The Nightmare Before Christmas
By: Raichu
Rated: R for strong yaoi content
Disclaimer: I don't own Snowboard Kids 1, as you know. I'm not a
producer at Atlus. Also, I don't own Tim Burton's "The Nightmare
Before Christmas" - I named the fic that because it fits it and
because I guess I couldn't think of a name for it. ^^;;;
NOTICE: - This story is rated R because Chapter 3 has a yaoi scene
that is for *Mature Audiences Only*. It's a really good fic though,
so if you're 16 or older, pleeze read and review! Thank you so much!
-Raichu
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It was New Year's eve, at 11:30 at night. Everybody was getting ready to make a whole
lot of noise and stuff once the clock struck 12, and they had everything they would
need - pots and pans, kazoos, a huge drum brought in by Slash and a whole mess of
party hats and other accessories needed to celebrate the new year. Not only that, but
they were also getting seriously hyper over glasses of sparkling grape juice (which
Slash also brought over - New Year parties were one of Slash's favorite things.)
"Whooooeee! Ain't this a party now, is it or what?" Slash shouted at the top of his
lungs, parading around the coffee table in the middle of the living room banging his
huge drum with two mallets. "Everybody celebrate the new year! Resolutions and
revelations! Relationships and Resentments!!!"
"Leave out 'resentments', Slash." Tommy warned. "Resentments are a bad omen."
"I thought resentments meant your sorry for something." He said.
"Well, they are. And so is repent, and relent and resent." Tommy informed.
"But isn't that a good thing? Saying you're sorry for all the bad things you've done?"
Slash asked curiously.
"Well, I guess." Tommy sighed.
Meanwhile, in the dining room, Nancy was looking out the window at the now-correct
snowman that her and the others managed to put back together correctly. She smiled at
it, and at something else. She had told the others that she thought there must be
a special something for two very special people that year - in other words, she had
something in store for Slash and Jam.
It took awhile, but it slowly began to approach midnight. Everyone had everything
ready and were sitting still staring at the clock, watching it slowly tick toward the
new year. Nancy walked in.
"What's everyone sitting around for? Aren't we going to throw a huge party?" She asked.
"I'm too tired." Said Tommy.
"I'm too bored." Said Linda.
"I'm too stupid." Slash joked.
"Oh come ON. New Years' isn't about sitting on your can on the couch watching football
on the television!!! It's about partying and celebrating and-" Nancy said.
"Sleep." Linda muttered. "I'm going to sleep."
"NO!!! No sleep yet! You guys gotta stay up!!!" She yelled, shooting a hinting glance
at them.
"For wha- Oh, for THAT." Tommy drawled.
"Do we have to?" Linda whined.
"For what?" Jam asked.
"I don't wanna, whatever it is." Slash griped.
"Come on, you're gonna love it!!!" Nancy squeaked. "I'm telling you, you guys HAVE to
stay up!"
"Fine." Linda sighed. "But if I don't get some sleep soon I'm taking it out on YOU."
"All right with me." Nancy reasoned. "Just don't get too physical, like beating up and
stuff. I don't approve of violence."
"You sound like my mom." Jam mumbled.
Nancy looked up at the clock. It read 11:59.
"WE HAVE ONE MINUTE!!! EVERYONE GET READY!!!" Nancy shrieked. Everyone shot up and
grabbed all the noisemaking utensils and the drum and the drinks and all the other
miscellanous items they all brought over. They ran outside and stood on the doorstep,
watching the church clock in the distance of the town. It was clear enough to see, and
they could see the minute hand ticking away nearer and nearer to midnight until.......
"Bang....bang.....bang......bang.....bang....bang....." The clock began to strike twelve.
"HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!" The Kids all shouted. They began to make the loudest ruckus anyone
ever heard - kitchenware clashing, kazoos kazooing, kids' voices yelling, and the giant
drum going BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG as Slash pounded on it with
his fists. Finally, someone across the street leaned out of their bedroom window and
hollered, "Cut that out, you damn kids!!!"
They were all quiet at once, then finally crept back inside. It was snowing, so they
shook the snowflakes out of their hair and took off their soaked shoes. They walked into
the living room and that's when Nancy stepped forward. She cleared her throat and held
up her glass of juice.
"Okay, since the New Year is finally upon us, I have something to say as a first word."
Everyone was silent.
"I would like to say that I hope that everyone's experiences during this year are positive
and I hope we have lots of fun and great races this year. We're going to get older and
start getting better at snowboarding and we're even going to maybe start thinking about
what we wanna do when we get older. But you know something? I have something else to say
as well."
Nancy walked over to Slash and Jam, grabbed their hands, pulled them up off the couch and
dragged them to the front of the room. There she put her arms around their shoulders.
"I would like everyone to congratulate Slash and Jam."
Everyone exchanged a few puzzled looks at first, then they smiled and paid attention to
Nancy.
"I know how hard it is to have a relationship like theirs just about now. Everyone likes
to criticize and put down people who have those feelings. And surprisingly enough, we
have two of those exact kind of people living with us, and I'd like to say to them that
I hope they're together forever and never lose intrest in each other."
She raised her glass. "To Slash and Jam!"
Everyone did the same. "To Slash and Jam!"
The two guys were stunned. They were speechless and unbelieving at what they were seeing.
Finally, they smiled shyly and bowed before all the kids. The Kids started to clap and
cheer, calling their names and wishing them a happy New Year as well. They stole a look
at each other, smiled, and Slash gave Jam a big hug and a kiss as soon as they stood back
up. They all gave one huge cheer when they did this, and not to mention Nancy was also
cheering them on as well.


Their Christmas hadn't been a nightmare after all.