When the darkness disappeared and the cold breeze of Halloween's night touched her skin, Kairi opened her eyes. She noticed that Sora had taken her back into the city, the center of it to be exact. No one seemed to be around but she couldn't stop herself from looking everywhere as if expecting something horrible to jump and scare her. But besides her the only living (or maybe not living, who knows) creature was Sora who was looking at her curiously. She was very tense and that seemed to make him smile.

"No need to worry, at this time everyone is usually at their home, so aside from me you don't have to be scared from anyone" Kairi knew by his face that he didn't meant it as a threat but it still made her shiver.

"T-thanks" she stuttered.

Sora turned around muttering a 'no problem'. He got near to the dark iron fences of Jack's original mansion "This is where I live, Jack must be waiting for me to join him inside, I'll get there and ask him to help you…"

Kairi looked at Sora waiting for him to continue.

"Etto… I know this will be out of the blue but… can I make you a question before entering?" he said sounding strangely serious.

Kairi was a little startled for his sudden change of attitude but nodded to his request.

"Ok… well, if you're a human, even if you don't live on the human world, you may know another human, do you know a boy named Riku?" he asked slowly.

The question was simple, but she couldn't have expected it from Sora. Blinking a few times and trying to find an answer on her mind she said.

"I…I'm sorry, I don't know him" her words made him feel a little disappointed which made her feel bad "Sorry"

"Ah… no need to feel sorry… really, there was a very little chance someone who doesn't live on that world would know him…"

"W-why do you need him for?" she asked letting her curiosity take the best of her.

He smiled at her.

"He… he's my best friend… I think…" she looked at him with more confidence "I just want to know if his Ok"

For the first time she smiled at him, which seemed to startle him a little.

"Well… my dad knows all the boys and girls from around the world… maybe when I get back I can ask him about your friend"

"You'll do that?!" he asked excitement clearly visible on his face, which was a centimeter from Kairi's.

"Y-y-yes" she answered intimidated at his reaction.

"Wahoo!" he exclaimed jumping and laughing; Kairi had to admit it was kinda cute "OK! Let's go!" while he said that he opened the fence that gave a very spooky screech "While I go inside, you can wait on the front yard" Kairi gave a look at the 'front yard' 'more like the grave yard to me' the place was really like the graveyard but with rocks instead of gravestones. Being inside didn't sound very appealing but being outside sounded worse.

"O-ok" she said.

"I'll be back in a few minutes" with that she saw him being enveloped on shadows before disappearing.

When he was out of sight she let out a sigh of relieve.

"Now… I just hope I can trust him… And I'm not that sure I can trust that Jack he talks about…"

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"Jack! Jack!" yelled the young nightmare while running towards the dining room "Jack I'm back" he said when he saw the pumpkin king talking to Sally.

"Sora, Where were you young man?" asked Jack with a serious tone "The mayor is going to be here at any moment"

"I'll go look at the food" said Sally turning "Sora please don't get late next time"

"I'm waiting for your answer young nightmare"

Sora looked at Jack a little nervous then he remembered Kairi was waiting outside.

"Jack… Sir, I just met someone very strange!" he said.

"Strange?"

"Yes… her costume is red like blood and has a strange hat… but it isn't like a witch's… she smells sweet … she is alive, and she is a human" he said as if it were something really strange.

"A human dressed in red… with a hat and smell like sweet?" asked Jack thinking about and old man he used to know.

"Yeah"

"You sure it's a her?" he asked confused.

"Dad! …I might not know much, but I'm sure it's a girl!" he said getting soft pink color on his cheeks.

"Hahaha… sorry for that" said Jack as he put his hand on his son's back "Ok, could you present her to me?"

"That's what I brought her for, she wants help to go back home"

"Where?"

"Where?... uhm… it was a place called kurisma or chritma… or something like that!"

"Christmas" exclaimed Jack.

"That!" said Sora with a goofy smile "Can you help her?"

"I think I might…" said Jack walking towards the exit "Sora, guide me to her"

"Sure!"

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Kairi was getting a little nervous from all the waiting.

"What if that Jack tries to hurt me?... it was a skeleton… I don't know…"

Then she heard the sound of the door from the mansion opening and saw the white figure of the skeleton fallowed closely by Sora. By a simple reaction she tried to hide behind a rock but it was obvious they had already seen her. They walked towards her while she tried to disappear.

"It's her Jack" said Sora walking till he was in front of her "Kairi what are you doing?" he asked.

She opened her eyes to look at him and simply said "nothing"

"I see" said Jack making her shiver from fear "Sora, would you please tell your mom about our guest and tell her to come?"

"Course!"

Seeing him going away made Kairi even more scared, maybe he made her nervous, but at least she knew he wasn't going to harm her… but this skeleton… who knows what he can do.

Waiting till his son was out of view he turned towards the little girl who was obviously trembling of fear. He took a few seconds to look at her clothes that really made him remember old Santa Clause.

When Jack tried to look at her closely she shut her eyes tightly. Jack just smiled his most gentle smile and said to her.

"Merry Christmas?"

Kairi opened her eyes and gave a look at Jack who was looking at her sweetly.

"So you are from Christmas town?" he asked, she nodded slowly.

"By any chance do you know How Santa Clause is doing?" he asked.

"Ah?! You know my dad?" Jack's face got as surprised as her was.

"Oh! So you are Santa's little girl?"

Kairi nodded before saying "Then you really know him?"

"Yes… you could say we had our own story… but that's not important, please tell me little girl what's your name?" he asked taking seat on one of the rocks.

"I'm Kairi Clause Sir"

"Well Kairi I'm Jack Skeleton, Sora's dad, could you tell me how you came here?"

Kairi nodded and told him her story. By some reason she was slowly starting to feel more and more comfortable around this strange person.

After a few minutes…

"I see, so you fell through the door and when you woke up you couldn't find the door back?"

"Yes…"

"Well, That's natural, by some reason when you fall through a door you arrive to a place far from the door back… but don't worry I know were your door is!"

"Really?!" she exclaimed.

"Yes, well if you like I can take you back to Christmas Town"

She thought she would cry.

"I really would like that!" she said.

That was the moment Sora and Sally arrived.

"Oh… I see what you said Sora"

"Sally, my dear, I want to present you Santa's daughter, Kairi Claws"

"It's Clause" corrected Kairi.

"Yes, Hahaha, sorry, I always get confused…"

"Kairi!" said Sora running towards her "Jack can help you?"

"Yes" she answered with a smile.

"Great!"

"Sora" said Jack "I would take your little friend back to her home, but you must enter and wait for the mayor with Sally"

"WHAT?!" he said nearly falling to the floor "but dad! If you take her and I don't go with you I might not see her again!" he whined like a child.

"Maybe, but you should remember she is from other world" said Jack as he neared his wife "Sally please keep him here"

"Yes Jack, be careful"

"I will"

"It's not fair…" said Sora to Kairi "How would you tell me about Riku?"

She remembered that and notice she really had given Sora hope, so she could not go away.

"Maybe I can come back?" she said

"Maybe…" said Jack making both teens turn around "I we talk to Santa maybe he'll allow you, that way you won't have to say goodbye to your new friend Sora"

The young nightmare nodded happily before taking Kairi's hand.

"Then, I'll see you later Kairi!"

Kairi smiled and said "See you later Sora"

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Well there it is, chapter five, hope you like it.

R&R