"Did you hear!? Did you hear!?" Shock turned her head to the two Gossiping witches on the streets. "Jack asked Sally to Marry him!" She moved closer so she could hear them better, the witches went on.
"I know!" said the tall one. "He got her a very expensive engagement ring! Made completely out of onix and diamonds!"
"I wish I was that lucky." Chided the small witch, crossing her arms in disapointment. "They're planning their wedding today. The mayor is mad because Jack said he'd plan for Halloween today. But when reminded, I heard Jack said "I've got more important things to think about."!"
"I never thought Jack would say that. Halloween is the most important thing to him."
"Not anymore. Now Sally is; and whatever children the two have together. They make such a cute couple don't they?" The tall witch replied. Shock was silent as the conversation averted away; and once it was no longer about Jack and Sally; she left to tell Lock and Barrel.
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"They're getting married!" She screamed as she walked in, Barrel was collecting bugs, and Lock was making a burlap sack in the shape of a large, star. "Jack and Sally are getting married soon and then they're going away for their honey moon!"
"Where are they going?" Lock asked, looking up at Lock as he pricked his finger, and put it in his mouth.
"I don't know. The Witches never said where they're going. But while they're gone. It'll be a great chance to bring back oogie. How is the bug collecting going?"
"Stupid little things keep running away." Barrel grunted as he dove at a cockroatch, but missed by an inch.
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Lock lay in bed that night; his red sheets mostly on the floor and his back twisted in a weird way. But it was weird, this night, he had a dream that would send his mind reeling with questions.
He saw Shock.
She was there plain as day, but the real danger lie behind her. A star shaped shadow with glowing red eyes grew behind her; he called out to her but his voice wouldn't come. He ran to her, but he wasn't getting any closer. Before he knew it, the shadow engulphed her, and he found himself sobbing on the infanate dark floor. Pounding at the nothing. Now, he could hear himself.
"Why did you do that!?" He screamed, tears falling down his pale cheeks. "Why did you take her away!? You knew I loved her and you took her away!" It was that statement that finally woke him up.
Barrel and Shock were already eating Candy for breakfast; and Lock was still shaking about his statement that had woken him from his nightmare. Why had he screamed at the star-shaped shadow that he loved Shock? Loved Shock? That was stupid, he didn't love Shock no way! There was no way in Halloween Town that he would ever love Shock. No way no how. They were much too different.
Or where they?
Was that just the excuse he'd made up to have a good reason not to give into his nightmare, and all those strange emotions flooding him while thinking it over?
It wasn't like Shock hadn't thought about it. That was one of the reasons she was more mean to him now than ever. She was trying to prove to herself that she didn't have feelings for him and that it was nothing but a hormonal thought.
The two had agreed to themselves that it was nothing; nothing at all. But it had lingered in the back of their minds. There was always that thought that made them think that the other was cute, there was always that feeling in the pit of their guts whenever the other walked into the room. Why was it that the feelings were flooding now? Now that Jack and Sally were engaged to be married and were planning their wedding, why were the feelings of unrequitted love exploding in both Lock and Shock's hearts? Both too proud to say anything about it.
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Bah, kind of short. Other than what I wrote I had absolutely no idea were I was going with that. So; I figured I better stop before I rambled.
