That evening Jareth appeared in Lana's room expecting her to be ready to go, but she wasn't. She was sitting on the bed with the dress in her arms. "I expected you to be ready." She looked up glaring at him. "Well, maybe if it fit I would wear it, but your little servant girl measured me wrong." Jareth growled and called on his servant. Narena appeared and bowed. "You called My Lord?"
Jareth didn't look at her he was watching Lana. "Measure her again and make another dress. I'll stand her all night and keep them waiting if I have to." Narena looked frightened. "Yes, sir." She walked over to Lana beckoning her to stand and once she did she took the measurements again. Quickly she had another dress made using her magic. "There, this one will fit." Jareth turned his back so she could change.
Lana stared at his back. "You aren't seriously going to stand there while I change are you?" Jareth chuckled. "Well, either way I could see you if I felt the need to. Just change and get ready to go." Lana sighed but she still glared at his back the whole time she changed into the dress. Narena used her magic to fix up Lana's hair and makeup.
Jareth turned around when he was told he could. He looked over Lana with a smirk. "Better." Lana glared. "Shall we?" Lana didn't dare piss him off again knowing it would only make things worse, so with a nod she took his arm and they disappeared. They reappeared in the ball room away from the crowed of people who had no idea that they had arrived. "Heres the rules. You don't have to spend ever waking minute with me but when I need you to join me you will. Is that clear? And no rude comments or remarks. You are here as my guest. I expect you to act like one. Got it?"
Lana nodded and walked with him into the crowed. The many women and girls alike glared at her and whispered to themselves. Jareth paid no mind to them and kept walking. Once they reached the raised floor Jareth let her sit in a chair and he spoke. "Welcome everyone. I'm glad you could come. I would like you all to meet my special Guest Lady Lana. I hope you will all treat her with respect for she is my guest at this ball and in my lands."
With this the party went on and no one seemed to notice her except the women and girls who glared and talked about her constantly. Getting up with a sigh Lana walked out to the balcony. The people who were they left as if they hated her. Why she didn't know, and she didn't seem to care. As the night rolled on she grew bored and wished she had something to do. As if he knew or as if he had been reading her mind Jareth appeared. "Come..lets dance. You seem to need something to do."
Lana didn't really want to but what harm could it do right? At least she could move around and maybe have a little fun. Jareth led her to the center of the ball room pulling her into a waltz. The other girls were pissed and this made Lana smiled. They didn't speak simply danced on. After a while Jareth spoke. "They don't like you, I notice." Lana seemed to shrug. "I don't see why they don't. They don't know me." Jareth chuckled his eyes seeming to light up for a moment.
"Because you are with me and they aren't." Lana looked up at him. "But why would it matter? We aren't a couple." Jareth sighed. "It does to them. They all want me every last one of them and well they cant stand the fact that I brought you and am dancing with you, being close to you, talking with you when I do little if any of it with them."
Lana nodded and they danced on but she noticed how he seemed to keep his eyes on her and no one else. "Why do you look at me like that?" Jareth blinked. "What do you mean?" "I mean that you keep staring at me like I'm some goddess or something." Jareth chuckled. "Well, I'm sorry. If you like I'll stop. I can always look at the other women." Jareth leaned closer. "And I know how you would hate me to do that since you like pissing them off." Lana blushed and glanced up at him. But as she did he caught her in a simple sweet kiss.
Lana quickly caught on and finished out the play which they had started the moment they walked in. The women were in a frenzy. Some were leaving others were cursing to others and bitching and some were even stalking towards them. Both were laughing now and when one woman got close enough to grab Lana Jareth stopped and stepped in front of her. Lana had stopped laughing as well and peaked around Jareth. The woman looked furious. But Jareth didn't budge.
"Get out of my way Jareth. I'm going to teach her a lesson." Jareth growled. "And what lesson would that be Cat?" Cat growled back. "Not to kiss the King of the Underworld in front of other women who he's dated." Jareth smiled. "As I do recall I kissed her Cat. So maybe you should be mad at me." Cat stamped her foot. "Ohh..damn you!" She stormed off and left along with everyone else.
Jareth turned to Lana. "It's late." Lana nodded and headed for the door. But Jareth stopped her by gently grabbing her arm and swinging her around into his arms. Without even a moments notice he bent his head and kissed her deeply.
Jareth didn't look at her he was watching Lana. "Measure her again and make another dress. I'll stand her all night and keep them waiting if I have to." Narena looked frightened. "Yes, sir." She walked over to Lana beckoning her to stand and once she did she took the measurements again. Quickly she had another dress made using her magic. "There, this one will fit." Jareth turned his back so she could change.
Lana stared at his back. "You aren't seriously going to stand there while I change are you?" Jareth chuckled. "Well, either way I could see you if I felt the need to. Just change and get ready to go." Lana sighed but she still glared at his back the whole time she changed into the dress. Narena used her magic to fix up Lana's hair and makeup.
Jareth turned around when he was told he could. He looked over Lana with a smirk. "Better." Lana glared. "Shall we?" Lana didn't dare piss him off again knowing it would only make things worse, so with a nod she took his arm and they disappeared. They reappeared in the ball room away from the crowed of people who had no idea that they had arrived. "Heres the rules. You don't have to spend ever waking minute with me but when I need you to join me you will. Is that clear? And no rude comments or remarks. You are here as my guest. I expect you to act like one. Got it?"
Lana nodded and walked with him into the crowed. The many women and girls alike glared at her and whispered to themselves. Jareth paid no mind to them and kept walking. Once they reached the raised floor Jareth let her sit in a chair and he spoke. "Welcome everyone. I'm glad you could come. I would like you all to meet my special Guest Lady Lana. I hope you will all treat her with respect for she is my guest at this ball and in my lands."
With this the party went on and no one seemed to notice her except the women and girls who glared and talked about her constantly. Getting up with a sigh Lana walked out to the balcony. The people who were they left as if they hated her. Why she didn't know, and she didn't seem to care. As the night rolled on she grew bored and wished she had something to do. As if he knew or as if he had been reading her mind Jareth appeared. "Come..lets dance. You seem to need something to do."
Lana didn't really want to but what harm could it do right? At least she could move around and maybe have a little fun. Jareth led her to the center of the ball room pulling her into a waltz. The other girls were pissed and this made Lana smiled. They didn't speak simply danced on. After a while Jareth spoke. "They don't like you, I notice." Lana seemed to shrug. "I don't see why they don't. They don't know me." Jareth chuckled his eyes seeming to light up for a moment.
"Because you are with me and they aren't." Lana looked up at him. "But why would it matter? We aren't a couple." Jareth sighed. "It does to them. They all want me every last one of them and well they cant stand the fact that I brought you and am dancing with you, being close to you, talking with you when I do little if any of it with them."
Lana nodded and they danced on but she noticed how he seemed to keep his eyes on her and no one else. "Why do you look at me like that?" Jareth blinked. "What do you mean?" "I mean that you keep staring at me like I'm some goddess or something." Jareth chuckled. "Well, I'm sorry. If you like I'll stop. I can always look at the other women." Jareth leaned closer. "And I know how you would hate me to do that since you like pissing them off." Lana blushed and glanced up at him. But as she did he caught her in a simple sweet kiss.
Lana quickly caught on and finished out the play which they had started the moment they walked in. The women were in a frenzy. Some were leaving others were cursing to others and bitching and some were even stalking towards them. Both were laughing now and when one woman got close enough to grab Lana Jareth stopped and stepped in front of her. Lana had stopped laughing as well and peaked around Jareth. The woman looked furious. But Jareth didn't budge.
"Get out of my way Jareth. I'm going to teach her a lesson." Jareth growled. "And what lesson would that be Cat?" Cat growled back. "Not to kiss the King of the Underworld in front of other women who he's dated." Jareth smiled. "As I do recall I kissed her Cat. So maybe you should be mad at me." Cat stamped her foot. "Ohh..damn you!" She stormed off and left along with everyone else.
Jareth turned to Lana. "It's late." Lana nodded and headed for the door. But Jareth stopped her by gently grabbing her arm and swinging her around into his arms. Without even a moments notice he bent his head and kissed her deeply.