Wow okay so inspiration struck and I managed another chapter, a long one this time. I hope you all enjoy it, please review to tell me what you think of it and just hope inspiration will keep on coming.
Disclaimer: Just to note once again that anyone you don't recognise from the original story belongs me otherwise they're not mine they're the creation of whoever wrote Labyrinth :) Enjoy
They climbed into the Landie and headed towards Blair's school, Raina turned to look at the Zoo as they left and said "Wow, I honestly can't believe we spent the whole day in the zoo. That's incredible, surely that's not normal." Jareth laughed and said "But then when you spent about ½ hour looking at each animal to try and get photos of it, it is!" Raina grinned sheepishly and said "Thank you so much for that, I think that's the best day I've had in about 5 years!"
Jareth smiled at her and said "As long as you had fun, that is all that counts and just think we can come back whenever you want. It's not as if a Goblin King can't take any time off, I mean I spent a day chasing after you, I think we can spare some days to go to the zoo and other places." Raina smiled and said "And you're still cocky, one day at the zoo is not going to buy me off." He laughed and fake pouted saying "What I have to do something tomorrow?"
He then laughed and said "Don't worry, I know! I fully intend to make sure every minute I'm with you is the happiest times of your life, and convince you that I'm trustworthy and good enough for you, so that you can come back to the place where you were once so happy. And hey just think of all the people who miss you back in the Labyrinth, I swear Wiggy has not stopped berating me since you left. I swear she loves you more than me, and she's known me since I was Blair's age!"
Raina grinned and said "I can't imagine you at Blair's age, let me guess running around making a complete nuisance of yourself?" Jareth chuckled and said "Of course, what else did you expect? Wiggy kept an eye on me, my mother never really looked after me and my father was apparently too busy with the labyrinth to have any time for me." Raina turned to him and said "I never knew, not once when we were together did I even think to ask about your life before me?"
Jareth leaned over and put a hand over hers which was clenched in her lap, glancing at her he said "Hey it's alright, I guess it's easier to forget things like that in the Labyrinth. But hey we've got time to find these sorts of things out about each other, we can just have a day where we properly get to know each other. Unleash all our hidden pasts, skeletons in the closet. Take a couple of days apart to get used to those things, and see where we go from there!" Raina smiled and said "I'd like that, sounds like a plan to me. Now I suggest you turn left pretty swiftly or you're going to miss the turning."
Jareth yelped and quickly indicated and harshly turned the wheel, Raina burst into laughter as they swung into the car park sending people scrambling to get out the way. The pulled into a parking space and Jareth sat there panting and Raina tried to control her giggles, she eventually stopped and got out the car. Walking up to the school gate she immediately found Blair's arms wound around her waist, Blair stared up at her and was speaking very rapidly "How was the zoo? Did you see lots of animals? Were there lions and elephants and giraffes? Did you take pictures for me to see? Did you get me anything from the shop? Will you take me to the zoo soon? When can we go? Can Jareth come with us? I don't want Lloyd to come, he'd ruin it. Would it just be the three of us, like it used to be? Are we going to be a family again? Are we going back to the Labyrinth soon?"
Raina laughed and said "Hold your horses little one, we're not going anywhere but home anytime soon. I'll tell you everything in the car, now come on move you little butt." Blair grinned and starting skipping towards to the Landie, Raina followed her calmly and helped her climb into the back and then climbed back into the front seat with Jareth. Blair sat in the back bouncing in her seat and said "I'm in the car now, now tell me tell me tell me." Jareth chuckled and said "You know what Blair, you sound exactly like Raina did earlier. She was running around the zoo like she was your age."
Blair giggled and Raina blushed and said "Hey stop that, she's not meant to know that! Anyway Blair, the zoo was wonderful. Don't worry I took lots of pictures of every animal, so there are lots of photos for you to see. And yes I got you something from the shop which I will give to you when we get home, now Jet and I were thinking for dinner we're going to get some Chinese take away and curl up in front of a film, is that alright with you?" Blair nodded and said "Yeah, yeah can we get some of those pancake thingies!" Jareth chuckled and said "We can get whatever you want Pixie!" They pulled into Raina's favourite Chinese take-out 'Little Palace' and got some duck and pancakes, some beef in a black bean sauce, sweet and sour pork, some spring rolls, rice, noodles and of course prawn crackers and fortune cookies.
They pulled back home and Raina put the stuff in the hot trolley to keep it warm while Blair sat bouncing on the sofa as Jareth attempted to set up the TV to play a slideshow of Raina's photo's. Raina watched his attempts before moving to the other room saying "Hey let me, you're useless." Jareth laughed and said "I can't get used to this fancy technology, though I suppose I should. I doubt you're going to decide to give it all up if you decided to go back to the Labyrinth with me. I assume you'll want to take it with you!" Raina laughed and said "Of course! Though do you even have electricity or is it all magically powered?" Jareth laughed and said "It's all magically powered but I'm sure we can get these things fixed up, now let's show Pixie what we saw today before she bursts with excitement."
Blair stopped bouncing and pouted at him, he laughed and scooping her up began tickling her. She giggled and screamed "No, no, no, put me down, put me down!" He laughed and then curled up on the sofa with her in his lap, she snuggled against him leaning her head on his chest. Raina smiled at the pair of them and sat in the armchair across from them, Blair looked over at her and then extending her arm said "Rai, you sit with us." She smiled and then getting up curled up next to them, Jareth smiled at her softly and lightly wrapped an arm around her shoulder tugging her closer to him. Raina resisted at first but then gave in and leaned against him, using a remote control they flicked through the photo's Blair cooing at all the animals.
Half way through the doorbell rang, Blair jumped up shouting "I'll get it." She ran to the door, Raina smiled at Jareth and said "I suppose we should follow her just in case." Jareth smiled and got up, pulling Raina up after him. They followed Blair to the door, neither of them had noticed that they hadn't let go of the others hand. Unfortunately it wouldn't be long before they broke apart, in fact it would only take 5 seconds. The 5 seconds in which they reached the door to find Lloyd standing there with a bunch of roses, one look at their hands and he was off. "What the hell Raina? It's been a day and you're already back with him?" Raina glanced down at their hands and then pulled away saying "Lloyd what are you doing here?"
Lloyd glared at all of them and said "I came here to ask you to come to dinner with me, but I guess there's no bloody point is there. After all it's pretty clear who you've chosen despite the month you gave us! Look at you playing happy families, but of course I never had the chance of that because of that stupid brat. I was never able to get close because that little horror was always in my way, and of course she warms up to him." Raina sighed and said "Lloyd, Jareth and I aren't back together. I guess it just seemed natural, Blair might have been a reason but it was your hate of her that prevented us from getting close, not Blair herself! Lloyd about dinner, I'm sorry you should have called. We've already got plans, I'm sorry. Maybe another day, you can take me out and we can see talk about this!"
He shook his head and said "What's the point? I've got no chance with you, not while he's here. It's obvious Raina, it's written all over your face. You're going to go back to him, you were always waiting for him to come back to get you. I was just convenient, I wonder what the police would say, if I told him you were the one who kidnapped Raina and Blair for a night." Jareth glowered at Lloyd and said "They would laugh in your face, you sound ridiculous. Leave now before you make things worse for yourself, Raina's already told you we've got plans." Raina sighed, Blair had moved over to the two of them, she had an arm round each of their waists and were looking up at the two of them with concern. She then looked over at Lloyd and said "Please stop this, Rai and Ret belong together. You're breaking up their chance for happiness, please leave us alone. Let us be a family!"
Raina smiled down at Blair as Jareth ruffled her hair, Lloyd simply glowered at the picture the three of them made. Raina sighed and said "Lloyd, Blair's right I'm afraid as are you. It's always been Jareth and I'm sorry to say it always will be, I can't help the way I feel for him and I know he betrayed me. However, I believe he can change and I'm giving him the month to prove to me that I'm the only girl for him, and I'm sorry but I don't want anything to distract me from that. You deserve a girl who will love you completely, I could never do that. Please for your own sake, forget about me and try and find a girl who really deserves you because I don't. I'm sorry, goodbye Lloyd."
She smiled weakly and then moving forward kissed him on the cheek and closed the door, she sighed as she looked at Jareth and Blair before taking a deep breath and saying "Right Jareth you go get the food out and set it up on the table for us, Blair you go get your pyjama's on because it'll be bed time after the film. I'll go set the film up, we can give Blair her things and then sit down and eat." Blair nodded dashing off upstairs, Jareth didn't move looking at Raina. Raina smiled softly as Jareth said "I'm going to do everything I possibly can to make your life the happiest in the world, I will never deserve you because you are just amazing but damn if I'm not going to try to." Raina moved forward and hugged him, he cradled her to his chest and said "I love you Rain and I'm glad you chose me!" Raina smiled and said "I love you too Jet, now go get the food Blair will be done soon and she'll want both of us there when she gets her stuff."
Jareth nodded and they separated to do their different tasks, they were quickly sorted and after calming down a squealing Blair when she got her presents, they sat down for their food and their film. By the end of the film Blair was curled up asleep in Jareth's lap, he and Raina laughed quietly and he picked her up and carried her upstairs, tucking her into bed. Raina stood resting against the doorframe watching him look after the little girl she had come to see more as a daughter than a little sister. Jareth moved to stand next to her and said "Come I have something to show you." He led her downstairs where they cleared up the remains together and then he sat her down and handed her an envelope, she frowned and opened it. Inside was an adoption certificate of a Red Panda, she looked up at Jareth who said "I could never deny you anything so I figured as I couldn't technically get you a red panda I'd get you the next best thing. When you were browsing I got talking to the manager and adopted you a red panda, he's solely yours. No one else can adopt him and you can go and see him whenever and I managed to swing it that sometimes you can go and feed and hold him. It took a lot but your worth it, I had to give it a name on the spot as it wasn't named so I hope it's alright."
Raina looked down at the certificate and laughed, he had named it Goblin King or GK for short. Jareth grinned and said "The guy did wonder and I said it was a joke between the two of us and it would make it really special for you." Raina blinked back tears and said "Jet, no one's ever done something like that for me before. I guess I never realised how sweet you could be, I never saw this side of you in the Labyrinth." He sat beside her and said "Which is why I'm glad that we have this time together, so we can really properly get to know each other. Now it's late and I suggest we go to our separate rooms otherwise I'm just going to want to join you in yours and from what I remember of you, you like your own space in bed and the bed in your room is so not big enough for that and the both of us."
Raina laughed and nodded, they made their way upstairs and stopped outside Raina's room. Raina smiled and said "Jet, this day has been so wonderful I feel like I don't want it to end, but I must ask are we doing something like that every day because that could get very tiring." Jareth laughed and said "No, only every other day. We'll have break days where we can just say in or do our own things, but every other day I'm going to take you out to do some of the things you never got to do before!" Raina smiled and then leaning up caught his lips with hers for a chaste kiss, she pulled away and said "Goodnight Jet, thank you for the best day of my life so far!" He smiled down at her and giving her a chaste kiss said "It's my pleasure my darling Rain! Goodnight!" He smiled before moving to his own room, they looked at each other before closing their doors.
Raina leaned against her door breathing heavily, how could such brief kisses leave her so breathless. Slowly she meandered around her room, getting changed for bed, cleaning her teeth and then climbing into bed. She lay in bed staring out the window, as sleep drifted across her she smiled gently and couldn't help but think that if every day was like this day she would have a very happy life. In the room across the room, Jareth sat in bed staring at the plan he and Blair had sketched out for the month ahead. It had been planned to win her over from Lloyd, but he'd already done that. It left a satisfied feeling in his chest which worried him, had this just been a contest to him? It left a sick feeling in his mouth but he couldn't help feeling it, he loved Raina with all his heart but there was a voice at the back of his head saying "But what about Sarah? She was like Raina, what if there are more out there? What if you are missing out?"
And that is the end of that chapter, I hope you enjoyed it and don't kill me for the last paragraph I know it was mean. Review, criticise whatever you wanna do, though reviewers get mental easter eggs (despite the fact that easter was last weekend, I'm still working through my easter eggs and apparently getting more in the post, :O chocolate overload) :D