Some Doors Should Never Be Opened

It has been a few months since Coraline had defeated the Beldam- or, as she
was sometimes called, the Other Mother.

Coraline Jones was outside wandering around the Pink Palace with Wybie, who
was walking beside her. The two were looking for banana slugs. As usual, Wybie
was wearing his skull-like welding helmet. Coraline thought that he looked
like silly with that helmet.

"What are you doing, Why-Were-You-Born?" Coraline said with no small amount
of sarcasm.

"What do you mean, Jonesy?" Wybie asked Coraline, peeking under a rock in
search of slugs.

"You know what I mean, Wybie." Coraline said with a roll of her eyes.

Wybie and Coraline started going through the woods that were behind the Pink
Palace. The trees thickened as they continued onward, and after half an hour
or so something strange began to form in the distance. It was a cluster of
trees, organized in a perfect circle.

Wybie had wanted to get back to the Pink Palace, saying that they were far
enough from home as it was, but Coraline wanted to check it out. "Come on,
you coward." She called over her shoulder, walking towards the trees.

"I don't know, Coraline." Wybie protested.

"Oh, come on, Wybie". Coraline said teasingly.

Coraline walked into the grove of trees with a look of fascination.
Reluctantly, Wybie followed, just to make sure she was okay. He nervously
looked over his shoulder to see if they were alone.

On each tree there seemed to be a door. One had a Christmas tree, one had a
turkey, one had a shamrock, and so on. One had a door in the shape of a
Jack-O-Lantern. Coraline stared at it eagerly. "Wybie, that's Halloween!"
Coraline said to Wybie, pointing at the door.

"Um...yeah...um, I think we should go now, Coraline." Wybie said
uneasily, feeling in the pit of his stomach that something was not right.

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Ok, sorry this is a little short but the next one will be longer. This is my
first time writing a Coraline story so please be nice. This story is a
crossover between Coraline/Nightmare Before Christmas. I hope you all like it.
I saw Coraline twice now. I hope I got them in character. Please read and
review and no flames are allowed.
Also thank you to my beta reader Cohen's Chicas thank you.