Dark Times Indeed (Valduggery)

Chapter 21

1 year later
*Val POV*
Stupid bitch Darquesse laughed, as I fell over. I groaned as Skul helped me up. "Have a nice trip?" He smirked, wrapping his bony arms around me. I grinned, trying to hold back the fact that Darquesse was breaking me down. "Why of course!" I smirked, smiling up at him. He thinks your pathetic. I see skulduggery pause, sighing. "We'll get rid of her..." He mumbles, stroking my cheek. I nod, knowing he won't be able to. My phone starts ringing in my pocket. I whip it out, thinking Jack was hurt. "Tanith? Is Jack okay!?" I speak, frantically. Tanith snorts. "Are you doubting my baby sitting skills?" She laughs. I sigh in relief, content that jacks safe. "No way! I wouldn't dare!" I giggled sarcastically. She laughed, "I actually called due to the fact I was looking through your draws for videos, but found something more interesting..." She smirked, holding back her laughter. I felt skulduggery freeze, already knowing what it was. "Let me see, fluffy handcuffs, condoms, dil-" "TANITH!" I squeal, my face turning bright red. "Stop going through our stuff!! " I cry out, embarrassed. She laughs, and I hear her fall on our bed from laughter. "Is Jack okay?" I ask, hoping to change the subject. "Even though I know your changing the subject, I will answer your question. Yes, he is asleep in his cot next to your bed" she whispered. I sigh, already knowing she will tell everybody about this. "Don't tell to many people!" I groan. "Only the dead men!" She giggles. I freeze, horror struck. "Not ghastly!" I shout, mortified. She pauses. "Ummm..... It's kinda to late for that... The dead men all already know..." She trails off. I face palm, embarresed. I hang up on her, burying my head into skuls chest. "On my tombstone, write something Poetic", he mumbles. I snort, "Nope. I'm writing that you were an idiot!" I giggled. He playfully punched my arm, as we resume training.
Once I pinned him down, laughing as i did, "Is it nice to be pinned down by your girlfriend?" I smirk. He groans, annoyed. "Nope. I don't know wether to be scared, or proud..." He sighs. I get off him, laughing my ass off. "Well, that was fun to watch!" I hear Anton laugh. I whip my head up to see the dead men on the stands, watching. Dexter and Saracen have their phones out, recording it. Everyone's laughing. Except ghastly. "I heard Tanith was looking for movies..." He glared. This earned full blown laughs from the rest of the dead men. "Nice stash Skul!" Dexter laughs. Skul activates his facade. "Here's what I think to that!" He pouts, putting up his bony middle finger. This earns another round of laughter, and a bit on the back of skuls neck. "Ow!" He moans, glaring at me. I smile sweetly at him, batting my eyelashes. He rolls his eyes, smiling. "You know what, I don't even want to know WHY you had that stuff!" Ghastly snapped, but he couldn't hold back the laughter as he soon erupted into laughter as well. "Serves you right for going through our stuff!" Skul points out, embarrassed. "Skul, are you blushing?!" I ask, snickering . He turns to me, an incredulous look on his face, before quickly switching off his facade. "Nope. No I was not" he pouts, putting his head in the air, and crossing his arms. I rolled my eyes, grabbing hold of his hand. "Oh! That reminds me! Follow me!" He chirps, dragging me to the door. I turn back to the dead men confused, but they all have innocent looks on their faces. What is he doing?