i'm back! wuh hoo! :D
(NMBC (c) to Tim Burton, yadda yadda yadda)
They stood by the ominous looking iron gate in front of the graveyard and the mansion. "I should get home," Sally said reluctantly when it began to grow dark, "Good night, Jack."
"Wait!" Jack said, "I'll walk you home."
He's so polite! Sally thought, and smiled. In reality, Jack hadn't done it to be polite. He just wanted to spend more time with her.
Sally's smile faded as a thought struck her.
"It's alright," she said, "The doctor will be angry with me for running away. I wouldn't want you to catch him on his bad side." Not that he has a good side...
Jack hesitated. "Well," he said finally, "If you insist..."
"I do," Sally said, "Good night, Jack."
"Good night, Sally."
Zero barked.
"Good night to you, too, Zero!" Sally said, laughing.
Jack watched her until she disappeared around a tall building. Sighing, he looked up at the gate of his new home.
"It doesn't look terribly welcoming, does it?" he asked.
Zero whined in agreement. Jack opened the iron gate, and flinched slightly when its hinges screeched. He walked through it and, rather than walking up the winding trail to the mansion, chose to go to the Hill. Zero followed sleepily behind him, yawning.
Once at the top of the Hill, Jack surveyed as much of his surroundings as he could at night. Zero's head nodded slightly, his eyes practically closed.
"You go on, boy," Jack said, patting him on the head, "I'm going to stand out here just a bit longer."
Zero had no objections, and floated down the hill and towards the house, occasionally going through gravestones because he was too tired to go around them.
He looked up at the crescent moon, hanging like a huge yellow smile in the sky, and closed his eyes.
"Nooo! Let me go!"
Jack's eyes shot open. Sally!
short chapter, again ;; sorry.
but, hey! there's another chapter coming oh-so-very soon! yay! and what does that chapter include, you may wonder? well, here's a hint: "Hello, Oogie."