Disclaimer: I own nothnig of the Labyrinth, or sesame street.
A/N: Yay ...umm.. this story is going pretty swiftly I think. No, Lady of the Labyrinth, I'm not going to sissyfy Jareth. He is far too gorgey to do that. respect him. He'll just be a bit...funny. that's all.
Chapter 5
Leaning
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Jareth sat on his throne, rocking a cradle back and forth so Robin would fall asleep. He always though higly of himself, not in an egotistic way, but in an encouraging way. He was an optimist. Dreams of one day becoming a father swam in his head like fish in a small pond. Staring at robin's glittering brown eyes, Jareth noticed them slowly closing. Finally, the baby was asleep.
Goblins were making a riot, so naturally Jareth screamed, "Shut up you fools! The baby is sleeping!"
"She ain't sleepin' now!" Nim chuckled.
Robin burst out in tears. Jareth cursed under his breath, sat back down, and started to rock the cradle. "If you gob-heads hadn't made me yell, she would be in dreamland. Next one of you who talks or makes a noise is going straight to the Bog of Eternal Stench."
Robin ceased her crying. So did the goblins.
"That's what I thought.." Jareth instigated, seeing that Robin closed her eyes again. In his bright mind he thought that a good wy to make a baby fall asleep was to sing to it. So, without any adue, Jareth began singing a slow ballad.
Hush little Robin, don't say a word,
Jareth's going to capture Big Bird,
and if Big Bird somehow gets home,
I'm going to buy you a lawn-knome.
The ballad changed and Jareth sang a different song, which was still slow.
Maybe it's fate
but here in my arms
a lil baby sleeps
away from the harm
away from the hate
and pointless brutality
maybe someday
you'll finally be free..
Maybe it's love
or maybe it's greed
but as a grown man
There's something I need
A wife to hold near
To make a family
and my dear
You'll soon see.
Somehow I'll get through
as life gets harder
One wish of mine,
Is to be husband and father...
But for now,
I'll be happy with you
Keep me company
As I will for you..
Sound asleep, Robin visited dreamland.
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"Stop where you are! Don't go any further..." A booming voice echoed in the cave Hoggle and I entered.
Shaking his head, Hoggle announced, "Don't listen to these guys. They're false alarms.. Gee, I think I've said that before. Oh well, don't listen to the morons."
I laughed as we walked by large stone-heads. Or as I called them, Blockheads. The voices kept coming from the stones, but we skipped right past them. No need to stop when we were on the right trail.
Around the corner was a long pathway surrounded by more stones. Not talking stones, however. Hoggle stopped, as did I, to look at something rolling towards me on the floor. It was a red marble.
"The frig is that?" I had a knack for swearing when something weird happened.
Hoggle picked up on it, "Stop using bad language.." He looked at the marble, "It's obviously a marble..Probably Jareth's, which means he's nearby."
"Jareth lost his marbles?" I started to giggle as an arm wrapped around my waist.
I gulped as my stomach tingled. I was very sensitive to touch. The arm slowly pulled off of my waist and I turned around. Jareth was grinning like a cheshire cat, making his eyes glimmer with an odd happiness. I backed up, standing against the wall, and Jareth stepped closer to me. He rested his arm near my head and leaned over me.
"Your highness," Hoggle croaked over the silence, "I swear I wasn't helping her..."
Jareth's smile disappeared and he answered, "I don't care what you were doing, Hogbrain. I just thought I'd pop in for a visit."
"Why?" I squeaked.
"Because.." Jareth began, "I want to know what you think of my Labyrinth."
"I..." My eyes glanced at Jareth's spandex causing me to hide a giggle, "I think it's alright. How long do I have till my sis is a goblin?"
"Ten hours.." The Goblin King half-smiled and stood up straight, notleaning over me anymore.
Hoggle continued to be quiet.
In an instant, Jareth magically disappeared from sight.
I swallowed my pride, "C'mon Hoggle, Let's get out of this place."
Hoggle and I jogged down the pathway to find a way out. We came upon an abandoned room, peeked inside, and saw a latter leading up and out of the underground area we were in.
We at last reached the top and I declared in a proud, joyous tone, "And then there was light!"