Chapter 10: The Kiss . . . And Something More
"There! Now you know!" I said. I looked away.
"Ashley, why didn't you tell me?"
"Because I didn't know how you felt about me."
"I love you."
I looked at him. He leaned forward a bit, so that our lips were almost touching. I nodded and he kissed me.
Heather and Lita fell out of the closet, getting a glare from Jareth and me.
"It worked, Lita!" Heather said, as she picked herself off the ground.
"You did that to me?!!?" I yelled.
"It was an illusion. Breakneck Falls is about 600 miles from here. In reality, if you fell, you would have been transported to your room."
I lunged for her and Jareth grabbed me to keep from killing her.
"You should be thanking her, not killing her."
I nodded. They left. Jareth led me to the dining room. After we ate, I went and got dressed. I got dressed in a red tee-shirt and black jeans. Jareth and I went to the secret garden. When we got back to the castle, Jareth called the entire Labyrinth inhabitance to the castle.
"I have something to ask." he announced. I was right by his side. He got down on one knee in front of me. I lost my breath.
"Ashley, I know we haven't known each other for very long, but I love you. I would be honored if you would be my wife, The Goblin Queen. Will you marry me?"
"Um . . . uh . . . " I thought about it for a minute, "Yes, Jareth, I will be your wife!"
Jareth kissed me. I gasped, it was unexpected. Jareth took the oppertunity to deepen the kiss. I heard the others in the room giggle. I pulled back, blushing.
"Now, welcome your wqueen-to-be!" Jareth said.
"Welcome, Queen Ashley." The crowd bowed.
"Now, go back to your business and leave us."
The crowd scattered. As soon as they were gone, Jareth kissed me again. This time it got REALLY deep until I pulled back. I needed to breath, something, it seemed, that Jareth didn't need to do.
"Come, let us go to the gardens."
I nodded. Jareth took me by the hand and led me to them. There was a sign saying 'CONGRATULATIONS, JARETH AND ASHLEY' Heather and Lita had set it up. They shouted it, also. I went over and hugged Heather.
"Congratulations, Queen Ashley, you'll be happy." Robin said.
"OK, look. Everyone in this garden at the moment, will call me Ashley and only Ashley, got it?" They nodded.
"Pardon me, *Ashley*." he siad.
"Ha ha ha, funny, Robin." I smiled at him.
Then, the five of us partied all night.
"There! Now you know!" I said. I looked away.
"Ashley, why didn't you tell me?"
"Because I didn't know how you felt about me."
"I love you."
I looked at him. He leaned forward a bit, so that our lips were almost touching. I nodded and he kissed me.
Heather and Lita fell out of the closet, getting a glare from Jareth and me.
"It worked, Lita!" Heather said, as she picked herself off the ground.
"You did that to me?!!?" I yelled.
"It was an illusion. Breakneck Falls is about 600 miles from here. In reality, if you fell, you would have been transported to your room."
I lunged for her and Jareth grabbed me to keep from killing her.
"You should be thanking her, not killing her."
I nodded. They left. Jareth led me to the dining room. After we ate, I went and got dressed. I got dressed in a red tee-shirt and black jeans. Jareth and I went to the secret garden. When we got back to the castle, Jareth called the entire Labyrinth inhabitance to the castle.
"I have something to ask." he announced. I was right by his side. He got down on one knee in front of me. I lost my breath.
"Ashley, I know we haven't known each other for very long, but I love you. I would be honored if you would be my wife, The Goblin Queen. Will you marry me?"
"Um . . . uh . . . " I thought about it for a minute, "Yes, Jareth, I will be your wife!"
Jareth kissed me. I gasped, it was unexpected. Jareth took the oppertunity to deepen the kiss. I heard the others in the room giggle. I pulled back, blushing.
"Now, welcome your wqueen-to-be!" Jareth said.
"Welcome, Queen Ashley." The crowd bowed.
"Now, go back to your business and leave us."
The crowd scattered. As soon as they were gone, Jareth kissed me again. This time it got REALLY deep until I pulled back. I needed to breath, something, it seemed, that Jareth didn't need to do.
"Come, let us go to the gardens."
I nodded. Jareth took me by the hand and led me to them. There was a sign saying 'CONGRATULATIONS, JARETH AND ASHLEY' Heather and Lita had set it up. They shouted it, also. I went over and hugged Heather.
"Congratulations, Queen Ashley, you'll be happy." Robin said.
"OK, look. Everyone in this garden at the moment, will call me Ashley and only Ashley, got it?" They nodded.
"Pardon me, *Ashley*." he siad.
"Ha ha ha, funny, Robin." I smiled at him.
Then, the five of us partied all night.