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Okay, yeah, well, you all can thank IamtheIinteam for getting me to write this. I woud've never gotten around to it otherwise. Sorry for the complete lack of updates recently...starting high school, boyfriend troubles, all sorts of stuff has been consuming my time. Special thanks to IamtheIinteam then.

Near an hour later, Cedric was dressed in a nice dark suit. His bones were a clean, brilliant ivory, which only made his scar stand out more. Vannesa sat beside him at the table, in a black evening dress Sally had made for her.

So far, the family dinner had been nothing out of the ordinary, Jake and Samantha and their families had arrived on time, and were now seated and dining happily. Jack sat at the head of the table, with Sally to his left, and Jake to his right. Suzy and Jill sat by Jake on one side of the table, and Sam and her family sat beside Sally on the left side of the table. Cedric sat at the other end of the table, and Vannesa sat to his right.

Out of the eleven or so people at the table, guess which four were glancing nervously at each other?

Jack was the first one to make a move. He stood tapped his wine glass with his fork. Everyone looked up at him.

"Excuse me everyone, but we have a very special announcement for the entire Skellington family." Jack announced. He nodded to Cedric, who stood as well, taking Vannesa's hand.

"Well..." he started, clearing his throat. He felt eleven pairs of eyes burning a hole through him. "You all know about Vannesa and me, and how serious we've been getting..." he glanced at Vannesa. It gave him the slight bit of confidence he needed.

"We're getting married." he announced.

Reactions differed.

Jake choked on the bite of meat he was chewing. "Wha-what?!" he exclaimed.

Jill clapped. "Yey!! Are you going to have a pretty dress?" she asked Vannesa.

Suzy tilted her head in uncertainty. "Thats...wonderful?" she said.

"Ummm, congradulations." Harry said hesitantly.

Sam said nothing, only looked slack-jawed at Jack and Sally. Her expression read; 'What the hell is going on?!'

It was not the reception Cedric and Vannesa had hoped for.

Jake dislodged the food that was trapped in his windpipe. "The fuck?!" he exclaimed.

Cedric had not planned on Jake to be the one causing problems.

Jake shook his head. "You're sixteen! Sixteen!! You don't need to get married!"

"I believe thats our decision, not your's." Cedric said as diplomatically as possible.

"Like hell it is! You're a minor for ghoul's sake!" He turned to Jack. "What are you doing?! Letting him throw his life away like this?!"

Jack didn't flinch. "Jacob Skellington, you need to calm down. I don't appreciate you talking like that."

Jake glared. "I don't care if you don't appreciate it!! Has everyone gone completely mad?!" he glanced around the table.

Cedric didn't know what to say. "Wh...why are you so againest this?" he asked quietly.

Jake looked at him feverishly. "Because, my little brother just keeping screwing everything up!! You met a girl, fantastic! She's a human, tolerable. She's pregnant, a disgrace, but we could deal. Now you want to make a scene and get married at sixteen?! What the fuck is wrong with you Cedric? Do you think this is easy on the rest of the family? How do you think this looks for Dad, or me, or even Mom and Sam?! Don't you ever think about anyone else but yourself?!" he stood, storming out of the dining room.

"Jake!!" Sally and Suzy called, but he didn't answer. The door slammed behind him.

Cedric sunk into his chair, speechless. Vannesa had turned almost as pale as his bones.

Suzy excused herself and called Jake's cell phone from the phone in the parlor. Cedric, being the closest to the parlor, could hear what she was saying in hushed tones.

"Jake...well, yes, I know, its not very commonplace at all-I know they're sixteen Jake. Please stop yelling...where are you?"

There was a pause.

"Jake, go home. I'll get Jill and we'll be there soon...love you too." Suzy ended with, hanging up the phone. She entered the dining room, where not even Harry was eating anymore.

"I'm so sorry Jack, Sally, but me and Jill really need to go home. Thank you for the dinner, it was delicous." she said politely, picking up Jill in her arms, and exitting.

Okay, yeah, I know...its short, and its not that great. Time was a factor in writing this. Please, if there are any readers left out there, please review...