Deadly Night
A/N: I just felt like doing this. I don't own Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas because...I'm not him...
Tell me what ya think? ;]
Ages:
Jack, Oogie, Sally, Classmates - 17
Jack Skellington grinned.
Ah, how he loved the way pretty much any girl would be willing to do anything for him. Really. All it took was for him to open his mouth and say something. Sometimes, he didn't even have to say anything at all!
"Hey, I need some help with this problem..."
"Why, I'll do the whole thing, Jacky!"
"Oh, darn, I dropped my lunch money again..."
"I have a lot! You can eat my lunch, Jack, I don't mind!"
Hey, it's not that much trouble being the Pumpkin Prince, after all.
Even the teachers showed him decent respect. He was polite to them, too, yes, but the whole Academy truly centered around him and his father.
Like right now:
"Jack, what is your answer?"
"Hmm?" Oops, daydreaming again. "Ah, why Doctor Finklestein, I'm not so sure."
"Huh. Alright, what do you think, Oogie?" That, itself, said something; Finklestein would never let any other student answer with an "I'm not so sure." From what Jack remembered, the old man would go as far as screaming at the student until he/she/it made some progress. But, even then, he would still shoot sneers at their direction until the end of the week or whenever he'd forget. As he had a huge brain, that could take up to a year or so. But clearly he did not want to do that to the Pumpkin King's only son.
Oogie, unfortunately, was not that blessed.
"Huh? Me? Well, why don't we roll the dice and see!" That was Jack's best friend for you, always trying to use his dice to annoy all the teachers. His fifty-pound sack definitely got the attention-is-good-thing theory from Jack, though.
"I would be more than happy to give you double detention, Mister Boogie."
"Psh. That doesn't even scare me. I'm the Boogie Man!" He laughed, puffing his dark-green, burlap chest out.
At this, all present female classmates giggled, swooning.
Of course Jack would not miss an opportunity to flaunt about his distinct popularity with the ladies of Halloween Town. Standing on his seat (which only made his skull touch the very high ceiling, mind you) he put his bony hands on his hips and declared:
"Sir, I do know the answer; I'm Jack, the Pumpkin King!"
Yup, that did it.
Numerous squeals and sighs broke out in the large classroom, with several girls waving delightedly to Jack and sending him over-exaggerated kisses. He, naturally, winked at them and proceeded to 'catch' all the kisses.
This, inevitably, ended with near-hysterical giggling and two girls almost passing out from nosebleeds.
And this caused a riot with the vampire brothers...
"Settle down! SETTLE DOWN NOW! IGOR!"
Crack!
The hunch-backed Teacher's Aide sighed, holding the whip. It was a shame that he would never use this on anyone. "Guys, really?"
Then a chorus of "Sorry, Igor!" ensued and the class was once again silent, save a few small laughter here and there. Compared to everyone else, he was much more likable than any teacher.
"Thanks, all."
"Now that we've manage to act our age," Finklestein began coldly, glaring evilly at Jack and Oogie's triumphant, snickering faces, "I would also like to announce that we will be having a new student today. She is extremely shy, so if I hear anything about her being teased, I will personally make sure every single one of you receives detention with me for the year."
The atmosphere changed dramatically; if Doctor Finklestein, the toughest, strictest teacher in the whole school (despite his short height) who believed in students being able to stand up for themselves, warned (or threatened, however you saw it as) them to be nice to a girl who he seemed to care about...well, nobody would mess with her, that's for sure.
"Very well, no questions." He walked over to the door and stuck his large, cut-horizontally head out. "Sally, please come in."
And when she did pass through the doorway and stood in front of the class, head bowed slightly, and holding her books to her chest, Jack dropped the pencil he was spinning and his jaw came off. It hit the floor with a clank.
"Everyone, meet Sally."
Hello, Sally.
