A/N: I know it's been a while since I added anything to this one. Since I can't figure out where to go with this next, I think this is the end of this one.
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Several months later, Sara went into labor. There had been no further incidents or attempts on Sara's life or that of the twins.
Sara and Jareth had been walking through the gardens when suddenly she stopped. "Jareth?"
Jareth turned around, curious from the tone in her voice. He was worried when he saw the look on her face. "What's wrong, Sara?"
"I think it's time for the twins to make their appearance in the world." At his questioning glance, she clarified. "I think I'm in labor."
Jareth rushed back to her and picked her up. He knew that he couldn't transport her back to their chambers. He would have to carry her. He did, however, send word telepathically to Midorian to get himself to the castle. He also notified his mother. She answered, telling him that she was already in the castle and on her way to his chambers. He relaxed a little at that. He knew that his mother would know exactly what to do.
As Jareth carried Sara into the chamber, Caronara stood up from the chair she was sitting on and helped him to lay her on the bed. "Now, my son, you have to leave. You can do nothing more here. Sara needs to relax and your tension would only hinder her progress at this point."
"Yes, Mother." Jareth left the room but settled himself in the hallway to wait.
"Jareth?"
"What is it, Dristeria?"
"Sara will be fine." Just then, Sara's scream made Jareth look at the door with longing. He wanted to be beside his wife and help her through the terrible pain which must be making her scream.
Dris wanted to help her sister-in-law. She didn't know how someone could willingly put themselves through that type of pain. If that was what was involved in childbirth, she would skip it, thank you. She looked at her brother who had slumped against the wall and sat down on the floor. She sat down next to him and put her hand over his.
He looked at her and smiled sadly. He noticed that she winced whenever Sara's screams reached the hallway. He reached over and put his arm around her shoulders and pulled her into him. The two of them held each other, comforting each other when they couldn't comfort Sara.
When it was all over, Caronara stepped outside the royal bedchamber and looked down at her two children. Dristeria and Jareth were asleep on the floor with their arms around each other.
With a gesture, the High Queen sent her daughter to her room. "Jareth," she whispered, trying to wake him up as gently as possible. When his eyes fluttered open, Caronara smiled. "Your children and wife wait for you to join them."
"My children. Mother, do those words always hold such magic?"
"They always have for your father and I." Jareth noticed a wistful look in his mother's eyes. He smiled and got up from the floor. As he looked around, noticing that Dris was gone, his mother told him that she had been sent to her room.
Jareth pushed open the door and walked into the chamber he shared with his wife as quietly as possible. Sara lay awake on the bed with one twin in each arm. There was a girl and a boy.
"Our daughter's name is Jorana and our son's name is Sareth." Sara looked so tired. "How did you hold up out there?"
"Not well, love. Both Dristeria and I were wincing with your every scream and crying with you. We both wanted to run in here and help you through this. My mother wouldn't let us in though."
"Of course not. A man's place is not at a woman's side when she is giving birth." Jareth's mother's voice rang out from the doorway. "No matter how much they may want to tell you otherwise. His father tried the same thing. It didn't work for him either."
Sara was sleeping several hours later and so was Jareth. Caronara had taken the twins from the room to give them some rest. And a little time to themselves. He was laying next to her on the bed and holding her in his arms. She was curled up, spooned into her husband.
Both of them were smiling. They were at peace for the first time in a long time.
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A/N: I know.... short chapter. That's all though unless I can think of a sequel.
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Several months later, Sara went into labor. There had been no further incidents or attempts on Sara's life or that of the twins.
Sara and Jareth had been walking through the gardens when suddenly she stopped. "Jareth?"
Jareth turned around, curious from the tone in her voice. He was worried when he saw the look on her face. "What's wrong, Sara?"
"I think it's time for the twins to make their appearance in the world." At his questioning glance, she clarified. "I think I'm in labor."
Jareth rushed back to her and picked her up. He knew that he couldn't transport her back to their chambers. He would have to carry her. He did, however, send word telepathically to Midorian to get himself to the castle. He also notified his mother. She answered, telling him that she was already in the castle and on her way to his chambers. He relaxed a little at that. He knew that his mother would know exactly what to do.
As Jareth carried Sara into the chamber, Caronara stood up from the chair she was sitting on and helped him to lay her on the bed. "Now, my son, you have to leave. You can do nothing more here. Sara needs to relax and your tension would only hinder her progress at this point."
"Yes, Mother." Jareth left the room but settled himself in the hallway to wait.
"Jareth?"
"What is it, Dristeria?"
"Sara will be fine." Just then, Sara's scream made Jareth look at the door with longing. He wanted to be beside his wife and help her through the terrible pain which must be making her scream.
Dris wanted to help her sister-in-law. She didn't know how someone could willingly put themselves through that type of pain. If that was what was involved in childbirth, she would skip it, thank you. She looked at her brother who had slumped against the wall and sat down on the floor. She sat down next to him and put her hand over his.
He looked at her and smiled sadly. He noticed that she winced whenever Sara's screams reached the hallway. He reached over and put his arm around her shoulders and pulled her into him. The two of them held each other, comforting each other when they couldn't comfort Sara.
When it was all over, Caronara stepped outside the royal bedchamber and looked down at her two children. Dristeria and Jareth were asleep on the floor with their arms around each other.
With a gesture, the High Queen sent her daughter to her room. "Jareth," she whispered, trying to wake him up as gently as possible. When his eyes fluttered open, Caronara smiled. "Your children and wife wait for you to join them."
"My children. Mother, do those words always hold such magic?"
"They always have for your father and I." Jareth noticed a wistful look in his mother's eyes. He smiled and got up from the floor. As he looked around, noticing that Dris was gone, his mother told him that she had been sent to her room.
Jareth pushed open the door and walked into the chamber he shared with his wife as quietly as possible. Sara lay awake on the bed with one twin in each arm. There was a girl and a boy.
"Our daughter's name is Jorana and our son's name is Sareth." Sara looked so tired. "How did you hold up out there?"
"Not well, love. Both Dristeria and I were wincing with your every scream and crying with you. We both wanted to run in here and help you through this. My mother wouldn't let us in though."
"Of course not. A man's place is not at a woman's side when she is giving birth." Jareth's mother's voice rang out from the doorway. "No matter how much they may want to tell you otherwise. His father tried the same thing. It didn't work for him either."
Sara was sleeping several hours later and so was Jareth. Caronara had taken the twins from the room to give them some rest. And a little time to themselves. He was laying next to her on the bed and holding her in his arms. She was curled up, spooned into her husband.
Both of them were smiling. They were at peace for the first time in a long time.
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A/N: I know.... short chapter. That's all though unless I can think of a sequel.