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"How are you this morning, Sarah?" asked Jareth as he saw his wife come into the dining area for breakfast. It had been a week since she had given Jareth the good news, and he had been catering to her every need, annoying her at times.
"Not as bad as I was yesterday," she replied. "But I still have morning sickness, which I completely despise." She rubbed her stomach, wishing that she could just have her period and get it over with.
"Sit down, my darling," said Jareth, pulling out her seat and helping her into it. Sarah laughed. "What's funny?" asked Jareth, once again sitting down.
"You," replied Sarah. "Ever since the news of the baby, you haven't allowed me to do one thing for myself. I don't know why, but I just find that sort of funny."
"Well," frowned Jareth. "I just want you to be careful. After all, you are caring for two now. Everything you do affects that baby as well." Sarah smiled.
"So, what are you planning for today?" asked Sarah, picking at her blueberry muffin.
"I need to visit a nearby kingdom and finish a treaty there, and then the rest of my evening, or what will be left of it, by the time I get back, will be entirely up to you." Jareth looked at her and smiled.
"Sounds good," laughed Sarah. "Have a nice day." She kissed him on the lips and stood, going back to the bathroom.
~*~
Jareth flew down and landed right in front of his castle door. He felt confused when he saw all the lights off and no one coming to the door. He opened it slowly, his cape in one hand, a present for Sarah in the other hand. He gasped when he saw what lay on the floor before him.
Everywhere, things had been knocked over and things were broken. There were also rocks everywhere, indicating that Ludo had come and tried to help with whatever had happened. And undoubtedly, wherever Ludo was, Sir Didymus and Hoggle were not too far behind. It must have been important for all three of them to have come up to the castle unless asked specifically by Jareth or Sarah.
"Oh no," he thought. "Sarah!" He ran into every room, calling for her. But she was nowhere to be found. He finally ran out into the back garden. He knew that that was her special place to go, when she wanted quiet time or "alone time", as she called it. He took two steps into it when he found Ludo, Hoggle, and Sir Didymus, sitting down, and crying.
"What is it?" he cried out. "Where is she? Where is Sarah? What has happened here?" The questions came pouring out as he thought of them. "Tell me, Hoggle," he said, touching his shoulder and kneeling down. "You are her best friend. Where is she?"
"She has.been.taken," said Hoggle through broken sobs.
"Taken?" gasped Jareth. "By whom? Who took her?"
"Janet," replied Hoggle in a soft voice. Without another word, Jareth stood and ran into the house. He called for any goblin to meet him in his study. He walked into his study, scribbled something on a piece of paper, and handed it to the goblin maid.
"Take this to my father," he said. "Tell him that it is an emergency. Now, go!" And as the little maid took off, Jareth was immensely pleased that he had made amends with his father. For now, he was going to need his help more than ever.
"How are you this morning, Sarah?" asked Jareth as he saw his wife come into the dining area for breakfast. It had been a week since she had given Jareth the good news, and he had been catering to her every need, annoying her at times.
"Not as bad as I was yesterday," she replied. "But I still have morning sickness, which I completely despise." She rubbed her stomach, wishing that she could just have her period and get it over with.
"Sit down, my darling," said Jareth, pulling out her seat and helping her into it. Sarah laughed. "What's funny?" asked Jareth, once again sitting down.
"You," replied Sarah. "Ever since the news of the baby, you haven't allowed me to do one thing for myself. I don't know why, but I just find that sort of funny."
"Well," frowned Jareth. "I just want you to be careful. After all, you are caring for two now. Everything you do affects that baby as well." Sarah smiled.
"So, what are you planning for today?" asked Sarah, picking at her blueberry muffin.
"I need to visit a nearby kingdom and finish a treaty there, and then the rest of my evening, or what will be left of it, by the time I get back, will be entirely up to you." Jareth looked at her and smiled.
"Sounds good," laughed Sarah. "Have a nice day." She kissed him on the lips and stood, going back to the bathroom.
~*~
Jareth flew down and landed right in front of his castle door. He felt confused when he saw all the lights off and no one coming to the door. He opened it slowly, his cape in one hand, a present for Sarah in the other hand. He gasped when he saw what lay on the floor before him.
Everywhere, things had been knocked over and things were broken. There were also rocks everywhere, indicating that Ludo had come and tried to help with whatever had happened. And undoubtedly, wherever Ludo was, Sir Didymus and Hoggle were not too far behind. It must have been important for all three of them to have come up to the castle unless asked specifically by Jareth or Sarah.
"Oh no," he thought. "Sarah!" He ran into every room, calling for her. But she was nowhere to be found. He finally ran out into the back garden. He knew that that was her special place to go, when she wanted quiet time or "alone time", as she called it. He took two steps into it when he found Ludo, Hoggle, and Sir Didymus, sitting down, and crying.
"What is it?" he cried out. "Where is she? Where is Sarah? What has happened here?" The questions came pouring out as he thought of them. "Tell me, Hoggle," he said, touching his shoulder and kneeling down. "You are her best friend. Where is she?"
"She has.been.taken," said Hoggle through broken sobs.
"Taken?" gasped Jareth. "By whom? Who took her?"
"Janet," replied Hoggle in a soft voice. Without another word, Jareth stood and ran into the house. He called for any goblin to meet him in his study. He walked into his study, scribbled something on a piece of paper, and handed it to the goblin maid.
"Take this to my father," he said. "Tell him that it is an emergency. Now, go!" And as the little maid took off, Jareth was immensely pleased that he had made amends with his father. For now, he was going to need his help more than ever.