SUITING UP

GEPOV

"OK so um how is this going to work?" Alison asked.

"I guess when we have free time", Valkyrie said, "But first you need a reflection."

"What reflection?"

"It makes you be able to be in two places at once. The real you will be with us and the mirror you will be in school and stuff."

"That's how you do it, OK."

"I'll show how to use it…" Valkyrie thought for a moment, thinking back when she was 13, "Hey Skulduggery, remember the Torment? He tried to kill me and you has that crazy idea, fun times." she said sarcastically.

Skulduggery weekly laughed, "Those were the days, weren't the miss Cain?"

"Indeed they were, Mister Pleasant." Alison got annoyed and asked, "When can we go then?" Valkyrie glanced quickly at Skulduggery and started walking to the car and Ghastly, Tanith, Rife and Vendetta met along the way.

"He-", Tanith began but faltered. She started whispering to Valkyrie, "Who's this?"

"My sister, Alison. But she's taken Emera Riot. She got too curious, then Sanguine came in and 'poof' She's training now. Joy."

"We'll she start off like full time detective?" Rife asked, listening in.

"God, no. Student first, I think necromancy is her skill, you should've seen her with Sanguine. He was lodged into the wall. And then she'll start off as patrol than so on and so forth."

"Cool, OK." Vendetta said, "Who's going to teach her?"

"Are you busy? My hands are tied, plus I'm stronger in elemental." Vendetta's face looked like it was about to crack.

"Crap, I would love to!… Rife?" She said, glancing at Rife.

"It would be cool, I guess.", His voice lowered to an audible whisper, "But you're going to be training her, you know why." He shuffled away a tad because he blushed.

"Oh, god. You know no one cares that you can only lift no more than a pebble." Vendetta pointed out, regretting it. Everyone around the area snickered as quiet as possible. Rife glared at Vendetta who shamefully looked down. Rife scattered over to her and hugged her lightly than walked away.

"Is everyone I know dating?" Emera said loudly when they got outside.

"We're not.", Vendetta admitted, "In fact, he's gay. We're just best friends."

"Oh. Sorry. I-I didn't know." Emera said sadly.

"Eh, I didn't even know until 2 years ago. And we've been partners since a decade ago."

"Moving on…" Skulduggery said, trying to change the subject, "Lets go Valkyrie's house, I want you to meet someone."

Ghastly, Tanith, Vendetta and Rife stayed at the Sanctuary while the rest drove to Valkyrie's house. "I haven't been here since spring break." Alison said while the gates opened.

"Spring break?", Valkyrie asked, "I thought you were in animation camp?"

"Did I say that out loud?"

"Uh, huh. Spill it."

Emera sighed and said, "I did some searching in your house. Heh."

Skulduggery laughed as he opened the door.

"Dude, this place gives me the creeps. Just knowing that a person died gives me goose bumps." Valkyrie sighed and pulled the false book to reveal a hidden study, Emera peered inside. Not really impressed.

"So? I seen this place before."

"During animation camp?"

"Yep… Gordon?" Skulduggery glared at Alison, raising a brow through his façade. Gordon shuffled in delight when he heard Alison's voice but stopped when he saw who else was there.

"Gordon? Something you want to tell us?" Valkyrie asked.

"Erm, um. She came during spring break, when you guys were in Canada trying to find that assassin. She broke in and I got worried, I was more scared than her when she found me watching Wipe Out." All three of them glared at Alison who changed the subject, "My reflection?"

"Oh, right." Skulduggery said, pulling out a worn piece of chalk.

They walked to a bedroom with a full length mirror. Skulduggery recited the spell and Alison touched the surface to find a 3D image stepping out of the mirror.

"OK, when Skulduggery says, be brave. Trust him no matter how stupid her plan is. Our partner ship lead me actually dead more that 230 times, near-death is about at least 1000 and countless injuries." Fear ran through Alison's face and said, "Does it hurt? Like a lot?"

"Um, at first, yes than Nye comes in and makes it go away. After years of getting sprains, broken limbs, excreta. It doesn't really bother much anymore. Good thing that Serpine is dead, right?" Valkyrie said, glancing at Skulduggery who fixed his tie and said, "I never did like him, idiot."

Valkyrie and Emera laughed at Skulduggery.

A crash came from inside the house. Downstairs was Sanguine trying to find something.

"Where is she?", He demanded, "Emera, where are you?"

"Why do you want her?" Valkyrie asked.

Sanguine spotted Alison from behind her sister than he disappeared into to wall. He reappeared behind Alison and took her with him.

Dun, Dun dah! Alright if your wondering how detective Rife Tenterhooks came into being? Well, I have a very over excitable friend, who's gay. And he moved from USA to start fresh because he was bullied and jumped for being what he is. Unfortunately he couldn't live here for long because his family couldn't afford it, so he's back in the USA. *sigh* so Rife is a dedication character to my friend. He popped up in my 1943 case story because of anti-bullying day.

~darkntwisted13