SP chapter 10 and 11

Valkyrie showed her to her new room in the sanctuary, it was small and white, tidy and organised. She laughed a little inside, it was the same as her.
"Thank you so much" Chione smiled.
"You're welcome, do you not have any clothes or anything?" Valkyrie asked. She shook her head.
"Wow, we need to take you shopping. Do you have any money?"
She nodded and pulled out her purse showing £20.
"Right, that should get us started... let's go tomorrow alright? have a good sleep, you'll need it." Valkyrie smiled and left. After a couple of minutes of looking around her room and thinking about how much fun it'll be...she realised she'd never been shopping for clothes before, only food for her sisters...

Sister where are you? we're hungry. Come home or we'll find you. Father told us you betrayed us, it that true?

She screamed and fell to the floor, blinking away tears. She heard running feet and the hiss of her sisters getting louder and louder. Then it stopped.

How dare you do this to your sisters, your mother would be so disappointed.

She cried out again, then she felt warm, strong arms holding her gently, like an injured animal. She looked up through the tears to see Dexter kneeling beside her.
"D-dexter..." She mumbled
"I was coming to see you and how you were settling in when I heard you screaming - Are you ok? What happened...?" Dexter said with a worried expression
"My father...gave my sisters his power somehow," she said through pauses of tears, "they spoke to me...all of them...even him.
"What did they say?" He said softly in her ear as he held her head.
"That they would hunt me down if I didn't come back."
Dexter's eyes widened.
"They would do that?"
"Yes, I'm sure they would, under his orders." She looked down at the floor.
Dexter pushed a hand through his hair and sat silent with her, just watching her.
"I won't let that happen." He said finally.
Chione raised her head gently and looked at him.
They sat, eyes locked for a couple of seconds then Dexter moved in slowly. When they were nose and nose she closed her eyes, skin burning, heart racing. She parted her lips and... Saracen walked in and they quickly broke apart. Saracen raised his eyebrow at Dexter who was blushing too. He stood up and narrowed his eyes at Saracen.
"Did I...interrupt something?" He asked.
Chione stood up, shaking her head. "My father spoke to me again, this time he gave my sisters the power too and they all spoke. Dexter heard me scream and tried to calm me down." She turned to him, looked him straight in the eyes. "Thank you for that."
"No problem." He nodded once and walked out.
Saracen watched him go then turned back to her. "Sleep well, sorry about that." and quickly followed. She sat on the bed and felt her heart beat rapidly. She was in love...
"What was all that about, Dexter?" Saracen asked. Dexter ignored him and kept walking.
"You like her don't you?" he continued. Dexter just kept walking faster. Saracen ran to catch up and grabbed his arm. Dexter shook him off roughly.
"At least answer me, Dex..." Saracen pleaded.
Dexter turned swiftly, face like fizz. "No alright, I just want her to stay safe, find out who her father is, why he's doing this to her, and finish this. Better?"
Saracen backed off and nodded. Dexter clenched his fist and punched the wall which cracked, then strode off again. Leaving Saracen next to a pile of rubble, staring in disbelief after his friend.

Dexter checked to see if anyone was in the Medical Bay before quickly getting bandages for his bleeding knuckles. His first love in decades... The first moment he saw that beautiful face he was taken aback. How could he be so stupid? She needed his help, not a relationship. It was good Saracen broke in when he did or he would have done something he regretted. He went outside for some fresh air. He thought he should probably go apologise to Saracen but he just didn't want any questions to be asked. He slid down the wall and watched the moon. As pale white as her skin... He shook the thought from his head. When he figured it out, they could maybe be together. He smiled to himself like a love-sick pup.

Chapter 11

Chione woke up and rubbed her eyes. She got up and put her dress back on just as a tall man walked in and stared at her.
"Who the hell are you? he glared.
"I-um..." She pondered.
"She's with me Ravel." Valkyrie said coming round the corner.
"Valkyrie, who the hell is she and what's she doing in the sanctuary's spare room?" Ravel asked.
"This is Chione Asahina and this is her room now, Chione meet Erskine Ravel, Grand Mage of Ireland."
"This is my Sanctuary and you're not staying here, sorry" Ravel said
"It's alright Valkyrie, i'll find somewhere else to stay." Chione smiled. Valkyrie glared at Ravel then led Chione outside where a women on a motorcycle and Skulduggery with a...was that a Bently? The women on the motorcycle got off, she was covered with tight Brown leather and had bleach blonde ringlets, she walked over to Chione, smiling.
"Hello I'm Tanith Low and I'm glad we're going shopping together, I love shopping." She said in an English Accent.
"Nice to meet you, I'm happy you're coming shopping with us too, I've never been shopping for clothes before." Chione smiled.
"Then we're gonna have a lot of fun today." Tanith grinned, she went to the motorcycle and put her helmet on.
"Sorry, I had to invite them too, I don't have any money and they don't need it so they're gonna be paying, we're driving with Skulduggery, don't tell them." Valkyrie whispered. Chione felt uneasy about spending other people's money but she followed Valkyrie anyway.
She got in the car and they drove off.
"What shop do you want to go to first?" Valkyrie asked.
"I don't know any...i'll let you and Tanith choose." Chione mumbled.
"Great!," Valkyrie exclaimed "We'll get your hair done and everything, Skulduggery head to Lipsy London." Skulduggery sighed and drove faster, Tanith right behind. They arrived outside 'Lipsy London'. Chione stared in awe at the glittering, shimmering dresses.
"Yay! Lipsy!"Tanith squealed as she got off the motorcycle. Skulduggery stayed in the car as the driver. The girls went into the shop and started looking around.
"Remember Tanith, dresses for Chione, not you."
Tanith groaned "Nothing pale or light coloured or it would blend into her skin, I know"
Chione spotted a long Royal Blue dress and thought of Mithria and how good this would look on her. She quickly stepped over to the black and silver dresses. Her colours. She glanced around and saw lots of beautiful dresses but the one she loved was a long black silk dress with a slit up the leg and a sparkly belt across the waist. She called Valkyrie and Tanith over who agreed it was perfect for her. She tried it on and looked herself in the mirror. She didn't normally buy something this beautiful but Tanith insisted. She showed the girls and their jaws dropped.
"You look gorgeous Chione...I'm totally buying that for you. We need shoes and a purse too." Tanith said excitedly."
"And maybe a hair clip?" Valkyrie added.
They raced away and left Chione standing there. They were getting way too excited about this...
They went to the checkout with all her stuff. She didn't even want to know how much it all cost so she looked away.
"Now you have a formal outfit which is usually easier, now the hard part: casual." Valkyrie said.
"Primark?" Tanith suggested
"Good idea," Valkyrie nodded in agreement, "Let's go"
They both got back in the car after putting the bags in the boot. Skulduggery drove them to a shopping centre in the city. They walked in, linking arms to 'Primark'. She was actually starting to enjoy this. Valkyrie dragged her and a basket to the jeans. She put in three black, two blue and a grey pair.
"Do I need that many?" she asked, a bit concerned.
"Trust me, you do." Valkyrie shoved the basket In her hands. Chione followed her to the tops. She threw in purple, navy blue, black silver and red tops of every style, long and short sleeved. Tanith came over with a pair of boots up to the knee, ankle boots and a pair of shoes, all black.
"Is this really alright...I mean...this is way too much money..." Chione said worryingly.
"Chione I'm having fun picking this stuff out for you. Me and Valkyrie enjoy seeing you look this good so don't worry about it." Tanith smiled.
"You're like a real live doll to us, playing dress-up" Valkyrie added.
They went to the underwear isle and threw in sets left, right and centre. She lifted up a pair of really frilly underwear, rolled her eyes and threw them back in. Finally they moved over to the Jackets. They tossed in a long coat, a leather jacket and a body warmer and raced towards the checkout. They placed the three baskets on the counter and the girl stared wide-eyed.
"She needed a whole new wardrobe" Valkyrie whispered.
The girls shrugged and started putting the things through. Again, Chione turned away as she did not want to see what they spent on her. They walked out with 3 bags, one each. Skulduggery shook his head when he saw them coming and opened the boot again.
"That was so fun!," Chione said excitedly, "I feel great."
"You'll feel even better in a minute" Tanith said as she fired past.
Skulduggery followed her and Chione looked confused. Valkyrie laughed and clapped her hands, obviously she was in on this too. Ten minutes later they were across from a block of apartments.
"Where are we?" Chione said as she peered out of the window.
"Your new apartment" Tanith said as she jingled a set of keys in front of her face, which lit up.
"Really?!" Chione screamed. Skulduggery had covered the sides of his head where his ears were meant to be. Chione rushed out the car and ran to the door to unlock it. Her first real place to stay. She listened to the 'click' of the door as it opened. She pushed it open slowly and stepped in. It was small and cosy but ready to move into.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" she hugged the two women behind her.
"By the way, on Christmas Eve there is a dance at my Uncle's house you're now invited to, you can wear your new dress.Well, we'll leave your stuff here and you can get settled. We're going to bring you back to the sanctuary tomorrow, they're going to try block your father and sisters out." Valkyrie said. Chione nodded and they closed the door. She danced round the room and collapsed on the couch. She looked over at all the clothes and decided to put them away to keep her busy. She picked up all of the bags (which took a lot of skill) and carried them to her new bedroom. She dropped them in front of the wardrobe and started to unpack. Jeans in the drawer, tops in the one above it, Jackets and the beautiful Lipsy dress hanging up. Shoes in the corner of the room. She nodded at her hard work and she started getting a bit hungry. Thinking back when was the last time she ate? last night before she met...Dexter. Instantly the thought of food vanished and was replaced by the images of Dexter Vex. His shock of blonde hair, his toned body, his cute Irish voice...she was totally drunk on this man. She needed more, she needed to see him again. She took off her dress and slipped under the covers. They almost kissed last night...she felt it, he liked her too, or at least she hoped. Stupid Saracen, butting in like that. It made her so angry, although maybe they were moving too fast...they only just met. Maybe she could ask him on a...what did they call it? Oh, date! did girls do that? even if she did, she didn't know what to do. Maybe she could ask Tanith and Valkyrie. Somewhere in her tizzy of thoughts she had drifted off and continued them in her dream. When it was dark, she was woken by a hand over her mouth. Star stared down at her and smiled "Hello sister."

Woops I posted both by accident, oh well.