Dear Ms. Sanguine, I deleted your comment because I'm using it, if you other readers read it, you know what'll happen, with a twist! Ok, the whole 'is it Alison or Alice?' thing? Alison is short for Alice, we were all both right and wrong! But I surrender (plus I'm somewhat lazy) I'll use 'Alice' for now on.
RENN HAS ARRIVED
GEPOV
Valkyrie grinned, but froze seconds after.
"Are you OK?" Alice asked and grabbed her sisters arm and she froze as well. A whisper cornered their ears "I never left" it said and Alice went wide-
eyed. The two stared at each other.
"What the hell was that, Val?" Alice shrieked.
"I don't know." Valkyrie slowly said, "Did you hear anything, Rife?"
"No, I didn't… Why?" He frowned and Vendetta joined them.
"Jesus, You guys are all wet!" She smiled.
"Hey, did you hear anything? Just now?" Vendetta shook her head, "Alright, then." Valkyrie frowned and Skulduggery caught them.
"Everyone alright?" He asked.
"Um, yeah, do we have some work to do?" She hoped.
"Just patrolling, really."
"OK, I'll join you." She scurried to his side and they cornered right.
Alice turned to Vendetta, "Can I join you two?" Rife shrugged and walked towards his office and they followed.
"Anything new to do today?" Alice asked and spun in the chair.
"No, not really. Rife?"
"No", He replied and opened a book, "not at all."
"Can we at least do something?"
"Erm, training?" Vendetta offered.
"In what?"
"Necromancy, I guess."
Alice shrugged and spun again, "Hey, can I ask you something?"
"Sure, what's up?" Vendetta spun herself and stopped.
"How can you do Elemental, Necromancy and Adeptry? When Valkyrie can't."
"Well", Rife answered this time, "Vendetta is ambidextrous, she can easily switch from one to the other."
"So?"
"So, Valkyrie isn't-"
"Than why can I do both? And she said she could as well."
"She could when she was younger, but when your magic matures, unless ambidextrous, you have to pick one or the other."
"Ah, so when does my magic mature?" Alice awkwardly asked.
"Around twenty or so." Vendetta replied.
"So I have, like, five years to choose-"
"Unless your ambidextrous." Rife added.
"Right…" She echoed, "Five years."
"Aren't you fourteen?" Vendetta asked.
"I'll be fifteen in two months."
"Ah, got it." Vendetta clicked her tongue, "Necromancy?"
"Sure, I guess."
"Are you sure you're alright, Valkyrie?" Skulduggery asked and rounded another corner.
"No, not really." She sighed."
"Stress?" He guessed.
"Not this time.", She glanced at him as she rounded another corner, "How do I put this… Emera and I heard something that everyone else didn't.", she tried, "Does that make any sense to you?"
"No, not really." They reached the quadrant and started pacing, "What did you hear?"
"I think I heard 'I never left' and I think Alice heard the same thing. Any ideas?" He shook his head as he passed.
"I don't believe so, no."
Valkyrie huffed, "D-do you think that Darquesse will happen?"
"Valkyrie, I extremely doubt that. The odds of that happening again is basically a million to one!" Skulduggery exclaimed and stopped pacing and faced her, "And if she does I wont let it happen, OK?"
"OK, OK", she nodded, "Why do you call it 'she'?"
"Because she is you." He simply concluded and paced again.
"I wish she wasn't." she sighed and leaned against the wall.
"But she is." He joined her side.
"I wish she wasn't." Valkyrie echoed and hugged him quietly, "I'm glad I have you." She whispered.
"Me too." he held her closer and they finally broke away. Beep, Valkyrie got a text, "Who's it from?" Skulduggery asked.
"I don't know.".
Flash, teleports Fletcher Renn, "Renn? Is that you?" Vendetta laughed as Rife glared.
"Hey, mate." He greeted with an Australian accent.
"Fletcher?" Alice defended. "The 'Fletcher' who tried to break up my sister with Skulduggery?"
Fletcher stepped back and examined Alice, "You must be Val's sister!" He tried to come forward but stopped, "I was at your Christening, you know."
"Ew." She commented. Vendetta tapped Renn's shoulder and hugged him.
"Why are you back?" Rife asked and their hug broke.
"Thought I should visit, it's been how long?"
"Like, eight years, I think! How-"
Alice interjected, "I thought you didn't like him, Vendetta." she reminded. Vendetta stepped away from him and crossed her arms, "I never said that." she countered.
"What the hell…" Valkyrie panted and leaned against the doorframe, "…happened?"
"We got a surprise visit." Valkyrie glanced at Renn.
"Fletch? It's been forever!" she hugged him quickly before Skulduggery joined Rife's side.
"Good to see you, Renn." He commented, "Glad to see you've got rid of that ridiculous hair."
Fletcher ran his fingers through his short, blond locks, "Yeah, well I don't use hair gel anymore, heh."
"I thought you all hate him." Alice snapped.
"We did, and I mean, we really did-" Vendetta got interrupted by Fletcher.
One of my many bad endings…got a PM from someone while typing this, "Did Fletcher and Vendetta ever dated or did something more?" I thought it was a hint so I'm using it! You wont know how but you will, thanks.