Skulduggery – Crow
Anton – Bear
Ghastly – Panda
Dexter – Wolf
Saracen – Weasel
Erskine – Snake
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Chapter 26
Waking up Friday morning, one of two days before they returned to Ireland, Valkyrie rushed out of bed, got dressed and put some cream on the bruises on her face and neck. The swelling was gone, thankfully, but that had now turned yellow and green with red marks dotting in them and the veins around the area were often throbbing painfully. The bruise itself didn't hurt much though and she was able to kiss her pretty girlfriend so, with something akin to a skip, she left her room to get breakfast.
Skulduggery, Ghastly, Dexter and Tanith were already up drinking tea or in Skulduggery's case, reading the Irish newspaper from his phone whilst consulting an English paper as his phone slowly loaded articles. They didn't have as many food options in their hotel apartment, but they did have her favourite cereal, coco-pops, so she poured herself a drink and the food and sat down to excitedly eat it.
"Someone's in a rush," Tanith said cheekily. "Another hot date?"
"Yep," she said with her mouth full. "I see you don't."
Her sister grinned. "But who says I don't?"
Behind her, Panda looked up slowly at Tanith and then sharply at Valkyrie, indicating to find out what exactly Tanith meant. Hiding a smirk, Valkyrie drank from her glass and continued the conversation. "Can I know who with?"
"He's tall, blonde and pretty," Tanith said. "I've known him a while. Know the parents too."
Valkyrie did smirk now. "Sounds serious."
"We're friends I suppose. Bit of a love-hate relationship you know. We're going monster hunting," she said. "I'll be back before our flight."
"You sure about that?"
"Pack my case if I'm not here tomorrow night, will you?" Tanith said, laughter shining in her eyes. "Have fun on your date Cub."
Tanith left, and Panda watched her go with something like panic. Lucky for him, she didn't turn and see his desperate look but Valkyrie, and of course the staring men, watched her hips sway right out the door. She turned back to Panda when the door locked behind Tanith.
"Told you," she sang.
"I made the dress," he muttered, burying his blushing face into his tea.
"Did you give it to her?" Wolf asked, smirking with Valkyrie.
"Not yet," he growled before sighing. "This is a fool's quest."
"Good job you're a fool then," Valkyrie said encouragingly. "Send her a note or something. Tanith doesn't do fancy. She'd run through a mud field if you put steak on the other side."
He smiled to himself and Valkyrie noticed his eyes wash over as his thoughts went to some gutter or another. Shaking her head, she finished her food and washed it up, thinking about what she wanted to do for the day. It was the hot season in England, mid-July, so she'd put on shorts and t-shirt but looking at Nadia come into the kitchen, she felt somewhat overdressed. Nadia had, somehow, smuggled itty-bitty shorts passed her mother's censoring and paired it with a crop top and only a lightweight, oversized knit top Valkyrie and everyone else could see through to her smooth skin.
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Skulduggery Pleasant: Raising Cain
Fanfiction(This story is written as a fanfiction, but can be read as a story without having read any of the books.) Valkyrie Cain, the adoptive daughter of the Dead Men, has had a life full of love and magic. But as she gets older, times become scarier and sh...
