AN: I OWN NOTHING OF THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS FRANCHISE!!!!
Chapter Two: Missing from within Your Grasp
Jack and Sally remained in their embrace for a few minutes more before finally breaking so that they could go into town. Sally had to go to the witch's shop for thread for her dress while Jack had plans to make with the mayor over next Halloween. Sally hoped he always wouldn't be this busy. The month he had been gone visiting the other holidays had been grueling for her. When Jack had gone, she was treated horribly by the women of Halloween Town. She hoped that now that he was back, things would be as abnormal as they were before. She entered the witch's shop and stepped up to the counter. The taller of the witches came up from behind the counter and asked what she needed.
"I need black, purple, and orange thread please." Sally said as she looked through her basket for Worm's Wart and Frog's Breath to trade with. Once she had gotten her thread, Sally headed back towards Dr. Finklestein's house and set to work on her dress. She had only just opened the door to her bedroom when she was taken from behind.
Jack listened to the mayor as he explained all sorts of over-complicated ideas about what they would do for next Halloween. He'd already been there an hour more than he had to be, but you see there was one problem when you were talking with the mayor, he never shut up. Jack stood up and caught the mayor's attention at last.
"I'm terribly sorry mayor, but I really must be going."
"B-but Jack! We just got started!" The mayor said as he twisted his face from the happy, to the sad side.
"Mayor, I'm sorry but I have to go." Jack said as he left the town meeting room and headed to his home. He was surprised when he arrived to find a note tapped to his fron door.
If you thought that I was gone,
You, my dear man, are terribly wrong,
You might not be surprised to find,
Your most prized possession of a kind,
Missing from within your grasp,
