Ky stumbled backwards and tripped over her feet. Jer caught her before she fell. Kylie stared at her. Ky suddenly jumped up and ran as fast as she could.
"KY!! WAIT!!" Jer called, but then decided that she might just need to be alone. Kylie watched as Ky ran from view.
"Is something troubling your girlfriend?" she asked.
"I guess..." Jer answered. He then realized what she said. "SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!" he shouted, for what seemed like the thousandth time in his life. He slapped his forehead and looked at the ground. Kylie laughed and set a hand on his shoulder.
"Come inside. She'll be back in a bit, I should know. I would do the same thing when I was upset."
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Ky kept running and didn't stop until she tripped over a root. An extreme pain fired up in her ankle. She pinched her ankle and yelped, it was sprained. Tears stared up in her eyes, not from the pain, but from sorrow. She buried her face in her arms and sobbed.
Kylie was okay, her grandfather was... okay... but... why didn't Kylie come with him? She had never met any other relatives, she didn't know she had any others until she met William and her cousins. Ky pushed herself up and limped to a tree and sat down, leaning against the trunk.
What kind of family did she have? She wouldn't know, since she barely knew any of it. She closed her eyes and rested her head on the tree. Rain started sprinkling down, making her glad that the tree protected her. Ky looked towards the sky as rain dipped onto her face.
She started singing to herself, though she really didn't want to be found.
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Jer sat with his head pressed against the window. Mac came from the garden he shook the rain from his antennae. "I swear those woods are haunted."
"Why?" Kylie asked, looking up from her cookie mix.
"I heard someone singing..." Mac shivered.
Jer's head shot up. "What did it sound like?"
"Female, couldn't be too sure."
Jer didn't wait for the rest and shot out of the house. He knew who it was and honest to Heaven, he was worried about her. He slowed down, he couldn't hear her singing anymore.
"Ky?" he called into the rain. He heard a large splash and turned around. "KY!!" She didn't lift her head up from the ground. Jer rushed over to her and turned her over. Her eyes were closed and her wet hair stuck to her face. "Come on," Jer said, as he picked her up.
As he walked back, he noticed how worn she looked. She was soaked, one of her barrettes had slipped down her hair and from the looks of it, her ankle was sprained.
Kylie pushed the door open and motioned him to hurry. Jer ran, careful not to slip. Kylie closed the door when he ran in. "Put her on the couch, dear," Kylie said. Jer set Ky's unconscious form down. Kylie brushed Ky's bangs out of her face. Mac pulled a blanket over Ky and handed one to Jer.
"She looks just like Sally," Kylie said. Jer looked up from the floor. "I remember the wedding and everything."
"How do you know them?" Jer asked. Kylie smiled, taking a large book from the shelf.
"I'm Jack's mother."
She sat next to Jer and opened the book. "These are pictures from when Jason was born to when..." she stopped and shook her head. Jer didn't say anything. Kylie turned to the first page. Jer laughed as he saw a picture of Jack and Jason drenched in water. "They had a water fight, in the house that day."
"This is Jason and Belladonna's wedding." Kylie said. A teenage girl sat next to Jack. Kylie turned the page. "Here's Jack and Sally's wedding." Jer looked from Sally to Ky, they did look alike.
"Who's that girl?" Jer asked, pointing to the girl next to Jason.
"Ky..."
"It can't be. Ky couldn't-"
"No, no. That's my daughter Ky. Jack's sister, she died shortly before Jack's daughter was born. That's why he named her Ky. From what he told me in his letters, she was a lot like his sister." She turned the page and Jer stifled a gasp. "Jack never told me who the boy is. But... I felt I shouldn't ask."
Two three year olds were playing tag in front of Skellington manor. Ky and Jer... Jer smiled and looked up at the present Ky. She rolled over and shuddered.
"Mac, will you get Jer dried up?" Mac nodded and led Jer out of the room. Kylie took Ky's shoes and socks off. She bit her tongue when she saw her ankle. Trying to be as gentle as she could, while trying to make it stay, she wound a bandage around it.
She looked down at her granddaughter; she couldn't help but feel that Ky had run... because of her...
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Ky opened her eyes and looked up. "Nice of you to join us." Ky looked over at Jer. He smirked at her as she sat up. She set a hand on her head as she swung her legs over the side of the bed. "You okay?"
"Fine..."
"Why'd you run?"
"I dunno..." Ky lied.
"Ky, I've known you long enough to that you're lying."
Ky smirked back and crossed her legs Indian-style. She leaned against her knees as her grandmother walked in.
"Good, you're awake."
Ky looked away and Jer cocked an eyebrow at her. At that moment, the door bell rang.
"Oh no..."
"What is it, Grandma?" Ky asked.
"Not again... I need you to hide, don't come out. If danger comes your way, run! Don't move from your spot even if I'm in trouble!"
"Wh-?" Jer started.
"Just do it!" Then she rushed to the door.
"Uh... I can't walk..." Ky said. She looked at Jer with a freaked expression.
"C'mon," Jer said, picking her up. Mac ran in.
"Come, I'll bring you to the hiding place." Jer followed him and hid in the pantry. Mac closed the door as soon as the two teens were in. The two looked at each other, then pressed their ears to the door.
"What do you want?" Kylie asked.
"Where are they?" came the voice Ky knew too well. She dug her fingers into her palm.
"Who?" Kylie asked.
"Ky, and her boyfriend."
Jer was about to shout, 'I'M NOT HER BOYFRIEND!', but remembered that they were supposed to be hiding.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Yeah, and I didn't kill your daughter," Marcus said sarcastically. "Did you tell them to hide so that they didn't get killed too?" Ky and Jer exchanged horrified glances.
"No." Ky could detect the hint of fright in her voice.
"Take her away! And bring the bug as well," Marcus said. Ky covered her ears and closed her eyes. The door suddenly opened and sent Ky and Jer sprawling to the floor. "Nice to see you again, Princess."
"Marcus..." Ky said, her voice coated in hatred. Marcus looked over at Jer.
"Well now... Never thought I'd see you again!"
"What are you talking about?" Jer asked. Marcus's cold laughter filled the room,
"Of course! I forgot, the memory wipe worked!" Marcus said. Jer picked Ky up and backed into the wall. "Who will I take to Oogie first?" Jer's hand gripped the door knob and he tore from the house. Ky slipped something into his pocket.
"Oh no..." Jer said, as they came to a cliff with a large lake below it.
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"BAHAHHHAHAAAAA!" Oogie laughed. He turned to the Holiday Citizens that he had captured. He walked up to Jack and lifted his skull. "You will watch this." He turned back to the wall which showed Ky and Jer at the cliff. Maddie fidgeted as she saw her best friend.
"YOU WILL ALL WATCH AS YOU WILL ALL WATCH AS THEY DIE!"
Sally sobbed into her husband's jacket. Everyone gasped as they heard what the Princess said.
"Jer! Jump!"
"ARE YOU CRAZY?!" he answered. Maddie screamed, Sally cried harder and Jack wrapped an arm around her.
"Do you trust me, or not?" Ky asked him. Jer stared at her, then nodded. "Jump."
They Holiday Citizens watched as their only hope, jumped to their deaths...
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BUAUAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH!!! You all hate me now, huh? CLIFFY!!!
