The Day She Thought Would Never Come
It's a crystal, nothing more
That's what he said to me
But if you turn it this way and look into it
But I never did look, did I?
I never saw my dreams through the glass orb
Of course I didn't
I had to save Toby, didn't I?
Never have I regretted that decision
Of course I had to save my brother
That's not to say I have no regrets
Even now, even ten years later
I still see his face when I close my eyes
I still hear his voice in my dreams
Fear me, he had asked
At the time that had been his easiest request
Love me, he had asked
Now I know that I had already started to
Do as I say, he had asked
My whole being had balked at that
And I will be your slave, he had said
I didn't understand it then
I was too busy trying to remember
Remember that damn line
I had almost missed the look on his face
The look that still haunts me to this day
It was years later when I got it
When I finally understood exactly what he had offered
Exactly what I had refused
And then I did regret
I didn't regret saving Toby, never that
But I remembered that look on his face
And for the first time in ten years
I admitted the truth I had been denying
The truth that I missed him
I had been missing him all along
Those ten hours had made quite an impression
I do miss you Jareth, I muttered then
I thought nothing of saying it aloud
I assumed he had forgotten about me long ago
Why would such a man remember me?
Imagine my surprise
When I heard a fluttering sound
My heart almost stopped then
When I turned around, toward the sound
And sitting there on my desk
As if it was only natural
As if they had always belonged there
Was a very familiar looking crystal
And as I watched my reflection
A single white feather landed beside it
Once my heart started beating again
It sped up until I thought it might burst
Just looking at the pair on my dresser
Made me feel like I might faint
Or perhaps I was still dreaming
Perhaps all of it was a dream, after all
But, no, it couldn't be fixed
Not that easily
But, then I heard it
A sound I thought I'd never hear again
It was just a chuckle
A very male sound into the silence
I spun around in shock and surprise
And came face to face with the Goblin King
A familiar smug smile on his gorgeous face
That's when it happened
The most useless thing ever
I fainted, as it was all too much
His face the last thing I saw
Before my whole world went black
I never saw him rush to my side
I didn't feel him catch me
His arms were there before I fell
But I knew when I awoke
My life wasn't going to be the same
Funny, I thought as my mind shut off
He was the only one there for me
As my world fell down
By: T.E.G. – 2/13/09