Dieja looked around at the rows and rows of books, wishing the faeries would stop eating her books.

Jareth sat in a large chair by the unlite fire place."Where to begin.."he said more to himself than the people sitting in chairs around him.

Dieja sat down in a red armchair, and lisened to Jareth carefully.

"Well I guess it begins 3,000 years ago..."Jareth said

Uh... don't go to detailed. Dieja pointed out. I don't want to be here for another 3,000 years.

"Don't worry you won't.Well 3,000 years ago there was a King who ruled over this kingdom. Not to keep you in suspense, he was my grandfather, King Sauronald. Well, for 50 years he looked for the perfect bride to become a queen and all that stuff." Jareth paused.

yeah... Dieja and Moro said in unision, (srry) and listened in carefully.

"Sauronald found her, she was too young at the time for him but they both loved eachother, and would wait till she was old enough.Her name was Isabelle of the Elf City. A long ways from here. Well, awhile after they had married, about 5 years later she bore a son-"he was cut off by Dieja "You?!" asked Dieja. Jareth shook his head and said,"No, Derrin was what they named him. He grow up to be a great Fae prince. But unfortunally(sp?), and saddly Isabelle died." Moro cut in, "I thought you said she was an elf? Aren't elves supposted to be immortal?" "She was part elf, part mortal.She had everything a normal elf would have, except immortatlly.I don't know who her parents where, so don't ask Dieja."Jareth said seeing Dieja open her mouth to say excactly that.

Loki was silent. she was staring at Jareth but not really seeing him. she was thinking about all this.'this has been a very weird weekennd...'she thought to herself.

Jareth continued, "Natually, Sauronald was heart broken, but in memory of her he built the Labyrinth, for it was simalar to her emotions. Ever- changing. It took a good 17 years to build. Goblins, and other creatures that lived around the castle and in it, helped to bring the Labyrinth to life. And even now, years upon years have gone by and the ancestors that helped build it still live here." While Jareth took a quick pause Dieja asked something, "What happened to Derrin?"

"yeah Jareth what did happen to their son?" Loki asked " and how did your family get into stealing innocent kids?"

"I was getting to thet Dieja."Jareth said "Well, Derrin was furious. He thought that his father had killed Isabelle. Where he got that idea, no one ever knew. And as soon as he was old, and mature enough, 100 years about is when that happens, he'd get the throne. On top of it, he was an only child. So who else would be the heir? But he was 80, 20 more years to go. Did he wait that long? No, while his father was sleeping he took an iron dagger and jabbed him though the heart." "As for stealing babies, that won't come for awhile"Jareth said looking at Loki

"Oh thats kind! i mean a IRON dagger on a FAE! Thats just cold! On your own father!" Draco whispered to Loki whose head was on his shoulder. "defiantly(sp?)" Loki whispered back at Draco.

"Well, as you probably know iron weakens and kills fae. He was dead as soon as the blade was an inch in." Moro asked something interesting, "If iron can weaken and kill fae, than how did Derrin cope with holding a pure iron dagger?" "Well, Derrin wasn't a pure Fae, so it wouldn't weaken him as much."Jareth said

"yeah Jareth! i guess your not so smart! after all! MHAHAHAHHAH!" Draco and Loki said at the very same second looking at eachother."Creepy" they both said. "stop it" they said at the same time...again

Jareth gave them both a stern glare.

"don't hurt ME!!!!!" they both said clinging to eachother very tightly."WAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!"(baby cry....if you were wondering...)they both cried very loudand in high pitch.

Moro, Jareth and Dieja just stared..."So immature....."Moro mumbled

Loki and Draco separetd. Loki took out her bag and took out a hair brush. she handed it to Draco whose eyes went all unfocused and he started to brush her hair. "I got the power!" Loki sung in a high pitch tone.

Moro and Jareth looked at eachother. Moro looked back at the two, "You guys are in serious need of brains." Jareth rolled his eyes.

"As I was saying..." Jareth said "Derrin now had the throne.Nobody could find any evidence of a murder. So they assumed it was suiside. Derrin had made a few adjustments into making it look like suiside. Now with him on the throne what could stp him?One word: Goblins. They drived him insane, pracically.Now as you all know, goblins aren't the brightest of creatures. But they knew something was up. First Derrin was grieving over his father's untimly death. Now he was in throne....it just didn't fit."

Dieja shifted uncomforably, then realied it was just the clothing she was in, SO she snapped into a pair of comfortable jeans and a silk blouse with roses echted onto the collar. Then she quieted, and put her elbow on the arm of the chair and her hand to her chin.

Jareth continued, "The goblins decided to leave it be. 25 years later Derrin had matured, but not by much. Still, self-cetered, and arrogant. He had learned to ignore the goblins. Now he was looking for a wife. Sauronald had lived alone for 500 years. But Derrin, he was barely 125. With dark brown hair, icy blue eyes, and a firey temper."

Dieja stared.

Jareth caught Dieja staring.

Dieja won the staring contest with a nearby goblin.

Jareth rolled his eyes."Well, it took him a month to find a wife.She was full Fae, but she was quiet, and 10 years younger than him. She became his queen. And she bore a son named-"

(nvm on last post)

Dieja coughed, obviously from boredom. (I'm just putting her in a sassy mood, I still want to hear it)

"Named...what?"asked Loki."Jareth continued "Named Bowen. He was always so brave...afriad of nothing...The only thing he inherited from his father was his dark brown hair and his blue eyes that weren't icy like Derrin's. Bowen didn't care too much about the throne, and wasn't happy to learn that it would be his. He was alone most of the time, the only friends he had were the creatures of the labyrinth and his black wolf cub, Araie.Who he found injured and alone while exploring the labyrith."Somewhere in the castle a clock stuck 13.

Dieja conjured up a clock, and looked at the time. Wow! 13:00 already! Uh oh... Alex... just then, Dieja's crystal that she sent eairlier floated in the window. Dieja stared into it, and she saw Alex being hit and seriousley bullied by the mortal: "A crowd"

Dieja jumped up. Oh god! Jareth! Look! She sent the ball spiraling over to Jareth, As Dieja sat down again, worried.

Jareth picked up the crystal fire and gazed into it."Who are they?" he asked

Dieja scoffed. The a33holes who call themselves: The "A Crowed" They are mostly the ones who have made Alexandriea's life miserable.

Jareth conjured one of his own crystals and through it out one of the library windows. "The crystal will transport her here."

Thank you, Jareth. Oh... I wish I had the power to do that...

"Draco how come you can't do that?" Loki said looking at him with eyes full of compasion. "well im not a fae or a fairy so it sort of hard..." Draco said staring at her back.

Jareth looked at the library clock."Thrirteen O'clock...lunch any one?"he asked getting up out of his chair."Yeah, I could do with something to eat." Moro said standing up, and streching.

"food! food! food!" Loki said jumping up and running to the door knocking Jareth over as she ran to the door. Moro rolled her eyes and helped Jareth up.They then made their way to the dinning hall.... with Loki in the lead.... and Draco closly behind her.

"food! food! food!" Loki screamed with her arms going everywhere. she wasn't looking where she was going. she ran right into the dining hall doors. "owww....what did i hit?....oh that works...NO! ITS LOCKED! DAMN1!" she screamed pulling at the large gold door latch. "Jareth open it! WAHHHHH!(BABY CRY!)" Loki whined! she started to cry a puddle of tears.

"Yup, cousin you diffinently are in need of a brain."Moro said patting Loki's shoulder. Jareth shook his head and unlocked the doors. "The reason why I lock it so that the goblins don't get to the food." "Then who bakes and serves it?"asked Dieja "Elves. They come here for work, pay, and a home.They aren't slaves. They can come and go at will, but if they want to be paid then they work." Jareth answered.

"..Jareth your a salve trader! AAAAA! see...see...see! i told he was trouble Moro!.....did i just say that out loud?" Loki said pale as death!

Jareth's eyes narrowed "May I have your permission to send her to the Bog of Eternal Stench Moro?" Jareth said towering over Loki.

"don't hurt me.... i was only kiddng don't hurt me....besides even if you did send me to the bog of enternal stench i would get out....i'm a friend of sir. Didymus.....j-j-just don't hurt me! i don 't think your trouble..." Loki said in a small voice coworing under Jareth glare...

"You may be a friend of Sir Didymus, but if he disobeyed me, he'd find himself in an oubilette. Faster than he can say 'Fear not sweet lady'." Jareth said with an icy tone. "Well Moro?" he said turning his mismatched gaze to Moro. "No, I think giving her that look was enough punishment."Moro said to a disapointed Jareth."You owe me one!" Moro said in a deadly whisper to Loki... With Jareth out of earshot.

Loki was curled up in a corner whispering a silent pray that her fav cuz moro was there to save her tail....again. Jareth did scare her some times...

"Coming?" asked Dieja to Loki

"yep in one sec" Loki said trying to stand but she was shaking to much.

Jareth sat at the head of the table(*in a doppy tone*duh!), Moro on his right, Draco on his left.Loki sat as far from Jarethas she could get(next to Draco)and Dieja next to her.They were about to eat when an elf girl, looking no older than 10 came in, bowed and walked next to Jareth. Whispered something in his ear. Jareth nodded and the elf girl left. "What was that about?" asked Moro. "Alex has has arrived and is being cared for in a chamber one down from yours, Loki."

"I want to see if shes okay" Loki said standing up. actually she just wanted to get far from Jareth icy mismatched eyes. but she was worried about Alex too.

"I thought you were hungry?" asked Moro

"well i guess im not anymore" Loki said sharply. she stared right into Jareth eyes sending a "i hate your guts" look into the icy mismatched eyes. Loki left the room and started to run toward the chamber one down from hers.

Moro ran after her cousin."Loki!! LOKI!" she caught up with her by disapearing and apearing in front of her."Loki, whats the matter?"

Loki gave her the *i hate your guts* look and slide down a wall and sat on the floor. " well...ever sense i meet that guy i could always tell he hated my guts! Even at Hogwarts he was always mean to me...."

"How do you know that he hated you?" said Moro sitting next to her cousin.

"well when every he looked at you he had kind soft eyes but when he looked at me all his eyes showed was icy coldest....like....he thought "how could that monster(Loki) have the same blood running through her vains as such a beatiful and delicate flower(Moro)?" Loki said looking at her feet. "theres no way he likes me.....i bet if he were to chose between slitting my wrist or shaking my hand he would pick the first one....."

Moro put her arm around her cousin."He doesn't think that way Loki.He..He's going through some tough times.With his story that he's probably not really too thrilled to tell. With what happened in the hospital. And what happened when he ran off, scared out of his mind pratically.You are the only family that I have left. I won't let ANYTHING happen to you.You here me?NOTHING." Moro hugged her cousin.

"Thanks Moro." Loki said "But i think i will go and see if Alexs is all right. i'll get one of the goblins to bring me some food later. Oh and when you go back to dinner tell Jareth that anything i've ever said that hurt him tell him i didn't mean it." Loki said standing up and walking toward the room one down from hers.

Moro got up and walked back to the dinning hall where everyone was still was."Is she OK?" asked Dieja. Moro nodded. She wouldn't tell Jareth, Loki had to do that herself. She down and ate her still warm tomato soup, crackers, and peach juice."Jareth, when your finished eating Loki wants to tell you something. She's in Alex's chambers."Moro said looking at Jareth. "We'll wait in the library." she added. Jareth finished, and with a quick nod, disappeared.

Loki went to Alexs room. the Elf girls told her that she was taking a bath down the hall. "thank you, i'll wait in my chamber could tell her that Loki came to talk to her?". "of course my lady" The young elf girl said. Loki smiled "thank you".

Loki was sitting at her mirror. staring at her own reflection....then a pair of mismatched eyes appeared........

Jareth appeared behind Loki, with his arms crossed and with a smirk on his face."You wanted to tell me somthing?" he asked

Loki was so startled by his sudden appearance she feel off her chair. "don't you know how to knock!?!" Loki said looking up at the goblin king from the floor.

"No." he said flatly. "Well, don't stare at me like that, what did you want?"

"well i told Moro to tell you that what i said early i didn't mean it...i know your a slave trader and i never told Moro you were trouble.....this going to sound weird but when i was little you gave me nightmares almost every night. i read a story about a goblin king who would take children away and turn them to goblins......."

Jareth sighed,"For the last time, I'm NOT a slave trader. The elves come here on their own free will.And I would never hurt any of them....Unlike Derrin..." he stared at nothing in particular, "One mistake, and they'd be beaten and tortured.." he snapped out of his daze."Thank you for the apolgy(sp?), when your finished you and Alex can come back to the library." he then dissappeared.

Loki and Alex walked to the libray to find everybody else waiting for them.

"Now lets see where was I?Oh yes, Bowen. Well, he and Araie, his wolf cub, grew up together, when Bowen was mad, or down, then Araie would always be by his side.When Bowen was 45, he found out that he would be a brother of 2 twin sisters. He was hoping more for a brother, to share his adventures and hiding places in the labyrinth.Maybe he could still do that. How wrong he was, they grew up spoiled and turned him down, because he didn't care for the throne."Jareth said with a cold tone. Jareth continued, "Well, once again, Bowen was alone, unless you count Araie.(Don't worry, its almost over)Then 25 years later, Gabrelle, Derrin's wife bore her 4th, and last child...me."

"Cool you have brothers and sisters!" i think we all should meet them!" loki said looking around at everybody.

Jareth shook his head, "You can't, and won't want to."

"why we?" loki asked looking at Jareth.

Dieja looked up, sighing.

Dieja exaled as she looked up to the roof of the library. She loved reading. If only her faeries would STOP eating all her books!

"it reallly sucks about the faires and your precious books" loki said looking at Dieja

Jareth went on, "As I said, I was Gabrelle's last child. A year after I was born she died of a diesese(sp?) that was going around at the time. Derrin blamed it on me. My sisters picked on me, even though when I was only 3 I could create crystals and lob them at Kate and Emily.I mostly stayed by my brother Bowen, he taught me to read and write Fae and Goblin. But when Bowen wasn't around Derrin would push me around, yell, and sometimes beat me for no reason. One day, when I was 20, I took one of the horses from the manajoure, Bowen loved animals, and rode hard and far from the labyrinth. You see Bowen had gone to the Elf City on some matters. But he was supposted to be gone only for a few weeks, not months.I was very close to my brother....When I reached the Elf City and asked of Bowen, they said that he hadn't come."

Loki eyes widened"you mean he...he...never got there? did something happen to him?....sorry Jareth im being rude...if you don't what to tell me its OK" Loki said looking at her feet. "yeah Jareth what happened to him?" Draco said looking at Jareth.

"Calm yourselves!" Jareth bellowed "I'm getting there, sit down."

"hurry up J! im very impatient!" Draco whined. "no really!" Loki said looking at him. Draco hit Loki on the back opf the head. "OW!"

*Dieja slumped tiredly down in her arm chair and picked at a stray thread, bored out of her mind. Why did she even ASK for this story!?! (i want to hear it in real life)

"hey that hurt" Loki said smacking Draco on the back of the head. Draco hit her and then she hit him. they kept this up for a long time. just slapping eachother.

Jareth gave Loki that glare again, only it wasn't as icy."Anyway, I rode all over the place looking for my only brother. I was about to head back to the Elf City when I heard a wolf cry. I knew it right away as Araie. I followed it and came upon a horrible sight. Araie had Derrin's left arm in his mouth while Derrin was strambling around for what looked like a dagger. I got to it first but dropped it imediatly. It was the same iron dagger that had slan my grandfather, Sauronald." Jareth swallowed hard. "I-I looked over and saw Bowen.....on..the ground pracally cut to shreds....I..noticed that..that the iron dagger..was covered in blood.....while..while Araie and Derrin fought I ran over to my dying brother......" Jareth had tears in his eyes. "Bowen...was barely alive.....he...he looked at me smiled...said my name.....and just...died...in my arms............."

Dieja stared, opened mouthed, then her chair broke and she went crashing to the floor.

She started spazing out all over the floor!

Loki instead of comenting with her bigmouth stayed perfectly silent. not making a sound. then she spoke "...i'm sorry Jareth..." she said in a very small voice not looking at Jareth. she couldn't bear to look in those mismatched eyes full of sadness and pain....

Dieja got up calmly, and with a wave of her hand the chair was fixed. She sat down again. (are you done the story?)

Jareth nodded,"I..I don't even know how this happened....it..it happened sort of in fast motion...first i was beside Bowen... next... picking up the dagger, glancing at the wounded Araie on the ground, then stabbing Derrin with all my might...the pain and anger from what happened I...I cannot descibe to you......Derrin was dead, and I swore, over his body, that I would be a a better and more powerful king that he could have ever dreamed."Jareth's eyes were full of hatred, pain, suffing, fear, and saddness. But the one thing that showed most in those mismatched eyes of his was a fire.A fire that would never go out, no matter what.

Draco stared at Jareth. he stared at Jareths eyes full of anger. he stared at the fire...he remend him of someone he would rather forget...but how could he forget his own father?(Dracos dad in the harry potter books is really mean and cruel to everyone and everything...even his own son).

Dieja out her hand to her forehead and bit her lip, not expecting Jareth to have such a misreable past. How could one man, have such a horrible life, and how could that man be Jareth, The powerful king she always looked up to fore help? She had a wonderful childhood... exept for that one year... the year her mother died...

"Well"said Jareth "Thats it...." he looked at the library clock. "If anyone is hungry, then dinner will now be surved(sp?)" he got up and headed for the door.

Dieja stood up. Do you know where Alexandria is?

"she was with me when we got here" Loki said looking around "where did she go?". "maybe she escaped!" Darco said looking at Loki

Oh god do you think so? She seemed so happy to be with us... Dieja looked around anxiously. (Jareth, rememer ur mean to the goblins and other creatures, so be mean to Alex sometimes! ^_^

"Dieja i was kidding!" Draco said"Alex loves it here! its easy to tell!"

Yeah, but... nevermind. Dieja replied as she sat back down.

Moro was still a bit shocked from Jareth's story, but when she heard Alex was missing, she snapped out of it."We have to find her."

Jareth was walking down to the dinning hall. He actually felt better now that he didn't have to put up with the memories, tormenting him as much. He heard footsteps behind him. He turned, it was Alex.

Alex saw Jareth, and said, kind of frightened of the Goblin King, He-Hello.

Alex bit her lip and looked down at her feet, her hands behind her back.

Jareth, stared Alex in the eye.Mismatched cold eyes into blue(i think its blue...)

Dieja shuddered. Mabey she fell into the bog of stench? Dieja once did she when she was walking around Jareth's castle. She thinks it was a prank, though.

"No, I highly dought that" said Moro "Its really hard to miss. Lets spread out in the castle to look for her. The castle is pracically a maze it self I dought she could have gone far."

Loki and Draco were walking through the hallways when Draco stopped dead staring through some large french doors. "what" Loki said looking through too. she gasped as her eyes meet the most beatiful ballromm she had ever seen! (its just like the on ein beauty and the beast)

Dieja got up and followed Moro. Jareth decided to act like the Goblin King this Alex had read about."What do you want girl?" he asked with an icy tone, still holding her stare.

N-nothing! Um... erm... Alex was getting REALLY nervous!

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Dieja walked through the palace, growing closer to Jareth and Alex, but not knowing it.

"Nothing?" he asked "You want something."

"sense when did the goblin castle have a ballroom?" Loki said looking at Draco."i have no idea but what to dance?" Draco said snapping his fingers. he suddenly wearing that that jareth suit he wore when they first meet Alex(poets shirt and green cape and....tights?)."Love to" LOKI SAID SNAPPING HER FINGERS AND WEARING THE SAME OUTFIT SHE WAS WEARING WHEN THEY BOTH ALEX (scarlette dress, black boots ect.)

Uh... (do I?) um... erm... Alex almost cried. those eyes were scaring her... even though she was sixteen, she was like, 10 at heart. Dieja grew ever closer to Jareth and Alex, but this time, she knew it. Oh Jareth... You better not be being mean to that girl...

Jareth started pacing around Alex like a vulture circling its prey.With his hands clasped behind his back, "Why are you here? Hm?". Well, uh, um... erm... I'm sorry Jareth! Whatever I did, I'm sorry! Uh oh, now she was panicing!

Jareth stopped his pacing and glared down at her making Alex back up into the wall.Jareth grinned evilly, showing his unusally long canines(NO U MORONS HE IS NOT A VAMPIRE *BUFFY POPS OUT OF NO WHERE AND RUNS AFTER JARETH* BUFFY!!!! I SAID HE IS NOT A VAMPIRE!!! HEY!! YOU'VE GOT SPIKE!! LEAVE MY JARETH ALONE!!!!) Dieja was just about to round the corner where Jareth and Alex were

Jareth put his arms out so that Alex couldn't move from the wall."Where do you think you're going little girl?" Jareth said still grinning and glaring at her.

Draco and Loki danced very gracefully around the ballroom. after a while their feet started to hurt so they decided that sliding down the banister of the large staircase was more fun then danceing!

Moro caught Draco and Loki sliding down the banister."You two are soooo imature." She said crossing her arms. "Come on! We have to find Alex."

"ah man" Loki liding down the banister, but she was caught off guard so she landed on her butt then sliding on the floor. "Draco were busted!". Draco hadn't notice Moro but when he did he schieked "NOOOO!! i like this game!"

Moro glared at them. "ah no! she useing her laservision! no!!!!!!!!!!" Draco said running to hide behind Loki. "Draco i really need to take those muggle comic books away!" Loki said looking at him.

Moro broke into a fit of laughter, "You read muggle comic books!hahahahahha!!" she pulled herself together "Come wise guys lets find Alex, I'm getting hungry." Suddenly a black wolf bouneded out of nowhere pinning Moro to the ground.