Oogie smirked as he watched the two teenagers run into his castle. "Welcome to my humble abode."
Marcus laughed and shot a glance at Jack. He sat in the corner, his skull hanging low and his suit torn and battered. "Now, now, Jack! Oogie will take care of her!"
Jack suddenly felt his strength surge through him. "I WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO BLACK MAIL MY DAUGHTER!" he shouted. Oogie laughed and punched him in his rib cage. Jack fell, roughly onto the ground.
"I'm sorry to say it, Jack, but she'll do anything for the town and her friends. She's too much like her aunt not to." Jack glared up at him, not only was he going to force Ky to give up her freedom, but now he was insulting his sister! He struggled to push himself up and tripped slightly as he straightened himself. "It'll do you good to accept this. There's no escaping it."
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Ky looked around the cold hall they had just entered. She rubbed her arms and sighed, a steam cloud coming from her mouth. Jer looked over at her and activated a fire card. He suddenly regretted giving them light. Figures stood around them.
Stone, figures...
Ky fingered the features of a young elf, she looked up at Jer and frowned. The detail was too good to be a carved statue. Ky stood up and shook her head. "Something's not right..." Jer shook his head too and motioned towards a door at the end of the hall.
Ky rubbed her arms, she didn't like this place, not a bit. Jer draped an arm over her shoulders and pulled her into the shadows. He pressed a finger to his lips and pointed to a figure walking by. Ky's fists balled as a skeleton and several ghosts past by.
Jer grabbed her hand and they ran quickly to the door, one thing for sure, is that they had no pleasure in the idea of being caught. Their hands gripped the door and strained as it slowly creaked open. 'Why does this seem so familiar?' Ky thought as they entered the next hall.
"Does this all seem familiar to you?" Jer asked. Ky nodded and looked around: the hall. That was it. She had the feeling that she had been here before. Or was it the scene? The cold dark hall and a friend beside you. Even the walls seemed dimly memorable to her. That's it! There were small scribbles that reached about two and a half feet tall on the wall!
Then why was that so familiar? Jer walked over to the drawings and knelt down, his fingers gently touching the fainted pictures. Ky looked up, there was a large chandelier that looked like it had been broken before.
What was it about this room that was so recognizable about this room?!
[Ky]
Dancing bears,
Painted wings,
Things I almost remember,
And a song someone sings
Once upon a December.
Someone holds me safe and warm.
Horses prance through a silver storm.
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory...
Someone holds me safe and warm.
Horses prance through a silver storm.
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory...
Far away, long ago,
Glowing dim as an ember,
Things my heart
Used to know,
Things it yearns to remember...
And a song
Someone sings
Once upon a December...
Ky knelt down by Jer and faintly recognized the hand in which the drawings were in. Her finger's ran down the faint sketches.
"Agh..." she moaned, a splitting pain starting in her head. She clutched at it, her fingers tightening around her hair. The room was spinning and Jer's voice was barely audible.
"Ky! Ky! What's going on?!" Jer asked, clutching her wrists. That was a big mistake. The pain started in his skull too. He groaned and fell to the ground with Ky. He clutched at his stomach as nausea took over him. He looked over at the rag doll in front of him; her long hair fell in her face and her pupils were slowly invading her irises. She suddenly collapsed in his lap, the unconsciousness taking hold of her. "C-come on, Ky. W-we've b-been through t-tougher than this!" Jer muttered. But no matter how hard he tried to fight it, it got worse.
He tried to stand up and pull Ky with him, the pain became worse. "Uhn..." he moaned. He finally found his footing and pulled Ky into his arms. He took a step forward and tumbled into the darkness.
He soon collapsed onto the unconscious doll, himself falling into the unpleasant darkness that overtook his friend...
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Her chin cut hair bounced happily around her as she walked with bounce in her step. She walked with a slight limp, her knee having just been re-stitched. She suddenly stopped and hid behind the brick wall. She peeked from behind it and spied on a boy carefully making his way around a shallow pond wall. She frowned; she thought she knew everyone in town. She stood up and tip toed towards the boy.
"One, two, one, two..." the boy silently counted.
"Hello," she said, completely startling him.
"Whoa!" he shouted, falling into the pond. The girl rushed to the edge and watched as the boy surfaced, a toad perched on his head. The girl giggled and the boy flushed. He pulled himself out and pulled the toad off his head. He held it cautiously in his hands and looked up at the girl, she had her hands out.
"Can I see him?" she asked. The boy was nervous, he had never been asked so nicely for anything. Nor had he ever had anything to share with anyone, or anyone to share with. The uncertainly handed the girl the amphibian. He shivered as their hands briefly brushed each other. She smiled and ran her forefinger over the toad's head. The toad's eyes closed and he was obviously smiling. The girl looked up at him and smiled. "Want to try?" she asked.
"Uh..." He rubbed his left leg against his right one. The girl tilted her head at him and he shrugged. "Okay." She smiled.
"Here, hold him in your... um... this hand," she said, pointing to his right hand. "And pet him with the other." The boy took the toad back and positioned him like the girl had shown. She smiled and tilted her head as he stroked the rutted skin of the toad. "I'm Ky," she said, sticking her hand out. The boy held the toad in his hands and stared at her.
"I-I'm Jer..." he muttered, taking her hand and letting the toad hop away. She smiled and set her hands on her hips.
"You're wet."
Jer looked at the water dripping from his hair and looked back at Ky. "Erm... I should go home." She frowned.
"Okay... Can you play tomorrow?" she asked. There weren't many ghouls her age and she felt pretty lonely. Not that she was ignored, the adult ghouls would play with her. But she wanted someone closer to her age.
Jer stopped in his tracks, no one had ever asked him anything like that. He turned towards her and nodded. "OKAY DOKAY!" she shouted. Jer smiled as she waved at him as he walked down Spiral Hill.
For the first time in his existence, he felt happy about something...
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Whoo! Flash back is gonna be in two chapter's cause it's sooo good!
