Your Blessing?

Chapter 2

OMG! JACK TAKES THE BIG STEP! WHAT WILL SALLY SAY? I want to thank Daphne, NintendoGal55, Ember Nova, Dead as Dust, and ZoRo and LuNa Believer for their reviews on chapter 1. READ ON!

Jack and Sally walked hand-in-hand through town, greeting everyone as they went by.

"Hello, gents." Jack said, when they walked by the street-corner band.

"Hi, boys." Sally saidas well.

"Hey Bone-Daddy. You look lovely tonight, Rag-Mama." Said the saxophone player.

Sally giggled, "Thank you." She and Jack both dropped some coins in the accordion case.

"Thank you, both. Scary Christmas!" they said, then went back to playing their macabre version of 'Jingle-Bells'. After the whole Christmas thing, Jack and Sandy became really good friends, so they didn't see anything wrong with Halloween Town still celebrating Christmas if they wanted to.

Jack and Sally waved in response and walked towards Spiral Hill, which was frozen in place, due to the snow.

They sat at the top and cuddled with each other. Sally rested her head on his shoulder and had her hands on his chest. Jack wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her in his lap, nuzzling her head with his.

Sally became curious. Jack had been rather quiet, much unlike his usual chatty self, throughout their whole date. He looked . . . nervous. "Jack, darling, is everything alright?"

He smiled and kissed the top of her head, "I'm just fine, love. I'm with you so I couldn't be better." His grin got bigger when he saw Sally blush.

They both stood and gazed at the giant yellow-glowing moon.

"Isn't it beautiful, Jack?"

Jack ran his fingers through Sally's ponytail. "It certainly is."

Jack pulled a small black box out of his tailcoat and sunk to one knee, making Sally gasp. "My beloved Sally, do you remember the very first day we met? From the very moment I saw you, I knew you were the one for me, the one that I know I have to spend the rest of my life with. Our courtship was one of the best days of my life, for you have become not just my lover and companion, but also my best friend. I want to be your lover, your companion and your best friend for the rest of my life. I promise to love and cherish you, to keep you close and with faithfulness, to be your prop and helpmate in times of need, to make you laugh and to hold you when you cry, to hold you to the highest honor as you so deserve for the rest of my life." He opened the box to reveal a ring with a heart-shaped ruby with tiny diamonds encircling it. "Sally, will you marry me and become my queen?"

Tears began to roll down Sally's cheeks as she flung her arms around Jack's neck, sending them tumbling down the hill. Then, finally, they stopped rolling. Jack ended up on top of Sally, he grinned, "I'll take that as a yes."

She grinned through her tears of joy and put her arms back around his neck, "Oh, yes! Yes, Jack, I'll marry you!"

Jack sat up and pulled Sally into his lap, kissing her tears away. He pulled the ring out of the box and slipped it onto Sally's finger. A perfect fit! Jack held her close to him as he looked her lovingly in the eyes, "I love you, Sally. You've made me the happiest person in the holiday worlds. Promise me you'll never leave me."

Sally brought herself closer to Jack, close enough to feel his body heat. "I love you too, Jack. I promise I'll never leave you. I'm yours for eternity."

"All mine." He whispered, stroking her tear-stained cheek, and then wrapping his long arms around her waist. He whispered again, "Kiss me, my queen of the night."

'He called me his queen of the night!' she thought, leaning in to obey her king's request, "Of course, my king." She whispered back, locking his lips in a passionate kiss.

'She called me her king!' Jack thought as he kissed her back, holding her close enough to feel her artificial heart beat. They sat there, in each other's arms, not wanting to let go.

Sally pulled back and grinned up at Jack.

Jack grinned back and kissed her cheek. He glanced at the clock at Town Hall; it read 11:55p.m. "As much as I hate to do this, my sweet, I have to take you home. I told the doctor I'd have you back by midnight."

She sighed, but was still smiling, "Okay, love. Let's go. I can't wait to tell the doctor and Jewel!"

Jack simply nodded as he and Sally began to walk back, his arm around her shoulders and hers around his waist, to Finklestein Manor.

Sally looked curiously at the ring as they walked, "Jack, why is it tradition to put the wedding ring on your left hand?"

Jack smiled and took Sally's left hand in his and looked her in her jade eyes. "It is said that the ring-finger on the left hand has a vein that connects directly to the heart. And since the heart is a symbol of love, it only makes appropriate." He smiled bashfully when he finished.

Sally blushed and grinned at the same time, then threw her arms around him, "I love you, Jack."

He nuzzled her hair with his skull, "I love you too, Sally." He took her hand again and continued to walk to Finklestein Manor.

HAZAH! Another chapter done! Sally said yes^^(but really, who could say 'no' to the Pumpkin King?)! The thing about 'the reason why you put your wedding ring on your left hand' is true, I learned it in my IPC class and I wanted to include that in the story! I will unload the next chapter and my J&S Lemon a.s.a.p., so be on the look-out! R&R

With Love, TheLostPumpkinPrincess112495

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS IN THIS STORY; THEY ALL BELONG TO THE GENIUS THAT IS TIM BURTON!