Merry meet! Welcome to another chapter! It is now officially school holidays for me, so I might get some more chapters out quickly for you! No promises though, looks like I'm going to be busy. Here's today's chapter.
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They made it to the cottage safely. Sarah skipped around picking wildflowers and playing with gertlings. Penny exclaimed loudly (screamed) with delight and relief when she saw them, and Thomas was grinning so widely his smile almost fell off his face. Corey had never realised how dear she had become to them, and they to her. The childless couple were like adopted parents now.
And so life went on. But if Corey thought the worst was over, she was wrong. She was her mother's daughter all right. Linda had a habit of being extremely, well, blessed.
"Corey?" Penny held her head as the younger woman finished losing her breakfast in the privypot. She wiped her mouth and sat back with a groan. Don't even think about that possibility! That possibility that she might be- no. She wouldn't even think it.
"Mama?" Sarah stood at the door, still in her pyjamas and clutching a stuffed toy Penny had made her. Corey smiled weakly and gave her a reassuring hug. It would be fine. She just had to wait.
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But sure enough, she put on weight. One afternoon, over a banana and zucchini sandwich, she and Penny talked.
"Does he know?"
"I hope not. And I won't tell him. Winter's coming, I can simply wear a fur over my shoulders to hide it."
"But..."
"He'll be watching in the crystals."
"Oh, of course. What about when the time comes?"
"I'll just have to hope he's not watching and has the decency not to burst in if he is."
"It's the best we can do."
"It's all we can do."
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She lived with a fur over her shoulders, hiding her stomach. Sarah, when she curled up next to her mother, asked many questions, but her only answer was 'you'll see'. In the meantime, Corey busied herself making sure she knew where Sarah's baby things were but not looking suspicious, and thinking of names. As far as she knew there were no others who had run and beaten the Labyrinth, so she could take her pick of anything.
She also started teaching Sarah things that the girl would have learnt in school if they were in the Aboveworld. Reading, writing, maths... the little girl liked listening to stories the best. Penny and Thomas helped out too, teaching Sarah and Corey alike about the Underground.
Finally the day came. Corey was hit with pain as she was making a cup of tea. The cup fell to smash on the floor, and the woman would have followed it if Penny hadn't caught her. They staggered into the back room, and Sarah trailed in with her eyes wide.
"Mama?"
"I'm fine, sweet. Could you go tell Thomas that we've started? Then come straight back."
"Yes Mama," Sarah ran outside, and it was long painful minutes before she ran back in to sit beside them as Penny bustled around. Here we go again.
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She held the child in her arms, tired as hell but pleased. It had gone without a glitch. Sarah looked on with amazement.
"Mama, is that what I looked like?"
"Yes, Sarah. You looked wonderful," Corey beamed.
"A boy, miss. What's his name?" Penny knelt down. Corey smiled. She had picked a boy's name just the day before.
"Darian," she grinned. It hadn't been chosen for any special reason. But it did have in it a little sound of the word 'dare'. That was good.
"And just when were you planning to tell me this?" An outraged cry sounded behind them. Sarah and Penny jumped; Corey just rolled her eyes. She was getting used to his entrances.
"Never," she said calmly as he strode into view.
"Never? Why?"
"Because I knew you'd find out for yourself with those bedamned crystal balls,"
"True,"
"His name is Darian," she almost grinned at Jareth's shocked expression.
"A prince..." he whispered, and her face hardened.
"No. Absolutely not," she cried, sitting bolt upright. They traded glares.
"Yes. He is my son, and therefore Prince of the Underground and will come to live in the Palace whether you like it or not. I left Sarah with you because a Princess has no value..." he trailed off, realising what he had just said. Sarah's hurt expression said she had understood every word; Corey's face however said she would kill him. And she tried, too, staggering upright, clutching her baby in one arm and balling the other hand into a fist. But nausea overtook her and she fell backwards onto the bed, instinctively curling into a ball around the boy. When she recovered she faced him.
"You will never lay hands on him, or I will not hesitate to kill you," she snarled.
"Do you know how easy it would be to take him right now?" The Goblin King told her casually. Corey clutched Darian to her chest, hunching over him protectively. The baby started to wail, and that turned out to be a godsend. One look at the weak mother protecting her crying child with all she had would make any heart falter, even his frozen one. He hesitated, then sighed.
"Fine. But I will return," and vanished. Corey collapsed finally, sobbing and raising her new son to comfort him.
"Don't you worry Darian, I will never let that nasty man near you," she crooned, and reached an arm out to Sarah, who ran into it.
"You see why I never wanted him to know about you, darling? He's a horrible man," she whispered in the little girl's ear. The three sat there, crying and being comforted. Penny smiled sadly and slipped out of the room.
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Sad chapter. Please review! More action coming up! Only about 3 or 4 more chappies, though. Goddess Bless!
Sweet Sunshine
Seul Loup
*~*~*~*
They made it to the cottage safely. Sarah skipped around picking wildflowers and playing with gertlings. Penny exclaimed loudly (screamed) with delight and relief when she saw them, and Thomas was grinning so widely his smile almost fell off his face. Corey had never realised how dear she had become to them, and they to her. The childless couple were like adopted parents now.
And so life went on. But if Corey thought the worst was over, she was wrong. She was her mother's daughter all right. Linda had a habit of being extremely, well, blessed.
"Corey?" Penny held her head as the younger woman finished losing her breakfast in the privypot. She wiped her mouth and sat back with a groan. Don't even think about that possibility! That possibility that she might be- no. She wouldn't even think it.
"Mama?" Sarah stood at the door, still in her pyjamas and clutching a stuffed toy Penny had made her. Corey smiled weakly and gave her a reassuring hug. It would be fine. She just had to wait.
*~*~*~*
But sure enough, she put on weight. One afternoon, over a banana and zucchini sandwich, she and Penny talked.
"Does he know?"
"I hope not. And I won't tell him. Winter's coming, I can simply wear a fur over my shoulders to hide it."
"But..."
"He'll be watching in the crystals."
"Oh, of course. What about when the time comes?"
"I'll just have to hope he's not watching and has the decency not to burst in if he is."
"It's the best we can do."
"It's all we can do."
*~*~*~*
She lived with a fur over her shoulders, hiding her stomach. Sarah, when she curled up next to her mother, asked many questions, but her only answer was 'you'll see'. In the meantime, Corey busied herself making sure she knew where Sarah's baby things were but not looking suspicious, and thinking of names. As far as she knew there were no others who had run and beaten the Labyrinth, so she could take her pick of anything.
She also started teaching Sarah things that the girl would have learnt in school if they were in the Aboveworld. Reading, writing, maths... the little girl liked listening to stories the best. Penny and Thomas helped out too, teaching Sarah and Corey alike about the Underground.
Finally the day came. Corey was hit with pain as she was making a cup of tea. The cup fell to smash on the floor, and the woman would have followed it if Penny hadn't caught her. They staggered into the back room, and Sarah trailed in with her eyes wide.
"Mama?"
"I'm fine, sweet. Could you go tell Thomas that we've started? Then come straight back."
"Yes Mama," Sarah ran outside, and it was long painful minutes before she ran back in to sit beside them as Penny bustled around. Here we go again.
*~*~*~*
She held the child in her arms, tired as hell but pleased. It had gone without a glitch. Sarah looked on with amazement.
"Mama, is that what I looked like?"
"Yes, Sarah. You looked wonderful," Corey beamed.
"A boy, miss. What's his name?" Penny knelt down. Corey smiled. She had picked a boy's name just the day before.
"Darian," she grinned. It hadn't been chosen for any special reason. But it did have in it a little sound of the word 'dare'. That was good.
"And just when were you planning to tell me this?" An outraged cry sounded behind them. Sarah and Penny jumped; Corey just rolled her eyes. She was getting used to his entrances.
"Never," she said calmly as he strode into view.
"Never? Why?"
"Because I knew you'd find out for yourself with those bedamned crystal balls,"
"True,"
"His name is Darian," she almost grinned at Jareth's shocked expression.
"A prince..." he whispered, and her face hardened.
"No. Absolutely not," she cried, sitting bolt upright. They traded glares.
"Yes. He is my son, and therefore Prince of the Underground and will come to live in the Palace whether you like it or not. I left Sarah with you because a Princess has no value..." he trailed off, realising what he had just said. Sarah's hurt expression said she had understood every word; Corey's face however said she would kill him. And she tried, too, staggering upright, clutching her baby in one arm and balling the other hand into a fist. But nausea overtook her and she fell backwards onto the bed, instinctively curling into a ball around the boy. When she recovered she faced him.
"You will never lay hands on him, or I will not hesitate to kill you," she snarled.
"Do you know how easy it would be to take him right now?" The Goblin King told her casually. Corey clutched Darian to her chest, hunching over him protectively. The baby started to wail, and that turned out to be a godsend. One look at the weak mother protecting her crying child with all she had would make any heart falter, even his frozen one. He hesitated, then sighed.
"Fine. But I will return," and vanished. Corey collapsed finally, sobbing and raising her new son to comfort him.
"Don't you worry Darian, I will never let that nasty man near you," she crooned, and reached an arm out to Sarah, who ran into it.
"You see why I never wanted him to know about you, darling? He's a horrible man," she whispered in the little girl's ear. The three sat there, crying and being comforted. Penny smiled sadly and slipped out of the room.
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Sad chapter. Please review! More action coming up! Only about 3 or 4 more chappies, though. Goddess Bless!
Sweet Sunshine
Seul Loup
