Disclaimer: I do not own Jareth, The Labyrinth or Anything I havnt made up. I do own Deborah, Roxy and anyone I have made up.

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"Saskia don't you dare jump...too late!" Deborah half opened her eyes. What she saw took her by surprise. 3 faces were peering her fertivley. She was vaugly aware of a warm object laying on her stomach. She decided it was Saskia. Deborah opened her eyes fully. She identified the faces belonged to Sarah, Lorena, and Delphinia.

Deborah sat up in bed but immediately was knocked back down by an excited attack from Saskia who had only just realized that the girl was indeed awake.

"Ermm...Hi?" Deborah said and smiled weakly, trying to pushed the dogs off of her chest.

"We heard what happened! Are you okay? Is Roxy okay?" Delphinia looked troubled.

"We're fine. Jareth sorted it, it's fine. Why're you all here?" Deborah said sleepily and stroked Roxy who was enjoying the attention. Sarah proceded in taking the sixteen year old by suprise by enveloping her in a suffocating hug.

"Sarah...I do love you but...please...let me go."

"Sarah put the poor girl down." Deborah heard Jareth's velvety voice and Sarah released the girl.

"What time is it?"

"8. You've been aleep for ages. We just thought we'd check on you."

"I fell in a pond. It's hardly car accident stuff."

"I told them it was a bad idea but...they did insist." Deborah froze. She had forgotten Kayden was still here. She glanced at the door. There stood Jareth and Kayden. They were only outlines as the evening sun was streaming in from the large windows in the corridor but she could tell which one was Jareth by the slender figure and all the hair.

Deborah looked around the bed. Delphinia sat at the right of her on chairs she assumed Jareth had produced and was fussing over the dogs. On the other side of the bed sat Sarah closest to Deborah, and Lorena was next to her. She noticed there were two people missing. As soon as the thought crossed her mind, the sound clattering outside in the corridor could be heard. It wasnt long before a small lady that Deborah reconised entered, pushing a metal trolley.

"Emelda!" She exclaimed, tearing her attention from the beautiful Afghan that was postitioned gracefully at the end of the emerald green bed.

"Oh good my lady, you're up, his Majesty asked me to prepare this for you." She pushed the trolley closer and Deborah peered over Sarah's shoulder. On the trolley sat a bowl of soup, a plate of buttered bread and a steaming mug of coffee. Obviously the coffee was Jareths idea as he had moved out of the blinding sunlight and was now smirking at her.

"Do you mind if I leave it to cool off?"

"Of corse you can my dear, how are you feeling?"

"Much better now thank-you." Deborah said glancing for a split second in Jareths direction. She noticed that Kayden had too moved out of the light and was now glaring at both Jareth and Deborah. "Sar' could you pass me the coffee please?"

"Sure." Sarah said, reaching behind her and passing the girl the mug.

"Ta."

Deborah felt slightly akward as everyone was now watching her drink her coffee except Sarah who was staring out of the window. She finished her coffee and set the mug down on the table. "Entertainment over. Back this time next week." She said grinning. Sarah laughed and Jareth frowned obviously not understanding. "Glad someone finds me funny." Deborah mock moaned. Jareth looked slightly hurt and Sarah giggled.

"Joking." She said, aiming it at Jareth. He brightened slightly.

Deborah looked a little closer at him. His head was bowed slightly, his fingers on his chin, giving the impression he was deep in thought. He was staring out of the window now. The light played on his beautiful mismatched eyes. Something was troubling him. She looked at his attire. He had changed since she saw him last out of his white poets shirt into a green one. He wore black breeches and boots of the same colour suddenly something snapped him out of thought.

"Right, come on, give the girl some space. She's had a lot today. As she said, entertainment over." He gave a slight smile as he spoke those words but something told her that he was shooing them out for a reason. Delphinia was the first to rise. She hugged Deborah and left,and the rest left, after making one last fuss over the two dogs. Deborah glared at the back of Kaydens head as he left.

"That was fun." She said in a dull and uninterested voice.

"Wasn't that bad." Jareth said, standing at the balcony windows, looking out at the veiw. Deborah flopped back onto her pillows.

"No. It wasnt for you. I felt like I was about 10, in bed with a cold."

"Roxy was in the water for rather a long time. Wouldn't she have got water in the lungs or hypothermia or something? She seems fine at the moment."

Jareth was sat on Deborah's bed now, his hand on Roxy who had made her way to his lap.
"There is a protector in the lake. Her name is Abella and she contains a certain magic. She is one of my 3 protectors. My 3 protectors are positioned around my land. Abella is one of them. She, obviously, lives in the lake. The other two are Cymbeline, protector of the woods and Eloiny, protector of the Labyrinth. Anyone to be saved by any 1 of those 3 protectors not only is healed, but is also safe from any harm that could come to them within my lands. The reason you got Roxy back was beacause Abella made it so."

Deborah had to shut her mouth again manually. When she finally found something to say she patted the dog and said "Hey Rox, you're blessed." Jareth smiled. She realized her soup was probably getting cold. She pulled a face before sneezing. Loudly. Consequently making Jareth jump back in surprise.

"Goodness...that was...elegant." Deborah said, sniffing. She put the soup back on the little trolley. Jareth looked at her quizzically.

"Not hungry."

"Cold?"

"Now you come to mention it...yeah."

Jareth clicked his fingers and a blanket of pale blue apperated in front of them. Deborah smiled her thanks and wrapped it around her shoulders.

"I have got a cold havn't I?"

He nodded. Deborah groaned and flopped back onto her pillow. "So, the dog's fine but I've got the flu. I weep with happiness."

Jareth chuckled. "You might have to stay - "

"In bed? No way Mr Goblin king. I do not stay in bed."

"But it would do you good!"

"What, getting bored beyond belief and feel like a caged animal? No."

"Suit yourself."

"I will." Deborah grinned and stared at the ceiling. She closed her eyes, feeling drowsy. She was under the impression she was asleep and Jareth soon confirmed that.

"Debs...Deborah!"

"Mmmm, What?"

"Finally!"

Deborah opened her eyes and sat up. Immediately banging her head on Jareth's. "What the bloody hell did you have to get so close for?"

"Lanuage dear." Deborah scowled. "I was merely checking that you wernt dead."

"Do I look dead?"

"It's debatable."

Deborah glowered at him and leaned against the headboard. Roxy was sound asleep at her feet.

Deborah bought her knee's up to her chin. She stared, unseeing, at the bedcovers. She started to rock slightly. She sniffed. Jareth wasnt sure if this was because of her cold or because of something other.

"Hello...ground control...earth to Deborah...FIRE!!" Jareth yelled, deciding that the last resort would be the most effective. It was.

"What! Where, No...I hate you."

Jareth grinned. "Well It got you awake didn't it."

"S'pose"

"I'm going now, things to do. If you do get up, please don't over exert yourself"

"Do I look like I'm going to move very fast. I feel like a bag of - "

"Anyway!" Jareth said, smirking, "Is there anything I could possibly do to make you more comfortable?"

"A life time supply of tissues. It was only a few hours ago I jumped in a freezing cold lake. Why the sudden attack of the cold?"

"Minor illness comes and goes quickly between mortals in this world. It'll go in a couple of days."

"Oh yipee."

"Anything else?" He said, waving a hand. 2 tissue boxes appeared on Deborah's bedside table next to her crystal Jareth had given her.

"Could you pass me the boom box and the CD's please. At least I can have some form of entertainment while I lie here."

Jareth picked up the wireless CD player, along with the mountains of CD's Deborah had neatly stacked in the corner.

As the elegant fae king placed the CD player Deborah thought about how lucky she was that she was friends with such a beautiful man. He stood up and looked at her, no emotion crossed his face. "I've seen David Bowie, crystals and...other means. Just one thing I wanted to ask you. Why him?"

Deborah knew exactly what her answer was going to be. She didn't look at the king that stood beside her. She just kept her eyes straight ahead.

"Escape."

"From what?"

"Everything. People. Places. Memorys." Jareth just stood. Not sure what to say. He decided to change the subject.

"If you need me, you know what to do." He indicated the crystal with an elegant hand. The crystal swirled blue mist. Deborah smiled weakly. She was happiest here, yet she still felt alone. Jareth smiled one of his heart warming smiles.

"Are you likley to eat that?"

Deborah looked at the soup. She didn't even know what it was. She felt guilty she hadn't eaten it when Emelda had done is specially.

"Not really. I'll tell you what I could do with though..."

"No need." Jareth simply clicked his fingers and a mug sat on Deborah's bedside table. She grinned and Jareth winked at her.

"Get well soon Deborah. Emelda might be round later"

"Thanks. Have a nice evening."

"And you. If you can."

"I'll be fine." She said and fake coughed.

Jareth rolled his eyes and left the room, boots clicking until the sound was out of earshot. Deborah reached down and picked up her Heathen CD and put it in the slot. She pressed skip a few times David Bowie's voice filled the air. A song that suited Deborah's mood.

When it finished, Deborah merely wispered 'Everyone says Hi.'

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I know it's short but I've clipped a lot of unnecasarry stuff out from last time.

A little not just to say, I've condensing the chapters so much, that when I actually get up to date with putting up what's in the most recent chapter, it'll be number say 32, because I'll have cut out the equivilent of a chapter over many chapters.

Hope thats understandable, any questions just PM me or reveiw.

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