AN: Chapter two. This one doesn't have as much Jareth, but I like this chapter, it let me bring out my imagination of what his castle is like inside.
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Chapter Two
I hope mom doesn't come bursting in my door soon, Sarah thinks to herself, I want to sleep more. Rolling over in bed, she puts her arm around something furry and warm.
"Wait… what?" Sarah whispers to herself. Her eyes were crusted and she could not open them.
"Me lady! Me lady you are awake! Ambrosias get down! You woke me lady!" An annoying smart sounding voice rang in Sarah's ear, and her crusted eyes flew open.
Sitting all around her were Ambrosias, Sir Didymus, Ludo, and Hoggle. All of her old friends from the Labyrinth were here, they were finally reunited, and it felt so good.
"Oh my god you guys!" Sarah jumped out of the white bed, and tackled all four of her pals.
"Sawahhh!!!!" Ludo yelled and squeezed her tightly, engulfing her in his big orange fur.
"Me lady! You must have missed Ambrosias and I so dearly, Ambrosias cried for weeks after you left, and you know he is a dog, it was quite a sight." Sarah, already crying, hugged Didymus, and then looked over at her dear best friend of her Labyrinth adventure.
"Hoggle!!!" Sarah jumped on Hoggle, almost throwing them both to the ground.
"Ohhhhhhh… Sarah, I sure have missed ya." Hoggle says shyly but surely. Sarah sits back and looks at the four friendly creatures sitting in front of her. They were all sitting on a grand white plush bed, in a wooden room filled with white furniture. Everything except the floor and walls were white. She smiled at them, and realized that they used to be more chattier, they all looked somewhat glum on this reunion, and then she remembered why she was here.
"The King sent you all, didn't he?" She asks Hoggle.
"Yes'm, he brought ya here late last night, he carried ya up to this room, an got his goblin minions ta come find us all, an for us ta watch ova ya all last night, an ta be here when ya awoke." Hoggle explains.
"Oh, so he forced you to be here."
"Well no, me lady. If we knew you were here, we would come on our own free will to be with me lady." Sir Didymus grasps Sarah's hand to comfort her.
"Oh, then why are you all so glum?" She asks them.
"Because me lady, this is the last time we are to see you." Sir Didymus jumps over and embraces Sarah, followed by the rest, except for Ambrosias who sits by and whimpers.
"Ohh Sawahh. I am… goin tahh miss yah." Ludo exclaims to her.
"Why can I not see you all again?" Sarah asks them, slight fury showing on her face.
"The King does not want us to interfere with you while you are still mortal. And you shall be mortal till your 21 birthday." Didymus tells.
"Why while I am mortal?"
"We don't know really… But Jareth is very possessive, an wants ya all to himself." Hoggle whispers.
"Ok… So how am I supposed to get out of here?" Sarah leans forward to get them all in a small huddle.
"There is no way out. Believe me, many mortals have tried me lady. None have beat Jareth, except for you. The only way out is for Jareth to let you out. And he for sure is not letting you leave me lady." Sir Didymus says sadly.
They all turn to the clock, which says 8:00 am. "We must leave now." Hoggle says. She hugs them all, and with many a tear, they leave. Sarah is still wearing her clothes from yesterday. She goes over to a vanity and finds a brush to untangle her long locks.
There is no way out, she thinks to herself. I may have to live here, but I will not let Jareth turn me into a slave, and I will not let him touch me like he did last night.
Like he knew she was thinking about him, Jareth bursts through the door. He is wearing the same fashions as yesterday, but the shirt is light blue, the pants are grey and the boots are jet black. He closes the door, and slowly, sexily, sways over to the sitting Sarah. He stands behind her, and leans over to peck her cheek.
"How was your sleep?" He asks her.
"It was fine." She says, with no emotion in her voice.
"Yes, yes, I can tell today you are to be moody." He looks at her through the vanity mirror, distaste on his face.
"Yes, mortals tend to be moody." She spat at him.
"Hmm… Then are you saying I should turn you immortal sooner than planned? Say the word, and I shall oblige."
"No!" She bursts out. Jareth slightly chuckles and takes her hand to pull her up to face him.
"I wish to take you tonight." He looks at her, showing no trace of any emotion, like a robot.
"Take me where?" She asks, playing dumb.
"Don't be silly Sarah. You know what I mean." His mouth twitches, and she can tell he likes the way she makes fun of him. I better stop that, she thinks to herself, I have to make him hate me, or at least pity me, so he will send me home.
"What if I do not wish to be… taken." She asks him.
"I do not care if you do not wish it. I wish it. Tonight is the night we shall truly be together, even if you beat at me, and scream bloody murder, I will not let go, and no one will come to your aid." His eyes slowly widen as he tells her this, along with her fear that escalates.
"But… I am so young. Why would you want to do that to a young girl of eighteen?" She asks him, playing on anything that will get her out of the dreaded night together.
"The Underground, is different than the Aboveground. Girls of fourteen are ready, and willing, to bear children to men of any age. Our modern day, is your olden day."
"But… please? Can you not be merciful?" She looks at him, tears budding in her eyes. He pulls her close, and rests his head on her shoulder, arms wrapped around her waist.
"Do not be stupid, girl. I have waited nine long months for this night." He whispers roughly in her ear. "Get dressed into something pretty. I am to be away for most of the day, you may explore the castle in my absence." And with that he pushes her away, and strides out the door.
Sarah stands stock still, and stares at the wall, thinking her way out of this hell. Coming up with nothing she runs to the bed and begins to bawl. Not for the inevitable pain that Jareth would force upon her that night, that would scar her for the rest of her days. But for her family, wishing, hoping that they were all right.
Sarah gets ahold of herself, and goes to the armoire to find something clean to wear. There were many grand dresses in the white armoire, nothing suitable for a girl like Sarah to wear. She eventually found at the back, a rack of pants and blouses. She put on a white button up blouse, and a long brown swing-y skirt. All of the pants were too big for her, the back rack was fit for men. The shirt was too big, but she decided it would have to do.
She went to the door, scared it would be locked. But it opened with ease, into a long stone hallway with red carpet. Against the wall across from her room was a table with fruit and buns sitting, she presumed for her to pick at. She took an apple, and turned left down the long hallway.
She passed many doors, and finally got to the end of the hallway. There was a big blue double door, and filled with curiosity she pushed it open. Behind these doors, she presumed it was a kitchen. There was a refrigerator and sink, and a large wooden table in the middle. But everything was extremely dirty and dusty. This must be the servants kitchen, where they cooked and ate their own meals. She walked through the room, silent, searching for danger. She reached the sink and nothing happened.
She decided to go through the doors, hopeful to find some sort of weapon she could use, to get out of the castle. She looked through all of the drawers and cabinets, and finally in the last place she looked, she found a big string of keys.
"Yes!" She excitedly whispered to herself. She pawed through the keys in her hand, and found a big silver royal looking key. Much larger than the rest. She decided it must be the key to the front door.
This king is royally stupid, Sarah thought to herself. He always thinks I'm just a simple girl, I guess he didn't think I would come to this side of the castle and find his big collection of keys. She walked out of the door, and silently went down the hallway, the big chain of keys in her hands, trying to keep them from rattling. She looked at every door, trying to determine which door would be the one out of the castle. But every one was the same wooden door, nothing to say what was behind them, and she was too frightened to try going through one of them. She finally came to her door, the only door that was not wooden, it was a smooth white colour. She passed it by, strolling through the other half of the long hallway.
She eventually came to the end of the hallway, to another set of double doors, this time it was coloured deep red.
She slowly turned the handle, and it opened silently. Behind this door was a rounding staircase. She peered over the railing, and could not see where the circling stairs went to. She decided she might as well go down them, it may be the way out of the castle. Sarah went down the wooden stairs, trying to be as silent as possible. Her fear was over powering her, and soon she may hyperventilate. Every step she took, felt like she was getting closer to her death.
Ten minutes passed, and still she could not see the bottom. She was panting, sweating, and aching all over.
"Screw it." Sarah said out loud, and began to run down the stairs. Her sneakers pounded on the wooden stairs and her breath was loud and heavy. Her muscles ached, but she still ran on in full force.
Eventually, she stopped and looked over the railing. Instead of the usual darkness, she saw a soft glow of light. She laughed out loud, and sat down for a break. Her mind was racing, pondering over what was at the bottom, and what she would do when she got there.
A few minutes later, she got up and continued her journey, this time slowly. Every few steps she took the bottom got clearer, and soon she reached the very last step. At the very bottom was a door, which was wide open. She could only see a grey wall through the door, and decided to wait a moment to pull herself together.
She slowly took the step toward the door, and went through it to turn right. To her amazement, she reached a big grand room. Everything was made out of stone in this room, and there was no furniture. Just a few pictures on the wall, the biggest a portrait of Jareth.
Sarah walked to the middle of the room, and looked around. To her right, was a wooden door, to her left, a wooden door. Behind her, was a wooden door. In front of her… was not a wooden door. It was a big stone door, with large stained glass windows. She knew this door, was the front door.
She turned the knob, but it was locked. She knew what to do. Sarah went through her collection of keys, and brought the grandest one to the lock on the door. It fit, and to her great excitement, clicked the door unlocked.
Through the door she burst, onto a very familiar scene. It was the Goblin City. The same city where she fought her great battle, the same city she crossed to get to the castle. And now the city she must cross to get away from the castle.
The city was not filled with goblins, as she had thought. It looked quite empty, except for the few chickens wandering around. She supposed they all must be working, or in their houses.
Sarah closed the grand door, and threw the keys into a nearby bush. She crossed the front of the castle, and into the City of Goblins.
She walked slowly passed some houses, her fear rising with each step. There was a big creaking sound and Sarah jumped straight out of her skin.
"What are you doing out and about at this time, girly? You should be in your house eating your elevensy snack!" An old woman goblin stands outside of her door, yelling at the scared out of her mind Sarah.
"Elevensy?" Sarah shyly asks the woman goblin.
"Yes, yes. You should be at home eating right now, no good missing your snack." She criticizes.
"Oh… yes, I was just getting home right now." Sarah lies.
"Ok, hurry along then." The woman shuts the door, and Sarah continues on her journey.
Every step she took brought back memories from her journey, it was a nice feeling, remembering some of the good things she went through. Everything looked quite pleasant in this city, despite its evil ruler. She even spied some of the boulders Ludo called during the battle. The memory made Sarah chuckle.
She walked on and on, and finally, she reached the gate. The gate was not closed, as it once was. It was open, and in front and behind it were carriages, she presumed were for the goblins. She walked right through the gate, holding her breath, waiting for something to happen. Nothing did, and she raced for the forest up ahead.
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Ok, end of Chapter Two. I know, I know. Not enough Jareth, but don't worry, there will be MUCH more Jareth later on. I'm not one those people that say they are going to have tons of evil Jareth, and then they just leave you hanging, ending at a stupid point.