Chapter Six: Too Late to Care:
He held her in his arms, the limp body not weighting more than a feather. She was so light, even despite the heavy silk dress with the tail that hung to the floor. He stared at Sarah's parents, expecting at least an order to put her down, to let her go… a Protective instinct at least. But they said and did nothing… nothing at all.
Jareth looked at Mr. and Mrs. Williams with slight shock and disdain. There he was, a stranger dressed in tights with evilness practically surrounding him and a Hell of an attitude kidnapping their eighteen- year-old ravishingly beautiful daughter, dressed in a revealing, though elegant, blood red dress he had magically dressed her on and they did NOTHING?
"You don't deserve her" he commented, appearing suddenly near them. And with those words he banished from Aboveground…
"Yer majesty came back"
"So?"
"He brings the cute girl!"
"Who?"
"The one who… errr… you know…"
"Ohhh… her…"
"Yeah, that's what I Said! HER!!!"
Jareth sighed and shook his head. He then kicked the two goblins who were gossiping not so secretly.
"Out of my way! Or do you want me to tip both of you Head first to the Bog of eternal Stench?!"
The goblins rubbed their wounded parts and mumbled something like "Jeez, Yer Majesty is really original" Of course that cost them a trip to certain well-known Bog mentioned before.
"They can be such stupid creatures some times…" the King muttered under his breath before stepping through a wall. They were both in the Castle beyond the Goblin City, in the centre of His Labyrinth. The King noticed that from the moment they set foot on the Underground Sarah had been turning from pale-sick to the healthy creature he once knew… but she wasn't like before. She was even more enchanting, if that was possible. And it only made matters worse.
The room they had stepped into was gorgeous. It was dark, the walls and ceiling painted with images of stars that actually glowed and planets. There was a shooting star in the ceiling, moving freely at her will. In the middle of the room was a four post onyx bed, with a feather mattress and deep midnight-blue and blood red silk sheets. The vanity was made of onyx too, with a beautiful oval mirror and the bureau and the chairs were also made of the same material.
He walked silently to the bed and placed her there. He put a hand on her forehead and her body shimmered. Her dress changed into a midnight- blue silk nightdress and she no longer had make-up on.
Without thinking he knelt and softly placed a kiss in her forehead.
"Sweet dreams, Sarah. You are home now, and nobody will ever hurt you again" he whispered before disappearing in a cloud of glitter. And in the strange room, Sarah Williams smiled sadly.
"Mommy! Daddy!" a four-year-old Toby shouted, thrilled. "How was movie?" he asked with his kid grammar (I cannot have a toddler speaking like any grown-up, now can I?)
"We… couldn't see the movie…" Karen whispered. Toby frowned, concerned… "Where is sissy?" he demanded to know.
"Toby… Sit down. We have to talk" his father told him calmly. But the sandy blonde boy didn't want to listen. He wanted his sissy, his Sarah.
"Were is SISSY?????" he screamed, his tinny, chubby fists clenched tightly and his face slightly red from anger. Karen and Robert Williams looked at each other and sighed.
"The thing Toby is that…" Robert started explaining when, suddenly, the big window of the living-room, where they were opened violently letting a hurricane-like wind enter into the house and turn everything upside down. Of course, the entrance of the wind was followed by the entrance of the Goblin Kin and of course he was wearing a different outfit (Who do you people take him for?).
He looked even more powerful than before and always menacing (after all he is Jareth). No smile adorned his face, not even a mocking one. He was as serious as he ever would be.
He finally landed in the floor, his boots producing a metal sound with every step he took towards the family. Karen backed up and Robert tried to hold his son, but Toby freed himself from the paternal arms and ran to the Goblin King. To everyone's surprise, he started beating him (oh… Well… trying hard to beat him, actually, but remember he is only a child). Jareth found that ratter amusing and allowed himself to smile a little.
"Ah… I see young Tobias has become a healthy and strong man" he mused aloud. Toby glared at him and practically fumed.
"Toby wants sissy! You have sissy! Toby knows! Toby REMEBERS!" the Last statement was the one that caught the Monarch's attention. He looked into the child's eyes that were no more like his, and questioned:
"So you remember? And you still want to defy me?"
"Sissy defied Goblin King for Toby so Toby defies Goblin King for Sissy!" the child retorted, eyes flashing with anger and braveness.
"Toby… Do you know this man?" Karen asked softly. Her son turned to her and nodded solemnly.
"Goblin King took Toby away but sissy went through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered and rescued Toby" he explained (of course, he didn't say the entire speech perfectly but it would be too difficult to write the way he talks, so imagine him talking like a kid). Jareth sat gracefully on an armchair and nodded.
"The boy is right. Your daughter Sarah accidentally wished your son away and then put her own life at the stake to save him. A thing I don't thin either of you are willing to do for her" he hissed angrily.
"Give me sissy!" Toby didn't give up. He tried to kick Jareth but he stopped him putting a hand in his forehead.
"Don't be hasty to judge, little one. Your sister is safe and even better than she has been for a long time. She is resting because she used all her energy to deflect the attacks of an evil Queen to protect you and your family. Though I am starting to feel as if her parents didn't appreciate her sacrifice"
"What do you mean?" asked Karen suddenly.
"She has shielded herself, she has protected this house and its inhabitants, she has made excuses for you lame behavior as parents and she has forgiven every single thing you did or didn't do to her… and you didn't even notice. You foolish mortals… I wonder why she did all this for you, if you kept shunning her" he spited, clearly upset. He taped his foot with a cane that suddenly appeared out of nowhere, apparently deep in thought.
"We want Sarah back. She is our daughter" Robert suddenly stated "We didn't mean for this to happen. We want her back"
Jareth laughed cynically, shaking his head.
"I am afraid it's too late to care for her now. She will remain in my home, under my wing" he answered calmly. Robert fought the urge to slap him.
"She is my daughter. You have no right to take her away from us!" he shouted. Jareth snorted and titled his head.
"I'm afraid I have every right. She is an unwanted child and she has been so for three years. I have a claim over every unwanted child. That means that…"
He disappear and the appeared behind the couple and Toby.
"… She is mine" he finished, practically grinning. Toby started crying loudly, while Robert and Karen stood there, shocked. Jareth knelt before the child and wiped his tears.
"Hush, little one. I'll show you your sissy if that makes you feel better" he offered. Toby nodded eagerly and Jareth popped a crystal that grew bigger and bigger till it was of the size of a beach boy.
"Show me Sarah" he commanded softly. The crystal glowed and the image of Sarah's bed appeared. There she was, sleeping peacefully and looking mystical.
"Sissy happy… Sissy okay" Toby whispered "Sissy at home there…"
Jareth nodded.
"Yes, child. Life here was killing her. There, in my Labyrinth, she cans blossom, feeding herself from the never-ending strength of my Labyrinth. That's her real home" he gently told the child. He nodded, holding back tears. In the crystal Sarah tossed and a frown appeared in her face.
"Toby… don't cry, Toby…" she whispered. Jareth arched an eyebrow.
"She feels you're suffering, little one, so pain no more. When she wakes I will bring her to you so you can bid her goodbye. Be brave, for the sake of your sister"
Toby nodded, put on a brave face and looked carefully at the Goblin King.
"Treat sissy well or Toby beats you!" the kid warned. Jareth rolled his eyes. 'That's her sister talking' he thought warmly.
"Incredible. Here are to grown-up and responsible people and the one who stands against me is a four year old toddler" he mumbled, shaking his head. And, with a flash of light and glitter, he was suddenly gone.
Author's Note: Thank you all very much for reviewing without me blackmailing you… He, he… Anyway, you know… Keep reviewing and I'll keep writing. See you soon,
Sabina (Your humble * unladylike snort here* Author)
He held her in his arms, the limp body not weighting more than a feather. She was so light, even despite the heavy silk dress with the tail that hung to the floor. He stared at Sarah's parents, expecting at least an order to put her down, to let her go… a Protective instinct at least. But they said and did nothing… nothing at all.
Jareth looked at Mr. and Mrs. Williams with slight shock and disdain. There he was, a stranger dressed in tights with evilness practically surrounding him and a Hell of an attitude kidnapping their eighteen- year-old ravishingly beautiful daughter, dressed in a revealing, though elegant, blood red dress he had magically dressed her on and they did NOTHING?
"You don't deserve her" he commented, appearing suddenly near them. And with those words he banished from Aboveground…
"Yer majesty came back"
"So?"
"He brings the cute girl!"
"Who?"
"The one who… errr… you know…"
"Ohhh… her…"
"Yeah, that's what I Said! HER!!!"
Jareth sighed and shook his head. He then kicked the two goblins who were gossiping not so secretly.
"Out of my way! Or do you want me to tip both of you Head first to the Bog of eternal Stench?!"
The goblins rubbed their wounded parts and mumbled something like "Jeez, Yer Majesty is really original" Of course that cost them a trip to certain well-known Bog mentioned before.
"They can be such stupid creatures some times…" the King muttered under his breath before stepping through a wall. They were both in the Castle beyond the Goblin City, in the centre of His Labyrinth. The King noticed that from the moment they set foot on the Underground Sarah had been turning from pale-sick to the healthy creature he once knew… but she wasn't like before. She was even more enchanting, if that was possible. And it only made matters worse.
The room they had stepped into was gorgeous. It was dark, the walls and ceiling painted with images of stars that actually glowed and planets. There was a shooting star in the ceiling, moving freely at her will. In the middle of the room was a four post onyx bed, with a feather mattress and deep midnight-blue and blood red silk sheets. The vanity was made of onyx too, with a beautiful oval mirror and the bureau and the chairs were also made of the same material.
He walked silently to the bed and placed her there. He put a hand on her forehead and her body shimmered. Her dress changed into a midnight- blue silk nightdress and she no longer had make-up on.
Without thinking he knelt and softly placed a kiss in her forehead.
"Sweet dreams, Sarah. You are home now, and nobody will ever hurt you again" he whispered before disappearing in a cloud of glitter. And in the strange room, Sarah Williams smiled sadly.
"Mommy! Daddy!" a four-year-old Toby shouted, thrilled. "How was movie?" he asked with his kid grammar (I cannot have a toddler speaking like any grown-up, now can I?)
"We… couldn't see the movie…" Karen whispered. Toby frowned, concerned… "Where is sissy?" he demanded to know.
"Toby… Sit down. We have to talk" his father told him calmly. But the sandy blonde boy didn't want to listen. He wanted his sissy, his Sarah.
"Were is SISSY?????" he screamed, his tinny, chubby fists clenched tightly and his face slightly red from anger. Karen and Robert Williams looked at each other and sighed.
"The thing Toby is that…" Robert started explaining when, suddenly, the big window of the living-room, where they were opened violently letting a hurricane-like wind enter into the house and turn everything upside down. Of course, the entrance of the wind was followed by the entrance of the Goblin Kin and of course he was wearing a different outfit (Who do you people take him for?).
He looked even more powerful than before and always menacing (after all he is Jareth). No smile adorned his face, not even a mocking one. He was as serious as he ever would be.
He finally landed in the floor, his boots producing a metal sound with every step he took towards the family. Karen backed up and Robert tried to hold his son, but Toby freed himself from the paternal arms and ran to the Goblin King. To everyone's surprise, he started beating him (oh… Well… trying hard to beat him, actually, but remember he is only a child). Jareth found that ratter amusing and allowed himself to smile a little.
"Ah… I see young Tobias has become a healthy and strong man" he mused aloud. Toby glared at him and practically fumed.
"Toby wants sissy! You have sissy! Toby knows! Toby REMEBERS!" the Last statement was the one that caught the Monarch's attention. He looked into the child's eyes that were no more like his, and questioned:
"So you remember? And you still want to defy me?"
"Sissy defied Goblin King for Toby so Toby defies Goblin King for Sissy!" the child retorted, eyes flashing with anger and braveness.
"Toby… Do you know this man?" Karen asked softly. Her son turned to her and nodded solemnly.
"Goblin King took Toby away but sissy went through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered and rescued Toby" he explained (of course, he didn't say the entire speech perfectly but it would be too difficult to write the way he talks, so imagine him talking like a kid). Jareth sat gracefully on an armchair and nodded.
"The boy is right. Your daughter Sarah accidentally wished your son away and then put her own life at the stake to save him. A thing I don't thin either of you are willing to do for her" he hissed angrily.
"Give me sissy!" Toby didn't give up. He tried to kick Jareth but he stopped him putting a hand in his forehead.
"Don't be hasty to judge, little one. Your sister is safe and even better than she has been for a long time. She is resting because she used all her energy to deflect the attacks of an evil Queen to protect you and your family. Though I am starting to feel as if her parents didn't appreciate her sacrifice"
"What do you mean?" asked Karen suddenly.
"She has shielded herself, she has protected this house and its inhabitants, she has made excuses for you lame behavior as parents and she has forgiven every single thing you did or didn't do to her… and you didn't even notice. You foolish mortals… I wonder why she did all this for you, if you kept shunning her" he spited, clearly upset. He taped his foot with a cane that suddenly appeared out of nowhere, apparently deep in thought.
"We want Sarah back. She is our daughter" Robert suddenly stated "We didn't mean for this to happen. We want her back"
Jareth laughed cynically, shaking his head.
"I am afraid it's too late to care for her now. She will remain in my home, under my wing" he answered calmly. Robert fought the urge to slap him.
"She is my daughter. You have no right to take her away from us!" he shouted. Jareth snorted and titled his head.
"I'm afraid I have every right. She is an unwanted child and she has been so for three years. I have a claim over every unwanted child. That means that…"
He disappear and the appeared behind the couple and Toby.
"… She is mine" he finished, practically grinning. Toby started crying loudly, while Robert and Karen stood there, shocked. Jareth knelt before the child and wiped his tears.
"Hush, little one. I'll show you your sissy if that makes you feel better" he offered. Toby nodded eagerly and Jareth popped a crystal that grew bigger and bigger till it was of the size of a beach boy.
"Show me Sarah" he commanded softly. The crystal glowed and the image of Sarah's bed appeared. There she was, sleeping peacefully and looking mystical.
"Sissy happy… Sissy okay" Toby whispered "Sissy at home there…"
Jareth nodded.
"Yes, child. Life here was killing her. There, in my Labyrinth, she cans blossom, feeding herself from the never-ending strength of my Labyrinth. That's her real home" he gently told the child. He nodded, holding back tears. In the crystal Sarah tossed and a frown appeared in her face.
"Toby… don't cry, Toby…" she whispered. Jareth arched an eyebrow.
"She feels you're suffering, little one, so pain no more. When she wakes I will bring her to you so you can bid her goodbye. Be brave, for the sake of your sister"
Toby nodded, put on a brave face and looked carefully at the Goblin King.
"Treat sissy well or Toby beats you!" the kid warned. Jareth rolled his eyes. 'That's her sister talking' he thought warmly.
"Incredible. Here are to grown-up and responsible people and the one who stands against me is a four year old toddler" he mumbled, shaking his head. And, with a flash of light and glitter, he was suddenly gone.
Author's Note: Thank you all very much for reviewing without me blackmailing you… He, he… Anyway, you know… Keep reviewing and I'll keep writing. See you soon,
Sabina (Your humble * unladylike snort here* Author)
