Crumbling World

Chapter 16

 

That night at dinner

Jareth watched Sarah, she looked like she was in a daze, not eating, just pushing her food around her plate, he got worried afraid she was having second thoughts and didn’t want to marry him.

“Sarah are you okay?”

Sarah lifted her head looking at Jareth “hmmm...” she sounded distracted

“I asked if you were okay?” he repeated

“Yeah, I’m fine. Just a little distracted” she told him

“I can see that my dear, why” he said

“I was just thinking about our wedding” she paused and took a deep breath and smiled “do you think it will be beautiful?”

Jareth smiled, he reached for her hand and kissed it “yes my dear it will be”

She smiled back at him “now eat it will get cold” he told her

Sarah grinned at him; she grabbed her fork and started eating.

 

The Next Day

Sarah woke up to find she was in bed alone, she was smiling, today was her wedding day and she knew that nothing would go wrong, then she frowned, because she knew she thought that, then something might.

She got out of bed, walked to the window and grabbed the curtains and yanked theme open, the bright sunlight shined in. she laughed happily, and walked into the bathroom, starting the bathwater, she poured peach scented bubble bath in the tub. She shed her clothes, leaving them a pile on the floor, she got into the water, and she hissed at how hot the water is, but sat down anyway, savoring it.

Jareth was pacing around his throne room, his hands behind his back.

“What’s a matter brother, nervous” a female voice said from in the room

Jareth stopped and looked at his sister Josie “as a matter fact I am” he told her

“I find that weird, I never seen you nervous when it concerns a woman. Usually you are calm” she tells him

“Sarah is not any ordinary woman, I actually love her” he says

“Yes brother I know” Josie said

Jareth looked around “where is Lily, she’s usually your shadow”

Josie laughed “yes she is, but she is home with her father and siblings getting ready for the wedding”

“I just have a bad feeling something is going to go wrong?” Jareth said

Josie looked horrified “I know most of the time your feelings come true”

“That’s what I am afraid of”

“Are you afraid for Sarah?” she asks

“Yes” he says

“Would you like me to check on her?’ Josie asked

“Yes, please” he told her

Josie smiles at him, then kisses his cheek and disappears; Jareth continues to pace the floor.

 

 

 

 

 

Sarah gets out of the tub; she wrapped a towel around her naked body, and then wraps a second around her head. She walks into the bedroom, she sees Josie sitting on the bed casually, she smiles and waves at Sarah, Sarah gives her an embarrass smile.

“No need to get embarrass Sarah, we are both girls here” Josie told her

“I know that, but I have never gotten undressed, in front of a woman before” Sarah tells her shyly

“Don’t you have maid?” Josie asked curiously

“No, I told Jareth, I didn’t feel right having people wait on me” Sarah said

Josie smiled at Sarah and thought to herself ‘she will be a great queen, already caring about her subjects’

“Yes, but that is a servants job, to wait on us” Josie said

“Aren’t you sick of having them wait on you?” Sarah asked while she was in the closet, getting her corset on away from Josie so she doesn’t see her

“Yes, I am but servants have to make a living” Josie tells her

Sarah comes out of the closet, in her underthings and a corset, she sits down at the vanity, and she takes the towel off her head and shakes her hair. Sarah grabs a comb and runs it through her almost dry hair.

Josie watches her “is there anything I can do to help?”

Sarah looks at her through the reflection of the mirror “No, I’m good; you can leave if you want to”

Josie watched her confused; she wasn’t sure if she should tell her of Jareth’s bad feeling, or just let it go. “I will be right outside if you need me” she replied

“Okay” Sarah said

Josie stood outside the door keeping guard.

Moments Later

The door opened, Sarah walked out in her wedding gown, Josie held her mouth open looking at her, she couldn’t believe how different she looked, a white wedding dress, almost like her ball gown that she wore, but this was fancier. She had her hair in a bun, and small pieces of hair hanging around her face in ringlets.

“You look very beautiful Sarah, like a queen” Josie said smiling at her

“Thank you Josie” Sarah said giving her a warm smile

“Well since you have no one to walk you down the aisle, may I have the pleasure?” Josie said as she held her arm out to Sarah

“I would be honored” Sarah replied as she hooked her arm with Josie’s

They walked to the garden slowly, being careful of Sarah’s and Josie’s long gowns as they walked down the pathway to Jareth, they saw Josie’s husband and children smiling at them happily. Then seated next to them was Josie’s and Jareth’s mother.

Josie walked Sarah to Jareth, and then walked to sit with her family, Sarah and Jareth faced each other staring at each other lovingly.

“Wait stop the wedding” a female voice said from behind them

Everyone turned around they saw Fiona standing there, her dress was ripped, her hair a mess and she had a bottle of champagne in her hand, so you could tell she was drunk.

“May as why you are here?” the priest asked

“I am here because Jareth is mine, and I have come to claim him, from this disgusting mortal” she then walked up to them and burped in Sarah’s face

Sarah gave her a disgusted look “so Jareth can not marry the mortal, he is promised to me” Fiona said

There were a lot of gasps from the guests, Sarah and Jareth both looked furious with the interruption.