Sally sighed, relieved that the Pumpkin King, her crush, Jack Skellington, had arrived with not a scratch on his bones. She hoped life, or afterlife or whatever it is to be called, would go back to normal, even if it meant that she's yearn for Jack, along with any other women Halloween Town had that weren't or were single. Every woman longed to be with the King, whether they be taken or not. It was basically a common thing every girl or woman had. When she caught his gaze, Sally offered a smile and then waved.

"I'm glad you're back," she mouthed. Finally, after minutes under his gaze and trying hard not to blush and make a fool out of herself, he finally shifted his eyes toward the opposite section. Oh, if she blushed, she would not make a fool out of herself in front of the citizens, but also in front of Jack. She's rather perish in the cemetary than to embarrass herself in front of the citizen she yearned for since they were in school and she had been made to fulfill the orders Dr. Finklestein wanted her to do. Since he made her and she was a stubborn girl, she offered a compromise. In return for her doing his dirtywork(i.e., cleaning, making clothes, making food, shopping, etc.), she would go to school, which Fink had worked at at that time. That was when Jack's father was alive and the times were much less complicated. Those memories brought a faint smile to her face.

Thinking back to the cemetary, Sally finally had the mind to go there. hilst the town cheered and swooned at the sight of snow(and Jack, of course. Who wouldn't swoon over that handsome skeleton?), she snuck through unnoticed(which wasn't hard, since she was a quiet and reserved being) and went to the famous Spiral Hill located in the confines of the fence that held in the cemetary. Sally, with careful and slow steps, ascended the hill and soon reached the top, where she found a poor lone flower being crushed by the white, powdery, glistening substance.

She plucked away the decaying petals, reciting to herself," Jack loves me, Jack loves me not, Jack loves me, Jack loves me not..." It went on at least two more times and each time she said," not", she felt crushed at the thought. Why was she doing such a petty, corny thing?

She was stopped suddeny when a voice behind her, though, not quite too close, said," Jack loves you, of course. Hands down."

Slowly, Sally turned around, hoping that it was a certain "bag of bones" there. Satisfied that she was indeed correct, she stood up on shakey legs. She was nervous, that much was known. What if all of this was just a dream? What if it was a harsh reminder that this could only happen in dreams or fairytales?

When Jack started singing, she knew it wasn't at all a dream. "My dearest friend, if you don't mind, I'd like to join by your side, where we could gaze into the stars."

Sally finally regained her voice and together, they sang in perfect harmony. "And sit together, now and forever, for it is plain as anyone can see: We're simply meant to be."

Each step he took toward her meant that her heartbeat, which she did have a heart, but it wasn't as powerful as it normally would be, beat rapidly against her chest.

Slowly, he wrapped his arms around her waist, while she wrapped her arms around his neck. When their lips met, she was in an absolute daze. She couldn't believe it! She was finally in the arms of Jack Skellington, the one who she loved for years...ever since she met him at Halloween Acadmy, even though she couldn't get herself to admit it at first. (Just imagine, if she let her feelings out, she would definitely have been punished by Fink and locked immediately in the tower, where she didn't want to be. Feelings were definitely behind her at that time. It was never an option. She was glad, by the way, that he made Jewel, because that meant she could be free and could control her life.)

When they pulled back, both felt separated and lonely, thus, like they could read each other's minds(which was said lovers could do-silly citizens, by the way, and now, they could believe it), they hugged each other like their undead lives depended on it.

It was definitely a story worth sharing.

Do not fret, lovies, there is more to come! This is just the beginning! Stay tuned for the next episode of Alive! Haha just kidding. I hope you love it. Leave a review on what you think I should do: fix it, delete it, or continue! I will most likely do the last option.

Happy December~

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