Chapter Three - Dreams
Sarah was wearing a long sleeved peach coloured dress that clung to her from the waist up and gently flared down. The fabric was soft and warm. Her feet were covered in peach coloured shoes. Her hair was down and a simple circlet sat gently on her head. She was walking through an apple orchid. She could feel the sunlight on her face. She reached up for an apple, the bright red apple was very tempting and she bit down. Its juices flowed down her throat and she relished its taste. She continued to walk round the orchid and before she knew it, the skies grew back and winds picked up. She dropped the apple and turned round to see a large black creature growling at her. It began to walk towards her. She picked up her skirts and ran.
It seemed that no matter how far she ran the creature was always behind her. Close enough to grab her. It was toying with her. She ran behind a greenhouse to catch her breath. Closing her eyes, she could hear her heart beating fast, her breaths coming short. She wasn't sure if she had lost the creature. But she quickly began walking towards a castle that lay in the distance. The creature was not far behind.
She found a door leading her out of the orchid. She continued on her path towards the castle. As she turned a corner, she froze; there in front of her was a man. Tall, broad and had a likeness to The Goblin King. She knew it wasn't The Goblin King, his attire was darker and she felt colder just standing there. The man turned and looked at her directly in the eyes. His eyes piercing her, forcing her to stay where she was as he stalked up to her. He said nothing and walked round her. From behind, his arm snaked round her waist and brought her roughly against his chest. She couldn't fight him. He growled in her ear sending shivers down her spine. She closed her eyes wishing that someone would help her.
The man moved her hair aside and growled in her ear. "He's not going to find you my dear. You're all mine, to do with what I will, whenever and wherever I please. Ooh, you are tasty…the things I could do to you. Feeling weak my dear?" she trembled against him and her knees went weak. He made her feel things she had only felt since the Ball. He breathed her in and bit her neck. She moaned in pain and pleasure, her hands holding him to keep her steady. In her mind she was calling for him, she needed her Goblin King to rescue her.
Back in the Underground, Jareth sensed Sarah's call. Quickly he conjured a crystal and saw her tossing and turning in her sleep. He closed his eyes and connected his mind to hers allowing him to access her dreams.
He was in a castle, it was extravagant and exotic. He set about finding a way out of the castle. On his way he was intercepted by several very beautiful women. They cooed and beckoned him. He was tempted and pulled into a room where they pampered him and pleasured him. He was lost in this turmoil when he heard Sarah's call again. He cast the women aside to be confronted by their true forms, dark twisted creatures designed to tempt and distract him. He ran from the room and out the large doors. He ran in many directions searching for her. In the back of his mind he understood how it felt to run in a place he had never been before.
Sarah's call to him grew stronger the closer he got. Dead ends, he hit several dead ends and his journey seemed hopeless. He tried magick but nothing worked. He opened a door and saw an apple orchid, another temptation hit him to enter and try the apples, and he forced the temptation back and closed the door. Sarah must have come this way. Where could she be? He ran on.
Sarah had been pushed up against a wall and the man had begun toying with her. He kissed her, bit her and relished on the pleasurable moans that she tried so hard to hold back. He locked her wrists in chains either side of her and began to toy with her dress. She desperately tried to fight back but was failing every minute. He had pushed the shoulders of her dress down and began with the skirt of her dress. Her knees buckled and she fell to the floor. He laughed as he watched her shudder. He grabbed a handful of hair and leaned in. "There's no point resisting my dear. I can make this so much easier if you give in." She shook her head. "Pity, you would have made it so much easier on yourself." He bit her neck again. She screamed in pain as he drew blood.
Jareth heard the scream and rounded the corner. The moment he saw her helpless on the floor underneath that man, his magick returned making the man turn his head. "I wondered how long it would take you, brother." He smirked and wiped away the blood from his mouth. "I must say, you have excellent choice. Sweet and tasty she is." Jareth threw a light crystal at him and as soon as it hit floor a wonderful bright light burst out. The man screamed and vanished.
Jareth ran over to Sarah, she was unconscious. He removed the chains and tidied her up. She opened her eyes to see Jareth. She jumped in his arms and held him close. "Sarah," she held him tightly, "Sarah, it's a dream. Wake up precious. Wake up and call for me when you're ready." Relishing the hold he had, she closed her eyes and disappeared from his sight. He stopped the connection with her and opened his eyes to find himself lying on his bed drained of magick, but he had to wait, hoping she would call.
Sarah sat up in bed, her breaths short and her heart racing. She climbed out of bed and went to the bathroom. She turned on the light and looked at her face. Beads of sweat laced her forehead and her eyes were wild as if she had just been given the ultimate pleasure and was now coming back down. She splashed her face with cold water and thought back to the dream. She couldn't remember much except the last words spoken to her. "Call for me when you're ready." She whispered. That voice sounded so familiar, yet she couldn't put her finger on it.
Returning to her bedroom, she glanced at her clock. "06:30…great, this is all I need…" it was Friday morning, her weekend with Toby was supposed to happening in a few hours and now she had nothing to do. She decided to run a hot bath and take the day as it came.