Until the end.

Where have you been?

Valkyrie's POV
I turned the corner on my way home and heard a familiar voice shouting. It couldn't be him. Could it? What i saw next shook me to my very soul. Skulduggery, in all of his glory, pulling a gun on an innocent mortal. Then the words he was shouting sank in.
"I said, WHERE IS SHE!?" Then he broke down. He was sobbing, I think, is that even possible for a skeleton? Either way I couldn't let this go on. I love him too much to see him like this. Wait, what? I love him too much? What was I thinking?
"Skulduggery?" immediately his head snapped up. He was up in seconds and crushing my in a hug. he kept muttering something but I couldn't quite hear as his head was buried so deep into my neck that I thought I might have to have it surgically removed. After a few minutes, he let go and repeated what he had been saying into my neck. "I've missed you so much, you don't know how worried I've been, I love so so so much!" then he froze as he realised what he had said. "uh, I mean, umm, uh, hi?"
"Skul, did you just say you loved me?"
"So what if I did miss Cain?"
"Did you mean it?"
"Valkyrie Cain, for the past 400 and something years, oh god, is it bad I can't remember how long ago my family died? (A/N #When you can't remember details) Anyway, for the past however many years, I have been convinced that I would never love again. After my family died, I thought I would never feel the pain of losing a loved one again because I was certain that, not only would I never be able to love again, but nobody would love me, I mean, why would they, I'm a skeleton for god's sake, a skeleton with an ego the size of the planet and a Bentley. What's there to love? But the 6 years I spent with you, I realised that loving again was possible, if not with everyone than at least with you. The past 5 years have been torture for me, I spent a year depressed, can you imagine, me, of all people, depressed! But I couldn't live without you. So yeah, I meant what I said, but I realise I'm a skeleton and I can't give you what you want, and you probably don't even feel the same way, but Valkyrie Cain, I am completely and utterly, head over heels in love with you. And I'm sorry if that affects our relationship, but I can't hide how I feel, not now I know what it's like to lose you, I never want to go through that again."
"You really need to learn when to stop talking." and with that, I grabbed his tie and pulled his teeth to my lips.  It felt kind of weird at first, but then I got used to it and started to enjoy it.
"I love you so much Skulduggery Pleasant"
"And I love you Valkyrie Cain"