Hello! Sorry for the late update (what a start have I given with this story), I'm working on chapter two right now, so it might take me a couple of days before that one is up. But at last chapter 1 is here, enjoy!

Just to let you know, I won't be able to update very often, but I will try my best to not leave you hanging for too long. So please hang in there! Thank you!

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Chapter 1

After answering to the email Evelyn Murray had sent to her, Sarah quickly began to think of a way to break it down to Jareth. Sure it was not difficult to explain to him what an airplane was, the tick of this issue was that they actually had to get on one.

This is not going to be easy… he would suggest "poofing" us there instead of getting on an airplane, Sarah thought.

As soon as the thought of "poofing" crossed her mind, she grabbed her phone from her coffee table and dialed her cousin, hoping she would answer fast.

"Hello, Sarah? I just got your email darling, you don't have to worry about anything!" said Evelyn.

"Hey Evy, listen about the airplane tickets, you don't have to worry about those, I actually have a friend who can help me with that, at no cost…" Sarah was explaining, hoping Evelyn would not notice the nervous tone in her voice, and believe the story she was making up.

"Really? Are you sure? I really don't want you to bother paying for anything Sare" Evelyn said in a worrying tone.

"Really Evy, it's alright. My friend can set me by tomorrow if I ask him, he's very generous with me" Sarah was not believing what she had just said.

Generous? Really Sarah? Ugh I hope Jareth is not listening to any of this, or I won't hear the end of it, Sarah thought.

"Oh? 'He' you say? Does this 'he' happen to be your boyfriend?" Evelyn asked, her voice next to really curious. Sarah was now regretting everything she had said so far. But she could not deny the truth, and so she carefully thought of what to say next.

"Eh, yes. We started dating a while ago now. But I can tell you about him la-"

"Oh no, I am not going to wait until I have to remind you again girl! You have to tell me all about it" Evelyn interrupted, clearly surprised and a little pissed her cousin had not said any of this during her visit four months ago.

"Not now, I have to let him know about this if he's to help me get me ready up for this weekend" Sarah said, trying to avoid the 'tell all details about the boyfriend' with her cousin as she had successfully done previously with her friends.

"Aw come on Sare! At least I want to know what his name is, you can surely tell me, I won't tell anyone if that's what you're worried about" Evy pretended to be slightly hurt but understood if Sarah wanted to keep discretion with her relationship.

Sarah sighed, saying his name won't hurt, she thought as she understood her cousin's curiosity. I have been single for the most part of my college life as far as she knew…

"Alright Evy, but only that and I promise I will tell you all the details later. His name is Jareth and we've been dating for around six months already. And just to let you know, he is the someone I'm bringing over with me. I think he's never been to San Francisco so I was wondering…"

"Oh my, seriously?! Of course Sarah, dear. Bring him along, he needs to know what this place is all about if he's to date you and have my approval!" Evelyn practically shouted through the phone, clearly more excited than Sarah would have liked her to react.

"Thank you Evy, but I did not know we had to get your approval" Sarah said jokingly. Truth be told, she did want her family to like Jareth, and even when Evelyn said it as a joke, Sarah would like it if she liked Sarah and Jareth being a couple. What Evelyn said next though, made Sarah re-consider her last thought.

"But of course! Oh and, if you don't mind, I would like it if you guys used one of the guest rooms. I'm sure there are plenty of condoms in the bathroom next to the red room…" Evelyn said teasingly.

"… Evy… I'm really close to bailing out on you…" Sarah said, actually meaning what she said, with a hint of 'just kidding, but don't ever say that again.'

"Alright, alright Sare! Sorry about that, but I couldn't help it. I do mean the part of the guest room, though, my room is kind of a mess due to my current projects and I would like it to remain intact please" Evelyn said.

"No problem Evy, Jareth and I will just be watching movies on the flat screen you have in the living room, REALLY!" Sarah said, cheeks blushing visibly by now. I cannot believe she would think I would… with Jareth… in her house? I have time for that in the comfort of my own place, thanks very much! She thought, as offended as she was feeling, not really.

Sarah was just about to end the call when she heard noise coming from the kitchen. Knowing what is was, Sarah remained calm but groaned just thinking of the disaster she might find.

"Evy I have to go, I duty calls, I'll talk to you later girl, BYE!

"kay darling, later!" Sarah hung up, walking to the kitchen. She sighed at the sight of a couple goblins trying to reach for the cookies on top of the fridge.

"Guys, if you want them that bad you know you can ask" Sarah said for what felt like the umpteenth time. Some of the goblins had made a habit of visiting Sarah early in the morning before she went out to start her day. But sometimes they did not understand Sarah did have rules in her "castle".

"Lady Sarah!" Yelled one of the goblins trying to hold on the rest on top of him, losing balance and falling to the floor, the rest of the goblins falling on top.

"Hey! Careful you guys, I don't want any ouchies to happen, here" Sarah took the cookie jar down and gave it to the goblins. Well, they'll be making me a favor, less temptation, less weight to gain, Sarah thought as she saw the goblins devour the triple chocolate cookies.

"Now, if you don't mind, I'm about to go so you guys have to return to the castle" Sarah said to the cookie-crumbs covered goblins.

"Okays Lady! Come on Gobs!" Said a taller goblin, possibly the leader of the party.

"Oh and before you go, don't tell Kingy about the cookies" Sarah said almost in a whisper.

"Whys no Lady?" Said the smallest goblin.

"Because he might not like the thought of no cookies in my house, but he won't have to worry, I'll buy some more later. Just don't tell him for now, ok?" She kept whispering.

"Okays Lady!" Said the goblins in unison, and then left to disappear in a corner next to the kitchen sink.

Alright, now let's hope they don't forget. Jareth does like sweets. Think I'll get him some hazelnut coffee flavored ones this time, Sarah thought as she got ready to go out.

Sarah was talking to her group in her Social Sciences class. She was rather distracted the whole time and just seemed to tune back whenever someone mentioned her name. She was thinking about the upcoming weekend and what things might be interesting to do.

I really want this weekend to be our best first Aboveground date ever. But out of all the things to do in San Francisco, what could stand out? Sarah was mentally trying to plan every single detail of this weekend when one of the girls in her group, her friend Melissa, pulled her out of her thoughts.

"Sarah, are you daydreaming again? Girl, you have to keep it together. It's finals week next week, just hang on a few more days sweetie" Melissa said in a worried tone, wondering if her friend had finally fried her brain after a quarter of paper after paper.

"Huh? Oh no Mely, it's alright, I was just thinking" Sarah said in a calm tone. Melissa was one of her friends in the class, but was the only one besides herself that did not skip class as the rest of her friends did. It was the week before finals and everyone decided it was good to drop everything and have fun at the club district in the city. It's quite early to be partying, or to even be at the club, she thought as she glanced at her watch which marked 1:30 in the afternoon, barely.

"Thinking? May I ask about what Sare?" Melissa asked politely. She was a very nervous person and was startled when Sarah first started to talk to her. She was usually a quiet person and always kept to herself in class. It was until their teacher decided to put them in groups to work on a paper that Sarah got Melissa to open up and talk more. Melissa was grateful for that and became good friends with her.

"Oh, I'm just planning stuff for this weekend. I will actually have to ask for a couple days off before the weekend at work" Sarah said as she kept thinking and planning out each day of the weekend.

"Oh really? I'll miss you but I hope you have fun" Melissa said satisfied. She usually did not ask more than what she wanted to know, and Sarah liked her more for that. But sometimes wondered about it, especially since she didn't talk about her plans or even much of her life outside school. But she ignored it, and trusted her friend would open up to her little by little.

"Okay guys, I'll let you leave early, I can tell some of you are almost burned out of this class, and I won't blame you. Now get out, and remember no class on Friday, so I'll see you next week for finals" said the teacher as he packed his documents and logged out of the main computer. The rest of the students almost ran out of the classroom, while Sarah and Melissa took their time and asked a few questions to the teacher before leaving.

At work, Sarah was even more distracted than she had been in class. Had it not been for Melissa, she would have been lost in thought in Social Science class, but for the rest of her classes she decided to record her teachers since she knew she was going to zone out again.

As she was arranging books in the Psychology section of the library, she kept thinking what to do for Sunday. She knew what to do Friday and Saturday, but by the time she got to Sunday, she ran out of ideas and her head was starting to hurt. Maybe I shouldn't overthink this whole perfect date thing too much, I'll leave it alone for now and maybe something will pop up during the weekend, Sarah thought as she came back to reality and realized she had stacked almost a dozen books out of order, and giggling to herself began to rearrange the books.

She really enjoyed working at the school library, it was always quiet, she could go at her own place, and she liked the relaxed environment surrounding her. It gave her peace of mind and served as stress reliever during this time during the quarter.

She looked at the clock hanging on top of the elevators and saw her shift was almost over, and as she finished rearranging the books she made her way to the elevators when she felt someone touch her shoulder.

"Excuse me, could you help me find a book?" Said the male deep smooth voice she immediately recognize.

She smiled, her back turned to him, "My shift is almost over sir, but do you happen to know the title of the book you seek?" Sarah said teasingly.

"Well my dear, yes I do. It's called The Kama Sutra, but I cannot seem to find it anywhere in this building" Said the voice with a little disappointment at the end.

Sarah could feel the warm blush in her cheeks but remained with her back turned and sighed, "I'm sorry sir, but I don't think you I can help you find that specific book, I am not so sure they even have it in this library." She said trying to keep up with the teasing.

"Hmm… such a pity, I was hoping I could check it out to study the ancient and lust filled art that is-"

"Okay, you can stop there..." Sarah interrupted, not wanting to hear the obvious. Damn, he can be such a shameless pervert sometimes; it's embarrassing but I love it, she thought as she turned to face the blond haired man behind her. Jareth had his signature smirk on which made Sarah smile and shake her head. He was wearing a glamour as she noticed the markings on his face were gone, his hair was more tamed and in a low pony tail, and wore a black t-shirt, a black biker jacket, black skinny jeans, and black boots. Quite his style, Sarah thought.

"Why precious, you can be such a tease sometimes, I was being sincere when I asked about the book" Jareth said jokingly, clearly kidding about wanting to read the book. The jerk probably already knows the contents of the book, Sarah thought, smiling and giggling at Jareth's evident joke.

"Okay, enough joking silly, what brings you to my school library?" Sarah asked in a quiet tone as they were still inside the library and there were quite a few students left on the 4th floor.

"Do I need an excuse for wanting to see my girlfriend Precious? I wanted to see you sooner today… I missed you" Jareth said in a sincere tone, and Sarah almost felt bad for asking. She also felt butterflies when Jareth said the word 'girlfriend'. She really liked that term coming out of his mouth.

"Aw babe, of course you don't. I was just wondering since you never come by when I'm at work, and I've missed you too" Sarah said as Jareth wrapped her arms around her in a warm embrace that made them both smile warm smiles. They looked into each other's eyes and shared a quick kiss before they separated and approached the elevator once again.

"So how was your day Precious?" Jareth asked as they descended down the elevator.

"Oh you know, the usual. Classes are almost over, finals next week so everyone is going crazy and studying as much as they can. Melissa talked more than she usually does, which is good since she has difficulty opening up and socializing with others. I'm happy to have her as a friend." Sarah said.

"Yes, you have talked about her. Although sometimes I find it hard to believe you when you say how nervous and shy she is" Jareth said as he looked as the elevator doors opened to the first floor.

"It's true, I am not making it up. I should have you two meet up, that way you'll see and you'll believe me for reals" Sarah said, hoping one day it would happen. She wondered how Melissa would react if she met the King of the Goblins. She'll either stay quiet, or she'll fangirl about meeting a fantasy creature since she's a huge nerd for that, the silly one. I guess it's one more reason why I enjoy her company, she truly shares my belief of the other side of the world, Sarah thought as a smile formed in her face.

"I would sure like to see that happen Precious. Meeting your friends sure sounds interesting, now what is in your mind that has you smiling like that?" Jareth asked.

"Oh it's nothing, just how she would react to meeting you. It would be funny either way she reacts. Oh by the way, I just remembered. You remember my cousin Evelyn? Or Evy like I call her?" Sarah asked. She had almost forgotten to mention the plan he cousin had miraculously given to her.

"Yes, what about her Precious?"

"Well, she asked me this morning to house-sit for her this weekend, and I was wondering if you wanted to house-sit with me" Sarah said in an almost questioning tone.

"Why yes Sarah, you know I would do anything for you. Plus, wouldn't this be a great opportunity to do the Aboveground date you asked me the other day?

Sarah was taken aback he was the one to mention the date first, "Well… Yes, you're right, it is a great opportunity to have a date" Sarah said with a grateful smile, Seems he wants to do this as much as I do, whatever was I doubting myself for? Sarah mentally gave herself a face palm.

"Well then, where is this "house-sit", as you call it, going to take place Precious?" Jareth asked and immediately pulled Sarah out of her thoughts.

"Huh? Oh yeah, she lives in San Francisco. She offered to pay for plane tickets, but since I know you have are vulnerable to iron, and I wouldn't want her to ask about why I wouldn't want to travel by plane, I told her you would arrange the 'plane' since you had connections to get me to travel at no expense…" Sarah, explained her plan to Jareth, and he seemed to like the idea of "poofing" to this San Francisco place.

"You are brilliant Precious, of course I can "poof" us there, but I still do not know where this San Francisco location is. Where is it that I need to "poof" us there? Is it far?" Jareth asked a bit confused at the last part.

"Oh yeah, you don't… San Francisco is a city in California, it's over at the west coast, not very far from here. Here, I'll show you" She said as she took Jareth's hand and walked them over to the maps section in the first floor of the library.

"Here, this is where we are, and this is where San Francisco is," she said as she pin pointed both locations. Jareth stared attentively at the map. He still did not understand why humans had to have land separations (states) marked in their maps if it was not even that accurate.

"Hmm, sounds like a fascinating place to visit. Alright Precious, so when are we departing to San Francisco?" Jareth asked quickly fascinated about the unknown city.

"Well, I still need to ask my boss if I can take Friday off for "study purposes" and pack, finish some stuff from my classes so I won't have to worry about it, so I think we can leave Friday morning if that's ok with you" Sarah explained to Jareth as they left the library and started to walk towards her car.

Sarah had talked to Jareth about him wanting to ride with her since she knew he was vulnerable to iron, which was what cars were made of, but he refused to leave her, insisting the layer of rubber and other material in the inside of the moving contraption would be safe enough for him to use it. Sarah did not have a problem if he insisted like the stubborn owl that he was, but later helped him with the nausea that riding in a car caused him every time. She knew it would happen, but that did not bother her. He knew he would have to clean up after himself if an accident occurred inside her car.

They arrived at her apartment after a 15 minute drive from school. Sarah had just remembered she had to buy cookies since the goblins had eaten the entire jar this morning. More like I offered it to them… Sarah was mentally kicking herself, but was relieved to know Jareth only wanted tea for tonight. She "note to self" her brain to buy some cookies tomorrow.

After a hot shower and a change to her favorite pink and blue owl pajamas, she and Jareth enjoyed the rest of the night watching Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Sarah insisted Jareth would enjoy watching some animated romance for once) before going to bed after a long and unexpected day.