddess before him,

"Tanith." He whispered, Ghastly was in shock, he couldn't move but he knew he had to stay strong "How did you know we were here?" She smiled

"No, let me ask the first question. How did you know I was here?" Ghastly thought about their contact,

"We were told by a reliable source"

"I see, and have you ever even met your reliable source?" She asked with an innocent face. Sudden realisation struck Ghastly, his eye's widened,

"No," he breathed, it was barely even audible, but the remnants grin still grew, "You?" Its grin had grown as big as it could get. Too many feelings began to mix in Ghastly, he was angry, shocked, longing, jealous and so many more, he just sat there looking around as if the answer was about to pop up. "But, but the limo driver-"

"I took his family hostage and told him what he had to do, but that brat of a child wouldn't stop crying and I've heard of a mothers love but well," she let out a small giggle, "accidents happen" Ghastly stared at her wondering why something like this would happen to a woman as incredibly wonderful as Tanith, at that moment Ghastly leaped up too kiss her but stopped when the cold metal of her sword was at his neck,

"Why did you want us to find you?" he asked still with the sword at the tender flesh of his throat, she pondered for a moment staring at him before she opened her mouth and asked,

"Why do you want Tanith back?" it asked, he was surprised by the fact that a remnant had just asked that so he stared right back and replied,

"because whether you like it or not I'm still madly in love with the real Tanith Low, and have been ever since we rescued Skulduggery all those years ago." They stayed quiet for a few seconds until the remnant winced and began gasping for air. It dropped her sword and put one had on its head and the other on its neck. She grabbed the sword and began swing it into thin air screeching and shouting,

"NO! Stay down!" she then ran out of the room pushing the door so hard it hit the wall and slammed shut again.

Ghastly stood there wondering what had just happened and why. He walked backwards until he met the wall again and slid down, he closed his eyes and began to think of the memories of times he spent with Tanith especially of when he asked out for dinner. He stroked his scarred lips tenderly with his finger tips from when she kissed him. Ever since the remnant investigation had stopped a couple of years ago ghastly had secretly been learning how to prepare a brilliant steak just for her, and he had to admit they were pretty good. So until he drifted to sleep he thought of steak, and Tanith.

Ok to everyone who has read these and is unhappy with the length of them yep I know I hate how short they are too and but something interesting is going to happen in the next chapter … or the one after but it will definitely happen in one of those. Ok well see you soon.

Funny Bones BP over and out.