Love Shack:  Truth and Family

By Silver Space

Jareth led Sarah to the bedroom closing the door and sitting her down on the bed.  He then produced a goblet with a sweet green liquid in it.

"Here" he said, " drink this and it will sober you up"

She took it and drank while Jareth sat down on the bed next to her.  Slowly the drunken fog lifted from her brain.  As soon as she saw Jareth next to her she was angry.

"What are you doing here?" she demanded

"Sarah I spent four years aboveground studying your performing arts."  He said and Sarah just looked at him skeptically.  "If you don't believe me you can look in the yearbook for 1981.  I was what you call a freshman then."

"Why are you back then?"

"They invited three of the original members back this year.  Honestly I did not know that you would be joining."

Sarah was silent.  "Have you enjoyed your time away from home Sarah?" Jareth asked

"Yes but I don't know what home is anymore.  Karen just got worse after I came back.  The only reason why I stayed was Toby.  Dad was killed in a plain crash last year.  He had left me enough money to get through school."  Sarah paused.  She had never looked this scared or relaxed at the same time.  Could this be the very same girl who had faced him with no fear?  Jareth though.  "Are you going home this summer?"

"I was hoping to find an apartment but no luck so far.  I want to keep an eye on Toby, make sure Karen doesn't hurt him.  She has acted strange ever since Dad died."  She touched her shoulder very gently.

"Sarah what did she do to you?"  Jareth asked

She slowly let down the shoulder of her shirt.  A small thin scar ran across her shoulder.  Jareth was shocked and getting very angry.

"She was angry one day and through a knife, not at me just across the room.  I didn't get out of the way fast enough."

"Sarah if you want you can stay at my castle this summer."

"I can see Toby whenever?"

"Well not whenever but yes you can go and visit."

"Thank you Jareth, I will call right after my finals are finished."

Jareth slipped and arm around her "I was wondering if you would ever call me."

"I guess we didn't part on good terms."

"No we didn't.  Now about what you said to me on the dance floor."

Sarah blushed in embracement.  "I was drunk don't pay attention to what I said."

"I will forget it this time but I find most people tell the truth more often than not when they are drunk."

They stood up and disappeared to out back the walked back into the party.

As they returned to the party Jareth noticed his nephew Jared there, watching them.  Nothing good had ever come out of his presents anywhere.

Another tray of drinks was passed around but Jareth stopped Sarah from taking one.

"I think you have had enough to drink tonight." He said but then whispered, "I'll explain later want to go for a walk?"

"All right" Sarah replied and after a few good-byes to her friends they walked out the door Jared following.

"I'm sorry Sarah for taking you away from your party but my nephew is trying to take my crown and I fear he may harm you."  Jareth said keeping his arm around Sara

"I never knew that you had other family."  Sarah said

"Yes an older sister and her son."

"Why dose he want your crown?"

Jared stepped out from the shadows that he had been hiding in and said, "Because my dear, my mother and father should have been the rightful rulers of the underground."