The New Queen

Chapter Five

Krysta moved away from Jareth shaking her head. "There is no way I am related to you!" Her voice said in harsh tone.

"Well you are. Kiera is my twin sister." He replied back calmly.

Jareth and Kiera were always very close. Well as close as twin siblings could be. They were alike in looks, but she was more feminine looking than him. Kiera ruled with kindness, while Jareth ruled with cruelness. Their mother was a very cruel queen of goblins. Jareth took after her, while Kiera took after their father the king who was very kind. Kiera got thrown out of the kingdom for falling in love with an elf who was a servant. Her mother disowned her since she fell in love out of her race. The queen believed that Fae should love only Fae, Elves love only Elves. Jareth and Kiera were always able to feel each other and what they were feeling. So he never understood why he couldn't feel her die. It must have to do with Krysta being her daughter.

"How come I never knew?" She wondered.

"Your mother never mentioned me?" He question curiously.

"She did but never said exactly who you were." She replied. "So I thought you were a friend or an old lover."

Jareth started to think. "You never noticed the resemblance?"

"No, she changed her looks." She responded.

"You mentioned creatures before, what creatures?" He inquired.

"They are these blood thirsty creatures." Krysta said as the fear was all over her face from remembering what they looked like. "They looked like men, but had red eyes and fangs; they lived in what was called Harmony Cove."

"Yes I remember that place, it was very peaceful." He responded as he started thinking rubbing his chin with his hand. "It was a place where all kingdoms could be together in Harmony."

"Then something happened and it got all dark." Krysta responded.

"You never found out?" He questioned.

"No, I never knew what happened." She responded.

It was rumored that a spell was cast on the queen of Harmony Cove and because of that curse it caused the once peaceful place to grow dark. Nice creatures turned evil just like the kind you would see in your nightmares. Those evil creatures escape from there world into this kingdom through a magic wall killing the people and starting a war. So far centuries has kept those creatures out. No one really knows the whole story or why the queen had a curse put on her.

Krysta looked at Jareth nervously. "So what happens now?" she questioned. "I guess we get to know each other as uncle and niece."

Ella walked into Sarah's room carrying a tray of food. Sarah didn't notice anyone in the room. She was too busy sitting on her bed thinking with a faraway look in her eyes. Ella cleared her throat. She looked up at Ella.

"Your breakfast, ma'am." Ella said as she put the tray down on her vanity table.

"Thank you." Sarah says sweetly getting up off the bed and sitting in her chair at her vanity. She started to eat as she could feel Ella's eyes upon her. She looked up at her feeling embarrassed.

"What is it?" she questioned

Ella was studying her facial expressions and replied. "You look different." She was still looking at her trying to figure out what has changed.

"What do you mean?"

"You look happier." Ella responded.

Sarah stood up smiling big. "Jareth asked to court me." She says in a very cheerful tone.

Ella's face turned red. "After the way I told you he treated me." She says outraged.

"How could you let someone treat you that way?" Sarah questioned calmly.

Ella took an angry breath. "It was the only time I could be with Jareth." She replied back.

"Jareth doesn't feel the same towards you." Sarah stated calmly never noticing Ella's hand coming towards her and slapping her hard across the face. Than strolled angrily out of the room slamming the door behind her hard that the room rattled. Sarah wrapped her arms around herself out of guilt. She didn't want to hurt Ella she was becoming a person she cared about and was hoping to be friends with. She just told Ella that so she could move on with a man who loved her and not someone using her. She believes that Ella deserves better than that. Sarah sat back down and started to pick at her food.

Krysta said goodbye to Jareth and walked away to keep the castle safe. He watched her go happily knowing that he has family left still. He thought they all got killed in the war centuries ago. He grabbed the door knob to the queen's throne room and opened the door. He found the queen kneeling again whispering to the king's portrait. He cleared his throat, the queen quickly stood up, turned around to face whoever was in her room.

"Jareth what do I owe the honor of this visit?" The queen asks as she sits down in her chair.

"I would like to ask you a question." The Goblin King says.

"Yes?" The queen asks.

"Did you know that Krysta is my niece?" The king questions in wonder.

The queen thinks for a moment and replies. "No, I had no idea."

"Yes, she is the daughter of my twin sister Kiera." Jareth states.

The queen looks deep in thought while she is mumbling Kiera over and over again. "Yes, I remember your sister. She was beautiful." She replied deep in thought. "What happened to her?" The queen questioned him.

"She was murdered by those creatures in Harmony Cove." The queen looked sad and felt bad that because of that war with the creatures and there Queen of Harmony Cove. He lost parents, sister and her husband and kids except for his niece Krysta.

"I am sorry Jareth." The queen said sincerely. Jareth bowed his head at her.

"That is not the only matter I wish to discuss with you." He expressed to her.

"What would you like to discuss now?" she asked

"I would like your permission for me to court Sarah." he replied.

"Has Sarah expressed an interest in you as well?" The queen asked in a curious tone.

"Yes she has." Jareth says smiling.

"Then you have my permission." The queen says smiling back at him. Jareth bowed happily at her and walked out of the throne room. The queen smiled watching him leave. She turned her head to look at her dead husband's portrait. "I told you everything would work out." She says happily than kisses him on the lips.

Awhile later, Sarah walks into Queen Amelia's throne room. Amelia looked up from putting ice into a glass standing behind a table covered with bottles of liquor. "Sarah dear would you like to join Richard and me in a drink?" She asked.

Sarah looked around and realized she was talking about her dead husband. "Uh... no thank you." She says sweetly.

Amelia smiled at poured herself a glass of brandy. "Jareth already asked me for permission to court you." Amelia stated.

"Oh." She says as she smiles than shakes her head to remember the reason she is here. "That is not why I am here your highness."

"Then why are you here my child?" She asked nosy.

"I came to give you my answer on the queen question." Sarah says. "What is your answer my dear?" Amelia wanted to know. Sarah opened her mouth ready to answer.