Jareth rose a slender eyebrow as he walked to Kaye's room. Sniggle was currently marching back in forth in front of her door, his young goblin face set into extreme focus and seriousness. The moment his eyes landed on the king they widened but he quickly turned and dashed into the room, shutting the door behind him. Just as Jareth rose his hand to knock the door swung open, Daisy standing with a hand on her hip.

"You laughed at her sire?" She asked, her eyes flashing. Both of Jareth's eyebrows rose at this. Daisy was treating him more like a child than a king at the moment.

"What I do should be of no question to you." He spoke coolly. But the dwarf woman didn't back down.

"It is when she comes back so upset she couldn't speak and Chase had to tell me what happened."

The mild amusement Jareth had been feeling was quickly replaced with anger and confusion.

"Chase? Chase Duro? He and his brother went home." Jareth said, a slight wind blowing.

"They were worried about the Misses. So-"

Jareth cut her off as he pushed past her into the room. A strong wind filled the space as he took in the three of them. Their shoes were tossed on the floor as they sat cross-legged on her bed.

"What are you doing?"

His voice was cold as he spoke, the wind still blowing strong.

"We are just talking, sire. Trying to cheer up our new friend." Chance said, his eyes flashing as he moved his self in front of his brother and Kaye. The curtains snapped in the breeze as Jareth glared full force. Sniggle quickly dashed out of the room.

"On her bed!" He snapped, stepping forward.

"You can see we are still dressed. Sire." Chance snapped back.

"Stop this! You're scaring her!" Chase yelled, causing them to look over at him. Kaye currently had her face buried in Chase's chest, her body shaking.

"Damn it." Chance mumbled, turning back around to face her.

"Kaye, I'm sorry."

She nodded into Chase's chest, trying to calm her self.

"If you keep clinging to my brother like that I'm gonna get jealous. He is mine you know."

Kaye quickly backed away, her head hanging down. Jareth moved forward, placing his finger under her chin so she lifted her face. Their eyes meeting, fear clashing with sadness.

"I never want you to fear me. I'll leave, stay here with your new friends." Jareth said softly before turning to go. As he came to the door he paused.

"And I laughed earlier because I found your reaction cute."

With this, he left them all in surprise.

"Woah," Chase said after a while.

"He always has to be so cool." Chance said, shaking his head.

"But really Kaye. I didn't mean to freak you out. You can hit me next time okay?"

Kaye flushed at this.

"I could never do that!" She said, waving her hands. Chase smacked his brother upside the head, a large grin on his face.

"Hey!"

"See, he's so hard headed you can't hurt him," Chase said as Chance pouted.

"Aw, don't be sad!"

Chase tackled his brother in a large hug causing Kaye to laugh, expelling the rest of her fear.

"I should apologize," Kaye said with a sigh.

"Why?" Chance asked, righting his self when Chase let him go.

"I didn't give him time to explain before I ran away." She said, getting down from her bed.

"Would you want me to join you, Miss?" Daisy asked, stepping towards her.

"No, but thank you. I should do this on my own."

"We'll wait for you," Chase said, smiling softly at her.

"Alright."

Kaye walked out into the hall, causing Sniggle to jump.

"Where did Jareth go?" She asked him sweetly.

"To his room Misses. That one there." He told her, pointing to the last door in the hall. Kaye thanked him as she patted his head before walking over to the door. Taking a deep breath she lifted her small hand and softly knocked.

"What?!" Jareth's voice yelled out through the door. Kaye jumped, placing her hand to her chest, too surprised to respond,

"I said-"

His booming voice cut off as he opened the door, his eyes locking on her. Kaye looked at him, wide-eyed before a blush lit her face. He currently stood in only his tight black pants, his shirt/gloves/socks/boots disregarded about his room. His toned chest and abdomen exposed in the soft light.

"I'm sorry -" Kaye started, turning around. Jareth stretched out, grabbing her wrist.

"No! Wait! Just, don't move." He said, pulling away and shutting the door. Kaye turned back around and looked at the door, slightly surprised as she heard him fumbling around. A moment later the door swung open again, this time he had a wrinkled red poets shirt on, just the top of his chest exposed now.

"Come in," Jareth said, a little out of breath. Kaye nodded, walking in. Once she was a way in she stopped, glancing around the slightly messy room.

"I didn't think that..."

He trailed off his words as he moved his clothes off a chair for her, tossing them on the bed.

"It's alright, thank you." She said softly before sitting down as he moved to sit on the bed.

"You forgot your shoes." He said, nodding at her feet. Kaye glanced down to see that she had indeed, her white stockings the only thing on her feet.

"So I have." She mumbled, wiggling her toes.

"What brings you to my room, Kaye?" Jareth asked, looking up to her face.

"Oh! I wanted to apologize." She answered, looking back at him. His brow furrowed as he tried to understand.

"What? Why?"

"Because I ran off. That was extremely rude in front of all your guest."

"Yes, but I laughed first."

"Well, I still made you angry."

"Where I made you fear me."

Kaye lowered her head at this, making him sigh.

"How's this? We're even." Jareth asked her. Kaye worried her bottom lip for a moment before she nodded. Jareth smiled at this before he relaxed, placing his forearms on his knees.

"So you seem to get along nicely with my social outcast."

She looked up at him again, she herself relaxing as she took in his demeanor.

"Maybe that's because they accepted me so quickly."

"Everyone will warm up to you. Just give them time. And if not, then, I'll send them to the bog." He told her with a smirk.

"What's the bog?" Kaye asked, interested. Jareths memory flashed back to the last human that had asked that in his kingdom. They were so different. Dark and light. Strong and broken. Loud and soft.

"Jareth?"

He blinked a few times, Kaye was looking at him, her face full of worry.

"I was lost in memory. You asked about the bog right?"

Kaye nodded, still worried.

"If any of the bog touches you, you smell forever. There's only one being I know of that's not phased by the smell. I leave him to guard the bridge there."

"It must be horrible. If everyone fears it."

Jareth smiled at her.

"It's nice to see someone not underestimate things that they don't know."

"I've learned to always expect the worse. That way, nothing can surprise or disappoint you." She told him honestly, causing a slight sadness to enter into his eyes.

"I wish that I could have helped you sooner. The first day I saw you at the market. Do you remember the owl you gave a peach to?" He asked, studying her reaction. He watched as her eyes moved back and forth slightly as she studied the space in front of her blindly, trying to remember.

"You were the owl? You had been following me?" She asked, pulling back from him. Jareth ran his hand through his hair as he looked away from her.

"I wouldn't say I followed you. I just checked in every once and a while. I couldn't ever stay too long. I would get to angry." He said, looking up at her through his lashes.

"Oh, I-"

Jareth stood up, moving to kneel in front of her.

"Don't say you're sorry," Jareth said, placing his hands on the sides of her face. Kaye gasped as she felt his power enter her, the sadness unstoppable. Tears started to fall down her face as she looked into his eyes, her hands absently reaching for his face as well. Jareth closed his eyes as her soft skin made contact with his own, he tilted his face into her hand as he opened his eyes, locking with her own once again.

"Why are you so sad?" Kaye asked softly, leaning towards him. Jareth didn't respond as he looked back and forth between her eyes, leaning a little forward his self. Kaye gasped as a new emotion filled her. He was attracted to her, deeply and she could feel it. Everything that was rushing through him she felt. Regret, fear, worry, lust, attraction, sadness. All of these flashed quickly through her. Kaye gasped once again, her eyes widening before she just did the only thing she herself felt that she should. Jareth's eyes widened as she pressed her lips against his. Kaye tensed a little until Jareth closed his eyes, kissing her back. She eased into him, her hands falling down to his shoulders. Kaye pulled away, resting her forehead against his. Jareth let out a breath he hadn't been aware he had been holding.

"That's better than a laugh."

Kaye smiled at him, her eyes sparkling as he stared.

"I should get back to my room. I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Yes, at breakfast," Jareth said, standing and helping her to her feet. He walked her to the door, opening it for her. Kaye flashed him one more smile before going back to her room, patting Sniggle on the head before she went inside.