Since the Goblin King can be generous I figured so can I. Here is another chapter!


She closed the door behind her. What a wonderful day! Of course she couldn't think about the day quite yet because the phone started ringing.

"Hello?" She knew who it was without them replying quite yet.

"Hello Sarah! Where have you been we have been trying to contact you for some time now?" She was right it was Karen on the other end, calling to check-up on her. Karen didn't sound upset but more worried. It made her smile.

"The fair is in town I went with some friends," she could hear Toby and her dad in the background.

"That's good! Are you doing okay by yourself? I really wish you would have come here with us. Grandma and Grandpa miss you." They weren't really her grandparents but since Karen had never been married before they welcomed her as their granddaughter.

"Yeah I'm doing fine. I really wanted to come but I have tons of school work. How are they? I miss them too."

"They are fine. We are all excited about your graduation. Oh dad wants to talk to you…" there was a pause as Karen handed the phone over to her husband.

"Sarah is everything okay?"

"Yes dad."

"The house is okay? Don't forget to take the trash out on Wednesday. Also don't forget to…" she listen as her dad listed all the things that she already knew to do.

"Daddy I'm fine! Everything is fine! Don't worry. You guys will be home soon."

"I know. I still worry about you. I can't believe you are graduating. I still you as my little princess." She could picture him with that sad but proud expression on his face.

"I will always be your little princess, daddy."

In the background she could hear Toby yelling, "I want to talk to Sarah! Let me talk!" She knew Karen was holding him back so that she could talk to her dad. She heard her dad laugh and sigh, "I guess Toby wants his turn now. We'll see you before you head back to school. Love you, pumpkin."

"Love you too."

"SARAHH!"

"Hello Toby! Are you having fun at Grandpa and Grandma's house?"

"Yes loads of fun! Why didn't you come?"

"I have a lot of school work to do."

"You always have school! I don't have school right now."

"I know you don't." They had the same break this time. "I miss you Toby."

"I miss you too! But you'll be coming back soon. Then we can play in the park." Sarah smiled. Ah yes the park. They would play hide and seek or baseball. Toby was quite good for being only seven years old. Then again he had more hand and eye coordination than Sarah did.

"Yes then we can play in the park. Put mom back on the phone okay?"

"Okay. Good Night Sarah."

"Good Night Toby."

"I'm back Sarah," as Karen got the phone, "What do you have planned tonight?"

"Just dinner at home and maybe a movie, I'm kind of tired from going to the fair."

"Well, have a safe spring break! Love you Sarah."

"Love you too. Good night. Tell gramps and grams that I love them too."

"Will do, dear."

Sarah sighed and put the phone back on its cradle. She looked over at the microwave. "Oh dear friend what shall we have tonight?"

She opened the pantry to find a nice little microwave meal waiting for you. She grabbed it, "I guess you'll do," and plopped it into the microwave.

She watched as the meal went around and around in the microwave. She jumped as the phone started ringing again.

She grabbed it, "Hello?"

"Sarah! I finally got ahold of you!" She recognized Beth's excited voice. Sarah smiled to herself. I'm popular tonight.

"Yes I got home a little while ago and talked to my parents for a bit."

"Well I called to ask you if you were doing anything Monday?" Ah Monday. Sarah knew what Beth was asking. It was St. Patrick's Day after all.

"No. I am not doing anything."

"Awesome! Cause Amber and I are having a house party! Vicky is coming too. It would be so much fun! And we can have a girl's night later this week too, so you can spill the beans about your hottie with a body." Sarah smiled. Ah yes so they all knew know about her 'hottie' Jareth. It would be fun hanging out with them all.

"Yes. However, unfortunately I will have to disappoint you. The 'hottie' as you put it is just an old friend of mine. You know well enough I don't have time for a boyfriend," she heard the microwave beep.

"Sure, sure Sarah whatever you say. Just bring him over to my party and you'll be singing a different tune!"

Sarah laugh, "We'll see. He might be busy." She prayed that he would be busy but hoped he wouldn't be too. Why would some old Goblin King want to come to a college St. Patrick's party anyway?

"Fine Sarah! Good night see you Monday around 5."

Sarah rolled her eyes. She grabbed her meal and stirred it around. She looked at the microwaved Chicken Alfredo wanting something else. If she woke up early tomorrow she might be able to have eggs and bacon. Her mouth watered at the thought of nice crispy bacon. It was one of the things that made her love being home. Karen could cook the most perfect bacon around. I wish for a breakfast like that! She sighed knowing it was pointless.

xxxxx

She was sleeping peacefully in her bed dreaming of a certain Goblin King's labyrinth, goblins, and random black chickens.

She was running from a flock of black chickens who kept telling her "things aren't what they seem." She was tired of running. She ran straight into Hoggle. He smiled at her, "I figure you get lost."

Hoggle grabbed her to hide from the chickens but then he disappeared. She cried out for him. She then saw a fire in front of her. She feared that the Fireys were around. On the fire was a pan and in that pan was bacon. She could smell it.

"Hey Lady! We need to take off your head!" Sarah screamed as the gang of Fireys attacked her.

She woke up panting. "Stupid dream." It's HIS entire fault. She would never admit to him that she had dreams about the labyrinth or even at times about him.

She took a deep breath to calm down. It was about time to get up anyway. She needed to go to get ready for church. She stood up and paused. There was an unrecognizable smell in her room.

BANG!

She jumped but didn't scream. Someone is in the house! She wasn't close to a phone either. She took a deep breath and made her way out of her room. She didn't see anything in the hallway.

She could hear whoever or whatever it was making noise on the floor below. She tiptoed to Toby's room. She knew his bat would be right by the door. She opened the door just a crack and slinked her hand in. She carefully grabbed the bat tight.

Okay just silently go downstairs.

Maybe it's nothing.

But she heard the bang again followed by a low growl coming from the kitchen as she was on the last stairs. She took a deep breath and readied herself.

She made her way down the hall towards the kitchen. That's when the smell of bacon and eggs reached her nose.

The robbers are cooking?

It's like from that one movie! The murder makes breakfast for themselves then go kill the poor defenseless girl.

You aren't defenseless. You have a bat!

She grabbed the bat with both hands then jumped into the kitchen. The bat pointed out in front of her ready to attack. It was just inches from the intruder's amused face.

"Well, well someone desperately needs to teach you how to greet people, precious," smirked her advisory. Her mind wasn't registering what was going on. There stood before her a guy with a vividly hot pink apron over his white poufy poet shirt. He just smiled down at her quite amused.

Jareth looked at the bat a few inches in front of his face and then lightly reached up and pushed it out of the way. If only there was a way for him to capture Sarah's scared yet determined face when she came to attack him.

"Jareth?" when she finally registered what was going on, "What are you doing here?" Then looking down at his normal Goblin King attire that was now accessorized with Karen's hot pink apron, "And what are you wearing?"

He smiled, "Really Sarah. Must you ask such stupid questions." He yanked the bat out of her hands leaned it against the counter. He then took her over to the kitchen table which had a single plate of bacon and eggs on it and a glass of milk.

"You made me breakfast? Why?" I'm dreaming still. This is still a dream. Jareth pulled out the chair for her. She looked down at it as if it might attack her or disappear. Since she wasn't moving to sit, he pushed her down in the chair.

She looked up at him cautiously. Jareth sat on her left side amused, "I didn't poison it or anything," he leaned slightly in, "I think you had enough of poison peaches from me anyway."

She picked up her fork and began eating her scrambled eggs then picked up one of the bacon strips. It all tasted amazing. She stopped and waited. She didn't feel weird, nothing was spinning. She looked up at Jareth who was watching her eat, "You cooked this?"

"I did." he said it like it was the most obvious thing around.

"You can cook?" She was shocked. The answer to the question was a wild laugh. She looked over at the Goblin King he was greatly amused.

"Yes I can, obviously, Sarah. And to answer previous question on why I'm here, I figured you were right. I do need a…vacation. So I came to vacation with you!" he watched her as she took a drink.

"What!" she almost covered him in milk in surprise.

He chuckled, "I came to vacation with you."

Her eyes widen, "Jareth, you could go anywhere and yet you choose your vacation in a little town of no real importance."

"I think there is enough 'importance' in this town for me," he smirked back knowing she wouldn't fully understand what he meant.

She stared at him. Then the grandfather clock chimed. "Crap! I'm running late!"

"Late? What for?" he got up as she rushed out of the kitchen.