Chapter 4
Separate ways
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AN: Alright I'm addicted to writing this story! Nobody is my favorite! Yeah… well I have dibs on the phantom… oh and Read and Review!
The throne room was a large, rectangular room with a pit in the center, right in front of an evil looking throne. In the throne sat Jareth, looking regal as ever and looking down at her.
For her part, Nobody stood solidly. Feet shoulder width apart, shoulders square; jaw set firmly the picture of bravery! "I have completed our bargain and in less than four hours! I demand a two hour head start so that I might get away in case he comes looking for me." Jareth still sat looking at her as though she was intruding.
"What are you speaking of girl? That was not our bargain!" Jareth finally spoke in a rough demanding tone.
A sly smile crept onto Nobody's features "Oh it wasn't?" she began sarcastically pulling a scroll from her pocket. She unrolled it and held it up for inspection "I had a scribe there taking notes for my contract! It's all right here! Yes you will hold him for two hours and you won't discover my secrets!"
Jareth looked stumped. "Fine." He waved his hand dismissively but no where did I say I wouldn't show him where you were when you left! Jareth thought. "Leave then. Be on your way!" Nobody smiled sweetly and then exited the room, sprinting toward the kingdom gates.
"Phantom? Come here." Jareth commanded distractedly. I obeyed grudgingly "She made it."
Relief showed on my face "So I'm free to go?" I asked hopefully.
"No. She has requested I hold you for two more hours so she can get away. She really doesn't want you to meet her." my face fell.
"Or she wants me to follow her." I started to become excited "Perhaps she is trying to arouse my curiosity?" Jareth nodded and pulled out a crystal.
"That's quite possible. She is crafty like that." There was that thoughtful look again! "Here let us follow her progress. She said you can watch her through my crystal so let's see where she goes. When the time comes to release you I will transport you close to her to make it a simple matter for you to find her. I do want to know her secrets as well!"
I gazed once more into the crystal to find she was already to the Labyrinth gates for the garbage ladies had left her alone this time. She works fast! But I had only an hour left to wait before I would be following her! Now I should like to mention also that time moves differently in this world. So if it seems to have been a short or long hour then that is the result of a strange time system. Just so you know.
Now where was I? Oh yes, looking into the crystal! As we watched a black mist began to form, obscuring our view of the strange girl. "Blast the girl! She has some sort of cloaking device!" Jareth said, explaining our now not-so-clear view.
The black mist stayed off for us to just see her enter the west forest and then two things happened, one the mist covered our view of her completely and two the clock chimed, my two hours were up! Simultaneously we leapt from our seats and Jareth transported us to the entrance of the west forest. We ran into the forest together, being as silent as we could trying find her trail.
Eventually we began to see faint boot prints in the mud. Walking alongside the prints we followed them and saw they went out of the woods. "I must stay with my kingdom but you may follow them if you so choose to try and find your champion. I look forward to meeting you next opera ghost!"
I nodded and we parted ways, I to follow my mystery savior's footprints and he to run his kingdom. We would meet again, probably.