Chapter 2: Love Story

A/N: I really don't like Taylor Swift to be quite honest, but the song fits my Jackabeth pairing. ENJOY MY FELLOW JACKABETH LOVERS!

We were both young when I first saw you,

I close my eyes and the flashback starts

I'm standing there…

On a balcony in summer air

As Elizabeth lay asleep nestled up next to Jack in their bed, she began dreaming of how she met him. He looked just like his father, with the skeletal form, and he acted like his mother, Valkyrie Cain. He was perfect to her, and she couldn't forget the day they met.

See the lights, see the party the ball gowns,

See you make your way through the crowd and say hello

Little did I know…

Elizabeth sat at the ballroom table, watching as couples danced and twirled about the dance floor, wishing she could have someone to dance with. She saw Skulduggery and Valkyrie dancing together by her mom and dad, and she realized that she had never been in love before. As she sat daydreaming of love, a certain skeleton had walked up to her.

"Hello," said Jack Pleasant, kissing Elizabeth's hand.

"Hi," she whispered back, shocked.

That you were Romeo, you were throwin' pebbles,

And my daddy said stay away from Juliet!

And I was crying on the staircase beggin ya please don't go…

After the wonderful evening, Jack invited Elizabeth to come with him and his family home. As she went to accept, her friend John Claw ran up beside her and cringed in disgust at the skeleton.

"Really, Elizabeth? You are going to go with this bag of bones somewhere?" he spat, loving the moment as Jack Pleasant cringed at his insult.

Jack shook his head in despair and stormed out of the building, leaving her alone with John.

"No Jack! Don't go!" she begged, uselessly.

Romeo take me, somewhere we can be alone,

I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run,

You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess,

Baby just say yes

Elizabeth chased Jack to his car, her dress covered in a fresh layer of mud. Jack looked at her sadly as he stuck the key in the ignition, Elizabeth sensing every emotion that could ever be noticed on his skeletal face.

"Jack, please! Don't listen to him! You are my best friend, and I don't know what I would do without you! If you care about me, pick me up at my place after midnight. I'll wait, then all we have to do is run away together. Bye, Jack."

So I sneak out to the garden to see you,

We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew, so close your eyes

Escape this town for a little while…

Jack pulled up to Elizabeth's house quietly, trying not to awake her parents, and waited. After a few moments she came tiptoeing out of the house, shutting the door quietly behind her. She hauled her suitcase behind her and threw it into the car before hopping in beside him.

"Let's go, Jack. Take a break from everyone for a little while."

Oh, oh

'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter,

And my daddy said stay away from Juliet

But you were everything to me, I was begging you

Please don't go…

Jack started the engine but sat there, and suddenly looked at Elizabeth with a pained expression. Elizabeth glanced at him confused, and waited for him to speak.

"Your friends wouldn't accept this or us, Elizabeth," Jack whispered, his velvety voice cracking a bit.

Elizabeth smiled sadly at him and replied, "Jack Christopher Pleasant, listen here! You are everything to me, please don't leave me."

Jack only nodded and drove off.

And I said,

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone,

I'll be waiting; all there's left to do is run,

You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess,

It's a love story baby just say yes

"Elizabeth, I will run away with you for awhile, but I don't think this is right," he said slowly, the words killing him.

Elizabeth looked over at him, hurt, and replied, "I love you, Jack. If you love me, prove it and do this. All we have to do is run! Please just say yes…"

Jack tilted his head and looked back out the window thinking.

Romeo save me they're tryin to tell me how to feel,

This love is difficult, but it's a-real,

Don't be afraid we'll make it out of this mess,

It's a love story, baby just say yes

"Jack, I've told you why I want to go with you a million times. I love you; I want to be with you. I'm sick of my family trying to tell me how to feel. I know, this is difficult, but I know this love is real," she explained once again, afraid that he didn't want to.

"Elizabeth…" Jack started.

"No Jack! I know you are afraid! So am I! We'll make it out of this mess, I promise!"

But I got tired of waiting,

Wonderin if you were ever comin around,

My faith in you was…fadin,

Ever since I met you on the outskirts of town…

Elizabeth sat in their escape house, sitting on the bed, crying. She could tell Jack didn't want to do this…he just didn't love her. He would never come around to love her and she knew it. It had been a year, and her faith in him was fading. She knew this wouldn't work out. Jack glanced at her from his chair and sighed.

And I said,

Romeo save me, I've been feeling so alone,

I've been waitin for you but you never come…

Elizabeth noticed Jack was uncomfortable as she cried, and she decided to speak.

"Jack, why don't you love me? I've been feeling so alone…I've been waiting for you to tell me you love me, but you never did."

Jack suddenly stood and walked over to grasp her hands as she stood up.

Is this in my head?

I don't know what to think,

He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said,

"Marry me, Juliet; you'll never have to be alone,

I love you and that's all I really know.

I talked to your dad go pick out a white dress,

It's a love story baby just say yes."

Jack smiled up at her before kneeling to the ground and pulling out a velvet box. Elizabeth gasped in shock and adoration, and went quiet as his velvety voice filled her awaiting ears.

"Marry me, Elizabeth. I don't ever want you to feel alone. I love you, and that's all I really know," he said, happiness filling his voice.

Elizabeth smiled but froze, whispering, "What about John?"

Jack laughed before answering, "I talked to John, and straightened things out. Now, I told our families where we're at. My mom, Tanith, and you can go pick out a white dress for you. Now please, just say yes."

Tears sprang to Elizabeth's eyes as she nodded and whispered, "Yes, Jack, Yes."

Oh, oh, oh…

Oh yeah…

'Cause we were both young, when I first saw…

You

Elizabeth smiled in her sleep, and cuddled even closer to Jack who responded by wrapping his arms around his wife.

A/N: Aww, you like it?

I hope so, I brought your Jackabeth back!