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His Champion's Journey	By : Jetredgirl Category: G through L > Labyrinth Views: 4628 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Sarah woke up and stretched, wondering what time it was. Her watch was useless in the underground. There was sunlight filtering through the door so it had to be morning.
She turned to greet Jareth but she was alone. Momentarily she panicked but turning further she saw his pack still there.
She got up and put her bed away, then gingerly opened the door. Nothing but trees and sounds of birds greeted her. Leaving the door open, she dashed behind a nearby bush and took care of business, then zipped back into the relative safety of the cave.
When she sat down next to her pack to put her socks and boots on, she saw Jareth's water flask was sitting there with a piece of parchment underneath.
She picked up the container and the note, sipping as she read.
Went for food, will return shortly. J.
A few minutes later the door swung open. Sarah tensed fora second but Jareth's voice put her at ease.
Well as much at ease as she could be under the circumstances.
"I found some food."He said as he walked in the door and towards her.
He crouched down and opened the cloth bundle he carried, revealing a variety of fruits and nuts.
"These are all safe for you. I tried to find only food we could share, except this." He picked up a small bunch of glittery berries. "They are not safe for humans but they are one of my favorites."
She plucked a rather normal looking apple off the pile and bit into it. "This is good. I didn't know you had apples here."
He nodded. "We have some of the same, and some different." He placed a berry on his tongue. He closed he eyes obviously enjoying the flavor.
"What are those? Why are they not safe for me? Are they poisonous?" She asked in quick succession.
Jareth swallowed, laughing. "Not exactly. Let's just sat they have powerful effects on humans. For us, they give a mild feeling of pleasantness, for you..well, they resulting effects would be quite different."
"Oh like taking drugs." Sarah said, finishing her apple and reaching for handful of nuts.
"Yes, if you have a drug that causes extreme...sexual desires." He answered looking her up and down then winking. "On second thought, Please feel free." He teased opening his hand and offering her one.
She moved back eyes wide. "Uhhh..no thanks, Goblin King. Pervert."
He tilted his head back as he laughed.
Sarah admitted to herself she like his deep melodious laughter. It was infectious and she could not help but laugh.
"Does it really do that?" She asked him once their laughter died down.
"It can. It can also cause hallucinations, or make you sleep for a week. It depends upon the individual."
"Good to know." Sarah answered, finishing up and using a wet wipe out of her pack to wash her hands and rubbing them on her jeans to dry them. She took a few more sips of water, then handed it to Jareth who nodded thanks and drank.
"We need to be going." Jareth announced as he packed everything away. He grabbed some crystals. "For starting a fire later if we need it."
They left the safety of the cave. Jareth directed them to again go south, then a bit more east towards the river he had spoken about.
They walked in relative peace for several hours, Jareth only speaking when he needed to point out a change of direction or to avoid an obstacle.
Sarah was getting annoyed of the quiet. She didn't like the man much, but he had been open to conversation at least, and he did seem to be watching out for her. It also kept her from thinking too much. She really didn't have a choice but to trail him since she didn't know anything about where they were going or what they might encounter.
It galled her some that she was having to let him lead. She wasn't used to be being told what to do. Then her mind began to wander into darker territories of what the worst outcomes of this adventure could possibly be and her anxiety set in. As they walked, this train of thought irritated her more and more. She knew it wasn't reasonable but for some reason it didn't matter.
"Goblin King." She said, making him stop and turn to look at her, a questioning look on his face.
"What happens if I die? I mean will they still take Toby?" She had been wondering about it for a while. Her tone was rather surly all of the sudden.
"Honestly? I do not know. Probably nothing. I will be expected to continue on and finish without you, I suppose." He answered with a shrug of his shoulders. He started walking again assuming she would be behind him.
Sarah felt like she was having a panic attack all of the sudden."How can you be so nonchalant about it? You just walk away and leave my body here to rot? Oh well. No thoughts as to how my family would feel? What is up with you people. Don't you have any feelings?"
"Sarah..please." Jareth said.
"No Jareth, I want to know. Do you think you are better than me?" She demanded, not moving.
He turned and gave her an incredulous look. He was truly puzzled why she was angry all of the sudden.
"Why are you saying these things? Since when I have I ever said any such thing? You are no worse or better than I, just a different species of humanoid from a different world. I never said I had no care for you Sarah. Of course I would not leave you here to rot. That is ridiculous. I may have to come back for you after I am done, or send others to make sure you receive proper rights if I do not succeed, but that would not happen. Besides, you will not die."
"How can you know that? You don't know. Maybe one of those weird snakes will eat me. Fuck knows what. Do you even know where you are going?" Sarah' s voice rose higher and louder.
Jareth was getting angry now. He stalked towards her, backing her into a tree. He put a hand on the tree and leaned in. Sarah had a flashback to 13 years earlier, in the tunnels.
"I do not know why you are trying to fight with me Sarah, you stubborn, foolish little girl, but even without magic I am not someone to be so nasty with. I am a King and as such command respect. I would advise you to respect my station and your place, and do as I tell you to do here. I swear to you nothing will happen to you if you listen." He leaned in. "Unless, of course, pet, I am the thing that happens to you due to your insolent little mouth."
His lips brushed her ear and she shuddered. He got closer, his lips brushing hers. "Or I could find a way to keep your mouth occupied, if you like."
She pushed him back. "Get away from me."
He gave a wicked little laugh and started walking again. "Keep up, Sarah, I wouldn't want you to get lost, my girl." He said in a sing song voice.
Sarah sighed and began following behind him, dragging her feet. She knew she was being childish, but she couldn't help it. He brought of the 15 year old in her. She was anxious and felt like she was in over her head.
She also shoved to the back of her mind, the stray thought that when he had been so close, his mouth hovering above her, she really really wanted him to kiss her. Just for a second had felt a bit of heat flare in abdomen and travel lower. She shook her head to clear it. THAT She did not need.
She trekked behind him, practically stomping through the vegetation, while he strolled clearing low hanging branches every so often looking behind him to see if she was still there.
The only time they stopped was when either one or the other needed to duck behind a tree or bush. Mainly her. She noted Jareth seemed to be perfectly fine walking for hours without having to pause.
Several hours and 2 bug bites later, Sarah had enough. "Okay, that's it. I need to rest." She announced, plopping down on a tree stump and shrugging off her pack.
"Tired, princess?" Jareth asked smugly. He did find a stump of his own and sat down far too casually for Sarah.
"What is up with you?!" Sarah exploded.
"Listen, girl. You started it. I was trying to be pleasant, gentlemanly. They you had to open that smart little mouth of yours and prod me with your sharp tongue." He told her, pointing.
Sarah knew she had been rude earlier, but his uncaring attitude had gotten to her. He acted like this was a stroll through the park. And he was the one that could die. She didn't understand why that didn't seem to bother him. It angered her he could be so dismissive about. it. He could die and they could take Toby.
She knew she should have just told him that, but she was too stubborn to say she was worried about what might happen.
She was too scared to admit she cared about him, just a little. She had learned much all those years ago, about strength and courage, about fighting and not giving up, about the kind of person she was and wanted to be. And grudgingly had come to realize he had given her that experience.
That without him she wouldn't be who she was. She did not want him to die because of her.
She could never say that to the smug face that was looking at her, waiting.
"You deserved it." She said. Mentally kicking her stubborn hide. She lifted her chin up, glaring back.
He shook his head and laughed. first his shoulders slumped and he looked up to the sky and sighed before he spoke again.
"Yes Sarah of course I do. I'm the horrible child stealing villain, and you are the noble heroine. How kind you are to remind me of my place in your life."
"You haven't been in my life for 13 years." She said, standing. "Let's get this over with."
He stood slowly. For a moment he seem tired. Not just regular tired, but weary of life itself. The moment passed and he stood straight, pasting a sneer on his face.
"Fine. I must tell you one thing. I may not have been a physical presence in your life all these years, but I know one thing you think I do not."
She looked at him waiting for him to finish.
"You dreamed of me. I felt it. Felt the pull. We are connected you and I. We both are connected to The Labyrinth, therefore have the ability to sense each other. As you were above where magic is so muted, you would not know how or even be aware. I however have been glaringly aware of you since you left. when thought of me, dreamt of me, I always knew."
He marched away, not even looking to see if she was behind him.
Sarah stood there, her mouth open. No sound came out. She replayed what he siad in her head, and blushed hard.
Oh God. He knew. Those damn dreams. Crap!
She looked around and did not see him, so followed in the general direction he set off on, uneasy at being alone. She practically ran and got a little panicked so didn't stop until she hit something hard, and warm.
Jareth, of course. He had doubled back to make sure she was following and she had ran right into him, almost falling backwards if he had not have caught her arms and held her firm.
"Careful, precious. You do not want to get lost here." He smirked at her.
"Well..what did you take off without me for?" She said, trying not to sound scared.
"I did not go far, I just needed a few minutes. Come. We will begin going uphill soon. There is a small mountain range we must climb to get into the valley floor where the river is."
"Oh. Umm..Jareth, I'm...sorry. For everything I said. My mind started racing and I panicked. I just..." Her voice trailed off, at a loss.
"It is fine, Sarah. Let us just go. Perhaps we should just not talk. Keep the conversation to merely perfunctory. nothing more." He suggested.
"Maybe that is a good idea." She agreed.
They walked a few more hours, finding a spot to camp when it got dark. Jareth built a fire and made them both the same dinner as the night before. Sarah thanked him and he smiled.
They said little.
Sarah stared into the fire until she started to feel sleepy, which wasn't long. Jareth had found a piece of wood and was carving at it with a small dagger.
When Sarah was snuggled into her blanket she watched him work, curious. "What are you making?" She called across the fire.
"Nothing really. Just passing time." He answered noncommittally.
"Oh. Well. Goodnight then." She said, turning over.
"Sweet dreams, Sarah." He said.
He sounded amused.
Sarah sighed and got comfortable, her tired body giving to exhaustion.
Jareth again faced another night sitting in the dark across for the girl. She had been extraordinarily rude this day, but he expected that. In fact, everything she said, he knew she would say. This was Sarah after all. He was surprised she had not been lamenting about the unfairness of it all.
It was unfair. She should not be here. She should be above, living her life, married, children, career. She should be oblivious to him. Just live, grow old, and die, then the connection would have been broken and he could have forgotten her. His obligation done.
He knew deep inside, he could never have forgotten Sarah. He did not watch over her out of obligation. He did it because against all his beliefs, he had cared. She had awakened something within him that he thought long dead. Destroyed by time and experience.
She had brought a light with her into his dark world.
He should sleep, but he did not trust these woods. Jareth knew there were ..things..out there. He could tell their every step was watched by one or another. He had been acting like he hadn't a care because he didn't want Sarah to be afraid. It was easier if she didn't worry about what could be waiting behind every tree or bush.
So he continued carving through the night, his eyes sharp, his ears wide open, as the woman across from him slept soundly and oblivious to it all.
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