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Summer Storms and Imaginary Kings	By : Jetredgirl Category: G through L > Labyrinth Views: 5486 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 4
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Thank you, Orlith, for your lovely review! I knew going in this site is not review heavy, so as long as people are reading, I'm cool with that :o) The hit count tells me they are, that tells me people are enjoying it.
There are lots of bits of information in this one, fleshing the plot out, if you will. I had to give S&J some lemony time too, they insisted.
Also I had originally planned to make this plot point 5 chapters, but it may take 6, depending on how much backstory it takes to explain it. I'm not going to let it go more than that otherwise it may get beyond my control haha I know me I am very "explainy"(explainish? Queen of explaining every idea?) to the point where everyone will be saying "enough already get to it will you!";o)
Sarah awoke a few hours later, Jareth was still sound asleep, so she let him rest. She was weak and a bit wobbly, but managed to make it to the bath. She noticed she was queasy and her memories after her dance with Jareth were hazy, except a vague impression of extreme pain and confusing voices and chanting going on, then waking a few hours ago, speaking to Jareth, and falling back to sleep. Looking down she also saw she was in a simple cotton nightgown, which she did not remembering changing into.
"What the hell...?" She said out loud, trying to piece things together. She decided her best bet was to wake Jareth, as much as she hated to. He looked drawn and tired even in his sleep. She went and sat on the bed next to him and shook him.
"Jareth? I hate to wake you, but what on earth happened? Did someone spike my food or drink?"
Jareth woke to her voice, sitting up immediately and grabbing her shoulders to pull her closer. "Sarah how are you feeling? Are you still tired, weak, would you like me to call the healer back?"
His eyes and hands traveled all over her, as if checking for something amiss.
"I'm okay, a little nauseous, and weak, but okay..I felt like I had a very violent case of the flu. What happened? I can't remember much. How long have I been out of it?"
Jareth paused, wondering how much he should tell her. "Since right after we danced last night. I have to tell you something but you must not let your fear get the better of you. Someone, I don't know who but I will find out, poisoned you last night. With magic. Forbidden magic."
"Someone POISONED me?! Sarah shouted and jumped up. "What the..Who in the..WHY?!"
Jareth cringed, not wanting to upset her further. "I am assuming someone who takes great offense at you being Goblin Queen, not to mention, also someone who wants to die quite painfully by my hand...and whomever it was, will. Do not doubt that my love, and don't be afraid, we are leaving here as soon as I get notice of approval to transport directly from here to the Goblin City."
Sarah turned suddenly, and what he saw was not what he expected to see at all. Her green eyes were not full of fear and tears, but ablaze with something else.
"AFRAID?! Oh, I am not just afraid, Your Majesty, I'm am pissed off! How dare someone decide because *they* don't like me being born human, that they have the right to take my life from me! I came here to be with you! Even if I wasn't made The Goblin Queen, I would have stayed here forever just for that reason alone! By your hand, Jareth! Bull! By my hand! When I find out who did this I will kick their ass myself! These people do not even know the first thing about me! ARRGH!"
Sarah was stomping around the room, flinging her arms and yelling. Doing so brought Caolin and Sherryana rushing in to see what was going on, which alerted the guards at the door who also came in.
Sherryana took Sarah by the arms, stopping her tirade. "Your Majesty, how are you? You must calm down. My Lady you were terribly ill."
"I wasn't ill, they tried to kill me, Sherryana..whoever "they" are. They tried to..to just..kill me! Like I am nothing!" Sarah said, her voice breaking, wrenching free from her assistants hold.
Jareth watched her silently. He forgot what a fighter the girl was. This was the Sarah who he met all those years ago. Angry and stubborn, too stubborn to give in to fear he could feel coming from her in waves.
He went to her and put his arms around her, then looked over her head at the others gathered, watching.
"Please leave us. you are dismissed." He said to them. "Make sure everything is transported back to the castle. We will be going home shortly."
They all left the room. Leaving Jareth alone with his distraught wife.
"Sarah, Sherryana is right, you must calm down. I am angry too, believe me. Whomever did this will pay."
Sarah pushed him away, glaring at him.
"Why didn't you warn me Jareth, that this was a possibility? That these..people..whatever they want to call themselves, would be so biased against me, that one or more of them would simply just try to be rid of me!"
Jareth sighed, he took her hand and led her to a chair, sat her down, then knelt in front of her. he rubbed his face in tired frustration, trying to think.
"I just..I don't know what to say my love. I guess I honestly thought no one would be so bold, or biased, as to try such a thing here. Most of my kind are good people Sarah, if a bit cold at times. This is not a common thing. Oh we may have our gossip and our backbiting and various drama, but such a thing as using forbidden magic to poison a queen? Especially The Goblin Queen, and a Keeper? This is beyond any other petty evil I have ever seen. Trying to depose royalty is not unheard of, but Keepers are sacred, no matter what anyone thinks of the person, the position is sacrosanct."
"Jareth." Sarah began, still very tired herself. "I understand you want to protect me. I love you for that, but I am adult. I have a right to know when my own life is in danger. I took care of myself for many years before I came here. I even took self defense classes and martial arts in my old life. Sometimes I don't mind that you want to take care of me, even pamper me. The fact is though, you can't shelter me from life, my husband. You want me to be strong, but you don't want me have a reason to? I can face anything if I know what I'm dealing with here. It's very scary that I could have died last night, but I am not a timid little wallflower."
Jareth knew all this to be true, the last thing he ever wanted was for Sarah to lose her inner fire. That is what drew him in like a moth to a flame. He would never want her to become a shadow of herself, and hide herself away.
"I know Sarah..I just..I cannot bear the thought of losing you. I just found you." He said quietly.
Sarah cupped his face and tilted up to look in her beloved's eyes. "You will never lose me no matter what happens I am always in here." She then laid her hand over his heart, and smiled. "No one can ever take that away, from either of us, just let them try. They will always fail."
Jareth smiled back, and touched her cheek."I said it before and I will say it again. You are wise, my Queen."
Sarah stood up, sighing deeply. "Well, now what? Who investigates these things, do you have some sort of immortal police?"
Jareth marveled at her resolve. Why do I ever underestimate her? He thought.
"The council and their staff are investigating, but they can do little until they know for sure who has done this. We may be resigned to waiting until whatever person or persons makes another move against us."
"Great." Sarah said, frowning. "Well then, they better come with all guns blazing and ready for a fight, as they say above. I'm not going to wait around like a sitting duck."
"Indeed my love." Jareth said, holding his wife tightly to him. "Indeed."

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In another part of the city:A shadowy figure makes their way up a set of dark stairs, takes out a key, and unlocks a old wooden door, another figure who had been looking out the window, turns.
"It did not kill her, the girl survived thanks to her mortal heritage." The first figure said.
The other was not surprised. "That was the plan, after all, not kill her, but to see how strong she is. Granted if she had died, I would have enjoyed Jareth's suffering, but now we can do as we planned originally."
The first replied. "They are going back to The Goblin City directly."
"No matter." The other said. "We can get to her there too. We have the book, remember. We will get her in our possession, no matter where she is."
"Master." The first hissed. "She is much stronger than we even suspected. Are you sure the forbidden magic will work?"
The figure by the window turned back to look out, seeing the great towers of Council Hall in the distance. "I am sure. We will have the ultimate power in the underground at our disposal soon, and the girl is the key. Jareth's little changed mortal Queen. How much I will enjoy using her to get access to The Labyrinth and The Ways, and disposing of her. with that power we can rebuild our kingdom, and make those that destroyed it pay..go, before anyone starts looking for you."
"Yes, Master." The first figure said, then turned and fled quickly down the stairs and into the street, swallowed up by the crowd.

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In a tower of the Council Hall:
The Healer Perryn was worried. He had spent all night with the bottle of the noxious magic in front of him, studying it, chanting over it, trying to unlock the secret of it's origins. He thought all the books and knowledge of this magic had been destroyed.
The kingdom where it had come from long dead, and every creature within it. That someone had found it was quite disturbing. In almost 3000 years, he had never seen evidence of it's continued existence until now. He shuddered, remembering the time before, when all was nearly lost.
As a rule he was very practical and pragmatic. Having seen life and death for so long, he was rather jaded, and did his work without becoming involved. It wasn't always like that, in his first years as a healer, he would cry and mourn, but soon realized he could not die every time someone else did, so he learned to remove himself from it all.
He could not remain so now, he needed to figure out where this came from. Not because of the harm it did to one person, but because he knew if he did not, all living beings in all worlds could suffer. His vows as a healer were clear on such matters, if you must put yourselves in harms way for the greater good, you had no choice. He will continue to work in secret, then take whatever he found directly to The Goblin King. He nodded to himself, yes, that is what he will do.
He continued to stare at the evil mist locked inside the bottle.
He would need to make a trip to The Dead Kingdom, alone. It was forbidden to know how to get in, but he knew the way. He was born there.
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The Council finally approved of the healer's petition to use a transport spell from within the city.
With all haste, Sarah, Jareth, and their party transported home as soon as they were cleared to do so.
Sarah was still quite tired and weak from her ordeal so transporting took what strength she had left, even with Jareth bearing the brunt of the energy it took.
She immediately was taken to the rooms she shared with Jareth and put to bed. Jareth's healer, Merrik, examined her and pronounced her cured, but in need of 3 days rest to regain her strength.
2 days into her bed rest, Sarah was ready to climb the walls, she was unused to staying in bed for days and holding still.
Sherryana was good company, they talked and played games, then she would help Sarah attend to any necessities she might to take care of. Jareth also came and spent time when he could, but he was unable to neglect his position completely. He also sent for her friends to come and visit her, which she did enjoy.
She was also frustrated that her husband insisted on sleeping in the Queen's rooms next door. She desperately missed him at night.
"Sherryana, this is driving me insane!" Sarah told the blonde sitting in the chair by the bed. "Can't we go out to the gardens or something? I feel fine."
"My Lady, Merrik said one more day." Sherryana said in a firm tone. "You do not want to do too much to soon. His Majesty would be quite upset if you went against the healer's advice."
Just then the door opened and Jareth came in, giving the two women as bright a smile as he could manage.
"Good day my lovely Queen! To you as well Sherryana."
Sarah gave him a weary look. " Speak of the devil and he appears. Perky doesn't exactly suit you, Jareth. Knock it off."
Jareth chuckled at that, she had a point. "Yes, well, I would daresay it's a few steps up from my rather grumpy wife."
"Right now grumpy suits me quite nicely." Sarah said, frowning at him.
Jareth sat down on the other side of the bed and bent to place a kiss on Sarah's forehead. "Ah, everything suits you, precious. Tomorrow morning you will be up and about. Annoying the goblins with orders to clean up after themselves again."
Sarah wrinkled her nose at him. "And when will my husband be sleeping in the same bed as me again? I've kind of gotten used to you, you know."
"And I you, my dear, but with your history, I knew you would be wanting..." He stopped, looking pointedly at Sherryana. "Well let's just say you would not have gotten the rest you needed." He said winking at Sarah. They both noticed Sherryana blushing.
Sherryana took that as her cue. "Ahem, well Your Majesties, I have a few things to attend to. I will be back in a few hours, My Lady."
After she left, Sarah scolded Jareth. "You embarrassed her Jareth, you know better, you naughty thing."
He smiled broadly at his wife. "I wanted a proper kiss from my beloved, so I did what I had to do."
With that he leaned in and pulled Sarah to him, taking her warm mouth to his and tasting her for the first time in days.
Sarah pulled back. "That was not anything near proper, Your Majesty."
"I know, but there is proper, and then there is proper." He replied, standing up from them the bed. Looking at her there, he wanted nothing more than to ravish her completely, but he knew he should wait.
"One more night, my Sarah, then we can get back to enjoying each others' company."
"I really wish you would at least sleep with me, Jareth." Sarah said, still moody. "I would behave myself."
"I know you would try, my love, but I don't think I could behave myself around you, looking so luscious." He gave her that sexy smirk that drove her crazy.
"Arrgh..Fine." Sarah said. "Jareth, I've been thinking about something. Something I would like to do for myself."
"Yes?" Jareth said. "What is it you would like to do?"
"I want to start training." Sarah told him. "I mean with my guards. I have seen them working out with staffs and swords, and also hand to hand. I took self defense, kickboxing, and martial arts when I was aboveground. I miss the exercise, plus I could protect myself better."
Jareth frowned ar her now. "I do not think that is necessary, my love. That is what the guards are for. You have them, you have magic, and you have me. I understand the need for exercise though, but once your garden is finished you will be able to.."
"No Jareth." Sarah interupted him. "I want to do what I know how to do. I don't want to be some helpless female relying on others to protect me. I have always protected myself. I like that type of exercise, and I want to be able to fight beside you, not hide behind you, guards, OR magic."
"Sarah, You cannot ask me to approve of this idea. It is ridiculous. You are a queen, such activities would be seen as improper." Jareth said again. "It is NOT necessary. Don't defy me precious."
Sarah crossed her arms and glared at him. "Are we, or are we NOT equals here? You forget, I was not raised in a world where girls were expected to be little delicate flowers who got the vapors and fainted if someone spoke a harsh word to them. I had a life, Jareth. I do not regret giving up that life, don't get me wrong, but I worked, I volunteered, and went to the gym, the library, traveled, and I did it by myself. FOR myself. Don't expect me to stop being me."
Jareth glared back. "Sarah, you are correct in one thing, you gave up that life, gladly, I thought. I do not expect you to not be you, but you will have to adapt."
"I will adapt, I have adapted. I've compromised all over the place, but maybe it is you, now,

and everyone here that should adapt a little. I AM different Jareth, changed or not, I have different needs than someone born here. I NEED to do this. For me. So I don't feel helpless here."
"I cannot stop you, but I cannot say I approve. Yes, we are equals, so I cannot order you to NOT do it. I do NOT agree with it Sarah." Jareth said.
"Fine, Jareth, we will agree to disagree." Sarah told him in a firm voice. "I'm doing it."
Jareth sighed. "Do what you will, stubborn woman. I will take my leave now before we frustrate each other further."
"Fine Your Majesty." Sarah said, watching him leave the rooms and slam the door behind him.
"I'm stubborn? He is stubborn! and pigheaded, and irritating, and...he has funny hair! Hmph!"
Sarah grumped out loud to herself. She turned and hit the pillow a few times, then laid down, feeling annoyed. After a time, she managed to drift off for a few hours sleep.
Jareth went to his study. His disagreement with Sarah putting him in a bad mood. He even kicked a few goblins along the way, which didn't help.
He threw himself into his chair and glared at the papers on his desk, as if trying to set them on fire.
Caolin then came in, standing in front of the desk, waiting.
"What is it?" Jareth snapped at him.
"My Lord, may I ask you something?" Caolin queried.
"I suppose, Caolin." Jareth said, sounding resigned to a very bad day.
"Sire, why are you terrorizing the goblins this time? They are hiding out, saying "Kingy mad!"
Jareth looked up, his eyes meeting Caolin's brown ones. "I am a bit perturbed. At Sarah. I don't like being mad at her, but she is so damn stubborn and now has some fool idea that she needs to be in warrior's training with her guards!"
Caolin was quiet for a moment. "May I speak frankly?"
"Of course, Caolin, speak your mind, Everyone else is today." the king said.
"Her Majesty was not born in this world. Don't get me wrong, she is a lovely woman and we are all fond of her, but you shouldn't ask her to be something she is not, and will never be. You have made her immortal, but this does not mean she thinks like one. Personally, My Lord, I think that is a good thing. We need her..human-ness, for lack of a better word, here. Maybe, just maybe, instead of trying to change her, you should let her change you. You have been kinder, more considerate, and warmer than I have ever seen you. She has done that. You are the soul of this kingdom and are a wonderful king. She is now the heart of it. Let her do what she needs to continue to keep that humanity that makes her that way."
Jareth listened to his assistant, and started to feel a little ashamed at being so stern with his wife. Caolin had been with him since he came here, he has always provided wise counsel.
"You are right Caolin, I keep forgetting where she came from, even though she keeps trying to remind me of it. Maybe I turned a deaf ear because I did not want to think she could have been lost to me. Maybe I'm too old and to stubborn myself to remember she is still so young in years, that she needs to still experience and learn, and find her way, in this world that is new to her."
"A wise thought, Your Majesty." Caolin replied.
Jareth smirked at his assistant. "I will speak to her again later, maybe tomorrow, give her sometime to cool off. Let her know if this is something she needs to do, I can accept it."
Caolin turned to leave, but then stopped and look back at his king. "Just a thought, why don't you help in her training. You are an expert in all methods of defense we use here. Who else to better train with her?"
"I will think on it, Caolin. You are dismissed." The king said, already deep in thought.
Later that evening, after dinner with her friends, Sarah felt much better. It took talking to Hoggle to make her realize a few things, herself.
"His Majesty has been alone a long time, Sarah." Hoggle had said. "You gets set in yer ways, after a time. Gets used doin' things a certain way, then suddenly havin' ta change, well that ain't easy. Now you knows I sure ain't fond of 'im, but I sure knows he loves ya, girly. I ain't never seen anyone turn his head the way you did, even backs when you were here the first time. He sure does like ta gets me all up in arms and make me crazy, but I gotta say you need ta try an' sees things his way too. This is all new to 'im too, I'm guessin'. "
Sarah looked fondly at her dear friend. "You are right Hoggle, I know, I also know it isn't easy for you to defend him, since he likes to scare you and pick on you. He just.. well I just have to make him see, I need to be able to take care of myself, too."
"Ahh..as much as I grouse about the rat, he is a good king, best we had, and that's the truth. Even if it pains me to say it." Hoggle admitted. "You just give 'im time. He will come around."
That was a few hours ago, and Sarah was tossing and turning, trying to get to sleep. She really was not tired though, in fact she was energized, looking forward to the end of her mandatory bed rest and back into learning all there was to learn about her magic, and back to her duties.
"Well, this will not do at all." She said out loud. "I am going to go and talk to Jareth now. I don't care if he is sleeping."
She got up and pulled her robe on, as it was a bit chilly, and made her way to the chambers next door in which her husband was sleeping.
Approaching the bed, she noticed his supine form, the blankets having slipped down to just below his waist. Damn, she thought, he is the most gorgeous creature she had ever seen even from the back, feeling a sudden need to be near him.
Sarah slipped her robe and night shift off, and quietly got into the bed, slid over and pressed herself against the back of her very naked king, and slipped her arms around him.
Jareth had awoken and knew she was there the second she was in the room, but didn't move a muscle, and let her come to him. As soon as she had touched him he was aroused.
"Jareth." Sarah whispered into his ear. "I miss you next to me. I could not wait one second more."
He turned onto his back and opened his eyes, taking in her naked form. "I miss you too, my love."
Sarah straddled him, and kissed him deeply. pulling back she started, "I'm sorry, Jareth, I didn't mean to.."
"Shhh.." Jareth said to her, placing his finger on her lips. "I too, must apologize. I am sorry I have a difficult time, at times, remembering that you are not a woman born here. If you really want, really need to train, then I will not stop you. I forget how strong you are, and you can take care of yourself. I propose a idea, which I have to give Caolin the credit for. I would like to train with you as well as the guards, to teach you all I know. Goblins are fine fighters, but we immortals have a bit more finesse that might come in handy for you to know."
Sarah smiled widely "Ohh..so I get a chance to kick your fine butt too? That sounds fun Your Majesty!"
Jareth chuckled. "Well, eventually I hope you do learn to, ahem "kick my fine butt" was it? If you are able to do that, I'm certain no one would be able to get the better of you."
She kissed him happy to be back in his arms, and felt a more urgent need starting to let itself be known.
"I know I'm on bed rest for a few more hours, my love, but, I really do feel 100% fine now. Well except for one thing."
Jareth raised his brow at her. "What would that be precious?"
"I desperately need to make hot sweet love with my husband or I may perish." She said, kissing his neck, and chest, and caressing him lightly.
"Ahh..well, we can't have that, can we, the mighty warrior queen perishing from lack of...well, me." He said, giving her a sexy grin.
In a husky voice, Sarah whispered "Let me take care of you, my love, lay back and let me do the work this time."
"Who am I to say no?" Jareth growled back.
She started to move down then licking his warm skin, down his stomach, and taking hold of his shaft, she sat up and began moving her hand up and down, making Jareth moan and jerk his hips forward.
"Sarah...you are a goddess.." He said closing his eyes and enjoying his wife's movements. After a few minutes she stopped and moved back up, causing a groan of protest from the man underneath her. "Why did you stop? I was so enjoying myself."
Sarah kissed him. "I know, but we are far from done." she said.
She sat up, and Jareth ran his hand over her, stopping and squeezing her breasts, playing with her sensitive nipples. Sarah tipped her head back, letting a low moan escape her. She scooted up so she could bend down and he could take her nipples into his mouth, back and forth he went, sucking and licking them, as his hand explored her back, hips, thighs and behind, giving her goose bumps and making her center become wet with desire.
"Oh god Jareth," she gasped out. "You and that tongue of yours."
"Just my tongue?" he said, in between suckling her skin. He slid his fingers down between her folds, stimulating her clit, then sliding inside her.
"Ohhh..okay your fingers are good too." She moaned out, halfway to her climax already.
"That is all? My tongue and fingers?" Jareth asked her in a teasing voice.
She slid her body down against him, kissing him, tasting his tongue in her mouth. He moved his lips to her neck, her earlobe, sucking her skin there, make her crazy. All the time pumping his fingers in and out of her opening, while rubbing her bud with his thumb.
"There may be one other thing I believe you wield with fair proficiency." Sarah teased back, wriggling as he toyed with her.
"Must be my swagger stick, or maybe my riding crop." He guessed with a smirk.
Sarah laughed. "Oh it's a swagger stick alright. We can talk about your riding crop later."
Sarah sat up, pulling away from him. She looked down at him, laying there, fully erect, and looking at her with *that* look, that smirk that drove her insane. He is like every wet dream I ever had come to life, she thought.

She again straddled him, placing her opening above his cock, and slowly she guided him into her.
She sat down completely, letting him fill her.
Jareth grabbed her hips and moaned, she was so tight, so wet, so..amazing. "My precious girl, how you fit me so perfectly."
Sarah leaned down and kissed him softly, then pushed herself up and placed her hands on his shoulders.

She began to move her hips , up and down, then in circles, feeling him slide in and out of her. She kissed and sucked his pale nipples, feeling him shudder beneath her. His hand were everywhere, grasping her hips, rubbing her breasts, then reaching between them to give her clit some attention.
Sarah was moaning loudly, almost to her peak. A few more strokes, and she screamed out "Jareth!" and could feel her body tightening around him, her thighs clamping over his hips, trembling and moving faster than before, slamming herself against him, his hips thrusting upward to meet her body.
Jareth's head was tipped back, breathing heavily, hanging on to her hips, letting her ride him to completion, and taking him along with her. Feeling himself go over the edge, and spill himself into her warm body, groaning as he felt himself relax afterwards.
"Sarah...gods..woman. how you drive me mad with passion. I will never have enough of you."
"You better not, Your Majesty." She said, raising her head up off his chest, looking at him with a very sated smile. "I expect you to please me for all of eternity."
He lightly caressed her back. "Mmm..my pleasure, my queen, I am your humble sex slave." He said, smiling back.
She giggled. "Sex slave, definitely. Humble? Yeah, I think not."
"I cannot argue with that, my love. Humility is not one of my strongest traits." He said back, cupping her face and kissing her. "How is this, your not so humble, yet fully willing sex slave."
"Mmmm..I like it, and no need to be humble, you rock my world." She grinned.
Sarah let herself slip off his body, then snuggled into his side, with his arm around her, her head on his chest, listening to his heartbeat. Her favorite place in the universe.
He laughed softly, her human phrases always amused him. Maybe he should starting adding some to his vocabulary, he thought. That should annoy some of the other immortals.
He looked down, she was sound asleep already, a soft smile on her face.
Fully content, The Goblin King fell into a deep sleep. his true love by his side.
A few hours later, Jareth and Sarah were awoken by a tapping on the door. "Your Majesty..My Lord?"
"Yes Sherryana, what is it?" Jareth asked in a sleepy voice.
"I am so sorry to wake you, but I can't seem to locate Her Majesty Lady Sarah, do you know where she might have gone?" The assistant asked in a worried voice.
"I am here, Sherryana, I decided if The King wouldn't come to The Queen, then I would take matters into my own hands." Sarah said, winking at Jareth.
"Oh, I see My Lady..well, um.. alright. Please call me when you are ready to get started. Shall I go to your offices and wait?" Sherryana replied, sounding a little embarrassed.
"Yes, that will be fine." Sarah told her. "Why don't you have breakfast with Caolin?" I think I will be dining with my husband this morning, in bed."
There was a slight pause from Sherryana. "Yes, My Lady. I will leave you both to your morning, Good day Your Majesties."
As her footsteps faded, Sarah started giggling, which led into full blown laughter.
"I thought you told ME to not to embarrass the girl, you are the naughty thing. " Jareth said laughing, watching tears of laughter roll down Sarah's face.
Sarah managed to get herself under control. "I know..I really didn't mean to, I guess I'm just in a very good mood my love."
She turned and threw her arms around Jareth, kissing him good morning.
The king returned the favor, then rolled his wife under him. For the couple it was a very good morning indeed.
Once the got out of bed, and back in their quarters, Jareth called for breakfast, while Sarah got the bath ready. They took a leisurely bath together, then had breakfast waiting for them when they were done.
After they got ready for the day, Jareth escorted Sarah to the door to her offices. "I love you precious, now behave yourself on your first day back to your duties. I will speak to Teagus about you starting your training routines tomorrow afternoon." He planted a kiss on her lips, then forehead.
"Have a good day my husband, I love you madly." Sarah said as she watched him head towards his office to begin his day.
Smiling and humming to herself, she opened the door and made her way into her study.
"Good Morning My Lady, I trust you had a good breakfast with His Majesty?" Sherryana asked, rising up from her desk.
"Good Morning Sherryana, I did thank you. I wanted to apologize if I made you feel uncomfortable, I was just in a very silly mood this morning." Sarah told her.
Her assisant and friends smiled back. "It is fine Lady Sarah. I am honestly glad to see you and the king holding such obvious affection for one another. Such love is rare here. It gives me hope I might someday find such passion for someone."
"I hope that you do, my friend, there is nothing like it." Sarah said, being a bit more informal since they were alone. "I noticed Caolin finds you quite intriguing."
Sherryana blushed deeply then. "Yes. Well, we did have a pleasant breakfast. He is very nice."
"Ahh, that is a good start." Sarah smiled at her, making note of the blush. "Oh, I will need to finish my paperwork, meetings and duties 3 days a week by lunchtime. Those 3 days I will be spending the afternoons training with Teagan and the other guards, and His Majesty, learning some underground defense techniques."
Sherryana's mouth dropped open, gaping at the queen's words. " What?! I ..I mean, I'm sorry My lady, it's just that..you are entering warrior training?!"
Sarah sighed."I know Sherryana, it's just not done here, so people tell me. I'm not from here, and I need to be able to defend myself, no matter what the situation. You never know what will happen, and apparently I have a big huge target on my back. Well they just aren't going to get me without a fight. Whomever it is, is going to be in for quite a surprise."
"Yes, Your Majesty, of course. I am in no position to tell you what to do, but it's just..so strange. I do admire you for it though. I could never try such a thing. My parents would disown me." The other woman said.
"Well, maybe I will start a trend. Immortal women who can take care of themselves." Sarah said to her. "Now, shall we get to work?"
"Yes, My Lady, you have much paperwork and correspondence built up. The head cook also would like to speak with you."
Sarah sat at her desk. "Well let's get to it."
Before he went to his study, Jareth went to the guards training room, where the goblin men were sparring.
"Teagus, I need to speak with you." He said to the Head Royal Guard of The Goblin Queen.
All the Goblins stopped immediately and bowed to the king.
"Yes Your Majesty. Is there a problem?" Teagus said.
"Not at all. You are all doing an excellent job. I will just come out with it. Your Queen has decided she would like to enter warrior's training with you, and your men. Before you say it, yes, I am aware such a thing is odd to you, but regardless, the Queen wishes to know how to fight and defend herself.
The goblin males were staring at their king in disbelief.
"My Lord, if you tell us to train her we will do so, as you are our king. This is quite a surprise. There are a few races in which females train and fight, but immortals? I have never heard of such a thing." Teagus answered, sounding puzzled.
"I know Teagus, but this is what she wants to do, and we must note she was not born in our world, knowing our traditions. I will teach her the sword myself, but you will teach her hand to hand fighting, Feran and Dargus will teach her to use the staff. I have thought hard about this. If she insists on being trained, I want her well trained. Taking it easy on her would make her more dangerous to herself than training her properly. So, in here, she is not your queen, she is a fellow warrior in training. do I have your word?"
"Absolutely My Lord, your word is law, and your will be done." the guard said, bowing deeply.
Jareth smirked at the guard. Teagus was one of his most loyal. He had sparred with the goblin himself. He will teach Sarah well.
"Her Majesty says she already took defense training in the above, so we shall see. Good day." He said, then turned and left.
"Good day Your Majesty." The guards said in unison. They rose after he left talking among themselves.
"Sir Teagus? We are really going to train with the Queen?" Grindle asked.
"You heard the King, Grindle. So yes, we are." Teagus said to the other goblin in admiring tone. A warrior Goblin Queen, he thought. Yes, he liked that idea a great deal.
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