Chapter Fourteen
Soap + Tears Bubbles
A knock came echoing from the door and Piper wiped her face with the back of her sleeve.
"If you are Sarah and/or Jareth," she growled "then go away!" There was a long silence but the shadow didn't leave the entry way which indicated the being still stood in front of her door. She sat up and crawled across the floor on her knees and opened the door a crack. Jareth stood in the doorway, looking very sorry. She shut the door. He knocked again and she hesitated to open the door again. When she finally did she saw that Jareth had a bar of soap in his mouth. She tried to keep from laughing, she really did, because what he was doing was sweet. But seeing the most powerful being in the Underground, standing at her doorway, in full kingly garb with… with soap in his mouth was nothing less that comical. She was glad she was already on the floor or she would have fallen to it with laughter. He tried to protest for a moment, but suddenly the soap was gone. He hiccupped.
"Its not funny," he growled as he sat on her bed, ten minutes later, she was still laughing.
"You swallowed soap," she muttered wiping tears from her eyes "how is that not funny?" He hiccupped again and she smirked.
"I was trying to get you to forgive me," he muttered "sometimes I speak without thinking, my pride kicks in and-" she didn't let him finish.
"Its fine," she smiled "anyone willing to swallow soap, I mean… I know you didn't MEAN to swallow it but," she started laughing again. He glared at her. "I swear," she promised, even before he said anything "I won't tell a soul." A sly smile came to her mouth "except Luther."
"Piper," he growled.
"It isn't as if he can tell anyone anyways," she said lying back on her bed "except Eeva…"
"Don't," he warned and she gave a cocky grin.
"What are YOU going to do about it?" she asked. He pondered this a moment and then grinned at her.
"I could do a number of things," he smirked. "Like make you work with Sonya for the rest of your life." Piper fell back on her bed and looked at the ceiling. She strummed her fingers against her stomach and looked up at him.
"That's all you got?" she asked. He hiccupped again and she got up. Pouring a glass of water from her pitcher she handed it to him. He took a deep breath and drank deeply. When he finished he looked up, satisfied with himself. He hiccupped again and bubbles escaped from his mouth. Piper burst into laughter and covered her mouth quickly, though her cheeks were turning a light shade of red, as were her ears. He sighed in frustration and Piper sat in front of him. "Do this," she said and she took in a deep breath and held it. He followed her example but got the urge to hiccup again. He did but no bubbles came out this time.
"I think my ears just popped," he muttered and she giggled quietly.
"I'm sorry," she murmured, though she thought it was the funniest thing in the world for Jareth to swallow soap. "I'm still telling Luther though." With that she dashed out of the room.
"Piper," he growled and rushed after her. She slipped down the hall, almost running into Boon in the process. Down the stairs, though the first set of doors and finally she reached…
"GOT YA!" he grabbed her around her middle and she screamed.
"HELP!" she laughed "I'm being kidnapped! Call 911! Call child protection services! Call… oh hi Sarah." Jareth dropped the girl and spun around and Piper ran out of the castle.
"Little cheat," he smirked. He had to hand it to her, she was besting him quiet well, but then he was going easy on her. Piper was hiding in the garden, he sighed to himself, she was smarter than most people credited her for. He searched for a while, unable to find her. Suddenly something latched onto him and he jumped.
"Scared ya didn't I?" she asked grinning at him. He was about to send her to hover above the bog for a few hours when she stopped him. "Bet you a dollar your hiccups are gone." He paused a moment. He waited a little longer….. no, no hiccups. He raised his eyebrow at an off angle and she smiled brashly at him. "Your welcome."
Author's note:sighs sadly: my mother (who's become freakishly religious lately) wants to make me move to Idaho so we can become practically perfect people and live in one of those sweet little towns where nothing ever happens. I just moved to Texas from Alaska about four years ago, and it was very hard for me to adjust (I think I still am). She's been thinking about it for a while but now she's sure we're gonna move soon. And now she wants to move again and I'll have to leave all my friends I've made here… I've been talking to Conner a lot about it, and though I'll still have email and Fanfic and everything, I'll still miss my friends. Conner says no matter what happens, I have him. I'm not sure how comforting that sounds to you, but at the time I really need a hug…
Conner:wipes tears off authoress' face and hugs her:
CrystalClear8050: Thank you very much, your too kind.
Hippie99: Jareth CAN be juvenile (:whispers: but I think that's why I love him so much) Well… I don't know. I suppose if I was in Piper's shoes maybe I would, but not if I was me.
Acantha Mardivey- Well I'm happy that your happy. And yes, amazingly enough I got better thanks to Conner shoving cough syrup down my throat. :giggles: but I got him back when HE was sick.
Conner: Your very welcome for rubbing it in. :smirks: I'm sorry, I'm a bit of a romancer and I think its terribly adoring that you love Will so. (Ugh, there's that soul growing again.) Makes me wish I was loved , I mean, I AM loved but… you know how I mean it. :sighs: glad you liked the chapter.
Morrigana: YAY Piper:giggles: sister-in-law. You know, I have a funny joke :ahem: Hawaii has everything, sun for the wife, sand for the kids and sharks for the mother-in-law. :giggles: sorry its lame I know but it just reminded me of what you said -
NuPreacher: Aw, thank you, Conner's been doing much better. -
Conner:looks at Lora and gulps: Hi :hides behind authoress:
Oh wow:smirks: I believe Lora is uh, intimidating my muse. -
Conner: Huh? She is NOT. :Looks over at Lora: ok, maybe a little.
