But What No One Knew
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Sarah watched the emotions play across Jareth's face. She didn't think he was capable of having the emotions he was currently wearing. All too quickly his face went blank ,but it was different than the way he looked before. He actually looked content. He looked like some great puzzle was finally solved after a lifetime of striving to get the pieces to fit. It was with this thought that the breath in Sarah caught in her throat. She was both scared and excited about what this could mean. she knew without a doubt that the look Jareth was giving her meant something bigger and deeper than anything she had ever experienced, witnessed, or even read about. It was something that would threaten to consume her completely. It was the unknown that excited her and made her eager to experience it. This excitement his expression brought out of her is what scared her. Sarah cautiously pulled her hand away from him. She didn't want to shatter the well being that her presence brought to him, but she didn't want to stay so close to him right now. He may have figured out his own internal labyrinth, but by doing so threw Sarah into her own. She had a feeling this new internal labyrinth of hers wouldn't be as easy or as enjoyable as the Goblin Kings'. Her eyes met Jareth's and with a little wave she began to leave him.
When Jareth felt Sarah start to pull away from him he was a little surprised. He didn't feel the overwhelming despair begin to crush him like before. Instead he only felt a brief sense of anticipation. The little hesitant wave she gave him as her incorporeal body began to dissipate made him smirk. 'Oh yes,' he thought 'you will be mine you precious thing.'
Jareth knew he would see Sarah in his kingdom again. When, he did not know, but when you are immortal time is such an inconsequential thing. However, when waiting for your chosen time can be a nuisance.
The Labyrinth knew Sarah couldn't stay long but it was extremely pleased how much her mere presence helped its King. The Labyrinth felt the magic of the underground inside Sarah and knew it had grown from the time she was gifted with it. If it continued to grow inside of her without a means of escape the result could be disastrous. In order to protect not only the girl but its King and his future happiness the Labyrinth decided to start the process of activating Sarah's new powers. Since Sarah was only 15 the Labyrinth put a limit on how fast the magic inside of her would mature. It would fully develop when Sarah was ready to return. The Labyrinth didn't know how long that would be, but based on what it just witnessed it wouldn't be too long. Feeling satisfied with its work, the Labyrinth withdrew into itself until the time came to bring Sarah back.
Sarah could feel the instant she made it back to her room. She felt heavy and unable to even life her eyelids. She decided she must not have gotten much sleep and shouldn't even bother getting up now. She felt her mind drift off again, only this time she stayed in her room.
Sarah had a multitude of very vivid dreams. Each one mad her think of her journey through the Labyrinth and how she changed while there.
But what no one knew was while Sarah slumbered the underground magic she was given began making its own changes to her. Changes that over time would transform her into a being worthy of ruling beside an immortal King.
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