(Scene: Jareth's room, the next morning. Gabriel is not in evidence. Neither is Jo. Jareth wakes up, doesn't see Gabriel, and shrugs. He gets dressed in silence and walks out to the throne room. Jo isn't on the throne. Neither is Gabriel. He frowns and snags a goblin.)
Goblin: (nervous) Yes, Lord?
Jareth: Where did the girls go?
Goblin: (even more nervous) They left some time early this morning. Said something about going visiting.
Jareth: Oh, God, not again.
(Jareth spends the rest of the day sitting in the throne, looking very stressed. He ignores everyone who tries to talk to him and eats very little. When anyone attempts to touch him, he smacks them across the room with the riding crop. Intermittently he gets up and paces, ranting nervously. Eventually he eats something like dinner and goes back to his room, closing the door behind him, and lies on the bed, staring up at the canopy.)
(Moments later there is a double knock at the door.)
Jareth: (strained) Come in.
(The door opens. Jo and Gabriel walk in and shut the door behind them, then hop onto the bed on either side of Jareth.)
Gabriel: Hi, Jareth!
Jo: Didja miss us?
Jareth: (startled) Where were you?
Gabriel: (cheerfully) Visiting friends! You didn't think we'd leave you, did you?
(She kisses him on the cheek. Simultaneously, Jo does the same on the other cheek. Jareth smiles hugely for a moment before remembering that he's supposed to look sulky. Gabriel squeals.)
Gabriel: Oh, that smile was so cute! Do it again!
Jareth: (hurriedly) What smile?
Jo: That smile.
Jareth: There was no smile!
(Gabriel looks at Jo. They both nod, and then kiss Jareth again. He smiles again, this time for a bit longer before scowling again. Gabriel looks disappointed.)
Gabriel: C'mon, can't you hold that smile for more than a second?
Jareth: No.
Gabriel: (childish, big shiny eyes) Pwease?
Jareth: (resolution starting to wear down) No.
(Undaunted, Jo and Gabriel continue to kiss him until he holds the smile for ten minutes straight. Then he scowls, blushes, and gets off the bed.)
Jo: Where're you going?
Jareth: (uncomfortable) I'm going to go take a cold shower.
(He leaves. Jo and Gabriel look at each other, blink, and start laughing uncontrollably. Jo whips out a chalkboard, on which are two columns of tally scores: JARETH and GIRLS. She puts a mark under GIRLS.)
Goblin: (nervous) Yes, Lord?
Jareth: Where did the girls go?
Goblin: (even more nervous) They left some time early this morning. Said something about going visiting.
Jareth: Oh, God, not again.
(Jareth spends the rest of the day sitting in the throne, looking very stressed. He ignores everyone who tries to talk to him and eats very little. When anyone attempts to touch him, he smacks them across the room with the riding crop. Intermittently he gets up and paces, ranting nervously. Eventually he eats something like dinner and goes back to his room, closing the door behind him, and lies on the bed, staring up at the canopy.)
(Moments later there is a double knock at the door.)
Jareth: (strained) Come in.
(The door opens. Jo and Gabriel walk in and shut the door behind them, then hop onto the bed on either side of Jareth.)
Gabriel: Hi, Jareth!
Jo: Didja miss us?
Jareth: (startled) Where were you?
Gabriel: (cheerfully) Visiting friends! You didn't think we'd leave you, did you?
(She kisses him on the cheek. Simultaneously, Jo does the same on the other cheek. Jareth smiles hugely for a moment before remembering that he's supposed to look sulky. Gabriel squeals.)
Gabriel: Oh, that smile was so cute! Do it again!
Jareth: (hurriedly) What smile?
Jo: That smile.
Jareth: There was no smile!
(Gabriel looks at Jo. They both nod, and then kiss Jareth again. He smiles again, this time for a bit longer before scowling again. Gabriel looks disappointed.)
Gabriel: C'mon, can't you hold that smile for more than a second?
Jareth: No.
Gabriel: (childish, big shiny eyes) Pwease?
Jareth: (resolution starting to wear down) No.
(Undaunted, Jo and Gabriel continue to kiss him until he holds the smile for ten minutes straight. Then he scowls, blushes, and gets off the bed.)
Jo: Where're you going?
Jareth: (uncomfortable) I'm going to go take a cold shower.
(He leaves. Jo and Gabriel look at each other, blink, and start laughing uncontrollably. Jo whips out a chalkboard, on which are two columns of tally scores: JARETH and GIRLS. She puts a mark under GIRLS.)