A/N O.K. guys, here is another chapter, sorry that it is so late. Don't
kill me pleases. Now I want to thank all those who reviewed. * big smile*
I hope you like this chapter because it's one of my favorites.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Laby.wish I did. * holds breath*.darn
Sydney tried to move, but found she couldn't, something was holding her down. She could hear a loud crashing sound not far away from her, like a large drum being hit over and over again. Her heartbeat and the sound of her breathing was loud in her ears as well. She felt like she was climbing out of a tub of molasses, her body just wouldn't move. Her eyes refused to open and the crashing sound only got louder.
Finally, she forced her eyes to open, and all she saw was a blur of dark colors. Something was tickling her face and she moved her hand to bat it away and almost slapped herself. She had yet to regain full control of her body.
' O.k. what happened?' She knew she had woken from the nightmare, she remembered Jareth being there. What she didn't remember was how she fell asleep or why her head was killing her and why couldn't she move. She batted at her face again only to find out that it was hair that was in her face.
Suddenly her eyes came into sharp focus and she felt her body come back to life. She could see the light sandy blond hair, with a slight tint of blue in it. It was Jareth! He was what was holding her down.
" Jareth?.." Sydney coughed her throat felt raw and sore. Another loud crashing sound came from right outside her door. " Jareth what happened?" She got no answer. " Jareth"
Suddenly the door to her room burst open and a few dozen goblin solders pilled in. They surrounded the bed and grew silent. Their silence made Sydney very nervous, she had no idea what just happened or why Jareth was laying on her and why he wasn't answering her. She was startled when Nikko jumped on the bed and ran over to them.
" Oh, praise the maze, your alive and awake." Cried Nikko. " We've been trying to reach you for over an hour. Master put a very powerful spell on the door, yes he did." Nikko timidly reached out and touched Jareth, he didn't move. " Master has made a great sacrifice for you." Nikko whispered to Sydney.
"What happened?" Sydney asked, her voice still very rough.
" Master has drained himself beyond his capabilities to remove the nightmare that was in your mind. Master is now too weak to even stay awake." Nikko said Again reaching out to move his hair away from Sydney's face. Sydney wrapped her free arm around him, finding comfort in the fact that he was still breathing.
" So he really was in my dream.or nightmare, he was there." She said to herself, as she gently rolled Jareth on to his back. She sat up and gazed down at him. He was white as death, and cold to the touch. The only thing that told Sydney that Jareth was still alive was his steady breathing. He had risked giving up his immortal life for her, so she could have peace. Sydney had never know that Jareth cared so much about her, and was stunned when Nikko told her how she had fainted at the party and hit her head on the floor. And how Jareth all but panicked when she wouldn't wake up.
" He actually stayed by my side?" She asked Nikko touching the bandage at her head.
"Yes, for hours, and ever so often he'd weep tears over you. I knew master loved you very much, I told you he did."
By the time the castle calmed down, it was already dawn and the goblins left to start their daily chores. Sydney had refused to leave Jareth's side as he slowly regained his power. Though Jareth said that he recovers quickly, he wasn't recovering fast enough for Sydney to be happy. She sat and talked to him, not caring if he could hear her or not. She talked about her parents, and things she loved to do Aboveground and how even though she would miss them dearly she wouldn't mind as long as he was around to make sure she was safe. She almost laughed at her wiliness to trust him again, but knew that life here would be miserable if they were always glaring at each other.
And, she hated to admit it, but she loved him, she loved him. Stunned by this information, that wasn't news to her, she wondered when she allowed herself to fall in love with him. Sydney couldn't really think of a time when she didn't feel something for the Goblin King. All the way up to the moment she first laid eyes on him at Sarah's house. He was so imposing, intimidating, and confident, she didn't know it at the time, but she had lost her heart to him that very instant. It had taken her all this time to realize it, and now that she did, she prayed that Jareth would wake up soon so she could tell him she loved him.
She didn't have to wait long, for near noontime Jareth began to stir, and moan in his sleep. " Jareth? Are you awake, open your eyes, it's me Sydney."
" Sydney," Jareth moaned, feebly reaching out toward her voice.
Sydney moved closer to him, " Yes it's me I'm right here." She took his hand, his grip was weak, but Sydney could see him coming more alive by the second. She reached out with her free hand and touched his face, when she did his eyes snapped open, as if he was just waiting for her to touch him. " Jareth!" Sydney said loudly, stunned at the sight of his pale color rushing away and was replaced by a warmer shade.
"Sydney," he whispered in a hoarse voice as he reached up and dragged her down to kiss her. He kissed her like a starving man, begging for her, Sydney couldn't defy him and she kissed him back, with all her pent up worry and pain melting right out of her. Finally he let her go for a moment, just long enough for her to take a breath before he kissed her again. Sydney could feel the strength flowing back in him as if her was feeding off her. He sat up and broke the kiss again, gazing at her with glittering, unfocused eyes.
" Jareth..I," she started but was cut off when he laid a finger on her lips.
" Hush, Don't speak, every time you do you fade away, every time I touch you, you leave me, I don't care if this is a dream, let me have you just this once." He leaned in for another kiss, but Sydney backed away.
" Jareth, this isn't a dream, this is real, your awake..I'm awake" Though for a moment she didn't believe herself, she felt like she was floating on air. Jareth didn't looked like he believed her ether, but as he gazed at her with heated eyes he caught sight of the bandage wrapped around her head, something that never would have appeared in his dreams of her. Suddenly his mismatched eyes came into sharp focus and he gasped.
" Sydney your awake, and..." Jareth couldn't finish his sentence, for he dove for Sydney and clamed her in a crushing embrace, sobbing into her shoulder. Sydney was momentarily lost for words as the Goblin King cried. He rocked back and forth clutching her tightly. Finally Sydney found her tongue, and couldn't hold back the words she had wanted to tell him for days.
" Jareth..I love you." She whispered to him. Jareth froze and went silent, his whole body tensed. For a fleeting moment Sydney thought she did the wrong thing. What if he didn't really love her, what if he was just happy she was all right and nothing else? But her fears were silenced when Jareth pulled away and took her head in his hands and held her in place.
" Oh, my dear Sydney..my Love, I love you as well. I just didn't have the courage to tell you, and after what happened.. I didn't think I had the right, or if you even wanted to hear it."
Sydney wanted to tell him so many things, that she couldn't figure out what to say first. Instead she kept quite and placed her hand on his cheek and smiled. Jareth took this as a good sign and drew her into his arms. " Jareth?" Sydney whispered after a moment.
"Yes" he replied puling back to look at her.
"Nikko told me that you feared for my life, and I thought I could not die here, like you said?" she watched the pain fill his face again and Jareth sighed.
" I was afraid because my..mother, was mortal.." He started, holding on to Sydney tightly as if he was afraid that she would fly away. Sydney knew that already, but could see that whatever it was that he was trying to tell her was very difficult for him and she did not push him to continue. Jareth swallowed and took a deep breath, " She died.. shortly after I became King."
Sydney gasped, " Oh Jareth, I'm sorry."
" No don't be, it's not your fault, and it happened over four thousand years ago, I was barley three hundred years old . you see, even though she did not age, she still died, and I was afraid that you might die also. Afraid that the only other person I ever did love would leave me too." He hung his head and fought back tears that he would not show to Sydney.
" I'm glad you told me this." Sydney said softly.
Jareth looked up at her, a strange determination in his eyes. " So am I."
***************************************************************** A/N Well the truth is out. *Climatic music* un. I might not be able to update for a few days because we have to send it to get fixed * sniff* but fear not. I will return with the rest of the story. Please review ^_^x
Disclaimer: I do not own the Laby.wish I did. * holds breath*.darn
Sydney tried to move, but found she couldn't, something was holding her down. She could hear a loud crashing sound not far away from her, like a large drum being hit over and over again. Her heartbeat and the sound of her breathing was loud in her ears as well. She felt like she was climbing out of a tub of molasses, her body just wouldn't move. Her eyes refused to open and the crashing sound only got louder.
Finally, she forced her eyes to open, and all she saw was a blur of dark colors. Something was tickling her face and she moved her hand to bat it away and almost slapped herself. She had yet to regain full control of her body.
' O.k. what happened?' She knew she had woken from the nightmare, she remembered Jareth being there. What she didn't remember was how she fell asleep or why her head was killing her and why couldn't she move. She batted at her face again only to find out that it was hair that was in her face.
Suddenly her eyes came into sharp focus and she felt her body come back to life. She could see the light sandy blond hair, with a slight tint of blue in it. It was Jareth! He was what was holding her down.
" Jareth?.." Sydney coughed her throat felt raw and sore. Another loud crashing sound came from right outside her door. " Jareth what happened?" She got no answer. " Jareth"
Suddenly the door to her room burst open and a few dozen goblin solders pilled in. They surrounded the bed and grew silent. Their silence made Sydney very nervous, she had no idea what just happened or why Jareth was laying on her and why he wasn't answering her. She was startled when Nikko jumped on the bed and ran over to them.
" Oh, praise the maze, your alive and awake." Cried Nikko. " We've been trying to reach you for over an hour. Master put a very powerful spell on the door, yes he did." Nikko timidly reached out and touched Jareth, he didn't move. " Master has made a great sacrifice for you." Nikko whispered to Sydney.
"What happened?" Sydney asked, her voice still very rough.
" Master has drained himself beyond his capabilities to remove the nightmare that was in your mind. Master is now too weak to even stay awake." Nikko said Again reaching out to move his hair away from Sydney's face. Sydney wrapped her free arm around him, finding comfort in the fact that he was still breathing.
" So he really was in my dream.or nightmare, he was there." She said to herself, as she gently rolled Jareth on to his back. She sat up and gazed down at him. He was white as death, and cold to the touch. The only thing that told Sydney that Jareth was still alive was his steady breathing. He had risked giving up his immortal life for her, so she could have peace. Sydney had never know that Jareth cared so much about her, and was stunned when Nikko told her how she had fainted at the party and hit her head on the floor. And how Jareth all but panicked when she wouldn't wake up.
" He actually stayed by my side?" She asked Nikko touching the bandage at her head.
"Yes, for hours, and ever so often he'd weep tears over you. I knew master loved you very much, I told you he did."
By the time the castle calmed down, it was already dawn and the goblins left to start their daily chores. Sydney had refused to leave Jareth's side as he slowly regained his power. Though Jareth said that he recovers quickly, he wasn't recovering fast enough for Sydney to be happy. She sat and talked to him, not caring if he could hear her or not. She talked about her parents, and things she loved to do Aboveground and how even though she would miss them dearly she wouldn't mind as long as he was around to make sure she was safe. She almost laughed at her wiliness to trust him again, but knew that life here would be miserable if they were always glaring at each other.
And, she hated to admit it, but she loved him, she loved him. Stunned by this information, that wasn't news to her, she wondered when she allowed herself to fall in love with him. Sydney couldn't really think of a time when she didn't feel something for the Goblin King. All the way up to the moment she first laid eyes on him at Sarah's house. He was so imposing, intimidating, and confident, she didn't know it at the time, but she had lost her heart to him that very instant. It had taken her all this time to realize it, and now that she did, she prayed that Jareth would wake up soon so she could tell him she loved him.
She didn't have to wait long, for near noontime Jareth began to stir, and moan in his sleep. " Jareth? Are you awake, open your eyes, it's me Sydney."
" Sydney," Jareth moaned, feebly reaching out toward her voice.
Sydney moved closer to him, " Yes it's me I'm right here." She took his hand, his grip was weak, but Sydney could see him coming more alive by the second. She reached out with her free hand and touched his face, when she did his eyes snapped open, as if he was just waiting for her to touch him. " Jareth!" Sydney said loudly, stunned at the sight of his pale color rushing away and was replaced by a warmer shade.
"Sydney," he whispered in a hoarse voice as he reached up and dragged her down to kiss her. He kissed her like a starving man, begging for her, Sydney couldn't defy him and she kissed him back, with all her pent up worry and pain melting right out of her. Finally he let her go for a moment, just long enough for her to take a breath before he kissed her again. Sydney could feel the strength flowing back in him as if her was feeding off her. He sat up and broke the kiss again, gazing at her with glittering, unfocused eyes.
" Jareth..I," she started but was cut off when he laid a finger on her lips.
" Hush, Don't speak, every time you do you fade away, every time I touch you, you leave me, I don't care if this is a dream, let me have you just this once." He leaned in for another kiss, but Sydney backed away.
" Jareth, this isn't a dream, this is real, your awake..I'm awake" Though for a moment she didn't believe herself, she felt like she was floating on air. Jareth didn't looked like he believed her ether, but as he gazed at her with heated eyes he caught sight of the bandage wrapped around her head, something that never would have appeared in his dreams of her. Suddenly his mismatched eyes came into sharp focus and he gasped.
" Sydney your awake, and..." Jareth couldn't finish his sentence, for he dove for Sydney and clamed her in a crushing embrace, sobbing into her shoulder. Sydney was momentarily lost for words as the Goblin King cried. He rocked back and forth clutching her tightly. Finally Sydney found her tongue, and couldn't hold back the words she had wanted to tell him for days.
" Jareth..I love you." She whispered to him. Jareth froze and went silent, his whole body tensed. For a fleeting moment Sydney thought she did the wrong thing. What if he didn't really love her, what if he was just happy she was all right and nothing else? But her fears were silenced when Jareth pulled away and took her head in his hands and held her in place.
" Oh, my dear Sydney..my Love, I love you as well. I just didn't have the courage to tell you, and after what happened.. I didn't think I had the right, or if you even wanted to hear it."
Sydney wanted to tell him so many things, that she couldn't figure out what to say first. Instead she kept quite and placed her hand on his cheek and smiled. Jareth took this as a good sign and drew her into his arms. " Jareth?" Sydney whispered after a moment.
"Yes" he replied puling back to look at her.
"Nikko told me that you feared for my life, and I thought I could not die here, like you said?" she watched the pain fill his face again and Jareth sighed.
" I was afraid because my..mother, was mortal.." He started, holding on to Sydney tightly as if he was afraid that she would fly away. Sydney knew that already, but could see that whatever it was that he was trying to tell her was very difficult for him and she did not push him to continue. Jareth swallowed and took a deep breath, " She died.. shortly after I became King."
Sydney gasped, " Oh Jareth, I'm sorry."
" No don't be, it's not your fault, and it happened over four thousand years ago, I was barley three hundred years old . you see, even though she did not age, she still died, and I was afraid that you might die also. Afraid that the only other person I ever did love would leave me too." He hung his head and fought back tears that he would not show to Sydney.
" I'm glad you told me this." Sydney said softly.
Jareth looked up at her, a strange determination in his eyes. " So am I."
***************************************************************** A/N Well the truth is out. *Climatic music* un. I might not be able to update for a few days because we have to send it to get fixed * sniff* but fear not. I will return with the rest of the story. Please review ^_^x