Chapter Four
Second Thoughts
Her stomach was growling now, she wished she would've eaten something before she'd thrown that apple at Jareth. She was so aggravated though, but all in all, hunger won out and Sarah snuck out of her room and tip-toed down the hall.
"Where do you think your going?" he asked from behind her and she froze. For a moment she wished herself back to her room but then she managed a cheesy grin and turned around.
"Nowhere," she lied.
"Nowhere," he repeated "hum, now where do you suppose that is?"
"Is there something you want?" she asked with a sigh.
"Well I can't have you wandering around the castle Sarah," he mused "what if you escape?"
"Where the hell would I go?" she asked "you're my only way home Goblin King, and I don't see that happening so you've got nothing to worry about." He paused a moment and his eyes narrowed.
"Must you be so difficult?" he asked.
"I was just asking where you think I'd go," she snapped "I wasn't TRYING to be 'difficult'. I was just saying you don't need to FOLLOW me everywhere because I can't GO home." She started down the hall again but Jareth stopped her.
"Sarah?" he asked.
"Yeah?" she turned around though this time she wasn't as spiteful towards him.
"The kitchen is that way," he said pointing the other way down the hall. She paused a moment. "Would you like me to show you? Other wise I'm sure you'll get lost."
"I suppose," she murmured and followed him down the hallway. They didn't speak for a long time but finally Sarah said something. "What do you want me for?"
"As long as your Aboveground you hold power over me," he explained "so bringing you here counters it."
"What if I didn't think badly of you?" she asked and he paused a moment.
"That's impossible," he muttered and kept walking.
"I didn't think badly of you when you were an owl," she grumbled.
"You pitied me," he spat.
"I did not!" she shouted and then grew quiet. "I didn't pity you," she breathed "perhaps I didn't hold so much of a grudge over you as I once believed." He didn't say anything. "How'd the spell break anyways?"
"Oh Sarah," he smirked "you don't know?" She shook her head. "In all those fairytales you read you can't tell me?" She shook her head slower this time. "Frog Prince…"
"Oh," she waited a moment. In all the frog prince stories the girl had to let the frog eat from her plate (the brisket), sit next to her and sleep in her bed. "It all worked out fine for you then, I suppose."
"Not really," he mused and they reached a large wooden door. "There you are." Sarah looked at the doors and back to Jareth. He turned to leave.
"Thank you Goblin King," she said.
"Why do you call me that?" he paused "you called me Jareth in your home."
"I did," she agreed "but I wasn't a slave then." He turned around and looked at her.
"Your not a slave," he said sharply and she gave a dry look. "Sarah if you were a slave you'd-"
"I don't want to know," she sighed "it doesn't matter. I'll call you whatever you prefer, I don't care."
"Jareth," he said fixing his eyes on her "call me by my name." Slowly she nodded, feeling a strong sense of… something. Perhaps magick.
"Send me home," her voice was soft now "send me home and I won't think of you at all. Just let me go back…"
"Why?" he asked "do you not like it here? This place where every dream, every wish can come true?"
"Not when I'm a slave," she snapped.
"Your not a slave!" he growled again "you simply belong to me."
"That's not much better," she growled. Tension rose again and he approached her.
"Would you rather be a slave?" he hissed "ungrateful girl. You should thank me for-"
"Cut the shit!" she snapped "oh, I'm so generous. NO YOU'RE FUCKING NOT. You STOLE me from my home. What in the Underground makes you think I'm going to thank you for anything?" He glared at her. "I don't know how you think Jareth but-"
"Exactly," he snapped "that's exactly your problem. You don't understand how I think. Nobody does, but they have the common sense to keep their mouth shut about it."
"Maybe if you'd explain," she sighed.
"Explain myself to you?" he scoffed "as you mortals say, yeah right."
"If you would maybe I'd understand," she started "maybe I'd understand and not be so angry if I knew your motives." He didn't say anything. "Back at my house, towards the end you were a… a suitable companion."
"I was trying to get you to break the spell," he growled "I was manipulating you."
"Thanks," she muttered and walked on past the kitchen, forgetting her hunger. She went out onto the balcony at the end of the hall but Jareth followed. "GO AWAY."
"No," he snapped "this is my home. I may go and come as I please." She sighed and sat on the ledge and looked down. "Explain yourself."
"What do you MEAN explain yourself?" she asked "see! I can't even speak your language. You hide behind your words, Jareth. Be BLUNT. I know you can."
"What's wrong with you," he sighed "there, better?"
"What do you MEAN what's wrong with me?" she asked.
"Do I have to spell it out for you?" he snapped "what ales you? Why are you running away from me?"
"Try putting yourself in my place," she said looking into the labyrinth "someone as just taken you away from your home, from your family and friends and… psychotic boyfriend. And that someone won't let you go home and is making you clean their house. Then, every time you SEE this person, you end up yelling because they fail to be generous enough to be kind."
"Let's say you take someone out of a bad situation," Jareth said leaning over the balcony "let's say you took them away from friends that really didn't care, a family that ignored them and… some boy that didn't respect her. Let's say you took them into your home, and instead of getting gratitude, you get spat on." Sarah paused a moment.
"Well let's say that actually made sense," Sarah mused "but that person you happen to take out to the situation didn't see it that way." She paused. "What if you just put them in a worse situation? You just placed them in a whole new world where no one was there to watch out for them, nobody to care for-"
"I care," he snapped.
"So your saying," she paused "your saying that you think you've taken me out of a place where nobody gives a shit about me and that I'm ungrateful." He didn't say anything. "To put it bluntly that's what your saying…"
"I'm saying," he paused "I'm explaining myself." He paused again and faced her. "I, the Goblin King. Me, arrogant hard headed me, am standing out here, in uncomfortable silences with you, so you'll understand why I'm doing this. Standing out arguments and you glaring daggers at me, so you'll understand." He sighed. "You may not believe me when I say no one Aboveground cares. Some of them do, but no one could… even compare to how I care about you." Sarah felt her heart jump up to her throat.
"Maybe not that blunt," she whispered and he laughed.
"Sarah," he said, his voice quiet now and she looked up "your going to go back to your room. And tomorrow your going to be defiant and hard headed again, and we're going to argue, because you still think of me as cruel." She didn't say anything. "So don't be surprised if I give you work." Sarah gave a small smile.
"Thank you," she whispered "for explaining. Perhaps tomorrow I won't be to difficult."
"I doubt that," he smirked "but its nice to look forward to."
Author's note: Ok, so they didn't really make up. And Jareth's still gonna be mean (yay) BUT he isn't seriously hurting her. My muse is being… odd but I love him anyways. :hugs muse: he's been so nice to me lately and oh :laughs: Conner's Birthday is March 1st (that's Tuesday)and I'm planning a party. But SHH! So Monday I'm gonna update a whole lot, and when you guys review say happy birthday, will ya- Thanx! Oh, and my replies to your reviews.. well, keep scrolling down, a few of you have two or three answers. (you all rock!)
Innogen: (like the s/n by the way) Yeah, he's a little… touchy as they say. Or in the words of my muse…
Conner: A prick
I'd watch saying that… we got Laby fans in here. :laughs:
LadyLuck321: Thank you - Aw. I feel like I know my reviewers too. It'd strange. IM me sometime (HomeSickness907) -
Theshadowcat: … your gonna be technical again… aren't you:laughs: He'll be fine. He's Jareth, and besides, if he heals wrong its cause he's being a pain.
LadyLuck321: Glad you like it. I'm in Geometry so… either way its hard. Yeah… I guess I'm luck to have him. He's a good guy most of the time.
Conner- Aw. Thanx LadyLuck, you's sweet.
Angelwingz202: Not free yet…
Acantha Mardivey: Conner could add his way out of a paper bag.
Conner:yawns: its best to ignore her when she starts …
AHHH! CATHOLIC SCHOOL! That's so not cool. I'd DIE:laughs:
draegon-fire: Thanks-
Lyn: … don't start with me you…
Bilie: Thanx
NuPreacher:grins: Well I have to be interesting (it's a girl thing I think… I'm not sure, I don't understand them).
Conner:shakes head: tomboy
SHUT UP! Anyways, glad you like it so far. Thanks for the review.
hippie99: AH! Your so nice:tackles with a hug:
Jumping-jo- You'll see. Hola Snap, como esta? Yo soy asi asi :giggles:; I take Spanish (Spanish 2 actually)! Glad you like it :grins:
Angelwingz202: I won't, I just figured that since I finished a story, I could start another one.
Magic and sparkle: FLY MY PRETTY OWLS FLY MUHAHAHA… oh hi. :grins: Glad you liked the chapter.
Rosakara: Thanx for being understanding.
Acantha Mardivey: Conner:clears throat: YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE, MY ONLY SUNSHINE. YOU MAKE ME HAPPPYYYYY WHEN SKIES ARE GRAYYY-
Dear gods, did you wake him again this morning? He IS happy this morning. Oh well. Yeah, damn GK but oh well, what can ya do?
Hya-chan: Oh, well you can thank whoever. I write it, he inspires it. We both end up mixing ourselves into it and well… its all kinda odd. :smiles: thank you so much for reading my stories.
LadyAniviel: Well, a hole in my closet DOOR. But anyways, I'm glad you'll wait. Though it seems I can get away with writing. :grins:
Lyn: You again? You know… in a strange way I love your reviews. Even though there TWO FREAKING WORDS, I love them, because they keep telling me what I want to do. Write more. And so I shall write more, until my fingers fall off, and then I shall switch to my toes.
Lady of the Labyrinth: Hello, umm, I don't have any idea if your gonna read this, but Conner says he's sorry he didn't say hello.
Conner:smiles meekly:
Uh… I believe you've intimidated my muse. :laughs:
Chaimera: COFFEE:giggles: Ok, I'm stable. I have inability to sleep! Which is probably why I'm obsessed with writing. Oh well, onwards to geometry!
Theshadowcat: I'm doing fine…
Conner: a 27 in Geometry is NOT fine.
Well I don't see you helping me with my homework. Don't worry though, I'm going to tutoring and my mother isn't AS mad. Still grounded though but I managed to get a lot done. And uh, I don't think Jareth would like that very much… :giggles:
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Hya-chan: Thanks, and I shall for as long as I have fingers to type. And then I shall move on to toes.
Chaimera: Everyone seems to like the throwing of objects. Yeah, I'm feeling a lot better. And hey, I'd rather be there than here. Is it cold there:sighs: I miss the cold, I moved to Texas from Alaska three years back and now I'm itching to move back. David Bowie serenade? Hell, that'll not only cheer me up, that'll bring me back from the dead. :laughs: Glad you liked the chapter.
Sparkling silver angel wings: You and Ferd seem to be having what I like to call a Amber/Conner relationship. This means, your both at each other's throats but you still love each other.
Conner: Don't worry Ferd, I'll teach you how to handle your human.
EXCUSE ME?
Conner:sighs: some though… some are just beyond help.
:pokes muse: don't start with me.
Magic and sparkle: He did screw her over. This is my first Laby Fic where Jareth isn't all sweet and charming… well, he's not yet anyways. :sighs: I love it when Jareth's evil like that.
Sparkling silver angel wings: YES! Please throw something at Anthony! Oh gods, Karen is INSANE:throws more produce: Anyways, glad you liked it :giggles: I'm craving veggies now.
