There she lay so weak so helpless . With just the wipe of his wrist he could destroy all of it but he could not bring himself to hurt her. This poor helpless girl. But she's not poor and helpless ,he thought, and she's no longer the girl who defeated no she's a woman now everything about her is new , but yet nothing has changed for her eyes that have haunted me are still their her sprit has not died and my feelings for her have not changed and they never will . My love for her is my curse and a perfect curse it is at that . She began to move he could hear her breathing quicken . Soon very soon my love you will understand.

When Sarah awoke the sky was gray. She was no longer in her house . She could fill the dirt under her hands and the rose petals still on her face. where am I she though to herself . Sitting up her head began to burn in pain and she tired to recall what happened. Then she turned her head to see ….

Never did she dream to see it again the very place that haunted her very soul . The place that she had once longed to be in again and now wished no more than to be free of . The Labyrinth… but it was not as she remembered for the last time she had been there the maze was tall and great but no it looked as if it were dieing . There were rocks crumbling everywhere , the mysterious plants over grown and run wild . But it was not all these things that shocked her so it was the castle. The once great castle that lay in the heart of the labyrinth beyond the goblin city was gone.

Shock took her over and the burning increased. The labyrinth however curl and untrustworthy it had been Sarah still could not grasp the despair she felt for its fate. She had to know how … How could something so great so vast crumble. Most of all she could not understand "How could you let it Jareth?"

"I had nothing to do with it."

Sarah spun around to see Jareth. He was behind her leaning against a tree watching her. His eyes glistening in the dim light . He had not changed a bit still tall and unworldly handsome just as she remembered . He wore all black: a tight vest over his usual lose open shirt and of course his tights . Almost speechless Sarah was able to squeeze out one word.

"Jareth?"

"Expecting someone else." he said with a smirk that she knew all to well

Instantly her mind flooded with questions: Why am I here ? What do you want with me ? What happed to the labyrinth , but they were all silenced when he began to walk towards her . Sarah's hearth began to race when she thought of being near him again after all these years . She had already resisted him once and was unsure if she could do it again .

He continued to get closer and closer until finally he was by her side .as he kneeled beside her they made eye contact. Gazing into his mismatched eyes she saw his pleasure but was unsure of what it was for . He reached his hand out and began to stroke her face . As she was about to pull away she realized the pain from her head was disappearing. She let him continue until the pain was gone. When she could feel it no more she pulled away . Unsure of what else to do she just sat there staring at him until he finally spoke.

"Welcome back Sarah its been a long far longer than I would have preferred but that no longer matters for you are here no and everything will finally fall into place." he said

Her mind began to spin with his words . What dose he mean. , she though, What more can he want with me . How can he keep me prisoner here I have already defeated him once and without the labyrinth there's no way for him to make me do it again . Her mind went crazy with so many different questions all in need of desperate answers until she finally asked the one that was killing her the most to know.

Taking a deep breath she gazed into his piercing eyes and asked "Jareth why again have you brought me here?"