Chapter 7

(This is Unexpected)

Jareth smiled pleased knowing it wouldn't be long before he'd have Sarah once again. Finally he'd have her. He looked around the beautiful room he had prepared for her. Jareth had considered taking a little revenge on her but those thoughts had left him now. Seeing her with Soren's daughter and listening to random things his goblins had said, he'd changed his mind. Sarah would be his but he would do everything in his power to make her see he loved her.

"King?"

The Goblin King looked down to see Whippley and Rolly. "Yes Whippley?"

"Lady come home today?"

Jareth smiled. His little rambunctious goblins were probably as excited as he was about bringing Sarah back to the labyrinth. "Yes Whippley. Sarah and Arianna will both be returned to their rightful places."

"We help?" Rolly asked.

"No. Soren will bring us our Lady. He will claim his daughter and Sarah will just happen to be there," The Goblin King. "Since one mustn't leave witnesses and she has the magic of fae about her, it will be easy to bring her. No one need know of our arrangement. However you may go and keep an eye on her." The goblins nodded and scampered away.

"I suppose that means you want me to keep that bit of information to myself then?"

"Amador?" The Goblin King said surprised to see his half brother for a second time in less than a month. "What are you doing here?"

"I thought I would give you a heads up that Lord Clayton is trying to convince our parents that his daughter would be a perfect queen for you."

"Sarah will be here tonight. She's the only one that will be carrying the title queen in this kingdom." Jareth said firmly with narrowed eyes.

"Yes, well they aren't convinced you can get the girl to agree." Jareth went to argue and the high prince spoke first. "I assured them you would be escorting Lady Sarah to the ball and as an escort you couldn't possibly be expected to spend your time with random unmarried ladies."

"Thank you." Jareth said appreciatively. Jareth and Amador had never had a problem with each other. They shared the same father but different mothers. For several years they had even all lived in the same castle, until Jareth's mother decided to end the relationship with his father. Soon afterward they had moved out.

Amador shrugged. "I'll expect you to save me at some point in return." Jareth laughed and nodded. "All those ladies to myself, such a pity you won't be able to have them fall on your every word like I will. But then I suppose Sarah is the only woman's attention you want."

"Yes, she is. I love her Amador. Even more than the revenge I could bestow on her." Jareth told him. Even as he said it he knew it was true. "I never thought any woman could capture me but she has." Jareth smirked. "She wasn't even trying and she conquered me. I'll do whatever I have to for her to make her happy and keep her at my side."

"You sound like Grandfather," Amador commented. "I hope you do get what you want in the end with Sarah. One woman seems to make things less complicated at any rate."

"I don't know if anything is uncomplicated where Sarah is concerned. I'd like to treat her like a queen but it's quite possible she'll run from me."

"That would make escorting her interesting. But you have a little time. See you at the ball."

Jareth nodded and watched as the high prince faded from view. He glanced out the window to see the sun setting. "Soon."

Soren smiled pleased. It was time to collect his daughter and the Goblin King's Obsession. Night had already fallen in the Mortal realm as he waited in the park. The Goblin King's goblins had been very useful in tracking the girls and knowing their movements. The two girls were going to a basketball game and then would be going through the Park to Sarah's house for a sleep over.

Hearing giggling the King ordered, "Shadow." Instantly all the Dark elves were hidden in the shadows as they watched.

"That was so funny when Mark fell at your feet!" Jenna laughed.

"His focus was not on the game!" Brandy agreed.

"Yeah but we know where his focus was." Sarah teased looking at the tomboy.

"Shut up!" Ari said annoyed. "I have no interest in Mark Bryson."

"Yeah but you have no interest in any male." Jenna said.

"I have sports and friends and…just haven't met one yet that…. I don't know." Ari said and picked up her pace.

"Come on now. Guys aren't Ari's thing." Sarah said defending the blonde girl.

"Unless she's beating the crap out of them!" Jenna said.

"One time!" Ari argued.

"Three." Brandy said holding up three fingers.

"Unless you count Bobby James in elementary." Lola said.

"I hate you." Ari said without malice.

The girls laughed and they continued on their way.

"Sire?" Tae said. They had been prepared for only Sarah and Arianna. The other girls were not expected. "What do we do?"

"We have no choice. I want my daughter now and The Goblin King is expecting Sarah handed over to him tonight. Try to scare the other girls away. If they still stay together than we'll take them all." The king was quiet for a moment and made the comment, "I believe his goblins are in audience."

"As you wish Majesty." Tae nodded at the others and the group of elves moved within the trees until they were hidden on both sides of the sidewalk the girls were about to walk down.

"What was that?" Lola asked.

"What was what?" Jenna asked. "Hearing things?"

"No I heard it to." Ari announced. Slowly she looked around. "It sounded like a branch snapping."

"It was probably just a…ahhhhh!" Everyone looked Brandy's direction as she screamed. Seeing someone hiding in the trees two more screams erupted.

"Run!" Ari ordered and started backing up.

"Shit!" Ari turned to see two strangely dressed men walk out from the trees.
"What do you want?" Ari demanded.

"It's time to come home." Soren said stepping out from the shadows of the trees.

"I don't know who you are but we aren't going with you!" Ari said firmly. "You can just take your Halloween rejects and get lost." She added bringing herself in a stance to fight.

"We wish you no harm princess." Tae told the blond haired teenage girl.

"Uh did he say princess?" Lola questioned.

"Great there stuck on Halloween and insane." Jenna said less than thrilled.

"Who are you?" Sarah asked watching the men. Her friends might think they were Halloween rejects but she had a much different idea.

"I am king Soren." The Dark Elf King announced. Looking at Arianna he said, "Your grandmother Lady Evelyn stole you from me. You are my daughter."

"She has an Aunt named Evelyn not a grandmother." Jenna informed him.

"No. No,no,no,no,no,no." Arianna said becoming alarmed. "Are you insane?! Look at me do I look like fucking princess material to you?!" She screamed at the men. The elves stood dumbfounded as their princess went on a rant unlike anything they'd ever seen before. Even the teenage girl's stood stunned.

"She swear worse than King when Torch burn down Brewery." Rolly commented.

"Din know anyun could swear worse dan king when dat happen." Whippley commented.

"Sire…perhaps we should finish this later?" Tae suggested as the princess continued to rant and rave.

"Let's." Each elf grabbed hold of a girl and disappeared as a pissed off teenage girl continued to swear worse than a drunken sailor.

"Din know you could put dat many swear words together," Rolly commented watching as the dark elves disappeared with the group of teenage girls. "Hope Lady Sarah didn't pick up that habit from her." Whippley shrugged and the two headed back to the labyrinth.