Skulduggery rolled over and kicked him in the face but Jacob grabbed his foot and threw skulduggery across the room. Skulduggery hit the wall and stood up. He blasted the air at Jacob and sent him across to the other side of the room. Jacob growled and jumped across the room. Skulduggery elbowed him in the shoulder and Jacob fell back. Skulduggery punched him in the nose but then Jacob grabbed this foot using his teeth and threw him on the ground and then onto the couch. Skulduggery's leg was still in Jacobs mouth and he started to chew. Valkyrie blew the air at him and he went straight though the front door and onto the front porch. Jacob looked into Valkyrie's eyes for a short moment then turned and ran onto the streets into the darkness. Valkyrie turned around and saw skulduggery trying to stand up. She looked at the ground and tried to find his leg. It was near the front door and was still in the shoe and sock. Valkyrie picked it up. It had a bit mark in it.
"Sit" Valkyrie said
"Why?"
"To fix you leg"
"I can fix it myself"
"It's broken in half"
"Am graceful enough to walk on one leg"
Valkyrie rolled her eyes and looked at his leg
"I know how to fix it"
"How?"
"You not the only one who teaches me things kenspeckles been teaching me stuff to"
"I bet am better"
"Shut up. Now sit down"
Skulduggery sat down and Valkyrie went upstairs and a couple minutes later Valkyrie come down with a brown box. She sat on the couch next to skulduggery and opened the box. Inside it laid mixtures and potions.
"Where'd you get that?"
"Kenspeckle gave it to me"
Valkyrie pulled out a white cream and a light blue potion and started mixing them together.
"This is your fault you know" Valkyrie said as she mixed the potion
"Reason being"
"If you hadn't of made him angry then none of this would of happened"
"I blame him"
"Of course you do"
"That's because it was his fault"
"Well I say let him go"
"Why"
"If we go after him he wont get a chance to calm down and well he hates you"
" But everybody loves me"
"You wish"
"Don't be jealous'
Valkyrie rolled her eyes and finished mixing the potion which had turned into a blue cream. She dipped her fingers in and started rubbing it onto skulduggery's broken leg.
"He will come back" skulduggery said
"Why would he wont to come back"
"He needs are help so once he calms down he will return"
"To finish the job"
"What job"
"Braking all your other bones"
She had finished rubbing the cream onto his leg and the two broken pieces started to grow back together. She handed it to him and he attached it back on.
Valkyrie grinned "Bet ya never thought I could do that"
"I could of easily done it my self"
Valkyrie rolled her eyes and skulduggery looked at her "Thankyou"
She smiled "your welcome"
Valkyrie glanced at the door and heard footsteps coming. Jacob came in looking back to normal but his eyes were still a shade of red.
"Jacob" Valkyrie stood up
"Am sorry" Jacob said
Valkyrie went over to him "You alright"
"Am ok. I left so that I could use my anger on something else it worked like it always does"
"What did you do"
"Smashed someone's car"
Skulduggery was up in a flash and was standing on Valkyrie's side.
"Was it a Bentley?"
"No"
"Am sure you would feel better if it was a Bentley" Valkyrie said
"Why?" asked Jacob
"That's skuls car"
"Now I regret braking that Holden"
Skulduggery looked at Valkyrie and she smiled.
Jacob glanced at skulduggery and licked his teeth
"Your not that tasty"
Valkyrie laughed and skulduggery glanced at her again.
Jacob laughed and then look at skulduggery's leg
"Sorry about that"
"I've had worse" skulduggery said
Jacob looked at Valkyrie "So I guess this means your helping me"
"I guess it does" Skulduggery said
"So what are we going to do"
"First we will find out what's wrong with you and what he used on you and I think I know the perfect person who can help"
"Who might that be?"
"Kenspeckle"
"am sorry who?"
"Grumpy old scientist but very good with medicine"
"And when will we be leaving"
"Tomorrow so until then you will need a place to stay"
"Oh"
"No need to worry" Valkyrie said
They both looked at her and she smiled "He can stay here for the night"
"Really?" asked Jacob
"Sure why not"
"where's the bedroom"
"Their's a lot of rooms but if you go upstairs and turn right they should be a bedroom"
"Thanks. Do you mind if a go and get some shut eye am really tired"
"Sure"
"Thanks"
Jacob walked pass them and went upstairs to go and find his room. Skulduggery turned to Valkyrie and she went into the kitchen. He followed.
"I don't think this is a good idea"
"Why?"
"I don't trust him. And there's no way am leaving you along with him"
"Don't worry I'll be fine" Valkyrie put on the kettle and sat on the bench table.
"Don't worry! Valkyrie he's a monster"
"Only when angry"
"What's going to stop him from getting angry. No am staying here along as he is here"
Valkyrie got that warm feeling in her stomach 'skulduggery staying here? All night?'
She sighed "You worry to much"
"Only because I care"
Valkyrie blushed and went to the fridge hiding her face.
"Fine you can stay"
Valkyrie made herself a cup of tea and sat down on the table taking a slow sip.
It was quiet for a few moments when skulduggery spoke
"You looked troubled"
Valkyrie looked up "Do I?"
"Yes"
"Well nothing seems wrong"
"If there's anything you need to talk about you can always talk to me"
"About what?"
"Stuff happening in your life"
'was this her chance to tell him how she felt'
"Well…."
"Yes?"
"Thankyou"
"Thankyou?"
"Thankyou for bringing me into this world teaching me magic and being a good friend"
"Your welcome"
Valkyrie smiled and put her cup in the sink.
"Well am of to bed. Goodnight"
"Goodnight"
Valkyrie walked over to him and for no reason gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and ran up the stairs. Skulduggery sat there and placed his hand were she kissed him. 'His feelings for her were growing stronger' he thought 'Would she fill the same way?'
'He had to tell her sometime now or never' He sighed and walked into the lounge room and sat down on the couch staring into open space. He decided to read a book and sat there reading for an hour and half when he heard a scream coming from Valkyrie's room.
X x X
It was five in the morning when Valkyrie screamed, Skulduggery came rushing In and looked at her. She was sweating and looked pale. Skulduggery sat by her side and shock her arm gently.
She sat up really fast and fell of the bed rolling onto the floor. Skulduggery jumped of the bed and ran to her picking her up of the floor. She groaned and opened her eyes and looked up to see skulduggery looking down at her.
"Hello" she said weakly
"You alright?"
"Am fine just a few nightmares"
"What were they about?" He asked as he put her on her bed.
"Just things"
"Like"
"I cant remember sorry"
"No need to worry just try and get back to sleep"
Valkyrie nodded and lied down on her pillow falling asleep in seconds. Skulduggery sighed happily and went back down stairs to finish reading his book.
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