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Chapter Nine

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Kagome felt herself released from the Goblin King's grip and her mind slowly became unfogged, her breath still coming out in small gasps. She didn't really understand what happened but she knew it was because of the grinning fool in front of her.

His mismatched eyes were looking at her with mixed emotions, and Kagome didn't like it...not one bit.

"Now are you going to explain...what the hell that was." She moved away from him, making sure he couldn't touch her again. She didn't want to like it, but she did. His touch sent thrills through her whole body...it also felt like a warm blanket was around her, and she was safe from everything around her.

It was an unnerving feeling when she thought about it.

Jareth looked at Kagome, knowing she had been told some things by the Labyrinth, but she wasn't from the Underground and didn't know much of the way of life or the creatures there.

"I was confirming our...bond." The Goblin King smirked, "When a Fay, like myself, finds there bonded on skin to skin contact makes the bond known and connects us to one another."

Kagome bit her lip, "...what does ...connecting us...do exactly." She was trying to process this, she knew some of this from what the Labyrinth had said to her...but she didn't know all the information yet.

"We are now going through the bond process... the first touch is acknowledgment...the second starts the bond, and after that, every time we touch our bond intensifies...until we go through with the wedding night of course." He gave her a smirk at that as a blush dusted over Kagome's cheeks.

She knew what he meant by that...he meant sex.

That was so not happening. Nope. Nope with a capital N!

Kagome glared at him, "I may be...your bonded or whatever we are, but I haven't agreed to be anyone's bonded. I haven't' given consent to any of it!" Anger swept through her like lava, her eyes narrowing as she tried to keep her Miko powers at bay.

She was shaking because she was so mad, and Jareth saw it but didn't say anything, "You make think me as your bonded all you want, but I don't agree...I will break this bond and I will win by beating your Labyrinth..." She was going home. She had to go back and finish things with Naraku. She made a promise to her friends and she wasn't going to back down.

The duty she had was something she wasn't going to take lightly, no matter what she was to the Goblin King...and the Labyrinth, she had to finish things in Feudal Era before she made another commitment.

Kagome did feel a connection to him, but she was going to push it to the back of her mind until she won against him and his Labyrinth.

Jareth schooled his face, looking at the woman before him. He wasn't going to let her go, not when he waited so long to have her.

"Then I hope you are up for a fight..." his eyes glowed lightly, "for I am going to fight to keep you here because of that bond..." He gave her an almost feral smirk, "I don't loose when It comes to games...so I hope you enjoy disappointment..."

He then disappeared, leaving Kagome alone, her heart clenching with a mixture of emotions.

She just wanted to go home.

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The Labyrinth had seen the..talk Jareth and Kagome had, she wasn't happy with the outcome. She wanted Kagome to stay.

She wanted things to be happy now that things were finally 'complete'. Her Queen was here, but Kagome didn't want to stay.

She wanted to go back to the Aboveground...something the Labyrinth would make sure didn't happen.

If she left...things wouldn't turn into their true form. The Labyrinth needed Jareth and Kagome's power to make the Goblin Kingdom how it is truly supposed to be.

The Labyrinth gave a sigh as she searched for her Queen, and knew she would have to start throwing things in her path to slow her down so she didn't make it to the Castle on time.

The Labyrinth gave a smirk as she thought of the perfect obstacle.

Things for Kagome just got a lot harder...and she didn't even know the true horrors the Labyrinth could inflict on people.

Yuki Note: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I am happy to finally get it out. I had this just about finished last night...but I sorta fell asleep at my computer before it was done...opps.

Also...I have finally gotten into a couple fandoms that have been on my list for awhile...Percy Jackson and The Olympians...and the Transformers fandoms... XD I finally got into those two fandoms...after putting them off for a long time...and now I have plunnies...Lots and LOTS of plunnies! DX

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