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After she woke up, it took Sarah a couple seconds to remember what had happened.

"Damn you Jareth. Not only didn't you help me, but you made me look crazy. Damn you and damn you again." she muttered to herslef.

"That's a little hostile, don't you think, Sarah?" a familiar, mocking voice said.

She turned quickly and found herself face-to-face with the Goblin King. He grinned, then went on.

"What have I done to deserve that, I ask you?" Sarah opened her mouth to speak, but Jareth held a hand up to silence her. "Perhaps you didn't need my help to look crazy?"

Sarah felt her face turn red, to his amusement. She gathered herself and looked him straight in the eye. "You know I'm not crazy, your highness. Or else you and your...minions." Jareth's grin grew larger. "Wouldn't exist."

"Well, maybe we're just figments of your imagination."

"For a figment, you're damn annoying."

Jareth laughed a harsh laugh. "I'm just the way you want me to be. Doing what you want me to do."

"They why are you annoying me?" Sarah was shouting now. "What I want you to do is get me out of this hell hole!"

The Goblin King leaned against a wall and crossed his arms. "Uh-uh sarah. You know better than that. I can't break the rules." With each word his grin grew wider.

Sarah threw herself at him, anger radiating off her. "Get me out of this place."

He held her back at arm's length. "Get me out of here!" she begged, forgetting her pride-for a second.

The King tilted her chin up to look him in te hface, and circled her like a jaguar upon his prey. "You're a pecular little girl, Sarah. One moment you damage my ego and damn me to stay in that owl form for months, and the next you're begging me to help you.

"What in the Underground would posess me to do that, Sarah? What do I owe that I would risk breaking the rules to get you out of this so-called 'hell hole'?"

Sarah opened her mouth once more, but Jareth cut her off.

"Good night, Sarah." and he disappeared in a flash.

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Yeah, I know they're short chapters, but I am puttin three up at once, so live with me, kay?

Kalasin Summerbreeze

aka

Mandi, Future Ruler of the Universe.