yay! The sequel to Power Outage! This one was also written by both Code Green and I, and we both hope you enjoy it. reviews are much appreciated, as always. Much Love!

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The first time Trinity saw Jareth when he came to her world, he nearly scared her to death.

It was just after school had started (her senior year of high school), and she was at an audition for a show she wanted to be in with some of her friends, sitting nervously with them as they tried to get her to calm her nerves before the director got things started.

"C'mon, Trin, you'll do fine!" one of her friends, Jason, said. "The director of this one was a big fan of our production of Footloose, and you were two people in that one!" He was talking about a show they had been in, in the previous theatre season, before the Labyrinth adventure.

"Understudying them," Trinity muttered. She laid her head on his shoulder, as she had done often before. "I didn't actually perform for an audience except as ensemble."

"Whatever, girl," another friend, Carrie, said admonishingly, "You were in the program, you had both parts memorized. They are bound to know that!"

Trinity was flattered, but said nothing. She knew it was silly. The last time she had felt this nervous, it was before a ball that almost had cost her her life. This audition was harmless, so there was no reason for her to have qualms. Still…

"Who is that?" Jason asked suddenly. "I've never seen him before." He was looking towards the back of the theater, at someone in the shadows.

Trinity sat up and turned to see what he was looking at. She saw a very strange looking person indeed. "I think I know him…" she said, confused. She stood, and made her way slowly to the back of the theater, dodging other nervous hopefuls on the way.

"Who is that? Do you know him?" Jason asked Carrie right before Trinity was out of earshot.

When she reached the person, Trinity saw that they were leaning against the wall, eyes closed.

"Jareth?" she whispered.

His eyes shot open, and he looked at her. She then saw that it was, indeed the goblin king. He looked different, younger, and not quite as impressive as he normally appeared, but he had the same eyes. One brown and one blue, with just that hint of glitter around them that marked him as a Fae with power.

"Oh gosh, it's you!" she said, and threw her arms around his neck. "I missed you!"

"Trinity," he muttered. "Who is that boy you were sitting with?"

Trinity pulled back, confusion in her eyes. When she understood that Jareth had seen her with her head on her guy friend's shoulder, she laughed. "That's my buddy, Jason," she answered softly, "He's like a brother to me."

"Indeed." Jareth glared in Jason's direction. The teenage boy (who had been watching curiously, trying to figure out who the strange person was) looked away, startled that this acquaintance of Trinity's (whom she was evidently glad to see) had looked at him so vehemently.

The girl smacked Jareth on the shoulder. "Now don't you start that!" she snapped. "He pretty much put me back together after my first breakup! You have him to thank for me being as open as I was when you met me!" She crossed her arms and turned away from the goblin king, making a move to go back to her friends.

She was prevented, however, by two strong arms wrapped around her waist.

"I'm sorry," the Fae king whispered, "I spoke rashly."

"You sure did," she growled, but turned to face him without trying to escape his arms. "Now, what are you doing here?"

Jareth grinned at her. "I'm here to audition for a musical," he said, and let her go so he could bow. A few pages of sheet music appeared in one hand.

XxXxX

Jareth had appeared younger to Trinity because he knew that her friends and family wouldn't approve of him if he looked too much older than her. Really, his age was negligible, but the humans didn't have to know that.

She introduced him to her friends as her boyfriend, the one who had given her the mysterious ring she had started wearing on a chain around her neck. Many of them had questioned it, and she had always answered that a guy had given it to her. Now, the mystery was solved.

Jareth was pleased that Jason, the boy whose shoulder she'd rested on, didn't seem to be jealous. He really was just like her brother.

The goblin king performed in a few shows with Trinity, including Hairspray, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Godspell. He found that he quite enjoyed the theater. The patrons of her community theatre loved him too, as people started coming to shows just to see him sing and dance.

However much time Jareth spent with Trinity in her world, though, he was careful to never spend too much time away from the Underground. Of course, time ran differently in his world, so this was a bit tricky. But, he was the king, so he managed without any of his subjects getting too grumpy. Trinity even made frequent trips to Underground with him, to meet his people, and most importantly, his family. They took to her immediately, and she was invited to stay often. Jareth was always careful to have her back by her curfew, however.

He met her father, of course, and eventually got the man to like him. To her father, Trinity was still too young for this younger version of Jareth, but Jareth's impeccable behavior around her soon convinced him that this new boyfriend was fine for his daughter.

Trinity was never near the farm Jareth had worked on in his first week in the human world. The aunt who had owned the farm lived about three hours' drive away from Trinity's family, which is why she really only spent time there during the summer. Evelyn lived even farther away, so they couldn't see each other. They kept in touch with each other frequently through phone calls and emails, however, so Evelyn was among the first to know of the goblin king's return to the human world to see Trinity.

That summer, Evelyn was unable to join Trinity on her aunt's farm. She'd gotten a job away from the farm, at another barn about an hour away from them.

When Trinity started college, Jareth was able to spend less time with her. Neither of them were happy about this, but he wasn't about to start in a human college, and Trinity wanted to do well. She took more and more frequent trips to the Underground, however, as it calmed her and helped her to focus in her schoolwork. The people of the Labyrinth were always pleased to see her.

The next summer, Evelyn was also unable to join them at Trinity's aunt's farm.

The next year, Trinity got a job at a farm in her neighborhood. Jareth was happy when he found out, and often came to visit her and help her out at work. She was working to pay off Trigger's board, as she had moved her horse up because she couldn't spend as much time with him at her aunt's. Often, Jareth took the horse out to exercise him, as Trinity was often too tired to ride after a day at work. College was also wearing on her, and she had to quit theatre because she needed the time to work and study. It was during this year Jareth's and Trinity's relationship was really tested, and really grew. Jareth had secretly started talking with her father about asking for her hand.

Time went on, and Jareth watched as his love grew into a beautiful woman before his eyes, in a much shorter time than he was used to. His sisters were also surprised by Trinity's (in their opinion) rapid aging process, but Jareth reminded them that once he had married her, she would become Fae as well. This put them at ease, and they grew closer to Trinity, eager for her to be their sister.

XxXxX

One day, as Jareth was helping Trinity muck out a stall, her cell phone rang. She glanced at the number, and then hurriedly put the phone to her ear.

"Hey, Evelyn!" she said enthusiastically.

Jareth grinned and took the muck fork so she could talk to her friend.

"What? ... No way! Are you for real?! … Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! … Yeah, he's here… No way!"

The goblin king smiled and patiently waited for Trinity to get off the phone. He listened to a few more exclamations and an "Okay, well I gotta finish this stall so I'll let you go" and then turned to face the young woman.

She grinned up at him, eyes sparkling. "Evelyn's coming to the farm this summer!" she said, throwing her arms around Jareth.

"I'm glad!" he said, kissing her ear before she let go. "You two will have fun this summer. I know you missed her."

"Yeah…" Trinity sighed, but then grinned slyly. "She's had company, though. Apparently, Vorian got a job at the same farm she works at, so she's been seeing him every day."

Jareth raised an eyebrow, grinning.

"You knew!" the small girl accused, laughing.

"I confess," the goblin king sighed dramatically, and hung his head. Then, he straightened. "So how long do you have until you have to go to your aunt's?"

"A month," Trinity sighed. "Now it'll just go by slower, cuz I'll be looking forward to it more."

"It will fly by," he told her, tugging playfully on her braid.

Trinity, who was now nineteen, had grown her black hair out long so that she could do more with it. She hadn't grown any (she was still five-foot-two and slender), but she looked older, more like a woman than a girl. Jareth had changed his appearance to her friends and family, also growing older. Still, he wasn't quite to his real appearance, and when they were alone he often switched back to his true age.

"I sure hope so," she said, a far-off look in her eyes.

Jareth smiled at her, thinking of his negotiations with her father. The man had finally agreed to let Jareth marry his daughter, but Jareth had to wait until she was twenty. Still, her birthday was just about seven months away. Now, Jareth just needed an opportunity to ask her to be his.

They were silent for a time, but then they heard the barn manager walking down the aisle, and so returned to mucking the stall.

XxXxX

As Jareth had said, the month flew by, and Trinity was soon packing for the summer.

"Are you going to come over and help any?" she asked Jareth teasingly as he helped her load her suitcase into her car. He had come over to help her pack, playing his part well for her father.

"Vorian and I will try to make appearances," he said, grinning, "Although it will be difficult. It may be easier for you and Evelyn to visit Underground."

Trinity grinned. On her last trip to Jareth's kingdom, one of his sisters had "kidnapped" her to go riding around the countryside. Jareth had not been informed of this, and so (although he wouldn't admit it now) he had freaked out, causing it to be quite windy throughout the whole kingdom, though it wasn't dangerous. However, several of the gardeners were upset with him because all the flowers had blown off of their stems. No one blamed Trinity, or Jareth's sister.

"That would be fun," she said, nudging him with her elbow.

"I will try to visit," Jareth said, and swept her into a bear hug, playing the part of the boyfriend who would not see his girlfriend for two months. Really, he planned on visiting before it had been two weeks in the human world. In his world, it could well be months before that time came. Long months without seeing her face that would be almost unbearable. He never mentioned that to her, though. For now, he held her close, savoring the feeling of her in his arms.

Trinity certainly didn't mind, and hugged him back. "I'll miss you until you come, you know that, right?"

"But of course," the goblin king said, and pulled back to face her. "I'll miss you too," he said, and kissed her soundly.