Sally walked up the spiral hill, where she saw Jack sitting. When he saw her approaching, Jack stood and helped her climb the rest of the way up. There they sat together. "So," he said. "Everything is settled then?" "Yes, nobody saw them. They'll be safe in my house until my potion is ready." Jack put his arm around Sally and she put her head gently on his bony shoulder. This was so right.
Jack saw this as the perfect moment. Every time he had mustered up the courage to do this in the past, his voice was lost, and the carosmatic Pumpkin King would have not the words nor the strength to finish what he had started, but tonight was different. Tonight, he would ask that question he had so long dreaded asking. Jack faced Sally and got onto one knee.
"Sally," he said. "I have loved you from the moment I looked into your eyes. I now realise that it wasn't Christmas I was missing...it was this. It was sitting here with you knowing that maybe even a fraction of your heart belongs to me." "Oh Jack. I've been in love with you from the moment I was created, and I spent most of my existance trying to get your attention. You have all of my heart!" He smilled. For the first time in his life, he felt devotion for someone that was so strong, he wanted to spend his whole life with her.
"Sally, I want you to be my Pumpkin Queen." He pulled a black velvet box in the shape of a small coffin from behind his back. When he opened it, a diamond ring with black stones was revealed. "Sally my love, will you marry me?" Jack and Sally simultaneously felt their hearts skip a beat in the few seconds between the question and answer. "Yes Jack! I will marry you! I love you so much!" Sally lept into Jack's arms as they stood. They kissed deeply.
'So this is fear.' Jack thought as all fears melted away.
Dr. Finklestein awoke the next morning just as Sally walked in the door. She gasped when she saw him coming, and quickly put all of the herbs safely in her pocket and threw the basket to the side. "Sally," he said with a sligtly tired, slightly angry tone. "Where have you been? Who were you with?" Sally hesitated, but then said, "I was with Jack Skellington out in the graveyard." Sally saw that Dr. Finklestein was staring at the ring on her left hand. "What's that Sally?" He sounded hurt, like she had betrayed him. "This is...an engagement ring. Jack and I are getting married."
"He should have asked my permission first." said the doctor. "I am kind of your father...in a way." Jewel walked in with a huge smile on her face. "You're getting married, eh? Well, I guess that means you'll have to move out of the house. I wonder what kind of a bum would marry you Sally!" Jewel laughed a laugh that sent chills down Sally's spine. Jewel then saw her engagement ring. "My...you've landed yourself a wealthy bum, eh Sally? Don't leave me in the dark. Who is it? I'm dying to know!"
"Jewel that's quite enough." said Dr. Finklestein. "You shouldn't be treating your future Pumpkin Queen that way." Jewel's mouth fell open just a bit. "S...So," she studdered. "You...You...You're marrying...
J...Jack Skellington?" Sally nodded. "Congratulations Sally. I wish you all the...happiness...in the world." "I'm going to go have some cereal. Coming ladies?" "We'll be there in a moment doctor baby, I think Sally and I need to have a talk...woman to woman." "Very well. But don't be too long." said the doctor as he wheeled himself into the kitchen.
As soon as they were alone, Jewel took hold of Sally's arm with an iron grip. "Ow! Jewel, you're hurting me! Stop it!" Jewel grinned, but did not relinquish her hold and whispered, "I found your three little secrets in your room this morning. How long did you think you could hide it from me you idiot?" "I...I don't know what you mean Jewel." Jewel snorted and dragged Sally to the tower room.
When the door swung open, Sally gasped. Amber was on the bed, a little red spot in chest. Jewel pulled out a black, metal gun, and threw Sally into the room. "NO!" Sally said as she ran to be next to Amber. Jeff and Devin were tied up in a corner, tears streaming silently down their cheeks. "Amber? Amber, can you hear me?" Amber's eyes fluttered open just as Jewel let out a sinister laugh and locked the door to Sally's room, leaving them trapped.
"Don't worry," said Sally as she untied Devin and Jeff. "I got the ingredients for my potion. We'll get out of here. Oh God..." Sally looked over at Amber, who was hacking and coughing and fighting for breath. "This is going to be a long week, isn't is Sally?" Amber said as she cracked a smile. Sally bit her lip and Jeff took her place by Amber's side. She spoke to Devin.
"Devin, I'll go to Jack's house to make the potion. We don't have enough time to make it for all three of you, Amber won't hold out that long. You'll have to make a very...difficult decision." "What do we have to do? I'll do anything!" said Devin taking hold of Sally's arms. "I can make a potion for two in a matter of days, maybe even as soon as tomorrow night, but you have to choose which two of you will drink it." Devin closed his eyes as another tear escaped. "Can you make it for two, and then bring the last one seperately?"
"Yes, but it won't be easy. This kind of magic is bound by true love, and so if two leave the one behind, the one may fade without the other two in the time he or she is left here." "It's worth a try. One of us will go with Amber, and the other will have to be strong." Sally nodded solemnly. "But that still leaves one question in my mind, how are you going to get to Jack's house?" Sally opened the window. "I'll jump, and sew myself back together after I've landed. Don't worry, it won't hurt me a bit."
Sally walked over to Amber. "Don't worry, the potion will be ready soon, and you'll go home. Hang in there Amber, be strong for us!" She then turned to Jeff. "You and Devin have to talk. I'll be back soon." Sally sat on the windowsill, looking for a moment at the ground, and then straight ahead as she felt her body being renched down by gravity and then suddenly stopped by the concrete below her.
When Sally looked up, she saw that nothing but her left hand had fallen off, and so she quickly sewed it back on, and left for Jack's mansion. When he let her in, she began to sob into his chest. "This is all my fault!" she said quietly. Jack led her to a couch and sat her down. He let her cry it out, simply holding her close and kissing her head gently, rocking slowly back and fourth, helping her to calm down. When she fell silent, Jack said gently, "What happened my love?"
"Jewel dragged me up to my room...she found them Jack!" Jack's gasped and he gazed right into Sally's eyes. "Then, when I saw the three of them in my room...Amber was shot and barely breathing. So now I only have time to make the potion for two, and Jeff and Devin have to pick one of them to go back with Amber. There's only one problem...they're both in love with her." Jack looked away.
"Sally, I only have one thing to say, because if there's anything I learned, it's this: Love shows you the way."
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That's all I have time to write for now, so I hope you are enjoying. More will come out within the next few days. Gimme lots of reviews and e-mail me at NeoTori7688@aol.com. Thanks everybody! ^_^
~*Tori*~
Jack saw this as the perfect moment. Every time he had mustered up the courage to do this in the past, his voice was lost, and the carosmatic Pumpkin King would have not the words nor the strength to finish what he had started, but tonight was different. Tonight, he would ask that question he had so long dreaded asking. Jack faced Sally and got onto one knee.
"Sally," he said. "I have loved you from the moment I looked into your eyes. I now realise that it wasn't Christmas I was missing...it was this. It was sitting here with you knowing that maybe even a fraction of your heart belongs to me." "Oh Jack. I've been in love with you from the moment I was created, and I spent most of my existance trying to get your attention. You have all of my heart!" He smilled. For the first time in his life, he felt devotion for someone that was so strong, he wanted to spend his whole life with her.
"Sally, I want you to be my Pumpkin Queen." He pulled a black velvet box in the shape of a small coffin from behind his back. When he opened it, a diamond ring with black stones was revealed. "Sally my love, will you marry me?" Jack and Sally simultaneously felt their hearts skip a beat in the few seconds between the question and answer. "Yes Jack! I will marry you! I love you so much!" Sally lept into Jack's arms as they stood. They kissed deeply.
'So this is fear.' Jack thought as all fears melted away.
Dr. Finklestein awoke the next morning just as Sally walked in the door. She gasped when she saw him coming, and quickly put all of the herbs safely in her pocket and threw the basket to the side. "Sally," he said with a sligtly tired, slightly angry tone. "Where have you been? Who were you with?" Sally hesitated, but then said, "I was with Jack Skellington out in the graveyard." Sally saw that Dr. Finklestein was staring at the ring on her left hand. "What's that Sally?" He sounded hurt, like she had betrayed him. "This is...an engagement ring. Jack and I are getting married."
"He should have asked my permission first." said the doctor. "I am kind of your father...in a way." Jewel walked in with a huge smile on her face. "You're getting married, eh? Well, I guess that means you'll have to move out of the house. I wonder what kind of a bum would marry you Sally!" Jewel laughed a laugh that sent chills down Sally's spine. Jewel then saw her engagement ring. "My...you've landed yourself a wealthy bum, eh Sally? Don't leave me in the dark. Who is it? I'm dying to know!"
"Jewel that's quite enough." said Dr. Finklestein. "You shouldn't be treating your future Pumpkin Queen that way." Jewel's mouth fell open just a bit. "S...So," she studdered. "You...You...You're marrying...
J...Jack Skellington?" Sally nodded. "Congratulations Sally. I wish you all the...happiness...in the world." "I'm going to go have some cereal. Coming ladies?" "We'll be there in a moment doctor baby, I think Sally and I need to have a talk...woman to woman." "Very well. But don't be too long." said the doctor as he wheeled himself into the kitchen.
As soon as they were alone, Jewel took hold of Sally's arm with an iron grip. "Ow! Jewel, you're hurting me! Stop it!" Jewel grinned, but did not relinquish her hold and whispered, "I found your three little secrets in your room this morning. How long did you think you could hide it from me you idiot?" "I...I don't know what you mean Jewel." Jewel snorted and dragged Sally to the tower room.
When the door swung open, Sally gasped. Amber was on the bed, a little red spot in chest. Jewel pulled out a black, metal gun, and threw Sally into the room. "NO!" Sally said as she ran to be next to Amber. Jeff and Devin were tied up in a corner, tears streaming silently down their cheeks. "Amber? Amber, can you hear me?" Amber's eyes fluttered open just as Jewel let out a sinister laugh and locked the door to Sally's room, leaving them trapped.
"Don't worry," said Sally as she untied Devin and Jeff. "I got the ingredients for my potion. We'll get out of here. Oh God..." Sally looked over at Amber, who was hacking and coughing and fighting for breath. "This is going to be a long week, isn't is Sally?" Amber said as she cracked a smile. Sally bit her lip and Jeff took her place by Amber's side. She spoke to Devin.
"Devin, I'll go to Jack's house to make the potion. We don't have enough time to make it for all three of you, Amber won't hold out that long. You'll have to make a very...difficult decision." "What do we have to do? I'll do anything!" said Devin taking hold of Sally's arms. "I can make a potion for two in a matter of days, maybe even as soon as tomorrow night, but you have to choose which two of you will drink it." Devin closed his eyes as another tear escaped. "Can you make it for two, and then bring the last one seperately?"
"Yes, but it won't be easy. This kind of magic is bound by true love, and so if two leave the one behind, the one may fade without the other two in the time he or she is left here." "It's worth a try. One of us will go with Amber, and the other will have to be strong." Sally nodded solemnly. "But that still leaves one question in my mind, how are you going to get to Jack's house?" Sally opened the window. "I'll jump, and sew myself back together after I've landed. Don't worry, it won't hurt me a bit."
Sally walked over to Amber. "Don't worry, the potion will be ready soon, and you'll go home. Hang in there Amber, be strong for us!" She then turned to Jeff. "You and Devin have to talk. I'll be back soon." Sally sat on the windowsill, looking for a moment at the ground, and then straight ahead as she felt her body being renched down by gravity and then suddenly stopped by the concrete below her.
When Sally looked up, she saw that nothing but her left hand had fallen off, and so she quickly sewed it back on, and left for Jack's mansion. When he let her in, she began to sob into his chest. "This is all my fault!" she said quietly. Jack led her to a couch and sat her down. He let her cry it out, simply holding her close and kissing her head gently, rocking slowly back and fourth, helping her to calm down. When she fell silent, Jack said gently, "What happened my love?"
"Jewel dragged me up to my room...she found them Jack!" Jack's gasped and he gazed right into Sally's eyes. "Then, when I saw the three of them in my room...Amber was shot and barely breathing. So now I only have time to make the potion for two, and Jeff and Devin have to pick one of them to go back with Amber. There's only one problem...they're both in love with her." Jack looked away.
"Sally, I only have one thing to say, because if there's anything I learned, it's this: Love shows you the way."
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That's all I have time to write for now, so I hope you are enjoying. More will come out within the next few days. Gimme lots of reviews and e-mail me at NeoTori7688@aol.com. Thanks everybody! ^_^
~*Tori*~