Jareth watched her go from the corners of his eyes. With a growl he disappeared. Reappearing right in front of the platoon, which Leila was yelling at.
"Leila." The platoon stopped moving.
Leila growled, glaring at him. "What is it, My Lord?"
Jareth smirked. "If you want to be treated like normal, without my constant pestering, then you will have to earn it."
Leila knew what he was speaking of. "Fine. Name your weapon."
Jareth smirked. "No magic. Swords, staffs, what ever you have.."
Leila rolled her eyes. "You should know better."
Jareth smirked creating a crystal. "As should you." Leila's staff appeared in her hand. "Is that what you choose?" Leila nodded. "Fine." Jareth created a sword from the crystal he had in his hand. "Shall we?" Leila nodded waiting for him. Jareth smirked. "Lady's first."
Leila mumbled. "Smart ass." Jareth laughed charging her, making a vertical slash. Leila blocked it with her staff. Turning it to the right she knocked Jareth's sword to the ground. Bring it back she hit him hard across the face. Jareth stumbled backwards a bit. When he steady himself, he glared.
"Not bad.."
Leila glared back. Holding out her hand, his sword appeared in it. Throwing it to him she smiled. "Shall we start again?" Jareth nodded. This time Leila charged, flipping over him. Jareth turned around. Just as he did, Leila hit him in the stomach with the end of her staff. As he doubled over she brought it up, hitting him in the face again. Spinning around she hit him again, sending him to the ground. Jareth rolled a ways before stopping flat on his back. Leila approached. Putting one foot on his chest, she held her staff to his throat. "Surrender."
Jareth laughed, looking up at her. Fury was in his eyes and voice. "Am I supposed to be scared of a metal staff?" Leila smirked. As she did a beam of energy came from the end, in a curved blade. Her staff was not really a staff it was a scythe. Jareth stopped laughing instantly, feeling the heat against his throat. He knew all to well that the energy beam could slice through anything it came in contact with, except for the metal around it.
Leila waited. "Well?" Jareth gave a small nod. Leila's scythe disappeared and she held out her hand. Jareth took it. Leila pulled him up. "Have I proven myself to you now?"
Jareth nodded. "Yes." But before Leila could turn away he grabbed her, pulling her to him. In one quick motion he kissed her in a fierce, hot kiss. Leila growled, bringing her knee up in-between his legs, she kneed him hard. Jareth groaned letting go.
"I told you. I don't walk around kissing people or letting people kiss me. That includes you." Jareth growled looking up at her, a slight bit of pain in his eyes. Jareth disappeared with a slight nod, knowing he had truly lost the battle. Leila turned back around. "GET BACK TO WORK!" The goblins glance at each other and then started doing their exercise again. Leila turned stalking away, into the castle. "Damn bastard. You are going to pay for that."
When Leila came to the doors leading into the throne room, she kicked them open. "JARETH!" Stalking in, she slammed them behind her, with a wave of her hands at her sides. "Just what the hell do you think you are doing?" Jareth didn't look at her as she spoke. He was looking into a crystal in his hands. "Jareth. I'm speaking to you."
Jareth looked up at her. "I thought I told you not to call me by that name, unless I gave you permission." Jareth waved his hand and Leila was pinned to the doors. She growled, her eyes glowing slightly with her anger. Jareth continued to watch the crystal for a few moments. When he stood it disappeared. Walking to Leila, he smiled. "Do I truly enrage you that much?" Jareth glared. "Well?"
Leila pushed his power off her slightly. "y..yes..at times you do." Jareth heard a crack as she let her power fall. Leila winced at the pain that ran through her body. "..if you don't..don't..release some of your power hold on me..you are going to break all my ribs.." Leila gasped for breath as two others cracked. "..Jareth..please.."
Jareth growled. "I thought I told you not to call me that!" Leila coughed feeling another rib starting to crack.
"...please..my king..." Jareth let her go. Once he did, she fell to the ground. Rolling over, Leila gasped for breath. His hold on her had broken almost four ribs. Jareth watched Leila for a few moments before he turned away. Leila rolled over, pushing herself up. As soon as she was on her feet, she fell to her knees in pain. Coughing she took slow steady breaths, trying to breath normally. Jareth turned around at her labored breaths.
"Having problems my sweet?" Leila coughed looking up at him, a small bit of blood running from the corner of her mouth. Jareth watched her for a few moments. "Get up." Leila tried, but her body wouldn't let her.
Coughing she spoke. "I..I cant." Jareth growled, stalking to her. Grabbing her arm, he pulled her up. When he did this Leila gasped in pain. "..please..my king..let me go..gah.." Leila coughed trying to make herself stand. She staggered, falling against Jareth. Before he could push her away, she grabbed his shoulders, holding onto him for support. Jareth could see the pain in her face.
"Cant you heal yourself?"
Leila nodded. "Yes...but. I must reset my ribs first.." Leila moved slightly, still holding herself up with one hand on his shoulder. Reaching down she tried to reset one of her ribs. But as she did it only put her in more pain. Closing her eyes, she stopped. "..my lord. You are going to have to help me. I cannot stand without support. It causes me to much pain. And I need both hands to reset my ribs."
Jareth growled. "Fine. But for a price."
Leila looked up at him glaring. "What!?"
Jareth nodded. "A kiss." Leila muttered something under her breath, but nodded. Jareth put his hands on Leila's waist, while she reset her ribs. Jareth continued to watched as she healed them. Once she was done, she leaned into him for support. He could tell that she was weakened. Jareth waited for her to regain herself. Once she had, Leila took a step away from him. She staggered slightly, but caught herself. Her head was bowed as she stood there in front of him.
Jareth snorted. "Be glad that I released you. Perhaps I should have punished you more." Leila's head shot up as she stared at him. Jareth smirked. "I believe you owe me a kiss?"
Leila nodded. "..yes.." Jareth stepped towards her, but as he did, he realized that Leila was breathing heavily. Her eyes were closed and she had a hand on her rib cage.
Jareth blinked. "What's wrong?"
Leila swallowed. "My..my ribs are trying to return to their broken state. I don't have enough energy to continue the process of healing. It takes more then just one time for me, unlike you..."Jareth stopped. With a growl he reached out, pulling her to him. Without a word he kissed her. Leila tried to pull away, but Jareth wouldn't let her. Reaching down he put a small amount of presser on her ribs. Leila gasped against his mouth. As she did Jareth pushed his tongue past her lips, deepening the kiss. As he kissed her, he healed her ribs.
Taking a step back, Jareth let her go. Leila stared at him wide eyed. She opened her mouth to say something, but Jareth raised a hand.
"Go, get back to your job." He was breathing somewhat heavy, at the lack of energy.
Leila took a step forward. "But...My King."
Jareth growled. "I said go. That means NOW!"
Leila took a step back, but nodded. "Yes, My King." She bowed, as she backed out of the room. As she doors closed behind her, Jareth collapsed into his throne. Closing his eyes he passed out. He had used almost all of his energy to heal Leila and he could no longer stay awake.
"Leila." The platoon stopped moving.
Leila growled, glaring at him. "What is it, My Lord?"
Jareth smirked. "If you want to be treated like normal, without my constant pestering, then you will have to earn it."
Leila knew what he was speaking of. "Fine. Name your weapon."
Jareth smirked. "No magic. Swords, staffs, what ever you have.."
Leila rolled her eyes. "You should know better."
Jareth smirked creating a crystal. "As should you." Leila's staff appeared in her hand. "Is that what you choose?" Leila nodded. "Fine." Jareth created a sword from the crystal he had in his hand. "Shall we?" Leila nodded waiting for him. Jareth smirked. "Lady's first."
Leila mumbled. "Smart ass." Jareth laughed charging her, making a vertical slash. Leila blocked it with her staff. Turning it to the right she knocked Jareth's sword to the ground. Bring it back she hit him hard across the face. Jareth stumbled backwards a bit. When he steady himself, he glared.
"Not bad.."
Leila glared back. Holding out her hand, his sword appeared in it. Throwing it to him she smiled. "Shall we start again?" Jareth nodded. This time Leila charged, flipping over him. Jareth turned around. Just as he did, Leila hit him in the stomach with the end of her staff. As he doubled over she brought it up, hitting him in the face again. Spinning around she hit him again, sending him to the ground. Jareth rolled a ways before stopping flat on his back. Leila approached. Putting one foot on his chest, she held her staff to his throat. "Surrender."
Jareth laughed, looking up at her. Fury was in his eyes and voice. "Am I supposed to be scared of a metal staff?" Leila smirked. As she did a beam of energy came from the end, in a curved blade. Her staff was not really a staff it was a scythe. Jareth stopped laughing instantly, feeling the heat against his throat. He knew all to well that the energy beam could slice through anything it came in contact with, except for the metal around it.
Leila waited. "Well?" Jareth gave a small nod. Leila's scythe disappeared and she held out her hand. Jareth took it. Leila pulled him up. "Have I proven myself to you now?"
Jareth nodded. "Yes." But before Leila could turn away he grabbed her, pulling her to him. In one quick motion he kissed her in a fierce, hot kiss. Leila growled, bringing her knee up in-between his legs, she kneed him hard. Jareth groaned letting go.
"I told you. I don't walk around kissing people or letting people kiss me. That includes you." Jareth growled looking up at her, a slight bit of pain in his eyes. Jareth disappeared with a slight nod, knowing he had truly lost the battle. Leila turned back around. "GET BACK TO WORK!" The goblins glance at each other and then started doing their exercise again. Leila turned stalking away, into the castle. "Damn bastard. You are going to pay for that."
When Leila came to the doors leading into the throne room, she kicked them open. "JARETH!" Stalking in, she slammed them behind her, with a wave of her hands at her sides. "Just what the hell do you think you are doing?" Jareth didn't look at her as she spoke. He was looking into a crystal in his hands. "Jareth. I'm speaking to you."
Jareth looked up at her. "I thought I told you not to call me by that name, unless I gave you permission." Jareth waved his hand and Leila was pinned to the doors. She growled, her eyes glowing slightly with her anger. Jareth continued to watch the crystal for a few moments. When he stood it disappeared. Walking to Leila, he smiled. "Do I truly enrage you that much?" Jareth glared. "Well?"
Leila pushed his power off her slightly. "y..yes..at times you do." Jareth heard a crack as she let her power fall. Leila winced at the pain that ran through her body. "..if you don't..don't..release some of your power hold on me..you are going to break all my ribs.." Leila gasped for breath as two others cracked. "..Jareth..please.."
Jareth growled. "I thought I told you not to call me that!" Leila coughed feeling another rib starting to crack.
"...please..my king..." Jareth let her go. Once he did, she fell to the ground. Rolling over, Leila gasped for breath. His hold on her had broken almost four ribs. Jareth watched Leila for a few moments before he turned away. Leila rolled over, pushing herself up. As soon as she was on her feet, she fell to her knees in pain. Coughing she took slow steady breaths, trying to breath normally. Jareth turned around at her labored breaths.
"Having problems my sweet?" Leila coughed looking up at him, a small bit of blood running from the corner of her mouth. Jareth watched her for a few moments. "Get up." Leila tried, but her body wouldn't let her.
Coughing she spoke. "I..I cant." Jareth growled, stalking to her. Grabbing her arm, he pulled her up. When he did this Leila gasped in pain. "..please..my king..let me go..gah.." Leila coughed trying to make herself stand. She staggered, falling against Jareth. Before he could push her away, she grabbed his shoulders, holding onto him for support. Jareth could see the pain in her face.
"Cant you heal yourself?"
Leila nodded. "Yes...but. I must reset my ribs first.." Leila moved slightly, still holding herself up with one hand on his shoulder. Reaching down she tried to reset one of her ribs. But as she did it only put her in more pain. Closing her eyes, she stopped. "..my lord. You are going to have to help me. I cannot stand without support. It causes me to much pain. And I need both hands to reset my ribs."
Jareth growled. "Fine. But for a price."
Leila looked up at him glaring. "What!?"
Jareth nodded. "A kiss." Leila muttered something under her breath, but nodded. Jareth put his hands on Leila's waist, while she reset her ribs. Jareth continued to watched as she healed them. Once she was done, she leaned into him for support. He could tell that she was weakened. Jareth waited for her to regain herself. Once she had, Leila took a step away from him. She staggered slightly, but caught herself. Her head was bowed as she stood there in front of him.
Jareth snorted. "Be glad that I released you. Perhaps I should have punished you more." Leila's head shot up as she stared at him. Jareth smirked. "I believe you owe me a kiss?"
Leila nodded. "..yes.." Jareth stepped towards her, but as he did, he realized that Leila was breathing heavily. Her eyes were closed and she had a hand on her rib cage.
Jareth blinked. "What's wrong?"
Leila swallowed. "My..my ribs are trying to return to their broken state. I don't have enough energy to continue the process of healing. It takes more then just one time for me, unlike you..."Jareth stopped. With a growl he reached out, pulling her to him. Without a word he kissed her. Leila tried to pull away, but Jareth wouldn't let her. Reaching down he put a small amount of presser on her ribs. Leila gasped against his mouth. As she did Jareth pushed his tongue past her lips, deepening the kiss. As he kissed her, he healed her ribs.
Taking a step back, Jareth let her go. Leila stared at him wide eyed. She opened her mouth to say something, but Jareth raised a hand.
"Go, get back to your job." He was breathing somewhat heavy, at the lack of energy.
Leila took a step forward. "But...My King."
Jareth growled. "I said go. That means NOW!"
Leila took a step back, but nodded. "Yes, My King." She bowed, as she backed out of the room. As she doors closed behind her, Jareth collapsed into his throne. Closing his eyes he passed out. He had used almost all of his energy to heal Leila and he could no longer stay awake.
