The time continued dragging its weary legs past.it seemed agonising, even
for Jareth. He knew that soon he could be the most powerful man in the
world, but he hated the fact that it relied on the willingness of a mortal
schoolgirl.
Carol lay back on the silk pillows, things had certainly changed since
she first arrived. There must be a reason for the finery that had been
thrust upon her. She had everything she needed, luxury food, people waiting
on her hand and foot, but there was something missing - her friends. She
sighed and ate another grape; she still had the longing to escape, even if
it was from the riches that she had often longed for when they weren't
hers. Michael plumped up her pillow and looked at her wistfully.
"Anything you need?" He whispered,
"No.where are my friends?"
"I don't know, it's not for me to know," and he left, Paul following
closely behind.
Carol sighed, and looked back at the ceiling, there was nothing she
could do and the feeling of utter helplessness was overwhelming. Just as
she was wishing it, Jareth appeared at the door, despite not opening it.
"How are you my dear?" He have whispered, have smirked.
"Lonely.."
"There's no need for that, I could give you anything, you want, I can give you friends."
"You can't give me my friends, I don't want to be friends with your servants.I have friends,"
"No, they're not your friends, if they were.why aren't they here?" He extended a bony finger to express his point. "That's because of you." She tried to think of more excuses but couldn't and looked towards his hungered eyes. Slowly she took a deep sigh and murmured, "Now?" He shook his head and her heart sank, she was tired of waiting for the inevitable. "I'll tell you what, I have a few minutes spare.I can stay here." "Thank-you," She whispered sarcastically. He gave a mock hurt look and then left, knowing that she would soon come to him in her own time.
It was practically pitch black when Ben awoke. He yawned uninterested, Jareth would let him go soon and submit him to yet another dose of chores. Suddenly there was a bright light and he squinted. The light faded slightly and all the candles in the dungeon lit up. There standing before him was Colette. He gave her a disappointed look and tried to ignore her, which was relatively difficult.
She had new attire, which gave out a completely different feel about her personality. No longer were there shabby jeans and the multi-coloured top. Just black, a black cloak amongst the other garments, the only thing that was still her original style was the green woolhat. "Hi Ben," She beamed, He ignored her again and looked in another direction. "Are you gonna stay like this?" She yelled, annoyed. He gave a solemn nod and stayed looking in the other direction. She crossed her arms and crossed the room to stand in his gaze. "I have nothing to say to you," He murmured, a disgusted tone in his voice. "You talk as if I've sold my soul." then she stopped and realised that she had, "Well, could be worse." He shook his head. "You're a fool," He whispered, "Maybe, but I'm a happy one." "You're kidding yourself.you're not happy." "And you're not free.but I could make you free." She crept closer, their faces almost touching.
"I don't want anything from you," He closed his eyes, even though he didn't know why. "Of course you do.I can tell," She had a seducing smile on her face, but drew back, she'd make him beg. "Don't do that, you don't know me," "I know more than you think." "You don't." He kept up with the same argument for a while and then gave up, there was no point arguing. He tugged at his chains and then tried to think of something to say. Colette wandered around the dismal room and sniffed at it in disgust, "I could get you away from all this you know," She began again. "Well? What do you want me to do?" "Stop nagging, accept what as happened as what is destined." "Cut the crap, I know that's not what you want." "Now who's playing mind games?" Colette began unchaining him, keeping her slightly amused look. He rubbed his saw wrists and looked around at the candles that flickered every time she spoke.
"What do you want me to do?" He asked to her beckoning smile.
Emily sat on the bed. She had befriended her four grey walls; they seemed the perfect listeners. The dripping continued, drip, drip, drip.she listened carefully, would the pattern change? Or was she doomed for it to continue endlessly. Jareth didn't need her anymore; she felt she would rot in this room. Drip, drip, drip, clunk. Clunk?! She looked towards the door and saw it open, just slightly and a blond head peered around the door. He dragged a broad smile across his face and beckoned for her to follow, which she did with unlimited willingness. Ben explained as they hurried along the corridors, how he was only following Colette's orders, despite how willing he found himself. Jareth knew he was being betrayed; he was quick off the mark. He paced the floor of his throne room, knowing that any minute Ben would appear, trying to spoil everything. Jealousy he put it down to, but you had to be of a certain kind.immortal, demanding, not a petty little boy.
Well, maybe it would be more interesting to just sit and wait. Whatever Colette was up to, it would make the agonising wait go a bit more quickly. He smiled to himself, Ben had no power, just like the things he surrounded himself with, just like the world would be in one day's time. Less than that even. Soon enough Ben crept into the room, oblivious to Jareth's presence. Soon the younger froze in fright, realising what he had done and not really understanding why. Emily followed behind him, slightly more cautious. She knew Jareth was there and she knew that she would have to face him sooner or later, and it seemed that it would be sooner. He leapt down from his throne and stood defiantly in front of her. "You've come.." "I had to, I have to stop you," "Me?" He put on a mock innocent look which wasn't very convincing, "What have I done?" "Plotted against the world, I know everything," She looked confidently at Ben but was disheartened by his look of defeat. "And you think you can stop me." "I can try.." "With what? This excuse for a boy and your mystical friend?" "We have more power than you think." She smiled confidently and strode past him, producing a hammer from behind her back. "And what do you think you are going to do with that my dear?" Jareth asked sarcastically.
She kept her smile and stopped directly in front of his thirteen-hour clock.
"Watch me!" She laughed, taking a swing. Immediately she felt a force pulling her away from it. "Don't you ever touch that!" Jareth yelled, standing in front of it. She stood silent for a moment, hand still raised. Ben came up behind her and removed the hammer.
"We tried," He mumbled under is breath, before they were both dragged off to the dungeons below.
Carol sat wistfully on the bed, occasionally contemplating jumping out of the window. She looked at the stars and the gradual rising sun. A new day. She pondered on how much longer she would have to wait to be taken. Then, as if answering to her plea, Jareth appeared in front of her, smiling as he took her hand.
"And you did what?" Colette asked, still confused by how the whole jigsaw was coming together. She paced the floor and occasionally glanced at Emily and Ben, who were chained to the wall with locks even she hadn't mastered yet. "We did what I thought necessary." Emily was proud of her achievement and smiled. "Well I just hope it works." Colette gave a worried look and sat in the middle of the floor, starting a fire in front of her. "Is that all you can do?" Emily was slightly amused, "Hey I'm still learning! I can disappear!" And with that she disappeared. "Brilliant!" Emily scowled
"There's no need for that, I could give you anything, you want, I can give you friends."
"You can't give me my friends, I don't want to be friends with your servants.I have friends,"
"No, they're not your friends, if they were.why aren't they here?" He extended a bony finger to express his point. "That's because of you." She tried to think of more excuses but couldn't and looked towards his hungered eyes. Slowly she took a deep sigh and murmured, "Now?" He shook his head and her heart sank, she was tired of waiting for the inevitable. "I'll tell you what, I have a few minutes spare.I can stay here." "Thank-you," She whispered sarcastically. He gave a mock hurt look and then left, knowing that she would soon come to him in her own time.
It was practically pitch black when Ben awoke. He yawned uninterested, Jareth would let him go soon and submit him to yet another dose of chores. Suddenly there was a bright light and he squinted. The light faded slightly and all the candles in the dungeon lit up. There standing before him was Colette. He gave her a disappointed look and tried to ignore her, which was relatively difficult.
She had new attire, which gave out a completely different feel about her personality. No longer were there shabby jeans and the multi-coloured top. Just black, a black cloak amongst the other garments, the only thing that was still her original style was the green woolhat. "Hi Ben," She beamed, He ignored her again and looked in another direction. "Are you gonna stay like this?" She yelled, annoyed. He gave a solemn nod and stayed looking in the other direction. She crossed her arms and crossed the room to stand in his gaze. "I have nothing to say to you," He murmured, a disgusted tone in his voice. "You talk as if I've sold my soul." then she stopped and realised that she had, "Well, could be worse." He shook his head. "You're a fool," He whispered, "Maybe, but I'm a happy one." "You're kidding yourself.you're not happy." "And you're not free.but I could make you free." She crept closer, their faces almost touching.
"I don't want anything from you," He closed his eyes, even though he didn't know why. "Of course you do.I can tell," She had a seducing smile on her face, but drew back, she'd make him beg. "Don't do that, you don't know me," "I know more than you think." "You don't." He kept up with the same argument for a while and then gave up, there was no point arguing. He tugged at his chains and then tried to think of something to say. Colette wandered around the dismal room and sniffed at it in disgust, "I could get you away from all this you know," She began again. "Well? What do you want me to do?" "Stop nagging, accept what as happened as what is destined." "Cut the crap, I know that's not what you want." "Now who's playing mind games?" Colette began unchaining him, keeping her slightly amused look. He rubbed his saw wrists and looked around at the candles that flickered every time she spoke.
"What do you want me to do?" He asked to her beckoning smile.
Emily sat on the bed. She had befriended her four grey walls; they seemed the perfect listeners. The dripping continued, drip, drip, drip.she listened carefully, would the pattern change? Or was she doomed for it to continue endlessly. Jareth didn't need her anymore; she felt she would rot in this room. Drip, drip, drip, clunk. Clunk?! She looked towards the door and saw it open, just slightly and a blond head peered around the door. He dragged a broad smile across his face and beckoned for her to follow, which she did with unlimited willingness. Ben explained as they hurried along the corridors, how he was only following Colette's orders, despite how willing he found himself. Jareth knew he was being betrayed; he was quick off the mark. He paced the floor of his throne room, knowing that any minute Ben would appear, trying to spoil everything. Jealousy he put it down to, but you had to be of a certain kind.immortal, demanding, not a petty little boy.
Well, maybe it would be more interesting to just sit and wait. Whatever Colette was up to, it would make the agonising wait go a bit more quickly. He smiled to himself, Ben had no power, just like the things he surrounded himself with, just like the world would be in one day's time. Less than that even. Soon enough Ben crept into the room, oblivious to Jareth's presence. Soon the younger froze in fright, realising what he had done and not really understanding why. Emily followed behind him, slightly more cautious. She knew Jareth was there and she knew that she would have to face him sooner or later, and it seemed that it would be sooner. He leapt down from his throne and stood defiantly in front of her. "You've come.." "I had to, I have to stop you," "Me?" He put on a mock innocent look which wasn't very convincing, "What have I done?" "Plotted against the world, I know everything," She looked confidently at Ben but was disheartened by his look of defeat. "And you think you can stop me." "I can try.." "With what? This excuse for a boy and your mystical friend?" "We have more power than you think." She smiled confidently and strode past him, producing a hammer from behind her back. "And what do you think you are going to do with that my dear?" Jareth asked sarcastically.
She kept her smile and stopped directly in front of his thirteen-hour clock.
"Watch me!" She laughed, taking a swing. Immediately she felt a force pulling her away from it. "Don't you ever touch that!" Jareth yelled, standing in front of it. She stood silent for a moment, hand still raised. Ben came up behind her and removed the hammer.
"We tried," He mumbled under is breath, before they were both dragged off to the dungeons below.
Carol sat wistfully on the bed, occasionally contemplating jumping out of the window. She looked at the stars and the gradual rising sun. A new day. She pondered on how much longer she would have to wait to be taken. Then, as if answering to her plea, Jareth appeared in front of her, smiling as he took her hand.
"And you did what?" Colette asked, still confused by how the whole jigsaw was coming together. She paced the floor and occasionally glanced at Emily and Ben, who were chained to the wall with locks even she hadn't mastered yet. "We did what I thought necessary." Emily was proud of her achievement and smiled. "Well I just hope it works." Colette gave a worried look and sat in the middle of the floor, starting a fire in front of her. "Is that all you can do?" Emily was slightly amused, "Hey I'm still learning! I can disappear!" And with that she disappeared. "Brilliant!" Emily scowled