The Children of the Labyrinth

Chap. 2 fainting boys and towel parties

Amanda's pov

The girls suddenly appeared in a bedroom of sorts. It was the most
magnificent room they had ever seen. There were two large mahogany beds and
a roaring fire in a granite fireplace. There were hardwood floors and a
large beautifully exotic rug in the middle of it. But the most surprising
feature of this room would have to have been the two teenage boys standing
in the middle of the rug, clad only in towels wrapped firmly around their
waists. Amanda and Lily stood very still, Amanda wondering if she was
dreaming, if she had gone crazy, or if she was actually in the Goblin King's
castle. She closed her eyes, counted to three, and opened them just in time
to see the boys hit the floor. "What happened?" she screamed at Lily, whose
eyes were the size of small dinner plates. "They passed out." Lily stated
matter-of-factly. "Well go get help!" Amanda shouted at her, thanking her
lucky stars that even though the two boys were on the ground that their
towels were still just as firmly in place. "Who on earth, or under it for
that matter am I supposed to get help from?" Amanda just glared at her.
"Well, let's see. We are in the middle of a bedroom, presumably in which
the sons of the Goblin King are lying on the floor of. I would say, that
you SHOULD GET THE BLOODY GOBLIN KING!!!" she ranted and raved at her
shocked friend. "Fine! I'll go get His Highness Glitter Boy!" With that,
Lily stormed out of the room to locate the king and his queen.

Amanda, not knowing what exactly to do, walked nervously over to the boys to
check that they were indeed still alive. Once satisfied that they were
breathing, she took a closer look at her surroundings. There were five
doors in various places around the room. Upon inspection, she calculated
that there were two bathrooms connected to two other bedrooms, a large
library, and two large closets. She walked into the library and inspected
the books. There were all the classics, several of Shakespeare's plays
(A/N: I had to put in Shakespeare because he is my favorite playwright.
Prongs), and tons of other books. Walking back into the room, she saw Lily
enter the room, followed by none other than the Goblin King himself and
Sarah Williams, now the Goblin Queen. "Well I got your precious help.
Amanda, I would like to introduce you to the Labyrinth's King Jareth, a.k.a.
King Glitter Boy and Her Highness, Queen Sarah." Upon hearing this very odd
nickname, Jareth glared at Lily, wanting nothing more than to dunk her
straight into the Bog of Eternal Stench. In fact, the only thing keeping
him from doing so was the fact that his sons were unconscious on the ground,
and the fact that his wife was holding his arm in a warning way. Lily,
clearly aware that the Goblin King was one step away from doing something
awful to her, ignored this fact and walked over to her friend. "So," Amanda
said, trying to ease the tension of the room. "Your Majesty, I'm worried
about—your sons, are they? Yes, I thought so. You see," "Wait a moment
please." Sarah walked over to her sons and whispered something that Amanda
could not understand. Amanda took the opportunity to study the Goblin
Queen. She looked different than when she was a teenager. Her hair was
shorter and she was wearing a beautiful dress that was covered in crystals.
Her whole person seemed to glow from within and her hair had something
resembling glitter in it. The most noticeable difference in her would have
to have been her swollen belly. Amanda smiled with the thought that in two
or three months Her Highness would be blessed with a child. By the time she
had finished studying the former mortal, the Queen had stopped muttering
over her sons. She stood and waved her hand over their bodies. Suddenly
the boys awoke and started at the sight of their mother looking very worn
out. They slowly stood up and looked around. Amanda looked at the boys and
prayed to the Mighty Lord God above that their towels would not fall. The
boys' gazes finally rested on them. James stared at one, then the other,
and he finally put two and two together. "Oh no!" he whispered. "It
worked. It actually worked." Sarah looked at her son suspiciously. "What
worked? What are you talking about?" "Oh, uh nothing, Mum." Peter said
hastily. Amanda looked at him and he appraised her. She could not help but
notice that he didn't seem as surprised as his parents that she and Lily
were there. Amanda hastened to explain to the Goblin King and Queen. "You
see, Lily and I were playing truth or dare." At the confused look from
Jareth and his sons, she explained further. "It's a mortal game where you
choose either to tell the complete truth on a question the other person
asks, or to do whatever it is that they ask. Anyhow, Lily here dared me to
wish us here. I guess it worked, huh?" she looked around at the bewildered
faces staring back at her. The only one who did not appear confused was
Lily, who was staring at one of the boys. Amanda realized suddenly that she
had not introduced herself, and she would NOT want to get on the Goblin
King's bad side. She walked timidly over to the King and said, "Your
Majesty, you must think me extremely obnoxious. My name is Amanda, and I
apologize for my friend's rude behavior earlier." At this comment, Lily's
eyes snapped from where they were still resting on the shorter of the two
boys, and she gave Amanda a look that sent only one thought through Amanda's
head, If looks could kill. Lily walked over to her and inquired, "What do
you mean "my rudeness"? I'll have you know that I will call The Mighty
Goblin King Glitter Boy if I feel like it. Now, I have a better question.
Who are you two?" she peered over at the two boys who were standing next to
their still suspicious mother. "We are the Goblin Princes. We are the sons
of Jareth and Sarah. Who are you? Peter asked, refusing to believe that
these two girls were the answers to his and his brother's wish. "I thought
my friend already explained that to you." Lily answered, dismissing it to go
back to her previous subject. "Do you two have names or are you just called
the "Goblin Princes" all day long. Ow!" she screeched when she felt Amanda
kick her hard in the leg. "What did you do that for?" "You were being
rude. When I say that, I mean ruder than usual." Amanda laughed at her.
She looked back at the young men standing in front of them. She suddenly
realized that they were still in their towels. She blushed and quickly
looked away. "Well, I suppose I shall have Hoggle prepare the crystal
rooms." Peter stared at his father in disbelief. "You can't put them in
the guest rooms. Those rooms are connected to ours!" Jareth glanced at his
son in irritation. "There are no other rooms that they can stay in.
Because of the Spring Ball being held here, all of the other guest rooms are
occupied. We will put them in those rooms and I expect you two to be
perfect gentlemen." At this statement he sent them a pointed look and
turned to Amanda and Lily, where the polite and courteous king took over.
"Welcome to our home. Sarah will see to it that you have a maid to service
your needs. I will look into a seamstress to make you some appropriate
clothing for the length of your stay. Now, if you will excuse me, I have
business to attend to." With that he disappeared, leaving four entirely too
confused teenagers and a very tired and pregnant queen.

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