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.