The Fight…

Chapter 10

Darkly was making his way through the gardens he, thought it was a better choice by now the guards would have it blocked. He was dead for sure. Just as he came around a corner into an opening, he heard Jareth say, " Where might you be going? " Darkly turned around.

"Now Jareth don't jump to conclusion she is….." he didn't get very far since Jareth hit him in the face.

Darkly quickly pushed Jareth away, " first hit was for free. The next wont be Jareth." As he spit his blue blood onto the stone ground. " You seem to not want to listen to my reasoning so I will just have to make you listen." They started to circle each other looking for a vulnerable place to hit one another.

Darkly found one, he hit Jareth hard in the face, he backed away from him only for a moment, Jareth through his leg out to kick Darkly only for him to do a couple of back flips. When he looked up Jareth had a red glowing sphere in his hand he through it at Darkly. It exploded making a large hole in the ground of solid stone. Looked over at where he used to be and Jareth was nowhere to be seen he started to get up.

Jareth came out of nowhere and grabbed him by the back of the head swing him around and punching him in the face and then in the stomach. The third time though Darkly lucky was able to block the blow. He swigged at Jareth but missed him. From there they start doing hand-to-hand combat and some marshal arts moves. If Darkly or Jareth had there sward this fight would have been much more deadly but they didn't. They didn't think to summon them. Darkly didn't' want him dead he just wanted him to stop being stupid and stubborn. Jareth was just so angry all he wanted to do was ring the mans neck. He didn't want to admit he was jealous of Darkly.

Jareth used a near by wall to run up slightly and then get him the to the height he needed to kick Darkly in the chest, sending him flying across the ground and until he stopped a few yards away. He didn't have time to get up, he only saw Jareth for a moment standing over him. Jareth was very angry at this point and garbs Darkly hauling him to his feet, " I hate you." With that he hits Darkly square in the chest sending him into the nearest wall causing it to crumble like a deck of cards. Only dust and debris could be seen. He starts walking into the dust to find Darkly only to be stopped by an angry voice.

"Enough." As very angry Darkly reappears behind him like a cloud of mist, his once emerald eyes are now yellow and cat like. They almost glowed; Jareth doesn't have enough time to react. Darkly manages to get Jareth into a headlock that he can't get out of. He keeps one of his hands behind his back. The other starts to scratch at Darkly's black tattered shirt sleeve, it wasn't working he wouldn't let go for nothing." Listen," he jerks Jareth harshly and he speaks to the man in a heavy voice, " Mayue has lied to both of us." He continues to struggle, " I gave you my word and I am honorable even it you do not believe me Jareth. I kept my end of the bargain."

Jareth was starting to loose air. Shaking his head, " Was, … was she just some easy excuse for you to get the high crown Jareth because this is the most emotion I have ever seen from you so fare. You knew better then to let a man like me near a young and naive girl like that. She didn't need training to become someone that you wanted, you can't make her into someone she isn't. We are not made like that. You need to except her for her and let her learn to grow. Not push tutors on her and men like me to make her be what you think might be a good High Queen, just because you don't want to put the effort in. I thought you loved her but you don't and never did. She was convenient for you since you knew her for such a long time. I am in a way glad she chose me over you. I would make a better man for her then you would. Anyone would at this point."

He shook his head again Jareth yelled out in anger, " I don't think you know what love is Jareth and I am done teaching others. Its something you will just have to figure out on your own," He was disgusted with this whole thing. One reason as of lately he wasn't out in society things had just become to sickening for him. Jareth continued to struggle they both went to there knees since Jareth didn't have much time left, " I wont be used like this. " with that he moved his arm just right and Jareth passed out. He dropped his body to the broken stone floor. Stood up and whipped his bloodied lip. His eyes glowed for a moment and they went back to their emerald self, and then he just faded away.

Appearing into Princess Mayue's carriage. " Oh my." As she did not expect him to be there, after all he had ran off and Jareth had followed.

"We need to talk my dear, so I suggest you do not tell your driver not to stop." He dusted off his black jacket. He wore only black now. The beautiful purple, silver, and dark purple outfit he wore was no longer there. He didn't look happy and his lip was split. "Now Mayue, why did you do that to me? We both know you don't have those kinds of feelings for me. So let me know what you are up to little girl." He replied angrily with a lot of restraint. He was tired of being used for others gains.

She looked at him; " I am truly sorry Darkly, after getting to know you, this past month I almost didn't go through with it." Shaking her head, "You have been quite kind too me. You've done so much and…." She shook her head bringing her golden-gloved hand up to her forehead, " I did it for love." She said dropping her hand and looking at him.

He sat back, " Love, well that explains a lot but why me?" As he brought his hand up and smoothed his hair back. He licked his split lip. Jareth had quite a good right cross as he moved his jaw slightly. He would be feeling it for days and he was quite tired more tied then he should be but with what was going on lately he couldn't blame himself. He knew the cut would heal in a few moments.

She sighed heavily, " You met him a few days ago, he was the one you seemed to not like to much when I introduced the two of you. I noticed you were way to polite to him. I didn't want to mention it to you," as she looked out into the moonlit scenery passing them by, " You know my tutor, Julian Fields. I have known him for several years now every since Jareth introduced the two of us. He was so…inspiring and he was always around. The moment he smiled at me. I…. I didn't want him to ever stop." Tears started to come to her silver eyes, "I really love him but he had a problem as much as I did. He told me that he was promised to another, that's when we came up with the plan. We just had to find the right person." She shrugged and wiped the falling tears away from her soft cheek.

" You see, Julian knew who you were and I heard about you from gossip." shrugging, " I just thought of you as gigolo who took pretty woman's money nothing more but Julian he is a historian. He had heard of the many battles you have been in. That you were not always this way that you used to be a hired soldier, when there was war, and he explained how you became a Lord from absolutely nothing. You had disappeared from society lately it wasn't easy finding you. I was lucky you showed up at one of the parties when you did. We were running out of options. He knew you're a fighter and felt you could handle Jareth. Julian isn't much of a fighter he loves his books but he…" Darkly shook his head he knew as well as her the boy couldn't handle Jareth.

"Enough." She stopped and they sat there for a moment just hearing the sound of the carriage and the feel of the light rocking. "Alright," Leaning forward and resting his elbows on his knees and letting out a slow breath, " since you have now made me an outlaw for life and I don't see myself being able to hide for long. Jareth has a lot on his side to help him, I have a plan Mayue and I think you might just like what I have to say." He waited for her to register what he was saying and continued, " This Julian Fields, you want to know why I had to hold my restraint with him, why so polite. You had lunch with Smitty the other day; he wanted you to help him with a woman he was in love with. That woman just so happened to be betrothed to another. He didn't get a chance to explain since Jareth had his men come to your palace. That man just so happened to be your Julian. So Smitty…."

She interrupted him, " is in love with Sophia Lorendail." She put her hand over her month. " Oh, I see now Darkly but how?"

He smiled, " Your going to get him and Sophia married in secret you're a princess after all and you can be doing a favor for a friend. You can get a marriage licenses for the two to be married after all he only needs one king and I have heard your father is just like his daughter when it come to blood. It wouldn't be dishonest for them to be married if a King agreed to it. Both families will see it as a good match. They will continue to have it be in secret after all Smitty told me that the engagement of Julian and her had not been announced yet. Your father will think nothing of it." He knew that the king had plenty of mixed bloods fight for him and help with his kingdom. " Form there you and Julian will disappear, he will think you ran off with me and chase, Jareth will be to busy hunting me down. I assume you have someone set up already to lets say get you married. After all that was what you were originally going to do wasn't it. Disappear for a few weeks that should hopefully give your marriage some time to stick. I just added my part of the deal and think of this as my payment for all I have done for you and will continue to do for you." he smiled at her. She had tears running down her cheek.

" Oh Darkly," she pushed off her seat and gave him a huge hug and a kissed his cheek. That's how Julian found his fiancée in the lap of Darkly and kissing him on the cheek.

"What is going on here."? As he stood there before the door.

"Oh Julian." She jumped off of Darkly and down into the arms of Julian kissing him madly. Once she gained control and explained everything to Julian, he looked over at Darkly who was leaning against the carriage.

" Darkly your willing to do this, you are quite honorable but what of Jareth, will he not kill you or imprison you once he finds you." He had a point.

Sighing, " Yes, that could happen," as he walked past the two," but it wont."

He turned to face them," You see, I have a good way to hid but keep him on the trail. He will never catch me and by the time he does you will both be married and he wont be able to do a thing. The most he could get away with, with me in court is to charge me against knowing what you two were up to. I am quite the liar. I will just say he was a mad man and that he hired me to teach you horse riding lessons nothing more and I became your friend. We all know he wont want to admit to the real reason he hired me. You see he came to me the night before you asked me. He knew what you were going to ask before you even knew it. It would make him look like a fool and that he can't find him a proper wife. It wont look good for him becoming the next High King. I will just say she must of heard from a friend about my great swordsmanship and that she knew her tutor boyfriend couldn't fight against the all mighty King Jareth." He smiled watching the two.

"You both know Jareth will cool down after a few days, lick his wounds and move on. After all he has to find a new bride for himself to marry to fully become High King." He found himself smiled to himself remembering the questions he left with Jareth. " Knowing him he has other ladies in mind… sorry Mayue." He looked around the night air was starting to feel with angry magic, " You both must leave now if this will work. I wish you both the best and a good marriage to the both of you. You are more well suited to each other." They shook their heads in aw of his plan.

" He adapts to things quite well. That was why he made such a great general in the war of Carna and Newee." Julian just shook his head in amazement.

"Darkly…" Mayue asked after him. He turned and smiled down at her.

She gave him a hug, " Thank you." They let go of one another.

"Your welcome Mayue, an never forget your worth it and he knows it. He truly knows it." As he looked back over to Julian. His friend now had that chance to be with his Sophia and his new friend Mayue had a chance to be with her love. They separated and he nodded to them as the carriage took off. He knew he was doomed from the start but if the people around him could have a better chance then it was all worth it.

He walked more into the large orchard that they had as the meeting place. He would go by foot at first, and then use magic. He knew by now Jareth probably set up some kind of magical trace and he knew he had to get out. The wind started to picking up and he could smell rain in the air, which wasn't good. It meant there lovely High King was angry and that meant he knew the lighting and clouds would come next. Whenever someone with that kind of power gets too emotional bad things can happen. It looked like this storm was going to be a very bad one. He couldn't blame Jareth for the way he felt. He would be quite angry if the person he was in love with did what Mayue did to Jareth. It was all about communication, which the two of them never had.

Mayue was too scared of what Jareth would think and Jareth made himself to preoccupied to want to notice she didn't love him in that way. Why the man thought she would make a good high queen for him. She was quite beautiful and smart. That didn't mean she would make a good High Queen. He stop by one of the trees and pulled down a peach took a bight off of it. He started walking again, this was quite a good peach he thought and took another bight. Now what was he going to do, contacting Smitty was like going to be impossible for a while and his usual hide outs he knew by know would be over come by the goblins and soldiers Jareth sent out. He was going to have to figure out where he could go. It started to rain, he shook his head, and through the finished peach pit to the ground changing into a black hawk flying away into the darkened knighting stormy night.

Back at the castle…

Jareth rubbed his neck as he sat on his throne. His soldiers gathered and the other creatures he now ruled over. He brought in his best soldiers these where the ones he used to find someone who didn't want to be found. His eyes glittered dangerously. " Find him, and bring him to me." Was his only order. His soldiers and spies left him to brood. He could feel the dark clouds forming over the Labyrinth. He felt the most powerful when he was with the Labyrinth. The next couple of days were going to be very rough the creatures of the Labyrinth knew this as they saw the darken skies. Since he was now High King the clouds went past the Labyrinth and started there way all over the Underground. Then the rain came and the wanted posters for Lord Darkly Tanner came out, he would be safe nowhere. If the Underground wanted sunny sky's again they would have to find Lord Darkly Tanner…

I hope to update soon… It may be a week, I tried to update at least every two days but now I am at the part where I am missing some of my story and am getting it put to cd. The guys at the compter place have had it for a week but am in line to get it done. There so rude they have had mystuff for over a 4 weeks now and they mest up with it the first time. I had to go back I thought it would only be a couple of days but they like taking there time. So lesson learned back all your stuff up you never know when you computer will fail. I want to thank all of you who have read so far and to Notwritten for reviewing. Thanks.