4.Sarah's decision
Sarah smiled at them and then ran over Hoggle. She gave him a great big hug. Then she did the same with the others. "It's so good to see you without that mirror." she said as took a few steps back after giving Sir Didymus a hug.
"My Lady." replied the fox with excitement. "What happened?"
Sarah hesitated. She looked over to Jareth, "Can I have a moment alone with my friends, Jareth?"
The Goblin King nodded. He would please her for now. Normally he would have abject. He looked over to a guard and ordered, "Take them to the main hall." He watched them leave as he sat back down. He made two balls appear and sent one to follow them.
Sarah leaned against the wall and sighed. She was glad to see her friends in the flesh and fur.
"So, my dear," said Sir Didymus. "What happened?"
She told from the last period in school to last night. She felt like they didn't need to know about her bath and having breakfast with Jareth.
"You have to find one of those books?" asked Hoggle.
Sarah nodded. "Yep."
Didymus placed a finger on his chin. "I heard of a library in another labyrinth, but I do not where."
She looked over to the fox. "Well, that's some sign of hope. Just keep thinking about it. Those books must come from this world and somehow got to mine."
Hoggle turned toward the throne room, "Well, you can stay with me till Sir Didymus remembers." He smiled as he patted her hand.
"Sarah stay with us." added Ludo as he gave her a big toothy grin.
She smiled at them and then replied slowly, "I can't."
Jareth let a smug grin out as he watched Sarah and the others. He was hoping that she would stay with him. He made both crystals disappear as he headed back to his chambers for a moment. He wanted to check the crystal light before they return. The Goblin King popped in his room and looked over to the nightstand. Again the crystal glowed a deep pink and then changed to another shade. It never showed his mood at all. Only who he was in love with. He appeared back to his throne and waited for them to return.
"Why not, my Lady?" Didymus was saddened at this. He was certain that she would come back with them and get away from this awful place.
"I need to stay with Jareth." Sarah said as she rubbed her chin. She wanted to go with them, but she had to stay just in case someone wished a child away. Granted she knew that Jareth could pop up anywhere in his realm, but for some reason her feelings toward him have been slowly changing. She wanted to search them out while she was here.
"He put a spell on her." Hoggle said hotly. "I knew it. That rat."
Sarah shook her head, "No, Hoggle. It was nothing like that. Like I said, I'm a guest here, and he should let you come and see me anytime you want."
"If you need us?" replied the little fox as Ambrosis whimpered. The sheep dog didn't like the idea one bit. He could sense something was going on, but couldn't tell anyone.
She smiled and pushed away from the wall, "I'll call like I always do." She nodded to them and they did the same. She led them back the way the guard took them. For some reason she thought they would get lost since the castle was big and had all sorts of turns.
They entered the throne room while the Goblin King waited patiently. Sarah stood in front of him and took a deep breath. She said calmly, "I decided to stay here in the castle, but I want my friends to visit me."
Jareth leaned on one side of the throne's arm and tapped his finger on his nose. He was acting like he was really thinking about this, but he knew she would want that. Then he sat back up and shrugged, "Whatever pleases you, Sarah." He smiled at her.
The others smiled at this. They were happy. They nodded to Jareth and patted Sarah on the shoulder.
"Sir Didymus," The Goblin King chimed.
The fox bowed his head and took off his hat, "Yes, sir?"
"Stop trying to beat my doors down every time you come here." Jareth said like a teacher would in class.
Didymus paused for a long moment and then replied, "Of course, Your Highness."
"Well, Sarah," Hoggle added slowly. "I think it's time we should leave." He didn't want to stay in Jareth's presence any longer than he had to. He always felt creepy and frightened when the Goblin King was around.
Sarah nodded and took a quick glance at Jareth, "Okay, and Hoggle. I'll walk with you to the castle gate." She turned and walked with them without looking back. She thought about what Didymus said about the other Labyrinth. She will ask Jareth about that when she gets the chance. She felt her heart skip a beat when she thought of him. She noticed that it did that whenever she was around him. What am I feeling, she thought. What's this control he has over me? Or what control do I have over him, she thought. She shook her head as though to clear it.
Jareth sighed as they left. He had forgotten that little fox was smarter than he looks. He knew that Sarah would ask about as soon as she gets the chance and he doesn't want that. He thought that he would show around the castle and a garden that she didn't see when she was there the first time. He nodded to himself once and smiled. Yes, that would be a perfect distraction, he thought. He would set the plan out as soon as she returned.
"Sarah, you have certainly grown into a lovely lady." Sir Didymus said. He looked over to Hoggle. "Wouldn't you agree, Sir Hoggle?"
Hoggle looked at her and blushed. "Oh!" Then he turned his face away. He didn't want her to know how much he cares for her.
Sarah's face flushed at that remark. "Why thank you." She thought about why did Jareth loved her and said, "I wonder why he loves me."
"I don't love you." Hoggle blurted out.
She looked up at him and giggled, "Not you." She knew he did, but he would never admit it. "No, I'm talking about Jareth."
"The Goblin King loves you?" Asked Sir Didymus. "Then that would explain a lot of things."
"Like what?" She said.
"The clothes, and the sudden change toward you in front of us." the fox answered. "Do you know why he does?"
Sarah tried to think back three years ago. She thought about what the tale she was telling Toby when he was screaming. Then she said, "Yes, I do. 'But what no one knew was this: the King of the Goblins had fallen in love with her.'" She stopped and looked up at the castle. "I wished him to be in love with me and he is." She thought why she did that. At the time she didn't have anyone, but she did. She felt that her dad took his love away, because of Toby, but she knew now why he acted like that. Toby needed more attention than she did, because he couldn't take care of himself.
"Anything wrong, my Lady?" asked Didymus as Ambrosis whined.
She shook her head, "No, I just got a lot of thinking to do."
They said nothing else till they reached the gate. Sarah waved good-bye to them and headed back up to the throne room. She realized that she made him feel heart broken when she didn't take his side. She wanted to apologize to him for what she did. She was stupid at the time, but she had to get her brother back.
As she came into the throne room, Jareth stood up and said, "Why don't I give you a tour of the castle and then maybe we'll have lunch in a garden?"
Sarah smiled at this. She decided to change her attitude about him. "That would be perfect." She replied.
Sarah smiled at them and then ran over Hoggle. She gave him a great big hug. Then she did the same with the others. "It's so good to see you without that mirror." she said as took a few steps back after giving Sir Didymus a hug.
"My Lady." replied the fox with excitement. "What happened?"
Sarah hesitated. She looked over to Jareth, "Can I have a moment alone with my friends, Jareth?"
The Goblin King nodded. He would please her for now. Normally he would have abject. He looked over to a guard and ordered, "Take them to the main hall." He watched them leave as he sat back down. He made two balls appear and sent one to follow them.
Sarah leaned against the wall and sighed. She was glad to see her friends in the flesh and fur.
"So, my dear," said Sir Didymus. "What happened?"
She told from the last period in school to last night. She felt like they didn't need to know about her bath and having breakfast with Jareth.
"You have to find one of those books?" asked Hoggle.
Sarah nodded. "Yep."
Didymus placed a finger on his chin. "I heard of a library in another labyrinth, but I do not where."
She looked over to the fox. "Well, that's some sign of hope. Just keep thinking about it. Those books must come from this world and somehow got to mine."
Hoggle turned toward the throne room, "Well, you can stay with me till Sir Didymus remembers." He smiled as he patted her hand.
"Sarah stay with us." added Ludo as he gave her a big toothy grin.
She smiled at them and then replied slowly, "I can't."
Jareth let a smug grin out as he watched Sarah and the others. He was hoping that she would stay with him. He made both crystals disappear as he headed back to his chambers for a moment. He wanted to check the crystal light before they return. The Goblin King popped in his room and looked over to the nightstand. Again the crystal glowed a deep pink and then changed to another shade. It never showed his mood at all. Only who he was in love with. He appeared back to his throne and waited for them to return.
"Why not, my Lady?" Didymus was saddened at this. He was certain that she would come back with them and get away from this awful place.
"I need to stay with Jareth." Sarah said as she rubbed her chin. She wanted to go with them, but she had to stay just in case someone wished a child away. Granted she knew that Jareth could pop up anywhere in his realm, but for some reason her feelings toward him have been slowly changing. She wanted to search them out while she was here.
"He put a spell on her." Hoggle said hotly. "I knew it. That rat."
Sarah shook her head, "No, Hoggle. It was nothing like that. Like I said, I'm a guest here, and he should let you come and see me anytime you want."
"If you need us?" replied the little fox as Ambrosis whimpered. The sheep dog didn't like the idea one bit. He could sense something was going on, but couldn't tell anyone.
She smiled and pushed away from the wall, "I'll call like I always do." She nodded to them and they did the same. She led them back the way the guard took them. For some reason she thought they would get lost since the castle was big and had all sorts of turns.
They entered the throne room while the Goblin King waited patiently. Sarah stood in front of him and took a deep breath. She said calmly, "I decided to stay here in the castle, but I want my friends to visit me."
Jareth leaned on one side of the throne's arm and tapped his finger on his nose. He was acting like he was really thinking about this, but he knew she would want that. Then he sat back up and shrugged, "Whatever pleases you, Sarah." He smiled at her.
The others smiled at this. They were happy. They nodded to Jareth and patted Sarah on the shoulder.
"Sir Didymus," The Goblin King chimed.
The fox bowed his head and took off his hat, "Yes, sir?"
"Stop trying to beat my doors down every time you come here." Jareth said like a teacher would in class.
Didymus paused for a long moment and then replied, "Of course, Your Highness."
"Well, Sarah," Hoggle added slowly. "I think it's time we should leave." He didn't want to stay in Jareth's presence any longer than he had to. He always felt creepy and frightened when the Goblin King was around.
Sarah nodded and took a quick glance at Jareth, "Okay, and Hoggle. I'll walk with you to the castle gate." She turned and walked with them without looking back. She thought about what Didymus said about the other Labyrinth. She will ask Jareth about that when she gets the chance. She felt her heart skip a beat when she thought of him. She noticed that it did that whenever she was around him. What am I feeling, she thought. What's this control he has over me? Or what control do I have over him, she thought. She shook her head as though to clear it.
Jareth sighed as they left. He had forgotten that little fox was smarter than he looks. He knew that Sarah would ask about as soon as she gets the chance and he doesn't want that. He thought that he would show around the castle and a garden that she didn't see when she was there the first time. He nodded to himself once and smiled. Yes, that would be a perfect distraction, he thought. He would set the plan out as soon as she returned.
"Sarah, you have certainly grown into a lovely lady." Sir Didymus said. He looked over to Hoggle. "Wouldn't you agree, Sir Hoggle?"
Hoggle looked at her and blushed. "Oh!" Then he turned his face away. He didn't want her to know how much he cares for her.
Sarah's face flushed at that remark. "Why thank you." She thought about why did Jareth loved her and said, "I wonder why he loves me."
"I don't love you." Hoggle blurted out.
She looked up at him and giggled, "Not you." She knew he did, but he would never admit it. "No, I'm talking about Jareth."
"The Goblin King loves you?" Asked Sir Didymus. "Then that would explain a lot of things."
"Like what?" She said.
"The clothes, and the sudden change toward you in front of us." the fox answered. "Do you know why he does?"
Sarah tried to think back three years ago. She thought about what the tale she was telling Toby when he was screaming. Then she said, "Yes, I do. 'But what no one knew was this: the King of the Goblins had fallen in love with her.'" She stopped and looked up at the castle. "I wished him to be in love with me and he is." She thought why she did that. At the time she didn't have anyone, but she did. She felt that her dad took his love away, because of Toby, but she knew now why he acted like that. Toby needed more attention than she did, because he couldn't take care of himself.
"Anything wrong, my Lady?" asked Didymus as Ambrosis whined.
She shook her head, "No, I just got a lot of thinking to do."
They said nothing else till they reached the gate. Sarah waved good-bye to them and headed back up to the throne room. She realized that she made him feel heart broken when she didn't take his side. She wanted to apologize to him for what she did. She was stupid at the time, but she had to get her brother back.
As she came into the throne room, Jareth stood up and said, "Why don't I give you a tour of the castle and then maybe we'll have lunch in a garden?"
Sarah smiled at this. She decided to change her attitude about him. "That would be perfect." She replied.
