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"Aceton, you tried to sell Tito?" She asked with a sigh as Aceton dropped the crystal the Goblin King was offering him.
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"I didn't try to sell him!" Aceton said in defense as Sarah sighed in exasperation.
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"No at least if you sold him you would have gotten something back, but you didn't you tried to wish him away! You are grounded, six months, no tv, no video
games, no play dates." She said as Aceton gasped.
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"But mom I got him back!" Aceton said as Sarah held up her hand.
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"I won't hear it young man. I told you to take care of your brother. He may be only here for a short time but he's still your brother." She said as Aceton looked up.
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"I got him back though, I did good. The Goblin King-." He started to say, but Sarah cut him off.
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"Aceston Jared Williams I will not have you speak another word of that man, am I clear?" She said as Ace nodded. At that moment Jareth cleared his throat.
Sarah looked up and the look on her face was that of someone who had seen a ghost.
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"Hello my precious Sarah." He whispered as Sarah closed her eyes.
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"You aren't there you left. You're just a figment of my imagination." She whispered as Aceton rubbed his eyes.
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"Mama my eyes hurt." He said as Sarah sighed kneeling down.
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"I know baby, but what did I tell you about your eyes?" She said as Aceton looked down.
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"That they'll bring me nothing but trouble." He whispered still rubbing his red tearing eyes.
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"I'll try to find the contacts that you aren't allergic too okay?" She said as he nodded silently as Jareth looked at him concerned.
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"You make your son wear colored contacts so he doesn't stand out? You make him endure pain so he can be normal? Who are you and what have you done
with the Sara Williams who was anything but average" he asked as Sarah rolled her eyes.
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"I don't want my son getting caught up in business with his father's life because they share some characteristics." She said as Aceton looked down.
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"what do you mean Sarah?" He asked as they turned towards Aceton. He had his hand open and glowing, a sphere was slowly forming as Sarah closed his
hand.
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"What did I tell you about doing that?" She said as he sighed.
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"It's not normal and I shouldn't do it because it could bring unwanted attention to me." He whispered as he curled up.
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"Why don't you go clean up and I'll come and tuck you in?" She asked as Aceton got up and ran out of the room.
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"what did you tell him? Did you tell him the same lies you told me? That he was special and that you would stay?" Sarah asked through gritted teeth. Jareth
looked down.
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"I tried to stay, I truly did, but I had to return there was trouble in my world, and i had to fix it. Once it was fixed i was very weak, even now I can rarely come
to this world unless called on by a runner." He said eyes full of sadness.
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"You left me, you left without a goodbye or even an explanation. For twelve years Jareth, twelve years I spent wondering what i did to make you leave. When I
had Aceton all i could think about was-" she trailed off turning around as tears rolled down her face.
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"what could you think about Sarah?" Jareth asked as Sarah turned to him.
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"that you could meet him and teach him what you taught me." She said as he
reached out a hand to touch her shoulder.
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"There's no time like the present is there not? His magic needs to be nurtured and educated. If he can't control it how do you expect him to hide it?" He asked
as Sarah turned around to face him her face masked showing no emotions.
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"How do I know you won't do to him like you did to me?" She asked as Jareth sighed running his hand through his messy mullet.
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"When he went through the labyrinth he chose to risk his life to save the life of a young goblin who slipped off the edge of the cliff by the bog landing on a
ledge. He got the goblin back to its family but on his way back to the beginning, the edge of the cliff gave way and he held on for dear life. In that moment he
was at the mercy of me and my maze, instead of begging for mercy he apologized to you his mother, I spared him and brought him to where he left off at the
edge of the goblin city. I could have let him fall hundreds of feet to his death or i could have made him start over, but instead I showed him mercy. He saved one
of my subjects and almost died doing it, I value that bravery like i value yours." Jareth said as Sarah looked at him with wide eyes.
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"You saved my son even though he was a runner in your labyrinth?" She whispered as Jareth nodded.
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"He's a child, and he risked himself to save a young goblin I wouldn't have killed him, though I don't know if I could kill him in the Labyrinth even if I tried, he
stopped the cleaners he just held out his hands and they started to glow, then the cleaner stopped. He can manipulate as well as I can if he tried hard
enough" Jareth said as Sarah shook her head.
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"My son is a normal little boy. He has friends and he goes to school and- who am I kidding. He has magic, he doesn't have friends, and the school is on the
verge of throwing him out." Sarah said as she shook her head her head in her hands, she couldn't afford to enroll him in a private or a special school.
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"Why don't you and Aceton come live with me in the Labyrinth?" He asked as Sarah shook her head.
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"I have to stay here for Tito, who knows when someone will call and say they want to adopt him, he needs a chance at a good life." She said picking up the
burbling tike. A few minutes later Aceton walked in hair wet rubbing his eyes dressed in pajamas with blue stripes.
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"You can stay if you want, but if you're going to stay can you try to act normal? Maybe get a job? Or do something human?" Sarah asked as the Goblin King
dissolved into glitter, where he once stood stood a man who looked utterly normal, yet still handsome to her, his pale blonde hair was spiked and complimented
his heterochromatic eyes. He was wearing skinny jeans and a tight black shirt with black shiny boots.
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"Better?" He asked as Sarah rolled her emerald green eyes as she turned away carrying her son to bed. Maybe if she kept a distance she could forget those
feelings she had for him those many years ago, but seeing him there with his obnoxious smirk and his wild eyes made her heart melt and she had to force
herself to remember that he left her for twelve years. If she didn't she would succumb to the urge to twist her hands through his soft hair and kiss him like a
woman gone mad. Sarah tucked Aceton into bed as he fell asleep, she was going to keep him home from school that day, it was four am and the boy had just
gotten to bed. She ran her hands through his hair as he sighed contently rolling over and falling asleep.
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As she walked to the living room she saw the most peculiar sight. Jareth King of the Goblins sitting on her couch in blue silk pajamas. She walked past him
pouring a cup of coffee sitting at the table as she started to write a paper barely able to stay awake. Jareth watched her, she fell asleep just after sunrise, and
she stayed asleep as he carried her to her room tucked her in with a kiss on her head before retiring back to the sofa to scheme. He found job offerings and
found one that suited his fancy. He was going to help Sarah. Aceton woke up just after nine Jareth already having called his school saying that there was an
emergency and Aceton would not be present.
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Sarah woke up from a strange dream in the early afternoon, Aceton had given Tito away to Jareth the Goblin King, and he was staying in her living room. She
opened her eyes shocked, was it a dream? She got up stumbling to the kitchen to find the most peculiar site, her work was all neatly organized and finished,
the dishes were done the fridge and cabinets stocked and there at the table were both her boys, and Jareth who at the time was feeding Tito one blueberry at
a time.
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"Mom mom! Jareth made me the best tacos I have ever had ever! Come try this!" He said as he ran over holding out a taco. Sarah looked to Jareth skeptically
before taking a small bite. She didn't trust him giving her food, especially not after the poisoned peach situation.
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"It's okay Sarah, everything is fine." He said his voice silky smooth and cool, like velvet. She shook her head slightly, what was wrong with her? Falling for the
same man that left her so many years ago, leaving her broken, hurt and dysfunctional. She found the taco to be one of the greatest things she had ever had.
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"What is this? Did you use magic?" She asked as Jareth chuckled.
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"No I used organic vegetables and I sauteed them in olive oil with some organic ground chicken. You have two growing boys that need nourishment." He said
picking up Aceton by the ankles tickling him as he squealed in delight bursting into laughter.
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"What are you gonna do now champion?" He asked as Aceton pulled himself and squashed the Goblin king's cheeks together.
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"Oh you have found my weakness." Jareth swooned and fell on the ground dramatically holding tight to the boy so he didn't fall on the ground.
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"Mama while you were sleeping Jareth and I cleaned the ENTIRE house and he did your homework and we went shopping and he had a job interview and the
man thought I was the cutest kid in the world!" Aceton said as Sarah laughed softly.
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"You guys did all that while I was sleeping?" She asked as Aceton nodded.
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"We also went to visit Grandpa and Grandma Karen and they took care of Tito while Jareth and I did all this stuff, and Karen got him to stop crying!" Aceton said
as Sarah turned to Jareth through gritted teeth.
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"You took my children without my permission, visited my parents and did my WORK." She said as Jareth stood up.
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"Yes I explained to Robert and Karen that you were taking a much needed sick day because of how overworked you and because of that I, your friend and
coworker was helping you out by watching your kids and running some errands for you so you could get some much needed rest." He said in defense. As Sarah
sighed.
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"Thank you but it wasn't necessary." She said as she sat down Jareth putting a plate of food in front of her.
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"I know it wasn't, but I wanted to help." Jareth said as Aceton jumped up and down. ,
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"Mom, Mom wanna see what Jareth taught me while you were sleeping?" He asked as Sarah took a bite of a taco. He ran and got an apple and a set of five
darts from the dart board.
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"Jareth wanna be the target this time?" He asked as the man chuckled, sitting on a chair facing him as Aceton tossed him an apple which the Goblin King
balanced on top of his head.
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"Remember calm yourself focus and concentrate." Jareth said as he sat absolutely still. Sarah watched as Aceton took a deep breath as he raised his hand his
fingers glowing as one of the darts rose he took aim and with a small flick of his fingers the dart went flying towards Jareth's head, before she could scream she
saw the dart bury itself in the green skin of the apple. She watched in awe and shock as the other four darts rose as one and fired all at once into the skin of
the apple creating a star formation as the apple fell from Jareth's head.
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"You're doing better on the aiming and the recoil." He said grinning as he ruffled the boy's hair.
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"I would have thought that you would have taught him crystal magic like you use." Sarah said with a mumble.
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"He already knows his element, and it's not crystals. why should I teach him something he might not be good at?" Jareth asked as Sarah cocked her head.
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"What do you mean he already has that mastered?" Sarah asked as Jareth shrugged.
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"Have you ever seen your son during the night?" He asked as Sarah shook her head. A crystal ball formed in his hand as a memory played through a blue
bubble floating across the kitchen opening the freeze and stealing a hot pocket. Jareth chuckled as Aceton blushed.
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"I got hungry?" He said with a shrug as Sarah started to laugh.
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"How else have you been using magic?" She asked as Aceton shrugged.
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"When I'm running late I might use magic to get dressed faster or find my missing
homework." He said quietly.
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"He's a lot more powerful than he thinks he is, he just doesn't believe it." Jareth whispered to Sarah his lips millimeters from her ear leaving her with goose
bumps.
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"Jareth got a job today too!" Aceton said trying to get off the subject of his magic use.
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"You did?" Sarah asked turning to the Goblin King.
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"I am a good cook, so I found an ad for a personal chef in the newspaper and I answered it, and I went in for an interview and he said he liked my character
and personality." Jareth said as Sarah hugged him.
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"That's amazing." She whispered as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
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"You said to get a job and try to be normal. I thought grocery shopping and visiting your parents was a good start." He said sheepishly as he kissed her
forehead. They looked at each other, their eyes burning into the others.
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"Kiss me Jareth." She said as Jareth, the eternal challenger smirked.
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"Why don't you kiss me Sarah?" He asked in a cheeky taunt.
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"I won't kiss you until you kiss me." She said smirking as she taunted back. Jareth rolled his eyes.
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"And I won't kiss you until you kiss me two can play at that game my precious Sarah." He said as Sarah puffed out her cheeks.
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"Want to make a bet? You kiss me first on the lips you have to live here with us in the
human world for one year, with minimal trips to the Goblin Palace. If you win…" She said trying to think of something.
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"If I win you and Tito and Aceton will live with me in the Goblin Castle as extensions of the Royal family. No magic no spells no illusions just old fashioned
seduction." Jareth said as Sarah's cheeks blushed red thinking of the offer he had given her so many years ago; the offer to be his queen and his equal.
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"Deal." She said shaking his hand. She smirked a little hoping just hoping that she would win and see Jareth the Goblin King not only begging to kiss her but
also driving her 'mom' van around. Jareth smiled kissing her neck his cool breath on her neck.
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"You have yourself a deal Precious but I'm going to make it very difficult." He said as she rolled her eyes pulling away from his embrace, even if she didn't
particularly want to, she could still feel the place on her neck where his lips touched her skin.
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"I also brought Aceton to the clothing store, he wanted to buy some new clothes and I didn't see the harm in it." He said softly as Aceton came back from
changing in his room wearing skinny jeans and a blue tee shirt with black boots. Sarah shook her head.
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"You just had to turn my oldest son into a rebel." She said with an exaggerated sigh. After Aceton went upstairs to do his homework, and Tito was down for his
afternoon nap Sarah and Jareth sat at the dining room table talking over two cups of coffee. They talked about everything, from what had happened in the last
twelve years, to hopes, dreams, fears, likes, dislikes, even phobias.
