okies! heres chapter two! i PRAISE all that review my story! especially this chapter! so here it is! this chapter focuses *mostly* on Sarah's quest! *gasp* Dun dun dunnnnnnn! What quest is this! Stay tuned...wait, you dont need to stay tuned, you can find out reading this chapter!
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Really. it i owned something id be sittin in Jareth's castle admiring Jareth. i can only admire him through a tv screen. poo *pout*
Chapter 2: The Crystal
Rating: PG
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~*INTRO*~
I follow the night
Can't stand the light
When will I begin to live again?
One day I'll fly away
Leave all this to yesterday
What more could your love do for me?
When will love be through with me?
Why live life from dream to dream
And dread the day when dreaming ends?
-Nichole Kidman (Moulin Rouge)
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Chapter 2
Sarah locked the door, sat on the bed and examined the crystal. It must have been from Jareth. But how could it be? She only dreams of him, heck, for all she knew, she could be dreaming right now. But she set that aside. She looked deep into it and saw pictures. Seemed like a riddle of some sort.
*Gee, if it's a riddle it MUST be from Jareth*
First it showed the Labyrinth, it was beautiful, like she remembered it when she first saw it. Then she saw, to her surprise, a beautiful young woman, who seemed to be carrying a baby, she stroked her round, smooth belly and kissed a man next to her. "Must have been the father", she thought outloud. Then it showed a big group of people marching towards the castle, then it was in ruins. She gasped at the sight, until she saw a familiar face emurging from the wreckage, it was Jareth, and then the picture showed the Labyrinth, back the way it was. And that was it.
She was shocked. What could this mean? Who was that young woman? Why was the castle of the Goblin City in ruins? Was there a war a long time ago or something? She knew there was something disturbingly familiar about that woman. And that man, too. She shook her head. Probably nothing.
She placed the crystal under her bed trying to sort things out. This crystal had to have meant something....she wasn't sure what...uuhh! The answer seemed so close but she couldn't put her finger on it. She began to feel frustrated. Why does this kind of thing have to happen to her? She sighed. Well, best not worry the matter. She fell on her back, picturing Jareth again. His beautiful eyes...his spikey blonde hair...his seductive voice...
*Shut up shut up shut up!*
She walked over to her side of the closet, and found a shirt and a vest. The same ones she wore three years ago in the Labyrinth. She hadn't worn it since. Slowly, she took off her black dress and replaced it with a pair of jeans(a new pair, of course), and the shirt and vest. She looked into the mirror hanging on the closet. She felt 15 again. The shirt fit her perfectly, to her surprise, and the shirt still smelled of the Labyrinth. She smiled as she modeled for herself. She hid her black dress in her suitcase, telling people she threw up on it when they see her in different clothes. After a few moments of remembering, she shut the closet and made her way back to her next few classes before dark.
Later, Hannah and Sarah were talking, laughing, sharing stories. They started to become very best friends. They started talking of the Labyrinth as Hannah brought it up.
"So...", she said secretly, "Was he cute?"
Sarah laughed, "Well, yes, sort of".
*Sort of? HA!*
"Y'know....I really hope I can meet him..", she said, tilting her head.
"Don't count on it", Sarah said, half laughing, "I haven't seen him since....". She paused and remembered seeing him in class, "...I..I was first in the Labyrinth, three years ago", she said quickly. Hannah eyed her suspiciously, then it turned into a grin, "Sure, right", she said, giving Sarah a playful shove in the shoulder.
The two girls were laughing and playing around, when Sarah stopped dead in her tracks. Hannah was trying to get her attention, but Sarah could only look at the white owl outside the window.
"Sarah? What's the matter? Its just a stupid owl, what's so interesting about that?" she asked, oblivious to the fact that white owl was Jareth. As if in a trance, Sarah walked over to the window and opened it, allowing it to fly inside. He flew above their heads, Hannah in shock, as the owl transformed into Jareth. Jareth smiled at Sarah, almost oblivious Hannah was even in the room.
"Hello, Sarah, we meet again", he said simply.
Hannah whispered in Sarah's ear, "Who's that? Is that Jareth? My...does he know how to make an entrance!".
Sarah said slowly, "Hannah, this is Jareth, you've heard about him, and Jareth, this is Hannah, my roomate''. The two shook hands, Jareth raised a brow, "Charmed, I'm sure", Hannah just looked at him as if he were the most beautiful creature on earth, "Pleasure's all mine...", she said, finally, regretfully removing her hand from his grasp.
Sarah drew her attention to him, "And may I ask what you are doing here?"
Jareth looked at her up and down, "My, have you grown into a beauty....'', he stroked the hem of her vest, "What have we here? The same threads you wore into the Labyrinth'', he said swiftly, "All those years ago..." Sarah quivered at the touch of his finger, aparently both Hannah and Jareth noticed the shaky sigh she let out. They both stared at her, Hannah looking at her like, "Ooohh! Your in loooove!!", and Jareth with a slightly amused face, Sarah blushed, "You didn't answer my question, dear Goblin King", she said, still feeling his light touch. Jareth looked at her, "You wouldn't mind if your little friend left us alone would you?", he looked at Hannah.
As if on cue, she said quickly, "Oh!", she slapped her forehead, "Silly me! I left my bookbag in the cafeteria, I better go get it, excuse me", she curtsied at Jareth, and gave Sarah a tiny wink before exiting the room. She looked at him nervously.
"Well, what's this all about your Majesty?", she asked, half sarcasticaly.
"Please, call me Jareth, and I came because I need your help, see, I have an enemy, her name is Moroviel, she is a fae, like me, only with more power. She has an army of females, but they're tougher than they seem. My Goblins are terrified of her, and they don't listen to my commands, and throwing them into the Bog is no good, because thats one less fighter", he said, "I need your forces, to save my castle and my Labyrinth", he said, while gently touching her arm.
She shuddered again, "How can I help? I am a mear mortal, I'd stand no chance", she said, wondering where this was going.
Jareth smiled, "You can be as powerful as me if you desire, it lies within that crystal," he said, and the crystal quickly rolled out from under the bed and floated into her hands, "This crystal is no ordinary crystal, It holds magic far greater than mine, therefor I cannot weild it".
"And I can?", she said, her voice a little squeaky.
"Why yes, this crystal once belonged to your mother", he said simply, as if it was the most natural thing in the world to say.
"My...my..my mother?'', she asked, speechless.
He half laughed, "Yes Sarah, your mother, she was once the most powerful Queen of the Goblins, and during that time she still had you in her stomache, until one day the castle was attacked, no one was left alive, I was the only one who survived, along with your father, and then I found this crystal, it helped me gain back my powers, but eventually it didn't respond to me, only to the future Queen of the Underground. As I wander around the castle that lay in ruins, I came across a newborn baby girl, you, Sarah, we guessed she had you right before she died. But, back to the crystal. It contains powers so great, Moroviel's army can be defeated, but I need you to return with me, you are the only one who can weild it".
Sarah looked into the crystal, and saw everything again. THAT was why the woman was so familiar, THAT was why the castle had been in ruins...all came together, yet made no sence at all.
"If you found me why was I raised on the Aboveground?"
"It wasn't safe for you Underground during that time, I had to put you someplace safe until the city was fully restored, so I sent you and your father to the Aboveground until the mess was straightened out", he said.
"Well...", she started, "How can my mother be the Queen of the Underground? She's a mortal."
"Your mother wished a child away a long time ago. She made it through by herself, yes, but before I was King of goblins, your father was, he's an immortal", Jareth said, hardly noticing this shocked expression on her face,"Since he had to leave, I took the throne in his stead".
"My father was King? Then who were you?", Sarah asked.
"I was his best friend, I was always there for him in his hours of need", he said, "Anyhow, like I did, your father dropped in on your mother every now and then to complicate her journey, and she HATED him at first, but then, she grew to like him, and soon love him, and before he knew it, he was in love with her too, and then they married, and soon she was pregnant with you", he said, "And since you are the bloodline of your mother, only you can weild this power, the only power Underground that can save my kingdom", Jareth finished.
Sarah was just....aghast. Her mother was Queen of the goblins? Does that mean she's heir to the throne? And if Jareth's King....no! She put that aside, if she was going through with this, that was the last of her worries. She turned to him. "When shall Moroviel's army return for battle?", Sarah asked, a little braver.
"In about a week, but I can't go back by myself, you have to come with me', he said, a little happy. All of this was totally up to her, without her, the Labyrinth was doomed.
Just then he locked his gaze into hers. He traced the line of her jaw, making her whimper. He smiled, and gently placed a hand on her waist, "Dance with me", he whispered into her ear, and then they did. They began dancing to their own music, mainly, Jareth's voice.
There's such a sad love
Deep in your eyes
A kind of pale jewel
Open and closed within your eyes
I'll place the sky within your eyes
He sang, they danced, eventually she placed a head on his shoulder. He rocked her, then they just looked into each others eyes, nowhere else. Jareth pulled her closer, and Jareth could feel Sarah's arms slightly shaking, he smiled,"Your trembling".
"Am not", she said, half defensive, half embarassed.
Jareth's only response was a deep kiss into her mouth. Sarah was at first, surprised, but then she relaxed, not wanting to waste this moment, this time with Jareth. She kissed him back, stroking his cheek. She closed her eyes, half expecting to wake up, of hear her alarm clock. But neither of those things did she see when she opened her eyes, no, just the eyes of Jareth, his deep, blue and green eyes, so full of innocence, of passion. She blushed, and turned her gaze to the crystal, then back up at Jareth.
"Well, I'll do it....for the Labyrinth", she added quickly,"But I don't know if I can leave Hannah here all alone....."
"She'll be fine if you explain the sittuation, she'll understand if she's really your friend, besides," He conjoured up a crystal and it turned into a small mirror, "You can see her whenever you like" he said. She said nothing, but mindlessly locked her eyes to his again, there was just something about his eyes that made her skin tingle, her heart skip a beat. Soon it was her turn to latch to his lips, for no apparent reason, but this has been something she's been longing to do....
*Was it? I thought you didn't love him!*
She figured she didn't, but a kiss or two wouldn't hurt.
The kiss deepened, making it harder and harder to let go as the passion between both of them rose. Just then, without warning, Hannah walked in on their make out session. Sarah and Jareth looked up sharply, and Sarah blushed like crazy.
Hannah looked at each of them akwardly, "I wasn't interrupting anything, was I?"
Jareth smirked, "Not at all, young lady", he said, noting of Sarah's embarassment.
Sarah quickly tried to change the subject, "Hannah, I need to leave with Jareth, your to tell the teacher something happened to me or something, I won't be able to make it, anything you can think of, understand?" Hannah barely noticed her words, even though she heard them, she was too busy fighting off a fit of giggles at the look on Sarah's face.
She raised a brow, "Oh? Something came up?", she said.
Sarah sighed, "Hannah, theres something we should tell you..."
So Sarah and Jareth began to explain about Sarah's mother and father, the castle, the crystal, Moroviel, and Sarah's mission. And then Jareth handed her the mirror. Hannah was open-mouthed the whole time. After Sarah and Jareth finished, Hannah was lost for words. Apparently she's new to this whole thing about Sarah being heir to the throne of a Goblin city. Sarah couldn't blame her.
Hannah gave Sarah a hug, "Don't worry, I got you covered, you two go on now.."
Sarah hugged her back, "Just tell the mirror my name and we can talk that way", she smiled, then turned to Jareth, he offered her an arm, "Ready?"
"Ready"
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OK! finished with my second chappie! thanks for all the reivews! couldnt have done it without your help! ok, ok, so ive only got four, but i love ya anyways! and I hope the plot made sence, i went back and fixed my problems, but if you see a fault in the story line, please tell me and ill fix it! luv ya!
~Stacy
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Really. it i owned something id be sittin in Jareth's castle admiring Jareth. i can only admire him through a tv screen. poo *pout*
Chapter 2: The Crystal
Rating: PG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~*INTRO*~
I follow the night
Can't stand the light
When will I begin to live again?
One day I'll fly away
Leave all this to yesterday
What more could your love do for me?
When will love be through with me?
Why live life from dream to dream
And dread the day when dreaming ends?
-Nichole Kidman (Moulin Rouge)
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Chapter 2
Sarah locked the door, sat on the bed and examined the crystal. It must have been from Jareth. But how could it be? She only dreams of him, heck, for all she knew, she could be dreaming right now. But she set that aside. She looked deep into it and saw pictures. Seemed like a riddle of some sort.
*Gee, if it's a riddle it MUST be from Jareth*
First it showed the Labyrinth, it was beautiful, like she remembered it when she first saw it. Then she saw, to her surprise, a beautiful young woman, who seemed to be carrying a baby, she stroked her round, smooth belly and kissed a man next to her. "Must have been the father", she thought outloud. Then it showed a big group of people marching towards the castle, then it was in ruins. She gasped at the sight, until she saw a familiar face emurging from the wreckage, it was Jareth, and then the picture showed the Labyrinth, back the way it was. And that was it.
She was shocked. What could this mean? Who was that young woman? Why was the castle of the Goblin City in ruins? Was there a war a long time ago or something? She knew there was something disturbingly familiar about that woman. And that man, too. She shook her head. Probably nothing.
She placed the crystal under her bed trying to sort things out. This crystal had to have meant something....she wasn't sure what...uuhh! The answer seemed so close but she couldn't put her finger on it. She began to feel frustrated. Why does this kind of thing have to happen to her? She sighed. Well, best not worry the matter. She fell on her back, picturing Jareth again. His beautiful eyes...his spikey blonde hair...his seductive voice...
*Shut up shut up shut up!*
She walked over to her side of the closet, and found a shirt and a vest. The same ones she wore three years ago in the Labyrinth. She hadn't worn it since. Slowly, she took off her black dress and replaced it with a pair of jeans(a new pair, of course), and the shirt and vest. She looked into the mirror hanging on the closet. She felt 15 again. The shirt fit her perfectly, to her surprise, and the shirt still smelled of the Labyrinth. She smiled as she modeled for herself. She hid her black dress in her suitcase, telling people she threw up on it when they see her in different clothes. After a few moments of remembering, she shut the closet and made her way back to her next few classes before dark.
Later, Hannah and Sarah were talking, laughing, sharing stories. They started to become very best friends. They started talking of the Labyrinth as Hannah brought it up.
"So...", she said secretly, "Was he cute?"
Sarah laughed, "Well, yes, sort of".
*Sort of? HA!*
"Y'know....I really hope I can meet him..", she said, tilting her head.
"Don't count on it", Sarah said, half laughing, "I haven't seen him since....". She paused and remembered seeing him in class, "...I..I was first in the Labyrinth, three years ago", she said quickly. Hannah eyed her suspiciously, then it turned into a grin, "Sure, right", she said, giving Sarah a playful shove in the shoulder.
The two girls were laughing and playing around, when Sarah stopped dead in her tracks. Hannah was trying to get her attention, but Sarah could only look at the white owl outside the window.
"Sarah? What's the matter? Its just a stupid owl, what's so interesting about that?" she asked, oblivious to the fact that white owl was Jareth. As if in a trance, Sarah walked over to the window and opened it, allowing it to fly inside. He flew above their heads, Hannah in shock, as the owl transformed into Jareth. Jareth smiled at Sarah, almost oblivious Hannah was even in the room.
"Hello, Sarah, we meet again", he said simply.
Hannah whispered in Sarah's ear, "Who's that? Is that Jareth? My...does he know how to make an entrance!".
Sarah said slowly, "Hannah, this is Jareth, you've heard about him, and Jareth, this is Hannah, my roomate''. The two shook hands, Jareth raised a brow, "Charmed, I'm sure", Hannah just looked at him as if he were the most beautiful creature on earth, "Pleasure's all mine...", she said, finally, regretfully removing her hand from his grasp.
Sarah drew her attention to him, "And may I ask what you are doing here?"
Jareth looked at her up and down, "My, have you grown into a beauty....'', he stroked the hem of her vest, "What have we here? The same threads you wore into the Labyrinth'', he said swiftly, "All those years ago..." Sarah quivered at the touch of his finger, aparently both Hannah and Jareth noticed the shaky sigh she let out. They both stared at her, Hannah looking at her like, "Ooohh! Your in loooove!!", and Jareth with a slightly amused face, Sarah blushed, "You didn't answer my question, dear Goblin King", she said, still feeling his light touch. Jareth looked at her, "You wouldn't mind if your little friend left us alone would you?", he looked at Hannah.
As if on cue, she said quickly, "Oh!", she slapped her forehead, "Silly me! I left my bookbag in the cafeteria, I better go get it, excuse me", she curtsied at Jareth, and gave Sarah a tiny wink before exiting the room. She looked at him nervously.
"Well, what's this all about your Majesty?", she asked, half sarcasticaly.
"Please, call me Jareth, and I came because I need your help, see, I have an enemy, her name is Moroviel, she is a fae, like me, only with more power. She has an army of females, but they're tougher than they seem. My Goblins are terrified of her, and they don't listen to my commands, and throwing them into the Bog is no good, because thats one less fighter", he said, "I need your forces, to save my castle and my Labyrinth", he said, while gently touching her arm.
She shuddered again, "How can I help? I am a mear mortal, I'd stand no chance", she said, wondering where this was going.
Jareth smiled, "You can be as powerful as me if you desire, it lies within that crystal," he said, and the crystal quickly rolled out from under the bed and floated into her hands, "This crystal is no ordinary crystal, It holds magic far greater than mine, therefor I cannot weild it".
"And I can?", she said, her voice a little squeaky.
"Why yes, this crystal once belonged to your mother", he said simply, as if it was the most natural thing in the world to say.
"My...my..my mother?'', she asked, speechless.
He half laughed, "Yes Sarah, your mother, she was once the most powerful Queen of the Goblins, and during that time she still had you in her stomache, until one day the castle was attacked, no one was left alive, I was the only one who survived, along with your father, and then I found this crystal, it helped me gain back my powers, but eventually it didn't respond to me, only to the future Queen of the Underground. As I wander around the castle that lay in ruins, I came across a newborn baby girl, you, Sarah, we guessed she had you right before she died. But, back to the crystal. It contains powers so great, Moroviel's army can be defeated, but I need you to return with me, you are the only one who can weild it".
Sarah looked into the crystal, and saw everything again. THAT was why the woman was so familiar, THAT was why the castle had been in ruins...all came together, yet made no sence at all.
"If you found me why was I raised on the Aboveground?"
"It wasn't safe for you Underground during that time, I had to put you someplace safe until the city was fully restored, so I sent you and your father to the Aboveground until the mess was straightened out", he said.
"Well...", she started, "How can my mother be the Queen of the Underground? She's a mortal."
"Your mother wished a child away a long time ago. She made it through by herself, yes, but before I was King of goblins, your father was, he's an immortal", Jareth said, hardly noticing this shocked expression on her face,"Since he had to leave, I took the throne in his stead".
"My father was King? Then who were you?", Sarah asked.
"I was his best friend, I was always there for him in his hours of need", he said, "Anyhow, like I did, your father dropped in on your mother every now and then to complicate her journey, and she HATED him at first, but then, she grew to like him, and soon love him, and before he knew it, he was in love with her too, and then they married, and soon she was pregnant with you", he said, "And since you are the bloodline of your mother, only you can weild this power, the only power Underground that can save my kingdom", Jareth finished.
Sarah was just....aghast. Her mother was Queen of the goblins? Does that mean she's heir to the throne? And if Jareth's King....no! She put that aside, if she was going through with this, that was the last of her worries. She turned to him. "When shall Moroviel's army return for battle?", Sarah asked, a little braver.
"In about a week, but I can't go back by myself, you have to come with me', he said, a little happy. All of this was totally up to her, without her, the Labyrinth was doomed.
Just then he locked his gaze into hers. He traced the line of her jaw, making her whimper. He smiled, and gently placed a hand on her waist, "Dance with me", he whispered into her ear, and then they did. They began dancing to their own music, mainly, Jareth's voice.
There's such a sad love
Deep in your eyes
A kind of pale jewel
Open and closed within your eyes
I'll place the sky within your eyes
He sang, they danced, eventually she placed a head on his shoulder. He rocked her, then they just looked into each others eyes, nowhere else. Jareth pulled her closer, and Jareth could feel Sarah's arms slightly shaking, he smiled,"Your trembling".
"Am not", she said, half defensive, half embarassed.
Jareth's only response was a deep kiss into her mouth. Sarah was at first, surprised, but then she relaxed, not wanting to waste this moment, this time with Jareth. She kissed him back, stroking his cheek. She closed her eyes, half expecting to wake up, of hear her alarm clock. But neither of those things did she see when she opened her eyes, no, just the eyes of Jareth, his deep, blue and green eyes, so full of innocence, of passion. She blushed, and turned her gaze to the crystal, then back up at Jareth.
"Well, I'll do it....for the Labyrinth", she added quickly,"But I don't know if I can leave Hannah here all alone....."
"She'll be fine if you explain the sittuation, she'll understand if she's really your friend, besides," He conjoured up a crystal and it turned into a small mirror, "You can see her whenever you like" he said. She said nothing, but mindlessly locked her eyes to his again, there was just something about his eyes that made her skin tingle, her heart skip a beat. Soon it was her turn to latch to his lips, for no apparent reason, but this has been something she's been longing to do....
*Was it? I thought you didn't love him!*
She figured she didn't, but a kiss or two wouldn't hurt.
The kiss deepened, making it harder and harder to let go as the passion between both of them rose. Just then, without warning, Hannah walked in on their make out session. Sarah and Jareth looked up sharply, and Sarah blushed like crazy.
Hannah looked at each of them akwardly, "I wasn't interrupting anything, was I?"
Jareth smirked, "Not at all, young lady", he said, noting of Sarah's embarassment.
Sarah quickly tried to change the subject, "Hannah, I need to leave with Jareth, your to tell the teacher something happened to me or something, I won't be able to make it, anything you can think of, understand?" Hannah barely noticed her words, even though she heard them, she was too busy fighting off a fit of giggles at the look on Sarah's face.
She raised a brow, "Oh? Something came up?", she said.
Sarah sighed, "Hannah, theres something we should tell you..."
So Sarah and Jareth began to explain about Sarah's mother and father, the castle, the crystal, Moroviel, and Sarah's mission. And then Jareth handed her the mirror. Hannah was open-mouthed the whole time. After Sarah and Jareth finished, Hannah was lost for words. Apparently she's new to this whole thing about Sarah being heir to the throne of a Goblin city. Sarah couldn't blame her.
Hannah gave Sarah a hug, "Don't worry, I got you covered, you two go on now.."
Sarah hugged her back, "Just tell the mirror my name and we can talk that way", she smiled, then turned to Jareth, he offered her an arm, "Ready?"
"Ready"
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OK! finished with my second chappie! thanks for all the reivews! couldnt have done it without your help! ok, ok, so ive only got four, but i love ya anyways! and I hope the plot made sence, i went back and fixed my problems, but if you see a fault in the story line, please tell me and ill fix it! luv ya!
~Stacy