work and my birthday had kept this chapter at bay and I'm sorry. hope you enjoy.
Jareth waited for a few moments before sighing and whipping out a crystal. Sarah's eyes went wide as she gazed at it. She reached for it and he pulled it back.
"Sarah, before for I show you this, I want you to know that it's all real." She gazed at up at him not quite understanding his words, but then he handed her the crystal. She took it and gazed into it. She saw the first day she met Seth's father, and then watch as he turned into Jareth as soon as she disappeared. And the entire time they were together goblins were popping up asking him questions and each time shed leave he was the goblin King once more. And then there she was giving birth to Seth and he was watching from a far. The crystal kept showing pictures of him watching them from afar then up to that night fifteen years ago where she had called for him to take Seth away because she was alone and frustrated. She had begged him not to take her son, and he agreed, but only if she would take his place in 15 years. A tear escaped her eye. It was Jareth this whole time. She fell in love with him 20 years ago, and even more at the age of 18. He lied to her about who he was, and had left her alone to raise their son, only to claim her as an adult. She wanted to be angry. She wanted to hate him, but all she felt was betrayed-by both her heart and him. Tears began to pour out as she dropped the crystal.
"How could you? Was this all some kind of game to you? Why Jareth? Why?!" She cried out. He sighed and took a step near her, reached for her. She pulled away and she took too steps back.
"Sarah, I didn't know you were going to get pregnant, I just loved you. I love you so much, please understand. I knew you wouldn't want the truth. You didn't the first time. What else could I do?" His words were soothing but her heart was breaking and just as she had started to feel that love again for him.
"You're damn right. I was 16. What did I know of love? And you just let me raise Seth by myself, Let me think you had just walked out and died. And then you trick me into coming with you. What will happen to Seth? You gonna leave him here with me? By himself?" She half yelled through her tears.
"No, just come home with me, and you'll have him back." He said the word home and she looked away from him. She had no choice either way it went. How could he have lied to her for so long. "I love you Sarah, just come home" He pleaded. Never once had she seen him be the one to be upset and so pleading. And she knew that she loved this stupid ignorant man, why else would this be hurting her so badly?
Seth, was nearly there, he was through the goblin city and finally at the doors to the Castle. He had only so much time left to save Kiley. He opened the doors only to find an empty garden. It was dead and dry, not a single inch of life in the area. He walked through and then suddenly saw a white figure. He got closer and noticed that it was a girl with a hood on. The dress was long and flowy and a bright white. He reached for her only for her to turn. There stood Jordan In a white dress that was covered in diamonds and pearls. The waist was corseted and it had long flowy sleeves that seemed longer than her arms. The hood fell back letting her long hair flow out.
"Jordan..." He spoke her name and she held a hard face of stone. She didn't want him to go nor stay but here he was standing before her, and her heart was lost to her feelings.
"You have fought your way through, and now you must choose... Forget about the babe. Come stay with me. You can have anything you want..." Her words were tempting, because in this very moment all he wanted was her. Then suddenly out of nowhere a light began to flash and the two started fading.
"What's happening?" Seth yelled to Jordan. She was just as panicked as he was what was going on? Was this how it ended? Did he make his choice? Suddenly they were phased into the Throne room. Seth looked around to see his mother and he was immediately embraced by her hug.
"Oh Seth, honey are you ok?" Sarah cooed as she pulled herself away and looked him over. A million thoughts went through his head. He couldn't find one thing that he was more confused on, why his mother was there or why Jordan had suddenly looked so sad. Jareth then took a step towards Sarah and Seth.
"Yeah, I'm fine mom. What's going on? Where's Kiley?" Seth asked quickly with his eyes locked on Jareth. Sarah pulled away and looked at Jareth with daggers in her eyes.
"You took his little cousin? Jareth!" She said waving a motherly finger at him. Jareth shrugged off her motherly instincts.
"He wished her away otherwise I would have come for both of you right as the clock struck the 13th hour." He said in his own defense. Sarah began to open her mouth again but he put a hand up. "She is back home and safe. Now may we please move on, we have a wedding to plan." He said with his hands at his hips. Seth was extremely confused at what Jareth was say? Who's wedding and pray tell what was going on? He looked at his mother whose gaze softened. He wondered, did he mean his mother?
"I haven't agreed to marry you. I said I'd come, I never said that I'd be yours!" His mother Exclaimed. And it was then, that Seth realized that the two adults were in their own world, and didn't even really realize that the two youths were there. Seth gazed at Jordan, who stood on the other side and seemed just as confused as he did.
Sarah was shocked by Jareth's words. She had her son back and was in the hands of a man she felt she couldn't trust, worse yet, He spoke of marriage as if everything was ok when she had just found out he had lied to her. What was she to do?
"Sarah, you agreed to be mine, 15 years ago, and I intend to collect. Even if that weren't the case you still are mine. And our son will inherit the thrown as he should." Jareth's words gave her one though and one thought only, Seth knew nothing of what they were talking about, and that was going to stir up a lot of questions she wasn't ready to answer. How in the world was she going to figure this one out?