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Skulduggery walked up the last set of stairs in China's apartment building, his façade up, but failing again. That's why he wanted to see China. As he knocked China's apartment door (she promised to meet him there where he couldn't distract the people in the library), he retrieved his nose from the general area that his ear should be (when in fact, it was on his neck.)

"Enter." He heard China call bluntly. He opened the door and stuck his head through. He looked around the well furnished room and saw- who people claim to be- the most beautiful woman in the world. She sat on her sofa, he legs together and tilted, her above knee black skirt, long-sleeved white blouse and knee-high boots making her look as radiant as ever. But it wasn't until she shot a smile to the man in the doorway that he got the full hit of her beauty.

"Stop that." Said man said.

"Stop what?" Came the coy response.

"I don't know why you are using your powers on me, but they aren't going to work."

"How did you know?" China never fails to get what she wants, and if someone found a hole in her methods, then she could be in trouble.

"I know your power too well, and besides it faltered when it finally registered in your brain that my mouth is over my eye socket." He said, matter-of-factly.

China smiled, scooted over on the plush sofa and patted the seat next to her, an invitation that Skulduggery quickly took, he was getting tired of having his skin melting and shifting everywhere.

"Now," China began with a smirk. "What seems to be the problem?"

Skulduggery wanted to glare at her, but that wasn't quite possible at that point in time.

"Well, doc, I have been having trouble sleeping…" Came his sarcastic response.

"Very funny."

"Isn't it though?"

"Yes, now loosen your tie." Skulduggery did as he was told and China undid a few buttons. She enjoyed that feeling…undressing him. In fact, she liked it so much, she decided to continue until his shirt was completely unbuttoned, then pulled it off.

"Is that completely necessary?" His comment interrupted her staring at his curved, white ribs, wondering what the feel like.

"Yes, now I can get a better angle and don't have a piece of fabric getting in the way." She thought well when put on the spot.

"Fine."

She carved into his shoulder blades one milimetre deeper, and watched while the skin stretched to the point of splitting and snapped back into place. He put his shirt back on, did up the buttons and reached for his tie, which was lying over the arm of the sofa. China stopped him by pushing his into the back of the couch and undoing his shirt buttons.

"China?" Skulduggery asked her. "Do you need to fix my tattoos further?" He got no reply which added to the worry he felt from the glazed look in China's eye and the fact that he was now shirtless. When she went to pull down his fly he tried to leap away, but she pulled him back down and pinned him against the edge of the sofa. Ziiiiiiip.

The people across the hall in the library where shocked to hear a strange cry for China's room, something along the lines of "CHINA! MY TATOOS DON'T GO DOWN THAT FAR!"

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Eru-chan: I gave you the idea for this one-shot ^^)

Me: Yes, but you said I could write it, so I did.

Skulduggery: OoO WTF?

China: (*_*) (*Jumps him and takes off his shirt*)

Me: hope you liked it (this idea was thought up in PE class today XD by Eru-chan)

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