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Jade rattled the handles again. "Argh! When I get my hand on that arrogant bastard, he is so dead," she seethed with surprising venom. "I'm going to cut off that gorgeous hair of his, then gut him slowly and painfully, finally carving that shriveled up heart WITH A SPOON!!!!"
"My dear Lady Jade, I didn't know you liked my hair that much?" chuckled Jareth enjoying seeing the girl suddenly stiffen like a board. "Those other threat though…they seem a bit sadistic for one such as you."
The passionate pressure of a kiss stopped Jade's threat. Jareth took absolute dominance over Jade as he kissed her deeply and long. A gloved hand loosened on her wrist to trail to the delicate curve of her neck to pull Jade's face closer to his own. The kiss deepened further as Jareth ran his tongue across a rosy lip; he asked for entrance, and it was slowly granted. The tension in Jade's body slowly ebbed away as the kiss continued. The blissful kiss seemed to last forever, yet not nearly long enough to either of them. However, Jareth slowly withdrew, and took pleasure in hearing the girl beneath him sudden gasp for breath.
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Chapter 10-Bubble Magic
Jade nervously pushed against the gorgeous dark glossy paint of the dinner halls double doors. It would be the first dinner she would have with Jareth since her arrival. She didn't wear a ball gown; she had none, so Jade settled with one of her own.
It was a pitch black dress with lace overlay. The inch width straps as well were lace but a sheer fine lace that made Jade seem paler then she really was. It left her arms bare as well as her slim legs from just above the knee and down. With no dress shoes, the raven haired girl chose her lace up calf high combat boots as an alternative. On her long agile fingers and hands Jade wore lacy glovelits with the finger cut off. Finally her ebony hair was unbounded to sweep behind her in a silken midnight black banner.
Now as ready as she will ever be, with Sheera by her side for encouragement, Jade pushed the doors open wide. She didn't know what she was expecting, but what she got was not what she was expecting. Undisturbed silence filled the air of the dinning hall; no sound of running servants, or the silky strange accent of the Goblin King, not even Crow's cheerful speech, all was eerily quiet.
The teenage girl almost expected to be the only one there till Jade found Crow and Jareth silently seeping blood red wine. So silent was her own entrance, Sheera had to clear her throat to tell the two males of their entrance. At the sound of the thief's cleared throat heads turned and mouths dropped; Crow's mouth dropped, followed by drool. Jareth however, remained expressionless, but in his eyes Jade saw astonishment.
"Do I look alright," Jade asked shyly.
Crow remained silent as stone as Jareth stood from his high back chair to walked up to the beautifully dressed Jade. The fae male took lacy hand in his gloved hand to his Jade's hand across the knuckles. The Goblin King peered up at Jade from his slight bowed over Jade's hand, and noticed the glowing red of the girl's face. Jareth felt himself smirking against the lace covered hand in utter amusement.
Snuffing a snicker he spoke. "On the contrary Lady Jade, you look ravishing." And straightening his back Jareth stared down at the woman he towered over, her hand still in his gloved one.
Crow finally picked up his mouth from the floor to shack his head to clear it of the lustful fog that clouded it. "I think hot would summarize it nicely.
Jade blushed anew as she took the Goblin King's offered arm.
"Shut it Crow," seethed the blue eyed, auburn haired thief as she smacked the perverted harpy upside the head. "They're having a romantic evening together, so don't ruin it with crude comments! Course you don't even know romantic means let alone what it is!!"
Crow stood to stare down at the smaller female fae. "My dear Sheera, do you want me to romance you?"
"Yuck! As if I would want to get romanced by you; think again!"
"Oh Sheera, my lady, I'm wounded," pouted the mismatching winged harpy.
Jade giggled at the display. "They'd make a great couple; only if they could admit they really are harboring feelings for each other," thought Jade as she watched on amused. Jareth however, beside Jade sighed.
The conflicting pair heard it and looked to the couple a few feet from them with amused smiles on their faces. Crow and Sheera leapt apart with their backs to one another, both obviously pouting. Though painting the thief's face was a nice pink glow. The raven haired girl couldn't stop the broad smile or the cheerful harmonizing laughter.
"Are you ready Jade?" asked Jareth as the girl on his arms finally reeled in her laughter and looked up at him.
"Yea, but aren't we having dinner here?"
King Jareth shook his head, silver stresses flying about his face. "We'll be outside, having dinner on the terrace that resides in my gardens." Jareth watched with pride as Jade's face lit up with joy as she nodded her head quickly. "Then let's be off."
With a single wave of goodbye from Jade to her friends, she was led further down the elaborate hall. The pair glided across the carpeted floor toward a pair of double doors, stain glass doors with vines running through the window pane. Jade wanted to examine them further, but the doors were waved open with magic to reveal and even larger room the hall she had just left.
The wood floor was polished to the point where one could see their face. The floor appeared to be dark cheery with pale wood inlaid into it to create a gorgeous pattern across the wide open floor. The blazing torches and chandeliers filled with candles gave off a surprising amount of light, as the dark cheery wood pillars circled the room in an oval shape. Jade released Jareth's arm to half-run into the center of the large oval shaped room. Spinning around slowly to take in the Hall's furniture, Jade found cushioned chairs, couches, as well as two hearths that were larger then herself on the east and west walls. The large and gorgeous room seemed to sparkle in the fire light as Jade smiled as the realization came to her.
It was a ballroom.
Looking up Jade's breath was taken from her as she took in the grand sight above her painted into the doomed ceiling.
"It's gorgeous isn't it?" asked the Goblin King as he come to stand by an awed Jade's side.
"It's beyond words to describe…" whispered the shocked mortal, eyes never leaving the ceiling.
The mural painted into the ceiling was non other then the Labyrinth. All the inhabitants of the magical kingdom were painted with so much detail they look real. The fierys where painted in beautiful shades of a hearth's flames. Goblins of every shape and size peered around the corners of the Labyrinth's hedges and stone walls. Fairies sparkled playfully as they flew about the mural; their mischievous nature masked by their innocent glowing appearance.
Jade's eyes wondered over more of the fascinating ceiling and smiled when she spotted Ludo, Hoggle, and the fox knight on his faithful steed. Her eyes sparkled in joy as she took in other creatures and plants she had never seen. It was when that sparkle vanished as the joyful warm smile fell to a frown that made the king worried.
Jareth laid a hand on Jade's shoulder. "Is something wrong Jade?"
The raven haired girl didn't answer while her frown deepened, as she looked to Jareth not saying a word. Finally though, she looked back to the mural. Jareth concerned even more looked to where the emerald blue eyes gazed at and instantly knew understood why sadness radiated off the young Jaden.
"Sarah…yes, she's there; as well as she should be," stated the king with no emotion in his voice or eyes. It made Jade mentally cringe. "It is a time-line of my rule you might say, to put it simply."
Jade furrowed her brows in confusion and concern at Jareth's words, but kept her eyes strained on the ceiling above her. "I'm sorry you had to suffer heartbreak because of a naïve girl, that didn't know how special the person standing in front of her really was."
The voice of the young woman came as nothing but a soft whisper on the motionless air of the ballroom. The instant the comforting words left Jade's rosy lips, she walked away from a very shocked Jareth. He couldn't believe he heard her right, but his ears had never deceived him before, why now? The young woman dressed in lacy black had complimented a noble and cruel fae king, by insulting her own mother's stupidity for turning away from him.
"Jade…" he whispered and Jade stopped her back still to him. Jareth saw the creamy pale skin naked and free by the open back of the dress. "Was that a compliment?"
Turning slowly, her obsidian mane still flying about her face, Jade smiled at Jareth over her shoulder. "Yea…I guess it was," she said softly a smile placed perfectly on her flawless face.
The blonde strode forward in his strong long strides, meeting the young teenage girl where she remained standing and smiling up at him. "Let's go to dinner; I think you'll like the surprise I have waiting for you."
She gave a single soft nod and took the hand Jareth offered to her. Together the pair walked to the other end of the ballroom where a pair of wood doors stood closed. The doors had to be heavy; being each one nearly reached the doomed ceiling and made of solid dark finished oak. Jareth stopped and Jade looked up at the king curious in his behavior.
"What's wrong?"
He just chuckled mischievously which earned him a glare. "Close your eyes dear Jade." She lifted a single well curved brow in question. "It's a surprise as I said."
"Hmm," Jade said debating if she should do what the unpredictable fae would do. After a time of thinking and debating Jade closed her eyes oddly surprised that she trusted the Goblin King with all her being. "There…happy Spiky?"
"Certainly," he commented with obvious cockiness in his silky voice.
Wishing to play with the male fae a little Jade cracked open an eye just a bit. Jade hoped that Jareth would be none the wiser of her sneakiness. The raven haired girl wasn't cheating for the hope of seeing her surprise early, but with the fact that it was Jareth she was dealing with and she never really took orders well, let alone requests coming from the Goblin King. It was a game to them both who submitted first; an unannounced game that they both silently played.
Jareth chuckled at how sneaky Jade was being and how hard she was trying not to be found out. "Now, now Jade, we'll have none of that." The fae instantly noticed the single eye close, Jareth moved behind the young woman and placed his gloved hand over Jade's untruthful closed eyes.
"Jareth what are you do-"
"If I can't trust you to keep your eyes shut, I'll shut them for you."
Jade huffed. "Party pooper."
The silver blonde haired mane only chuckled as he led the young Jade forward. The wide heavy wood doors swung open at their approach. Outside the heavy ballroom doors revealed a small terrace with steps leading down to a moonlit garden. Leading the blindfolded Jade to the railing the tall fae savored the close proximity.
"Can I open them?"
Jareth smiled light taking in the scent of spring rain. "Very well then," and the king let his hands fall to the bare milky white shoulders, as Jade's beautiful gasp filled his keen ears.
"Oh my god, it's gorgeous! I've never seen a garden like this before!"
Flowering vines of many colors grew up the back garden wall that was made of dark grey stone like the rest of the castle. A surprisingly large pond glistened in the pale moonlight in the far corner of the garden to Jade's right. All around the plaza sized garden were bushes and plants of many kinds that Jade knew to be native only to the Underground. Jade's breath was taken from her as she gazed at the garden taking in all it's foreign slender.
"Jareth…" came once more a soft angelic whisper the King so adored, as Jade looked over her shoulder and up at the Goblin King. "Thank you…I love my surprise."
Taking a lacy gloved hand in his own leather one, Jareth kissed it across the knuckles. "I knew you would. Come let us be off to dinner." Leading the way with the still awe human girl's hand in the King's own, Jareth led her down the alabaster steps to turn and show the dinner assembly laying just below the railing of the terrace.
In soft candle light the bronze frame of the table glowed as the glass top shined and reflected the moon's glory. It was a smaller table; fitting five to six people at once, tops. The crystal glasses caught the candle light so rainbows of color sparkled across Jade's soft angelic face. There were simple dishes of ivory china and plain polished silverware.
Jade chuckled lightly at the simple yet fancy get up.
"Something amusing Jade?" inquired Jareth, as he still stood by her side, her hand clasped lightly in his own.
Emerald-blue eyes looked up at the King of Goblins. "It's nothing like that; I love it. It's just funny seeing you go through all this trouble just for someone like me."
Jareth looked at Jade intently as she looked away to take in dinner's simplicity, and watched as the smile bleed away to a relaxed facade. Lining down slightly and reaching down to turn Jade's face to him, Jareth smiled sincerely at her. "You are not just someone Jade; you are special, even if you don't know it." He motion to the glistening table. "Shall we din then?"
Jade only nodded, a strange look laying in her emerald eyes that Jareth did not recognize.
Dinner went on in mostly simple comfortable silence or small chit chat. Neither Jareth nor Jade found the need to speak and the silence between them was far from awkward. They enjoyed the sounds of the garden at night with all this creatures. Dinner for the strange pair soon came to an end and Jareth rouse from his set to walk to Jade.
Bright happy emerald looked up from the blood red wine in her hands; wine Jade hadn't even sipped off of. There was curiousness in her eyes as she eyed, as she watched the fae king standing by her chair, his hand held out to her.
"Would you care to dance Lady Jade?"
Her face was first filled with surprise, but a gentle smiled soon graced her face after a time. "I'd be honored mi'lord," she whispered as she took hold of the strong leather gloved hand.
"No," answered Jareth starring down at Jade. "It is I, who would be honored." And with surprising gentle strength lifted Jade to her feet, to sweep her across the stone patio in a dance without warning.
A hand lay softly yet strongly on Jade's lower back, while the other held her right hand leading her about the floor. Her lacy gloved hand lay softly on Jareth's left shoulder as she starred up into his flawless face and mismatched eyes. Her eyes were unable to stray from the blue and black eyes that burrowed into her, as if he was searching her very soul for something. As time went on and the dance continued Jade felt herself totally relax in Jareth's arms; he pulled her closer to his chest. Sighing happily Jade laid her head against the strong broad chest of the Goblin King.
"Thank you Jareth, this night was great," sighed Jade again closing her eyes blissfully.
Jareth chuckled drawing the dance to a halt and wrapped his strong arms around the young woman-child's shoulders. "This night is not over yet, my dear."
Her head shot up to look into Jareth's laughing face. "There's more!"
"I thought a pleasant time sitting by the pond would be in order," he said with a chuckle at Jade's excitement.
She smiled happily and nodded. Jareth smiled back while keeping an arm encircled around Jade's shoulders. Winding his way through the paths of the garden, King Jareth led the young raven haired maiden to the stone bench that looked over the large pond in the corner of the secluded garden. Placing Jade on the carved bench Jareth sat beside her in the still silence of the night.
"Jareth, it's gorgeous, just like the rest of the garden. You really outdid yourself tonight" Jade quietly complemented, wishing not to disturb the night's silent beauty of the pond.
Lily pads floated peacefully in the navy crystal service of the pond. Creamy white flowers closed and snug within their own little beds for the night; the pale light of the full moon reflected off the pond's motionless surface onto Jade's face. The light breeze blew about her mane of hair as she starred at the pond intently.
Rising to her feet with agile grace Jade kneed by the grassy bank of the pond stared into the deeps of the pond. Dipping her fingers in, she twirled them about watching the ripples grow and cover the surface of the liquid mirror. Jade smiled as she let the water flow through her fingers.
"So magical," sounded out Jade's soft whisper.
Just as the words died on the light wind, a soft palm sized bubble floated up from the pond's dark depths. The multi-colored bubble hovered before Jade's face as she gawked at it. Lifting a delicate hand, the young woman reached for the floating entity to finding it floated into her hand. The instant the bubble touched Jade's hand however, it burst into a barrage of a bunch of little bubbles that rained down on her till no more were left.
The little show left Jade softly giggling.
"So simplicity amuses you," stated Jareth more then asked.
Jade whipped her head around. She knew Jareth was the one behind of the conjuring of the bubble; she smiled at him where he sat still on the bench. "Simple things are far more beautiful then more complex things. Glamorous things can get so gaudy. I admire how things can be so simple, yet so gorgeous at the same time. "
Jareth chuckled letting his elbows rest on his knees so his hands were clasped under his chin, as he gazed at Jade. "You never seize to amaze me Jaden."
"The feelings mutual," snickered the young human girl.
Rising to her feet, Jade walked back to the bench to take her place at the Goblin King's see. "But I'm glade to here that I'm full of surprises. I like keeping things interesting. But just as I said, you keep things interesting for me too; I'm only returning the favor."
Jareth burst to life with laughter, and the silky masculine laughter filled the garden. The strong laughter of the King drove shivers up Jade's spine as a warm feeling in the bit of her stomach consumed her body. She liked Jareth's laughter, it wasn't cruel or malevolent like one would think coming from the Goblin King. Jade was proud to say she could make the normally somber and dark Jareth laugh.
"I'm glad to be your source of entertainment my dear, but to save myself from being the target of you boredom, how about I teach you some magic?"
Emerald-blue eyes lit up with hopeful light. "Really!? You'll teach me?! Am I really capable of learning magic?"
"Certainly, it just takes time." The smile broadened on his face as the smile on Jade's face did the same. "Now give me your hand."
Jade complied without hesitation. Jareth took the delicate limb in his large hand. He lay Jade's hand palm up, on top of his. With his other unoccupied hand he placed it lightly on Jade's shoulder.
"I'm going to perform a guided conjuring. This is to help you understand the conjuring and what's needed to accomplish it," Jareth said seriously only receiving a nod from Jade. "I'm going to be guiding your energy personally, which means I'm basically going to be in you head."
Jade cocked her head to the side appearing confused. "You'll be in my head?"
The king nodded, eye never wavering from Jade's. "Yes, but I can't do this unless I have you complete trust. Do you trust me Jade?"
Silence hung in the air, causing it to feel heavy and thick, making it harder to breathe. The sounds of the night were quiet too, as if the serious atmosphere affected them as well. Jareth knew the answer would be slow in coming, but to have it be this long wasn't necessary. Jade's silence was enough to tell the Goblin King that he still was not trusted.
"Very well then," he whispered and Jareth surprised himself from hearing just how much his voice was quivering with disappointment and hurt. The silver haired fae rouse to his feet, but a hand shot out to clench his jackets sleeve.
Jade's eyes pleaded with his own. Jareth found then that he would do anything to keep the gorgeous creature before him alive and by his side.
"I trust you Jareth, I really do," whispered the rosy kissable lips; so tempting. "I thought you already knew that, that why I didn't answer." Jade turned her eyes to the ground, as her hand slipped room his dark velvet sleeve. "Would I still be here if I didn't trust you Jareth?" Eyes of deep emerald looked up to capture the fae king's eyes. "Would I have had dinner this time if you didn't trust you?"
Jareth gazed down at the girl that sat before him. For the first time he saw Jade as a real woman and not the girl she seemed to by all the time. She was considered an adult in mortal standards, yet she was so young, so fragile and unfamiliar with her world let alone the Underground. Jareth sat himself once more on the bench to find he was lifting a hand to caress the young woman's cheek.
"You're right; you wouldn't be here so willingly if you didn't trust me," he whispered stroking his thumb against Jade's soft cheek bone. "Shall we begin then?"
Jade smiled joyously while nodding, while laying her hand palm up on Jareth's gloved hand.
Jareth smiled as he let Jade's right hand lay in his left one, while his right still touched and stroked Jade's cheek. Closing his eyes he knew Jade would follow his lead and do the same.
And Jade did; she let her lids fall as all the barriers around her mind that she never even knew were there broke down letting Jareth in. She instantly felt when the fae male entered. It wasn't an uncomfortable feeling like she expected, but a warm comforting sensation that made her even more relaxed. With Jareth's consciousness in her head, she felt a rather strange amount of emotions she was unfamiliar with.
"Jareth…?" crocked out Jade aloud slightly nervous.
"Shh….I'm here; don't worry," he said feeling Jade's discomfort and wished to insure her of her safety.
Jade mentally gasped. "I knew you'd be in my head, but I didn't know this much! I can feel your emotions; it's rather unsettling…a little…"
"My apologies; we can stop or proceed. It's up to you."
The young woman mentally shook her head. "No, I want to continue."
Jareth chuckled playfully within her head and Jade found it to be rather strange having the King of Goblins laughing in her head. Soon finding irritation mixed with the foreign fae emotions Jade sobered and calmed becoming serious.
Jade earned a smirk from the fae. "Let's began then shall we?"
"Hmm," nodded Jade agreeing eagerly.
Jareth grinned at Jade's eagerness that matched a child. "I will show your source of magic that lies deep within you." So soon had the words rang out in Jade's head, Jade felt a probing sensation in her mind and body. Behind closed eyes Jade watched as she was led further into herself as she was led by King Jareth. "We're nearing it," Jareth whispered in Jade's head. And as he's words died away a bright light flashed suddenly and her dive into herself came to a sudden halt as she flinched from the lights intensity.
"Well…this is odd…" thought Jareth aloud.
Jade looked at the glowing orb before her eyes fascinated. It was bright, warm and cold, as well as unbelievably huge. "What's so interesting about it, other then the enormous size?"
"It's just that. Normally a mortal's magic is never this big; it grows with use. As large as it is, its abnormally bright and the power surrounding it is both warm and cold," Jareth words died away as he thought deeply, blocking both emotion and though from Jade. He was uneasy and Jareth didn't want to worry an already worried Jade.
"Jareth?" she asked softly concern stringing through her voice.
The Goblin King shook his head to clear it of all unneeded thoughts. "Yes, we'll begin." He opened his thoughts again hiding what he wanted hidden. "I need you to feel how I channeled a trickle of power from your magic source. I'd explain it in words, but showing and feeling seems to work best."
"OK."
Jareth began to call up the immense power Jade possessed. Sensations flowed through Jade as she watched the fae she trusted pull at her power. It felt like pulling a strand of yarn from a whole ball of yarn. To Jade the pulling was slow and gentle, as if Jareth was nervous that the burning white orb would explode. The more Jareth pulled, the more Jade felt it. The power trickled through her body to her arm to pool in her hand that Jareth held.
"Open your eyes Jade," Jareth whispered softly aloud, his voice no longer in Jade's head; his presence gone as well.
Jade complied and slowly opened her eyes. Her emerald-blue eyes gazed intently at the palm of her hand to find an orb slowly formed. However, it wasn't what she expected it to turn out; the orb in her palm was formed out of flicks and shards of ice. Once the ice became an actual full sphere, in a flash of glitter Jade found a perfect crystal in her hand.
Jade's face lit up with joy and pride. "I did it! With some help from you that is," finished Jade sheepishly.
Jareth pushed away the chuckle to maintain a more serious façade, and plucked the clear sphere from Jade's hand. "Your base is ice; so unlike you," commented the silver blonde haired fae, ignoring the girl as he analyzed the crystal. "How very interesting…"
Jade grumbled annoyed. "What are you doing Goblin King!? What's so damn interesting, and what do you mean base?!"
Jareth turned to look at Jade as if he just noticed her sitting there. "Every magic performing creature has a base for their magic. A certain thing they can bend to their will and form into something else. For example:" Jareth waved his hand, and there appearing in the gloved limb was a pristine round crystal casting rainbows on the ground. "The crystal you see here, is the most physical and visual form of my magic. The thing that bends to my will is the crystal itself. I can make the crystal become anything I want."
At his words the clear sphere warped and formed into a cherry blossom. To Jade's surprise, the fae before her placed the flower behind her ear. Still thought a look of confusion was written across Jade's face.
Jade took her back her crystal from the fae's other hand. "But I made a crystal too, what makes ours any different?"
"You saw how the ice built up to from the crystal," Jade nodded. "The ice bent to your will and became a crystal."
The raven haired girl screwed up her face in slight confusion. "I think I get it, but I'm not so sure," she said still staring at the orb in her hand.
Jareth laughed taking hold of Jade's unused hand and hauled her to her feet. "Understanding comes mostly with use. If you still have questions, I'll be happy to answer them at our next lesson. I want you to meet me every Tuesday and Thursday in my study after dinner."
"Why so little?"
"I'm going to be busy preparing for the Council of Kings that will be taking place here for a time. Preparing the ball and the rooms, for over a hundred people is difficult."
Jade gapped at the mismatch eyed king. "There's going to be a ball!? The Council of Kings will be assembling here, and you didn't tell me!!!?"
Jareth looked side long at Jade as he led to her back to the castle with her arm looped around his own. "Did know I had to."
"Course you do" growled Jade. "I'm living here aren't I?! I should be told these things, even if I'm not allowed to attend."
"What?" gawked Jareth astonished. "What makes you think you're not allowed to attend; you're my guest are you not?"
Jade nibbled at her lower lip nervously. "I just thought being human and all, surrounded by fae, at a fae council wouldn't be allowed.
"Course you are Jade!" encouraged the Goblin King. "I would be honored if you would be there."
"Really?" asked the young woman softly staring up at the man at her arm. "You mean that?"
"Would I have said it, if I didn't mean it?"
"No," whispered back Jade in a small voice as the pair came to the Ballroom doors in silence. As the doors opened her eyes wondered to the doomed mural once more. "So beautiful…"
Jareth mentally chuckled at Jade's surprising innocence. "You'll be added to it somewhere before the ball comes around."
"What!?" she gapped shocked as her mouth remained hanging open.
Jareth flicked a finger under Jade's chin. "Its unbecoming of a lady to have her mouth hang open."
Emerald eyes bugged out in embarrassing shock as bright shade of pink flowed to Jade's cheeks; she snapped her jaw shut. The blush burning Jade's face intensified as Jareth refused to move.
"Why," came the quiet question.
Jareth removed himself from Jade's space to become emotionless. "I have everything important placed up there; a timeline of my rule as I said earlier. Sarah for example, was my first defeat of the Labyrinth; a regretful experience."
Jade cocked her head to the side as they stared up walking again. "Why me though? I'm not important in anyway. Why would I be put up in a mural, in your Ballroom?"
"You really don't know how you've affected me," chuckled an amused fae king.
"Nooo…" yawned Jade covering her mouth with a hand. "Man I'm tired…"
Jareth placed an arm around the girl's waist to hold her up. "You need rest; the use of magic can fatigue even the strongest of magic users over time."
"Even you?" Jade asked quietly, eyes hooded and swirling with grogginess.
"Yes, even me believe it or not."
Jade giggled the best she could as exhaustion of magic using began to claim her. She lined more into Jareth's chest as her body grew more tired by the second. "You didn't answer why."
"Sleep Jade," ordered the spiky silver haired male.
Jade grinned lazily as she peered up at her childhood idol. "I want to know…"
Jareth picked the groggy girl in his arms bridle style. Adjusting so his right hand was next to Jade's ear and face. "Sleep," he ordered sternly and snapped his fingers sharply. The sound echoed through the dancing hall harshly as the ordering voice echoed and died with it.
Jade fought off the obvious magic at play. She was the darkness coming to swallow her and the corners of her vision. Jade wouldn't give in till she had her answer.
"Jareth…" she crocked out. "You're very cruel. I'm not yours to order around," her voice so weak and tired; how long could she fight the spell.
"You certainly are a stubborn girl, Jade and you are mine to order around," whispered Jareth into Jade's ear. He felt the shivers run down her spin and grinned triumphantly.
"You're too cruel…you can't hide everything…" trailed Jade. "Jareth…" and her ebony lashes fell shut as her body went limb in the Goblin King's arms; sleep had finally claimed her.
Jareth pondered the young woman's words. Was he that cruel? What of Jade's last words. "You can't hide everything, Jareth." He would hide and he'd keep it that way, for Jade's wellbeing. She didn't need to know the truth behind all the lies; she was just an innocent young woman in the middle of something she shouldn't have to be.
With a flick of the wrist Jareth found transported himself and his charge to her bedchamber; the bed already turned down. Placing Jade on the bed, the blue –black eyed man pulled the feather blankets up to Jade's chin.
Running a knuckle across the porcelain skin Jareth smiled. A soft moan left the parted lips as a small smile spread across the youth's face. Lining down the Goblin King was about to place a soft kiss on Jade's forehead.
"Sweet dreams, little Jaden," and he disappeared that his lips would have touched the warm flawless brow to appear in his own bedchamber. He too climbed into his dark bed waiting for dreamless sleep to claim him as well.
A/N: here we are, a Jade and Jareth fluff chapter….ain't it cute? XD hope u like it, it's a longer chapter then I normally have but it's a good one. Well remember to read and review, thx to those that do read and review; u know who you are :D
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