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Last Time:

Glorificus frowned. "When was the last time you stopped for a few minutes to breathe?"

Jareth snorted. "When I woke up this morning."

"Have you eaten at all?"

"No. I woke up, went looking for Sarah because she hadn't annoyed me yet and the day started falling apart from there."

Glorificus stood from the seat he'd sunken into. "I will handle Ambitio."

"Father-"

"No. If I have to, I will order you as High King to take a nap." He smirked. "I'm almost positive there is an empty bed beside Sarah's. Eat a snack then take a nap. Ambitio will have to handle speaking with me instead of the Goblin King."

Jareth nodded wearily then sent him a half smile. "Thank you." Glorificus clapped a hand to shoulder, smirking when Jareth's eyes widened in surprise before he vanished. Chuckling, Glorificus headed for the front doors.

Jareth scowled as he landed at the foot of Sarah's bed, cursing his father for being able to send him somewhere in his own castle! His gaze turned to rest on the sleeping brunette and he quietly walked over, brushing her hair from her forehead. She mumbled in her sleep and turned towards his hand. He smiled softly and pressed a kiss to her forehead before turning and flopping into the bed beside her own, sleep coming quickly.

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Chapter 28 (May 3rd)

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Sarah was not having a good day.

First of all, the damn nurse wouldn't let her leave despite all protests that she was fine. She'd already been here two days. That was more than enough time to catch up on her beauty sleep – despite the fact her muscles were too weak to support her.

Second, even if she had been able to leave, she had woken up too late to wake Valdis up. This meant that instead of leaping on the cat and shrieking her love of blue, she had to instead stalk her down the hall and do it. Unfortunately this meant that there was a very distinct possibility that Valdis would immediately turn on her and maul her without knowing it was her whereas had she been asleep, Sarah would've had enough time to run and bolt the door behind her.

Then again, just finding the panther proved to be a hardship. Sarah had already told every visitor she had to find the panther for her but no one seemed to be able to. Even Haimon had visited but said he hadn't seen Valdis for some time. (He'd developed a worried crease in his forehead and immediately bid her goodbye, wished her well then muttered on his way out how much trouble he was going to be in for losing the panther.)

Finally, she was still stuck in this damn hospital room. Her hands twitched under the sheets and she could feel the smile on her face beginning to crack as her mind spun, insanity creeping into her veins.

Sakura was chatting away as she straightened the sheets on the bed nearby and cleaned up. "Well then, I'll let you rest," she chimed. "I'll be back for lunch."

She nodded, smiling, but it instantly dropped once Sakura was gone and her hand flew up to rip the IV out. She wrapped her fingers around the cord then sighed and carefully untangled them, releasing the plastic. Her hands fisted at her sides and she dropped back with a heavy sigh.

It's not like last time, she remarked lightly. I'm free to go when I want to. I have friends who will visit. No one was killed. She swallowed and threw her less injured arm over her face.

"Sarah! Hey-whoops! She's asleep!" She lifted her arm and found Jason spinning around and ushering her guests out.

"No I'm not," she called out. "I've slept enough! Come visit me!"

He grinned and was instantly at her side, ruffling her hair. "We miss you!" he chimed as Alan and Kara followed him in.

"I miss you guys too." She pouted. "I don't wanna be in here anymore!"

"We are enjoying the quiet," Kara said with a soft smile that promised she was just kidding.

"Thanks."

"I mean, blowing up a portal is a lot of work so I expect we'll enjoy this quiet for quite some time."

"Why is everyone making such a big deal about a portal?" Sarah mumbled.

Alan sighed heavily, running a hand through his hair. "Sarah… there's a reason Glorificus is High Ruler. He's incredibly powerful but it takes extensive magic to create a portal. It doesn't take nearly enough to destroy it but to safely destroy it, there should be at least three fae to keep anyone from dying or emptying their magical reserves."

She blinked in confusion.

"It would take Kara, Kira and myself to destroy one and we'd still be out of commission for a few days because of the little amount of magic we had left. You destroyed a portal all by yourself and you lived to tell the tale. That's why everyone's making such a big deal out of it."

She frowned. "What about Jareth?"

"What about him?"

"Could he do it?"

He rolled his eyes. "Jareth creates portals."

"Oh…"

Jason leaned forward. "What Alan means is that he's a freak, a powerful one." Sarah's lips curled into a wide smile and Jason had just enough time to wince as a hand smacked the back of his head.

"Be nice," Kara scolded. "Or Jareth might take away hospital visits."

Jason opened his mouth to complain but froze at a panicked shriek of "He can't!"

All three turned to stare at Sarah in surprise. She blinked several times then smiled in embarrassment. "I mean… dear goddess. I'm so bored I could blow up a watermelon!"

"Ouch. Don't do that," Jason said, only a hint of worry in his laugh. "Sakura won't ever let you leave this room if you try to use magic before she gives you the a-ok!" Her fingers twitched, tightening in the sheets. Kara's eyes caught the motion first and she softly wrapped her hands around Sarah's.

"Hey… you alright?"

She smiled wearily, forcing her fingers to unwrap from the wrinkled sheets. "M'fine. I think I might end up killing Sakura if I have to stay here another week though." Her laugh sounded forced. If they noticed, they didn't comment. If anything, if pushed Jason to make more and more jokes.

After almost an hour, Jason suddenly yelped and leapt to his feet. "I forgot I was supposed to meet Jareth for lunch!" he cried. "It was good to see you Sarah-I'll see you later-bye!" and he was gone.

Kara blinked after him in surprise. Turning to Sarah she smirked wickedly. "I think he forgot I was here. That's the first time he's ever-" and he was back, tackle hugging her.

"Kara! My love! I forgot to tell you good bye!"

"Jason! Get off me!"

"But I must profess my love and adoration! How I adore thee!"

"Alright!" Sakura shouted. "Out! Out! Out!"

"Damn it Jason! Look what you did!"

Sarah giggled as Kara's complaints faded as they left the hospital.

"I'd better go make sure she didn't kill him." Alan stood, made to follow after them then turned around and leaned down, pulling her into a tight hug. She jumped in surprise then hugged him back. He pulled away after a moment and grasped her shoulders. "Don't you ever do that again." She frowned. "When you said good bye… I thought I'd never see you again."

Her lips curled into a warm smile. "Don't worry Alan. I'll stay around to keep your insane wife from driving you round the bend." He half smiled. "I'm sorry for scaring you." She dropped her gaze. "I just… I couldn't see my family get hurt." When he didn't say anything she glanced up.

He was smiling and he leaned down to hug her again. "Just remember that you're our family too."

She hugged him tightly, biting her lip to keep from crying.

"Do I have to worry about you having an affair?"

Both turned and found Kira standing in the doorway, an amused smirk on her face, Edmund on her hip.

"Of course not," Alan said soothingly. "All the other worries about affairs were nonsense, right? This one is no different."

Kira snorted and walked over, depositing Edmund in Sarah's lap, the brunette smiling and hugging him. "So only if I notice you and Sarah start disappearing at the same time should I start to worry."

"Precisely," he chimed happily. "But only if you notice." Sarah snorted this time, averting her eyes to keep from laughing hysterically. "I was just thanking Sarah for saving us then scolding her for almost dying."

"Mmm. I walked in at just the right time then. Sarah, darling?" Sarah glanced up. "Don't ever do that again. I will kill you, for real."

"Sure thing Kira. I'll keep that in mind while we're running for our lives."

"Good. Didja ever think of going with us and destroying the portal from the other side?" She blinked owlishly and Kira sighed. "Of course not." She bent and hugged Sarah's head. "My little Sarah. Please don't be a moron next time."

"I'll try my hardest," she said dryly, patting Kira's back.

"I know you just got here Kira," Sakura's voice penetrated the hug. "But Sarah really does need to rest. Perhaps you can visit after she takes a nap?" Sarah grunted as Kira pulled away. The blond winked at her as though reading her thoughts on 'taking a nap.'

"We'll visit after dinner, hopefully. I think mother is taking the Musketeers for the evening so Alan and I have free reign."

"Alright." Kira hugged her once more then picked up Edmund and slipped from the room.

Alan hugged her and muttered, "remember what I told you."

"I do. Only if Kira notices we're disappearing at the same time should we deem it an affair." He laughed. "And yes, I'm part of your family too."

"Good." He ruffled her hair. "I'll see you later."

"Bye." She waved as he left, Sakura shutting the door behind him.

Once everyone was gone, she dropped the smile, staring dejectedly at her knees as the room's oppressive silence bore down upon her. Why is this happening to me? Why can't I just get over this? It's nothing, just a few more days. I'll be fine-

"Sarah?" Drawing herself from her thoughts, she found Jareth standing beside her looking concerned. "Are you alright?"

She smiled faintly and reached out, pushing her face into his stomach and hugging him tightly. "M'fine now."

He lifted an eyebrow. "Am I medicine then?"

"Yes." He made to move but her arms locked.

Frowning, he waited until they loosened again and quickly forced her to let go. She looked hurt for only a split second before he slid onto the bed beside her and pulled her into a hug. She snuggled into his neck letting out a soft sigh. He shut his eyes, glad for the brief respite from the war outside, from being a leader, from everything.

After a few minutes, Sarah seemed indefinitely less tense and she pulled away, smiling up at him. Something sparked in her mind and she inhaled sharply. "Jason."

He lifted an eyebrow. "I'm sorry?"

"Jason said he was supposed to meet you for lunch and he ran out of here looking for you."

"Mmmm. Well I suppose he should have met with me for lunch then. Now he'll have to search the entire castle looking for me."

She laughed. "You are very mean."

"I can be so cruel."

Giggling, she wrapped her arms around him again. The door opened and Sakura paused just inside. "Jareth."

"Sakura."

"If you're going to be bothering Sarah, and if she's not going to be taking a nap, can you at least help her with her exercises?"

"Yes ma'am." Sakura shook her head and slipped out. He glanced at her. "Do you want to do exercise?"

"I suppose. It'll tire me out so I can sleep."

He chuckled and slid off the bed, holding out his hands. She tossed the blanket aside and slid to the edge of the bed, dangling her feet off it. Grasping his hands, she carefully landed on her feet, straightening slowly.

"You okay?"

"Yeah. Just really tired. It's like I spent all day running and doing sit ups and now my body is complaining."

"So how do you exercise?"

"Let's walk to the other end of the room." The walk was slow, almost a shuffling of her feet. She swore she could hear her bones creaking and Jareth told her to wait a few centuries before complaining about aching bones. It took almost five minutes to walk a distance of thirteen feet but she finally made it to the other bed.

"Why are the other panthers still here?" Sarah asked, panting as she collapsed beside him. He wrapped an arm around her waist and tugged her onto his lap so he could hug her tightly.

"So that no one can try and kill you again." She chuckled, too tired to protest, curling her head under his chin. "We have half of Valdis' army and half of Raniero's that were headed here when the attack sounded, plus the centaurs that were on their way to Cleo's herd. Edenorog and Ikkakujuu have been here, helping to heal wounds."

"How's Eden?"

"She's fine. Tired. Said her muscles hurt like she'd been training all day." Sarah grunted. "Yes, I told her you feel the same. She sends her apologies and hopes that the inhabitant of Goblin Castle will enjoy their short reprieve from your madness." Sarah snorted and Jareth chuckled.

"And Kaku?"

"Fine, as always."

"What's the casualty count?"

"Not as bad as I feared. We were lucky. We had the element of surprise against the enemy. They were expecting mothers and young women, not centaurs and full grown panthers."

Sarah smirked. "They should know better than to underestimate us."

He hummed his agreement and helped her to her feet, walking backwards towards her bed. "We'll have to plan out new and surprising strategies for the next battle."

"Next battle?" she asked tiredly.

"You didn't think that would be the only one, did you? No. There will be skirmishes, most likely several battles, then the final one meant to wipe out as much of the enemy as possible. Whoever is left is the victor."

She sighed, stopping her exercises. "It's not fair, Jareth. Why can't there be peace?"

His lips curled into a sad smile. "Nothing's ever fair, Sarah. I thought we'd gone over this already."

"Several times. I just like complaining nonetheless."

He chuckled and wrapped her in a tight hug. "If I could, I'd banish war and introduce you to an Underground of peace."

"Mm… sounds kinda boring."

"Nothing ever pleases you, does it?"

She snuggled into his hug. "I'm pleased right now. Course, I'd be more pleased if you could pick me up please because my legs are about to give out." He quickly swung her into his arms and walked back over to the bed, dropping her into it. She squealed in laughter as she bounced a few feet into the air.

"I suppose you'll never get to sleep now," he remarked in laughter.

"Never!" she cried as she yawned. "I am a bundle of energy."

He snorted and pulled the blankets up over her. "Indeed. Well, Mistress Energy, please get some rest so that Nurse Sakura doesn't come after me."

"Mm… I don't like Sakura anymore."

"That's not very nice."

She grunted, curling into her pillow. "I don't wanna be in here anymore, Jareth."

"It's just a few more days. Then you can cause mayhem and chaos to the castle."

Eyes closed, her lips curled into a smile. She reached out blindly, catching his hand. "Stay… till I… pass out?"

"Of course," he murmured, tightening his hold on her hand and brushing hair out of her face.

She fell asleep only a moment later. He left twenty minutes after that.

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It had only been three days.

Three days.

She had to get out.

The walls were closing in on her. She felt her heart racing, breathing picking up. She bent over, hands shaking violently and hair falling around her face, obscuring her vision of the white walls.

She had to get out.

White noise vibrated against her eardrums. Her breath was harsh, echoing in her mind. The room spun, her fingers had turned to claws and were embedded in the mattress.

She had to get out!

Clawing towards the side table, she grabbed the drawer and flung it open. Kara had brought her a change of clothes just in case she got sick of wearing the hospital gown Sakura provided. Sarah tore off the gown, frantically pulling her tee shirt on.

Sakura wandered into the room. "Ms. Williams? Your friends are here to see... Sarah? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine," she panted, fisting her hands in the sheets and praying that Sakura wouldn't try to force her to put the gown back on. It would interfere with her plans of escape. "I'm fine. Leave me alone."

"You're obviously not!" She was at her side in an instant, bursting Sarah's personal space bubble, taking readings and touching her.

"Let go of me!" Sarah snapped angrily. "Don't touch me!"

"Sarah? What's wrong?" Sakura asked in worry.

Sarah pushed her hands away, falling out of bed and stumbling to her feet, pants on only a second later. She had to get out.

"Sarah! You can't leave! You have to stay here! Sarah, stop it! You're going to hurt yourself!"

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Jareth yawned as he stood in the waiting room. He, Jareth and Alan had come to visit Sarah at the same time, something Sakura didn't care for. He scowled. He loved the nurse but she was as strict as one of his old tutors sometimes, especially with the care of her patients.

"So I told Kara that I loved her and she got embarrassed- embarrassed!" Jason complained.

"Did she indeed?" Alan asked in hidden amusement.

"NO!" All three blinked at each other and turned to look at the doorway, as did the rest of the occupants. "I DON'T CARE, DAMN IT!"

"Ms. Williams!"

Sarah stumbled backwards out of the doorway, shirt and pants on instead of the gown they had been making her wear. "I'm not staying here any longer!" she snapped at the nurse who followed her. Her hair was every which way, a crazed look on her face. Jareth frowned in worry and glanced at Jason and Alan whose eyes were wide, jaws dropped.

Sakura reached for her and Sarah leapt away from the hands as though they would hurt her. "You're hurt!"

"I'm fine!" Sarah took even more steps backwards. "Leave me alone!"

"No you're not!"

"Listen!" she snarled. "If I have to stay in here one more minute I will literally go insane!"

"I think you're already far beyond that point," Jason chirped, trying to make her laugh.

Sarah snarled viciously at him. "SHUT UP!" The man's eyebrows lifted in surprise at the venom in the words and his back stiffened automatically in defense.

"Sarah," Jareth said soothingly, physically and verbally putting himself between Sarah and her victim. "Are you alright?"

"NO!" she screamed, hands grabbing at her hair, eyes swimming in tears. "I won't stay here any longer! I WON'T!"

"Alright. Just calm down."

She clawed at him, grabbing his jacket, a frantic look on her face. "Get me out of here, Jareth! Please!"

He glanced at the shocked occupants before nodding to her. The room vanished, her room appearing. She sagged in relief, letting out a soft moan before stumbling to her bed and curling up.

"Now that we're alone," he remarked, sitting on the edge facing her. "What the hell was that about?"

She didn't move for a few minutes, breathing evening out slowly. She turned, tilting her face towards him, hair covering her face. "Remember I told you that my brother was shot?" He nodded, reaching forward to brush her hair off her face. "I… I didn't include that it went straight through him and hit me too." She lifted her shirt a little bit and ran a finger over the skin on the right side of her belly button where a faint scar sat. "I was in the hospital for two weeks. All I had were four white walls, a view of a parking garage and my memories. Cops were in and out, questioning me, my grandparents were all dead, no aunts or uncles, friends all at college…"

"You just relived it for two weeks." She nodded. "Then what? Why did you leave?"

"I realized I didn't know where Riley was."

"Who had him?"

"Neighbor. I signed myself out. Went and got him. Packed my things and was gone." She sighed. "Tell Sakura I'm sorry but… I really hate hospitals."

"I will." He kissed her forehead. "Get some rest. I'll come find you for dinner later."

"Thanks Jareth."

He nodded and stood. Looking down at her, he realized how exhausted she looked, the fear still in her eyes. He dropped to his knees beside the bed and reached out, pulling her towards him and forcing her to look straight at him. "Sarah. Don't ever hide something like this from me again. You hide your hurt so well we can't tell when you need help."

"I don't need help-"

"Sarah." The wounded plea in his voice made her stop protesting immediately. "Please. Promise me."

She swallowed and nodded. "I promise," she whispered. "I'll tell you. I'm sorry, Jareth."

"It's alright." He kissed her. "Sleep tight. I'll bring you dinner in a few hours."

"Thank you," she murmured, body already sagging. He helped her get under the covers and tucked her in.

Once he was sure she was out, he vanished, the still shocked hospital room where he left it. All eyes turned to him questioningly and he sighed. "She's scared of hospitals," he summed up, not wanting to delve into her past. "She's been tolerating it for the past few days but today was enough."

"Why didn't she say something?" Sakura snapped. "I could've had her moved!" She spun on her heel. "MARY! Mary put this in the file! No hospital wing! Moved to room asap!"

Jason motioned towards the hallway and Jareth led the way, Alan on his heels. He didn't speak until they reached his den, positive no one could hear the conversation.

"Did I ever tell you about her brother?"

"He died, right?" Jason asked. "That's the grave she visits every so often."

"Her step-mother killed him accidentally while trying to kill her." Alan and Jason's jaws dropped, staring at him in faint horror. "They were teasing each other and he jumped in front of her just as his mother pulled the trigger. Sarah never told me that the bullet hit her too."

Alan winced and Jason sighed. "So the hospital…"

"She was in the hospital for two weeks with no friends or family to visit her. Just doctors and cops." Alan took a heavy seat, rubbing his forehead. "She couldn't take it anymore. That's why she broke down today."

"I should have seen this coming," Jason remarked. "When we went to visit the other day, there was a touch of hysteria when we joked about her never leaving the room while under Sakura's supervision. Even Kara noticed it. When we asked her if she were alright, she just joked and said she'd end up killing Sakura if she had to stay there for another week."

Jareth nodded, sighing as he slouched into his chair. "She'll recover but I think she'll end up staying in her room for the next few days. Limit the visitors, yeah?"

Jason nodded sharply. "I'll spread the word. Quietly."

"Thanks."

"Do you think the Musketeers would be too much for her?" Alan asked. "Kira and I have to attend a meeting tomorrow. We were going to leave them with Hotaru but… if Sarah wants company…"

"I'll ask her. That might be just what she needs. On the other hand, she might not be up to the Musketeers."

"I gotcha. Just let her know not to feel obligated. We've got Kira's parents, the nursemaids, Kira and I, Evie, and about two hundred willing townsfolk ready to wait on them hand and foot."

Jareth sighed and shook his head. "They could rule the world."

"Taxes could be paid in cookies!" Both he and Alan sent Jason a look. "Nachos could be the official food and our anthem could be This is the song that never ends!"

"Now look what you started," Alan grumbled.

"Better go find Kara," Jareth sighed. "I think it's time to sacrifice her for the cause."

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For dinner later that night, Jareth asked the cook for a simple platter – soup and sandwiches. He appeared in front of Sarah's door and knocked.

"Come in." The door opened before him, Sarah sitting in a chair just inside of the balcony doors, the dying light highlighting her exhausted frame. She turned to look at him as the door closed. "Hey Jareth."

"Evening." He waved a hand, the tray following him, darting to rest on a table that appeared before her. "Eat."

"Very romantic," she remarked with a soft smirk.

He snorted in response, waving a hand to pull a chair up beside her. "How are you feeling?"

"Better. Rested. Embarrassed." At his look of confusion, she added "because of my freak out in the hospital?" Snagging a sandwich, she took a healthy bite and swallowed it before continuing. "What did everyone say?"

"They were appropriately shocked but once I told them you were scared of hospitals, Sakura made Mary put it in the books to have you transferred to your room immediately."

"How's Jason?" she asked quietly. "I didn't mean to yell at him."

"He's fine. He understands. He was just worried about you. Alan… well he didn't really have much of a reaction. I think it's because Kira's insane so your minor freak out was nothing compared to what he's used to." She laughed and he felt a weight fall off his shoulders. "You didn't ask about me, you know?"

Smirking fully this time, she snagged another sandwich. "You, my dear Goblin King, should be used to my freak outs by now."

"True." He tapped the handles of the chairs and they formed into one seat. She automatically shifted so he could rest one leg on the couch behind her and she could lie back against his chest. "But I was very worried about you."

"Don't be." She patted his cheek. "I promised to tell you when I was hurting, yes? And so I will."

"Sarah?"

"Yes?"

"Are you breaking your promise already?"

She snorted. "You catch on quick. But no, I'm not. I'm… sad but I'm not hurting. It just… I was so close to forgetting. Every time I almost forget, I'm forced to remember again and… I just don't want to remember."

"Then don't," he said softly, wrapping his arms loosely around her waist. "Just relax. Don't think about anything except relaxing."

She grumbled, curling tighter into his chest. "Right. Think about nothing. That'll work just great."

He chuckled. "Fine then. I'll tell you about Jason's plans to crown the Three Musketeers as rulers who force their subjects to pay taxes in cookies?"

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Sarah had fallen asleep somewhere between Jason's fifteen verse of the national anthem and the sacrifice of Kara to his insanity. Jareth had let her nap for almost an hour before his 'need to get paperwork done' alarm went off in his head. Sighing, he gently woke her up. "I've got to get back to work."

"Mmkay," she mumbled, rubbing at her eyes and yawning.

Standing, he opened his mouth to bid her good night then remembered Alan's offer. "I almost forgot. Alan wanted to know if you'd like the Three Musketeers to spend an afternoon with you."

She swallowed roughly, regaining her control before she smiled weakly. "I don't think I can, Jareth."

"Alan will understand. Don't worry."

"Thanks."

He kissed her temple. "I'll see you tomorrow."

"Until then." He vanished, the empty tray, cups and table leaving with him. She sighed heavily, looking out the doors to the night sky. "Tonight's the last night," she said darkly. "Then no more. You can't haunt me anymore Karen. You've cause me more harm by not shooting me than you ever could have if you'd killed me. So that's it. No more."

Standing, she strode to her bed and slid under the covers. "So that's it. You can haunt my dreams for the last time tonight. Tomorrow is a new day and a new Sarah."

Nothing replied and she took that as a good sign. Smiling, she held out a hand, imagining…imagining… pop! She peeked an eye open and smiled, finding Hippo, Jareth's stuffed owl, lying there. Snuggling close to the feathery fuzzed stuffed animal, she quickly fell to sleep.

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To all Heal Me, Hurt Me Readers and Reviewers,

So in the past three days I've spent about… I wanna say 10 or 11 hours on this? Probably more than that. I've been re-reading, re-writing, planning, plotting, organizing and all other verb-ings of this story. Gah. I was re-reading and I fell upon a character who I had no idea where they came from, what part they played, nothing (please forgive me Alex, the wished away who is now living with Honou and Rica).

What I'm really trying to say is OH DEAR GOD THIS STORY IS HUGE! How do you guys go through it in only a day or two? I wrote it and it takes forever! Bravo to all you who've reviewed and said you just read through the entire thing in one go. You are amazing and this chapter is dedicated to you.

Right about now, there's about… 13 more chapters, I think? (which at my rate of updating will take about five years to finish hahaha-no.) I was hoping for a nice even 100 though so, considering this chapter was actually chapter 78, then I'd need to add nine more chapters in, which I think I can do… maybe?

Also, I've written a few but I wanted to know if people are interested in backstories of some of the characters? I've written a story for Anor, Clarica, Reishka, Cleo and Jason right now. Oh, and Washi and Taka. I've been debating whether or not to put them up or not (mostly because I don't feel like editing them) but if anyone wants to read them or know more then lemme know and I'll post em. Also, if you guys have a question about one of the characters or why they are the way they are then ask it in a review and I can maybe write about it in a one-shot.

Anywho, chapter 29/79 is almost finished. I've just gotta clean it up and write a better ending then I'll post it. I also gotta run through the entire story to make sure I didn't miss any plots that never went anywhere. Gahhhhh… that means I have to read about 400 pages (single-spaced) of story all over againnnnnnn.

So again, let me thank those of you who can sit in your chair and read the ENTIRE story in one go.

You. Are. Amazing.

Kadasa out.

Kadasa Mori

Next Chapter Preview: Chapter 29 (really 79)

Jareth let out a grumble as he rubbed his forehead, cursing paperwork. Oh how he hated it so.

"JAR-RETH!" Rolling his eyes, he sighed heavily through his nose and looked up as Sarah marched into the room, three panthers following behind her. She crossed her arms and cocked her hip to the side. "Why didn't you tell us about the zombies?"

"Why aren't you in bed-wait. What?" He blinked in surprise then shot Valdis a look. The panther ignored him, eyes focused on a shiny silver ring dangling from a coat thrown over a chair casting light beams around the room as it swung. He frowned. "I did not want to incite a panic," he remarked easily.

"Why wasn't the zombie barrier working?"

He lifted an eyebrow. "What?"

"The one to keep out zombies? Beck turned into one when she was here."

"What?"

Sarah sighed. "You're becoming redundant, darling."

"Rebecca turned into a zombie?"

"That's what I said-"

He was on his feet immediately, boots clicking as he brushed past them, through the doorway and down the hallway. Sarah blinked then raced after him, the panthers following quickly.