SP chapter 18

"Skulduggery..." She said, covering herself with her bundle of clothes.
"Sorry" He said, and turned the other way.
She quickly slipped into her apartment and wrapped a towel around herself. She went back to Skulduggery.
"Please, come in." She said.
"Are you sure? you can get dressed if you want, i'll wait out here." He replied.
"No, I'm going in for a shower in a minute anyway, I'm guessing this is important so come on in." She let him come in and sat on the couch as he sat on the chair across from her.
"Before I get to why I'm here, why are you in your underwear and are soaking wet?
"Uh...I em..." She sighed. She knew that there was no point in lying to him. "I was going up to the reservoir to train my new powers."
"I see...I suppose your sister was helping you?"
"Yes, she's a good teacher." Chione smiled.
"What are your new powers like? have you learned to do anything with them yet?"
"Yeah, I just learned how to walk on water."
"Interesting...very useful," He said, "Anyway, I think this is the right time to tell you that you have a relative that loves you very much. Not any of your siblings."
Chione stared at him, mouth wide.
"He's your grandfather. His name is Forbis."
"I-I have a grandfather...? do I have a grandmother?"
Skulduggery shrugged. "We only saw Forbis, we didn't ask."
She stared out of the window. She had family she didn't know about...she never even thought that she had anyone else but her sisters.
"I want to see him" She blurted.
"I was hoping you would say that. Let's go just now."
Chione lunged and hugged Skulduggery, careful that her towel didn't come off.
"I'll be a couple of minutes, wait here." She closed her bedroom door and went in for a shower.
Skulduggery had to admit it, he was excited to see her reaction, and her grandfather's. This is what he loved. He loved solving crimes and punching people, sure. But bringing families together...it would have made him smile if he could.
She quickly got out, pulled on another pair of jeans and a black tank top. She dried her hair as much as she could, pulled it up into a bun and stuck on her ankle boots and leather jacket.
"Ready" She said as she walked back to Skulduggery.
"Valkyrie is waiting, let's go."
They went out to the car after she locked up.
"Hey Valkyrie" Chione said cheerily, "Oh, how was the case?"
"No problem for us, turns out it was an accident and the man who killed him was hiding, rocking back and forth in the corner of the attic." She said.
"Will I be able to go on a case with you one time?" Chione asked.
"Don't see why not, Skulduggery?" Valkyrie said.
"Alright, Valkyrie can teach you everything she knows, that will be a good test, for both of you."
Chione grinned at her and she grinned back. They travelled back to Forbis's house. Chione stepped out slowly and took a deep breath.
You ready to meet our grandfather, Mithria?
No *laughs* are you?
Chione smiled and walked up to the door. Skulduggery and Valkyrie stayed in the car, wanting to give them privacy. She knocked the door and a little man answered.
"Hello?" he said.
"H-hi...um..." She looked back to the car and Valkyrie nodded. Her hands wouldn't stop shaking. "I'm Chione..." She mumbled.
The little man's eyes opened wide. "Chi-chione Asahina?"
She looked at him straight in the eyes. "Yes"
His deep brown eyes teared up and he hugged her tightly, he was strong for an old man.
"Grandfather..." Tears ran down her face.
"Chione, where are your sisters? Oh you look so beautiful...just like you were as a baby." He said as he brought her inside.
"Mithria's body is no more...but her mind has latched onto mine. We are one. Star and September are...they're frozen at our old house..."
"Why? what happened my dear?" They sat down on the chairs together.
"Star kidnapped me from my friends and tortured me...then my friends came and started fighting with my sisters. Mithria helped us but Star...she burned her body...."
He shook his head and held her hands tightly. "Your father has driven your siblings mad." Forbis said angrily, "I'm glad you and Mithria are still sane though."
Mithria, can you appear in the sink if I fill it?
Yes sister, but only my face.
Chione went through to the bathroom, plugged the sink then filled it with water. Chione dipped her finger tips into it and Mithria's face appeared.
"Hello grandfather" Mithria smiled.
"My darling Mithria...you look so grown up..." Forbis said.
"Well grandfather, we are 20 years of age." Mithria giggled.
"20?!", Forbis exclaimed, "god now I feel older than I am."
"Grandfather...do we have a grandmother...?" Chione asked.
Forbis looked down at the floor "You did...she died a couple of years after your mother and father...I don't know of any family your father had, he never spoke of them."
"What was our parents names?" asked Mithria
"Amelia and Tyron Feller" Forbis said
"Amelia is such a beautiful name..." Mithria said
"Thank you. It was really your grandmothers choice but i helped a little." They stood in the bathroom talking about the past, what their mother was like, how they died...then it happened

Enough! Don't listen to anything this man tells you! it's not my fault my Amelia is dead...we were killed! Chione, Mithria, get away from him! Kill him if you have to!

"No!" the girls said in unison as they screamed. The glass of the windows and mirrors shattered splaying glass everywhere. Forbis's face was cut from the glass but he pulled out the plug so Mithria disappeared and then joined Chione under the sink. Chione was still screaming, she couldn't get him out.

Chione you shall pay for what you have done to Star and September, Mithria too.

"But they killed her!" Chione screamed louder.

She is at fault. she helped the enemy. You and your Dead men friends are no match for me Chione. All will die. Even Dexter.

Tears flooded down her face as she screamed louder and louder, the voice whispering in her head.