Author's Note:
Updated a bit later than I would have liked, but here's an update all the same! Don't expect another one until Wednesday at the latest, since I have performances all weekend. Just bare with me, people!
Dancing with Danger
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: You just HAVE to make me say it, don't you? Gah...
Sarah groaned as the invading sunlight poured through the open curtains gleaming in her eyes, she forgot to close them the previous night. She was about to pull the blanket over her head when she noticed it was stuck. Looking behind her, she saw Jareth, who was asleep on the blanket, his arm lightly draped over her waist. Smiling to herself she turned over and scooted further into his arms, lifting her hand up and lightly twirling her fingers in his hair. He woke up a few minutes later, and yawned.
"Morning, birthday girl", he said, giving her a light kiss. He began to sit up.
"Morning, Jareth", she replied, yawning, and then turning over, attempting to go back to sleep. Jareth laughed, "Just what do you think you're doing?" He tickled her and she squealed, turning back over.
"Going back to sleep...", she muttered sleepily with her eyes closed and pulled him back down, resting her head on his arm, and clutching his body closer to her.
He chuckled, and scooped her up, planting dozens of kisses all over her face, "You are adorable, you know that?"
"I try," Sarah grinned. Jareth tossed the blanket aside and got out of bed and waved his hand, reappearing in black tights, those boots of his, and a blue poets shirt. Sarah pouted an adorable fake pout, "Oh, all right, you win!" she got out of bed and walked over to him and jumped on him, wrapping her legs around his waist and began assaulting him with kisses. He almost lost his balance, but managed to stand up and he set her down after a while. Stunned, he asked, "And just what was that for?"
She shrugged, "I don't know...just felt like it." Sarah smiled, and walked out of the room down the hall, walking to the bathroom to take a shower. Just long enough for Jareth to call the very people he's planned for weeks to call.
He conjoured a crystal, "Hedgepoggle?"
The image of an extremely annoyed dwarf appeared in it's depths, glaring at it's King, "You know very well what my name is."
"I know, Hoggle", Jareth said, tilting his head and smiling innocently, "But it's just so fun to see you get all mad at me", he was barely able to contain not laughing at the look on his face.
"Right, so, everything is all set, yes?" Jareth asked.
"Right. I've already rounded up the gang, we'll be there, just give me the signal when you're ready." Hoggle said.
"Perfect. Well done, Hoggle, I shall see you very soon." He banished the crystal before he could see the slight smile on Hoggle's face as the result of Jareth calling him by the proper name.
Jareth's plan for Sarah's birthday was to bring her old friends up. True, he didn't have enough magic to bring them up, actually, he didn't really have enough magic to do anything, but his wonderful friend Diamond had offered to use up her magic to transport them to the Aboveground and back. (She can't take Jareth back with them because there are two seperate portals that lead to the Aboveground, one of which Jareth uses, and the other for his inhabitants.) The magic only lasted an hour and a half before they had to return
Sarah stepped out of the shower and dried off, ever curious of what Jareth could possibly be planning. Rushing downstairs, she went to say hi to her father and stepmother before they went to work. Yes, they work on Sundays.
Richard Williams was waiting at the foot of the stairs for her, with Karen standing close by. She ran down the steps and gave him a big hug, "Happy Birthday Sarah", he said, almost choking her with his hug before he pulled her away, and looked at her up and down. He shook his head softly, as if not believing she was there, "My little girl is all grown up now..."
She smiled, "I guess I am." She accepted another hug from Karen.
"I'm sorry we have to work...Karen and I will be back home around three, then we can spend some time together", he said, kissing her cheek.
"Aww, thats ok. Jareth is coming over later, we're just going to hang out around here, I'm sure Toby can keep us busy." Sarah said, winking.
"Well, don't have too much fun! See you when we get home, honey", Karen hugged her stepdaughter one last time, and the both of them finally left.
Almost yelping for joy that they left, she ran back upstairs into her room. She saw Jareth at her vanity, looking at the door, waiting for her to return. Toby was also with him, a big grin on his face, apparently knowing the surprise. Jareth smiled, "I have a surprise for you..."
Grinning, she asked, "What is it?"
"Close your eyes..."
As opposed to a blindfold, Jareth walked up behind Sarah and placed his hands over her eyes. He took one hand away and left his other hand to shield her eyes, and he made a crystal and whispered, "Now..." into it, so low Sarah couldn't hear.
"All right, Sarah, ready?", he asked her.
She could barely speak she was so excited, so she mearly nodded enthusiastically.
"One...two...three...", and Jareth lifted his hands, and she almost screamed.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SARAH!"
Inside her room, were the same exact creatures that accompanied Sarah in her room after she won the Labyrinth. Fierys, goblins, the Wise Man, the Junk Lady, and more. But the three she most cared about were the ones who had been with her thick and thin. Those three friends were Ludo, Sir Didymus with his valiant canine steed, Ambrocious, and of course, Hoggle.
Ludo walked over slowly and gave her a big bear hug, "Sawah birthday."
Hugging the big gentle creature back, she smiled big, "That's right, Ludo! I missed you. All of you," she said, leaning down to hug Sir Didymus, and she patted Ambrosious on the head and scratched behind his ears, in turn he almost knocked her over as he jumped on her and began licking her face. Laughing, she managed to calm the excited dog down, and nearly picked Hoggle off the ground hugging him so much. Everyone soom crowded around her and were giving her tiny gifts, and some of the other goblins went over and played with Toby, apparently remembering the young baby he used to be when he was at the castle before.
"Gosh...", she finally managed to say, "I don't know what to say...this is the best birthday gift ever. I've missed all of you so much."
Hoggle chimed in, "It was all Jareth's idea...and his friend helped get us all here."
Sarah looked over, and Jareth was leaning against the door frame, watching her with a smile at her reaction, and next to him stood a tall woman with long, lavander hair, and green eyes, with long, pointy ears. An elf, Sarah imagined.
"Thank you so much..." Sarah made a confused face as to not knowing her name.
"It's Diamond, and you're welcome. I've heard so much about you from Jareth, I feel like I know you already. Now, go on, get re-aquainted, have some fun, my magic can only last another hour and ten minutes!"
Sarah walked over to Jareth and kissed him, "Thank you, Jareth..." then she went back over to the crowd, and began accepting gifts and exchanging names with various creatures.
"And then Cinderella sat on a chair, and a man came over with the glass slipper on the pillow. She held her foot out, and he put the shoe on her tiny foot. It fit like a glove, and was the woman the Prince had been looking for! And she stood up, and embraced her Prince Charming. Then he whisked her away in his arms to the carraige, and they rode off into the sunset, living happily ever after." Sarah finished her story of Cinderella, one of which the goblins asked to hear, since they'd never heard it before. All of the younger goblins (and Toby) sat around and listened, completely fascinated with her story. Once you got past the grotesque appearance, and seemingly stupid minds, they were actually quite intellegent and curious. And the could be adorable if they wanted to.
Soon, Diamond walked back over to the group, a half sad look on her face, "I'm sorry everyone...my magic is running low, its about time to leave." Everyone groaned in usion, especially Toby in one corner with a goblin, trying to teach it how to use his Gameboy.
"But we were having so much fun!", a Firey chimed in.
"Must we depart from thy maiden? It has been such a gay, marry occasion!"
"Ludo like Sawah."
"Don't worry everyone", Sarah said to all the dissapointed creatures, "In a few months, when Jareth can go home, I'm going back to live with him. Then I can tell you stories all the time, ok?" She pretended to ignore the look of shock, happiness, surprise, and pure joy on the Goblin King's normally brooding face.
"Yay!" they all cheered.
Diamond stepped back in, "All right, time to go..." Sarah said goodbye and hugged each individual creature before they stepped into her mirror and dissapeared. Diamond waited until they all left, and walked over to Sarah, handing her a little box, "Happy Birthday, Sarah, it was a pleasure meeting you.." She smiled softly at her and hugged Jareth lightly, before leaving into the mirror as well. Toby rushed over and gave Sarah a big hug, "I forgot! I need to get you your present...lemme go get it!", he ran downstairs in a frenzy, and Sarah and Jareth just laughed. Sarah opened the box, and inside was a golden headdress, and laced in the intricate swirls were black, greyblue, and green stones. In the centre of the headdress was the same design as Jareth's medallion. She cocked her head, "It's gorgeous..." She placed it on her head, it fit perfectly.
"Fit for a Queen.." he bent his head and kissed her.
"I don't know how you did it, and I don't care. This is the greatest birthday I've ever had. Thank you..." She kissed him again.
Just in the middle of their little teenage-like makeout session, Toby walked in, holdng a piece of paper. He made a face, "Eww! Grown ups are so wierd. You keep doing that!" Jareth laughed, "Oh just wait when you grow up. You'll love it as much as we do..." He dipped her and held her by her back, and kissed her lightly, to prove his point. Toby shook his head.
"Here, Sarah, I drew this last night, it took a long time!" he squealed, a look on his face hoping she'd love it.
It was a stick Sarah, stick Jareth and stick Toby standing in front of the Goblin Castle, all holding hands, with Toby in the middle. Ludo, Hoggle and Sir Didymus was close by. On the bottom of the paper was a little thing that said "From Toby, to Sarah", and the day's date. She smiled, "It's the best picture I've ever gotten! Thanks, kiddo", she hugged him and ruffled his hair. "I'm gonna go watch tv, ok, Sarah?" "All right, Toby, go have fun." The young boy raced downstairs to see what cartoons were on.
"You outdid yourself, Jareth", Sarah was still opening the dozens of little presents left behind by the goblins and her other friends.
He shrugged, "Well, I knew that you hadn't spoken to them in a long time, I thought you'd love it." He looked to the side slightly, as if deep in thought.
"Sarah?" She looked at him.
"Did you really mean what you said back there?", he knew that she knew what he was talking about. He hoped she'd been telling the truth.
"Of course I did, Jareth! I love you, you know that. You thought I'd just let you walk out of my life and leave me? Of course not!", Sarah set down the little toy she'd been tinkering with and walked over and sat in his lap, facing him.
"But what about NDA? I know how much you love dance, and you'd be leaving all of your teachers and friends behind." He was mentally slapping himself for giving her reasons to stay behind, but Jareth only wanted her with him if she wanted it, he wouldn't force her.
She bit her lip, "It will be hard, I've already thought it through. I will, of course, bring my dance shoes, costumes and such with me when I go with you, so I can dance whenever I feel like it. Will I ever be able to visit?"
"Well, if you went to the castle to live as a servant, or an guest, then no, you couldn't. But if under the condition that you married me, my Fae powers will enter your body. Once that happens, you can visit as often, and as long as you like. Royalty does have its benefits every now and then..." Jareth couldn't stop smiling now. She was going to live with him!
Smiling widely, she rested her forhead against his, "Then its settled. I'm never going to leave you again, all right?" Sarah planted a firm kiss on his quivering lips, to seal her promise.
All right! No dancing in this chapter, thats a bit odd. Hope you liked it...
Yes, all of my chapters just ooze pure fluff. Get used to it, its only gonna get worse...XD
Stacy, Goblin Mistress
