.:Chapter Two:.
After that outburst, Sam ran into the forgotten forest.
Much later on, the day had passed and he grew tired as the sun set beneath the horizon. He sat down on a old fallen tree trunk for a few minutes. He thought about what he had done back there in front of the school. He had totally forgotten about his mother and Jane. O well it was too late to turn back now. He got up and continued his journey away from home.
He didn't stop even after the sun had disappeared and the full moon peeked over the earth followed by the dark night. With his hands in his jacket pocket he tried to keep warm on this chilly fall night. Fog started to roam through the trees. His sad and angry eyes followed his every step.
He'd been walking for hours, wondering around, not caring where the path lead him. Finally as the moon fell and the sun rose he noticed a un-usual set of trees with a clearing in the middle. The fog faded with the starry night sky and fluffy white clouds appeared in the morning sky. He stepped into the circle and looked around.
'What is this place?' he wondered looking around at the trees.
They had doors and were decorated with... what looked like different holidays. One door had a gigantic pink heart on it. Another had a weird green leaf shape. As he went from one door to the other, a peculiar one caught his eye. It was in the shape of something orange with a nose, eyes and a evil smile carved into it. His eyes widened and a small smile took the place of his frown. When he looked at the door it made him happy. Not like anything ever before. He'd never felt this in Christmas town.
Suddenly, without him realizing it, he was moving towards the door. His arm stretched out to grab the knob. He turned it and the door swung open. He looked inside. Nothing but blackness.
'Maybe this is just a stupid trick' he thought to himself, but then he yelped as he was being sucked into the hole from a chilly wind.
On the way down his eyes were closed. He didn't know what had happened. He opened one eye and saw that it was dark. Then he opened the other, as he landed hard on the ground. He pushed himself up with his hands and used whatever was next to him to help him stand up. He brushed off his coat from the dirt and leaves, then noticed that he was standing in the middle of a graveyard. Looking around for a way out he observed the spooky place. To his left was a forest. So dark and eerie. He looked up to the full moon in the beautiful night sky. It was so much bigger here he thought. 'Where am I?' he looked to his left and noticed a slim, metal gate with a path leading somewhere else, out of this tomb of dead.
He walked slow with curiosity, old weeds and leaves covered the ground and grave stones. Vines swirled around the fence and gate. A few spiders crawled up to the top of the gate which then he saw read 'Halloween Town'. As he pushed the gates open it screeched. The doors to the gate were old and rusty.
He walked along the path until he noticed that the path had changed texture. It was now stone and brick walls aligning the walkway. Another gate peered down on him but he didn't have to open this one. It slowly pulled itself up for the comer to enter. He didn't see anyone out on the walkways or any lights on in the buildings and houses. They were very different from his own, back in his home. Dark and scary. Not neatly built but more crooked and with out a care. He liked it. A small smile began to grow on his curious face.
As he was going to sit down on the edge of a fountain, he heard foot steps and a voice humming. He hid behind the fountain on the ground and waited to see a skeleton emerge from the shadows. Sam's eyes widened as he peered over the edge. The skeleton was in black clothing with tiny white stripes. He had a white under shirt and a very messy bow. It looked like it had been shredded by a cat. At this thought Sam laughed forgetting someone else was there.
The skeleton froze and pulled his hands behind his back. Staring towards the mountain he saw messy hair sticking out at the other end. He smirked. Then slowly crept over to the left side of the fountain without a sound. He jumped in front of the new comer and gave a horrible scream with a face expression that could have killed a elf. Sam continued to laugh. He stopped as the skeleton did the same.
The skeleton looked perplexed. Then he said " How are you not afraid of me?" He asked looking over the boy. He was defiantly not from Halloween town. He looked almost human but his eyes and skin gave him away as something else. But he couldn't quite grasp what.
"O, I was scared. I almost cried out in terror. But not scared enough, not even half to death. Who might you be and were exactly am I, I mean like where in..." he was interrupted by the skeleton.
"My name is Jack. Jack Skeleington. I am the king of Halloween Town, my boy." Jack said with an evil grin. "Who..um..might you be?" he asked pointing his bony finger at him.
"My name is Sam." At this moment Sam was a bit feared by this new creature. Something about him made a shiver shoot up and back down his spine.
"And where do you come from, Sam?" Asked Jack as he sat on the edge of the fountain, almost right above Sam. Jack also had noticed that the boy was tall and thin. Something was peculiar about him, but still he couldn't quite put his bony finger on it.
Sam thought to himself real quick, whether to mention from where he was from or to tell him a lie. He didn't know what Jacks reaction would be if he said Christmas town, but before he could agree with himself, he blurted out "Christmas Town."
Jacks eyes widened and a joyful grin appeared on his chalky white face. Sam was shocked at his response to his words. "You've heard of it?" he asked with a questionable tone.
"Yes, I have. Not only have I heard of it but I've seen it too." He stood up and stretched out a arm to help Sam up. Now, Jack, could remember why he looked so familiar. But this elf looked nothing like the one's he saw a few years ago, but dull and gray. Taller and thinner. He wasn't the least bit cheery when he mentioned Christmas town.
Sam took Jacks bony hand and lifted himself up of the cold stone floor.
"What are you doing here?" Jack asked pulling away his hand that had felt cold flesh, and placing it behind his back with the other.
"I don't know. One second I was in the morning dew, in a circle of trees and the next here. In Halloween Town."
"How did you happen to find this circle of trees?" Jack was so curious as to why Sam was here.
" I ..." Sam hesitated. " I suppose I ran away from home." He looked up into the emptiness of Jacks eyes.
"Why would you do such a thing, boy, the place is marvelous , absolutely wonderf..."
Sam interrupted him. " I hate it there..." he said with a very disturbing ring to his voice.
"People there make fun of me and tease me, beat me up for what? No reason at all.. and..."
Jack hushed Sam by placing a hand on his shoulder. "No worries" he said calmly. "Look you must be tired, how about you stay with me for the night and then explain everything in the morning." He motioned for Sam to follow him.
Sam was actually very sleepy and could use some rest since he hadn't slept for a whole day. He walked behind Jack with his hands in his jacket pocket. Soon they reached a very tall, crooked structure with a round part at the top. They entered the yard that was guarded by a tall brick fence and walked past a few scurrying rats and up many stairs the door. Jack lead him inside and showed him to a deserted bedroom. Sam was to tired at the time to notice anything around him.
He walked into the room and sat on the bed.
"You may sleep here for the night. Get some rest. If you might need anything, I am located all the way at the top of the house. Just exit your room and climb the stairs to your right." With that he closed the door, and as soon as he did, Sam hit the soft pillow and was sound asleep.
After that outburst, Sam ran into the forgotten forest.
Much later on, the day had passed and he grew tired as the sun set beneath the horizon. He sat down on a old fallen tree trunk for a few minutes. He thought about what he had done back there in front of the school. He had totally forgotten about his mother and Jane. O well it was too late to turn back now. He got up and continued his journey away from home.
He didn't stop even after the sun had disappeared and the full moon peeked over the earth followed by the dark night. With his hands in his jacket pocket he tried to keep warm on this chilly fall night. Fog started to roam through the trees. His sad and angry eyes followed his every step.
He'd been walking for hours, wondering around, not caring where the path lead him. Finally as the moon fell and the sun rose he noticed a un-usual set of trees with a clearing in the middle. The fog faded with the starry night sky and fluffy white clouds appeared in the morning sky. He stepped into the circle and looked around.
'What is this place?' he wondered looking around at the trees.
They had doors and were decorated with... what looked like different holidays. One door had a gigantic pink heart on it. Another had a weird green leaf shape. As he went from one door to the other, a peculiar one caught his eye. It was in the shape of something orange with a nose, eyes and a evil smile carved into it. His eyes widened and a small smile took the place of his frown. When he looked at the door it made him happy. Not like anything ever before. He'd never felt this in Christmas town.
Suddenly, without him realizing it, he was moving towards the door. His arm stretched out to grab the knob. He turned it and the door swung open. He looked inside. Nothing but blackness.
'Maybe this is just a stupid trick' he thought to himself, but then he yelped as he was being sucked into the hole from a chilly wind.
On the way down his eyes were closed. He didn't know what had happened. He opened one eye and saw that it was dark. Then he opened the other, as he landed hard on the ground. He pushed himself up with his hands and used whatever was next to him to help him stand up. He brushed off his coat from the dirt and leaves, then noticed that he was standing in the middle of a graveyard. Looking around for a way out he observed the spooky place. To his left was a forest. So dark and eerie. He looked up to the full moon in the beautiful night sky. It was so much bigger here he thought. 'Where am I?' he looked to his left and noticed a slim, metal gate with a path leading somewhere else, out of this tomb of dead.
He walked slow with curiosity, old weeds and leaves covered the ground and grave stones. Vines swirled around the fence and gate. A few spiders crawled up to the top of the gate which then he saw read 'Halloween Town'. As he pushed the gates open it screeched. The doors to the gate were old and rusty.
He walked along the path until he noticed that the path had changed texture. It was now stone and brick walls aligning the walkway. Another gate peered down on him but he didn't have to open this one. It slowly pulled itself up for the comer to enter. He didn't see anyone out on the walkways or any lights on in the buildings and houses. They were very different from his own, back in his home. Dark and scary. Not neatly built but more crooked and with out a care. He liked it. A small smile began to grow on his curious face.
As he was going to sit down on the edge of a fountain, he heard foot steps and a voice humming. He hid behind the fountain on the ground and waited to see a skeleton emerge from the shadows. Sam's eyes widened as he peered over the edge. The skeleton was in black clothing with tiny white stripes. He had a white under shirt and a very messy bow. It looked like it had been shredded by a cat. At this thought Sam laughed forgetting someone else was there.
The skeleton froze and pulled his hands behind his back. Staring towards the mountain he saw messy hair sticking out at the other end. He smirked. Then slowly crept over to the left side of the fountain without a sound. He jumped in front of the new comer and gave a horrible scream with a face expression that could have killed a elf. Sam continued to laugh. He stopped as the skeleton did the same.
The skeleton looked perplexed. Then he said " How are you not afraid of me?" He asked looking over the boy. He was defiantly not from Halloween town. He looked almost human but his eyes and skin gave him away as something else. But he couldn't quite grasp what.
"O, I was scared. I almost cried out in terror. But not scared enough, not even half to death. Who might you be and were exactly am I, I mean like where in..." he was interrupted by the skeleton.
"My name is Jack. Jack Skeleington. I am the king of Halloween Town, my boy." Jack said with an evil grin. "Who..um..might you be?" he asked pointing his bony finger at him.
"My name is Sam." At this moment Sam was a bit feared by this new creature. Something about him made a shiver shoot up and back down his spine.
"And where do you come from, Sam?" Asked Jack as he sat on the edge of the fountain, almost right above Sam. Jack also had noticed that the boy was tall and thin. Something was peculiar about him, but still he couldn't quite put his bony finger on it.
Sam thought to himself real quick, whether to mention from where he was from or to tell him a lie. He didn't know what Jacks reaction would be if he said Christmas town, but before he could agree with himself, he blurted out "Christmas Town."
Jacks eyes widened and a joyful grin appeared on his chalky white face. Sam was shocked at his response to his words. "You've heard of it?" he asked with a questionable tone.
"Yes, I have. Not only have I heard of it but I've seen it too." He stood up and stretched out a arm to help Sam up. Now, Jack, could remember why he looked so familiar. But this elf looked nothing like the one's he saw a few years ago, but dull and gray. Taller and thinner. He wasn't the least bit cheery when he mentioned Christmas town.
Sam took Jacks bony hand and lifted himself up of the cold stone floor.
"What are you doing here?" Jack asked pulling away his hand that had felt cold flesh, and placing it behind his back with the other.
"I don't know. One second I was in the morning dew, in a circle of trees and the next here. In Halloween Town."
"How did you happen to find this circle of trees?" Jack was so curious as to why Sam was here.
" I ..." Sam hesitated. " I suppose I ran away from home." He looked up into the emptiness of Jacks eyes.
"Why would you do such a thing, boy, the place is marvelous , absolutely wonderf..."
Sam interrupted him. " I hate it there..." he said with a very disturbing ring to his voice.
"People there make fun of me and tease me, beat me up for what? No reason at all.. and..."
Jack hushed Sam by placing a hand on his shoulder. "No worries" he said calmly. "Look you must be tired, how about you stay with me for the night and then explain everything in the morning." He motioned for Sam to follow him.
Sam was actually very sleepy and could use some rest since he hadn't slept for a whole day. He walked behind Jack with his hands in his jacket pocket. Soon they reached a very tall, crooked structure with a round part at the top. They entered the yard that was guarded by a tall brick fence and walked past a few scurrying rats and up many stairs the door. Jack lead him inside and showed him to a deserted bedroom. Sam was to tired at the time to notice anything around him.
He walked into the room and sat on the bed.
"You may sleep here for the night. Get some rest. If you might need anything, I am located all the way at the top of the house. Just exit your room and climb the stairs to your right." With that he closed the door, and as soon as he did, Sam hit the soft pillow and was sound asleep.