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Chapter 12 Unexpected Visitor
Jareth was having an unusually good day so far. He sat regally on his throne and carried out his kingly duties. He had checked in on Sarah earlier that morning and found she was a late sleeper on her days off. Right now he had a slight break, the goblins had decided to quiet down at least for now. Jareth was glad too, they calmed down just in time; his headache was already killing him.
"God, can I not have a moment's peace in here." He said but not like anyone in the room really noticed.
Jareth got up from his throne and strode to the other side of the room. A grotesque little goblin was sitting at his feet giving him a grin that made Jareth sick to his stomach. Jareth rolled his eyes and gave the goblin a good kick sending him clear across the room.
"Hmmm…Apparently my aim it a bit off, usually I make it threw the window. Looks like I'll need some more target practice." Jareth said and the goblins began to laugh.
"SHUT UP! Did I tell you to laugh?" The goblins immediately became quiet. Jareth heard a soft chuckle come from behind him; he turned around to see Niallan sitting in his throne.
"Niallan," he said slowly. "What are you doing on MY throne?"
"Well I didn't see any other place to sit. Sorry but your castle is a pigsty, I hope you clean it up before you bring Sarah here." Niallan said coolly.
"I'll be sure to put it at the top of my to do list!" He said sarcastically. "Sorry, but I'm a bit more concerned on getting Sarah here than on how clean my castle is!"
"You might want to consider it. Even Sarah cleaned up that rat pack she called a room. Also what if our parents drop by? Mother would have a fainting spell if she saw your
kingdom like this." Niallan knew he was pushing Jareth's buttons.
"Mother can have a spell if she wants! This is a Goblin Kingdom , how clean do you think it can get?" Jareth fumed. Yes Niallan was getting to him.
"Try keeping a tad more order around here."
"You better watch it with this war of words, for I might just surprise you." Jareth took a step towards Niallan.
"Ha, I've been insulting you since the day I was brought into this world! What makes you think I'll stop now, I'm having so much fun?"
"Beware little brother, you're trying my patience."
Niallan knew when to bug Jareth but he also knew when to stop. Their brotherly fight would soon turn into a fist fight if he didn't stop now. "So Jareth, what is dear Sarah up to
this fine day?"
Jareth grinned. "Wise choice brother." A crystal appeared in his hand showing an image of Sarah seeming to be lost in a daydream of some sorts.
"What do you think she is thinking about?" Niallan asked.
A cocky and confident smile developed on Jareth's face. "Me," He said in a tone that matched his smile.
"And how, pray tell, do you know that for sure? She could very well be thinking of anything. You know, her world does not revolve around you."
"She is holding the book, and do you see the look in her eyes." His smile became wider. "Her world might not totally revolve around me but very soon it will."
Jareth and Niallan left the throne room and made their way into Jareth's private study so they could watch Sarah in Peace. Niallan and Jareth made themselves comfortable on the over stuffed leather couch.
"I see that her friend is starting to notice a change in our dear Sarah." Niallan said as the scene in Sarah's room continued.
"Yes, apparently and it's a good thing to. I was beginning to wonder when the other mortals would start asking questions."
As they listened to the next part of the conversation Niallan thought that he was going to die of laughter. "Pregnant with his," He paused to take a breath between the laughs. "…Love child?" Niallan then found him self on the floor of the study, holding his gut from the show before him.
Jareth was utterly livid from what was coming out of the brunette's mouth. "SHUT UP!!!" he screamed. "How DARE that impudent girl threaten MY Sarah with her reputation!" Jareth threw the crystal in the blazing fireplace causing it to roar furiously. He proceeded to kick the nearest chair against the great book covered wall, causing mounts of books
to tumble to the ground.
Niallan knew how infuriated his brother was, but he couldn't help but laugh even harder. He was sure Jareth would want to kill the young chestnut haired girl and him, but he didn't care right now. Niallan thought that it was damn funny to see such an empty threat get that kind of reaction out of the stone cold goblin king.
Jareth had now turned to his kin who clearly found something extremely hilarious about this entire thing, seeing as he could not control his laughter. "And just WHAT do you find so damn funny?" Jareth screamed.
"You! Who else?" Niallan said trying to regain some composer.
"YOU actually think that's funny? That child is threatening my Sarah, how is that funny?" Jareth began to pace across the floor.
"An empty threat, as if you couldn't tell. The girl is Your Sarah's friend, apparently she was just bluffing. That girl wanted information that Sarah wasn't giving willingly; she needed to force it out of her. We do the same thing on almost a daily basis, and you know it's true." Niallan said.
"I don't care! I'm liable to kill the damn girl if she keeps it up." Still Jareth was furious.
"Ah, but how do you intend to get to the girl, to do that? Seeing as you can't go unless summoned." Niallan smiled; yes once again he was pushing Jareth's buttons.
"I will find away, I always find away." He glared at Niallan. "And speaking of going somewhere, don't you have a special job to do today?"
"Let's see, come here, annoy you, and insult you. No, I think I've done all I need to do." Niallan sat back down on the leather couch.
"Ah, you forget so quickly your promise. Remember I need you to pay a special visit to a certain mortal, seeing as I cant go." Jareth walked over to Niallan.
"You can't mean the girl so you must be speaking of the boy."
"Yes, that so called boyfriend. He is the one to give her my gift, but you can't expect him to know that all on his own can you?" A crystal appeared in Jareth's hand showing Jason relaxing on his bed.
Niallan looked into the crystal. "Yes, yes, I know what you want me to do, but I'd rather wait until I have a more public setting in which to do it."
"And why is that?" Jareth raised an eyebrow.
"I have my reasons and they do not concern you."
"Oh, I think they do if it concerns this boy or Sarah." Jareth waved his hand over the crystal and the image changed to that of Sarah and Toby in their backyard.
Niallan smiled. "I promise it has nothing to do with either of them, you have nothing to worry about dear brother."
"Well when do you suppose you will carry out this task?" Jareth gazed into the crystal.
"Tomorrow when the boy is at school." Niallan said.
"Why at school? What would be the point?"
"Like I said I would prefer a more public setting, nothing more." Niallan leaned back on the couch.
"Are you sure it's nothing more?"
"Look at it this way dear brother. You can't perform the task yourself seeing as you must be summoned, but I am able to go as I please. So either you stop questioning my methods or find someone else."
"Ah fine then just make sure you are careful." Jareth rubbed the bridge of his nose.
"Don't worry I will. Oh, and since I'm going to be here quite a bit until you get Sarah I thought that I should just move in here."
"What? Move into my castle?" Jareth glared at him.
"Why yes, it's easier than me traveling back and forth so often between here and father's kingdom. After all I am giving up my time to help you."
"Oh, but you volunteered it brother, and I suppose you can stay here for awhile. Just stay out of my private rooms!" Jareth crossed the room and sat at his dark wood desk.
"Yes, you know I would love nothing more than to inspect every inch of them! Please Jareth I have a life." Niallan rolled his eyes.
Jareth was trying to get Niallan out of his study as quickly as possible. "Yes, yes whatever you say! Now please, leave me I will have your things here by the morning and I will
send a letter to Father telling him you care to spend more time with me or something like that. Just make sure you know what you will do tomorrow when you pay the boy a visit."
"Yes, everything will be taken care of." Niallan walked out of the study and off in search of a room right for him, knowing Jareth if he could have his way, he would have Niallan in a dungeon.
The next day
When Niallan woke up that morning, he found a nice breakfast waiting on him. He ate peacefully and was becoming very anxious about the events of the day. He looked over at the clock and saw it was almost eight.
"Hmm…too early still, the dear boy's day has barely started." Niallan looked down at his tray and saw a small note; he picked it up.
Niallan,
Join me in the study as soon as you're ready.
-Jareth
Niallan rolled his eyes. "Impatient as always." Niallan got up and quickly dressed and took his time going to Jareth's study. After almost an hour of purposely wrong turns, and
extremely slow walking Niallan was at Jareth's study. Niallan entered without knocking and he received a dagger filled glare from Jareth.
"What took you so long?" Jareth stood up from his desk and marched over to Niallan.
"What can I say; I don't like to rush things. I enjoy taking my time." Niallan smiled.
"You taking you sweet time is throwing a wrench into my plans!"
Niallan sighed. "How is that? It doesn't look like you planning on taking Sarah anytime soon. The task with the boy will be done; you've no need to worry about it. Anyway it's
not like the boy will be giving it to her any time soon, from what you've told me you still have more of your tricks to play on her."
"Still I'd rather it be done sooner than later." Jareth said.
"It shall be done, I guarantee it. What time is it anyway?"
"Something around nine, how should I know!" Jareth said in a very annoyed tone.
"Well I guess it's a good a time as any to pay the boy a visit."
"Finally!" Jareth threw his hands up in the air, and then a walked over to the fireplace.
In a blink of a eye Niallan was gone.
When Niallan reappeared he seemed to be in a hallway of some sorts. The walls were painted a slightly off white color, and royal blue lockers lined one side of the wall. The floor was close to the same color as the walls and the entire place had a very cold feeling. Niallan looked around and noticed the brightly colored banners and crate paper hanging on the walls, they had many different numbers and names on them saying Go Raiders. The entire palace confused him. He saw a boy walking down the hall and Niallan recognized him immediately.
Niallan began to walk towards the boy. "Jason," he called out. "Jason Albright." Jason stopped and looked at Niallan.
"Yeah, do I know you?" Jason scanned Niallan up and down.
"No, my dear boy but I know you." Niallan smiled.
Jason raised an eyebrow. "Look dude if your one of them freaks from the Drama department you can forget it. I'm not gonna be in ya'lls stupid play, I hate acting and I hate you freaks."
"Drama department, why would you think that?" Niallan didn't like this place a bit.
"Well look at you, you dress like those weirdo's in the plays. I mean come on you'd have to be crazy to go out in public like that" Jason laughed.
Niallan glared at him. "I'm not one of those freaks, as you so kindly put it. I'm here to give you your, how should I say this, your instructions."
"My what, ok whatever I'm leaving!" Before Jason could even take a step Niallan waved a hand in front of Jason's face.
"No, I don't think you are. Now be a good boy, you know your instructions make sure and follow them. Ha, well not exactly like you have a choice." Niallan smirked and Jason looked utterly dumbstruck. "Oh, and one more thing." Niallan pulled out a cherry wood box with some very ornate carvings on it; he handed it to Jason. "Make sure and wrap it nice and pretty now, you know, when to give it to her. Do you understand?" Jason nodded. "Good, now I must be off." Then he disappeared. Jason carried out the rest of the
day as if nothing had happened, seeing as he couldn't remember the little visit.
When Niallan reappeared it wasn't in the goblin kingdom, but a place very similar to the one he just left, except this was outside. Niallan looked around and saw the red and blue metal picnic tables and the many young folks walking about eating and talking with each other. He spotted a particular table and made his way over to it, he smiled.
Hey Ok so there's chapter 12 I hope you like it!!!
I have a new editor her name is LDeetz she's a major life saver!!!
Ha that's odd I don't have much to say this time go figure lol! Oh, I am still accepting Ideas for Halloween costumes for the dance and trick or treating. You will still get a preview if you submit an idea.
So please review you know I love them! I'll get the next chapter out soon as I can I promise but I got ACTs and fundraisers for the prom I gotta start doing and I ain't to happy bout it. Oh next chapter is a Sarah chapter just to let yall know, and I know theres wasn't much Jareth in this chapter sorry but that's the way the cotton grows.