Authoress: So the reviewers said they wanted justice (shakes whip cream can)
Zoe: So it seems Jareth-
Authoress: That you get a little taste of torture
Jareth: (ties and gagged)
Authoress: Have fun reading
Jareth: MMMMMM
Zoe: Translation- Seeya
Disclaimer: I don't own Labyrinth
Mirror
Finding My Voice
"No," that was my only answer. He seemed to be taken by surprise by this. My wings wrapped in front of me as a kind of barrier. Just in case.
"Why not?" he asked calmly, keeping his anger down.
"Because I refuse to apologize for an offer given to the wrong person," I chose my words carefully.
"Wrong person?" he questioned.
"King Jareth, I was fourteen and I had just gone through am ordeal of great proportions. I had gone through it for my brother," I said.
"You know you wanted that offer, truthfully," he interjected. My blood boiled to it's full height.
"Truthfully?!" I almost yelled, "Hell yeah I wanted to take at it. Then I thought," my voice quieted. "how dare you offer me that over my brother who I had, like a spoilt brat, wished away. I was thinking of myself over him, again." I took a breath, "No, I wont apologize for refusing that offer. For one, I didn't deserve it; second, you shouldn't have offered it in the first place."
He didn't speak, so I curtsied respectively and took my leave. I entered the ballroom again. 'God shall not let you be tempted by something so great,' I thought about that line in the bible. Oh how wrong it seemed.
The night wore on and I spoke with different royals, lords, and ladies. It seemed every topic I came to it had something to do with me being unmarried. This was quite annoying.
"It's your ball, they talk about you," Selena told me when I questioned her about it. Both our wings were gone and we were just milling about together. "They were doing this to me when it was my coming of age ball. That was a nightmare, well, probably because I put dragon's weed in the vampire princess's drink. That was great," she laughed. "She was sick for weeks!"
"And she swore revenge from then on," a haunting voice said from behind me. I turned and was face to face (actually face to chest) with a pale looking black haired man.
"Well look who crawled out of the tomb of a castle," Selena quipped.
"Why Selena, you are looking as lovely as ever," the man said, looking passed me and grinning.
"Yeah, yeah fang butt. Just keep those things," she pointed very impolitely at his two front canines, "Away from my sister and me."
"Ah so this is Princess Sarah," he kissed my hand. "I've heard so much about you, your highness," he lathered on the charm. I didn't buy it.
"That's very nice of you," I said and then leaned back towards Selena, "Could, I don't know, go somewhere else?" I muttered.
"Wish I could sis, but Goblin man AKA Jareth is facing me," she muttered back. I groaned. "Oh my," she said so the two men could hear. "Two women stuck between a vamp and a jerk. Whatever shall we do?' she said dramatically. She laced her fingers with mine so we were back to back.
"Selena?" I asked, uncertain.
"Just think of your room really hard," she said into my ear. She turned so I faced Jareth. He had an amused look on his face and I rolled my eyes. I then closed them and thought hard of my room. "We really must dash," she said, "Goodnight everybody!" Then the word came to my head.
"Mata!" we both shouted and we disappeared.
When I opened my eyes we were standing in my room. Our hands delinked and I staggered to my bed.
"That was great for a beginner," Selena commented. I sent a glare her way then held my head.
"What was that?" I asked.
"That was Mata, the Draconian word for 'Flight' or in this case fleeing," she explained. I nodded then groaned.
"Oh God, it was hard facing him," I said out loud. Selena looked to me.
"Who- oh, I know who. Really? It was that hard?" she asked.
"Selena, not everyone has the courage to put a drug in another royal's tea," I told her. She shrugged and snapped her fingers; her outfit changing to a night gown.
"I have to get to bed, I'll see you in the morning Sar-bear," she said with a yawn.
"No one have ever called me that," I told her.
"I did," she said. She changed my clothes too and the dress put itself back in the wardrobe. "When you were born it was the first thing I ever called you." I smiled. I knew I was definitely home.
"Then I'll have to call you Moony, after all Selena was goddess of the moon," I told her.
"That's fine, I like it. Goodnight," she said and disappeared. As soon as her silhouette was gone there was a knock on the door. I knew what that meant. Someone was at the door that I might not want to say goodnight to.
"If your first name starts with a 'J' or you have fangs I'm not opening the door," I said as I stupidly glared at the wooden door.
"Princess, I wanted to wish you a goodnight," I heard the voice of Seth on the other side of the door. My heart softened and I opened the door. Seth stood there holding up a purple flower. I smiled and knelt down on the floor.
"You know what, Seth," I said and took the flower, "you remind me some much of my little brother," I told him. He looked at me curiously. I pulled him into my lap in an awkward hug and I leaned against the door frame.
"What is his name and why isn't he here?" he asked.
"His name is Toby and he's not here because, well, actually I have no idea why he isn't here," I told him putting a finger to my chin in thought. "He's a very special boy in my heart." I said, "And to think, I was about to give him up," I said to no one in particular.
"You almost gave him away?" Seth asked. I looked down at the confused boy.
"Kinda, but it was more like I was being a very selfish person and he was just a poor bystander I happen to take my anger out on," I said. I noticed Seth's eyes drooping. With a wave a burgundy blanket draped itself over his shoulders. "You should go to sleep now," I whispered.
"But I want you to tell me a story," he said with a yawn. He had perfect timing. Jareth was walking down the hallway. I looked back into my room. "Jax, honey, do you know where Seth's room is?" I asked quietly. Jax nodded and started flying towards me.
"Once upon a time there was a little boy," I began, Jax flew out in front of me. I started walking. I was heading in Jareth's direction. He stopped and looked at me. I just continued my story, "Let's let his name be a mystery." The boy in my arms giggled. Jareth started walking beside me in quiet understanding. "He was very playful and he loved his dragons. One day he was skipping through the fields and he stumbled across a maze a giant proportions," I said and tried to avoid Jareth's arching eyebrow. Seth looked to Jareth.
"The maze didn't look that hard. In fact it looked to be a piece of cake to the boy," I said slyly. "So he began his journey through the Labyrinth. He didn't have any time limit or challenge, he was just enjoying the scenery. He met some new friends on the way and they followed him to the end. The boy finally reached the end. When he looked around he realized he had become a man. You see, he was having so much fun he lost track of time. His friends didn't seem to notice," Seth looked up at me worried.
"The man began sobbing about losing his childhood. He then felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked up and saw the eyes of a beautiful maiden. 'Why do you cry,' she asked him. 'I have lost most of my life,' the man replied. The woman smiled, 'Now why would you say that? You are very handsome and I believe you had a wonderful adventure. You call that lost? No, it's all in here,' the girl said pointing to his head, 'Like a very good book,'" I smiled to myself, then I blushed when I realized Jareth was watching me.
"You grow up. It's part of life. All you have to do is keep your memories. Then everything will play back like a very good book," I finished.
"So what happened to the man and maiden," Seth asked with a yawn.
"Well, I imagine they lived happily ever after," I said. We reached Seth's room and I opened his door. The room was decorated with light blues and reds. There was various toys strewn about. I set him on his bed. Flicking my wrist again the blanket was gone. I tucked him into his own bed and kissed his forehead. "Goodnight, Seth," I said closing his door.
"Goodnight, maiden," he said back. I closed his door with a smiled. When I turned to go I ran into air. This surprised me because I thought he was right behind me.
"Goodnight to you too, Jareth," I said to the air, somehow knowing he was watching. I smiled to myself the whole way back to my room.
Authoress: Sorry for the delay guys I was moving
Jareth: looks around room Well it beats the small box of a room you had
Zoe: Got that right
Authoress: YES! stretches I have so much more room!
All: PLEASE REVIEW