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Last Time:

Forcing away the fog that gripped her brain, Jade found the strength to gaze into the spheres of the man that held her. What she found was something that took her breath away with little to no effort; she had no breath to spare to gasp or scream for that matter. The young innocent mortal Jaden just stared transfixed in absolute blood freezing horror.

"What's wrong little Jaden, surprised to see me?"

This Time:

Daughter of the Labyrinth

Chapter 16- Ice Storm

He stared down at her with a easiness that Jade thought he never had. His smile seemed genuine at first glance, but she saw through that well placed mask. The shine of his golden eyes could have been mistaken for joy and merriment that enveloped the room, but was clearly leashed mischievousness. The hand's holding Jaden were gentle and careful; as if he didn't want to break her fragile mortal body. He looked so much like his brother, dressed in tight black leather, but Jade knew they couldn't be any more different. Yet even as he twirled Jade around the dance floor, he did with a grace so much like his brother, it mad the young mortal girl swoon.

Straightening her back and gazing into the molten gold ice flaked eyes of her partner, Jade stared the dark prince down the best to her ability.

"What do you want Zaynon?" she snapped harshly.

Zaynon just gave a lazy arrogant smile. "Can't I indulge in a dance with the most beautiful lady here tonight?"

Jade drew back slightly in surprise as blood rushed to her cheek in a blush she wished she could smother. She struggled for a retort, but being spun around by one's enemy had a knack of keeping her mind from thinking clearly. Shaking her head to clear it, she glared at the man that held her far to close to him for her comfort.

"What are you doing Zaynon? You are never one to do something without a reason." Jade glared harder at the gorgeous grinning face. "What game are you playing now?"

"Game?" inquired the fae prince innocently. "I don't know what game you thick I'm playing at, but if anyone is playing a game with you, it's Jareth."

Jaden instantly grew defensive. "You lie," she seethed through clenched teeth.

The King of Darkness smiled down at his dancing partner. "Am I Jade? Come with me on this train of though" He wasn't asking her, she had no place to go; she had no choice but to listen to Zaynon's twisted words. "Why do you think Jareth kept you under his watchful eye Jaden?"

Jade shrugged her shoulder, still trying to reed herself the unease she felt. "He was protecting me from you; isn't it obvious?" The raven haired human swore she heard the dark fae king sigh in annoyance.

"He couldn't keep you away from me, no matter how hard he tried, or where he hid you. I can get through his safeguards easily. I thought we established that in the garden a few months ago?" An arrogant smirk spread across the gorgeous pale face distorting it with his hidden malice. "Care for another demonstration?"

Jade snarled. "No thank you; it was bad enough as it was! And all you established was showing your fetish for mortal girls."

Zaynon could help but chuckle or keep the shimmer of amusement from his eyes from appearing. "True enough," he said rather smugly. "But the fact remains that Jareth was just keeping you here to keep an eye on you. He didn't want you wandering off."

"Why would he do that?"

The Dark Lord looked at Jaden questionably. "He didn't tell you anything ; anything at all?"

"All Jareth said was that a war for power was building." Jade narrowed her green eyes in contempt but lowered them to hide the hurtful expression on her face. "Jareth hasn't said anything to me."

The elder son of King Vannor sighed in her ear as he brought the distressed girl in to settle against his broad muscular chest. "You poor thing, being lied to all this time, how cruel! " Jaden stiffened in her enemy's arms. "You are a weapon Jaden, a most powerful weapon. When you are trained properly you could destroy a whole nation with a flick of a wrist. You are a ticking time bomb, my dear Jade, and Jareth plans on setting you off to get everything he wants."

The shock stricken girl shuddered in Zaynon's arms. Her legs were like jelly, nothing left but mush; no muscle, or bone. If it wasn't for the clawed hand at the small of her back, Jade would have fallen to the floor in a shocked heap of flesh and skirts.

"No," she whispered mournfully, her voice slightly shaky. "He said he loved me asked me to marry him…and I love him too…I was going to tell him to night…"

Zaynon held tighter to the shivering mortal girl. "That was very low of him. If you marry him, you can't go home you'll be trapped here. And he certainly can't love you when you'll die once you go off the way he wants. Jareth has no heart as the court has proclaimed; my little brother is no better then I, little Jaden, perhaps even worse."

"NOO!!" Jade cried out flinging herself from the dark fae's embrace to land on the dance floor, shacking uncontrollably. "You're lying! He would never do that!!"

The King of Dagon grinned at the nearly weeping girl at his feet. "Are you so sure Jaden? Why don't you ask him right now?" The cold golden orbs left Jaden's face to someone standing behind her.

Spinning about where she landed on the open dance floor, Jade found Jareth standing there furious. The look in his mismatched eyes and written across his face was as frightening as Zaynon's, but Jade couldn't say why.

"Jareth…tell me it isn't true," she pleaded to the tall silver haired fae. "Tell me Zaynon is lying."

The Goblin King looked down at Jade and his heart twist in his chest. Doubt; doubt was in her bright green eyes, and it was all direct at him. Looking away with difficulty, Jareth pinned his elder brother with a deadly glare that could kill.

"What did you tell her," he asked deadly calm in a midnight voice.

Zaynon gave an innocent toothy grin, only the grin was lined with a pair of deadly fangs. "Noth'in much really… just the fact that she's the weapon that could sway this war." The dark prince examined his pointed claws to emphasize the unimportance. "Oh and why you really want to merry her and trap her here."

"You didn't!?" roared Jareth enraged.

"I did."

Jareth looked to Jaden who still kneeled on the floor, her skirts bellowing about her in purple waves. When she first looked at him he had seen how she was fighting back tears, but now. Now the emerald eyes were weeping broken devastated tears of betrayal. The King of Goblins felt his whole world crumble with those salty tears.

"You were going to trap me here, as you wife, and use me as you please…" whimpered Jade as she rouse shakily to her feet; hands clutching her chest as her heart broke. "I meant nothing to you after all…"

"Jade," Jareth pleaded taking a step forward. "You have to understand…this wasn't how I wanted to tell you…"

Jareth instantly greatly regretted those words.

The emerald spheres closed, as tears fell down the porcelain skin he longed to caress. "So it is true; I was nothing more then a tool to you, just a source of amusement." Jade raised her eyes once ore to look up at the man she regretfully loved. "I was going to answer you tonight Jareth; tell you that I loved you too, and I would be more then happy to marry you. Now look where I am…"

"Jade…" he said taking another step toward her. "You don't understand-"

"NOO!!" screeched the mortal girl with all her power. And what power she did use dove the whole ballroom into a scene out of winter.

A light layer of frost covered the wooden dance floor. The marble banisters and pillars were laced in smooth sparkly layer of ice. Hanging from the ceiling were large ice crystals; sharp and deadly, they hung over the crowd in the hall. The supposedly beautiful things of winter taunted the people with impalement.

"Jade?" called out Jareth in warning, he didn't need her blowing up here; specially here. "Calm down!"

"I won't! I have every right to act the way I am! You betrayed me Jareth, BETRAYED ME!!" Seethed Jade as more ice formed to crawl all the way up the walls, speckles of snow even began to fall of their own accord.

Jade stared up at Jareth from where she stood between the two battling brothers, and in the open dance floor all eyes on her. In her eyes there was devastation, an icy rage that child the Goblin King. Jaden his warm laughing Jaden had gone cold with his supposed betrayal.

Fighting off the tear, Jade stood straight. "Goodbye Goblin King."

And Jade spun on her heel and ran away from her loved one. Shoving past an amused Zaynon, the mortal girl sprinted through the parting crowd. Upon flinging herself against the garden doors, they swung open for her, and as soon as she was outside in the raging storm, the doors slammed shot. But that wasn't all, not only was they closed, they became encased in ice and locked in place by it. The whole room was now fully flung into winter as they snow fall increased, and the temperature rapidly fell.

"She froze the doors shut," murmured Crow from Jareth's side, obviously dumbstruck by the act of superior magic.

"Quite the girl isn't she," commented an at ease Zaynon as he looked at the frozen doors; he always seemed to be evaluating the spell Jaden had used. "She'll do quite well indeed…"

Jareth instantly snarled and leapt at his elder brother, gripping Zaynon by the throat with a gloved fist. "You evil sadistic bastard Zaynon!! I'LL KILL YOU FOR TELLING HER THOSE LIES!!"

The Dark Lord didn't resist as he grinned malevolently at his brother. "Let the games begin," whispered the dark fae, malice in his normally beautiful voice. Wisps of dark chocking smoke bellowed about Zaynon's form till it totally engulfed him and he vanished beneath the Goblin King's hand.

The enraged King of Goblins glared at his hand as if it was Zaynon itself. Jareth felt rage overwhelm him; his body was on fire. The full concept of the so called "game" hit the fae king with the horror that it was Jade who was the prize. Jareth let loose a roar of vicious wrath that shook the whole castle and was heard throughout the Goblin City.

"ZAYNON!!"

As the echo of Jareth's roar died on the cold wintery wind, out of no where came the sound of cracking ice and shattering glass. His senses on high alert now, Jareth found creatures of the shadow realm leaping and crawling about the Ballroom. The black misty creatures snarled and growled at the nobles; their ivory fangs barred and crimson eyes glowing. These half cat-half gargoyle shadow beats were none other then Zaynon's personal hounds.

"GUARDS!!" roared out Jareth but this time with a commanding voice rather then a enraged one. At his call both fae and goblins barged into the dance hall. The King of Goblins summoned his own blade as he stared at the battle ready Sheera and Crow. "Sheera take you men and get the nobles out of here, get them to a safer location within the castle. Crow, take your men and kill any Shadow Cat you find!"

Sheera nodded and was off immediately. Crow ordered his men to spread out and slay the shadow bastards, but remained starring at his king.

"What is it Crow," asked Jareth roughly, his impatience with the harpy becoming frankly obvious.

Crow swallowed anxiously but choose to ask. "Where are you going?"

Jareth glared, but not at Crow as he tightened his gloved grip on his weapon. "I'm going after Jaden; she might already be in my bastard of a brother's hands." And spinning on his booted heel, Jareth turned to the ice encased doors, smashing them open with a push of his own magic.

Vannor came running up to the dark haired harpy worry for his youngest son his is eyes. "Where's that boy going!?"

"To find the girly before she gets into more trouble them she can handle," and shifting a dagger in his hand, Crow turned to his friend's father. "Let's help Jareth by slaughtering this horde of shadow feline shit." And with a not from the High King, they did; their war cries shacking the room's walls.

Jareth heard his friend and father's war cries from where he stood at the back of the garden. The endless down pore of rain pelted down on him like icy needles. He had barely been out there more then a minute, and already he was socked through, and the storm's chill biting down to the bone. He didn't move though, just stared; stared at the hole in the garden wall. Stone and ice shards littered the ground, slowly melting from the poring rain. Jareth assumed that Jaden had frozen the stone to the point of imploding. And seeing a mournful Eskelan staring at him as she stood by the hole spoke the volume of how serious the situation was, Zaynon was already on the girl's trail.

"Jaden…" he whispered mournfully, but calling forth his strength and determination, the King of Goblins sprang into a dead sprint as he plowed through his Labyrinth. "Jade, I won't let you go; no matter how far you run, or how hard you hide…I will follow you," he thought as his grip tightened on his sword.

-O-

She ran; she ran as fast as she could, and as far as her legs could take her. Yet after how long of running at full speed, Jade's legs were failing her. Her breath came in labored gulps, and she was outwardly freezing, but inside she was boiling.

With no strength left, the drenched young woman collapsed to her knees. She was in the forested section of Jareth's Labyrinth, and she would have admired it if it didn't hurt so much to remember him. Jade remembered her mother telling her about the detachable fieries and hoped they weren't around. But being the rain came down in an endless down pore made visibility difficult even beneath the canopy. The exhausted mortal girl took in her surroundings through the wet mass of hair that fell about her face as she regained her breath.

She was completely and utterly lost.

"Damn you Goblin King," Jade cursed under her breath, clutching her teeth together to keep them from chattering together; her body was convulsing with shivers.

Jade knew that she wouldn't be in this boat if the blasted Jareth hadn't lied about everything, or had never met her or her mother. She was so gullible, just like Sarah Williams. So young and innocent, earning for some adventure and a love story; Jaden had blinded herself with her infatuation with the King of Goblins, so she was unable to see the truths. The truth that the High King's sons were more alike then any one could ever guess. The truth hurt like a thousand dull knives digging into her heart. Jade was happy though, happy that the rain hid her bitter tears, and the clapping thunder and lightning droned out her sobs.

However, the bushes not far from Jade rustled, and she heard them over the rolling thunder; instantly becoming alert. As she eyed the dark bushes in front of her, the underbrush to her left rustled as well. Soon more movement was heard from above, as leaves and branches fell down on the defenseless young girl. Jade still kneeled where she was, eyes wide and cleared of tears to find her stalkers.

"Who's there!?" snapped out Jade as she summoned a small short sword as a weapon. "Show yourself!!"

She didn't expect the order to be followed, but a growl from above answered her. Whipping her head back to the look up at the high dark canopy, Jaden found a black creature diving down at her; pearly razor fangs gleaming in its snarling face. With a startled cry the drenched teen leapt back, sweeping her small blade in a large uppercut in instinct. The magic blade sliced the beast across the chest killing it instantly an disappearing in a swirl of black mist.

Jade took noticed of that smoke, she had seen it before. The Dark Fae King was already invading the other countries. Zaynon had openly attacked Jareth's land in a declaration of war. He didn't have her though, so he was either overconfident, or stupid.

"Zaynon, that bastard," breathed Jade as she glared ruthlessly at the now circling creatures. "I'll strangle him when I get my hands on him!"

Forcing strength back into her wobbling overexerted legs, Jade held her weapon tightly. She glared and snarled at the shadow winged cats, and was answered in kind. Yet they didn't attack, all seven of them just circled the exhausted mortal.

"Fine," growled out Jade. "You don't want to go first, then I will!!"

Conjuring up her magic, Jaden summoned flames and in her hand appeared a white and blue inferno. With her own wimpy war cry, she flung the ball of icy flames at the nearest cat-like thing. Her spelled fire found its mark and the shadow creature gave an anguished cry and died in a swirl of blue flames and black smoke.

The second the creature died, the rest of the pack without hesitation attacked. The raven haired young woman was tackled to the ground as a glowing-red-eyed cat leapt at her from the side. Jade sustained only a slight scratch on her side, but the jarring from hitting the ground forced the blade out of her hand. She watched it vanish and watched as the cats advanced on her immediately. Jaden barely got a shield up before her foes smashed against it.

She let out a startled cry as the creatures relentlessly smashed against the magical barrier. Jade let loose another cry as pain blossomed in her skull. Every strike against the shield was an assault against her mind. Jade already felt the migraine coming on as her temples pounded; her vision was painted red with pain and her gloomy rain socked world began to spin. How much longer she would be able to last she didn't know, but she wasn't going to give up. Jaden Stone was never one to give up.

So pushing herself to her knees followed by getting to her feet, the mortal girl struggled to ignore what her body was being subjected to. Forcing her vision to focus with even breath, Jaden found a large enough branch that would serve as a decent club. Her shield would break, but her body still had strength, so she would fight, even when she knew she would die.

"Bye Jareth," she crocked, missing his warm embrace even more, but Jaden forced herself to focus on the task at hand. "I love you…"

With a sound sounding much like shattering glass, the barrier broke, and the shadow felines were on their prey in an instant. One clipped Jade's shoulder as it jumped pasted her, forcing her unbalanced form to the ground. The shadow cats where quick to pill on Jaden as she struggled against them, screaming with rage, and fear. Slamming her makeshift club on heads and paws, all Jade succeeded in was pissing them off as they nipped and clawed at her.

Still she swung her branch. She didn't want to die here; she didn't want to die at all. She was still young; she still had so much going for her and to do. Jade had found herself someone to love, and she still loved him even after his betrayal, and she wouldn't stop loving him. If only Jareth knew how much she wanted him to be here, to save her like he always had, love her as he always seemed to.

"JAAAAREEEEETH!!"

The beast pinning Jade to the ground disappeared in a puff of black mist, as her scream was devoured by the rain and thunder. The other creatures growled and hissed as they packed away from their new opponent. Jade now free, pushed her bruised and battered body to her knees and stared at the pack of animals before her.

Vicious growls vibrated a cat's agile frames as it gave warning to its attacker. The growl soon grew into a roar as the creature leapt forward, only to be met with a bolt of lightning. Its cry of anguish before fading into mist caused the others to take action to avenge their fallen comrade. Jade seeing them leaping forward crawled away, meeting a pair of muscular legs she knew instantly.

"Jareth," her mind screamed in joy and love. "He did come; maybe he really does love me?"

With more bolts of bright shimmering lightning the animals from the land of shadows were gone. Jade breathed a sigh of relief as a hand took hold of her elbow to gracefully haul her to her feet. The fae king held her in the crook of his arm as Jade wrapped her shacking hands around his slim but muscular waist.

"Jareth," she whispered not even knowing she made it sound more of a caress then anything else. "I love you, please don't leave me…"

"You can always count on the Goblin King to never let you go Jaden."

Jade's head shot up in terrified shock and realization. The face grinning down at her wasn't Jareth's, but Zaynon's. The very man that had caused her life to be a mess, and the very man she had hoped never to see again stood before her and not her beloved. With a horrified gasp, the raven haired woman went to jump back, but the dark princes' vice like arms were around her, keeping her close.

"Release me!" she screeched, pushing and hitting her fae capture. "Let go of me!!" She cried flinging her head side to side a she tried to fight for her freedom, but it was futile. Her body was too drained; too weak to do her fight any good. Soon her struggles come to an end as she gulped down air, and became limp soaked noodle in Zaynon's arms.

A chuckle was heard through the rain and thunder. "Done now?"

"Go to hell," seethed Jade the best she could as she lifted her hooded eyes and exhausted face to the man that held her.

Zaynon smirked down at her as he maneuvered a hand to the nap of Jade's neck, and the other at the small of her back. He lined forward still grinning as nervous fear bloomed in the young woman's emerald eyes.

"Oh I am, there's no doubt about that," smirked Zaynon, his pale mocking lips mere centimeters way from Jade's own. "But I'm taking you with me, my dear."

Before Jade could do anything, the Dark King's lips were once more planted painfully against her own. She tried to keep her lips tight together, but with one painful bit from Zaynon's fangs caused her to gasp. This gave the fae a perfect opportunity, and his tongue was forced into the mortal's warm cavern. The painful assault forced a weak whimper from Jade's throat; all she got in return was a malevolent chuckle.

Jade never noticed the blankness invading her vision till everything was almost completely black. All she could make out was Zaynon's mocking, and cruelly handsome face, as he relinquished her bruised lips and leered down at her.

Building strength she knew she barely had, Jaden spoke in hardly a whisper. "A sleeping spell; you but a sleeping spell on me."

The King of Dagon and all that was evil smirked and nodded. "Can't have you calling for my bastard of a brother now can we. Better yet, you won't know here we are once we get to my castle."

"Bast-" started Jade, but she was unable to finish as she plummeted into oblivion.

A/N: sry it took me so long to update, I had prom last weekend, and this weekend I had work so I was barely able to get this chapter up. But I did, so I'm happy and I like to thick that all of my readers are too! So with no more meaningful blabber, I will gracefully bow out for the day.

Cheers,

BLAZE