Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN THEM FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! WHY CAN'T YOU PEOPLE REMEMBER THIS CRAP!
Chapter 9
Of Mice, Coronations and New Threats
A loud shriek woke Tk from her sound sleep, Tk got up quickly and ran to her dressing chambers where the loud scream came from and saw Emmaline beating at the ground with the fire poker.
"EMMALINE STOP!" Tk shouted trying to take the fire poker from the distraught chamber maid.
"MICE!" Emmaline shrieked.
"Oh no! Jack-Jack! Doozel!" Tk called scanning the floor and searching behind things. "Oh no Doozel Jack-jack come here guys." Tk said scooping up the two mice, Jack-Jack, white with a black ring around his right eye and Doozel, brown with white paws.
"Tk! Are you alright! Good heavens! Tk, put those things down!" Sarethanna said Jareth, Rio, Trenton, Sarah and Rosie came barging in.
"No, they're hurt, they need help! Rosie, can you help them?" Tk cried, looking up at Rosie through tear filled eyes, as Rosie knelt down next to her and gently touched the two mice.
"There, all better." Rosie said placing a soft kiss on Tk's forehead.
"Tk, it's time to get ready" Sarethanna said watching as Tk carefully broke off two pieces of toast and gave them to Jack-Jack and Doozel.
"Is it too late for me to run away and hide under my bed like a coward?" Tk asked nervously putting Jack-Jack and Doozel into their big comfy and well stocked and furnished cage.
"Yes, I'm afraid it's too late, come on." Sarethanna said sternly shooing her from the cage and conjured a cloth over it with a look of distaste.
"SARETHANNA! They don't like that!" Tk cried going to the cage and yanking the cloth off it.
"Tk, they're just animals!" Sarethanna said.
"JUST ANIMALS!" Tk cried angrily, before conjuring a cloth over Sarethanna. "How do you like it? Not so great huh!" Tk made the cloth disappear. "They're my friends, just like that yappy little dog of yours is your friend, you know I don't like her that much, but I'm never mean to her or do mean things to her, so why are you mean to them?" Tk finished sadly, pointing to the cage where the mice were. "They're a lot more helpful than you think. I'm sorry for putting the blanket over you, but I wanted you to know what it's like to not be able to see everything you're used to seeing like Jack-Jack and Doozel are, they like to see what's going on."
"I'm sorry Tk. I guess I never really thought about it that way." Sarethanna murmured looking down at the two mice.
"My lady? What are you still doing standing around, come on now, into the bath!" a young woman with lavender hair and eyes said pulling and pushing her quickly to the large bath room and removed Tk's clothing with a flick of her wrist and very unceremoniously pushed her into the tub.
"LAVENDER!" a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes cried coming into the bathroom with her arms full of fresh fluffy white towels, and sat them on one of the white marble built in shelves that lined nearly half (about a good four and a half feet) of the room and took a few glass bottles and jars from another shelf.
"Oh Daisy lighten up, just having a bit of fun." Lavender shrugged as if nothing happened.
"Oh honestly you two, must I referee you both constantly?" A woman with snow white hair and crystal clear aquamarine blue eyes said as she came in.
"Oh didn't mean anything by it you know I did it all in fun Lily" Lavender said.
As the three women busied themselves Tk scrubbed herself thoroughly, rinsed off, and was about to get out when Daisy spoke.
"Oh my lady let me get a towel and I'll help you dry off." Daisy wrapped a fluffy white towel about Tk's shoulders and helped her dry off, then wrapped her in a dry towel and sat her down in the comfy arm chair.
In another part of the winter palace guests were arriving, and a crown sat on a satin cushion on a pedestal in the throne room next to a throne, a new crown had been made for Tk, nothing elaborate and fancy, just a silver circlet with a single diamond set in the very center.
"Such a heavy burden has been placed upon such a fragile babe." a silver haired man murmured.
"Indeed it has, a babe that will see many trials and hardships." a woman with pearlescent skin and pale blue hair said in almost a ghost like whisper.
"So afraid, and yet so determined and brave." another man with sandy brown hair said.
"A babe with a kind and just heart holds such great power." a woman with light pink hair and wings said softly.
"She will be a great ruler." a man with black hair pulled back in a ponytail with dark green eyes said in a low voice.
"Where is it?" Tk panicked, pulling things out of drawers and digging around in several jewel cases, as Sarethanna rushed in.
"Tk, what in the name of the realms are you doing?" she asked.
"I can't find it!" Tk cried.
"Calm down Tk, what can't you find?" Sarethanna said sitting the girl down.
"My ribbon!" Tk cried.
Tk we can get you another ribbon, calm down." Sarethanna urged.
"I don't want another ribbon! I want my ribbon! The ivory one with the red climbing roses embroidered on it that mama made me! I can't find it!" Tk wailed burying her face in the soft velvet of Sarethanna's gown and sobbing, Jack-Jack and Doozel watching the whole ordeal from the top of their cage scurried down and disappeared amongst the items that were strewn about the room and scurried back with the ribbon between them.
"Those mice of yours are pretty useful, they found your ribbon." Sarethanna said in awe as she took the ribbon.
Everyone gathered into the throne room and the large oak doors opened and Tk walked slowly to the front. Tk wore a plain white velvet gown with a fitted bodice, a boat neckline, and long belled sleeves and white satin slippers, the only ornament she wore was the ribbon at the end of her braided hair, her face held sorrow, she dropped into a deep bow when she reached the front.
"Rise child." the man with the black hair said gently. "A great responsibility is being placed upon you, do you understand this duty?"
"I do understand my duty, Lord Griffon" Tk responded.
The woman with the pink hair and wings spoke next.
"You hold the safety and prosperity of many lives, will you protect these lives?"
"With my very life, Lady Faren" Tk responded.
The man with the sandy brown hair spoke next.
"You hold justice and responsibility, will you up hold them?"
"I will with all my heart, Lord Shail." Tk responded.
The blue haired woman spoke next.
"Will you give aid to those in need, and protect your people?"
"I will protect my people with all of my strength and power, Lady Shoal." Tk Replied.
The silver haired man spoke last.
"Will you protect the whole of the underground in war and in peace?"
"I will protect the underground and all in it no matter what, Lord Valan." Tk replied.
"Do you give your allegiance and respect to the Seelie courts." Lord Griffon asked.
"I do so swear my allegiance." Tk stated.
"Kneel child." Lord Griffon said taking the circlet. Tk kneeled down on the stone steps with her head bowed. "Destiny, guard this girl, and our future as it fast unfurls, please look kindly on this cultured pearl, our perfect porcelain doll. Please bring honor to us all young one." Lord Griffon said placing the circlet on Tk's head. "Rise young one and take your place."
Tk rose and climbed the steps and sat down in the large throne.
"All hail Lady Tk High Queen of the underground." Lord Griffon said loudly as everyone bowed in respect to their new queen no one saw the tears fall from her eyes, or the figures of three men who lurked in the dark balcony above the throne, except Sarah.
"Jareth, up in the balcony, look" Sarah murmured.
Jareth glanced up quickly then looked back down.
"Do you see them?" Sarah whispered.
"Yes." Jareth answered
"Who are they?" Sarah murmured.
"I don't know but I think I know where they came from, and why." Jareth answered.
Got 9 up (finaly, a voice mutters from nowhere)
SHUT UP RANDOM DISEMBODIED VOICE FROM SOMEWHERE IN MY BRAIN!
LEAVE REVIEWS PEOPLE THEY HELP A LOT AND THEY MAKE ME FEEL LIKE PEOPLE REALLY DO CARE!
THROWS CANDY TO EVERYONE.