--Hello everyone! This is my first Night Mare Before Christmas fan fiction
so please be nice and please read and Review! So here's the first chapter
of "Journals"! --
Chapter One: Finding Jacks book of secrets
It was another dark and gloomy day in Halloween Town and Sally Rag doll sat on the spiral hill, looking at the clouds. 'No sign of sun today' She thought as she stood up and walked down the hill. She gazed at all the monsters as they did their duties. The wolf man having a conversation with one of the witches, the vampire brothers who were playing their new game of pumpkin ball. Even if the town was small, it was filled with new things each day. Especially to Sally. Ever since Finklestein let her go and got another mummy woman for himself, she hadn't felt as free. She walked and smiled, looking at the children and those three trick-or-treaters, Lock, Shock and Barrel who were now good kids and were playing with all the other nice children. Sally stopped and gazed up at the tall house in front of her. A wide smile spread across her face as she stepped on step closer.
'Jack...' She thought aloud as she opened the gate and headed up the stairs. As she stepped onto the landing, she noticed that his front door was open and she was curious as to what her Skeleton lover was up to now. As she entered the room, she called out his name. "Jack? Are you here? Jack?" She called out as she span around in circles, waiting to see if at least, SOMEONE would answer back. "AHH!!!" She cried out as she fell onto the floor with a loud thump. "Ow...that hurt!" Sally said aloud as she looked up to see if Jack would poke his head out and run to his girlfriend, but no avail. "Where IS he?" she asked herself as she walked up upon his fleet of stairs and got to his bedroom. She opened the creaky door, which made a loud squeak and she cringed at the noise it made. Almost instantly, a series of barks came from the room. Sally smiled as she saw Jacks dog, Zero there, as cute as ever. (A/N: I love Zero! As I'm writing this, I'm holding my light up Zero Plushy FROM Disneyland!) "Zero!" she called out as she bent down and let the dog do his little doggy kisses and she giggled like a little school girl. She snapped back to reality and became serious once more. "Zero, where's Jack?" she asked the ghost dog but a small whimper came from it, meaning it did not know where his bony master was. 'Damn!' She thought as she stood up and covered her mouth when she finally realized that she cussed. She shrugged it off. After all, it is Halloween Town.
As she paced around the room waiting for Jack to come back home, Sally noticed something out of the ordinary. She walked up to it cautiously, as if it was a rabid dog about to attack and picked it up. She examined it thoroughly, wondering what kind of thing it was. The textures felt rough against her skin. The pages view of the outside were painted gold, so were the pages and the pages were filled with writing with black ink. The outside had a logo which claimed to be jack as there in the middle of the hard cover was a white skull. She opened it and there was a date.
January 12, 1982
She wondered as why there was such an old date on it, but she knew as of all people had to know...That the citizens of Halloween Town could not die, unless killed by Oogie Boogie or blown up. She read further into the writing.
Journal Entry: January 12, 1982
I have finally got out of Oogie Boogie's lair once again. He is still jealous that he didn't win Pumpkin King. I almost died because of his new 'Cheating and dealing' scheme. I don't know why I used to be best friends with him when we were in school
As she read the last sentence of the fist paragraph, she froze and her eyes widened. 'They were friends?' she asked herself as she dived back into the book once more.
Mayor as everyone used to call him (because we all knew that he was going to be mayor when he grew up), almost banished Oogie from the Halloween Town, but of course the coward became scared of Boogie and didn't do anything. I swear sometimes I wonder why everyone thinks he's such a great person! He is quite the gentleman though so I will stop my ranting of him now......
Sally giggled as she continued read his journal, laughing little fits here and there. But she stopped as she heard the front door slam and a, "Whose there?" coming from down the stairway. "Oh no! It's Jack!" Sally said quietly as she put the journal in her basket under the cloth and waited for Jack to come up. As always, the door squeaked once more, again making her cringe and finally making everyone in the bedroom known that the Pumpkin King was here. "Oh Sally it's you?" Jack said smiling and giving Sally a light peck on the cheek. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh nothing...Just waiting for you. I was wondering where you were."
"Just taking my average stroll around the forest in the back of the cemetery."
"As always..." she whispered silently as he lifted an eyebrow out of confusion and put both his hands on each of her shoulders.
"Sally what's wrong?"
"Oh nothing."
"Come one you can tell me?"
"No...Really, it's nothing."
"Is it PMS?"
"Jack!"
"Sorry! Sorry!"
He rubbed the back of his bone head and smiled sweetly at Sally, who smiled back. "So, what IS wrong? You know you can tell me." Jack asked, worried for his girlfriend.
"Nothing. I'm just tired that's all." She lied, closing her eyes to make the impression she was tired.
"Hey! What do you have in the basket tod-"
"NO!" She screamed as she grabbed the basket with her eyes wide opened.
"Is there something wrong with the basket?" Jack asked as he sat closer to Sally and she put the basket down. 'I can't let him see that I'm taking the journal!' She thought hurriedly, trying to find an excuse to get her out of the problem she was deep in.
"Um, I just have a surprise...Yeah! Yeah! A surprise! For you my love." She said and Jack turned from worried to excited.
"Oh really? When can I see it! Oh I just LOVE surprises!" he jumped up and down where he sat, acting like a five-year old boy waiting for his new toy.
"Not now Jack, but soon you will find out. Now I have to go home and do some things. I'll see you tomorrow!" She said as they both stood up and walked down to the front door. Jack smiled and both of them shared a long kiss with a huge hug from Jack.
"I love you..." he said as he hugged her with his eyes closed.
"I love you too Jack." She replied back as she walked down and to her new built house (which was built by the help of the town...how nice they are). When she got back home, Sally was going to read further into Jack's past life.
--Well here is the chapter. I had a lot of Idea into it so it's long...Longer than any of my other story chapters. Anyways, hoped you liked it and please Read and Review. Also, stay tuned for the next chapter of 'Journals'!! --
Chapter One: Finding Jacks book of secrets
It was another dark and gloomy day in Halloween Town and Sally Rag doll sat on the spiral hill, looking at the clouds. 'No sign of sun today' She thought as she stood up and walked down the hill. She gazed at all the monsters as they did their duties. The wolf man having a conversation with one of the witches, the vampire brothers who were playing their new game of pumpkin ball. Even if the town was small, it was filled with new things each day. Especially to Sally. Ever since Finklestein let her go and got another mummy woman for himself, she hadn't felt as free. She walked and smiled, looking at the children and those three trick-or-treaters, Lock, Shock and Barrel who were now good kids and were playing with all the other nice children. Sally stopped and gazed up at the tall house in front of her. A wide smile spread across her face as she stepped on step closer.
'Jack...' She thought aloud as she opened the gate and headed up the stairs. As she stepped onto the landing, she noticed that his front door was open and she was curious as to what her Skeleton lover was up to now. As she entered the room, she called out his name. "Jack? Are you here? Jack?" She called out as she span around in circles, waiting to see if at least, SOMEONE would answer back. "AHH!!!" She cried out as she fell onto the floor with a loud thump. "Ow...that hurt!" Sally said aloud as she looked up to see if Jack would poke his head out and run to his girlfriend, but no avail. "Where IS he?" she asked herself as she walked up upon his fleet of stairs and got to his bedroom. She opened the creaky door, which made a loud squeak and she cringed at the noise it made. Almost instantly, a series of barks came from the room. Sally smiled as she saw Jacks dog, Zero there, as cute as ever. (A/N: I love Zero! As I'm writing this, I'm holding my light up Zero Plushy FROM Disneyland!) "Zero!" she called out as she bent down and let the dog do his little doggy kisses and she giggled like a little school girl. She snapped back to reality and became serious once more. "Zero, where's Jack?" she asked the ghost dog but a small whimper came from it, meaning it did not know where his bony master was. 'Damn!' She thought as she stood up and covered her mouth when she finally realized that she cussed. She shrugged it off. After all, it is Halloween Town.
As she paced around the room waiting for Jack to come back home, Sally noticed something out of the ordinary. She walked up to it cautiously, as if it was a rabid dog about to attack and picked it up. She examined it thoroughly, wondering what kind of thing it was. The textures felt rough against her skin. The pages view of the outside were painted gold, so were the pages and the pages were filled with writing with black ink. The outside had a logo which claimed to be jack as there in the middle of the hard cover was a white skull. She opened it and there was a date.
January 12, 1982
She wondered as why there was such an old date on it, but she knew as of all people had to know...That the citizens of Halloween Town could not die, unless killed by Oogie Boogie or blown up. She read further into the writing.
Journal Entry: January 12, 1982
I have finally got out of Oogie Boogie's lair once again. He is still jealous that he didn't win Pumpkin King. I almost died because of his new 'Cheating and dealing' scheme. I don't know why I used to be best friends with him when we were in school
As she read the last sentence of the fist paragraph, she froze and her eyes widened. 'They were friends?' she asked herself as she dived back into the book once more.
Mayor as everyone used to call him (because we all knew that he was going to be mayor when he grew up), almost banished Oogie from the Halloween Town, but of course the coward became scared of Boogie and didn't do anything. I swear sometimes I wonder why everyone thinks he's such a great person! He is quite the gentleman though so I will stop my ranting of him now......
Sally giggled as she continued read his journal, laughing little fits here and there. But she stopped as she heard the front door slam and a, "Whose there?" coming from down the stairway. "Oh no! It's Jack!" Sally said quietly as she put the journal in her basket under the cloth and waited for Jack to come up. As always, the door squeaked once more, again making her cringe and finally making everyone in the bedroom known that the Pumpkin King was here. "Oh Sally it's you?" Jack said smiling and giving Sally a light peck on the cheek. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh nothing...Just waiting for you. I was wondering where you were."
"Just taking my average stroll around the forest in the back of the cemetery."
"As always..." she whispered silently as he lifted an eyebrow out of confusion and put both his hands on each of her shoulders.
"Sally what's wrong?"
"Oh nothing."
"Come one you can tell me?"
"No...Really, it's nothing."
"Is it PMS?"
"Jack!"
"Sorry! Sorry!"
He rubbed the back of his bone head and smiled sweetly at Sally, who smiled back. "So, what IS wrong? You know you can tell me." Jack asked, worried for his girlfriend.
"Nothing. I'm just tired that's all." She lied, closing her eyes to make the impression she was tired.
"Hey! What do you have in the basket tod-"
"NO!" She screamed as she grabbed the basket with her eyes wide opened.
"Is there something wrong with the basket?" Jack asked as he sat closer to Sally and she put the basket down. 'I can't let him see that I'm taking the journal!' She thought hurriedly, trying to find an excuse to get her out of the problem she was deep in.
"Um, I just have a surprise...Yeah! Yeah! A surprise! For you my love." She said and Jack turned from worried to excited.
"Oh really? When can I see it! Oh I just LOVE surprises!" he jumped up and down where he sat, acting like a five-year old boy waiting for his new toy.
"Not now Jack, but soon you will find out. Now I have to go home and do some things. I'll see you tomorrow!" She said as they both stood up and walked down to the front door. Jack smiled and both of them shared a long kiss with a huge hug from Jack.
"I love you..." he said as he hugged her with his eyes closed.
"I love you too Jack." She replied back as she walked down and to her new built house (which was built by the help of the town...how nice they are). When she got back home, Sally was going to read further into Jack's past life.
--Well here is the chapter. I had a lot of Idea into it so it's long...Longer than any of my other story chapters. Anyways, hoped you liked it and please Read and Review. Also, stay tuned for the next chapter of 'Journals'!! --