Halloween wasn't long off; and the thought of asking Sally pecked at Jack's mind more and more often. There was one point where he almost blurted out that he wanted to marry her during one of their dates. He knew it would be harder and harder to hide it with his mind nagging him to do what he really wanted. To marry Sally; have children with Sally, and be in love with Sally. The only way all of that could happen was if he could get his old Pumpkin King nerve up and ask her. It was easy for him to fight Oogie Boogie; travel to Christmas town, and dodge spinning blades on Kings cards; but he can't ask someone he loves to spend the rest of their lives together.
Zero was fast asleep; and Jack was laying on his bed. The witch Shop had started making catalogues, and he was looking through it. Somehow; nerves struck him and he was ready to ask, but all he needed was a ring.
And there it was; printed on the catalouge. The perfect ring. It was a cluster of Onix stones that are in the shape of a spider, and diamonds for eyes. The entire thing sat on a gold band; and Jack could afford it because he's awsome like that. He put in an order and took it to the witches shop the next day.
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But by the time it arrived; his nerve had dissappeared and as he held the ring in his hand, he grew more and more scared.He'd feel horrible if by chance, she rejected him. He talked to Zero, as if Zero could reply.
"What if she says no?" Jack asked him, looking the onix ring with diamond eyes over. "What if she doesn't love me like that?" Zero lifted his head and looked at him strangely. "Yeah,I know. I'm paranoid. But what if? I mean, Sally is my whole world and I want to prove it to her. Zero, I didn't think I could be so afraid of something so simple." Zero barked, as if replying."I know she'll say yes-or at least-I hope she will.I wounder what she would say if I just blurted it out at random? I mean-it would be weird yes, but that would be the only real way to ask." Zero put his head back down on the bed, Jack just grinned and put the ring in a small, black, spider web box; and decided that was something to sleep on.
JACK'S DREAM
He took her to Spiral hill to talk to her. Sally had no idea that Jack had a tiny box in his pocket; and was waiting for just the right time. When the moon was over the hill just right, Jack reached into his pocket and pulled out the box.
"Sally." he began, grabbing her attention and making her look up at him with those beautiful big eyes. "I-I wanted to ask you something."
"What is it Jack?" Sally asked sweetly. Which made him more nervous. He gulped and held the box out to her.
"Sally-I want you to marry me. Will you?" His words fumbled out nervously. Sally looked up at him, then down at the gorgious ring that any woman in Halloween Town would have loved to get; then up at the skeleton that any woman in Halloween town would love to have; and then back at the ring.
"Jack-I-" but just then, sally's voice turned into barking.
"W-What?" Jack was slightly freaked out, and Sally kept barking.
End Jack's Dream
Jack jumped up and saw Zero at the foot of his bed, barking.
"Good god Zero, you couldn't wait until she said yes could you?" Zero barked again, a smile on his face. "OK OK I'm up." Jack rose off his bed and began to get ready for his date with Sally; something he'd been fearing for a short while.
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Sally stood on Spiral hill waiting for Jack. They'd planned on spending the day together, first they'd go to the Mayor's house to discuss holiday plans, then they would go to the Cemetary to watch the sun set, then they'd go back to Spiral hill to stargaze. She stood with her hands behind her back, and her body twords the sun, though she was not looking directly into it.
Jack seemed pretty nervous when he made the date; his voice was quivering like it never had before. She looked towards the entrace of Spiral hill, and saw that Jack had not yet come. She began to think to herself about the past two years.
Oh how she loved Jack. She loved him more than anything else in the world.Dr.Finklestein said she was a silly girl with puppy love, but she knew it was more than that. Jack had saved her life, and he loved her more than anything. When she closed her eyes, she could still see the day he'd told her that.
"sally." He'd said, brushing her red hair back. He'd walked her to the door of Dr.Finklestein's lab; and was biding her goodnight. "I'll see you tomarrow right?"
"Of course." She grinned shyly. standing on her tip toes so she could kiss him. When they pulled apart, Jack smiled and hugged her.
"I love you." The words had been sung to her before; right after Jack had saved her, he'd sung to her that she was the only girl for him. But he'd never actually said it before. He said them so naturally that she smiled, locked her arms tighter around him and said:
"I love you too Jack." and since then, everytime they'd meet or say goodbye, those words were always present.
"Sally!" She turned and saw Jack walking up Spiral Hill. She smiled a stitchy smile, and went to him.
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The Mayor went on and on and on. So on that Sally kept nodding off during the meeting; Jack was barely paying attention as the mayor went over the required physics of the black cat thingie, he was too buisy thinking about the way the evening would end. The perfect way to tell Sally that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. He had the box with him, the only thing he didn't have was the nerve to ask her.
The meeting went a bit long, and they had to hurry to catch the sunset; but they did make it. Sally leaned on Jack as the sun sank below the horizon, ready to take the night's sleep and let the moon out for the night shift.Jack closed his eyes and remembered how Sally looked when the snow glistened for the first time in Halloween town; the way her red hair contrasted with the sparkling snow; the way her bright eyes watched as the skeleton that she loved sang to her; telling her that all he wanted to do was be with her.
When his eyes opened again; the sun was completely gone, and it was time to make their way to spiral hill to watch the stars.
He always loves Spiral Hill. It was his favorite place and the place where he wanted to ask Sally to marry him. Sally got comfertable beside him on the curl of Spiral Hill; where the moon was the largest and the brightest. Jack hesitated; the box was in his hand; but he couldn't get the nerve to ask her.
"Sally-Um." She looked at him, her big eyes filled with curiosity about what he had to say. "Sally, I've been wanting to ask you something for a while; but I got a bit scared."
"You? The Pumpkin king?" Sally smiled, he nodded.
"There is something that Scares the pumpkin king." he grinned. "Being rejected for asking you to marry me." He handed her the box, which she lifted and saw the breathtaking engagement ring.
"Jack..!" She breathed, looking at the gorgious ring. Jack started to stammer, hoping to lessen the awkwardness that he felt.
"I-I thought you'd like it, but I was scared to ask because if you said no-" He stopped speaking after he saw her slide the ring on her finger. "Sally.."
"Jack, I'm saying yes. I want to marry you." Jack smiled; and kissed Sally; his Sally. Soon, she would be Mrs.Skelington.
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I hope you liked the purposal chapter.It's longer than I thought it would be.
