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This chapter was written by: Epic Failing Again
Chapter Eight
A few days later found Sarah in a crimson gown with thin edges and a gold belt around her waist with Jareth in the throne room. "Jareth,"
Sarah said, walking up to him.
"Yes?" he asked.
"What about Toby?"
"What about Toby?
"I mean, you can't seriously expect me to just sit here and hope that Toby is alright."
"Sarah. You know I can't just materialize between worlds like I can materialize from here to over there. It takes more energy; energy I don't have because SOMEONE stabbed me with a poisoned knife!"
"Well I'm so sorry! If you hadn't tried to take him maybe neither of us would be in this situation!"
"You asked the child be taken Sarah, I took him," Jareth said logically. He was clearly trying to calm her down, but she was in no mood to be calm.
"That doesn't mean wrestle him out of my hands and then drop him somewhere between Earth and here!"
"If you hadn't fought so hard both of you would be home right now and I wouldn't be dying of blood loss."
"I'm sorry if I have the instinct to protect my brother from you!" Sarah yelled. Her anger was nearly reaching a boiling point.
"Oh, suddenly now you have a heart for your brother!" Jareth was angry. Sarah could read it on his face, but she didn't care.
"It's not my fault if you don't have a heart! You know what?" Sarah asked. She was far beyond a point of anyone being able to stop her and calm her down. "I know why Iris died. She died because you're so goddamn heartless!"
Everyone goblin and human froze. The tension in the air was almost tangible. Sarah could feel it creep up from the stones and wrapped around her legs, ankles, freezing her in place as Jareth stared at her with icy blue eyes and a deadly glance. If looks could kill, everyone within a five mile radius would have suddenly dropped dead. Without warning, Jareth grabbed Sarah by the collar and slammed her into the stone wall, smacking her head so hard she could feel the blood dripping down the back of her neck, staining her dress. Sarah gasped in pain and fear at Jareth's face, inches from her own.
Sarah was afraid he was going to snap her neck or tear off her head in anger. He was breathing hard and fast. Painfully slowly, Sarah watched his eyes regain a fraction of the dark blue they usually were. After several more tense seconds, Jareth released and stalked away, all the goblins making a path for him as he disappeared from view. Once he was out of the room, Sarah turned and ran back to her room not caring who saw her and doubting that anyone would see the blood dripping down her neck and back with the color of the dress.
She ran in her room and slammed the door, staring at the painting of Iris on the wall. Sometimes I envy you," she said to the blonde girl. "But I've got to save my brother first." She turned back around.
"Gremlin?" she called softly. She couldn't hold it in any longer. She burst into tears.
"Right here," the gremlin said calmly, standing next to the bed. His expression changed from cheerful to shock when he saw her sitting there, sobbing. One hand over her eyes and one holding the back of her head. "What happened?"
"J-J-Jareth," Sarah replied.
"What did he do?"
"M-m-my h-head," she whispered, pulling her blood-soaked hand away from the wound.
"Let me see," he said. The gremlin walked over to a chest of drawers and pulled out a white towel from inside. "Here, hold this to the wound. It should stop bleeding pretty soon. It doesn't look too deep. "What happened?" He asked again. He sounded genuinely concerned.
"Jareth and I got into a fight about my little brother. Jareth slammed me into a wall out of anger."
"I told you before, Jareth's a heartless bastard. How you got to be affiliated with him I'll never know."
"I wished my brother would be taken away by the goblin king. I didn't really think he existed, but the next thing you know, I'm here and Toby's gone forever. I mean, when you read a fairytale book, you don't seriously expect it to come true."
"Completely understandable," the gremlin replied patting her on the back. "By the way your dress is soaked, and you're slowly soaking the bed sheet too."
"Guess this room has two women's blood in it now," Sarah said weakly. The gremlin gave a half-hearted laugh.
"There you go, Sarah, back to your old self. You'll be alright. Just don't let Jareth or any of his little 'assistants' bring you down."
"Thanks. You're a good friend." She gave the gremlin a hug.
"I'm always here for you. Just call," the gremlin replied and disappeared again.
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