AN; Thank you again to everyone for their wonderful reviews! Hee hee, yes Hooded Crow, I think I have that torturous streak in me as well! I mean real life isn't a piece of cake now is it?? Speaking of being torturous when are we going to find out what's going on with Sarah and Jareth in "heroes"? I'm dying to know what will happen. They weren't exactly on good terms last chapter!
To those who are interested check out my cast page! [1]http://www.geocities.com/cormak3032/labyrinth/thedebt.html let me know what you all think!
Also if you have a real player installed on your computer and would like to hear the entire song `Night Ride Across Caucasus" by Loreena McKennitt from the chapter "Avyar" check out this link.
[2]http://free.freespeech.org/cw/ram/nightrideacrossthecaucasus.ram
Disclaimers: please see the first few chapters and if you feel like having a laugh check out the later chapters.
Dream becomes reality....
Thunder echoed in the sky above, and dark clouds let their rain fall without mercy. Sarah huddled in a ball in the saddle trying to keep warm. Staying dry was no longer a concern, she was soaked to the bone. Jareth didn't fair much better. His long blond hair was matted to his face and his cape stuck to him like a second skin. They had been riding for hours when the storm suddenly broke and it gave no sign of ever letting up.
Jareth finally pulled his white horse to a stop by a large tree and jumped down from the saddle. He moved to the packhorse and began to undo the packs. Sarah dismounted Velvet and helped him carry a folded canvas. Using special wooden poles that fit together they created a small tent. Luckily the blankets they had with them were dry from being within the canvas.
"Go inside and keep warm." Jareth told her. Sarah nodded and went inside the makeshift tent, putting blankets down on the ground and dividing up the tent. By now it had grown dark and Jareth lit a lantern they had brought along. There was no way he would be able to light a fire with wet timber. Sarah ate a small dinner of fruit and breads and watched him as he stood out in the rain leaning casually against the tree.
"Jareth, come out of the rain."
"I'm fine out here."
"Jareth, you're soaked. Why don't you use you magic and dry us off and make a fire while you're at it?"
"I can't use any magic. Farris will be able to track us easily if I do."
Sarah blinked. "Oh. That rules out that idea. You're still soaked. Come inside."
"Sarah, got to sleep. We have a long day of riding tomorrow."
"What about you? You come inside and sleep too." She gestured with her hand to a spot beside her that she had prepared for him with blankets.
"I'll be fine out here."
"Bullshit! Jareth come in from the rain!" her angered voice surprised him and he finally agreed, crawling slowly into the tent to lay down at the complete opposite end from her.
Sarah reached into one of the packs and pulled out a white shirt. "Put this on." She said throwing it at him. He sat up with his back turned to her. He slipped the wet shirt off and quickly put on the dry one. Sighing he laid down. Sarah draped a blanket over him and he pulled it around himself, drifting off to sleep. Sarah sighed looking at the empty space directly beside her. She ran her hand over it and closed her eyes, letting sleep claim her.
Jareth awakened in the middle of the night to hear a strange noise. He rolled over and saw Sarah sitting up, shivering uncontrollable, her teeth chattering. He was sitting up in seconds and he took his blanket and wrapped it around her. Her hair was soaked and matted against her face and he panicked.
"I should have stopped sooner. I shouldn't have made you ride in the rain for so long." He pulled her to him, attempting to keep her warm with the heat of his own body. She curled against him and soon her shivering subsided and she was asleep. Jareth gently pushed back the hairs from her face and just held her.
It was morning by the time he awakened. He was still sitting up with her in his arms and had somehow managed to fall asleep sitting. Sarah was sleeping peacefully. She no longer shivered and the small fever was gone. The rain was still coming down, but no longer in heavy sheets. She slowly awakened and looked up to see him staring down at her.
"How are you feeling?" he asked.
`Like I got run over by a Mack truck."
"What?"
`Never mind, it was a joke."
"Are you hungry."
"A little."
He reached over, still cradling her in his arms and he pulled one of the packs towards him. "Would you like some fruit?"
"Anything but a peach is fine." He let out a throaty laugh and handed her an apple. She bit into it slowly, very aware that he was watching her eat and he was still holding her. She felt safe and warm in his arms and she didn't want to leave. Jareth had other plans and he went outside surveying the area and the weather.
"It hasn't rained for weeks and now it decides to rain." He let out in annoyance.
"Oh well, maybe that will slow Farris down." She added thoughtfully.
`You're right. And from what I hear, Farris hates bad weather. As uncomfortable this is for us, it may be a good head start." Sarah shivered suddenly, her body trembling. "You're cold."
`I'm ok, it was just a chill. We should pack up and get moving." She said. She began to fold the blankets from the tent. They wrapped everything back into the waterproof canvas and packed the horses. The rain had let up to a fine mist and a fog had settled.
They mounted up and rode for half of the day before Jareth stopped by the side of a pond. The rain had started again and after a stretching their legs Jareth wanted to ride hard to the base of the first group of mountains where there were a few caves. They rode hard and made it by nightfall. The caves were large enough to fit the horses inside and they tied them up by the entrance. Jareth started a fire with leaves and twigs he found scattered around the inside of the cave. He brought wet timber from outside and placed it near the now roaring fire, with hope that they would dry.
Sarah sat shivering near the fire and as he watched her he realized it was now or never. They were getting closer to the mountains and already he could feel his magic weakening. He knelt beside her and the look on his face spoke volumes.
"Jareth, what's going on?" he reached forward into the air as if to pull something from it, but nothing happened.
"It's already weakening."
"Jareth I thought you said that you couldn't use your magic or he would find us?" She looked confused and that pained Jareth. He could do it while she slept. No.. he couldn't do that to her.
"He'll find me but he won't find you. I'm sending you back aboveground. You'll be safe there and you'll never have to worry about Farris again."
"No! Jareth I'm not leaving!"
"Sarah." He pleaded.
"No!" He ignored her and reached for the air again but wasn't able to finish the motion. She pulled him to her and kissed him hard on the mouth. He lost himself in the kiss for a moment and then pulled back gasping for air.
"Sarah." Visions of the last time they kissed floated through his mind and he grew concerned.
"I've made my decision Jareth. I'm not going anywhere. I'm staying with you." He just stared at her. Her words didn't seem to register. She nervously tugged at the collar of his shirt and then wrapped her arms around his neck looking into his eyes. "I love you, Jareth and I don't ever want to leave you."
Jareth's eyes widened and his lower lip trembled as the shock washed over him. Sarah smiled and leaned forward gently pressing her lips to his. The kiss was short and sweet and Sarah looked at him again. He was completely bewildered. His lips finally twisted in a smile and his pointed teeth came out of hiding. He put his hands around her waist and laughing twirled her around him. He put her down and suddenly looked serious.
"Sarah do you know what you would be committing yourself to?"
"You of course, as well as a population of goblins and maybe immortality."
`How?"
"Aiden is a wealth of information. He said that if you offered forever to me that meant I would become immortal. I can't think of anyone I'd rather spend forever with, then you." She grinned and tightened her grip around his neck. "Now I'm offering you your dreams. When all of this is over and Farris had been dealt with, you will have your queen, you already have your kingdom and maybe someday you'll have children." Jareth's head fell forward and he hugged Sarah. The years he spent alone, feeling pain seemed to melt away as he lost himself in her warm embrace.
"I love you Sarah." He said softly into her hair.
She hugged him tightly. "I love you too." Jareth's head rose and he lifted a gloved hand to her face, gently tracing the edges.
"I didn't think I would ever hear those words from you. I had almost convinced myself that you would never say them."
`Well not only did I say them, I meant them. I couldn't go back aboveground." She gently combed his wild blond hair behind his ears. " It's not my home anymore. The underground is home, Anywhere you are is home. We'll face the future together." He smiled and lowered his lips to her, kissing her gently but passionately. They lowered to the ground, holding each other and kissing each other occasionally. There was no empty spot beside Sarah tonight. Jareth lay on his side with Sarah in his arms, a smile on his face as he slept.
*wipes brow * Whooo! The kids are finally together as they should be! This of course doesn't mean that the story is over. Stick around for more love, laughter, torture, and whatever else I decide to throw in!
References
1. http://www.geocities.com/cormak3032/labyrinth/thedebt.html
2. http://free.freespeech.org/cw/ram/nightrideacrossthecaucasus.ram
To those who are interested check out my cast page! [1]http://www.geocities.com/cormak3032/labyrinth/thedebt.html let me know what you all think!
Also if you have a real player installed on your computer and would like to hear the entire song `Night Ride Across Caucasus" by Loreena McKennitt from the chapter "Avyar" check out this link.
[2]http://free.freespeech.org/cw/ram/nightrideacrossthecaucasus.ram
Disclaimers: please see the first few chapters and if you feel like having a laugh check out the later chapters.
Dream becomes reality....
Thunder echoed in the sky above, and dark clouds let their rain fall without mercy. Sarah huddled in a ball in the saddle trying to keep warm. Staying dry was no longer a concern, she was soaked to the bone. Jareth didn't fair much better. His long blond hair was matted to his face and his cape stuck to him like a second skin. They had been riding for hours when the storm suddenly broke and it gave no sign of ever letting up.
Jareth finally pulled his white horse to a stop by a large tree and jumped down from the saddle. He moved to the packhorse and began to undo the packs. Sarah dismounted Velvet and helped him carry a folded canvas. Using special wooden poles that fit together they created a small tent. Luckily the blankets they had with them were dry from being within the canvas.
"Go inside and keep warm." Jareth told her. Sarah nodded and went inside the makeshift tent, putting blankets down on the ground and dividing up the tent. By now it had grown dark and Jareth lit a lantern they had brought along. There was no way he would be able to light a fire with wet timber. Sarah ate a small dinner of fruit and breads and watched him as he stood out in the rain leaning casually against the tree.
"Jareth, come out of the rain."
"I'm fine out here."
"Jareth, you're soaked. Why don't you use you magic and dry us off and make a fire while you're at it?"
"I can't use any magic. Farris will be able to track us easily if I do."
Sarah blinked. "Oh. That rules out that idea. You're still soaked. Come inside."
"Sarah, got to sleep. We have a long day of riding tomorrow."
"What about you? You come inside and sleep too." She gestured with her hand to a spot beside her that she had prepared for him with blankets.
"I'll be fine out here."
"Bullshit! Jareth come in from the rain!" her angered voice surprised him and he finally agreed, crawling slowly into the tent to lay down at the complete opposite end from her.
Sarah reached into one of the packs and pulled out a white shirt. "Put this on." She said throwing it at him. He sat up with his back turned to her. He slipped the wet shirt off and quickly put on the dry one. Sighing he laid down. Sarah draped a blanket over him and he pulled it around himself, drifting off to sleep. Sarah sighed looking at the empty space directly beside her. She ran her hand over it and closed her eyes, letting sleep claim her.
Jareth awakened in the middle of the night to hear a strange noise. He rolled over and saw Sarah sitting up, shivering uncontrollable, her teeth chattering. He was sitting up in seconds and he took his blanket and wrapped it around her. Her hair was soaked and matted against her face and he panicked.
"I should have stopped sooner. I shouldn't have made you ride in the rain for so long." He pulled her to him, attempting to keep her warm with the heat of his own body. She curled against him and soon her shivering subsided and she was asleep. Jareth gently pushed back the hairs from her face and just held her.
It was morning by the time he awakened. He was still sitting up with her in his arms and had somehow managed to fall asleep sitting. Sarah was sleeping peacefully. She no longer shivered and the small fever was gone. The rain was still coming down, but no longer in heavy sheets. She slowly awakened and looked up to see him staring down at her.
"How are you feeling?" he asked.
`Like I got run over by a Mack truck."
"What?"
`Never mind, it was a joke."
"Are you hungry."
"A little."
He reached over, still cradling her in his arms and he pulled one of the packs towards him. "Would you like some fruit?"
"Anything but a peach is fine." He let out a throaty laugh and handed her an apple. She bit into it slowly, very aware that he was watching her eat and he was still holding her. She felt safe and warm in his arms and she didn't want to leave. Jareth had other plans and he went outside surveying the area and the weather.
"It hasn't rained for weeks and now it decides to rain." He let out in annoyance.
"Oh well, maybe that will slow Farris down." She added thoughtfully.
`You're right. And from what I hear, Farris hates bad weather. As uncomfortable this is for us, it may be a good head start." Sarah shivered suddenly, her body trembling. "You're cold."
`I'm ok, it was just a chill. We should pack up and get moving." She said. She began to fold the blankets from the tent. They wrapped everything back into the waterproof canvas and packed the horses. The rain had let up to a fine mist and a fog had settled.
They mounted up and rode for half of the day before Jareth stopped by the side of a pond. The rain had started again and after a stretching their legs Jareth wanted to ride hard to the base of the first group of mountains where there were a few caves. They rode hard and made it by nightfall. The caves were large enough to fit the horses inside and they tied them up by the entrance. Jareth started a fire with leaves and twigs he found scattered around the inside of the cave. He brought wet timber from outside and placed it near the now roaring fire, with hope that they would dry.
Sarah sat shivering near the fire and as he watched her he realized it was now or never. They were getting closer to the mountains and already he could feel his magic weakening. He knelt beside her and the look on his face spoke volumes.
"Jareth, what's going on?" he reached forward into the air as if to pull something from it, but nothing happened.
"It's already weakening."
"Jareth I thought you said that you couldn't use your magic or he would find us?" She looked confused and that pained Jareth. He could do it while she slept. No.. he couldn't do that to her.
"He'll find me but he won't find you. I'm sending you back aboveground. You'll be safe there and you'll never have to worry about Farris again."
"No! Jareth I'm not leaving!"
"Sarah." He pleaded.
"No!" He ignored her and reached for the air again but wasn't able to finish the motion. She pulled him to her and kissed him hard on the mouth. He lost himself in the kiss for a moment and then pulled back gasping for air.
"Sarah." Visions of the last time they kissed floated through his mind and he grew concerned.
"I've made my decision Jareth. I'm not going anywhere. I'm staying with you." He just stared at her. Her words didn't seem to register. She nervously tugged at the collar of his shirt and then wrapped her arms around his neck looking into his eyes. "I love you, Jareth and I don't ever want to leave you."
Jareth's eyes widened and his lower lip trembled as the shock washed over him. Sarah smiled and leaned forward gently pressing her lips to his. The kiss was short and sweet and Sarah looked at him again. He was completely bewildered. His lips finally twisted in a smile and his pointed teeth came out of hiding. He put his hands around her waist and laughing twirled her around him. He put her down and suddenly looked serious.
"Sarah do you know what you would be committing yourself to?"
"You of course, as well as a population of goblins and maybe immortality."
`How?"
"Aiden is a wealth of information. He said that if you offered forever to me that meant I would become immortal. I can't think of anyone I'd rather spend forever with, then you." She grinned and tightened her grip around his neck. "Now I'm offering you your dreams. When all of this is over and Farris had been dealt with, you will have your queen, you already have your kingdom and maybe someday you'll have children." Jareth's head fell forward and he hugged Sarah. The years he spent alone, feeling pain seemed to melt away as he lost himself in her warm embrace.
"I love you Sarah." He said softly into her hair.
She hugged him tightly. "I love you too." Jareth's head rose and he lifted a gloved hand to her face, gently tracing the edges.
"I didn't think I would ever hear those words from you. I had almost convinced myself that you would never say them."
`Well not only did I say them, I meant them. I couldn't go back aboveground." She gently combed his wild blond hair behind his ears. " It's not my home anymore. The underground is home, Anywhere you are is home. We'll face the future together." He smiled and lowered his lips to her, kissing her gently but passionately. They lowered to the ground, holding each other and kissing each other occasionally. There was no empty spot beside Sarah tonight. Jareth lay on his side with Sarah in his arms, a smile on his face as he slept.
*wipes brow * Whooo! The kids are finally together as they should be! This of course doesn't mean that the story is over. Stick around for more love, laughter, torture, and whatever else I decide to throw in!
References
1. http://www.geocities.com/cormak3032/labyrinth/thedebt.html
2. http://free.freespeech.org/cw/ram/nightrideacrossthecaucasus.ram