Chapter 6
Here it is! The big day! Finally updated after three months! I want to thank everyone who kept me going with their reviews to help me through my writer's block and my epidemic with the stomach-flu. I had so much fun writing this fan-fic, it makes me a little sad that I'm ending it :'(. Also, I feel like the Doctor isn't making enough appearances and stuff, since this title revolves around Jack asking for Sally's hand, he's getting a lot of say-so in this chapter. This is a nice, LONG chapter as thanks for staying loyal to the fan-fic for so long. By the way, I'm dedicating this chapter to my brother Joseph and my soon-to-be sister-in-law Raven, who are getting married in September. If you want to know how he proposed, check out my Dexter's Lab and PowerPuff Girls crossover, Proposal (which is where I got the idea from.). Okay, let me shut up so you can read.
On Valentine's Day, Jack straightened his bat bow tie for the fifth time in front of the full length mirror. Along with the tie, he wore a sharp, black tuxedo, replacing his usual pin-striped suit, and he had a rose pinned to his tux jacket. He smiled to himself when he noticed the rose. It was red, blood-red, like Sally's hair. He sighed happily also remembering that Sally had made his suit as well.
His thoughts were interrupted by a voice, "Hello, again, Jack."
Jack turned around to see Santa Claus standing in the doorway, looking happy as ever. "Sandy, my old friend, it's good to see you again!" Jack rushed over and shook Santa's hand.
Santa shook his hand back, "Same to you, Jack. So, it's your big day! And I say congratulations!"
Jack gave a small smile, "Thanks you, sir. And thank you for agreeing to marry Sally and I. We can't tell you how grateful and honored we are! "
Santa waved it off, "No, the pleasure is all mine. But I must say Jack; you've made a great choice in choosing your wife. I've always like Sally; she truly is a wonder."
"Indeed, she is." Jack smile grew bigger at the mention of his soon-to-be wife.
Santa clapped his hands together, "Well, I better let you finish getting ready. I'll be out at the altar if you need me."
"Thank you, Sandy. OH Wait!" He picked up something wrapped in a black velvet cloth and handed it to Santa, "When the time is right, you'll know."
Santa simply nodded and went to front of the stage. Jack went back to his bow tie, and then he heard the familiar sound of an electric wheelchair. "Hello, Jack."
"Hi, doctor." He turned to see Dr. Finklestein in the doorway, also surprised to see that he was wearing the suit that Sally had made him.
"The mayor asked me to see if you were ready yet. I see that you are, so let's go." He turned his chair to wheel away.
"Doctor, wait. There's something I'd like to tell you."
"Yes, lad?"
Jack moved a little closer to the doctor, "I want to thank you for giving me your blessing to marry Sally. I didn't on Christmas Eve, when I did ask, so I'm doing it now. Thank you, doctor, for letting take your daughter as my wife."
'Daughter again?' the doctor thought to himself. Not that he was complaining, it just gave him an unusual, warm, fuzzy feeling when someone referred to Sally as his daughter. He smiled, "You're most certainly welcome, Jack. Well, we better get going, don't want to be late for your own wedding."
"Of course not." Jack said grinning, but very nervous and made his way out to the front of the stage. Town Hall was decorated with everything you would need for a wedding in red and black. The mayor, who was the best man, smiled at Jack when he walked up. Santa was already behind the podium, motioning at the UnderSea Gal to start the wedding march. She started and everyone turned to see.
First, Lock and Barrel came out wearing tuxedos Sally had made, but with no ties. As much as they hated to admit it, they didn't mind being the ring bearers. Then Shock came out with a black dress throwing red rose petals all along the walkway. Then finally, everyone got to their feet as Sally and Dr. Finklestein went down the aisle.
Jack was surprised his jaw didn't fall off after seeing Sally. He was right; her dress looked more amazing on her than it did the wire mannequin, it hugged her body perfectly. She had her hair arranged in a messy bun, with a few strands of hair on the side to frame her face. Around her neck was a gold and silver heart locket Jack had given her as a late Christmas present. Those beautiful emerald eyes popped through the dark makeup. Her lips were as red as rubies, along with her blushing cheeks. Her bouquet was small, but very beautiful, with black and red roses, and baby's breath stuck in random places of the arrangement.
'What did I ever do to deserve this… this… goddess?' Jack thought to himself as they came closer.
Sally could see Jack's gaze, which made her blush deepen and her hands shake with excitement. Dr. Finklestein noticed and squeezed her hand lightly. She smiled at him and squeezed back.
When the made it to the front, Santa asked the doctor, "You give this woman away to this man?"
The doctor's voice slightly trembled as he released his grip from Sally's hand, "Yes, I do."
Sally smiled and hugged the doctor before she let go of his hand to take Jack's. The doctor went over to the side and sat to comfort a crying Jewel.
Jack led Sally to the front of the podium. "You look beautiful, my love."
Sally smiled, "You don't look too bad yourself, your majesty."
He chuckled and squeezed her hand; she squeezed back and finally made their way to the front.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join . . ." Jack and Sally couldn't hear what Santa was saying. They were lost in each other's eyes and eye-sockets. "And now the bride and groom will read each other the vows they wrote."
Jack took a deep breath and began, "Many people spend their lives searching for their soulmate, their one true love. Some people are lucky to find the person they can truly call the better half of themselves, while others spend the rest of their lives searching and never finding. I am happy to count myself among the lucky ones, because I certainly found you. I love you, Sally. I know that you are the only one for me, my one true love. I am happy and I am grateful that you came into my life, that where others have spent their entire lives looking for the one, I have found you. And now that I have found you, I shall never let you go. I promise you, Sally that I shall hold you and cherish you and give you my heart, that I shall support you and care for you. Faithfully, I shall always stand steadfast at your side with your hand in mine, regardless of what life would bring to us. I now take you as my wife and I shall remain so for the rest of my life."
Sally could feel her cheeks glow red and tears brimming her eyes, trying not to let them fall and ruin her make-up.
Jack so badly wanted to embrace her, but he knew the wait would be worth it.
Once Sally got control of her tears, she began, "Jack, I love you. I have loved you for a long time now, and with each day that I have spent with you before this moment, I find that my love for you is becoming deeper and stronger. It is with conviction that I say that my love for you shall only continue to grow as the two of us grow old together. Grow old with me Jack, and I promise you that my love shall never change, that it will always be as fresh as the spring and as beautiful as your smile."
Jack smiled bashfully as he squeezed her hands tighter, her smile grew and she squeezed back.
"And now the rings." Santa said motioning to Lock and Barrel. Lock gave Sally Jack's ring and Barrel gave Jack Sally's.
Jack slipped the diamond and ruby ring on Sally's finger, "With this ring, I, Jack Skellington, wed you, Sally."
Sally slipped the gold and silver wedding band on Jack's finger, "With this ring, I, Sally Finklestein, wed you, Jack."
Santa smiled at the sight of the happy couple, "Jack, do you take Sally Finklestein as your wedding wife? To love, cherish, and honor her as long as you both shall live?"
Jack pulled Sally a little closer to him, "I do."
"Sally, do you take Jack Skellington as your wedded husband? To love, cherish, and honor him as long as you both shall live?"
Sally let her tears of joy finally fall, "I do."
"By the power invested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
Jack grinned as he pulled Sally's veil over her head, "I love you, Sally."
Sally wrapped her arms around Jack's neck and shoulders, "I love you, Jack."
They shared a blissful kiss that seemed to last for hours. They pulled apart before things got too… *cough* heated…*cough*. When they did, Jack removed the veil completely from Sally's head. She looked at him with confusion; he just grinned and nodded his head to his side. Sally looked and gasped. Wrapped inside the black velvet cloth Jack had given to Santa before the wedding, was a silver tiara, and with black, orange and white diamonds in crested into the spiral design.
Jack carefully took the tiara from Santa and placed it on Sally's head.
Then the mayor said to the crowd, "Citizens of Halloween Town, it is with great pleasure that I introduce Jack and Sally Skellington, Pumpkin King and Queen of Halloween!"
The crowd was brought to their feet, cheering for their first Pumpkin Queen in years.
Sally felt more tears of joy fall down her already damp cheeks. Jack smiled as he thumbed her tears away. He held out his arm to her, "Are you ready, Mrs. Skellington?"
She giggled and took his arm, "Of course, Mr. Skellington."
Everyone threw dried pumpkin seeds as they walked down the aisle towards city plaza where the reception was held. They ate, drank, and danced throughout the whole day. Sally danced with Dr. Finklestein, him not believing that the rag-doll he had created to cook and clean for him, now saw him as a father, was just married to the man of her dreams and crowned their new Pumpkin Queen.
As they danced, they talked to each other, "Sally, in the first few years of your existence, I was cruel and unfair to your needs and wishes. At the time, I thought I was doing right, I thought I was protecting you. But now I see I was the one driving you to sneaking out. Will you ever forgive me?"
Sally smiled gently, "There's nothing to forgive. I know now you were only trying to protect me, it was the only way you knew how. I hold absolutely nothing against you."
"Sally, please. It would make me feel so much better if I knew I had your forgiveness."
Sally nodded, "Though there is nothing to forgive you for, I forgive you either way."
Dr. Finklestein sighed in relief, "Thank you, my dear."
"You're welcome, daddy."
His breath caught in his throat. This was the first time Sally had ever called him daddy. He then realized that Sally WAS his daughter and he willingly gave her away to Jack. Not that he regretted it; he knew Jack would love her and keep her safe. For the first time in a long time, if not ever, Doctor Finklestein felt a sharp pain in his chest which he soon discovered was his heart.
Soon, the song ended and he released Sally's hands so she could dance with Jack. He wheeled into the crowd to find Jewel, who was dabbing her red eyes with a tissue by a table. He patted her hand in comfort, she smiled at him and hugged him around his neck, "They look happy, don't they, Finky?" she said watching Jack and Sally dance.
He couldn't help but smile when she used her nickname for him. He also watched Sally and her new husband glide across the town plaza, both of them not paying attention to anyone else. He felt that sharp pain again, watching his daughter dance with her husband. Maybe someday Jack will understand what Doctor Finklestein is going through, if he and Sally ever have a daughter of their own. He bet they would.
Their song ended and all the women grabbed Sally and dragged her off to gossip and fuss over her dress and such. The doctor found this as a perfect opportunity to talk to Jack. He was seated at a table when the doctor wheeled up to him, "Well, my boy, how is the married life so far?"
Jack smiled, "Fantastic! Thank you for asking."
He nodded, "Now Jack, I know I don't seem like the nicest or most sensitive person in town. But when you came to me and asked for permission to propose to my daughter, I knew you were the right man for her, a true gentleman that would do anything to keep my-" he cut himself short, "YOUR Sally out of harm's way. No matter what she does or how old she gets, she will always be my daughter." He took a breath, "I suppose what I'm trying to say is…well, someday if you and Sally have a daughter, you might know what I'm going through right now. It's just hard to give her away." He finished, looking at the ground.
Jack nodded, "You're right, doctor, I really don't know what you're going through right now, but I might someday. But, sir, I can assure you that I would never dream of endangering or harming Sal-," the doctor cut him short.
"I know you won't, lad. I trust you, and it seems that she trusts you as well…"
At that point, Jack and Dr. Finklestein could hear the mayor's car coming from up the hill. Jack and Sally were borrowing his car to travel to Valentine's Town, where they were going to spend the two weeks they had for their honeymoon.
"Are you ready, honey?" they both turned around to see Sally walking towards them, some of her hair had fallen from her bun arrangement and flowed past her shoulders. The light from the setting jack-o-lantern sun glistened the jewels on her tiara and the make-up around her eyes.
Jack stood and gave her a love drunk grin, "Whenever you are, darling." He said then soon kissed her forehead.
Dr. Finklestein smiled at them both, "You two have fun."
Jack smiled at his father-in-law and shook his hand, "Goodbye, Doctor. We'll see you in two weeks."
Sally wrapped her arms around his neck, and whispered, "Goodbye, daddy. Thank you, for everything." She kissed the top of his head before she turned towards the mayor's car with Jack by her side.
Dr. Finklestein didn't know what to think of Sally's loving gestures. His thoughts were interrupted when Jewel wrapped her arms around his neck, "Look at her, Finky. Our little Sally's grown up." She sniffled.
The doctor felt tears threatening to fall from his eyes, he can't even remember the last time he cried! "Isn't she?" he asked his wife as the mayor's car drove through the town gates, not to be seen for two weeks.
YAY! DONE! Now, this story may or may not have an epilogue, I haven't decided yet. Anyway, thank you everyone for reviewing, favorite-ing, and following this story! You guys are the best *Hugs everyone*! Happy Ficcing!
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!