He looked at her wounded body and frowned. It had never been his intent to harm her like that. But then again, it was her that had caused it to happen. The Labyrinth ordered its self around the person, giving rails that the particular person would find it difficult to undertake. She had grown up.
He cleared his marred forehead as she prised her tightly clenched eyes open. She sucked in a deep breath, and with an admirable deception of calm, after her little fall. He laughed at her expression. Now it was cleared of her fear, it was pissed off. He gave her his number one smile, taking every advantage of having her cradled in his arms, "So, how are you enjoying my Labyrinth Sarah?"
He could see the temptation burning in her to say a piece of cake. She resisted, good girl, he thought, you might learn yet. The thought vanished instantly as she smiled sweetly at him. She was definitely up to something.
"Would better without you."
She didn't even look mildly afraid. "Don't deify me." He hissed at her, enraged as only she could make him.
"Why not?" she questioned with an impertinent look.
"You'll pay the consequences."
She opened her mouth to speak, before she could let the sweet air filling her lungs rush out with another indignant reply he pressed his mouth to hers. She tasted so good. He roughly massaged her lips with his, tasting the leftovers of her lipstick, and the mint of her toothpaste that flavoured her.
She didn't respond. She was limp and shocked in his arms. He pressed that advantage and sat her on his lap; him seated in mid-air and explored her mouth thoroughly, running his hands over the scraps of her dress, tingling when he stroked her bare, sweaty skin.
She was gorgeous. She was his.
He drew back, leaving her staring at his mouth, wide-eyed and breathless, not knowing how to respond. "Give up Sarah." He cautioned her, "we know how this will end, and it will be so much more... pleasant this way. I can give you your dreams."
She was silent for so long. Perhaps it had been a mistake threatening her. Perhaps.
She straightened, sitting tall, "then give me David back!"
Even she shrank at the look of carnivorous fury on his face. He pulled her body in to his, so it was pressed against his. Every curve, every concave and every muscle. Not a molecule of air could have pried its way between them.
"We shall see, little girl, we shall see." His voice came out tight. Her eyes widened and she screamed as he dropped her again.
***
Becky screamed, as she looked at the mangled body of Haley, her hair mattered and congealing with brown, lumpy blood.
"Do you know what happened here?"
She spun around and screamed again. The guy behind her was something though. He looked evil. Tall, thin with black hair and eyes one could see he wore danger like a clock and enjoyed it.
He grinned, not a comforting sight, "I'm not going to hurt you," he lied. "But do you know why Haley is dead and here?" he pretended sadness, he was a great actor, good enough to lie with his eyes, when he felt the need.
Becky relaxed, sighing with relief that she was not alone, and the guy didn't seem so dangerous after all. She shook her head dumbly, not trusting herself to speak. She didn't, hadn't really liked Haley, but it was no need for her to be dead. Or horribly murdered on her couch.
She tried to take in a shuddering, calming breath, but the slaughter house stench made her gag. The beautiful man noticed this. "Here," he said gently, "let us step outside and I will explain." She followed him eagerly.
The man sighed, she was almost asking for it. Instead of throttling her, a most pleasant thought he smiled again, "I'm Jason," he introduced himself. "Do you know of Sarah?"
The girl nodded. "Sure I know Sarah, she hangs out with us. She seems... nice."
He shook his head, thinking this is almost to easy. Instead he plastered a sad look on his face again. "Sarah Williams. Would you believe me if I said she caused that poor girls violent, painful death?"
So, maybe he was laying it on a bit thick, but this kid looked like she needed the extra promoting.
"Well... err, no. Except, she didn't seem to really like us..."
Bingo, he had her. Little bitch. "Well, she gave him to the Goblin King." She gave him a confused look. The poor darling. Jason, or Shadows numero uno as he was better known, expanded his yarn for her.
"He only exists if he is believed in. she would have him rule the world and carry out her sick fantasies."
Becky nodded her head vigorously; "I can believe that!" she cried.
"We have to stop them." He stated.
"But how?" she questioned.
Jason smiled inside. She hadn't even questioned the absurdity of a real, live Goblin King. He had her. He had her 'friends' aid. It was almost too easy; he was disappointed he hadn't been able to carry out his more persuasive methods.
But then, he wouldn't be able to have his cake and eat it.
***
The shadow smiled, it was starting to take its form. It had so much belief now. I wonder how we shall compare, you and I, he thought silently to Jareth, the other one.
He, the shadow was Dark. And Jareth was a twisted, filtered Light. Years of careful manipulation had seen to that. One would have thought that the fates would have protected the Lights purity.
Never mind that, my revenge will still be sweet.
***
Cordette looked at Becky uncertainly. "Are you sure it's this way?"
"Oh yes!" it burned in her, the consuming need to introduce this man to her friends.
Cordette and Emma exchanged a look. The look said she's gone crazy. It must have been finding Haley on her new couch they decided. They still followed her down the dingy, stereotypical alley, their heels chiming out and echoing in the darkness.
The filth of the place was beginning to grind on Emma. Impatient she turned and snapped at Becky, "so where is he then? In a rat hole?" she cruelly taunted.
To her dismay, then slow delight Becky started to cry. "He is here. He is here!"
Without needing to look at each other to confirm, Cordette and Emma decided she completely insane and had had enough. As one they turned to go, back to the main street where they could perhaps fit in some shopping time after this waste of a goose chase.
Instinctively they both gave little, pathetic cries of fright as they nearly walked into a thin looking black man.
"Going somewhere?" Jason grinned evilly. Man, he loved his job on days like these.
***
Sarah almost cried out for Jareth to come and stop her fall. Almost. She still had pride left after all. She prayed she hadn't made a major misjudgement as she hit the round.
It was soft, it was spongy, to her relief, and it was moving. With in seconds her bruised body was bound in stinking, slimy vines that had little eyes. She tried to get free, struggled with all her might. The adrenaline that pumped through her adding her weary limbs with their conflict against her bounds. The more she fought, the tighter they got, crushing the breath out of her cracking ribcage. In panic she tried to relax, trying to be still in the vain hope that they would relent.
Eventually they did. But every time she tried to slip out of her now slack bounds they immediately tightened. Soon her body was stiff with fatigue at the forced stillness she was maintaining. Soon her body started to shake uncontrollably as the beady little eyeballs of the plant gleamed in the stinted light.
How was she to get out of here? Before Hoggle had come, to take me back to the beginning. And she had not been tied up. I bet that plants can not be bribed with anything, except maybe light.
"Do you want to see the sun?" the plant drew back in fear. Maybe not, Sarah nearly choked on a giggle. If she had a light, if she had a match, maybe she could have frightened the plant away.
But she had nothing. In frustration she racked her brains trying to think of anything. Pissing Jareth off, she realised a bit belatedly was never a good idea. Perhaps she should have tried to appease him.
Too late now. She had to get out of here!
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