Forgot to thank DarquesseQueenOfDarkness for the Ersketta jumping out of the cake as a stripper idea! Thank you, friend!
This is pure Valduggery.
Valkyrie stared at her best friend. His facade eyes were sharply looking at her, they were pale minty green and they matched the leaf he was twisting round in his fingers. She opened her mouth to speak then shut it again. How could she tell him how she felt when she was so nervous? Skulduggery's lips curved into a anxious smile.
"Is everything, um, okay, Valkyrie?" He coughed.
"I'm great." She said quietly. "Just great."
"So what did you want to talk to me about?"
"Nothing. Just stuff."
"It sounded important before." He raised an eyebrow. Before, she felt like saying, I was drunk and had a rush of adrenaline. Now, the cold crisp air had sobered her up and she was shaking, almost.
"It was stupid."
"Well what was it?"
Skulduggery gave her an apprehensive look as she blushed.
"It wasn't about...me, was it?" He asked.
"Um. I'm not sure if you'd say it was technically about you. More about MY fee-um, I mean." She gave a small laugh.
"Your feelings?"
"I didn't say that."
"You started too."
"I meant my feet."
"What about your feet?"
"They really like um, bones." She smiled. "My feet like the bones. And they want to, um, stay with the bones. But they're really attached to the bones."
"Really?" Skulduggery asked, sounding curious. His blonde hair flopped into his eyes so he scraped it back.
"Um. The feet think that they wouldn't be able to live without the bones. Ever. They'd be all empty and hollow inside if the bones went." Valkyrie said.
"Well obviously, that's basic anatomy. Feet would be all floppy if there was no bones." Skulduggery said wisely.
"Wait. What do you think we're talking about?" Valkyrie frowned.
"I guess you're thinking of breaking your feet bones or something." Skulduggery said. "Which is quite stupid. Is it for the insurance?"
"My God! I've been pouring my heart to you!"
"Is this really that important to you?"
"I like you, Skulduggery, you big imbecile! I like you as in romantically! I've been trying to tell you that!" Valkyrie whacked him on his arm.
"What? How?"
"Feet! I'm feet! You're bones! Feet can't live without bones! Feet likes the bones a lot!"
"You could of told me!"
"I...I...I give up." Valkyrie got up and started to walk away. She got to the entrance of the Sanctuary when Skulduggery grabbed her and spun her round.
"I will never give up on you, Valkyrie Cain. Who cares about bones and feet? All I need is you, a bottle of champagne and a roaring fire." Skulduggery wrapped his arms around her and pulled his face close to hers. "I like you too, Stephanie, Valkyrie, Darquesse." Then he kissed her. And she kissed him back.