Ganith :3. My fav ship along with shudderkin =3. Everything is the same except ghastly survived the attack and they found out that mist had found ravels true name and that's why he betrayed them.

Tanith's PoV (Book 5)

I saw ghastly's unconscious form as I rolled down the hill trying to dislodge the remnant. I felt it slip in and nothing. Until…

Ghastly's PoV (Book 9(but ghastly hasn't died.))

They were hiding something from me. I didn't know what but I knew by the way they kept cutting of talking whenever I entered the room. I say talking but by the glares and raised voices it was more of arguments. Valkyrie seemed to want to tell me but skulduggery wouldn't let her. Of course I couldn't ask them about it because we were still fighting darquesse and we barely stopped since she had got a body.

"Ghastly?"

Ghastly hadn't noticed Valkyrie walk in but as he looked up he saw Valkyrie didn't have her coat and that she had a bruise in the shape of a hand on her arm.

"Valkyrie? What happened to your arm? Who did this?"

It was the type of bruise that you could only get from being held onto too hard. Valkyrie put her own hand over it and he saw that it was the same shape and size as the bruise.

"Val what did you do?"

"Nothing. I did it by accident while I was sleeping."

"Ok... so what did you want to talk to me about?"

"I just want to say that I fought to tell you straight away…"

Tanith's PoV (I'm going from when she got there because you all know what happened)

Tanith burst out laughing "Ghastly an elder?!"

"I know he didn't want to do it but he wanted to find you more." Valkyrie said.

"Did he really do that? I can't believe that! When can I see him?"

"Uh Tanith that's what I need to talk to you about.. The others don't want to tell him yet. I tried to convince them but to most people I'm a murderer."

"Why? What do they think will happen?"

"We're still fighting darquesse and they don't want him to loose focus."

"Loose focus?! What do they they think I'm going to do?"

"You don't understand Tanith. Since you left he been more ruthless and violent."

"Because of me?" She asked quietly.

They talked for a while and then Tanith did something unexpected.

"Shoulders."

"What?"

"I want to see your shoulders! It's been years since I saw them!"

"Fine."

Valkyrie took off her jacket and rolled her shoulders.

"Val their huge! I feel so proud!"

Valkyrie laughed and turned to put her coat on a chair. Tanith grabbed her arm.

"Val what happened? Was it skulduggery?"

Valkyrie pulled her arm back "No. I did it to myself Tanith."

"Why would you do that?!"

"Well surprisingly I've been having nightmares about what I did when she took over ok?! And why would you think skulduggery would ever hurt me?"

"I'm sorry Val, sometimes it's hard to remember that your not always as strong as you seem."

"You didn't answer me. Why would you think skulduggery would do this to me?"

"It was just the way you pulled back. You can be very protective of him.."

"What are you implying Low?"

"Val, skulduggery practically ran up the mountain to get to you. All I'm saying is that your very close but you both can clash fiercely too."

"He'd never hurt me Tanith."

"I….. I trust you."

Ghastly's PoV

He ran down the hall towards the medical bay. Valkyrie had told him everything. She had said that Tanith couldn't remember anything from the last few years but he didn't care. Tanith was back. He wondered if this was how she felt when he had come back. He hoped so.

Tanith's PoV

Valkyrie called saying she'd told ghastly and he was coming. Tanith ran into the hall hoping to see him.

Ghastly's PoV

A door opened ahead of ghastly and he saw Tanith Low walk out into the hall like she was waiting for someone. She turned and screamed when she saw ghastly. But he knew it wasn't a scream of fear or horror. It was the first thing he heard when he had come back from a statue. A scream of shock and joy.

Tanith's PoV

She turned and saw him. Running like the hounds of hell were at his heels. When Tanith saw him she screamed. She ran towards him tears welling up in her eyes.

Ghastly's PoV

Ghastly could hear skulduggery and Valkyrie following him but he was faster. Seeing Tanith running to him just made him faster. When he reached her ghastly didn't waste time and just kissed her. He had expected her to pull back or flinch but she held on to him crying as she kissed him back.

"I didn't even get a hug!" Valkyrie protested as she walked up. "Skul do you feel like we're interrupting something?"

"I will call the cleavers in here if you don't shut up." Ghastly muttered as he stroked Tanith's hair as she cried .

"I apologise elder bespoke! Skulduggery and I will be completely silent!"

Skulduggery leaned over and whispered something to Valkyrie. She started giggling but couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing.

Ghastly sighed and looked at them "Yes?"

"If you get married and I'm the bridesmaid and skulduggery is the best man we'd be partners in weddings."

Tanith started laughing quietly "That was so bad Val."

"Yet your laughing." Valkyrie said smugly "So I win."

"I fear skulduggery's ego has rubbed off on you."

"I can't have an ego with him around."

Skulduggery tilted his head and grabbed Valkyrie's hand, "Bye ghastly, Tanith. We have to go. And I would move into the third private room, it has a good lock so you won't be bothered." He said with a wink.

"And how would you know that?" Ghastly yelled after the two detectives that were running the opposite way.

"That's the one we get Valkyrie every time she needs to stay over night you dirty man!"

Valkyrie who had been running just slightly behind skulduggery turned nearly getting dragged backwards when skulduggery didn't notice yelled,

"For a man who ran straight at a woman and then grabbed her and kissed her without warning your being very judgemental!"

Ghastly glared at Valkyrie and stuck his tongue out "Tanith didn't seem to mind!"

"Of course not! She can't hit an elder!"

Valkyrie screamed as a wave of water appeared but she made a bubble of energy and the water dissolved. She started running again laughing as skulduggery slowly took the water off his suit. When it was all off he shot it at them and followed Valkyrie running down the hall quickly catching up with her.

"We won't see them for a while." Tanith whispered into ghastly's chest "Can we go somewhere private? There's like 12 interns watching us from around the corner."

They heard some squeaks and footsteps and silence.

"Of course. I happen to know where that room is that skulduggery was talking about is."

He kissed her and swept up the hall his elder robes looking important and busy. Everyone they met moved quickly out of the way not wanting to get in the way of ghastly bespoke.

"They really respect you." Tanith said as she walked beside him.

Ghastly glanced at her "It's not respect Tanith. Everyone stays out of all the dead men's way. Since the second war and now darquesse we have became feared for what we did. We went on missions in enemy countries, two Irish elders and the rest of the dead men and they never caught us. Valkyrie was captured, in enemy hands with the monster hunters and they all escaped. Without help they got free from four sensitives and a guard without weapons."

Tanith watched as the interns that had been looking at them scrambled to get into a room and frowned.

"But how could anyone be afraid of Val and skulduggery after seeing them running down the hall after each other?"

"That scares them the most. To them they see the madman and the world-breaker. Not a war survivor and a young woman who has risked her life since she was 12 surrounded by evil to save us all. It takes a toll on anyone."

"But they don't seem to even notice the way people look at them."

"They have been ignoring it since the 'great skulduggery pleasant' took on a 12 year old apprentice. No one thought she would survive by his side."

They had arrived at the third private room.

"Miss low." Ghastly said gesturing for her to go in. She walked in and he followed locking the door as he went. She turned and he kissed her.

"I think you've got braver Mr. Bespoke." She muttered.

"I've wasted enough time Miss. Low."

"We haven't even had our first date!"

"That can be fixed."

"Good."

A few hours later

Ghastly walked into the elders chamber. Ravel, Mr. Bliss, skulduggery and Valkyrie were all there waiting for him.

"Elder Bespoke!" Valkyrie said bounding up to him.

"Valkyrie."

"Is someone grumpy?" She asked teasing him.

"Ah Valkyrie stop teasing the elders. They can get you arrested." Skulduggery warned joining in.

"Skulduggery you seem to be forgetting you were nominated too. And since ghastly has the right to retire once this crisis is over we could nominate you again."

"You seem to have forgotten that if I had been picked as an elder we all would be dead. I'm too good at my job to be an elder."

"Excuse me but what was I doing during all that? Sitting on my ass?" Valkyrie asked having given up on annoying ghastly.

Ravel laughed "Your in trouble now dead man!"

Bliss sighed "I think we should stay on topic people."

"Of course! Why are we here?!" Valkyrie asked happily.

"Valkyrie are you feeling ok?"

"Don't worry it's a side affect of the painkillers she took." Skulduggery said.

"Painkillers?"

"I'm still here and I thought you wanted to stay on topic?" Valkyrie muttered from her seat on the table.

"We're here because we need to deal with darquesse…"

After the meeting

"Im starving! That meeting took like 4 hours!" Valkyrie moaned trudging out of the elders chamber.

"It was only an hour and a half long.." Ravel said.

"I'm hungry! I'm hungry! I'm hungry!" Valkyrie said ignoring ravel.

Skulduggery sighed "Any of you want to get her food?"

"I'm meeting Tanith, we've got plans." Ghastly said quickly turning towards the medical bay.

"Oh and how did that advice go elder bespoke?" Skulduggery asked smugly.

Ghastly glared at him but said nothing. Valkyrie started laughing evilly and turned to skulduggery.

"I'm still hungry, Elder Pleasant."

Ghastly heard a shriek and laughing and turned the corner to see another 4 interns watching them.

"Do you lot do any work?! Or do you just hang around ease dropping?" He roared making them jump.

Skulduggery, Valkyrie and Erskine ran around the corner to see some interns being roared at by ghastly.

"GHASTLY! Stop NOW!" Valkyrie yelled making ghastly falter.

She then turned to the interns "You lot better grow up and stop spying on people or I will PERSONALLY make sure your fired. Got it?"

The interns nodded and Valkyrie glared at them and they ran the other way.

"You can't shout at them ghastly. They're only poor idiots, they hadn't even enough brains to leave." Valkyrie said sadly.

"I think you scared them more actually." Erskine said looking scared.

"What?"

"Well first you yelled at an elder, then you threatened to get them fired. Oh and them you gave them 'the glare' and I think one of the peed themselves."

Valkyrie grinned "I guess but it was fun!"

"I should have you arrested for shouting at me." Ghastly muttered.

"I don't think Tanith would be very happy about that." Valkyrie said innocently.

"Talking about Tanith I need to go. We're having steak."

Skulduggery and Valkyrie smiled softly and ghastly turned back down the hall.

"I don't understand, what's so important about steak?" Ravel asked.

Valkyrie hit him and skulduggery told him what happened before they got possessed.

The rest is history.

Ta da! Not very good but I had an annoying brother buzzing around my head so I'm blaming him.