At last, the long awaited chapter is here! My apologies, this is a rather short chapter ^^; But full of Jack and Amelia funny moments XD So I hope you all enjoy! Especially the fact that Jack is human ;D

"Oh my gosh!" she threw her arms around him in a tight hug. He laughed and happily returned the gesture. Amelia released him and took a step back to take in his appearance. Her face flushed rather quickly when she realized just how attractive he really was. The other waitress wasn't kidding when she said he was cute. She met his gaze and again was captivated by his gorgeous emerald colored eyes. It took her a moment to realize she was staring.

"Uh, wow Jack!" the sorceress stated after finally snapping out of her daze. "You look…great! I would say I didn't recognize you, but that's kind of obvious." She laughed sheepishly, while he just smiled in amusement.

"Thank you, and now you know I wasn't lying when I told you I was quite the catch when I was alive." Jack grinned winking at her, his comment earning him a playful slug to the shoulder, and he pretended to be injured. "Must you be so cruel?"

"Yes." She answered simply.

"So what are you doing here anyway?" Amelia asked as they walked toward her car.

"Only a week to see you was not nearly long enough." He said truthfully, but both were surprised to hear the words come from his mouth. He didn't realize that a light blush spread across his cheeks. "And to uh…well, to see the human world for myself. You've told me so much about how things have changed that I just had to come and see. Or else my curiosity would never let me live it down." He laughed a little. Jack was relieved when she bought his added excuse, which was true at least.

"Well that curiosity of yours is insufferable." Amelia teased.

"Yep," his face fell when he caught an insult in her words, "hey wait a minute."

The sorceress giggled and unlocked the doors to her silver car.

"So these are cars, right?" He asked as he looked around the parking lot intrigued by the vehicles.

"Mmhm." She confirmed his assumption as she got in and gestured for him to go around to the other side.

Jack did as instructed and walked around. Hesitantly, he grasped the handle of the passenger door, carefully pulled, and then it opened. He peered inside curiously before sitting down in the seat and shutting the door. Amelia had to keep from snickering during the whole ordeal, but she kept in mind that he'd never seen a car before. She then grabbed her seatbelt, clicked it in place, and then looked up at Jack expectantly.

"Seatbelt." The driver stated, gesturing to named safety device.

He blinked in slight confusion before glancing over his shoulder at the strap with the metal buckle. Carefully, he pulled it down across himself like Amelia had done. He glanced at hers to where it was fastened and noticed a similar slot next to his seat. He slipped the buckle in until he heard a small click. Jack then looked back up at her, and was a little irritated to see her holding back a giggle by covering her mouth.

"Sorry Jack." She apologized sheepishly when she noticed him glaring at her. "So um…we need to find a pace for you to stay."

"Couldn't I just stay at your house?" he inquired, and was slightly confused when Amelia laughed.

"I really don't think Claire would be for having a guy staying in our small apartment." She reminded him.

"Oh yes, you're living on your own now…sort of." He scratched his head as he contemplated a solution. "I know! Are there any abandoned houses nearby?"

"Well…there's the one near my old home and it's not to far from here." Amelia recalled.

"Perfect then!" He beamed cheerfully.

"Um Jack, it's not exactly a good idea for someone to just move into that particular abandoned house without some construction work going on. It's badly out of shape. Plus, it's the middle of the night." She pointed out.

"I don't seem to have any other choices." He shrugged. "Besides, leave the whole construction issue to me." He said confidently.

"Ok…" Amelia agreed uncertainly. She then turned the key and the engine roared to life, startling the would-be skeleton man next to her. She drove out of the parking lot and headed down the street.

"So this is what Samhain looks like." Jack stated as he stared out the window, fascinated by the passing buildings and houses. "Well, at least at night."

"It's pretty lifeless past midnight." She said, then corrected herself, "Other than at the bars and what not."

"Speaking of which," he turned toward her with a black eyebrow arched, "I never expected to see you working at one."

"I told you about my job in one of my letters." The young woman with a double-life reminded him.

"True, but you never went into detail other than the work hours, your stubborn boss, and how much you hate your uniform." He took in her appearance for a moment, "Which I don't understand why. You look cute." He winked.

"If it weren't for the fact that I'm driving, I'd hit you right now." She threatened despite a light blush rising to her cheeks, while Jack just laughed.

As she continued to drive, Amelia pointed out the college and her apartment building. She offered to write out directions for him but he declined.

"No need. Now that I know where the places are, I can just use a spell to transport myself." He explained.

"Wait, how were you able to find the Moonlight anyway?" She inquired.

"I'm sorry?" he blinked, not understanding what she asked.

"Moonlight Sonata, the club I work at."

"Oh right! You know the stone fountain with the monster statue in Town Square?"

"Yeah, why?"

"It acts as a sort of window into the human world. I used it to see where you were at." He explained, "But how I got here is an entirely different story." He laughed, scratching his head sheepishly. "I sort of…got lost. So I walked into a general store I saw and got a map."

"So that's why you walked in at such a late time?"

"Yep."

"What time did you get here? It was eleven-thirty when you came in!"

"Uh, eight o'clock I think it was?"

"You were lost for three and-a-half hours!"

"Yep."

"Jack."

"Yes Amelia?"

"You're hopeless."

"Not entirely, I found my way didn't I?"

"Yes, but you're still hopeless."

Jack didn't bother with a comeback for they were pulling into the driveway of the old shabby house.

"You sure about using this place? I could probably figure out something better, I think." She offered.

"Nope, this will be fine." He beamed at her.

"Alright then." The sorceress snapped her fingers and a small pad of paper and a pencil appeared in her hands. She scrawled something onto the first page, then tore it off and handed it to him.

"I'm still giving you the addresses to my apartment and the school. Knowing now that you get lost easily, I'm not going to take any chances." This earned her an irritated glare from the man next to her but she ignored it. "I also put down the name of the music hall at the college. I'm usually there during my free-time."

"Thanks." He smiled, taking the piece of paper, but then looked at his seat belt with a puzzled expression. "Uh…how do I get out?"

Once he was alone inside the house, Jack Skellington stood calmly, closed his eyes, and his human disguise disappeared in a green glow, though he was still wearing the same clothes which now hung loosely on his skeletal form.

"Ah…it's good to be back as my old self." He beamed and then looked around the room. "Well, Amelia wasn't kidding when she said the place needed work." He sighed. "I guess I'll leave the clean-up for tomorrow."

He yawned tiredly and walked down the small hallway until he came to a bedroom. It was relatively empty save for the bed in the corner of the room. It had a metal frame and a mattress, but no sheets or covers. Jack moved to stand in the center of the room, closed his eyes, and put his palms together with his elbows out.

"Redivivus Cella." His shadow on the ground began moving, and then snaked and curled around him on the ground in a spiral motion. It continued to swallow the room, the whole floor covered in black and then the shadow crawled up the walls to the ceiling. Once everything around him was shrouded in darkness, he opened his eyes and muttered, "Domus."

The shadows began to retreat, uncovering everything and then formed back into Jack's normal silhouette. The room was entirely redone with furnishings that seemed to be straight from Halloween Town. The carpet was black and white with a large spiral pattern. The bed was still rather plain save for it was longer and with a tombstone for the headboard. An awkwardly angled silver lamp and a black nightstand were next to the bed. The windows were warped and oddly slanted with long red drapes covering them. On the now light gray ceiling, black bats were painted as if they were about to swarm into the room. Jagged, spidery cracks lined the slate colored walls, and the light fixture above was in the shape of a black widow spider.

"Something is still missing." Jack put a finger to his chin and thought, then beamed and snapped his fingers. "That's it!"

He pointed to a corner of the room and a green beam suddenly shot out of his hand. A gargoyle appeared where the light had hit the wall. The sorcerer did the same thing for the other corners, and then placed his hands on his hips with a look of satisfaction across his features.

"Much better!" He grinned triumphantly and snapped his fingers. His human clothes were replaced with his normal tan striped nighttime attire and a matching cap on his head. The skeleton man flipped the main switch to the light above and it clicked off. He climbed into bed and gazed up at the ceiling, recalling the events of that night.

When he had sat down at the table in Moonlight Sonata he had noticed Amelia right off, but didn't make eye contact. He found it amusing when she stared at him for a long time before walking toward him. However, he was disheartened when a different waitress came up to him first. After she had taken his order, he discreetly glanced back at Amelia and had to keep himself from laughing when she stopped the girl who was serving him. He knew she was inquiring about his identity. It was difficult to prevent himself from just walking up to her, but he knew she was working so it was best not to distract her. Plus, it was fun for him to make her so confused.

Though she didn't see, he watched her curiously. Jack noticed that whenever she walked by customers, specifically men, their gazes would follow after her. A few made some interesting comments that he didn't find appropriate. For those guys, their beverages "mysteriously" tipped over, splashing all over them.

'Is she that unaware of how attractive she really is?' He had thought, and immediately felt a blush creep across his face. 'Well, I mean she just needs to be more careful.' He mentally stated to banish the awkward feeling that crawled over him.

When the student musician stepped onto the stage, he had been slightly surprised and very inquisitive as to what she was doing. He smiled proudly when she announced she would be playing the club's namesake on the piano. Their gazes met again and like before, she stood frozen in place, but managed to knock herself out of it. The skeleton in disguise noted the odd feeling that had appeared before was present again, but forgot about it as soon as she began playing. Just like everyone else in the room, he became entranced. To Jack, her music was almost as hypnotizing as her voice when she used her special Armonian gift.

After she had finished her performance, he left, leaving money for the drink and the tip on the table. He knew she would be getting off work soon for she had mumbled something about it when she had passed him earlier carrying a tray full of food, she just hadn't noticed him then. He decided to see if he could get a scare out of her when she left, but her skills as a citizen of Halloween Town proved to be just as sharp as ever.

Jack chuckled to himself, proud that even in the human world she was still Halloween's Princess. Soon his thoughts began to fade into the blackness as he quietly succumbed to sleep.

My favorite part of this chapter would have to be when Jack explains he was lost for three and-a-half hours XD Especially the "Not entirely, I found my way here, didn't I?" "Yeah, but you're still hopeless." Twas inspired by the most amazing book series ever: Skulduggery Pleasant! X3 If you like my story, you'll love that book. Buy it. Read it. Love it. DO IT!

Another favorite scene of mine: "True, but you never went into detail other than the work hours, your stubborn boss, and how much you hate your uniform." He took in her appearance for a moment, "Which I don't understand why. You look cute." He winked.

"If it weren't for the fact that I'm driving, I'd hit you right now." She threatened despite a light blush rising to her cheeks, while Jack just laughed. XDDDD Priceless.

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