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One Life For Another; Chapter IV:

"Your father's heart?"
She was too old to be the child of any of the men she'd ever dated. Not to mention she was an Elf.

"No offense but I don't think I've ever dated an Elf before."

Aicila smiled as she waved at the servants, "I don't think you have either but my father isn't an Elf, he's Fae actually."
The three girls set off opening the curtains, drawing a bath in the large black marble tub. While the other walked through a door and disappeared for a while coming back with a beautiful scarlet and black medieval style dress.

Sarah observed the way Aicila held herself, almost arrogant; it reminded her of someone, "Jareth, your Jareth's daughter?"

"Yes well we all have our crosses to bear," Aicila walked over to the living area and sat on one of the large settees, "My father has sent me to do damage control. For some reason he fears that you would not be very pleased with his presence."

Sarah blushed and diverted her attention, Aicila noticed her flushed face, "He wouldn't tell me why. I'm just here to convey his apologies."
After a moment of awkward silence Sarah sat down across from the princess, "Do you know why I'm here?"

Aicila gently laid her hands in her lap, "I do, but I am sorry, it is not my place to tell you."

Sarah laid her face in her hands, "This is infuriating, do you have any idea what its like to be taken from your home with very little information of why."

She raised her head and looked the princess in her eyes, "Do you know what its like to be here in this world again after 9 years. To feel things that I- that I can't explain!"
Sarah raised her hand and saw small electrical currents flowing over it, "Where is your father?"

"Sarah I don't think you should see him right now," her body was soon covered in small electrical currents; her eyes were like space, black and empty.

Aicila's eyes widened in fear, "Sarah please listen to me, you must calm down!"

The doors to Sarah's room burst open and Jareth stormed in closely followed by Isis who glared at Aicila, "You were supposed to calm her down not infuriate her!"

Jareth quickly walked over to Sarah and she blacked out again.

She slowly opened her eyes, white… everything was white. She sat up and looked around; she was lying on huge canopy bed with white satin sheets.
She however was wearing nothing she quickly pulled the sheets up around her and got out of the bed. Trying to figure out where she was, but she was getting no where fast.
Everywhere Sarah looked everything looked the same, blindingly white, "Where the HELL AM I?"

"You know we should work on that temper of yours."

Sarah dropped the sheet but quickly caught it before it hit the ground and pulled it back around her then turned around and sure enough there he was, "Yea well, you should work on your habit of taking people out of their homes unwillingly."

He stepped towards her, "You know as well as I that every person I've ever taken has in one way or another asked for it. I've never taken anyone against their will. But as it is, I am not the one… in your position."

"And what exactly is my position?"

"This is neither the time nor place. There are factors that need to be explained-"

"How complicated can it be Jareth? I want to know what is going on! Why am I here, where in the hell is here?"

He sighed, "I don't know where here is this is your subconscious. you are in complete control of your surroundings. I don't know why you're here it's your decision."

"Why is all of this happening to me Jareth? Tell me or I'm going home. I don't care what's at stake."

Jareth chuckled, "That's an empty threat Sarah. What makes you think you can leave?"

Sarah raised her chin in defiance, "You have no power over me!"

Jareth disappeared and Sarah smiled, "Yes I do."
A chill ran down her spine as she turned to face the Goblin King. He cupped her chin in his gloved hand and claimed her mouth. He wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her flush against his body deepening their kiss.
Sarah let go of the sheet letting it drop to the floor and snaked her arms under his and up around his shoulders pulling him closer.
Then opened her eyes in shock, Jareth flew back and hit a stone wall. When he opened his eyes Sarah was standing in front of him in tight black leather pants and a white peasant blouse, "Why am I here Jareth?"

He tried to stand up but noticed that he was shackled to the wall and floor. He surveyed his surroundings. They were in what appeared to be a dungeon, "I could be asking you that very same question."

Jareth stood up as far as his restraints would allow, "Why did you come here Sarah? Why didn't you tell Hogbrain that the business of the Underground and Labyrinth are not your concern? Why do you lie awake in the night and wish to return to this world of limitless magic and adventure? And now that you're finally here again why do you wish to return to the monotony of your life?"

Sarah stood dumbstruck, staring back into the mismatched eyes of the Goblin King She wondered why she had come. Was it her need for adventure? Was it because she was worried about what had Hoggle so upset? Or could it have been her desire to once again feel as she felt when she was near Jareth. All these thoughts seemed far too confusing to analyze at the moment.

"I don't know why I came. I don't know why the Underground constantly haunts my mind. I don't want to leave, but I need answers to my questions. And if I don't start getting them then whatever it is you need me for you can forget it."

Firm resolve was in her eyes, she wasn't ready to leave, not yet. And if she was going to stay she would make life living hell for the King. Until she had what she wanted, whatever that really was.

"I'll answer your questions, but you must show patience the answers you seek do not come easily."

Jareth's chains disappeared as the bleak dungeon faded into nothingness only the two of them remained. He looked around him and wondered aloud, "Why here?"

Hoggle stood in front of Sarah rocking back on his heels watching as the young girl tried to figure out where she was, "Oh, you're looking around. I suppose you've noticed there ain't no doors, only the hole. This is an oubliette. The Labyrinth's full of them."
Sarah continued to look about the darkness seemingly uninterested in what the annoyingly self-righteous dwarf was saying, "I didn't know that."

Hoggle knitted his brow, "Don't sound so smart, you don't even know what an oubliette is!"

Sarah turned and glanced at Hogwart, "Do you?"

"Yes," his harsh voice scratched through the darkness, "It's a place you put people to forget about them!"

"Because perhaps now it's time to let me know of some things you've tried so hard to forget."

Jareth took a seat, "Ah, where do you wish to start?"