"Purrrr" gave the little cat rubbing her face against Savannah's. She sat up and patted the little creature on its head. "What a horrible dream!" She said with a yawn. The girl stood up from her bed and stretched. Walking to her window she noticed that everything in her room had changed. Wait...it wasn't her room at all! "Where the hell am I!" Savannah ran to the window and peered out over the labyrinth. She let out a sigh as the memories of the previous day played through her mind.
Her cat was perched on her bed, so she went and scooped it up as she sat down. "I'm a prisoner now..." Savannah fell back onto the soft sheets and took in her surroundings. Her "new" room was a light shade of green. It had a forestry feel to it. Her bed was made of some kind of dark wood and it twisted and turned as it wrapped around the bed. It's sheets were the same color as the walls. She liked it though, it felt like her room. Savannah sat in silence until she was interrupted by a small voice. "S'cuse me?" Said the voice. Sitting up Savannah noticed that it was a little goblin woman who was smiling at her. "Yes?" She replied. The woman jumped up onto the bed and sat beside her. "Yous very pretty" the woman commented "It's a shame that a youngin like you has to live here with such a cruel man like him" she continued dropping her eyes to the floor.
Savannah patted the woman's hand "Everything will be fine" she assured her. The woman perked back up and jumped to the floor. "So's what's your name?" She asked as her smile returned. "It's Savannah, and you?" "I'm Matilda, but you can call me Matty. I'ms gonna be your maid from now on. Anything yous need I'll gets". Wow! She had her own maid now and from what she could tell she was very nice. Now she had at least four friends and she was sure she would make more. "Well Matty, I'd like to get changed, so if you could show me to my closet that would be great!" Matty laughed "Kings gonna show yous around the castle, so's I'm picking your outfit" "ugh..." Thought Savannah. The little lady ran to a huge wooden closet and opened the door.
Matty pulled out a baby blue gown that had white swirls covering it. "Oh yeah...I forgot I won't be wearing "normal" clothes anymore" Matty looked up at her in surprise. "You no like it! It's made from the most expensives materials. King hads me pick it's out myselfs!" Savannah bit her lip. "No it's beautiful, I'm just not used to wearing such fancy clothes". Matty shrugged and proceeded to put together the outfit. "Oh!" She said in surprise "you goes take bath. Ya don't want to be dirty for his majesty!" Savannah didn't really feel comfortable taking a bath. Who knows that pervert of a king could be watching her, but she did feel dirty, so she followed the woman to the bathroom.
Once inside Savannah's eyes widened. Everything was white. It all looked like it was made of pearls. When she looked closer she noticed that they really were made from pearls. "Wow" Matty looked at her. "Only da best for my lady" she said laughing. "Well yous go on and takes ya bath. Knock on da door and I'll come get ya ready" Matty said sitting a towel on the toilet seat. When she was gone Savannah hesitantly stripped from her nightgown and sat in the tub. Once she got her water started she allowed herself to cry. She missed her family dearly.
Jareth's Point of View
"What to wear?" He questioned himself. He finally decided to go with a dark blue shirt with silver swirls lacing the hems. "Matty better have chosen something good!" He chose her to be his new guest maid because she was a lot like Savannah personality wise. Matty was sweet, but when she got angry... Jareth went to his bath room and slid into the tub. He smiled as he thought of how angry Savannah was when he told her she had to choose. She was very cute when she was angry. Sarah was a thing of the past now to him. Jareth closed his eyes and relaxed.
Savannah's Point of View
When she was finished with her bath, Savannah wrapped herself with the towel Matty got for her. She went to the door and knocked. In came Matty with a pile of clothing. "Is that all one outfit?" She thought. "Alright here comes da challenge" claimed Matty. Savannah sat down in front of her vanity and allowed Matty to tie her hair up. Matty then left and came back with a corset. "Oh no!" Savannah said laughing. The woman smiled and proceeded to put the thing on. After she was finished Savannah giggled. "I guess women don't like to breathe around here". Matty looked up "You's the only women in dis kingdom other than the goblin women". Well that was comforting.
"So are there other kingdoms?" She asked. Matty put a hand over her mouth "I ain't telling yous no more!" Savannah frowned "Why not?" With a stern look the woman replied with "If I tells you too much, da king gonna punish me!" and with that the subject was dropped. Matty continued to get Savannah ready pulling the elegant gown over her head. "I feel like a doll!" She said groaning. Her maid laughed at her. "Let's do something abouts ya hair". Matty grabbed a hair brush and began to work. When she was finished Savannah looked in her mirror. Her hair was tied up in a high bun and there were small streaks of hair falling beside her ears.
"May I do my makeup?" Savannah asked. "Sure!" The woman then went to go clean the bath room. Savannah didn't like too much makeup, so she put on the usual. A little but of powder, blush, eye shadow, mascara, and lipstick and she was done. She walked up to her mirror and marveled over herself. "Woah!" She said looking down at her torso. "Too much cleavage!" Savannah pulled the dress up a little. "Much better. Ok Matty I'm done!" Matty came in and her eyes widened. "Yous looks wonderful! Da king will like what Matty created!" To be honest, Savannah really didn't care what Jareth thought.
There was a knock at the door and Matty went to open it. When Jareth entered Savannah was seated at the window. He looked at Matty and nodded. The goblin woman left the room and silence took her place. Savannah stood up and glared at him. She would not show any happiness in his presence. "You look stunning!" He claimed. She rolled her eyes "Yeah yeah, can we proceed with the tour?" Jareth outstretched his hand. "You think I'm going to hold your hand like a little kid or some couple?" She thought. Instead she walked past him "Lead the way". Jareth was beginning to get annoyed with her, but he just went out into the hallway and began walking.
He showed her all the rooms. When he got to the Escher room he paused. "Don't come down here without me or Matty. You will become lost and I will have to come get you. If I have to get you, I will not be very happy. Don't deify me" he said narrowing his eyes. Savannah nodded and the tour continued. Every room Savannah saw was elegant and neatly cleaned. She was so lost in thought that she didn't notice when Jareth stopped running right into him. He turned and smiled. "This is my room, if you ever need me I will be here". This was a room she knew she was going to stay as far away from as possible. "Or..." he continued "If you want to just have some alone time..." He smirked. "Well too bad I don't" Savannah said continuing down the hall.
They began walking down some stairs when Savannah's right foot twisted to the ground. She looked down and saw that the heel of her shoe had broken. "Ugh!" Jareth turned and nearly burst out laughing. "Oh shut up!" She hissed. The man looked at her shoe "Do you need any help my dear?". "No...no I don't. Well, can I go back to my room to change into some flats?" Jareth nodded and showed her back to her room. "When you are finished we will go to dinner".
Savannah entered her room to find Matty holding Bella. The cat purred until Matty pushed her off. "What's done happened to yer shoe?" She laughed. "Ah! This is so embarrassing!" Savannah shouted in her head. "The heel just broke. I came back to change into flats". Matty waddled over to the closet and pulled out some baby blue flats. Savannah thanked her and went back to the door. "Where's you going?" The maid asked. The girl moaned "He wants me to eat with him...Well, I'll see you later Matty. Keep an eye on Bella while I'm gone!"
She opened the door "Ok let's go..." Jareth looked up and smirked. "If you would prefer, I can have all your heels changed to flats" he suggested. Savannah just nodded and continued down the hall. "What is she thinking?" Thought Jareth. They were finally at the dining room. Jareth opened the door and Savannah gasped. The dining room was just as beautiful as the other rooms. It's walls were covered in what looked like fur. "That's a little weird" thought Savannah. The long table was made of Quartz and so was its chairs. She walked up to what seemed to be her chair. Jareth followed behind her and pulled it out. "Oh! So now he wants to be a gentleman!" She thought. When she was seated Jareth pushed the chair back in and walked to his chair at the other end of the table.
In came a small goblin with trays of food. He sat a plate down in front of Savannah and Jareth. "I wonder what kind of food they eat?" She asked herself. Hesitantly, she opened the lid and revealed some sort of strange food. "What the hell is this!" She picked up her fork and stuck it in whatever it was. Placing the substance in her mouth, she chewed and realized that whatever this was tasted amazing. Savannah smiled and continued to eat. Another goblin came in and poured some type of liquid into her chalice. She eyed it and picked it up. "Ugh! Wine!" her parents always told her never to drink it(even though they did), but every once and awhile they would give her a taste. She never understood why they loved this bitter drink. Putting the chalice back down she looked up and found that Jareth was watching her. She quickly averted his eyes and glanced back at the floor.
"So...how is it?" Jareth asked. "It's surprisingly really good...whatever it is" she replied. "It's cooked goblin" Jareth said. Savannah looked down at her plate and then grabbed her napkin spitting out the food. Jareth laughed from across the table. "Come on now I thought you were smarter then that. What kind of King would I be if I cooked my subjects". The girl got up from her chair "I'm tired goodnight!" Savannah left the room. "He is such an idiot!" She shouted. Jareth appeared in front of her. "It was nothing but a joke!" She shot daggers in his eyes "Yes a joke that made me loose my appetite!" Savannah continued walking and Jareth followed behind her. When she reached her room, she quickly opened the door and attempted to slam it shut behind her.
"Why are you getting so worked up about a joke!" Shouted Jareth. "I'm not getting worked up about that! It's all this! Being forced to live with you! Never seeing my family again! I'm nothing but a prisoner!" She shouted back. Savannah plopped down at her seat by the window. Jareth shut the door behind him and joined her. He looked down at her "You are not a prisoner...if you were you would be living in the dungeon". "Well that makes me feel so much better!" Jareth put his hand on her shoulder. "You cannot act like this as queen!" What! She had only known him for a day now and he wants her to marry him! "No I won't!" He tensed "I will not have some random women living in my kingdom!" Are you serious! Savannah stood up once again "You are the one that made me live here! That being said you can't make me to marry you!"
The King grinned "Don't you see...I own you. When you said you would take your siblings place, you became mine". She couldn't believe what she was hearing. "I am only 15! This is illegal where I am from!" His smile only widened. "Well if you haven't noticed, this is not the above-ground. Besides, we can't marry until you are sixteen". That doesn't help at all! Her birthday was next week, but maybe he doesn't know that. "Luckily for you, I overheard your siblings babbling about how your...what was it? Ah! Sweet sixteen was coming up next week" he smirked. Those idiots! They were always running their mouths. "I still won't do it!" Jareth sighed and paced around the room. "Well you see that would be a problem. Since I do own you, you must do everything I say, or I have the right to bring yours siblings back down here as my prisoners". This is bull! What was she to do!
"Fine..." Jareth smiled. He was on a winning streak! "Thought that would help with your decision". "Will you leave!" She shouted. The king walked to her door. He paused and turned once more "I almost forgot" he said throwing her a crystal ball. Savannah caught it "What? Are these my shattered dreams?" He rolled his eyes "look into it". She did as she was told and there in the small orb was her siblings happily sleeping. The sight nearly brought her to tears. "Now you can always keep an eye on them..." and then he was gone. Savannah placed the ball on her pillow and looked at it crying. "Why is this happening to me! I've sacrificed everything and now I have to marry this man who I don't even know!" She thought burying her head in her pillow. Bella jumped up and joined her purring. Savannah was soon asleep dreaming of her home, friends, and family.
Jareth's Point of View
"Well that went well..." He claimed as he prepared for bed. Jareth hadn't planned on telling her about the marriage until she was fully settled in, but it kind of slipped. He sat on his bed when there was a knock on his door. "Come in!" Matty entered flustered. "Whys miss Savannah crying!" She hissed at him. Oh perfect! "Because she is going to be my queen" The goblin woman backed up in shock "Why you make her do that!" Jareth was in no mood for this "Because I own her! She is mine!" Matty shook her head in disgust "She too good for you!" The King jerked up and picked the little woman up by her collar "Don't let your temper get you a trip to the bog!"
He released the woman. Matty finally understood "Ya know if yous wants to win her heart, yous needs to be a little nicer..." Jareth didn't need love advice from a maid "Leave me! She will come to love me!" The maid left the room without another word. Jareth fell back and sighed. If she wouldn't listen to him then he would make her. All he had to do was mention imprisoning her siblings and she instantly agreed. Plus, once she learned of what power she received as queen, she would definitely accept. There was no use in thinking about it, either way she would be his, so he sank back and soon fell asleep.