Disclaimer: These characters are NOT mine!!! I think that should be clear.
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Author's Note: Sorry it has been a while, but I have had some problems with my computer and there has been a lot of crap going on at school since graduation is coming up. If you guys have any ideas for my story they would be much appreciated. = Thought ()= Mind to mind
Chapter 3
"Jareth?" She said aloud looking into Aereth's eyes.
Only, Aereth was no longer Aereth, but Jareth. The room spun and before she knew it she was in her bedroom.
Sarah knew there was something familiar about him. She couldn't believe it had taken her so long to find out. It was in his eyes. Once they were dancing she knew it had to be him. The way he held her. All she could think about was the ball in the underground. She wanted to get close to him, wanted him to wrap her in his embrace, but she backed away towards her bed.
"Why?" She said trying to hold in tears. "Sarah, I am sorry, but it was the only way I could think of to get you to know the real me and how I truly feel about you. I would have revealed myself tonight after the dance."
She sat on her bed and cried. Jareth sat next to her and put his arm around her in a friendly hug and tried to explain to her why he did it.
"Don't touch me!" she shouted. "Sarah? Please..." "Get Out!"
Sarah was very upset. She wanted to be with him, but she was angry. How could she forgive him for doing something like that to her? She cried herself to sleep.
When Sarah woke up the next morning she saw a crystal on her pillow. It was the one she had seen at the shop with the girl and the unicorn. She picked it up to get a closer look and noticed a not underneath it:
Sarah, I am sorry. I only meant for you to know the true me. Please forgive me. I know you liked the crystal. I bought the day we went to the shop after seeing you admire it. I was going to give it to you last night. If ever you need me, all you have to do is call. Jareth
Sarah didn't know how to feel about all of this. She needed someone to talk to. She walked over to her vanity table and sat down. She looked in her mirror and said "Hoggle, I need you."
The sides of the mirror started swirling and she saw Hoggle's reflection on her bed and turned around to see him. She ran up to him and gave him a hug and kissed his cheek.
"I missed you so much Hoggle." "I was wondering when you would call me." He said smiling. "Oh Hoggle, I'm so sorry. It's just been strange. It is hard to believe that it all happened."
Sarah had tears in her eyes. They were red and puffy from crying the night before. Hoggle noticed and asked what was wrong. She explained everything that had happened and he looked up at her puzzled.
He had not heard what had happened between her and Jareth yet. So it was easy for him to seem like he knew nothing about Jareth's plans.
"Hoggle, how can I feel this way? I want to be with him and away from him at the same time. I should hate him for all he has put me through. I mean, he was going to turn my brother into a goblin!"
"Goblin? Why would he do that? Those creatures are horribly stupid and disgusting and he has enough of them already."
"He said he would become one of them."
"Ah, he meant fae, like him."
"That is just as bad. He took my brother. He is evil and takes children."
"Sarah, think about it. You wished your brother away. Jareth would not have come otherwise. He gave you a chance to prove you truly wanted him back."
Sarah was getting angry at him taking sides with Jareth.
"Hoggle, he was so cruel. He hurt me."
"Sarah, I need to tell you something. Jareth has been destroyed since you have left. The labyrinth is tied with his emotions. He has been broken down since you left. He has loved you since that night. He has not been eating or sleeping properly and everything is going downhill in the labyrinth."
Hoggle told her he had to return to the underground and for her to think things through before she jumped to any conclusions.
When Hoggle left Sarah tried to push everything to the back of her mind and took a shower and went downstairs for breakfast.
When she got downstairs Toby ran up to her and hugged her.
"Sarah, can we go outside and play today?" "Sure, Toby." She smiled down at him.
Karen made pancakes. She smiled at Sarah and put a small stack on her plate. Sarah's father was reading the paper. He looked over and smiled at her.
After Sarah had finished eating Toby grabbed her and pulled her outside. She took him to the park and pushed him on the swings. She loved her little brother dearly.
As she played with him she thought about Jareth. She thought about her talk with Hoggle.
I did wish Toby away. Jareth was only doing his job, but that doesn't make it right. He is still evil. If only I could talk to him and- "Sarah?" "Huh? Yes, Toby." She looked at him puzzled. He seemed excited over something. "Look Sarah, there is an owl up in the tree!"
Sarah looked up and saw a white barn owl up in the tree.
"Sarah, it looks like the one Jareth turned into." Sarah looked at him bewildered. It surprised her how much he remembered even though he was so young when it all happened. Sarah figured this was as good a time as any to talk to Jareth. She knew Toby wouldn't say anything so she said, "Jareth, can we talk?"
The owl flew down and changed into a man wearing a poet's shirt, an over jacket, lose fitting pants, boots, and leather gloves. He had golden hair up to his shoulders and spiked at the top and he had deep blue eyes that usually looked cruel, but at the moment they looked full of warmth and concern.
Toby surprised Sarah when he ran up to Jareth and hugged him. Jareth was on his knees hugging him back. Sarah was ready to run over and protect him, but Jareth realized how she felt and heard his voice in her mind when she locked eyes with him. (Sarah, I won't hurt him or take him.) Sarah believed him and stayed where she was.
"Why don't you go play on the slide for a little bit while I speak with your sister?" "Ok."
Jareth sat on a bench and Sarah came and sat next to him.
"Jareth, why did you become a student at my school and ask me out?" "Sarah, do you remember the line in the book? The one about the king falling in love with the girl?" Sarah remembered it very well. It was one of her favorite lines. "No, I can't! Your evil. I can't be with someone evil." "Evil? How so?" He said with amusement in his voice. "You take children away." "I only take away children that are wished away. They are better off with me if they are not wanted. If they truly are wanted back the person that wished them away always has a chance to get them back." "I see, but I wanted Toby back and I was the only person to beat your labyrinth." "Yes you were, but people don't have to beat the labyrinth to get the child back. They just have to prove they truly want it back."
Sarah was surprised at hearing all this. It made a lot of since and it seemed to her he was not evil, but good. She was happy now that she could let him know of her true feelings.
"You are full of surprises Jareth. I thought you a cruel man, but you have proved to be compassionate and understanding." She said with a mischievous smile on her face.
Jareth put his arm around Sarah and pulled her close. She looked up into his warm eyes and laid her head on his shoulder and watched Toby play. She suddenly felt very tired and fell asleep.
Jareth called to Toby and he came running to him instantly.
"Is Sarah alright?" Toby asked. "She will be fine. She is just tired. I will take you home. I think I better take you through the front door so it is not noticeable." He changed into Aereth and carried Sarah to her home with Toby beside him.
Karen came to the door and saw Sarah in Aereth's arms and Toby beside him.
"Is she alright," Karen asked, a worried expression on her face. "She will be fine. I think she is tired. We were sitting and talking while watching Toby play and she fell asleep." "Come on it," Karen said. She showed him where Sarah's room was and he laid her on the bed. "Thank you very much for bringing her and Toby home." Karen said. "It was no problem. I must be going now. Goodbye Mrs. Williams." "Goodbye, and thanks again." With that Aereth walked out of the house as if to leave and then in a flash was back in Sarah's room. He traced her face with his hand. He had taken off his glove before touching her. He kissed her on her forehead and was gone back into the underground.
Sarah had an awful dream that night.
~Dream~ Sarah was in the underground. Not near the Goblin Kingdom, but she knew it was the underground. There was a man with spiky red hair dressed similarly to Jareth.
"So this is the famous Lady Sarah." He said with amusement in his voice. "Who are you?" she asked backing away from him. "I am Xenototh, King of the demons." "What do you want from me, demon King?" "Please do not use my title. Call me Xenototh. As for what I want, I want you. I heard you were beautiful, but I did not know you were this beautiful." He said coming close to her and reaching out his hand to touch her face. She slapped it away. "Let me go, you can not keep me here. Jareth will save me." "Jareth can not help you here and I will have you." Xenothoth grabbed her arms and roughly pushed her against the wall. She struggled to get away from him, but his body only came much closer to hers and she could feel every bit of him. "Get off of me!" she shouted. All she could think to do was to call for Jareth.
~Jareth~ Meanwhile Jareth was using one of his crystals to check up on Sarah. He saw her struggling in her bed and she was sweating. She was having a bad dream. He went to her and sat next to her on the bed. He could feel magic in the air. He tried to wake her by calling her name quietly and shaking her gently, but she would not wake. He went into Sarah's mind to see what was going on.
~Back to Dream~
"Xenototh! Get away form Sarah immediately!" He said throwing him an icy glare.
Xenototh threw Sarah aside and turned to see Jareth.
"Jareth, just having a little fun." "Stay away form Sarah!" Jareth said to Xenototh. He threw Sarah a worried glance. "Sarah," he said softly, "It is time for you to wake up now."
~End of Dream~
Sarah felt better now that Jareth was there and everything slowly faded away and she opened her eyes to find herself in her bed. Jareth was sitting next to Sarah on the edge of the bed. He had a worried expression on his face. Sarah sat up abruptly and hugged him. She was shaking. He hugged her and pulled her close.
"Sarah, are you alright?"
"I think so."
It was already 2:00 Sunday. She had slept all day and all night. Her father knocked on the door and Jareth told her he would be right back, then vanished. Her father walked into the room and looked at her with concern. "Sarah, are you alright? You have been sleeping an awfully long time. Aereth brought you here yesterday afternoon." "I'm find daddy, I was just really tired." "Alright then." He said.
He leaned down and kissed her on the forehead then he left. Jareth appeared again and sat on the end of the bed. "Will you be alright Sarah?" "I will be fine." She said smiling at him. "You must be careful. Xenototh is dangerous and what happens in his dreams may affect you in the real world to." He said this looking at Sarah's arms. He saw bruises on her right shoulder from when she hit the ground after being thrown aside by Xenototh. She saw where he was glancing and said she would be fine. Jareth leaned in and kissed her lips. She kissed him back and they didn't pull apart until they were almost out of breath. "Sarah, I must go now, will you join me for dinner tonight?" "Of course." He saw a worried look on her face. "What is it Sarah?" "What do I tell my parents? I can't tell them I am going out with the goblin king. I don't think they are ready for that yet." "I will pick you up at 6. Don't worry about your parents. I will come as Aereth, then we will walk a distance and I will transport us to the castle." He kissed her on the forehead and vanished. He appeared in Toby's room. Toby was sitting on the bed playing a video game. "Toby, please keep and eye on your sister and if anything unusual happens call me." "I will." Toby said looking up at him smiling. Jareth gave Toby a hug and went back to the underground to keep things under control and prepare everything for dinner.
Author's Note: For those of you that are wondering about my character's name, Xenototh. It is the greek word for death. I thought it fit since he is evil. :)
Author's Note: Sorry it has been a while, but I have had some problems with my computer and there has been a lot of crap going on at school since graduation is coming up. If you guys have any ideas for my story they would be much appreciated. = Thought ()= Mind to mind
Chapter 3
"Jareth?" She said aloud looking into Aereth's eyes.
Only, Aereth was no longer Aereth, but Jareth. The room spun and before she knew it she was in her bedroom.
Sarah knew there was something familiar about him. She couldn't believe it had taken her so long to find out. It was in his eyes. Once they were dancing she knew it had to be him. The way he held her. All she could think about was the ball in the underground. She wanted to get close to him, wanted him to wrap her in his embrace, but she backed away towards her bed.
"Why?" She said trying to hold in tears. "Sarah, I am sorry, but it was the only way I could think of to get you to know the real me and how I truly feel about you. I would have revealed myself tonight after the dance."
She sat on her bed and cried. Jareth sat next to her and put his arm around her in a friendly hug and tried to explain to her why he did it.
"Don't touch me!" she shouted. "Sarah? Please..." "Get Out!"
Sarah was very upset. She wanted to be with him, but she was angry. How could she forgive him for doing something like that to her? She cried herself to sleep.
When Sarah woke up the next morning she saw a crystal on her pillow. It was the one she had seen at the shop with the girl and the unicorn. She picked it up to get a closer look and noticed a not underneath it:
Sarah, I am sorry. I only meant for you to know the true me. Please forgive me. I know you liked the crystal. I bought the day we went to the shop after seeing you admire it. I was going to give it to you last night. If ever you need me, all you have to do is call. Jareth
Sarah didn't know how to feel about all of this. She needed someone to talk to. She walked over to her vanity table and sat down. She looked in her mirror and said "Hoggle, I need you."
The sides of the mirror started swirling and she saw Hoggle's reflection on her bed and turned around to see him. She ran up to him and gave him a hug and kissed his cheek.
"I missed you so much Hoggle." "I was wondering when you would call me." He said smiling. "Oh Hoggle, I'm so sorry. It's just been strange. It is hard to believe that it all happened."
Sarah had tears in her eyes. They were red and puffy from crying the night before. Hoggle noticed and asked what was wrong. She explained everything that had happened and he looked up at her puzzled.
He had not heard what had happened between her and Jareth yet. So it was easy for him to seem like he knew nothing about Jareth's plans.
"Hoggle, how can I feel this way? I want to be with him and away from him at the same time. I should hate him for all he has put me through. I mean, he was going to turn my brother into a goblin!"
"Goblin? Why would he do that? Those creatures are horribly stupid and disgusting and he has enough of them already."
"He said he would become one of them."
"Ah, he meant fae, like him."
"That is just as bad. He took my brother. He is evil and takes children."
"Sarah, think about it. You wished your brother away. Jareth would not have come otherwise. He gave you a chance to prove you truly wanted him back."
Sarah was getting angry at him taking sides with Jareth.
"Hoggle, he was so cruel. He hurt me."
"Sarah, I need to tell you something. Jareth has been destroyed since you have left. The labyrinth is tied with his emotions. He has been broken down since you left. He has loved you since that night. He has not been eating or sleeping properly and everything is going downhill in the labyrinth."
Hoggle told her he had to return to the underground and for her to think things through before she jumped to any conclusions.
When Hoggle left Sarah tried to push everything to the back of her mind and took a shower and went downstairs for breakfast.
When she got downstairs Toby ran up to her and hugged her.
"Sarah, can we go outside and play today?" "Sure, Toby." She smiled down at him.
Karen made pancakes. She smiled at Sarah and put a small stack on her plate. Sarah's father was reading the paper. He looked over and smiled at her.
After Sarah had finished eating Toby grabbed her and pulled her outside. She took him to the park and pushed him on the swings. She loved her little brother dearly.
As she played with him she thought about Jareth. She thought about her talk with Hoggle.
I did wish Toby away. Jareth was only doing his job, but that doesn't make it right. He is still evil. If only I could talk to him and- "Sarah?" "Huh? Yes, Toby." She looked at him puzzled. He seemed excited over something. "Look Sarah, there is an owl up in the tree!"
Sarah looked up and saw a white barn owl up in the tree.
"Sarah, it looks like the one Jareth turned into." Sarah looked at him bewildered. It surprised her how much he remembered even though he was so young when it all happened. Sarah figured this was as good a time as any to talk to Jareth. She knew Toby wouldn't say anything so she said, "Jareth, can we talk?"
The owl flew down and changed into a man wearing a poet's shirt, an over jacket, lose fitting pants, boots, and leather gloves. He had golden hair up to his shoulders and spiked at the top and he had deep blue eyes that usually looked cruel, but at the moment they looked full of warmth and concern.
Toby surprised Sarah when he ran up to Jareth and hugged him. Jareth was on his knees hugging him back. Sarah was ready to run over and protect him, but Jareth realized how she felt and heard his voice in her mind when she locked eyes with him. (Sarah, I won't hurt him or take him.) Sarah believed him and stayed where she was.
"Why don't you go play on the slide for a little bit while I speak with your sister?" "Ok."
Jareth sat on a bench and Sarah came and sat next to him.
"Jareth, why did you become a student at my school and ask me out?" "Sarah, do you remember the line in the book? The one about the king falling in love with the girl?" Sarah remembered it very well. It was one of her favorite lines. "No, I can't! Your evil. I can't be with someone evil." "Evil? How so?" He said with amusement in his voice. "You take children away." "I only take away children that are wished away. They are better off with me if they are not wanted. If they truly are wanted back the person that wished them away always has a chance to get them back." "I see, but I wanted Toby back and I was the only person to beat your labyrinth." "Yes you were, but people don't have to beat the labyrinth to get the child back. They just have to prove they truly want it back."
Sarah was surprised at hearing all this. It made a lot of since and it seemed to her he was not evil, but good. She was happy now that she could let him know of her true feelings.
"You are full of surprises Jareth. I thought you a cruel man, but you have proved to be compassionate and understanding." She said with a mischievous smile on her face.
Jareth put his arm around Sarah and pulled her close. She looked up into his warm eyes and laid her head on his shoulder and watched Toby play. She suddenly felt very tired and fell asleep.
Jareth called to Toby and he came running to him instantly.
"Is Sarah alright?" Toby asked. "She will be fine. She is just tired. I will take you home. I think I better take you through the front door so it is not noticeable." He changed into Aereth and carried Sarah to her home with Toby beside him.
Karen came to the door and saw Sarah in Aereth's arms and Toby beside him.
"Is she alright," Karen asked, a worried expression on her face. "She will be fine. I think she is tired. We were sitting and talking while watching Toby play and she fell asleep." "Come on it," Karen said. She showed him where Sarah's room was and he laid her on the bed. "Thank you very much for bringing her and Toby home." Karen said. "It was no problem. I must be going now. Goodbye Mrs. Williams." "Goodbye, and thanks again." With that Aereth walked out of the house as if to leave and then in a flash was back in Sarah's room. He traced her face with his hand. He had taken off his glove before touching her. He kissed her on her forehead and was gone back into the underground.
Sarah had an awful dream that night.
~Dream~ Sarah was in the underground. Not near the Goblin Kingdom, but she knew it was the underground. There was a man with spiky red hair dressed similarly to Jareth.
"So this is the famous Lady Sarah." He said with amusement in his voice. "Who are you?" she asked backing away from him. "I am Xenototh, King of the demons." "What do you want from me, demon King?" "Please do not use my title. Call me Xenototh. As for what I want, I want you. I heard you were beautiful, but I did not know you were this beautiful." He said coming close to her and reaching out his hand to touch her face. She slapped it away. "Let me go, you can not keep me here. Jareth will save me." "Jareth can not help you here and I will have you." Xenothoth grabbed her arms and roughly pushed her against the wall. She struggled to get away from him, but his body only came much closer to hers and she could feel every bit of him. "Get off of me!" she shouted. All she could think to do was to call for Jareth.
~Jareth~ Meanwhile Jareth was using one of his crystals to check up on Sarah. He saw her struggling in her bed and she was sweating. She was having a bad dream. He went to her and sat next to her on the bed. He could feel magic in the air. He tried to wake her by calling her name quietly and shaking her gently, but she would not wake. He went into Sarah's mind to see what was going on.
~Back to Dream~
"Xenototh! Get away form Sarah immediately!" He said throwing him an icy glare.
Xenototh threw Sarah aside and turned to see Jareth.
"Jareth, just having a little fun." "Stay away form Sarah!" Jareth said to Xenototh. He threw Sarah a worried glance. "Sarah," he said softly, "It is time for you to wake up now."
~End of Dream~
Sarah felt better now that Jareth was there and everything slowly faded away and she opened her eyes to find herself in her bed. Jareth was sitting next to Sarah on the edge of the bed. He had a worried expression on his face. Sarah sat up abruptly and hugged him. She was shaking. He hugged her and pulled her close.
"Sarah, are you alright?"
"I think so."
It was already 2:00 Sunday. She had slept all day and all night. Her father knocked on the door and Jareth told her he would be right back, then vanished. Her father walked into the room and looked at her with concern. "Sarah, are you alright? You have been sleeping an awfully long time. Aereth brought you here yesterday afternoon." "I'm find daddy, I was just really tired." "Alright then." He said.
He leaned down and kissed her on the forehead then he left. Jareth appeared again and sat on the end of the bed. "Will you be alright Sarah?" "I will be fine." She said smiling at him. "You must be careful. Xenototh is dangerous and what happens in his dreams may affect you in the real world to." He said this looking at Sarah's arms. He saw bruises on her right shoulder from when she hit the ground after being thrown aside by Xenototh. She saw where he was glancing and said she would be fine. Jareth leaned in and kissed her lips. She kissed him back and they didn't pull apart until they were almost out of breath. "Sarah, I must go now, will you join me for dinner tonight?" "Of course." He saw a worried look on her face. "What is it Sarah?" "What do I tell my parents? I can't tell them I am going out with the goblin king. I don't think they are ready for that yet." "I will pick you up at 6. Don't worry about your parents. I will come as Aereth, then we will walk a distance and I will transport us to the castle." He kissed her on the forehead and vanished. He appeared in Toby's room. Toby was sitting on the bed playing a video game. "Toby, please keep and eye on your sister and if anything unusual happens call me." "I will." Toby said looking up at him smiling. Jareth gave Toby a hug and went back to the underground to keep things under control and prepare everything for dinner.
Author's Note: For those of you that are wondering about my character's name, Xenototh. It is the greek word for death. I thought it fit since he is evil. :)
