I had this stuck in my head for a while. About the kids trying to bring above ground to the underground and what more does a bunch of young adults like to do. Party.
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"Ok I think It should work," Toby said setting up the solar panels that he set up on the roof. He plugged in his iPod the board turning up the volume as the music filtered through the speakers he had set up.
Rosalea clapped jumping up and down. "This is amazing Toby!"
"Well you gave me the money, not sure where you got it but it worked" Toby shrugged. He was good at fixing and making things when they came to him with the idea of bringing some sort of night club to the underground for the young generation he was game to help them.
"This is going to be amazing, to have a place to hang out and dance and drink like all those places you would bring me to in the above ground. "Rosalea gushed as she bounced on the balls of her feet while wearing her high heels dressed in a pair of leggings and long tunic that was cut low in the front.
"Alright so I just told everyone I know who would be into this,' Ciaran walked through the doors, he long strawberry blond hair hung to his shoulders while he wore a pair of breeches, waistcoat and an untucked white shirt, beside him was Aiden who was more reserved of the group he kept his hair on the shorter side, it still quite floppy and messy a trait he inherited from his father. He was wearing a pair of jeans that Toby had given him years ago that hung low on his hips along with a one of his underground shirts and leather jacket that Jareth had given him for his 17th birthday.
"So we're officially open tonight?" Rosalea grinned. "I have to plan out my outfit!"
"Did you talk to Selena?" Toby asked looking Ciaran.
"Yeah she'll be here, she's been asking about you lately." Ciaran grinned punching him lightly in the arm. "Have you made any decisions, or talked to your parents about wanting to live down here full time?"
"Not yet, I feel like they would be disappointed in loosing another child to this realm, I haven't even told them I decided to no go back to law school yet." Toby said as he ran his hand through his dark blonde curls.
"Well, best get on that then, but I understand what your saying but Selena's into you and you'll want to make the change before you get to old." Ciaran told him as he wrapped his arm around the Toby's shoulder.
Aiden looked at his sister in the corner of his eye as they placed bottles of wine and spirits behind the bar.
"You okay?" He asked after a moment.
"Yep!" Rosalea grinned at him. "Been never better."
"I just don't want you to go into overdrive ignoring your feelings it's not healthy." Aiden spoke carefully.
"I'm fine, it's been over a year." Rosalea told him flatly trying to drop the subject.
"Okay, sorry I asked," Aiden raised his hands in the air as a scene of retreat. "I just worry about you."
"I know thank you, but truly I am fine." She smiled sweetly at him. "I still can't believe you agreed to help me with this."
"I like the above ground just as much as you do." Aiden interjected slightly insulted. "It's beat balls and parties that we always get trapped into going to."
"I know but eventually we will get caught and be scolded for bringing the underground into the 21st century." Rosalea's laughed. "I'm curious how long we can keep this under wraps."
"Always looking for trouble, and dragging me into it while you do it." Aiden spoke shaking his head but still smiled at his sister
"But your my baby brother and you love it." Rosalea grinned at him pouring them a shot of clear liquid handing it over to him. "Cheers!"
Aiden laughing shaking his head. "Cheers," raising it up to his lips and downing the shot in one go.
They built the club just outside of the city, they bought the building with pooled together money. Naming it ironically the underground.
The first few weeks were constant terror of when one of their parents would show up, but nothing ever happened and they begin to relax more each night.
Aiden took over the bar most nights, they didn't charge they only asked for people to bring a bottle of something to keep their reserves filled so they wouldn't have to order alcohol. He watched the crowds and the doors with his silent gaze, Sometimes girls would beg him to dance and sometimes he relented but he always kept it respectful compared to how he saw his sister dancing who was all over the place more nights then naught. Toby often mixed the music, choosing fast paced and more often then naught-provocative while spending time with his own girl.
Rosalea played hostess for the first hour before the wine over taking her body and dragged her girlfriends out to the dance floor to dance. Many of them travelled to the above ground, it was part of life. Maybe not as much as Rosalea did growing up and with having an uncle like Toby who showed her the fun sides of the above ground like roller coaster and eventually night clubs when she got old enough.
She was always found dancing and wearing barely there clothing surrounded by her friends and other men her ages that tried to get her attention but never fully succeeding at gaining her interest for more than a few minutes.
Jareth knew something was up but he couldn't figure it out for the life of him, the children were being almost too compliant and cooperative in their delegated duties of being royal children. Like most Fae they tended to keep their adolescence attitude longer than their mortal counterparts.
Even Amira commented that Ciaran had been missing in action most nights after dinner, when he commented that Rosalea and Aiden were often found missing after eight pm.
Sarah shrugged it off telling him he was being to over protective they were of age and they couldn't force them to stay in the palace or ground them when they stumbled in drunk in the early mornings.
But something wasn't right, even Toby had been here more often than usual to hang out with his niece and nephew. Generally the young twenty-something was busy with law school and work, but he was here few times a week now
What they didn't know that Jareth was on to them silently looking for clues or what his children and nephew were up too. He didn't like secrets and they had secrets and he was bound and determined to figure them out. Wherever they went was magically protected and he couldn't see them through the crystal. Ciaran was good with wards and protective spells, so that's how he knew his nephew was helping his cousins. Rosalea's best magic came in much like his with crystals that could create small magic and levitation skills. He wasn't sure what roles Aiden or Toby played though, especially since Toby as he was a mere mortal.
Rosalea was feeling great, as she swayed to the music. Dressed in a tiny skirt and what was supposed to be an undergarment her black and red corset that pushed up and shaped her body. Her long black hair swinging behind her. She felt his presence before she felt him come up behind her, kissing her neck up to her ear.
"Your unbelievable you know that right?" Ashton spoke in her ear as he sucked on her earlobe. "That outfit I believe your father would have a fit, if he saw in you in it."
"What are doing here, what about Vivienne?" She turned to look at him.
"What about her? She is who my father wants. But I want you Lea," Ashton said smoothly. "She is nothing to me, please believe me when I say you are everything to me."
Maybe it was the alcohol, maybe it's because she wanted him, the boy who she gave everything to when she was sixteen. She could see Aiden glaring at her, mentally telling her to stay away from him. But she ignored it, pulling Ashton closer so she could kiss him. She knew Aiden who was just at protective like their father was ready to blow a gasket in his own quiet way. Aiden himself mentally made a note to inform their father that they were back together or at least conversing again.
Ashton to Jareth they key to figuring out what they were up to, when he realized Rosalea was back together to with the imbecile, he looked the other way not letting her know what he knew especially with the wedding fast approaching. Jareth knew boy couldn't keep his mouth shut if his life depended on it and he used it to his advantage sending a minion into the local club the boy went to and sure enough he got what he was looking for.
Jareth walked through the crowds, the music blaring in his eyes, all from the above ground. That's where Toby came in it seemed as he caught the young man dancing with a blonde lady, or grinding more like it as they made out sloppily. He would deal with that later.
He spotted Aiden behind the bar chatting with his friend Leo ignoring the gushing girls that were around him. He had a feeling about his son but till he came to him officially he would leave it alone and let the boy live his life. There was nothing wrong with a little experimentation in his books when you are young and single. Even he had his moments when he was young.
He had yet to spot his daughter, but he knew she was around and when he spot her in the middle of the dance floor wearing something he would of never let her leave the house in, actually most of the ladies were in clothing that obviously came from the above ground. He walked towards them as people started to notice him, backing away from him.
She was dancing with her eyes closed but when the music suddenly stopped her eyes flung open looking up into the eyes of her father she smiled hesitantly. "Papa!"
"Rosalea." Jareth greeted her.
"It's not what it looks like?"
"Then pray tell me what this place is because it looks like a drunken wasteland." Jareth drawled with cocked eyebrow looking around the place.
"Okay, so it is what it looks like, but it's no different from an adult only ball." Rosalea crossed her arms standing up for herself.
"Home now!"
"Seriously I'm 22 years old, you can't just order me around!" Rosalea screamed in frustration. "This place is totally legal and we didn't break any laws or rules doing this."
"You are the Grand Duchess of Goblin Kingdom, you need to act accordingly and not do things like this!" Jareth retorted. "Now everyone get out!" He shouted as people started disappearing from the room. Toby looked at his brother-in-law, standing next to Aiden.
"Aiden take Toby back to the palace." Jareth shouted to the men behind him as he stared at his headstrong daughter in front of him.
"Do you have any idea how many laws you have broken!" Jareth raised his voice as he looked at his clearly hungover, bedraggled daughter who was still in her nightwear with make-up smeared around her eyes.
"None actually," Rosalea told him smugly with her arms crossed.
"I can count at least five," Jareth raised his eyebrow. "Trepassing for one."
"We own the place." Rosalea smirked.
"What do you mean own the place?"
"We bought it, we pooled together our money and bought it. Technically it's in Aiden and Ciarans names, but I put up a third of the money,"
"Permits for selling alcohol?"
"We don't sell, we ask in turn that our friends they bring a bottle of something to keep the bar plentiful." Rosalea supplied her answer. "Since we are not selling and we own the place it's no different than a ball."
Sarah snorted behind Jareth who in turn, turned to look at his wife. "I'm sorry darling but our daughter has covered her tracks." Sarah told him.
"Just because I hated lessons and often skipped them doesn't mean I didn't pay attention when I was there." Rosalea rolled her eyes. "And before you ask, it's a private club invite only not open to the public. It's all perfectly legal we made sure of that,"
"I'm just curious how you managed to get loud music." Sarah asked curiously.
"Toby got something called Solar panels, they generate power from the sun." Rosalea explained.
"And how did Uncle Toby buy these things?" JAreth asked drumming his fingers together finally catching her in something she wasn't prepared for explaining.
Rosalea froze, realizing there was no good way of her wheedling her way of out her fake money. She looked at her father flashing a brilliant but shaky smile.
The underground club managed to stay open for years, adding occasional live music and other acts come in for entertainment.
Thank you all for reading!
Tina
