Valkyrie's PoV

I glanced at Tanith. She had been going out with ghastly since darquesse and 5 years have passed since I left and 4 days since I came back home. Home, with the dead men and Tanith and everyone I love. She kept hugging me every time I saw her and I'm so happy to be back and to see everyone. All of the dead men had come to see their 'sister' since I had come back and Dexter and Sacren have warned that if I leave again they will follow me and drag me back. But today is for me and Tanith to bond again. After the war and everything that happened I never got to fix everything. Ghastly has really helped her though. She's more like she was before even if she was a bit thinner.

"You know who I've never met?" I asked slyly.

"Who?" Tanith asked knowing trouble was coming.

"Your brother."

"You want to go to London to see my brother?"

"YUP!"

General PoV

2 hours later and a lot of begging to ghastly and skulduggery the girls were on a plane to London (First class).

"So what's he like?"

"Big, strong, overprotective, what you would expect."

"Has ghastly met him?"

Tanith sighed "Yes. It was horrifying. He tried to scare ghastly so ghastly stood there nodding and my brother ended up sighing and talking to him normally. Then they started talking about me! I gave up and went to the training room."

"Is that why ghastly said to ask him about the great fire?"

Tanith grinned "I'll tell you that one another time."

When they got to the arrivals hall Tanith started looking around.

"Who's picking us up?" Valkyrie asked

"My brother wouldn't have been able, he would have sent someone… There!"

Tanith was pointing to a man holding a sign with 'Trouble makers Cain and Low' written on it in curly writing.

"That's us!" Tanith grinned linking her arm into Valkyrie's.

"Who wrote that?"

"My brother. He likes to insult me."

When they got to Tanith's old house Valkyrie grinned "Your house is COOL!" (insert whatever house you think Tanith would have lived in.)

It had what Valkyrie guessed was Tanith's family crest, two swords crossed with ivy growing up one and fire going up the other over the door.

"The ivy on the sword represents natural fighters while the burning sword represents courage and passion."

"You've always been able to say it better than me sister."

Valkyrie and Tanith turned to see a tall strong-looking man with caramel coloured hair and sea green eyes standing there. Tanith jumped at the man wrapping him in a hug.

"Missed you too Tani." The man laughed "you must be miss Cain."

"Valkyrie." She blushed. Tanith forgot to say how hot her brother is.

"Well Valkyrie it's a pleasure to meet you. I hope you enjoyed your plane ride."

"Oh don't worry nippy we had lots to talk about." Tanith teased

"I'm guessing since you're using that horrific nickname you haven't told her my name."

"Your so over dramatic."

"Nippy? Nice one." Valkyrie teased

"Will I tell him yours?" Tanith asked evilly.

"Don't you dare 'tani'"

"Please do."

Tanith turned to 'nippy' "Do you know what val's power is?"

"Well I know that you had your surge in a different universe and it lasted very long time. It's pure magic or something."

"I'm going to tell you what my magic is since Tanith will probably exaggerate. You were right about my surge and my magic. I can shoot white lightning and I can see people's magic and their aura.."

"That's awesome! So what's your nickname?"

"Sparky!"

"No it's not ignore her! I'm Valkyrie or Val that's it."

"Val.. Nice."

"Soo what's your name?"

"My names Quick, John Quick."

"Ah quick, nippy. Nice name but I have to ask why John?"

"I see want you meant Tani." John muttered "The first man I killed was a John. He had killed many people."

"Just like Tanith."

John nodded "She didn't know at the time."

Valkyrie turned to tanith "So Tani what was just like you said?"

Tanith grinned "I said that you were straight forward and not to sugar-coat anything."

"I don't mind a bit of sugar-coating." Valkyrie muttered

"The only person you let sugar-coat anything is skulduggery and we all know why that is."

"Low…"

"I always wondered if you did that."

Both women whipped around when John spoke "What?"

"People say that if you address your friends by their last names you should clear out quick-like (do Brits say that?)."

At this Tanith broke down laughing and Valkyrie glared at her.

"I need new friends and less gossip about me." she muttered

Tanith stood up and went inside still laughing. John turned to Valkyrie "We never did proper hellos."

"No we didn't."

"Hello my names John what's yours?" He asked sweetly putting out his hand.

Valkyrie grinned "Hello John, my names Valkyrie. Have we met before?"

"I don't think so. Would you like to come in?"

"I'm not sure I should go into a strangers home. No matter how polite he is John." She teased seeing how far he'd go.

"But you do know me! You know my name, where I live, that I'm English if anything I don't know YOU."

"I guess we'll have to fix that." She teased.

"Guys if you don't come in I will have to make you. Now COME ON!" Tanith ordered from the door "and nippy if you don't stop flirting with val I will have to call skulduggery. And he shoots people that flirt with his partner."

On hearing this John laughed "I knew there was a reason she was still single!"

Tanith turned and went back into the house.

"After you madam." John said bowing. Valkyrie laughed and went up the steps and into the house.

John's PoV

The moment she was in the hall she jumped. Valkyrie barely had time to scream before she was being dragged up the stairs. I ran in to see Valkyrie being dragged around the upstairs corner. Tanith ran out of the kitchen door.

"Where is she!?"

But the moment I knew it wasn't Tanith I ran. Up the stairs, around the corner, the door at the end of the hall slammed as Tanith came round the corner.

"Who's in there nippy?" She asked quietly

"Alice. Alice has Valkyrie."

Valkyrie's PoV

She dropped me once in a small room. I had seen John running after me and Tanith behind him but they had stopped when they closed the door. I couldn't hear anything except whoever had grabbed me and my own breathing. I twisted around and froze. It was a girl. She had the same hair as Tanith but eyes like John. This must be their sister. She was starring at me strangely.

Tanith's PoV

I looked at John.

"But I thought Alice died?"

"That's what I was told. I only found out a few months ago. I wasn't to tell anyone because when that guy gave magic to lots of people she got infected. The difference is it woke something inside her. It broke her and left. Not like the jitter girls or anything broke, just broke her. If the sanctuary found out there's a good chance they'd want to test her and we'd never see her again." John slumped against the wall defeated.

"Is Valkyrie safe? Nippy is she safe?"

He didn't answer me.

"John I know the Irish council they can and will help her but we need to help Val first or she'll never leave a cell."

John looked up and nodded "I'll go first, see if she'll let her go first. If not we'll use force."

Valkyrie's PoV

She nodded to me and turned to get something. I used the distraction to scramble up but I didn't attack. If she's in the house and looks so much like Tanith and John she must be related. I don't want to hurt her, not yet. She came back with a doll. Now that she was in the light I could see that she looked about 15 but her face had a certain innocence that I never had. She smiled and gave me that doll and pointed to a little wardrobe in the corner of her room. I smiled and said "you want me to dress up the dolly?"

The girl just smiled again to say yes. I moved towards the wardrobe and opened it. Inside there was dresses, shoes, tops, pants, jewellery and handbags. I picked out a blue ball gown and little silver slippers. Once I put them on I turned to her "Do you want to pick the bag?" She smiled and walked forward shyly.

"It's ok I won't hurt you. I promise."

She nodded and stepped up and picked out a little silver bag and a blue and silver lace choker for me to put on it. Once I was done she put a silver band in its blond hair and gave it to me. She then put up one finger.

"I'm to wait here?"

She smiled and left quietly. She came back in wearing the same outfit and holding a black haired doll.

"Is it my turn to be dressed up?"

She nodded.

"My names Valkyrie, what's yours?"

She picked up a small sign lying on a table.

"Alice? That's a lovely name. It's nice to meet you Alice."

Alice moved to the wardrobe picking out a ball gown again but this one was black with a silver belt. She then picked up a pair of silver converse and and pointed to the bags and jewellery. I picked a bag like alice's but it had black jewels along the top and a simple silver chain with a black skull on it. Alice jumped up and ran into the other room. I waited while she got my little outfit set up and looked around. There was the little wardrobe, a box of other toys, a small tv, a few tables and some other things. Alice walked back in and pointed into the room.

"I'll be right back ok?"

She smiled and nodded.

I walked into the room. The dress was on a small chair with the converse at the bottom. I took off my black clothes and put them on the bed. I then pulled the dress on and paused. It fitted so perfectly that I felt like ghastly had made it. I grabbed the converse and once they were on I got my bag and necklace and went out. When Alice saw me she smiled and clapped her hands before going up to close the necklace around my neck. She grabbed a hair slide shaped in a skull and placed it carefully behind my ear.

I laughed as I was lead to a table with little tea cups, a tea pot, biscuits and a few teddies.

"This is lovely! Are we having a tea party?"

Alice grinned timidly and nodded. I sat down beside her and she poured out the tea.

Tanith andJohn's PoV

They decided to go in and see what state Valkyrie and Alice were in before deciding how to get Valkyrie out. When they got to the door John stepped up and opened the door. Once it was open they both froze.

Valkyrie's/general PoV

I turned when I heard a door opening. Alice jumped and hid behind me when it opened. John and Tanith were standing there at the door looking shocked.

"What's wrong?"

"I see you've met Alice." John said sounding confused.

"Yeah, I thought you were all related so I didn't want to hurt her. She's so sweet and timid. She wanted to play dress up and tea party so I played with her." She said her arm curled around Alice. Sometimes Tanith forgot that Val had a little sister and wasn't as tough as she seemed.

"She's not normally timid. She hasn't been this way in a long time." John whispered still looking at Alice.

Alice opened her mouth and said quietly "Valkyrie play dress up. Valkyrie happy to see my tea party."

"Yes. I was very happy." Valkyrie said gazing at Alice lovingly. "Does Ali want to make a new outfit?"

Alice smiled and nodded joyfully.

"You make it a surprise for me? I won't peek and then you can do a little show?" She asked softly. Alice ran over to the mini wardrobe and started looking through.

"That was amazing, she never trusts new people." John whispered.

"She never harmed me. She just wanted to play. When she let go of me she just picked up a doll and pointed to her little wardrobe. I did notice that she looked about 15 but she seemed too innocent to have meant harm."

"So why didn't you go out to us?" Tanith asked .

"She seemed so sweet but I didn't really know who she was or why she was here. I couldn't leave her anyways, she seemed so lonely and vulnerable."

Alice came out of the room and tapped Valkyrie holding up a little tiara. Valkyrie smiled and placed it on her head careful not to mess up her little curls.

"There you go little princess."

Alice stepped back and twirled. She had a knee length purple dress and gold sandals with gold swirls going up to her calf. The gold tiara matched perfectly and shone in the light.

Valkyrie stood beside her fixing her dress. Valkyrie's dress looked perfect on her with the silver shining on the black dress and silvery converse peeking out from underneath the hem. A delicate silver chain hung down stopping just above her heart with a black skull on her heart.

Tanith smiled and crouched down to Alice "Hey Ali. Can I have Valkyrie for a little bit? We'll only be other there." She asked pointing to the corner of the room. Alice nodded slowly and hugged Valkyrie. "What's up?" Valkyrie asked once they were over there. Tanith told Valkyrie everything John told her.

"I think you're right Tani. She would be helped and there's no chance I'm letting her be trapped there ."

They walked back to John and Alice.

"Hey Ali. Would you like to go meet some of my friends? I promise that you'll be okay, me, Tani and nippy will be there." Valkyrie asked.

Alice looked at Valkyrie and whispered something in her ear. She laughed and nodded. "Of course we can!"

Later on outside when Valkyrie had changed back Tanith turned to Val "What did she ask you?"

"Could we get pizza."

Tanith smiled "definitely my sister."

I'm thinking about a second chapter… Maybe? I understand that one I used Valkyrie's little sisters name but I forgot. And two that I make it sound like alice is very young but that's because of what happened to her.