Hey everyone! I manage to get the next chapter out! I need to thank my friend, Keara who helped with a scene, then a special thanks to my closest friend, boyfriend, and editor, Brian! If you have an idea of what you like to see what happens, please leave me a post and I can see what I can do. Hopefully, everything will calm down from the holidays and I can do Chapter 6 soon.
Chapter 5 – Confrontation and Wished Away To Another World.
It was quarter to five, Rose stood outside of the school near a tree. Her eyes rested on the building, thinking back to the dream she had the other day and her body shivered to the thoughts of his hands against her body. Oh, how much she wished she could feel him again even if it was a dream. She could feel the confidence and determination in the air when she thought about the Goblin King and the way he helped her, helping her find her way within that lost world of loneliness and giving her courage to be herself.
Lost in her own thoughts, Rose was unaware to her surrounding as arms suddenly wrapped around her waist, pulling her against a chest. She jumped, being startled and blinked to get her mind out of the gutter and looked up to see it was her friend, Harmony, who had wrapped her arms around her. Rose sighed with a sigh of relief, leaning against her girlfriend's chest and closed her eyes.
"Damn it, Harmony. You startled me!"
"Ah, Sorry, Rose, but you looked like you were in a dream world," Harmony chuckled with a smile, hugging her friend tightly. "So, are you ready?"
"I think so," Rose spoke softly, looking towards the building in a thought.
"I know you can do it, Rose. After you confront her, we can head to my house and start that sleepover," Harmony smiled, and then she noticed a dark mark on Rose's neck. "Hey! What's this?" She tilted Rose head to get a better look.
"Ack! What is it?" Rose asked with a worried tone.
"It looks like a bite mark," Harmony poked the bruise on her neck. "Or rather it's a love bite…" Harmony smirked at her. "So, tell me who bit you?"
Rose squeaked and pulled away from her friend's arms, covering her neck with her hand as she blushed. "It was no one! I didn't even know it was there…"
"Uh-huh… Come on, you can't hide that from me," Harmony grinned at her.
"It's true! Only time I remember getting bit was in my dream with the Goblin King," Rose blushed to a bright red color. Harmony chuckled at her, shaking her head as she pulled Rose's hand away from her neck and fixed her shirt collar around it to hide it better.
"If that's the truth, then I would be curious to find out how you managed to get it from the dream," Harmony stood back from Rose, nodding her head with a smile.
"Yeah, me too," Rose smiled lightly at her friend before tilting her wrist to look at the watch. It was 5:00 p.m. "Oh! It's five o'clock already…"
"Well, no time like the present… Go to that class room and talk to her," Harmony grabbed Rose's shoulders, turning her to face a classroom nearby and pointed to the window to show that Andrea Worth was just entering the classroom. "I'll be outside to watch you through the window. Just stay confident…"
Rose sighed as she nodded her head, pushing her glasses back up onto her nose. "Thanks, Harmony…" She gave her a weak smile before taking a deep breath in, then letting it out to relief the tension that she was feeling.
"Okay. I'm going in…" Rose started for the classroom.
"Good luck, Rosie, I know you can do it…" Harmony watched as her friend entered the classroom, and then she made her way to a window so that she can listen to their conversation unaware of a barn owl sitting on a nearby post.
Rose slowly opened the door to the classroom, peering beyond the doorframe to find Andrea setting up her computer for today's meeting. Rose closed her eyes for a moment, taking another deep breath as she stepped into the room. She placed her bag on a desk, turning to face Andrea to watch her before speaking, "Mrs. Worth…"
"Ah. Hello Rose," Andrea spoke, looking up from her computer for a moment, then back down.
"Can I ask you something?" Rose asked, taking a step towards the teacher's desk.
"What is that?" Andrea raised an eyebrow, looking up to her.
"Why do you hate me?" Rose gulped lightly, feeling nervous.
"Now what on earth would give you the idea that I hate you?" Andrea leaned back, staring at Rose.
"Well, you kicked me out of the group, two days before my birthday…then yet you brought me back in a few days later… Why?" Rose asked, noticing Andrea was just staring at her. "I mean, I don't understand why you would do that to me, especially since I looked up to you and I admired you… Ever since I got back in, it feels different … It feels like I'm walking on egg-shells because I'm afraid to be kicked out again… Now no one will interact with me because they are afraid that you'll kick them out too."
Andrea sighed as she got up from her desk and walked towards Rose who backed away to a desk. "Not one person in the group has been told not to interact with you nor threatened to be kicked out of the group if they do so." Her eyes narrowed at the girl, glaring down at her. "Just to clarify, we are not a club; we are a membership-based organization."
"But this was a club! It started out as a club so we could have friends and everything! I don't understand what you are trying to tell me… I feel like I have been abandoned by my friends, I have been too scared to interact with other people because of this 'club' you so put it…. Mainly, I just have been depressed…" Rose bit her lower lip, staring at her with her green eyes as she pushed her glasses back up on her nose. She could feel her chest tightening and the tears threaten to fall down her cheeks.
"I feel your statements are based on hearsay and suspicions, not conversations had. In other words, I am not at fault. It is your fault that you feel scared, abandoned, and depressed. I had nothing to do with it. If you can't handle it, then leave… You are not wanted here and you will never be wanted here, Rose McCoy. Just leave and never come back…" Andrea's tone of voice got harsh.
"But…" Rose started as she looked down, closing her eyes as she moved to cup her hands over her ears so not to listen to Mrs. Worth's words. 'I'm not wanted? Is that really true?'
Harmony noticed the way Rose was reacting, seeing her body shivering slightly and the way Andrea continued to put Rose down in her place with words of "Useless, No one wants you here if they aren't paying attention to you. You're the one causing your friends to abandoned you, not me." She noticed that Rose had cupped her ears, trying to block out the words with her head tilted down.
Harmony closed her eyes, biting down on her lower lip before she glanced up to the sky. "If magic is real, then I hope this work. I wish…. I wish the Goblin King would take Rose away from here… right now!" She called out into the sky. At first nothing happened, and then suddenly dark clouds rolled over the school with the wind blowing. Harmony looked around, not even sure what was going on and she had a frighten look. "I got a bad feeling…" She muttered to herself.
Inside, Andrea suddenly stopped talking and turned to the window to see the sky being dark and the lights started to flicker on and off within the classroom. The windows were shaking against the wind as they were trying to open. As Rose sat down, Andrea went over to try to close and lock the window.
A barn owl flew towards the window, tapping the window like crazy while Andrea was closing it. She turned to see an owl prodding against the glass as she used her hand to shoo it away. "Go away," Andrea told the pestering owl, noticing that it wasn't going to stop.
The lights suddenly turned off, making the classroom dark and it caused the two to stay in their place. Andrea felt nervous of what was going on as Rose didn't move from her chair; feeling scared herself, she slowly reached down into her bag, pulling her doll out to hug it tightly to her chest.
Andrea walked away from the window and to her desk to grab her phone until one of the windows in the classroom burst open and the owl flew into room and towards Andrea. It looked like it was attacking her, but it was making her to drop her phone and to duck away. The owl then flew away from her towards the door leaving the classroom.
A figure soon appeared within the door frame, leaning against it. The lights slowly came on to a dim level that gave off enough light to barely see throughout the room. Andrea stood up, turning to the door to see the figure with a frown, narrowing her eyes a bit as they adjusted. Rose looked up to glance over to the figure, tilting her head lightly as her vision was just able to see him through the dim lights.
They noticed that he was dressed in his usual odd fashion, tight brown leather pants that were looser around his pelvis, though showed off his strong legs to good advantage. His shirt was loose with a deep neckline and billowing sleeves. His shirt barely showed off the strong muscles of his chest, and it was thin enough to cling to his strong arms. A cloak draped over his shoulders and covered a bit of his chest just under his neck, a lighter brown than his pants and with feathers decorating the hem.
A triangle circular pendant with a red jewel draped down from the collar of his cloak and bracelets decorated one wrist, while his other forearm bore a tough leather bracer of the same make as his knee high boots. His hair was a coordinated mess; a few small braids bore trinkets in his long locks cascading over his shoulders and teased back away from his handsome face.
He didn't bother hiding the look of disappointment from his face as he gave Andrea a long glare before gazing over to the girl who sat in the chair with his startling eyes, the right a bright and stunning blue, the left an impossibly neon green.
He returned his gaze over to Mrs. Worth with a sneering yet alluring smirk on his face that both matched and were a total opposite to the expressions vividly potent in his eyes. While he was locked in his staring contest with the flabbergasted woman, Rose was equally stunned to see the man she had been dreaming and thinking about for the past few days was real and standing right in front of her almost as if he was aiding her.
As Andrea Worth opened her stuttering mouth to speak and regain control over the situation, he suddenly vanished as fast as a dark shadow and stood behind her by the windows with the reflection of the light casting a halo over his golden hair making his expression that much more devious and that much more charming all at once.
He opened his mouth but instead of words, lyrics of a song spewed forth from his mouth entrancing both of them which also created deep worries. He walked over casually as any hunter, before he finished his song; he was centimeters from Mrs. Worth who was finally able to regain her voice.
"Who are you and what are you doing in my classroom?"She asked in a feeble attempt at command still reeling from her loss of composure at his sudden and unusual arrival.
He gave her a smile so wick it sent chills and shivers down both their spines as he glanced to Rose, the shivers increased when the coldness receded a tad before he addressed the question, "I am simply here to grant a request cast upon one whom I've allowed to garner my favor."
He sent her a cold and calculating look as his smile sharpens to a razor's edge almost oozing with mischief of the worst kind. "I just happened to overhear your conversation just moments ago and I'm afraid my dear the only useless one I see in this room is your pitiful self."
"WHAT!?" She shrieked at his brazen remark." How dare you say that to me! I don't know who you are, but you had better leave at once! I have no time for your nonsense!"
"Oh. It's hardly nonsense, but I do agree that time is rather growing short for both of you in this room and yet for very diverse reasons," He turns to Rose with a warmer smile, "Did you know, dear Rose, that the power behind ones words is truly a remarkable thing?
Rose jumped a tad when he addressed her, stuttering out a response, "W-what do you mean?"
She looked up to his gaze that seemed to grow gentle and warm when he looked at her while still hiding behind several facades that includes superiority, cruelty, and mischief.
"It's rather ironic how humans these days scoff at the very notions of spells, yet they fail to realize their very tones and words alone are spells, acting out their intent purely based on what they feel," He said, walking in a commanding stature over to Rose and went behind her as he finished.
"Take for example Mrs. Worth here. She was using her need for control to overrule your concerns and fears. She treated them like they were of little significance which makes you feel like you were of little use, thus is my point. Words can also be turned against those who forget that power of any sort can tilt both ways."
Rose turned her gaze towards Mrs. Worth, listening to his words as she tilted her head back to get a better look of his face when he stood behind her. She didn't say a single word, but yet she managed to understand what he was saying. Andrea wanted to control her and her friends by making sure they were scared to do anything against her. If the power to control could be pulled away and used against her, then she wouldn't be in control of people's lives.
By this time Mrs. Worth finally had enough and stalked over getting ready to have both leave, but was stopped when the Goblin King stared her down with commanding eyes that caused her own commanding presence to diminish until she felt nothing more than a lowly, filthily, dressed peasant standing before the king.
"Yes that is right, Mrs. WorthLESS, "His words were forceful, coming out in cruel hisses that was darker than a stormy night, "you can feel it now don't you? Your own insignificance and after all, it's not so easy confronting someone who's not afraid of you, isn't it? I have noticed that with your so-called organization and I must say I find myself appalled and disgusted with you, woman."
His eyes grew much colder than before and even the room itself around the woman began to drop in temperature, "Fear not, I do remember the rules and I don't wish to be punished even while doing a kind deed. For now I shall leave you with this feeling, but first… You must bow down to me, Andrea Worth."
The force behind his words puzzled and caused panic to the woman as she fell to her knees; arms stretched outwards with the feeble commands of wanting to know 'what was going on' leaving her lips. Her words fell only on deaf ears as he laughed at her humiliation and misfortune.
Rose shifted in her spot, glancing between the two as she felt a bit terrified about how the Goblin King was being. Her fingers curled around the doll, only now realizing that she still had it in her arms. Just from his tone of his voice and feel of the atmosphere in the room caused her not to speak a single word.
"Now you know what it is like, don't you? How it feels to be beneath someone else, to have all of the power to control stripped from you and for the next several weeks that is what you shall suffer. Every act, thought, or word you say, think or do will be beyond your ability to control. Everyone in your life will be equally beyond your control and come nightfall when you're all alone you will fall to your knees and beg for forgiveness, but note that you will only be free if she," He gestured to Rose as he spoke with great emphasis, "says so. Enjoy your day, woman." He walks over to Rose, leaving the woman stuck in her kneeled position.
"Come, Rose. It's time for us to leave," He told her, his eyes gazing down towards her as she sat in her chair. Rose seemed to be at loss of what to do. At first, she was almost too afraid to trust the Goblin King, but yet, she was glad that he came and saved her. He held his hand out to her, waiting for her to take hold.
"Where are we going?" Rose asked, slowly reaching out to lay her hand in his.
"To the Labyrinth, of course," He gave her a small smile as he pulled her up from the chair. "It is home after all…"
"But…" Rose started with a small frown, "I didn't call for you to take me away…"
"Ah, but your friend did," He stared at her, his eyes showing a bit of the gentleness. "No matter what you say, what said is said and what is done is done. You are to come with me and until then, we'll discuss what will happen to you."
Rose pursed her lips together, wanting to argue it, but she knew it would be pointless. Especially after what she saw him do to Mrs. Worth and she rather not see that dark side of him again, even if it was towards her.
"Do you know how long I will be there?" Rose asked, reaching to grab her bag to pull up and over her shoulder.
"We will discuss that later…" Goblin King told her as he pulled her close to him to where he could wrap his arm around her shoulder and covered her with his cloak. They vanish from thin air and reappeared in what looked be a court yard. There were grass hedges around them, all cut and prune and not far was a fountain with statue of a fae and water was pouring out from it. Around the fountain was couple of stone benches.
Goblin King pulled his cloak away from Rose, letting her get a better look of her surroundings. She let go of the King's shirt, feeling a bit embarrassed and yet a bit sick from being teleported. Her green eyes gazed around the area, slowly making her way towards the fountain. Up close, she noticed that the fountain was made out of marble, along with the statue. She dipped her fingers into the water, feeling the coolness from it.
"Where are we?" Rose asked, managed to get some confidence to speak as she turned to face him.
"We're here in the courtyard of the Goblin Castle, my dear Rose," He glanced over to her quietly, watching her for amusement.
Rose pulled her fingers up from the water, shaking it off as she looked around, noticing the path that lead to the castle and the other towards the city. She seemed to be curious of wanting to explore, but being in a strange place, she believed it wouldn't be too safe. Right now, she was hoping that she was dreaming all this.
A hand soon pressed up against her back, causing her to jump and she glanced up towards him. "Goblin King…" She started to speak.
"Jareth," He told her with a small smile. "King Jareth. When we are alone, you are welcome to call me, Jareth, but when you're front of my subjects, I want you to call me King Jareth." There was a hint of authority in his tone of voice. He gave Rose a slight nudge towards the path that led towards the castle, never leaving her side.
"All right, Jareth," Rose nodded as she started for the castle. Her eyes gazed around, noticing along the stone pathways were stone arches as they walked under it. "Jareth…" She pondered with that name, pausing in the middle of their walk and stared at his face. "Wait a minute; now that I think about it, you were in my dreams!"
Jareth raised an eyebrow at her, amused. "Is that so?" He asked, leaning towards her with a smirk.
Rose blinked again and leaned back from him, stepping away as she felt embarrassed. "Uh, never mind! Just forget about it…"
"Ah, I doubt I can do that, my dear," He grinned wickedly towards her, stepping closer to her. "You said you saw me in your dreams? I'm curious of what we were doing…"
Rose let out a squeak noise as she stepped away from him until her back pressed up against one of the stone arches. Rose shook her head quickly, blushing to a bright red color of a tomato. "It…It was nothing! Really, I don't remember much of it!"
He smirked, pinning her against the stone arch with his eyes peering down at hers. "Is that so? Could it be something like this?" He asked leaning down to press his lips against her neck, kissing it lightly over the bite mark he had created within her dreams.
Rose shivered and closed her eyes, tilting her head to the side to give him a better reach as she felt his warm breath against her neck. She breathed lightly, feeling his kisses over and over until she felt his teeth sinking into her flesh. She gasped lightly from the pain, whimpering, "Jareth! That hurts!" She placed her hands on his chest to push him away from her. At first, he didn't budge, but he did as he kissed her neck again, and this time, it was gentle.
He pulled away from her, peering down to her green orbs staring up at his. He smirked at her, placing a hand against her cheek, letting his thumb caresses gently.
"You didn't have to bite me, you know," Rose huffed at him, still staring up at his eyes with her cheek pressed into his hand.
"I had to make sure that my mark was still visible," He smirked again at her confused expression.
"You mean that bite mark?" Rose asked and he nodded. "But that was supposed to be a dream, how could you even…"
"Magic, my precious flower…" His voice was smooth and seductively, leaning his head towards her.
"Then...that mean we…you..." Rose started to stutter, feeling really embarrassed and shy. He smirked again and pressed his lips against hers to shut her up. He held her close, deepening the kiss as he thrust his tongue into her mouth and explored it. She moaned deep in her throat, leaning against the King's chest during the kiss. Damn that king, why was he doing this?
After a while, he broke the kiss so that they could breathe. Rose panted to get the air back into her lungs, leaning against him as she felt light-headed. Jareth smirked again, glancing up to see a figure staring down at them from the castle doors. He rolled his eyes a bit, holding Rose close to his body as he spoke to the figure, "How long were you watching?"
"Long enough, Your Highness," the figure spoke, smirking at them.
"I see," Jareth grunted as he rubbed Rose's back gently, glancing to her. "Let's get moving, my dear Rose. We have to get you settled down into your room for the night."
Rose nodded and stepped back from him as she started up the pathway again, glancing up to see the figure who were watching them.
"Who is that person up there waiting for us, Jareth?" Rose asked him, gesturing towards the figure.
"His name is Cain, he's my healer and also in charge of the Castle while I am absent," Jareth told her, walking behind her.
When Cain came into view, Rose noticed something about him. He had long black hair in a braid like crown around his hair, pointy ears, and slender features which made him seem gorgeous. He wore long green pants with a dark sleeved shirt and his blue eyes gazed down to meet Rose's gaze.
"Cain, I want to you to meet, Rose. She will be staying with us for a while," Jareth told him. "I want you to find her a room to stay in and send the servants in there to clean it out."
"Of course, Your Highness," Cain bowed before he turned to Rose. "My Lady, I would like to show my gratitude and say welcome to the Castle."
Rose smiled softly with a nod of her head, staying near the king, "Thank you, Cain."
"Please excuse me," Cain bowed and he walked off to go get her room settled.
Rose watched as he left then they walked into the castle. Jareth took her arm and started for the kitchen first, dragging Rose along with him. Rose blinked in awe, taking in the luxuries details of the castle. "This place is so big!"
He chuckled at her, shaking his head. "You have no idea…" He pushed through a door that led into the kitchen and she saw bunch of pots and pans all over the place. She noticed there was a half killed creature lying on the counter with flies flying around it. She made a face and wrinkled her nose at the rotting flesh smell of the dead creature.
"Ugh! This place smells disgusting!" Rose exclaimed, covering her nose with her shirt. "I think I'm going to be sick…"
Jareth wrinkled his own nose at the scent, frowning at how bad his cooks and servants left the kitchen. "WHAT IN THE NAME OF FAE IS GOING ON HERE?!" He bellowed out in the kitchen. "WHY IS THERE A ROTTEN CORPSE ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER?!"
An Orc slowly came walking into the kitchen, grunting. He had a greenish gray skin, bald, and his face seemed to be shape of a turtle. He wore brown pants and no shirt. To Rose, he looked like a Giant Turtle with no turtle shell on his body. When she saw him, she quickly took a step back and behind the king, keeping her eyes on the orc.
Jareth narrowed his eyes as he glared at the Orc who seem to coward before him. "I'm waiting on an answer to my question."
"Excuse me…Muh Lord," His words seem to be jumbled like he was trying to speak English. "I were to cook it earlier until crazy goblins came bursting in here." His eyes stayed on the ground with his head lowered. "I had to get rid of them and the idiots locked me out of the kitchen…"
"Enough! I never heard such thing! I should throw you into the bog of eternal stench for this!" Jareth frowned at the Orc. Rose glanced at the creature, then to Jareth before placing her hand on his arm which caused him to look at her.
"What if he saying was true? Perhaps you should find those goblins that could have done that?" Rose asked, shrugging a bit as she glanced to the Orc. The Orc waited and listen to the conversation, slowly glancing up to see the girl staring at him.
He sighed and rubbed his forehead with two of his fingers, shaking his head. "Fine," He muttered and looked to the Orc with narrowed eyes. "I'm going to find out more about this, but you better clean this place up now and find something for Miss Rose McCoy, our new resident, some food. "
The Orc bowed his head, nodding quickly as he muttered, "Yes, Muh Lord. Of course, muh Lord, thank you, muh Lord." He then quickly went to clean up the kitchen and to get rid of the corpse.
Jareth turned to Rose, staring at her. "If I find out that he was lying and I wasn't able to punish him right away, then you will be punished, my dear flower." He touched her cheek lightly with his fingers. "Stay here and get comfortable. Your food will be done and afterwards I'll show you to your room."
Rose nodded with a small smile, looking up to him. "I don't think it's a lie, but go ahead… I won't move from this place…"
"Good," He leaned to kiss her quickly on the lips and he left the kitchen to find the goblins that were in trouble.
Once Jareth had left the kitchen, Rose looked around the area before she sat down at a table. She set her bag and her doll down on it before watching the Orc clean up the mess before he started to cook.
The orc looked up and glanced at the girl who was watching him, shaking his head as he grunted a bit before he spoke in a broken English, "Why you stop him?"
"Huh? What?" Rose looked up with curiosity, tilting her head with a small smile.
"Why you stop him from punishing me?" He asked again.
Rose pondered to herself before shrugging lightly with a smile. "Well, it seemed that you were telling the truth… I never seen a cook to leave something raw…and…" She made a face to it, "rotting corpse in the kitchen without a reason…"
The Orc nodded as he continued to cook on the stove. A Scent of meat filled the air and it was the scent of cooked chicken had got her attention. He stepped away from the counter and pulled out some veggies to start making a salad. "I see…" He answered, not talking to her anymore.
Rose shook her head quietly as she waited. She didn't have to wait long for the food because after an hour and half of cooking, the orc had set a plate of chicken, salad, bread, and butter in front of her. He even put a glass of water in front of her even though he didn't know what to get her for a drink. She thanked him for the food before she ate some of the chicken, then the salad with the bread.
By the time she had finished her meal, the Goblin King had appeared in the kitchen. Rose glanced up to see him and she set the plate to do the side, "Thanks again, Mr. Cook."
The Orc grunted and nodded his head. "You're welcome, Muh Lady."
"Are you ready, my flower?" Jareth asked Rose, holding a hand out to her. Rose nodded as she grabbed her stuff from the table and took his hand. They left the kitchen and up towards the west wing of the castle.
They walked along the dark corridor of the west wing and she noticed the cobwebs along the walls. I'm guessing he doesn't use the west wing that much…She thought. They came up to a room and Jareth pushed the door open, letting Rose enter the room first before walking in behind her. Rose's eyes widen at the sight of the bedroom.
The room was quite large with a queen size canopy bed, two nightstands beside the bed, a large dresser against the wall with a large wardrobe on the other side of the room and a bathroom to the right next to a walk in closet. She noticed the comforter on the bed was blue with a reddish color pelt lying on top of it. A big, reddish, fur rug on the floor which lay in front of the fire place that sat in the corner of the room. Close inspection, Rose noticed that the wood of the dressers and the bed were made from dark cherry wood.
"This place is beautiful!" Rose was in awe as she walked over to the window, glancing out to see the courtyard. She glanced to the side, seeing a blue cushioned backless bench resting against the wall. She stepped back from the window, pulling the bench in front of it and sat down on it.
"This will be your room," He told her, smiling at her. He was glad that she liked it. "Tomorrow, you can explore the castle after breakfast. Of course, I have to forbid you from going into the Goblin City or the Labyrinth. It is too dangerous for you to go there and I will not be able to protect you when I am busy."
Rose nodded her head, listening to him. "Okay, but we're still going to talk about on why I'm here right?"
"Of course, my precious flower," Jareth agreed. "Also, I will send a few of my servants up here to create some clothes for you to wear…" He then gestured to her bag. "I doubt you'll have enough clothes to wear while you stay here."
"All right," Rose agreed as she got up and walked over to him, standing in front of him as she looked up to him. "Thank you, Jareth… For saving me earlier…"
He cupped her cheek with his hand, caressing her cheek with his thumb as he spoke quietly to her, "I came because I was wished to save you. That woman needed to be put in her place from her behavior…" He continued to caress her cheek, staring down at her softly.
Rose closed her eyes, pressing her cheek against his hand and laying her hand over his. "Still, I am grateful."
He chuckled and leaned down to place a light kiss over her lips before pulling away. "I must finish my work before I retire for the night. You better get some sleep because I expect to see you for breakfast." He smirked at her, turning away.
Rose blushed to the light kiss, touching her own cheek with her hand. "Goodnight, King Jareth…" She watched him leave with the door closing behind him. She sighed a bit as she went to her bag, pulling out some of her clothes she had packed, storing them into the dresser before pulling out a long black shirt that belonged to her father and changed into it. She crawled into the bed, under the comforter to feel the warmth of the bed. It didn't take her long before she fell into a deep slumber, forgetting to take her glasses off of her face.