Chapter 8

(He did what?!)

Ari never ceased her rant as they arrived in the Underground. While the other girls, including Sarah, felt sick, she continued on unaffected.

"Ari!" Jenna finally yelled. The blonde girl stopped and looked at her. "Where the hell are we?!"

The blonde teenage girl looked around before her eyes widened I surprised. She hadn't noticed they weren't in the park until her rant had been ended. Unfortunately that's also when the nausea hit her. "What did you do to me?" She said in open nausea.

"An unfortunate side effect to transporting when you first begin." Tae informed the princess.

"As for where you are, welcome to The Dark Elf Kingdom." Soren announced.

"You weren't listening were you?" Ari said looking at the king less than pleased. "I don't belong here. Send us back!"

"You are my daughter and this is where you belong." Soren announced calmly. "Besides one of your friends has the Aura of Fae on her. Once touched by a Fae one no longer belongs in the mortal realm."

"Send them back!" Ari ordered ignoring her nausea. "You had no right to force me or them here!" She snapped.

"I'm your father. I have every right where you are concerned Arianna!" The dark king growled at her.

"They.."

"Were there Arianna. There can be no witnesses." Soren informed his daughter. "Now it is getting late. You will be escorted to your rooms. We can decided later what to do with the three of you."

"Don't you mean four?" Lola said.

"Sarah is Fae touched. Her fate will first be decided by whether or not the Fae that she has been touched by wants her back."

"No!" Ari said stepping protectively in front of the dark haired girl.

"No decisions will be made before morning." Soren said remaining calm. He nodded and a guard took hold of each girl and began leading them away.

"If anything happens to Sarah or any of my friends…."

"I have no reason to harm your friends daughter." He nodded at the dark elf that had hold of his daughter and the glaring girl was led away.

"Send word." The king stopped at the site of a white owl flying through the window and into the throne room.

"Tell me my goblins are mistaken." The Goblin King said. "You didn't really take the entire group did you?" He questioned not hiding he didn't like the idea.

"I had no choice." Soren defended.

"And you say I have no patience." Jareth commented annoyed. "How do you plan to explain this if my father finds out?" The Goblin King shook his head. "Correction, when he finds out?"

"I couldn't leave witnesses." Soren said not hiding even he didn't think it sounded like a good excuse.

Jareth rubbed the bridge of his nose. "I suggest you come up with a better excuse or at least make it sound better." Jareth glanced around and then said, "How are they handling the change?"

"Let us say my daughter is not pleased with me." The Dark Elf King replied.

"Given what I myself have witnessed I don't imagine she is." The King of Goblins commented less than surprised. "The others?"

"Think they are having a dream." Tae said entering the throne room. "Except for your Sarah." Hesitantly he looked at his king and said, "Ari took Sarah with her. She became physical shall we say when we tried to separate Sarah from her."

"Physi…" The word died on Soren's lips as he watched two guards return that had been attacked. One's lip was bleeding while the other was now sporting a black eye. "She attacked you?!"

"Her highness is not happy." Helios said and touched his swollen lip.

Soren looked at Jareth waiting for him to become angry and was amazed when the king appeared calm. "I regret that I may not be able to separate my daughter and your Sarah at this moment."

Jareth felt both disappointment and pride. He was disappointed that he would not be able to take Sarah to his kingdom right away. However he also felt proud that Sarah was seen by Soren's daughter as worthy of her protection. "Arianna wants to protect Sarah from me and anyone else she foresees as a possible threat to her friend. It's noble really."

"You're not disappointed?" Tae questioned.

"I am but I understand. It is there first night and the girls are bound to be unsettled." Jareth replied.

"You've never been this understanding about anything." Soren remarked dryly.

"No, I have not." The Goblin King agreed. "However if I want Sarah as my Queen I'm going to have to do what I do the worst and be patient. I'll return in the morning and then we'll see how Sarah reacts."

"Agreed." Instantly Jareth transformed and flew away. Soren shook his head.

"Majesty?" Ramsey inquired.

"Nothing went the way it was supposed to." The king said confused. "Why is that? And who taught my daughter half the words that came out of her mouth tonight?!" He demanded. The king walked away leaving the presence of more than one amused guard.

"I suspect there will be a lot of things that don't go the way he planned." Ramsey commented.

Jareth flew through the air toward his kingdom. He loved flying at night. It was calming and allowed him to simply feel free. Things might not have gone as planned but eventually he'd have Sarah at his side. He just had to get past Arianna first.

He entered his throne room through a window and transformed into his natural form. He walked about two feet and froze. He wasn't alone.

"Where's your Sarah?" Jareth stiffened. His father had paid him a visit.

"Father." Jareth said and bowed to the High King.

"You didn't answer my question."

"She'll be here soon enough. There were complications." The Goblin King said less than as calm as normal. Then again who is completely calm in the presence of their parents? Especially when your father is the High King.

"What sort of complications?" The older Fae questioned.

"Oh just.."

"I want to know everything now." The High King said firmly.

"It seems Arianna was not alone with Sarah." Jareth said carefully. "The underground may have gained a few extra…occupants." Seeing his father's questioning glance the Goblin King sighed he was going to have to tell his father what Soren had done.

"Other occupants?"

"Jenna, Lola and Brandy." Whippley announced. "Dark Elf King take all girls. Take Sarah and Ari friends too. They like fun too."

"He did what?!" The High King Roared. "He was to get his daughter and Sarah! No more!"

"Yes well it seems he felt since no one could know of our existence he should take them all." Jareth said.

"Soren and I will have words!" Instantly the king disappeared.

"Glad not King Soren." Ricket commented. The other goblins nodded in agreement. It was never good when the High King got mad.