A/N: This idea came to be a few months ago and refused to leave my mind until I wrote it, so tada! This will be a multi-chapter story happily.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Jack Skellington, Sally, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Raven Madison, Alexander Sterling, or Vampire Kisses.

But I do own additional characters. You'll see what I mean; I have also changed certain character's appearances to match…again you'll see-read?- what I mean!

Prologue:

Many things in life, and death, seem to good to be true. Too false to even cross ones own mind. This was one case.

When Jack and Sally finally got together and married, they never thought that having a child would be a possibility. They were a skeleton and a living rag doll after all. But that didn't stop the excitement, joy, and frightful love they shared when Doctor Finklestein told them the news of Sally's sickness. They also never thought of how wrong and awful other Holiday lands would see their little bundle of joy.

Chapter. 1

Letting Go

"The child could try to take away our holidays, just like it's father!" The Thanksgiving Pilgrims argued at the first official Holiday Lands Council Meeting.

"But who's to know how my child will be? He or she could be like Sally, kind, loving and generous." Jack and the Halloween Town Mayor both retorted.

"That child is against the code of conduct! An abomination! Why should it live while the rest of us Holiday leaders are to remain childless?" The Easter Bunny sided with the Pilgrims still feeling put off about the whole accidental abduction. The Cupids of Valentines were neutral as were the Fire Sprites of Fourth of July.

The mayor stood as tall as his small, round frame would let him. "No one has said so, Pilgrim" He retorted.

Neither Jack, Sally, nor anyone in Halloween Town for the matter saw the problem with having a little Pumpkin Prince or Princess. As did Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus. Since Santa had returned back from a Christmas-That-Almost-Never-Was, The Pumpkin King and Santa had stayed in touch wanting to know more about the others Holiday. Which, is how they became wonderful friends and companions and why the Claus' were the only ones to side with the two expecting parents.

Now Sally had not been present at the Meeting and hadn't heard the arguments, all she knew was what she thought. She would in no way terminate her pregnancy, her only child had to live. By any means. So in the months to pass as she hid away in their home in fear of other Holiday creatures coming to harm her and the child, Sally came up with a plan, a very smart plan. The Holiday Lands only said that the child couldn't live in a Holiday world and grow up to be the next Pumpkin King or Queen. But nothing was said about any other worlds Especially the Human World.

So at 9 months pregnant and what would be the last day Sally would carry the child she ventured to Christmas Town, with Jack of course. They were joined by the Claus' and a few elves to the world of humans.

"Don't worry Sally," Santa tried to comfort the living doll, "I have informed the humans your child will be with of the circumstances. They have promised to keep him or her safe and hidden until the other Holidays have simmered down or until you wish for he or she to come home. And," He hesitated, "To let you see the child one day out of every year, as long as you wish" Both Jack and Sally were torn between happiness and pain at the thought. Only once would they see their child a year, but wouldn't see how he or she grew up until it was too late. But it eased the young couples minds only slightly.

They arrived at the home where Jack and Sally's child would be born and raised. It was nothing more than an apartment meant for a family of 3 in what looked like a small town. Jack quickly named the place Dullsville for how it compared to Halloween Town. It was almost perfect. Almost. Sally could see the two humans with her lovely green eyes as she felt pain in her abdomen making her bend over. The child was on its way.

*two hours later*

All Sally could think of at those last few moments were two things. One was of course the pain that took over her body, it felt like every undead nerve in her was alive and refusing to cease the feeling. Her seems seemed to be coming undone! The second thing was what would happen to her child after he or she was born. The man and woman that would be taking it seemed very kind and loving, a little hippie-ish but to each their own. With a final cry out, a little Pumpkin Kingdom heir was born. Jack looked down at his queen as she was handed the child wanting nothing more than to whisk the two away and keep them safe and hidden for all eternity. But as he looked down at his child, his daughter, he knew this was the safest option for both mother and child. No words needed to be said for a name, it was silently decided.

"Raven." Both Jack and Sally breathed at the same time seeing Mrs. Claus take the little one into her arms and wrapped her in a festive blanket. "She is so beautiful." Jack whispered wishing to be human just once so he could cry. The little girl looked like the Angel of Death and Beauty combined into one. Her black as night hair curled atop her head- a subtle auburn tint touched it- and her skin pale as bone. Upon looking at the child, you would assume she was malnourished or sick; she was skinny enough to see her tiny ribs wrapped around her frame like a mini-corset. Then again her father was a skeleton. Magnificent jaded green eyes reflected Sally's as little Raven looked at her birth mother, not knowing this would be the only time.

Mrs. Claus held out the babe to Sally once more. "The door back to our worlds doesn't close for another hour," She looked at both skeleton and living doll, "You spend this time with your daughter." Jack could not cry but Sally could and she did for the both of them. Raven did not cry, but looked at her parents with what could only be innocence; how could anyone see this girl, this angel, as anything but that. It was all Jack could do but return to Halloween Town, renounce himself as Pumpkin King and live in the world of the living with his wife and daughter.

The hour seemed to pass by in a minute. Jack helped Sally stand, her body still weak from the painful birth, before looking at his daughter and gave her one last kiss on the forehead. "Good-bye my little Pumpkin Princess, I will always love you." He passed her on to Sally before turning out the small door he had to crouch to leave. Sally held Raven close to her chest hurriedly whispered her song to Raven's little ears. Her blue tinted tears dropped onto Raven's cheeks leaving a slight stain that didn't seem to want to be wiped away.

Sally looked at Sarah Madison with a look of pain, love, and loss mixed into faded green. "Please take care of my Raven. Please, promise me." Sarah could only nod feeling her throat become thick as emotion and a mother's pain filled her. As she looked at the blue skinned, odd scared woman looked at her she felt an instant bond force its was between them. Sarah had to take care of this girl, of Raven. She had to for this woman. Paul Madison looked at his wife then at the strange woman noticing the look only the two could show. Sally kissed Raven's head one last time and whispered the last few words of her lullaby. This was the worst feeling she could ever have, nothing would ever compare not even the pain of giving birth to Raven she had felt only an hour ago. She gave Raven's now sleeping form one last squeeze before placing her in Sarah's arms. The two royals of Halloween Town left the small apartment with the Claus' following behind. Sarah and Paul Madison closed the door of their small apartment feeling a sudden weight fill the room and their hearts. A wanting to protect the child they were now responsible to raise and care for. Both looked down at the sleeping and content face at the girl who would now be known as Raven Madison, the lost Pumpkin Princess Raven Skellington.

A/N: I cried a bit writing this. Maybe it was just one of "those" nights. Y'know what I mean? Remember! Reviews = a happy writer = more chapters!