The Labyrinth: The Continuing Story
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Chapter 3: Birthday Party. . .
Davey smiled to himself as he saw his sister running joyfully down an empty hallway with Jade not to far behind her. They would make a good couple, he thought to himself, but there's no way that father would ever approve. His smile quickly changed to a frown as he remembered that his father had sent for him. . .how long ago was that, anyway? Oh well, it doesn't really matter, better late than never I say.
Davey turned the corner he was at and. . .ran into somebody! "Shit! What is this? Run into Davey day?!"
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Hunter had been enjoying a nice walk down an almost empty hallway when he came across an odd site. Was that Nina running down the hall? Had to be. . .I would recognize that hair anywhere!
He was just about to run toward her to tease her some more when he noticed that Jade was close behind her, laughing and running also. What is going on here? He decided it was none of his business but he still wanted to know. . .Hunter crept around the corner, unaware that someone was on the other side. He never even saw it coming and apparently, neither did the other person.
"Shit! What is this? Run into Davey day?!"
Hunter smiled, "Sorry, dear brother, didn't see you there!" He nearly fell to the floor in laughter at the sight of his brother. Davey was laying flat on the floor and the look of annoyance on his face was priceless! But the best thing about his fall was his hair, it was everywhere! Certainly not the usual perfect locks that Davey was known for.
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Davey looked up at Hunter who was laughing hysterically at the whole predicament. "Tell me Hunter, . . . " he glanced up at Hunter who stopped laughing and was now looking at him with eyes full of confusion, "how's my hair?"
With that, Hunter fell into the floor in hysterics. . .and Davey just smiled at his younger brother as he tried to get up. Now I know how Nina felt when I ran . . .wait, I? She ran into me! Anyways, now I know how she felt! Man, does my ass hurt!
"Oh yeah, do you know that father is looking for you? He seemed pretty angry, said something about how 'that boy' is never on time for anything!"
Davey felt all the color drain from his face. . .what time was it now? Was his father that upset with him? "Shit! I have to go! See ya, Hunter!" He didn't even wait for a reply, he just ran as fast as legs would allow him. He had a feeling that he was gonna receive an earful tonight. . .
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"Here we are! Time for Mai-Zing!" Nina said as she bounced up and down with a look of pure happiness on her face.
Jade looked at the young girl and he tried to remember a time when a simple game would make him this happy and excited. " Yes, here we are. I'll go get the game and you can sit here and wait, ok?" He watched Nina's beautiful but strange hair flow everywhere as she shook her head yes. He forced his eyes from her and went to retrieve the game.
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Nina smiled to herself as she watched Jade go to get the game. He was so nice and sweet. . . and he was a servant so if her father ever knew how she felt. . .She shivered at what could happen if her father ever found out that she had feelings for Jade. Jade could be thrown out of the castle and sent to another. Or even worse. . ., but father would never do that, would he?
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Jade smiled as he finally found the game. . .it was buried under a lot of other junk. Now time to return to my Nina. . .my?! You can't think like that Jade! She is a princess and you, what are you. . .just a poor, hopeless, servant! That's what I am and that's how it will always be. Now, its time to return to the former Kings daughter. . .
Jade walked out of the roomy closet and over to the table Nina was sitting at. He placed the board game down and looked up, expecting to see a happy, spirited young girl sitting across him, but he frowned at what he saw instead. Oh, it was Nina, but she seemed out of it or upset about something. "Little one, are you okay?"
He saw Nina's head jerk up as if she didn't even realize he was there until he spoke. He heard a soft voice speak, "I'm fine. . .I was just uhh, thinking."
Jade raised an eyebrow, "About what, exactly?" He could have kicked himself just then! Why did he ask that? It sounded as if he was implying something. . .
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Nina's eyes grew wide at Jade's comment but she had decided to ignore it. "Oh good, you found the game! Shall we play then?" Nina saw Jade look at her, something was in his eyes but she couldn't tell what it was. She couldn't take his eyes anymore! They were filled with something she had never seen before. . .she had to say something to get his attention! "Are we gonna play, or what?"
She saw Jade slowly nod his head as he reached for a chair. What is going on here? Why is my heart beating so fast and why did Jade look at me like that? Whatever it was, I'm going to find out. I'm going to get to the bottom of this, no matter what. . .
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Davey slowly opened the door to his fathers study and walked in. "You sent for me?" he said using a quiet voice he didn't even know he had.
Davey winced as he heard his father's cold voice reply, "Yes, I did sent for you. . .an hour ago!" He saw his father emerge from the shadows, looking very angry and upset. "Davey, where have you been?! We've been waiting for you to grace us with your presence!"
Davey glared at the man he called father, he knew that his father was a stubborn mule and he wasn't going to let his father intimidate him. "We?" Davey said, never having his eyes leave his fathers for a second.
"Yes," came another voice Davey was familiar with, "both of us have been waiting for your arrival, but now that you're here. . .we can get down to business."
Davey glanced at his mother, her dark hair cascading down like his. "And what do we have to talk about, mom?" He smiled inwardly as he saw her face lit up. She had always hated it when we called her mother, she told us to call her mom instead. Davey didn't like it though, it sounded. . .weird.
"Your mother and I were discussing your eighteenth birthday and how it would be best if we threw a big party. One where all the lovely, single ladies could get a chance to dance with the Goblin King, himself."
"I knew it! You're throwing this big birthday bash, bigger than any party I've ever had before, just so you can find me a queen! Well, you can forget about it because there is no way that I'll ever find anyone worth meeting in this hell hole!" Davey was furious, how can they do this to me? Don't they know that my heart is already set on someone? No, they wouldn't, and they couldn't know. They can't know that I love someone in the other world. . .
"Davey? Davey?! Are you listening to a word I say? You will go and you will find someone who is fit to be a queen!" Jareth's eyes looked like they were gonna pop out of his head.
Davey felt a hand on his shoulder, he turned his head and saw his mother standing beside him. "Davey, there will be many women there, you can't know that there will be no one there who will be a perfect match for you. Please, just go and look, that's all we're asking for you to do. It's not like we're asking you to get married on the spot, we're just asking for you to go. Is that alright?"
Davey let out a sigh and turned to his father, "I will go, but I won't choose just then. . .Now if you excuse me, I have to go."
Jareth's eyes blazed as his stubborn son turned and began to walk away, "On the Saturday after this one, your birthday celebration will be. Oh, and before you leave, where are you going exactly?"
Davey felt his muscles tense, but he continued walking and in that quiet voice he used earlier, he told Jareth where he was going. "I'm going to the other world, if you need me. . .I'll be there." And without another word, he transformed into a dark being and flew off.
A/N: Okay! That's it for this chapter! Hope you like! Thanx to Nina Heart and TopazQueen1188 for the awesome reviews!! Okay, I'm out of here!!