I sadly do not own Jareth, Sarah or the Labyrinth. Gods I wish I did. :D Oh well.
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It had been 6 years since Sarah Williams had run the Labyrinth to win back her baby brother. Six years since she had made her magical friends, six years since she had said goodbye to the only man she could ever truly love.
Making her way into her kitten she turned on her radio. All the time remembering the handsome Fae King she had once known. She listened as one song ended and the next begun smiling at her luck. Singing along with the music and dancing around her kitchen with the tune.
"There's a boy I know, he's the one I dream of
Looks into my eyes, take me to the clouds above
Ooh I lose control, can't seem to get enough
When I wake from dreaming, tell me is it really love
How will I know (Don't trust your feelings)
How will I know
How will I know (Love can be deceiving)
How will I know
How will I know if he really loves me
I say a prayer with every heart beat
I fall in love whenever we meet
I'm asking you what you know about these things
How will I know if he's thinking of me
I try to phone but I'm too shy (Can't speak)
Falling in love is so bitter sweet
This is strong why do I feel weak"
Sarah danced to the music smiling and singing as her heart was portrayed but the song. How would she know if he really loved her? She had spent the last 6 years wondering the same thing. Did he really mean it?
She had spent years trying to gain enough courage to call him. To ask what her heart needed to know. Then she would look in the mirror and wonder why she would even THINK it true.
She listened as the song ended and the next started. She thought about how much she wished he would come, come and never let her leave him again. She closed her eyes as tears filled them.
"Somewhere there's speaking
It's already coming in
Oh and it's rising at the back of your mind
You never could get it
Unless you were fed it
Now you're here and you don't know why
But under skinned knees and the skid marks
Past the places where you used to learn
You howl and listen
Listen and wait for the
Echoes of angels who won't return
He's everything you want
He's everything you need
He's everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
He says all the right things
At exactly the right time
But he means nothing to you and I don't know why"
She moved to the music, letting the tears fall freely down her face. She had done this to herself. She was now alone and unwanted and it was all her own doing. She would never see her King again.
"I am everything you want
I am everything you need
I am everything inside you
That you wish you could be
I say all the right things
At exactly the right time
But I mean nothing to you and I don't know why
And I don't know why
Why
I don't know why"
She fell to the ground her sobs shaking her body. She had done this to herself. He had offered her everything and she had thrown it back in his face. How could he ever forgive her?
She sat for what she thought was hours, crying with no seeable end. Suddenly she heard his song on the radio, the song he had sung to her in the Crystal Ballroom.
"There's such a sad love
Deep in your eyes
A kind of pale jewel
Open and closed
Within your eyes
There's such a fooled heart
Beatin' so fast
In search of new dreams
A love that will last
Within your heart
I'll place the moon
Within your heart"
Sarah remembered her dance with her dark King. Remember chasing him through the room, remembered his haunting words that rang all to true.
"As the pain sweeps through,
Makes no sense for you
Every thrill is gone
Wasn't too much fun at all,
But I'll be there for you-ou-ou
As the world falls down
Falling
Falling in love"
The song ended and she felt her heart begin to die again. Saw the look in his eyes as she said the words. She closed her eyes as she spoke her heart. "Jareth I'm so sorry. I didn't know what I was doing. I hope you're happy, I hope you're with the one you love. I wish you your heart's desire."
She stood and moved to go to the kitchen. Getting a plate of pasta from her fridge she turned and dropped the plate as she looked at Jareth. He was dressed in a white poet's shirt, with gray leggings, black leather boots and gloves, his hair wild and free as she remembered. His eyes however were not how she remembered.
The last time she had looked in his mismatched gaze she had seen nothing but betrayal and heartbreak. Now she saw hope and could it be. . . love? She blinked not believing her eyes. "Jareth what are you doing here?" She asked not understand why he would show up after 6 years.
"You called, did you not?" He said in his slight British ascent.
"No. . . I don't think I did." She said looking confused.
"You must have. . . what did you say before I showed up?" He asked looking disappointed.
"I . . . I made a wish." She said realizing what must have happened. Jareth raised a surprised eyebrow at her.
"You made a wish? I would have thought after your last wish, you would have learned your lesson." He sighed. His voice cold when he spoke again. "What did you wish for Sarah, tell me so I may grant it and leave." She looked to her feet as she mumbled her wish to him. "I'm sorry I didn't catch that." He said moving closer to her.
"I . . . I wished. . ." She stopped again.
"Come, now Sarah I don't have all night. Tell me what you wished for this time you selfish child. . . so that I may go home." Sarah felt anger start to bubble inside her, and as she watched his eyes flash she knew her eyes had done so as well.
"What did I say. . . let's see if I can remember." She took a step closer to him, now standing a mere breathe away from his body. "Oh now I remember. . . word for word what I said was. . . Jareth I'm so sorry. I didn't know what I was doing. I hope you're happy, I hope you're with the one you love. I wish you your heart's desire." She looked at him then, shock and regret filling his eyes. "There you go Goblin King, you know my wish. I hope you get to fulfill it." She said backing out of the room and locking herself in the bathroom.
Looking herself in the mirror she screamed in agony. She hadn't meant to call him, hadn't meant to make her heart hope for something she should have known would never happen. "Gods Sarah could you be any more stupid?" She screamed to her reflection.
Jareth stood in her kitchen. 'Her wish was for me?' He almost couldn't believe it. Calling a crystal he watched her a few minutes before he had appeared. She sat on the ground crying. . . and then. . . there it was. . . she had made a wish for his happiness. He felt his heart stir. "I think I've made a horrible mistake." Jareth made his way to where he now heard HIS Sarah crying.
Thats it for now. Don't forget to tell me what you think. I'll update as soon as I can.
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