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I just came up with this. I thought it was pretty unique actually. I hope you all enjoy. I'm going to write it in different POVs, but I'll write when I change okay?
Disclaimer: I do not own The Nightmare Before Christmas.
NOTE: This is set a long time after the movie, Jack and Sally are married, and are now in old age. They had a son and daughter (read 'After All That' for details) and it just sort of goes from there. (oh yeah, and the both of them are now old. Jake is taking over the Pumpkin King crown.)
Jack was an old man. He had been for some time, but he never really thought about it before. Now, with Jake taking over his crown, he couldn't help but feel a bit depressed. He felt used and washed up. His once pitch dark black pinstripe suit was now a faded black, almost grey. He was glad to see Sally still wore bright clothes.
She was still the most important thing in his life, even after all these years. He smiled as he watched her in her rocking chair, hand sewing a new doll for their little grandaughter. She looked as beautiful as ever. Though her flaming red hair was now dimmer in color, she still made Jack's heart leap when he saw her. She looked at him, a concerned look on her face. "Still thinking about your last Halloween?" she asked. This was to be Jack's last Halloween before he gave up his crown.
"Yeah, I just can't get over the fact that I will no longer be the King. I feel so, I dunno, used." he said sadly. Sally got up and walked over to him in his armchair. "You'll always be my Pumpkin King." she said, kissing him. Jack smiled. Sally always could cheer him up. "Thanks. What would I ever do without you?" he said.
"You at least know you'll give it to the right person. Jake is a natural scarer. He'll be a great King." Sally said reasuredly. Jack nodded. His son was indeed a mirror image of himself. "And Suzy can certainly take over all these Queenly obligations." she said with a laugh. Jack did like Suzy, his daughter in law. She was so much like Sally it was uncanny. Jack could see Jake and Suzy were just like him and Sally. Jake could be a little scatterbrained at mind, and sometimes he was too obsessed for his own good, but Suzy could always bring him back to earth.
"Would some crawling cookies cheer you up?" Sally asked. She knew Jack loved her cookies. "Yes please." he said resoundly.
But Sally had this feeling that something was going to go wrong tonight. Horribly wrong. And she was seldom wrong.
So, what do you think? Is it a nice start? PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
