Back again with Chapter 3! Okay hope you enjoy, please review thanks for all of the support!
"I'm going out." Valkyrie breathed, she reached into her pocket and felt around for some money, she groaned and flopped onto the bed.
She could practically feel Skulduggery grinning on the inside, "You don't have any money do you?" He laughed. "Take this," He handed Valkyrie £200, Valkyrie immediately shook her head and handed the money back,
"Skully I can't." She said,
"Of course you can, money's never meant a thing to me. Take it." He was right, money never did mean a thing to someone like Skulduggery, he didn't eat, he didn't drink, he got his clothes from Ghastly, Valkyrie knew, but this wasn't about that.
Valkyrie shook her head again, "No, Skul, I mean it's too much to take in cash." Skulduggery slightly froze in realisation,
"Oh I see, give me back one hundred then." She handed back half of Skulduggery's money.
"Cheers Skully."
"I'm going out to see what I can find out about the case."
"Okay see you back here then."
She stepped onto her tip-toes and kissed him on his cheekbone before skipping out and closing the door behind her. Soon after Skulduggery followed.
The shops were nicer than Valkyrie imagined, especially after the traumatising experience of The Star Inn. The streets were slim stone brick pathways with pretty salmon pink houses and shops on either side each house and shop had a apartment in the story above with pretty white window shutters. All of the roofs were blanketed in a thick coat of snow, Valkyrie was gazing at it all when her phone rang. Tanith was calling, Valkyrie answered,
"Tanith?" She held her other hand to her ear so she could her the other line better.
"Val! God! You didn't tell me where you went this morning!"
"Yeah Sorry I left very early in the morning, I didn't find out until we were going until I was in Mayo itself."
"Yeah wanna get a coffee of something?" Tanith smiled on the other end of the line,
"Tanith, you're back at where ever you are. I can't have a coffee with you right now." Valkyrie heard Tanith's voice as if she was close.
"Look around," Valkyrie whipped around to see Tanith with the phone still held to her ear. Tanith grinned "Hiya Val. Coffee?"
Valkyrie found a sweet café to get a decent ham sandwich and some tea for herself, Tanith ordered a small espresso and a chicken and lettuce sandwich. The two girls sat with their hands curled around their warm cups, they were sitting outside so as you can probably imagine they were freezing, especially Tanith in her leather waistcoat.
"So," Val said though puffs of cold breathes, she closed her eyes before asking, "have you noticed anything different Skulduggery?"
Tanith nearly choked on her sandwich, "What other than the fact that you're all over him?" Valkyrie eyes widened slightly,
"Tanith!" She scowled.
"What?" Tanith said casually, "The way you sugarcoated it when Skul didn't get you a present for Christmas, or how you didn't blame Skulduggery once while we were talking on the phone. Val in one sense he kidnapped you."
"Anything apart from me?" Val didn't want to talk about this anymore. Tanith's shoulders sagged,
"Oh I don't know, he's been like that for the past few months, just plain grumpy. Especially aimed at you." Tanith looked thoughtful for a moment, then cupped her hands to her mouth, her eyes bulged so much Valkyrie was fairly sure that if Tanith leaned forward they'd fall out. "Val, he likes you!"
"Tanith!" She scowled again. "Tanith, he had a family. You're right I do like him, and I like him alot. I trust you to let it pass over and ignore it but even if he did like me," Valkyrie paused and sighed. "If he did like me, I could never compete with her."
"Who?" Tanith asked,
"His wife, Tanith," Valkyrie had become depressed and regretted bringing up the topic. She was eager to turn away and buy some clothes.
"I see." Tanith nodded. "Sorry to depress you." Valkyrie laughed,
"Me? Depress me?" She laughed again, "I'm just happy you're here Tanith! Theres no one I'd rather talk with about it."
"So where are you staying?" Tanith smiled,
Valkyrie smiled back, "The Star Inn, It's nice there and theres a nice view-"
"Val you're sugarcoating it again, I've seen that place, it's horrible." Valkyrie nodded,
"Yes it's quite frankly hideous." Valkyrie's eyes widened, "Wait Tanith where are you staying?" Tanith grinned at Valkyrie and pointed to a salmon pink villa at the end of the street,
"See that villa?"
"Oh Tanith,"
"You see it?"
"Yes, Tanith I see the villa."
"Right there, Me and Ghastly have rented the entire villa to ourselves."
Valkyrie muttered under her breath, "Lucky, little bitch." She turned to Tanith again, "Wait Ghastly's here?" Tanith nodded,
"Yup." Valkyrie raised an eyebrow,
"Then why isn't he with us?"
"He's sleeping." Tanith rolled her eyes.
"Ghastly the boxing champion, sleeping?" Valkyrie and Tanith both laughed.
"So whats Skul doing?" Tanith asked taking the finishing sip to her espresso,
"Detective case, I really just didn't feel like doing it anymore. I just sort of want to stop." Tanith just stared at Valkyrie, "Tanith?"
"You know Val, you're so grown up."
"Am I? I've never really noticed,"
"But look at you, little miss sophisticated with her fingers curled round her cup having girly talk with her friend in a café, just like they do in the movies."
Tanith payed for the tea and they both got up.
"You really think I'm mature?" Valkyrie asked, Tanith laughed,
"I said grown up Val, you will never be mature."
I know, I know. This chapter was soooo rushed, and soooo boring to read but it was soooo fun to write! At least something has happened in the story now! Thanks for support, love all of you guys!