One week later, and still nothin'.

Practically everyday Valkyrie and Funny Bones had dragged me back to that stupid library with old people and old books, and the dust on 'em made me sneeze a lot.

Though finally, as I stared at the ceilin' and played with my razor, Valkyrie squeaked and began shakin' me.

"Sanguine! Sanguine, Sanguine! I found it! It's this thing!" She shoved the moldy book in my face. The page had a black and white picture of the little object, and a little paragraph next to it. The paragraph read:

"The Erfassen originated in Germany in 1556. It's elemental creator, Johannes Sinnlos, built it to steal away the power of his enemies, the Necromancers. He colored it green so it would not be mistaken as its black counterpart that could steal away adept power (which his brother, Rolf, created to get back at their mother). The square pad located on the front of the Erfassen has a certain code that must be put it. The code can only be changed by chanting a certain spell, though the spell is unknown to this date. Once the chant is over, one may change the code to whatever they wish.

Inputting said code will allow the sphere on top to open. Once the sphere is open, it will immediately drain any Necromancers of all powers. It begins on the closest Necromancer. No one is sure of the range of the Erfassen. The target does not have to be dead for the Erfassen to take effect, but from witnesses, less damage is done with the target is alive.

The Erfassen is dangerous to any Necromancer, especially to the powerful. If the famed Death Bringer comes near it, every ounce of their strength will be taken from them, rendering them useless for eternity."

I stopped readin' and looked at Valkyrie. "Did you even read this?"

"No, why?" she asked, still a big smile.

"If it comes near you, the Death Bringer, you'll be turned into a vegetable."

Her smile vanished almost instantly. She scanned the article quickly, frowin' the whole time. When she finished readin' it, Valkyrie swore really loud and got up and strutted off. I staggered up and followed her as best as I could, but she kept takin' all these turns through the labyrinth of shelves. She abruptly stopped right in front of Funny Bones and shoved the book at him.

He read the page rapidly and nodded once. "Speaking of Necromancers, I just received a call from Wreath; someone else is dead. We're supposed to head over to the Temple soon."

Valkyrie groaned and headed to the front to ask to take the book from the library. Funny Bones stepped in front of me and gestured to follow him. The three of us raced through the library. Funny Bones thanked China on the way out. I avoided lookin' at her. Valkyrie climbed into the front of Funny Bones' stupid car, and I slid into the back. He started the car and swerved along the roads to the Temple.

I felt particularly epic as Valkyrie led the way down underground to the Temple. I was beginnin' to get used to this stupid place. Wreath greeted us when we stepped into the tunnels and gave a rundown on what had happened. I wasn't really payin' attention. Mostly, I was just watchin' Valkyrie walk. Eh, I got no shame.

Funny Bones moved around and examined the fresh body in a room. This guy seemed considerably bloodier than the rest of the victims. It was nice.

I hung out in the back of the room, but then that weird Melancholia chick approached me.

"Have you used the information against her yet?" she asked quietly.

"Um, yeah, definitely." I did end up tellin' Valkyrie what I knew…however we ended up doin' the dirty after…

"Is she crushed?"

"Oh hi, Melancholia!" Valkyrie suddenly said, jumpin' over to her.

"Hello."

"Ah, come on! Be happy! I'm here!"

"One of your comrades is dead, and you don't even care."

"Eh, I never knew him, Mel."

"Call me that one more time, and I will kill you."

"Okay, have fun with that."

"I will."

"Sure."

Melancholia's frown grew so deep that she finally just gave up and stomped off. Valkyrie smiled and said, "She hates me."

"Oh, now really? I couldn't tell."

Valkyrie smiled again and skipped back off to Funny Bones. They spent the next half hour or so examinin' the body. Valkyrie ordered a few guys to ship the body off to the same place they had been before, and then we all left. We passed by Melancholia again, and Valkyrie happily waved goodbye to her. I thus realized Valkyrie is truly evil.

"Well, I guess it turns out that Christopher Choir was connected to these Necromancer murders," Valkyrie said.

"Ah, yeah, that's cool," Hair Boy muttered.

"Hush, Fletcher."

Another week after our discovery and this new death, Funny Bones was out bein' mysterious; Hair Boy was bored and hangin' around Valkyrie; I was forced to hang around Valkyrie; and said Valkyrie was tryin' to work, but apparently some awesome movie was on the television. It was late at night when she finally threw her papers on the ground and flopped down onto the couch next to me. She curled her legs forward, so her chin was restin' on her knees. Her leg was just barely touchin' my own thigh. I briefly wondered if Hair Boy would be alarmed at the position, but his eyes were glued to the television, too.

When the film finished, Valkyrie got back up to try and work again. I dunno what she could have been workin' on, since Funny Bones had the case file, but apparently she was bein' productive. Maybe she was just distractin' herself for the fun of it, I dunno.

"If that clock is right, I should probably be going…" Hair Boy suddenly announced.

"It is actually midnight, yes."

"Yeah, I need to go. I'll see you later, Valkyrie, Sanguine." Hair Boy gave a wave and teleported away.

So here we were…totally alone…late at night.

Valkyrie got up and stretched. "I need a shower."

"Thanks for sharin'."

"Anytime."

She ascended the stairs, and I could hear her turn on the shower water a bit later. I slowly got bored and decided what I could find upstairs instead. When I stepped onto the second floor, Uncle Ghost rounded the corner.

He took one look at me and said, "Don't even think about touching her again."

"Oh."

"I'm warning you."

"Duly noted, thank you, Uncle Ghost."

He simply crossed his arms and glared hard for a while. I got uncomfortable under his gaze and ducked into Valkyrie's room. I flopped down onto her bed and waited until she came out. What I wanted to happen after she came from her bathroom, I dunno. I had no intention of 'touchin' her' like that again, but when Valkyrie came back into her room, she again was half-naked. She had cotton shorts on her bottom, and man's immortal enemy: the bra on her top. I caught site of that nasty scar on her chest again.

"Seriously!" she screamed. I dodged a hairbrush thrown at me. "You're in here again! Why? What is your problem?"

"I-I, um, I was just um –"

"Stop staring at my chest like that!"

"You can't see where I'm lookin'!"

"Yes I can! You're staring at my –" she paused to gesture to her chest, "– and it's freaking me out! Now stop!"

I threw my arm over my face so I couldn't see her. Bein' satisfied, Valkyrie shuffled around the room. I heard drawers openin' and fabric rustlin'. The bed dipped next to me, so only then did I open my eyes.

"Awful perverted little jerk," she growled.

"Again, how was I supposed to know you'd be half-naked, li'l darlin'? Do you want me to be psychic? I can get workin' on that right away."

I looked to Valkyrie and smirked. Her face remained plain and emotionless, though. I thought again she was gonna reach over and punch me, but I abruptly found myself on my back with Valkyrie herself hoverin' over me. She reached down and kissed me hard and frantic, but I didn't mind. I got sick of bein' bottom, so I pried her hands from the buttons on my shirt and rolled over so I was on top. Valkyrie didn't really seem to mind and kept workin' at my shirt.

"I thought that this was just a one time thing?" I muttered in her ear as she shifted to allow me to yank off her shirt.

"Yeah, forget about that," she muttered back and wrapped her legs completely around my waist, and we both caved in and let it all happen again.

Strange chapter, no? Short and lame again, yeah, yeah. Keep patiently waiting for me to get it back on track and back to good plot stuff~

Question: Am I using, like, good metaphors and such for their romantic liaisons? I hope I'm being subtle and classy, but still getting my point across and stuff…

So thanks for reading and sorry for any mistakes! :DDD