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"Such a pity."
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Round One
Sarah slapped at the alarm clock, irritated that
she'd forgotten to unset it from the day before. She'd been up half the night
coming to her decision to outwit him, and she was not eager to get up this
early to start her day. The sunlight coming in the window told her it would be
a beautiful June day, so she began to consider getting up, maybe making use of
the pool the apartment complex had to offer. She stretched lazily, enjoying the
feeling of having no obligations lined up for the day. If you didn't count the
fact that Jareth was coming to visit.
She looked at the clock. 8am. At this time of day
the pool should be deserted. She closed her eyes. One more hour of sleep can't
hurt. She pulled the blankets over her
head and snuggled down for a quick sleep…
Noon
"So much for getting an early start at the
pool." Sarah grumbled as she struggled
out of bed.
She made her way to the bathroom, determined not to
get lost in sleep again. She pinned her
hair atop her head, and fumbled in the cabinet for her suntan lotion. She turned back to the bedroom, peeking
around the corner to make sure Jareth wasn't around before stripping off her
nightgown and rummaging in her dresser for the bikini she'd treated herself to
last week. She got it on, and then
belted a beach robe around herself loosely before heading for the front of the
apartment. She stopped at the fridge
long enough to grab an iced tea before heading out the front door.
The sun was shining brightly over head and she
smiled with delight when she set her things down beside a lounge chair. There were only a few people taking
advantage as she was, and she dove into the heated water, setting out to do at
least a few laps before lazing beside the pool to work on her tan. Sarah didn't notice that as she swam, the
people at the pool left one by one, as if they'd been ordered to do so. When she pulled herself up onto the edge to
catch her breath she saw she was alone, and was pleased.
A few more laps and she began to float lazily, not
seeing when Jareth appeared beside her chair. He sat and watched her, his gaze drawn to her barely covered body as she
floated on the water. All thoughts of
taking it slowly began to disappear, all he could think of was making her his…
Sarah headed for the shallow end, walking up the
steps. Her gaze was focused on the
ground, so she did not notice Jareth until she was halfway across.
"Jareth!" Sarah gasped, "What are you doing here?"
"I told you I would return."
"I didn't expect you this soon."
"So I noticed." He replied, his gaze moving over her hungrily.
Sarah couldn't move as he approached her. She began to tremble as he stepped up to
her, his arms going around her slowly. Her eyes fluttered shut as he leaned down, his lips brushing hers
lightly, a teasing kiss that surprised her with its intensity. His arms tightened around her when she made
no move to pull away, and she found herself leaning into his embrace, her lips
opening under his voluntarily.
Jareth couldn't believe she was allowing him this
moment, but he was careful not to take too much advantage of his good
fortune. He was delighted at her
disappointed expression when he pulled his mouth from hers, even more so when
she continued to lean on him for support.
"I shouldn't have let you do that." Sarah whispered,
burying her face in his neck
"Why not?" Jareth asked, still shaky, though his
voice, regal as ever, hid it well.
"Because I wasn't—I mean I'm not—going back with
you." She told him, stepping back.
" So for a moment you considered the idea."
"Never" she shot back, on surer ground now that
there was space between them " One kiss won't change my mind."
"Maybe another one will" Jareth said with a grin,
stepping forward.
"No!" Sarah said hastily, putting up her hand to
ward him off. "It will take more than kisses to make me leave everything
behind."
"I see." Jareth said thoughtfully, rubbing his hands together eagerly "I know
what I'll have to do then."
"What?" she asked, suspicious of the twinkle in his eyes.
"I'll have to court you."
"Court me?" Sarah asked, her eyes wide "I didn't
mean-"
"You need more convincing." He said firmly, taking
her hand and tugging her to her chair, where he handed her the robe "You did
say it would take more than a few kisses."
"I didn't mean it!" Sarah said, fury making her cheeks red as he bundled her into her robe "At
least, not the way you are interpreting!"
"I like my interpretation better." He told her as he
transported them back to her apartment. "It has more possibilities."
"How do you plan to go about courting me?" Sarah
demanded, breathless from the quick jump.
"Now Sarah," Jareth said, dropping a quick kiss on
her lips before she could dodge him "That would be telling, wouldn't it?"
He disappeared.
