Labyrinth: Herbs and Birds

Chapter 6

I pulled the white sheets further up my naked chest out of modesty as the kind fairy maid Celia gave me a puzzled look as she answered my question.

"Why, you're in the Woods Kingdom Miss Alex. Also known as the Kingdom of Dreams, where dreams are gifted or granted to all creatures. You feeling alright?"

I put a hand to my forehead to groan, "I keep expecting to wake up from a dream these last two days…wait!"

My mind began to spin as I remembered my schedule, "Oh my gosh, I need to get home!"

I jumped out of the massive bed, pulling the sheet with me to cover myself as I ran over the wooden floor to search for the nearest door I could find to let me out of this pent house. I opened the first white door to find a large bathroom that was decorated with the same theme as the bedroom, but the tub was made of marble stone and large enough to fit 10-12 people!

Thoughts of school responsibilities pushed away my new found discovery, so a rushed to find another wooden door while Pippy and Celia flew behind me trying to stop me.

"Miss Alex please!"

"Miss Alex, please not that door please! You're not ready yet!"

I ignored them as I pulled open the door to find a room that was elegantly more decorated than the other rooms I had seen so far. It carried a similar theme to the other bedroom, only the colors were warmer blues, whites, gold, and black. The bed was four-poster and enormous in size! I glanced around the room noticing the tall window curtains were not opened yet, but sunlight still shone through the crakes to give a little light to the room. I went by an open fireplace to pull back one curtain to get a better look at the room.

When I did, I noticed in the corner of my eye that there was movement on the other side of the room. I looked over to see a tall man stand up from behind the large wooden desk as if he were hiding underneath it. He reminded me of the Jareth and Gareth with his fuzzy hair, pointed ears, and fancy clothes. But why was he sneaking around a desk? He didn't look or act like he was part of the work staff that's for sure. He was attractive with dark features and blonde hair, but it wasn't pale like Jareth's. His narrow eyes turned and saw me and I noticed the markings around his eyes were dark red and pale yellow, a contrast to his flashing blue eyes. I think he was just as surprised to see me as I was of him. Suddenly I remembered my current state of undressed, I clutched the sheet tighter to myself when I noticed this strange man's facial features transform from surprised to smug. I recognized that look, it meant trouble.

I carefully started to back away towards the door when my back came into contrast with something hard, then giant strong hands gripped my bare shoulders, yet they were gentle on me.

I was about to scream when I heard a familiar growling voice,

"Rudolf, what are you doing in my chambers?"

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