General POV

Am on my way with girls. Be at your house soon. Love Jade x

Violet grinned at her phone then looked up at her reflection in the mirror. Her black hair, dip dyed blue, was perfectly glossy and straight, and her outfit - a red sparkly dress and matching heels - was sexy but not too sexy as she was nearly a married woman!

She struck a pose then heard a laugh behind her. "Vogue!" Called Anton and Ghastly laughed even louder.

"Are you guys drunk already?" Violet rolled her eyes at them.

"No. I only had one beer." Anton said. "But Ghastly's off his head. A bottle of vodka and a rainbow cocktail that Skul is surprisingly good at making."

"I am very not drunk. Thanksh you very much." Ghastly giggled.

"Yeah. Well Tanith is on her way over now with Jade, Valkyrie, Clarabelle, Susie and my friend, Elizabeth." Violet said.

"Mate, we better hide you then." Anton dragged Ghastly away and shoved him into the bathroom. "Violet, I really need to talk to you."

"About..." Violet tried to sound irritated but a smile spread across her face at the thought of her upcoming wedding.

"Jade." Anton ran a hand through his hair. "I really love her, Vi. And I don't know what to do. She seems scared of commitment but she loves me too. I want to go the whole hog and marry her and have her gorgeous kids but she's reluctant."

Violet stared at him.

"YOU want to get married and have kids?"

"Yes."

"You?"

"Yes. Me. Now can't you help me?"

"How? I can't hypnotise her."

"You could persuade her."

"I'll try, Anton, I really will." Violet sighed. The doorbell rang and she brightened up. "My girls are here!"

"Oh crap. Jade's here. Hide. Hide." Anton ran around then locked himself in the bathroom with Ghastly. Violet answered the door with a beam and Jade was there, scowling.

"Clarabelle bailed on us. She's on a date with 'my honey Gerry.'" Jade said. "I think he's going to propose to her."

"Christ, even Clarabelle's getting married." Valkyrie laughed. "Everyone's settling down."

"Fletcher's in the kitchen, Val." Violet said and Valkyrie awkwardly laughed then walked off in that direction.

"Where's, um, Grand Mage Ravel?" Elizabeth asked, eyes wide.

"Erskine's in the kitchen too, I think they're making Mancakes."

"What are they?"

"Man Pancakes." Violet sighed and Elizabeth laughed and ran off to the kitchen. Susie grinned too and yawned.

"I guess I'll say hi to Billy-Ray then. The groom." Susie said and walked off.

"Bitch." Tanith and Jade said at the same time.

"She's engaged."

"Doesn't stop a woman from fancying other men." Jade raised an eyebrow and Tanith blushed. "Have you seen Dexter shirtless? I mean, he's gay but phwoar."

"Very true." Violet laughed. "Ghastly's in the bathroom with Anton."

"Are we sure they aren't gay as well?" Jade laughed lightly but she was looking annoyed. "Why's he in there with Ghastly?"

"Hiding." Violet said. "From Tanith."

"Cheers."

"I'll just go sit in the car." Jade shrugged and walked off.

"Poor Jade." Violet sighed then got out her phone and created a group chat.

To: Jade, Tanith, Elizabeth, Susie, Valkyrie

All into the car for a fun-filled party. Thank you homies. Peace out. Vi xxx oh and can you bring some mancakes?

"We don't have mancakes." Jade said grumpily.

"We have champagne and truffles." Susie smiled at her. "I mean, Anton was nice enough to give me some truffles before I went."

"What the fuck were you doing with Anton?" Jade screamed. "I thought you were saying 'hey' to Billy! What happened to just ruining Vi's relationship?!"

Susie giggled. "I think someone's had too much to drink. No more champagne for you." She said.

"Bloody blonde bimbo." Jade muttered and retreated to her corner of the limo.

"So..." Elizabeth said. "How's all your boyfriends?"

"Ghastly's being an ass about baby Ghanith. He won't let me paint the nursery bright red with little black swords decorating it." Tanith sighed and sipped her orange juice.

"Okay...that's unsettling." Valkyrie said.

"Not."

"Is."

"Not."

"Is."

"Not."

"Is."

"Where's the gayest of them all?" Skulduggery asked.

"I'm looking at him!" Erskine stared at Skulduggery and had a laughing fit.

"Saracen's having a piss." Dexter said. "But I take great offence on his behalf. Okay Anty, truth or dare?"

"Truth." Anton wasn't going to relive the last terrifying dare where he had to wear Violet's dress and send photos to Caelan. He shuddered. The photos he got back...never should anyone see them.

"Hmm." Sanguine paused. "Aha! Eureka! I've got it!" Anton took a big drink of his beer in preparation. "If Valkyrie and China came up to you now and stripped," Skulduggery yelled NOOO. "Would you take up their offer of sex? Knowing that Skul is Val's best friend and that he fan-" Sanguine stopped. "Knows China."

Fletcher shook his head.

"What? Its a perfectly reasonable question, Hair."

"Um. I'd...can I have another option?" Anton asked.

"Jade." Skulduggery said quietly and the rest of the dead men and Fletcher and Sanguine grinned knowingly.

"Um. I'll do a dare." Anton said.

"I dare you to answer that question." Saracen demanded.

"Ah is my phone ringing?"

"No."

"Oh. I better go answer the phone."

"No-one's ringing you."

"It's on silent."

"How did you know it was ringing then?"

Anton glared at them all. "Jade! Okay! I'd bloody choose Jade. Now can we move on."

"Sure. Fletcher's turn." Ghastly said.

Dexter turned off the video on his phone and quietly played it through. It had captured every word and the blush on Anton's face. He started a new message.

I think you should see this. Dexter.

And sent it to all his contacts except Jade and Anton.

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten." The taxi man counted them. "Ten people here. Only four allowed in taxi."

"There is four of us!" Tanith pleaded, wide eyed. She was the only one who wasn't drunk but she was a bit hyper off the many sugary drinks even if they contained no alcohol. Jade and Violet were glaring at Susie who was chatting innocently to Elizabeth. Valkyrie was pretending to be a wolf. They had picked up Clarabelle and Thrasher who had got engaged and were snogging. Also, they had gained two eager teenage boys who kept staring at the group of girls as if they couldn't believe their luck.

"Only four allowed in taxi." The man said.

"Awhoooo." Valkyrie howled.

"Yes. But there are four!" Tanith stamped her foot in a tantrum. The driver shook his head and drove off.

"I'm texting Skulduggery to tell him to pick us up!" Valkyrie stopped being a wolf and got out her phone. She turned it on and saw a text from Dexter. "Woah." She screamed.

"What?" Tanith rushed up to her and then saw the video. "Yes! Get in there lad! Come on! YES!"

Violet turned on her phone and watched, wide eyed. Jade was being sick in the road so the other girls watched the video then hid their phones from Jade. The fuck you doing sending video to everyone, you absolute idiot! Jade needs to get over Anton. O_O. Mad at you. Love Val xxx

Valkyrie sent the message to Dexter then called up Ghastly, deciding the van would be better than the Bentley if they were all drunk.

"Hello, my muscled scarred friendy."

"Creepy. Who is this?"

"You know its me."

"Ah, hello Me. Pleasure to talk to you."

"Shut up."

"Valkyrie, what's up?"

"You pick us up."

"What?"

"Pick up us. Taxi said their was ten of us but there's really four. Me, Tanith, Jade, Violet, Elizabeth, Clarabelle, Susie, Thrasher and two men-boys."

"That's ten."

"Exactly. Four." Valkyrie nodded wisely.

"I'm not fit to drive. I'll send Anton."

"No! Have you seen the video Dexter made?"

"Oh God. Not another one. It was truth or dares okay? I didn't want to do it, it was a dare."

"What?"

"Um. Never mind."

"Get everyone to check their phones but don't let Anton see the video."

"Okay. Ninjas assemble."

"Yep. Then pick us up."

"I'll come riding in on my white horse."

"Okay."

"It's called Pegasus."

"Okay."

"It's very pretty."

"Okay."

"You'd like it."

"Okay."

"It's not really a white horse."

"Okay."

"I lied." Ghastly sniffed. "That video is so emotional."

"Okay."

"Okay. I'll send Pegasus. Pegasus is very obliging. You'll like her."

"Okay."

"Bye."

Valkyrie hung up and started howling again.

Ow my hands hurt from typing all that. O_O. Is my favourite face. Part 2 is coming to Fanfiction near you...soon. Today. Whatever.