*~* Lilith's POV *~*
"Are you sure you can do that Lilith?" Mom asked as I walked into my room.
"Nope, but if you can call on your friends through a mirror, what makes the Goblin King any different?"
"Well, first off, he's the Goblin King. Second, he's the Goblin King. And third, he's the Goblin King."
I rolled my eyes. "Does this mean that you're scared of the Goblin King, mom?" I teased.
"Uh, yeah. Of course I'm afraid of him. Did you not listen when I told you about what he did to me? Not to mention that he dismembered that woman in front of you."
I rolled my eyes again. "Mom, that doesn't matter. Just please call him using the whole mirror thing."
Mom gave me a cautious look, but went to sit in front of her dresser. She looked back at me one more time, then stared into the mirror and cried out "Goblin King!"
A sudden wind blew through the room, whipping my mother's and I's hair all about us. A familiar figure appeared in the mirror in front of mother. His signature smirk graced his lips and he quirked his head as he looked at my mom.
"So you finally call on me, Sarah dearest. Tell me, what provoked this spontaneous call?"
His voice echoed through my head. I've gone so long without hearing that voice...
I walked in front of the mirror with my own smirk. "Miss me?"
Jareth laughed with his head thrown back. "I knew you'd figure out how to contact me! Oh, but this way? I didn't even think you knew about mirror talking!"
I laughed. "You have underestimated me, Goblin King. I am quite resourceful. Especially when someone I am extremely fond of doesn't contact me for a week."
The Goblin King reached a hand behind his head to scratch it. "Well, you see, I uh... Can Lilith and I have some privacy for a bit Sarah? Please and thank you?"
Sarah sighed and rolled her eyes, but got up and walked out the door. I took her place in the chair with my elbows on the dresser and my head in my hands. "Spill the beans, Goblin King."
"You seemed pretty messed up after what had happened, I realize that now. There's uh... It's really complicated, Lilith. There are a lot more factors that go into this whole situation than just what happened with Jaquelyn."
I shrugged. "It can't be worse than what I've imagined. It's better to tell me now then let me figure it out later on down the road. Now, tell me. Please."
Jareth sighed and placed his head in his hands. "Fine. If you don't want to stay with me after I tell you this, I understand. It changes... Well, it changes everything. I guess I should start with when I was born. I was born a normal fae child with absolutely nothing abnormal about me. The first few days into my life were happy and fun as my parents had told me. Then Melanith, an evil witch with a deep-seated hatred for faes, heard of my birth and became extremely furious. You see, Melanith's hatred of faes came from that birth. She was in love with my father, and had been since before my mother ever came a part of his life.
"She came down with a wrath unlike any other, planning to hurt my father in the worst possible way she could; through me and my mother. So one night as everyone slept, she sneaked into the castle and placed a curse on both my mother and I. My mother got off easy, she forgot everything. I, however, was not so lucky. I was cursed with a double personality. My true personality is that of Jareth, the one you normally know, but on other occasions, that's the guy I like call "The Goblin King". He came out so often in those early days that people simply called me "Jareth the Goblin King." After a while I was able to get him under control, but he still comes out occasionally. When I first became ruler over the Amethyst Fields, there were no subjects there. But after a few years, goblins started wandering into my lands and taking up refuge. My brothers all found this amusing, so my official title then became the Goblin King. I can't get rid of it, I am forever bound to that title. I wish with all my heart that I didn't have to bear a title that means such a dreadful thing, but as I said, I cannot escape it.
"The Goblin King is who you saw that day. The man with the crazed blood-lust and psychopathic tendencies is me, but not me at the same time. I am bound to him and him to me for all of eternity. I completely understand if you want to leave me now, Lilith. It's a lot to take in and even more so to understand and accept."
I sat there, dumbfounded. That is most certainly not something that I had expected. "Jareth... I think I need some time to think about this. Don't disappear again though. I want you back, I do, but don't leave me like you did. I... I love you, and I don't want to loose you. I just need to think for a bit. This is a lot to take in as you said."
Jareth nodded. "I understand, don't worry about it Lilith. I love you too, and I'll do anything you ask of me. Take your time with this. I'll see you tomorrow, alright love?"
I nodded and smiled. "Bye."
"Bye."
Jareth disappeared from the screen, leaving my reflection staring right back at me. I left the room and entered my own, shutting the door behind me. I grabbed Bowie and cuddled with him on my bed, all the information Jareth just told me running through my head. After a while of me laying on my bed thinking, a knock sounded on my door.
"Lilith, someone's here to see you."
I sighed. What do they want now?
I got out of bed and left my room. I left the flat and walked into the bakery where I saw a man with pitch-black hair and silver eyes standing in front of the counter. I put on a fake smile and walked up to the man. "Hi, I heard you were looking for me?"
The man turned and smiled an overly-sweet smile at me. "Hello Lilith, I'm Jeremiah. We need to have a little talk." Jeremiah grabbed my arm with such force I thought my arm would break. I let out a little "meep" in pain. Jeremiah smiled, this time more sinister. "No, that won't do. If you want to live, my sweet, you must be quiet. Now, we are going to leave here and go for a little walk. We are going to discuss your allegiance to the Rebellion, and you are going to listen. If you tell anyone of what we are about to discuss, I will torture and kill everyone you love and make you watch with your eyes sewn open. Understand?"
I nodded out of fear. So the Rebellion has finally found me.
Jeremiah relinquished his grip on my arm and straightened himself. "Now Lilith, let us go for a walk."
