(A/N Of course I was not planning on ending the tale there, I have plenty
more up my sleeve)
Jareth flew into his own room and transformed once again into a man. Striding to the bed he bent low and twisted the silk sheets about his hand and gave a fearsome tug that hurled the occupant of the bed onto the floor. Aurora woke with a start and touched her head gently before scooping up a handful of cover to give her some modesty. Flicking her eyes over towards Jareth stealthy figure, they narrowed in a deadly manner at him.
"What is the meaning of this Jareth?" she demanded her voice sounding quite coarse and thick from sleep.
"Well, it's a wake up call you might say" Jareth paused to smile at himself and his own inner joke "Now be gone with you before I make you princess of the land of stench."
Aurora climbed to her feet and placed her free hand on her bare hip and glared at Jareth wondering where he mustered the gall to speak to a princess like that.
"My King treats me too well, I fear he shall spoil me if he keeps this up" Aurora's voice seeped with a mixture of loathing and sarcasm.
Jareth shifted his weight from foot to foot and faced Aurora across the rumpled bed "Don't forget who you are speaking to, Princess, I am King and you are therefore my subordinate. I have been kind to you till now; don't forget I can be very cruel."
At this remark Aurora remembered something that gave her a great sense of confidence. "Don't you forget my King when I defeated you; you promised you would be my slave as long as I obeyed you. I have been very obedient but you have not kept your part of the deal."
Jareth had to smile; although she was not Sarah she did have her own qualities that stirred something in Jareth. As the smirk tweaked the right side of Jareth's lips Aurora took this opportunity to gather the sheet she was using as a makeshift toga in her arms.
"You should remember your Majesty soon I will be your Queen. Don't underestimate me!" With that Aurora hurled the blankets at Jareth so that they collided with him and slide to the floor in a pool of white fabric. Turning around the naked form of Aurora stomped away and through the door.
The Goblin King laughed as he heard the gasps and screams of many of the servants from the corridor that Aurora had just walked into. He was sure they had not expected to see the Princess walking in her birthday suit so openly.
Jareth did not dwell on this too long he remembered why he had got rid of Aurora. Pulling the crystal containing Sarah from the air the Goblin king hurled it at the opposite wall of the room. Instead of the crystal colliding with the wall it was Sarah who smashed into the hard marble and crumpled in a heap on the floor.
Sarah sat up and looked over at the still form of the Goblin King "Well I am sure you could have made that a little gentler." Jareth did not move but remained very still silhouetted against the window. Sarah stood up and smoothed down her coarse dress and straightened herself.
Sarah suddenly realised where she was a million thoughts began pouring through her brain like ice water. What was Jareth planning for her in his bedroom? Why was he not speaking? What was happening to her poor friend Cuthbert?
Sarah found herself backing away from Jareth till she felt the hard wall up against her back. Jareth appeared not to move but suddenly he was no longer standing where he had been but instead was right up close to Sarah, so that their noses where gently touching.
Sarah went to gasp from fright but quickly Jareth put a finger to her lips to silence her. Sarah looked up at Jareth's off colour eyes and found she was surprised, she knew that look. He had looked at her like that when he had asked her to be his; it was a silent pleading look that was still noble and full of pride. Sarah could hear that moment replaying in her head 'I have done it all for you' whispered a voice. Jareth's lips had not moved and she knew it was only her memory.
The silence continued Sarah felt she could bare it no longer and longed to say something just to end it. Although there was no physical noise the sounds in her head where erupting she could see the incident playing again in her mind 'is that not generous?'
Then the voices in her head went quiet except for two phrases which kept repeating to her 'I will be your slave' and 'love me.'
Sarah suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of longing that had been brewing deep within her since she had left the labyrinth.
It was Jareth who broke the silence, moving his fingers from her lips Jareth looked into her eyes "Sarah you are no ordinary girl, not one to take care of a screaming baby or love an oaf".
"You belonged with me, I would have devoted it all for you, I reordered time for you" Jareth's voice sounded tired suddenly "But I was not your expectations, Sarah you ruined mine too. I thought you better than what you have become."
Sarah could feel her eyes filling with tears and she went to retort but Jareth silenced her again "I thought you were dead Sarah, I have never felt grief like that before. But now to find you alive and with that man, we cannot turn back now Sarah."
Sarah tried to speak she had to tell Jareth the truth about everything. But what Jareth said next was to silence Sarah.
"I cannot tolerate this Sarah as punishment you will be trapped in the underground, forever. The man you love will be forever trapped into the darkness of the oubliette. You my Sarah" Jareth paused stroking her cheek with his other hand "You will be my slave."
Sarah could not believe that Jareth could be so cruel to someone who had done nothing to him. She wanted to plead for Cuthbert but she was sure it would only fuel Jareth's jealousy. Enslavement was her future Jareth was determined to make her suffer. How could someone she had missed for so long be this cold to her over a stupid kiss? Jareth could not be her love if he would do this to her, could he?
Jareth placed his hands on either side of her head and tilted his face in towards hers. Sarah closed her eyes and turned her head to the side she did not want to allow herself to give into him.
"Sarah, look at me!" When Sarah did not respond the goblin king using his left hand turned Sarah's face toward his. "Open your eyes and look at me Sarah!"
"Sarah your going to live without sunlight you will love me even without your heartbeat because you will live within me."
Sarah's eyes popped open as he said this and she could not stop herself she responded "I cannot live within you!"
Jareth's handsome face contorted with rage. Snatching Sarah's right arm he dragged her away from the wall hurling her at the bed. Poor Sarah hit the mattress so hard she bounced banging her head against the marble bed head. Jareth quickly paced up to the bed and leaned in over Sarah in a threatening manner. "I have been too generous with you that time is over now!"
Jareth sat on the bed and produced a peach from thin air, smiling he offered it to Sarah. Sarah sat back still clutching her head refusing to touch it, again that look of rage appeared on Jareth's features. Moving with speed the Goblin King was on top of Sarah forcing the peach to her lips. Pinching her nose he forced her to open her mouth and took that opportunity to insert the tender fruit between her lips.
Sarah could feel its magic taking her body and mind, Sarah was loosing herself quickly. It was as if the world itself was pressing down on her weighing her down. Sarah could not move and found herself relaxing into the mattress her lids growing heavy and pulling her into a gentle repose.
Jareth smiled to himself and arranged himself beside Sarah on the bed wondering where he would take this. Stroking her cheek Jareth looked into her struggling eyes and whispered "sleep Sarah, sleep."
Sarah could not resist his voice it was so melodic to her now that she had to surrender herself to the powers of the Goblin King. Jareth pulled Sarah's limp form into his arms and closed his eyes also.
Somewhere deep in Sarah's mind music began to play and she could feel she was dancing. The strangest feeling was taking over Sarah; she could no longer remember where she was or why she was there. All she knew was that she had to find someone, someone close to her. Sarah struggled to open her eyes she wanted to see where she was and who was playing that music.
Suddenly through the darkness a pair of gloved hands took hers tightly and pulled her into the light opening her eyes. Sarah gaped she was in a ballroom she had known long ago but somehow it did not frighten her anymore. Sarah looked down at the hands that held her and followed them up to their wrists then their arms and then the owner of the hands.
"So here we are again."
(A/N more coming I promise xxx )
Jareth flew into his own room and transformed once again into a man. Striding to the bed he bent low and twisted the silk sheets about his hand and gave a fearsome tug that hurled the occupant of the bed onto the floor. Aurora woke with a start and touched her head gently before scooping up a handful of cover to give her some modesty. Flicking her eyes over towards Jareth stealthy figure, they narrowed in a deadly manner at him.
"What is the meaning of this Jareth?" she demanded her voice sounding quite coarse and thick from sleep.
"Well, it's a wake up call you might say" Jareth paused to smile at himself and his own inner joke "Now be gone with you before I make you princess of the land of stench."
Aurora climbed to her feet and placed her free hand on her bare hip and glared at Jareth wondering where he mustered the gall to speak to a princess like that.
"My King treats me too well, I fear he shall spoil me if he keeps this up" Aurora's voice seeped with a mixture of loathing and sarcasm.
Jareth shifted his weight from foot to foot and faced Aurora across the rumpled bed "Don't forget who you are speaking to, Princess, I am King and you are therefore my subordinate. I have been kind to you till now; don't forget I can be very cruel."
At this remark Aurora remembered something that gave her a great sense of confidence. "Don't you forget my King when I defeated you; you promised you would be my slave as long as I obeyed you. I have been very obedient but you have not kept your part of the deal."
Jareth had to smile; although she was not Sarah she did have her own qualities that stirred something in Jareth. As the smirk tweaked the right side of Jareth's lips Aurora took this opportunity to gather the sheet she was using as a makeshift toga in her arms.
"You should remember your Majesty soon I will be your Queen. Don't underestimate me!" With that Aurora hurled the blankets at Jareth so that they collided with him and slide to the floor in a pool of white fabric. Turning around the naked form of Aurora stomped away and through the door.
The Goblin King laughed as he heard the gasps and screams of many of the servants from the corridor that Aurora had just walked into. He was sure they had not expected to see the Princess walking in her birthday suit so openly.
Jareth did not dwell on this too long he remembered why he had got rid of Aurora. Pulling the crystal containing Sarah from the air the Goblin king hurled it at the opposite wall of the room. Instead of the crystal colliding with the wall it was Sarah who smashed into the hard marble and crumpled in a heap on the floor.
Sarah sat up and looked over at the still form of the Goblin King "Well I am sure you could have made that a little gentler." Jareth did not move but remained very still silhouetted against the window. Sarah stood up and smoothed down her coarse dress and straightened herself.
Sarah suddenly realised where she was a million thoughts began pouring through her brain like ice water. What was Jareth planning for her in his bedroom? Why was he not speaking? What was happening to her poor friend Cuthbert?
Sarah found herself backing away from Jareth till she felt the hard wall up against her back. Jareth appeared not to move but suddenly he was no longer standing where he had been but instead was right up close to Sarah, so that their noses where gently touching.
Sarah went to gasp from fright but quickly Jareth put a finger to her lips to silence her. Sarah looked up at Jareth's off colour eyes and found she was surprised, she knew that look. He had looked at her like that when he had asked her to be his; it was a silent pleading look that was still noble and full of pride. Sarah could hear that moment replaying in her head 'I have done it all for you' whispered a voice. Jareth's lips had not moved and she knew it was only her memory.
The silence continued Sarah felt she could bare it no longer and longed to say something just to end it. Although there was no physical noise the sounds in her head where erupting she could see the incident playing again in her mind 'is that not generous?'
Then the voices in her head went quiet except for two phrases which kept repeating to her 'I will be your slave' and 'love me.'
Sarah suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of longing that had been brewing deep within her since she had left the labyrinth.
It was Jareth who broke the silence, moving his fingers from her lips Jareth looked into her eyes "Sarah you are no ordinary girl, not one to take care of a screaming baby or love an oaf".
"You belonged with me, I would have devoted it all for you, I reordered time for you" Jareth's voice sounded tired suddenly "But I was not your expectations, Sarah you ruined mine too. I thought you better than what you have become."
Sarah could feel her eyes filling with tears and she went to retort but Jareth silenced her again "I thought you were dead Sarah, I have never felt grief like that before. But now to find you alive and with that man, we cannot turn back now Sarah."
Sarah tried to speak she had to tell Jareth the truth about everything. But what Jareth said next was to silence Sarah.
"I cannot tolerate this Sarah as punishment you will be trapped in the underground, forever. The man you love will be forever trapped into the darkness of the oubliette. You my Sarah" Jareth paused stroking her cheek with his other hand "You will be my slave."
Sarah could not believe that Jareth could be so cruel to someone who had done nothing to him. She wanted to plead for Cuthbert but she was sure it would only fuel Jareth's jealousy. Enslavement was her future Jareth was determined to make her suffer. How could someone she had missed for so long be this cold to her over a stupid kiss? Jareth could not be her love if he would do this to her, could he?
Jareth placed his hands on either side of her head and tilted his face in towards hers. Sarah closed her eyes and turned her head to the side she did not want to allow herself to give into him.
"Sarah, look at me!" When Sarah did not respond the goblin king using his left hand turned Sarah's face toward his. "Open your eyes and look at me Sarah!"
"Sarah your going to live without sunlight you will love me even without your heartbeat because you will live within me."
Sarah's eyes popped open as he said this and she could not stop herself she responded "I cannot live within you!"
Jareth's handsome face contorted with rage. Snatching Sarah's right arm he dragged her away from the wall hurling her at the bed. Poor Sarah hit the mattress so hard she bounced banging her head against the marble bed head. Jareth quickly paced up to the bed and leaned in over Sarah in a threatening manner. "I have been too generous with you that time is over now!"
Jareth sat on the bed and produced a peach from thin air, smiling he offered it to Sarah. Sarah sat back still clutching her head refusing to touch it, again that look of rage appeared on Jareth's features. Moving with speed the Goblin King was on top of Sarah forcing the peach to her lips. Pinching her nose he forced her to open her mouth and took that opportunity to insert the tender fruit between her lips.
Sarah could feel its magic taking her body and mind, Sarah was loosing herself quickly. It was as if the world itself was pressing down on her weighing her down. Sarah could not move and found herself relaxing into the mattress her lids growing heavy and pulling her into a gentle repose.
Jareth smiled to himself and arranged himself beside Sarah on the bed wondering where he would take this. Stroking her cheek Jareth looked into her struggling eyes and whispered "sleep Sarah, sleep."
Sarah could not resist his voice it was so melodic to her now that she had to surrender herself to the powers of the Goblin King. Jareth pulled Sarah's limp form into his arms and closed his eyes also.
Somewhere deep in Sarah's mind music began to play and she could feel she was dancing. The strangest feeling was taking over Sarah; she could no longer remember where she was or why she was there. All she knew was that she had to find someone, someone close to her. Sarah struggled to open her eyes she wanted to see where she was and who was playing that music.
Suddenly through the darkness a pair of gloved hands took hers tightly and pulled her into the light opening her eyes. Sarah gaped she was in a ballroom she had known long ago but somehow it did not frighten her anymore. Sarah looked down at the hands that held her and followed them up to their wrists then their arms and then the owner of the hands.
"So here we are again."
(A/N more coming I promise xxx )