Jareth marched around his castle, trying to get away from his infernal goblins, who would not stop mentioning his defeat from years ago. No matter how many times he had threatened them with the bog, and even sent a few there for good measure, they never seemed to be scared by him. Had he lost his touch? Maybe he was just having a bad year.

Ok, a bad few years.

It had all started with her. That headstrong young woman that had captured his heart, and taken it with her when she left.

Rage bubbled inside him and he kicked the nearest thing he could see - a wall. "Its not…" He stopped himself before he could shout out the very words she had uttered so often. "You have no basis for comparison." He muttered quietly.

It had been 6 years now since she had beaten him and his Labyrinth, the only human to ever claim a child back. Her feisty nature had enchanted him from the first time he saw her, she reminded him so much of himself. Was that the reason for his obsession? Yes, obsession. He would admit it to no one else but that's what it was, pure and simple.

He would never be able to forget her. Not that he really wanted to of course.

He found a quiet room - a rare discovery indeed for the Goblin Kingdom - and produced three crystal as he slammed the door behind him. The first crystal was thrown against the wall and a burning fire appeared. The second produced a large comfy looking chair that was placed beside the fire, and the third transformed into a large bottle of Goblin Ale. Jareth sat - more like fell - into the chair and took a large swig of the Goblin Ale. It was seriously strong stuff, which is why he drank it. He was able to forget everything for just a little while, and maybe even get some sleep. As he took another mouthful he thought he heard something behind him. He flicked his wrist and the chair turned. Nothing. The chair turned back around as he took another mouthful, his head already started to clear slightly.

He heard the noise again, only more defined this time. Footsteps. He stuck his head around the side of the chair, and what he saw almost made him choke on his drink.

Sarah.

She had just pushed the door shut and was walking slowly towards him, the look on her face slightly hesitant.

"Sarah?" Jareth's voice was higher that normal. He blamed the drink.

Sarah smiled and started walking faster as Jareth rose from his seat. He was a little unsteady but amazingly he managed to stand upright when Sarah launched herself at him. She buried her face against his neck and held onto him tightly, as though he would float away if she didn't. He could feel a slight wetness against his skin and knew she was crying, which sobered him instantly and he wrapped his arms around her shaking form. "What's wrong?"

Sarah lifted her head to wipe her face quickly on the sleeve of the burgundy dress she was wearing, returning to her previous position once again. "Nothing."

"Sarah love, your hugging me, there has to be something wrong." It hurt him to think like that but he felt it was the truth, she really would have to be in desperate need to hug him.

"Cant I just be happy to see you?" Jareth could feel her starting to shake again and decided that the last thing he needed right now was for Sarah to break down in tears. He produced two crystals, the first became another chair and the second turned the bottle of Goblin Ale into two large mugs of steaming hot chocolate. 'That calms women down doesn't it?' Jareth thought as he picked Sarah up gently and placed her in the chair. She shifted in the seat for a moment or two before getting herself comfortable and becoming still. It was such a large chair, that she was able to rest her head against the arm of the chair whilst curling herself into a ball on the seat. Just as Jareth thought she was about to fall asleep, she shot off the seat to stand in front of it, her eyes wide open.

"Sarah?"

"I cant sleep."

"I think you can, you looked as thought you were about to."

"Nooo. I cant go to sleep. I just cant." As she spoke her eyes were dropping shut softly and she swayed on her feet. Jareth stood and caught her before she fell completely. He sat back in his chair with Sarah in his arms and tried to soothe her to sleep. It wasn't easy, as she kept fidgeting in his arms, trying to stay awake. Jareth held her close and whispered a Fae incantation. Just before she fell asleep, she opened her eyes wide and looked straight at him.

"Don't leave me here on my own…" She whispered, a single tears falling down her cheek. Her eyes shut and her head dropped against Jareth's arm.

"Im not going anywhere Sarah." When she woke in the morning he would ask her what was wrong. For now, he felt sleepy. He tipped his head back slightly so he was leaning against the chair and closed his eyes. For the first time in so long, Jareth was finally going to sleep.

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