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Chapter Five: "How I Know You"
When they arrived at Jareth's castle, Jareth turned to explain to Sarah and was met with a punch to his nose. Stepping back, Jareth's hands immediately flew to his nose.
"JARETH, YOU SON OF A BITCH! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" she backhanded him before two arms restrained her.
"Sarah, no," Rei held Sarah, her struggles fierce.
"HE MADE US LEAVE MADELINE TO BECOME A FUCKING SEX TOY!"
"I had no choice!" Jareth yelled, his nose healed. "I am one of the few fae against mortal slavery. I can only release two at a time-"
"YOU SHOULD HAVE HELPED HER!" Sarah screamed, close to tears. She stopped struggling and turned to Rei. "She's gonna die, Rei… I- I don't want her to die."
Rei held her in a fierce embrace and hushed her. "Sh, we'll get her back. We'll get them all back…"
Jareth itched to hold Sarah, to keep her safe and warm, to dry her tears and kiss away her sorrows. He stepped forward, eager to further explain himself when Rei looked at him and shook her head.
"Why don't we lay down for a bit? Get some rest," Rei said to Sarah.
Jareth nodded and led them to the two guest rooms. He wanted to say something but he knew that now wasn't the time. The two girls went inside and shut the door. In the morning, they'd talk in the morning. He lingered outside the door, hearing whispered words of comfort and muffled sobs. Soon, a song reached his ears that was oddly familiar…
"Whether sweeping,
Through the ages,
Casting centuries aside.
Or a hurried, brief recital,
Just a thirty minute ride."
After a minute or so, there was a rustling. Jareth decided he should get some sleep himself and leave the two girls alone. Suddenly, the door opened. Jareth was hoping it was Sarah but was surprised to see Rei. She made a 'sh' motion, her finger over her lips as she quietly shut the door.
She pointed to the door across the hall and mouthed, "That mine?"
He nodded and was about to leave when she grabbed his arm and shook her head. Gently, she led him back to the throne room.
When they got there, she said, "Sarah's a feisty one, isn't she?"
"Yes," he smiled, "she is. And you are Sarah's…"
"Best friend," she filled in. "Many years running," she smiled proudly. "And you know her because you're Jareth…"
"the Goblin King-" he was about to explain what this meant when her eyes widened.
"Oh, you're the one that stole Toby," she said. Jareth was astonished- she knew? "Well technically you took him because she asked you to, or at least that's what Sarah said."
"Really," his eyebrow raised. Had she changed?
"Yes," Rei paused. "Listen, Jareth, Sarah is a devoted friend. What you did back there, it hurt her. But she's angry because she thinks she should have been able to save her. Sarah's never lost a life. She's always been difficult but she is just being good ol' stubborn Sarah. So, don't be mad at her for attempting to break our nose." Rei finished, smiling.
Jareth chuckled. "She is strong, isn't she?"
Rei was suddenly very serious, "Yes, she's strong. But not tough."
There was a quiet moment before Rei looked at him and spoke. "You love her."
Jareth stepped back, a little shocked. Was he that transparent?
He sighed and nodded, "Yes."
Rei sat down on one of the steps. "Oh boy, good luck."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Sarah's very," Rei stopped, searching for the right word, "careful about the men she dates. She's had her heart broken more then once." Rei looked at Jareth for a moment. "But you've been hurt badly too. And not just by her."
"Well, yes. I suppose everyone has," Jareth started, sitting down next to Rei.
"You loved her?" Rei asked.
"Yes, very much. She was my everything."
"And then?"
"She was taken away, I haven't seen her since. I've never felt so much pain…" Jareth said, remembering.
"And then you met Sarah…"
"Yes, and I fell for her." Jareth sighed.
"And you love them both."
"That is the dilemma," Jareth stopped, realizing he had poured out almost everything to this stranger who seemed so familiar…
"You are very easy to talk to," Jareth said, looking at her. "Do I know you?"
Rei looked at him and stood. "No, I just have one of those faces, I suppose. I get that a lot."
The clock chimed. Thirteen o' clock.
"It's late," Rei said. "I should get some sleep. Good night, rest easy." Rei turned and started to walk away.
"Rei," he called. She turned and looked at him. "Thank you for everything." He turned around to walk to his chambers.
She smiled and said, "It's all I have to give."
Jareth stopped immediately and turned quickly around but Rei was gone.
*
I still love her. I still love my Queen. And yet, I love Sarah. She has become my morning and evening star… my everything. How can you love two women at once? My Queen is never coming back, she's dead… but Sarah's here and alive. I'm not betraying my first love… am I?
But Sarah hates me… she was trying to kill me for gods sake. And she'd be scared if I told her. But that longing for her, that dull ache I feel. I just can't take it while I'm around her. I need to touch her, to kiss her…
I can't be around her without feeling the need to tell her that I love her. But I can't. She doesn't feel the same.
She can never know I'm still in love with her…
*
That bastard! Madeline… gods, she's probably being raped at this moment! There was nothing I could do and yet I should have done something! Gods…
And Jareth…
Damn it. I can't feel for him! He's the enemy! He took Toby!
Because you asked him too.
He threw me in an oubliette!
Correction, you walked into an oubliette.
He took away precious hours!
You won anyway!
He tossed the cleaners at Hoggle and I!
You were being cocky… and plus the wall gave way at just the right time… didn't it?
What about the bog?
You didn't fall in, did you?
And the ball…
It was your dream fantasy… and why are you complaining? Not only did you enjoy it but it also brought you closer to the castle.
What about trying to seduce me?
You enjoyed every second of it and you know it!
You know what… you're very annoying. SHUT UP!
Hey, I'm you!
That's it. I DO NOT love Jareth.
He can never know I've been thinking of him all this time.
*
It's so hard. Sometimes, I don't think I can do it anymore. The mask I constantly wear… I just- wish it were different sometimes. But it's not… No time to complain, you've got things to do…
… They can never know who I really am.
*
Needless to say, no one got a good nights sleep.
*
Okay, now do the right thing and review or I'll find you, hold you down, and tickle you to death. *smiles* You all love me! *runs away to watch all her her readers on her candid camera*
Chapter Five: "How I Know You"
When they arrived at Jareth's castle, Jareth turned to explain to Sarah and was met with a punch to his nose. Stepping back, Jareth's hands immediately flew to his nose.
"JARETH, YOU SON OF A BITCH! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" she backhanded him before two arms restrained her.
"Sarah, no," Rei held Sarah, her struggles fierce.
"HE MADE US LEAVE MADELINE TO BECOME A FUCKING SEX TOY!"
"I had no choice!" Jareth yelled, his nose healed. "I am one of the few fae against mortal slavery. I can only release two at a time-"
"YOU SHOULD HAVE HELPED HER!" Sarah screamed, close to tears. She stopped struggling and turned to Rei. "She's gonna die, Rei… I- I don't want her to die."
Rei held her in a fierce embrace and hushed her. "Sh, we'll get her back. We'll get them all back…"
Jareth itched to hold Sarah, to keep her safe and warm, to dry her tears and kiss away her sorrows. He stepped forward, eager to further explain himself when Rei looked at him and shook her head.
"Why don't we lay down for a bit? Get some rest," Rei said to Sarah.
Jareth nodded and led them to the two guest rooms. He wanted to say something but he knew that now wasn't the time. The two girls went inside and shut the door. In the morning, they'd talk in the morning. He lingered outside the door, hearing whispered words of comfort and muffled sobs. Soon, a song reached his ears that was oddly familiar…
"Whether sweeping,
Through the ages,
Casting centuries aside.
Or a hurried, brief recital,
Just a thirty minute ride."
After a minute or so, there was a rustling. Jareth decided he should get some sleep himself and leave the two girls alone. Suddenly, the door opened. Jareth was hoping it was Sarah but was surprised to see Rei. She made a 'sh' motion, her finger over her lips as she quietly shut the door.
She pointed to the door across the hall and mouthed, "That mine?"
He nodded and was about to leave when she grabbed his arm and shook her head. Gently, she led him back to the throne room.
When they got there, she said, "Sarah's a feisty one, isn't she?"
"Yes," he smiled, "she is. And you are Sarah's…"
"Best friend," she filled in. "Many years running," she smiled proudly. "And you know her because you're Jareth…"
"the Goblin King-" he was about to explain what this meant when her eyes widened.
"Oh, you're the one that stole Toby," she said. Jareth was astonished- she knew? "Well technically you took him because she asked you to, or at least that's what Sarah said."
"Really," his eyebrow raised. Had she changed?
"Yes," Rei paused. "Listen, Jareth, Sarah is a devoted friend. What you did back there, it hurt her. But she's angry because she thinks she should have been able to save her. Sarah's never lost a life. She's always been difficult but she is just being good ol' stubborn Sarah. So, don't be mad at her for attempting to break our nose." Rei finished, smiling.
Jareth chuckled. "She is strong, isn't she?"
Rei was suddenly very serious, "Yes, she's strong. But not tough."
There was a quiet moment before Rei looked at him and spoke. "You love her."
Jareth stepped back, a little shocked. Was he that transparent?
He sighed and nodded, "Yes."
Rei sat down on one of the steps. "Oh boy, good luck."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Sarah's very," Rei stopped, searching for the right word, "careful about the men she dates. She's had her heart broken more then once." Rei looked at Jareth for a moment. "But you've been hurt badly too. And not just by her."
"Well, yes. I suppose everyone has," Jareth started, sitting down next to Rei.
"You loved her?" Rei asked.
"Yes, very much. She was my everything."
"And then?"
"She was taken away, I haven't seen her since. I've never felt so much pain…" Jareth said, remembering.
"And then you met Sarah…"
"Yes, and I fell for her." Jareth sighed.
"And you love them both."
"That is the dilemma," Jareth stopped, realizing he had poured out almost everything to this stranger who seemed so familiar…
"You are very easy to talk to," Jareth said, looking at her. "Do I know you?"
Rei looked at him and stood. "No, I just have one of those faces, I suppose. I get that a lot."
The clock chimed. Thirteen o' clock.
"It's late," Rei said. "I should get some sleep. Good night, rest easy." Rei turned and started to walk away.
"Rei," he called. She turned and looked at him. "Thank you for everything." He turned around to walk to his chambers.
She smiled and said, "It's all I have to give."
Jareth stopped immediately and turned quickly around but Rei was gone.
*
I still love her. I still love my Queen. And yet, I love Sarah. She has become my morning and evening star… my everything. How can you love two women at once? My Queen is never coming back, she's dead… but Sarah's here and alive. I'm not betraying my first love… am I?
But Sarah hates me… she was trying to kill me for gods sake. And she'd be scared if I told her. But that longing for her, that dull ache I feel. I just can't take it while I'm around her. I need to touch her, to kiss her…
I can't be around her without feeling the need to tell her that I love her. But I can't. She doesn't feel the same.
She can never know I'm still in love with her…
*
That bastard! Madeline… gods, she's probably being raped at this moment! There was nothing I could do and yet I should have done something! Gods…
And Jareth…
Damn it. I can't feel for him! He's the enemy! He took Toby!
Because you asked him too.
He threw me in an oubliette!
Correction, you walked into an oubliette.
He took away precious hours!
You won anyway!
He tossed the cleaners at Hoggle and I!
You were being cocky… and plus the wall gave way at just the right time… didn't it?
What about the bog?
You didn't fall in, did you?
And the ball…
It was your dream fantasy… and why are you complaining? Not only did you enjoy it but it also brought you closer to the castle.
What about trying to seduce me?
You enjoyed every second of it and you know it!
You know what… you're very annoying. SHUT UP!
Hey, I'm you!
That's it. I DO NOT love Jareth.
He can never know I've been thinking of him all this time.
*
It's so hard. Sometimes, I don't think I can do it anymore. The mask I constantly wear… I just- wish it were different sometimes. But it's not… No time to complain, you've got things to do…
… They can never know who I really am.
*
Needless to say, no one got a good nights sleep.
*
Okay, now do the right thing and review or I'll find you, hold you down, and tickle you to death. *smiles* You all love me! *runs away to watch all her her readers on her candid camera*
