(Author's Note: I do not know why I am writing this because I have read one too many stories about humans crashing into Halloween Town. I guess this one is different, but if I'm copying you, pl0x don't sue me.)
(James)
I didn't find it surprising to find a spider on my nose. It happens every day now. I sat up. Rubbing my eyes, I wondered what Jenna was doing. She wouldn't care, I thought. She doesn't care about me, she NEVER did.
I walked over to the town hall door, thinking about food. I wondered if there WAS any real food here. I saw what looked like a slimy-ish stew, with snakes coming out. Revolting. It just sat there on the podium. I turned from the door and peered into it. It looked fresh, but there was no telling it sat there through the night. I picked up the spoon and was about to eat it when a knock on the door came. Thinking it was Jack or the Mayor, I opened the door to find-
Lock,
Shock,
and Barrel.
I cast them a cold glare and scowled, "What do you want?"
Barrel muttered, "He's in a bad mood, let's just go."
Shock kicked his leg, whispering, "Oogie told us to get this information from him!"
"Ow!" He glared at Shock.
"Once again, what do you want?" I asked again, with a callous tone.
"An answer." Lock said, ignoring the other two who were fighting.
"I'm listening."
"What was your father's name?" He asked. I turned pale, genuinely stunned. (I don't know if that's the right word.)
"...I...don't remember," I said, looking thoroughly downcast. Unfortunately, Shock, who was listening, glared at me furiously and tackled me, knocking my head into the floorboard. "LIAR!"
"Argh, oww, what the he-" I then realized what she just said.
"I AM NOT A LIAR!" I shouted and shoved her aside. I made a run for the Spiral Hill, but Barrel and Lock were guarding the entrance to the town square. I didn't see them and collided with them. We went tumbling and crashed, one after the other, into Jack's gate. The gate flung open and I rolled onto the first few stairs. Jack and the denizens, obviously hearing the noise, went to investigate. As soon as Jack opened the door, I was getting up painfully. "Lock? Barrel?" Jack asked, interested in why they were in an awkward heap. Then he noticed me. I turned around, stunned for a few seconds, looking at Jack made my eyes widen in fear. I turned tail and ran to the graveyard.
"James! Wait!" Jack shouted after me. But I wouldn’t stop.
Jack turned to the two children. "I want you to tell me everything that happened." But Lock and Barrel just grinned before running off to get Shock.
(James)
I didn't stop running until I was completely out of sight. I walked towards the Spiral Hill and layed down there, tears beginning to stream down.
"Who was my father...?"
(Jack)
After my "discussion" with Lock, Shock, and Barrel, I decided to find James. From what Shock said, they were only asking who his father was until he collided with the other two. But I knew James well enough. He wouldn't do something like that. I began walking towards the graveyard, and as I neared the Spiral Hill, I heard a faint voice.
"Mom, I'm scared. Why'd you have to die? If you never died-if you never even went, then Jenna and I wouldn't have gotten into that fight, and I wouldn't have left!" James was sobbing.
I was utterly astonished by what James said. He did all that because his mother died....
"Is there not a way to bring her back?" I asked himself softly. I looked back at the crying figure, and put him next to what I looked like as a human. And I saw something very surprising.
Resemblance.
He wouldn't believe that I was his father, but there was a way to convince him.
(James)
I was still crying for the last few minutes, wondering if I would ever stop. But I couldn't forgive Shock for what she said. If they truly wanted ONLY to know my father's name, then Shock and Barrel wouldn't have hit each other...So they were w-
"You know, you look much like your father." I turned around to see Jack standing there. I turned away quickly. The next person to talk about my father was dead, even if it was Jack.
"Why are you saying this to me?" I asked slowly.
"Because you need to know."
"How would you know what my father looked like? You don't know what it's like, feeling your parents die before you even got to say goodbye. You wouldn't understand how much pain I went through after closing my father's coffin." I said coldly.
"Then at least let me show you something."
"What? How my father died?" Jack ignored what I said.
"If you don't want people to talk about your parents, then let me show you through actions."
"Fine.." I turned around and walked with Jack back to the town.
"I told you it wouldn't work!"
"No, I told you!"
"IT WOULD HAVE WORKED IF BARREL HADN'T GIVEN IT AWAY!"
"WHAT DID I DO?!"
"SHUT UP, BOTH OF YOU!" Oogie roared. The three all went silent.
"If the boy truly is telling the truth he doesn't know what his father's name is, then he doesn't know. If he was lying, it's because you three gave it away somehow!"
"Shock..." Barrel pointed accusingly at the witch.
"Barrel..." Shock pointed back at the skeleton.
"Both of you..." Lock pointed at the two.
"Enough. Now, here's what were going to do..." They all huddled closely.
The denizens, talking about what happened, turned to see Jack and James walking silently towards Jack's house. They stared at James, who was shivering. He had red eyes from where he cried for a long time, and his raven black hair was matted with sweat. Everyone turned away quickly.
Once Jack had opened the door to his house, James walked in, looking a little impressed. Jack led James to a table full of pictures. James picked one up. It showed a man, his wife, and one child.
Jack turned away. "How long have I been gone, son?" James nearly dropped the picture.
"You're not my father."
"How can you prove that?"
"Jenna isn't in the picture. And she's older than me."
"You really care to know what happened?"
"If you're my father, then yes." James replied, scared if Jack actually was his father.
"Then I'll tell you, even if you won't like the answer."
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WOW LONG CHAPTER O_O
Took a while to get this done, but I got it, right?
Next chapter coming...soon...
