Chapter II
"Corpse Day"

I barely remembered Corpse Day from all the other years. Mom told me I usually stayed at home and/or was asleep. I asked Mom if she thought Kate would be there. She reassured me every time I asked and said that if she wasn't, she'd be in the "next batch".
Mom, Dad, and I made our way the cemetery where all of the citizens were already waiting. It was near sunset and the smell of Deadly Nightshade was in the air. Grandpa met us on the way there and commented on the smell.
"Ah, Deadly Nightshade," he rambled on. "That smell brings me back…need I remind you, Sally?"
Mom sighed, crossed her arms, and put on a puss.
Dad laughed loudly.
I pushed through the crowd and up to the front where the Mayor was up on a large stage at a podium. Two poles at the side of the stage held a banner that read "HAPPY CORPSE DAY!"
The Mayor held in his hands a long speech that probably wasn't thought up by him, considering the fact that he kept wordily explaining that he can't handle things by himself.
"Ahem," the Mayor started, "Good day to you all! I am happy to announce that our annual Corpse Day ceremony is getting underway! Honestly, I wouldn't like to bore you with the details, so, let Corpse Day BEGIN!"
Fireworks exploded in the twilight sky as the gravestones behind the Mayor began to rumble. Before I knew it, corpses of all shapes and sizes began rising from the graves. They were pale blue and they all seemed to be confused about where they were.
The Mayor spoke into his megaphone. "Please form an orderly single file line leading up to the stage, if you will. Oh, and welcome to Halloweentown!"

The recently deceased were extremely discombobulated, murmuring things like "Halloweentown?" and "What's going on?" They decided to do as they were told.
"Name?" the Mayor asked the first one.
The corpse told Mayor his name and the Mayor gave him some sort of certificate. After awhile, most of the corpses and original denizens of Halloweentown had left. My parents and my grandpa left, too. There were only a few people left when I got tired and decided to leave.
"Maybe…the next batch…" I whispered to my self as I headed toward the cemetery exit.
"Name?" I heard the Mayor ask one last time.
"Kate Johansson." I heard her voice say.
I whipped around and the sound of the name and, walking down from the stage with the certificate, was Kate.

My heart lit up. She was blue, like the rest of them. Her freckles were now dark blue. She was wearing the beautiful dress I saw her in at her wake. and her blonde hair had faded in color a little, but she was still so beautiful, in my eyes. She was reading the certificate she was given.
"Kate!" I screamed as I ran towards her.
She immediately looked up and her eyes, but she looked confused.
I ran over and stopped in front of her. "Kate…" I panted.
"Hi." She said, looking at me weirdly.
"That's all?"
She shrugged."Well, all I have to say is 'welcome to Halloweentown, friend!' I've missed you so much."
It was like a dream; I just couldn't believe she was really here with me.
She nodded. "Uh, yeah, Well, I only have on question."
"Shoot." I said.
"Who ARE you?"
I felt like I was just stabbed in the heart. "Huh?"
"Who are you? Where am I? And why the heck are you acting like you know me?"
I tried to reason with her. "But you DO know me! Remember? I'm Dimitri Skellington!"
She pondered. "I admit you do look sort of familiar."
I couldn't believe my nonexistent ears. "This is crazy," I whispered to myself in frenzy. "I can't believe it…there's got to be some sort of mix-up…" I began to walk slowly out of the cemetery, mourning in my soul once again.
"Wait up!" Kate said as she trailed behind me.
"What?" I mumbled.
"Seriously, who are you?"
"I told you," I said sorrowfully, a bit annoyed, "Dimitri Skellington. I was one of your best friends back on Earth."
"But that can't be…" she said. "I don't know who you are. Why do you know me?"

I couldn't bear it any longer. I turned around and began running. I think she was following me, because I heard her call me name.