p style="text-align: center;"strongSpook: me, Rise of the Guardians: Dreamworks, William Joyce, The Santa Clause Trilogy: Disney/strong/p
p style="text-align: center;"Chapter 4/p
p style="text-align: center;"Nightshade in love/p
p style="text-align: center;"As the moon shined over Spiral Hill, a brunette haired vampire sighed sadly as he sat on the top of the hill./p
p style="text-align: center;""You know, everyone's looking for you." a voice told the teen causing the brunette vampire to stand up and then turn around just in time to see Nightshade climb up the hill and then walk over to him./p
p style="text-align: center;""I know. I'm just feeling abit overwhelmed. Everything that I knew is gone. My parents, my friends, everyone." Sora sadly told Nightshade as the 1/2 ragdoll and 1/2 skellington sat down next to him./p
p style="text-align: center;""You don't know that. Your family and friends may still be alive. According to Dad, you've been frozen for years but not long enough for you to be the last one of your kind." Nightshade told Sora causing the brunette to sigh once more./p
p style="text-align: center;""Even if my family and friends are alive, I don't think they'd accept what I've turned into." Sora then sadly told Nightshade causing the raven to shake his head./p
p style="text-align: center;""One of your old friends has accepted the new you, remember? I'm sure your other friends and your family will accept the new you as well." Nightshade asked and then determainly told his new friend causing Sora to look at him./p
p style="text-align: center;""Do you really think so?" Sora asked Nightshade causing the raven haired teen to look at him./p
p style="text-align: center;""I know so." Nightshade told Sora causing the brunette to gasp as he looked into Nightshade's eyesockets./p
p style="text-align: center;""What's wrong?" Nightshade worringly asked Sora before the brunette leaned over to him and then placed his lips ontop of Nightshade's own lips causing the 1/2 ragdoll and 1/2 skeleton to look at him in shock before he wrapped his arms around Sora's neck and then returned the kiss before they both ended the kiss./p
p style="text-align: center;""Why did you do that?" Nightshade curiously asked Sora causing the brunette to blush as he wrapped his arms around Nightshade's waist./p
p style="text-align: center;""I don't know. This may sound strange, but a voice in my head said kiss my mate and I did." Sora bashfully told Nightshade causing Nightshade to smile softly at Sora./p
p style="text-align: center;""Well then, it looks like I'm your mate and I don't find a problem with that." Nightshade softly told Sora causing the brunette to smile softly at him before he frowned./p
p style="text-align: center;""But what about Jack and Sally? Would they have a problem with it?" Sora worringly asked Nightshade./p
p style="text-align: center;""I don't think so. If you were still a human then Dad would have had a problem, but you're a vampire now. Dad won't mind, I promise." Nightshade softly told Sora causing the brunette to smile once more before he looked curiously at Sora./p
p style="text-align: center;""Why would Jack care if I was a human or not? Before I was captured, he was curious about Christmas." Sora curiously asked and then told Nightshade causing the raven haired teen to sigh./p
p style="text-align: center;""According to Mom, the year you were captured, Dad tried to take over Christmas. He had Santa Claus kidnapped and had the whole town create their own gifts for the children of the world. The humans weren't happy when they found out that Dad wasn't the real Santa Claus and blasted him out of the sky with these strange weapons." Nightshade explained to Sora causing the brunette to look at him in shock./p
p style="text-align: center;""What happened to Santa Claus?" Sora worringly asked Nightshade./p
p style="text-align: center;""He was taken to HIM who almost killed him and my Mom before they were saved by my Dad. Dad destroyed HIM and Santa restored Christmas for everyone. He even makes it snow here every Christmas. We met him once when Kathleen and I were kids." Nightshade then explained to Sora before he let go of Sora causing the brunette to let go of him as well before Nightshade gently held Sora's hands/p
p style="text-align: center;""For as long as I can remember, Dad has alway told Kathleen, Shock and I to stay way from the Hinterlands unless he and Mom are with us. He has even banned human things from Halloween Town. He wants us to have nothing to do with the Human World unless it's on Halloween." Nightshade then told Sora causing the brunette to sigh./p
p style="text-align: center;""After what happened to him, I see why. I guess he doesn't want what happened to him to happen to you and your siblings." Sora told Nightshade causing the raven haired teen to nod./p
p style="text-align: center;""Yeah, I guess. But not all humans are like that, right?" Nightshade sighed and then asked Sora causing the brunette to think./p
p style="text-align: center;""Not all humans are like that but some humans don't like things that they don't understand. And there are some humans who will do what ever they can to destroy what they don't understand." Sora explained as he remembered some of the not so friendly worlds he and his two friends traveled to./p
p style="text-align: center;""Were your friends and family good humans?" Nightshade curiously asked Sora causing the brunette to smile./p
p style="text-align: center;""I like to think they were." Sora to Nightshade just as barking filled the air causing the raven to smile as he let go of one of Sora's hands just as Zero flew over to them with Jack right behind him./p
p style="text-align: center;""Spiral Hill, should have known." Jack chuckled before he noticed what the boys were doing./p
p style="text-align: center;""Sora? Nightshade?" Jack curiously asked his old friend and his son causing Sora to look down bashfully./p
p style="text-align: center;""Nightshade is my mate." Sora nervously told Jack causing the skeleton to smile./p
p style="text-align: center;""Why, that's marvelous! The whole town must know, but not tonight." Jack happily told the group causing Sora and Nightshade to look at him curiously./p
p style="text-align: center;""Why not tonight? The sun isn't going to rise for hours." Nightshade asked and then told his Dad./p
p style="text-align: center;""Tonight, the leaders of the Holiday Worlds and their families are going to meet up in Christmas Town for the annual Holiday World Leaders meeting." Jack explained to his son causing Nightshade to nod as Spiral Hill unfolded it's self allowing Nightshade to follow Jack and Zero down the hill and passed a gathering of pumpkins./p
p style="text-align: center;""What is a Holiday World Leaders meeting?" Sora curiously asked Nightshade as the raven haired teen led him down the hill and passed some pumpkins as Spiral Hill returned to it's normal form./p
p style="text-align: center;""It's a meeting where all of the leaders of the holiday worlds gather together to talk about any new and exciting things that have happened during the year. The last time this happened was when a new guardian was chosen." Nightshade explained to Sora./p
p style="text-align: center;""What's a guardian?" Sora then curiously asked Nightshade as the raven led him into the Hinterlands./p
p style="text-align: center;""The Guardians were chosen by The Man in the Moon to protect the dreams of children and bring joy to the world. Currently The Guardians consist of 6 members: Sanderson Mansnoozie-Black known as the Sandman the guardian of Dreams, Sanderson's husband Pitch Black, the guardian of Courage, Toothiana known as the Tooth Fairy the guardian of Memories, Santa Claus the guardian of Wonder, E. Aster Bunnymund known as the Easter Bunny the guardian of Hope and Bunnymund's husband Jack Frost-Bunnymund known as Jack Frost the guardian of Fun." Jack explained to Sora as they walked through the Hinterlands./p
p style="text-align: center;""As long as human children believe in them, they will protect the children and continue to bring joy to the world." Jack then told the two teens as he, Zero, Nightshade and Sora arrived at the Holiday Doors where they found Sally, Shock and Kathleen standing by a door with a Christmas tree on it./p
p style="text-align: center;""Where were they?" Sally worringly asked her husband as Jack, Nightshade and Sora followed Zero over to Sally./p
p style="text-align: center;"Chapter 4/p
p style="text-align: center;"Nightshade in love/p
p style="text-align: center;"As the moon shined over Spiral Hill, a brunette haired vampire sighed sadly as he sat on the top of the hill./p
p style="text-align: center;""You know, everyone's looking for you." a voice told the teen causing the brunette vampire to stand up and then turn around just in time to see Nightshade climb up the hill and then walk over to him./p
p style="text-align: center;""I know. I'm just feeling abit overwhelmed. Everything that I knew is gone. My parents, my friends, everyone." Sora sadly told Nightshade as the 1/2 ragdoll and 1/2 skellington sat down next to him./p
p style="text-align: center;""You don't know that. Your family and friends may still be alive. According to Dad, you've been frozen for years but not long enough for you to be the last one of your kind." Nightshade told Sora causing the brunette to sigh once more./p
p style="text-align: center;""Even if my family and friends are alive, I don't think they'd accept what I've turned into." Sora then sadly told Nightshade causing the raven to shake his head./p
p style="text-align: center;""One of your old friends has accepted the new you, remember? I'm sure your other friends and your family will accept the new you as well." Nightshade asked and then determainly told his new friend causing Sora to look at him./p
p style="text-align: center;""Do you really think so?" Sora asked Nightshade causing the raven haired teen to look at him./p
p style="text-align: center;""I know so." Nightshade told Sora causing the brunette to gasp as he looked into Nightshade's eyesockets./p
p style="text-align: center;""What's wrong?" Nightshade worringly asked Sora before the brunette leaned over to him and then placed his lips ontop of Nightshade's own lips causing the 1/2 ragdoll and 1/2 skeleton to look at him in shock before he wrapped his arms around Sora's neck and then returned the kiss before they both ended the kiss./p
p style="text-align: center;""Why did you do that?" Nightshade curiously asked Sora causing the brunette to blush as he wrapped his arms around Nightshade's waist./p
p style="text-align: center;""I don't know. This may sound strange, but a voice in my head said kiss my mate and I did." Sora bashfully told Nightshade causing Nightshade to smile softly at Sora./p
p style="text-align: center;""Well then, it looks like I'm your mate and I don't find a problem with that." Nightshade softly told Sora causing the brunette to smile softly at him before he frowned./p
p style="text-align: center;""But what about Jack and Sally? Would they have a problem with it?" Sora worringly asked Nightshade./p
p style="text-align: center;""I don't think so. If you were still a human then Dad would have had a problem, but you're a vampire now. Dad won't mind, I promise." Nightshade softly told Sora causing the brunette to smile once more before he looked curiously at Sora./p
p style="text-align: center;""Why would Jack care if I was a human or not? Before I was captured, he was curious about Christmas." Sora curiously asked and then told Nightshade causing the raven haired teen to sigh./p
p style="text-align: center;""According to Mom, the year you were captured, Dad tried to take over Christmas. He had Santa Claus kidnapped and had the whole town create their own gifts for the children of the world. The humans weren't happy when they found out that Dad wasn't the real Santa Claus and blasted him out of the sky with these strange weapons." Nightshade explained to Sora causing the brunette to look at him in shock./p
p style="text-align: center;""What happened to Santa Claus?" Sora worringly asked Nightshade./p
p style="text-align: center;""He was taken to HIM who almost killed him and my Mom before they were saved by my Dad. Dad destroyed HIM and Santa restored Christmas for everyone. He even makes it snow here every Christmas. We met him once when Kathleen and I were kids." Nightshade then explained to Sora before he let go of Sora causing the brunette to let go of him as well before Nightshade gently held Sora's hands/p
p style="text-align: center;""For as long as I can remember, Dad has alway told Kathleen, Shock and I to stay way from the Hinterlands unless he and Mom are with us. He has even banned human things from Halloween Town. He wants us to have nothing to do with the Human World unless it's on Halloween." Nightshade then told Sora causing the brunette to sigh./p
p style="text-align: center;""After what happened to him, I see why. I guess he doesn't want what happened to him to happen to you and your siblings." Sora told Nightshade causing the raven haired teen to nod./p
p style="text-align: center;""Yeah, I guess. But not all humans are like that, right?" Nightshade sighed and then asked Sora causing the brunette to think./p
p style="text-align: center;""Not all humans are like that but some humans don't like things that they don't understand. And there are some humans who will do what ever they can to destroy what they don't understand." Sora explained as he remembered some of the not so friendly worlds he and his two friends traveled to./p
p style="text-align: center;""Were your friends and family good humans?" Nightshade curiously asked Sora causing the brunette to smile./p
p style="text-align: center;""I like to think they were." Sora to Nightshade just as barking filled the air causing the raven to smile as he let go of one of Sora's hands just as Zero flew over to them with Jack right behind him./p
p style="text-align: center;""Spiral Hill, should have known." Jack chuckled before he noticed what the boys were doing./p
p style="text-align: center;""Sora? Nightshade?" Jack curiously asked his old friend and his son causing Sora to look down bashfully./p
p style="text-align: center;""Nightshade is my mate." Sora nervously told Jack causing the skeleton to smile./p
p style="text-align: center;""Why, that's marvelous! The whole town must know, but not tonight." Jack happily told the group causing Sora and Nightshade to look at him curiously./p
p style="text-align: center;""Why not tonight? The sun isn't going to rise for hours." Nightshade asked and then told his Dad./p
p style="text-align: center;""Tonight, the leaders of the Holiday Worlds and their families are going to meet up in Christmas Town for the annual Holiday World Leaders meeting." Jack explained to his son causing Nightshade to nod as Spiral Hill unfolded it's self allowing Nightshade to follow Jack and Zero down the hill and passed a gathering of pumpkins./p
p style="text-align: center;""What is a Holiday World Leaders meeting?" Sora curiously asked Nightshade as the raven haired teen led him down the hill and passed some pumpkins as Spiral Hill returned to it's normal form./p
p style="text-align: center;""It's a meeting where all of the leaders of the holiday worlds gather together to talk about any new and exciting things that have happened during the year. The last time this happened was when a new guardian was chosen." Nightshade explained to Sora./p
p style="text-align: center;""What's a guardian?" Sora then curiously asked Nightshade as the raven led him into the Hinterlands./p
p style="text-align: center;""The Guardians were chosen by The Man in the Moon to protect the dreams of children and bring joy to the world. Currently The Guardians consist of 6 members: Sanderson Mansnoozie-Black known as the Sandman the guardian of Dreams, Sanderson's husband Pitch Black, the guardian of Courage, Toothiana known as the Tooth Fairy the guardian of Memories, Santa Claus the guardian of Wonder, E. Aster Bunnymund known as the Easter Bunny the guardian of Hope and Bunnymund's husband Jack Frost-Bunnymund known as Jack Frost the guardian of Fun." Jack explained to Sora as they walked through the Hinterlands./p
p style="text-align: center;""As long as human children believe in them, they will protect the children and continue to bring joy to the world." Jack then told the two teens as he, Zero, Nightshade and Sora arrived at the Holiday Doors where they found Sally, Shock and Kathleen standing by a door with a Christmas tree on it./p
p style="text-align: center;""Where were they?" Sally worringly asked her husband as Jack, Nightshade and Sora followed Zero over to Sally./p