AN. Hey this is my first Valduggery fanfic! I hope you like like it.

Valkyrie's POV

Skulduggery and I sit on his couch, looking at the file of our newest case. Apparently a time traveller by the name of Time Bomb is planning something, we don't know what yet. "Time Bomb is a ridiculous name, "I mutter. From the side of my eye I see Skulduggery nod. I throw the file onto the table and lie down, I rest my feet on the coffee table. I sigh and look at Skulduggery, "How about we take a break?"

Skulduggery quickly throws the file away and sits back, facing me, "I thought you'd never ask."

I smile and just look at him. It's then I realise how little I know about him. I mean in some ways I know everything about him and in other ways I know nothing about him. I've notice that if we get close to talking about his past, he avoids it, "Skulduggery?"

"Yes Valkyrie?"

"Can I ask you something personal?" I sit up and move closer to him.

He nods, "Of course."

"Why don't you ever talk about your family?" I ask it quietly, scared of his reaction. He tenses up and stays quiet for a moment.

"Why do you want to know?"

"Because you know everything about me, but I don't know everything about you, and I'd like to. I mean your my best friend, I'd like for you to be able to trust me and talk to me about things like this," I reach over and take his hand.

"I'm sorry Val but no. I can't talk about them…"

"Not even to me?"

"Especially not to you," I stare at him and take my hand out of his. He can't tell me, his best friend, about his family.

He sighs, reaches out to me and says softly, "Valkyrie…"

"No it's okay. But can I ask you why? Why won't you talk to me?"

"It's complicated Val."

I sigh, "Are you scared to tell me or something?"

"Of course not, it's just… I just can't tell you. I'm sorry Val."

"I thought we agreed, no more secrets," I look down at the floor. I stand up, "I should get going." I head for the door, Skulduggery follows me.

"No Val. Please stay." I stop and turn around and look at him.

"Skul I understand if you don't want to tell me because it brings back bad memories but that's all you have to say, instead of saying it's complicated and keeping it a secret," I open the door and run over to my car, Skulduggery calling after me. I drive off making my way home. I think about what just happened, my eyes tear up. The fact that Skulduggery doesn't trust me enough to tell me hurts.

Skulduggery's POV

I can't believe that just happened. I can tell she's upset and it's killing me. I can't tell her about my family, then she'll know. If she knows she'll probably leave me and never come back, I can't take that, not again.

I keep trying to call her but she keeps hanging up.

I sigh . I quickly run out and get in the Bently. I drive towards Gordon's house, I whisper to myself, "Please forgive me Val."

Valkyrie's POV

I arrive at Gordon's. When I get inside I feel around for the light switch. Finally I find it and turn it on.

"Valkyrie Cain, we meet at last." I spin around and see Time Bomb standing there, grinning at me. He looks just like the picture in his file. He's tall, close to Skulduggery's height, his black hair is a curly mess and his bright green eyes stare right through me.

"What are you doing here?"

He takes a step forward, "I saw your little spat with Pleasant. About how he won't tell you about his family. I could help you with that…"

"What do you mean?" I narrow my eyes at him, "Can you tell me about them?"

He chuckles, "I can do better than that, I can show you."

"What do you-," before I can finish there's a blinding white light. I stumble back and shield my eyes. I hear conversation Skulduggery and I have had in my head. I get dizzy and I feel sick. I hear Time Bomb chuckle and I fall to the floor. The weird thing is, it doesn't feel like the wooden floor in Gordon's house, it feels like grass.

I see someone running to me, saying something to me. Before I black out a thought goes through my mind, I'm in the past.

And everything goes black.

Skulduggery's POV

I get to Gordon's and I knock on the door. The lights are on and Valkyrie's car is here. After a few minutes Valkyrie still doesn't answer. I knock louder, "Val? Please open the door!...Val?"

After a long time she still doesn't answer and I start getting worried. After a few more knocks and she still doesn't answer I kick the door the open.

I run in looking around frantically. "Valkyrie!" I hear laughing behind me and I spin around to see Time Bomb, my hands curl up into fists, "Where is she?"

"Where she's supposed to be. She deserves to know the truth don't you?"

"You sent her back!" I yell.

"Yes I did. As I said she should know the truth."

"She will die! Bring her back now!" I grab onto his collar and shove him against the wall.

"No. And if you kill me she won't be coming back," I release him immediately, "I'll help her through it, but she needs to know."

I sigh then nod, "Keep her safe."

"I will, he replies, "Goodbye Skulduggery."

I just nod, "Goodbye brother."

AN. So there's the first chapter. I hope you liked it. please R&R. until next time