Chapter 3
"Good point I guess," said Leana sleepily.
"You guess?" Jareth replied raising an eyebrow.
"Well yeah. I mean you could have at least waited until morning or something. You didn't have to show up at," she looked at her alarm clock sitting on her bedside table," Three in the morning did you."
Leana's eyes suddenly shot open. Her bedroom was situated right next to her parent's room and they were home. She jumped out of bed and flipped on the lights momentarily blinding both her and Jareth. She grabbed the doorknob on her door and carefully opened the door. It squeaked when it was about half way open and Leana urged the door to be quiet.
Jareth watched her panic with an amused expression on his face. He had to hold his breath so as not to laugh.
She turned slightly and shot a "be quiet or else" look at him and slipped through the partially open door. Leana crept down the hallway on her tiptoes while Jareth watched her through the doorway. When she had reached the room she wanted she carefully opened that door as well and crept inside.
Jareth closed his eyes so he could listen down the hallway. He heard a groggy voice then a muffled yelp. He opened his eyes to see Leana dragging who could only be Sarah down the hall towards him. He backed up to allow the girls to enter the room.
"Ouch Leana! What the Hell! You wake me up and kidnap me? What is mmph!" Sarah said as Leana put her hand over Sarah's mouth.
"SHHH! Karen and Dad are sleeping," Leana whispered.
"Besides if you too busy yelling at your sister you won't ever notice that you have a guest," Jareth said as he leaned up against the wall.
Sarah's jaw dropped and she looked at Jareth and then to her sister in shock.
"What is he…. your room…. why?"
"Well I kind of summoned him I guess," Leana said sheepishly.
"What in the world were you thinking Leana, he kidnapped Toby for crying out loud! God your imagination has gotten us in more trouble than switching places at school, grow up Leana. And you," she said pointing a finger at Jareth," Leave us alone!"
Leana bowed her head at her sisters scolding. She couldn't really do much about it any way Sarah was the older twin.
"I don't see why I should leave your sister alone Sarah. After all she is the one who called me here to begin with," Jareth said casually," In fact I have a game for the two of you."
"What kind of game," Sarah asked cautiously.
"Oh, just a child's game," Jareth said looking at Leana.
"We're not interested," Sarah said forcefully
"Does she always speak for you like this Leana?"
"No I don't," Sarah snapped," Only when I'm keeping the both of us out of trouble."
"It seems to me like you do," Jareth said to Sarah in a menacing tone.
"I wish," Leana said quietly.
"What was that Leana?" Jareth asked slyly
"Don't." Sarah
commanded.
Leana looked at her sister and then at Jareth. She
wanted to have her dreams, not let them die like Sarah did a long
time ago.
Flash Back
Leana and Sarah are about seven years old and sitting on a wooden bench outside a courtroom. Their matching blue and flower dresses hang to about their knees and their small feet barely scrape the smooth marble floor.
"Do you think we'll live with mommy or daddy," Sarah asked quietly
"I don't know, I hope this is just a bad dream and we wake up soon," Leana replied
"If we end up with dad I don't think I'll want to dream any more."
"Why don't you like daddy anymore?"
"I don't know."
"Hey wanna go see what's going on!" Leana said trying to cheer up her sister.
"Yeah!"
The two small girls carefully cracked open the door of the large courtroom and peaked inside. Linda Williams was talking to the Judge about what she wanted to do with the two girls.
"Let him have them, I need a fresh start on my career and they will only hold me back." Linda said off handedly.
"So its settled, full custody to Mr. Williams and optional visitation from Mrs. Williams," the Judge said.
Leana looked at her sister sadly. Sarah looked furious, she looked like the world had abandoned her.
"She doesn't even want us," Sarah whispered.
"Its okay, we still have daddy right," Leana said encouragingly.
"I dreamed we would go with mom, dreams are stupid now," Sarah said angrily.
End Flash back
"I wish," Leana said a little louder.
Jareth's face lightened in expectation.
