Chapter 10 Meeting the High King and Queen and the Dance Part 1

I couldn't believe it the third day already and I have an idea for a dress but not an idea on what I should have for my hair. It has already been three days and today is the day of the dance. She knew that Jareth would look great no matter what he did. She also loved his two different eye colors, plus that gorgeous blonde hair of his… oh slow down girl don't start drooling until after the whole thing.

"Lady Sarah what would you like to wear for tonight?"

"Azelia please don't call me lady it makes me feel old and I know what I am going to wear. The dress I am going to wear is the red one with the low front, sleeveless, ruffles down the front and sparkles. As for my hair what do you think?"

Azelia looked at Sarah and put her hand to her head in thought then grinned and as she got her brush and a few bobby pins. She started by brushing her hair to get it nice and smooth. Then she started to do a braid but stopped half way. She did this in two sections. Then she brought the two bottom parts of the hair together and wove them into each other until they were tucked under her neck perfectly.

"Well Sarah what do you think? Is this okay?"

"This is perfect Azelia and I could you please get me that box on the bed that contains the necklace that Jareth gave me."

Azelia went to the bed, got the necklace and went to Sarah. Before Sarah could ask Azelia put on the necklace and admired it.

"Oh this is absolutely beautiful!"

Meanwhile with Jareth…

"Man is it already that time glad I already got everything together."

Jareth looked him self over in the mirror and made sure that everything was together. He had a dark green vest with a matching coat with a silver trim. Then at the very top of the coat had a black trim around the neck. Then his pants were a pitch midnight black. He also had a rose in his hand that he planned on giving to Sarah once he escorted her to the ballroom.

"Um my lord Jareth are you okay?" asked a goblin name Mack.

"Yes I am. I am only awaiting when Sarah's goblin Azelia tells me she is ready to be picked up from her quarters."

Mack just shook his head at his pacing lord. He hadn't stopped for the past hour and was hoping that he would get word that Sarah was ready for him to pick her up, because he was starting to get dizzy watching Jareth pace back and forth.

About ten minutes later there was a soft knock on his door snapped him out of pacing back and forth. Jareth opened the door to find Azelia bowing lowly to him.

"My lord Jareth lady Sarah is ready. She awaits you in her chambers."

"Why thank you Azelia good job and does Sarah know that you are still calling her Lady Sarah?"

"Yes she does my lord but for some reason she doesn't like it. I would call her Sarah but I don't want it to sound like I don't respect for her, cause I do for she treats me like a true friend."

"Well if you are worried about my response to you calling her just Sarah you may have my permission. I have no problem with you calling her Sarah."

"Oh thank you my lord Jareth!"

Jareth just smiled at the Azelia for he new that Sarah and Azelia were getting to be the best of friends. He had hoped that Sarah would get more friends than what she had when she left for the first time.

"If I may say so my lord Jareth Sarah is quite beautiful tonight and she is really anxious about coming with you to the dance tonight."

Jareth just stopped all of sudden then with a small smirk on his face he continued to go get Sarah.

It took only about three more minutes before he found himself standing on front of her door, knocking, then finding himself gazing at the most beautiful girl in the world.

Sarah…

I can't believe it here I am looking at the most gorgeous, luscious and sexiest man on the face of this planet. He was so well dressed and she had to admit green suited him really good. Also that silver and black trim just added to the excitement.

(Girls if you are drooling GOOD FOR YOU!)

"Sarah you look absolutely beautiful tonight. My and I am glad you like the necklace. So will you do me the honor of being my escort?"

"Well my good sir I would be honored." Sarah laughed and took his arm and walked down with him.

Sarah couldn't help but felt a bit flushed because here she was in the Goblin King's arms and yet she was speechless like a guppy.

"Sarah before we go in I would like to introduce you to my parents. They will be waiting at the entry point because they will be the last one's in."

"I am assuming it is because of their high status?"

"Yes that is exactly correct and don't worry they will love you. Trust me they have wanted to meet the girl who according to them put me in my place."

Sarah laughed at the thought of putting Jareth in his place and laughed out loud and smiled at Jareth. Everything was absolutely perfect in every way.

"Aw mother and father I am so glad you arrived here safely."

Sarah jerked her head to look in front of her and noticed that his parents were exactly as she had pictured them. His father had blonde hair and piercing blue eyes. He wore a red and black vest with dark black pants. His mother had the very eyes that Jareth had himself. She had black hair the color of midnight and her dress was so beautiful. She had a light blue dress with sparkles all down the front and back. It had a low front and back. It was like that of a princess' dress. She had to say she was very impressed of how close she got to what they looked like.

"Oh is this the lovely girl that you have talked about my she is a beauty."

"Oh dear be nice to our son and his guest you have embarrassed him. Pay no mind to my husband over there dear he can be a bit of a handful."

"I don't mean to speak out of turn but now I know where Jareth got it from."

"Oh Jareth I like this girl please be good to her. Oh sorry my name is Aris and my husbands name is Oro."

"Pleased to meet you my name is Sarah."

"My what manners maybe you can give some to my son who desperately needs them as he got his attitude from his father."

The two women both laughed out loud like old friends, while both of the men glared at the women.

"Well it looks like Sarah and I are up so I will bid you goodbye for now until you enter the ball."

Sarah went up to Jareth and put her arms in his and waited for their names to be called.

A small bald goblin was standing at the entrance with a long paper and had a grim expression and it seemed obvious that he is really bored but didn't dare show it.

"Now presenting His majesty the Goblin King Jareth and Lady Sarah."

"OH my gosh there are so many people here and I feel like jelly. Oh please don't let me fall oh please, oh please don't let me fall," Sarah said in her head and felt a hand in hers and turned up her head.

Jareth's POV

I could see that she was nervous because of the amount of people. However she was trembling and shaking so I did the only thing I thought of and put her hand in mine and saw her look up and then she smiled. We started our way down the stairs and past a whole bunch of other lords and ladies. I was afraid that they would be glaring and making fun of Sarah, but instead they seemed to be smiling at her and that reassured him that it will be okay.

"Thanks Jareth for up there on the stairs I guess everything just kind of rushed at me and I kind of froze I am really sorry about that."

"If there is one thing you can do for me is to never apologize to me for stuff that is not important at all. Can you do this for me?"

"Sure no problem I can do that for you Jareth. I love the decorations by the way. It really brings out the room."

"Well you can thank the goblins they do most of the decorations and they did it mostly for you."
All of a sudden I hear the slow song come up and new now was my chance.

"Well my dear lady would you honor me with one of the first dances of this wonderful evening?"

"Why my dear lord of course I will."

I lead her to the dance floor and we circled and circled caught in each other's eyes and I thought this just couldn't get any better."
Until a familiar voice spoke, "Why Jareth how wonderful to see you again."

(Well finally done with the 10th chapter and I would like to give credit to an idea in my story to fadingstar05. I hope this is still her name. Everyone and this is including the girls give thanks to fadingstar05 for the idea of what Jareth was wearing. I owe her.)