Amy scratched her neck and swung her feet under the chair she was sitting on.
Sally didn't have any dresses that fit Amy so she had to make do with some of Jacks old clothes, a black leather jacket with black, baggy jeans and a white shirt, it didn't look so bad, but it itched like MAD.
She didn't really want to join in the celebrations as they were all dancing, which is something Amy doesn't like to do and the food and refreshments Jack had spoken about looked revolting.
She heaved a sigh and looked over to where Jack was dancing with Sally, they looked so sweet together, she guessed they were married, or atleast dating, because they both seemed so in synch with eachother.
She smiled at herself and looked at her locket. There must have been something inside it, but she could never get it open, it seemed stuck.
"What's up, kid?" murmered a voice from her left side, her head bolted up to see a man playing a saxaphone.
"Umm...nothing sir, I'm fine..." she sighed.
"No you ain't, I know, if you ain't dancing, you ain't okay"
"Okay, fine...I can't dance..." grunted Amy, blowing a strand of hair away from her eyes.
"Anyone can dance sweetheart, you just need the right music to dance to" smiled the band member. "What music do you like?"
Amy rifled into the back of her mind; she didn't often listen to music, the only music she listened to was classical music on Angie's radio and her music boxses.
Hold on, her music box.
She turned around and picked her rucksack off the floor, she pulled the music box out and turned the key.
The bandmember looked at the box, his eyes the size of tennis balls.
Another piece of music began to play, but Amy didn't care, whatever music came out of that box was the music
she
liked.
"Alright kid, we'll give it a go..." said the band member, winking at Amy and nudging the other two band members.
They began to play alongside the song and Amy stood up.
Everyone watched her, but Amy didn't seem to notice, she just danced, her feet poised exactly like a ballerina.
Jack watched in awe as she glided across the room like a professional.
Amy didn't think she could dance and hoped no one was watching, as the girls at home used to critisize her when she danced.
Suddenly, she felt someone touch her arm and she realised that Jack was dancing
with her! She realised he was dancing in the exact same way as she was and couldn't quite believe it! They began to work together and danced in synch just as he had done with Sally; he lifted her up, held her hand and twirled her around until the music ended.
There was a roar of applause and Amy smiled.
"Take a bow" whispered Jack, bowing magnificently.
Amy followed his lead and bowed in the same way, she smiled up at him and then realised she was still holding his hand. She blushed and let go.
"Amy..." said Jack. "I need to-" but Jack was cut off by a crowd of people mobbing him. Amy giggled and watched him.
Meanwhile, in the small underground lair of Oogie Boogie, they are all playing poker together.
"Three of a kind" said Oogie, showing his cards.
"DAMMIT OOGIE!" snapped Shock, shoving the table over and storming off.
Lock rolled his eyes as Barrel re-flipped the table.
"WATCH IT MISSY!" boomed Oogie.
"WHY DON'T YOU MAKE ME?!" screamed Shock.
Oogie took out a knife from the wall and lobbed it at Shock who dodged it.
"That all you got, pansy?" she snapped.
"What's the matter with you Shock?" barked Lock.
"If you wanna know. I saw a
human roaming around Halloween Town during the parade..."
"Human, eh?" hissed Oogie.
"Didn't you leave that brat with that woman, Lock?"
Lock looked the other way.
"What?" breathed Oogie. Lock didn't answer. "YOU LET JACKS OFFSPRING GET AWAY?!"
"SO WHAT IF I DID?! IT MIGHT NOT BE HER! THERE ARE MANY GIRLS IN THE HUMAN WORLD, AREN'T THERE!?"
"BUT NOT ALL OF THEM GET INTO HALLOWEEN TOWN, DO THEY?"
Oogie flipped over the table that Barrel had just re-flipped.
Barrel huffed and sat in his chair sulking.
"Well, seeing as she's human now, it should be a whole lot easier to kill her proparly, shouldn't it?" mumbled Barrel.
"Good point" snapped Shock.
"Fine! I'll give you ONE more chance, and if you fail, you will face the consequences!" hissed Oogie, retreating to his quaters.
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I love that smilie!!!
