I don't own anything in this story except Jared and soon to be Saria.
Sarah said her lines perfectly. She always did. Playing the part of Queen Guinevere had always been her dream. The best part was that Jared was playing the part of Arthur. She had a crush on him since she met him two years ago. Jared was tall with blonde hair and green eyes.
This was to be her last play. Sarah, who is now 18, would be soon graduating. Three years have past since her adventure in the Labyrinth. She barely called on her friends anymore. She felt like she needed to grow up and stop playing childish games.
Since her last visit to the Labyrinth, Sarah had grown very beautiful. She is slightly taller, her figure more pronounce, her features a bit paler, and her hair silkier. Her eyes however had lost their sparkle.
"Sarah? Sarah, are you ok?"
Sarah realized that she was staring at the floor. It was a good thing that this was only rehearsal. "Yes, I'm fine," she said hastily.
"Don't forget your lines, Sarah!" said a voice. Sarah looked around to see who said it, but no body else seemed to have noticed that anything was said. "Sarah, you didn't forget me, did you?" the voice said again. Then it hit her. The voice that she was hearing was him!
"Jareth," she whispered, somewhat unnerved and angry.
"Good, Sarah, you haven't forgotten, because I will never forget you."
"Hey, Sarah, it's your line!" said Jared who was next to her. "You sure you're ok?" He looked concerned for her.
She blushed slightly from embarrassed meant. "I think so."
Soon enough rehearsal was over. Sarah was beginning to walk to home when Jared stopped her. "I was wondering," he began, "If -- if you would like to go out tomorrow? We will be done with rehearsal early and will have enough time to grab a bite to eat."
Sarah smiled, "I'd love to," she said shyly. When she looked into his eyes something bothered her, but she didn't know what. So she quickly looked down.
"Tomorrow it is," he said walking away.
So long had she dreamed that this day would come. But she was determined to not scare him off because of her childish fantasies.
The next day during rehearsal she was practicing her part on stage with Jared. She almost couldn't keep her excitement in. It was, to her, the best part of the play. It was the part where Guinevere was to kiss Lancelot in the name of love! As Jared leaned in for the kiss, Sarah saw someone standing behind him. She almost screamed when she saw who it was. It was him!
"What's wrong?" asked Jared, who still held onto her. He felt very protective of her.
"It's him!" she said hoarsely.
Jared glanced behind him and then looked back at her concerned. "There's no one there," he said.
She looked back and he was right, no one was there. "Sorry, must have been a trick of the light." Suddenly she felt very scared and ill. Was he coming back to get Toby? Or did he want her instead?
When rehearsal was over, Jared took Sarah to the popular pizza parlor. They talked about all sort of things. The voice and vision of Jareth was forgotten for now. But, however, all good things must come to an end. So they left the parlor and Jared walked Sarah home.
"I had a great time," he said as he led her to the front porch of her house. Never did they see the goblins peering and lurking at them from their dark hiding places, nor the owl that was silently perched in the tree.
Sarah smiled her face turning a slight red. "Me too, we should do this again some time."
Jared leaned into her and she didn't move. As he went in for the kiss, she saw it again in his features. She saw something that she had never remembered seeing before. He had one blue eye and one green eye. Jared reminded her of him! Quickly she shoved the thought aside, thinking that it was only her imagination playing with her as it had the past two days.
He then kissed her and she felt like she was flying. Then all of the sudden she heard a loud screech and a rush of hung wings, as their world seemed to go dark.
