Hey everyone! Thanks for all the great reviews! Well hears the next chapter!
Chris yawned, and slowly opened his eyes. For a moment he was surprised by his surroundings, but then he remembered last night. He looked down to find a beautiful rag doll sleeping peacefully in his arms. He smiled as he remembered the night before. Then he noticed that she began to stir. Maria opened her eyes slowly and seemed shocked to be there.
"Good morning." Chris said cheerfully. Maria stood up immediately.
"Chris did we fall asleep together?" She asked nervously.
"Yah, I guess we did." Maria looked horrified. She remembered how wonderful last night had been, but she suddenly remembered her job, and Oogie.
"Chris… I'm sorry." She ran down the hill as fast as she could.
"Maria wait!"
"Don't follow me Chris!" She said.
Chris had no idea what was going on. But he didn't want to bother Maria, so he walked back to the town slowly.
Mean while Maria was running through the forest towards the tree house. But she stopped at a nearby grave instead. She couldn't face Oogie. She couldn't hurt the Skellingtons. She just couldn't. Suddenly the grave opened up and Maria once again fell into Oogie's lair.
Does he have trapped doors everywhere?
Suddenly she heard a deep voice from behind her.
"Well, how did it go?" Oogie asked. Maria gave him a disgusting look.
"You can do your own dirty work from now on Oogie! I will not hurt the Skellingtons!"
"And why is that?"
"Because they have been so kind to me! I will not hurt them!"
"Oh, and I shouldn't expect you too, not since you and Chris have become so close."
Maria suddenly froze in terror, but tried to play it cool.
"I-I don't know what your talking about."
"Oh, you don't. Well maybe this will refresh your memory." Oogie showed her the crystal ball, and in it the memory of last night when they kissed. Maria gasped but found just enough courage to speak up.
"Fine Oogie, you can get rid of me. I don't care. But I will not hurt Chris, Jack, or Sally!"
Oogie laughed at her like what she had just said was a joke. "I'm not going to get rid of you. Besides I need some bait to lure a certain Skellington hear."
Sorry everyone. I don't think this is one of my best chapters. But I just got off a plane from Kansas, so I'm kind of tired. Hopefully I'll write a better chapter tomorrow.