Disclaimer: All plans have failed. I still can't get those rights!
Warning: Jareth and Sarah may be a little bit out of character.
So Simple, So Strong
Ch.10: To Good To Be True
"He's back."
Jareth's eyes grew large and fearful. He rushed to Sarah's bedside and gaped in horror at all the blood. A guard held a towel against her nose to try and stifle the blood flow. But to no avail. The once white washcloth was now stained blood red. The blood was beginning to run down her face when the soggy towel could no longer hold it.
The blood was beginning to pool around the side of her face. Jareth conjured a crystal and threw it into the air. It came down in his hand a large towel and he placed it over the blood against her face. It poured out over the towel immediately. "Jareth," Pheadra called. "He's used some sort of spell and I can't make the bleeding stop. My magic must not be strong enough."
"Here, let me try." Jareth placed his fingertips on her temples. He shuddered. "She's fighting. But losing. This spell is very powerful."
Jareth delved deeper into her mind and began battling the dark magic in her stead. He began to shake. This was taking much of his energy. Pheadra watched as his face distorted in pain. He let out a yelp and fell backwards.
The guard managed to catch him before he collided with the floor. "Thank you." Jareth breathed. The guard helped him to his feet and steadied him. In the process of catching Jareth, he had dropped the blood stained towel from Sarah's face.
The bleeding had finally stopped. Pheadra rushed over with a chair. "Sit down Jareth." He was grateful and took a seat. "Is she alright?" he asked weakly. Pheadra did a quick examination. "The bleeding has stopped. She has a slight fever, but everything else seems to be fine.
Jareth heaved a sigh of relief. Pheadra took a washcloth and dipped it in the hot water. She wrung it out and gently cleaned all the blood off Sarah's face. "She needs to be moved out of all this blood." Pheadra looked from the gaurs to Jareth and back. For the first time, the guard spoke.
"The king is weary. It will be no trouble for me." "What is your name?" Jareth asked. "Kaleb." he replied. "I thank you for your kind services Kaleb." Jareth was truly glad he was here because he was far to weak to lift his beloved Sarah.
Kaleb gently scooped the fragile girl into his arms once again and followed Pheadra to another room. He laid her down on the bed. "Thank you Kaleb. You may retire to your chambers now." Pheadra said. He nodded and did a quick bow to Jareth before heading off.
Pheadra proceeded to wash the blood out of Sarah's hair, while Jareth pulled a chair close to her bed and took her hand. "Is the baby alright?" The thought had just dawned on him. He had been so worried about Sarah that he had almost forgotten about Drea. "The baby is fine. No worries." Jareth smiled and placed a hand on her stomach. After a few moments, Sarah began to stir.
"Jareth?" she murmured. "I'm here love." Sarah smiled weakly. All of the sudden, she gasped. "The baby!" she cried, struggling to sit up. "It's okay! It's okay. The baby is fine. I promise." Sarah's breaths came out in short gasps and tears began flowing from her eyes. She began shaking.
Jareth jumped from his seat and sat down beside her on the bed. He wrapped her in a tight embrace and she put her small arms around his torso. She leaned into his chest and sobbed. She thought this was all over. But of course, everything was to good to be true. That seemed to be the pattern of her life. She clung closely to Jareth.
"It's alright love." "No!" she cried. "It's not! He said he was coming after the baby. In 3 months! He said he was gonna kill me."
Jareth was stunned. "When did this happen?" "While I was asleep. He told me that he was waiting for a night that you weren't there with me. I thought that he would kill me then. But he wants the baby for an heir. He said he didn't care what it was. So he's waiting until the 9th month. I'm scared."
"Don't be scared love. I promise that I will do everything in my power to protect you. Did you see what he looked like?"
"Yes." she replied weakly. "He had always worn a piece of black cloth over his face, but tonight he got arrogant and took it off. He had olive skin. His eyes were deep green. But the only really memorable thing was this scar that he had running down the side of his face and his hair. It was bright blue with a platinum blond streak running down the middle."
Jareth's anger at the moment could not be described. He immediately knew who Sarah was speaking of. It was one of his old allies. "Landril." he ground out. "What?" she asked. "Sarah, I know the person of whom you speak. He was an old ally. But he was also a traitor and was banished from the underground. I don't know how he has returned. But he has come with a vengeance." Sarah looked up at Jareth. "You know who did this? Then you must stop him before he comes for me! He'll kill me! He'll take the baby!" She was near hysterics. "It's alright love, it's alright! I will have troops sent out immediately to find him. I'll alert all the neighboring kingdoms that he has returned. But the first place we should look is the cave where he kept you." Sarah shuddered at the memory and he pulled her closer.
"We will catch him love." Sarah nodded into his chest as silent tears fell down her cheeks.
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Later that night, Jareth lay in bed with Sarah. Pheadra had given her permission to return to her quarters as long as Jareth was keeping an eye on her. He lay on his side and had one arm draped over her stomach, while the other was wrapped around her chest.
Sarah was to frightened to go back to sleep. She knew Jareth was there with her now and Landril wouldn't dare do a thing, but the trauma was still to close in her mind.
"Jareth? Do you really think he'll try to come back?" Her voice sounded like a frightened little girl. "No love. I have already sent troops in search of him and if he even tries stepping foot into this castle, much less this kingdom, he will be caught."
He did his best to reassure Sarah. She didn't fall asleep until the wee hours of dawn.
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When Sarah awoke late in the afternoon, she remembered last nights events and shuddered. She sat up only to find that Jareth wasn't there. She looked around the room. The door creaked open and a timid little goblin stepped in. 'Your majesty, Lord Jareth has sent me to tell you that he was attending some business in his library and to join him when you woke up."
"Thank you." Sarah replied. The small goblin left the room. She looked down at her nightwear. Since there had blood all over her previous dressing gown, she had changed into one of Jareth's large black poet's shirts. It was comfortable and she didn't feel like changing. Jareth had showed her a secret way to get from their room to the private library without being detected.
So Sarah, bare legged and not caring, knocked on the stone to open the secret door and proceeded to the library.
When she arrived at the door to the library, she knocked lightly before opening it. When she walked in, Jareth turned and smiled. 'How are you this morning?" "I've been better. But I think my morning sickness is dying down. It hasn't been as bad lately."
Jareth held out his arms. "Come here love." Sarah smiled and walked over and was pulled down into her beloved's lap. He kissed her softly. "No more nightmares?" He asked. "No more nightmares." Jareth grinned his heart warming grin and kissed her cheek. "Good." He patted her bare legs. "Didn't feel like changing this morning?" "Nope. Your shirt was way to comfortable."
Jareth could only smile as his wife warmed his heart.
END CHAPTER
Otay. Sorry the wait was kinda long for my normal update speed. I typed this chapter at my aunt and uncle's house and fan couldnt take that type of file. So I had to e-mail it to myself, open it at my grandma's house, download it, then load it on fan I would like to thank all my reviewers from ch.9. I hope that this ones good to. I think I have decided the gender of the baby.
But I'll never tell until it rolls around. Lol... So I might not get to update tomorrow cause I have to write a letter to hell. (a.k.a. BIG essay for my pre-ap english class.) So sorry if I don't. Well thanks again and I would love it if you all would review! pretty please puppy dog eyes Jareth would be well pleased wink wink