A CHANGE OF SCENERY.
CHAPTER 1.
Jane walked down the road merrily listening to her Walkman and nodding
her head to the beat of the music. Her mind visited the memories of
the place she had left very recently and the one face she hoped would
never forget. His was the most amazing face she had ever set her eyes
on, cheek bones, nose, bridge, eyes and lips. His hair sat around his
face accentuating all the beautiful features he had. She was in love,
if only he knew that, if only she could tell him. If only they shared
the same time zone, century and plane of existence/ reality.
"Mom, can I go out after dinner? Darren is having a party tonight." Said Jane's younger brother Joe. "Only if your sister goes!" said Dursey, their mom, she disliked Joe going out alone at night. "Awww, mom, she's a total freak, if she goes everybody will know she's related to me, not to mention she knows me! Do you want us both to be social rejects, outcasts in our society, the local freaks of the community?" shouted Joe. "No, either she goes too or you don't go at all!" said their dad, Martin. "Dad! How could you, you know what people say about her, she's a Goth, a total freak!" said Joe. "Joe, you have to stop worrying about what people will think and live your life the way you HAVE to! And if you want to go, get ready now because I'll drive you down." Said Jane, she held her car keys in front of his eyes, dangling, swing from one side to the other. "Jane, stop hypnotising your brother into being someone he's not, it's not nice!" said Martin. "Sorry dad! I'll look after him tonight, peer pressure will NOT affect him tonight!" said Jane, she picked up her cape, hat and studded denim jacket before walking out to the car. "Joe, get ready now!" her cape fell to her feet as she tied the ribbon around her chest and ruffled the hood about so it sat evenly and neatly ready for when she needed it. "Yes, Your Majesty, Queen Of The Damned!" said Joe with a sarcastic smile.
An hour later "Hey Joe, where's your mom? I thought she'd drop by for a drink before we left." Said Chris, as he passed Joe a can of beer. "Jane dropped me off, she's just parking the car!" said Joe. "Mom wanted Jane to keep an eye on me tonight!" a sheepish grin formed on his lips. "Well I guess after your last.. Performance, anything's got to be better than being grounded or in Juvenile Hall." Said Mae. "I guess, but not with Jane!" said Joe. They heard a cry of laughter from the front room and walked through the house to find out what was so funny. A member of the football team had ripped Jane's coat to shreds, and two cheerleaders played 'piggy in the middle' with Jane and her hat. Mascara ran down her cheeks from when one of them punched her in the eye and stomach. "YOU GUYS!" shouted Joe; they slowly turned round to see why he had raised his voice to them. "STOP IT!" "Come on Joe, Join in! You know what you'd like to do to her, she's a freak, she deserves to be tortured for such a sin in our society!" said Cherie, one of the cheerleaders. "She's my sister, you stupid cow! This is my sister, my older sister!" Shouted Joe before he slapped Cherie and the other girl around the face. "She's related to you? You know her?" asked a guy at the back of the room, in the shadows. "Yeah! I love her, like a brother should. Even if we don't get on well, I love her, because she's a good sister to me, but its just brotherly love I have for her, you hear?" said Joe as he helped her to the bathroom to clean up.
"I'm sorry Joe, I didn't know you HATED Goths, and I just thought you disliked them. I guess my sisterly instincts aren't all they're cracked up to be. Prophecy says you and I will be close, I don't know how, when, or why but we will." Said Jane "I hope so, I also hope this prophecy happens soon too! Those guys are really going to lay it on thick on Monday!" said Joe. He left the room and Jane sat down on the toilet seat to rest. There was a knock at the door and the creepy guy that had been standing in the shadows peered in. "You okay? You took it pretty rough out there, they hurt you much?" he asked. "I'm fine, I'm a good healer, and I'll just say that was only the second time someone's laid into me like that. " said Jane. She wiped some hair away from her cheek. "Good to hear that, about the healing!" said the guy. "I came to speak to you, I have a message." "Wait, tell me your name first." Said Jane. She was strangely attracted to this guy. "Casper Le Breton, M'lady. Your name, properly pronounced is, Jane' Le Fae." He said, crouching down to one knee, as a show of respect. "Oh no, you're from the other realm! What are you doing here? My brother doesn't know anything of my families history." Said Jane. "You must tell him, and you must tell your parents that their time is up! Tell them Casper Le Breton, brother of Jareth has counted down to the promised date your parents gave." Said Casper, he kissed her ring and left the pintsized bathroom. Jane ran out after him but he had already disappeared. "Joe, we have to go home, NOW!" said Jane as she ran out to the car and started up the engine. Joe ran out quickly and climbed into the passenger seat, next to her. "Jane, what's the matter? Do you know that weird guy?" asked Joe as he fastened his seat belt. "I do now, and it seems, mom and dad have known him for quite a while too!" said Jane. "How, I've never seen photo's of him or heard about him." Said Joe. "Have you ever wondered why we've never met our grandparents, our parents have no photos of themselves or our grandparents up until I was one year old?" asked Jane. "No, I thought it was odd but I never questioned it." Said Joe. "Hold out your hand, and hold onto me with your other hand, and visualise a crystal ball in your palm." Said Jane. A crystal ball formed in the palm of his hand. "Whoa!" Said Joe, he was really freaked out by this, he wanted to scream like a girl but already realised his sister was there, and that meant he had to keep calm. "Is that you or I?" "At the moment, me, but when you come of age, when you turn 18 years old, you will have powers like these too!" said Jane. She moved her hand away and the crystal ball faded right in front of Joe's eyes, causing a stir of emotions in his mind. "There's other things I must tell you too, our surname is not Green, the family name I was born with and mom and dad both share is Le Fae. You were born with the name Joe Green but your really known as Joe Le Fae and my name is Jane' Le Fae. Green is another name used for Nature and we had to change our names when I was two. The Family Name is Le Fae. And we are not mortal, we are Fae." "What? I'm mortal; I have to be, haven't I?" asked Joe. "My Treasure Chest, the one I forbade you to open is where the family Journal, about everyone in our family since time began. It tells the history about every person who shared our family name, born or wed. I am the last REAL Le Fae, being born with the name and all and I sit at the bottom of the tree. But now we have been contacted by them your name shall too be written among those names!" said Jane. "I need you to understand that I am only here today because you are told to have powers like these too inside of you. No mortal can hold these powers without losing their sanity. As long as we use these powers for good we can defeat evil." She held onto Joe tightly and pulled him close. "I love you little brother, I always have its our prophecy to be close and our magic can make this family one, once more!" She saw an image of herself holding a great sword high above her head. "That guy, who was he? What was his name?" asked Joe. "Casper Le Breton, hang on, I'm sure I came across his name in the scriptures, Jareth's name too." Said Jane.
When they got home Jane stopped the engine and slammed her door shut before running to the front door and unlocking the large, wooden, Gothic door she found no sound coming from the front room, upstairs or the hall way. "Mom, Dad, what do you know of.. Mom . mom. Joe, they're not here!" said Jane. "No, Casper told me how pretty you look tonight so I will make you my bride tonight!" said a very attractive blonde guy who stood tall and proud in front of her but halfway hidden in the shadows. "Tell me your name and why I must be your bride!" said Jane. She took offence to this stranger being in her house, not even telling her his name and saying he'll marry her that night, she thought it peculiar time to wed someone. "Permit me to bring your parents back so they may tell you." Said the stunning figure that really interested her. "Yes, let them tell me!" said Jane she sat on the sofa, Joe sat by her side her, holding her hand tightly like a frightened little child. "Jane, we promised your hand in marriage to Jareth here. When you were one we were told of the legacy and our lives were in awful danger. Merrick, who we shall tell you about later, wanted rid of you and we feared for your safety. Without you Joe wouldn't be able to save any of us if needs be. You and him share the light; you are the key for our salvation here. Jareth saved our lives, and yours and for that we thought the only way to repay him was to raise you to be his bride when the time came for you to marry. Your hand is his," said Dursey. "He is like you, he holds a tremendous power inside his heart, you're one of very few who hold the strong magick like this and you three can defeat Merrick together. Jareth will not harm you, we trust him with very much, and that is only why we trust him with our beautiful, intelligent, only daughter. You and Joe are our lives achievement, we raised two wonderful children and are very proud of you both, especially of Jane!" said Martin, Jane's eyes began to sting by the tears about to fall down her cheeks. "Jareth's had a lot more experience with his powers, so you can learn a lot from him, both of you." "Joe, Joe's part of the equation too isn't he? Read it in the tarot, he and I complete the circle." Said Jane "You and Joe are, together, the key to the light, and the last of our kind on earth. Your father and I have travelled to the other realm and have only to await your arrival Joe, and your return Jane and Jareth, he will make the journey with you." Said Dursey.
"Mom, can I go out after dinner? Darren is having a party tonight." Said Jane's younger brother Joe. "Only if your sister goes!" said Dursey, their mom, she disliked Joe going out alone at night. "Awww, mom, she's a total freak, if she goes everybody will know she's related to me, not to mention she knows me! Do you want us both to be social rejects, outcasts in our society, the local freaks of the community?" shouted Joe. "No, either she goes too or you don't go at all!" said their dad, Martin. "Dad! How could you, you know what people say about her, she's a Goth, a total freak!" said Joe. "Joe, you have to stop worrying about what people will think and live your life the way you HAVE to! And if you want to go, get ready now because I'll drive you down." Said Jane, she held her car keys in front of his eyes, dangling, swing from one side to the other. "Jane, stop hypnotising your brother into being someone he's not, it's not nice!" said Martin. "Sorry dad! I'll look after him tonight, peer pressure will NOT affect him tonight!" said Jane, she picked up her cape, hat and studded denim jacket before walking out to the car. "Joe, get ready now!" her cape fell to her feet as she tied the ribbon around her chest and ruffled the hood about so it sat evenly and neatly ready for when she needed it. "Yes, Your Majesty, Queen Of The Damned!" said Joe with a sarcastic smile.
An hour later "Hey Joe, where's your mom? I thought she'd drop by for a drink before we left." Said Chris, as he passed Joe a can of beer. "Jane dropped me off, she's just parking the car!" said Joe. "Mom wanted Jane to keep an eye on me tonight!" a sheepish grin formed on his lips. "Well I guess after your last.. Performance, anything's got to be better than being grounded or in Juvenile Hall." Said Mae. "I guess, but not with Jane!" said Joe. They heard a cry of laughter from the front room and walked through the house to find out what was so funny. A member of the football team had ripped Jane's coat to shreds, and two cheerleaders played 'piggy in the middle' with Jane and her hat. Mascara ran down her cheeks from when one of them punched her in the eye and stomach. "YOU GUYS!" shouted Joe; they slowly turned round to see why he had raised his voice to them. "STOP IT!" "Come on Joe, Join in! You know what you'd like to do to her, she's a freak, she deserves to be tortured for such a sin in our society!" said Cherie, one of the cheerleaders. "She's my sister, you stupid cow! This is my sister, my older sister!" Shouted Joe before he slapped Cherie and the other girl around the face. "She's related to you? You know her?" asked a guy at the back of the room, in the shadows. "Yeah! I love her, like a brother should. Even if we don't get on well, I love her, because she's a good sister to me, but its just brotherly love I have for her, you hear?" said Joe as he helped her to the bathroom to clean up.
"I'm sorry Joe, I didn't know you HATED Goths, and I just thought you disliked them. I guess my sisterly instincts aren't all they're cracked up to be. Prophecy says you and I will be close, I don't know how, when, or why but we will." Said Jane "I hope so, I also hope this prophecy happens soon too! Those guys are really going to lay it on thick on Monday!" said Joe. He left the room and Jane sat down on the toilet seat to rest. There was a knock at the door and the creepy guy that had been standing in the shadows peered in. "You okay? You took it pretty rough out there, they hurt you much?" he asked. "I'm fine, I'm a good healer, and I'll just say that was only the second time someone's laid into me like that. " said Jane. She wiped some hair away from her cheek. "Good to hear that, about the healing!" said the guy. "I came to speak to you, I have a message." "Wait, tell me your name first." Said Jane. She was strangely attracted to this guy. "Casper Le Breton, M'lady. Your name, properly pronounced is, Jane' Le Fae." He said, crouching down to one knee, as a show of respect. "Oh no, you're from the other realm! What are you doing here? My brother doesn't know anything of my families history." Said Jane. "You must tell him, and you must tell your parents that their time is up! Tell them Casper Le Breton, brother of Jareth has counted down to the promised date your parents gave." Said Casper, he kissed her ring and left the pintsized bathroom. Jane ran out after him but he had already disappeared. "Joe, we have to go home, NOW!" said Jane as she ran out to the car and started up the engine. Joe ran out quickly and climbed into the passenger seat, next to her. "Jane, what's the matter? Do you know that weird guy?" asked Joe as he fastened his seat belt. "I do now, and it seems, mom and dad have known him for quite a while too!" said Jane. "How, I've never seen photo's of him or heard about him." Said Joe. "Have you ever wondered why we've never met our grandparents, our parents have no photos of themselves or our grandparents up until I was one year old?" asked Jane. "No, I thought it was odd but I never questioned it." Said Joe. "Hold out your hand, and hold onto me with your other hand, and visualise a crystal ball in your palm." Said Jane. A crystal ball formed in the palm of his hand. "Whoa!" Said Joe, he was really freaked out by this, he wanted to scream like a girl but already realised his sister was there, and that meant he had to keep calm. "Is that you or I?" "At the moment, me, but when you come of age, when you turn 18 years old, you will have powers like these too!" said Jane. She moved her hand away and the crystal ball faded right in front of Joe's eyes, causing a stir of emotions in his mind. "There's other things I must tell you too, our surname is not Green, the family name I was born with and mom and dad both share is Le Fae. You were born with the name Joe Green but your really known as Joe Le Fae and my name is Jane' Le Fae. Green is another name used for Nature and we had to change our names when I was two. The Family Name is Le Fae. And we are not mortal, we are Fae." "What? I'm mortal; I have to be, haven't I?" asked Joe. "My Treasure Chest, the one I forbade you to open is where the family Journal, about everyone in our family since time began. It tells the history about every person who shared our family name, born or wed. I am the last REAL Le Fae, being born with the name and all and I sit at the bottom of the tree. But now we have been contacted by them your name shall too be written among those names!" said Jane. "I need you to understand that I am only here today because you are told to have powers like these too inside of you. No mortal can hold these powers without losing their sanity. As long as we use these powers for good we can defeat evil." She held onto Joe tightly and pulled him close. "I love you little brother, I always have its our prophecy to be close and our magic can make this family one, once more!" She saw an image of herself holding a great sword high above her head. "That guy, who was he? What was his name?" asked Joe. "Casper Le Breton, hang on, I'm sure I came across his name in the scriptures, Jareth's name too." Said Jane.
When they got home Jane stopped the engine and slammed her door shut before running to the front door and unlocking the large, wooden, Gothic door she found no sound coming from the front room, upstairs or the hall way. "Mom, Dad, what do you know of.. Mom . mom. Joe, they're not here!" said Jane. "No, Casper told me how pretty you look tonight so I will make you my bride tonight!" said a very attractive blonde guy who stood tall and proud in front of her but halfway hidden in the shadows. "Tell me your name and why I must be your bride!" said Jane. She took offence to this stranger being in her house, not even telling her his name and saying he'll marry her that night, she thought it peculiar time to wed someone. "Permit me to bring your parents back so they may tell you." Said the stunning figure that really interested her. "Yes, let them tell me!" said Jane she sat on the sofa, Joe sat by her side her, holding her hand tightly like a frightened little child. "Jane, we promised your hand in marriage to Jareth here. When you were one we were told of the legacy and our lives were in awful danger. Merrick, who we shall tell you about later, wanted rid of you and we feared for your safety. Without you Joe wouldn't be able to save any of us if needs be. You and him share the light; you are the key for our salvation here. Jareth saved our lives, and yours and for that we thought the only way to repay him was to raise you to be his bride when the time came for you to marry. Your hand is his," said Dursey. "He is like you, he holds a tremendous power inside his heart, you're one of very few who hold the strong magick like this and you three can defeat Merrick together. Jareth will not harm you, we trust him with very much, and that is only why we trust him with our beautiful, intelligent, only daughter. You and Joe are our lives achievement, we raised two wonderful children and are very proud of you both, especially of Jane!" said Martin, Jane's eyes began to sting by the tears about to fall down her cheeks. "Jareth's had a lot more experience with his powers, so you can learn a lot from him, both of you." "Joe, Joe's part of the equation too isn't he? Read it in the tarot, he and I complete the circle." Said Jane "You and Joe are, together, the key to the light, and the last of our kind on earth. Your father and I have travelled to the other realm and have only to await your arrival Joe, and your return Jane and Jareth, he will make the journey with you." Said Dursey.
