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Oh, Now Why the Concern?	By : jinx1764 Category: G through L > Labyrinth Views: 11163 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 3
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The Rift

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Jareth walked quickly this time, so quickly that Toby had trouble keeping up and forced his much shorter legs to move twice as fast. The slap of his sneakers on the stone was barely heard next to the pounding of Jareth's boots. Jareth had dropped his hand earlier as if he knew he'd soon drag him at this speed.
"Where are we going?" Toby asked, running and skipping next to him.
Jareth skidded to a halt and spun on him. "Must you ask the same question without fail?"
"Wha-?" Toby jumped back, arms up.
"We go to rescue Sarah as I have said time and again, Tobias!"
"But… but…" Toby sniffed, his lower lip quivering.
Jareth knelt, eye to eye with him and grasped his shoulders. "I know you're worried. So am I, but it does your sister no good."
"You're worried too?"
Jareth cocked his head and cast his eyes downward for a moment. "Of course I am."
"Is that why you're being so… so," Toby scuffed the toe of his sneaker on the stone, "…different?"
"Oh my boy." Jareth pulled into a tight embrace, his arms wrapping around Toby's body until his cloak swam and engulfed him. Toby sank forward, allowing his face to smush into Jareth's shoulder. It felt good to be held for a moment. "I apologize for my abruptness. Things have been quite unsettling for us both." He maneuvered back from Toby and gave him a serious look. "Now will you trust that I know what's best and cease your repetitive questioning? It does neither of our nerves any good."
Toby nodded. "Okay."
"Excellent." Jareth clapped him on the shoulder, then stood. "First we must travel to another dimension, and I'm not certain the residents will be happy to greet us."
Toby gaped up at Jareth. "Will it be dangerous?"
"Probably, my boy," he said as he steered him further into the stone maze, one hand guiding his back. "But I'll not allow anything to harm you."
"I know," Toby said, nodding, then smiled. "Sarah would be really mad if you did."
With a slight chuckle, Jareth said, "Yes, I dare say she would."
"Your Majesty!" two voices said in singsong unison.
"Afternoon, gentlemen," Jareth said, coming to a halt before two men with four heads behind two shields.
Toby tripped over his feet and reached out for Jareth's hand. "Why are their heads upside down?"
"We're not upside down, you are!" two of the four heads said.
"I am not!" Toby exchanged an exasperated look with Jareth, who merely arched a brow.
"Can you be so sure of anything, Tobias?" Jareth grinned, showing his sharp teeth. "Perhaps the Knaves are correct, and your perspective is merely skewed."
"But," Toby looked around and studied the ground and the sky, "but I'm standing up, and they're not!"
"So!" The bottom heads replied. "Just because you're on your feet doesn't make you right!"
"Quite so, gentlemen." Jareth bowed his head. "Logical as ever."
Wrinkling his nose, Toby said, "Wait, that doesn't make any sense."
"Of course it does!" all four said. "You're just a sore loser."
"I am not!"
"Now hush and pick your door!"
"One leads to the castle…"
"And the other…"
"Bum, bum, bum, bum…"
"Certain Death!"
"Not today, my good men," Jareth said. "Today, Tobias travels with me, and we shall be bypassing your riddle and using the usual detour for our journey."
The Knights and Knaves stammered and hid behind their shields. "Certain Death, Your Majesty?"
Sighing and reaching up to pinch his nose at Toby's whimper, Jareth said, "Yes, thank you for your clarification." He then patted Toby's shoulder. "Not to worry, as I said, all will be well. They like being dramatic."
Toby gulped. "Okay."
Jareth waved his right hand, releasing a crystal towards the odd pair of men to the right. "If you don't mind!" It exploded on contact; the two heads guarding the entrance squealed and the door swung open revealing a narrow tunnel.
"Hmm, that doesn't look so bad," Toby said, leaning forward. The tunnel was the same stone, but brightly lit.
Jareth took his hand and lead him in. "It's not the corridor we have to be concerned about." A few steps in, Jareth stopped at the edge of a dark pit and looked down. "What do you think now, Tobias?"
"Oh…" His stomach flipped-floppped, and his head spun as he peered over the edge of the endless pit. "I changed my mind."
"I thought as much. "
"Down there?"
"Down there."
"But they said Certain Death!"
Again, Jareth knelt before him and gripped his shoulders. "They're dramatic, remember? And we must travel this road to reach Sarah. I would not risk you otherwise."
Turning from Jareth's earnest gaze, Toby angled his head over the edge one more time. "Maybe I should wait here."
"If I could allow it, I would but, my boy, I will need you with me."
"Why?"
"Because…" Jareth's brows furrowed. "Because I suspect Sarah will need to be guided out. She will need you and your love. Can you be brave for her?"
Whimpering, Toby nodded.
"Good boy." He patted his back. "Now then, hold tight to me no matter what happens."
"Okay…"
Jareth picked him up, face to face, and Toby latched onto his neck and waist with his arms and legs like a barnicle. "No matter what, don't let go." Face smashed to the joint of Jareth's neck and shoulder, Toby nodded and tightened his grip further. Jareth's arms were like seatbelts around his middle. "Here we go, one, two, three…" Then Jareth stepped off the edge, and they fell down, down, down…
Air whooshed by them, faster and faster, and Jareth mumbled things Toby couldn't understand as they fell. At first, their clothes were snagged by something in the pit, but the things quickly disappeared and their fall sped up. Toby clung harder and pinched his eyes shut until he saw red and white starbursts. Jareth's mumbling got louder—vibrating against Toby—until it sounded like he was singing. But that couldn't be, could it?
Toby dug his fingers into Jareth's clothes and armor and hummed to block out the strange whistling. But it didn't make the air warmer or bring light to the darkness. It grew colder and colder, and Toby shivered until his teeth chattered and still they fell.
And Jareth sang.
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