Chapter 2. Of All The Arrogant, Egotistical, Self-Centred-!
Starlit folded her arms and tried to look angry as Jareth leaned against the wall, his head tilted to one side and a small smirk on his face. His smirk grew as Starlit looked away.
"What?" she broke the silence reluctantly.
"What?" Jareth repeated, a slightly mocking tone behind his words. Starlit pouted.
"Go away, no, wait, sort out my computer and /then/ go away! And anyway, what're you doing here?" her words came out in a rush. Jareth laughed softly, sending shivers up and down Starlit's spine, and the words Red had typed came flooding back to her:
"Don't defy me Starlit." he warned.
She could imagine that the way Red had meant those words to sound was the way he had just laughed, cruel yet damn sexy! She hated it when this happened!
"Don't laugh." She grumbled. He laughed again and she looked up. He looked her up and down lazily, making her go red.
"Do you ever make an effort to look presentable?" he asked, making Starlit go an even deeper shade of red; she was wearing a large baggy tee shirt and old jeans. She looked slightly hurt.
"Jareth," she put on as sarcastic a voice as she dared. "It's half past ten at night. I'm not going out anywhere, I haven't been anywhere, and I'm not going to /go/ anywhere!"
"Oh really?" Jareth's tone was dangerous, and Starlit grabbed hold of the arms of her chair.
"Really!" she squeaked, looking panicked. Jareth rolled his eyes.
"I don't bite." he muttered, then smirked slightly, showing his fangs. "Hard."
Starlit looked like she might faint.
"Jareth." she warned. "Don't do that!" she demanded nervously. He shrugged mock-innocently.
"Do what? I can't help it if you drool over me."
"J-J-J-Jareth-!" Starlit's mouth fell open, then she lost her temper slightly from embarrassment. "Go away! Go away!"
"Fine, fine! But I'll be back, remember that Starlit." he faded from sigh. "Remember." his voice echoed. Starlit shivered, then breathed a sigh of relief as her computer started again.
Redaura25686: Wb! Gareth again?
Starlitangel64: No. Worse!
Redaura25686: What?
Starlitangel64: Ever heard the saying "speak of the devil"?
Redaura25686: Yeah
Starlitangel64: Well, you know what it means?
Redaura25686: Yes! What're you talking about??
Starlitangel64: He was here.
Redaura25686: The devil?
Starlitangel64: RED!
Redaura25686: What?
Starlitangel64: J, was here!
Redaura25686: Shit
Starlitangel64: That's what I thought.
Redaura25686: Whaddid you do?
Starlitangel64: Nothing. He's gone.
Redaura25686: Whaddid HE do?
Starlitangel64: Nothing, much, just being the same arrogant shit he's always been!
Redaura25686: Lol! You gotta love it though!
Starlitangel64: Hmph.
Redaura25686: *g* Seriously!
Starlitangel64: Yes! Seriously! You know about Ben! I don't need some arrogant, egotistical shit to come round and mess me up!
Redaura was about to reply when her screen went black. She growled.
"I hate you." She snapped at the computer.
"Thank you." A sarcastic voice virtually oozed through her veins. Red turned round slowly to look at Jareth, leaning arrogantly against the wall as if he owned the place. He probably should!
"J-J-J-Jareth-!" Red stumbled over her words, and Jareth rolled his eyes.
"Exactly what Starlit said. Do you two confer about this?" he looked slightly bored. "/I/ never repeat myself." He glanced at Red who was tempted to cower before him, but changed her mind. "So." He changed the subject. "What do you and Starlit plan on doing tomorrow in town?"
Red swallowed hard; he had been listening? Well, watching, reading, but - hey!
"You were snooping on us!" she accused. He chuckled softly.
"Was I?"
Red pouted and folded her arms, and Jareth placed his hand on his forehead.
"You are too much like Starlit." He said simply, and disappeared.
Starlitangel64: Heya, ao-hell playing up again?
Redaura25686: Much much worse! HE was HERE! He came HERE TOO!!!!!
Starlitangel64: Woah, calm down! 's he gone?
Redaura25686: Yes.
Starlitangel64: Then we're okay. I'll catch the seven thirty train, I'll get to yours about ten-ish, yeah?
Redaura25686: Yeah
Starlitangel64: I g2g to bed then! Ttyl!
Redaura25686: Yeah, ttyl, and wear a HUGE nightie, or PJs!
Starlitangel64: *rolls eyes* Bye bye!
Redaura25686: Bye!
Starlitangel64: Byeee!
Redaura25686: See ya!
Starlitangel64: We're gonna be here all night! Bye!
Starlit signed off and shut the computer down, listening to the silence. Her Dad was working night shifts, so all the lights were off, her mother and brother in bed. She walked nervously over to the windows and shut the curtains against the dark night. Yuck. She walked back to her room and changed into the only nightdress she could find: an old one of her mother's, very small and see-through. She hoped silently that Jareth would NOT come and see her like that!!!
Starlit folded her arms and tried to look angry as Jareth leaned against the wall, his head tilted to one side and a small smirk on his face. His smirk grew as Starlit looked away.
"What?" she broke the silence reluctantly.
"What?" Jareth repeated, a slightly mocking tone behind his words. Starlit pouted.
"Go away, no, wait, sort out my computer and /then/ go away! And anyway, what're you doing here?" her words came out in a rush. Jareth laughed softly, sending shivers up and down Starlit's spine, and the words Red had typed came flooding back to her:
"Don't defy me Starlit." he warned.
She could imagine that the way Red had meant those words to sound was the way he had just laughed, cruel yet damn sexy! She hated it when this happened!
"Don't laugh." She grumbled. He laughed again and she looked up. He looked her up and down lazily, making her go red.
"Do you ever make an effort to look presentable?" he asked, making Starlit go an even deeper shade of red; she was wearing a large baggy tee shirt and old jeans. She looked slightly hurt.
"Jareth," she put on as sarcastic a voice as she dared. "It's half past ten at night. I'm not going out anywhere, I haven't been anywhere, and I'm not going to /go/ anywhere!"
"Oh really?" Jareth's tone was dangerous, and Starlit grabbed hold of the arms of her chair.
"Really!" she squeaked, looking panicked. Jareth rolled his eyes.
"I don't bite." he muttered, then smirked slightly, showing his fangs. "Hard."
Starlit looked like she might faint.
"Jareth." she warned. "Don't do that!" she demanded nervously. He shrugged mock-innocently.
"Do what? I can't help it if you drool over me."
"J-J-J-Jareth-!" Starlit's mouth fell open, then she lost her temper slightly from embarrassment. "Go away! Go away!"
"Fine, fine! But I'll be back, remember that Starlit." he faded from sigh. "Remember." his voice echoed. Starlit shivered, then breathed a sigh of relief as her computer started again.
Redaura25686: Wb! Gareth again?
Starlitangel64: No. Worse!
Redaura25686: What?
Starlitangel64: Ever heard the saying "speak of the devil"?
Redaura25686: Yeah
Starlitangel64: Well, you know what it means?
Redaura25686: Yes! What're you talking about??
Starlitangel64: He was here.
Redaura25686: The devil?
Starlitangel64: RED!
Redaura25686: What?
Starlitangel64: J, was here!
Redaura25686: Shit
Starlitangel64: That's what I thought.
Redaura25686: Whaddid you do?
Starlitangel64: Nothing. He's gone.
Redaura25686: Whaddid HE do?
Starlitangel64: Nothing, much, just being the same arrogant shit he's always been!
Redaura25686: Lol! You gotta love it though!
Starlitangel64: Hmph.
Redaura25686: *g* Seriously!
Starlitangel64: Yes! Seriously! You know about Ben! I don't need some arrogant, egotistical shit to come round and mess me up!
Redaura was about to reply when her screen went black. She growled.
"I hate you." She snapped at the computer.
"Thank you." A sarcastic voice virtually oozed through her veins. Red turned round slowly to look at Jareth, leaning arrogantly against the wall as if he owned the place. He probably should!
"J-J-J-Jareth-!" Red stumbled over her words, and Jareth rolled his eyes.
"Exactly what Starlit said. Do you two confer about this?" he looked slightly bored. "/I/ never repeat myself." He glanced at Red who was tempted to cower before him, but changed her mind. "So." He changed the subject. "What do you and Starlit plan on doing tomorrow in town?"
Red swallowed hard; he had been listening? Well, watching, reading, but - hey!
"You were snooping on us!" she accused. He chuckled softly.
"Was I?"
Red pouted and folded her arms, and Jareth placed his hand on his forehead.
"You are too much like Starlit." He said simply, and disappeared.
Starlitangel64: Heya, ao-hell playing up again?
Redaura25686: Much much worse! HE was HERE! He came HERE TOO!!!!!
Starlitangel64: Woah, calm down! 's he gone?
Redaura25686: Yes.
Starlitangel64: Then we're okay. I'll catch the seven thirty train, I'll get to yours about ten-ish, yeah?
Redaura25686: Yeah
Starlitangel64: I g2g to bed then! Ttyl!
Redaura25686: Yeah, ttyl, and wear a HUGE nightie, or PJs!
Starlitangel64: *rolls eyes* Bye bye!
Redaura25686: Bye!
Starlitangel64: Byeee!
Redaura25686: See ya!
Starlitangel64: We're gonna be here all night! Bye!
Starlit signed off and shut the computer down, listening to the silence. Her Dad was working night shifts, so all the lights were off, her mother and brother in bed. She walked nervously over to the windows and shut the curtains against the dark night. Yuck. She walked back to her room and changed into the only nightdress she could find: an old one of her mother's, very small and see-through. She hoped silently that Jareth would NOT come and see her like that!!!