A/N: This is my first FanFic so please R&R

*Disclaimer* I do not own any of the characters, or anything from Jim Henson's Labyrinth, try as I might.

Sarah is 21 in this story, away at school.

Rated M for later chapters

"Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave…"

You have no power over me… She knew the words that she had to say, it was her line. But this time… maybe just this time, she could change it. "Jareth-"

Sarah woke up in bed, the early morning sunshine streaming through her partially covered windows. Her small apartment was quiet as she groaned. This was the third time she has had this dream in the past month. Every time she has said the words, played her part. This time was different, she saw the look in his eyes, memorized the pain she saw when she said the words the past two times. Yes, this time she had wanted to change her part. Stuffing a pillow over her face she leaned back in her bed. What was wrong with her? She has never felt this way about the Goblin King, never been tempted to say yes to his wishes. She is the Champion; he has no power over her. Or does he?

For the next two nights Sarah had the dream, and each time she was getting closer to saying yes. To reaching out to grasp his outstretched hand, to let her dreams come true for once. She was starting to lose sleep, unable to return to a peaceful slumber after being taunted by the Goblin King. It wasn't fair. She wanted to sleep, she wanted to say yes to him, Sarah just wanted it to stop. For years, she had tried to ignore him, pretending she made the whole thing up, her journey underground never happened. Her friends… Jareth… all made up fantasies of a lonely teenage girl.

Sarah sat at her table in the small kitchen nook she had in her apartment, absently eating a peach, after everything that had happened, she still loved peaches although she was wary of them for a time. She felt miserable, she hadn't slept in days and the effects were starting to take their toll on her. Sarah decided to do what she always did when she was upset, call and talk to Toby. After winning him back in the Labyrinth, she and Toby had been very close, and it was hard on him when she decided to leave for college 3 years ago. She made sure to call regularly and check up on him. Sarah picked up the phone and waited as it rang several times.

"Hello?" a woman picked up.

"Hi, Karen, its Sarah, is Toby around?"

"Hi darling! Oh, yes I'm sure he's around here somewhere—Just one second!" Sarah could hear Karen yelling for Toby and she felt a pang of sadness wash over her, she would never get used to being away from her family. Even from Karen, who she had tried to know better over the years.

"Sarah?" A small voice ripped her away from her thoughts.

"Hey Tobes! Wacha doing?"

"Nufin… I was just playing with Merlin Jr, he wanted to play hide n' seek but he never came to find me!" Sarah heard Toby pouting through the receiver. Giggling at Toby's silly game she said,

"Man! I'll just have to talk to MJ and set him straight!" Toby laughed and started talking to Merlin, no doubt warning him to the trouble headed his way, Sarah thought.

"Sarah, when will you be home?"

"Oh Tobes," Sarah sighed, "I don't know, sometime around Christmas, but I will be sure to get you and extra big present since I didn't get to come home for Thanksgiving." Toby squealed into the phone, excited to see his sister and the present she was going to bring.

"Okay! Mamma says it's time to go, I have to take a bath before bed" Toby said, "she says if I don't I'll smell like dog for the rest of the week!"

Sarah laughed, "Okay Toby, you be good for Karen!"

"I will Sarah! I love you"

"I love you too, Tobes"

"I'll call you tomorrow night so we can talk about my present!"

Laughing, Sarah told Toby goodnight and decided to settle down with a book. She felt better after talking with Toby, he never failed to make her happy. She stretched out on her favorite couch and began to read, but after a while her eyes began to droop, and she soon fell into a deep sleep.

"Sarah, please" a deep voice pleaded with her, and she opened her eyes to find two mismatched ones staring into her face, it was the dream again, and there he was, dressed in all white, his pale blonde hair whirling around his face and his slate grey eyes locked on hers, brimming with hope and vulnerability. She wanted to say yes. Maybe tonight she would do it. It is after all, only a dream. Sarah lowered her eyes to his outstretched hand, reaching for her with gloved fingers. Slowly, she put her hand in his, stepping closer, mesmerized by the softness of the leather. "Jar—" she tried to speak, but found herself pushed out of the dream again.

Sarah was dazed when she woke up, and the cool air that filtered in through her window held a smell she was unfamiliar with. She got up to close the window when she heard a tapping behind her. She turned and gasped, there he was, lounging on her couch, smirking sinfully up at her.

Sarah blanched, holding onto the wall to steady herself as Jareth locked his strange eyes on her and cooed "Hello, Precious."