Chapter 125
"Valkyrie!" Civet cheered when she reached the top of the stairs. Grinning, she reached out and the two hugged tightly. "I'm so glad you're feeling better."
"I feel like normal," Valkyrie shrugged. "Nadia said you looked after me the whole time. Thank you."
"Aww, thanks," Civet smiled, leading her through to the back Ward. "But Doctor Kenspeckle did most of the work. Did anyone tell you what happened in the ward?"
Valkyrie frowned. "I slept a lot and then woke up but wasn't myself. No one really elaborated."
"I expect they were exhausted," Stentor said from the second ward doorway, grinning broadly. They waved at each other. "You've got a really kind girl, you know. She stayed with you for six of the nine days you were asleep. And she's an absolute cutie."
"Yeah, she mentioned that part," Valkyrie smiled instantly. "She's moved into my house actually."
"Oh, exciting gossip," Civet clapped his hands. "But before that, take a seat. So, err, how do you feel about Doctor Kenspeckle?"
Valkyrie raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean? I, like, respect him, and he's really nice and stuff. I don't know what I'm meant to say here."
"Oh, good," Stentor said, and then turned and opened Kenspeckle's lab and called the doctor over, who looked at Valkyrie with astonishment and then glared at her.
"Silly girl. You were meant to come in immediately. I swear, those Dead Men don't care about your continued health at all," he muttered, bringing in a table of medical stuff.
"It's good to see you too, Kenspeckle," Valkyrie smiled.
He grunted but didn't move away when she kissed him on the cheek as thanks for all his help.
"Well, tell us about the move in, then," Civet grinned, sitting on the bed next to Valkyrie.
"Stand up," Kenspeckle grouched.
"I'm actually on holiday time as of an hour ago," Civet grinned cheekily and Kenspeckle didn't say anything back, a testament to how much he enjoyed his assistant's company. "How did you two decide to make the big decision then, Detective Cain?"
Valkyrie rolled her eyes. "Nadia's parents are moving to India and she doesn't want to go, and I really wanted her to move in for a while because I want to spend more time with her, and I hated how upset she was at her parents. So yesterday afternoon after I got back from work–"
"You went to work?" Civet gasped.
"I was just a phone call and visiting China's, and that was basically just tea and chatting," Valkyrie responded quickly. "I also have control over finding Skulduggery, but that's a whole story in itself. So anyway, I just asked Nadia if she wanted to move her stuff into my room while she was staying with me, and then we were talking about the house and the things we want in the future and Nadia said she wouldn't mind moving in. So that's that. We don't have her stuff from home yet, but it's the decision part, you know?"
"I do," Civet nodded, smiling softly. "You kids do grow up quickly. It feels like only a few weeks ago I was spoon feeding you, and now you're moving out with your live-in girlfriend. Soon you'll be getting married!"
Valkyrie laughed, as did Stentor, and it wasn't too long before Kenspeckle had finished his checks of Valkyrie and found no neurological or other types of lasting problem with Valkyrie other than her own shock of what had happened while she was 'gone'. He said it was like a miracle had occurred in that split second she ran to Nadia's aid and could only explain it with a shrug, saying the brain was an incredibly complex muscle. But of course, she wasn't there just for herself.
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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...
