Skulduggery Pleasant - Songfics, Dribbles and Drabbles.

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"Fletcher." I said, sarcasm dripping from my lips like poisoned venom, "I want you. Oh, so, badly."

"Really? Haha," he laughed awkwardly, "I wasn't expecting that answer. Well, um, I... I have a girlfriend."

"Then stop asking me out for God's sake!"

"I... What?"

"You heard me." I waved my hand airily, already over this conversation. I turned and walked outside. Cealan dropped in front of me.

"Ugh. Go away!" I stressed. I needed a...holiday. Yes, a holiday sounded nice. Beach houses and pools and sun.

Didn't Skulduggery once promise me a case where we could holiday? I swear he did.

The annoyingly hot vampire pulled me back to my present predicament. "Valkyrie. Come with me."

"Huh? Why? Where are we going?"

He smiled tightly, "Skulduggery taught you well didn't he? It's a surprise. I want to surprise you."

"Because you love me? Nuh uh. No way. Zero. Null."

"But I do. You won't ever change my affection for you, Valkyrie Cain."

My phone rang in my back pocket, vibrating against my butt, I held up a finger, muttered hold that thought and turned, bringing the phone to my ear.

"Sup, bro?"

"I am not you're brother." Skulduggery voiced, "that would be weird, love."

"Yeah, aye. Come pick me up."

"I am. That's why I'm calling, actually. We have a case of needy boys after something that belongs to me."

"Oh, right. Because I belong to you."

"What are you on about? No, Erskine, Ghastly and Dexter have my favourite hat."

"Fuck you. You really know how to crush a girl's dreams. Thanks for that."

"Well, all you have to do is ask, Cain, and I will most certainly make you mine."

"No tha-nk y-ou. I ain't dealing with your testosterone."

"You wound me. I'll be there in five."

I hung up and turned back Cealan who was looking at me expectantly. He grabbed my arm and pulled me, "we have to go now. It won't be there forever."

I nodded. "Gimmie five? Please?"

He looked at me and his lips thinned before he nodded reluctantly. I smiled what I thought was a brilliant smile at him before I sat down on the curb and mused over my smiles. They must be pretty shit if they can't impress freaking Hansard. Ugh. I so hate him. Dick. Cealan sat next to me, "he's coming to pick you up in five minutes, isn't he?"

"Yeah, he is. You going?" I looked at him and nodded. "You should go." I shrugged and face forward again, "he'll kill you if you don't."

"Would you miss me?"

"Eh."

"Eh? You can't run from feelings forever, Valkyrie. Love me, as I love you."

"But you don't love me." I saw the Bentley in the distance, "you like living?"

"Only if I live with you."

"Well, then Skulduggery can kill you." I shrugged again and stood as the car pulled up across the road. Skulduggery got out, slammed the door and locked gazes with Cealan, his blue eyes murderous.

I loved Skulduggery's eyes. They were the darkest, deepest blue with a black ring around the edge of the iris. They were also the most expressive part on him. He walked over, wrapped an arm around my waist and Cealan glared at it as Skulduggery splayed his fingers and pulled me closer to him.

"Vampire. What a nice surprise. Now you can go."

"Valkyrie is coming with me."

I rolled my eyes and went to walk to the car but Skulduggery kept me in his vice like grip. I looked up at him but he didn't even spare me a glace, his gaze never straying from Caelan's.

"You'll be dead before that happens. She's not yours, she's not Fletcher's. She's not Dexter's, she's not Rue's. She's mine. And I'll stop breathing before I let her go. So unless you want a fight to the death I suggest you turn around and never lay eyes on her again. I'll hunt you if you do."

Caelan snarled, lips curling back over his teeth as he reached behind his neck, "if it is a fight you want, skeleton, then it's a fight you shall get."

"Yes, yes. Oh, I'm not longer a skeleton, in case you missed that. Valkyrie go wait in the car, this will only take a second."

I kicked him in the shin, "let me fight!"

"No, love. Get in the car, there's a good girl."

"There's a good girl?" I hissed. "That's so biased. You know what Skulduggery?"

"Hmm, what dear?"

"Go fuck yourself. Maybe you should get in the car." Our little debate was cut short when the vampire pulled away its skin and ran at us, a roar thundering from its chest.

Skulduggery and I stepped away from each other and Skulduggery stuck out his foot, tripping it over.

Fletcher came out of the house, saw me and Skulduggery fighting the vampire and teleported somewhere.

It threw a punch at me and I ducked as Skulduggery caught the back of its head. It fell and I picked up my feet, slamming my boots into its chest as I rolled into a crouch.

Fletcher reappeared, a bat in his hand and he slammed the vampire to the ground as Skulduggery stepped up, shooting it in the back several times.

After the vampire was taken care of, Skulduggery and Fletcher looked at each other, then at me. I crossed my arms and tapped my foot.

Fletcher teleported and Skulduggery got into the Bentley, it's engine growling as he tore off and I huffed, walking back into the house.

Typical men.