8) Magic ~ The Nightmare Before Christmas

Part 1

I looked at Jack with a vacant expression, the look on my face clearly meaning, 'What?' Jack smiled, "You told me you couldn't decide what the theme for our wedding would be, so I chose it for you. The theme will be Magic & Reality!"

I slapped my forehead, "This is going to be very weird. I just know it. Magic and Reality? Oh goodness, this will be weird indeed." I began to walk away, but Jack caught up.

"Now, now, Rachel. I'll take care of everything decorations related. You just work on the dress." I looked at him, my glare clearly saying, 'Since when do I ever wear dresses?' Jack smiled, "I want you to wear a dress please. It's my only request. Besides it having to be beautiful, which I'm sure it will be."

I groaned, "I don't like dresses. And I certainly I don't want to wear one on my wedding day. I fall down a lot in them. How am I supposed to pull off walking down the aisle if I only fall down?"

Jack shrugged, "I know you can do it!" And with that, he walked off, out of the house, and towards Town Hall, where the plans for the wedding and next Halloween were being planned. The date for the wedding was October 4th, a Wednesday. It was going to be the perfect day…hopefully.

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I was going over many designs with Sally Finklestein and the corpse mom, Ellie Adamson. They were both suggesting great ideas, but I just couldn't get over the having to wear a dress part. I sighed, looking away, but Ellie and Sally knew better.

"Dear, what's wrong?" Ellie asked. "You should be happy! You're wedding is coming up! It will be beautiful, you will be beautiful, and you'll be happy and be the new Pumpkin Queen."

I sighed again as I turned to them, eyes half-lidded due to my current annoyance, "I just can't get over the dress part. I don't like dresses. I'm more tomboyish than girly-girl. Why can't Jack see that?" But the one who answered was the least of whom I expected.

"My guess is he wants to do it the traditional way." We turned. Cedric Elroy, the Pumpkin King before Jack, and Jack's father, was standing behind me and smiling, having been the one who had spoken. "And I don't blame him," Cedric continued. "Tradition is something we appreciate in our family. And since Jack is such a nutter and super persistent, you're just going to have to go with it."

I grumbled, "Have you come to help us, or are you going to continue educating me about your family?" Cedric frowned, clipping my pointed, elf-like ears. I yelped, pulled my head away, and held my ear. "Be nice, Rachel. I hope Jack has told you about the times I have punished him for rude behavior and what I did to him."

I sighed, "Vaguely. Now, can you please help?" Cedric pulled a chair next to me and sat down. He nodded for the two women who were helping me to continue.

"Anyways, I was thinking of a mystical spider and curl design. Tell me what you think." She began to sketch out the design. The more I looked at it, the more I liked it. Sally added a few details, and Cedric gave a few pointers, which were added. When they were finished and showed me, I couldn't help but smile.

"That's beautiful!" I gasped quietly. "I really like that…and that…and this…" I was pointing out basically everything about it. The woman nodded and giggled while Cedric just nodded in approval.

He smirked, "This is going to be good…"

TO BE CONTINUED…