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Ordinary Magic
By : LadyHemlock27
Category: G through L > Labyrinth
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Sarah’s smile turned bright and she walked over past Jareth. “Hello my love,” she kissed the man standing there. “Yes this is the loser I dumped for you.” She let herself take a few moments of comfort from his embrace before turning to Jareth. “This is my upgrade, Jareth. Meet Thomas, my husband and the father of my flying monkeys. The ones you like to spoil with lullaby crystals when you think no one’s looking.”
“So why is GK here and not there and why is Toby asleep at three in the afternoon?” Thomas asked, mostly just to get Sarah to talk about what he really wanted to know, which is why she’d been crying. His wife was a tough lady, so for her to be crying meant Something Bad, He rubbed her shoulders. “Do you need me to beat him up? I don’t think I could, but I’ll die for you m’lady.” Thomas grinned.
Jareth rolled his eyes, “I have really got to get rid of that damned book. It makes everyone think I’m an amoral, violent, somewhat manic depressive trickster. And I know I am those things, but why for the love of Goddess can’t it also mention my good points.”
Sarah choked on a laugh. “Well you said it GK. Hmm perhaps I’ll write another version. Or get Toby to do it. He’s got a wonderful flair for story telling and drama. Almost as good as mine was at that age, why ever did I let it go?” Shaking the wistful look from her eyes she gave her husband a brief rundown, leaving out the personal details.
“Well I guess I can say thank you for those ball things in person now. They’ve been a godsend with the babies’ teething.” Thomas smiled a bit, glad that Toby had found someone worthwhile. The gorgeous boy’s eighteenth birthday had been the topic of much discussion and speculation among the younger of his staff. Now he could honestly tell the handful of gay and bisexual young men in his group that Toby was definitely taken.
Thomas glanced at the sleeping boy, to the strangely elegant and obviously smitten Goblin King, and his tired, heartbroken wife. “Well that sucks. So your entire kingdom, you and your people were fading because the Labyrinth Champions escaped and that made a tear through which you’re constantly leaking magic, more quickly than it’s being created. Toby, whom I definitely owe a giant thank you to, went back so that Sarah would be able to stay here with me and the babies with a clear conscience?”
“That’s what set this whole mess up. Thomas the things, oh God the things Jareth’s been through and now, now someone’s using them to fuck with Toby’s head. He’s asleep because the spell possessed him somehow. ” Sarah’s blush deepened. “He thinks he has to… well… put Jareth in a better mood, and trapped by the magic, he experiences all of the horrific sensations and memories, and it’s overloaded his brain. He doesn’t even register my presence.”
“Well if anyone could it would be that boy,” Thomas muttered, ears tinted red as he figured out his shy wife’s convoluted euphemism. “Honey he’s an adult now, if he wants to use that particular method of calming his boyfriend down, well its no different than when you do me.”
“Thomas!” Sarah laughed, “Its not that, I don’t have a problem with Toby, you know. But if this plays out as it is, as an abusive memory and forced encounter, Toby will be utterly destroyed by it, and it won’t do you much good either GK, don’t think I missed how much you’re still suffering both on your own behalf and because you adore Toby.”
“I need to set things up for him so that he can visit here as often as he’d like. I’m adding a gate spell to his protective stone, and setting up accounts and a business to show where his money comes from so that he’ll be able to get what he wants and needs here. And- please let me do something to protect you and your family Sarah. It was one thing that worried him more than what I was planning for him, that someone would hurt you.”
Sarah winced at the guilt and despair in Jareth’s voice, “Okay first off I have another confession to make. It’s my fault that Toby had to become your Consort. When you offered me the position, I was too young and had no idea that you had fallen in love with me, giving me those ‘certain powers’,” she rolled her eyes. “So I turned you down. That immediately shifted the whole thing; your love, the power of being the Champion, all of it, went to the next closest of my bloodline, as duties and titles always do.”
Thomas stared, “You made GK gay? Oh my God Sarah you’ve broken the hearts of glitter-obsessed 14 year old girls everywhere,” he snickered. “Listen, it seems to me that there’s no point in hashing this all over. What’s done is done, Toby is the Consort Champion, breakfast of Kings, whatever, and you are going to have to let him do what he thinks he has to. Only when he’s in his right mind again can we even try to fix this mess with your memories being made into dream traps. As for Jareth’s trauma Sarah, I think he’s recovered quite nicely.” He nodded to the other man. “That is a man worried sick about his lover, and feeling guilty for being a massive asshole, not one being eaten alive by his own past. I should know, being intimately familiar with both situations myself. You don’t need to fix him.”
Jareth smirked, “Oh I like you, if you and Sarah ever tire of living here I could find a post for you in the Goblin City.” He shook his head, “But you’re right about Toby.” He felt a little sick, yes he’d wanted to feel that hot mouth on him this morning, but now, it seemed wrong. “I don’t want to drag him back home like this though. Who knows what the excess power would do to him in this state? Where do people go for…assignations here?”
Sarah laughed hysterically for several long seconds. “Hotels Jare,” she gasped out, “But don’t be cheap, if you’re taking my baby bro for a booty call you’d better give him the best.” She wrinkled her nose, “And take a bath before you come back. You already smell like old sex.” Her eyes widened, “Oh God how did I know that?”
Thomas tilted his head, with a smirk. “I warned you about your senses coming online. Sarah… met with a very large dog and… caught something. She wanted to invite you to her Ascension Ceremony. I told her wolves eat Goblins, but she still wanted to ask you.”
Jareth snickered, only barely able to follow the coded message. Apparently Thomas was a werewolf, and now Sarah was too. He also knew the local Alpha was an asshole, “Oh now that’s just lovely. You’re a real bitch now Sarah.” He grinned. He picked up the unconscious boy, petting his back, the grin fading almost as quickly as it had come, “Toby is going to be so worried.” Easily shifting his precious load to one arm, Jareth used the other hand to form a pair of crystals. “These will give you and whoever is touching them an immediate passage to my throne room. If you even think you aren’t safe Above, don’t hesitate to use them, bring whoever you must to escape. If they’re friends I can help them, if they’re foes we’ll dispatch them. Either way it’s a party.”
“He can’t go out like this Sarah. He looks like a RenFaire reject and he has an unconscious young man of indeterminate age draped over his shoulder.” Thomas rolled his eyes. “Someone will be calling the cops in point two seconds and tweeting it all over the internet.” He shook his head, “I may be damning us all with this Sarah, but give me the keys and I’ll drive them.” He caught the keys Sarah threw at him.
Jareth followed the other man out to the metal cage on wheels and cringed. But he was no minor fae to die from a little steel exposure; he squared up his jaw and stepped closer. “Perhaps I can lie him down back there?” he flipped a hand towards the back seat.
“Great idea GK. Um I think I need a better name to call you. GK sounds like a geeky comic book side kick. Do you plan to visit often?” Thomas opened the back car door.
“Er I suppose we will. He needs his family,” Jareth’s eyes clouded at the reminder of Toby’s youth. He was still young enough to be wished away in some places! “But it might cause some…issues with the local big dogs.” He was well aware of the policy of absolute secrecy in place for all weres or other supernatural creatures, and that the local Alpha was very unfriendly towards others. He laid the unconscious boy on the seat, and turned to reluctantly climb into the…vehicle.
Jareth recognized Thomas’ sudden grin for what it was- a predator’s joyful threat. “No it won’t, at least not in a week or two. Before Sarah’s Ascension Ceremony, I’m giving myself a promotion, and then a lot of things are going to change here. I was asking because if frequent visits are likely, you should just buy a condo and take him there. Cheaper in the long run than spending many nights in hotels so that the Williams’ don’t have to face what you’re doing to their baby quite so directly.” The other man grinned, “That’s what Sarah and I did. She’s a screamer.” There was a challenge in the last words.
Jareth chuckled softly, “Rest easy Thomas, Sarah is dear to me, but I never developed sexual feelings for her since she was so young when she turned me down after she beat the Labyrinth. When the Fae talk bonding, they mean it. Now that we’ve sealed the bond, I can do nothing sexual with anyone except this one now, unless he’s a direct participant. That clause was to allow for the surrogate birthing of children, although you can imagine what else it is popular for.”
“Maybe all of we Children of the Moon are sex fiends,” Thomas grinned, “Because I most certainly can. On full moons, after the pups go to sleep, the parties get a little wicked.” He smiled fondly. “One day, after my promotion takes care of any issues, you should come to one of our parties.” He pulled up in front of a sleek stone building with black glass windows. “This is the most discreet and accommodating of luxury hotels in the area, they handle a lot of special requests, it is also Neutral territory, so you should be safe. And there are mostly gay men here, so you won’t raise an eyebrow. Think about the condo. Trust me on that.”
Jareth smiled “Oh I shall. But I thought it would only be fair to house hunt after Toby can participate. He is the one who will be spending the most time there.” He cast an oddly soft glance back to the boy sleeping. “Goddess knows I haven’t been able to give him any other choices.”
Thomas sighed, understanding the limitations of magic and the requirements of kingship a bit better than most. “You’re doing what you can; don’t forget that your choices are pretty limited too. They have very good, very thorough, room service here, and won’t ask questions about why your boy’s unconscious and you’re still asking for intimate goods.” He grinned suddenly. “Oh how I wish I’d met you ten years ago,” Thomas murmured.
Jareth snickered, “And why is that?” He picked Toby up again, cradling him close.
“Because I wasn’t always with a woman anymore than you were always with a boy” Thomas winked and waved. “We’re barbecuing later, if you want to come back to the house for dinner.”
“Very true you lovely wolf.” the goblin king took the flirting in good part. “Is that where you roast bits of food over a fire?” Jareth asked, pausing briefly. He could hold his little love for hours more if need be, and truthfully rather enjoy it.
“Oh boy… GK the modern world is going to blow you away,” Thomas’ grin turned slightly evil.
“You may call me Jareth, as Sarah does. Eventually I’m even going to get Toby to use my name.” He waved a bit arrogantly and threw a crystal to the wolf. It would give him a little extra in the fight to come. He didn’t mind cheating; it was for family after all.
It was only a few minutes’ work to check in, and Thomas was right. No one asked a single question. Although he didn’t need to ask for any intimate goods, because he would just conjure anything they needed. Maybe he’d think of something to make this easier on his nervous boy. After laying Toby on the satin comforter, he slid up next to him. He wondered if it would be better to wake him first or undress and start with sucking that deliciously innocent cock as he woke the youth.
A little selfishly perhaps, Jareth decided to split the difference. He simply sent his clothes away, and then slowly started to undress Toby, lying so open and still, like a gift just for him to unwrap. He stripped away the clothes he’d put on the boy, taking his time to kiss and lick all the soft exposed skin, lips tilting up into a smirk at the soft groans escaping his little lover. “Hmm you’re aware of this are you?” And then that quickly Jareth knew how to handle his little lover’s compulsion without following the nightmare script quite so thoroughly. He spent the next several minutes bringing his lover’s body to full arousal.
He broke a crystal over the sleeping youth’s forehead, and watched the silver smoke sink in, carrying his voice with it. “Wake little one,” he finally commanded, his eyes glittering, his own breath coming quick and hard. This was going to be a fast joining.
Toby’s eyes fluttered open and they were clear. “Wh-what happened?” He took in his position, nude on a hotel bed, Aboveground, and smiled a bit, “You really did take me back, didn’t you?” Memories floated into his mind slowly and he cringed, face bright red. “I can’t believe I tried that, much less in front of my sister.”
Jareth managed a strangled laugh. “Well I hoped you would be more yourself when I woke you, but I brought you here just in case.”
Toby shivered a bit and sat up “So um do you still want me to- do that for you?” He swallowed hard, “I mean you wanted me to this morning anyway, and I think that’s why the memory that surfaced did.” He touched Jareth’s shoulder lightly, unsure of his welcome. He stared at the naked Goblin King. “Wow… I honestly did not really see you last night and apparently did not pay any attention this morning whatsoever. How the fuck did I- oh shit,”
Jareth pulled him close and kissed him softly. “Love I would like nothing better than to feel your hot mouth on me. But… only if it’s something you want to try, I’ve done enough harm to you.”
“Trust me when I say that my ass is not ready for that again.” Toby bit his lip, “Unless you really want it, then I guess it has to be. And what happened while I was unconscious? You don’t seem as puzzled as you were.”
“Not this morning love. There’s plenty other things to do to give you time to recover. As to that, well I figured out where some of your dreams came from; or at least the content. When I was just a few years older than you, my father was the Goblin King, my mother was dead, and I lived alone in the palace with only goblins and chickens for company.” He petted Toby’s hair gently. “Suffice it to say you are being forced to relive my experiences from that time. I don’t know who is doing it or why, hell I don’t even know how, since I made all the witnesses and participants to that travesty very dead indeed.”
Toby felt a little sick, pushing away from the larger man, grateful when it was allowed. “You mean this shit actually happened to you? How can you stand the touch of another person at all?” Remembering Jareth’s edict against hiding under the blankets, he curled up, chin on his knees again. He stared at Jareth’s cock. There was no way he could fit that into his mouth was there? It just couldn’t be done, so why was he so very tempted to try now?
“Mmm. Well for awhile, I couldn’t. But love this was such a long time ago, over a thousand years in your world. And it helps that though I was only a few years older, I had oceans more experience at that point. I knew sex wasn’t supposed to be like that, and I had a better notion of how to gauge people.” He chuckled softly, “And yes love, it can be done, and you will do it for me. I just won’t force you to do it today, if you don’t want to. Of course when we do, your experience should override the memory/dream spell. You haven’t had any incidents about anal penetration again, have you? Or kisses that choke and hurt almost as much as the cock?”
Toby shook his head. “No and that is weird, does it break the spell somehow? And how am I not on my knees right now? Why did simply putting me to sleep break the compulsion?” He reached out a finger; just barely touching the tip of Jareth’s leaking cock. “Most importantly how the fuck can you still talk to me rationally?”
The older man’s eyes drifted shut, “Long practice, but keep that up and I won’t be.” He smiled “Go on, touch me, if you’re curious or just want to. Mine works about like yours does.” He reached over and tapped one of Toby’s legs. “Open your legs for me love. Why don’t we both take this chance to have a little fun, no pain, fear or pressure? Just all the pleasure we can share.”
“That’s enough?” Toby whispered, “We can do that?” He had to force himself to spread his legs. The taut muscles in his thighs trembled with the urge to close and protect his aching flesh from further pain.
“It’s all up to us.” Jareth told him softly, stroking those trembling inner thighs gently, “Everything will be fine now. I just want you, and I thought you might want me too. But there’s no world to save, so we can take our time, start over. I’ll do this the way I should have to begin with. When I’m done with you, there will be no doubt in your mind that I love you and that you’re so much more than a sex slave. No matter what horrible things the voices in your dreams tell you or make you do, you’ll know that everything will be better when you wake up.”
He wrapped his hand around Jareth’s cock. “You don’t mind?” He slid his hand up and down.
“Why would I mind trading hand jobs with my lovely consort?” Jareth closed his eyes, breath catching, “There is no bad side to this love. We both get nothing but pleasure and a chance to start building a connection based on things other than submission and obedience.” He ran his hand along the smooth, soft skin over hard muscles of Toby’s stomach, and then down to play along the younger man’s shaft and balls, “Though I do like those in you.”
For the next few minutes there were no other words exchanged, but the air filled with the soft sounds of pleasure. Toby spilled over Jareth’s hand, his own hand tightening around Jareth, which sent his powerful lover over the edge. He watched the other man’s face, amazed at the quick play of emotions over it.
“You didn’t faint this time,” Jareth commented with a smile. “I wonder if that means I must try harder next time?” He teased, gazing at the lovely image of his still so innocent lover splattered with his release, and he was almost ready again. Almost. Even Goblin Kings have recovery times.
Toby was staring at his hands, a shaky smile on his face. With an internal cringe, he lifted his fingers to his lips and tasted the glistening fluid on them. It wasn’t much different than his. He glanced up as he did, to meet Jareth’s eyes, a hot spill of red streaking across his cheeks. The look in them stole his breath and made him shiver, just a bit. There was desire and satisfaction, of course, but there was something else. Something he hadn’t seen often enough to identify really, but it may have been the look to match the possession in his tone earlier, when he’d told Toby he was never leaving their rooms in tight jeans and t-shirt again. “Jareth,” he whispered, “What- why- you looked so strange for a moment,” he licked his lips, the salty strange taste lingering.
The Goblin King laughed softly, with no trace of his usual mockery. “You’re licking my release off your hands; of course I’m watching you.” He shook his head, “But you don’t have to keep doing that, I noticed your flinch.” He dragged his gaze away to continue “We should get back to your sister; she’s worried about you, and I think I’ve found a trace of strange magic in your room.” He arranged himself against the headboard. “But first come up here and let me hold you. You’re shaking all over love.”
Toby blinked, only just noticing. “I feel so odd right now,” but he did as he was bade. He lay almost draped over the other man, the steady beat of Jareth’s heart and the warmth of their bodies together soothing him.
“I imagine you do.” Jareth wrapped his arms around the smaller man. “Just relax here a moment with me.” He was waiting for the break down. There had been anger, fear and pain, pleasure and confusion. Now there would doubtless be sadness and the overwhelming dread that always accompanies life changing commitments. “Today cemented our bond in your mind. Last night you could tell yourself it was an emergency and that once it was handled things would go back to normal. Now you have to face the facts that nothing will ever be the same for either of us again.”
Toby’s stomach was roiling, he felt almost sick with it, but he didn’t think it was the- stuff he’d just tasted. He’d had that before anyway after taking a dare to taste his own. It had been the one happy memory associated with being gay and in high school. There had been just one other openly gay boy, he was a senior. The older youth would flirt with him a little every so often, even though there was no chance it would ever go anywhere, since Toby was a good two years away from being of age.
On the last day of the year, just before he left the locker room for the last time, he’d said to Toby ‘I won’t see you again probably; I’m leaving in two weeks for bigger pastures. But jerk off for me tonight and eat it. Might as well get used to it you’re a born cock sucker,’ and then he’d smirked at the shocked younger boy, walking away.
Jareth’s eyes glittered, “You are you know. Though I’m fairly sure I should find that boy and”- he smirked suddenly, changing tone in mid-sentence “thank him for the lovely show you just gave me.” He rubbed Toby’s back gently. “Do you still long for him?”
The black-haired youth shook his head. “No, I knew he was a jerk. It was just the first time I ever saw anyone with the look in their eyes you just had in yours. The one that says I want you, and I know I could have you, if I wanted you. Or something like that.” He blushed, “But I have to admit, he was an amateur compared to that look from you,”
Some of the tension left the Goblin King’s shoulders. He had been so afraid he’d robbed his young lover of so much more than he’d thought at first. “Possession and dominance love, that’s what it is. He knew you’d obey him, just as I know you will me. Even though you really don’t like bodily fluids, as Sarah told me.” His eyes glowed suddenly. “Of course he’s an amateur. I’m a king and I’ve done the ownership thing much longer than he has.” He trailed his thumb over Toby’s lips. “But it’s a frightening thing, isn’t it love? I suspect that you’re feeling desire, submission and no little amount of nerves.”
Toby jerked his gaze away from Jareth’s eyes, his eyelids drifting closed, his face burning hot. “Probably. I mean it makes sense, those are the things people usually feel.” His voice wobbled, “But there’s something else, I hurt inside Jareth. It feels like I’m going crazy.”
“Its grief love, you’ve lost a whole life, every dream you had of what your adult life in your own world would be has just shifted, and in some cases, been abandoned. I’m doing much better because I’m older and more experienced. And I’m not losing here, I’m gaining.” Jareth’s lips turned up into a wicked grin. “So you like the idea of doing what I tell you. Submission wasn’t just a tactic for you to get through the night last night then. Good, I was afraid you wouldn’t enjoy that aspect of my nature.” He flipped them over too quickly for Toby to track the movements, and pulled the younger man’s arms over his head, pinning them there. His reward was a soft gasp and a startled glance from deep blue eyes.
Toby’s jaw fell open a bit, and he couldn’t look away from the intensity, the fire burning blue and brown in those eyes. “Wh- what are you doing?” Please, please don’t fuck me again, his rational mind pleaded, even as his instincts told him he wanted it. He wanted more of the power he had over Jareth now.
“I’m going to make you scream for me little one, and beg for me. But that’s later. Right now”- he broke off and kissed his way down to the taut skin of Toby’s neck. He licked it softly and then bit down, hard, sucking at the flesh, marking this lovely, pale creature indelibly as his. Perhaps he wouldn’t erase all evidence of their recent tryst. “Right now I’m going to clean you up and we’re going back to your home. Earlier I sensed a trace of unknown Underground magic in your room, and that tells me the talisman used to place this spell on you is somewhere in there.” He threw a crystal at the pinned youth; relishing the way Toby jerked, trying to pull away, and the fear aroused within his boy by his inability to do so. He grinned slowly, and reluctantly released his prize. “That was a little cruel of me, but it proved my point nicely, didn’t it love?”
Toby nodded, his blue willow eyes impossibly wide, and his cheeks a charming pink. “Yes.” The word came out after a second or two, breathy and strange. He sat up, finding that although he was trembling all over, that instant when Jareth had thrown magic at him, and had pinned for it, had his cock twitching and his heart pounding.
Jareth handed the discombobulated young man his clothes and then began to dress himself. “Well go on, don’t just keep staring at me like that, or we won’t make back to your sister’s house for an hour or so longer and you’ll be very sore.”
The younger man scrambled to get his clothes on under that penetrating, heated gaze. He had no trouble understanding that, although he did wonder how it was physically possible. Hell he knew he always had a boner, but weren’t old guys supposed to have trouble with that stuff?
The goblin king laughed and shook his head. “I’m not that old, boy. But thank you for giving me just the excuse to punish you later,” the blond smirked as he watched the blood drain from Toby’s face. “Oh relax, I’m talking kinky sex games not the Bog,” he rolled his eyes. “Love we seriously need to work on trust.”
“The Bog isn’t really what worried me,” Toby murmured, “I know that was mostly a punishment thought up to scare a fifteen year old child. That’s the part that worries me Jareth. What happens when we fight, as we obviously will at some point? How much you can hurt me, and there’s nothing anyone can do about it.” His voice broke, “You’re not really afraid of Sarah.”
“No I’m not. But what I will tell you is – you’re the Royal Consort, and that means that while Toby Williams might not have been able to protect himself from the Goblin King, the Champion Consort will be able to.” Jareth tipped the boy’s much too pale face up to meet his steady gaze, running a slightly roughened, warm thumb over Toby’s jawbone. “You couldn’t be what you’re meant to be if you were defenseless against me.” He smiled, adding in a teasing voice “For the Goblin King had fallen in love with the boy and given him certain powers… It’s your story now Toby. When your sister turned me down, her special status went to her heir- the next closest relative, which, at the time, was you. You have all the power over me you need to.”
“That’s what she meant by congratulations on owning half the world!” Toby bit his lip, suddenly terrified for a much different reason. “Jareth… I can’t be a Consort really; I’m too young and much too stupid. I’ll have to go to Court with you and try to help all those people…”
Jareth nodded, “We’ll have a Night Court tonight in fact, because I have to get all the work I’m missing to come here today done sometime after all,” His smile became less wickedly sexual and more sympathetic. “But the very fact you know that much about the duties of a ruler tells me you’ll do fine in time. You won’t have to take over even the role of Consort completely just yet; this is an apprenticeship of sorts. And I’ll live for probably a thousand more years, so you won’t need to take over as the main ruler.” He shook his head, “Finish getting dressed, your sister has a lot of things to tell you.”
Toby dragged on a shirt that was so similar to the one he’d worn the previous night that he was puzzled. “I thought you said I wasn’t wearing these out of your chambers again.”
“Not the tight ones, but these will be fine, and I thought you might enjoy some things that were a little more familiar.” Jareth took the young man’s’s hand when he’d finished putting his shoes on. Watching his young lover dress had been surprisingly erotic and he was uncomfortably aware that he would have to glamour himself, or everyone would know his size.
“Thanks, maybe you can fix some of my old clothes?” Toby had been more than a little saddened by the thought of being forced to completely abandon everything about himself.
“A few of them, but honestly I adore your casual clothing as it is- though since court is formal, unless you are here, the only place you’ll be wearing such clothing is in our private quarters- so no alterations needed.” Jareth ran his hand up and down Toby’s arm. “I do play a lot of head games Toby, I don’t think I can stop now, or even that you want me to. You got off on my possessiveness earlier, don’t think I couldn’t tell.” He smirked, “You’re transparent love. So young and innocent, I could get drunk on you,” the older male laughed, and it was seductive and mocking again. He tugged the youth down to the desk to check out. It would be good for people to see Toby awake and healthy, eliminating any rumors of wrong doing.
Toby followed along, his hand clenching around Jareth’s as he realized that this was their first appearance in public as lovers. He felt his face catch fire again, and became absorbed in the tiles on the floor. He made himself speak to the clerk at the desk, and found that he really could smile. He was happy, just a little nervous and sad about losing his old life too. “Are we staying on the down low or do you just want to blip us out of here?”
“We’ll need to find an inconspicuous way back to your parent’s home.” Jareth didn’t want to go into further detail until Sarah had a chance to tell him about her change in status. Until Thomas’ ‘promotion’ went through, Jareth’s continued presence could presented a delicate dilemma indeed. “Do you know how to hire a car in these times?”
Toby grinned suddenly. Perhaps he had the power here at least. “We’ll just call a taxi. If we need to be discreet sending for something special would attract too much attention.”
“What in creation is a Taxi?” Jareth blinked. He hadn’t realized how many years it had been since he’d tried to do anything Above in a human fashion. Usually hiding his magic wasn’t an issue, because in most other territories the local paranormal residents were on as good as possible terms with the Goblin king. No one, including himself, liked the necessity of taking the wished away children from their old lives and homes. But it was ancient magic indeed, just as the one thing the Consort had to do was please the King, the one thing the King had to do was take unwanted children.
“It’s a public vehicle that you pay to come and take you where you want to go. Its also called a cab, if that helps.” Toby walked over to the desk clerk, all too aware of the ridiculously bright red of his face. “Can you call a taxi for us?”
The attendant snickered, nodding towards Jareth, who was examining everything in minute detail. “Not from around here, is he?”
“No he’s from Europe somewhere, one of those little countries that’s always changing,” Toby lied, “That’s why we ended up here for a little privacy. We were at a Renfaire before we came here and his place is out.”
The clerk looked interested finally. “So what are your costumes like?” He flicked his gaze over to the tall, ethereally lovely blond man.
Toby stared at the other young man and then shook his head. Of course Jareth had disguised himself somehow, but he still looked the same to Toby. He made a note to ask the older man about it later. “Pretty sweet actually,” and he went on to describe the Goblin King’s raiment while he waited for the taxi to come.
Perhaps it is time to update the methodology for wishing away children, Jareth mused, it might be a good project for Toby to advise on, as he is now the only Underground resident expert on the world of modern humans. Toby would make an excellent liaison, the Goblin king decided, amused by what he’d heard his lover telling the clerk. He spent the next several minutes pleasantly occupied with making plans for later that night, when he took his boy a second time. He had much to make up for.
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Ordinary Magic	By : LadyHemlock27 Category: G through L > Labyrinth Views: 2346 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Ordinary Magic