Thanks for the reviews. Well this chapter you'll meet Jack's sisters. And I'm so sorry it took so long.
Chapter 4
Family Reunion
"Jack," yelled Sally. She was running after him to his room. "Jack, are you okay?"
"Kia? I would never call my kid that. She can't be mine," he said as he flopped on the bed.
"Well she does have bones that show," Sally said as she sat beside Jack.
"Mary had a kid and why didn't she tell me?" Jack wondered.
"How should I know? Well the child is 19 and she did fine without you."
"Yes but why didn't she tell me?"
"Jack! You're the Pumpkin King pull yourself together man!"
"Never say man again."
"Fine, but we'll get through this," she said motherly. Jack kisses her forehead.
"Yeah, well she is 19 and people don't have to know."
"That's right," Sally got up.
"Yeah!" he said as he jumped up.
"Good."
"If it will help I know, I'm 99.9 sure that my sisters will like you."
"And 0.1 they'll not."
"Yeah but Jesse is nice and doesn't get alone with my mom so much."
"I love your sister," said Sally.
"Jesse is always one hour early. I talk once a month and she likes you so far," Jack said.
"What the … and you never introduced use?" Sally said with a tone.
"Sorry, Sal," he said.
"We should go back down," Sally said nervously.
"Fine, but Jesse better be coming soon. I can't do spend another minute with the girl," said Jack annoyed.
Jack took Sally's hand and they walked out the door. There where they left them was Lucy and Kia. They were sitting on one of the sofas and drinking some pumpkin juice. Kia stood up when she saw Jack. Jack let go of Sally's hand and she went to sit on the sofa chair in front of the sofa where Lucy sat drinking her drink. Lucy took a sip and gave Sally a dirty look, one that Sally has never been giving before. Sally looked away.
'Why should she hate me so? I didn't do anything to her, I think?' Sally though to herself.
Kia walked slowly to her father. She was fiddling with her hands and was look at the grown.
"I'm sorry, I though you knew that I was your daughter. Grandmamma said she was going to tell you yesterday. And I was to come today and meet you. Grandmamma has always looked out for me," Kia said in this shy voice.
"Yes well…," Jack didn't know what to say. He has always wanted children since his childhood, but now he's a father and he didn't prepare. Jack's mind began to wonder in his childhood memories.
Jack was a little skeleton boy, about the age of eight. He was outside playing, on a warm summer day, in the mud. His pearly white bones were now a dark brown color. And there playing beside him was a boy, he was the same height as Jack but ten times tubbier than Jack, he looked like a big potato sac. Yes, it was Oogie Boogie, Jack's very best friend. He too was full of mud. They were playing, throwing mud at one and other. It was cool and refreshing, yet at the same time fun. They were laughing.
"Hey Oogie," said Jack in a small kid like voice.
"Yes," Oogie also said in a kid like voice.
"When you grow up do you want to have kids?" Jack asked.
"You mean with a girl?" he said surprise.
"Yes."
"Ewww, girls gross. My friend don't think about the evil future," Oogie said put his arm around Jack.
"Yeah well I want kids. I want a whole lot of kids!" Jack said rolling in the mud. "But with the girl I love," Jack said dreamily.
"You're weird you know that," Oogie said throwing mud in Jack's face.
"And you'll be they godfather," Jack told Oogie.
"Really, what does a godfather do?" Oogie asked.
"I don't know, godfather stuff I guest," Jack said making a mud angel.
"Cool, but what if something happens?" Oogie asked. Jack sat up and looked at Oogie with a puzzled face.
"Like what?"
"To us."
"Nothing could keep us apart. You're my best friend and nothing will stop that. Shake on it," Jack said spiting on his hand.
"Best friends forever." Oogie spit on his hand and they did the shake.
"Jack SKELLINGTON!" said his mother's voice.
"Jack Skellington forgive your daughter!" yelled Lucy.
"Yes mum… Kia its okay you didn't know I didn't know. It's fine," said Jack said trying to forget that memory.
Ding Dong.
"Don't move, I'll get the door sweeties," said Lucy.
Lucy left. Jack went to sit on another sofa chair. Kia went back to sit and began drinking her juice.
'Please be Jessica,' Jack hoped.
'Hope this one likes me,' hoped Sally.
"Hello how have you been?" said Lucy. "Come in your brother is here."
Jessica Skellington came running in. She looked almost just like Lucy but her hair was all black. Lucy came in slowly and flopped on the sofa.
"Pumpkin King Jack!" she yelled and hugged her kid brother.
"Jesse, any boyfriends yet?" Jack asked.
"No still looking," said than looked at Sally. "You must be Sally, the woman I have been dying to meet." She hugged Sally. This made Sally fell so much better.
"Hello and you are Jessica," Sally said in a warm voice.
"Yes that's my name," she said with her big voice. She turned and looked at Kia. "Who the hell is this?"
"Jessica this is Kia, my daughter," Jack introduced them.
"Jack you never told me you had a kid!" she yelled playfully.
"I didn't know I had one until today."
"With who," she yelled in the same way again.
"Mary," he said.
"Oh," her face turned sad, like someone just broke her heart. Sally never seen someone turn happy then sad so fast. "Mary?" Jesse asked in a small voice.
"Yes," said Jack in his small voice.
"The Mary that left you for another man," she said.
"I still think you should have ran after her. She was horrible and kind," said Lucy.
"She was pregnant and now I why he left her," he said.
"That Mary," Jesse said. Sally was still confused. Who did Mary leave him for? Why did she leave Jack? Who really was Mary? These questions bothered Sally.
"She was perfect for you," said Lucy.
"NO mom, she wasn't. She slept with another man. And Jack walked in," said Jesse. Sally gasped. Jack turned his head away. He began to remember that day.
It was cool day of June. Jack was a senior in High school. He had the looks, the grades, the girl of his dream and a best friend that could never hurt him. Life was great. He was going to his best friend's house. He walked listening to the birds sing their songs. Then he began to sing a stupid little song.
"Jack, Jack, yes that's me. I am Jack. Do dilly do," he sang.
He arrived at the house and knocked at the door. A huge female potato sac answered. It was Queen Boogie, Oogie's mother.
"Hello is Oogie home?" Jack asked.
"Yes, he's in his room." She said. Jack went up the stairs and turned to Oogie's room. Jack remembers feeling so happy before opening the door. But the happiness didn't last. When he opened that door, his whole world stopped. It was the worst ten seconds of his life. He opened it then closed it. His heart was broken. It was a classic best friend with the girlfriend, crap. Jack went running down. He ran back home without his heart.
"Mother said you two broke up because you became Pumpkin King," Kia said.
"No," Jesse said. "Your father was heart broken and said he could never love again. But Sally proved him wrong," Jesse laughed.
Ding dong.
"I'll get it," Lucy said then went to get the door. Kia started thinking. Sally was in shock. Jesse took this chance to go see Jack. She started whispering:
"Sorry little brother. This mustn't make it easier. So sorry." Then her voice became lower and changed mood. It was like they were hiding something. "Do you have the present?"
"Yes but I'm not giving today after that talk," he whispered back.
"Sorry." Jesse went and sat on the sofa. Out came Lucy.
"Mom who was there?" asked Jesse.
"Some stupid scout selling junk for Independence Day," she said annoyed.
"You call that junk?" yelled Jack. Then he makes a speech about the seven holidays and how we should respect them and blah blah blah. It was a moving but 30 minutes speech.
"Jack I think she gets it. Respect," Sally said annoyed.
"Fine but never call those things junk," he said angrily.
Ding dong.
"Please be Jackie," said Jack. Lucy stood up and walked to the door. Kia was sleeping and Jesse made a card house, but keep on falling whenever Jack hit the table. Out came two small children. They were Skellington, they had the height, but with breaks? Jackie was married to Bob the Gate Keeper of Halloween Town. Jackie looked just like Jesse but with a hair cut.
"Jackie how are you?" asked Jesse giving Kia a nudge. Kia woke up.
"Hi Aunt Jackie," she said sleepily.
"How's my little girly," said Jackie hugging Kia.
"Hey," said Jack. Jackie gasped and ran to Jack. She hugged him.
"Jack!" she yelled. "How long has it been?"
"19," he said.
"Yes."
"Jackie I have your room if you want to put your stuff there?" asked Lucy.
"No this time we're going to be in a hotel. But thanks mom," Jackie said.
"Jessica you can have the room," Lucy said a little annoyed.
"I'll get my stuff," Jesse left.
"Lucy what's for dinner?" asked Bob.
"My oh my. I forgot about dinner," Lucy said. Sally looked at the clock. It was eight o'clock!
"Well I'm not hungry," said Jack. Jesse walked though the room to her old room.
"Yes well if anyone is hungry I'll make something quick," Lucy said.
"I am," said Bob.
"Honey we're going to a restaurant," said Jackie. "We'll bye mom."
"You're leaving all ready?" said Kia.
"We'll we need to eat and go to the hotel, it's eight o'clock," she said. She took her family and left. Jesse came in.
"Jackie's gone?" she said.
"Yes," Jack said. Jack stood up.
"Jack what are you doing," said Lucy.
"It's been a long day, I'm going to bed."
"It's only eight," said Kia.
"Really," he said excited. "I never get to go to bed at eight!" Then he left.
"Jesse are you going to bed to? It's a long drive from New Hallow," said Lucy.
"No," she said back, "the big Pumpkin isn't that far."
"Yes well it's been a long day," Kia said and left. Lucy ran after Kia.
"So Sally how are you?" asked Jesse.
"Fine."
"Yes well my mother has always been protective over Jack. But she get around, I hope," Jesse said.
"Yes well I don't mind. The mayor hates me too," Sally said.
"You want to know something," Jesse said. "All my brother can talk about is you. It's like you broke the cruse Mary put on him."
"Who did she leave Jack for?" Sally was dying to know.
"His best friend, well I don't think Jack would be happy if I told you more than that."
"Best friend?"
"Yes."
"Poor Jack," Sally said feeling really bad for him.
"Yes well it's fine now," Jesse said.
The two girls talk, and talked and talked. Sally really began to like her. They talked until 12. Then off to bed. Sally had the most beautiful dream. Jack proposed to her, it was the happiest dream ever.
Well that's the chapter. Again sorry about the wait.