Chapter Ten: Midnight Sonata

Ellie wrapped her arms tightly around Jareth as he kissed her inexperienced lips. He was gentle with her as he molded his mouth to fit hers, before darting his tongue inside to explore the damp cervices. She ran a hand through his hair as he did so, and pressed her chest closer to his.

Suddenly he backed away to take off his shirt. As he lifted it over his head, she watched as he revealed his slightly muscled chest, smooth and pale in the candlelight. Her eyes widened, and he laughed.

"Dear sweet, you are new to this, aren't you?" He said gently. "Don't worry, I'll take it slow. I won't take you fully until you get used to the lighter side of us." He bent down to kiss her face, and then moved his lips to her neck. "Don't be afraid love. Don't be afraid." He whispered.

"Afraid of what?" She said.

Without answering, he kissed her neck a few times, before opening his mouth and biting down. She jumped at his touch, which only urged him on. It was a sweet pain, which let her know she was wanted.

He nicked at her throat a bit more, before moving to her upper chest, and then lower. She squirmed beneath him, wanting something she didn't quite have the name for. He knew what she desired, and decided to give her a taste of it.

"Elegance," He breathed, backing away from her, "do you trust me?"

She nodded. "Of course I do, Jareth."

He sighed, and his hands moved to her pelvis, encased by her tight jeans. He smiled. He didn't like denim personally, but at least hers were form fitting. That would enhance everything he was about to do. Carefully he aligned his hips with hers, and pushed forward, letting her get a glimpse of what she would feel later, even though it was still through their clothing.

She let out a gasp at the unexpected hint of pleasure. Her arms tightened around his neck as he leaned down to gently kiss her lips, before repeating his gesture. This was all new to her. She had never felt like this, ever. Again he moved before asking quietly, "Do you like that, Ellie?"

She couldn't speak, so she only nodded. He smiled, and moved over and over again without stopping. He gently rocked her back and forth, secretly wishing they could connect without any barriers, but knowing that this was new to her and they had to take things one action had a time. And this wasn't not enjoyable. He liked having that slight power over her, and the contact… it was nice. The feeling of her was indescribable, to at last be that close.

As he moved a certain craziness was mounting inside Ellie, an insane reaction that she didn't know where it would lead. Warmth spread throughout her body, and she felt herself sometimes rise to meet his action. She felt like she was on the edge, and that maybe he would hurl her off into darkness.

"Jareth," She suddenly whispered, "Jareth I'm scared!"

He looked down at her, saw the fear on her innocent face, and he rolled himself off of her and to her side. When he was no longer above her, he took her in his arms and held her close.

"I didn't mean to scare you." He apologized, "I'm sorry. I keep forgetting how new this is to you. It wasn't my intent to alarm you."

"No, it isn't you, Jareth really." She said, "What you did to me felt amazing. I just didn't know how to react with what was happening inside of me."

He smiled. "How about you try to explain it to me? I guessing you never had your mother or father talk to you about this, so I suppose I'm the next best thing."

She blushed. "Are you sure? I mean, I don't want this to be weird for you."

"Ellie, you know that I'm not inexperienced with this." He soothed, "So go ahead and try to explain it to me."

She nodded, and leaned in to whisper in his ear everything that had been going on with her in those moments. It took her about five minutes to explain everything, and when she was done, he chuckled softly.

"Oh precious," He sighed, "You really are so, so innocent. And don't take that as me making fun of you. I know that no one has taken the time to explain these things. Now, what you felt, that was a good thing. It meant that you were, well… look, do I have to explain where babies come from? Or do you know that much?"

She laughed. "I know that. I just don't know what those things feel like, or what teasing is like, or how to just… do what feels right."

He turned to her, and now it was his turn to whisper in hear ear the many personal things about her body that she simply didn't know. By the time he was done with his long explanation (which took about thirty minutes instead of five) she felt like she now had somewhat of a grip on what was going on, and what would go on in the future.

"So," She said, "I could do that to you?"

"Yes." He finished, "If the circumstance and angle is right."

"Oh God."

He laughed, and kissed the top of her head. "I'm not used to innocence, but how I love yours! Dear precious, do you know I love you?"

She gasped. "You love me?"

"Yes sweet thing, I do."

"No one's loved me in a long time."

"Well I love you. So there."

She smiled. "Jareth, I love you too!" She cried, now being brave and kissing his lips. He matched her excitement, and after kissing, she backed away and asked timidly, "Could we try again what you did to me earlier?"

"Only if you're okay with it." He said.

"Yeah, I'll be okay with it. Please Jareth. I think I want you to."

He nodded, and found his place above her again. "Tell me if you want me to stop."

She aligned herself closer to him, and smiled. "I'll let you know, but I think I'll be fine. Knowledge is power after all."

With that he gave a warm grin, and bent down to kiss her. There his movements began, and this time, she didn't pull away. Later on that night, for the first time ever, she felt her inner core be rocked as he made one single movement, just right, to hurl her off towards the heavens. When she came back down her hair was damp with sweat, and her lips were swollen from his kisses. Even her blouse was now wrinkled, and her jeans felt tight on her. Jareth was next to her, stroking her hair, and smiling contently, realizing the full extent of what he had just done to her.

"Did you like that, precious?" He asked, watching her as she placed a hand on his bare shoulder.

"Yes." She sighed, "I very much did. It, it was amazing, Jareth." She looked up at him, and then noticed his grin. "But… why are you smiling? I didn't do anything to you."

"Oh, but you did, darling." He chuckled. "You did. Seeing you so far gone," He tilted her head up, and kissed her lightly before finishing his statement. "Seeing you so far gone, reminded me that I can move the stars for someone, without using magic. And that is a great treasure."

She nodded in understanding, then whispered, "Thank you for my wish, Jareth."

"No, love, thank you for wishing it. Happy birthday, Ellie."

"Yeah, it is a happy birthday."

And with a final kiss, Jareth waved his hands to make the candles disappear, and they both fell asleep at each other's side.