Disclaimer: * sigh * And I need this why?Unless you're a moron you should be able to deduce that I Don't own the Labyrinth. If you are a moron here it is pointblank and simple: I do not own or claim to own the Labyrinth. I do however claim any original characters that might jump from my head onto the page. (When I sit down to write you never know…) I also claim to DREAM about owning the Labyrinth (and Jareth *drool*) But everyone does that so there's no harm done. After all the saying does go….You can wish in one hand……^_^. Again If you are George Lucas or Jim Henson and would like to donate The Labyrinth to me I will of course accept ~_~- Solemnly and gracefully. (After I get through jumping up and down and dancing in idiotic, largely uneven, circles)
Author's Note: Yea!!!!!!!!!!! You all said that you wanted this to be continued so here I am continuing it. I have a good idea as to how this chapter is going to turn out but again the best laid plans of mice and fanfiction writers….. By the way I have this taking place after everyone but Hoggle had left the celebration that night. While Jareth was outside.
The Irony Of It All
Chapter Two
"Are ya sure's you wants us to go?" asked a rather incredulous Hoggle. "I mean, I could stay and we could have real nice talk-"
"Hoggle," laughed Sarah, "You have to go. Although I appreciate the offer, I belong here and you belong….well…there." Sarah smirked ever so slightly before continuing,"Besides, I doubt very much that I could explain a Dwarf's presence in my, when my step mother won't allow me the chance to explain my dog's presence in my house."
"But-"
"No but's" she admonished gesturing towards the mirror, "It's not like I'll never see you again,…Is it? After all you said should I ever need you…" Sarah broke her thought off before she could finish. To even think such a thing was painful, after all she had only met her friends this night, and though a few, okay all, were…well, not exactly Freud's definition of normal they were still her friends and she already knew that she didn't want to lose them.
"Of course it's not!" Hoggle interjected quickly, "It's just that I doubts his majesty is all that happy wif any us at the moment…."
Sarah whirled around, "Jareth!?! But I thought I had….I mean isn't he…?" She trailed off, not entirely comfortable with she had done that night.
"Dead?" Hoggle supplied. "Nah, not him. It'll take more than that to gets rid o' Jareth." He conveniently moved away from the mirror that the others had departed through.
Sarah just…..stared. "You……I mean he….but I thought…." Her mouth moved awkwardly a few more time but the only sound she managed to produce was more gibberish.
"Sarah? Hey…aboveground to Sarah. Hey little la'ey is ya okay?" Hoggle moved from the bed to the vanity chair that Sarah had sunk onto. "I thought you knew."
Sarah looked up, surprise very evident on her face. "Knew?…How could I know? When I said that he had no….when I said the last line, he looked so sad and then he vanished." She once again looked at Hoggle. "How do you know that he is alright?"
Hoggle blinked rapidly, 'Does she not know?' His train of thought was interrupted as he realized that someone; namely Sarah was knocking on his forehead.
"Hoggle! Do you plan on answering me?" Sarah crossed her arms. "Once again, How do you know that Jareth is okay?" she rose and crossed to her bed. Her arms crossed over her chest she was silent for a moment. Her next words were no more than a whisper, more to herself than directed at Hoggle. "I thought he was lost."
"Well It's like this" He broke off, not knowing exactly how to phrase this particular bit of information.
"Hoggle! How. Do. You. Know.?"
'Okay stay calm laddy, she don't know, and why should I be the one to tell her?' Because she's your friend. Came the snide voice that was his conscience, or at least Hoggle's version of one.
'It's not like she'll never figure it out, It's just that she'll want to know everything and that's best heard from…someone…someone other me!' He vehemently shot back.
Coward! Hissed the voice, You know she deserves to know! After everything she did for you, befriending you, trusting you, forgiving you!
'Never denied it!' he insisted, ' It's not my place.'
Then whose is it? You're supposed to be her friend! You know the one thing that she needs to hear the whole of and you can't work up the nerve! Some friend! If not you then who? Jareth?
'Exactly!' Hoggle shot back, 'This is between her and him. Just because they're---'
His internal reverie was interrupted by one whisper.
"Please." Sarah breathed, looking into his eyes, "Please", she said a little more steadily, "I have to know if he is really alive. Please Hoggle, how do you know?"
'Her eyes are going to be the death of me' he thought. 'Okay, how do humans handle this sort of thing?' Hoggle looked like he was stalling, probably because he was, and he knew that he couldn't keep it up much longer. ' How do I answer her without answering her?' Then the lightbulb that was Hoggle's intellect, flickered.
"Why are you getting so worked up over Jareth?" He deflected suddenly.
"I- well I," she sputtered, "Hoggle, I thought I had lost-" She broke off realizing what she had almost said.
"I thought," she said more slowly, "That when I defeated him, he was gone….forever." Her last words were barely above a whisper, spoken with an emotion she hadn't identified as regret. But Hoggle had.
'It's all true.' Hoggle realized, 'Every blasted part of it is true.'
Rather than mention his self-revelation he decided to probe a little deeper into what Sarah had yet to realize was genuine concern for the king. 'She doesn't know, but it's all true.'
Then tell her! Whispered the snide voice again. If you don't who will? She needs to know that-
'She needs to know what?' He grumbled at the voice, 'Does she need to know the one thing that is going to completely knock her off the fragile understanding she has of our-' His inner conversation was stopped in it's tracks.
He glanced up sharply,"Sarah, I have to go. Now."
"Wait! You can't leave! You never answered me!" Sarah was desperate. Something was tearing at her and she didn't know what it was. But before she could plead with the dwarf again she heard the door to her room being opened.
'Oh man this is not going to be easy to explain' Having no clue as to how the uninvited guest would react to her rather…odd looking friend, Sarah did the only thing she could do. She shut her eyes.
Author's Note:So……What did you think? I now that my chapters so far aren't all that long but considering that this was done in about an hour, (right after I got home in fact) I don't think it turned out to bad. I posted the first part of this story this just this morning and now it looks like the pattern may be like that; post a chapter, read the reviews, get an extremely large and idiotic grin on my face, write the next part so fast that my fingers hurt afterwards and then post that chapter the next morning. So I suppose the new saying should go; "A chapter a day keeps the rabid readers away" Don't hold me to it though, if I go a day or two in between posts. Just think. If I am not posting then I'm writing ^_~ This chapter was not much of a cliffhanger, but I promise the suspense will build.
Big thank you to everyone who has reviewed me! This is my first fic' so all the encouragement is really great. Plus two of my favorite authors (The Barracuda & cutiechelsey) reviewed me. I was in class so jumping up and down was inappropriate, but I was grinning idiotically for the rest of the day (2 periods). Also muchas hugs and love out to everyone else who reviewed me. Goblin Queen (the one and only), Pix, the naughty girl who didn't sign in, Zhayne, Xelena, Lady Guinevere, Kitty Hikaru (the very first to ever review me! I really like you!), the anonymous 'I like it', Dawn- muchas gracias for the support, Sarina Flannel, Celestia Jadeblaze, Tenila (your comment made me laugh-thank you) Zantrellia, And A Midsummer Night's Dreamer, (I'm guessing you like the play-It's one of my favorites to. Lord what fools we mortals be-^_^) And If I missed you don't be mad, I have everybody up to date that has reviewed, If not wait for it on the next chapter.
If you were wondering, I am still not sure of a definite format for writing this story. It looks like the next chapter may be a little interacting, but largely from Sarah's p.o.v. I am not sure if that is how all the chapters will play out but as of now it's the closet thing to a plan that I've got so bear with me.