Chapter Three: Missed me Sarah? I Did:
Sarah never knew who arrived first: the attackers or the Goblin King. She had her suspicions though, and they pointed towards HIM. Surely he had been there all the entire time, watching from a corner, with some invisibility spell on.
But, well, that wasn't really important. The night had been Hell most of the time, since… her parents burst into the decorated Gym.
"What… are… you… doing… here?" she hissed to them the minute she got close to the couple, who looked slightly guilty… But, don't worry… only slightly, very slightly.
"We came because… well, we wanted to meet you friends, to get to know you better, Sarah" Karen said innocently, with a sweet voice so uncharacteristic on her (Yes, I hate poor Karen and I make fun of her all the time, I know). Sarah wanted to laugh at that statement but stayed calm.
"You know very well that I do not have friends Karen so if your conscience is bothering you don't try to calm it with lies. I don't have friends for very good reasons: I don't want them. I think teenagers are just petty, little childish creatures who think they can worship some people and ruin other people's life. It's sickening and stupid. Life here seems like that… Boring, dull. After what I've been through… But you don't know, never bothered to ask. Please leave. Go with Toby, who surely is missing you both. It's okay. It will always be okay… I will always be okay"
That was a lie, but Sarah didn't care. She was tired… because of the secret attacks every night which forced her to use a great deal of magic… she hadn't noticed till that night. She was beginning to weaken because she didn't have a spare night to rest.
That was one of the reasons she was wishing to kill the poor rock and roll band that was playing. The obstreperous noise they were making was driving her mad.
"We will stay for a couple of minutes, Sarah, if you don't mind. We were stopping for half an hour before going to the cinema anyway" Karen replied smoothly and Sarah suddenly understood why they were really there: they were killing time before going to the movies.
"Oh, and I felt special" she sarcastically commented to no one as she sat on a shadowy corner of the Gym. She let her eyelids close just for a couple of seconds… For al the things good and holy in the Underground (which surely weren't many by the way) she was so tired…!
Almost a second after she closed her eyes the sound of screaming and smashing forced her to come back to reality. For a sweet moment she entertained the thought of keeping her eyes shut and let whatever was causing panic and destruction enjoy itself.
'Who are you kidding, Sarah? You know you will save them, no matter what…' a voice inside her snorted. Sarah sighed and gently opened her tired eyes… and she immediately regretted it.
"Oh, boy…" she groaned silently. In the dance floor there was an entire army of… fairytale creatures, to put it in a way. Teenagers cried, yelled and panicked around them, a couple fainting there, another one trembling and four or three in a state of utter shock.
"I should probably vanquish the evil and make all things good again" she said aloud.
'Why Sarah? Why should you?' her inner voice questioned suddenly.
"Stay the Hell away from this" she muttered as an answer as she produced a crystal ball. But, before she could get the chance to throw it, a flash of light temporally blinded her and everybody else in the room: the powerful Goblin King made his entrance, of course.
'He is such a show-boy' was the first thing Sarah thought. He was impeccable dressed in a (oh, what a surprise) new outfit: leather boots, black pair of tights (yes, another shock), a black silk poet shirt that showed great part of his chest and his pendant, a pair of leather gloves and a billowing cape.
The first thought of Sarah had been kind of silly, but the second scared her.
'He looks even handsomer in black! Wait a minute… Where the Hell did that came from, Sarah Williams?!'
She really didn't want to know.
Meanwhile our Jareth was having a little fun tossing crystals balls at the tropes of Queen Cassandra and King Altair. The creatures (they didn't really have a name, poor things) squeaked, yelled and tried to escape from the powerful crystal spheres in vain. But he didn't notice the soldiers behind him, prepared to attack. And when he did, it was too late…
Well too late for him to do anything about it, but we have Sarah.
She had been staring at the whole 'game' since it had started. At first she thought that Almighty King of the Goblins had it all under control, till she saw the ten or twelve soldiers sneaking on his back, ready to attack. And she didn't even doubt about saving him or not, whatever the cost. Form her post in the shadows she charged a crystal with a considerable amount of power and threw it at the soldiers, shouting:
"Move!" to Jareth. He, upon hearing HER voice he tried to locate her among the crowd of silly teenagers. Then he realized that her words had been a warning and teleported himself to a different part of the gymnasium. Half-shocked and half-numbed he watched the powerful crystal (which wasn't surely his crystal but was similar) explode and wound and almost kill the ten soldiers that were exactly behind were he had been just seconds ago.
'What…? Who… Sarah…' Jareth thought. Suddenly a thunder was heard in the distance and rain began to pour. Sarah, stunned by her actions, ran to the exit of the Gym and stood in the rain for a couple of minutes. Her entire body trembled and she was so tired… she wanted nothing more than to sink into oblivion. For a moment she felt the urge to cry and curse and… cry a little bit more.
And then she realized she had left a bunch of mortals alone with a wicked Goblin King…
Big mistake.
"Who are you?"
"What are you here for?
What was all that?"
Those where three of the most common question all the students were asking in the Gym. Jareth stared at them, soldiers long ago teleported to Queen Cassandra's little castle, and he snorted elegantly (if such thing is possible, of course).
"You foolish mortals, full of questions their answers you will not understand" he spoke, full of disdain.
"Explain yourself" stuttered the disc jockey though his microphone. Jareth looked thoughtful for a couple of seconds before deciding to tell them.
"Well, I came here for a dance with the only beauty of this entire Ballroom" he said with a deadly half smile that made two girls faint.
Alexa smiled smugly and stepped forward.
"You mean me?" she asked innocently, though she was pretty sure he meant her. Jareth threw his head back and laughed heartily.
"You?! Don't make me laugh! Showy outfits and lots of make-up don't make anyone a real beauty! You vulgar, petty, plain mortal girl. The person I am looking for is…"
Before he could finish his sentence the main door of the gym burst open and Sarah Williams, soaked form head to toe, entered. She faced Jareth with anger burning in her eyes. All what had happened to her was HIS fault… and why was HE even there? After three years how He dared…?
"What are you doing here?" she asked softly yet menacingly, chin lifted and eyes fearless.
"Ah, Sarah… Missed me? I did"
Sarah never knew who arrived first: the attackers or the Goblin King. She had her suspicions though, and they pointed towards HIM. Surely he had been there all the entire time, watching from a corner, with some invisibility spell on.
But, well, that wasn't really important. The night had been Hell most of the time, since… her parents burst into the decorated Gym.
"What… are… you… doing… here?" she hissed to them the minute she got close to the couple, who looked slightly guilty… But, don't worry… only slightly, very slightly.
"We came because… well, we wanted to meet you friends, to get to know you better, Sarah" Karen said innocently, with a sweet voice so uncharacteristic on her (Yes, I hate poor Karen and I make fun of her all the time, I know). Sarah wanted to laugh at that statement but stayed calm.
"You know very well that I do not have friends Karen so if your conscience is bothering you don't try to calm it with lies. I don't have friends for very good reasons: I don't want them. I think teenagers are just petty, little childish creatures who think they can worship some people and ruin other people's life. It's sickening and stupid. Life here seems like that… Boring, dull. After what I've been through… But you don't know, never bothered to ask. Please leave. Go with Toby, who surely is missing you both. It's okay. It will always be okay… I will always be okay"
That was a lie, but Sarah didn't care. She was tired… because of the secret attacks every night which forced her to use a great deal of magic… she hadn't noticed till that night. She was beginning to weaken because she didn't have a spare night to rest.
That was one of the reasons she was wishing to kill the poor rock and roll band that was playing. The obstreperous noise they were making was driving her mad.
"We will stay for a couple of minutes, Sarah, if you don't mind. We were stopping for half an hour before going to the cinema anyway" Karen replied smoothly and Sarah suddenly understood why they were really there: they were killing time before going to the movies.
"Oh, and I felt special" she sarcastically commented to no one as she sat on a shadowy corner of the Gym. She let her eyelids close just for a couple of seconds… For al the things good and holy in the Underground (which surely weren't many by the way) she was so tired…!
Almost a second after she closed her eyes the sound of screaming and smashing forced her to come back to reality. For a sweet moment she entertained the thought of keeping her eyes shut and let whatever was causing panic and destruction enjoy itself.
'Who are you kidding, Sarah? You know you will save them, no matter what…' a voice inside her snorted. Sarah sighed and gently opened her tired eyes… and she immediately regretted it.
"Oh, boy…" she groaned silently. In the dance floor there was an entire army of… fairytale creatures, to put it in a way. Teenagers cried, yelled and panicked around them, a couple fainting there, another one trembling and four or three in a state of utter shock.
"I should probably vanquish the evil and make all things good again" she said aloud.
'Why Sarah? Why should you?' her inner voice questioned suddenly.
"Stay the Hell away from this" she muttered as an answer as she produced a crystal ball. But, before she could get the chance to throw it, a flash of light temporally blinded her and everybody else in the room: the powerful Goblin King made his entrance, of course.
'He is such a show-boy' was the first thing Sarah thought. He was impeccable dressed in a (oh, what a surprise) new outfit: leather boots, black pair of tights (yes, another shock), a black silk poet shirt that showed great part of his chest and his pendant, a pair of leather gloves and a billowing cape.
The first thought of Sarah had been kind of silly, but the second scared her.
'He looks even handsomer in black! Wait a minute… Where the Hell did that came from, Sarah Williams?!'
She really didn't want to know.
Meanwhile our Jareth was having a little fun tossing crystals balls at the tropes of Queen Cassandra and King Altair. The creatures (they didn't really have a name, poor things) squeaked, yelled and tried to escape from the powerful crystal spheres in vain. But he didn't notice the soldiers behind him, prepared to attack. And when he did, it was too late…
Well too late for him to do anything about it, but we have Sarah.
She had been staring at the whole 'game' since it had started. At first she thought that Almighty King of the Goblins had it all under control, till she saw the ten or twelve soldiers sneaking on his back, ready to attack. And she didn't even doubt about saving him or not, whatever the cost. Form her post in the shadows she charged a crystal with a considerable amount of power and threw it at the soldiers, shouting:
"Move!" to Jareth. He, upon hearing HER voice he tried to locate her among the crowd of silly teenagers. Then he realized that her words had been a warning and teleported himself to a different part of the gymnasium. Half-shocked and half-numbed he watched the powerful crystal (which wasn't surely his crystal but was similar) explode and wound and almost kill the ten soldiers that were exactly behind were he had been just seconds ago.
'What…? Who… Sarah…' Jareth thought. Suddenly a thunder was heard in the distance and rain began to pour. Sarah, stunned by her actions, ran to the exit of the Gym and stood in the rain for a couple of minutes. Her entire body trembled and she was so tired… she wanted nothing more than to sink into oblivion. For a moment she felt the urge to cry and curse and… cry a little bit more.
And then she realized she had left a bunch of mortals alone with a wicked Goblin King…
Big mistake.
"Who are you?"
"What are you here for?
What was all that?"
Those where three of the most common question all the students were asking in the Gym. Jareth stared at them, soldiers long ago teleported to Queen Cassandra's little castle, and he snorted elegantly (if such thing is possible, of course).
"You foolish mortals, full of questions their answers you will not understand" he spoke, full of disdain.
"Explain yourself" stuttered the disc jockey though his microphone. Jareth looked thoughtful for a couple of seconds before deciding to tell them.
"Well, I came here for a dance with the only beauty of this entire Ballroom" he said with a deadly half smile that made two girls faint.
Alexa smiled smugly and stepped forward.
"You mean me?" she asked innocently, though she was pretty sure he meant her. Jareth threw his head back and laughed heartily.
"You?! Don't make me laugh! Showy outfits and lots of make-up don't make anyone a real beauty! You vulgar, petty, plain mortal girl. The person I am looking for is…"
Before he could finish his sentence the main door of the gym burst open and Sarah Williams, soaked form head to toe, entered. She faced Jareth with anger burning in her eyes. All what had happened to her was HIS fault… and why was HE even there? After three years how He dared…?
"What are you doing here?" she asked softly yet menacingly, chin lifted and eyes fearless.
"Ah, Sarah… Missed me? I did"
