Quenching the Light: Chapter 8 cont.
(LOOKIE! AN UDPATE! (a/n at the end))
They stood in silence for a few moments, looking at each other with hatred. He finally broke eye contact with her and went to help her stand. She flinched at the gentle touch of his hand. She then quickly drew back and growled at him.
"You will maintain your distance." she spat coldly. He glared at her.
"Sarah, I own-" But she wasn't paying attention. She stood up and walked tot he edge of the forest. As if in slow motion, through the trees, a white blur was approaching. Joy lit her eyes. With a godly grace she found herself on the back of a unicorn moving at the speed of light. She heard a faint call of her name, then looked up to see a great white owl.
Blackness overtook her.
*****
A gentle nudge on her shoulder awoke her, and she found herself surrounded by a white light that nearly blinded her. Two black eyes looked into hers, and she took the unicorns head into her hands and stroked his face. A soft unknown language was being sung around her, and she listened with care to the harmonies and the mysteriousness of the words that she could not understand. The Unicorn draped its head over her shoulder and she hugged him close.
With majestic grace he lifted her to her feet. Sarah put her hand on the great beasts shoulder and they walked together in a peaceful nonchalant stead. Slowly, her chocolate eyes adjusted to the light, and she realized that she could see anything. He led her into a veil of mist just ahead of them.
'Think of what you would see lady queen.' She looked sharply to the unicorn, who turned his head to look back. He gave a low whinny, and she nodded once, closing her eyes.
"Jareth, the Labyrinth." She muttered softly. The mist around them swirled, twinkling like millions of shards of diamonds scattered throughout the air. Some began to form an image, spiked hair, a tall limber figure, and finally the eyes. The all too familiar mismatched eyes were what captivated her, and they were the first to become real. His face followed, then his body.
When it was complete, she didn't know if he was real, so she reached up a hand to his cheek. It passed right through him, but he was so real.
"Sarah, what have you done?" His authorative voice now seemingly concerned.
"Show me the crystal." she requested. He looked at her questioningly.
"Why?"
"Show me." she repeated.
Once again, the shimmering pieces of mist swirled around his shoulder, and as it formed into a visibly real sphere, it rolled down his arm until it reached his fingertips, there it stood in front of her eyes. She saw herself again in the familiar forests that she'd hunted in for so long, she saw anger being relieved, she saw peace forming. And as she felt that happen, she wandered deeper into the forests until she came to a clearing. She saw Jareth, lying, still as a statue, eyes wide open. He was clutching a knife that had staked his heart. She gasped out in horror and looked up to see Jareth's form drenching in blood that was forming in a puddle at her feet. She looked up to his eyes and saw infinite pain. "Jareth what happened?"
"Sarah."
"Jareth no!"
"Sarah, open your eyes."
"They are! Jareth. no." His form disappeared, as did the unicorn. She sat straight up breathing hard. It took her a moment to realize just whose eyes she was staring into, whose face it was that was hinting at concern. "Jareth." She leaned forward and drew him to her. He stayed still on one knee, absolutely confused. After a few moments, she pulled back and put both of her hands on either side of his head, caressing his cheeks with her thumbs. "Is it really you?" She gently rested her forehead against his.
"What happened to you? Why are you in my kingdom? Where's Christian?" She hugged him again, a tear of relief falling from her glassy eyes. "I take it something happened." He scooped her up into his arms and they vanished. As they did, the unicorn whinnied and reared, then stalked back through the walls and out of the labyrinth.
*****
She clenched her teeth as Jareth ran a wet cloth over her back. She knew his face was his usual mask of indifference, but just the simple motion of his arm betrayed his tension. She/d agreed to stay in the safety of the Labyrinth as Jareth feared Christian coming for her. She let out a soft cry when the cloth pressed against one of the infected cuts. Jareth winced.
"He'll try to come for you Sarah. I'll keep you safe, but what exactly is it that you want?" She sighed.
"To never slay or assist in slaying of such a creature. Please don't make me go back to him." she begged quietly. He looked down at her, in a complete loss of words.
"Well Sarah, I don't know what to do. I don't want you to go back to a life of guilt and abuse, but he does own you. In reality, you are no more then a slave." She opened her mouth to defend herself, but he held a finger to her lips. "You were the debt paid off by your family."
'What if I were not of use to him anymore?' she thought. 'They wouldn't come to me if I wasn't a virgin." She looked up at Jareth.
"I don't know how to keep you away from it. There's no way I can buy you from him. He wouldn't-' He was interrupted by her lips capturing his. He put his hands on her shoulders and pushed her back. "Sarah," He looked into her shocked eyes. "What are you doing?" She plastered a smile on her face.
"Can't I thank you for saving me?" She said nervously. He raised an eyebrow.
"Now the truth." She looked down. "Sarah, that's not the answer. Even if I did, there'd be two problems. One, he'd probably get so jealous that he'd try to kill me. Tow, Fae mate for life, at least, royalty does." He took her in his arms and hugged her gently, careful of her back.
"I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me." she said. "Can we just...forget that happened?"
"Of course." He re-laced the back of her dress, not too tightly though, then gently lifted her to her feet. "I believe an old friend would like a visit, three actually." Her thoughts turned from what she'd almost tried to do. He took her arm and led her from the room. Sarah flushed, but was grateful that he wasn't making a big deal of her stupidity. "I understand your fear Sarah." He said, stepping at a door.
He took both of her hands in his, then lifted them to his lips. The kisses were warm and smooth on her hand. "I'll come for you when dinner is served. Do you mind if it's private?" She shook her head. "Good. I'll return for you."
He kissed her forehead, and then she watched him walk away. Mentally, she kicked herself for missing him. The door opened and she walked into an enormous library with a large fireplace. She watched the fire for a moment, then looked at each of her long forgotten friends.
Hoggle was sitting in one of two large hunter green armchairs. Sir Didymus sat quite comfortably in the other. Ludo just sat on a giant cushion on the floor. Sarah closed the door behind her, and when she turned around there were three pairs of eyes on her. Their faces were unexpectedly grave, and then she realized why.
"So she wants to come here, kill off the labyrinth's magic too?" Hoggle said. Her eyes widened in shock.
"Milady how could you? You, so fair, so sweet. You use this against them, killing them with it. The most beautiful creatures of the underground." Sir Didymus added. She met Ludo's tearful eyes.
"Sarah...kill...magic?" As tears gathered in her eyes, she wiped them away.
"I know, it's true." She said, regret clear in her voice. Hoggle jumped down to his feet.
"Of course it's true! You kill unicorns!" Sarah began to grow angry.
"And you kill faeries! Shut up! If I'd known that I was coming to a guilt party, I wouldn't have come at all? What do you think I'm doing here?! I'm trying to escape Christian! You don't know what he's done to me!" She stormed out, leaving them speechless.
********
She angrily glided through the halls, and eventually found herself to be lost. She slumped against a wall and sat there for a while. She then looked up at noticed a door. Going against her logic, she pushed at it, figuring it would be locked, but hoping it wouldn't be. It was silent, as were her footsteps. She saw Jareth sitting on a window seat looking out over the Labyrinth.
"Jareth?" she said softly. He turned and looked at her.
"Come here Sarah, I want you to see this." She approached him, and he pulled her up next to him and put an arm around her waist. She bit her lip, and he ignored it. "Look."
She did, and was grateful. The sight she saw was breathtaking. Two moons hung in the night sky, one a light blue, the other white. The light from them shone over the Labyrinth, which itself was veiled in a glimmering mist. Here and there, small lights moved like fireflies.
"Faeries." He said unnecessarily. She didn't need to be told, she knew. She rested her head on his shoulder. "They come out and dance every night. Come with me." He stood and opened the window. He offered her a hand, and she looked at it hesitantly. Their eyes locked, and she took it. He lifted her up, then placed both of his palms against hers. She watched curiously as white light flowed from his hands into hers. A faint aura glowed around both of them, a visible energy. She then realized they weren't standing on the window seat anymore, they were hovering about a foot above it. She took a quick breath and grabbed Jareth's shoulders. He smiled, for once not a mocking smirk, and she smiled back. His arms closed around her and he leaned in. She tensed, thinking he was going to kiss her. Instead, he went to her ear and whispered, "Trust me." Sarah blushed and he let out a chuckle. All thoughts of Christian, of Unicorns, of what she'd done for over the past years had vanished. All she could think of was how she was lost in his eyes. His eyes sparkled with an unrecognizable emotion, and they started floating out the window. She-
Oh, that's the end of the chapter!
Jareth: You can't do that to them...
^_^ watch me
Jareth; You wonder why not many people review your stories. YOU LEAVE CLIFFHANGERS TOO DAMN OFTEN!
Of course J-J.
Jareth: o.O J...J?
Yes J-J.
Jareth: *foreheadwall*
AW...J-J, you can't do stuff like that. Allayou revIEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Well, that or no update... Whatever. *shrugs*
(at 5 I'll conTINUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE)
Jareth: -.-
Luv you too babe!
They stood in silence for a few moments, looking at each other with hatred. He finally broke eye contact with her and went to help her stand. She flinched at the gentle touch of his hand. She then quickly drew back and growled at him.
"You will maintain your distance." she spat coldly. He glared at her.
"Sarah, I own-" But she wasn't paying attention. She stood up and walked tot he edge of the forest. As if in slow motion, through the trees, a white blur was approaching. Joy lit her eyes. With a godly grace she found herself on the back of a unicorn moving at the speed of light. She heard a faint call of her name, then looked up to see a great white owl.
Blackness overtook her.
*****
A gentle nudge on her shoulder awoke her, and she found herself surrounded by a white light that nearly blinded her. Two black eyes looked into hers, and she took the unicorns head into her hands and stroked his face. A soft unknown language was being sung around her, and she listened with care to the harmonies and the mysteriousness of the words that she could not understand. The Unicorn draped its head over her shoulder and she hugged him close.
With majestic grace he lifted her to her feet. Sarah put her hand on the great beasts shoulder and they walked together in a peaceful nonchalant stead. Slowly, her chocolate eyes adjusted to the light, and she realized that she could see anything. He led her into a veil of mist just ahead of them.
'Think of what you would see lady queen.' She looked sharply to the unicorn, who turned his head to look back. He gave a low whinny, and she nodded once, closing her eyes.
"Jareth, the Labyrinth." She muttered softly. The mist around them swirled, twinkling like millions of shards of diamonds scattered throughout the air. Some began to form an image, spiked hair, a tall limber figure, and finally the eyes. The all too familiar mismatched eyes were what captivated her, and they were the first to become real. His face followed, then his body.
When it was complete, she didn't know if he was real, so she reached up a hand to his cheek. It passed right through him, but he was so real.
"Sarah, what have you done?" His authorative voice now seemingly concerned.
"Show me the crystal." she requested. He looked at her questioningly.
"Why?"
"Show me." she repeated.
Once again, the shimmering pieces of mist swirled around his shoulder, and as it formed into a visibly real sphere, it rolled down his arm until it reached his fingertips, there it stood in front of her eyes. She saw herself again in the familiar forests that she'd hunted in for so long, she saw anger being relieved, she saw peace forming. And as she felt that happen, she wandered deeper into the forests until she came to a clearing. She saw Jareth, lying, still as a statue, eyes wide open. He was clutching a knife that had staked his heart. She gasped out in horror and looked up to see Jareth's form drenching in blood that was forming in a puddle at her feet. She looked up to his eyes and saw infinite pain. "Jareth what happened?"
"Sarah."
"Jareth no!"
"Sarah, open your eyes."
"They are! Jareth. no." His form disappeared, as did the unicorn. She sat straight up breathing hard. It took her a moment to realize just whose eyes she was staring into, whose face it was that was hinting at concern. "Jareth." She leaned forward and drew him to her. He stayed still on one knee, absolutely confused. After a few moments, she pulled back and put both of her hands on either side of his head, caressing his cheeks with her thumbs. "Is it really you?" She gently rested her forehead against his.
"What happened to you? Why are you in my kingdom? Where's Christian?" She hugged him again, a tear of relief falling from her glassy eyes. "I take it something happened." He scooped her up into his arms and they vanished. As they did, the unicorn whinnied and reared, then stalked back through the walls and out of the labyrinth.
*****
She clenched her teeth as Jareth ran a wet cloth over her back. She knew his face was his usual mask of indifference, but just the simple motion of his arm betrayed his tension. She/d agreed to stay in the safety of the Labyrinth as Jareth feared Christian coming for her. She let out a soft cry when the cloth pressed against one of the infected cuts. Jareth winced.
"He'll try to come for you Sarah. I'll keep you safe, but what exactly is it that you want?" She sighed.
"To never slay or assist in slaying of such a creature. Please don't make me go back to him." she begged quietly. He looked down at her, in a complete loss of words.
"Well Sarah, I don't know what to do. I don't want you to go back to a life of guilt and abuse, but he does own you. In reality, you are no more then a slave." She opened her mouth to defend herself, but he held a finger to her lips. "You were the debt paid off by your family."
'What if I were not of use to him anymore?' she thought. 'They wouldn't come to me if I wasn't a virgin." She looked up at Jareth.
"I don't know how to keep you away from it. There's no way I can buy you from him. He wouldn't-' He was interrupted by her lips capturing his. He put his hands on her shoulders and pushed her back. "Sarah," He looked into her shocked eyes. "What are you doing?" She plastered a smile on her face.
"Can't I thank you for saving me?" She said nervously. He raised an eyebrow.
"Now the truth." She looked down. "Sarah, that's not the answer. Even if I did, there'd be two problems. One, he'd probably get so jealous that he'd try to kill me. Tow, Fae mate for life, at least, royalty does." He took her in his arms and hugged her gently, careful of her back.
"I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me." she said. "Can we just...forget that happened?"
"Of course." He re-laced the back of her dress, not too tightly though, then gently lifted her to her feet. "I believe an old friend would like a visit, three actually." Her thoughts turned from what she'd almost tried to do. He took her arm and led her from the room. Sarah flushed, but was grateful that he wasn't making a big deal of her stupidity. "I understand your fear Sarah." He said, stepping at a door.
He took both of her hands in his, then lifted them to his lips. The kisses were warm and smooth on her hand. "I'll come for you when dinner is served. Do you mind if it's private?" She shook her head. "Good. I'll return for you."
He kissed her forehead, and then she watched him walk away. Mentally, she kicked herself for missing him. The door opened and she walked into an enormous library with a large fireplace. She watched the fire for a moment, then looked at each of her long forgotten friends.
Hoggle was sitting in one of two large hunter green armchairs. Sir Didymus sat quite comfortably in the other. Ludo just sat on a giant cushion on the floor. Sarah closed the door behind her, and when she turned around there were three pairs of eyes on her. Their faces were unexpectedly grave, and then she realized why.
"So she wants to come here, kill off the labyrinth's magic too?" Hoggle said. Her eyes widened in shock.
"Milady how could you? You, so fair, so sweet. You use this against them, killing them with it. The most beautiful creatures of the underground." Sir Didymus added. She met Ludo's tearful eyes.
"Sarah...kill...magic?" As tears gathered in her eyes, she wiped them away.
"I know, it's true." She said, regret clear in her voice. Hoggle jumped down to his feet.
"Of course it's true! You kill unicorns!" Sarah began to grow angry.
"And you kill faeries! Shut up! If I'd known that I was coming to a guilt party, I wouldn't have come at all? What do you think I'm doing here?! I'm trying to escape Christian! You don't know what he's done to me!" She stormed out, leaving them speechless.
********
She angrily glided through the halls, and eventually found herself to be lost. She slumped against a wall and sat there for a while. She then looked up at noticed a door. Going against her logic, she pushed at it, figuring it would be locked, but hoping it wouldn't be. It was silent, as were her footsteps. She saw Jareth sitting on a window seat looking out over the Labyrinth.
"Jareth?" she said softly. He turned and looked at her.
"Come here Sarah, I want you to see this." She approached him, and he pulled her up next to him and put an arm around her waist. She bit her lip, and he ignored it. "Look."
She did, and was grateful. The sight she saw was breathtaking. Two moons hung in the night sky, one a light blue, the other white. The light from them shone over the Labyrinth, which itself was veiled in a glimmering mist. Here and there, small lights moved like fireflies.
"Faeries." He said unnecessarily. She didn't need to be told, she knew. She rested her head on his shoulder. "They come out and dance every night. Come with me." He stood and opened the window. He offered her a hand, and she looked at it hesitantly. Their eyes locked, and she took it. He lifted her up, then placed both of his palms against hers. She watched curiously as white light flowed from his hands into hers. A faint aura glowed around both of them, a visible energy. She then realized they weren't standing on the window seat anymore, they were hovering about a foot above it. She took a quick breath and grabbed Jareth's shoulders. He smiled, for once not a mocking smirk, and she smiled back. His arms closed around her and he leaned in. She tensed, thinking he was going to kiss her. Instead, he went to her ear and whispered, "Trust me." Sarah blushed and he let out a chuckle. All thoughts of Christian, of Unicorns, of what she'd done for over the past years had vanished. All she could think of was how she was lost in his eyes. His eyes sparkled with an unrecognizable emotion, and they started floating out the window. She-
Oh, that's the end of the chapter!
Jareth: You can't do that to them...
^_^ watch me
Jareth; You wonder why not many people review your stories. YOU LEAVE CLIFFHANGERS TOO DAMN OFTEN!
Of course J-J.
Jareth: o.O J...J?
Yes J-J.
Jareth: *foreheadwall*
AW...J-J, you can't do stuff like that. Allayou revIEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Well, that or no update... Whatever. *shrugs*
(at 5 I'll conTINUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE)
Jareth: -.-
Luv you too babe!