Hello, this is my first story I guess. I am just posting short stories for a while until I figure out the rest of a story I had in mind. Well enjoy

Promises.

"Pinkie promise?" Valkyrie whispered to Skulduggery. She lowered her head trying to stop herself from crying, but it was no use. Tears slid down her cheeks. She hated crying in front of Skulduggery, she didn't want him to think she was weak. But in this current situation she just didn't care anymore. She ached all over; blood and ash covered her body, more tears rolled down her cheeks, watching them slowly fall to the ground.

She remembered the screams and cries of innocent people, but now there was silence. Their blood covered her body; she remembered how enjoyable it was to cut their heads off or pull off their legs and seeing their blood splash everywhere coating the walls, and the way it dripped from their bodies, making pools of blood. No. That was not me. That was Darquesse

I didn't kill those people, Darquesse did.

"Stop lying to yourself and face the facts, I am you…" Darquesse's voice echoed in her head, making her head spin. I dug my nails in my hand waiting for it to pass, but the more harder I squeezed I began to feel the sticky substance beginning to appear. Blood. I deserve it, all those things I did. I deserve it!

Suddenly familiar gloved hands wrapped around her own squeezing them lightly, but not enough to hurt. I raised my head to look at him. Skulduggery. His face had a permanent grin on his skull, but by looking at him more closely you could see the concern on his face. "Valkyrie… I…" he seemed to be lost for words which actually surprised me. He was never lost for words, not ever! But it seemed today that he indeed had no idea what to say. I could hear a sigh escape his mouth, and finally he spoke "I promise."