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Chapter 10

I curl my hair and pin it up leaving a few curls to fall along my shoulders. I put on the red and black dress with the black sash. I head down the stairs while working at getting my heels on. "Is that what you're wearing?"

I nod as my dad gives me a look of fear.

"Did I not give you enough money for a whole dress Bella?"

I laugh.

"Dad please."
He sighs.

"I don't think I can let you leave like that."

"Fine I'll stay home."

"No you won't." He almost growls.

"Just well just…" He looks at me painfully.

"I'll be careful dad." I kiss his cheek and go out the door.

Alice and Jasper are outside the door waiting for me in their car. They didn't want me driving myself for some odd reason. I was thankful that she wasn't dumb enough to have Edward in the car with them. She knew I wouldn't go.

We enter the gym and I laugh out loud.

"What is it Bella?"

"Seriously the theme is masquerade really?"

"Of course hun it's only posted all over the school." Alice says looking at me oddly.

I swallow as I look amongst everyone Jasper and Alice put on their mask and I'm left standing there my heart racing and I feel sick now. I make my way through the other students trying to find some water or punch to drink as my throat has gone dry. I'm finding it hard to breathe even.

Someone grabs my arm and pulls me to them.

"Jake." I gasp as he lowers his black mask.

"Just a dance Bella." He smiles.
"Jake please I." He puts his arms around me as the music starts and twirls me around.

He pulls me back into him.

"Jake I can't I'm sorry." I push against his chest to break free.

"Bella…" I hear him say as I walk off.

My hands shake as I make my way through the crowd. I feel another set of hands wrap around me and draw me in. He's wearing a black and white mask. I roll my eyes knowing before he even lifts his mask. That's why Alice wanted me to get the other dress.

"Edward." I say as he lifts his mask.

He smiles and leans into me breathing me in.

"Bella…" He says softly wrapping his arms around me.

"You look breathtaking." He looks me up and down as he twirls me.

He brings me back towards him. I shake my head.

"Edward stop." He looks at me painfully as I struggle to get free and break away.

The tears come and I start to run through the crowd. I'm fighting my way out rushing to the door. The doors fly open and a man in red and black suite and mask comes in. He just stands there blocking the way and staring at me. I tilt my head looking upon him. He smiles and then I know that smile from anywhere and know I am dreaming. He slowly approaches me and takes my hand kissing it. "May I?" He asks in his familiar husky voice. I nod unable to speak. He walks me to the dance floor and has me lean into him. I don't want to wake. I pray I never wake.

I feel him running his hands sensually along my back and waist. I start to cry into his chest. "What is it my dear Isabella?"
"Don't ever let me go again. No manner how much I beg don't let me wake."

I feel him chuckle slightly.

"I don't plan to my dear."

I pull away from him and reach up removing his mask. My jaw drops. "Jareth?" He winks and smiles. "Well I couldn't very well have you dating an old man now could I? Think of what others would say my dear." I laugh. "Besides a snooty girl once told me I was a bit old for her. Even though I tried to warn her I could control time." I wipe the tears off my face. "She was pretty though wasn't she?"

Jareth laughs. "To die for." He says twirling me around and back to him.
"I love you Isabella."

"I love you too Jareth."

We dance to a couple songs and then he looks down at me. "What would you say to getting out of here?" I smile able to get over looking at an 18 year old Jareth. I laugh his face as Edward and Jake eye us and many others. "I don't feel I have to many fans around here my dear." He laughs. "Just ignore them and I'd love to get the hell out of here!"

"That's my girl." He kisses my hand and leads me out.

He walks me behind the gym and out to the woods.

"I gave it all up." He says as we walk.

"What do you mean?"
"The throne the Labyrinth."
"Jareth!"

"Before you say anything you need to listen my dear." He stops me and looks me in the eyes.

"This is what I want. This right here. You were what I've been waiting for all these years. I don't want to be the goblin king. I don't want to live in Labyrinth. Not anymore. I want to live in this world with you I want to belong with you. Isabella Marie Swan might I belong in your world?"

"You promise this isn't a dream?"

He chuckles.

"No beautiful one it is surely not a dream. I wish to grow old with you and make my life with you."

I leap up in his arms and kiss his lips. He leans me against a tree and runs his hands along me.

"Is that a yes?" He pulls back for a second.

I nod. Then he crashes his lips back into me. I feel us start to lift off the ground. "Jareth."

"Well you didn't expect I'd give up all my powers now did you?" He smirks.

"Now what fun would that be my dear?" He says as I look down and see the earth below us.

He twirls me around as we dance upon the air.

"I must say I love the dress."

I laugh.

"But I hate it all the same." He kisses along my neck and shoulders.

Before I know it the dress falls to the ground, so do the rest of my clothes. Jareth wraps himself around me. "Now that's much better." I gasp as suddenly we're in my room and on the bed. "Charlie…" I warn. Jareth looks to the door. "He's not here." Jareth's clothes disappear and his leaning into me. "May I?" He says running his hands along my bare body and breast. "Master?" He says and winks as I break out into laughter. "Yes you may." He wiggles his brows and rubs himself against me. "Don't let me hurt you ok. You tell me when it does." I nod as he slowly makes his way inside. "You know I could make the pain go away." He whispers in my ear. I smile. "Really? How?"

"If you kiss me."

I bring his lips to mine as he thrust upon me and it keeps all will power not to scream out in pleasure. He starts to pick up pace looking upon my body and in my eyes sending me over the edge. "Don't hold back." He says.

"No one's here. No one can hear us but each other."

That all it takes all it takes and I'm gone.

"Bella?" I jump up in my head and see I'm clothed and covered.

"Um yes?" I look around wondering where Jareth is and if last night was even real after all.

"I'm coming in are you decent?"

"Um yes dad."

He enters the room and looks around.

"Cleaned your room?" He says.

I nod.

"Take it you didn't stay at prom very long then huh?"

"Actually yeah I stayed for a bit longer than I thought."

"Did you have fun?"
"Yes dad lots."
"Good I told you didn't I?"

"Yes dad you did."
He clears his throat.

"Well I'll leave you to it. I'm heading to work just wanted to see how your night went. You can go back to sleep the house is yours."

"Thanks dad."

He nods and exits the room.

The white owl flies into my room and turns into Jareth. I gasp and shake my finger at him. "Jareth!" He laughs.

"Great my boyfriend is a stalker!"

"I like to think of it as watchful protector. Stalker is just so… So…"

"The truth?"

He laughs.

"Hmmmmmmm." He says flopping onto the bed.

"What does it make you when you know you're boyfriend is stalking you yet you allow him in bed with you anyhow?" He smiles.

"A gluten for punishment."

"Hmm. Maybe you should be punished." He winks and runs his hand along my leg and up my shorts.

Jareth moves his hand along my panties and kisses me when we both hear a thump. We both look to see Jacob standing there shirtless with his jaw dropped staring. "Jake I told you to quit…" I start to say and Jareth looks at me smiling and snaps his fingers. I cover my mouth in laughter as Jake is wearing a white and red onesie like Toby was wearing. "What the?" Jake says as Jareth snaps his fingers again and Jacob disappears through the floor of my room.

Jareth holds out his hand as a crystal ball appears and we watch Jake land back in his house leaving a permanent hole in his roof. The pack looks at him and starts laughing. "Aw he's got his big boy britches now." Leah says. I shouldn't laugh but am Jake always was the worst about appearing in my room unannounced.
"Now where were we my dear?"

I put his hand back.

"Ah yes." He says and starts kissing me again.

I'm leaning against the truck waiting for Jareth to get out of class.

"Bella." I hear the voice and almost shudder.

"Edward…"

He looks upon me and pulls a dozen red roses from behind his back. I see Jareth walk by the Cullens as they watch and he winks upon them.

"I doubt your boyfriend could afford those. I noticed he didn't even get you a corsage for prom."

I go to defend Jareth when he walks up to me and puts his hand out as a crystal rose appears as though made from water as it forms. I watch in amazement and can't help but giggle a bit when I take it. It angers me to know Edward of all people is judging Jareth by how he's dressed sure he's tried to modernize but he's still Jareth. His clothes still look as though from another time and place out of this world. I wouldn't change it for the world. "Thank you."

"You're quite welcome Isabella."

Jareth puts his arm around my waist.

"Opinions vary." He says to Edward as Edward rolls his eyes and walks off.

Jareth laughs softly and kisses me upon the neck.

"I can't leave you alone without some glitter boy or wolf man trying to mark you."

"That's gross."

"Isn't it?"

"Now it's time to meet my dad."

"What? I don't do dads."

"I don't either freak."

Jareth just looks at me raising a brow. I can't help but to laugh.

"Why do I have to meet him couldn't I just be your pet owl?"

"Charlie doesn't even let me get a kitten what do you think?"

I say dragging him to the truck.

Once I get there I laugh as I have to drag him to the door. "The Goblin King is afraid of nothing except teenage daughter's fathers?"

"Correction I'm no longer the goblin king I am a slave of a teenage girl."

"And you might want to remove your hand from my ass?"

"Why?"

I laugh. "Oh Jareth you have a lot to learn. That kind of behavior is not accepted around fathers and Charlie has many guns so please watch what your hands do." Jareth sighs. "So many rules." I look upon him worriedly. He winks. "All worth it Isabella don't you worry. I'm not going anywhere." I swallow and open the door.
"Dad?" I call out as he sits at the dining room table drinking a beer.

"Who's this?" Charlie says before I can get a word in.

"I'm Jareth."

"Jareth what?"

"Jareth King."

Smooth I find myself thinking I'd have never thought of that. I take Jareth's hand.

"Please dad he's."

"You're new boyfriend?" Charlie says rising from his chair.

I nod.

"You own a car?"

"No."

"You walk around with your shirt off?"

"No."
"You going to bring my daughter home late?

"No."

"Well then ok."

I laugh and take Jareth's hand as we head up to my room.

"That was it?"

"Yeah but you still have to pretend to leave here in about an hour or so. And we can't be considering any well extra circular activities during that time he will be listening I promise."
"What do you mean by extra circular?"

I whisper in his ear and he pouts.

"But that's one of my favorite things."

I laugh.

"I know mine too but seriously we can't."

He puckers out his lip and makes a chess board appear.

"Bloody hell, fine we shall see if I can beat your last defeat."

"I won once you won like three in a row."

"Precisely, I'd never lost before!"