Hi it's me again. Yes I'm still alive. Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Big hugs to my new reviewers DarkAngel-Hotaru and Shinma Inuyasha. Thank you to my loyal reviewer DJinn. I'm soooo happy that I got new reviewers. (jumps up and down and claps hands happily) *ahem* Sorry that wasn't very dignified of me. (walks away whistling then runs up to screen and puts face against it and sticks out tongue) But I don't care!!!!!!
Chapter Twelve: Deception AgainAs soon as I was in my room I picked up a crystal Jareth gave me and called up his image. Instead of seeing him in the garden with Sarah I saw him in the bedroom with Sarah. (NO he wasn't doing the nasty. Get your minds out of the gutter people. They're just talking and the bedroom was the least likely place to get interrupted since Jareth threatened the life of any goblin that came in there without permission.) I turned off the crystal and flopped on my bed sighing. "Something's not right here," I thought to myself, "That's not Sarah. Or am I just jealous?" I just sighed frustrated, got up, and banged my head on the wall. "I hate my life," I grumbled.
The next day I again watched "Sarah" in the crystal and waited for a time when she'd be alone. When she was alone I saw her change into a beautiful fae woman. Normally I wouldn't have minded if he had fallen in love with her the normal way. Right now my blood boiled at the thought of someone trying to win Jareth's love by deception. I made up my mind right then to tell him.
I knocked on the door to the throne room and received no answer. I knocked again more insistently. Still no answer. "Jareth are you in there?" I shouted with my hands cupped to my face. Once again no answer. I tried the door and found it unlocked. I opened it cautiously and slowly poked my head in. I saw Jareth laying on the throne like when I was forced to go away. Only his head was thrown back and both hands covered his face. "Jareth?" I said tentatively. He immediately lowered his hands, sat normally and smiled warmly at me. "What do you want?" he asked kindly.
"Sarah isn't really Sarah. She's a fae in disguise," I stated. His smile turned to a speculative frown. "Listen I'd know if she wasn't Sarah. That's definitely Sarah," he stated leaning back and leaning his head on his hand.
"Maybe you were too blinded by love to see it. I sensed something was wrong the first time I saw her with you in the garden. My fears were confirmed when I used the crystal you gave me to see her when she was alone," I stated.
"You were spying on me with a crystal! How dare you! Have you no sense of privacy!" he yelled standing.
"I could say the same about you!"
"Okay, okay I give up. I still don't believe you though," he stated sitting back down. I approached him, showed him the crystal, and called up Sarah's image. When he saw the fae change into Sarah he smiled.
I stepped back and stared him in the eyes. "That was another deception wasn't it?" I asked with narrowed eyes.
"Only to make you show that you care for me," Jareth stated smiling smugly.
"You fucking bastard! You tricked me again! I don't care who you marry or even if they're deceiving you! One good turn deserves another. Good luck with 'Sarah'!" I yelled. Then I walked out slamming the door behind me.
I went straight to my room and slammed the door behind me. Then I lay on my bed and cried. Lady, sensing my distress, snuggled up next to me and put her head on my back. "What's wrong Meagan?" I heard a female voice ask. Immediately my head jerked up and I looked around for the source. "Who said that?" I asked still looking.
"I did," the voice answered.
"Who are you?"
"Lady your dog." I turned on my side and looked at Lady who looked right back at me. "Like I said what's wrong?" Lady asked concerned.
"Jareth is always deceiving me. He must think I'm really stupid or he just likes to torture me," I stated rubbing Lady's head.
"He doesn't think any of that about you. He's just trying to prevent himself from getting another broken heart."
"He doesn't have to keep deceiving me."
"He doesn't know whether you love him or not. He's just trying to get you to show whether you feel one way or the other." I just hugged Lady. Unknown to us Jareth was watching in a crystal.
Yeah another chapter done. I hope you all review. Ta for now. Spirit
