BIG BIG BIG thank you to eruesse amd Gwenevire, you guys are the sweetest. Anyway, I'm warning you- the end is near. And the closer I get to the end, the meaner I get with the cliffies! WARNING NOW!
Disclaimer: La-l-l- *can't bare to say it so she writes it. She holds up a paper that says "No, I do not own Aida or ..."*
Jareth: What's that last word say?
CS: *writes it down and holds it up, it says "..."*
Jareth: Still can't make it out, dearest.
CS: It says Labyrinth! L-A-B-Y-R-I-N-T-H! Labyrinth, num nuts! I DON'T OWN IT!
Jareth: *chuckles*
CS: *glares* That is the LAST time I let you narrarate my author's notes!
Jareth: *pouts* Please!
CS: No! *looks at you* Enjoy! *walks out*
Jareth: No! No? How can you say no? You always say yes when I do the "puppy dog pouty thing"!!! *runs after her*
Chapter Thirteen: "How an affair of the Heart Survives Days Apart and Hurried Nights."
Jareth stared at Reishia's hair. The long blood red river of hair swayed gently in the afternoon's wind. She was standing on the balcony in his study, overlooking the gardens. The breeze brought the scent of her to his nose, peaches and lilies. Sarah didn't smell like that… she smelled like roses and vanilla. He took a step closer to his first love. His steps could barely be heard but Rei detected the shift in the air and twirled around.
Her face crumpled when she took Jareth in. "Oh Jareth…"
Dark circles hung beneath his dull, sorrowful eyes. His face was far too pale and his hair too straggly.
"I suppose you were right, not one ounce of sleep," he said, running a hand through his hair.
Reishia's eyes were soft and she held out her hand to him. "Come, sit down."
"I'm supposed to be the host!" he joked, smiling at her.
"I suppose, but right now you need a helping hand," she said, shuffling him into a chair and seating herself.
"Reishia, I-"
She interrupted him. "Jareth I want you to know that no matter who you choose, my perspective shall not change."
"Reishia, I love you. When they came to me and told me that you were dead… I couldn't believe it. I screamed, I yelled, I broke things, I killed…" He paused, looking away from her beautiful face. "I couldn't stand it. As time went by, I had too much sadness for tears. The empty ache remained in my heart, a constant reminder of what I lost."
He swallowed. "And then Sarah came. And it was my light in the darkness. The darkness you had left me in. She changed my whole world, turning it upside down. I felt that familiar ache for company, for love. I was so scared to be hurt again, Reishia. I couldn't bear the pain. So, I cruelly pushed her away from me. But even in her ignorance, in her foolish youth, she started to love me too."
He felt the walls about his heart start to crumple. He felt as though he was laid naked in front of her. He had never felt this way before, so vulnerable, so insecure. He wanted to cry because of this unfair decision. But he couldn't, crying was for fools. Crying made you weak.
He felt a warm hand on his own. He looked down to find Reishia kneeling at his feet. She grasped his hand in her own, squeezing it to give him support.
"Jareth, you've always trusted me, don't throw me away now. I will never see you as someone weak." Her eyes seemed to glitter like gems. Nothing but support lay within them.
"You can tell me your decision, no matter what it is. Make your choice, Jareth. Make the right choice."
He closed his eyes.
He took a deep breath.
His heart was beating so fast, 180 beats per minute. He went it pound harshly against his ribcage. He could barely hear his own thoughts above the loud thumping of his heart.
He chose.
Rei's lips stretched into a small smile before her eyes grew dull. "Well," she said reluctantly, "You better go tell her your decision, Jareth."
He nodded. Slowly.
He stood. Slowly.
He walked out of the room, heading toward the gardens,
Toward Sarah.
This was going to be the hardest thing he ever had to do in his life.
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*laughs evilly*
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Disclaimer: La-l-l- *can't bare to say it so she writes it. She holds up a paper that says "No, I do not own Aida or ..."*
Jareth: What's that last word say?
CS: *writes it down and holds it up, it says "..."*
Jareth: Still can't make it out, dearest.
CS: It says Labyrinth! L-A-B-Y-R-I-N-T-H! Labyrinth, num nuts! I DON'T OWN IT!
Jareth: *chuckles*
CS: *glares* That is the LAST time I let you narrarate my author's notes!
Jareth: *pouts* Please!
CS: No! *looks at you* Enjoy! *walks out*
Jareth: No! No? How can you say no? You always say yes when I do the "puppy dog pouty thing"!!! *runs after her*
Chapter Thirteen: "How an affair of the Heart Survives Days Apart and Hurried Nights."
Jareth stared at Reishia's hair. The long blood red river of hair swayed gently in the afternoon's wind. She was standing on the balcony in his study, overlooking the gardens. The breeze brought the scent of her to his nose, peaches and lilies. Sarah didn't smell like that… she smelled like roses and vanilla. He took a step closer to his first love. His steps could barely be heard but Rei detected the shift in the air and twirled around.
Her face crumpled when she took Jareth in. "Oh Jareth…"
Dark circles hung beneath his dull, sorrowful eyes. His face was far too pale and his hair too straggly.
"I suppose you were right, not one ounce of sleep," he said, running a hand through his hair.
Reishia's eyes were soft and she held out her hand to him. "Come, sit down."
"I'm supposed to be the host!" he joked, smiling at her.
"I suppose, but right now you need a helping hand," she said, shuffling him into a chair and seating herself.
"Reishia, I-"
She interrupted him. "Jareth I want you to know that no matter who you choose, my perspective shall not change."
"Reishia, I love you. When they came to me and told me that you were dead… I couldn't believe it. I screamed, I yelled, I broke things, I killed…" He paused, looking away from her beautiful face. "I couldn't stand it. As time went by, I had too much sadness for tears. The empty ache remained in my heart, a constant reminder of what I lost."
He swallowed. "And then Sarah came. And it was my light in the darkness. The darkness you had left me in. She changed my whole world, turning it upside down. I felt that familiar ache for company, for love. I was so scared to be hurt again, Reishia. I couldn't bear the pain. So, I cruelly pushed her away from me. But even in her ignorance, in her foolish youth, she started to love me too."
He felt the walls about his heart start to crumple. He felt as though he was laid naked in front of her. He had never felt this way before, so vulnerable, so insecure. He wanted to cry because of this unfair decision. But he couldn't, crying was for fools. Crying made you weak.
He felt a warm hand on his own. He looked down to find Reishia kneeling at his feet. She grasped his hand in her own, squeezing it to give him support.
"Jareth, you've always trusted me, don't throw me away now. I will never see you as someone weak." Her eyes seemed to glitter like gems. Nothing but support lay within them.
"You can tell me your decision, no matter what it is. Make your choice, Jareth. Make the right choice."
He closed his eyes.
He took a deep breath.
His heart was beating so fast, 180 beats per minute. He went it pound harshly against his ribcage. He could barely hear his own thoughts above the loud thumping of his heart.
He chose.
Rei's lips stretched into a small smile before her eyes grew dull. "Well," she said reluctantly, "You better go tell her your decision, Jareth."
He nodded. Slowly.
He stood. Slowly.
He walked out of the room, heading toward the gardens,
Toward Sarah.
This was going to be the hardest thing he ever had to do in his life.
*
*laughs evilly*
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