Mis-Adventures In Labyrinth Land!

Chapter 2: Breakfast, Blunders, And Beyond!

Around 11 am that day, a few strange things happened.

Legolas had been jolted awake again as Avi zoomed through the garden wit Jareth in hot pursuit. Between her scream, his shouts and the wind force of the both of them, the perverted elf found himself sprawled on the ground in seconds. And there he stayed for several more moments, blinking rapidly and trying to regain his bearings.

Poor Fekay has chosen the wrong moment to step out of the third floor library. Avi smacked by him running from Jareth. Jareth trampled all nine of the kits tails, unnoticing, in his haste to catch her. At lest Avi had the decency to yell back a very hurried "SORRYFEKAY!" to the downed kit. After all, she had been the one to knock him over.

Avi begrudgingly handed over the many un-dyed clothes she'd taken from Jareth's room. She had to be threatened severely with things Jareth could actually back up before hand, but the point is he got his clothing back in prime condition. Most of it, in any case.

Now, it is 11:30 am and Legolas and Fekay find themselves seated in Jareth's "small" dining hall, trying very hard not to laugh.

"Avi let me through!"

"Not. A. Chance. Jareth."

"But it's MY kitchen!"

"So? You can't cook!"

"I can too cook!"

"You blew up half the kitchen trying to boil water for tea!"

"…"

"That's what I thought."

"But-"

"No buts. Go sit down and I'll be out in 20 minutes with the food."

"Fine…"

Jareth trudged to the table and all but fell into his chair. He gave the other two beings a withering glare at their snickers and amused looks. The snickers stopped but the amusement refused to leave their faces.

"Insufferable brat. She better be leaving in a few days." Jareth commented to no one in particular.

Legolas and Fekay exchanged worried and confused looks. At least on Fekay's part it was confused.

"You didn't tell him?" Fekay whispered to Legolas quickly.

"I forgot!" The elf replied with a tiny shrug. Both of them were trying to subtle about this little conversation and failing miserably at it.

"Didn't tell me what? What did you forget?" Jareth question a bit more urgently and harshly than he had meant to.

"Uh…well…" Fekay started nervously.

"Avi's…uh…" Legolas attempted to finish.

"Here till the portal home gets to working." Avi herself, finished from the doorway.

She levitated several trays of food from the wonderful smelling kitchen over to the table, setting them down gently. Her piece said, and the food safely to the table, all three non-Fae beings braced themselves for the inevitable.

Jareth just stared.

He stared wide-eyed at the girl. He blinked a few times, his mouth opening and closing in rapid succession not sure of what, if anything to say at the moment. His mind was registering the fact that this young woman who was worse than his goblins at times, would be staying. Staying for a long while.

See, the portal home had been destroyed. And so…he was in the process along with his advisor of making another one. Now the question of how Legolas got there since he was indeed from middle earth has a simple answer, there was a one-way portal from Middle Earth. It had only been open long enough to send a few through. Elrond did no want his daughter stuck there without some comfort after all.

Besides, the two he'd send would be more than enough to keep her occupied so that she wouldn't be driving Jareth completely nutty. Unfortunately, no one had remembered to tell Jareth Avi would be staying…

Jareth took a deep, calming breath.

"WHAT!"

And elf, a fire kitsune, and a half-breed mutt quickly exited the room. So did a tray of eggs, pancakes and sausage followed by a pitcher each of syrup, O.J. and milk, and one salt and peppershaker. That and 3 plates, knives, and forks mysteriously disappeared form the dining hall as well. It all reappeared in Avi's room, the food landing on her desk and the settings landing on her bed where all three soon sat eating.

"I think he took it rather well." Avi commented around a mouthful of syrup-drowned pancakes.

Fekay and Legolas raised an eyebrow each but said nothing.

Jareth ate in silence, glaring at absolutely everything. Yes, even the poor indifferent salt and peppershaker's left on the table were sent scrambling to hide behind the poor, trembling fruit bowl. Avi was going to be here for at least a year. God's no…this was bad, very bad.

He stumbled to his throne room numbly. He wasn't even kicking goblins; the poor man was so out of it. He literally fell into his throne and glared around him at the chaotic assembly of goblins that had gone deathly quiet at his unusual entrance.

"OUT! NOW!" He roared. The room emptied as quickly as a shoreline during a shark attack and Jareth was left alone to mope. Head in his hand's rubbing his temples; he sat on his throne and prayed.

'Please, please let her behave. Please don't let her destroy half my labyrinth, again!'

(Last time Avi had had to be there for more than a few days, Jareth had been off in M.E on business. Or so he called it. But since he was going to be away a while, he needed someone to watch the place for him. Cue in Aviarianna who he had go to all wishes in his place. She was amazed how stupid some of the wisher's were. Anyways…she really didn't know how to keep the goblins occupied and long story short, she let them run amuck in the Labyrinth, and half of it was completely demolished by the time Jareth got back.

If only he'd reminded her that all you needed was an old children's toy and they'd be occupied for a month easily. Not to harp on Avi or anything…but her memory isn't the best in the universe. Too many hilts to the head in several peoples opinions.)

The images of what that often childish, mishevious, and usually immature young woman was capable of flashed through his mind. Things she had done, things she's probably do again and what in the bloody hell's could she possibly be planning with a huge pink Care Bear? He hated Care Bears! A shudder ran though him of utter horror just imagining what the thing looked like. He could only hope she decided to stay out of trouble soon. She may end up driving him crazy, of course, she hadn't discovered the other person that had been sent over. Oh no…

When she found HIM…he could only hope for the best with this one.

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Yes I'm very well aware that this chapter is shorter than the first one but you know what? I don't give a damn. It was a bit more serious, on purpose. And You'll just have to wait until later to know what that Care Bear thing is all about. –grins evily- heh…

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