DISCLAIMER

These are Tim Burton's characters, not mine. The only ones I own are the made-up ones you have never heard of before.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

I don't like author's notes, so if they are here they are important, so read them! I change between characters a lot during this, it is marked with ******. For the purpose of this story, Victor and Emily are together, with Victor being still alive (For now at least I think). I think they make a cute couple, and I don't know if Victoria while make an appearance or not. Please review and enjoy!

CHAPTER ONE

I don't know what to make of Emily's behavior. She is extremely worked up, throwing things in bags and muttering words to herself. "VICTOR!" she suddenly screams, "Have you even started packing yet?! We are leaving in an hour!" So apparently she is worked up about our trip. We are going to Halloween Town, where I will meet Jack (The Pumpkin King) and Sally, his wife. Emily and Jack are old friends, and they wanted to let little Edward and Holly become friends. Oh, that's what I forgot! Edward (our son) is now three. Holly would be around the same age, I assume, and I have forgotten to pack for him. I can already feel that this trip will be a disaster.

The citizens of Halloween Town are worried about Jack. They haven't seen him this worked up since the Christmas disaster, and I tried to warn him then too. They aren't even trying to hide their worry, but truly it is nothing. He just wants Emily, Victor and Edward to be as comfortable as possible during their stay, but I can feel that something is going to go wrong. We shouldn't be letting a human come here, to Halloween Town! It is a disaster in itself! No one will listen to me of course, saying it's just nerves for seeing a human for the first time, but I know it isn't. The last time I had this feeling, Santa and I almost ended up being nothing more than a pile of ashes, and I thought Jack would believe me now, even if it was just for the sake of making me happy.
He has too much pressure placed on him! It is just 20 days until Halloween, and Emily has decided to stay for the celebrations. He now has to go over the plans for the celebrations and make sure they are completely up to scratch, whilst hosting for guests in this dangerous town (Well, for humans anyway) and on top of this, he has a family to care for! I don't understand how he manages to stay sane.

I watch as Victor starts packing. 'It's about time,' I think to myself, as now it is only 45minutes until we set off. Edward is still sleeping, so hopefully he will sleep the whole way through the journey. I am worried, although Victor cannot see it. Halloween Town is a lovely place, but only if the citizens accept you. They usually are quite friendly, if you steer clear of some, but to a human? I don't know how they will react.
Victor is quite oblivious to all this, having only been around your average everyday skeleton, but all this is still quite new to him. He has adjusted well, considering the circumstances, but this will be the first time he has met a skeleton like Jack. He is no ordinary skeleton; anyone can see that simply by looking at him. But Victor will be walking into all this, completely unprepared and unaware. I just couldn't bare it if anything were to happen to him.

Sally watches me as I bustle around the house, making all the necessary preparations for our guests. I whirl around and grab her into an embrace. "Stop worrying my dear Sally, nothing could possibly go wrong!"
"But that's just it Jack, we are completely unprepared for anything that could go wrong! Victor is a human Jack, how are the citizens going to react?" Aha! She was worried about Victor!
"Sally my dear, Victor will be fine! He is a perfect young gentleman, and he and Emily have already made plans for the future concerning his... condition."
"Jack, it is NOT a condition! He is simply still breathing! Blood still flows through his veins! How do you think the...the...the vampires will react?" Sally had that smug look on her face that she pulls when she knows that I am stuck for an answer.
"I will keep a close eye on him, if it will put your mind at ease," I said after a pause.
"Thank you, Jack." I start to walk out of the room and she calls after me, "Jack? What is this surprise you are planning?"
I turn to face her and she looks suspicious. I tap my nose, or where my nose would be, and say, "Sally my dear, if I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise!"