Chapter 7: Looking Into The Past
Jareth sat on his throne, thinking about him and Caleb when they were kids. *When did he get the need to kill?* Jareth thought. A sudden image came to mind. They were in their early 100's and something had happened that had turned Caleb into a monster. Jareth had thought that he had gotten over it . . .
* * *
Jareth and Caleb were sitting on the hill overlooking the Labyrinth with their fae girlfriends.
"Jareth, I love you." Michelle had whispered to Jareth.
"And I you, my love." He had whispered back.
"I love you, my dear." Caleb had whispered to his girlfriend.
"Well, I don't love you anymore, Caleb! You treat me like dirt!" Lornie had shouted.
"What?" Caleb had asked in disbelief.
"I . . . hate . . . you. I love someone else."
"Who?"
"I'm in love with Jareth and not you." Lornie said, looking at Jareth.
"What?" Jareth asked.
"I am in love with you, and I want you."
"No. I don't love you, Lornie. I love Michelle."
"So what? To heck with Michelle! I don't care if she is my sister or not!"
Jareth put his arm around Michelle, "I don't care. She is the only woman in my life, and that is how it is going to stay!"
Lornie looked at Michelle and Jareth and ran off in a huff.
"Caleb?" Jareth said. Caleb had stared at the spot Lornie had said she had not loved him for quite some time.
"How can she do that to me? I loved her, Jareth."
"I know you did, Caleb."
"What were you two doing behind our backs, Jareth?" Caleb had seen something in Jareth's eyes that had said Jareth was responsible.
"Nothing."
"Jareth!"
"Fine. Lornie said she loved me. I refused her because she belonged to you. She said we would both be sorry."
"How long ago was this?"
"When we were 99."
"You waited 6 years to tell me?!!?"
"I thought she was under a spell. I did not expect her to do this."
Caleb was fuming.
"Go, Jareth. Before I kill you!"
Jareth had left. Caleb had not returned until later that night. His clothes were stained red.
"Caleb?"
Caleb looked at Jareth, blood covering his mouth.
"What happened?"
"I let out my anger. Now it is your turn!" Caleb lunged at Jareth. Jareth quickly restrained him and tied him up. A few days later, he was back to normal. Jareth had thought he was done with killing, but he was wrong . . . A while after that incident, goblins had been starting to appear on his throne, dead. he had thought it was a beast. He noticed the teeth marks on their throat . . . Caleb had gone out a few days before and had not returned. Jareth got a crystal and looked into it. Caleb was Aboveground, but there was blood all over him. He had been the one killing the goblins. Since Jareth was Underground and Caleb was Aboveground, he couldn't do anything. Soon, Jareth forgot all about it . . .
* * *
Jareth shuddered as forgotten memories came back to him. Caleb was always a killer, Jareth had just forgotten about it. He looked for Caleb in his crystals. According to his crystals, Caleb was on his way to kill Jareth . . .
Jareth sat on his throne, thinking about him and Caleb when they were kids. *When did he get the need to kill?* Jareth thought. A sudden image came to mind. They were in their early 100's and something had happened that had turned Caleb into a monster. Jareth had thought that he had gotten over it . . .
* * *
Jareth and Caleb were sitting on the hill overlooking the Labyrinth with their fae girlfriends.
"Jareth, I love you." Michelle had whispered to Jareth.
"And I you, my love." He had whispered back.
"I love you, my dear." Caleb had whispered to his girlfriend.
"Well, I don't love you anymore, Caleb! You treat me like dirt!" Lornie had shouted.
"What?" Caleb had asked in disbelief.
"I . . . hate . . . you. I love someone else."
"Who?"
"I'm in love with Jareth and not you." Lornie said, looking at Jareth.
"What?" Jareth asked.
"I am in love with you, and I want you."
"No. I don't love you, Lornie. I love Michelle."
"So what? To heck with Michelle! I don't care if she is my sister or not!"
Jareth put his arm around Michelle, "I don't care. She is the only woman in my life, and that is how it is going to stay!"
Lornie looked at Michelle and Jareth and ran off in a huff.
"Caleb?" Jareth said. Caleb had stared at the spot Lornie had said she had not loved him for quite some time.
"How can she do that to me? I loved her, Jareth."
"I know you did, Caleb."
"What were you two doing behind our backs, Jareth?" Caleb had seen something in Jareth's eyes that had said Jareth was responsible.
"Nothing."
"Jareth!"
"Fine. Lornie said she loved me. I refused her because she belonged to you. She said we would both be sorry."
"How long ago was this?"
"When we were 99."
"You waited 6 years to tell me?!!?"
"I thought she was under a spell. I did not expect her to do this."
Caleb was fuming.
"Go, Jareth. Before I kill you!"
Jareth had left. Caleb had not returned until later that night. His clothes were stained red.
"Caleb?"
Caleb looked at Jareth, blood covering his mouth.
"What happened?"
"I let out my anger. Now it is your turn!" Caleb lunged at Jareth. Jareth quickly restrained him and tied him up. A few days later, he was back to normal. Jareth had thought he was done with killing, but he was wrong . . . A while after that incident, goblins had been starting to appear on his throne, dead. he had thought it was a beast. He noticed the teeth marks on their throat . . . Caleb had gone out a few days before and had not returned. Jareth got a crystal and looked into it. Caleb was Aboveground, but there was blood all over him. He had been the one killing the goblins. Since Jareth was Underground and Caleb was Aboveground, he couldn't do anything. Soon, Jareth forgot all about it . . .
* * *
Jareth shuddered as forgotten memories came back to him. Caleb was always a killer, Jareth had just forgotten about it. He looked for Caleb in his crystals. According to his crystals, Caleb was on his way to kill Jareth . . .
