Valkyrie woke up and the sun was shining in her face. She got up and opened the door and smelt something yummy from coming down stairs. She walked into the kitchen and found skulduggery at the stove cooking breakfast.
"Morning" Valkyrie said as she sat down on a chair
"Good morning" Skulduggery said "What would you like on your pancake?"
"Pardon?"
"I made pancakes what do you wont on them?"
"Surprise me"
A few moments passed and he gave her a pancake with cream and honey.
"Thanks. Its my favourite"
"You welcome"
She started to eat her pancake "Where's Jacob?" she asked
"He went for a walk"
"Are you sure you didn't kill him"
"Promise"
Skulduggery cleaned up the stove and sat down on a chair watching Valkyrie eat her pancake.
"Want some?" she asked
"Don't eat remember"
"Aww yeah. But it taste so good"
"How do you feel"
"Am fine why"
"Remember last night?"
"yep"
"you sure your ok or do you have a bump on your head"
"Am fine stop worrying"
"Once Jacob gets back will go straight to kenspeckles ok?"
"Sure" Valkyrie grinned "In a hurry to get rid of him are you"
"I still don't trust him"
"I know"
"He likes you"
Valkyrie glanced up at skulduggery
"Pardon"
"He likes you I can tell its so obvious"
"Even if its true I don't like him back because……" she stopped her sentence
"because what?"
"Doesn't matter"
"Valkyrie"
"well its because I-"
"Hey guys" Jacob interrupted her as he come into the kitchen.
"Ah its about time you got back. You ready to go" skulduggery asked
"Sure lets go"
They all got in the Bentley and drove to the old cinema finding kenspeckle in one of his labs.
"Kenspeckle" Skulduggery said once they were in the lab
Kenspeckle grumbled and turned around "What is it now"
"We need your help"
"Has Valkyrie broken another bone?"
"No I haven't" Valkyrie said as she joined them in the lab with Jacob behind her.
"What do you want then?"
"My friend needs your help"
"Who?"
Jacob came forward and introduced himself and then told kenspeckle what he was and what Drago had done to him.
Kenspeckle brought his hand to his chin "I might be able to help"
"Really?" asked Valkyrie
"Yes but that tests I have to do will take awhile"
"As long as it helps" Jacob said
Kenspeckle nodded "Very well I will start the test but after you take these test you may feel weak so you have to stay here until there done"
"Sure"
"Ok then come this way" Kenspeckle headed towards a door to the left and Jacob followed him. But then kenspeckle turned
"These tests are going to take a couple of days" he said "So I say you should go home"
"No I…."but Jacob interrupted her
"No val his right you should go home you look really tied"
"Are you sure?" she asked
"Positive now go on nick off" Jacob left and went into the other room.
Skulduggery turned to her "You heard him come on lets go" he said
They got in the Bentley and drove back to her house. But when they got there a motorbike was parked in front of it. Valkyrie got out of the Bentley and looked at the bike.
It belong to someone she new
"Hey val!"
Valkyrie turned and saw her best friend Tanith standing on the front step
"Tanith" Valkyrie walked up to her friend and they gave each other a hug. Skulduggery got out of his car and gave Tanith a friendly nod.
"I didn't know you where coming" asked Valkyrie
"Oh didn't you hear? The sanctuary is having a party this weekend and am invited"
"Why are they having a party?"
"Anniversary"
Valkyrie turned to Skulduggery and arched a eyebrow "You didn't tell me they were having a party"
"Forgot to tell you" he said
Tanith spoke "Its going to be fun it's a formal"
Valkyrie signed "well have fun but am not going"
Tanith frowned "Why not"
"Because I don't wont to"
"Please. You get to take a date!"
"Another reason why am not going"
"Oh come on"
"No"
"But skuls going"
Valkyrie turned around and looked at him "Are you?"
"A party might be fun"
"Am still not going"
"We'll make you" Tanith said
"How"
Tanith smiled and then started tickling Valkyrie. Valkyrie started laughing and couldn't breath. Skulduggery just stood there laughing.
"Had enough yet" Tanith said between laughs
Valkyrie gasp "Ok ok ok I'll go can you stop now!"
Tanith stopped and smiled "Great"
"But I don't have a date"
"Take Jacob"
Valkyrie frowned "How do you know about that"
Tanith laughed and glanced at skulduggery. Valkyrie looked at him
"You told her everything didn't you without me knowing. I didn't even know she was coming!"
"Am fall of surprises" he said
Valkyrie scowled and walked into the house Tanith and Skulduggery pleasant followed.
"Tanith if you need a place to stay you can stay here" asked Valkyrie
Tanith nodded "Yeah sure it will be great. We can get ready for the party together!"
"Wonderful" Valkyrie joked
NEXT DAY
Valkyrie woke up the next day and went to have a shower. She got dressed and walked down stairs to the kitchen and made herself breakfast. She sat at the table and ate her cereal. Tanith came into the kitchen and her hair was everywhere she sat down at the table.
"Someone had a rough night" Valkyrie said
Tanith looked at her hair "Yeah had a tough nightmare"
"So when's this party?"
"Tomorrow night"
Valkyrie glared up "What!"
"Forgot to tell you"
"Just great" she joked
"Ya gonna ask skulduggery to be your date or?"
Valkyrie blushed and looked at her bowl. A little while back Valkyrie had told Tanith how she felt about Skulduggery. Big mistake.
"Why would I"
Tanith arched an eyebrow
"No Tanith I cant ask him I don't even have the gusts to tell him how I feel"
"Ya gonna have to tell him sometime"
Valkyrie groaned "I know"
"Cant wait for this party"
"I know its getting annoying"
"Wait to you see my dress"
"Crap I need a dress"
Tanith smiled "I've already handled it"
"Tanith wait did you d…" Valkyrie was interrupted by a knock on the door. She got up and went to answer. She smiled when she saw Skulduggery standing on her doorstep.
"What are you doing here?" She asked
"Training remember"
"Oh forgot come in"
Skulduggery come in and walked into the lounge room. Tanith came in and smiled at him.
"Hey skul"
"You alright?"Skulduggery asked
"Yes why?"
"Your hair its alive"
Valkyrie laughed "She just had a bad nightmare"
"Oh. Lets begin training. Tanith you can join us when you have done something about you hair"
Tanith poked her tongue out and walked up the stairs. Valkyrie went into her backyard and turned to skulduggery "So have you found a date yet"
"Am not taking one"
"I thought that you might take china"
"Do you think am stupid"
"Sometimes yes"
" No am not taking her. Am sure she'll find someone"
Valkyrie turned. Skulduggery looked at her 'She's so pretty' he thought 'this feeling for her was stronger then he thought. She's to pretty for her own good. All day he'd been thinking about her. He was madly in love with her'. He thought
"Valkyrie" he said
Valkyrie turned to look at him "Yes"
"Well I was thinking since you don't have a date and neither do I. I thought that maybe…"
Valkyrie blushed and that warm feeling came up in her stomach. "You wanna go with me?" she asked
"As friends"
"Well I suppose it would be alright I guess"
"Only if you wont to"
Valkyrie smiled at him "Yeah I don't see why not. It might be fun" Skulduggery face would of turned bright red if it could.
Tanith came outside dressed and her hair was fixed although it still looked a bit crazy. Tanith smiled at them "So" she said "what are we doing today"
"Well I say we test her fighting skills" Skulduggery said
"How are we going to do that" asked Valkyrie
"I'll fight you"
"What happens if you hurt her" asked Tanith
"No she'll be doing all the fighting I'll just dodge all her attacks. It should be easy"
Valkyrie groaned and walked over to skulduggery. She stood there waiting for him to attack but he just stood there waiting as well. Valkyrie knew him to well. He would attack any minute now.
She was right skulduggery blew the air at her gently and she was taken of her feet. She looked up at him and kicked his leg but he dodge it gracefully. She used her right hand to blast the air at him but he jumped to the other side. But Valkyrie had tricked him and then used her other hand to blast the air. It came to quick and skulduggery was blasted back into a tree.
He stood up "Cheeky"
Valkyrie laughed and used the air to lift up pebbles. She started throwing them at skulduggery using the air. They shot like bullets but skulduggery dodge them all only getting hit by two or three. He ran up behind her and grabbed her hands and put them behind her back. Valkyrie kicked him in the shin and he grunted in pain but he didn't let go.
Valkyrie laughed "Ok ok you win"
Skulduggery let go and Tanith started laughing and clapping.
"Your getting better. You managed to hit him two or three times" Tanith said.
Valkyrie's phone rang and she went to answer it. While talking on the phone Tanith and Skulduggery stood there.
"So do you have a date" asked Tanith
"Kinda"
"Really cool whose going with you"
Skulduggery glanced at Valkyrie and Tanith gasped "You taking her"
"No were just going as friends"
Tanith smiled "Say whatever you wanna say"
Valkyrie came back "That was Jacob. They have finished the tests"
"And" asked Tanith
"He has to stay in there for a couple more days"
"Oh ok then"
Skulduggery nodded "We'll I must leave. Valkyrie I'll pick you up at about 7.00 ok?"
"Sure cya tomorrow"
Skulduggery turned and left heading towards his Bentley. Tanith and Valkyrie went inside the house.
NEXT DAY
Valkyrie groaned when she heard someone knocking at her door at 11 in the morning. She slowly got out of her bed and headed down stairs to answer the door. When she opened the door Ghastly was standing there holding two brown bags.
"Hello Ghastly"
"Hi Valkyrie"
"I heard that Tanith was staying with you"
"Yes she is"
"Well could you please give this to her" Ghastly handed her one of the brown bags
"What is it?"
"She asked me to make her a dress for the party tonight"
"Oh that's great. So are you going"
"Yep"
"Do you have a date?"
"Yep"
"Wow Ghastly that's great who?"
Ghastly laughed "Tanith"
"Cool I hope you two have fun"
"Me to and this is for you" He handed me the other brown bag and I looked at it with big eyes.
"What's this?"
"Tanith told me to get it for you"
Valkyrie walked into the lounge room "Come in Ghastly" Valkyrie yelled from the lounge room. Ghastly walked into the lounge room and stood next to where Valkyrie was sitting.
Valkyrie opened the brown bag carefully and pulled from what was inside.
Valkyrie gasped. It was a dress.
The dress was black and went to about the knees. The straps were thick. It was a hard silk that ran down to about her hips. From the hips down the rest of the dress was a wavy fabric and the bottom of the dress was a shade of a baby blue colour. It was beautiful.
Valkyrie put the dress down carefully and stood up and gave Ghastly a hug. He hugged her back and then broke the hug grinning at her.
"So what do you think" he asked
"Ghastly is beautiful thankyou so much"
"Your welcome"
Tanith come running down the stairs and came into the lounge room. She saw Ghastly and smiled at him.
"Hi Ghastly"
"Hello Tanith"
Tanith saw the brown bag "Is that my dress?"
Ghastly nodded and Tanith walked over and grabbed the bag opening it slowly. Taniths dress was beautiful as well. It was a light green colour that matched her eyes. It was strapless and V neck. It went down to pass her knees and was silky.
Tanith stared at it with her mouth open. She walked up to Ghastly and gave him a hug. Valkyrie grinned when she saw Tanith give him a kiss on the cheek and Ghastly's face turned red underneath his scars.
"Um well I better be going I'll see you ladies tonight" Ghastly turned and walked out of the house with a big smile across his face.
Tanith saw Valkyrie's dress and smiled at her
"Valkyrie your dress is beautiful" she said
"I know and thanks for telling him to make it"
"Your welcome and am sure once Skulduggery sees you in that dress he'll fall for you"
"hahahah very funny Tanith"
7 HOURS LATER (6.00pm)
Valkyrie looked at the clock in the kitchen and sighed Skulduggery would be here in an hour to come and pick her up for the party. That warm feeling came into her stomach. She was nervous about going with him but he said it was just as friends. But it felt more then that to her. Valkyrie Cain loved Skulduggery Pleasant.
