Who Wants To Live Forever
By: NightChild
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There was no time for them…for the girl who ate the peach and forgot everything and the King of the Goblins. He…oh…he would live forever. But she…she would not. He would be beautiful forever--that's what he was, beauty; with his dual-colored eyes, wild blond hair and elegant face. She would age, her lovely long brown hair would fade and gray, her bright green eyes would dull, her young, flawless face would wrinkle with the passing of time.
There was
no place for them. Not for Sarah, the girl who ate the peach and forgot
everything…not for Jareth, the King of the Goblins. Sarah was from Aboveground,
while Jareth was from Underground. There was no way that it could possibly
work…. What was that thing that built their dreams up, only to let them slip
away?
Years passed and passed…Jareth
and Sarah somehow managed to keep some sort of a half-life with each other.
Sarah changed over time, from the haughty teenager, to the old woman that now lay
in a bed Aboveground. Jareth had not changed over time, he had stayed the
same…for the most part…he sat at the weakening Sarah's bedside, his heart
slowly shattering with the knowledge that she was dying. Who wanted to live
forever? Who wanted to live forever without their only love? No one.
There was no chance for him…no chance for him to save his Sarah. Despite what everyone thought, he was not all-powerful. He could not stop death in its tracks when it had already latched onto its victim.
It was all decided for her. She knew this day would come. Jareth had tried to talk her into becoming immortal, like he was, long ago…but she had refused. She knew that it would be a decision that she would never forgive herself for. This was the way of things. So…the world only had one sweet moment set aside for them…one sweet moment in its eyes. And now, that moment was drawing to a close. Who wanted to live forever if it was against the natural order of things? She didn't.
When love must die…it just wasn't fair. He smirked sadly at that thought…Sarah had said words like those so many times when she was in his Labyrinth. He felt the unfamiliar sensation of tears prickling in his eyes. He hardly knew what it was…but he knew when he felt a tear roll down his cheek.
She touched Jareth's tears with her lips…as gently as he had touched her world with his fingertips throughout her life. He looked at her with slightly startled eyes and she smiled feebly at him. She could feel her time drawing ever shorter. She laid back down in her deathbed gingerly.
He would love Sarah forever…. They would have forever; forever from that day on…forever would be theirs…if only in his memories. Another tear, followed by several more, fell from his eyes as he watched Sarah take her last breath…and leave him. His Sarah only had one chance to live…and now she was gone. Who wants to live forever, if you're all alone? He didn't….
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Disclaimer: I do not own Labyrinth or the song that this fic is based after--"Who Wants To Live Forever".
AN:
That was my first-ever Laby fic…I hope it was okay. I based it after a song that I really like…a lot. This is dedicated to Rylla and Holly.
Anyway…please review and tell me if it's any good.
Ja`ne.