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Chapter 5 Rush Rush

Jareth's POV

Watching Sarah wake up was more excruciating then I thought. For it seemed more of her beauty was awakening with her. Innocence of sleep disappearing as the seductive beauty of the women she has grown into wakes to enchant me. She's always enchanted me, always made me catch my breath, and as a creature of the Underground that alone is rare.

"mmm...Jareth?" eyes half open she stares at me.

"Yes Sarah," now would be as good a time as any to prepare her "Wake up darling we have a wedding to go to." I say and begin to help her out of bed.

Her forehead wrinkling in a bewildered frown she asked "What wedding?

"Why, really Sarah that is not a very nice thing to say, but since it is our wedding day, I assume it is just your nerves. How is it you humans say...oh yes "cold feet" I believe."

"Oh...I...I'm sorry Jareth, how strange. But why can't I remember anything about a wedding?" she looked absolutely adorable all confused and submissive. Contrary from her usual behavior but endearing none the less.

"My dear, because you gave me your consent to prepare everything, you said anywhere, anyhow as long as we could be together forever, so I suggest you take my hand love and we can be on our way." Nothing wrong with adding some cement to the lie. Besides by the time she remembers it won't matter what I've said. She just needs a little push, along with my magic it will get her to the alter.

"hmm...I guess." still unsure she answers. Only natural I suppose that my magic hasn't totally blinded her from he truth; whatever she saw before she fainted must have triggered her magic, it's the only logical explanation. I must hurry things along before she realizes, my magic will only last for so long.

Maybe a change of dress would do the trick. Already knowing her dream wedding dress from three years ago I figure something similar, but more grown up...ahh a beautiful white strapless sateen with a feathered like train, with many jewels embedded in the bodice of course. I conjured up a crystal with the image and placed it her hands to wait for her approval.

She stared at the crystal, mesmerized by what she saw. "Is this my wedding dress?" she asked not even taking her eyes off he image.

"Yes, does it not please you?" I know it does but I wish for her to say it.

She looks up startled at the assumption "No.....I mean Yes It's absolutly breathtaking, It pleases me very much."

Not as much as I will please you tonight my Pet.

But if we don't get moving now there won't be a tonight. I snap my fingers and both of us are dressed for our wedding. Me in my midnight blue coat ensemble she was so hypnotized with in the glass ballroom and her....words were not enough for it would never do her beauty justice. The bodice of the dress tight, showing a generous display of her supple breasts. While waist down she was wrapped in smooth sateen surrounded by a beautiful long train of white feather like material that flowed like ripples of water.

"You look positively gorgeous, like an angel my love." she literally took my breath away. Standing there in virginal white, the impact of her actually wearing the dress was tremendously overwhelming. For she stood in white before me two times before once in the glass ballroom and the other a long, long time ago.

"Thank you" she shyly replies as she sees the hunger in my gaze and blushes. Blush my love for it will only heighten my desire for your innocence.

"Take my hand Sarah and close your eyes" she obeys as told. But as much as I enjoy her compliance I miss her fiery spirit more. But I won't take this moment for granted for it will be a very long while before she trusts me as she does now. I conjure up another crystal and threw it up in the air and we were transported from her world to the Underground. The alter of Dedication to be exact.

Everything was in order just as commanded and as expected. By the alter stood Armond with the three elders. Servants and Subjects all gathered dressed in their finest for their King's taking of a Queen. All were present that resided in my court and some from neighboring kingdoms also.

Sarah stared at the many unfamiliar faces much like she did in the glass ballroom. Except this time no one dared to tease or ridicule her. She always had the power to make them stop to make them all kneel to her. She just never knew for her brother was her only concern then. My mistake to be more precise, now that I look at the game I played it didn't work as I planned, she charmed everyone she met and my interferences didn't waken any memories of us but only pushed her further away from the truth and me. Painted me the monster instead of lover. It disguised my true intentions and left a bitter taste not only for me but Sarah as well. No more, for my world is just starting to warm, from the cold existence it was.

I bent close to her ear and whispered what we were to do "Precious, we will walk all the way down to the alter with the three elders, from there just follow everything I do regarding the ritual, but do not be alarmed when they prick your finger it is all part of the ceremony love" she widened her eyes a bit at the finger pricking but seemed to still be in the enthrallment of my magic. Good she needed to stay collected a bit longer.

She nodded stating that she understood and intertwined her arm to mine. We began to walk down the long aisle, my subjects all bowing as we passed.

Armond did well. The hall was all done in beautiful colors, the high columns adorned with white lilies and vines that wrapped around it. The alter had my colors of course, blue velvet tapestries on and around it, the elders also wore blue. All over were hundreds of white roses and grand white candelabras.

Sarah had her mouth open a bit at the scene before her. Just like three years ago, the wonder and innocence still in her eyes.

We reached the alter and the elders presented us and began the ceremony. It's really not a complicated process but for someone unknown to our laws it could seem a bit confusing.

All I wanted was to be done with the ceremony and take her directly to my chambers. I will not wait until her innocence is mine, once my seed is in her Dimitri cannot touch her, if he dares, he will loose everything he has, his kingdom, his title and of course his powers. But like all plans, things can also go very wrong.