Chapter 27(Wow, this the longest story I have ever written! Longer than even my novel has progressed! Damn it for not finishing itself…)

Sarah, her friends, Toby and Jareth began walking down the street again.

"So, how was your new boarding school?" Ellie asked

"No one told me you were leaving!" Kim said

"I said I thought I'd told you." Grace said

"You didn't tell me until after school started!" Kim cried poking her.

"Don't poke me! You are such a poo!" Grace said, poking her back

"Now I know where you get it from" Jareth whispered to Sarah.

"Ooh, they're whispering secrets to each other!" Sabina said excitedly.

"Ah, young love…" Ellie said wistfully

"Shut up you guys!" Sarah said, punching Ellie softly in the arm

"Wait a minute." Grace said "I don't even know who this guy is!"

"Hey yeah!" Kim cried loudly

"Who are you?" Sabina said, stopping suddenly and pointing at him

"What do you want with Sarah?" Ellie asked

Sarah rolled her eyes and continued walking down the street, pushing Toby's pram.

"He's a friend of mine from school" Sarah called over her shoulder

"Greetings ladies, my name is Jareth." He said, bowing low, with a flourish of his arm.

"Oh… right." Grace said

"How come you came with Sarah?" Ellie asked

"Are you two going out?" Kim said excitedly

"Finally Sarah, got yourself a boyfriend!" Sabina cried, "He's a bit of a looker, if I may say so myself."

"He. Is not. My boyfriend." Sarah growled through her teeth.

"Sure…" Grace said sarcastically.

"So Jareth, how did you and Sarah meet?" Ellie asked

"Well, it was a stormy night a few months ago, and Sarah had been left home to…"

"Toby!" Sarah interrupted. "Is that smell coming from you?"

The boy in question looked up at Sarah innocently.

"That's disgusting!" She cried, covering her nose with her hand. "Diaper change! Stat!" Sarah looked around for a secluded place to change his nappy.

Luckily, the mall was only at the other end of the street, so Sarah pushed Toby in his pram full speed ahead towards it, the others following behind.
When they arrived, she pulled Toby from his pram, thrust the diaper bag at Jareth, and the pram to her friends.

"You three wait out here, while Jareth and I change him."

"But why does Jareth get to come in with you?" Kim whined

"1-because you guys will interrogate him too much, and 1-because you are less likely to wander off." Sarah said, grabbing Jareth's sleeve and tugging him into the parent's room.

Once they were inside, Sarah heaved a sigh of relief.

"You can't actually tell them how we met." Sarah said, poking him in the arm. "No one's supposed to know about that whole Labyrinth slash wizard thing."

"Why not?" he asked, taking Toby from her and laying him on a bench

"Because those are Hogwarts' rules!" Sarah whispered loudly.

"Fine then. Is there anyone else in here?" Jareth asked. Sarah looked around, and shook her head. "Excellent." Jareth said, producing a crystal and placing it on the door handle.

It melted into the frame. Once it had disappeared, the door was locked.

"Why'd you do that?" Sarah asked.

"Because we are having another lesson!" Jareth cried happily.

Sarah sighed and nodded.

"Ok, so this time you're going to learn how to change Toby's diaper." He said, gesturing towards her younger brother. "So, using a similar method to the ones we've tried before; just produce a crystal, concentrating on the task at hand."

Sarah did as he said, and placed the crystal on Toby's diaper.

A horrible smell filled the room.

"It didn't work!" Sarah cried angrily

"No, that's just Toby's… waste" Jareth said, disgusted. "I've never smelt a baby that bad before!"

"And when do you spend time with… Oh right, the whole wishing brothers and sisters away to your labyrinth. Gotcha!" Sarah said, slapping herself in the forehead. "So, did it actually work or not?" She asked, hands on hips

"It… half worked. You got rid of the first diaper, but you didn't replace it, or clean him up. So, try again, concentrating on those things specifically."

Sarah did as he asked

The second time she tried, she got Toby clean, but only half a diaper appeared.

The next time she tried, Sarah finally got it.

"Thank goodness!" She said, breathing deeply.

"Now do one to make him smell good, he still smells horrible."

This was a spell Sarah had mastered some time ago, so she achieved it on her first try.

"Booyah!" She cried, punching the air. "Was that good or what?" She asked.

Jareth smirked.

"Nice scent." He said. It was the same one he had produced that night at the lake.

"I told you, it was my mother's!" She said, putting Toby's pants back on and packing up her diaper bag. "Does this mean I never have to carry one of these bags around again?" She asked excitedly. "Because it is really heavy." She said, lugging it onto her shoulder. Jareth took it from her.

"Well, you could probably empty it of a bunch of stuff. Plus, if there's nowhere secluded enough to change Toby then you may need it."

"True" Sarah said. "How do I open the door?" She asked, tugging on the handle.

"Oh, right." Jareth said. "It's the same as changing a diaper." He continued to talk as Sarah attempted to unlock the door. "Really, you just think of what you want them to do as you make them appear. They won't work if you have unpure thoughts, though. Come on Sarah! Concentrate! He said, exasperated (I use that one a lot as well…)

"Well I can't concentrate with you yabbering on like that in my ear!" Sarah said, very annoyed now. After another five frustrated attempts, Jareth sighed, pushed her out of the way and did it himself.

When they opened the door, they came face to face with three angry mothers, all waiting in line to use the change room for similar purposes. The eldest of the women shook her head

"Such unpure things happening in front of that poor child." She said, scowling at Jareth

"Best be careful ladies." Jareth said sweetly, his English accent going at full blast. "The lock on that door sticks."

"Finally!" Kim cried when they appeared.

"What took you guys so long?" Ellie asked, taking Toby and putting him back in his pram.

"You know what they were probably doing?" Grace asked suggestively

"What?" Kim and Ellie cried

"Canoodling" Sabina replied. "Ouch!" She cried suddenly

"Sarah, you shouldn't hurt your friends." Jareth said.

"I'll hurt you whenever I like." She muttered angrily.

"So, what do you want to do?" Ellie asked

"Don't know." Sabina replied

"I'm hungry!" Grace said

Sarah sighed.

"If you keep doing that, you'll lose all your hair." Jareth said

Everyone looked at him, eyebrows raised

"Where do you come up with all of those things?" Sarah asked

"Nowhere…" He said. "Hey, let's see a movie!" He said happily

"YAY!" Kim said happily.

"What's on?" Sarah asked

"Don't know, but we'll soon find out!" Grace cried, running off towards the cinemas. Kim, Sabina and Ellie followed, while Sarah and Jareth brought up the rear at a more sedate place.

He was smirking

"What have you got up your sleeve?" Sarah asked suspiciously.

"Nothing" He replied.

"Jareth Cambrensis Geraldine Sidhe, What in the world do you think you are doing?" A voice rang out clearly

"I told you never to call me that name!" Jareth said angrily, before turning and realising who had spoken

"Anastasia?" He whispered

"Damn straight." She said. "Where have you been?" She asked angrily, walking over to him and poking him in the middle of the chest

Anastasia was almost as tall as Jareth, with blonde hair and a similar face. She looked a few years younger than him, and was dressed in a long purple dress, her hair held back with a silver circlet.

"Well, I've uh, been at this Hogwarts… thing…"

"I'm telling Dad." She said angrily. "You are so dead. Do you realise what's been happening? Have you even been home at all in the past two months?"

"Yes, I have I went…"

"I don't care!" She said interrupting. "We need you back now!"

"But I'm busy!" he whined. "I've had to take on an extra student!"

"This is the one who defeated you?" Anastasia said, eyeing her up and down. "Hmm. Wouldn't think she'd be able to do it. Though I guess the Labyrinth is where everything seems possible and nothing is as it seems. But why is she your student? Mortals should be able to teach themselves what they need to know"

"Well, when she left, she kind of… took a little something with her." Jareth muttered, rubbing the back of his neck nervously.

"Oh my god, you idiot!" Anastasia said, whacking his forehead with the palm of her hand. "I'm telling Dad." She said, before disappearing.

Luckily, her presence hadn't drawn the attention of many people

Just about everyone in the mall was frozen in their spots.

Jareth sighed and threw up a crystal, releasing them from their holds and erasing any slight memories that she had been there.

"Who was she?" Sarah asked curiously.

"My younger sister." He groaned.

"What was wrong?" Sarah asked, making sure Toby was still sleeping in his pram. "She seemed pretty angry."

"Well, that's nothing compared to when she gets in one of her tempers." He said wistfully. "She was just peeved because I didn't send mum a birthday message… plus, I kind of forgot to tell them that I was going to be away for, I don't know, maybe a year? So they've been sending me all of these letters and messages, but I haven't really gotten any of them"

"You are a horrible son, you know that?" Sarah said, walking towards the escalators.

She began to laugh.

"What's so funny?" Jareth asked

"Geraldine?"

AUTHOR'S NOTE NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN, ONE OF MANY APOLOGIES AND EXCUSES

Well my lovelies, I am afraid this one may have to tide you over for a few days.

Tomorrow and the next day I should be working on my Ancient History Assignment, and then Friday night I have a concert. Though I may get some work done on that afternoon, depending on whether or not I stay at school or go home before hand.

Anyways

This chapter is for my older sister, for giving me the name Anastasia and Geraldine…

Her name is Anastasia… but not Geraldine…

Sooo… If you would like your Queenly fix, then read some of my other stories. I've started working again on my Hana Kimi one, which I think is funny in some parts. I think someone said it was the best HK story they've read… which I am very proud and doubtful of… lol

Lalala, love

Your Queen

Whose shoulder hurts…

PS!!!!!!!
WC 1, 837 Words

Way over my average, probably my longest yet!