BabKits: *crying*

Sarah: what's wrong?

BabKits: my brain hurts!

Jareth: why does your brain hurt?

BabKits: I got back from camping, and had like ten new reviews! i was so happy for everyone reviewing that i set out to write a chapter that was 2,000 words long

Sarah and Jareth: and?

BabKits: it's only 1,353 words :'(

Jareth: why on this green earth would you torturer your brain like that?

BabKits: so you and Sarah could go on a long date.

Jareth and Sarah: ...

Sarah: i guess we kindda have to now

Jareth: yeah *starts towards the door with Sarah*

BabKits: wait! Fred, go with them so they get there and don't cheat.

Fred: okay.


I sunk against the wall, in complete and utter shock of what Jareth had just described. It both scared and terrified the very breath out of me. Scared by the fact that I would probably being going through that soon, more than terrified that someone else had actually gone through something that sounded so awfully horrendous, even more so that that person was most likely Jareth.

Jareth, who was so cool in demeanor; Jareth, who could reorder time and turn the world upside-down with the flick of his wrist; Jareth, who could just stand there and take babies away and not raise a question about how or why he was doing what he was doing.

That man, could be hurt by someone? Who on this green earth could ever do something that cruel that could make that man feel pain?

Someone extremely powerful I guess.

The more that these thoughts spun around in my mind, the more appealing that big bed was looking. It seemed so soft when I was first on it. Maybe if I laid down on it, the ideas would flow better and start making sense.

I got up from my spot on the floor and sat on the bed, it had deep purple pillows, with a soft, fluffy comforter to match. It was so inviting, I lied down on the pillows and felt like I was being dragged into a heavenly bliss. I sighed rolling over and cuddled with one of the pillows. Taking a deep breath, I could tell that this was his bed, it had his wonderful scent. It filled me to the brim with warmth and comfort…

"No!" I sat up right "You can't Sarah, you can't do that." I coached myself "this is what he wants. To make you sleep and forget, to be controlled so you can stay here forever. He probably drugged the bed so you would feel this way." I took deep breaths, and tried to think of something else. Rainbows, Jareth, butterflies, kittens, babies, Jareth, toys, unicorns, love, warmth, Jareth… "Down, girl!" I scolded "Do you really want to stay here the rest of your life and be his Queen?

I pinched the bridge of my nose. Did I? Would it really be that horrible to just stay here with him? There's nothing that great at home to tie me down. There was Tobey, but he was more of a thing I had gotten use to and didn't complain about anymore, true I still loved him more than anything, but…

"I wonder where she is."

Suddenly, a crystal appeared on the bed beside me.

I looked to the left, and then the right. He was nowhere to be seen, but his crystal was.

As careful as if I was playing with a grenade, I rolled the crystal just far enough way from me that I could lay down on the bed and look into it and still not touch it. I should be able to trust by now that Jareth wouldn't let another crystal harm me, but I wasn't taking any chances while he was gone.

Looking into the crystal, I saw Karen, looking exhausted by the sign post with the creepy pointing hands. I almost felt sorry for her, for like a split millisecond of half a moment.

Jareth appeared beside her, "How are you liking the Labyrinth so far, Karen?"

She looked up at him, then off into space as she answered "Honestly, I think it is pointless and absolutely a stupid idea or way to get a person back and I've hated it since the moment you brought me here."

I noticed Jareth seemed to secretly wince at every bad word about his Labyrinth.

He knelt beside her "are you thinking of giving up on Sarah?" he asked.

She sighed "I can't, her father would be angry if he saw his precious daughter missing."

His lips turned up at the corners, "What if I could make him forget all about Sarah?" he bent in to whisper to her "Think about it, with her out of the picture, you would have him all to yourself. He could focus on you and your child you two share, never again to worry about a temperamental teenager until it's your baby. You two could take all the time in the world on your dates together, not worrying about a shifty teenager taking care of your baby—"

I threw the crystal against the wall before I could hear Jareth udder another word of wondrous things Karen could do without me in her life. Did he really want me that badly that he had to brain wash her? God, why can't I have a say in the matter of my own life?

Was he really brain washing her? If anything Jareth told me was true about the Unwanted mark, then she must have been having these thoughts before hand…Or maybe he had placed them there in the first place…

"Screw it!" I flopped down on the bed. "I'm going to sleep, and not thinking about this. And if I wake up and I'm doomed to live here forever as his slave, then I'll deal with it then… Grrr." I rolled over and tried to sleep.

After a few moments "I wonder where Hoggle and the gang are."

I looked around, no crystal.

"Now that's jealousy right there." I said to nothing in particular.

Sleep was avoiding me, and I didn't like it. I rolled off the bed, and started walking around the room, seeing all there was to see about it.

There wasn't much.

A small, waist high dresser sat on the wall opposite the bed. There was a desk with lots of papers, quills, ink wells and all kinds of things of that nature. There was a window, and that was it. I felt a bit depressed at the fact there was no door.

"That man just doesn't like doors." I mumbled walking towards the window "Lets see if there's anything interesting out you."

The view was amazing! I could see for miles in all directions. There were many changes in the Labyrinth; you could almost see when and where it would change. "What in the world is that?" I leaned a little further out the window, then started loosing my balance "Shit!"

An arm suddenly wrapped around my waist, pulling me back into the room.

And into a chest.

"You should be more careful." He whispered in my ear "I can't have my queen killing herself." Before I could think of a reply, he started kissing my neck. It sent delightful little shivers down my spine.

"Jareth," I said a little breathlessly, but he took my chin in his free hand and tilted my head so he could get a better angle at my neck. This felt so good. He slowly went back and forth between my neck and shoulder, lingering in some places longer than others and occasionally nipping. I felt a little awkward just standing there doing nothing.

He must have sensed this. Without missing a beat, he removed his free hand from my chin, and guided my arm so it snaked around his neck and rested behind his head. Every muscle in my body was tense from pure pleasure and I couldn't help but press closer to him as he continued to work his magic on me, just the sound of him and my uneven breathing was making me feel like I was on cloud nine.

No, this isn't right.

How isn't this right?

Remember what he said to Karen?

But that's then, and this is—he hit a sweet spot—now.

This is all part of his game! Do you really want to loose to him?

If this is loosing, I like it.

He's hurting you! If this is what he's like during the game, he might be the complete opposite if and when he wins. You could end up his slave or worse, his bitch.

But I like this, I never get this from anyone!

Just trust me, stop this before it's to late Sarah!

Okay.


BabKits: that was all the brain juice I could squeeze out of my head. I didn't reread the last yummy part, but let me tell you, that was the hardest part of the chapter to write. before i go take a well deserved bath, shout out time :)

TarahW, Aisling 66 (a good cookie), BlackMasterDryne (glad the UW touched you so),xXShadow-Wolf13Xx, lolgirl (think about cuting down on the reviews, i love you so frickin much for so many, but i think u might have an addiction XD), SiraaDemented, and wishfulliving89.

BabKits: by the way, SiraaDemented and lolgirl, if you're reading you two are reviewer #30 and #40 :) you can either find a way to contact me or give your title up to the next person by your review that has a profile. i would really like you to consider getting an account though XD.

BabKits: polls will be done next chapter, my brain needs a rest, and Jareth and Sarah are still gone and it's no fun without their reactions :) i hope you all liked my mental suicide!

*please leave a contribution in the little box on your way out, it pays for the mental recovery fee after the mental suicide XD*