Chapter 41: What is going on?
When they got to the dinning hall, Sarah saw three figures seated at the table. There was Hoggle, Ludo, and Sir Dydimus. They did not notice Sarah and Jareth enter at first, but then Sir Dydimus did, so he called attention of the other two. And they all stood up and bowed at their presents.
"Oh stop being all formal." Sarah laughed and ran over to them and hugged each of them. They looked so happy to see her. But also very surprised that she was back in the Underground, and wed to the man that she once hated. They all sat back down, and Jareth sat next to Sarah. He felt a bit uncomfortable being there. But again he was doing this for Sarah. Jareth had the food prepared earlier, and just had the goblins reheat the food. They brought the food out to the table and Hoggle and the others began digging in.
Jareth just looked at them. It was as though they had never eaten before. They had no civil manners. Sarah was a bit embarrassed by them. But she tried not to show it. They talked for a while, trying to catch up on things that had happened since the time she arrived back. Sarah found it odd that none of them had heard of her being here, and about her being wed to the Goblin King. She looked to Jareth afraid that he might have an explanation for this.
But he just gulped down his wine. Sarah dared not to ask. She was afraid that she would get to upset, so she put that thought aside. Dinner lasted about forty-five minutes, and then they all walked to the entry way of the castle and said their good byes. Once they were gone Sarah began walking down the hall.
"Sarah."
"What ever it is Jareth I don't what to hear it."
"Sarah, wait." Jareth began chasing after her. But she would only walk faster. So Jareth conjured a crystal and tossed it at Sarah. This caused her to stand frozen in place.
"Don't you dare, use your magic on me Jareth!" She screamed, trying to move. Jareth sighed and removed the magic. Sarah then continued on her way.
"How could you keep them away from me? They are my friends! They should have been there at my wedding. And they weren't!" She walked into their bed chamber and slammed the door in his face.
"Sarah now you listen to me!" Jareth screamed. Sarah turned around frightened by the tone he had taken with her. "You have no idea what it is, like to be me! You have no idea what I went through! So you can't speak to me like this. I never thought that you were going to come back!" Sarah was now leaning against the wall, with Jareth standing over her, shouting. Sarah looked at him trying not to look frightened.
"Then when I did come back why did you not reverse what ever you did?"
"Because…because…I thought that you would forget them." Jareth stated simply, taking his hands from the wall and backing away from Sarah. He moved over to the edge of the bed and sat down, covering his face with his hands.
"Why? Why would you think that?" Sarah inquired frowning.
"It doesn't matter."
"Well of course it does Jareth." She was now kneeling on the floor in front of him. She grasped his hands and pulled them away from his face.
"Because I was afraid they would." He mumbled his line, but Sarah could not understand what he said.
"Because what?" She asked. Jareth jumped up and stormed over to the balcony, leaning against the doorway,
"…Because I was afraid they would try and convince you to leave me again! And I would not be able to bare the thought of losing you again. There, you happy now?"
"Oh Jareth is that what this is all about?" Sarah laughed, getting up from the floor.
"Yeah. And it is not funny."
"Oh, no of course not." She said wrapping her arms around his waist, and kissing his shoulder.
"Sarah I won't let them change your mind."
"Jareth they are not going to. I love you. And it was my decision to come back here in the first place. You and I both know that. So you have nothing to worry about." Jareth turned around and hugged Sarah tightly. Then he released her and retreated to the wash chamber. He ran the water for the tub. Then came back out and told Sarah that she should take a bath. She nodded her head and went to the wash chamber and undressed. Climbing into the tub, she heard the door to her bedchamber close. She thought maybe Jareth just shut it for privacy, but when he did not come into the wash room that thought changed. She quickly washed and changed into her nightgown. It was silk with lace around the hem. It was very elegant. She walked down the hall to the Throne room, she did not care that the goblins could see her dressed the way she was. Jareth looked to see her and walked up to her grabbed a piece of cloth from his throne and began wrapping it around Sarah, to cover her up.
"Jareth what is going on?" As she looked in the room to see Banter in the corner.
