A/N own nothing
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I woke up the next morning feeling better than I had in a long time. I usually woke up depressed that I was getting old and not getting anywhere in life. Today, however, I woke up thinking that for a 26 year old I wasn't doing too badly. I thought about how I would be turning 27 in a little over a month and that thought depressed me slightly. I knew I wasn't old at all but it was going to be hard to start over.
Then another random thought came to me. My birthday was in a little over a month, which meant Jareth's birthday would be in a month. I double checked the calendar. Today's date was May 4th. My birthday was June 9th and if I remembered correctly Jareth's was June 3rd. I wrote it on my calendar really big. If I forgot his birthday he would use it against me just to be evil. I could just see the evil smile he would have when he plotted his revenge. I suddenly was extremely happy. I loved how playful Jareth could be and I loved his sense of humor. It was a bit twisted sometimes, but I still loved it.
I got myself showered and dressed. Today I decided to dress a bit nicer than usual. My t-shirt was a plain black shirt was a fairy on the front. My friend that lives on the other side of the country gave it to me. I didn't wear it often because it was tighter than my normal attire, and since I didn't wear it often the color was a nice black and there were no stains or holes on any of it. I was nervous and excited to start a new job. It was almost time to leave but not quite so I went to McDonalds to get some breakfast for myself and Jareth.
I stood in line and ordered a bacon, egg, and cheese bagel for me with a diet coke. I studied the menu for a moment and finally picked a sausage, egg, and cheese on a biscuit and orange juice for Jareth. Also I got him an extra side of hash browns and a cookie for myself that I would save for later. While I waited I wondered why Jareth didn't like bagels. He was such a picky eater. I paid for the food and hurried to the bakers.
I ended up staring at things for way too long in the bakery. I couldn't decide what to get. Jareth hated doughnuts and didn't care for cake. I glanced back and forth between a few other items. I started to get a little annoyed at myself for not being able to pick when I noticed one of the younger ladies in the back making a rice krispy treat castle. She was just about done when I asked her who that was for. She suddenly got really shy and said that she just felt like making it. The manager started to get angry with her and was scolding her saying that no one would buy it when I yelled loudly over them that I wanted it. She smiled brightly and said she had some finishing touches to make and it would be ready soon. The manager gave me a decent price for it even though he was clearly irritated by it. Before she boxed it up for me I suggested she take a picture so other people could order it sometime. She again seemed really pleased by the idea and found the store camera and took a few.
I couldn't believe my luck today. I smiled happily and I walked down to the restaurant and put the castle and breakfast on Jareth's desk. Jareth was surprised but kept his unhappy look on as he ate the breakfast sandwich. He opened the box with the castle in it after I left the office to get things started. I glanced back through the window to see him look almost happy. He had an almost smile on his face. I smiled and cheerfully went through my day.
On my break I flipped through the schedule to see the names of everyone who was working there. Jareth had already filled in my name in a bunch of slots. One girl walked over to me, I thought her name was Valerie; she said hi and told me how lucky they were that I stopped in. It had turned out that someone had quit the day before and I got all his hours. I wrote down all the hours Jareth gave me and went back to work. I started getting used to being more observant of the people at my tables since I could not hear them very well if they called for me. It came back just like riding a bike.
I was exhausted at the end of the day. The past two years I spent sitting on my ass at work. I needed to get myself a new pair of shoes. I was positive I had blisters and my legs were sore from just standing all day. I knew I would get used to it soon. I went into the employee room to get my stuff. The employee room was nothing like the rest of the place. I don't think Jareth designed it at all. The walls were a bright sky blue. There were two comfy dark blue couches and a love seat. There was also a nice television in there which I am positive Jareth picked out. Jareth hates to watch TV, but he would never accept any electronics in his restaurant that wasn't the best of the best. Actually I don't think he would allow anything at all in his restaurant that wasn't best of the best. So it was an HD digital flat screen. I don't know its dimensions but I knew I would never get one that big. I think one of the guys said it was a 48 inch or maybe 52. I just know it is too big for me.
I wave goodbye to Jareth as I passed his window when I heard him knock on it. I turned slowly as he motioned for me to come in. I sighed and prayed that my luck would continue and he did not want to torture me. I stepped in and gave him a quick smile. He just looked at me and waited for me to sit down. It felt really good it be sitting, but I was worried that I would never get up again. Jareth just kept looking at me and I started to get annoyed. I wished he would just say whatever is on his mind. I think he could see my annoyance because his trademark smirk stated to appear.
Finally he spoke, "Since I was so generous to give you your job back in your hour of need, I would like you to something for me."