Cheater II
Curled up in a window seat, listening absently to the downpour outside, Sarah lingered over the last chapter of a decidedly good fairytale romance. She sighed as she noted the dwindling pages; she wiggled her toes, snug inside her fuzzy socks, and balanced the hassle of getting dressed and running to the bookstore against the satisfaction of starting the next novel in the series. The flannel pajama pants rubbed against her leg as if to remind her how she was already comfortable lounging around at home.
At last, she reached the end of the book. Closing it, she tapped the book against her knee while she gazed dreamily at the deluge beyond her window. Sarah glanced back down at the book, caressing its cover. "I wish life were like novels like you," she told the book.
"Granted, though I wish you'd stop talking to inanimate objects." Sarah jumped as Jareth scooped her up, socks, book, flannel pjs and all. Torn between scrambling down and hanging on tighter—his grip seemed perilously loose, considering—Sarah could only blink up at him for a few minutes, long enough for the Goblin King to whisk her away with his usual flair.
"But I—"
Laughing softly, Jareth cut short her argument. "You'd have an awful time having a fairytale love affair Above, Sarah; down here, the 'fairytale' is almost guaranteed."
Oro: One more to go... should be packing for a wedding, but I'm procrastinating; I'm very good at procrastinating. I should make you guys wait for the last one... Nope. Posting in a mo'. What do y'all think about a possible sequel to Dreamer?