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Jack and Selen sneaked silently through the undergrowth like predators, stalking their prey.
Selen was like an monkey swinging through the trees. And Jack.
He appeared to be walking with the shadows themselves.
'Ow' Jack rubbed the top of his head when something hit him, glancing up he saw Selen smiling cheekily at him.
"Why did you throw an pinecone at me?"
Hopping down beside him Selen smirked.
"To see if it bounced" She said shrugging.
Before Jack could even think of revenge, a blood curling scream shook the forest.
Selen pointed at Jack with a confused look.
"Those aren't mine ..."
A second scream rose but then it was cut off right in the middle of it's stride.
Before Jack could say anything, Selen's eyes widened, she smiled so wide that her fangs were clearly seen.
"Blood..." She whispered in a raspy voice, licking her lips she took off at sonic speeds.
"Selen!" Jack cried after her but to no avail. Jack cursed and dived into a near shadow.
His skeleton hand emerged through another shadow and caught Selen's ankle as she was running past.
Instead of tripping her as he planed , Selen kept running and pulled out the rest of Jack, dragging him along the ground.
Grunting Jack pulled himself up and grabbed Selen's waist, Digging his feet in the ground Jack pulled with all his might.
"Stop Selen!" But the vampire didn't listen.
"STOP VAMPIRE!"
Jack collided with Selen at her sudden stop and was surprised to hear someone shout at Selen that wasn't him, and he was more surprised to find her actually stopping, then shivering...
Looking around her hair, Jack saw who commanded her.
Fearnouse, sitting on his skeletal horse, with two dead bodies behind him.
"Jack... Where were you?" Fearnouse growled, leaning forward.
Jack felt Selen shrink in his hands, stepping in front of her to face his Father fully, he replied.
"Scaring of course, it is Halloween. "
"I thought i told you to stick by me. I was mightily embarrassed at the fountain. " Fearnouse growled.
Jack already began to feel the guilt, angry that his Father would pull such a sneaky trick as using his powers to force Jack into submission.
"I. I ..I " Jack stumbled over his words, fighting his Fathers control over him.
Weakening he crumbled. "I'm sorry"
"You better be. Come Jack it is time"
"Time to do what exactly?"
"Time you learned what being the pumpkin King really means"
"Scaring people? Bringing the horrors of Halloween to the humans?"
"NO you idiotic child! I mean controlling the human pollution!"
"WHY?"
"Because when people die on Halloween they lose their memories and become a citizen of Halloween town!"
"Then shouldn't we let them die on their own terms?"
That wasn't Jack it was Selen stepping out from behind of Jack.
"Why you incalent girl! How dare you speak ageist me!"
Fearnouse grabbed Selen by the neck and raised her above his head.
"FEARNOUSE PUT HER DOWN!" Jack commanded.
"Jack, have you forgotten who you are speaking to! I AM YOUR SURPERIOR!"
Ignoring him, Jack grabbed Fearnouse's wrist quickly twisted it making him drop Selen, then Jack hit the side of Fearnouse's wrist with his own, satrfield when a sharp crack was heard.
Fearnouse roared in anger cradling his wriest.
“JACK THIS TIME YOU HAVE GONE TOO FAR!”
“And what about you! You raised a hand ageist a member of Halloween!” Jack shouted back, even though Fearnouse was sitting on a horse Jack could still look him straight in the eye.
“I tried to be patient with you Jack, I always thought that you would have come around to your senses.” Fearnouse’s voice was low and hollow but sometimes that was even more haunting then when he yells. This was one of those times.
“But your always distracted now it is time to eilmate the distraction.”
‘What has been distracting me? I don’t have many things. I usually just hang out with Selen… Selen!’
“No!”
Before Jack could do anything Fearnouse pointed a finger at Selen.
Jack rushed to her, while Selen exploded into flames.
“JAAAAAACK!” She screamed painfully and she disappeared in a bright blue light, leaving a small pile of ash.
Jack fell on his knees in shock. His best friend, his evil assent, his sometimes questionable companion. Gone…
“It was for your own good son…” Fearnouse scowled and rode away.
Jack stayed silent and just looked at the once had been Selen.
Why had he not stayed with Fearnouse, why did he have to disobey. Sure it meant a night of arguing but he would still have had Selen.
She didn’t need to die. Jack took out a small musical box from his pocket. He had planned to give it to Selen tonight, seeing that she had gotten him a bow-tie.
It was meant to be a present now it could be a coffin.
Carefully picking up the ash he put it in the musical box.
Not really caring that it was Halloween he climbed through a hollow tree back to Halloween town.
=WARNING. This is not the end of the story just a dramatic cliff hanger=
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