Chapter Eight
Yelling
Author's note: This chapter is for LadyLuck (we ALL need some luck from time to time).
"NO!" Sarah screamed "GO AWAY! GET OFF!" She kicked and screamed so much that Jareth finally grabbed her to keep her still.
"By the Underground!" he breathed "I haven't hurt anyone, would you calm yourself?" She didn't seem to be listening.
"LET ME GO!" she howled "JARETH YOU LYING, CHEATING, EGOTISTICAL, SON OF A-" she kept going but he held strong.
"Sarah," he murmured but she wouldn't shut up. "Sarah!" She stopped yelling and looked at him. "I will let go, if you calm down. Can you do that for me?" Slowly she nodded and he released her from his grasp. "Now," he breathed "I haven't hurt anyone, nor have I turned anyone into anything."
"Then WHY are we still here?" she growled though gritted teeth.
"She lost," he shrugged.
"You just said you didn't turn anyone into anything!" she hollered.
"I DIDN'T!" he shouted and she grew quiet. "Nor do I plan on it. Samantha merely needs to learn a few things before she leaves." He raised his hands in defense before Sarah could yell again. "I know what I make it sound like," he admitted "but she's in no danger. She's safe, in her quarters with her muse. And if you'd calm down, I will show you to YOUR room."
"No tricks?" she eyed him.
"Not at the moment," he smirked.
"And…" she paused "your not hurting anyone…" He nodded. "And your not turning him into a goblin…"
"No," he sighed "I'm NOT turning him into a bloody goblin. Can I show you to your blasted room now before I grow any older?" Slowly, she nodded and he lead her down a hallway.
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Sam couldn't sleep. She'd tried over and over to fall into slumber, but for some reason, she couldn't. With a sigh she got up and slipped out the door without Conner even turning in his sleep. She roamed the halls for a while and came to a very large oak door. Slowly, she opened the door and looked in, no one inside. There was a fire lit in the hearth and soon she noticed that she was in a library. She looked around, most books were history. History of the Underground, America, Africa, Canada… just about everything.
"Impressive," she mused to herself.
"Thank you," Jareth smirked and Sam jumped and whorled around. Jareth let out a low chuckle as he watched her from his chair. He was just lounging there, one leg over the side while the other was on the floor.
"I'm sorry," she managed "I didn't know there was anyone in here, I'll go…"
"No, no," he sat up in his chair "stay here. I need to talk to you."
"Alright," she managed to nod though she had difficulty believing that her legs still worked.
"Oh," he got up and circled her, tested her "your scared of me now, aren't you? Now that you've lost your not so brave anymore, is that it?" He watched her, waiting to see if she'd lie, or tell the truth. Both, in fact, would be wrong. Telling him that she was afraid of him would only drive him to scare her more, and saying no would be lying. And Jareth hated liars.
"Yes," she nodded "and no." He eyed her a moment and stopped circling her.
"Explain," he ordered.
"Well," she thought a moment "you won't hurt me, I know that, so there's no reason to be afraid of you. But, I won't lie, you are intimidating. Sort of like a rollercoaster, you know its safe, you won't get hurt but your scared anyways." Sam felt herself relax a little, though she felt like every nerve in her body was on edge.
"Hum," he nodded and sat back down. She almost sighed in relief, but simply allowed herself to look back at the books.
"You like history, don't you?" she turned and looked at him. He took a sip of what looked like wine and nodded. She looked back at the books.
"Do you?" he asked watching how captivated she was with his collection. She nodded.
"Its my favorite subject in school," she said tilting her head so she could read the titles "math would probably be my worst. Though Conner would… help me with my homework sometimes." She looked at the floor for a long time. "I'm sorry," she said looking up at Jareth "I mean, about what I said before. It was-" she searched for the word "dumb of me." Jareth had to admit, he was slightly impressed. She'd answered all of his questions perfectly, she'd apologized and she'd done it well. He nodded.
"Its forgotten," he shrugged "you need to focus on making everything up to Conner now." Sam paused a moment and looked at Jareth.
"Can I ask you something?" she asked and he nodded. "What's with you and Sarah?"
"Hasn't she told you?" he asked cocking an eyebrow at an odd angle.
"Sorta," she said "I think she may like you."
"What's that?" he asked.
"She hasn't dated in two years," Sam explained "she won't even LOOK at another guy. Its like I've got a lesbian for a best friend." Jareth laughed a bit. "Do you KNOW how annoying that is? Between her and Conner I have to keep all my comments to myself. But that's not the point. The point is, she sings this song… I could probably sing it by heart because she hums it ALL the GOD DAMN TIME. She misses you but she thinks…"
"That I'm the villain," he sighed.
"You gotta talk to her," Sam muttered "better yet, let me talk to her."
Author's Note: TA DA! Ok there was my chapter, now I'm sleeping. But here's my AIM name if you get bored (HomeSickness907) and for those that have questions about muses, here's An Artist's Guide to Muses: http: So glad you like it!
Acantha Mardivey: YAY SAM. -
Conner: Last time, stop giving the plot away. :laughs: just kidding, you didn't do it this time. :smiles:; yes, I did a good job… did I do a good enough job to get out of going to that movie:gives cute little puppy dog eyes: pppplleeeeaaassseeee
Theshadowcat:grings: yeah, not a total loss. But if Conner controlled me… :winces: I don't wanna think about it. YAY! Cross over! Can't wait!
NuPreacher: Conner:tries to get out of Lora's grasp:… Huston… we have a problem
:laughs hysterically: I like this guy, he's got good ideas -
Conner: Authoress!
What:looks blankly: what do you want ME to do?
Conner: get her to let go or… or… or I'll give you away.
Give me away:laughs: you can't do that… can you?
Conner:nods: I'll give you to… a goblin.
I'm not one to be given…
Conner: are you sure?
:gulp: you think he's bluffing?
