A long and restless night alone had done nothing to improve Ali's temper. Jareth's remorseless ripping away of her will and self-control left her feeling vulnerable, more hurt than angry--and plenty of both. So morning found her pacing the halls near Gawain's room, waiting for him to wake so they could be off. She wouldn't even give him time to ( Read more... )

There are many things to be sought in life. Some universal, such as love and the fulfillment of necessities; some more individual, such as one person's desire to consume the perfect hamburger or another's compelling need to memorize every word in the dictionary. One of Ali's quests, for the better part of the last year, has been to find Jareth's ( Read more... )

Birthdays for twins were more than twice as hard. Three times, at least, Ali thought; four when they're as different as her two. And she wouldn't have it any other way. Having twice as many presents was easy. A double theme was a little harder, but birds and bees work well enough. There were two colors predominant in the decorations, a cheery ( Read more... )

"Come on, just try it," Ali cajoled, setting down the box so she can slide an arm around Jareth's reluctant shoulders, all heedless of the glitter that's bound to be covering her any moment now. "It'll be fun. You should thoroughly enjoy the conquest ( Read more... )

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After the unpleasantness in the Nexus, Jareth had made a very pretty apology that was as sincere as he could manage, if somewhat lacking in insight. Ali had accepted, of course, after explaining the difference between what he perceived as the problem and what had actually upset her; Jareth's efforts to understand had even won him an extremely ( Read more... )

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I think we can all safely blame Samus for this. She's a bad, bad influence.

Also, my money's on Lizzy.