Disclaimer: you know it by now. I don't own the Labyrinth, no matter how much I really, really wish I owned Jareth. Of course, all of us Jareth lovers think that way, so… *grin*
AN: Anyways, on with Chapter 5. (Oh and thanks to all you wonderful reviewers, especially dawn and Firebrand.) PS- Although from here on in, it gets really really good, this will be a shorter chapter.
Chapter 5: The Castle Beyond the Goblin City
Sarah woke up to a splitting headache and bright light. Squinting she tried to make out where she was, but all she could see a pair of mismatched eyes and blonde hair. Wait a minute, mismatched eyes… Jareth! Swinging her legs over the bedside, she stood up, only to fall right back onto the bed. "Jareth, what are you doing here?" Sarah mumbled into her hand, frustrated that she couldn't stand up.
Jareth smirked. "What was that, my dear? I thought you asked what I was doing in my castle?" He waited for her reaction.
What is he talking about? His castle, hah! But looking around, she realized that she was in fact in his castle. But that could mean only one thing- that Jareth had taken her back to the Labyrinth. Sarah slowly raised her eyes to him, anger glittering in them. "Who do you think you are? Taking me back to your kingdom when I made it perfectly clear that I did NOT want anything to do with you!"
Jareth smiled even wider, loving her reaction towards his actions. "Well, you know I could've sworn that you were enjoying my kisses, and that's one thing that I'm sure I didn't imagine."
Sarah felt heat in her face and covered it with anger. "I never! I really don't know what you're talking about and because of that I insist that you take me home."
"I'm afraid that's quite impossible for many reasons, one of which is that you are a GUEST in my castle and because of that fact, you are in NO position to be making demands. Now in answer to your statement, since I know that I didn't imagine that feeling, shall we find out?" Jareth said, while approaching her. He had backed up to avoid any physical blows and now felt safely in control, enough to come near her again.
Sarah shuddered at his tone of voice. It's coldness made her feel small and weak, which she wasn't.
Jareth smiled, knowing how uncomfortable she was feeling. Reaching the bedside, he pinned her arms to her side and kissed her, smiling inwardly when she relaxed in his arms.
Sarah was scared when he kissed her, and tried to prevent herself from reacting in any way. But he made no move that signified a change of heart and she finally surrendered herself to the kiss.
Jareth released her arms, and smiled condescendingly at her. "You see, I knew I hadn't imagined it. Now, you may inspect your room if you wish. A servant will be sent in shortly to run your bath." And Jareth disappeared, reappearing outside her door. "Soon you shall be all mine, Sarah. Soon." Chuckling, he walked towards his throne room.
Sarah stared at the spot that Jareth had just vacated, and then passed her hand over her lips. She knew that he was right, that she did feel something when he kissed her, but she be damned if she was going to admit it, especially to him. Sighing, she got up and looked around.
She was just inspecting the bathroom when there was a knock. Afraid that it was Jareth, she cautiously opened the door, and a female goblin bustled inside. "Well, let's go, my lady." Sarah stared at her dumbfounded. The woman called out from the bathroom, "Your bath is ready, my lady."
After about an hour, she heard the maid, whose name she had learned was Myria, ask a question about dresses. Getting out, she wrapped a towel around her, over which she wrapped the robe provided. Stepping outside into the room, she gasped and almost dropped the towel. Jareth was standing in the middle of the room, talking to Myria about dresses.
"I want her to where this pale blue and silver dress," Jareth said, pointing to the one on the chair. Turning around to emphasize his point, his eyes caught Sarah's and he smiled, realizing exactly what she was in.
Sarah didn't like the way he was looking at her and tried to say something, but nothing would come out. Instead, she just stared as Jareth walked up to her, threw an arm around her shoulders, and steered her towards the dress.
"Well, my sweet, what do you think?"
Sarah nodded mutely, and her voice betrayed her, "I think it's lovely."
"See, Myria, I knew she would like it." Turning back to Sarah, he told her that dinner would be in an hour. Passing by her, he whispered in her ear, "Do behave, I don't want to have to do something drastic," before he disappeared.
An hour later, Myria turned her around to look in the mirror. Sarah was stunned by the change. Myria had put some glitter on her shoulders which were left bare by the dress. Along with some silvery lipstick, a little pale blue eye shadow, and some blush, Myria had made her look like a model. Her hair was in curls, and pinned up in a bun with blue and silver clips, tendrils of which complemented her neck. Sarah reached up and touched the two pieces of jewelry that completed the ensemble: a sapphire-and-pearl necklace with matching earrings.
"Well, come along my Lady. We mustn't keep his Majesty waiting." Grabbing hold of her hand, the lady goblin led her out the door, and through maze-like corridors. How am I ever going to get back to my room. Since Sarah was so deep in thought, she didn't realize that they had come to a stop until Myria tugged on her hand.
Sarah looked up to the huge gem-encrusted doors and stepped back as the doors slowly swung open, revealing the room inside…
I want ff.net back up! Waaaahhhhhh!
AN: Anyways, on with Chapter 5. (Oh and thanks to all you wonderful reviewers, especially dawn and Firebrand.) PS- Although from here on in, it gets really really good, this will be a shorter chapter.
Chapter 5: The Castle Beyond the Goblin City
Sarah woke up to a splitting headache and bright light. Squinting she tried to make out where she was, but all she could see a pair of mismatched eyes and blonde hair. Wait a minute, mismatched eyes… Jareth! Swinging her legs over the bedside, she stood up, only to fall right back onto the bed. "Jareth, what are you doing here?" Sarah mumbled into her hand, frustrated that she couldn't stand up.
Jareth smirked. "What was that, my dear? I thought you asked what I was doing in my castle?" He waited for her reaction.
What is he talking about? His castle, hah! But looking around, she realized that she was in fact in his castle. But that could mean only one thing- that Jareth had taken her back to the Labyrinth. Sarah slowly raised her eyes to him, anger glittering in them. "Who do you think you are? Taking me back to your kingdom when I made it perfectly clear that I did NOT want anything to do with you!"
Jareth smiled even wider, loving her reaction towards his actions. "Well, you know I could've sworn that you were enjoying my kisses, and that's one thing that I'm sure I didn't imagine."
Sarah felt heat in her face and covered it with anger. "I never! I really don't know what you're talking about and because of that I insist that you take me home."
"I'm afraid that's quite impossible for many reasons, one of which is that you are a GUEST in my castle and because of that fact, you are in NO position to be making demands. Now in answer to your statement, since I know that I didn't imagine that feeling, shall we find out?" Jareth said, while approaching her. He had backed up to avoid any physical blows and now felt safely in control, enough to come near her again.
Sarah shuddered at his tone of voice. It's coldness made her feel small and weak, which she wasn't.
Jareth smiled, knowing how uncomfortable she was feeling. Reaching the bedside, he pinned her arms to her side and kissed her, smiling inwardly when she relaxed in his arms.
Sarah was scared when he kissed her, and tried to prevent herself from reacting in any way. But he made no move that signified a change of heart and she finally surrendered herself to the kiss.
Jareth released her arms, and smiled condescendingly at her. "You see, I knew I hadn't imagined it. Now, you may inspect your room if you wish. A servant will be sent in shortly to run your bath." And Jareth disappeared, reappearing outside her door. "Soon you shall be all mine, Sarah. Soon." Chuckling, he walked towards his throne room.
Sarah stared at the spot that Jareth had just vacated, and then passed her hand over her lips. She knew that he was right, that she did feel something when he kissed her, but she be damned if she was going to admit it, especially to him. Sighing, she got up and looked around.
She was just inspecting the bathroom when there was a knock. Afraid that it was Jareth, she cautiously opened the door, and a female goblin bustled inside. "Well, let's go, my lady." Sarah stared at her dumbfounded. The woman called out from the bathroom, "Your bath is ready, my lady."
After about an hour, she heard the maid, whose name she had learned was Myria, ask a question about dresses. Getting out, she wrapped a towel around her, over which she wrapped the robe provided. Stepping outside into the room, she gasped and almost dropped the towel. Jareth was standing in the middle of the room, talking to Myria about dresses.
"I want her to where this pale blue and silver dress," Jareth said, pointing to the one on the chair. Turning around to emphasize his point, his eyes caught Sarah's and he smiled, realizing exactly what she was in.
Sarah didn't like the way he was looking at her and tried to say something, but nothing would come out. Instead, she just stared as Jareth walked up to her, threw an arm around her shoulders, and steered her towards the dress.
"Well, my sweet, what do you think?"
Sarah nodded mutely, and her voice betrayed her, "I think it's lovely."
"See, Myria, I knew she would like it." Turning back to Sarah, he told her that dinner would be in an hour. Passing by her, he whispered in her ear, "Do behave, I don't want to have to do something drastic," before he disappeared.
An hour later, Myria turned her around to look in the mirror. Sarah was stunned by the change. Myria had put some glitter on her shoulders which were left bare by the dress. Along with some silvery lipstick, a little pale blue eye shadow, and some blush, Myria had made her look like a model. Her hair was in curls, and pinned up in a bun with blue and silver clips, tendrils of which complemented her neck. Sarah reached up and touched the two pieces of jewelry that completed the ensemble: a sapphire-and-pearl necklace with matching earrings.
"Well, come along my Lady. We mustn't keep his Majesty waiting." Grabbing hold of her hand, the lady goblin led her out the door, and through maze-like corridors. How am I ever going to get back to my room. Since Sarah was so deep in thought, she didn't realize that they had come to a stop until Myria tugged on her hand.
Sarah looked up to the huge gem-encrusted doors and stepped back as the doors slowly swung open, revealing the room inside…
I want ff.net back up! Waaaahhhhhh!
