5. Finding an old face
Thanks for the kind words. Sorry about the other day. I was stressed out at the time from my son and cockatiel. Bird won't leave me alone. He's very jealous at everything I touch. :o) I wished I had these types of reviews on my Anna's Wrath. I know it's slow at first, but it gets better. I love it because they are space pirates and then go to a planet and become old sea pirates. :o)
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Jareth let Sarah out of the book tent and then turned his head to the left. Something caught his eye. He went over to the next tent and saw all sorts of bird figurines. There were blue jays sitting in a nest with white flowers. A swan figurine with its head lying on its back and one wing up was on a top shelf. It appeared to be preening. A hawk was next to it. It had its wings spread out and appeared to be diving. A raven with its beak opened on a bottom shelf. The clerk smiled at them and asked if they needed anything. Finally he found what he was looking for. A white barn owl with its head turned and wings out. It looked like it was getting ready to take off in the night sky. They were very lifelike.
Sarah followed him after she bought a book bag for the books that they have gotten. She put them in and threw it on her back. She peered over to the owl and smiled. "It's perfect."
Jareth looked over to her. "It's lovely. It would go great on the mantle in the library." He said. "Don't you agree?"
Sarah nodded. "Yes. I love owls anyway." she smiled at him and winked.
As Jareth turned away to make his purchase, a voice called out, "Sarah Williams."
Sarah felt a chill go down her spine. She hasn't heard that voice in years. She turned and saw her friend, Damia. "Damia!" Sarah said happily and gave her a hug.
Damia was her height. She had long blonde hair now. She used to keep it short. She still had that tan going on. Sarah noticed that she was expecting. "How are you?" Damia asked as she let her go and pulled her blue purse back on her shoulder.
"I'm fine." Sarah smiled ear to ear. "And congrats on the baby. When is it due?"
Damia let out a small frown and patted her belly. "A few months from now. I don't know what it is yet."
Sarah looked around for Damia's husband. "Who did you marry?"
Damia lowered her head and bit her bottom lip. She shifted her eyes to the left. "No one, Sarah. My ex knocked me up and left. My parents kicked me out of the house."
Sarah felt so sorry for her and patted her on the shoulder. "I'm so sorry, Damia. Where are you staying at?" She wasn't expecting that type of news from her. Damia always dreamed about going to college and getting married.
"I got an apartment on Streamer Lane." Then she lifted her head and her eyes widened. She stared at the back of Jareth's blonde head and pulled Sarah closer. She whispered, "Did you see that hunk behind you?"
Sarah beamed. "Yes. He's mine." She said proudly.
"What?" Damia arched an eyebrow. "You?" She couldn't believe Sarah hooked up with that hunk of a man.
Jareth finished paying and lifted the bag. The clerk had put the owl in some wrapping paper and placed it in a box. He smiled at the clerk again and turned around. He saw that Sarah wasn't alone. He came up to his wife and placed a hand on her shoulder, "Ah, what have we here?"
Damia stared into his eyes. She found him very handsome. She let out, "Whoa." She couldn't stop staring at him. She felt like she was on cloud nine and felt a ping of jealousy run up her spine. How did Sarah do it, she thought.
Sarah pointed to her friend and looked up at Jareth. "This is Damia." Then she nodded her head to him and looked at Damia. "This is Jareth." She smiled.
Jareth took Damia's hand gently into his and shook it. "Hello, Damia." he said. "What a beautiful name. Were you named after the Greek Goddess of the Forces of Nature?" He could tell that she was smitten by his looks.
Damia's mouth dropped and didn't say a word till Sarah nudged her in the side. She jumped. "My parents found it in a book." She managed to say quickly. "Thank you for telling me what it means."
Jareth replied. "I like to study about the Greek Gods and Goddesses. I find them fascinating."
"You can put that bag in here, Jareth." Sarah said as she pulled her book bag off her shoulder and opened the zipper. She could tell where this was going. Damia was just stuck.
He turned to her and said. "I hope that won't be too heavy for you, my dear." He could sense Damia hasn't taken her eyes off of him. "I can carry it for you."
Sarah shook her head as her hair lightly touched her shoulder. "I got it for now." She put the bag back on her side and stared up at Damia.
Damia's mind raced back into time. "Didn't you have a book that had his name in it, Sarah?" She remembered that red book that Sarah always had with her at one time.
Sarah scoffed, "Oh, that! Yea, it's a strange world." She thought it was about time they left and peered over to Jareth. "I think it's time we should leave."
Jareth nodded. "I believe so, my love." He was getting tired of Damia staring at him like that and they turned.
"Wait!" Called out Damia and she opened her purse. She pulled out a piece of paper and a pen. "Here's my number, Sarah." She wrote it down and folded the paper. She handed it to her. "Call me when you can." She smiled at them and then turned to the Goblin King. "Nice to have met you, Jareth."
Sarah put the paper in her pocket. "Bye." She waved at Damia and they walked away. She waited till they reached the other side of the pond and said, "Wonder why she was staring at you like that?"
Jareth had his hands behind his back and shrugged, "Haven't you noticed by now?" He nodded to some older women as they passed by them. They were looking at him like he was a stud. "Most human females find me very attractive."
Sarah turned and saw some women staring at him. She never noticed that at all. She always found him handsome, but never thought other women would have too. "Oh." She said. "I do now."
He let out a small sigh, "That's what happens were you are the Fae. But not all of us are attractive. Some of us are what the humans call butt ugly." He let out a laughed at that.
Sarah let out a yawn and decided that it was time to head back to her old home. "I think I'm done for the day." She looked at him. "Ready to go back to the Labyrinth?"
Jareth nodded. "Yes, I don't like to be up here too long. No telling what the goblins did to the throne room again."
She laughed at that and turned down a street. After a while, she peered in the corner of her eye and saw two police officers behind them. "Jareth." She said low. "I think we are being followed."
"As soon as we make the next turn, take my hand." He said. "I will take us to the back of the house and then back to the Underground." He knew his powers were limited Aboveground. He could only do a few things without draining his energy. It was best if he was in owl form most of the time here, but Sarah can't shape shift. He pressed his hands together and made a crystal. Jareth then took it in his left hand and waited. Just as they made the turn, Sarah grabbed his right and the cops began to run after them. The Goblin King dropped the crystal and teleported them to the back of Sarah's house.
The cops stopped and looked around. The couple was nowhere to be seen. "Damn, missed them."
"They can't be too far." This one found the crystal and picked it up. "What's this?"
Then the two cops vanished. They appeared in the crystal dream. They were at a police ball wearing their best uniforms. People were cheering at them.
"Pulled a dream crystal on them?" Sarah asked as they appeared in her back yard. She looked up and saw that her parents still weren't home.
Jareth nodded and smiled. "They'll wake up later and forget that they saw us." He lowered down on the ground suddenly and panted.
"Jareth, what's wrong?" She asked and kneeled down. She could hear Merlin barking in the garage now and a car was coming.
"Can't use too much of my power here, Sarah." he replied. "You might have to wish us back. I've forgotten how much energy it took to make those in this realm."
Sarah slowly nodded and placed her hand on his shoulder. She heard car doors opening and her Dad telling Toby to feed the dog. She looked at him and said, "I wish we were back into the Labyrinth."
Merlin came running up to them as they vanished. He began to sniff where they were sitting.
Thanks for the kind words. Sorry about the other day. I was stressed out at the time from my son and cockatiel. Bird won't leave me alone. He's very jealous at everything I touch. :o) I wished I had these types of reviews on my Anna's Wrath. I know it's slow at first, but it gets better. I love it because they are space pirates and then go to a planet and become old sea pirates. :o)
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Jareth let Sarah out of the book tent and then turned his head to the left. Something caught his eye. He went over to the next tent and saw all sorts of bird figurines. There were blue jays sitting in a nest with white flowers. A swan figurine with its head lying on its back and one wing up was on a top shelf. It appeared to be preening. A hawk was next to it. It had its wings spread out and appeared to be diving. A raven with its beak opened on a bottom shelf. The clerk smiled at them and asked if they needed anything. Finally he found what he was looking for. A white barn owl with its head turned and wings out. It looked like it was getting ready to take off in the night sky. They were very lifelike.
Sarah followed him after she bought a book bag for the books that they have gotten. She put them in and threw it on her back. She peered over to the owl and smiled. "It's perfect."
Jareth looked over to her. "It's lovely. It would go great on the mantle in the library." He said. "Don't you agree?"
Sarah nodded. "Yes. I love owls anyway." she smiled at him and winked.
As Jareth turned away to make his purchase, a voice called out, "Sarah Williams."
Sarah felt a chill go down her spine. She hasn't heard that voice in years. She turned and saw her friend, Damia. "Damia!" Sarah said happily and gave her a hug.
Damia was her height. She had long blonde hair now. She used to keep it short. She still had that tan going on. Sarah noticed that she was expecting. "How are you?" Damia asked as she let her go and pulled her blue purse back on her shoulder.
"I'm fine." Sarah smiled ear to ear. "And congrats on the baby. When is it due?"
Damia let out a small frown and patted her belly. "A few months from now. I don't know what it is yet."
Sarah looked around for Damia's husband. "Who did you marry?"
Damia lowered her head and bit her bottom lip. She shifted her eyes to the left. "No one, Sarah. My ex knocked me up and left. My parents kicked me out of the house."
Sarah felt so sorry for her and patted her on the shoulder. "I'm so sorry, Damia. Where are you staying at?" She wasn't expecting that type of news from her. Damia always dreamed about going to college and getting married.
"I got an apartment on Streamer Lane." Then she lifted her head and her eyes widened. She stared at the back of Jareth's blonde head and pulled Sarah closer. She whispered, "Did you see that hunk behind you?"
Sarah beamed. "Yes. He's mine." She said proudly.
"What?" Damia arched an eyebrow. "You?" She couldn't believe Sarah hooked up with that hunk of a man.
Jareth finished paying and lifted the bag. The clerk had put the owl in some wrapping paper and placed it in a box. He smiled at the clerk again and turned around. He saw that Sarah wasn't alone. He came up to his wife and placed a hand on her shoulder, "Ah, what have we here?"
Damia stared into his eyes. She found him very handsome. She let out, "Whoa." She couldn't stop staring at him. She felt like she was on cloud nine and felt a ping of jealousy run up her spine. How did Sarah do it, she thought.
Sarah pointed to her friend and looked up at Jareth. "This is Damia." Then she nodded her head to him and looked at Damia. "This is Jareth." She smiled.
Jareth took Damia's hand gently into his and shook it. "Hello, Damia." he said. "What a beautiful name. Were you named after the Greek Goddess of the Forces of Nature?" He could tell that she was smitten by his looks.
Damia's mouth dropped and didn't say a word till Sarah nudged her in the side. She jumped. "My parents found it in a book." She managed to say quickly. "Thank you for telling me what it means."
Jareth replied. "I like to study about the Greek Gods and Goddesses. I find them fascinating."
"You can put that bag in here, Jareth." Sarah said as she pulled her book bag off her shoulder and opened the zipper. She could tell where this was going. Damia was just stuck.
He turned to her and said. "I hope that won't be too heavy for you, my dear." He could sense Damia hasn't taken her eyes off of him. "I can carry it for you."
Sarah shook her head as her hair lightly touched her shoulder. "I got it for now." She put the bag back on her side and stared up at Damia.
Damia's mind raced back into time. "Didn't you have a book that had his name in it, Sarah?" She remembered that red book that Sarah always had with her at one time.
Sarah scoffed, "Oh, that! Yea, it's a strange world." She thought it was about time they left and peered over to Jareth. "I think it's time we should leave."
Jareth nodded. "I believe so, my love." He was getting tired of Damia staring at him like that and they turned.
"Wait!" Called out Damia and she opened her purse. She pulled out a piece of paper and a pen. "Here's my number, Sarah." She wrote it down and folded the paper. She handed it to her. "Call me when you can." She smiled at them and then turned to the Goblin King. "Nice to have met you, Jareth."
Sarah put the paper in her pocket. "Bye." She waved at Damia and they walked away. She waited till they reached the other side of the pond and said, "Wonder why she was staring at you like that?"
Jareth had his hands behind his back and shrugged, "Haven't you noticed by now?" He nodded to some older women as they passed by them. They were looking at him like he was a stud. "Most human females find me very attractive."
Sarah turned and saw some women staring at him. She never noticed that at all. She always found him handsome, but never thought other women would have too. "Oh." She said. "I do now."
He let out a small sigh, "That's what happens were you are the Fae. But not all of us are attractive. Some of us are what the humans call butt ugly." He let out a laughed at that.
Sarah let out a yawn and decided that it was time to head back to her old home. "I think I'm done for the day." She looked at him. "Ready to go back to the Labyrinth?"
Jareth nodded. "Yes, I don't like to be up here too long. No telling what the goblins did to the throne room again."
She laughed at that and turned down a street. After a while, she peered in the corner of her eye and saw two police officers behind them. "Jareth." She said low. "I think we are being followed."
"As soon as we make the next turn, take my hand." He said. "I will take us to the back of the house and then back to the Underground." He knew his powers were limited Aboveground. He could only do a few things without draining his energy. It was best if he was in owl form most of the time here, but Sarah can't shape shift. He pressed his hands together and made a crystal. Jareth then took it in his left hand and waited. Just as they made the turn, Sarah grabbed his right and the cops began to run after them. The Goblin King dropped the crystal and teleported them to the back of Sarah's house.
The cops stopped and looked around. The couple was nowhere to be seen. "Damn, missed them."
"They can't be too far." This one found the crystal and picked it up. "What's this?"
Then the two cops vanished. They appeared in the crystal dream. They were at a police ball wearing their best uniforms. People were cheering at them.
"Pulled a dream crystal on them?" Sarah asked as they appeared in her back yard. She looked up and saw that her parents still weren't home.
Jareth nodded and smiled. "They'll wake up later and forget that they saw us." He lowered down on the ground suddenly and panted.
"Jareth, what's wrong?" She asked and kneeled down. She could hear Merlin barking in the garage now and a car was coming.
"Can't use too much of my power here, Sarah." he replied. "You might have to wish us back. I've forgotten how much energy it took to make those in this realm."
Sarah slowly nodded and placed her hand on his shoulder. She heard car doors opening and her Dad telling Toby to feed the dog. She looked at him and said, "I wish we were back into the Labyrinth."
Merlin came running up to them as they vanished. He began to sniff where they were sitting.