A/N: Hi guys! Sorry for the little emotional note in Chapter 6, I was wiped out.
Jareth: Well, you are better now? You were reading that lovely Jane Austen story by mind-the-apostrophe, right? What was it called again?
Erik: A College Persuasion
A/N: Yeah! That had an awesome plotline! Now for Chapter 7!
Elizabeth was pacing back and forth. "If I stay here, I will be a goblin with no intelligence. If John wins…I am his bride! I can't be a doll that has been paid for, nor will I be a goblin. If I stay with Erik…" Elizabeth thought, trying to be wise. Then she heard the clock strike thirteen times. Jareth instantly appeared before his 'prisoner'. "John has lost…since you are very special case, you may chose where you will live. My castle, but you will be turned into a goblin…even if you are a special case, I can't bend the rules about that. Or. You may choose Erik's secret hideaway." "I-I-I" Elizabeth stuttered, "Erik will have someone to care for his discouraged heart and soul…" she thought. "I chose Erik's hideaway." Elizabeth said strongly.
Erik burst through the door, "You want to stay with me?" he almost yelled. "Yes, I still need a few lessons…and…I want to know more about you." Elizabeth said shyly. "I-I can't believe it…she wants to know me! A monster!" Erik thought joyfully. "Believe it." Jareth said out loud. "Jareth…I didn't tell her." Erik said ashamed. "Wait! How I am I, a murderer, ashamed of not telling something?" Erik thought strangely. "Tell me, what?" Elizabeth asked worried. "You know of the tale 'The Labyrinth', correct?" Jareth asked, knowing that Erik would not say a word. "Yes…wait…are you two related?" Elizabeth asked trying to solve the puzzle. "Yes, we are cousins. My mother was his mother's eldest sister." Jareth said. "So…both of you have magic?" Elizabeth asked with wide-eyes full of wonder. "Yes, we do. I believe it is time for you two to go. I will visit." Jareth said winking.
"Take me and this woman
To the place I call home."
Erik said as he pulled out a crystal. The crystal grew around Elizabeth and Erik, and incased them. Elizabeth grabbed Erik's arm afraid. "I have know her for 13 hours and already she makes my heart race." Erik thought blushing. The grand library faded away to a darkness. The darkness faded away to Erik's hideaway before Elizabeth's eyes. Elizabeth was still holding Erik's arm. "Oh…sorry," she let go of Erik's arm, "I was just afraid…"Elizabeth said turning her head blushing. "You may sleep in the bed, I will sleep on the floor…" Erik said. "No, this is your home…I can sleep on the floor." Elizabeth said, trying to be polite. "No, I have to be a gentleman, you take the bed." Erik said, trying not to look Elizabeth in the eyes. "Is there anywhere you can sleep?" Elizabeth asked.
"T-there…is…my…old-d home. It has two bedrooms. I-I don't know if they burned it all d-down." Erik said, thinking of how much was destroyed. "Then let us go…we could avoid this…situation." Elizabeth said as she blushed again. "I must have blushed twenty times since meeting Erik…" Elizabeth thought. "I don't want to go back there…how about I just bring my coffin?" Erik said. "You sleep in a coffin?" Elizabeth asked with wide eyes. Erik just nodded. "Well…a little scary…but I guess that must be comfortable. Do you want anything to eat?" Elizabeth asked, changing the subject from the coffin. "I barely eat…just some bread and butter would do." Erik said as he left.
Erik had finally reached his former home…and saw the horror. His organ destroyed, shattered into golden pieces. His candles seemed to have been used to burn all his precious artwork. His quill was at the bottom of the lake. The gondola had been thrown at his door…and his coffin had burned to a crisp. "My home…my playground…my artistic domain…my life it is gone. I am truly dead." Erik said out loud. "Why?" an inner voice said. "Your madness is what cost you your life." a deeper, kinder voice said. "I was mad…mad with obsession." Erik thought as a cold tear of hatred, shame, and loss fell from his eyes.
Erik ran straight through the passage and stopped half way through. "Jareth, I need you." Erik said as he slid down the wall and sat on the cold stone. "What is wrong, cousin?" Jareth asked as he appeared. "My…home…destroyed." Erik said trying to breathe. "I thought you knew…I am so sorry, Erik. But you still have your music, right?" Jareth said putting his arm around him. "Y-yes, but now Elizabeth is here. She doesn't know how to comfort a broken heart…nor how to deal with the pain." Erik said looking at the stone floor.
"Erik…Elizabeth did go through a loss. I cannot tell you, she must be ready…" Jareth said hoping to encourage this lost soul. "I shall wait…but I still feel the pain, Jareth. It shall always hurt…" Erik said getting up. "You better make a bed for yourself…" Jareth said smirking, trying to make Erik laugh. "I am so blind…" Erik made a crystal and turned it into a coffin.
Erik carried the new coffin (with the help of Jareth) when Elizabeth had just finished her dinner. "Hello, Jareth. Erik, if you needed help lifting that I could have helped." Elizabeth smirked. "I do believe that would be improper and you are not as strong a us." Jareth said as he and Erik placed the coffin near the black bed. "Yes, I can not carry that big of a load, but I know that you could have just made the coffin appear." Elizabeth smirked knowingly again. "Ugh…I am suppose to be a genius and I didn't even think of that." Erik said as Jareth laughed. "I understand…I forgot a lot of things when Charlotte died…I mean…" Elizabeth stopped, "How did you let that slip, you foolish girl!" she thought feeling angry with her tongue. "Who is Charlotte?" Erik asked. "I guess I have to tell you sooner or later…" Elizabeth sighed.
A/N: I AM SO SORRY! MY COUSINS CAME UP AGAIN!!!
Erik: At least your friend helped you out… Jareth and I couldn't get near you to vent out your feelings.
Jareth: Yeah…well to all my subjects Happy New Year!
Erik: To all my phans: Bonne année !
A/N: I don't know if that is the right spelling but Happy New Year! And My birthday was Dec. 28, please leave me a belated birthday review!
