"No need. I'm already here" A haughty, arrogant, slightly angry voice came from the doorway. Standing there was a tall man, with whispy blonde hair and two different coloured eyes, one blue and one brown, clad in tight, black pants, shiny black boots and a flowing, open poets shirt that contrasted with his skin, making it look almost translucent. Around his neck was a gold amulet in the shape of horns. Some people trembled at the sight of it.
"And I heard everything you just said." He looked pointedly at Caius. "And may I just say, I am extremely disappointed in your… decision making skills." He glared at the trio. "What do you have to say for yourselves?"
"Your majesty, we were-" Aro was cut off by the king.
"It was a rhetorical Question, Aro." The King looked around the room. His gaze softened as it fell upon the girl in question. He walked towards her and knelt down.
"Sarah, is it?"
"Y-y-y-yes" she stuttered, understandably afraid of his intimidating personage.
"There is no need to be afraid little one. I won't hurt you and I won't let the bloodsuckers hurt you, either." Aro couldn't help but notice how Jareth emphasized the word Bloodsuckers. He hissed. He swiftly received a glare from the Goblin King. He mumbled an apology. The glare didn't soften. Jareth turned his attention back to Sarah. He had already formed a strange attachment to the girl, which was unusual, even for the Goblin King, who's line of work consisted of taking away unwanted children, and if not occupied with that, looking after goblins, who had the mental capacity of 3-year-olds at the best of times.
"What are you?" The girl asked, startling them all with the frankness of the question. Jareth Smiled. "I am a Fae. A Royal Fae to be precise. But I won't bore you with Technicalities. These Despicable excuses of creatures are Vampires." He watched as her eyes grew wide.
"Coool! So do have magical powers and stuff! If you do can I see? Please!!!!" She started jumping up and down. Jareth laughred. The assembly of Vampires looked at him with amazement. None of them had ever heard the Goblin King laugh before. But then again, he did love children and well, with the Fae, anything was possible.
"Yes and maybe. Not now though. We have to figure out what we're going to do with you." He tapped the tip of her nose with his finger. She giggled. He stood up and took her hand in his own. They walked over to the trio. Jareth sighed.
"Well, you know I can't take her undergound. She's too old to turn and too young to keep."
"You can't be serious!! She's 5!! What do you mean too old to turn?" Caius bellowed.
"Remember to whom you are speaking" the Goblin king hissed. "And 4 is the cut off date. Don't blame me. I didn't make the rule."
"But you're King! Change it!!!" Caius retorted.
"I could but it would take years of meetings and I really can't be bothered." Jareth shrugged.
"Well she can't stay here." Aro exclaimed.
"Of Course not!! I don't want endanger the child, you idiot! Hmmmm. What about those Cullen People you're always ranting about. Would they have her?"
Aro looked taken aback. He quickly shook it off and thought about the Fae's suggestion.
"You know, I think they would!! I'll go and call them!!!" Aro instantly brightened up at the prospect of getting to use the phone. The other two groaned.
"Here we go again. This might take a while." Marcus sighed.
"What do you mean might? I better tell Giana to call them for him" Caius snapped. With that the trio followed a very gay Aro into the lobby. Sarah giggled again.
"They're funny." She observed. Jareth smiled.
"That they are, little one, that they are." He looked once again around the room.
"Clean up this mess!" He barked. With that he lead the girl through the hallway and into the lobby where Aro was eagerly talking on the phone.
"…Yes…about 5…Jareth…Yes, I know he's the Goblin King…Too old to turn… Yes I said 5…Yes it's a stupid rule…Sarah…You Can!….You will?….Excellent!!! I'll see you soon… Thankyou… Good Bye!" Aro was positively Giddy.
"They said they would love to have her and that they are boarding the next plane to Italy!" He exclaimed.
"They will be here tomorrow!!!"
"Excellent! I will, of course, be staying here until they arrive." The Haughty exterior was back.
"Y-y-yes, of course your Highness. A room will be prepared momentarily. And the Girl?"
"Will stay with me. I will not allow your leaches to have any more contact than absolutely necessary." He said in a no nonsense tone.
"Yes Sire" Aro said. "Demetri, Take his highness To his room."
"Yes Master. This way sire." Demetri said respectfully, but glared at the girl. Jareth looked down and saw that the girl was struggling to stay in the conscious world. He picked her up and cradled her to his chest. She fell asleep almost instantly.
***The Next Day***
Once again Sarah found herself in the big room surrounded by vampires. Except this time she had Jareth to protect her. He had been keeping her amused by showing her little tricks he preformed with his crystal magic. A messenger Vampire came into the room, bowed before the trio and announced in a trembling voice that Carlisle Cullen and family had arrived.
"Fantabulous!!" exclaimed Aro. "Send them in." Jareth looked at him.
"Fantabulous?"
"What? No good?" Jareth shook his head. Aro looked disappointed. Sarah laughed but quickly stopped after Caius glared at her. This received a growl from Jareth. Sarah hid behind Jareth's leg. He held her hand again and looked towards the door. In walked a group of 5 strange looking vampires, all of which had golden eyes instead of the traditional red.
"Ah! My dear Cullens!! But what is this? Carlisle, this is surely this is not all of you?" Aro proclaimed.
"Hello Aro" The blonde Vampire, obviously the leader, said wearily. "Esme, Jasper and Rosalie send their apologies that they could not come. They preferred to stay at home, keep up appearances and all that."
"I understand completely. Hello Alice, Emmett, Edward, Bella. How are you?"
"Good thankyou Aro," They all said in a chorus. A Petite Pixie looking creature was bouncing up and down.
"Can we meet her? Please!!!" she was obviously very excitable.
"Calm down Alice!!" The other female reprimanded. "You'll scare her to death!
"Awwww. Bella!!!" Alice whned.
"She's Right Alice. Please calm down." Carlisle said in a patient voice.
"Just take the girl and leave." Caius said bitterly. This earned another growl from Jareth. The family turned their heads to look at him.
"Wow. You really are the Goblin King!! So Cool!!!" Alice was jumping up and down even more.
"That's what Sarah said when she met him." Marcus laughed.
"He does Magic and everything!!!" Sarah proclaimed, her head sticking out from around Jareth's leg. Alice looked at her.
"Awwwww! She's soooooo Cute!" She squealed. Sarah clung to Jareth tighter.
"It's O.k." He soothed the scared child. "She won't hurt you. She's just overly excitable."
"It's not her. It's him." Sarah pointed to a huge, muscly vampire. He was like the human equivalent of the tremendous hulk.
"Emmett? He wouldn't hurt a fly. A grizzly bear maybe, But not a fly. And definitely not a human." Bella snickered.
"But he reminds me of D-d-daddy." Her lower lip trembled. The Cullens looked at each other, confused. They looked at Edward.
"No good looking at me. I can't read her mind."
Aro laughed. "Don't worry. None of our powers work on her."
Jareth knelt down and looked at the child.
"Sarah, sweetie, look at me. You are safe. No one is going to hurt you. I promise."
She nodded.
"I'm safe." She repeated. She walked over to Alice.
"You're pretty." Alice smiled.
"So are you! I can't wait to take you shopping!!!"
"Shopping?! Yay!! Karen never took me shopping." The little girl was almost mimicking Alice, jumping up and down. The rest of the family groaned.
"Not another one. Alice is bad enough!" Emmett groaned particularly loudly. He was silenced by a glare from Alice. Carlisle cleared his throat.
"I'm sorry to be a party killer but we have a plane to catch. He and the rest of the Family, Barr Alice left the room. Sarah looked at Jareth. He produced a crystal and gave it to her.
"See this? This is your very own magic crystal. If you ever need me look in to this and say my name and I will come to you, no matter what I'm doing. I will always watch over you." He whispered to her. She took the crystal and hugged him.
"Thank you." She whispered back. "I'll miss you." She let go and took Alice's hand. They walked out of the room and joined the other Cullens.
Next up, Sarah meets the rest of the Cullens and settles into her new Home! Don't worry, Jareth will be in it again SORRY it was OOC but it will improve. I don't really know how to write from a 5 year old's point of view. Please review!!! It gets me high!!!
