Memories

Sarah woke up in the middle of the night, sweat forming on her brow. She looked over at her clock, which read 3:00 A.M. She sighed and layed her head back down. It had been a year since she had escaped from the Labyrinth and she still had dreams of Jareth. Soon after the intital shock of the dream, she fell into a deeper sleep.

Jareth sighed deeply as he twirled the crystal in his hand. He still watched Sarah since she had left the Labyrinth, watching her and protecting her. He also dreamt of her at night.

Sarah woke up to the sound of birds chirping through the windows. She had another dream of Jareth, one that made her feel hot and cold, happy and sad. As she stood up, she noticed a book that was beside her bed. It wasn't there the night before. She looked at it closely. The cover words were barely legible. As she flipped through it, she noticed the words were in a language she couldn't understand. She put the book back down on her table and started to get dressed. As she was getting dressed, a familiar song played on her radio:

How you turned my world, you precious thing

You starve and near exhaust me

Everything I've done, I've done for you

I move the stars for no one

You've run so long

You've run so far

Your eyes can be so cruel

Just as I can be so cruel

Though I do believe in you

Yes I do

Live without the sunlight

Love without your heartbeat

I, I can't live within you

I can't live within you

I, I can't live within you.

Sarah's heart froze. That was the song she had heard in the Labyrinth. Even a year later, she remembered the pitch, the melody, the beautiful words of the song overwhelmed her soul. She was so enamored with the song, she didn't even notice the gentle caress of a gloved hand stroke her chin...

Jareth looked closely as Sarah brushed her hair. His eyes on her were intent, an eagle stalking it's prey. Sarah turned on the bath water and waited by the side for it to fill. No one but Sarah was there now. Her father and step-mother were in England on a business trip, Toby along with them. He could just take Sarah right now.

"No. Not now, not like this," Jareth said to himself. "She has to want me to take her again, she had to wish for me to save her from her mundane life." With a regretful sigh, he closed the crystal encased in his hand.

Sarah turned off the water and undressed herself. As she stepped in the tub, she felt a soft hand graze the nape of her neck. Turning around, she saw no one.

"I'm being unrational. I'm the only one here. It's probaly the wind," Sarah said out loud. She laid down in the tub and fell asleep.

When Sarah opened her eyes, she was no longer in her tub. She was in the Ballroom. She wasn't nude now. Instead, she was dressed in a soft red gown, with a diamond necklace and a diamond brooch.

"Sarah?" a voice said in the background. Sarah turned around abruptly, right into Jareth's arms. As she looked up, she saw a smile play across Jareth's face, his eyes also smiling.

"Why am I here?" Sarah demanded to know. Jareth looked at her confused.

"I honestly don't know, Sarah," Jareth said. "But I think you do," Jareth said with a smirk on his face.

"Wha-, I-I-I don't know what you're talking about. Why would I want to be back here again?" Sarah stammered out. She knew inside why she wanted to be there. She wanted to be with Jareth.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, Sarah. You know why you wanted to be back here. You wanted to be with me. You wanted to feel my hands in yours," Jareth said, slipping his hand into hers. To his and her surprise, she didn't resist. "You wanted to feel my breath on your skin," Jareth said, moving closer to her, breathing softly on her neck. "Most of all, though, you wanted-"

"I wanted to feel your lips on mine," Sarah said softly. Jareth took her chin in his leather gloved hand and brought her face to his Sarah had her eyes closed.

"Just one little kiss, that's all, Sarah. It's nothing more than a pair of lips touching," Jareth said. Sarah nodded as they brought their lips together.

Sarah woke up, gasping for air. She looked around, and noticed she was in her bedroom.

"It was just a dream," Sarah said sadly. All of a sudden, she gasped. She was in the bathroom before. Someone had taken her into her bedroom. As she was looking around, she noticed a white feather on the table next to her bed...

My first "Labyrinth" FanFic. Hope ya like. Will write more.