First of all I would like to say sorry for the typos in the last
chapter...I really need to proof read better. Anyway, I'm sorry that this
chapter took so long to get up...well perhaps it was not that long... this
chapter follows Sarah a little bit, so sorry if it gets a bit confusing.
Anyway...on with the story!!!!! Oh yeah, I know very little about
collage...just pretend along with me that I know what I'm talking
about...this very beginning isn't a dream either, I thought it might be a
bit confusing...oh one more thing...I think Locks tail is real, I swear I
can see it move in the movie...sorry if I'm wrong!
It had been many years since the passing of her brother, but Sarah still managed to stay strong as time passed. She was no longer a little girl either, she had grew not only in body but in mind. Now at the age of 25 she had a lot on her mind. She was in collage, studying to be science major, and this was the time of year the exams rolled around. This was around the time her brother had died those 15 years earlier.
It was around this time of year she wished he had never left her. She needed more than anything some one she could have to support her, or just some one she could look up to. It was so hard to grow up with no one there for you. After Lock left her, she decided there was no point in hiding from the social workers that were after her and her brother for so many years. Sarah had just given in and allowed herself to be taken into foster care.
Sarah sighed and looked up from her physics book she was studying from and looked over to a photo of Lock. It was that last thing she had to remember him by. She no longer felt that she would once again see her brother again, like she had so many years ago. She had been so naive then, she knew better then to believe in stupid things like that. Looking at the photo of her dead brother created a new sadness deep within her heart, that seemed to grow slowly the more she thought about him. She suddenly felt angry at him, 'why did he have to go!' she thought to herself. And forced the picture of Lock face down and continued with her work.
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Lock woke from his dream in a cold sweat. Every thing then came flooding back, memories of his past, everything, his parents, his old friends...his sister. Every thing seemed so unreal, Lock almost couldn't believe it. The old forgotten human part of him was suddenly screaming for him to go to her, saying that she needed him. But the new Lock was telling him it's in the past, why should he care about a stupid human girl anyway? Even if he was to go to the mortal realm to see his sister, he was afraid of what she would think of him. He had changed so much, never before had he disliked the way he looked. He had fit in so well in Halloween Town with his demonic appearance, but if he was to go to the mortal world, he felt he would stick out a bit much.
He just needed some time to think. He needed to talk to some one, but he knew his friends would never understand what was wrong. He decided to go to the only people who could help him.
Lock arrived at the large door of none other than Jack Skellington's house. He reached out to pull the door bell, when the door opened. Standing there was the mayor and Jack, they mayor looked *very* tired. Lock could not help but laugh. Jack looked down at him with a very stern look.
"You!" Yelled the mayor, pointing at Lock turning his face to the gray half as he advanced toward him, but was stopped by Jack. "Now now mayor, this is not the way we should approach this. Let's clam down. Lock, come inside with me. Mayor, I need to talk to Lock alone now, I believe that the vampires should have gotten the remaining scorpions out of your home now."
Lock found himself sitting in a large chair, much too large for his small size. He had a hard time climbing up to sit in it. He shifted wearily, this was not what he needed right then.
"Lock, what is it that this town has to do to keep you out of trouble? How many times must I give you and you're friends this lecture? Where are Shock and Barrel?"
"I think they are still asleep, but I didn't come here to get yelled at Jack, I need to talk to you about something." Lock had an almost serious adult tone to his voice, Jack couldn't help but stare at him. Lock just sat in the chair with his arms folded across his chest, Jack could tell there was something really bothering him.
"What is it Lock? Is everything ok?" Lock had expected the question, but it really hit him when it was asked, how could Jack possibly understand? He just gave the simplest answer he could.
"Yeah, there is." He decided to just tell him everything, it was the only way he could explain it.
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After lock was done with the whole story, Jack just sat there in awe of it all. He was totally speechless, this was not what he expected. The story had so much complexity to it, he almost didn't believe him.
"Lock, is everything you just told me true? It's vital you tell me the truth. This is not something to joke about." Jack looked into Lock's eyes, the looked empty, lifeless even, almost like he had no emotion left.
Locks answer was short, and cut to the point, "Why would I make something up like this? It's not even original, I could do better." Lock sighed, the one person he though could help was turning out to not help much at all. Just then sally came into the room, she had always been such a free spirit, she seemed to always be humming to her self, like she didn't have a care in the world. She was holding a vase full of withered dead flowers, the kind that grew along of the dirt roads, where it was always dusty...that's where they flourished and became as beautiful as they were. She looked up seeing Lock, she had a brief look of puzzlement on her face, but she quickly fixed it back to cheery and welcoming upon seeing the apparent disposition he was in.
"Lock? Is there something wrong?" Her voice was so soothing, it almost sent a warmth through his body when she spoke. She had always seen things better than anyone else in the town, perhaps she could help him. Jack seemed to be a step ahead of him.
"Sally we have a problem, we need to talk in the other room, Lock you sit tight, we will be right back." Lock could hear the hushed whispers of the two talking. He sat in the chair having the familiar restlessness he knew all too well lately. He looked around the Skellington Manner, since sally moved in, there had been a new sort of a feminine elegance added to the once cobwebbed dusty rooms. It was so unfitting for the home of the pumpkin king, but love can do strange things to the mind.
Jack cam back into the room with Sally, who now had a look of sadness in her eyes. It was unfitting for someone so carefree, his mind then flashed back to Sarah, she had had the same sorrow in her eyes when--
"Lock? Are you listening?" Jack said waving his hand in front of his eyes. "Did you even hear what I said?"
"Oh...sorry I didn't. What did you say?" Lock replied in a monotone voice so unlike him, Jack was really starting to worry.
"I suggested the idea of going to the mortal world to find your sister; I would need to escort you however." Lock pondered Jacks offer for a minuet, in his heart, there was almost a certain voice calling out to him, saying he should go to his sister, she needed him. This was something he needed to do alone, so he decided to simply lie to Jack, even if Lock wasn't acting like himself that would not stop him from breaking the rules.
"I don't think I'm ready to face her, maybe some other time, just not now. But thank you anyway, I should go now." Lock jumped out of his chair, and walked out, not even looking back. The thank you he had given had no though behind it, the truth was, Jack didn't really help him at all.
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Lock walked back to his house, looking up at the dreary windows, he could see Shock and Barrel already up. To his surprise they were not killing each other for once, although that could be something that could cheer him up, a good fight.
Upon entering his home, Shock rushed over to him. "What's wrong with you?! You went to Jack's house?!?! After what we did! Arg!" She lunged at him, but Lock just easily moved to the side.
"Will you shut up for a second? I need to tell you guys something. I have to go for a while. I don't feel like explaining why, because you probably wouldn't understand. You would probably even try to stop me from doing it." Lock's friends just looked at him. They didn't know if he was kidding or not. Not wanting to wait for them to figure it out, Lock left. He was off toward the mortal realm, not looking back that whole way, he would soon see his sister.
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Sarah sighed, she looked at the clock to see it was already 1 AM. She could barely keep her eyes open. She hated exams, she had lost so much sleep due to them. Cursing to her self she slammed the book shut she was reading from. She was pushing herself way too hard, and she knew it. But for some reason that didn't stop her from doing so. The only reason she pushed herself so hard was because she was at the school on a full scholarship, and if her grades were bad they could kick her out to make room for a paying student.
Looking for something to keep her going, her eyes fell on Lock's picture. Remembering his determination the night he died to keep her alive and well, she figured if he could do that, then maybe at least she could study for a stupid exam.
A.N/ Sorry for the shortish chapter, ill post again as soon as I can! Oh and I'm soooo sleepy and I need to upload this tonight, sorry if there are still typos, feel free to yell at me ^^;;
It had been many years since the passing of her brother, but Sarah still managed to stay strong as time passed. She was no longer a little girl either, she had grew not only in body but in mind. Now at the age of 25 she had a lot on her mind. She was in collage, studying to be science major, and this was the time of year the exams rolled around. This was around the time her brother had died those 15 years earlier.
It was around this time of year she wished he had never left her. She needed more than anything some one she could have to support her, or just some one she could look up to. It was so hard to grow up with no one there for you. After Lock left her, she decided there was no point in hiding from the social workers that were after her and her brother for so many years. Sarah had just given in and allowed herself to be taken into foster care.
Sarah sighed and looked up from her physics book she was studying from and looked over to a photo of Lock. It was that last thing she had to remember him by. She no longer felt that she would once again see her brother again, like she had so many years ago. She had been so naive then, she knew better then to believe in stupid things like that. Looking at the photo of her dead brother created a new sadness deep within her heart, that seemed to grow slowly the more she thought about him. She suddenly felt angry at him, 'why did he have to go!' she thought to herself. And forced the picture of Lock face down and continued with her work.
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Lock woke from his dream in a cold sweat. Every thing then came flooding back, memories of his past, everything, his parents, his old friends...his sister. Every thing seemed so unreal, Lock almost couldn't believe it. The old forgotten human part of him was suddenly screaming for him to go to her, saying that she needed him. But the new Lock was telling him it's in the past, why should he care about a stupid human girl anyway? Even if he was to go to the mortal realm to see his sister, he was afraid of what she would think of him. He had changed so much, never before had he disliked the way he looked. He had fit in so well in Halloween Town with his demonic appearance, but if he was to go to the mortal world, he felt he would stick out a bit much.
He just needed some time to think. He needed to talk to some one, but he knew his friends would never understand what was wrong. He decided to go to the only people who could help him.
Lock arrived at the large door of none other than Jack Skellington's house. He reached out to pull the door bell, when the door opened. Standing there was the mayor and Jack, they mayor looked *very* tired. Lock could not help but laugh. Jack looked down at him with a very stern look.
"You!" Yelled the mayor, pointing at Lock turning his face to the gray half as he advanced toward him, but was stopped by Jack. "Now now mayor, this is not the way we should approach this. Let's clam down. Lock, come inside with me. Mayor, I need to talk to Lock alone now, I believe that the vampires should have gotten the remaining scorpions out of your home now."
Lock found himself sitting in a large chair, much too large for his small size. He had a hard time climbing up to sit in it. He shifted wearily, this was not what he needed right then.
"Lock, what is it that this town has to do to keep you out of trouble? How many times must I give you and you're friends this lecture? Where are Shock and Barrel?"
"I think they are still asleep, but I didn't come here to get yelled at Jack, I need to talk to you about something." Lock had an almost serious adult tone to his voice, Jack couldn't help but stare at him. Lock just sat in the chair with his arms folded across his chest, Jack could tell there was something really bothering him.
"What is it Lock? Is everything ok?" Lock had expected the question, but it really hit him when it was asked, how could Jack possibly understand? He just gave the simplest answer he could.
"Yeah, there is." He decided to just tell him everything, it was the only way he could explain it.
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After lock was done with the whole story, Jack just sat there in awe of it all. He was totally speechless, this was not what he expected. The story had so much complexity to it, he almost didn't believe him.
"Lock, is everything you just told me true? It's vital you tell me the truth. This is not something to joke about." Jack looked into Lock's eyes, the looked empty, lifeless even, almost like he had no emotion left.
Locks answer was short, and cut to the point, "Why would I make something up like this? It's not even original, I could do better." Lock sighed, the one person he though could help was turning out to not help much at all. Just then sally came into the room, she had always been such a free spirit, she seemed to always be humming to her self, like she didn't have a care in the world. She was holding a vase full of withered dead flowers, the kind that grew along of the dirt roads, where it was always dusty...that's where they flourished and became as beautiful as they were. She looked up seeing Lock, she had a brief look of puzzlement on her face, but she quickly fixed it back to cheery and welcoming upon seeing the apparent disposition he was in.
"Lock? Is there something wrong?" Her voice was so soothing, it almost sent a warmth through his body when she spoke. She had always seen things better than anyone else in the town, perhaps she could help him. Jack seemed to be a step ahead of him.
"Sally we have a problem, we need to talk in the other room, Lock you sit tight, we will be right back." Lock could hear the hushed whispers of the two talking. He sat in the chair having the familiar restlessness he knew all too well lately. He looked around the Skellington Manner, since sally moved in, there had been a new sort of a feminine elegance added to the once cobwebbed dusty rooms. It was so unfitting for the home of the pumpkin king, but love can do strange things to the mind.
Jack cam back into the room with Sally, who now had a look of sadness in her eyes. It was unfitting for someone so carefree, his mind then flashed back to Sarah, she had had the same sorrow in her eyes when--
"Lock? Are you listening?" Jack said waving his hand in front of his eyes. "Did you even hear what I said?"
"Oh...sorry I didn't. What did you say?" Lock replied in a monotone voice so unlike him, Jack was really starting to worry.
"I suggested the idea of going to the mortal world to find your sister; I would need to escort you however." Lock pondered Jacks offer for a minuet, in his heart, there was almost a certain voice calling out to him, saying he should go to his sister, she needed him. This was something he needed to do alone, so he decided to simply lie to Jack, even if Lock wasn't acting like himself that would not stop him from breaking the rules.
"I don't think I'm ready to face her, maybe some other time, just not now. But thank you anyway, I should go now." Lock jumped out of his chair, and walked out, not even looking back. The thank you he had given had no though behind it, the truth was, Jack didn't really help him at all.
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Lock walked back to his house, looking up at the dreary windows, he could see Shock and Barrel already up. To his surprise they were not killing each other for once, although that could be something that could cheer him up, a good fight.
Upon entering his home, Shock rushed over to him. "What's wrong with you?! You went to Jack's house?!?! After what we did! Arg!" She lunged at him, but Lock just easily moved to the side.
"Will you shut up for a second? I need to tell you guys something. I have to go for a while. I don't feel like explaining why, because you probably wouldn't understand. You would probably even try to stop me from doing it." Lock's friends just looked at him. They didn't know if he was kidding or not. Not wanting to wait for them to figure it out, Lock left. He was off toward the mortal realm, not looking back that whole way, he would soon see his sister.
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Sarah sighed, she looked at the clock to see it was already 1 AM. She could barely keep her eyes open. She hated exams, she had lost so much sleep due to them. Cursing to her self she slammed the book shut she was reading from. She was pushing herself way too hard, and she knew it. But for some reason that didn't stop her from doing so. The only reason she pushed herself so hard was because she was at the school on a full scholarship, and if her grades were bad they could kick her out to make room for a paying student.
Looking for something to keep her going, her eyes fell on Lock's picture. Remembering his determination the night he died to keep her alive and well, she figured if he could do that, then maybe at least she could study for a stupid exam.
A.N/ Sorry for the shortish chapter, ill post again as soon as I can! Oh and I'm soooo sleepy and I need to upload this tonight, sorry if there are still typos, feel free to yell at me ^^;;