A/N Sorry I didn't update yesterday but I wanted to get this right and make it longer! Also I made a poll for you guys! Go and have a look! The question is who would look better in a dress, Ghastly or Skulduggery?

Skulduggery was facing Ghastly in his store.

"You see my point. I need your help. I need to kill him before he hurts Valkyrie!"

"Yes, Skulduggery, I will help you kill this vampire. When and where are we going to do it?"

"Tomorrow at lunchtime, he is currently staying at the Forever Hotel with Val. We'll go in and storm the place then we push Val out of the way. Kill him then and there."

"I've got it."

*********************THE NEXT DAY AT 10 AM************************

Skulduggery and Ghastly made their way across the street the hotel. Ghastly had his scar-less façade on and Skulduggery had his new look. He had the same cheek bones and jaw. He had settled on green eyes, tanned skin and short brown hair. Together they walked up to the receptionist.

"Um…Is there a Caelan…um…Cain staying here?" Skulduggery asked the young, blonde receptionist.

"Cain?" Ghastly muttered.

"I'll have a look for you sir."

"I don't know what his last name so I improvised. Okay?" Skulduggery muttered back.

"Yes, sir there is a Caelan Cain staying here."

"Can I have their room number please?"

"Yes, sir but I have to ask, who are you?"

"I'm…George Cain his father."

"Ok sir, he is in room 37. Would you like me to let him know your coming?"

"No, thankyou, I want it to be a surprise." Skulduggery walked up the stairs with Ghastly. After getting lost twice they finally found room 37. This was it!

Valkyrie was leaned her head against Caelan's chest. He looked down at her and smiled. This was how it was meant to be, he thought. Sensing his glance, she looked up to see his beautiful smile. The last time she ever would. There was a loud bang as the bedroom door came crashing in. Skulduggery and Ghastly ran forward and yanked her off him.

"Get off me!" she yelled. Skulduggery flung her behind him and he advanced on Caelan, gun pointing at his head. "Leave him alone!" she cried. She knew what was going to happen and she couldn't let it. She produced a fireball in her hand. She threw at Skulduggery and he flinched as it scorched his back. When he flinched Caelan ran forward and stole the gun from his hand. Ghastly hurled a mass of air at Caelan, who dodged it with ease before counter-attacking with a jaw cracking right hook, knocking Ghastly out. Skulduggery attacked Caelan with two streams of fire. Valkyrie grabbed the shadows around her and used them to trip and pin Skulduggery down.

"Valkyrie!" He pleaded, "He's a Vampire. You can't trust him at all."

"You don't get it Skulduggery, I LOVE him and there is nothing you can do to stop that! So why can't you just leave us alone!"

Ghastly moved from the ground and instantly Valkyrie was pushed against the wall from a wall of air, disrupting her hold on Skulduggery. Skulduggery sent Caelan flying. Caelan had only just regained balance when he was hit in the stomach so hard that the pain registered and he doubled over in pain. I force came down from on top of him before he could get back up. He focused on Valkyrie and looked into her eyes. He saw her fear and love. He sucked it in, making it fill his body. He used it as his strength, devouring it. He jumped up and grabbed Skulduggery by his collar and throwing him across the room. Skulduggery smashed against the cupboard and before he touched the ground Caelan caught him and threw him into Ghastly. Ghastly fell over. Skulduggery lay temporally unconscious. Valkyrie sprinted to Caelan and hugged him as Ghastly pulled himself up.

"Ghastly! Leave him alone! Please I don't want anyone hurt!" Caelan pulled her in a protective position so he was in front.

"Valkyrie, he is a vampire and we are trying to protect you. He will turn you into Darquesse. He will be the one to do it. We don't want that to happen. We have to kill him. If we don't he will change you and turn you into something really bad. Please! Trust me! Come over here, away from him!"

"He has a name you know! Caelan! I trust him with my life and he would never do anything to hurt me! You guys can't see it! He is my life now! If you hurt him it will hurt me! I LOVE HIM!" She cried.

Skulduggery was still unconscious and Ghastly glanced down at him. That was all Caelan needed. He launched forward and grabbed Ghastly by the throat holding him in a choke hold. Caelan knew that if he killed Ghastly, Valkyrie would never forgive him. He started gasping for air before eventually collapsing. Caelan gently laid him against the wall. Skulduggery was just stirring to consciousness. Caelan rushed over to Valkyrie, who was tearing.

"What are we going to do Caelan? I mean, we can't just keep them unconscious. They won't stop until you're dead and I don't want that!" she cried into his chest.

"We run," he answered, "We run from them. Come on grab your stuff! We have to go now if we plan to go!" She pulled apart from him. She ran around the room, collecting all of the stuff she could. She motioned to him to go. He headed towards the door, making sure she went first. She glanced back at him to see his eyes widen and him go limp. She caught him as he began to fall. There was a Swiss dagger in his back. Tears swelled in her eyes.

"NO!" she screamed, "No! Caelan, don't die! Please don't die!" she sobbed loudly, her whole body shaking. "No! Caelan!" she looked back into the room to see Skulduggery trying to wake up Ghastly. "You bastard!" she spat at Skulduggery as she stormed over to him. A familiar feeling passed over her. The door inside her opened and she felt something burst into her and all fear was gone, leaving only anger. Darquesse walked up to Skulduggery, who had looked at her when she swore. "You will die now." She said coldly, "There is nothing that will stop that."

"Valkyrie?" Fear surged through his voice and she smiled, with no humour in it.

"You are stupid, aren't you? You brought me on. You didn't listen. Caelan was my life. He was everything. He was helping me learn to control my excessive powers. I am stronger than you. I put my powers away so I could learn how to control them out. It became harder to put away. Darquesse's essence was leaking through again. Caelan was my support. He was helping. He even found out a way to totally fix it but no, you wouldn't listen. He was my life. Now you will die for your incompetence."

"Valkyrie! Stop this! You can control it!" Skulduggery said desperately. Darquesse let out a cruel, harsh laugh.

"I am not Valkyrie. You killed her when you killed her life support, Caelan. I am Darquesse. Now you will pay." Air slammed against Skulduggery knees and the caps shattered. He shrieked in pain as he collapsed on his face. With one hand she pulled him up and snapped his neck. Darquesse let him drop and now his body lay motionless on the ground. She stepped over him and walked over to the unconscious Ghastly. She put her right hand on his skull and collapsed it. Satisfied she moved back to a lifeless Caelan. Placing her hand that had the necromancy ring on it and his throat, she placed her other hand on his chest. She mixed the power of magic and necromancy forming an unnatural bond. She pushed this bond into the lifeless body in front of her. Caelan opened his eyes and gazed into hers. Sitting up he placed one hand on her chest. Immediately the Darquesse essence left her. Valkyrie looked around and saw the dead bodies of Skulduggery and Ghastly lying in awkward positions. She cried loudly and Caelan pulled her into his chest.

"It's alright," he murmured, "it's alright." Valkyrie sat there, crying into Caelan for hours until Caelan decided to do something. "Val, we need to go. You will not recover if we don't. Come on. We need to leave." She nodded.

Together they walked out of the Forever Hotel and into the dark night.

A/N I hope you liked this story. This is the last chapter. I would like to know what you thought. Were you satisfied with the ending? It brought me to tears just writing it. Please review!