The sun rose over the castle Bronach and filled Sarah's room, waking her from a restless night. She sat up in her grand bed covered in periwinkle covers and white furs, a sight no one would believe back in her old world. Sarah rubbed her eyes and was met with flashes of her dreams. Jareth, the handsome king, following a redhead tart who was looking back at Jareth and teasing him to catch her.
"Mornin'," Angie bellowed as she kicked open the door. The goblin's hands were filled with what appeared to be Sarah's breakfast. "Good morning, Angie," Sarah grabbed her covers and snuggled into them.
"Oh, what a wonderful day, what with a ball happening tonight." Gently the old goblin laid the bountiful plate upon the bed in front of the young girl. "Ball?" Sarah questioned, choking on her breakfast.
Angie started across the room towards the door,"Oh that Stella was carrying on about it this morning. Practically dancing around Queen Mina."
Sarah composed herself, " I was never told. When was it planned?" The old goblin stood by the open door and stopped looking up as if she was truly searching her brain, " Just before the royal siblings and herself sat down for breakfast. That Stella insisted that because of the majesty courting ya two girls, that it would be lovely for a ball." Angie left mumbling about Stella bouncing around like a wild drunk goblin.
With the slamming of the door, Sarah felt a cold sweat cover her body and feeling more nervous than hungry, she slid out of bed and walked to the window. Drawing back the white curtains, she looked out into the mountains surrounding the castle. "Another ball? I wonder if it will be like the last one." A thoughtful smile grew across Sarah's face. The last ball seemed so magical, granted it was a ploy to get Sarah to forget about Toby. Yet, at the time to a 15 year old child it was a dream of a prince taking her away. Breaking from her thoughts of Jareth and the ballroom, Sarah began to dress in a gown that she has packed. She started for a moment at her reflection adorn in a cream floor length gown, which hung off her shoulder. "I bet Stella dressed up is some tight , floozy outfit just making Jareth drool." Her fingers lightly smoothed out the front of the dress as she thought, "but he slept with me or at least only me so far." Sarah met her shocked reflection, "He could sleep with anyone he wanted and what was stopping him." All she had was his word that she was his only choice.
Stepping out into the hallway, Sarah soon found her way to the dining room. Jareth sat alone at the end of the grand table, the curtains were drawn allowing the same morning light full the room. Sarah continued into the room trying not to draw his attention to her. She never liked annoying girls aka Stella, who were always hanging off of guys; besides that it was only last night Sarah told him that his "love" for her was just being able to get into her pants. The young girl blushed at her boldness remembering how she grabbed him. "Well, screw him for playing with two girls and thinking he can have his way with me, " she thought pulling out a large oak chair rather roughly.
Looking at the decadent food laid across the table for breakfast, Sarah turned when she heard his silky voice, " Stella is insisting on a ball." Jareth slouched in his chair twisting a crystal back and forth. "A masquerade ball," he continued flipping the clear ball in his hand. Sarah stared at the Goblin King, noticing he was dressed in the very attire she had met him in cape and all.
Sarah began to speak, but was interrupted by Jareth as he tossed the crystal to her. It fell into her lap surprising gently. For falling so light it was still heavy in her lap, picking it up she too rolling the ball in her hands. " What is this for?"
The king raised an eyebrow, "You were so upset with me showing Stella the garden I thought I would take you somewhere perhaps . . ." Sarah meet his dual eyes as if by looking at him she could see what he was truly getting at by giving her the crystal, "I don't want to go anywhere." She hesitated as Jareth had a flash of anger across his beautiful face.
Sarah looked down like a scolded child, "I'm not like Stella. I don't need to be taken about as if I were some courted princess. So if it's all the same I would like just to be-"
The king pushed his chair with force as he stood causing Sarah to stop moving, as he approached her, " I'm taking you somewhere because if I don't my sister will believe me to have chosen Stella." He stepped closer appearing just as threatening as the night she called him to take Toby. "Do you want that?" Jareth cocked his head to the side, as if he were questioning a child. "Do you want that?" he repeated. Sarah let the crystal slip between her figures letting the magical ball smash to the floor; with that the couple disappeared from the Queen's dining hall.
"Where did you take us?" Sarah screamed at Jareth as they stood in a forest, which was currently enduring a heavy down pour. The king turned on his heel, " The forest in my kingdom."
Sarah followed Jareth as he push what seem to be an ordinary rock. It swung open as a door allowing them to step out of the rain. Sarah looked seeing it was the same tunnels when she was 15 and searching her way through the king's labyrinth. Time seem to have stood still here."Why are we here?" Sarah asked tripping trying to catch up to Jareth.
"You, my dear," he whipped around almost colliding into Sarah, when she finally reached him, "must have been think of my labyrinth as you dropped the crystal." Sensing his anger, Sarah dared not tell him that she was indeed thinking of his labyrinth, wishing they could disappear there and stay without a Stella looming over their fragile relationship.
Instead Sarah backed way as if his words were physically pushing distance between them, however the Goblin King closed that distance stepping into her personal space. "Have I not given you everything?" He did not wait for an answer. "Do I not protect you from any harm? Care for you?" Jareth stayed in her personal space, as he now waited for his answer. Sarah had the gut instinct to run from him and not face his interrogation.
Sarah saw anger in Jareth's dangerous eyes to the lack of response, " All I ask is for you to think of some where to go so I may appear to be courting you both, yet you, my Sarah, act like a child you have always been!" He turned on his heel and began to pace, rubbing his mouth with a gloved hand.
Tears stung her brilliant green eyes as she finally spoke, " Why can't you just pick me without all these games? Every time I have had to deal with you its some game!" The tears poured down her cheeks as she now screamed at him. Screaming all of her frustration and hurt at the soul person causing it all. "And I'm sorry that I'm some child you have to deal with!" Jareth stood with arms crossed taking her verbal beating. "And for your information, you picked me okay? You brought me back and you made me a choice in your courting-whatever-bullshit! So don't expect me to just go along with this because it's not like you have some unconditional love for me." Pausing the rain made a deafening beating on the outside of the tunnels.
"Actually last time I was here you hated me." Sarah didn't mean for her voice to sound weak, but it came out broken hearted. Shaking her head to hide her embarrassment Sarah allowed anger to take over, "Just because we slept together does not mean you don't have to treat me the same as Stella and don't make me pick a place!" Sarah closed the distance between them and poked him with her finger, driving home her last argument. " You should have thought it out before hand!" When Sarah finally stopped Jareth formed a crystal as if on cue. "I did." Jareth replied cooly. "I did have an idea, however now-" Sarah interrupted and leaned against the wall dirtying her cream gown on the rock.
Jareth did not finish his sentence, but allowed the crystal to brake like a bubble and put his hands on the wall caging Sarah. Giving a heavy sigh, the king spoke softly to the young girl, "Sarah, this is not as I planned, when I brought you to the underground I did not intend for us to," he paused as if choosing his next words with care. " I did not know that my sister would impose the law set when I gained the Goblin City let alone when you arrived. So for that I am sorry, but this is how it must be right now and whatever happens to us afterwards, will." Sarah could feel him staring at her. "Now if you would like to come with me-"
"Jareth, " Sarah spoke his name, something still foreign to her, " All I ask is that this doesn't become a mistake and that if we are to become whatever we are heading towards that the games end." Sarah looked down at her clasped hands, feeling her stomach tighten nervously for his response.
The Goblin King took his hands off the wall and cupped her face hoping this would make Sarah look at him. However she kept her gaze on the ground. His lips her soft against hers as he spoke, " We are not a mistake." Jareth silenced her gasp with his lips. Sarah remember how much she liked being kissed by him, the warmth, the need, of his kisses. Feeling his hands slip from her face to her shoulders, arms, to her waist made Sarah lean into his body. Her breasts to his chest and hips to hips, it was overwhelming.
The kiss broke as Jareth stepped back, yet he still held on to Sarah, "Please spend the day with me before we have to endure this stupid ball."
The young girl bit her bottom lip almost not wanting to give into him, "Okay," taking a deep breath Sarah decided where she wanted to go, "I want to go to thrown room." The king gaped at her.
"Perhaps he thought I would like a garden tour too," Sarah though smirking at his response.
Taking her hand, Jareth slipped a crystal into her hand, "Just think of it and we will be there." He smiled, something thought she would not see after their fight.
Sarah's fingers grasped the clear ball and let it fall to the dirt floor, taking them is a whirl wind to the king's castle.
Author's Note:
Hi everyone! I know I have been gone a long time (I'm sorry). But I decided I need to finish this story so now that I have some time I hope to do so. Thank you for those of you who are still reading and reviewing my stories, its the main reason I came back! So please review!