A/N Own Nothing
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I was trying to hold my breath and stay under the water as long as possible when I heard a knock on the bathroom door. I figured it must be Jareth so I told him to come in. I was completely surrounded by bubbles so he wouldn't be able to see anything anyway and I had a curtain closed around it also. Jareth came in and sat next to where my head was.
"The food is here. Are you ready to come out? I briefly looked through the movies you selected and thought we could watch the Back to the Future one. It looks mildly entertaining."
I mindlessly splashed the water around. "You don't have to watch it. I know you get annoyed when you're not actively doing something." I tried to make myself sound happier but I wasn't doing a good job.
The curtain opened slowly and Jareth ran his fingers through my hair and held my head into his chest. "I will do more than fight him if he ever hurts you again." Jareth's eyes were full of rage and his hands were making fists. He was looking past me speaking very slowly. I was actually afraid of him. I slowly started to cower away. He noticed and suddenly went from very angry to upset. "Come on out and let's eat." He got the robe and held it out for me.
I slowly got up as he kept his eyes behind the robe so I could have a little privacy. I really didn't think I deserved to be treated so nicely but then I was in a depressed mood so I wouldn't. Jareth had set up the smaller television in the living room. The bigger television and the stand would be delivered the next day. He had the DVD player all hooked up and the movie was ready to go. He had some plates and the cartons on the coffee table. He even ordered me a bottle of diet soda and got me a glass ready.
I was surprised that Jareth would even think of eating dinner in his living room but we curled up and ate. I barely ate but Jareth ate all of his and most of what I left. After he cleaned the remains up he sat on the couch and pulled me over to him so he could hold me while we watched. I was glad I had seen the movie so many times because Jareth asked a lot of questions about the movie as it was playing. I really think he was just trying to get me to be myself more.
Jareth was about to switch the DVD to the next one in the trilogy when I asked him, "Are you going to be mad at me tomorrow when you realize that you took the whole day off to spend with me?" I felt bad for asking but it was a fair question, he had done it a few times before. Jareth didn't look at me for a few minutes. He just continued to change the DVD, and then sat next to me again not looking at me. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring down the nice day you had planned. I can just go back to my apartment if you want." I went to get up but Jareth stopped me.
"No and that's one reason why I didn't want you to keep that other apartment. You had every right to ask me that. I hurt you before and I will make it up to you and your ex-husband is to blame for your mood today." He pulled me back onto his lap and held me. I cuddled close into him while he stroked me with his gloved hand. I sighed; he really didn't take them off. Even in my dream he had them on during sex. I was pretty sure he didn't sleep with them though.
"I am just going to go to bed." I went to walk upstairs but Jareth carried me. "You are going to spoil me if you keep treating me like a princess."
Jareth smirked at me, "You are my princess." He kissed the top of my head and hesitated at the top of the stairs. I knew what he was thinking. He wanted me to sleep in his bed but he didn't want to push me. I roughly pointed in the direction of his room and he tucked me into his bed. Of course he couldn't go through the whole day without some kind of sarcastic remark, "Now leave some room for me alright?" It did make me laugh and I rolled over and snuggled into his covers.
Jareth went out and into his office. I could see into it and watched him for awhile before I fell asleep. My dream didn't start out in the castle this time. Actually it started as a normal dream. I was reliving the day almost like it was an out-of-body experience. I saw the pure rage in Jareth's eyes as Bill was telling his what a not good wife I had been.
Then the world turned and I was back in the castle. I looked around by myself for a little while. I really wished that it hasn't so hard to concentrate on what I was looking at. After I had wandered a little while I called for the Goblin King and he appeared. He took me to his throne room and we sat by the window just looking at the labyrinth the whole night. I was amazed to see all the little goblins having fun down there. I started to hear my alarm clock going off as Jareth was giving me a crystal ball. It glowed with a dark green light. I just barely had time to take it when I woke up.
I felt better that morning. I wasn't really in a bad mood anymore. I got up and got myself dressed and ready. Jareth had already gone to work as usual. I didn't even know if he slept with me at all. I came back to make the bed before I went to work and found the green glowing crystal ball under my pillow.