Disclaimer: See chapter one.
Yay! I got some reviews! The people that reviewed made me happy. The rest of you make me sad. *sniff* Do I need to warn you guys about the sugar hunt again? 'Cause I promise you, you won't like what happens if I find that sugar.
~*Chapter 3*~
Dawn was breaking. The beams from the jack-o-lantern sun of Halloween Town streamed into Sally's room. They felt warm on her. She had been cold for most of the night due to the fact that the blankets and sheets the seven kids gave her were quite thin. It felt good to be the sunshine again. Sally sat up on her bed and looked out the window at the little town. Halloween Town was a sweet little place, indeed, but she missed her own home. There were only two things in her way that kept her from going home: The seven trick-or-treaters, and the fact that her father wanted her dead.
Sally got out of bed and headed for the tiny kitchen downstairs. Zero, who was sleeping at her side, twitched his ear and looked up.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Zero." Sally began. "Did I wake you?"
Zero closed his eyes and went back to sleep. Sally smiled and walked into the little kitchen to see Lock and Seritta fighting over something.
"Give it to me, pigtails!" Lock commanded, pulling on the end of a frying pan.
"No way, devil boy!" Seritta snapped. "I'm making breakfast!"
"You and what army of skeletons?" Lock sneered. Seritta got angry and gave the frying pan a forceful tug on the handle. The pan slipped out of Lock's hands as he fell to the floor.
"Ha ha!" Seritta teased. "Only the strong survive!"
"You just wait!" Lock threatened. "One day, I'm going to be a tough guy! You won't stand a chance against me!"
"And why is that?" Seritta asked, putting her bony hands on her hips.
"Because you're a GIRL!!!" Lock cried, and then he burst into a fury of giggles. Seritta was about to attack the devil boy when she felt something tug on one of her pigtails. She turned around to see Sally waving a finger in the air.
"I don't think that was very nice." Sally said. "I think you two 'ought to apologize to each other." Lock stopped giggling as his face turned to a scowl. Seritta secretly gave Lock the death-stare.
"Sorry." She mumbled.
"I'm sorry, too." Lock said under his breath.
"There now, that's better." Sally said. "Now, why don't I make breakfast for you guys? I don't think I like children at a stove anyway."
"Fine." Seritta agreed. "The girls and I like spider eggs and pumpkin toast."
"The boys and I usually only eat cereal." Lock said. "We don't like big and fancy things."
"That's because you boys are cheap dates." Seritta said, sticking her little skeleton nose in the air.
"Guys," Sally warned. "I don't like fights. Now, why don't you guys and the other kids wash up? Breakfast will be ready by the time you guys are done." Seritta and Lock nodded. The two of them ran into their rooms, and all seven kids came out in their day clothes. "Don't forget to wash behind the ears!" Sally called. "Well, those of you that HAVE ears anyway!"
In the bathroom, the seven kids filled up their little tub with water so that there would be room for everyone. (It would be a lot easier than the single sink, don't you agree?) Seritta helped Shock tie back her crazy hair and put a hair band in her hair so that her pigtails wouldn't get in the way. She then tied up Suzie's ponytail into a bun. Joseph put his dirty red hair back in a bandana and assisted Lock in putting his fiery red back in one, too. Lock, Shock, Barrel, Seritta, Joseph, and Suzie grabbed their washcloths. Barrel brought Jake's over for him since Jake had a physical disability in his legs. The seven children dipped their cloths in the warm, soapy water and started scrubbing their faces.
"What do you guys think of Sally so far?" Shock asked in between wipes. "I mean, she's only been here overnight, but, hey! She's been here, so what do you think?"
"I like her." Jake said, scrubbing his cheeks.
"That's just because she cleaned you up after you threw up last night." Suzie pointed out.
"Point taken." Jake agreed.
"I think she's a little annoying." Seritta said.
"Yeah!" Lock agreed. "She made Seritta and me apologize to each other after we fought over the frying pan to make breakfast."
"Oh, that's harsh." Barrel said.
"Not as harsh as this." Lock corrected, and he brought one of his pant legs above his knee to show that he was bleeding.
"Oh my God!" Joseph shouted. "Where'd you get that?"
"I fell forward when Seritta won the tug-of-war contest over the frying pan." Lock explained. "We really need to get those nails sticking out of the wood in our floors fixed."
"Ew, gross!" Shock winced and shuffled away from Lock.
"You should show that to Sally." Barrel suggested. "She'll be able to take care of you."
"No, no, I can handle it." Lock reassured. He dipped his wash cloth into the warm water and gently pat it against his bleeding knee. "Oh, ow. That hurts." He whispered. He continued to pat it, but his knee just bled more.
"That is really gross." Shock observed. "Will you just show it to Sally already? You're not supposed to be this stubborn. You're a Sagittarius under Jupiter for cryin' out loud! Not an Aries under Mars like Joseph and Suzie."
"Shut up." Lock commanded. "If it means that much to you, fine, I'll go tell Sally."
"I think you'd better stay here." Seritta insisted.
"Yeah, I'm done washing my face anyway." Shock said. "I'll go get her. You guys just chill."
Moments later, Shock came back into the bathroom with Sally following her. Sally saw Lock's bleeding knee.
"You poor thing!" Sally cried. She took some tissues and bundled them together in a ball. "Here." She said, handing them to Lock. "Press them against your knee. It'll stop the bleeding." Lock did as he was told. "And as for the rest of you, your breakfast is ready on the counter." Sally continued. Shock picked Jake up and the five of them ran out of the room.
"How did you get to learn so much about taking care of kids?" Lock asked, looking up at Sally. "You're not even a mom! Are you?"
"Well, no." Sally said. "But one day, I would like to marry a nice man and-oh, I'm sorry. This must sound lame to you."
"No," Lock insisted, "Please, continue."
Sally was hesitant, but then she spoke up.
"One day, I'd like to meet the man of my dreams, marry him, and start a big family. That's been my dream ever since I was a little girl." Sally's cheeks flushed light pink. "It's a little bit of an embarrassing dream, don't you think?"
"No," Lock said again. "I've got a similar one. I want to get through Junior High and High School with a lot of girls as friends. Then, I want to go to college and meet a nice girl there. I've never wanted a family though; just my wife and me, and maybe a pet dog or cat." Sally smiled as she took a band-aid out of the little box she found. She put some pain- reliever on it and gently placed it on Lock's knee. "It stings." Lock said. (Has anybody ever had that pain-reliever stuff put on them like that? It hurts worse than the cut or wound itself!)
"It'll go away in a minute." Sally explained. "That's just what happens when it starts to go to work. Pretty soon, you won't feel it."
"What about my other question, huh?" Lock asked. "Where did you come to learn about all this caring for kids stuff?"
"Oh, here and there." Sally answered. "I taught myself actually. See, where I come from, there are a lot of animals and a lot of predators looking for them. Whenever a smaller animal was hurt, I'd always tend to it. The pain-reliever stuff, oh, I never used that on them. That, I learned from the Mayor of my little town. He was such a nice man, but he's the one that told me to leave."
"Why?" Lock asked.
"My father wants me dead." Sally answered. Lock fell back in shock. "Yeah, so the Mayor told me to leave the town. He probably saved my life." Sally then finished helping Lock and she rolled his pant leg back down. "Go get your breakfast now." She said. "I don't want it to get cold." Lock smiled and ran out of the bathroom to join the other six trick-or-treaters.
~*End of Chapter Three*~
Yay! I got some reviews! The people that reviewed made me happy. The rest of you make me sad. *sniff* Do I need to warn you guys about the sugar hunt again? 'Cause I promise you, you won't like what happens if I find that sugar.
~*Chapter 3*~
Dawn was breaking. The beams from the jack-o-lantern sun of Halloween Town streamed into Sally's room. They felt warm on her. She had been cold for most of the night due to the fact that the blankets and sheets the seven kids gave her were quite thin. It felt good to be the sunshine again. Sally sat up on her bed and looked out the window at the little town. Halloween Town was a sweet little place, indeed, but she missed her own home. There were only two things in her way that kept her from going home: The seven trick-or-treaters, and the fact that her father wanted her dead.
Sally got out of bed and headed for the tiny kitchen downstairs. Zero, who was sleeping at her side, twitched his ear and looked up.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Zero." Sally began. "Did I wake you?"
Zero closed his eyes and went back to sleep. Sally smiled and walked into the little kitchen to see Lock and Seritta fighting over something.
"Give it to me, pigtails!" Lock commanded, pulling on the end of a frying pan.
"No way, devil boy!" Seritta snapped. "I'm making breakfast!"
"You and what army of skeletons?" Lock sneered. Seritta got angry and gave the frying pan a forceful tug on the handle. The pan slipped out of Lock's hands as he fell to the floor.
"Ha ha!" Seritta teased. "Only the strong survive!"
"You just wait!" Lock threatened. "One day, I'm going to be a tough guy! You won't stand a chance against me!"
"And why is that?" Seritta asked, putting her bony hands on her hips.
"Because you're a GIRL!!!" Lock cried, and then he burst into a fury of giggles. Seritta was about to attack the devil boy when she felt something tug on one of her pigtails. She turned around to see Sally waving a finger in the air.
"I don't think that was very nice." Sally said. "I think you two 'ought to apologize to each other." Lock stopped giggling as his face turned to a scowl. Seritta secretly gave Lock the death-stare.
"Sorry." She mumbled.
"I'm sorry, too." Lock said under his breath.
"There now, that's better." Sally said. "Now, why don't I make breakfast for you guys? I don't think I like children at a stove anyway."
"Fine." Seritta agreed. "The girls and I like spider eggs and pumpkin toast."
"The boys and I usually only eat cereal." Lock said. "We don't like big and fancy things."
"That's because you boys are cheap dates." Seritta said, sticking her little skeleton nose in the air.
"Guys," Sally warned. "I don't like fights. Now, why don't you guys and the other kids wash up? Breakfast will be ready by the time you guys are done." Seritta and Lock nodded. The two of them ran into their rooms, and all seven kids came out in their day clothes. "Don't forget to wash behind the ears!" Sally called. "Well, those of you that HAVE ears anyway!"
In the bathroom, the seven kids filled up their little tub with water so that there would be room for everyone. (It would be a lot easier than the single sink, don't you agree?) Seritta helped Shock tie back her crazy hair and put a hair band in her hair so that her pigtails wouldn't get in the way. She then tied up Suzie's ponytail into a bun. Joseph put his dirty red hair back in a bandana and assisted Lock in putting his fiery red back in one, too. Lock, Shock, Barrel, Seritta, Joseph, and Suzie grabbed their washcloths. Barrel brought Jake's over for him since Jake had a physical disability in his legs. The seven children dipped their cloths in the warm, soapy water and started scrubbing their faces.
"What do you guys think of Sally so far?" Shock asked in between wipes. "I mean, she's only been here overnight, but, hey! She's been here, so what do you think?"
"I like her." Jake said, scrubbing his cheeks.
"That's just because she cleaned you up after you threw up last night." Suzie pointed out.
"Point taken." Jake agreed.
"I think she's a little annoying." Seritta said.
"Yeah!" Lock agreed. "She made Seritta and me apologize to each other after we fought over the frying pan to make breakfast."
"Oh, that's harsh." Barrel said.
"Not as harsh as this." Lock corrected, and he brought one of his pant legs above his knee to show that he was bleeding.
"Oh my God!" Joseph shouted. "Where'd you get that?"
"I fell forward when Seritta won the tug-of-war contest over the frying pan." Lock explained. "We really need to get those nails sticking out of the wood in our floors fixed."
"Ew, gross!" Shock winced and shuffled away from Lock.
"You should show that to Sally." Barrel suggested. "She'll be able to take care of you."
"No, no, I can handle it." Lock reassured. He dipped his wash cloth into the warm water and gently pat it against his bleeding knee. "Oh, ow. That hurts." He whispered. He continued to pat it, but his knee just bled more.
"That is really gross." Shock observed. "Will you just show it to Sally already? You're not supposed to be this stubborn. You're a Sagittarius under Jupiter for cryin' out loud! Not an Aries under Mars like Joseph and Suzie."
"Shut up." Lock commanded. "If it means that much to you, fine, I'll go tell Sally."
"I think you'd better stay here." Seritta insisted.
"Yeah, I'm done washing my face anyway." Shock said. "I'll go get her. You guys just chill."
Moments later, Shock came back into the bathroom with Sally following her. Sally saw Lock's bleeding knee.
"You poor thing!" Sally cried. She took some tissues and bundled them together in a ball. "Here." She said, handing them to Lock. "Press them against your knee. It'll stop the bleeding." Lock did as he was told. "And as for the rest of you, your breakfast is ready on the counter." Sally continued. Shock picked Jake up and the five of them ran out of the room.
"How did you get to learn so much about taking care of kids?" Lock asked, looking up at Sally. "You're not even a mom! Are you?"
"Well, no." Sally said. "But one day, I would like to marry a nice man and-oh, I'm sorry. This must sound lame to you."
"No," Lock insisted, "Please, continue."
Sally was hesitant, but then she spoke up.
"One day, I'd like to meet the man of my dreams, marry him, and start a big family. That's been my dream ever since I was a little girl." Sally's cheeks flushed light pink. "It's a little bit of an embarrassing dream, don't you think?"
"No," Lock said again. "I've got a similar one. I want to get through Junior High and High School with a lot of girls as friends. Then, I want to go to college and meet a nice girl there. I've never wanted a family though; just my wife and me, and maybe a pet dog or cat." Sally smiled as she took a band-aid out of the little box she found. She put some pain- reliever on it and gently placed it on Lock's knee. "It stings." Lock said. (Has anybody ever had that pain-reliever stuff put on them like that? It hurts worse than the cut or wound itself!)
"It'll go away in a minute." Sally explained. "That's just what happens when it starts to go to work. Pretty soon, you won't feel it."
"What about my other question, huh?" Lock asked. "Where did you come to learn about all this caring for kids stuff?"
"Oh, here and there." Sally answered. "I taught myself actually. See, where I come from, there are a lot of animals and a lot of predators looking for them. Whenever a smaller animal was hurt, I'd always tend to it. The pain-reliever stuff, oh, I never used that on them. That, I learned from the Mayor of my little town. He was such a nice man, but he's the one that told me to leave."
"Why?" Lock asked.
"My father wants me dead." Sally answered. Lock fell back in shock. "Yeah, so the Mayor told me to leave the town. He probably saved my life." Sally then finished helping Lock and she rolled his pant leg back down. "Go get your breakfast now." She said. "I don't want it to get cold." Lock smiled and ran out of the bathroom to join the other six trick-or-treaters.
~*End of Chapter Three*~