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Bonus Chapter
A New Plan
When Sarah had shooed him away from the bathroom window, Jareth really didn't leave, but he did decide to give his future Queen her privacy. And yes, he was determined to have her as his Queen.
From a branch on the tree outside, Jareth squinted in his owl form to see the goblin he had assigned to protect Sarah through the window of the Williams' house. On the plus side, the goblin had yet to abandon his post. On the down side, he had yet to do anything good. The Goblin King was honestly surprised that Sarah hadn't kicked the creature out yet.
A glob of water suddenly fell out of the branches above him, dumping a bucketful of water on the owl's head. Jareth ruffled his feathers indignantly and glared at the branch. In the next moment, the branch had snapped off the tree and fell to the ground. Jareth had not anticipated that cutting of the branch would create a larger opening for him to get pelted by rain.
Unfurling his wings, Jareth took off from the branch and flew to the kitchen window that had a tiny overhanging above it. The Goblin King ruffled out his feathers before movement in the kitchen caught his eye. Sarah was rummaging around in the cabinets, looking for something. His heart sped up just looking at her. Did she know how graceful she was when she moved? How her black hair shone in the light? The way her emerald eyes sparkled?
Jareth saw her lips move and tried to interpret what she was saying through the glass. He had become quite adept at lip-reading from all the times he watched Sarah. And no – it wasn't stalking – it was observing. For her protection, of course.
He realized she wasn't talking, but singing. She must not realize that she was doing so because he never thought she'd sing "As the world falls down. Falling…. Falling in love. I'll be there for you as the world falls down" consciously.
Jareth decided it was best to take off before she saw him – he had enough troubles that night (damn rain) without being knocked upside the head with a skillet for 'spying.'
The Goblin King decided to fly up to the second floor, where he had last seen Toby.
Though the game of the Labyrinth had never really been about the boy, Jareth still took an interest in Toby's upbringing. The kid reminded Jareth of himself when he was younger. How ironic the boy's middle name should be 'Jared.' Sarah must have loved that.
Jareth saw Toby enter Sarah's bedroom – a room Jareth knew Sarah had forbidden him to enter. But Toby was naturally a curious boy (and one who defied the rules), so it was only natural for him to go exploring in the forbidden room when the opportunity presented itself. What Jareth did not expect to see was the goblin was also in the room. He watched the goblin and Toby interact. The Prince's first talk with his future subject, Jareth thought. Toby seemed to be handling the presence of a goblin in his house fairly well; aka: he wasn't trying to stomp on the thing.
Jareth flew closer to the window so he might hear what they were saying.
His sharp ears caught the words (spoken by the goblin) "I wish the goblins would come and take you away right now."
If Jareth could smile in owl form, he would have been grinning from ear to ear.
Oh, yes, he thought. This would work perfectly.
He saw his raven-haired vixen framed in the door of the bedroom, and he whisked away Toby before she could reach him.
He flapped madly against the window and it burst open just like it had six years ago. He flew in and transformed back into his normal self behind her.
How different it was to see her with his own eyes, not the ones of an owl, or through a crystal. Her hair looked so soft and smooth, and her skin was light in color and flawless. From where he stood, he could feel the heat of her body in front of his.
A plan was already formed in his mind. This time Sarah would be his.
He knew she would do anything to save her brother.
He smirked as he whispered in her ear, "Hello, Sarah."
Let the game begin.
Okay, so this was just a short chapter I suddenly decided I wanted to write to show what was going on in Jareth's head during an earlier part of the story. Oh, Jareth – that is stalking.
Anyway, though this is not technically a real chapter, please review! :)