Suicidal Valkyrie (valduggery)

Chapter 3

*Skulduggerys POV*

We walked outside into the cool air and ghastly turned to me. "...You were laughing...." I laughed again. And he just stared at me before pulling me into a bear hug. "I never thought I'd hear you laugh again, skulduggery!" He said shocked. I tilted my head to show I was smiling. "Anyway... So this girl... What happened??" He asked, curiously. "Wellll.... I can't tell you everything but I can tell you the basics..." He nodded and I continued. "She's from another dimension were magic doesn't exist at all. Her father was...cruel....and she tried...." I broke off and ghastly gave me an understanding look. "So how did she get here?"he questioned. " I actually don't know.." I mused. He sighed "Well were do we put he-" " She can stay with me" I interrupted. He smiled " okay then! It's settled, let's go tell her the good news!" We walked inside the sanctuary and received curious glances from all the sorcerers and mages that were littering the corridor. We walked into the room to a concentrated Stephanie, trying to make fire with her hands. At the moment it just looked like awkward hand movements but she had determination. "Trying magic, eh stephanie? " I smirked. She jumped, embarrassed and Stayed silent. I walked over and knelt down so I was eye level to her. "Steph, would you like to come and stay with me??" I asked. She beamed and pulled me in for a hug,nodding with enthusiasm. I hugged her back. "I'm sure the sanctuary has some clothes for you to borrow until we go shopping" I added reassuringly. "I'll go check, be back in a minute" ghastly said and walked out of the room. "How old are you??" She asked randomly. " I am over 400 years old my lady" i said bowing. She smiled half-heartedly. "Guess how old I am" she smirked. "Hmm.... 50?" I joked. "Nope!" She giggled. "17??...." She shook her head. "12??...." She shook her head and I started to get worried. How old is she? She tried to kill herself and she wasn't even 12 yet. "11??.." She nodded and I sat next to her, putting a serious tone into the conversation. "Stephanie... You've been through a lot for an 11 year old", I stated. I could see her eyes start to get wet so I pulled her into another hug. " Ohh!! I know what will cheer you up!! Hang on!" I said suddenly excited. She laughed at my sudden outburst and I pulled out my phone. I dialled in a random number and sat next to her. She looked at me confused but I just held up a finger. "Hello?" A mans voice said. "I have a question.... How much wood can a wood-chucker chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?" I asked. Stephanie had her hands over her mouth to stop from giggling. "Uhhhh.....who is this??..." The man asked. "This is buggy. Buggy says hi. Three claps for buggy. Oops buggy died." I sung. " Is this a pran-" I hung up as ghastly walked back in and tried to act casual. "What were you to doing??" He asked suspiciously. ".... Nothing...." I replied. He gave me a funny look but let it go. "Here Steph I found some clothes for you" He smiled as he handed them to Steph. "Thankyou" she smiled. She grabbed the clothes and studied them. "Can I get changed?...." She asked quietly. We both nodded and waited outside. When she walked out of the room I was immediately worried about her