Disclaimer: I do not own corpse bride, or the nightmare before Christmas.

This will be one of my first fics on these characters. I must say though, I kind of got the idea for the pairings from other writers. I just thought that this world could have a new twist to it. The pairings are going to be Jake/Victor. I enjoy writing yaoi's and yuri's. It's my thing. But anyway, I would like to say this, Fuck Flamers. I don't need your shit. If you are jealousy, kill yourself. Don't give me your bullshit. With that said; enjoy. (I might change the pov. Some time as well.)

Chapter 1: Targeting the one

A tall lanky man walked through a wood of trees. The man was young, but, he was very wise. He knew better to be out in the dead of night, in a wood that was as dangerous as this one. Oh, the wood was the place that his sweet Victoria was taken from. Yes, she was dead. She had been dead a while now. With her dead though, he had vowed to never love another women again. He did not go to Emily either. For, even though he had loved her as well, he didn't want to go and fall for her now. He had thought about killing himself. He couldn't though. Whenever he pierced his flesh with a knife, it would have no effect. Emily's work no dought. Had she wanted this? Was she right this second looking down at him? Probably. She would. 'Victoria, Victoria, I love you,' Victor said in a distant thought that was not going to stop nagging at the back of his head.

The wind seemed to cold his skin, he clutched his coat tighter to himself. He could feel a chill begin to tingle down his back. His spine was in an off state, it forced his legs to keep him going. He didn't really look though. He didn't even look up when he heard an odd noise come for in front of him. He only kept going straight. His head, as well as his heart, downcast to the world around him.

The thing that made the noise in front of him made a small movement. But, it was still as the twigs around it as it noticed Victor coming closer. It was a tangle of vines really.

Victor stepped forward. He let a small cry escape his mouth when he felt a tight thing clench around his ankle. He looked down, only to be dragged to the ground. He twisted from landing on his back and tried to crawl away on his stomach. His hands tossed forward, trying to grab and hold onto something so that he could get away. He had no such luck. Instead, the vines that so acted like snakes were now slithering up his body. They were twirling around his legs, forcing them to be imprisoned together. He screamed and tried one last time to jump forward, but ended up hitting his jaw on the ground and then becoming dizzy. He gave up the fight. He knew he was beat when the vines finally covered his entire body and then began to coil around his arms and heart. He gave a small moan as he realized that it was no use and that he was doomed.

Oh, what a dark place. So dark. There was no sound anywhere, either. Only the distant smell of what smelled so familiar to Victor. The smell of, death.

Jack smiled. His long bony grin. It seemed to shine in the moonlight. It was dark in the town of Halloween. And Jake was smiling brightly at the sight before him. It was a girl. The girl bowed, "I have found whereabouts of your dear Sally."

Jack's grin faded a bit, "You have?"

The girl's eyes closed, "Yes, but Jack, she says… She says that she doesn't want to talk to you. Or, to even hear of you. She sends greetings, but, no love." The girl had bowed her head.

Jack sunk back into his seat, "So, you talked to her?" Jack leaned forward. He was seconds away from going into a flipping stage. He was so mad right now.

You see, the reason why Sally had left, was because, she didn't love Jack. She had found this out a while ago. She knew that something was hurting Jake. Someone had taken over his mind. He was a total zombie with this person on his mind. Sally had tried to press it. Try to ask Jack who it was. She knew that Jack had lost his love for her. He was so stuck up on this other person, that he forgot he even had feelings for Sally. So, like any other girl or boy that feels unloved, and unwanted, she left. She went to a different part of Halloween town. Jack just didn't go there. She had also been able to keep the secret from where she was from Jack. So that he couldn't come and look for her.

The girl seemed to think for a second, "Yes. I have spoken to her. I must say my pumpkin king, I can't tell you where she lingers. She has told me that I should not speak of the place." The girl made eye contact this time. She was looking for eyes. She found only dark eyes though. Sockets. Sockets that held no eyes, but emotion. An emotion that was wild.

Jack's anger flared. But, he was wise. He didn't dare to show the girl what he was feeling. Instead he said with a flick of his wrist, "Go. Leave me. And I thank you for your helping ways."

The girl bowed deeper. Then, she was gone. Vanished. As if, as if, she was a ghost.

Jack shivered as he walked up the long and narrow stairs of his home. He was able to take 2 or 3 at a time, because of his long, long lean legs and body. He was a very scary type figure. And even though the flesh and the skin remained gone from his body, and only pure white bones shown, he was hansom. In a dead sense of course.

He reached his door. Zero let a long, and enthusiastic bark come out of his mouth. Jack listened to the dog. The ghostly dog that is. Then, he patted him on the head. Jack sat down in his room. He sit there, looking and gazing out of the room. He looked out the window of where Sally use to stand. Where she would pass him up some treats.

As he thought of Sally, a dark, figure popped into her place. The person stood there. There was nothing but a silhouette of the figure. A dark, long, lean form. It looked nor female, nor male. Jack kept his eyes closed as he watched the figure. The person only stood there. They didn't try to move. But distantly, Jack could hear the person. The voice was gentle, yet, scared. He listened to the whisper that sounded like the wind, "F..in…d….me…." He voice was so small, so scared. Jack's eyes shot open when he heard someone yell. He ran to his window. He looked down below.

"They caught another one! Help!" A fat women yelled. A ware wolf howled, "Heeeeeeeeelp!" He howled in a high-pitched tone.

Jack didn't see a thing. He only knew that the person being referred to as 'they' were a lowly bunch. They were a new folk. A new horror that was placed at the tips of the world's new fear. Although, nothing could really scare the human quiet like Jack could. And Jack was the only one that could do something. 'They' were called, Wendago. (It is spelled in different ways. This is the easiest for me.)

Jack looked to and thro through the city. He could not see a sign of them. Of course he couldn't, no one really could. There was that noise they made when they had what they wanted. They ate humans though. So, like I said, they also make the sound when they catch a human. To kill.

End of chapter 1: Hell yeah! I make chapters. I like this how it is going so far. I want to thank the people who are reading this. Please review. Tell me how you like. Tell me also how you like your yoai. Send private messages if you have to. I aim to please. Good day.

-D.D.Darkwriter

The beginning. When I die.