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Change For The Better

Chapter 6

Jareth

Jareth and Andy laid in her bed for a good half hour. He felt his body get goose bumps from every little touch.

Jareth's mind began to wander as he stroked her hair gently. Her head lay on his chest, and she had her eyes closed. He could tell she wasn't sleeping by her breathing. They had eaten there dinners, all the while Andy asked what things were and Jareth just smiled and replied.

Jareth started to think about what he knew about Andy and why he as so...attracted to her.

Well, for one, she's beautiful. He thought. He knew there was more. She was...different. He didn't have to yell at her for anything. His kind nature was lasting strangly long and it was unnverving to him. He started to think that he was so pulled by her because she was like Sarah. But then as he got to know her more he realized, they couldn't be more different. And as he watched her he realized she definanitly WASN'T human like Sarah had said.

Then he realized that should have turned him off. But it didn't, she could be a banshee for all he knew, but not knowing just added to the charm.

He wen't over the first day they met in his head.

"Do you not know where you are, precious?"

Andromeda glared sourly.

"No."

"You're in Underground. "

"Bull shit."

He figured it out, he knew why she was so appealing, she wasn't afraid of him. And he liked it.

"Jareth? Hello? Earth to Jareth? Did you go brain dead or something?" He looked down at his chest where she was looking up at him.

"What?"

She smiled and burrowed her head back into his chest.

"You were zoning out for like ten minutes." She looked back up at him. "Are you all right?" Concern lined the edges of her eyes.

"I'm perfect." He smiled down at her and kissed her forehead. She grinned and burrowed into his chest once again.

"Andy?"

"What?"

"How did your parent's die?" He asked softly and began stroking her hair again.

She was silent for a long time.

"They were in a car crash in another state, for a business trip." Jareth didn't understand half the sentence, but he pretended like he did, as to not inconveinence her. He felt stupid not knowing but she didn't need to know that.

"I'm sorry." He said trying to sound sympathetic, but he had never had to be sympathetic in his entire life and he was pretty sure he was doing it wrong.

"Eh, S'alright."

"What were there names?" She looked up at him confused.

"Why?" He smiled softly.

"Just curious."

She turned away and thought for a moment.

"My mom's name was Tonitia Samantha Williams, my dad's name was-" Then she suddenly burst out laughing.

"What's so funny?"

"My dad's name was Jareth Hoggle Williams, I guess I know why my Grandma named my dad that."

This knowledge shocked Jareth, had Sarah thought about him after the Labyrinth?

"What about your family?" She asked.

"My dad's a damn fool."

Was Jareth's simple answer.

"You should really spend more time with him." Jareth looked down at her confused.

"I don't understand."

"You know father-son bonding." At this point Andy sat up to face him and look him in the eyes.

"I'm not understanding."

"You can't tell me you've never spent time with your father."

Jareth looked at her blankly.

"Jareth, your kidding." This statement made him even more confused.

"I do not kid." He said seriously. "We Faes are bred for royalty, not love, I've been appointed The Goblin King ever since I was 15, eons ago."

Andy stayed silent for a long time just processing this. Jareth started to worry about her well being, from staring at him so long, it was also making him very VERY uncomfortable.

"Andy?"

"Huh?"

"Are you okay?" She smiled up at him.

"I just realized something."

"What?"

"You wear a lot of glitter."

"What does that have to do with my father?"

She smiled and crawled into his lap.

"Nothing, I just was looking at you and realized it. I also heard from a little birdie, that you use glitter in your transportation." She said, her face was very close to his. And her sweet breath washed over his face.

"So?"

"What is with you and glitter, Jareth?"

"Nothing."

"The Glitter King, I like that."

"Oh, please don't." Jareth groaned looking into her green eyes as she smiled wickedly.

"Jarry the Glitter King."

"You are an annoyance."

"Glitter." She leaned in next to his ear, and brushed her lips against his ear lobe gently. "I like it."

Jareth's breathing stopped altogether. He pulled away from her and smashed his lips into hers in a feverish kiss. He held her face in his hands and felt her gentle laugh tickle his lips. She kissed him back but not with as much force.

He wanted more. He cursed himself for thinking so... improper. He was a gentlemen.

He deepened the kiss, and she just fallowed.

And she pulled away. She looked toward the door from her lying position on the bed that he had pushed her into. He didn't even realize it. He scurryed off the bed and threw on his black jacket.

He stalked to the goblin at the door.

"I'll be back, precious, I sadly have business to attend to."

And he was gone in all his glitter glory.

Andy

As she lay in that same position, unable to move, she breathed deeply. Her palms were sweaty. Her heart was pumping adrenaline into her veins.

His kisses made her wild, and they made her unravel, and lose control. He was amazing. She didn't understand how she could be so moved by him. She had only had one boyfriend in her entire life and he left her for a guy. Even though that really didn't bother cause he wore more dresses then she did.

Slowly, she sat up and put her hand over her rapid beating heart.

She trudged over to the bathroom and began stripping her clothes and take a much need shower. Before she got in the shower she smelt a distinct smell coming off of her shirt, she picked it up and inhaled the sent.

It smelt of burning leaves and something sharp, like peppermint. It smelt just like Jareth.

She dropped the shirt on the floor and sighed.

She was falling, she could feel it. She was falling for him.

She was falling for the Goblin King.

She stepped into the shower and noticed something shimmering fall to the floor. She smiled when she realized it was glitter.

Jarry The Glitter King.

Oh, yeah.

She was definatly falling.

She was falling hard.

Andy had thrown on a pair of shorts and a t-shirt and jumped into bed pulling the covers up to her nose. She had been sleeping for two hours when she was woken by a whispering soft as snow.

"Andromeda, wake up, precious, we need to leave." The whispering voice said softly in her ear. She was compelled to open her eyes. She opened her eyes very slowly and peered through the darkness, her green eyes met mixed ones.

"Jareth? What time is it?" She whispered sitting up slowly, and rubbing sleep from her eyes. He didn't answer her. He had a frown set on his face. Something was wrong she could see it. He was no longer wearing his black jacket but a plain white dress shirt and black stir up pants gray boots reached his knees that matched his gloved hands. He had a sword strapped to his side.

"I apoligize for waking you, but I'm sorry to say we have a bit of a problem." He stood from the side of her bed and held his hand out for her to take. She took it and crawled sluggishly out of bed.

Jareth pulled her out into the hall only stopping to let her yawn and put on her shoes. She was half asleep and a little p-oed he woke her up at one in the morning.

"Jareth, where the hell are we going?" She asked with a bit of a temper in her voice. He pulled off his gloves and took her hand. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Andy recognized this routine. Andy's eyes widened and she ripped her hand out of his roughly.

"Nu uh. No way in hell am I transporting with you again." She stepped away from him as he reached for her again.

"Precious," She recognized the nickname from the first day they met. He called her that when he was irritated. Was he irritated now?

"I will go where ever you want, BUT there is no way I am going to go through a cloud of glitter and motion sickness." She crossed her arms and stuck to her spot.

He growled lowly his eyes rolling.

"Please, Precious, this is very annoying, we need to go and we need to go now." He made a jump for her arm but she moved.

"Jareth, can't we just go another way? Please?" She asked not wanting to anger him.

He groaned. Pinched the bridge of his nose. He hesitated then nodded.

He grabbed her hand again only this time she didn't pull away. He stuffed his gloves in his pocket.

"He's going to be very angry with me if we aren't there soon." He mumbled. Andy hid her triumphant smile as he pulled her down a corridor.

Andy and Jareth stood outside the castle. Andy could see the cogs in his head working as he contemplated wether to go through the Goblin City or not.

"Oh my god, here I'll pick for you." Andy growled agitated with Jareth's pokiness. She tried pulling him they way she wanted.

He didn't move.

"Andy, stop." She turned and looked at him. Jareth had a crystal held to his lips, he was deep in thought. He reached his hand out with out looking at her. She couldn't help but oblidge and take his in hers. He blew on the crystal and it turned into a blue haze. He pulled her through it and when they came out on the other side they were in a large stone room with a large hearth and a very long conference table with plush chairs.

People sat in the chairs. Jareth let go of Andy's hand and went to the empty seat waiting for him.

Andy gulped and looked around at the people staring at her. They were all Fae, obviously. She recognized the man at the head of the table but could not place him. Andy felt naked in the middle of the room, she was all to aware that her shorts didn't touch mid thigh.

She glanced at Jareth who was watching her intently worry touching his eyes.

"Miss, Andromeda Hera Williams," Andy looked up at the man at the head of the table. He had blond curly hair and a blonde beard. He held a peice of paper in his hands and reading glasses sat perched on his nose.

"Yes?" Andy's voice came out as a squeak. She was aware of her damp hair on her back soaking through her shirt. She began to shiver.

"The Council, understands that you have been requested to live in Underground for the the next three months by your Grandmother, Sarah Cathrine Williams, is this correct?" He asked looking at her over his glasses.

She nodded. "Yes."

"Could you tell us why, your grandmother wishes to have you live here, please?" He smiled slowly, seeing that she was very nervous.

"Um, well, It's a story that could take eons." She said shuffling on her feet trying not to shiver.

They man leaned back and put his feet up on the table with his hands behind his head. Just the way Jareth did.

"We have time."

Andy took this moment to take up a chair and curl her knees to her face.

"Well, then ladies and gents, I sugest you get comfortable and pick out a snack." She said charmingly. She watched Jareth slap his forehead at her antics. Some of the people chuckled others smiled slightly.

"It actually all started 78 years ago, my grandmother, fifteen, was beaten down by taking care of my Great Uncle Tobias when he was a baby, so The Goblin King," Andy was afraid calling him Jareth would attract curious eyes. He looked up at the mention of his title and gave her a suspicous look saying What are you doing?

"Heard my grandmother's cries and granted her special powers, so she could one day call on the goblins for help. Eventually she did and she had to fight her way through the Labyrinth to get Tobias back. And she defeated the Goblin King. She returned home with Tobias, and all was well, as my grandmother grew she realized that The Goblin King wasn't as heartless as she had thought, so she shared the story with her child, my father Jareth Hoggle Williams, and then to me. As I got older I had never stopped loving the story of the Underground. I have only ever had one friend when I was 11. People never understood me, I was always alone," Andy started to choke up as she relived her lonely childhood in her mind. She noticed Jareth's eyes on her face, but she was afraid of what she would find in those enchanting eyes.

"Three weeks ago, my parents died, leaving just me and my grandmother. My grandmother is very old and is most likely to...m-move on soon, I was supposed to go stay with my Great Uncle Tobias, but do to his recent induction into the asylum, he's not aloud out till I'm twenty five." She looked at Jareth who was wide eyes looking at her as if she swallowed a snake. This was obviously a shock.

"My grandmother didn't know what else to do, like I said she is very old and thought The Goblin King to be trust worthy enough to keep me in his castle till my eighteenth birthday when I am legally and adult in the the Upperworld." Andy finished. She was staring down at her shaking hands.

The Council members all but Jareth began mumbling to one another.

"But you are human, she can not stay here or she will be trapped fore-" A Fae said watching her.

Jareth stood.

"I have evidence that she is not quite human, maybe half, at the most." The man at the head of the table looked at Jareth.

"And what creature is this girl?" He asked. Jareth frowned.

"Well, I haven't quite figured it out. But she can do things I have not seen any other human do before. If you look at her you can see her body structure is almost Elfish, but her eyes are unknown."

Andy wondered what was wrong with her eyes. The High Kind looked at her eyes also and nodded.

"They are certaintly inhuman, I will admit." He sighed and thought for a minute.

"I will allow you two weeks, to figure out watch this child is, until then she is not allowed out of your castle, Jareth." Andy couldn't help but scowl at how her being like a dog was put.

Jareth nodded. He glanced at Andy. Everyone stood up and vanished. Now, it was just The High King, Jareth and her. Jareth strided over to her and noticed her shivering. He conjured up a long cloak that she noticed to be his. He slung it over her shoulders and leaned down to kiss her forehead, stopped and went for her ear instead.

"We'll talk later, Precious." He whispered into her ear. He straightened as the High King strode over to them.

"Jareth."

"Father."

And that's when it clicked in Andy's head that this was The High King, Jareth's father. The so called Damn Fool. She stood.

She stuck out her hand.

"It's nice to meet you, sir." Jareth rolled his eyes at her. The High King smiled.

"I believe we were not properly introduced, If I recall you were leaned over my waste basket." She blushed. He took her hand and shook it.

"I am not sure that three weeks will last, the other council members are not happy, I can not restrain, most of them. Quite frankly, my dear, they think you should not live here even if you are Undergrounder, half breeds aren't the most liked creatures." He said thoughtfully, not picking up on halfbreed being inulting to Andy.

"Well, I bid you a good night." And he vanished.

It was silence between Andy and Jareth, seeing as they were the only ones in the room.

"I hate court."

SO THAT WAS CHAPTER SIX! YEAH! I HOPE YOU LIKED!

-Annie