Title: Crystal Moments
Author: Earth_Goddess
Email: vtarcher_33@yahoo.com
Chapters: 4
Status: not complete
Disclaimer: if you already don't know than check chapter 1.
Chapter 4: Until We Meet Again
Jareth sat in his thrown with one leg thrown lazily over the arm of the thrown as he starred into one of his crystals as the three girls conversed with the worm. 'Why didn't I get rid of that worm all he does is tell them where to go.'
Looking into the crystal once more he heard Hotaru yell. "ohh my god, you soo have to try this!" then watched as Serena ran through and yelled "ohh, Trista, this is cool. Come on lets go save Rini."
Jumping up immediately he dropped his crystal and it shattered across the floor. 'so her name is Trista.' He sighed her name aloud. "Trista, finally I know your name my green haired beauty." He heard giggling coming from all around him and he noticed he was standing in the middle of his thrown room surrounded by goblins. "Quiet." With that he disappeared from the thrown room only to reappear in his chamber.
He walked over to a very comfortable chair next to the fireplace and with a flick of his wrist the fire came to life. Jareth sat cuddled up in his armchair starring far into the crystal at the three girls once more.
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All three girls continued down the right passageway they came to a small garden, which had six different colored rose bushes. When they turned back to go the way they came there was a dead end. On the wall that wasn't there before was a plaque. In scripted:
Six roses all hold their meanings, Life, Love, Dreams, Death, Hate, Nightmares. Remember things are not quite what they seem. Beware which one you pick, A drop of blood does the trick.
"That's strange so are we supposed to pick one or something?" Hotaru asked. "Although I don't like the last part about the drop of blood." She shivered just thinking about it.
"I know, but I think that if we don't pick one than we'll never get Rini back." Serena said looking at the six different colored roses. "Well there's red, yellow, blue, orange, purple and this dark green. Half of these colored roses don't exist on earth. I feel so at ease and at peace." Her eyes glazed over at the thought of Darian and his red roses.
"I think we should all pick a different one so that we have a better chance at finding Rini." Trista suggested, Hotaru and Serena must have been thinking of the same thing because Hotaru walked towards the yellow and purple roses trying to decide which one to choose. Serena had walked over to the red and orange rose bushes and started chewing on her nails in indecision.
All that was left was the dark green and blue roses. Trista walked over not paying attention until she heard a scream and turned to see a purple rose fall to the ground, Hotaru was nowhere to be seen. Rushing over Trista carefully picked up the rose. Examining it she saw a single blood drop on the thorn.
"Well I guess we should just get this over with then." Serena said walking over and picking the red rose. She ran her fingers over the flower part and then down towards the thorns praying that it would lead her towards. She gasped as the thorn cut through her skin; she looked down and saw a drop of blood fall before the world around her went black.
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Hotaru stared down at the clear water; she sat on a rock, which over hanged a foot above the water. Reaching down she wanted to feel the smooth texture and wetness engulf her hand.
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Serena sat up and opened her eyes. She was in Darian's apartment. "Wha.what happened?"
"Ohh, you're awake." Darian said coming over to sit next to her.
"Why am I here? I have to save Rini!" she said jumping to her feet.
"Serena Rini's fine. She's out with the other scouts."
"But, what about New York, the labyrinth?"
"Sit down, now that must have been some dream you had."
"A dream. it wasn't. it can't be a dream. I was there, it was so real."
"Come here." Darian said pulling her to him in a warm embrace. But Serena still had doubts.
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Hotaru reached her hand in the warm water. Pulling her hand out of the water she felt something tug on her arm pulling her into the water. Bobbing back up to the surface she saw the world around her go dark just as she was again pulled beneath the surface.
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Laying in Darian's arms she thought about all that had happened. She thought of the rose and she brought her finger up to eye level. She looked at the still fresh cut and remembered the plaque. There was something like 'remember nothing is quite what it seems.'
She smiled at the thought that none of this was real and that the goblin king was only trying to test her and she had figured it out.
"What are you smiling at, beautiful." Darian said looking into her eyes.
"Ohh, nothing. Only that you aren't real." She said jumping up from the couch. "None of this is real."
Darian stood up and walked over to her. He grabbed her hand and rested it on his chest. "What do you feel?"
"Your heartbeat."
"Am I real?"
"No, I told you none of this is real." He brought his lips down to hers in a crushing kiss. "How could that be fake? I am real."
"No your not, I have to save Rini!" she turned when she heard a him growl.
"No, you are wrong, I am quite real."
She stopped when she heard his voice. That voice. "Jareth, but what. where is."
"Ohh you mean that image your mind created. I must ask you what it is with you mortals why do you always deny love?"
"That was not love and you had better give Rini back RIGHT NOW!"
"Quiet! I think that maybe you would want to know what happened to your friend Hotaru?"
"wh.where is she."
"Well she's living out her worst Death."
"Death!"
"Yes, as we speak she is drowning in a beautiful lake. See." He said tossing her a crystal with a picture of Hotaru, struggling or her life.
"Hotaru!!!" she screamed.
"You could save her."
"How?"
"Just give your self to me in the end even if you win, but if you win than that Rini can go back with Hotaru and Trista." He sighed inwardly at the sound of her name coming from his lips. 'She has such a beautiful name. Trista.'
"Ok, I'll do it, but please hurry and help her!" Jareth produced another crystal and threw it at her and Serena's world went black again.
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Hotaru gave up on the struggle and let out her last breath as the world around her went black.
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Serena opened her eyes and sat up surveying her surroundings. She heard a cough and turned to a wet but alive Hotaru who had sat up next to her. "Oh Hotaru." Serena grabbed her in a tight hug.
"What happened?"
Serena explained all that had happened but she left out the part where she gave herself to the goblin King.
Author: Earth_Goddess
Email: vtarcher_33@yahoo.com
Chapters: 4
Status: not complete
Disclaimer: if you already don't know than check chapter 1.
Chapter 4: Until We Meet Again
Jareth sat in his thrown with one leg thrown lazily over the arm of the thrown as he starred into one of his crystals as the three girls conversed with the worm. 'Why didn't I get rid of that worm all he does is tell them where to go.'
Looking into the crystal once more he heard Hotaru yell. "ohh my god, you soo have to try this!" then watched as Serena ran through and yelled "ohh, Trista, this is cool. Come on lets go save Rini."
Jumping up immediately he dropped his crystal and it shattered across the floor. 'so her name is Trista.' He sighed her name aloud. "Trista, finally I know your name my green haired beauty." He heard giggling coming from all around him and he noticed he was standing in the middle of his thrown room surrounded by goblins. "Quiet." With that he disappeared from the thrown room only to reappear in his chamber.
He walked over to a very comfortable chair next to the fireplace and with a flick of his wrist the fire came to life. Jareth sat cuddled up in his armchair starring far into the crystal at the three girls once more.
@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'
All three girls continued down the right passageway they came to a small garden, which had six different colored rose bushes. When they turned back to go the way they came there was a dead end. On the wall that wasn't there before was a plaque. In scripted:
Six roses all hold their meanings, Life, Love, Dreams, Death, Hate, Nightmares. Remember things are not quite what they seem. Beware which one you pick, A drop of blood does the trick.
"That's strange so are we supposed to pick one or something?" Hotaru asked. "Although I don't like the last part about the drop of blood." She shivered just thinking about it.
"I know, but I think that if we don't pick one than we'll never get Rini back." Serena said looking at the six different colored roses. "Well there's red, yellow, blue, orange, purple and this dark green. Half of these colored roses don't exist on earth. I feel so at ease and at peace." Her eyes glazed over at the thought of Darian and his red roses.
"I think we should all pick a different one so that we have a better chance at finding Rini." Trista suggested, Hotaru and Serena must have been thinking of the same thing because Hotaru walked towards the yellow and purple roses trying to decide which one to choose. Serena had walked over to the red and orange rose bushes and started chewing on her nails in indecision.
All that was left was the dark green and blue roses. Trista walked over not paying attention until she heard a scream and turned to see a purple rose fall to the ground, Hotaru was nowhere to be seen. Rushing over Trista carefully picked up the rose. Examining it she saw a single blood drop on the thorn.
"Well I guess we should just get this over with then." Serena said walking over and picking the red rose. She ran her fingers over the flower part and then down towards the thorns praying that it would lead her towards. She gasped as the thorn cut through her skin; she looked down and saw a drop of blood fall before the world around her went black.
@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'
Hotaru stared down at the clear water; she sat on a rock, which over hanged a foot above the water. Reaching down she wanted to feel the smooth texture and wetness engulf her hand.
@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'
Serena sat up and opened her eyes. She was in Darian's apartment. "Wha.what happened?"
"Ohh, you're awake." Darian said coming over to sit next to her.
"Why am I here? I have to save Rini!" she said jumping to her feet.
"Serena Rini's fine. She's out with the other scouts."
"But, what about New York, the labyrinth?"
"Sit down, now that must have been some dream you had."
"A dream. it wasn't. it can't be a dream. I was there, it was so real."
"Come here." Darian said pulling her to him in a warm embrace. But Serena still had doubts.
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Hotaru reached her hand in the warm water. Pulling her hand out of the water she felt something tug on her arm pulling her into the water. Bobbing back up to the surface she saw the world around her go dark just as she was again pulled beneath the surface.
@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'@'
Laying in Darian's arms she thought about all that had happened. She thought of the rose and she brought her finger up to eye level. She looked at the still fresh cut and remembered the plaque. There was something like 'remember nothing is quite what it seems.'
She smiled at the thought that none of this was real and that the goblin king was only trying to test her and she had figured it out.
"What are you smiling at, beautiful." Darian said looking into her eyes.
"Ohh, nothing. Only that you aren't real." She said jumping up from the couch. "None of this is real."
Darian stood up and walked over to her. He grabbed her hand and rested it on his chest. "What do you feel?"
"Your heartbeat."
"Am I real?"
"No, I told you none of this is real." He brought his lips down to hers in a crushing kiss. "How could that be fake? I am real."
"No your not, I have to save Rini!" she turned when she heard a him growl.
"No, you are wrong, I am quite real."
She stopped when she heard his voice. That voice. "Jareth, but what. where is."
"Ohh you mean that image your mind created. I must ask you what it is with you mortals why do you always deny love?"
"That was not love and you had better give Rini back RIGHT NOW!"
"Quiet! I think that maybe you would want to know what happened to your friend Hotaru?"
"wh.where is she."
"Well she's living out her worst Death."
"Death!"
"Yes, as we speak she is drowning in a beautiful lake. See." He said tossing her a crystal with a picture of Hotaru, struggling or her life.
"Hotaru!!!" she screamed.
"You could save her."
"How?"
"Just give your self to me in the end even if you win, but if you win than that Rini can go back with Hotaru and Trista." He sighed inwardly at the sound of her name coming from his lips. 'She has such a beautiful name. Trista.'
"Ok, I'll do it, but please hurry and help her!" Jareth produced another crystal and threw it at her and Serena's world went black again.
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Hotaru gave up on the struggle and let out her last breath as the world around her went black.
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Serena opened her eyes and sat up surveying her surroundings. She heard a cough and turned to a wet but alive Hotaru who had sat up next to her. "Oh Hotaru." Serena grabbed her in a tight hug.
"What happened?"
Serena explained all that had happened but she left out the part where she gave herself to the goblin King.
