Replies to reviews for Chapter 6.
DragonRose4 – Thanks for the review. I'll think about it. Yes, you're wording may flow better, but I wanted it to focus more on the fact he is re offering it to her. The hiding part really is like an after thought.
wishfulliving89 – Here it is. Thanks for the review.
Ayjah – That's what the other stories are for. Thanks for the review.
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Shadow Shauwna – Thanks again. :)
Celia Equus – Who said there isn't? Sorry, there won't be one. I'm basing the Carnival on a Festival that we have in my city that is pretty much just one day. So all the ride are quick and easy to set up and to take down. Lol. I just realized that I have as a fave, small world.
stephbee – Lol. I don't know how you did it. You gave me two reviews for the same chapter. Anyway, thanks for them. The plan is maybe a holiday trilogy. Do a Thanksgiving story and Christmas story to follow this one.
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Chapter 7
Hoggle stopped before Jareth and Sarah. Looking, between them and Sir Didymus, Hoggle began to shake.
"What's going on here?"
Sir Didymus smiled. "Lady Sarah has agreed to allow King Jareth to court her."
Hoggle looked at Sarah, pleading. "Sarah?"
Sarah couldn't look at him. She glanced over Jareth's shoulder.
Jareth smirked and turned to face the hobgoblin. "What's it to you, Hoghead?"
Sighing, Sarah looked at Jareth. "Don't. We don't need you two to start a war."
Jareth faced her. "There won't be a war, Precious. I would just throw him in the Bog."
Smirking, he turned his back to most of her friends. "I am their king, Sarah. I can do as I see fit to punish them. If that means the Bog, then the Bog it is."
"He's just trying to protect me."
"What do you need protection from, Sarah? Me?"
"Stop it. I don't trust you. I know he doesn't, and so we'll be on our guard, at least for now."
Jareth's hands turned into fist. "I've already made a promise of no tricks, Sarah. You trusted Sir Didymus when he said I would keep it."
Sir Didymus moved from in between them. "Would you trust yourself if you were in her shoes, M'liege?"
Jareth laughed. "No, I wouldn't, Sir Didymus. Good point." Jareth looked over his shoulder. "I won't throw him in the Bog for that, but I will punish him if he continues."
Sarah glanced around Jareth and looked at Hoggle. "Think you can do that?"
Hoggle looked from her to Jareth, sighing. "I don't have much of a choice."
Jareth turned back towards him. "True, you don't."
Sarah walked out from behind Jareth. "Stop it. You have to at least try to get along with my friends."
Jareth turned slightly to face her. "And if I don't?"
"Then forget it."
Jareth nodded. "All right, I will try to get along with your friends." He glanced around them. "Now, you did not say where you would like to go, Sarah."
Sarah glanced at Hoggle. "I don't really know. We've done almost everything that we normally do." She turned to Sir Didymus and the others. "What do you all want to do?"
"I didn't ask them, Sarah. I asked you."
Sarah glared at him. "Well, I'm asking them."
Sir Didymus sighed. "M'lady, may I suggest that we leave the Carnival and go out into the Park, away from the crowds."
Sarah nodded. "Good idea, Sir Didymus."
Jareth sighed. "Very well. Lead the way, Sarah."
Sarah picked her gown up slightly and began to lead the group out of the Carnival and out to the part of the Park that wasn't being used. Jareth slowed behind her, daring any one else to get between him and Sarah.
For the rest of the day, the group remained outside of the Carnival. As the sun began to set, Jareth lead Sarah away from the others to a familiar place in the Park, the bridge over the little stream.
Sarah rested her crossed arms on the railing and looked down into the stream. "Well, I have a feeling that today hasn't gone as you had planned."
Sighing, Jareth walked to her side and did much the same. "True, but today has been fun."
Glancing around, Sarah stood up somewhat. "Where did everyone go?"
"I sent them back."
"That was not part of the deal."
Jareth gently took hold of Sarah's hand. "It might not be, but we do need some time alone."
"We already had that."
"I mean alone. Not frozen time."
"Sounds the same to me."
Jareth laughed slightly. "To you. If I am courting you, then we should spend some time alone."
Sighing, Sarah looked back down at the water. "True, but let me say goodbye first."
"I'll remember that."
Sarah glanced over at him. "So when exactly do you have to leave?"
"Technically, I have to return before midnight, but I doubt you would allow me to stay that late."
"You got that right." She glanced at the clock over the trees. "I need to go. I'm supposed to meet my family in about five minutes."
Jareth nodded. "Very well." Using the hand he held, He gently pulled Sarah to face him. Then he bent down and kissed the hand in his. As he stood up, Jareth smiled. "I will send word when we shall what is the world go on a "date"."
"All right."
Slowly he released her hand. "Till we meet again, Sarah."
Sarah watched as Jareth slowly disappeared in front of her. After shaking her head, she made her way to where she had promised to meet her family. All the time wondering why exactly when he touched her skin to skin it tingled. As she saw her family waiting for her, she smiled as she thought about what he would come up with for a date. After all, this is the Goblin King.
When Toby saw, he began to run towards her. "Sarah!"
Sarah knelled down and hugged her little brother. "Did you have fun, Toby?"
"Yeap. I won a goldfish."
"That's wonderful."
"Mom's not happy."
"Don't worry. We'll go get everything that your fish will need."
"K."
The two siblings walked back towards the boy's parents. Sarah glanced over her shoulder and smiled at the golden white barn owl she saw sitting on a lamp post. Maybe it was worth it, but with all things time would tell.
Well, it's finished. Took me a week to get it. Seven chapters, a chapter a day. So now it's over. I'll try to get to work on Thanksgiving story soon, but want to get chapter 2 done for Reuniting first.
Now review for the last time. If you review after the story is finished, I will reply by PM. So that all reviews for the chapter.
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