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AN: You are all fabulous! Disclaimer: I do not own labyrinth
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Strangle Devine Chapter Ten: Dinner with Dacian
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Dacian was incredibly good looking. Sarah was careful to note the way that he always looked into her eyes very intensely when she spoke. It was rather awkward and tended to make her forget what she was talking about. For the most part he described his home and she hers. Or at lease, the supposed fishing village up north called Lexelit.
"Oh yes, we have beautiful summers" she gushed as he nodded but didn't break eye contact with her. "Erm-very--- beautiful"
"Yes" said Dacian, he smiled softly and put his hand over hers on the table. "You said that"
"Er-" she set her fork down because, frankly, it seemed rude to eat while a Prince was touching your hand.
"Tell me," he said, reaching out and touching the necklace. At first Sarah had been thrilled by it, loads of other women were giving it envious stares and after all, it was a lovely expensive necklace. But it was actually incredibly heavy and cold against her throat. Every time she so much as swallowed there would be a soft tinkling from the necklace that made her cringe. It was lovely, but she wouldn't want to wear it forever. "Where did you get this charming thing?"
"Oh" Sarah smiled "I'm just borrowing it for the evening-"
"Are you just borrowing it?" Bella interrupted, she was seated to Sarah's right this evening and had for the most part ignored Sarah and pointedly snuggled up to Jareth. It was quite amusing. Her hand was on his arm possessively now but he ignored her. "I thought it was a gift from his majesty" Bella continued, she giggled knowingly "But if it's just borrowed for the evening, well, I have a gorgeous sapphire ring that would go amazingly with that. If you're just borrowing it."
"Er-yes, I am-just borrowing," said Sarah.
"You can keep it if you like" Jareth said offhandedly.
Sarah shot him an alarmed look over Bella's blonde bouffant "I couldn't possibly. That would be way too much, Jar--- your majesty."
"Do you think I have some use for that thing?" he asked, an amused smile gracing his face before returning to the usual iciness. "I'm certainly not going to wear it"
Dacian touched the necklace again and Sarah turned back to him, unaware of the way Jareth gripped his soupspoon just a bit tighter at the action.
"Have you met my mother?" Dacian asked.
"No" Sarah said carefully.
Dacian smiled softly and caught her eyes again. Oh, it was like being trapped, Sarah thought, she couldn't look away. "I'm sure she'd love you. You should come by our chambers for tea one day"
Aislinn and Egeus appeared arm in arm behind them then. Aislinn smiled coldly. "Isn't she just the sweetest thing?' she cooed, touching Sarah's arm fondly. Sarah fought the urge to jerk away violently and did her best to smile at the Princess.
She seemed to be in the complement-giving mood. "Why, did Lady Gwendolyn do your hair this evening? That's lovely, I must ask her to do mine some time"
Sarah shrugged in what she hoped was a pleasant way and Aislinn touched her pearl strung hair before continuing. "Egeus and I are going for a walk in the gardens, they are so lovely tonight. And Jareth-" She looked at her brother, her eyes cooling again. "If you'd be so kind as to stop by my chambers later this evening before you turn in. I need to have words with you"
Jareth waved her off and didn't verbally answer so Aislinn glided gracefully away with a very harassed looking Egeus in tow.
"Lady Sarah?" Dacian's heavily accented voice caused her to look up. He had his hand over hers again and was smiling in a very secretive way. "Would you accompany me for a turn about the gardens? I hear they are lovely but have not yet had the pleasure to see them"
Sarah was unsure that she really wanted to be alone with the Prince but she didn't really know how to say no. What did one say to a prince? Oh, sorry, no. "I would love to" she heard herself saying and Dacian stood to help her out of her seat.
Sarah caught Jareth's eye as she left the ballroom. He looked rather cold and angry. She looked away.
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"Your majesty" Bella cooed, touching Jareth's necktie and playing with it carelessly. "You're so far away tonight, what's wrong?"
"Nothing," Jareth said in a distracted voice. He was staring at the door after that Sarah girl. Bella did not see the big fuss about that girl, she was a skinny little northerner who looked more like a little boy in that dress then anything else. Bella adjusted her ample cleavage with this thought and snuggled up to the Goblin King's shoulder.
"You're majesty" she purred "Would you like to walk about the Garden's with me?"
Jareth stood and offered her his arm. "Yes" he said firmly.
Bella's stomach flipped over as she took his arm again. He was just *so* yummy. Sure, he had made it quite clear that their relationship was over. But what did he exactly mean by over. Many things, other then he never wanted to see Bella again, obviously. What girl would be foolish enough not to flirt her brains out with him when she had the chance?
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Sarah felt strangely relaxed as she and Prince Dacian walked about the gardens. They were talking about Lexelit again and Sarah was starting to run out of lies to tell him. So far she'd describes what was basically little house on the prairie only - with Fae. He was nodding, seeming to be very interested.
They came to a patch of garden were red roses grew up tall and thorny around the edge of the path. Dacian stopped them here and took her hands causing Sarah to forget what she was about to say again.
"I-" she trailed off, lost in the Prince's eyes.
He touched her face. "Sweet Sarah," he drawled "I know your secret, you don't need to go on"
Sarah's mouth went dry and her voice sounded very high when she next spoke. "What secret?"
Dacian's cold fingers traced an icy path down her cheek and under her jaw. "You're a human" he said simply.
Her heart felt like it had stopped. "How-did you know?"
He grinned slyly at her and reached behind his back to snap a rose off from the bush. "I am very good at--- telling what sort of people are which". He said as he handed her the rose.
Sarah took it hesitantly and Dacian closed her hand around it firmly so that she gave a squeak of pain when the thorns broke through the soft skin of her hand.
"Ooh-I'm sorry, Sarah" he cooed, opening her hand up so that the beads of blood tingeing her hand glowed ruby in the moonlight. Sarah felt like she was frozen and rooted to the spot. She wanted nothing more then to run away as he lowered his lips to her palm and softly kissed them, his black hair forming a glossy curtain.
Sarah was sure she felt something graze sharply over her hand. Her head was spinning and making her dizzy; she swooned and Dacian's arm came around her waist. But as soon as it was there it was gone as was his mouth from her hand. The rose fell to the soft lawn and Sarah quickly came to her senses.
"Sarah, are you all right?"
She shook her head and realized she was sitting on the grass, she could feel the dew seeping through her gown. Jareth was peering into her eyes looking more worried and concerned then she had ever seen him before.
"I-I'm fine" she stuttered trying to sit up.
"Bella, come here" Jareth said stiffly, the concern was quickly replaced with a controlled business like manner. He swung Sarah up to her feet and held her by the waist.
Sarah twisted her head around and saw Bella scampering towards her and looking very frightened. Jareth instructed her to help Sarah back to the castle and have Lady Gwendolyn watch over her.
"You are to stay with them and not speak a word to anyone on your way there" he said in a low voice.
"No-wait" Sarah said as Bella put her arm through Sarah's wordlessly.
"Go Sarah, I'll be there soon" he told her calmly, as if speaking to a child.
Before Sarah could say another word Bella was carting her off the way she had just come from leaving Jareth and Dacian near the roses. She swallowed heavily and tried to work out what had just happened to her.
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Jareth waited until Sarah and Bella were out of sight before he turned back to Dacian. He was in the same position that Jareth had frozen him in minutes before, one hand stretched out, his face hovering over the hand with his hair shielding his face.
Jareth regarded him for a long moment. "Well done Prince Dacian" he said sarcastically before waving his hand at the Prince.
Dacian raised his head and growled at Jareth, his pointed canine-like teeth bared and coating in Sarah's blood like the rest of his mouth. "Well I wasn't the one who brought a human to diner, was I?" he sneered.
It took every ounce of self-control Jareth had not to punch him. Instead he pulled out a linen handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to the Prince in disgust to wipe his mouth on. Dacian did so, still glaring at Jareth before his spoke. "So? What is she then? Your little human pet?"
Jareth raised his hand, mentally reaching out and giving Dacian's hair a firm tug. Dacian winced and glared.
"Very mature, Jareth"
"Your people," Jareth said in a controlled voice "Signed a decree issuing that you no longer killed or drank the blood of the living."
"I didn't kill her" Dacian said quickly.
Jareth cocked an eyebrow "But would you have had I not stopped you?" he said coldly "And you've her blood all over your mouth, that is bad enough"
"That decree was written when the portal was closed and humans were no longer in the Underground" Dacian said spitefully. "You don't understand it, you Fae. Think you're better then us, don't you? You're as bad as trolls, because you eat food, and weren't born cursed to drink another's life."
"I don't think I'm better then you" Jareth said softly, taking him by surprise "And if you give me your word that you will speak of Sarah to anyone, I will not tell my Father what transpired here tonight"
"Why would I make any deals with you?" Dacian spat.
"Because," Jareth said, grinning coolly "If I tell the High King that you have taken a mortal's blood, not only will it weigh heavily in the peace talks, possibly resulting in more land for the trolls--- but you, dear Dacian-will be cast out of all kingdoms of the Calais court"
Dacian looked afraid for a moment and then snarled and bowed his head. "Very well" he said through gritted teeth "I shall tell no one of the human if you tell no one what I have done"
Jareth waved his hand and magic sealed their agreement "Done"
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"Oh I just can not believe this" Gwendolyn moaned. They were back in Sarah's bedroom and Sarah sat at her vanity table while Gwendolyn moped up the blood on her hand with a handkerchief and did her best bit of healing magic to seal the rather deep scratches.
Bella was sitting on Sarah's bed, retelling the entire tale of how she and Jareth stumbled upon the Nosferatu Prince and Sarah with rapid abandon. She would pause every now and then to breathe but more or less continued on unrestricted.
Gwen sighed and redid the handkerchief. "Are you all right, Sarah?"
Sarah shook her head "I'm fine" she said softly, still unable to believe it. Vampires were real? She looked at Gwen "I think you'd better tell me what you were about to before"
Gwendolyn winced and nodded "In the carriage on the way to town, the Princess told me she was working on arranging a marriage between yourself and Prince Dacian" Gwen shook her head and sighed "I knew that if you were to so much as be near the Prince for a prolonged period of time he would know you're a human, they can smell it. But if you were to marry him, Sarah, he would have turned you into one of them. Be it on accident or on purpose, your marriage bed would be your death bed and you would live forever as one of them"
Sarah felt her blood run cold "Aislinn wants this for me?"
"I think so" Gwen said, her voice grave. "Though I can imagine why. I just don't understand, the Princess is selfish and rude, but she is not one to wish death on another. I can't even fathom how the High Queen could justify you dining with the Prince though. That-I really can't"
Jareth appeared in the middle of the room. He looked tired and angry and swiftly knelt down next to Gwendolyn.
"It's not so bad, but my healing magic is just shite" she said.
Jareth looked up at Sarah "Are you all right?"
"Fine" she said in a distant voice.
Jareth covered her hand in his and when he pulled away her hand palm was good as new. Gwendolyn made a relived sound and stood up. "I need a drink."
The Goblin King shot her an amused look and then went to Bella. "Daring, will you do me a favor?"
She beamed at him "Anything, your highness"
"Shut your eyes" he whispered, drawing close to her. Sarah and Gwendolyn watched as Bella giggled madly and shut her eyes obediently. Jareth paused and then put his hand over her forehead. "Sarah is a Fae woman from Lexelit. You've had a bit too much wine and don't remember what happened when you went out to the gardens with me" he spoke in a soft controlled voice. "You are in Sarah's room because you wanted to borrow a comb" he removed his hand and Bella's eyes snapped open.
She looked a bit dazed at first and then shook her head "Ah-what were we talking about?"
"Combs" said Gwendolyn helpfully.
"Oh yes!" She beamed getting off the bed. "I do love combs"
Sarah's mouth fell open. How did he do that? It was a bit scary that the Goblin King could change people's memories like that. What if he had done it to her? How would she know? Sarah glanced over at Jareth. He had taken Bella's vacated spot on the bed and was holding his head in his hands.
"Er-Bella, shall I escort you back to the Ball room? I think your father wanted a word" said Gwendolyn, shooting furtive glances between Sarah and Jareth.
"Father? Does he?" Bella shrugged but allowed Gwendolyn to lead her from the room, jabbering on all the way and leaving Sarah and Jareth alone.
The door clicked shut and Sarah walked across the flagstone to her bed.
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AN: Tee hee--- I may get one more out tonight, but we shall see.
Thanks:
Winter5: I will try to stay safe on my travels- luckily I am not travelling very far. :D More vampires to come. Mwahaha. Innocent Dreamer1: Ooh-I quite fancy being called funky. Somewhatdamaged: FFN is a bit screwy. Oh, thank you kindly for all the multiple reviewing. It's really lovely and fabulous of you and it keeps me writing. Ruby: Hah, you're welcome. Thank you for reading it. Jester3: Hmm-Sarah would make a good vampire, wouldn't she? I didn't even think of that but someone else certainly should. Have you ever seen Jennifer Connelly in 'Requiem for Dream'? She plays a junkie (this is so abstract and has nothing to do with Labyrinth) but if Sarah were a vampire I think she's be like Jennifer in that movie. Right, enough weirdness from me. Missy4: *does the interesting twist dance* mimi3272000: *does the is-on-a-roll dance* Cyber-Keiko: Yep, it doesn't get much better then snippy J/S, that's for sure. I'm glad you like Gwendolyn and I'm glad I've intrigued you. As for Aislinn, she is being a bit of a uber-bitch right now, but it's for good reasons. Mada: God, David Bowie is a bloody sexy god. (I feel a Bowie rant coming on, but I will refrain) He is soooo sooo good looking. He's the reason I rented Labyrinth in the first place. I named by car after him. *blinks* I'll just shut up now. :D Emerald Skye: Heh, poor Sarah indeed. Draegon-fire: Why thank you. So does Jareth get points if he flashes Sarah? mwahaha Skye Haerrington: *munches the cookies* Send Bella and Aislinn away? Perhaps I should just send everyone away and leave Sarah and Jareth alone in a darkened room.---
Remember to REVIEW!!
AN: You are all fabulous! Disclaimer: I do not own labyrinth
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Strangle Devine Chapter Ten: Dinner with Dacian
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Dacian was incredibly good looking. Sarah was careful to note the way that he always looked into her eyes very intensely when she spoke. It was rather awkward and tended to make her forget what she was talking about. For the most part he described his home and she hers. Or at lease, the supposed fishing village up north called Lexelit.
"Oh yes, we have beautiful summers" she gushed as he nodded but didn't break eye contact with her. "Erm-very--- beautiful"
"Yes" said Dacian, he smiled softly and put his hand over hers on the table. "You said that"
"Er-" she set her fork down because, frankly, it seemed rude to eat while a Prince was touching your hand.
"Tell me," he said, reaching out and touching the necklace. At first Sarah had been thrilled by it, loads of other women were giving it envious stares and after all, it was a lovely expensive necklace. But it was actually incredibly heavy and cold against her throat. Every time she so much as swallowed there would be a soft tinkling from the necklace that made her cringe. It was lovely, but she wouldn't want to wear it forever. "Where did you get this charming thing?"
"Oh" Sarah smiled "I'm just borrowing it for the evening-"
"Are you just borrowing it?" Bella interrupted, she was seated to Sarah's right this evening and had for the most part ignored Sarah and pointedly snuggled up to Jareth. It was quite amusing. Her hand was on his arm possessively now but he ignored her. "I thought it was a gift from his majesty" Bella continued, she giggled knowingly "But if it's just borrowed for the evening, well, I have a gorgeous sapphire ring that would go amazingly with that. If you're just borrowing it."
"Er-yes, I am-just borrowing," said Sarah.
"You can keep it if you like" Jareth said offhandedly.
Sarah shot him an alarmed look over Bella's blonde bouffant "I couldn't possibly. That would be way too much, Jar--- your majesty."
"Do you think I have some use for that thing?" he asked, an amused smile gracing his face before returning to the usual iciness. "I'm certainly not going to wear it"
Dacian touched the necklace again and Sarah turned back to him, unaware of the way Jareth gripped his soupspoon just a bit tighter at the action.
"Have you met my mother?" Dacian asked.
"No" Sarah said carefully.
Dacian smiled softly and caught her eyes again. Oh, it was like being trapped, Sarah thought, she couldn't look away. "I'm sure she'd love you. You should come by our chambers for tea one day"
Aislinn and Egeus appeared arm in arm behind them then. Aislinn smiled coldly. "Isn't she just the sweetest thing?' she cooed, touching Sarah's arm fondly. Sarah fought the urge to jerk away violently and did her best to smile at the Princess.
She seemed to be in the complement-giving mood. "Why, did Lady Gwendolyn do your hair this evening? That's lovely, I must ask her to do mine some time"
Sarah shrugged in what she hoped was a pleasant way and Aislinn touched her pearl strung hair before continuing. "Egeus and I are going for a walk in the gardens, they are so lovely tonight. And Jareth-" She looked at her brother, her eyes cooling again. "If you'd be so kind as to stop by my chambers later this evening before you turn in. I need to have words with you"
Jareth waved her off and didn't verbally answer so Aislinn glided gracefully away with a very harassed looking Egeus in tow.
"Lady Sarah?" Dacian's heavily accented voice caused her to look up. He had his hand over hers again and was smiling in a very secretive way. "Would you accompany me for a turn about the gardens? I hear they are lovely but have not yet had the pleasure to see them"
Sarah was unsure that she really wanted to be alone with the Prince but she didn't really know how to say no. What did one say to a prince? Oh, sorry, no. "I would love to" she heard herself saying and Dacian stood to help her out of her seat.
Sarah caught Jareth's eye as she left the ballroom. He looked rather cold and angry. She looked away.
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"Your majesty" Bella cooed, touching Jareth's necktie and playing with it carelessly. "You're so far away tonight, what's wrong?"
"Nothing," Jareth said in a distracted voice. He was staring at the door after that Sarah girl. Bella did not see the big fuss about that girl, she was a skinny little northerner who looked more like a little boy in that dress then anything else. Bella adjusted her ample cleavage with this thought and snuggled up to the Goblin King's shoulder.
"You're majesty" she purred "Would you like to walk about the Garden's with me?"
Jareth stood and offered her his arm. "Yes" he said firmly.
Bella's stomach flipped over as she took his arm again. He was just *so* yummy. Sure, he had made it quite clear that their relationship was over. But what did he exactly mean by over. Many things, other then he never wanted to see Bella again, obviously. What girl would be foolish enough not to flirt her brains out with him when she had the chance?
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Sarah felt strangely relaxed as she and Prince Dacian walked about the gardens. They were talking about Lexelit again and Sarah was starting to run out of lies to tell him. So far she'd describes what was basically little house on the prairie only - with Fae. He was nodding, seeming to be very interested.
They came to a patch of garden were red roses grew up tall and thorny around the edge of the path. Dacian stopped them here and took her hands causing Sarah to forget what she was about to say again.
"I-" she trailed off, lost in the Prince's eyes.
He touched her face. "Sweet Sarah," he drawled "I know your secret, you don't need to go on"
Sarah's mouth went dry and her voice sounded very high when she next spoke. "What secret?"
Dacian's cold fingers traced an icy path down her cheek and under her jaw. "You're a human" he said simply.
Her heart felt like it had stopped. "How-did you know?"
He grinned slyly at her and reached behind his back to snap a rose off from the bush. "I am very good at--- telling what sort of people are which". He said as he handed her the rose.
Sarah took it hesitantly and Dacian closed her hand around it firmly so that she gave a squeak of pain when the thorns broke through the soft skin of her hand.
"Ooh-I'm sorry, Sarah" he cooed, opening her hand up so that the beads of blood tingeing her hand glowed ruby in the moonlight. Sarah felt like she was frozen and rooted to the spot. She wanted nothing more then to run away as he lowered his lips to her palm and softly kissed them, his black hair forming a glossy curtain.
Sarah was sure she felt something graze sharply over her hand. Her head was spinning and making her dizzy; she swooned and Dacian's arm came around her waist. But as soon as it was there it was gone as was his mouth from her hand. The rose fell to the soft lawn and Sarah quickly came to her senses.
"Sarah, are you all right?"
She shook her head and realized she was sitting on the grass, she could feel the dew seeping through her gown. Jareth was peering into her eyes looking more worried and concerned then she had ever seen him before.
"I-I'm fine" she stuttered trying to sit up.
"Bella, come here" Jareth said stiffly, the concern was quickly replaced with a controlled business like manner. He swung Sarah up to her feet and held her by the waist.
Sarah twisted her head around and saw Bella scampering towards her and looking very frightened. Jareth instructed her to help Sarah back to the castle and have Lady Gwendolyn watch over her.
"You are to stay with them and not speak a word to anyone on your way there" he said in a low voice.
"No-wait" Sarah said as Bella put her arm through Sarah's wordlessly.
"Go Sarah, I'll be there soon" he told her calmly, as if speaking to a child.
Before Sarah could say another word Bella was carting her off the way she had just come from leaving Jareth and Dacian near the roses. She swallowed heavily and tried to work out what had just happened to her.
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Jareth waited until Sarah and Bella were out of sight before he turned back to Dacian. He was in the same position that Jareth had frozen him in minutes before, one hand stretched out, his face hovering over the hand with his hair shielding his face.
Jareth regarded him for a long moment. "Well done Prince Dacian" he said sarcastically before waving his hand at the Prince.
Dacian raised his head and growled at Jareth, his pointed canine-like teeth bared and coating in Sarah's blood like the rest of his mouth. "Well I wasn't the one who brought a human to diner, was I?" he sneered.
It took every ounce of self-control Jareth had not to punch him. Instead he pulled out a linen handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to the Prince in disgust to wipe his mouth on. Dacian did so, still glaring at Jareth before his spoke. "So? What is she then? Your little human pet?"
Jareth raised his hand, mentally reaching out and giving Dacian's hair a firm tug. Dacian winced and glared.
"Very mature, Jareth"
"Your people," Jareth said in a controlled voice "Signed a decree issuing that you no longer killed or drank the blood of the living."
"I didn't kill her" Dacian said quickly.
Jareth cocked an eyebrow "But would you have had I not stopped you?" he said coldly "And you've her blood all over your mouth, that is bad enough"
"That decree was written when the portal was closed and humans were no longer in the Underground" Dacian said spitefully. "You don't understand it, you Fae. Think you're better then us, don't you? You're as bad as trolls, because you eat food, and weren't born cursed to drink another's life."
"I don't think I'm better then you" Jareth said softly, taking him by surprise "And if you give me your word that you will speak of Sarah to anyone, I will not tell my Father what transpired here tonight"
"Why would I make any deals with you?" Dacian spat.
"Because," Jareth said, grinning coolly "If I tell the High King that you have taken a mortal's blood, not only will it weigh heavily in the peace talks, possibly resulting in more land for the trolls--- but you, dear Dacian-will be cast out of all kingdoms of the Calais court"
Dacian looked afraid for a moment and then snarled and bowed his head. "Very well" he said through gritted teeth "I shall tell no one of the human if you tell no one what I have done"
Jareth waved his hand and magic sealed their agreement "Done"
*
"Oh I just can not believe this" Gwendolyn moaned. They were back in Sarah's bedroom and Sarah sat at her vanity table while Gwendolyn moped up the blood on her hand with a handkerchief and did her best bit of healing magic to seal the rather deep scratches.
Bella was sitting on Sarah's bed, retelling the entire tale of how she and Jareth stumbled upon the Nosferatu Prince and Sarah with rapid abandon. She would pause every now and then to breathe but more or less continued on unrestricted.
Gwen sighed and redid the handkerchief. "Are you all right, Sarah?"
Sarah shook her head "I'm fine" she said softly, still unable to believe it. Vampires were real? She looked at Gwen "I think you'd better tell me what you were about to before"
Gwendolyn winced and nodded "In the carriage on the way to town, the Princess told me she was working on arranging a marriage between yourself and Prince Dacian" Gwen shook her head and sighed "I knew that if you were to so much as be near the Prince for a prolonged period of time he would know you're a human, they can smell it. But if you were to marry him, Sarah, he would have turned you into one of them. Be it on accident or on purpose, your marriage bed would be your death bed and you would live forever as one of them"
Sarah felt her blood run cold "Aislinn wants this for me?"
"I think so" Gwen said, her voice grave. "Though I can imagine why. I just don't understand, the Princess is selfish and rude, but she is not one to wish death on another. I can't even fathom how the High Queen could justify you dining with the Prince though. That-I really can't"
Jareth appeared in the middle of the room. He looked tired and angry and swiftly knelt down next to Gwendolyn.
"It's not so bad, but my healing magic is just shite" she said.
Jareth looked up at Sarah "Are you all right?"
"Fine" she said in a distant voice.
Jareth covered her hand in his and when he pulled away her hand palm was good as new. Gwendolyn made a relived sound and stood up. "I need a drink."
The Goblin King shot her an amused look and then went to Bella. "Daring, will you do me a favor?"
She beamed at him "Anything, your highness"
"Shut your eyes" he whispered, drawing close to her. Sarah and Gwendolyn watched as Bella giggled madly and shut her eyes obediently. Jareth paused and then put his hand over her forehead. "Sarah is a Fae woman from Lexelit. You've had a bit too much wine and don't remember what happened when you went out to the gardens with me" he spoke in a soft controlled voice. "You are in Sarah's room because you wanted to borrow a comb" he removed his hand and Bella's eyes snapped open.
She looked a bit dazed at first and then shook her head "Ah-what were we talking about?"
"Combs" said Gwendolyn helpfully.
"Oh yes!" She beamed getting off the bed. "I do love combs"
Sarah's mouth fell open. How did he do that? It was a bit scary that the Goblin King could change people's memories like that. What if he had done it to her? How would she know? Sarah glanced over at Jareth. He had taken Bella's vacated spot on the bed and was holding his head in his hands.
"Er-Bella, shall I escort you back to the Ball room? I think your father wanted a word" said Gwendolyn, shooting furtive glances between Sarah and Jareth.
"Father? Does he?" Bella shrugged but allowed Gwendolyn to lead her from the room, jabbering on all the way and leaving Sarah and Jareth alone.
The door clicked shut and Sarah walked across the flagstone to her bed.
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AN: Tee hee--- I may get one more out tonight, but we shall see.
Thanks:
Winter5: I will try to stay safe on my travels- luckily I am not travelling very far. :D More vampires to come. Mwahaha. Innocent Dreamer1: Ooh-I quite fancy being called funky. Somewhatdamaged: FFN is a bit screwy. Oh, thank you kindly for all the multiple reviewing. It's really lovely and fabulous of you and it keeps me writing. Ruby: Hah, you're welcome. Thank you for reading it. Jester3: Hmm-Sarah would make a good vampire, wouldn't she? I didn't even think of that but someone else certainly should. Have you ever seen Jennifer Connelly in 'Requiem for Dream'? She plays a junkie (this is so abstract and has nothing to do with Labyrinth) but if Sarah were a vampire I think she's be like Jennifer in that movie. Right, enough weirdness from me. Missy4: *does the interesting twist dance* mimi3272000: *does the is-on-a-roll dance* Cyber-Keiko: Yep, it doesn't get much better then snippy J/S, that's for sure. I'm glad you like Gwendolyn and I'm glad I've intrigued you. As for Aislinn, she is being a bit of a uber-bitch right now, but it's for good reasons. Mada: God, David Bowie is a bloody sexy god. (I feel a Bowie rant coming on, but I will refrain) He is soooo sooo good looking. He's the reason I rented Labyrinth in the first place. I named by car after him. *blinks* I'll just shut up now. :D Emerald Skye: Heh, poor Sarah indeed. Draegon-fire: Why thank you. So does Jareth get points if he flashes Sarah? mwahaha Skye Haerrington: *munches the cookies* Send Bella and Aislinn away? Perhaps I should just send everyone away and leave Sarah and Jareth alone in a darkened room.---
Remember to REVIEW!!