(MADMAD is in her room typing the fic. Claire Starling and Alyce
Miller are playing "quarters" on the floor with Coke. Pink's "Don't Let Me
Get Me" is blasting and sounds all messed up and warped.)
MM: Claire! Will ya shut that off? I am trying to write here!
CS: Oh! Like this? (Out of spite, turns radio towards MADMAD)
MM: (getting up) CUT IT OUT!
AM: (turns radio down) There! Now we can all be...
(Alyce notices that her drink just rippled)
AM: Guys, check it out...
(Claire and MAD look amazed. MAD hears two distinct voices coming from the hall. They are both English, though one is lower than the other is. Suddenly, the door bursts open and Erik, [Phantom of the Opera] and Jareth [duh!] rush in.)
CS: JARRY!
J: Oh, hello Claire. *Ahem! * We, him and me...
AM: He and I.
J: Whatever. We seek Miss MADMAD!
E: Mademoiselle.
J: WHATEVER! We seek MADMAD!
(Claire and Alyce point to MAD)
MM: Oh, thanks a lot you guys.
E: Yes. You wouldn't perhaps know where my skull-staff is, hmm?
J: And maybe my crystal balls as well?
CS: I got your balls and staff right here boys!
AM: Shove it, Claire!
MM: Balls? Staff? Well... (leaps across the room and switches the lights off)
AM: HEY! WHO TURNED OUT THE LIGHTS?!
CS: Come 'ere kingy!
J: Wait! Stop! Ooh!
AM: MAD? I think I just stepped on your cat.
MM: I don't have a cat.
E: YEEEOOOOOOOUUUUUCH!!!!!
MM: Humph! I guess the game's called on account of darkness...
CS: OHHHH YEAH!
J: HALT! CEASE! DESIST! Ooh!
MM: Well, except for the little game Claire's got goin' on over there! In the meantime, read my fic, AND PLEEEEEAAAASE *begging, crying, screaming* REVIEW! And remember, I own nothing except Maddie, a few goblins, a skull- staff, and some crystals. Oops!
Chapter 2
Maddie opened her eyes just slightly. She felt herself being lifted up and carried through a corridor. Jareth was whispering sweet-nothings to her.
"You don't deserve to sleep there.....you've gone through so much in life, dear little one.....but you can forget that now because you are staying with me....."
A twinge of nervousness ran down her spine.
(Staying with him?) She thought, (No, he can't possibly mean permanently! I'd better play dead until we get to wherever we are going.)
She closed her eyes again and felt herself being lowered on to a bed. (Now!) She let out a little groan.
"Ohh...Jareth? 'S 'at you?" she mumbled, rubbing her eyes.
"Yes, it's me. Are you alright?" Jareth cooed.
"Where am I?" Maddie asked, sitting up.
"An apartment." he answered.
Maddie's eyes grew wide. She was in a room that seemed a million times huger than her own bedroom. Lavishly furnished in red velvet and gold, she felt as though she were in a dream. As her eyes scanned the room, she felt Jareth doing something with her hair.
"Peaches." he said
Maddie raised a thick, red eyebrow.
"Your hair, it smells like peaches."
Maddie drew back slightly and asked, "Are you making love to me?" (A.N. No! Not like that! I'm using archaic 20's English and "making love" means flirting! Get it? Got it? Good!)
Jareth suddenly glowered and stormed out of the room.
"What was that all about?" Maddie whispered to herself. "Oh, well. I guess I'll go exploring."
Jareth marched into the library and sat down in despair.
"Making love to her? Making love to her? Just who does she think I am! Oh, sweet Sara what have you raised? An assuming child! That's what you've raised! Just like you were!"
He stood up and walked over to a window in the back of the library. Checking to see if no one was around, he leaned his head against the cool glass and answered her question.
" Yes."
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" I need a piano!" Maddie howled as she wandered from room to room. Since Jareth left, she had the strong, nagging urge to practice piano.
"But there is none!"
Maddie had just about given up, when she saw a little goblin.
"You there!" she called "Do you know if there is a piano around here?"
The goblin grinned.
"Oh, maybe."
"Then where is it?" Maddie asked.
"Where is what?" the goblin replied.
"The piano!" Maddie demanded.
"What piano?"
"Ugh! You act as if I'm not asking you anything!"
"Not if you ask the right question."
Maddie gave that a moment's thought.
"Where can I find a piano?"
The goblin smiled.
"Ah! Now that's a question! First door on the right."
Maddie muttered a thanks and found the door. There, the piano of her dreams lay, inviting her to play it. Maddie slowly walked over and cautiously sat down. Immediately, she launched into the Habanera from "Carmen". She was so engrossed in the music, she didn't notice Jareth standing in the doorway.
"Wonderful dancing music."
Maddie looked up, startled by his intrusion.
"Umm...It's from an opera. 'Carmen'."
"Nice. Play it again."
Maddie did as she was told. Jareth's eyes rolled back in his head as he began to move to the driving tango beat. He suddenly stopped and conjured up a crystal. He blew it from his hands and it disintegrated into a golden powder which flew onto the keys. Maddie lifted her fingers, but the piano kept playing. Jareth smiled and offered her his hand. Maddie accepted and together they danced across the floor to the rhythmic song. Jareth smiled when they were finished.
" Lovely my dear Madelene..."
"Please, just Maddie." she blushed.
"Yes of course. Hey! This gives me an idea!"
Jareth snapped fingers and the powder disappeared. His eyes glazed over as he rushed out of the room.
"Why does he keep doing that?"
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Jareth was aglow with this new thought.
"Renard!" he called.
"Yes, sire!" answered a goblin running into the room.
"Take this down! I will be holding a masquerade ball in say, a fortnight. I want you to make out a guest list, inviting only the most important dignitaries. Also, ready the musicians and tell the jester I want her to perform. Go!"
"Yes, sir!" the goblin muttered as he scurried off.
Maddie wandered into the chamber.
"Ah, my dear little friend!" beamed Jareth. "I have a surprise for you!"
MM: Claire! Will ya shut that off? I am trying to write here!
CS: Oh! Like this? (Out of spite, turns radio towards MADMAD)
MM: (getting up) CUT IT OUT!
AM: (turns radio down) There! Now we can all be...
(Alyce notices that her drink just rippled)
AM: Guys, check it out...
(Claire and MAD look amazed. MAD hears two distinct voices coming from the hall. They are both English, though one is lower than the other is. Suddenly, the door bursts open and Erik, [Phantom of the Opera] and Jareth [duh!] rush in.)
CS: JARRY!
J: Oh, hello Claire. *Ahem! * We, him and me...
AM: He and I.
J: Whatever. We seek Miss MADMAD!
E: Mademoiselle.
J: WHATEVER! We seek MADMAD!
(Claire and Alyce point to MAD)
MM: Oh, thanks a lot you guys.
E: Yes. You wouldn't perhaps know where my skull-staff is, hmm?
J: And maybe my crystal balls as well?
CS: I got your balls and staff right here boys!
AM: Shove it, Claire!
MM: Balls? Staff? Well... (leaps across the room and switches the lights off)
AM: HEY! WHO TURNED OUT THE LIGHTS?!
CS: Come 'ere kingy!
J: Wait! Stop! Ooh!
AM: MAD? I think I just stepped on your cat.
MM: I don't have a cat.
E: YEEEOOOOOOOUUUUUCH!!!!!
MM: Humph! I guess the game's called on account of darkness...
CS: OHHHH YEAH!
J: HALT! CEASE! DESIST! Ooh!
MM: Well, except for the little game Claire's got goin' on over there! In the meantime, read my fic, AND PLEEEEEAAAASE *begging, crying, screaming* REVIEW! And remember, I own nothing except Maddie, a few goblins, a skull- staff, and some crystals. Oops!
Chapter 2
Maddie opened her eyes just slightly. She felt herself being lifted up and carried through a corridor. Jareth was whispering sweet-nothings to her.
"You don't deserve to sleep there.....you've gone through so much in life, dear little one.....but you can forget that now because you are staying with me....."
A twinge of nervousness ran down her spine.
(Staying with him?) She thought, (No, he can't possibly mean permanently! I'd better play dead until we get to wherever we are going.)
She closed her eyes again and felt herself being lowered on to a bed. (Now!) She let out a little groan.
"Ohh...Jareth? 'S 'at you?" she mumbled, rubbing her eyes.
"Yes, it's me. Are you alright?" Jareth cooed.
"Where am I?" Maddie asked, sitting up.
"An apartment." he answered.
Maddie's eyes grew wide. She was in a room that seemed a million times huger than her own bedroom. Lavishly furnished in red velvet and gold, she felt as though she were in a dream. As her eyes scanned the room, she felt Jareth doing something with her hair.
"Peaches." he said
Maddie raised a thick, red eyebrow.
"Your hair, it smells like peaches."
Maddie drew back slightly and asked, "Are you making love to me?" (A.N. No! Not like that! I'm using archaic 20's English and "making love" means flirting! Get it? Got it? Good!)
Jareth suddenly glowered and stormed out of the room.
"What was that all about?" Maddie whispered to herself. "Oh, well. I guess I'll go exploring."
Jareth marched into the library and sat down in despair.
"Making love to her? Making love to her? Just who does she think I am! Oh, sweet Sara what have you raised? An assuming child! That's what you've raised! Just like you were!"
He stood up and walked over to a window in the back of the library. Checking to see if no one was around, he leaned his head against the cool glass and answered her question.
" Yes."
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" I need a piano!" Maddie howled as she wandered from room to room. Since Jareth left, she had the strong, nagging urge to practice piano.
"But there is none!"
Maddie had just about given up, when she saw a little goblin.
"You there!" she called "Do you know if there is a piano around here?"
The goblin grinned.
"Oh, maybe."
"Then where is it?" Maddie asked.
"Where is what?" the goblin replied.
"The piano!" Maddie demanded.
"What piano?"
"Ugh! You act as if I'm not asking you anything!"
"Not if you ask the right question."
Maddie gave that a moment's thought.
"Where can I find a piano?"
The goblin smiled.
"Ah! Now that's a question! First door on the right."
Maddie muttered a thanks and found the door. There, the piano of her dreams lay, inviting her to play it. Maddie slowly walked over and cautiously sat down. Immediately, she launched into the Habanera from "Carmen". She was so engrossed in the music, she didn't notice Jareth standing in the doorway.
"Wonderful dancing music."
Maddie looked up, startled by his intrusion.
"Umm...It's from an opera. 'Carmen'."
"Nice. Play it again."
Maddie did as she was told. Jareth's eyes rolled back in his head as he began to move to the driving tango beat. He suddenly stopped and conjured up a crystal. He blew it from his hands and it disintegrated into a golden powder which flew onto the keys. Maddie lifted her fingers, but the piano kept playing. Jareth smiled and offered her his hand. Maddie accepted and together they danced across the floor to the rhythmic song. Jareth smiled when they were finished.
" Lovely my dear Madelene..."
"Please, just Maddie." she blushed.
"Yes of course. Hey! This gives me an idea!"
Jareth snapped fingers and the powder disappeared. His eyes glazed over as he rushed out of the room.
"Why does he keep doing that?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jareth was aglow with this new thought.
"Renard!" he called.
"Yes, sire!" answered a goblin running into the room.
"Take this down! I will be holding a masquerade ball in say, a fortnight. I want you to make out a guest list, inviting only the most important dignitaries. Also, ready the musicians and tell the jester I want her to perform. Go!"
"Yes, sir!" the goblin muttered as he scurried off.
Maddie wandered into the chamber.
"Ah, my dear little friend!" beamed Jareth. "I have a surprise for you!"