*is in her bed sleeping in the middle of the night*
*outside her window is lit by orange and red*
*an explosion rocks the whole castle and she jolts awake*
*there is screaming and shouting, the walls starting to crumble*
*She slips out of bed and runs over to the window to see what's going on*
*another exlosion sends her back into the centre of the room*
*she sits up coughing, parts of the roof falling around her*
*a man bursts through her door*
Princess, we have to go.
Yona: Hak...what's going on?
*Hak lifts her up and goes towards the door*
We're being attacked.
*intruders run forward and block the exit*
*Hak swears under his breath and sets the princess down*
You'll have to go out the secret passage. I'll protect you.
*Yona stares at him*
W-what? No...you can't leave me...
*Hak walks forward with his scythe*
Princess, go. I'll be right behind you.
*he lunges into the attackers, slicing them open*
*Yona opens the door to the passage but hesitates, watching him fight*
*Hak jumps over another group and continues to slash away*
Yona, go!
*She runs through the dark passage in her nightdress, almost tripping a couple of times*
*She reaches the end and runs into the trees*
*She walks along to the left seeing the courtyard, it's full of soilders and flames licking up the side of her home*
*She looks closer and sees her servants being brought out, their hands tied behind their backs*
*A dark figure walks over to them and says something that she couldn't make out*
*She looks around for her parents but can't see them*
*Then 3 soilders bring out her mother and father and throw them to the ground in front of the man*
*Her parents expressions go from anger to shock as the man takes down his hood*
*Her childhood friend and crush, Su-won, Stood above her parents, a glinting blade in his hand*
*She heard movement in the passage beside her and ducked into the bushes*
*Hak appeared and whispered her name*
*She rises slowly then waves him over where they both look at the situation unfolding in front of their eyes*
*Hak freezes after seeing Su-won*
*They were all childhood friends and used to spend many days together, Now a man, Her cousin has come to take over the throne*
Su-won: Where is princess Yona?
*He said loud enough to be heard by them*
*The queen laughed*
You will never have Yona. She's the rightful heir of this kingdom.
*Her father breathed a sign of relief*
Thank goodness she escaped...
*Su-Won swore*
Don't be too sure. We will find her.
*He turned his back and started walking away*
Kill them all.
*Her parents eyes widened and struggled*
*Yona watched in horror as her parents were decapitated along with their loyal servants, others decided to join Su-won thinking he was the rightful king*
*She tried to scream but Hak covered her mouth and dragged her back away from the scene*
*Once they were far enough away Hak let go of her and she crumpled to the ground, tears running down her face and she sobbed*
*Hak hugged her tightly and didn't say a word*
Friday, 18 September 2015
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Skulduggery Pleasant Fanfiction Chapter 26
When she had woken up and had her breakfast, Skulduggery took Valkyrie to Chione's house. They knocked the door and Chione answered, Fully dressed.
"Oh, hello Valkyrie, Skulduggery" Chione beamed.
"Hey Chione, How are you doing?" Valkyrie asked.
"A bit tired, I stayed up watching the Walking Dead until about 1" Chione laughed.
"Oh yeah, the Walking Dead is great. I'm on Season 2 or 3."
"I just finished Season 1 so don't spoil anything!"
"I won't, but it gets so much better."
"Why would you want to watch a TV show about the walking dead when you're standing next to THE most famous and most handsome walking dead person there is. That you see almost every day." Skulduggery said.
"Cause they're zombies and they eat people." Valkyrie replied.
"Why would you want to be a zombie with all that rotten flesh, not to mention the smell. Remember Scapegrace?"
"Oh yeah...you have a point there..."
"Who's Scapegrace?" Chione said, confused.
"Just an annoying guy that called himself the "Killer Supreme" who got turned into a zombie and became the zombie king. He's a women now, right?" Valkyrie turned to Skulduggery.
"Yes, and he fairly enjoys it apparently."
"He's really weird and annoying and i hope you don't have the...pleasure...of meeting him." Valkyrie said, turning back to Chione who looked even more confused.
"Right..."
"Anyway, Valkyrie, why don't you tell her why we actually came here?" Skulduggery suggested.
"Ah, yes. We need some hep with the decorations for tomorrow night and...well, you're probably the best at it."
"I would love to!" Chione said excitedly.
"Great!", Valkyrie exclaimed, "this is going to be amazing."
"Well, we better get going then." Skulduggery urged.
They got into the Bently and drove to Gordon's house. Valkyrie went straight up to her uncle's study and brought down the Echo Stone. She placed it on the cradle in the center of the ballroom and the hologram of Gordon flickered to life. He looked at them all, eyes landing on Chione last.
"Hello there, and who may you be?"
"This is Chione, remember i told you about her, Uncle?"
"Oh yes,the eldest of the Element Four. You look beautiful my dear.
"Oh, thank you Mr..." Chione blushed.
"Call me Gordon.
"Alright...Gordon." Chione smiled.
"Chione is going to help us decorate."
"Ah good, us men aren't good at the...delicate things,"
"Speak for yourself, Gordon, I happen to be great at making decorations." Skulduggery announced.
"Ok then. How about the three of you make decorations and i'll choose who is better at making them."
"Challenge accepted." Skulduggery crossed his arms.
"Me too" Chione Jumped
"And me" Valkyrie added.
"Good, let the competition begin, you have three hours.. Oh and by the way, no magic."
"Awwwwww" all three of them said in unison.
"But the decorations would be made so much quicker and i would definitely win." Chione smirked
"I know, Chione. That is precisely why there is no magic allowed. It would be unfair to Valkyrie and Skulduggery who would lose by a landslide.
"Hey!" Valkyrie said and Skulduggery mumbled something under his breath.
Skulduggery sighed, "Well i suppose we better get started then, ladies."
They separated and went to different ends of the ballroom.
"By the way Gordon, where do we get materials for this...?" Valkyrie asked
All of them now realizing they have nothing to make decorations with.
"Ah" Skulduggery said.
"Oh i've got bits and bobs dotted around the house." He smiled mischievously.
Valkyrie and Skulduggery suddenly bolted out of the ballroom and up the stairs. Chione stared after them.
"I knew this would happen, my dear, so i stashed all the best supplies in that compartment in the wall over there."
He pointed to the section in front of her. She walked over and pushed the square in the pattern of the wall. It opened to reveal different colors of paper, paint, glitter, sequence, some scissors and some other materials.
"I've never been in your house, Gordon, so i wouldn't have stood a chance", She smiles, "Thank you"
"I know, you're very welcome. My niece and friend are such cheats." He chuckled.
Chione laughed and took as many materials as she could carry to the area beside Gordon and put them down, then went back for the rest. She sat cross-legged on the floor and started to cut crepe paper into semi-circles to make petals. She cut a circle out of the white paper and dipped the petals in blue glitter and stuck them onto the circle creating a crepe-paper flower."
"That looks beautiful, Chione." Gordon said, over-looking her work.
She smiled and kept making more.
"I wonder where the other two have disappeared off to" Gordon muttered to himself.
Valkyrie and Skulduggery ran up the stairs, Skulduggery taking two at a time and Valkyrie following behind him. Valkyrie rushed into the study and Skulduggery went in the opposite direction. Valkyrie opened the secret door and found a box of glitter. She smiled. She walked back out just as Skulduggery ran out with a box of paint. He crashed into her as they met at the top of the stairs. Skulduggery fell to the ground and Valkyrie stumbled ontop of him.
"Ow..." He said.
Valkyrie moaned and lifted up her head then laughed.
"You know, pink really doesn't suit you Skulduggery." She said as she got up.
Skulduggery frowned and looked at himself, covered in pink paint and glitter.
"Oh hell" He huffed.
"Somehow, none of it got on me." She said as she inspected her arms.
"Oh really? I see a spot right there on your back" He pointed and she turned her jacket round, not sensing the trick. He grabbed her arm and pulled her down ontop of him again and hugged her tightly, covering her in the paint and glitter.
"Skulduggery!" she laughed as she tried to push off of him.
"You suit pink too, Valkyrie" He teased.
"I do not, we both look much better in black."
"True." He grabbed a handful of black glitter and threw it at her.
She stared at him, mouth open.
"I wouldn't have my mouth open if i were you."
"Oh really?" She grabbed the black paint and poured it over his head.
He grabbed her and tackled her to the ground, covering her in the black paint too. They rolled around in the glitter and paint getting fully covered in it, laughing and making a mess of Gordon's mansion. Skulduggery got up and looked in the mirror, leaving Valkyrie gasping for breath on the floor.
"Oh god..."
"I know" She laughed breathlessly.
"I do suit pink, i look fabulous."
"Yup, told you."
"I need to get this off, I can't let Gordon see me like this."
"You really do." Valkyrie got up quickly and dragged Skulduggery down the stairs by his suit and into the ballroom where Chione was still making more of her flowers that had sparkly blue glitter. Valkyrie had seen enough glitter and paint for one day. Both of them turned to them and their mouths dropped.
"Alright, I will admit my defeat now." Chione laughed and collapsed on the floor.
"Yes, if they are the decorations for tomorrow evening it'll certainly get people's attention." Gordon mused.
"Haha..." Vakyrie said loudly and sarcastically.
"It was quite funny, Valkyrie..." Said Chione, now sitting up.
"Thank you, Chione, I'm glad you appreciate my humor. Anyway, my favorite niece, what happened to you two? attacked by glitter robots? gay giraffes? party pirates?"
"Nope, just Skulduggery." Valkyrie folded her arms.
"It wasn't totally my fault." He replied.
"You ran into me carrying the paint which went everywhere then the glitter i was carrying also exploded and we both fell right into it. I was just about to walk down the stairs and you came out of nowhere and knocked me over."
"I didn't come out of nowhere, i came out of the bedroom and ok, it was mostly my fault."
Valkyrie looked at him, a glint in her eyes.
"Ok, ok! it was completly my fault and I should have watched where i was going. I'm sorry i got you covered in pink and black paint and glitter."
"You have him wrapped around your little finger, Valkyrie." Gordon smirked.
"She does not!" Skulduggery insisted.
She turned to him again, glaring and he instantly shut up.
Gordon and Chione laughed.
"Well, i think it's safe to say that Chione won." Valkyrie looked over at the flowers.
"Yes, well done Chione. Would you stay and put them up with Valkyrie?"
"Of course i will." Chione smiled.
"Why only them?" Skulduggery asked.
"Because you're going to clean the mess you made." Gordon said sternly.
"Aww come on..." Skulduggery hung his head and walked back out of the ballroom.
They all tried not to laugh but failed. Chione went over to her work and held up one of the massive chains of flowers she made.
"Woah, you work fast." Valkyrie said, impressed.
"Yeah well, whilst you and Skulduggery were rolling around in paint and glitter together, i was doing this" Chione smirked.
Valkyrie smiled and helped Chione put the flower chains all around the room, attaching them to the walls with a nail gun that Chione had let Valkyrie be in charge of. She didn't know if that was a good or bad idea. Soon they were finished. The two girls went back to Gordon and looked at their hard work.
"Great job girls." Gordon clapped.
"Says the one who didn't do anything." Valkyrie said.
"Well i couldn't, i'm dead. I would have if i could.
"Mhmm..."
Just then Skulduggery slumped in looking really tired but less sparkly as he wiped off some of the glitter and paint but some still remained.
"Done..."
"Same here, partner."
He looked up and saw all the flowers. "Nice job"
"Thank you" Chione said cheerfully then yawned.
"I think that's a hint that we should all get some rest and de-glittered." Valkyrie smiled.
"I second that" Skulduggery groaned.
"Well, goodnight Gordon." Chione said.
"Goodnight Uncle." Valkyrie added.
"Goodnight girls, good work today. Get a good sleep and i'll see you tomorrow night." He smiled and disappeared.
"I'll just leave him down here since he'll be in the ballroom tomorrow anyway and he's in the cradle...too tired to go back upstairs..." Valkyrie yawned.
"Come on, let's get you two home." Skulduggery lead the two girl out to the car. He took Chione home and then headed back to his house with Valkyrie. They both had showers to get the rest of the glitter and paint off. Separately. Skulduggery carried Valkyrie to her bed like he had done the night before.
"Is this going to become a regular thing? because if it is i could really get used to it." Valkyrie smiled.
"Perhaps, perhaps not. Maybe i'm just in the holiday spirit."
"Uh-huh..."
"Is that so hard to believe?"
"Yes."
Skulduggery sighed, defeated. "Goodnight Valkyrie."
She smiled up at him. "Goodnight Skulduggery."
"Oh, hello Valkyrie, Skulduggery" Chione beamed.
"Hey Chione, How are you doing?" Valkyrie asked.
"A bit tired, I stayed up watching the Walking Dead until about 1" Chione laughed.
"Oh yeah, the Walking Dead is great. I'm on Season 2 or 3."
"I just finished Season 1 so don't spoil anything!"
"I won't, but it gets so much better."
"Why would you want to watch a TV show about the walking dead when you're standing next to THE most famous and most handsome walking dead person there is. That you see almost every day." Skulduggery said.
"Cause they're zombies and they eat people." Valkyrie replied.
"Why would you want to be a zombie with all that rotten flesh, not to mention the smell. Remember Scapegrace?"
"Oh yeah...you have a point there..."
"Who's Scapegrace?" Chione said, confused.
"Just an annoying guy that called himself the "Killer Supreme" who got turned into a zombie and became the zombie king. He's a women now, right?" Valkyrie turned to Skulduggery.
"Yes, and he fairly enjoys it apparently."
"He's really weird and annoying and i hope you don't have the...pleasure...of meeting him." Valkyrie said, turning back to Chione who looked even more confused.
"Right..."
"Anyway, Valkyrie, why don't you tell her why we actually came here?" Skulduggery suggested.
"Ah, yes. We need some hep with the decorations for tomorrow night and...well, you're probably the best at it."
"I would love to!" Chione said excitedly.
"Great!", Valkyrie exclaimed, "this is going to be amazing."
"Well, we better get going then." Skulduggery urged.
They got into the Bently and drove to Gordon's house. Valkyrie went straight up to her uncle's study and brought down the Echo Stone. She placed it on the cradle in the center of the ballroom and the hologram of Gordon flickered to life. He looked at them all, eyes landing on Chione last.
"Hello there, and who may you be?"
"This is Chione, remember i told you about her, Uncle?"
"Oh yes,the eldest of the Element Four. You look beautiful my dear.
"Oh, thank you Mr..." Chione blushed.
"Call me Gordon.
"Alright...Gordon." Chione smiled.
"Chione is going to help us decorate."
"Ah good, us men aren't good at the...delicate things,"
"Speak for yourself, Gordon, I happen to be great at making decorations." Skulduggery announced.
"Ok then. How about the three of you make decorations and i'll choose who is better at making them."
"Challenge accepted." Skulduggery crossed his arms.
"Me too" Chione Jumped
"And me" Valkyrie added.
"Good, let the competition begin, you have three hours.. Oh and by the way, no magic."
"Awwwwww" all three of them said in unison.
"But the decorations would be made so much quicker and i would definitely win." Chione smirked
"I know, Chione. That is precisely why there is no magic allowed. It would be unfair to Valkyrie and Skulduggery who would lose by a landslide.
"Hey!" Valkyrie said and Skulduggery mumbled something under his breath.
Skulduggery sighed, "Well i suppose we better get started then, ladies."
They separated and went to different ends of the ballroom.
"By the way Gordon, where do we get materials for this...?" Valkyrie asked
All of them now realizing they have nothing to make decorations with.
"Ah" Skulduggery said.
"Oh i've got bits and bobs dotted around the house." He smiled mischievously.
Valkyrie and Skulduggery suddenly bolted out of the ballroom and up the stairs. Chione stared after them.
"I knew this would happen, my dear, so i stashed all the best supplies in that compartment in the wall over there."
He pointed to the section in front of her. She walked over and pushed the square in the pattern of the wall. It opened to reveal different colors of paper, paint, glitter, sequence, some scissors and some other materials.
"I've never been in your house, Gordon, so i wouldn't have stood a chance", She smiles, "Thank you"
"I know, you're very welcome. My niece and friend are such cheats." He chuckled.
Chione laughed and took as many materials as she could carry to the area beside Gordon and put them down, then went back for the rest. She sat cross-legged on the floor and started to cut crepe paper into semi-circles to make petals. She cut a circle out of the white paper and dipped the petals in blue glitter and stuck them onto the circle creating a crepe-paper flower."
"That looks beautiful, Chione." Gordon said, over-looking her work.
She smiled and kept making more.
"I wonder where the other two have disappeared off to" Gordon muttered to himself.
Valkyrie and Skulduggery ran up the stairs, Skulduggery taking two at a time and Valkyrie following behind him. Valkyrie rushed into the study and Skulduggery went in the opposite direction. Valkyrie opened the secret door and found a box of glitter. She smiled. She walked back out just as Skulduggery ran out with a box of paint. He crashed into her as they met at the top of the stairs. Skulduggery fell to the ground and Valkyrie stumbled ontop of him.
"Ow..." He said.
Valkyrie moaned and lifted up her head then laughed.
"You know, pink really doesn't suit you Skulduggery." She said as she got up.
Skulduggery frowned and looked at himself, covered in pink paint and glitter.
"Oh hell" He huffed.
"Somehow, none of it got on me." She said as she inspected her arms.
"Oh really? I see a spot right there on your back" He pointed and she turned her jacket round, not sensing the trick. He grabbed her arm and pulled her down ontop of him again and hugged her tightly, covering her in the paint and glitter.
"Skulduggery!" she laughed as she tried to push off of him.
"You suit pink too, Valkyrie" He teased.
"I do not, we both look much better in black."
"True." He grabbed a handful of black glitter and threw it at her.
She stared at him, mouth open.
"I wouldn't have my mouth open if i were you."
"Oh really?" She grabbed the black paint and poured it over his head.
He grabbed her and tackled her to the ground, covering her in the black paint too. They rolled around in the glitter and paint getting fully covered in it, laughing and making a mess of Gordon's mansion. Skulduggery got up and looked in the mirror, leaving Valkyrie gasping for breath on the floor.
"Oh god..."
"I know" She laughed breathlessly.
"I do suit pink, i look fabulous."
"Yup, told you."
"I need to get this off, I can't let Gordon see me like this."
"You really do." Valkyrie got up quickly and dragged Skulduggery down the stairs by his suit and into the ballroom where Chione was still making more of her flowers that had sparkly blue glitter. Valkyrie had seen enough glitter and paint for one day. Both of them turned to them and their mouths dropped.
"Alright, I will admit my defeat now." Chione laughed and collapsed on the floor.
"Yes, if they are the decorations for tomorrow evening it'll certainly get people's attention." Gordon mused.
"Haha..." Vakyrie said loudly and sarcastically.
"It was quite funny, Valkyrie..." Said Chione, now sitting up.
"Thank you, Chione, I'm glad you appreciate my humor. Anyway, my favorite niece, what happened to you two? attacked by glitter robots? gay giraffes? party pirates?"
"Nope, just Skulduggery." Valkyrie folded her arms.
"It wasn't totally my fault." He replied.
"You ran into me carrying the paint which went everywhere then the glitter i was carrying also exploded and we both fell right into it. I was just about to walk down the stairs and you came out of nowhere and knocked me over."
"I didn't come out of nowhere, i came out of the bedroom and ok, it was mostly my fault."
Valkyrie looked at him, a glint in her eyes.
"Ok, ok! it was completly my fault and I should have watched where i was going. I'm sorry i got you covered in pink and black paint and glitter."
"You have him wrapped around your little finger, Valkyrie." Gordon smirked.
"She does not!" Skulduggery insisted.
She turned to him again, glaring and he instantly shut up.
Gordon and Chione laughed.
"Well, i think it's safe to say that Chione won." Valkyrie looked over at the flowers.
"Yes, well done Chione. Would you stay and put them up with Valkyrie?"
"Of course i will." Chione smiled.
"Why only them?" Skulduggery asked.
"Because you're going to clean the mess you made." Gordon said sternly.
"Aww come on..." Skulduggery hung his head and walked back out of the ballroom.
They all tried not to laugh but failed. Chione went over to her work and held up one of the massive chains of flowers she made.
"Woah, you work fast." Valkyrie said, impressed.
"Yeah well, whilst you and Skulduggery were rolling around in paint and glitter together, i was doing this" Chione smirked.
Valkyrie smiled and helped Chione put the flower chains all around the room, attaching them to the walls with a nail gun that Chione had let Valkyrie be in charge of. She didn't know if that was a good or bad idea. Soon they were finished. The two girls went back to Gordon and looked at their hard work.
"Great job girls." Gordon clapped.
"Says the one who didn't do anything." Valkyrie said.
"Well i couldn't, i'm dead. I would have if i could.
"Mhmm..."
Just then Skulduggery slumped in looking really tired but less sparkly as he wiped off some of the glitter and paint but some still remained.
"Done..."
"Same here, partner."
He looked up and saw all the flowers. "Nice job"
"Thank you" Chione said cheerfully then yawned.
"I think that's a hint that we should all get some rest and de-glittered." Valkyrie smiled.
"I second that" Skulduggery groaned.
"Well, goodnight Gordon." Chione said.
"Goodnight Uncle." Valkyrie added.
"Goodnight girls, good work today. Get a good sleep and i'll see you tomorrow night." He smiled and disappeared.
"I'll just leave him down here since he'll be in the ballroom tomorrow anyway and he's in the cradle...too tired to go back upstairs..." Valkyrie yawned.
"Come on, let's get you two home." Skulduggery lead the two girl out to the car. He took Chione home and then headed back to his house with Valkyrie. They both had showers to get the rest of the glitter and paint off. Separately. Skulduggery carried Valkyrie to her bed like he had done the night before.
"Is this going to become a regular thing? because if it is i could really get used to it." Valkyrie smiled.
"Perhaps, perhaps not. Maybe i'm just in the holiday spirit."
"Uh-huh..."
"Is that so hard to believe?"
"Yes."
Skulduggery sighed, defeated. "Goodnight Valkyrie."
She smiled up at him. "Goodnight Skulduggery."
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Skulduggery Pleasant Chapter 25
Skulduggery was driving through Dublin again, just wanting to see her again. He knew how Chione felt and how difficult it was to stay away from someone that you love. He stopped outside of her house. She looked out of the window and smiled. He stared up at her. Not that she would know how he felt anyway, he was a skeleton, you could never tell his expression. Valkyrie came down from her window and sat in the front seat.
"Hey partner," She beamed, "Where are we off to?"
"Just your uncle's house to help him with the decorations and such."
"Ah good, I'm great at decorations."
"You are?"
"No, not really."
"Thought not, neither am I, so we're the two least likely people for the job."
"Chione would be better at it. We should ask her to help tomorrow. Then the day after we'll have a girl's day out and get ready before the ball in the evening."
"Good plan. So where do we go now then?"
"How about we go to a Christmas market? I've never been to one..."
"Alright, we could get presents for each other there. Although, there is a perfectly good stick over there I could wrap up for you."
She laughs and smacks his arm gently. He would have smiled if he had his façade on.
"You can't get me it, you told me what it is now, you're meant to surprise me."
"Damn, you're right...My plan is ruined."
"Just go" She chuckled.
He would have smiled if he could. He started the car and set off through the city to the Dublin city centre which had a big Christmas fair around it. They wandered around, looking at all the stalls. Valkyrie took as many samples of the food as she could stomach. Skulduggery won her a big fluffy penguin toy at a shooting game. He was fairly proud of himself, even though he was one of the best shots of the Dead Men. One of seven.
"I feel ill, but this has been so much fun, thank you Skulduggery." Valkyrie chirped.
He had to admit, he done good.
"You're welcome." He checked his watch. 9pm, they had spent all evening there. He glances down at her as he was driving, she looked tired...
"Do you want to go back to your house or stay at mine tonight? Bearing in mind it's easier to get to Chione's from mine."
"Yeah...i'll just go to yours." She murmured as she rubbed her eyes. He nodded and quickly drove to his house..
"Why are you driving so fast?" she asked.
"Because you're tired and it's been a long day."
"Yeah...you're right, even though I was at home it went on forever. Then this evening flew by."
"Time flies when you're having fun. That statement is scarily accurate for this evening."
"You enjoyed yourself?," she asked sleepily, "I'm glad, we don't have normal days out like this...like ever. We should do it more often."
"I'll see to it that we do."
They got to the house and Valkyrie stumbled out of the car. Skulduggery went around and picked her up. He carried her upstairs and gently placed her in the bedroom he had for her.
"Don't you think I'm a bit too old for that Skulduggery?"
"No, you're still as light as a feather, and Ghastly still carries me to bed when I get tired" He said jokingly.
She laughed "Thanks"
"I was lying, you're getting fat. Especially with all the free samples you ate."
"Owch...I couldn't help it, they all looked amazing, and they did offer..."
He chuckled. "You'll never be too heavy for me to carry and you could hardly walk yourself you're so tired. He threw the penguin plushie at her.
"Yeah..." She hugged the penguin
"So you're too big for me to carry you to bed but not too old for a giant fluffy penguin?"
"Correct"
"Fair enough."
He sat on the edge of her bed and placed the cover over her.
"They smell nice"
"Well, I had them washed for you recently."
He leaned down and pressed his finger to his collarbone then kissed her forehead.
"Goodnight, Valkyrie."
"Goodnight, Skulduggery."
He got up and went to the door. He watched her close her eyes then turned the light off. She looked so pretty when she slept. He walked downstairs and found the bottle of perfume he sprayed on the covers when he washed them. He was going to give her a proper present this year. She liked the smell of it, so he would buy another and give it to her at Christmas, the dance. She always gave him the best gifts. He loved wearing his skull cufflinks. 'Daisy' it was called. He wondered what she would wear at the dance, she hadn't told him yet, she normally does before events. He sat down and looked around his living room. He needed a picture of her somewhere, even if he was in it with her. Maybe that's another gift idea...give her a picture of them together with a nice frame, one for her and one for himself. Good idea. He looked back at his life without her. It was so boring, and so lonely. He was filled with hate, it was through his bones. But she stopped that. She helped him out of a bad, dark place. In fact, she's done it on more than one occasion. And him for her too. That's why they're so perfect together...as partners...
"Hey partner," She beamed, "Where are we off to?"
"Just your uncle's house to help him with the decorations and such."
"Ah good, I'm great at decorations."
"You are?"
"No, not really."
"Thought not, neither am I, so we're the two least likely people for the job."
"Chione would be better at it. We should ask her to help tomorrow. Then the day after we'll have a girl's day out and get ready before the ball in the evening."
"Good plan. So where do we go now then?"
"How about we go to a Christmas market? I've never been to one..."
"Alright, we could get presents for each other there. Although, there is a perfectly good stick over there I could wrap up for you."
She laughs and smacks his arm gently. He would have smiled if he had his façade on.
"You can't get me it, you told me what it is now, you're meant to surprise me."
"Damn, you're right...My plan is ruined."
"Just go" She chuckled.
He would have smiled if he could. He started the car and set off through the city to the Dublin city centre which had a big Christmas fair around it. They wandered around, looking at all the stalls. Valkyrie took as many samples of the food as she could stomach. Skulduggery won her a big fluffy penguin toy at a shooting game. He was fairly proud of himself, even though he was one of the best shots of the Dead Men. One of seven.
"I feel ill, but this has been so much fun, thank you Skulduggery." Valkyrie chirped.
He had to admit, he done good.
"You're welcome." He checked his watch. 9pm, they had spent all evening there. He glances down at her as he was driving, she looked tired...
"Do you want to go back to your house or stay at mine tonight? Bearing in mind it's easier to get to Chione's from mine."
"Yeah...i'll just go to yours." She murmured as she rubbed her eyes. He nodded and quickly drove to his house..
"Why are you driving so fast?" she asked.
"Because you're tired and it's been a long day."
"Yeah...you're right, even though I was at home it went on forever. Then this evening flew by."
"Time flies when you're having fun. That statement is scarily accurate for this evening."
"You enjoyed yourself?," she asked sleepily, "I'm glad, we don't have normal days out like this...like ever. We should do it more often."
"I'll see to it that we do."
They got to the house and Valkyrie stumbled out of the car. Skulduggery went around and picked her up. He carried her upstairs and gently placed her in the bedroom he had for her.
"Don't you think I'm a bit too old for that Skulduggery?"
"No, you're still as light as a feather, and Ghastly still carries me to bed when I get tired" He said jokingly.
She laughed "Thanks"
"I was lying, you're getting fat. Especially with all the free samples you ate."
"Owch...I couldn't help it, they all looked amazing, and they did offer..."
He chuckled. "You'll never be too heavy for me to carry and you could hardly walk yourself you're so tired. He threw the penguin plushie at her.
"Yeah..." She hugged the penguin
"So you're too big for me to carry you to bed but not too old for a giant fluffy penguin?"
"Correct"
"Fair enough."
He sat on the edge of her bed and placed the cover over her.
"They smell nice"
"Well, I had them washed for you recently."
He leaned down and pressed his finger to his collarbone then kissed her forehead.
"Goodnight, Valkyrie."
"Goodnight, Skulduggery."
He got up and went to the door. He watched her close her eyes then turned the light off. She looked so pretty when she slept. He walked downstairs and found the bottle of perfume he sprayed on the covers when he washed them. He was going to give her a proper present this year. She liked the smell of it, so he would buy another and give it to her at Christmas, the dance. She always gave him the best gifts. He loved wearing his skull cufflinks. 'Daisy' it was called. He wondered what she would wear at the dance, she hadn't told him yet, she normally does before events. He sat down and looked around his living room. He needed a picture of her somewhere, even if he was in it with her. Maybe that's another gift idea...give her a picture of them together with a nice frame, one for her and one for himself. Good idea. He looked back at his life without her. It was so boring, and so lonely. He was filled with hate, it was through his bones. But she stopped that. She helped him out of a bad, dark place. In fact, she's done it on more than one occasion. And him for her too. That's why they're so perfect together...as partners...
Skulduggery Pleasant fanfic chapter 24
Doctor Adra was sitting at the machine that was checking Chione's pulse, if her father spoke she would start shaking and her pulse rate would increase. It was moving a bit faster than usual but not by much, she was still calm.
"She must be dreaming of Dexter" Saracen said from over her shoulder.
"I'm trying to concentrate, Saracen. Her pulse rate could change for just a second, shut up."
Saracen smirked and backed off. Skulduggery slapped him over the back of the head.
"Ow! what was that for?" Saracen cried.
"For annoying Miss Dark" Skulduggery said"
"Why are you even here, Skulduggery?"
"So you don't flirt with the doctor"
"Why would I do that? she would tell Trip and he would bully me..."
"So will I if you don't stop" Skulduggery warned darkly.
"Fine, fine, have it your way" He said sadly.
The doctor held back a laugh.
"You two are the worst people to supervise these tests. Where is Ghastly or Ravel when you need them? at least they're reliable."
Saracen scoffed, "They're reliable? when we were in Egypt, Ravel was chatting up one of the tour guides and Ghastly was looking at the pyramids as we were attacked by cat-like creatures."
"I think you'll find that was you chatting up the tour guide, Saracen."
"Oh...yeah...she was incredibly pretty though, I couldn't help myself," he leaned one arm on Adra's chair, "Just like Miss Dark here."
Skulduggery slapped him again and Adra laughed.
Skulduggery sat at the edge of the bed. "We've been in this room for way too many things..." He thought back to when Valkyrie had been seriously injured by the 'death bringer'. What if she never made it? where would he be without her?
"Well it's our job, Skul." Saracen said.
"And it's my job to fix you guys up when you get yourselves into trouble." Adra smiled.
"So us going out and getting hurt keeps you in a job then. You should be thankful that we're so stupid to go out there and get beaten up."
"Thank you, Mr Rue. It certainly makes my job interesting."
Saracen smiled. Skulduggery would have slapped him again If he felt like it. Right now he just wanted to go and see Valkyrie.
"When will the tests be finished, Miss Dark?"
"Another few minutes, why? got somewhere to be?"
"Yes actually"
Both of them turned to him.
"You do? where?" Saracen gave a quizzical look.
"Somewhere"
"What somewhere"
"Something so important the likes of you can't know."
"he likes someone" Adra added.
"What!? Skulduggery? liking someone?" Saracen looked at Skulduggery, jaw almost at the floor.
"Preposterous" Skulduggery said calmly.
Adra and Saracen burst out laughing.
"Yeah, it's Skulduggery, who are we kidding?" Saracen laughed.
"I know right?" Adra giggled.
Skulduggery turned and walked out.
"My god...he does..." Adra said.
They both stared at the doors and then at each other.
"Now I feel bad..." Adra said solemly.
"Yeah...me too, but he's used to me insulting him, it's all your fault."
"What?!" Adra snapped her head around towards Saracen.
Chione's pulse suddenly rocketed. Adra rushed to her side and held her hand.
"Chione, can you hear me?" Adra called.
Saracen stared at Adra, then the machine and finally at Chione who was breaking out in a sweat.
"Her temperature is too high! Saracen, get sine ice cold water or something!"
Saracen ran out of the door.
"Come on Chione, wake up...please..."
Chione was shaking violently on the bed. Saracen ran back in with a bucket of water and threw it over Chione and Adra. Adra glared at him and turned back to Chione. Chione gasped and lurched into a sitting position.
"Chione! what happened?" Adra questioned.
"He didn't speak...but he put images into my head...it was of a ball...me and Dexter were dancing and...a man walked in with a crowd of people and they started shooting at everyone. One of them walked over to me and..." She stopped and sobbed into her hands.
"What next, Chione?...what did the man do...?" Saracen asked sternly.
"H-he took control of me and made me...," she took a quick breath and swallowed, hard, "He made me kill Dexter..."
Adra and Saracen looked at the ground.
"That sounds like the Christmas Dance...," Adra mumbled.
"Yes, I think you're right," Saracen started pacing, "If he sent you these images, they must be relevant to his plans."
"What do you mean?" Chione asked, confused.
"Why would he just send random images? they must have a purpose..."
"Maybe he just sent it to scare me..."
"Why would he do that? he scares you just by showing he still has some control over your mind, why be so specific by showing you a ball, by showing you how he would kill Dexter?" Saracen put a hand to his chin.
"What if this is the future...we need to tell everyone and stop this from happening. Eyes on Chione and Dexter all night, double the security and such..." Adra got up and helped Chione stand.
"Beautiful and smart..." Saracen smirked.
Adra rolled her eyes and shoved him away. Saracen grabbed her hand and twirled her around.
"Is Trip coming to the dance, Miss Dark?"
"Yes Saracen, he is making an appearance."
"Damn, that's a shame, I was hoping we could dance all night long, just us two."
"No way in hell."
"Just one dance, Adra?" Saracen gave her the puppy dog eyes and pouted lip then pulled her closer.
"Maybe just...one dance..."
"Yipee!" Saracen screeched. He ran out of the room clicking his shoes together as the doors closed. Adra and Chione laughed.
"Will you actually dance will him, or are you just getting his hopes up, Adra?"
"Yeah, I will. If Trip doesn't kill him first." She grinned at the thought.
"You're free to go Miss Asahina. Tell me if you get another dream, like that. We'll think about putting in barrier five if you do.
"Alright Adra, thank you."
"No problem" She smiled.
Chione left the Medical Bay, she heard Saracen running around shouting, "I get to dance with Adra Dark!." Chione grinned like an idiot at the thought of everyone dancing with one another. Her stomach rumbled in the empty corridor and she realised how hungry she was. She rushed home and ate some pasta for dinner.
Sister, are you going to train tonight?
"No, Mithria...I'm not."
Why?
"Because of the images father sent me..."
Ah, right, I don't believe it will happen, but no harm in putting extra security just in case, right?
"Yeah...right..." she said, doubtful.
It was 7pm. Chione was sat in her pyjamas after her shower watching TV. There wasn't much on that was actually interesting. She decided just to watch some "Walking dead" on the computer. She stayed up till 1am watching it and finally got tired. She went to bed and fell asleep really easily. She had no dreams that night.
"She must be dreaming of Dexter" Saracen said from over her shoulder.
"I'm trying to concentrate, Saracen. Her pulse rate could change for just a second, shut up."
Saracen smirked and backed off. Skulduggery slapped him over the back of the head.
"Ow! what was that for?" Saracen cried.
"For annoying Miss Dark" Skulduggery said"
"Why are you even here, Skulduggery?"
"So you don't flirt with the doctor"
"Why would I do that? she would tell Trip and he would bully me..."
"So will I if you don't stop" Skulduggery warned darkly.
"Fine, fine, have it your way" He said sadly.
The doctor held back a laugh.
"You two are the worst people to supervise these tests. Where is Ghastly or Ravel when you need them? at least they're reliable."
Saracen scoffed, "They're reliable? when we were in Egypt, Ravel was chatting up one of the tour guides and Ghastly was looking at the pyramids as we were attacked by cat-like creatures."
"I think you'll find that was you chatting up the tour guide, Saracen."
"Oh...yeah...she was incredibly pretty though, I couldn't help myself," he leaned one arm on Adra's chair, "Just like Miss Dark here."
Skulduggery slapped him again and Adra laughed.
Skulduggery sat at the edge of the bed. "We've been in this room for way too many things..." He thought back to when Valkyrie had been seriously injured by the 'death bringer'. What if she never made it? where would he be without her?
"Well it's our job, Skul." Saracen said.
"And it's my job to fix you guys up when you get yourselves into trouble." Adra smiled.
"So us going out and getting hurt keeps you in a job then. You should be thankful that we're so stupid to go out there and get beaten up."
"Thank you, Mr Rue. It certainly makes my job interesting."
Saracen smiled. Skulduggery would have slapped him again If he felt like it. Right now he just wanted to go and see Valkyrie.
"When will the tests be finished, Miss Dark?"
"Another few minutes, why? got somewhere to be?"
"Yes actually"
Both of them turned to him.
"You do? where?" Saracen gave a quizzical look.
"Somewhere"
"What somewhere"
"Something so important the likes of you can't know."
"he likes someone" Adra added.
"What!? Skulduggery? liking someone?" Saracen looked at Skulduggery, jaw almost at the floor.
"Preposterous" Skulduggery said calmly.
Adra and Saracen burst out laughing.
"Yeah, it's Skulduggery, who are we kidding?" Saracen laughed.
"I know right?" Adra giggled.
Skulduggery turned and walked out.
"My god...he does..." Adra said.
They both stared at the doors and then at each other.
"Now I feel bad..." Adra said solemly.
"Yeah...me too, but he's used to me insulting him, it's all your fault."
"What?!" Adra snapped her head around towards Saracen.
Chione's pulse suddenly rocketed. Adra rushed to her side and held her hand.
"Chione, can you hear me?" Adra called.
Saracen stared at Adra, then the machine and finally at Chione who was breaking out in a sweat.
"Her temperature is too high! Saracen, get sine ice cold water or something!"
Saracen ran out of the door.
"Come on Chione, wake up...please..."
Chione was shaking violently on the bed. Saracen ran back in with a bucket of water and threw it over Chione and Adra. Adra glared at him and turned back to Chione. Chione gasped and lurched into a sitting position.
"Chione! what happened?" Adra questioned.
"He didn't speak...but he put images into my head...it was of a ball...me and Dexter were dancing and...a man walked in with a crowd of people and they started shooting at everyone. One of them walked over to me and..." She stopped and sobbed into her hands.
"What next, Chione?...what did the man do...?" Saracen asked sternly.
"H-he took control of me and made me...," she took a quick breath and swallowed, hard, "He made me kill Dexter..."
Adra and Saracen looked at the ground.
"That sounds like the Christmas Dance...," Adra mumbled.
"Yes, I think you're right," Saracen started pacing, "If he sent you these images, they must be relevant to his plans."
"What do you mean?" Chione asked, confused.
"Why would he just send random images? they must have a purpose..."
"Maybe he just sent it to scare me..."
"Why would he do that? he scares you just by showing he still has some control over your mind, why be so specific by showing you a ball, by showing you how he would kill Dexter?" Saracen put a hand to his chin.
"What if this is the future...we need to tell everyone and stop this from happening. Eyes on Chione and Dexter all night, double the security and such..." Adra got up and helped Chione stand.
"Beautiful and smart..." Saracen smirked.
Adra rolled her eyes and shoved him away. Saracen grabbed her hand and twirled her around.
"Is Trip coming to the dance, Miss Dark?"
"Yes Saracen, he is making an appearance."
"Damn, that's a shame, I was hoping we could dance all night long, just us two."
"No way in hell."
"Just one dance, Adra?" Saracen gave her the puppy dog eyes and pouted lip then pulled her closer.
"Maybe just...one dance..."
"Yipee!" Saracen screeched. He ran out of the room clicking his shoes together as the doors closed. Adra and Chione laughed.
"Will you actually dance will him, or are you just getting his hopes up, Adra?"
"Yeah, I will. If Trip doesn't kill him first." She grinned at the thought.
"You're free to go Miss Asahina. Tell me if you get another dream, like that. We'll think about putting in barrier five if you do.
"Alright Adra, thank you."
"No problem" She smiled.
Chione left the Medical Bay, she heard Saracen running around shouting, "I get to dance with Adra Dark!." Chione grinned like an idiot at the thought of everyone dancing with one another. Her stomach rumbled in the empty corridor and she realised how hungry she was. She rushed home and ate some pasta for dinner.
Sister, are you going to train tonight?
"No, Mithria...I'm not."
Why?
"Because of the images father sent me..."
Ah, right, I don't believe it will happen, but no harm in putting extra security just in case, right?
"Yeah...right..." she said, doubtful.
It was 7pm. Chione was sat in her pyjamas after her shower watching TV. There wasn't much on that was actually interesting. She decided just to watch some "Walking dead" on the computer. She stayed up till 1am watching it and finally got tired. She went to bed and fell asleep really easily. She had no dreams that night.
New update
Ok so basically that never happened. I've only really completed 1 of the 22 new years resolutions. I will keep trying. Which includes posting on the blog, so because I've neglected my readers, you will get all of the weeks I missed, today (hopefully because I have other work too) And I counted 10. So um, yeah. I better get started.
I'm so sorry to all of you that read this blog, and I'm sorry if you have to read back to remember what the story was. I kinda hit a writers block and I'm struggling to continue this fanficiton, but I will type up what I have. Another thing that stopped me was that this next chapter is so long that I just couldn't bring myself to do it, so I'm sorry. I will get this done. I won't promise, because I hate breaking promises. But I will try my best.
I'm so sorry to all of you that read this blog, and I'm sorry if you have to read back to remember what the story was. I kinda hit a writers block and I'm struggling to continue this fanficiton, but I will type up what I have. Another thing that stopped me was that this next chapter is so long that I just couldn't bring myself to do it, so I'm sorry. I will get this done. I won't promise, because I hate breaking promises. But I will try my best.
Sunday, 4 January 2015
Update
Hey guys, because of the new year and stuff I made lots of resolutions (currently 22) and one of them was to post on this blog every week. Another was to create a new blog, so as you may have seen, I made a drawing blog and I'm taking requests on it. I will also take requests on this blog for ideas of short stories that you want me to write. I won't just be posting SP fanfictions and short stories... I suppose i'll make another blog. This blog will just be SP, the other one will be for other fanctions like doctor who, lord of the rings, the hobbit, avengers and such. Thank you all for reading my blogs and I'm sorry for not posting as much as I used to. I PROMISE, I will post every week from now on unless there is nothing I can do about it e.g. Holiday...
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