Valkyrie slowly opened her eyes and found herself in a room with no windows. Her eyes adjusted to the light and she laid there for a while thinking. She felt something wet on her neck. She touched it and realised it was a blue gew. Valkyrie went through her thoughts in the back of her head trying to remembering what happen. Everything seemed blurry. Valkyrie slowly sat up and saw that she was wearing a blue hospital gown. She knew where she was 'One of kenspeckle's rooms' she thought. Someone was sitting in a chair next to hear and saw that it was tanith. But she was sleeping.
"Tanith?" asked Valkyrie. She saw her eyes flicker and they opened slowly.
"Valkyrie you're finally awake" she said between a yawn "how do ya feel?"
"Ok I guess. What happened? The only thing I remember is being in the car with a bleeding leg and then someone opening the door but the rest a blur."
"Yep. You got kidnapped by a person that I don't know. Neither did skulduggery. Anyway we found you but you were different"
"Different how?"
"Well the person who kidnapped you. Drago. Turned you into a......into a"
"What!"
"An infected"
Everything that was now a blur all became clear to Valkyrie.
Tanith stared at the look on Valkyrie's face. "You alright?"
"Everything that was a blur just became clear to me"
"Oh"
"It's weird ya know because I knew what I was doing but it was like I couldn't control myself and then I remember" Valkyrie stopped and then all of a sudden started laughing
Tanith looked confused "What's so funny?"
"I remember fighting skulduggery"
"He had to go to Kenspeckle because of that"
"Why"
"That fight caused him 2 cracked ribs and bite mark"
"What do you mean by bit.....oh I remember. Must of bit him pretty hard"
"Was it tasty?"
"No"
"He was so worried about you. You know you've been asleep for 3 days"
"Really"
"Anyway Kenspeckle told as you acted so differently than normal infected because of your blood"
"My blood?"
"Because you have magic in your blood and because you're an ancient. And we also found out that Drago gave you some kind of magic liquid to help you control your vampire side"
"Oh I remember that. I also remember another person"
"Jacob"
"Yeah. Wait how do you know"
"When skul was fighting you I was left fighting him. Coward he ran off when I was winning"
"How's skulduggery"
"Probably still worried. He doesn't know you're awake. He was so angry when he found out they did test on you"
"I can't believe I bit him and broke his ribs"
"He's here right now talking to kenspeckle"
Valkyrie heard voices coming and kenspeckle came into the room
"Ahh Valkyrie you up!"
"Hey kenspeckle"
"How do you feel?"
"Tired"
"I used a powerful mixture on you to help with that scar on your neck. Plus I also fixed your leg someone tried to fix it but did a bad job."
"Thank you Kenspeckle. Is Skulduggery ok?"
"He's fine. I fixed him up in no time."
"Thanks"
"I shall leave you then" kenspeckle walked out of the room. She heard another voice and a person with a pinstripe suit came in. Skulduggery.
"Valkyrie!"
"Hey skul"
"How are you" He asked as he headed over to her bed and grabbed another chair sitting down.
"Am ok"
"You sure"
"Yes am fine. Just a bit tired oh am sorry for beating you up"
He laughed "Beating me up"
"You know how I broke two of you ribs and bit you"
"Who told you that?"
Valkyrie gave one quick glance at Tanith. Skulduggery looked at her and Tanith started laughing.
"What's so funny?" he asked
"I can't believe that Valkyrie bashed you up" she said between laughs
"She didn't bash me up!"
"Then what do you call two broken ribs and a bite mark"
"Didn't hurt at all. And besides I won in the end"
"Stupid ego"
Skulduggery laughed and turned to Valkyrie who all of a sudden started laughing. Then Tanith started laughing with her.
"What is it with you women?"
Valkyrie wouldn't stop laughing and tanith was wiping away tears.
"Alright that does it" Skulduggery said as he got up of the chair "Valkyrie am talking you home right now" Valkyrie looked at him and then she turned and saw tanith on her knees laughing. Valkyrie joined in and skulduggery folded his arms across his chest and shook his head.
"Women" he muttered
Valkyrie was sitting in the Bentley starring out the window. Skulduggery was next to her with his hands tight on the wheel and staring at the road.
"Thank you for saving me"
He turned and glanced at her "Your welcome" She smiled but then her smiled dropped
"Am also sorry for being so much trouble"
"Pardon"
"Well am the one always getting kidnapped and you have to go though the trouble of resecuring me"
"I don't mind as long as you're safe"
Valkyrie blushed and turned her head to the window again.
"Am weak"
Skulduggery shook his head "You're not weak"
"Yes I am" Valkyrie eyes started to get waterier "If I wasn't so weak then I wouldn't get kidnapped so much"
"You're not weak you are one of the most strongest people I have ever met"
"You're just saying that"
The Bentley stopped in front of Gordon's house. Well it was hers now because she had turned eighteen and once she did she decided to move in.
Before skulduggery could say anything Valkyrie got out of the car and started to walk towards the front door. Valkyrie fumbled with the keys and then felt a bony hand torch her arm. She turned around and saw skulduggery standing before her.
"You're not weak. People just judge you too much. But there wrong I mean if it weren't for you then the Grotesquery wouldn't be dead. And if I didn't have your help serpine wouldn't be dead either"
Valkyrie wiped her tears away and then for no reason she hugged skulduggery. He was shocked but gave her a hug back.
"Thanks skul" Then Valkyrie broke the hug. He was even more shocked when she gave him a kiss on the cheek. He stared at he and Valkyrie blushed a deep red.
"What" she asked
"You've never done that before"
"Thought I would try something new" she joked
"Oh ok then"
They said their goodbyes and Valkyrie watched the Bentley drive away into darkness.
She unlocked the door and stepped into the house. She flicked on the TV and sat on her couch.
She felt weird as she thought of skulduggery. It made her feel warm and happy. But she didn't know what it was. She went to bed still thinking of skulduggery.
She started to have a new feeling for him.
Skulduggery was in the Bentley and he too felt a new feeling.
