Elaina woke up to the soft sunlight shining through the dirty window
of her shed. She stretched out, but she wondered why she couldn't feel the
straw under her. She opened her eyes, but didn't see the brown, wooden
walls of her shed. Instead she saw sturdy walls of stone and a large,
curtained window replacing her tiny, dirty one.
She sat up, her muscles still sore from the exertion of energy. She slowly started to remember everything that had happened. She yawned, stretched and slowly got up out of the soft, comfortable bed with its sleek silk sheets. She was wearing a white cotton nightgown and had to blush at the wondering of who had undressed her.
She walked around the room, but could see nothing too out of the ordinary. She looked out the window and saw the same stretch of wasteland, except that now there were tiny patches of grass and flowers taking over the solid earth. She smiled, knowing that that was her doing and turned away from the glass.
She wondered where Jareth was. No sooner had the thought entered her mind then she felt a slight tug on her mind, willing her silently to leave the room. She opened the beautiful oak door and stepped over the threshold into a hallway, the floor of which was lushly covered with a rich burgundy carpet.
She closed her eyes and let Jareth guide her mind. She walked down the long corridor, turned left and entered an extraordinary library. Books covered every inch of the four walls from the floor to the high ceiling. She looked around in awe, not even noticing Jareth sitting in a chair in the corner, staring at her with an amused smile playing across his face.
After a few moments, she did notice him, smiling as she did so. He rose from the chair and approached her. Greeting her with a kiss, he led her to the window, which faced the opposite direction as hers had. Side by side, they stared beyond the large pane of glass at the land stretching before them. However, the wasteland was gone entirely and in its place was a vast, green valley. Elaina smiled again at the thought that she had done this and turned to Jareth. Jareth looked at her but said nothing, although Elaina could tell that he desperately wanted to. She wondered why he was holding back.
She closed her eyes and took his head in her hands, placing her forehead on his. She focused on his mind, his thoughts. When she drew away, she had an ear-to-ear grin her face. He loved her. He wanted her to remain in the castle with him. He drew her close and delivered another zealous kiss. At that moment she knew she would stay.
She sat up, her muscles still sore from the exertion of energy. She slowly started to remember everything that had happened. She yawned, stretched and slowly got up out of the soft, comfortable bed with its sleek silk sheets. She was wearing a white cotton nightgown and had to blush at the wondering of who had undressed her.
She walked around the room, but could see nothing too out of the ordinary. She looked out the window and saw the same stretch of wasteland, except that now there were tiny patches of grass and flowers taking over the solid earth. She smiled, knowing that that was her doing and turned away from the glass.
She wondered where Jareth was. No sooner had the thought entered her mind then she felt a slight tug on her mind, willing her silently to leave the room. She opened the beautiful oak door and stepped over the threshold into a hallway, the floor of which was lushly covered with a rich burgundy carpet.
She closed her eyes and let Jareth guide her mind. She walked down the long corridor, turned left and entered an extraordinary library. Books covered every inch of the four walls from the floor to the high ceiling. She looked around in awe, not even noticing Jareth sitting in a chair in the corner, staring at her with an amused smile playing across his face.
After a few moments, she did notice him, smiling as she did so. He rose from the chair and approached her. Greeting her with a kiss, he led her to the window, which faced the opposite direction as hers had. Side by side, they stared beyond the large pane of glass at the land stretching before them. However, the wasteland was gone entirely and in its place was a vast, green valley. Elaina smiled again at the thought that she had done this and turned to Jareth. Jareth looked at her but said nothing, although Elaina could tell that he desperately wanted to. She wondered why he was holding back.
She closed her eyes and took his head in her hands, placing her forehead on his. She focused on his mind, his thoughts. When she drew away, she had an ear-to-ear grin her face. He loved her. He wanted her to remain in the castle with him. He drew her close and delivered another zealous kiss. At that moment she knew she would stay.