jumping-jo: sadly, he gets worse
spider girl5: not five seconds, but I tried.
LYN: as you wish
RoschLupin-Black: dont we all deep down:) yes yes-long live Bowie
caroline: ooo david bowie on top? in that case here ya go! Is he on a cake perhaps? (tempted to ask to lick frosting off) NO BAD THOUGHTS! CHURCH TODAY! ...ahem...sorry...
lulu belle:ooo the twitchy eye, im scared now. hehe. moving-exciting! doubt you'll end up anywherenearme lol. but tsk tsk, 11:20 on a school night? hehe no worries...we all do it...(sees areader shaking head) o you KNOW you DO!
CanaceErinn: thank you :cheezy smile:
Moonjava:)
Aisuru-chan: here ya go ;) sorry its so short
Chapter Six: From the Oubliette This ones for Nessa :)
Hoggle marched his way into the forest. A foul stench slowly drifted under his nose, he knew he was almost there. He rounded a corner and smiled as much as much as one could when approaching the bog.
"Sir Hoggle!" exclaimed an excited, high pitched voice. "It has been ages since I've seen thee!" An energetic Didymus bounded over with a bark.
"Hoggle back!" thundered Ludo.
"Yea, I've just come to tell ya-" Hoggle's voice stopped. He felt his throat with his thick hands, confused eyes looking questioningly about.
"Cat got your tongue?" purred a low voice from the shadows.
Sir Didymus and Ludo turned to see the figure Hoggle was already glaring at. Jareth leaned casually against a tall tree, smirking.
"Your Majesty!" Didymus said hurriedly, falling into a quick and awkward bow. Jareth's smirk grew.
"Evening," he said with a careless wave of a gloved hand. "And, ah,what are we doing here at this hour? It must be," he looked at his hand, playing with his gloved fingers, "at least…three in the morning"
"Standing guard, Your Highness," said the fox quickly.
"Ah," Jareth said with a nod of his head. He took a step forward and placed a thoughtful finger to his lips. "Of course. There hasn't been anyone wished away tonight, but, the bridge still needs guarding." He rolled his eyes slightly with his sarcastic tone.
"But you, Hoggle.What of you?"
Hoggle attempted to speak, but once again was silent. He made frantic, angry gestures, causing Jareth to laugh out loud.
"Speak up Hoggle." The dwarf glared at his king. "No good!" he laughed again, "can't hear you." He turned his attention to the others. "What he was trying to say was I currently have a guest in the castle. I don't want any unannounced visits from any of you. In fact," he added, "I don't want you to near the castle at all. You aren't to enter the Goblin City until I say otherwise. Understand?"
"Yes Your Majesty." Sir Didymus barked. "Might I ask why?"
"No you may not. It is a private matter."
"Is it only us, Sire? And if so-"
"Don't question the orders, just follow them," Jareth said annoyed. He turned to Hoggle, who had stopped gesturing to the others. "You, Hoggle, I need you to do something for me."
Hoggle looked questioningly at him.
"Follow me," he said to the dwarf, and headed deeper into the forest.
Hoggle followed silently, wondering where the king could be leading him. He was about to question Jareth when-
"Ahh-oww-oof!" he cried as eh landed on a stone floor. He looked up to see the hole he had fallen through. He realized with a start where he was, and the panic grew quickly. An oubliette.
"Sorry Hoggle," he said from behind. Hoggle spun to face him but Jareth faded and reappeared behind him. "But the others don't know that Sarah is here, and if you told them they'd want to steal her away from me. It would spoil my fun."
"Your fun?" Hoggle spat at the wall, not willing to amuse Jareth by playing hide and seek. "What you're doing to her is fun?"
"What am I doing to her?" Jareth asked, circling him once before standing in front of him. He looked down at the dwarf with an unreadable face.
"Only God knows what. What kind of magic could make her forget her hatred for you?"
"What makes you think I used magic? I can honestly say-" Hoggle scoffed "-that I've only been amusing her with it. The only trickery on my part here are my little white lies. The rest is all Sarah's doing."
"She'll see through it. She'll remember. Whatever has to happen for her to realize what's going on will."
"Just what do you think is going on?" Jareth asked with a laugh.
Hoggle was silent.
"Exactly." He dropped a crystal into Hoggle's hands. "Have fun Hoggle."
With that, he left the dwarf alone in the dark oubliette.
By the time Jareth returned to the castle, Sarah was just waking up.Yawning and smiling she blinked sleepily. She stretched out under the blankets, and her smile grew warmer when she saw him.
Jareth sat comfortably in a chair beside her bed, legs thrown over one arm carelessly. He held his head in a hand, elbow propped up on the other armrest. He smiled back at her.
"Good morning Sarah," he said pleasantly. "Sleep well?"
"Yes, very well," she replied as she rolled her head about her shoulders, cracking her neck. "You haven't been up and waiting long, have you?"
"Not at all. I only came in around ten minutes ago," he said as she sat up, wriggled out from under the sheets and stood up. With a quick twirl of his wrist she was dressed, and she immediately moved to take his arm. "You're beautiful when you're asleep," he said as they walked out the door towards the dining room. "You look just like an angel."
Sarah was still half asleep as they ate. He seemed happier this morning, smiling at her with a sparkle in his mismatched eyes. Though he was usually cheerful, he seemed more so today. She thought back to yesterday. It'd gone regularly enough, thought her sleepy mind, until…she told him she loved him.
Her head spun as she tried to remember what she had been thinking. And then she remembered he said he loved her too. She unconsciously smiled as she felt like a dream had come true. Her heart sank. It wasn't a dream, right?
Jareth had been enjoying the show of Sarah's many facial expressions. It went from sleepy to confused, shocked to delighted, and then, to his confusion, dread to panic.
"Sarah?" he asked. "What's wrong?"
"Umm, yesterday evening…" She played with her napkin. This is an awkward question… "Did I say anything…out of the ordinary?"
Jareth tensed. She wasn't going to take it back, was she?
"Well, that depends on you idea of unusual."
"Did I tell you…" how weird is this? "…that I loved you?"
"Yes you did." Stated Jareth with an unreadable face.
"Oh. Thought so..." His look didn't seem too encouraging.
"And I told you I loved you too," he said with a small smile.
"I've been so in and out of it I wasn't sure if I had imagined it!"
Jareth chuckled at her outburst.
"Thank goodness it wasn't a dream!" she breathed happily.
He smiled. He had been silly to worry.
"Dream come true, Sarah." He appeared beside her, taking her face in his hands and lightly kissing her. "Dream come true."
She smiled at him, relieved it hadn't been a fantasy.
"I love you," she said as she placed one of her hands on his and gave a soft squeeze. "And even though I might," she teased, "don't forget that."
"I won't, love. I won't."
She hugged him happily. Jareths eyes stared at the wall, it not really being what he saw. Take that.
Hoggle sighed and set the crystal down.
my apologies for the shortness! Ive been sick and my heads all fuzzy :room spins around: oo pretty colors...shiny...
jazzy021: a patient reveiw, dont see to much of that :smiles:
Lady of the Labyrinth: two reveiws in a row :) Awww thats so sad...poor teddy bears...thats why you keep them in a locked safe bwahaha.I feel for ya my fellow brunette...its a shame we cant blame stupidity on hair color... 'dumb brunette' doesnt have the oomph that 'dumb blonde' does :goes to bleach hair:
Carrie:thank you :bows deeply: hope you enjoyed it
LadyLuck321:told my friend your ideas, she's my suggestion box. wellshe kinda just nods and smiles when Im talkin to her...but occasionly says something that makes the little light bulb over my head shine bright. we tweaked it, so you still have surprises ahead. ;) wheres the fun in knowin, right? hehe.
Solea: yeah, you're right lol I'll mention it to him
ItsACrystalNothingMore: cover your eyes! abort abort! hehe love you more xoxo