HOLY CHEESE AND CRACKERS WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME I UPDATED!?!? I'm sooooo sorry everyone for the long wait! I hope you all will still keep up with the story! Well, here's the next chapter! Hope you all enjoy!
________
My smile didn't leave as I continued to look out the window. Why I was so excited to see Peter? Well, there was something special about him. Sam cocked an eyebrow, starring at me oddly. She kept looking between me and the window. My body was stiff and this tingly feeling surged through it. It's strange, cause this feeling was new. It took me a couple of seconds to realize Sam was now standing right next to me. I jumped a bit as I saw her there, she was starring out the window now too.
"So, who is he?" She asked, observing everyone down below who were walking on the street. I raised an eyebrow and looked to her.
"What are you talking about?" I asked, this time she finally turned to me, a sly smile on her face now.
"Oh come on. That dazed look in your eyes, your 'completely out of it' smile. It's obviously you have a crush on some guy." She explained to me, I could feel a light blush starting to brush on my cheeks. I paused a couple of moments and held the silence slightly before speaking.
"....is it really that obvious?" I asked softly, turning away slightly so Sam couldn't see my blushing.
"Gal, you're redder than Lock's hair." She replied, I sighed and looked out the window again, Peter now resting on the fountain. I sighed happily.
"You wanna go see him, don't you?" Sam stated more than asked, I looked to her, wide eyed.
"WHA? NO! I DO N- NO! WHERE WOULD YOU- NO! I..yes, yes I do wanna see him." I said, finally just giving up with trying to hide it. She just smirked in reply.
"Then go." She said, I raised an eyebrow and looked to her.
"What?" I asked, confused.
"Go, what are you waiting for, Halloween?" She asked me, I wasn't sure if the Halloween joke was intended or just a coinsidence.
"Jack told us not to leave the house." I re-stated Jack's rules, in reply she just rolled her eyes.
"Yeah well, Jack's not here. Look, you go, and I'll be your look out. If he's coming I'll shout out the window. Okay?" She asked, I bit my bottom lip, it was risky. Then again, I really really wanted to see Peter, I sighed.
"Alright. Lets give it a shot." I replied after thinking, she smiled.
"Now go, go, your man's waiting for you." She said, pushing me towards the door.
"My what!?" But before I could say anything else or even hear Sam reply, she gave one last push and forced me out of the room, the door slamming behind me. I jumped a bit at the sound and looked back to it. I was slightly annoyed but excitment drowned that feeling. I rolled my eyes but smiled and made my way to the stairs, not even the thought of me being caught came to my head. I trotted downstairs and stopped at the front door. Without another thought I grabbed the knob and pushed open the door, the pumpkin sun's rays blasting in my face. I closed the door on my way out and observed the people around me. A quick question to why I haven't seen Sally yet came quickly, then left as soon as it came. The Mayor walked by and caught a glance at me, he stiffened and waves slightly. I smiled warmly and waved back, his expression seemed to soften and he actually gave me a real smile, he then continued walking with a tip of his hat. I took my gaze off of him and looked to the fountain, my cheeks flushed and my smile widened as I saw Peter still sitting there alone. I fixed my hair quickly and made my way over to him, different greetings rushing through my head, but I couldn't figure out which one to use. I came up behind him and stood still.
"Um, hi Peter." I greeted softly, he seemed to jump a bit and looked to me, a huge smile making way on his face.
"Jen! I'm so glad to see you again!" He told me, standing up his seat and pulling me a hug. I was in shock, he was hugging. I felt me face heat up quickly but I hugged back grasiously.
"I didn't think I would see you for a while. Ya know with Jack dragging you away and all." He told me, pulling from the hug and smiling sheepishly. I smiled and looked down slightly.
"I...I kinda snuck out..." I told him, he seemed slightly shocked at this, but ended up smiling. I smiled more with him, this was completely worth sneaking out for. It was a few minutes of calm talking between us two, before I heard a slight shouting and pounding. I raised an eyebrow and my vision went to the window of the tower to Jack's house. There I saw Sam, still in the study, she was banging on the window rapidly, her face panic strickened and she was mouthing frantically. What the heck was she trying to say? She pointed forward straight behind me, and I turned around only to see nothing. I turned back to Sam quickly only to her holding up a sign with her childish hand writing on it.
"J-...Jack's..coming........." It took me a couple of seconds to comprehend that sentence.
"....." I gasped and my eyes widened. "Jack's coming!" I shouted to Peter, he seemed to stiffen. I wasn't sure if it was from the loudness of my voice, or, the fact Jack was coming and would bust us both.
"Look, I gotta go, but, I'll be back as soon as I can." I exclaimed, his expression didn't change. I turned around to leave but bumped into something hard.
"Ooft!" Is what I let out as I collided with the figure.
"Jennifer Cole." A voice said in a very, very angry tone. I stiffened and the color from my face drained as I recognized the voice immediantly. I swallowed the lump in my throat and looked up, only to see Jack glaring at me. I smiled nervously and I could just picture a small anime sweatmark on my forehead.
"Um....hi Jack. How did it...go with the doctor?" I asked, trying to keep calm, but the shakiness in my voice wasn't helping that at all.
"Don't change the subject young lady, you are in so much trouble it's not even funny." He said to me, his voice stern and his sockets full of rage and anger.
"But...I didn't really do anything wrong...I ju-"
"I told you NOT to leave the house. And what do you do? You leave the house! You deliberatly dis-obeyed me!" He interrupted me, shouting a bit, almost as if he were my father.
"But..."
"No buts!" He interruppted me, my expression dropped to a frown. "We're going home, right now!" He ordered, grabbing my wrist, but a voice stopped him.
"Wait! Mr.Jack....uh...I mean, Mr.Skellington, look, it's not like she was far away from the house." Peter spoke up for me, Jack turned to him and glared.
"So YOU'RE the reason she snuck out!" He accused, my eyes widened, no! Don't blame Peter!
"Wait, Jack h-."
"Stay out of this Jen." Jack ordered, I frowned in annoyance, I couldn't even get a sentence in now.
"Jennifer, I don't want you seeing him anymore." He told me, refurring to Peter, my eyes widened more. He did not just say that!
"Jack no!" I said, trying to make him change his mind.
"Don't give me no! My decision is final! Now lets go." He ordered once more, before Peter could say anything Jack started pulling me to the house. I looked back at Peter, trying to tug away from Jack, but his grip was strong. Peter sighed and let out a small wave.
__________
Well there ya have it! Hope ya all enjoyed the chapter! Thanks again for drawing that amazing pic trista! And everyone I promise, I'm gonna get back on track with this story! So, look out for the next chapter
Til then PEACE XD
