Sarah blinked realizing what had happened. Looking up she found herself gazing into the worried eyes of her boss, Eric.
"Are you all right Sarah?"
She blinked and nodded. "yes. Yes..I'm fine."
Eric got up, holding out his hands to help her up. "Are you sure?"
Sarah nodded again, taking is hand, getting up. "Yes, I'm fine. uh. I'm going to go home. Thank you.." Sarah quickly started walking away, she was embarrassed, even more she didn't know how to thank her boss. She hadn't even notice that he neckless was gone, along with the crystal orb.
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Mare sighed watching the scene. "Damn fool. you are going to get her killed. Or worse, toyed with by that sick boss of hers." Mare went about cleaning the kitchen, mumbling to herself. Once done she walked back to her looking glass, seeing that Sarah had made it home safely and was laying in bed, shaking. "Poor dear. Jareth I tried to warn you. But did you listen, no." Mare looked again at the glass, seeing Jareth. "I owe you a good whipping foolish boy."
Shaking her head, she cleared the glass and went about her chores. Jareth she knew had been watching what had happened and probably had done nothing to stop it. If he had, it had been very little, she was sure. Which of course, he couldn't just appear, it would have caused to much of a commotion.
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Sarah lay in bed for hours, shaking, not sure of what to do. Rolling over she looked at the ceiling, trying to think of some way to thank her boss as well as get out of bed. She was scared beyond her wits. Never had she come so close to death, except in the Labyrinth. The Labyrinth, touching her neck, she almost screamed. It was gone, the crystal orb was gone. Getting up, Sarah ran around her house, forgetting all about her near death experience. Sarah prayed that it was somewhere in her apartment, but it wasn't.
"Damnit..where are you!" She cursed, pulling open drawers as she went about her apartment. Sarah didn't know what to do. So she continued to look for the orb well into the night. As midnight approached she collapsed into her bed, exhausted. Her mind still running she fell into a sleep that would be meant for the dead, not for a normal person.
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Jareth sighed as he watched Sarah finally fall asleep. In his hands he fingered the orb he had given her, along with the broken chain that had bound it to her neck. Looking at it he closed his eyes.
"I'm a damn fool." He mumbled, lost in a sea of confusion as of what to do about everything. Opening his hand, Jareth let the crystal orb start to fall. As it did he made it disappear and reappear around Sarah's neck. With one last look at her, he disappeared at to the underground.
When Jareth reappeared in his castle, everything was dead silent. The last time it was like this was right after his defeat. And it was the one thing that scared him more then anything. For ti meant that his goblins and servants had left the palace. Teleporting to his throne room Jareth stopped in his track of thought. There on his throne was his answer to the silence.
"Are you all right Sarah?"
She blinked and nodded. "yes. Yes..I'm fine."
Eric got up, holding out his hands to help her up. "Are you sure?"
Sarah nodded again, taking is hand, getting up. "Yes, I'm fine. uh. I'm going to go home. Thank you.." Sarah quickly started walking away, she was embarrassed, even more she didn't know how to thank her boss. She hadn't even notice that he neckless was gone, along with the crystal orb.
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Mare sighed watching the scene. "Damn fool. you are going to get her killed. Or worse, toyed with by that sick boss of hers." Mare went about cleaning the kitchen, mumbling to herself. Once done she walked back to her looking glass, seeing that Sarah had made it home safely and was laying in bed, shaking. "Poor dear. Jareth I tried to warn you. But did you listen, no." Mare looked again at the glass, seeing Jareth. "I owe you a good whipping foolish boy."
Shaking her head, she cleared the glass and went about her chores. Jareth she knew had been watching what had happened and probably had done nothing to stop it. If he had, it had been very little, she was sure. Which of course, he couldn't just appear, it would have caused to much of a commotion.
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Sarah lay in bed for hours, shaking, not sure of what to do. Rolling over she looked at the ceiling, trying to think of some way to thank her boss as well as get out of bed. She was scared beyond her wits. Never had she come so close to death, except in the Labyrinth. The Labyrinth, touching her neck, she almost screamed. It was gone, the crystal orb was gone. Getting up, Sarah ran around her house, forgetting all about her near death experience. Sarah prayed that it was somewhere in her apartment, but it wasn't.
"Damnit..where are you!" She cursed, pulling open drawers as she went about her apartment. Sarah didn't know what to do. So she continued to look for the orb well into the night. As midnight approached she collapsed into her bed, exhausted. Her mind still running she fell into a sleep that would be meant for the dead, not for a normal person.
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Jareth sighed as he watched Sarah finally fall asleep. In his hands he fingered the orb he had given her, along with the broken chain that had bound it to her neck. Looking at it he closed his eyes.
"I'm a damn fool." He mumbled, lost in a sea of confusion as of what to do about everything. Opening his hand, Jareth let the crystal orb start to fall. As it did he made it disappear and reappear around Sarah's neck. With one last look at her, he disappeared at to the underground.
When Jareth reappeared in his castle, everything was dead silent. The last time it was like this was right after his defeat. And it was the one thing that scared him more then anything. For ti meant that his goblins and servants had left the palace. Teleporting to his throne room Jareth stopped in his track of thought. There on his throne was his answer to the silence.