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Chapter 6
A Place of Sanctuary
Tk flopped onto her large soft bed.
"Why does the Underground hate me?" Tk muttered to no one, not expecting to get an answer.
"Underground no hate miss-miss. Miss-miss just upset." Deg said hugging Tk's foot.
"Hey Deg." Tk said not moving from her place on her bed.
"Miss-miss tired, miss-miss feel better after a nap. We help miss-miss get ready for her nap." Deg said pulling Tk's slipper off as Dag, Dig, Dog and Dug came in.
"Dag, Dog and Dug wait outside so miss-miss can change." Dig said shooing the other three out of the room then tugging at Tk to get up, and helping her out of her dress and into bed. Deg let the other three back in and each goblin scurried about the room.
"Miss-miss need Bonbon to sleep" Dag said holding the stuffed bunny out to Tk.
"Nice warm blanket keep miss-miss warm." Dig chimed and she and Dog pulled the blankets over Tk.
"Nice and dark, just right for miss-miss to sleep." Dug squealed pulling the heavy drapes closed but leaving just enough light to see their way around.
"Miss-miss have good dreams." Deg said as all five of them left the room.
As soon as the goblins were gone Tk crept out of bed and over to the hearth put a hand to the stones, counting five stones from the corner and stopping at the fifth stone and gently wiggled it loose, and pulled a crystal out, then replaced the stone and crawled back into bed.
"Rosie? Are you there Rosie?" Tk asked, the crystal showing the form of a lovely woman.
The woman appeared in the room, she was a fairy she wore a lavender gossamer gown which looked like she just wrapped and draped a gossamer sheet about herself, her hair was white with fine silver streaks that fell down her back in loose curls and ringlets, her hair and dress complimented her lovely sun-kissed skin and her big blue eyes that were bluer than blue held a calming peace, her delicate transparent wings fluttering softly.
"Tk, what's the matter pumpkin?" Rosie asked sitting on the bed and pulling Tk into her arms.
"Why do they want me to be what I'm not? I try to be grateful for all the help I've gotten but still it just seems impossible sometimes, just all the lessons and lectures, I've spent such a large portion of my life in the shadows of my brothers and sister, no one really noticed me. Every time there was a social gathering or a ball or something I was almost always 'conveniently' forgotten, left out, or over looked, they even forget my birthday, last year for Sarrethanna's 654th birthday she got a jeweled necklace from the Troll kingdom, a team of fire stallions from the Dragon kingdom, a pearled carriage from the Mer-kingdom, and mom and dad gave her the Low Lands and ya know what I got for my birthday last year!" Tk sobbed into the soft gossamer folds of Rosie's gown. "Socks, a book on manners and a little note saying "'We've gone to the Elf Kingdom for a ball in honor of the engagement of Princess Draca of the Dragon Kingdom and the heir to the Kingdom of Elves, Prince Aden. We didn't think you'd want to come with so we let you stay home, we'll see you in a week.' " she didn't even say she loved me or even say happy birthday, no one did, except you and a few others and that's it."
"Hush now little pumpkin, it does not do good to dwell in the past, if you'd like I will stay here and help you with your training" she asked.
"Will you? Really?" Tk murmured.
"Of course Tk." Rosie cooed stroking Tk's copper curls.
"Thanks Rosie you're the best." Tk yawned closing her eyes and falling to sleep.
"Where is she! She knows lessons are at 8:30 right away in the morning!" Jareth
fumed pacing the floor of his study "and it's 9:30, she's an hour late. Even if I have to drag her butt from her bed myself every morning, she will never pull something like this again! "
Jareth gets ready to transport himself to Tk's room when Rosie appears.
"You will do nothing of the sort, she's been through enough,"
"Rosie? How did you-" Jareth started.
"Do not interrupt me again Jareth. she was up most the night crying her pretty amber eyes red. Jareth you can not and will not push her in her studies as your father and mother did with you children, you know she would never be able to handle that sort of pressure." Rosie said sternly.
"What do you suggest be done then? The high council expect to see her assume the throne by her next birthday, that gives us a time frame of seven and a half to eight months to get her properly trained! She has to be pushed at this. There is no other way!" Jareth shouted the last part.
"Don't you raise your voice to me," Rosie scolded seizing him by the ear, extracting a rather loud yelp of pain, from the mighty goblin king. "I may not be your mother but I can still put you across my knee and give you theflaying --AN(beating or spanking, as in punishment)--of a lifetime Jareth!" Rosie scolded as loud laughter drew their attention to his younger siblings who were laughing uncontrollably, Rio was laughing to the point where he had tears in his eyes, Trenton was on the stone floor holding his sides and laughing hysterically, and Sarrethanna was trying her best to stifle her giggles behind her hand but ended up breaking into her trademark light-hearted and whimsical laughter.
"That goes for you three as well!" Rosie said sternly turning to the three siblings, who also coward before her just as their eldest brother had done.
"Well why not just break her training down?" Sarah asked in an unsure tone.
"Hello my dear, my name is Rosie" Rosie said to a figure standing in the door way.
"Oh, I'm sorry, my name is Sarah." Sarah said giving a light curtsy. "I couldn't help but over hear and, well, why not break her training down, kind of like how they do in aboveground schools."
"Just how do mortals go about that?" Rosie asked sitting herself down in a chair, the others doing the same.
"Well, we always start and finish at the same times each day 7:45 in the morning to 2:25 in the afternoon, it basically consists of classes that last about an hour and a half, two morning classes then half an hour for lunch then two afternoon classes with ten minutes between each class to get ready for the next class."
I know it's taking me awhile but please be patient, I'm a work in progress, AND THE LACK OF FEED BACK ISN'T HELPING ANYTHING WHAT-SO-EVER!
THE LACK OF REVIEWS HAS CAUSED THE TABBY CAT OF SADNESS TO EAT THAT DAMNED LITTLE BLUE BIRD OF HAPPINESS!
ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?
AH I'M JUST GIVEN' YA CRAP!
BUT THANK FROM FROM THE TIP OF MY SNOUT, TO THE TIPS OF MY CUTE LITTLE CLAWED TOES FOR ANYTHING YOU MAY SEND INTO MY DEN!