Chapter 11: Heather Gets A Boyfriend
Jareth and I planned the wedding for June. It was October. Heather suddenly became very distant and depressed. She denied it, but because I was her cousin, I spotted what was wrong. She was lonely. I decided I was going to do something about that.
"Jareth," I said going into his study chamber.
"Yes, my dear?"
"Do you have any . . . single friends?"
"Why?"
"Heather needs to get a boyfriend."
"I think I can arrange that. We'll meet in the gardens."
"Thank you." I left with a smile.
I went to Heather's room.
"Come on, Heather. We'll go for a walk."
She got into a purple dress. Then I did her hair and make-up. She looked like a princess. I took her hand and led her to the gardens. Jareth was there waiting. There was a man with dark hair and eyes next to him.
"Ladies, this is Derrik, King of The Elves." he turned to Derrik, "This is my bride-to-be, Ashley, and her cousin Heather."
"Hello, Ashley. Hello, Heather." Derrik's eyes lingered on Heather. He liked her.
"Well, Jareth and I are being called. We must go. Please get to know each other." I said. Heather nodded. Jareth made us disappear. We reappeared on the balcony overlooking the gardens. Heather had taken Derrik's arm and they were walking through the garden. I smiled and Jareth put his arms around my waist and pulled me to him. I leaned against him and watched my plan take action.
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"Shall we walk?" Derrik asked Heather.
Heather nodded. Derrik offered his arm to her. She took it. She had the feeling they were being watched. She shrugged it off. Heather and Derrik began walking and talking.
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Jareth and I decided to to leave them for a while.
"So . . . we have the castle all to ourselves. What are we going to do?" I asked him.
"How about this?" he kissed me.
"That works." I said when I had pulled back. Jareth started to kiss lower, going to my neck. I giggled.
"I have an idea. Let's play."
"Play what?"
"Hide and seek.,"
"All right."
"No magic."
"What?"
"You can't use magic."
Jareth nodded.
"Do you want to hide first?"
"You can, my love."
I nodded, "Start counting. And no crystals to cheat."
Jareth nodded and closed his eyes, this was going to be fun, "1, 2, 3, 4 . . . "
I started to run down the hall. Not there. Not there either. Hmm . . . where?, I thought. I got to the Escher Room.
"Perfect." I jumped down to a ledge beneath the door. I hid underneath it. Then I shook my head. I jumped down two more ledges and ended up on the ceiling above the door. I hid on a ledge overlooking it. I saw Jareth come to the door and, look, and leave.
I was shaking with laughter. I tried to suppress it. I screamed when I felt something touch me. I calmed down whenI saw Jareth smirking at me.
"You jerk, I said no magic."
"I know, I know." he paused, "I couldn't live without you."
"Your turn to hide."
He disappeared. I went to look for him. I checked his study. Nothing. Then I checked his bedchamber. There were candles everywhere and wine on a table. Soft music was playing. I went in, looking for Jareth. The room was empty. I jumped when a hand touched my shoulder.
"Do you like it?" Jareth whispered near my ear.
"Yes, I do." I smiled, "Are you trying to seduce me, my dear?"
"You could say that." he said and kissed me.
"The consider me seduced." I said when I pulled back.
"Really?"
I nodded.
"Would you like some wine?"
"If you are having some."
Jareht went to the table and poured two glasses of red wine. He handed one to me.
"Thank you." I took a sip.
Jareth kissed me deeply. I responded. A goblin barged in.
"Yer highness, Lady Heather is lookin' fer ye two." he said.
"Go." Jareth said and waved him away, "We should go."
I nodded. Jareth and I appeared in the Throne Room. Heather had a dazed look on her face.
"He asked me out!" she yelled. when we got there.
"When?"
"Tonight. He's going to escourt me to the . . . " Heather trailed off at Jareth's look, "Oops. Almost gave it away. I'll go now."
She left the room. I turned to Jareth.
Jareth and I planned the wedding for June. It was October. Heather suddenly became very distant and depressed. She denied it, but because I was her cousin, I spotted what was wrong. She was lonely. I decided I was going to do something about that.
"Jareth," I said going into his study chamber.
"Yes, my dear?"
"Do you have any . . . single friends?"
"Why?"
"Heather needs to get a boyfriend."
"I think I can arrange that. We'll meet in the gardens."
"Thank you." I left with a smile.
I went to Heather's room.
"Come on, Heather. We'll go for a walk."
She got into a purple dress. Then I did her hair and make-up. She looked like a princess. I took her hand and led her to the gardens. Jareth was there waiting. There was a man with dark hair and eyes next to him.
"Ladies, this is Derrik, King of The Elves." he turned to Derrik, "This is my bride-to-be, Ashley, and her cousin Heather."
"Hello, Ashley. Hello, Heather." Derrik's eyes lingered on Heather. He liked her.
"Well, Jareth and I are being called. We must go. Please get to know each other." I said. Heather nodded. Jareth made us disappear. We reappeared on the balcony overlooking the gardens. Heather had taken Derrik's arm and they were walking through the garden. I smiled and Jareth put his arms around my waist and pulled me to him. I leaned against him and watched my plan take action.
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"Shall we walk?" Derrik asked Heather.
Heather nodded. Derrik offered his arm to her. She took it. She had the feeling they were being watched. She shrugged it off. Heather and Derrik began walking and talking.
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Jareth and I decided to to leave them for a while.
"So . . . we have the castle all to ourselves. What are we going to do?" I asked him.
"How about this?" he kissed me.
"That works." I said when I had pulled back. Jareth started to kiss lower, going to my neck. I giggled.
"I have an idea. Let's play."
"Play what?"
"Hide and seek.,"
"All right."
"No magic."
"What?"
"You can't use magic."
Jareth nodded.
"Do you want to hide first?"
"You can, my love."
I nodded, "Start counting. And no crystals to cheat."
Jareth nodded and closed his eyes, this was going to be fun, "1, 2, 3, 4 . . . "
I started to run down the hall. Not there. Not there either. Hmm . . . where?, I thought. I got to the Escher Room.
"Perfect." I jumped down to a ledge beneath the door. I hid underneath it. Then I shook my head. I jumped down two more ledges and ended up on the ceiling above the door. I hid on a ledge overlooking it. I saw Jareth come to the door and, look, and leave.
I was shaking with laughter. I tried to suppress it. I screamed when I felt something touch me. I calmed down whenI saw Jareth smirking at me.
"You jerk, I said no magic."
"I know, I know." he paused, "I couldn't live without you."
"Your turn to hide."
He disappeared. I went to look for him. I checked his study. Nothing. Then I checked his bedchamber. There were candles everywhere and wine on a table. Soft music was playing. I went in, looking for Jareth. The room was empty. I jumped when a hand touched my shoulder.
"Do you like it?" Jareth whispered near my ear.
"Yes, I do." I smiled, "Are you trying to seduce me, my dear?"
"You could say that." he said and kissed me.
"The consider me seduced." I said when I pulled back.
"Really?"
I nodded.
"Would you like some wine?"
"If you are having some."
Jareht went to the table and poured two glasses of red wine. He handed one to me.
"Thank you." I took a sip.
Jareth kissed me deeply. I responded. A goblin barged in.
"Yer highness, Lady Heather is lookin' fer ye two." he said.
"Go." Jareth said and waved him away, "We should go."
I nodded. Jareth and I appeared in the Throne Room. Heather had a dazed look on her face.
"He asked me out!" she yelled. when we got there.
"When?"
"Tonight. He's going to escourt me to the . . . " Heather trailed off at Jareth's look, "Oops. Almost gave it away. I'll go now."
She left the room. I turned to Jareth.