I present to you.. chapter 2! Enjoy! :)

(And I still don't own anything! Mr. Burton does.)


Chapter 2

"That was delicious, Sally!" Jack complimented as he finished his food.

Sally smiled in appreciation for her work, picking up their dishes.

While eating, they had discussed the possibilities of what could have happened the previous night that could end up with them sleeping together. It had been a very awkward talk, alright, but it had turned even worse when Sally asked innocently what they could have done besides sleep, ingenuously believing that couples did nothing more than kissing.

Jack had become flustered trying to assure her that nothing, thinking that if she didn't know about it, he would not be the one to explain it to her. Not when there was a slight possibility they had 'done it' last night and not remember it.

After that, they decided they would ask some of the citizens if they saw them last night, and it would go from there. The idea was to try and reconstruct the moments after they walked out of the graveyard.

They walked out of the house, hand in hand, and the first people they spotted were the band that was close to the gate.

"Excuse me, fellows," Jack greeted politely to get their attention.

"'Morning, Bone Daddy," the sax player said. "Have fun last night?"

Jack widened his eyes in surprise. "You saw us?"

The band looked to one another in confusion, then snickered.

"Yeah, we saw you taking Miss Sally to your house," the one inside the bass replied.

Jack blushed slightly while Sally just stared confused. Clearing his throat, the flustered skeleton managed to say,

"Did you saw where we were coming from, by any chance?"

"Sure. I think it was the cemetery."

"Thank you," the couple said in unison, before walking away.

They had not taken more than a few steps when they noticed the Mayor coming their way, his unhappy side facing them. Because he was in such a hurry, he tripped a couple of times before reaching them, causing the couple to look at each other in amusement and giggle a bit.

"Jack!" he shouted, seemingly forgetting he was just in front of him. "You have to- Why are you still with her?" he asked out of the blue. Something about his tone suggested it was almost a crime...

"Why shouldn't I?" Jack replied, confused. Now that was a weird thing to ask.

"Well, after what happened last night-"

"What happened?" Sally asked before he could finish.

"You don't remember?" shouted the Mayor, scowling at her.

"Actually, neither of us do," interfered Jack crossly, not liking the way he was looking at Sally. "We don't know why, but we're trying to find out what happened."

"Oh. Well, then.. When I didn't found you after the snowfall..."


The Mayor looked at everyone having fun in the gift of snow Santa had just given them. He hadn't noticed Jack leaving his side to head for the graveyard, but now he did. His head switched to the worried side as he began looking for him.

He sighed in relief when he saw him walk through the gates, Sally in his tow. They were holding hands, too.

He raised his eyebrows in mild surprise. So, it had happened. Finally. He wasn't too bright on most things, but when it came to those two, no one needed to be smart.

He ran to greet them, a grin in his now happy face.

"Jack! Sally! What a lovely surprise!" he exclaimed joyfully.

The couple blushed embarrassedly, although smiling at the Mayor's enthusiasm. Jack explained what had happened in the cemetery, and he beamed even more when he said it.

Then, he remembered something that one of the ghouls had told him.

"Jack, someone told me the party at Harlequin's house is going a bit out of control... Could you go over there to fix that?" he asked. It was part of his job to ensure the safety of the citizens, but sadly he couldn't do much about it, not like Jack could, anyways. And he could control any situation, which was why he just asked him that.

"Sure thing, Mayor," Jack replied. Turning to Sally, he asked, "Do you mind going with me, love?"

She blushed slightly at the new nickname Jack had given her before replying with a timid, "No, I don't mind."

The skeleton grinned and led her to Harlequin's house, neither of them expecting what was to come.

The Mayor watched them leave, a satisfied smile on his face. His work here was done.


"I didn't saw what happened with my own eyes, and it would be wrong if I told you—you know how gossip seems to enlarge things beyond their proportions—so you should ask someone who was at the party," he suggested offhandedly.

"Who do you think was at the party?" Jack asked, tilting his head.

"Harry, for sure. He never lets down any opportunity to drink," the Mayor replied dryly.

"Thank you," Jack and Sally chimed as one, again, and they headed to look for the wolfman.


I hope you're liking the story so far. :) I don't think it's something great myself, but I'd like to hear what you guys think. So.. please review! =D