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David Bowie played the perfect 'Jareth'.
"If You Wish It"
Her eyes slowly opened and Sarah sat up. The room she was in was very unfamiliar to her. The stone walls were painted burgundy and it was trimmed in a light pink.
The bed was a canopy with pink silk curtains drawn around it and a burgundy silk quilt on this bed. The pillows were softer than any she had felt before and were coated in light pink silk. The stone floor was smoothed down. Sarah was staring at the dark cherry wood dressing table and wardrobe.
Both furniture pieces were elegantly crafted and looked new. Slowly, Sarah stood and stepped over to the dressing table and ran her fingers lightly over the silver brushed and hand mirrors.
"It's all so beautiful" she whispered breathlessly.
A knock on the heavy door startled her and she rushed to see who it was. The Goblin King stood there, looking very handsome in an open-chest ivory poet shirt and dark burgundy breeches with black knee-high leather boots. His hands were covered with black gloves and, as usual, his medallion hung around his neck.
When Sarah finally was able to speak, she blushed at the smirk on Jareth's face.
"Enjoying your stay?" he asked, gazing at her intently.
"I would say 'yes', but I have no recollection of getting here. Could you please explain what happened?" she asked, being very formal. Jareth's smirk only widened.
"When you called me three days ago, you were past to point of exhaustion. Your body could not handle the strain that you put on it without rest. Soon after my arrival, you became unconscious. I thought that it was best if I brought you here, where you would not be bothered." Jareth said smoothly.
Sarah nodded, beginning to remember what had transpired.
"And besides, you said that you wanted to 'live here, where you know things won't hurt you…' Am I correct?" His smile was almost mocking Sarah. But, surprisingly, she was charmed by it, not angered as she once was.
"Yes, you are correct…again. But…" she trailed off, thinking.
"What am I doing? Five years ago, I was terrified of him! Now I'm asking to live in his kingdom…in his castle!"
Suddenly her own voice filled Sarah's mind
"For my will is as strong as yours', and my kingdom is as great…"
Jareth's voice brought her out of the past. "'But', what? Is there anything that you need?"
"Huh? Oh, right. May I please go back to my apartment? I would rather like to get my belongings" Sarah looked up at Jareth.
"Yes, of course, Sarah. You may come and go as you please. Just say 'I wish I was Underground right now' and you shall return here." He turned to leave. "Oh, and if you need me, just say 'I wish I could see the Goblin King right now'. Or just call my name."
He began walking down the hall, leaving Sarah standing in the doorway.
"Wait!" she called before he rounded the corner at the end of the corridor.
He looked back at her. "Yes?" he asked, his voice calm.
"Would…would you like to accompany me?" Sarah asked, blushing slightly.
Jareth stared at her for a second. Then he smiled. "If you wish it"
Sarah nodded, happiness flooding into her.
"Just call when you need me. I will be in my study until then" Jareth bowed and left, his boots clicking with each step.
Sarah walked back into the room, shutting the door behind her. She walked over to the dressing table and sat down.
She began brushing her hair, combing out the mass of brunette locks. She began humming, the tune automatically coming to her. for a moment, she didn't recognize it, but when she did, the words formed.
"There's such a sad love, deep in your eyes, a kind of pale jewel, opened and closed, within your eyes, I'll place the sky, within your eyes…"
Jareth felt her. He felt the happiness within her. He sighed and plopped down on an armchair.
"What am I doing?" he asked aloud.
"Are you falling in love with her again?" he thought to himself.
He closed his eyes wearily, sighing deeply.
"I don't know what I am feeling anymore. Since she left, my world was dark…depressed. Now I feel warm and…and alive" he whispered.
"Well, I am glad you're alive" said a voice behind him.
Jareth jumped and turned to see a tall man with dark brown, wavy hair and mystical eyes standing by the fire place. His eyes, thought they were colored differently, were the same as Jareth's.
"What are you doing here?" asked the Goblin King.
"Can't I stop in to see you, my own son?" asked the man, his voice the same placid tone as Jareth's.
"Alright, I'll rephrase that: Why are you here?" Jareth growled.
The man smiled, trying to contain his laughter. He failed. The room ran out with the joyous sound.
"Have you forgotten?" asked Jareth's father, his mismatched eyes sparkling.
Jareth was becoming impatient, and nothing good ever happened when he was losing his patience.
"Will you just tell me!" he snapped.
Suddenly, emerald green smoke appeared, the air sparkling with glittering dust. Two figures appeared out of the haze.
They were identical, down to eyes colors, and hair length and style.
"Jareth…how are you?" said one of them, the voice very feminine.
"Kera…you…" Jareth began, but was cut off when his younger sister hugged him.
"And Kira…how are the two of you?" asked their father.
"Will everyone just hold on for one second?" Jareth yelled.
Everyone fell silent and looked at the Goblin King.
"Now will someone…kindly…tell me what is going on?" Jareth said through gritted teeth.
"It is for…the ball, of course" Kira said, standing beside his twin. They looked exactly alike, almost mirror images.
"Ball" Jareth thought.
"What ball?"
"This is you one-hundredth year of ruling Underground. It is custom to have a ball then…had you forgotten?" Kera said, a small smile appearing on her face.
"Obviously!" Jareth longed to snap, but he contained himself.
Suddenly he felt warmth flood throughout his body and he felt lightheaded.
"I wish I could see the Goblin King right now"
Jareth felt Sarah call. All three of his family members raised an eye brow and Jareth felt his cheek heat.
"It…It…I have a guest. She is going to live here. And, at this moment, she is calling me. Please, excuse me" Jareth said, before evaporating.
"Well…that went better then expected" said their father, smiling at his two children.
"I wonder…" Kera began.
"…who this girl is?" Kira finished.
"Maybe we should find out?" their father said, a mischievous gleam in his eyes.
Kira and Kera smiled, twin evil grins.
"Sarah…" Jareth said when he reappeared in her chambers.
"Oh! It…it worked" she said, jumping at the sound of his voice.
"Did you doubt yourself?" asked the Goblin King, smirking slightly.
Sarah's smile disappeared and she glanced behind Jareth.
"Ummm…who are they?" she whispered.
Jareth's eyes narrowed; he knew who it was before he even turned around. And, of course, he was right.
"Sarah, I would like to introduce my father, Drake" Jareth pointed to the brunet, "and my younger brother and sister, Kira and Kera," he pointed at the twins.
"I'm Kera," said the twin on the right, "and this is my brother, Kira." She shot Jareth a playful glare.
"Uh…pleased to m-meet you" Sarah stuttered.
"Ah, so this is the Sarah that my son has been pining over for the past five years" Drake said, stepping up to Sarah, taking her hand and kissing it. Jareth glared at him.
"She is so much more beautiful then I expected from Jareth's descriptions" Kira said bowing before Sarah. He too took her hand and pressed his lips to it. Sarah blushed again, her eyes glancing between Jareth, Kira, and Drake.
"Boys, boys! Let the Lady have some breathing room!" Kera said from behind the human wall of men.
Drake and Kira moved aside so Kera could greet Sarah. Jareth just glared at his present family.
"It will be nice to have a woman around here. Give this place a 'woman's touch'." Kera shuffled forward and embraced Sarah.
"Ummm…………it's……it's nice to meet you all" Sarah said, looking at them.
Jareth was looking at the floor, wishing that his family would leave for a moment.
"Well…now that we've met Jareth's love, we'll leave you two alone!" Drake said, smiling at Jareth and Sarah.
"Yes, let's leave the couple alone!" Kera smiled, moving toward the door.
"No, no, no…you've dot it all wrong!" Sarah said, blushing furiously.
"We AREN'T a couple!" Jareth called after them, his own cheeks tinted pink.
Both he and Sarah looked at each other and Sarah smiled.
"You called?" Jareth said, his voice calm once again.
Sarah nodded, looking at the floor. "I, umm, wanted to know if we could go get my things?" she whispered.
"If you wish it, Sarah" Jareth said again, stepping over to her.
Sarah slowly looked up into Jareth's eyes and felt warmth flood through her. He wrapped one arm around her waist and put one hand on her shoulder.
Sarah could never remember a time when she had ever felt so good in a person's arms…so warm…safe…at home.
Jareth and Sarah continued to gaze into each others eyes, and Sarah wondered, "Could I love him? Could he love me?"
His words filled her mind.
"If you wish it"
A/N: Okay, this is probably going to be strange, but Jareth has many siblings, though he is the oldest. Kira dn Kera are twins; Zylea, Zyla, and Zylina are triplets.
Jareth: J-air-eth
Kira: K-eye-ruh
Kera: K-ear-uh
Zylea- Z-eye-lee
Zyla: Z-eye-luh
Zylina: Z-eye-leen-uh
Shi: Sh-eye
I really hope you guys enjoy this!
