Skulduggery Pleasant fan-fic: The Cradle of Magic (UNDER EDIT)

Invisible Tears

-Vin

Shock hit my body like a bullet and my mouth fell open, I tried to form words but they wouldn't come. The tears on my face seemed to cease and my body shook. 'I love you' he had said, love me? The though mixed around in my head with shock, confusion and the realisation of why. I looked hard into the eye sockets of the man I always assumed as a protector, a father but never a lover. It made me think of other secrets he had hiding from me in the ten years I had known him, what went on in the mind of the man I once knew. We looked hard at each other for what seemed like eternity, us both trying to think of something to say.
"Vin...." He managed, practically forcing the words. I looked at him, question in my eyes. He turned and swiftly left through the nearby door; leaving me standing in the desolate library and bubbling with emotions that I couldn't explain.

-Skul

I didn't look back. I needed to get away, to get out; I needed to be as far away from her as I could; I had hurt her, hurt the one person I needed to protect. My feet were absentminded and I belted down the stairs.
"Skul!" Tears were in her voice as she yelled from up above. I blocked her out and ran into the rain, my suit immediately soaking with water.

-Vin

I tripped on a step as I plummeted down the stairs, much like the rain outside. I grabbed a hold of the banister and volted a flight, watching as he advanced the one below me,
"Skul! Please!"
He didn't hesitate and continued running, straight out the door and into the pouring rain. I quickly followed to where he previously stood and watched as the silver, rain covered Bentley pulled out and drove off. The driver gave no glance back at the sodden girl with a broken heart.

-Skul

I just drove, all I could think about her, I didn't care where I was going; at this stage I didn't even know. Why had I said that?! Why did I have to lose it and tell her how I felt?! All this time I had never expressed my emotions to anyone, not even Val... So why, when strong emotions like hatred came to play, why didn't I lose it then?
I stopped.
A feeling at the back of my mind immediately halted my trail of thoughts.
What was I thinking? Of course I had lost it before... For the same reasons but under different circumstances... What I had created last time...
What was now embedded into my soul, a deep emotion provoked by my past and the five years I had consciously left this world.
That was a different time.
I was different now, I had grown into a stronger, more careful man.
I looked up into the wing mirror.
I had grown into the being that I am now. The skeleton detective.
The product of love, hatred and evil after 443 years of suffering.

I found myself on the motorway. The sky had darkened throughout the journey and cars lit up the path ahead like hundreds of fireflies. I looked up at the motorway sign ahead which read the junctions ahead. I spotted the name Roarhaven three from the bottom and an immediate thought sprung to mind.

I accelerated the Bentley and took the by pass towards down the junction, speeding along until the surroundings became bleak and the cars thinned out.
I turned the car into the car park and got out. It had stopped raining and the stars had come out.
The Irish Sanctuary glinted in the puddles on the pavement and for once in its sad little existence looked fairly. Beautiful.
I brushed that niggling thought aside and strolled into reception.

-Bliv

I stood at the sink and looked at myself in the mirror.
I was a wreck. In every way. Mist was right, even if Ravel insisted me in not believing her.
I put the tissue down on the ledge of the sink and sat on the edge, my arms supporting my body as I looked at the ceiling.
I took a deep sigh and closed my eyes, trying to forget everything that had recently sprung to mind.
I could still image it though, always... No, I could never forget...
The images of my family would always remain with me... Even if I couldn't bear to remember them.
All those years all I kept telling my younger self was that they were safe now, they couldn't be hurt anymore.

There was a sound and the bathroom door opened. I looked over at the young, brunette American.
"Bliv? Are you okay?"
I looked down at myself and absentmindedly ran my fingers through my hair.
"I'm fine Aurora... Honestly... Thank you for asking..."
I slid myself off the marble ledge and placed my feet on the floor.
Aurora's gaze didn't waver, "Erskine asked me to keep an eye on you, he says he got a meeting now.." Her voice sounded unsure.
I walked over and held the door ajar as she passed it over, walking through.
"So," she said and we strolled down the corridor, it was fairly empty considering the time but I had nowhere better to be, after these past couple of days this place had become more than just work to me, it had become my home and literally; my sanctuary.
Then, a thought sprung to mind.
"Aurora?"
"Mm?"
"Y'know in the cafe you were going on about something with Ravel? What's that all about? Nobody's really told me..." I stopped myself.
"Oh!" She laughed lightly, "That's all fine now Bliv don't worry.. Ravel said if was all cleared up a few days ago... Nothing to worry about, it was apparently just a rumour..." She didn't look at me and focused on the metal plates on the walls, guiding her round.
"Oh, okay!"
We both reached the grand oak door of one of many meeting rooms. Raised voices, as ever, could be heard inside.
Aurora briefly patted my back, "I've gotta go... You sure you're okay?"
I smiled, "Fine, thank you... Bye..."
She briefly waved and walked off.

Several minutes passed and I decided to lean against the doorframe until Ravel came out.
I looked across at the window opposite and realised it had stopped raining, which was a first for Roarhaven.
I then thought back to earlier. And came across the moment Dex and I had shared on the roof.
I looked down at my boots and smiled, blushing a little.

I paused and listened to the conversation building up behind the door.
"WE NEED TO GET HER OUT ERSKINE! SHE ISNT SAFE NEAR HER!"
"Look, it's not as easy as you put it! Where am I meant to send her to?"
"IM FAIRLY SURE YOULL THINK OF SOMETHING!"
A fist slammed down on the desk and I heard the contents of the table shake.
I frowned and stood back off the frame, staring hard at the door.

"I'll find a way... Whatever it takes..."
There were some murmurs and suddenly the knob twisted and the door swung ajar.
A skinny man in a finely tailored suit with peaked hat stood before me.

"Skulduggery?"

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Woah that felt like a very long chapter... *deeply sighs*
FROM HERE ON IN ITS KICKS OFF LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...
from here it all goes downhill...
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