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Author's note- Ok, I know a lot of you were ready to kill me for not updating, but I have a valid excuse! I had a broken keyboard, and so could not write. But now I've got a new spiffy one, so it's back to the story for me. Keep the reviews coming and thanks for being patient. ^_^ Anyways, thanks for all the lovely reviews! 51 so far! Keep them coming because we all know they make me write up the next chapter quicker.

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'What harm could it do?' Jareth thought to himself, sitting alone on the balcony. The wind whipped through his gravity-defying hair, and he closed his blue and brown eyes.

'She couldn't possibly... no, the spell is much too strong. There's nothing to worry about. She'll be safe with that unicorn.'

He stood, swinging his magnificent black cape over his shoulder, and turning to the entrance where he saw Sarah, standing with her hand on the frame, obviously waiting for him.

"Aren't you going to free my unicorn?" she asked calmly, but with a slightly pushing tone to her voice.

"Yes, yes. Come along." he said exasperatedly.

The two walked down the hall, Jareth leading and Sarah close behind. She was obviously eager to see the unicorn.

"It is a male unicorn, and his name is Aden."

Sarah simply nodded. "Was he yours once?"

"......"

Jareth led her into the room with the crystalized unicorn, and put his hand on its nose. He closed his eyes, and whispered something very softly, that Sarah could not hear.

The unicorn shook vigorously, until the crystal shattered, and there, where the crystal unicorn had been, was a gorgeous white unicorn, with a golden flowing mane and tail, along with it's spiriled horn.

Sarah's eyes widened, and she ran over to the horse, as Jareth drew his hand away.

"He's so beautiful!" she said, cuddling the creature's face.

Jareth simply stared into its eyes.

"Come, Sarah. We'll take it to the stables."

She nodded, and with Jareth ahead of her, she started leading the unicorn to the stables.



Petting the unicorns satiny mane, Sarah looked at Jareth in the stables behind his castle. The walls were stone, and the ground simply dirt, but there was a cozy air to the place that made Sarah feel warm inside.

"Jareth... why won't you look at Aden?"

"I've seen him before, and therefore there is no reason to."

Sarah sighed and looked into the unicorn's eyes.

"Don't mind the sourpuss, he just doesn't know what beauty looks like."

"I beg to differ..." Jareth said icily under his breath before exiting.

"I expect to see you at dinner." he called without turning his head.

"Yeah, alright." Sarah said, barely paying attention as she stroked the lovely unicorn infront of her.

"Felling better now that you're not a crystal, huh, Aden?" She asked without expceting an answer.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to let mean old Jareth get you again..." she muttered absently, running her fingers though his silken mane.

Jareth strolled outside the stables, somewhat worried, but of course not letting on as he saw a stable goblin running amuck after a horse.

Sighing, he rolled his eyes and kicked his subject as it ran infront of him.

"Out of my way, pig!" he remarked coldly, placing an idle hand apon his brow in mock exasperation.

He now stomped along into the beautiful garden, and apon seeing a perfect rose, full in it's bloom, obviously in a fit of anger.

The goblin king sure was known for his mood swings.

He picked the thorny rose, and clenched it tight with his hand. "I'll smash every rose that is perfect enough to ensnare my attention..."

The thorns pricked into his palm, blood slowly dripping down his hand, but he payed no mind. With his other hand, he pulled off the petals and let them fall to the ground before smushing them into the ground with his signature riding boots.

He let go of the stem and looked at his bleeding hand. Raising an eyebrow, he pulled a glove over his hand and started again torward the castle.

Determined and dangerous, the Goblin King was ready to take on his mission, and he already knew in his mind, that he could get what he wanted.

But did he really even know what he wanted?

Sarah sat on her bed, exhausted.

"I forgot how hard it was to take care of a horse... well.... unicorn... but it takes forever just to groom them! I didn't even get to ride him today..."

She looked up, and hanging on a hook on the wall was a lovely corset dress. It was black velvet, with red lace at the center of the corset.

She stood up and, assuming that she was to wear it to dinner, slipped out of her current outfit and tossed it on the bed. She picked the dress off the wall, and pulled it on, tightening the corset, but not so she couldn't breathe.

She smoothed her dress infront of the vanity mirror and sat down at the chair.

Picking up the brush, she ran it through her shiny chocolate locks.

A knock at the door, and her concentration was broken.

"Yes? Come in."

A small pink-haired goblin slowly peacked in, and looked at Sarah.

"His highness is expecting you now."

"Oh... already?" Sarah asked, as if in a daze.

The goblin nodded it's little head and closed the door.

Sarah stood up and again smoothed her dress. She looked at the door and sighed.

"I hate having to serve his every beck and whim."

Opening the door, she peered out into the corridors, but the little goblin was nowhere to be seen.

"Fast little bugger..."

She started down the hall torwards the dining room, taking her time and running her hand on the wall.

Pausing to admire a candlebra on the wall, she ran her fingers over it, and it fell into her hand.

Startled, she fumbled with it, until it dropped on the floor, the sound echoing loudly thoughout the halls.

"Fuck!"

She hurridley picked it up as Jareth's head poked out from the dining room.

"What. are. you doing?" he asked wit ha raised brow.

Hiding the candlebra behind her back, she managed a week smile.

"Nothing."

"... Alright, then hurry up."

His head dissapeared into the dining room and she looked around quickly for somewhere to hide it.

Because there was nowhere to hide it, she put it down on the ground, and rushed into the dining room.

"I'm here..." she said meakly.

"Yes, I can see that."

She sat down and didn't look up. She was embarrassed, to say the least.

"You look as lovely as a rose tonight." Jareth admired, with an ice cold smirk on his highly made-up face.

"Oh... uhm... thank you..." she answered quickly, starting to put food in her mouth so that he couldn't expect any answers to anything.

"You know, we can always take it slowly."

"What?" she asked, blushing.

"The food isn't going anywhere. You don't need to eat it as if you'll not be eating for the next three weeks."

A mild chuckle, and her worries subsided.

"Oh... that..."

"Well what did you think I was speaking of, my dear Sarah?" he asked, a wickedly seductive smile on his face.

"Nothing... let's eat."

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Author's note- So yes, this is my story!!! Don't like the way it's progressing? Have ideas? TELL ME!!! I love to hear from you! I may also start a new story, not sure when yet. Do you guys think I should finish this first so it's not neglected, or do both at the same time??? Let me know. Your oppinions as the reader are valuable to me! So review away!!! LOVE!!!

~~~Risky the pirate

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