A/N: I know it's been forever, but I was a little blocked. But thanks to some reviewers, I'm back at it. I'm also still running my whole reference thing, but without points. There's a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and the Princess Bride one is mostly just a mention.
Ch. 5 Dear Sweet Toby
"Sarah!" Toby called as Sarah and Jareth appeared in his room.
"Shh, Tobes. Dad and Karen can't know I'm here with Jareth," Sarah whispered.
"He's the Goblin King," Toby's eyes lit up.
"Yes, and I'm going away with him for a long time, but I promise to visit a lot," Sarah said.
"Ok Sarah," the little boy nodded. He looked up at Jareth seriously and asked, "Do you promise to take care of my sister?"
"With every once of my power," Jareth replied.
Sarah laughed warmly. "Now there's a boy who knows where his towel is." She hugged Toby.
"What does a towel have to do with anything?" Jareth asked.
Suddenly something occurred to Sarah. "What I'm I going to do about Dad and Karen? They can't just think I'm gone."
"Sarah, don't you know me better than that? I have a plan," Jareth said.
Sarah sat down on Toby's bed and crossed her arms. "As usual, I'm the last to be clued in. Care to share any details?" she asked a bit miffed.
"Sarah, don't get mad," Toby said worriedly.
"I'm not mad Toby, I'd just like to hear what Jareth has to say."
"You're eighteen now. In the human world it's customary to move out sometime close to that age, right?"
"Yes, as Karen keeps reminding me. She wants me out so bad. I guess she's getting her wish too," Sarah rolled her eyes.
"Then it's simple really, no magic needed or anything. I go to the front door, you tell then you're moving in with me, and next week we come back and move your stuff out. You can even come visit on human holidays that way," Jareth seemed very proud of himself for concocting this plan.
Sarah mulled this over for a moment. It didn't seem half bad, and it was sure to shock Karen. Sarah was all for shocking Karen, she hadn't yet grown out of the rebellious teenager stage. "I think that works."
"You'll visit on Christmas?" Toby asked eagerly.
"Of course. I'll bring you the best gifts too," Sarah played with Toby's hair.
"Magic stuff?"
Jareth kneeled down to Toby and created a crystal. He passed it from hand to hand and the little boy watched it enchanted. "Only the best for a sweet little one like you." He handed Toby the crystal.
"Thank you Jareth," he squealed and only slightly miss pronounced the name of the Goblin King.
There was a knock on the door. Karen's voice came thought the door, "Sarah, are you in there with Toby? Your friend just left."
Jareth quickly whispered a question to Sarah, "Do you want to go through with the plan now?"
"Yes, now go," she gave him a quick kiss before he disappeared.
Toby covered his eyes and groaned. "Mushy stuff."
Karen came in, wearing an awful pink skirt with a large white shirt. "What about mushy stuff?" she put the backs of her hands on her hips.
"Sarah's telling me a story," Toby said.
Sarah tried not to look surprised at her little brother, he was turning out to be good at covering up. "Yeah, The Princess Bride. You know, the five greatest kisses part at the end."
Karen gave her a look that was on the edge of dirty. "Ok. You know, you graduated a month ago, you should be deciding which of the collages that you were accepted to you are going to actually go to."
Sarah sighed, she'd heard this rant before. Luckily, the door bell rang. "Actually, that should be him now." She didn't miss Toby's little smile at her.
Karen looked at her with confusion as Sarah started out the room and downstairs to the front door. "Him who?" she asked as she followed.
Sarah opened the door and was surprised to see Jareth in jeans and a black t-shirt. She wasn't surprised to find that she didn't like this outfit as much as she liked his normal attire. "Karen, this is Jareth. I'm moving into his apartment while I go to the…Underground University," despite having to flub a collage name, she still sounded cocky.
"Hello Mrs. Williams," Jareth shook Karen's hand even as she just stood there stunned.
"The Underground University?"
"It's a, wouldn't you guess it, underground performing arts collage. So not a whole lot of people know about it," Sarah said.
"How did you find it then?" Karen said disbelievingly.
"I met Sarah at the café where we both do open mic night and knew she was just perfect for the school. They loved her audition tape," Jareth said.
"When did you make that?"
"Oh, forever ago. Anyway, I'm going to be back next week to get my stuff. Is Thursday good for you?" Sarah smiled, trying not to smirk.
"I-I guess," Karen said amazed.
"Ok then, bye. See you next week Toby," Sarah called.
Sarah and Jareth walked outside and shut the door behind them. Jareth transported them back to the throne room.
"What about a car or something?" Sarah asked.
"I'm thorough," he winked. "They think we rode off on a motorcycle." Jareth way back in his normal tight breeches, boots and open shirt.
"Next time, no jeans. At least go with leather. The whole "normal human" look does not work for you."
"Oh really, I thought I was good looking no matter what," Jareth turned away from her.
Sarah sighed and turned him back around. "You are, it's just doesn't fit your personality." She gave him a long kiss. "Now, how do you feel about giving me a tour of this castle and showing me where I'm staying?"
A/N: So there's the new installment. It's much longer than the others. I think chapters are going to be about this long from now on. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how often I'll be updating. I have a couple of camps coming up. I hope for it to be more frequent than normal, but all of your encouraging reviews really do help. Also, don't be afraid to tell me anything that you think is off about the story and I'll take it into consideration. I just want to become a better writer and entertain myself and others.
