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A/N chapter two repost
What might have been...
Chapter Two
Silence followed her angry declaration; Jareth took that moment to examine her magically.
"You're human" he exclaimed, "but you know who I am!"
"Yes, and yes" she replied impatiently, crossing her arms over her chest and glaring at him.
"Impossible" said Jareth, unconsciously mimicking her defensive gesture; he crossed his own arms over his black clad chest.
"Everything is possible" she remarked with a smile, "You taught me that"
"I have never said anything like that to you!"
"You did! When you showed up out of nowhere that time-I realize it was a while ago but..." her voice trailed off as she registered his lack of comprehension, "You don't remember that?"
"No... I don't remember you, either. But you are Sarah Williams, or at least you appear to be."
"Yes, of course I am. What kind of game are you playing?"
Sarah was frustrated and confused, first the castle was different, then her garden was dead, and now her husband was acting like he didn't know her!
"I was about to ask you the same thing"
"I am not playing games, and I would really like to know why you are acting so strangely?"
"I am not 'acting strangely'" argued Jareth, "and *I* want to know why you look so different?"
Jareth was surprised to see a look of total confusion on the woman's face.
Could it be that she really doesn't know that she looks different?
"I look exactly the same as last time you saw me", Sarah protested furiously
"No, you don't."
Jareth repeated himself slowly, as if she were stupid, Sarah opened her mouth to argue. Jareth forestalled her angry protestations, by continuing his reasoning.
"Last time I saw you, you were a fifteen-year-old child. Now, you are neither fifteen"
His eyes swept over her body, taking in all the changes
"Nor a child. But neither are you eighteen and it has only been three years since you...forgot me"
"I forgot you?" she repeated, "no that's not what happened...eighteen?"
"Yes" he confirmed his previous statement, and explained far more calmly than he felt.
"The Sarah Williams I encountered, three years ago, was a fifteen-year-old girl-who rather foolishly wished for the goblins to take away her brother. Presumably you know how this story ends?"
"The foolish girl refuses the Goblin Kings offer of her dreams in return for the child. She then defeats formidable odds, including a rather unusual piece of fruit, to reach the Castle beyond the Goblin city and the child within it"
"She then proceeds to deny the Kings' power over her, and return to her mortal realm-with her brother, believing the nights events to have been a dream" concluded Jareth bitterly, the memories of that day were, for him at least, still strong.
Sarah stared at him in astonishment, she had never forgotten what happening that night-how close she had come to losing everything to him.
"That's not right!" she protested faintly "I never forgot you"
"A mystery indeed, and one I intend to solve. However, this is not the place to discuss it"
"Of course" she agreed quickly, Jareth glanced at her.
Surely I wouldn't have told her why I don't like this place!
"We will return to the castle, to continue our discussion"
"As you like," she replied, with what was, to him, an uncharacteristically submissive attitude.
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Review thanks for chapter one (well duh!):
Whispered Orca: glad you love my idea, and well that was the update
UKTara: your fic rocks!! Glad you enjoyed my humble effort!
Arwen-Nenya: glad you like, hope that's a good 'different'
Alorindanya: the titles supposed to be relevant?! Just kidding, it is.
Anne-Marie: not sure if this is a longer chapter, but hey an updates an update right?
Kalinda: glad you liked chapter one, hope you liked two.
Thanks to all of you for reading and reviewing, please do so again if you read this chapter.
A/N chapter two repost
What might have been...
Chapter Two
Silence followed her angry declaration; Jareth took that moment to examine her magically.
"You're human" he exclaimed, "but you know who I am!"
"Yes, and yes" she replied impatiently, crossing her arms over her chest and glaring at him.
"Impossible" said Jareth, unconsciously mimicking her defensive gesture; he crossed his own arms over his black clad chest.
"Everything is possible" she remarked with a smile, "You taught me that"
"I have never said anything like that to you!"
"You did! When you showed up out of nowhere that time-I realize it was a while ago but..." her voice trailed off as she registered his lack of comprehension, "You don't remember that?"
"No... I don't remember you, either. But you are Sarah Williams, or at least you appear to be."
"Yes, of course I am. What kind of game are you playing?"
Sarah was frustrated and confused, first the castle was different, then her garden was dead, and now her husband was acting like he didn't know her!
"I was about to ask you the same thing"
"I am not playing games, and I would really like to know why you are acting so strangely?"
"I am not 'acting strangely'" argued Jareth, "and *I* want to know why you look so different?"
Jareth was surprised to see a look of total confusion on the woman's face.
Could it be that she really doesn't know that she looks different?
"I look exactly the same as last time you saw me", Sarah protested furiously
"No, you don't."
Jareth repeated himself slowly, as if she were stupid, Sarah opened her mouth to argue. Jareth forestalled her angry protestations, by continuing his reasoning.
"Last time I saw you, you were a fifteen-year-old child. Now, you are neither fifteen"
His eyes swept over her body, taking in all the changes
"Nor a child. But neither are you eighteen and it has only been three years since you...forgot me"
"I forgot you?" she repeated, "no that's not what happened...eighteen?"
"Yes" he confirmed his previous statement, and explained far more calmly than he felt.
"The Sarah Williams I encountered, three years ago, was a fifteen-year-old girl-who rather foolishly wished for the goblins to take away her brother. Presumably you know how this story ends?"
"The foolish girl refuses the Goblin Kings offer of her dreams in return for the child. She then defeats formidable odds, including a rather unusual piece of fruit, to reach the Castle beyond the Goblin city and the child within it"
"She then proceeds to deny the Kings' power over her, and return to her mortal realm-with her brother, believing the nights events to have been a dream" concluded Jareth bitterly, the memories of that day were, for him at least, still strong.
Sarah stared at him in astonishment, she had never forgotten what happening that night-how close she had come to losing everything to him.
"That's not right!" she protested faintly "I never forgot you"
"A mystery indeed, and one I intend to solve. However, this is not the place to discuss it"
"Of course" she agreed quickly, Jareth glanced at her.
Surely I wouldn't have told her why I don't like this place!
"We will return to the castle, to continue our discussion"
"As you like," she replied, with what was, to him, an uncharacteristically submissive attitude.
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Review thanks for chapter one (well duh!):
Whispered Orca: glad you love my idea, and well that was the update
UKTara: your fic rocks!! Glad you enjoyed my humble effort!
Arwen-Nenya: glad you like, hope that's a good 'different'
Alorindanya: the titles supposed to be relevant?! Just kidding, it is.
Anne-Marie: not sure if this is a longer chapter, but hey an updates an update right?
Kalinda: glad you liked chapter one, hope you liked two.
Thanks to all of you for reading and reviewing, please do so again if you read this chapter.