Jareth's Story, part 2
by
Delkon
Disclaimer: No owning of Labyrinth movie characters, no money, no suing, please...
Two young men were in a dimly lit castle hallway. One was leaning against a wall, brushing away a piece of something from the front of his clothing. The other was walking nervously up and down the space right in front of him.
"Will you stop pacing? You're beginning to make me nervous, and I'm the prince!" The reclining man said, as he brought his hand up to the top of his head to make sure the mask he had on the top of his head wasn't being ruined by it being pressed against the wall.
"Sorry but I just can't help it! I'm just worried about, well, everything!" The other man said, even as he unconciously followed the prince's movements and checked the mask on top of his own head.
"Come now, Finlay! We've been through all this. Princess Angelique and her sister, Princess Marjolie, will both be present at the ball and while I'm dancing with my betrothed, you will be dancing with Princess Marjolie, keeping her occupied and away from us." The prince said even as he stood up from his position against the wall and brushed his backside off.
"But she's just a little girl, Regan! I'll look foolish twirling around with a little girl hanging from my arms!" He said, brushing the arms of his costume.
"Then pretend she's one of those goblins of yours and that you're trying to keep it from biting your nose off! Ha!" Prince Regan replied, adjusting the buttons on his vest and making sure the sleeves of his jacket were both the same length.
"Very funny! I should have never shown you those sketches!" Finlay said, shaking his head and putting one hand on his forehead in an expression of faked exasperation. A page, dressed as a chess pawn, came up to the two men.
"Well, we'll have to continue this discussion later. It's time!" The prince said jovially as he lowered the bear mask over his face.
"Yes, it's time." Finlay stated with less enthusiasm as he pulled the owl mask down to cover his face.
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Prince Regan and Finlay looked over at the entrance to the ballroom when Princess Angelique and Princess Marjolie were announced. The taller of the two had on a very light brown ballgown and was wearing a doe mask, while the shorter one had on a white ballgown in a simpler style and was wearing what appeared to be a dove mask. The prince clapped his friend on the back and headed over to where the two were standing. Finlay shook his head and followed.
The prince bowed deeply in front of the two women. Finlay, not too far behind, also bowed down before the two women and realized that the shorter one was maybe not as short as he thought she would be. The two women curtsied and the two men raised themselves back up. The prince escorted the taller woman down the staircase to the main floor of the ballroom and Finlay attempted to do the same with the shorter one, but when he moved to take her arm in his, she started to drop to do another curtsy, causing him to stumble and when his hands grabbed her arms to keep her from dragging them both to the ground, a jolt of some sort shot through them both, causing them both to gasp.
*~*~*~*
by
Delkon
Disclaimer: No owning of Labyrinth movie characters, no money, no suing, please...
Two young men were in a dimly lit castle hallway. One was leaning against a wall, brushing away a piece of something from the front of his clothing. The other was walking nervously up and down the space right in front of him.
"Will you stop pacing? You're beginning to make me nervous, and I'm the prince!" The reclining man said, as he brought his hand up to the top of his head to make sure the mask he had on the top of his head wasn't being ruined by it being pressed against the wall.
"Sorry but I just can't help it! I'm just worried about, well, everything!" The other man said, even as he unconciously followed the prince's movements and checked the mask on top of his own head.
"Come now, Finlay! We've been through all this. Princess Angelique and her sister, Princess Marjolie, will both be present at the ball and while I'm dancing with my betrothed, you will be dancing with Princess Marjolie, keeping her occupied and away from us." The prince said even as he stood up from his position against the wall and brushed his backside off.
"But she's just a little girl, Regan! I'll look foolish twirling around with a little girl hanging from my arms!" He said, brushing the arms of his costume.
"Then pretend she's one of those goblins of yours and that you're trying to keep it from biting your nose off! Ha!" Prince Regan replied, adjusting the buttons on his vest and making sure the sleeves of his jacket were both the same length.
"Very funny! I should have never shown you those sketches!" Finlay said, shaking his head and putting one hand on his forehead in an expression of faked exasperation. A page, dressed as a chess pawn, came up to the two men.
"Well, we'll have to continue this discussion later. It's time!" The prince said jovially as he lowered the bear mask over his face.
"Yes, it's time." Finlay stated with less enthusiasm as he pulled the owl mask down to cover his face.
*~*~*~*
Prince Regan and Finlay looked over at the entrance to the ballroom when Princess Angelique and Princess Marjolie were announced. The taller of the two had on a very light brown ballgown and was wearing a doe mask, while the shorter one had on a white ballgown in a simpler style and was wearing what appeared to be a dove mask. The prince clapped his friend on the back and headed over to where the two were standing. Finlay shook his head and followed.
The prince bowed deeply in front of the two women. Finlay, not too far behind, also bowed down before the two women and realized that the shorter one was maybe not as short as he thought she would be. The two women curtsied and the two men raised themselves back up. The prince escorted the taller woman down the staircase to the main floor of the ballroom and Finlay attempted to do the same with the shorter one, but when he moved to take her arm in his, she started to drop to do another curtsy, causing him to stumble and when his hands grabbed her arms to keep her from dragging them both to the ground, a jolt of some sort shot through them both, causing them both to gasp.
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