Ahem...Valkyrie is 22 in this....

Chapter One: Fletcher gets thumped. Twice.

General POV.
Valkyrie opened the door too the skinny Skeleton Detective standing at her door with his scarf surrounding his face. She greeted him and led him into the front room where Tanith, Ghastly and Fletcher were already sitting.

"So, can we pick out a movie yet?" Tanith asked brightly.

"Sure." Valkyrie replied.

"Wait... if we were going to actually WATCH the movie without interruption... why did we invite Skulduggery?" Fletcher grinned and Skulduggery thumped him hard in the shoulder.

"Ha ha your hilarious."

"He has a point though..." Tanith said scratching her chin.

"See! I'm not the only one who thinks it! I don't see you thumping her!"

Skulduggery's shoulders sagged and he didn't answer. Valkyire noticed he was in a bad mood. Too lighten his mood, she ran up too him and grabbed the hat right off his head.

"HEY! Thats my hat!!"

"Yeah i think we've established that Skulduggery."Tanith smirked.

While Valkyrie was distracted Skulduggery lunged for the hat and rolled through the door, it was like a James Bond stunt.

"Well, seeing as I'm not wanted, i may as well go." He grunted and walked out the front door.

"Somebody should get him.." Ghastly said and everyone looked at Valkyrie.

"Fine" She agreed and ran out the door after him.

Skullduggerys POV.
Skulduggery turned around as he heard footsteps approaching, what he wasn't expecting, was the huge hug that Valkyrie gave him. If he had a stomach, he was sure it would have been doing back flips.

Valkyrie's POV.
Valkyrie walked fast down the drive so that he wouldn't just drive off, and as he turned around she got a huge urge too hug him. So she threw her arms around his neck and hugged him.

General POV.
Skulduggery put his arms around her waist slowly and awkwardly and hugged her close. They stood like that for a few minutes before Valkyrie turned beetroot red and withdrew her arms.

"Um... Sorry... " She said awkwardly.

"Not at all ,don't apologise." She could hear amusement strong in his voice, that made her relax.

"I really came out here too get you too come back in, they were only joking."

"Well i may as well, nothing else too do, come on then." He said and motioned for her too go first.

She smiled and headed up the drive way into Gordon's house.

General POV.

"You got him back then." Tanith said and grinned at Valkyrie.

"He didn't take very much persuation to be honest." She replied and then blushed a deep red.

Skulduggery cleared his throat and spoke.

"Well, are we going too watch a film or not?" Tanith made a mental note too ask Valkyrie what happened when they were alone later.

They decided too watch The Nightmare Before Christmas and about 10 minutes into it, Fletcher spoke again.

"Oh my god! Skulduggery looks like Jack!!" He stated as his mouth went into a comical "o" shape.

Two seconds later a gloved bony fist hit his head and he was sent hurtling sideways off the couch and through the door.

"Least i don't look like a flying monkey with badly gelled hair."