SO SORRY ABOUT BEING LATE!

I was having MAJOR writers block, and now it's spring! A new me! hopefully one who will keep up with her story.

I know I am really late with this! DON'T KILL ME!

*cowers under computer desk*

-Annie

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P.S.S I have a SPECIAL SURPRISE IN THE AUTHORS NOTE AT THE END OF THE CHAPTER!

Change For The Better

Chapter 9

Andy

"Master Tumble?" Rudsuck stood up to tentativly, he walked up to the red haired man. Mean while Andy was unsure whether this was him or HIM. She stayed in the shadows glaring holes into the man's head.

"Where's Andromeda?" His eyes were wild and blood shot.

"How do I know you aren't Timble?"

Tumble rolled his eyes.

"If I was him you would already be in his castle being fitted for a wedding dress, you should be thanking me I cloaked your burn-scent so he wouldn't find you before I did." He walked over to the fire and sat down.

"I don't believe you." She answered narrowing her eyes and keeping her distance.

"Oh, don't flatter yourself, darling, I'm married." This threw Andy off.

"Huh?" She walked over and sat near him but still kept her distance. Rudsuck sat between them.

"But your like a pervert."

"So?" Tumble looked offened at this. He picked up a stick and tossed it in to the fire. "I've been married for twenty years, marked her and everything, soulmates for life."

"Wait, marked her? You mean this?" Andy took off her bandage.

"Woah! What happened to it? It looks like you shoved your arm in a meat grinder." Andy wrapped up her hand again and glared at him.

"Thank you so much." She growled sarcastically.

"No problem." He grinned cheekily.

Andy sat in silence and wrapped her body in the fur blanket. She breathed in deeply breathing taking in Jareth's scent. Where the fuck was he?

"So I guess I was right about you and the Goblin King being together, huh?" Tumble said after a while he pushed a lock of ginger hair behind a pointed ear.

Andy laughed.

"Yeah I guess." She began playing with her lip that had begun to scab over.

"He must really like you, he used his ice power to seal your Kiss Of Fire."

"Is that what it's called?" She mumbled feeling it throb under Jareth's shirt. She poked the fire moodily with a long stick.

"Uh huh."

Andy sighed. "Why are you here?" Tumble looked her in the eyes for the first time. Red meeting green.

"To tell you the truth I want to get back at Timble," Tumble averted his eyes away from her and pulled a handful of ashes out of the fire and ran them through his long skinny fingers. "He was supposed to marry my sister, marked her for life and what not then he left her in Elfen territory, Fire Sprites aren't welcome there, so they took her prisoner," Tumble crunched the ashes in his fist. "I'm going to make sure you don't get into his hands."

"Wait, wait, wait. I thought Timble was your cousin how could he-"

"Marry my sister?" Andy nodded.

"My wife is my cousin." Tumble said as if that made it all make sense. Andy mentally gagged.

"Inbreeding is common in lower scum."

Both Andy and Tumble's heads whipped around to see a very pissed off looking Jareth carrying Andy's duffel bag.

Andy rushed to her feet, letting her blanket fall to the cold ground.

Jareth dropped her duffel bag and embraced her small frame the same time she did.

Jareth's anger seemed to melt at her touch. She smiled at this. Then she remembered. She stepped away from him, curled her fist and punched his arm as hard as she could.

"Ow! What the-"

"That was for causing me pain."

Jareth looked ashamed.

"But I-"

Andy then connected her foot with his shin causing him to yelp in surprise.

"That was for going back to the castle when you could have gotten hurt, you buttface."

"Andy I-"

Andy grabbed a fistful of his shirt and smashed her lips into his.

She pulled away from him.

"That's for everything else."

Jareth touched his lips in confusion and a smile crept slowly onto his face.

Then it disappeared. He moved past Andy with lightning speed at Tumble and somehow managed to pull his long sword from it's sheath.

Jareth had the cool tip of his sword resting just above Tumble's adam's apple and right below his chin. The cold blade caught a drop of sweat that sizzled like nitrogen at room temperature. Jareth smirked at Tumble's obvious fear.

"What do you want?"

"I just want to help." Jareth pushed his blade harder and a trickle of blood ran down Tumble's neck.

"Give me one good reason not to slice your throat."

"Because I know how to get him away from your girl. At least for awhile. And I need my revenge."

They stood like that for awhile as Jareth thought this through.

"I'm your only hope."

He slowly lowered his sword. With narrowed eyes and a look of doubt Jareth asked,

"What do you propose we do?"

A sheepish grin spread acrossed Tumble's face.

Timble was becoming impatient Jareth's time was almost up.

Timble had been sitting in his small mansion staring out the window for the last hour. His red eyes were swollen and had dark shadows under them. His hair was a total mess and he hadn't slept in three days.

It was a stormy day, clouds were rolling in and lightning struck randomly in the sky. This was not a good sign. Timble hated water, especially the cold kind. He sighed and stood out of his chair. As he got up his crisp black suit crinkled.

"Timble."

Timble whirled around hoping to find a beautiful girl standing behind him, instead he found Tumble.

"Oh, hello cousin."

Timble sighed and looked back out the window only this time what he saw made him grin uncontrollably. Walking up to the front door of his mansion was The Goblin King and Andromeda. Timble could almost squeal with glee if it wasn't for his cousin standing behind him watching his every move like a hawk. Timble did do his best to walk out of the mansion without running out the front door. Timble couldn't help but growl lowly when he spotted Jareth's pale arm snaked around her waist. Andromeda had her head hung low and looked as if she was crying. She wore a black knit dress with tall leather boots and her hair hung down over her face like a veil. Jareth was also wearing a very somber outfit. A black silk shirt and a pair of black stir ups, he had a frown etched deep into his face. His eyes were as cold as ice.

Timble put on a large smile.

"Welcome to my humble abode." He greeted them with a flourish of his hand. Andromeda lifted her head slightly to look up at the mansion before them.

"You call this humble?" She mumbled with weak venom dripping from her voice.

"Call it what you want, dear Andromeda, you will be living here for the rest of your petty human life." He answered still smiling as if that statement wasn't insulting at all.

"We would like to say good bye in peace if you don't mind," Jareth said snidely. "I'm sure you have that much decency."

"You have two minutes." Timble backed away about five feet. He watched the little scene unravel.

Jareth leaned in and kissed Andromeda lightly on the lips, this made Timble's blood boil.

"Okay times up. I must say Jareth you are a smart man not trying to run, even before consequences are arranged."

Jareth didn't answer.

"Come here sweetheart, let me show you to your room." Andromeda moved reluctantly to Timble's outstretched elbow but didn't take it and walked past him into the mansion. Timble started heading after her.

"Timble." Timble turned around to be faced with Jareth's long sword pointed right above his heart.

"Now, now, now, you don't want to be making-"

"Shut up and listen. You hurt her, you so much as put a scratch on her I will know, she gets a damned paper cut I will know," Jareth pushed the tip of his sword into the fabric of his fancy black suit, slicing a whole through. Timble looked into his eyes and they were blazing white. Suprisingly it scared the living hell out of him.

"And I'll rip you to shreds!"

It took a few moments for Timble to re-gain his composure, He looked down at the whole in his suit.

"This was my favorite suit."

VOILA! There is chapter 9! I hoped you liked!

Please Review!

P.S. My big announcement!

*drum roll*

After I am done with Change For The Better I will work on a Harry Potter Fic that has been melting in my head and when I'm done with that I will post a SEQUEL to CHANGE FOR THE BETTER!

YEAH!

But the sequel will come out in most likely October.

Sorry.

I'll publish chapter ten in the next few days.

love, Annie.