A/N – Um… I really had no idea how to write this one… so I hope its okay.

Annoying Jareth

16 – Nice Jareth

After the incident with the maze, Jareth decided to take a different approach to dealing with the creature. By the end of the week however, he was running out of ideas. Nothing seemed to work.

He had tried ignoring her. She simply talked twice as much; usually creating a conversation that was supposedly between them both. After hearing her pretending to be him, he changed tactic.

He tried being frank with her. Another failure. That usually resulted in more incidents like the maze.

He tried being frank again, though in a gentler way. It seemed to confuse her, but didn't make life any easier as she tended to cling to him then.

He tried flirting with her – yes, flirting. The results were, well, dire. It started off as her simply laughing… and ended with her turning into a psychotic fan girl.

So he decided to try being nice.

"Good morning my dear", he greeted her, bringing her breakfast in bed. She looked rather confused, but had yet to say a word. So far, success.

Later in the day he brought her a drink as she watched yet more of her annoying – yet addictive – TV shows. "I thought you would like a beer, and to remind you that you need to actually move every so often". The zombie stare could have in fact been from being engrossed in her shows rather than the offering, but he would have to wait and see.

The creature had heeded his advice and had indeed moved and was walking around the castle to stretch her legs. He decided to try again, and see what happened this time. He appeared before her, and smiled sweetly at her. "It's good to see you up and about my dear. The castle is so quiet without you."

He watched with amused, and of course apprehension, as he saw a multitude of emotions flash over her face. She looked up at him with wide eyes, and suddenly screamed. Jareth quickly stepped back when she began to laugh manically. Then she fainted. He began to think of the consequences of making her faint, especially when her head bounces off stone floor. Then he thought of the peace and quiet and decided it was most definitely worth it.

A/N – Eh, sorry. I know this one isn't great.