Hey guys here's chapter 9, it's quite a long one again, thanks for the reviews they're what makes me carry on. I've been over all of my chapters going over spelling mistakes and missing words and stuff, sorry I didn't realise thank you Anij for alerting me to that.
Anyway don't own the labyrinth. Hope you enjoy the chapter plz review.
Chapter 9
He picked Sarah up and sat himself back in his chair with a thud.
"Sarah wake up" he shook her slightly. She jumped up and her eyes sprung open, fear took hold of her and she started thrashing around. Jareth held her tightly to stop her from hurting herself. "Sarah it's okay, it's me" he soothed her.He didn't know how she was going to react when she came around properly. "She's in the underground lying in the arms of probably the last person she wants to see" he frowned.
In the time it had taken Jareth to think, Sarah had stop thrashing and was staring at him. "Jareth?" She whispered. Her brows wrinkled with confusion.
She put her hand on his shoulder and then his hair. He shivered; she ran a finger down a strand of his hair before letting her hand drop down slowly; she looked around "What am I doing here Jareth?" she looked so confused. He put her back on the bed and covered her "I'll tell you in a minute" he wanted her to be fully awake before he explained what had happened to her.
"First would you like anything at all food, water?" Jareth asked her softly.
She put her hand up to her head and rubbed it before saying "Um a drink would be nice." He produced a tray with two strange looking drinks on it. He gave her one first but she could not hold the cup herself as she was still too weak, she looked embarrassed, he waved his hand and the drink hovered in the air next to her head with a long straw trailing out of it so she wouldn't have to move. She laughed weakly "Thanks". He grinned and took his own glass; "So you wanted to ask me something" he was bracing himself to tell her things which he would rather not have to relive again but she had to know.
"Yeah, Jareth, what is this drink?" she hid a smile.
"Well" Jareth started and then stopped "What?"
"This drink what is it it's nice"
"Oh" he laughed she still managed to surprise him, she had obviously wanted to decrease the atmosphere in the room and she had succeeded.
"It's an old Underground special" he paused trying to think of its name,
"Well I can't remember what it's called but I've heard they have it in your world to." She sat up slightly "Really?" I've never seen it before "Okay any way, the real question now" she stopped a moment trying to think of the right question, she began "What the hell happened to me Jareth, I feel like I've been hit by a bus and what am I doing in your castle with you, the person who never wanted to see me again?" this outburst cost her the little energy she had and she lay back down awaiting a reply.
Jareth placed his hands on the sides of the armchair and leaned back, where to begin?
"Sarah do you remember what you did to yourself?" he asked quietly
Sarah nodded "I remember taking the pills but it didn't work did it I'm still here aren't I." Jareth grabbed her hand and shook it
"It did work Sarah you killed yourself, you died Sarah, the labyrinth brought you back to life, and I thought I'd lost you;
How could you do this?" He was not angry at her but desperately trying to make sense of what she had done. Sarah withdrew her hand from Jareth's and looked away
"I…I don't know, I suppose I just wanted to, what did you say about the labyrinth saving me?" and spun her head back around to face him.
Jareth sighed quietly she was not ready to talk about this yet her obvious change of subject proved that. He decided to go along with it. "The labyrinth saved you because it believes that you are its queen, you being the only one ever to beat it; I found it destroying itself and the spirits told me that you were in danger." He was trying his best to explain this to her without alarming her, she was still very weak and that would do her no good.
"The labyrinth spirits" Sarah whispered to herself.
"What did you say?" Jareth asked suspiciously, he had heard her but he did not want her to know, but how did she know it was not possible that she had remembered them she was unconscious at the time.
"Uh n-nothing" everything was coming back to her know she remembered about her meeting with them and how she was not to tell Jareth. She glanced at Jareth, he was staring at her with his head in the palm of his hand, and he sat up embarrassed at being caught gazing at her he didn't look her in the eye instead busying himself with his gloves. Sarah felt uncomfortable she decided to make conversation with him
"You look really tired Jareth are you okay? When did you last sleep?" she asked him.
Jareth blinked surprised at her concern "Uh about three nights ago" he carried on fiddling with his gloves.
"Three nights ago, bloody hell, I know you're half owl but that's just ridiculous what were you doing all those nights?"
Jareth looked at her as if she were stupid "Funnily enough I was looking after you making sure that you didn't die again during the night and for your information I am not half owl it is merely me heart beast" he glared at her
"Okay I wish I didn't say anything" Sarah muttered.
"I'm sorry, I'm just in a bit of a snappy mood, my goblins are quite used to dealing with them, and I'm just not used to having to control my temper. Sarah felt sorry for him it must be so awful being so lonely but she decided not to mention anything it wasn't the right time.
"So what are you then, seeing as your not half owl" Sarah laughed and so did Jareth
"I can't believe you thought I was half owl that's the craziest idea I've ever heard" he teased her.
"Anyway" he carried on regally "I am one of the fae part of a long line of fae kings" he liked Sarah asking questions about him, it meant that she wanted to find out more about him.
"Fae, really but they're immortal aren't they?" she had read about them once long ago if she remembered correctly they also loved singing ,dancing ,glamour and taking children as they could not have many of their own, so obvious how could she have missed it.
"Yes that's right; I'm about six hundred and twenty not that it matters any more."
"No I guess it doesn't, were all your ancestors goblin kings?" She asked innocently, surprised by the look Jareth gave her.
"Are you trying to be funny" he growled his eyes flickering with anger.
Shocked Sarah replied "Erm, no if I recall correctly I merely asked a question" she paused and looked at him" What is up with you, I know you're tired but this just going to far I haven't done anything!"
"Sorry" he had clamed down. He shouldn't have lost it like that; she didn't know about how his grandfather had losing the beautiful Faerie kingdom he had ruled over, because of his own stupidity, she didn't know that he was always meant to rule over a beautiful land filled with creatures of different kinds, and instead him and his father before him had been left to rule over a bunch of mangy goblins, in a rundown castle with a bloody Labyrinth for a garden, making it impossible for anyone to visit, not that he had many friends anyway.
Sure he had got ton used to the goblins, he had to really ruling over creatures he hated for ever would drive anyone nuts besides they were always to stupid to question orders, always feared their king and he had to admit they were very loyal.
Suddenly he felt something and he jumped out of his skin, Sarah had leaned over and had placed her hand on his which was lying on her bed. "Jareth are you okay" you looked, well you looked a bit upset."
"I'm fine Sarah" he reassured her "but I think it's time for you to sleep, you're still ill you know, and once the medicines I gave you wear off you're going to feel awful" he warned her.
"You gave me medicine?" she didn't know if she liked that idea.
"Yeah well you were still unconscious" he reminded her
"Okay" she replied and I am feeling rather tired now but you have to promise me one thing"
"And what is that my dear Sarah, it's not usual for people to make bargains to go to sleep you know." he smiled.
"You'll go to sleep to, you really do look awful."
"Aww someone's worried about me" he joked and Sarah blushed before she could say anything back he added "I appreciate it and yes I will go to sleep but only if you promise to wake me if you don't feel good okay."
She smiled "Okay deal." He waved his hand and the chest of drawers and the chair disappeared and reappeared at the other side of the room, replacing the area was a grand bed with dark red quilts and black sheets, it was next to Sarah's.
"Wow!" she exclaimed. Jareth grinned "And now we sleep, he waved his hand regally and all the candles went out.
Sarah listened to him get in to bed and she lay there staring in to space, when she thought he was sleeping she sat up and watched the rise and fall of his body and the moonlight shining on his face, at that time he really did look unearthly she had not noticed it before. "Go to sleep Sarah!"
She was so glad it was dark so that he could not see the deep shade of scarlet she had gone. She lay down and smiled to herself.
