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Last Time:

The Goblin King watched as she soon turned back to the bedroom to close the doors behind her as she headed to the comfortable bed. The king sighed deeply and long turning back to the scene before him, but all he saw were the faces of mother and daughter. He closed his eyes; even in darkness their faces shined light. Jade's smile though, was shinning far more then the lost young Sarah's was.

"Some wounds never heal" he whispered to himself retreating to his lower study.

This Time:

Chapter 7-Above or Below: Take Your Pick

As Jareth had said to the healer Drexel, Jade was finally up and about after a day and enough. The next morning after her release, her fever broke and it all went down hill from there. Yet Jareth hardly left the young raven haired girl's sick bed the whole time, while Crow, Sheera and the good doctor came in and out.

Jade beamed with happiness as she sat at the breakfast table, the past unpleasant memories of the last time she was in the dining hall ignored. Crow sat across from Jade while she sat at Jareth's right, placing the harpy at the Goblin King's left. The female thief, Sheera, sat on Jade's right surprisingly cheery and playful considering her warrior like clothing. The whole group smiled happily as they talked like old friends.

Jade however needed to get something off her chest, which the silver haired goblin leader picked up on.

The miss-matched gaze laid themselves lightly on the young woman. "Jade, is there something you want to ask me? You look like you have something to ask."

She nodded slowly and silent, keeping her eyes averted from the soul piercing gaze of the intimidating male at her side. "Jareth…" she trailed in a whisper, her head bowed. "I was wondering…"

"Yes" smirked Jareth putting down his goblet of juice to look intently at Jade as she became even more flustered.

Jade opened her mouth trying to be polite as possible. "I was wondering if I could go Aboveground to get some things." She looked to the Goblin King slowly, who raised a single brow in question and curiosity. "For cloths, things to occupy myself if need be…my stallion" she whispered under her breath the last.

"Don't you have enough cloths already? I apply your wardrobe with as many gowns as possible."

The teenager gave rolled her eyes giving the Goblin King a bored look. "Gowns Jareth, gowns? Do I look like the kind'a girl to wear dresses outside special occasions, and sleep wear?" Jade knew he wouldn't answer so she sighed frustrated. "No, I don't think so! I'm more apt to wear what Sheera is wearing…which I like by the way."

"She's got a point Jareth" Sheera said eyeing the dress Jade wore and shuddered.

"Yet you wear the gowns none the less my dear Jaden" and again that arrogant smirked crossed over the blonde haired fae's face.

Jade grumbled at the sound of her full name knowing it was meant to annoy her. "That may be…Spiky…but what other choice do I have, other then walking around full out naked!" Seeing Crow perk up at that both woman glared.

"Pervert" they breathed huffing and turning away as the winged male pouted.

Jareth just chuckled placing more eggs in his fanged maw.

Looking to the King, Jade knew the nick-name bugged him, but using her full name hugged her; they were even now. "Come on Jareth! Just long enough for me to pack my things, saddle up Devil and tell moth-"Jade drowned off at the thought of her mother. Looking to the intimidating fae king to see what her words might have brought on. There was nothing on his face, but an expressionless mask; Jade bowed her head already knowing the answer.

"To tell your mother where you've been, how you are and how long you will be here" the icy blue and black eyed man finished for the teenage girl.

Jade's head shot up, a look of hope on her face. "So can I?"

"No."

"What! Why not!?"

Jareth was silent for a time while he finished his breakfast while Jade scowled at him through it. "Why Jareth" Jade asked again.

The Goblin King sighed. "Because you will not go alone; I will a company you. Zaynon could still be prowling the Aboveground by the off chance that you would appear unguarded."

The youth cocked her head to the side looking at the majestic fae male. "So…I can go, just as long as I'm with you?"

Jareth only nodded.

"Yes!" squealed Jade, but her excitement sobered as a single thought came to mind. "Do you have stables?"

Crow and Sheera laughed and Jade gave them a curious look. "Jareth, here, raises horses and the like girly; I think he'll have room for one more" said the harpy, a wide smirk on his face as the sun raised reflection off his metallic wing danced across his tan cheerful face.

The raven haired human girl turned to the Goblin King who in turn looked at her. Her face was lit up with excitement of the purest kind; like a child at Christmas. "I'd love to see them some time.

Jareth let a small smile grace his face. "And so you shall, but for now, I'll take you home. Be ready in an hour in your chambers." And then he was gone striding proudly from the room.

Jade watched him go transfixed, as her shining smile fell. She noticed the final closed expression written on the King's face. Even though if that stone hard façade was meant from having his emotions read, the young girl read Jareth like a children's book; simple and direct. The raven haired girl felt guilty about asking to go home when it was obvious it was a problem.

"He can't face her" Crow said softly as his hand rested on the take wood table; he was more serious then Jade ever seen him and it was disturbing.

"You mean mother; Sarah…"

Crow's face remained stern as golden eyes met vibrant green. "Sarah Williams did more harm then you can possibly imagine."

Jade's eyes looked back spitting fire at the harpy. Sheera saw the sudden flame in the usually calm and happy Jade. It was confusing and worrisome, this was something nether of them had ever seen before.

The young girl took a deep ragged breath before she spoke, but the voice she spoke was not in her once pure and happy voice, this sound was hurtful and harsh. "Is neglecting your only daughter harmful enough to imagine?" The dark clad Jade rouse roughly from her set as her dress swayed. "She may be my mother, but I only love her as such, because I have no choice. The older I got the less attention I received; now-a-days I barely see either of my parents. I'd be very surprised if they even know I'm gone."

Leaving behind a shocked Crow and Sheera, Jade left to confine herself to her rooms for the next hour; she need the comfort of an old feline companion was greatly needed.

-1 hour later-

Jade stood on her balcony over looking the lush growing Labyrinth. The scene was tranquil and serene; the scenery was calming the soft pure in her ear was indeed a great comfort.

The young woman sighed. "I really wonder if they've even noticed I was gone Jare?"

The ebony feline on Jade's shoulder gave a soft mournful cry into her ear making a shiver crawl up her spin. A small shallow laugh left Jade's rosy lips as a delicate hand reached up to scratch the cat between the ears.

"Yea that's what I thought…" Jade turned to look into the slitted cat's eyes of blue and faded black. "At least you'd notice if I was gone." A cheerful meow was Jare's answer.

"As would I" said a voice from behind Jade.

She spun swiftly making the silky black coated cat dig it's claws into her shoulder as she looked up at the majestic figure behind her. There strong and true, stood Jareth dressed in all b lack leather, the golden necklace of his house shinning brightly against his broad chest. His platinum blonde hair wild and sexy as always; Jade blushed as she looked at the Goblin King. He was undeniably a handsome male, whether fae or not.

Striving to hide her burning cheeks Jade turned away. "It's very kind of you Jareth, but I don't think you have to worry about me going anywhere. I'll be annoying the hell out of you until you loose your pretty little mind while I'm here; I just love being a nuisance."

Jareth rouse a single brow in a playful manner. "Is that a challenge I hear my dear Lady Jade?"

"On the contrary my dear Goblin King" she said turning to face the fae male. Seeing the playful raise of his eyebrow Jade smirked. "It's a promise."

A smile slowly crossed the Goblin King's face soon to build into a full blown smile, to finally take form of playful laughter. The masculine yet silky laughter coming from Jareth made a warm feeling build inside of Jade from the pit of her stomach. It wasn't an annoying outburst of harsh laughter most men would sound like, but a soft rumble like distant thunder, just lighter…more heavenly. Jade couldn't stop the smile that come to her face, or the falling of her lashes as if trying to savior the sweet sound of a normally harsh and cold Goblin King.

The laughter faded to a chuckle as Jareth unnoticed stepped closer to Jade to cup her chin gently forcing her pale face up to him. Soft, captivating eyes opened to peered up at the mismatched eyes of Jareth.

"I look forward to it" he whispered as his warm breath of mint and honey blew on Jade's attractively flushed face.

Then once more as the many times before, Jade found herself going from a stone and wooden bedroom, to white washed walls with black sheer curtains and carpet, with ebony furniture to match. Yet even as Jade notice her emerald eyes never left the pair of strange eyes peering down at her with a burning intensity. The young girl wanted to look away, but found her body unable to move to her commands; deep down Jade knew though, she didn't want to look and end the contact. Yet even as that realization hit her, it ended with her bedroom door opening.

A teary eyes brunette middle-aged woman walked in, to close the door behind her. Her usually well done hair was in disarray; the expensive cloths that made up the attractive white and black suit was extremely crinkled. As they puffy and red eyes of the woman turned to the pair standing in the center of the room, caused emotions to wash over her face uncontrollably. The woman's emotions went from sadness and guilt, to shock, then to vicious rage.

"YOU!!!!" Sarah seethed as the emerald eyes darkened and narrowed at Jareth who still held Jade's chin, but both faces where looking at the mother. "I should have known you were the one behind this; the damn glitter all over the floor should have been a dead give away!!!"

Jareth let his gloved hand fall away to his side as his eyes never left the woman standing with her back to the white door. "Ahh, Sarah, how nice to see you after all these years; in person any way."

Shock filled the actress's eyes. "You've been watching me!!?"

The Goblin King smirked turned fully toward the grown up Sarah Williams. "Course, expected me not to and pass up the opportunity to see this annoying child of yours grow up?"

Jade turned an irritated glare at the man at her side. "You…" she whispered, "are not helping."

"Have I ever made it easy" asked Jareth loud enough for both women to hear.

"No" they answered in complete unison.

Masculine laughter broke out and filled the large room encasing Jade in warmth, while a shiver traveled up her mother's spin. Sarah shook it off as soon as she could as the laughter began to die away.

"Why did you kidnap my daughter Jareth; she wasn't wished away!"

Jade was taken back and slightly shocked at the memory come back. The strong supporting hand at the small of her back kept her from swaying and falling over. Jareth of course was hurt by the assumption, even when he knew it was coming and knew it to be absolutely false.

"Mother," spoke up Jade finally gaining her bearings "Jareth didn't kidnap me."

"Don't insult my intelligence Jaden; he obviously has given you something to backup his story." A small smirk of an evil kind crept across the woman's face. "Perhaps the might Goblin King slipped you some peaches?"

Jade huffed crossing her arms before her over her sliming silk black spaghetti strapped dress she wore. "Now it's your turn mother, not to insult my intelligence. I declined on the peaches I'll have you know."

"Smart girl you raised Sarah, even if those peaches were harmless in every way."

Jade smirked closing her eyes, as she waved her hand through the air as if the comment meant nothing. "With you, nothing is harmless."

"My dear Jade, I'm hurt" pouted Jareth smiling playfully at the young lady by his side.

Said young lady let out a soft laugh. "I highly doubt that!"

"Can we please get back onto topic please!" screamed Jade's mother as she strode forward to the playful pair to snatch Jade from the fae's grip. "Answer me now fae king, why did you kidnap my daughter; was it to get back at me?!!" Sarah showed no fear as she once had those many years ago. This time, there was only fury in her emerald eyes.

"Mother…he didn't-"

"Silence Jaden, Jareth is mine to deal with!!"

Jareth watched as Jade grew quite the definite fire that burned hotly in her eyes died away. There was anger there, but it was an ager at herself for letting the woman she called mother boss her around like one of her employees. But now the great Goblin King was, starring back at the young girl he had fallen in love with. "No, this is not the girl I loved; she's gone" Jareth thought as eh starred down at the mother unfazed.

"Why did you kidnap Jaden" she asked again through clenched teeth. It was obvious that Jareth's silence only proved to piss the actress off more.

Jareth suppressed the sigh he so wanted to let out. "I did not kidnap Jade, my elder brother Zaynon did."

Sarah blinked twice confused, not expecting such an answer as that. "Brother? You don't have a brother."

"Just because I failed t mention him, or you failed to be notified of his existence, does not mean he doesn't exist."

Sarah was dumbfounded. "So you have a brother…if that's true that is. Then why did he kidnap her, when you have her right here!?"

Jareth let out a hallow laugh as he circled the older woman to intimidate her, while Jade was held by the wrist starring intently at the ground. "That should be obvious; I saved her. And to answer your question on motive for Jade's kidnapping, I do not have that answer."

Sarah sighed closing her eyes striving to compose herself. "Then I must thank you for saving her, and I most appreciate you bring her back home; I've been frantic with worry."

Jade decided it was time she put a say in the matter involving her so she huffed to get both mother and fae's attention. "I'm going back I'll have you know. We came back just to get my stuff."

"WHAT!!? You can't be serious Jaden! Jareth is cruel and an animal; he steals babies!!"

"He takes them in when they are wished away; that's completely different mother, and you know it! You should know thought wouldn't you, being that you wished uncle Tobby away! Even after that Jareth allowed you to run the Labyrinth to get him back, when he didn't have to. Isn't that…" Jade trailed with a smirk on her face making Sarah nervous. "Being generous?"

"Ahh!?" gasped the green eyed brunette as the words sunk into strike a memory of those same exact words being said by a certain Goblin King. Sara of course as the realization hit her looked to find the fae lining against the bed pole of Jade's bed.

Jareth feeling eyes on him looked up bored with an irritated look in his strange eyes. "Oh please continue on talking as if I'm not here."

"Oh suck it up Jareth; you big baby" snapped the raven haired teen playfully. Jareth just let his lids fall allowing mother and daughter to finish.

Sarah looked back to her daughter still angry that she assumed she could just go with the male fae. "Jaden, I forbid you to go!! I know that place better then most, and you just turned eighteen, your place is here at home with you family!" Sarah cried out pleading with her twin like daughter.

Jade looked viciously at her frantic unkempt mother. "Since when did you start caring!!? You probably did know it was gone before two days ago! Ever since I was small I was neglected by you and father and it only got worse as I got older; all I had for friends were Jare and Devil! YOU NEVER CARED BEFORE SO DON'T BOTHER STARTING NOW!!!!!"

"Jaden…" thought the now depressed Sarah Williams. "She's right I always neglected her; I was never there…nether was James." Looking up at her emotionally struggling daughter, Sarah knew the wound of neglecting her only child had gone on too long; there was no mending it. Sarah sighed bowing her head in defeat. "Jaden, your right…I have no right keeping you here when you've veen a prisoner here."

The darkly dressed Jade looked at her mother feeling guilty, even knowing very well that there was no reason for her to be. "Mother…" she trailed in a whisper.

"Go with him Jade… you already look happier…" Sarah whispered back a sad smile on her face as a tear left the corner of her eye. "Just promise me you'll visit… I was never a good mother, but maybe I'll make a good friend?"

Jade gave a soft smile and a silent nod and watched her mother leave her bedroom tears threatening to fall, but she held them back. Jade assumed her mother would let her father know of her sudden change in housing. Forcing a sweet smile the teenage girl turned to the stoic king who looked back at her mentally cringing at the fake smile. "Alright then, lets start backing!"

Jareth without lift a single lash waved his ebony gloved hand through the air and all of Jade's possessions vanished. "There all packed." Jade stood shocked as her emerald-azure eyes looked at her naked walls. "Magic can make many things easy and less time consuming" said the king obviously aware of Jade's surprise as he watched her slim curvy form.

"Or you're just too lazy to do it the other way."

The blonde Goblin King only shrugged.

Jade chuckled, her eyes sparkling like stars. "You've got to teach how to do that!"

Jareth smirked as he walked up to the still awe struck girl. "Perhaps" he said simply. "Now… what about that horse of yours; Devil you said his name was?"

"He's in the stable, but don't call him a horse, cuz he'll trample you if hears you call him that. He's a half-wild stallion, and Devil is very proud and arrogant…like someone else I know" Jade said whispering the last under her breath.

A gloved hand shot out to grip Jade's chin once again in a gentle hold and she was shocked to find her face so close to the great Goblin King's flawless face. Jade felt her stomach do flip-flops as her heart fluttered in her chest. The blood rushed to her cheeks as she stammered for words, but only succeeded in making herself out to be an idiot.

"Are you saying the stallion and I are alike?"

Jade nodded the best she could; being her chin was still captured by Jareth.

"We shall see" and the bedroom turned into the barn with its glorious smells of hay and leather while the soft sounds of hooves and whines where heard. Jareth released the still blushing Jade to look around at the stable. "You take pride in your horses; they are well taken care of here."

Jade smiled giggling slightly. "Course they would be; I make sure everything is to their liking. I work along side the employees here, mainly Devil do I take care off, cuz he doesn't like most people."

"Perhaps this horse of yours and myself are more alike then I thought."

Jade chuckled again looking up at the majestic male. "You have no id-"

CRASH!!!!!

The sudden sound of cracking and splitting wood ran through the stable as an angry stallion's cry soon followed. The ringing thuds of iron hooves on soft dusty dirt sounded in both human and fae ears. Angry deeps huffs of air filled the now deathly silent stable.

"You're going to get it now…" sighed Jade, shaking her head. "You should have called him a stallion. And you owe me another stable door Jareth; that's the third one this month!!"

Jareth turned to face Jade utterly confused. "What in the world are you talking about?"

She just giggled her emerald-blue eyes sparkling with mischief as she pointed an ebony nail behind the bewildered king. An angry snort rushed out echoing down the hall of the stable. Jareth spun and found a jet black surprisingly large stallion with black demon eyes.

He was a fascinating creature, majestic even. The long hindquarters were tense, showing off the strong well toned muscles. The dark stallion's neck was perfectly curved. The wild beast's head had the most desired figure any horse lover would die for, or horse for that matter. The long ebony coated ears were drawn back against his skull while the silken raven mane blew about in the breeze as the ebony tail swayed angrily. This imposing, exotic large creature was perfectly named.

"You really are a devil aren't you" whispered Jareth with a smirk on his face.

The huffing animal threw his head to side to side as he smacked a rear hoof against the dirt floor. As the fae and beast stared down each other, Jade watched patiently for something to happen, but what did happen next she never expected; her breath came out in a sudden shocked gasp.

Spring to life, Devil charged Jareth.

Jade became frightened at eh sudden change in actions. Not once had Devil charged a person in full speed, with a hunting gleam in his seeming bottomless eyes. He may have chased a few unwanted trainers, but went slow enough for them to get away. Yet here he was, charging Jareth in full stride to trample the king. "DEVIL DON'T HE'S A FRIEND!!!!"

Her cry fell upon deaf ears.

Devil charged forward with his muscles propelling his large body forward with his full speed. Jareth expected the animal's sudden change in action; the fae king was unfazed. As the raging stallion came closer Jareth crouched down like a gargoyle looking over the city below with a predator's gleam in his eyes. Jade noticed how Jareth crouched down waiting patiently for Devil to come closer; her heart was in her throat out of nervousness.

"JARETH MOVE!!!!!!" Rang out Jade's scream through the barn, as Devil became a mere foot away from the platinum blonde man crouched on the ground.

Her eyes were squeezed shut as her hands were clenched before her chest, nails digging into her soft skin. Her whimpers where soft and muffled by the sounds of heavy hooves against the ground desperate to stop. Jade opened her eyes to see Jareth flipping through the air like an acrobat in the circus. But a sudden cry form her stallion let Jade know of the coming danger. Devil with his out burst o full speed was unable to get purchase on the soft ground to stop; the black stallion that was her friend was going to run her over.

"JADE!" yelled Jareth still in mid air seeing his charge stock still in frozen horror, without further hesitation the Goblin King vanished from sight.

"JARETH!!!!!"

A jolt ran through Jade's body causing her heart to take a death defying leap into her throat, as she found herself being propelled sideways to land in a cloud of suffocating dust and hay, and a disarray of limbs.

Jade whimpered as she slowly opened her eyes. All she found was a black leather clothed chest and a golden pendant. "Ahh?!" she gasped as she realized who's chest she was starry at; it was none other then Jareth, the King of Goblins. Looking up to the face she knew was starring down at her, Jade gulped striving to suppress the pink glow in her cheeks she knew was there. And peering up Jade came in contacted with the captivating mismatched orbs of Jareth.

"Jade you alright?" he asked softly, unnoticed to them both that his arms were wrapped around her waist.

She only blinked confused. "You were the one that almost got trampled by a stallion cuz you crouched down and wouldn't move!"

Jareth rouse a single brow in question. "This coming from the girl I had to tackle to the ground to keep her from getting killed by her own pet?"

"If a certain someone and I won't name names, would have called him a stallion instead of a horse, we wouldn't be in this predicament, now would we?!!"

A mischievous smirked crossed the male fae's face that made Jade unbelievably nervous. "Oh, but I rather like the little predicament we're in my dear." And smirk on his face only widened as the arms already circling around Jade tightened bring the young woman closer then ever before. The blush warming the innocent girl's cheeks only intensified ten fold.

Bump!

"Oww groaned Jareth sarcastically holding the back of his head releasing a blushing and confused Jade.

Looking up, both Jareth and Jade were surprised at who had disturbed the little intimate moment. The savior was none other then Devil, the demonic stallion himself. The black creature's silken head nudged Jareth's head once more in annoyance and anger.

"It appears" the fae male whispered with laughter in his voice. "That you have a guardian angel in the shape of a horse." Devil gave an angry stomp of his grey hoof, which was not to far away from Jareth's hand. "My apologies Devil, I meant stallion."

Jade let out soft laughter as her animal companion blew into Jareth's face in an accepted gesture, but still held a threat. Devil turned then to the sobering girl and nuzzled her cheek whit his velvet like nose, getting more giggles and laughter to form her in warm comforting waves.

"I love you too Devil" Jade whispered wrapping her warms around the beast's strong neck intertwining her pale fingers in the midnight black silk mane. When her grip was secure the stallion lifted the petite young woman from the dirt floor. Once done Devil drove his nose into Jade own midnight mane blowing out loudly in happiness which showed greatly even in his darkened bottomless eyes.

"Certainly a possessive creature" commented Jareth now stand up and lining against the wood panel wall of the stable.

Both stallion and his rider huffed glaring at the fae. "He's a good friend; I've had him since I was fifteen, ad he was just turning into the exotic creature you see before you" Jade smiled proudly up at Devil who stood at a good 6 to 7 hands or more with love written clearly on her face. "Now for proper introductions; Jareth, I'd like you to meet Devil; Devil meet his majesty King Jareth."

Devil shock his mane roughly nodded at the same time while Jareth in turn nodded to the proud animal before him.

"So now that's done, let get Devil's stuff and we can get back." And the cheerful girl sped to the stall with no door and splinters of wood all across the ground where it should have been. "You own me another door Spiky!"

Jareth scowled at the nick name. "My apologies, I' fix it for you." And conjuring up a clear sphere crystal and while in his gloved hand held it where the door should have been. A bright flash of sudden light the wooden panel of the stable was now whole and in place, with the after affect of glitter glistening on it and on the ground.

"Wish I know "how to do that; would have saved me a whole lot of cash" Jade thought as she fumbled for Devil's saddle, blanket grooming tools and bridal even if he didn't need it or use it.

Jareth watched silent as the young girl went about her business saddling up her large stallion with the help of a stole to get the bridle on. It didn't surprise the Goblin King that all the riding materials were either black cloth or black leather. He smirked amused, really wanting to ask if the stallion's favorite color was really midnight black.

"You know, we can travel without him being saddled."

She only smiled holding out a pocket full of tolls need to take care of a four legged animal. Taking it reluctantly Jareth sighed as eh watched the smiling girl climb gracefully to the top of her stallion with no help of a stepping stool.

Jade smiled down at Jareth. "We're ready."

The Goblin King nodded while conjuring up another simple crystal sphere. With a quick flick of the wrist the small odd group vanished into a small cloud of glitter as the crystal ball struck the ground. Now they found themselves in the center of a sunny, lush green open pasture. Jade's face lit up like the sun itself with a wide smile that reached her eyes showing her perfect pearl white teeth. She looked ot the expression less man at her right foot back to the large grassy plain, then back again. Devil was restlessly pounding a fore hoof on the ground to move from one foot to the other.

The king of Goblins sighed. "Go on then, just don't break anything."

"Thank you" Jade breathed down to Jareth. Jade's emerald eyes never left Jareth's mismatched ones till Devil decided he'd break the contact by taking off.

Jareth watched as the young girl and animal ran across the ground like it was nothing but air. The golden orb in the sky began to deep further into his bed at the horizon as it painted the surroundings in gold and orange. The Goblin King couldn't defeat the smile that spread across his face, course he didn't want to either; smiling was becoming far more easily with the young raven haired girl around. Jade's laughter warmed the cold King's heart as she laughed freely; he watched transfixed by the image painted before him.

Bright shining eyes of emerald wit the hint of blue when closely looked at; a wide carefree smile gracing her flawless gorgeous face, as she laughed into the wind. Her raven mane flew behind her in a silken banner shinning gold as the sun reflected off its surface. Jade was a breath-taking innocent beauty a top a majestic four legged god of the grassy plain.

"Yes…" Jareth whispered sighing. "A rare beauty indeed."

Setting his gaze of ice and ebony to the golden sky above his castle, Jareth saw a hawk circling the courtyard and tower. It flew about for a time before diving into the opened yard that led to the front gates. Jareth narrowed his eyes in thought as he starred at where the wing creature had vanished.

"What is he doing here; he's not supposed to be here for another two days" was all the blonde man said aloud. Making a gesture to the pair running out his open pasture, Jareth shepherded Jade and Devil in; they headed to the stables in silence to find a stable for Devil and head back to the silent castle.

A/N: sry for not updating for so long. Things have been crazy lately; I got tests, school, quitting my old job to go work for my dad at his job… (sigh) things have been beyond hectic. But I hope this chapter makes the wait worth while….most likely not, the chapter ain't that good, but the next chapter will have some surprises and weird turns so till next time,

BLAZE…boy am I tired :D