Sarah flicked off the light of her lamp on her nightstand after a long day of school. She sighed when she thought about the Biology test she had to take the next morning. Biology was never her strongest subject and she knew she was going to fail. She tried to think about all the hidden Latin terms in the Science words when her mind began to wonder. She thought of Hoggle and laughed at his never ending grumpiness. She thought of Sir Didymus and his bravery, she thought of Ludo and his warm heart of kindess, she thought of the crazy Fireys, the Bog of Eternal Stench, the Helping Hands, the talking door knockers the cleaners, but mostly Him.
Sarah's heart beat faster at the thought of him. She thought how he was so cruel. She didn't think of him as generous at all. He claimed to be in love her but she soon realized that was just a story. He showed no love for her at all. The only time he showed a mild interest in her is when she was at the crystal ballroom, and even then he didn't love her, he was just trying to distract her away from saving Toby. She hated that since she was getting closer to solving the Labyrinth he had to throw everything he could at her so she couldn't solve it. He sent the Cleaners after her and Hoggle, made Hoggle give her a peach so she would forget all about Toby, made the Goblins try to battle her and her friends so she couldn't reach the castle, tried to keep Toby away from her in the Escher Room, and worst of all tried to tempt her by offering her dreams to her. But she wouldn't take them, she loved Toby too much. Sarah smiled in triumph at the thought.
Still she couldn't stop the nagging thought that she knew she was so attracted to him. He was beautiful. Every girl's dream. She couldn't believe that he looked so much like a rock star, so hansome, so dangerous. Yes he was dangerous. There was nothing safe about him. Just being around him stirred emotions in Sarah that she didn't want to have towards him. But how could she not? Everything about him was perfect. His face, his mismatched eyes, his outfits, his voice.Sarah swooned. Out of everything she absolutely loved his voice. It was so beautiful when he sang. Even though he was completely lying when he sang to her in the Crystal Ballroom about he would do everything for her and always be there for her no matter what, she still felt slightly faint at the thought of his sultry velvety voice.
Sarah felt her eyes begin to droop. When she fell asleep she still thought about the Goblin King.
Sarah looked around feeling slightly uneasy. She saw that she was in a foreign land that she didn't recognize but felt familiar. She stood in a green grass meadow that seemed to go on for miles. The air smelled floral with a hint of peaches. The Sun was shining bright with a beautiful light purple and blue sky.
When she turned around she saw a beautiful pond, with lily pads and a gentle streams down rocks making a beautiful trickling noise. She looked at her reflection and gasped. She wore a white flowing dress of gossamer material on the sleeves that belled out and ant the end pointed with satin lining. The dress flowed down her body like a river and flowed out behind her. It was off the shoulders and showed the little cleavage the Sarah had. Her dark hair was in perfect waves down her back with a flower circle crown of little tiny white flowers. She looked absolutely beautiful.
She felt two arms wrap around her waist but saw no other reflection in the water. She gasped when she felt a mouth at her ear. She quickly turned around and saw the Goblin King dressed nothing but a skirt of large leaves. Sarah blushed for looking down at him like that. She looked at his face and saw he had on a green leaves placed in his hair. She looked at his pale masculine chest and saw his oddly shaped crescent medallion.
"What am I doing here? Why didn't I see your reflection? Are you part vampire?" she asked knowing vampires didn't have reflections.
Jareth chuckled. "So many questions Sarah. Well I'll start with no I am not a vampire. You can't see my reflection because that is a special pond so that beautiful mortals girls like yourself can't see the other Fae like me snatched the unsuspecting mortals away."
Sarah gulped. "You're not going to take me away are you?"
Jareth chuckled again, "Why Sarah, of course I am, that's what you're here for."
"What?" she asked shocked.
Jareth smirked. "This is your wedding."
"To who?"
He drew her closer to him by putting his arms around her lower back and so that they were hip to hip. "To me of course precious."
Sarah pushed against him. "No this isn't real, this is just a dream." she said shaking her head.
"Well of course it's a dream." he crooked his finger and slid it across her collarbones causing her to shiver.
"Why am I dreaming about this?"
"Because the Labyrinth needs you Sarah. You know in your heart that the Labyrinth needs you, your friends need you... I need you." he put one hand on her arm.
"No Jareth. I can't."
"Well since this is a dream, then maybe we should go along with the wedding. All our guests are waiting." Sarah turned once again and the pond was gone. Replacing it was thousands of guests waiting for them. "Come on Sarah, it would be rude to make these guests think they came here for nothing."
Sarah nodded her head. She didn't want to be rude, she thought what Jareth said was completely reasonable. "Come Sarah, our guests are waiting."
Sarah linked her arm in his and walked down the aisle that was covered in white rose petals. She maid it down to the wedding arch that had green vines curled all around it. When they got to the alter Jareth bowed. Sarah did the same. "Father." Jareth said.
"Rise my son." said the High King.
Sarah straitened up when Jareth did and looked at the High King. He looked just like Sarah would have pictured Oberon to look like.
"Yes child." he said to Sarah. "I am King Oberon."
Sarah's eyes widened in shock. "Y-your King Jareth's father?"
"Yes child." he turned to look at Jareth. "So this is the beautiful mortal that has bewitched your heart my son?"
"Yes father. This is the Sarah Williams. The mortal that bested my Labyrinth."
"I can see why you're drawn to her, she is lovely." he looked at Sarah and she blushed. He looked back at Jareth. "But she is just as I said, a child. Are you sure about this?"
"I've never been so sure about anything in my life. She is not a child, she is a girl coming of age, and very soon she will be a woman."
"Has her body confirmed she is a woman?" Oberon asked.
Jareth looked at Sarah and his eyes raked over her body. "Indeed."
Oberon rolled his eyes and smacked Jareth upside the head but only to playfully scold him. The Fae guests and other Folklore Sarah saw tried to stifle their laughs. "You know very well that is not what I meant." Oberon said.
Jareth rubbed the spot his father slapped but slightly laughed. "Yes father. Her body has confirmed that she is now a women. It decided when she had just turned thirteen."
Sarah stared at Jareth confused but it slowly made since to her. She blushed at the thought. She remembered the day she became a woman. Her father and stepmother were so proud that her stepmother made her a cake and her father bought her a balloon that said 'Way To Go!' She would have been more angry at Jareth for spying at her if she didn't know this was just a dream.
"Very well then." he turned towards Sarah. "Let's begin. Sarah when I look at you please repeat after me as best as you can because this must be done in Fae language." Sarah nodded.
Sarah listened as Oberon spoke in Fae language. Then he turned to Jareth and Jareth repeated everything he said. When it was her turn she did her best and thought she did a pretty good job. When they were done talking Oberon flicked his wrist and in his hand there was a golden goblet filled with Fae wine flavored with peaches. Oberon handed it to Jareth and he took a gulp. After he was done he handed it to Sarah, she looked at him confused.
"It's wine to confirm our marriage. Fae law." Sarah nodded in understanding. She gulped as much as he did. When she was done and handed it to Oberon she couldn't help but notice the mischievous triumphant grin on Jareth's face.
Oberon spoke in more Fae language before turning to Sarah. "Sarah I would like you to bring up your hands and face your palms towards King Jareth." she did just so and saw that Jareth's hands were already like that. She touched her palms to his.
Oberon said something in Fae and Sarah noticed their hands light up in an eerie glow. Sarah's mouth opened in amazement. While their hands were together Oberon continued to talk in a ominous tone as if he was casting a spell. When he was finished shouted the last sentence and waved his hands towards them causing the glow from the hands to spread out towards the entire looked at their hands and saw the glow causing two beautiful diamonds rings on their left fingers. When the glow faded Jareth waited for Oberon to speak before he curled his fingers between hers to bring her closer for a sweet kiss. Sarah was so lost in the kiss and the scent of him that she didn't notice the triumphant glint in his eyes.
