Song: stand by you by Rachel platten.

Valkyrie got up and brushed her hair. She didn't bother get changed out of her pj's because she thought she was alone in the house.

The sun was shining through the windows and Valkyrie started to whistle. A song floated across her mind and she started singing.

Hands, put your empty hands in mine, and scars show me all the scars you have. And hey if your wings are broken please take mine so yours can open too, cause I'm going to stand by you.

As she went through the verse she got braver.

Tears make kaleidoscopes in your eyes. And hurt, I know your hurting but so am I. Oh love If your wings are broken borrow mine so yours can open too, cause I'm going to stand by you. Even if your breaking down we can find a way to break through. Even if we can't find heaven I'll walk through hell with you. Love you not alone! Cause I'm going to stand by you. Even if we can't heaven. I'm going to stand you. Even if we can't find heaven I'll walk through hell with you. Love your not alone! Cause I'm going to stand by you.

She drifted into the kitchen not hearing people moving in the living room. She kept singing as she made a cup of coffee.

The Yeah your all I never knew I needed. And my heart, sometimes it's unclear why it's beating. And love if your wings are broken we can brave through those emotions too, cause I'm going to stand by you. And oh truth. I guess truth is what you believe in. And faith. I think faith is having a reason. And I know my love if your wings are broken borrow mine so yours can open too. Cause I'm going to stand by you! Even if we're breaking down, we can find a way to break through. Even if we can't find heaven I'll walk through hell with you. Love your not alone! Cause I'm going to stand by you. Even if we can't find heaven, I'm going to stand by you. Even if we can't find heaven I'll walk through hell you.

Valkyrie picked up her coffee mug and opened her living door. Everyone in the room froze. Valkyrie glanced down at what she was wearing and blushed. All she had on was short shorts and a tank top.

"Why are you in my house at 8:30 in the morning?!"

All the men flinched but Dexter spoke "I thought skul asked you if we could come over this morning?"

"I said they wanted to come over.."

"I thought you meant at a proper time! Not when I haven't even had coffee! And you," Valkyrie yelled turning to the terrified dead men "why would any of you think that this is a proper time to show up?!"

Valkyrie turned and stormed back to the kitchen muttering about stupid men and coffee.

Sacren decided that she was as mad as she was going to get and said "Great singing!"

Xeana(?) came bounding into the room and sat right on top of sacren's face.

"I have her trained to do that to all of you." Valkyrie said from the door. "Xeana come."

The dog jumped off Sacren and sat beside Valkyrie as she ate her breakfast. Sacren scowled and turned to Dexter "dexter attack!"

Dexter laughed and barked before walking over and sitting on Valkyrie's other side.

"Even Dexter wants to be my dog." Val smirked

"Im hoping that you'll give me some rashers too."

"Xeana earned them by sitting on Sacren."

"You want me to sit on Sacren?"

"No."

"Traitor." Sacren muttered.

Dexter glared at Sacren "I never get up this early! I didn't even eat anything today! So if she feeds me I'm on her side."

Valkyrie laughed and got up "Come on I've got some cereal in the press."

Dexter grinned and followed Valkyrie growling wolfishly.

"Dexter Vex!" Valkyrie howled from the kitchen.

The others walked in to see Dexter pinning Valkyrie on the ground and slobbering all over her while she squirmed and squealed.

"The great Valkyrie Cain singing AND squealing?" Ghastly teased.

Valkyrie shoved Dexter off her and looked at ghastly from where she was lying on the ground.

"The legendary dead men cowering from a 26 year old?"

" A VERY scary 26 year old." Sacren mumbled.

"She's officially the scariest person alive." Skulduggery said from the doorway.

The other men looked around "WHAT?"

"She terrified Mr Bliss during a case. Do you know of Ivy sparrow?"

All nodded.

"Well Ivy and Miss Cain here are good friends and when Valkyrie wanted China and Bliss to meet her and I said that she can't make them and she just laughed and said 'Skul they're brother and sister! I've already got lots of stories about them! I can't be frightened of them after that.' Bliss was SCARED and China looked worried."

All of them looked at Valkyrie who was still lying on the ground looking extremely smug.

"Your evil." Ghastly said looking shocked and proud.

"You don't seem too sad about that." She grinned sitting up.

"Why is she evil now?" A deep voice ask scaring all but Valkyrie who had seen Bliss walk in.

"We're talking about how I'm the scariest person alive." Valkyrie said smugly standing up.

"Ah yes well done about that." Bliss said and paused before giving her a small smile.

"And what did you mean by evil now?" She ask sweetly freezing Bliss. "Careful with your answer."

"That. That is evil."

Valkyrie grinned and walked out of the room "I apologise elder bliss, I will be back in a second to find out why you have graced us with your presence."

She could practically hear ghastly's smug smile and Mr Bliss's knuckles clench as she walked up the stairs.

After Mr Bliss left the dead men turned to Valkyrie.

"Yes?"

"You're a bad person. Good people don't spend the whole time teasing everyone except the elder."

"Just because I'm a good guy does not mean I'm a good person." she said going over the the back room and taking out some dog food. "Still hungry Dexter?"

Dexter grinned "Will I have to give you some more kisses for something better?"

"Nah xeana gives better kisses. Xeana Dexter wants a kiss!"

There was a blur and a yell and Dexter was on the ground with xeana licking his face.

Shudder then spoke for the first time since Valkyrie came down,

"Can I ask you something?"

"The silent one has spoken! What do want to say O' silent one?"

Shudder glared at valkyrie "Why are we here?"

"Is my company not enough reason." Valkyrie asked fake hurt.

"It's always lovely to see you but considering you almost killed us when you saw us there must be something else."

"Oh yeah there's not I just wanted to meet up but I didn't now Val wouldn't know." Sacren said.

"Wow. Sacren rue didn't know something that was life threatening AND admitted it!"

"Shut up. I'm not life threatening!"

"Yes you are."

Valkyrie scowled and called xeana before storming out of the room.

"You know you will probably regret that."

Skulduggery laughed "Yeah I know but her face was worth it."