A/N: So, here's your reconciliation scene! Set to John Waite's "Missing You"
I just want to make a shout-out to my wonderful and amazing beta Moonspun Dragon :D Thanks for all the thought you put in!
Everytime I think of you
I always catch my breath
Jareth was still slightly drunk, and watching Sarah's room through the mirror. When a stifled sob made its way through the mirror to his attention, he saw her on her bed. She was curled up, pointedly not looking at the mirror, the book, or any of the dolls and toys that would remind her of the Labyrinth. Even with tear tracks down her cheeks and in sweatpants and a fuzzy sweater, she was beautiful. Jareth sighed, wishing...
I'm still standing here
And you're miles away
And I wonder why you left me
"Oh Sarah, why won't you come back?" he thought. "I'm still right here… waiting for you. Why did you leave me?"
And there's a storm that's raging through my frozen heart tonight
The goblins have a legend, passed through years of hearsay, that the Goblin King's heart was an unbending block of ice, that nothing could penetrate and entertain unless it was humor of the most twisted and sadistic nature… and maybe it had been true, but it wasn't anymore. Not since Sarah.
I hear your name in certain circles
And it always makes me smile
Sarah was curled up in her favorite sweater with her favorite teddy bear and some chicken soup Karen had made her. She so badly wanted to pick up that BOOK, and read those WORDS again, but she knew she couldn't. She hadn't read it since the Labyrinth, but she had lent it to her friends. In those certain circles of friends, they would carelessly talk about imaginary romances between the girl and the Goblin king. It would always make her smile wistfully as her friends told tales of kisses and words of love, when Sarah knew the only thing the Goblin King would send her way would be taunts and words of cruelty.
I spent my time just thinking about you
And its almost driving me wild
Sarah shivered, taking another spoonful of soup to warm up. Maybe Karen was right, maybe she was coming down with something. But in her heart she knew that she was just too obsessed. She spent all her time thinking about Jareth, not even about Hoggle or Ludo or Sir Didymus, but about Jareth. And that, she was certain, was the cause of her illness. It was almost driving her wild.
But it's my heart that's breaking down this long distance line tonight
Jareth took a step closer to the mirror, a step closer to HER. His heart was breaking, he was sure of it. Such a pity, he thought, it finally finds love, and it's broken to pieces - over such a long distance, too...
And I ain't missin' you at all
Since you've been gone... Away
Sarah stole a glance at the mirror, and imagined she saw a flash of fluffy blond hair. "I can't miss him… I don't miss him, I can't…" "Why ever not?" Her conscience whispered.
I ain't missin' you
No matter what I might say
Jareth stared at the mirror, watched as her eyes flicked to the mirror and away again. "Oh please, Sarah? Please? Just look at me, wish for me to be there and I will be…" But no matter what he said, his pride continued to tell him "You don't miss her… You're just too DAMN drunk to make sense"
There's a message in the wires
And I am sendin' you a signal tonight
Sarah wondered if Jareth ever watched her, in those crystals of his… or through her mirror… Her heart wanted to call to him to be there for her, but her pride didn't want to need anyone.
You don't know how desperate I've become
And It looks like I'm losing this fight
Jareth flopped backwards on the bed. "It's pointless anyway," he slurred, reaching for his wine again. "I lost her once, an' if I start a new game I'll lose that one too…" But if someone looked closer, they would see how very desperate he'd become.
But it's my heart that's breakin' down this long dusty road of mine
Sarah rolled over and buried her face in the pillows. "I'm too young for this," she thought. "I'm too young to have a broken heart. But I set myself up for heartbreak in that long dusty Labyrinth of his…" She so badly wanted him to be there.
But I ain't missin' you at all
Since you've been gone... Away
I aint missin' you at
No matter what my friends say
Jareth turned toward the mirror once more, sat next to it and leaned against it. It had nothing to do with how close that made him feel to Sarah, of course, just that the cool mirror felt good on his tear-stained cheeks.
And there's a message that I'm sendin' out
Like a telegraph to your soul
I can't bridge this distance
Honey, stop this heartache overload
Sarah climbed off her bed and went to sit in front of her mirror. "I give up," she whispered to the mirror. "Jareth, I can't take this heartache overload. I need you here with me… right now."
Jareth found hope as he wiped the tears off his cheeks and stepped through his mirror.
I ain't missin' you at all
Since you've been gone... Away
"Hello, Precious," he whispered, sitting down on the edge of her bed.
"Hello, Jareth," she whispered back, turning her chair around. "Miss me?"
He closed his eyes. "Maybe, maybe not." Only like a lost puppy… and just since you've been gone.
She sighed. Of course he wouldn't miss her at all…
I ain't missin' you
No matter what my friends say
"And you, Sarah?" he asked. "Did you miss me?"
She twisted her hands together. "Maybe…" No matter how obsessed with you I seem to my friends.
He sighed this time. He couldn't evade her questions anymore, because she knew how to evade his.
I ain't missin' you
Since you've been gone... Away
Sarah stood up and moved to sit next to him. She bent her head and made a quiet comment that he couldn't quite catch. "What was that?"
"I did miss you, Jareth. Since the Labyrinth I've missed you…"
I ain't missin you
Yeah, no matter what your friends say
His response was just as hard to catch. "Pardon?"
"I've missed you too, Sarah… and the reason your friends couldn't come is because I knew they'd noticed."
I ain't missin you at all
Since you've been gone... Away
I ain't missin' you
No
She leaned her head on his shoulder, and his arm came around her waist. "But, for the record," he said, "I wasn't missing you at all since you've been gone. Damn, the goblins would have a field day with that."
"Fine," she laughed. "But then I go on the record as saying that I wasn't missing you either, no matter what my friends would say about me and the Goblin King… I should never have let them read that book."
They laughed together, and Jareth leaned down to kiss her as he led her to the mirror. "Sarah? Will you come back with me so we never miss each other again?"
She kissed him back. "Of course. But we never missed each other, remember?"
A/N: I'm kind of sad now that it's over… oh well, all good things must come to an end. So should I write a sequel? Reviews with ideas are always appreciated!