Disclaimer: I do not own Jareth, Sarah, or any Labyrinth characters or places. I do own all of my own characters including Cleo, Riley, Carmen, Samuel, Honou, Ryuu, Washi, Taka, Ikkakujuu, Toroku, Kaigan, and any others I think of along the way. (Whew, long list)
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Heal Me, Hurt Me
Chapter 3
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Sarah looked at the centaur in amazement and several things rung through her mind.
Is this the girl that makes agreements with the horses?
No wonder she can speak to horses…
Damn. I was so mean to the Goblin King and all he was doing was showing me that she was here…
In the several seconds it took her to think of these the centaur had backed up a few feet.
She was female, long navy locks falling around her elbows, bright emerald eyes looking surprised. Her skin was tan, horse part dark navy blue, almost black, hooves the same color. She wore an emerald tube top.
She took another step back and Sarah pulled herself from her thoughts.
"You're a centaur!" she blurted out.
The girl gave her a dull look instead of looking frightened and her tail swished. "Really?" she said looking away. "I didn't notice."
"I'm sorry," Sarah mumbled. "It's just. I've never met a centaur before."
The centaur looked at her out of the corner of her eye before trotting over. She bent down looking at Sarah in the eye. Sarah's head came to the girl's shoulder, or just about.
"You're a human," the girl said quietly.
Sarah grinned. "Really? I didn't notice."
The girl looked surprised then let out a laugh that sounded like a whinny. "I like you human. What's your name?"
"Sarah. May I have the pleasure of yours?"
"Cleopatra. Cleo please Miss Sarah. Everyone calls me that." She blinked. "Wait. Sarah of the Labyrinth? Human Sarah that beat King Jareth?"
Sarah nodded. "That's me. I didn't know I was so popular though."
Cleo shrugged. "Basically everyone's heard of the Goblin King being beat at his own game."
"Ah. Easy as pie. He's not that bad."
Cleo snorted. "He made you run through the labyrinth to get your little brother back. I'd say that's bad."
"Yeah well, putting in that perspective he does look like a villain doesn't he."
"Got that right. He's a goblin king. He spends all day around those foul critters. He'd have to pick up some of the traits."
Sarah snorted. "Yeah like bad manners."
"If I'd know you two would only bad mouth me I'd never have let you meet each other." They both jumped and turned looking at Jareth leaning against the fence.
Cleo immediately bowed her head lightly.
Sarah scowled. "And how long have you been standing there?"
"Long enough."
She put her hands on her hips. "It's not nice to eavesdrop."
"It's my castle dear Sarah. I can do whatever I please."
"God! You're so arrogant!"
He smirked. "That's who I am dear Sarah."
"I know! Go away! Now!"
"No."
"I said yes!"
"I said no."
"Yes!"
"No."
"Yes!"
"No."
"Yes!"
Cleo watched this like a tennis match, head going back and forth between the two, the horses doing the same.
"GO-A-WAY!"
"No."
"AUGH!" Sarah tossed her hands into the air and stomped off. "What are you looking at!" she screamed at a few horses in her way who whinnied and sidestepped her.
Jareth smirked after her then turned to Cleo who glanced at him. "Go after her in a few minutes. She'll need to vent." He waved a hand and vanished.
Cleo sighed. "Yes your majesty."
She yawned and linked her arms over her head stretching. She flicked her tail, shifted then turned and trotted after Sarah.
Sarah had made it quite a ways away before she realized she'd been entirely rude to Cleo. She glanced back at the paddock through the wooded path then scowled, remembering who was also back there. Turning back around she continued her mad stomp through the woods.
So deep in thought, she didn't realize she'd made it to the top of a steep hill until she was about to step off it.
She squealed and swung her arms out to catch herself but her momentum carried her forward.
Hands wrapped around her biceps and picked her up off the ground. She shrieked and kicked.
"Sarah!"
She stopped moving and looked over her shoulder, grinning sheepishly. "Sorry Cleo."
Cleo rolled her eyes in good humor and set her carefully next to her. Sarah smiled at her then turned looking out at the sun setting beyond the mountains.
"Wow. It's getting late!" she chirped.
Cleo cocked her head at her. "Have you eaten yet?"
Sarah shrugged and shook her head. "I'm not that hungry."
"How can you not be hungry?"
"I was force fed at my friend's house." Cleo chuckled. "Ooo! Look! A lake!"
Sarah turned and ran down the hill to the edge of the lake.
"Sarah, you are such a child," Cleo said as she slowly made her way next to her as Sarah pulled her sneakers off and splashed in the waters. Sarah giggled and nodded in agreement, turning her face to the sky watching the sky turn black.
It had turned dark before Sarah sighed. "Cleo, do you know about constellations?"
"Yes I do. Why?"
"Can you tell me about them?"
She looked over at Sarah. "Why?"
"Because I find them so fascinating," Sarah replied, eyes gazing over the stars.
Cleo watched her for a moment then nodded and turned back to the sky. "We'll make a deal. You know how to write?"
"Yes."
"Everyday you'll teach me how to write and I'll tell you about constellations. Deal?"
Sarah smiled. "Deal. Sounds like fun."
Cleo smiled back. "Yes it does."
From the darkness Jareth smiled to himself. Finally. They got a friend in each other. Two birds with one stone.
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"Well, I'll see you tomorrow hopefully!" Sarah waved as she headed inside. Cleo waved back. As soon as Sarah was gone, Cleo turned to the trees.
"Your majesty."
Jareth stepped out. "So what do you think of Sarah?"
Cleo smiled. "She's wonderful."
"Oh?"
"She's sweet, never thinks of her own feelings before someone else's…" she glanced at him. "Cept for you."
He rolled his eyes looking around. "We haven't had the best of starts."
"Hm."
"Cleo."
"Yes sir?"
"Don't try to analyze me again."
"Yes sir."
He smirked. "Good night Cleo."
"Good night sir." She turned and galloped into the forest. Jareth turned and created a crystal and disappearing.
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Sarah stretched as she entered her room. She shut the door behind her and turned before letting loose a shriek. She glared at Jareth sitting on her bed, Riley at his side as he scratched the golden Retriever's head. He allowed a smirk to cross his features as she stomped towards him.
"What are you doing in my room!" she shrieked.
He shrugged. "Merely checking up on Riley. The poor dog was looking for some company."
Her eye twitched. "What do you really want?"
He grinned showing fangs and stood. "Remember our bargain dear Sarah?"
She blinked, looking confused now, all traces of anger gone. "Uh… the one… about Carmen?"
"Let's make a deal, hm?"
"What kind of deal?"
"I will take you aboveground so you may bring back your… Carmen."
"And what do I have to do?"
"You must promise not to embarrass me in front of the few council members I have coming over."
"That's it? Done!"
"Sarah… I mean this. No yelling, no arguing. If I tell you to do something you have to do it."
"Yes. That very one."
"What about it?"
"My council members are coming over tomorrow. You are to be polite and respectful, especially towards me. No viciousness, keep your anger hidden, no threats-"
She tossed her hands into the air. "I get it already. A full blown 'how-do-you-do' princess."
He nodded. "You are allowed to view opinions… but not in a way to anger them."
She gave him a dull look. "That's gonna be hard…"
He chuckled lightly. "Sleep well Sarah. I won't be dining with you in the morning unfortunately."
Yes!
"But you will have to dine with me and the council members for dinner tomorrow."
Damn it!
He grinned as if reading her thoughts. "Sleep tight." He walked over to the door and pulled it open before pausing and turning back around. "Oh and make sure you wear something nice tomorrow."
She scowled at him and he laughed before exiting the room.
"Damn Goblin King," she growled.
Riley barked and she turned to him then scratched his head. "Well Riley… what do you say to getting some rest?" He barked again and rolled over, shutting his eyes. She giggled and turned off the light, climbing in next to him.
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Sarah growled to herself as she stalked through the castle. The Goblin King had left an emerald skirt for her to wear, accompanied with a cream colored shirt and a tan vest, a note on top saying 'Wear this today, just in case someone spots you so they don't mistake you for a servant.'
She had grudgingly worn it, but went to give him a piece of her mind… only… she couldn't find him. Her shoulders drooped momentarily as she sighed.
A whinny from the window she was standing next to made her turn only to spot a familiar centaur (the only centaur she knew) standing under a willow tree. She grinned brilliantly and rushed out towards her.
"Cleo!" The young centaur turned to find Sarah waving an arm in her direction, Riley running at her heels.
She smiled as Sarah reached her. "Hello Sarah. Did you sleep well?"
She panted and nodded. "Yeah. Samuel told me that you were out here."
Cleo nodded. "Here I am."
Sarah gave her a dull look then flopped back onto the grass. "It's so nice out today!"
Cleo chuckled. "Many little things please you don't they?"
Sarah giggled and nodded. "Yup. Chocolate, nice days, warm breezes, beautiful sun."
"So rainy days cause you sadness?"
"… I just prefer sunny ones."
"Oh."
They were silent for a few moments before Sarah leapt to her feet. "So where would the Goblin King be? I forgot if he told me last night or not."
"Probably in the meeting room."
"Kay! Thanks!"
"But Sarah! He's probably-" She let her hand drop as the human girl rushed towards the doors. "-in a meeting…" She raised her eyes heavenward and prayed that Jareth was in a good mood when she interrupted.
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Sarah panted as she headed for the meeting room. Just outside it she made herself presentable, running a hand through her loose hair, straightening her clothes then taking a deep breath. She knocked.
"Come in."
She opened the door. "Hey Goblin Ki-" She stopped dead looking around the room. There was more than one person in this room, quite a few actually.
Jareth suddenly walked over next to her. "My friends, this is Miss Sarah Williams, a human who was recently wished away."
One sneered, short greasy black hair falling on his shoulders, dark black eyes glaring at her. "Why not transform her into a goblin."
Jareth's eyes narrowed. "Sir Toroku, if you'd be so kind, even though this is my realm, the Labyrinth controls the rules. Humans that are considered adults are not transformed into goblins."
Toroku snorted and leaned back into his seat.
"Ha! I know her!" They all turned to a flame haired man with golden amber eyes. He grinned brilliantly. "You're the mortal who beat Jareth at his own game!"
Jareth scowled and Sarah bit her lip, trying to hold back her grin. "Yes," she said. "That was me. I didn't know I was so widely known."
He grinned then noticed Jareth's dark glare and looked away innocently.
"Miss Williams," Jareth said and motioned towards the group. "May I present to you some of the lords and ladies of the lands."
He motioned to the first closest to him, sitting on his left. The man had silver white hair pulled into a tight ponytail with bangs falling into his golden eyes. He was watching her quietly, fingers intertwined resting against his mouth. There was a woman on his left, sharp gold eyes watching her, brown hair in a pattern that looked sort of like feathers, fluttering around her features.
"This is Lord Washi eagle and Lady Taka hawk. They rule the realm of birds."
The next one of Washi's left had bright sky blue hair and royal blue eyes, a lazy smile planted on his face as he leaned back in his chair. "This is Lord Kaigan beach of the Western Oceans."
Next to Kaigan was a navy haired sapphire eyed individual who had a sharp look, even sharper than Taka's. His eyes looked aged though his body was that of a young adult. "Lord Ryuu of the Mountain Dragons."
After Ryuu, on the other side of the table, was the red haired man, his mane tied in a loose ponytail with gold eyes. "Lord Honou of the phoenixes."
Next to him was a pale skinned woman, long pin straight white hair falling to her ankles and pale violet eyes. "Lady Ikkakujuu of the Unicorns." She smiled softly to Sarah who bowed her head in return.
After Ikkakujuu was a man with his head in his arms out cold. Jareth rolled his eyes. "Jason!" he barked.
The man sat up straight, arm flinging into the air. "Aye!" He noticed everyone staring at him and sat back, drawing himself up. "I was listening."
Ikkakujuu hid her laughter behind a delicate hand, Taka rolling her eyes, Washi shutting his with a deep sigh. Honou and Kaigan snorted and Ryuu just watched.
"Sarah, this is Jason, lord of the realm of Sun." Jason was friendly looking, long honey brown hair pulled into a low ponytail, bright amber gold eyes, though slightly sleepy, smiling at them.
"And lastly is Toroku, lord of Fog Mountain." Toroku glared slightly.
She bowed politely. "Hello."
"So, Jareth's got you trained to do that already?"
She looked up sharply at Kaigan who laughed. "Yay! She can think for herself!"
Honou sent a smirk his way. "And glare too." A smile spread across her features.
"So Jareth, when's lunch?" Kaigan suddenly asked.
He frowned. "I can see we're not going to get back on topic."
Ikkakujuu suddenly stood and gracefully walked over, taking Sarah's hand. She pulled her towards the other end of the table and sat her in the chair then returned to her seat. "Now we can continue."
Sarah glanced at Jareth who sighed but shrugged.
"As you all know, the high council meeting is in two months."
Sarah tried to hide her confusion. Honou leaned over. "We're only part of the council. Right now, there are several groups of council meeting all over the Underground and in two months every group will show up. Just a regular check up on every land."
"Oh."
"We need to decide which topics to bring up at the meeting," Washi suddenly spoke up.
"Yes. Currently, I have no problems within Goblin City or the Labyrinth. It hasn't come to speak with me for a while so I'm assuming there's nothing wrong."
"My lands are clear," Honou said.
"As are mine," Kaigan agreed.
"The only problem in my lands in that the trolls have been destroying part of Fairy Forest," Ikkakujuu said. "May we bring that up at high council?"
"Not if it's only a few trees," Toroku scoffed.
Ikkakujuu's eyes flashed. "A few trees a month can mean 20 percent of the forest in two years Lord Toroku. In a decade, Fairy Forest may be gone if we don't start arguing now. That would leave all of its inhabitants homeless."
"A very good point Lady Ikkakujuu," Jason stated. "That shall definitely have to come up. Maybe the trolls will make a bargain with you."
"Why do they need trees anyway?" Honou asked.
"They're trying to create a dam," Taka spoke up. "They need it to create pool for them to catch fish since their underground meat supply is probably drying up."
"Ah…"
"So, does anyone else have a topic needed to bring up at high council?" Jareth asked. "Ryuu?" The man shook his head. "Toroku?" He also shook his head.
"So the trolls are cutting down Fairy Forest. We need to bargain with them about how many they cut down." When no one said anything he nodded. "All right." He stood. "Meeting adjourned."
"Yay!" Honou cried and leapt to his feet. "Lunch!"
Kaigan and Jason also leapt to their feet throwing their arms out. Ikkakujuu and Sarah giggled also getting to their feet but not as quickly.
Taka rolled her eyes. "You two are so immature," she stated.
"Well we're also hungry," Jason pouted.
"Jareth, would you go check up on lunch?" Honou asked politely.
He gave him a dull look then glanced at Sarah who blinked. "All right. No bloodshed," he ordered.
"Now why would we do a thing like that?" Jason asked.
"Yeah. Blood is yucky and disgusting and gross!" Honou chirped.
Jareth rolled his eyes, turned and exited the room.
As soon as he was gone, silence filled the room. Sarah looked around nervously.
Toroku stood and walked over to Sarah. Standing above her she took an uneasy step back away from him. "So, you're Jareth's new pet," he smirked.
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To all readers and reviewers of Heal Me, Hurt Me,
Sorry it's been so long since an update. I've been busy, busy, busy. I was going to update on Thanksgiving but I updated all of my Inuyasha stories instead since this chapter wasn't finished yet. I was kinda at a writer's block.
I had wanted to reach Christmas in this story by Christmas time but that's like forever chapters away. I'll continue working on it though.
Thanx to all my reviewers. Whoo hoo! Up to 19! I LUV you guys! (hugglez all)
CasseeinaMirror – oops. Thanks. Hope your past experience wasn't too bad… Jareth waiting years to get her was because, if he brought her back before she was considered an adult in human years, then she'd be turned into a goblin. If she was an adult, she'd stay a human.
LadyGalriee – yeah. Riley jumping on him was cool. I wish I had bigger dogs (mine are dachshunds) cause I'd sic them on my annoying neighbors. That's be awesome.
Charlie Quill – as you wish!
Lady Everest – yeah. I know it's toxic to them. But it's a fanfic so Riley can have as much as he wants!
Dragoneyes171986 – luv your name. Dragons rock. So here comes Sarah's promise. She's gonna find a loophole in it though. Thanx for the idea. I'll put that in somehow… (starts to plot)
Ahomelesspirate – thanx! Um… embarrassment… hm… (plots)
Angeloneous- thanx for the awesome review! Srry it took so long though…
BatteredChild – yeah. Centaurs are cool.
So next chapter should be coming up soon!... hopefully… before next year… or even Christmas… yeah…
(sighs) Tell my teachers to stop giving homework and I could probably get it done next week!... well we do have a test on Monday sooooo… that means not as much homework! Yay!
Yeah kinda ignore the past two paragraphs due to the incoherent babbleness left over from my sickyness cold.
Oh yeah, I've also got a deviantART website: http/kadasa-mori. if I don't update till after Christmas, have a happy holiday. If do update before Christmas… I'll write greetings then.
Kadasa Mori