AN: thanks to my Beta Lily for editing this and Merry Christmas everyone.

Chapter Seven- Christmas Day

Sarah and Jareth were sleeping in Sarah's childhood room and they were lying in the bed she had slept in as a child; the bed was twin sized, so they slept very close to each other, with their arms wrapped tightly around each other.

All the sudden they felt something jump on top of them. Jareth turned his head to look and as he did he fell off the bed. Then they both heard giggling, and looked at the end of the bed to see their daughter sitting there.

Sarah looked at her daughter with a smile, and then she looked over the edge of the bed at Jareth.

"Are you okay?" she asked with laughter in her voice.

Jareth stood up. "Yes, I'm fine."

"Daddy's funny," Mandy said giggling.

"Yes, I am funny falling off the bed," Jareth said.

Sarah laughed and looked at her daughter "Why are you waking us up at..." she paused to look at the clock next to her bed "Nine o'clock in the morning?"

"Grandma said that it was time to open presents," Mandy said sadly because she was afraid that she was in trouble with her parents.

"Right, I forgot. It's Christmas and Santa came," Sarah says.

Mandy's face lit up. "Yeah, he did!"

Sarah got out of bed and wrapped a bathrobe around her, and then Jareth and Sarah followed Mandy downstairs.

"Finally!" Karen said "We have been up since eight, but we told her to wait until nine to wake you up."

"Look at all the presents," Mandy said to them.

"Did Santa bring all these?" Sarah asked.

"Most of them, but there is also some from everyone else, too," Mandy told her as she sat in front of the tree staring at all the presents.

Sarah was about to sit down on the couch when she noticed Toby was laying down, sleeping. Sarah hit his legs and Toby woke up looking at her "What?" he asked, tired and confused.

"Sit up, it's Christmas," Sarah told him.

Toby groaned and sat up. "Your daughter woke me up too early!"

Karen laughed. "And you used to do the same thing to us, when you were her age."

Mandy looked at everyone excitedly. "Can I open presents now, mommy?"

"Sure, baby, go right ahead," Sarah said, smiling at her.

They all watched Mandy tear into presents that only had her name on them. She was so excited that she got everything she asked for. Mandy's parents and her grandparents played Santa. Mandy was like all kids, if she got clothes for Christmas she smiled then tossed them aside looking for more toys.

When Mandy was done opening her gifts, everyone else opened theirs.

Mandy, for Christmas, got toys mostly; Barbie dolls and baby dolls, plus clothing. She started to play with her dolls, while the adults opened their gifts and talked.

Toby for Christmas got clothes from his parents, when Toby asked them why so many clothes, they replied that they were sick of him wearing clothes with holes in them.

He got video games for his game boy from Sarah and Jareth and he got something Mandy made out of clay for him for Christmas. She didn't have money to buy him anything, so at school in the underground she made everyone gifts out of clay. She told her parents "It's much better to make something for someone than to buy something for them."

Even though Mandy was younger than most kids that went to school, she was going to school in the underground. She was mostly learning magic, like all of the other kids who went to school in the underground and when she turns five she will be going to school in the underground, and learning the same things kids do up here plus learning about magic.

Sarah's parents for Christmas got from Jareth and Sarah and some pajamas that were made in the underground, so they were softer and warmer than what you would find in the aboveground. Toby got them gift cards for their favorite stores but when they thanked him, Toby just nodded, his eyes never leaving his Game Boy.

Sarah got clothes and fantasy and romance books from her parents for Christmas. She smiled and said, "Thank you."

Sarah was still interested in those kinds of books, even though it's ironic with the life she lives.

From Jareth, Sarah got jewelry made by the goblins in the goblin market.

From Toby, Sarah got a gift card for the mall.

Mandy gave her mom something made out of clay and even though she couldn't tell what it was Sarah still smiled at her and said, "Thank you, Mandy."

It was now Jareth's turn for presents. Jareth got a huge box from Sarah's parents in front of him and he looked at them confused. "We didn't know what to get a king for Christmas. So, we got this for you knowing you don't have one," Robert explains.

Jareth ripped the wrapping paper off the box and looked at it, even more confused than before; he looked at Sarah and then her parents as if to ask what it was.

"You got him a computer?" Sarah asked, surprised.

"He doesn't have one, does he?" Robert asked sounding disappointed.

"No. I don't have one," Jareth said.

"Can you use it in the underground?" Karen asked.

"I'm sure I can," Jareth said as he gently put the box aside. He grabbed another big box and noticed it was from Toby. He was shocked by this because Toby was giving out gift cards to everyone else.

"It's a TV," Toby said to him as he was playing his Gameboy.

Everyone looked at him, shocked, while Jareth opened his present. Toby didn't have to look to know that everyone had their eyes on him.

He sighed and explained, "He doesn't have one, and people who don't have a TV need one. I'm not sure how you lived without a TV for so long."

"Now who is ready for a big breakfast?" Karen said as she got off the couch and walked towards the kitchen.

Of course when she asked that, everyone said me. Sarah walked into the kitchen "o Do you need any help?"

Karen smiled at her. "That would be great, dear."

Sarah looked around the kitchen. "What would you like me to do?"

"Can you make the pancakes?"

"Sure."

Sarah grabbed out a frying pan and poured the pancake batter into the pan. "Thanks for coming to Christmas," Karen said.

Sarah smiles at her. "You're welcome. After all, you come to the underground for most of the holidays so it's nice to come back here and visit here for an awhile."

"Why don't you come back for New Year's?" Karen suggested.

"Sure," Sarah said happily.

Karen took out two frying pans and put bacon and sausage in them. While they were frying, she took bagels out and cream cheese, fruit salad, and a loaf of fresh made banana bread from the oven. Karen let the banana bread cool a bit before she sliced it. After the food was done cooking, they carried it all out to the living room, and Sarah went back to get the rest of the food they couldn't carry plus plates and silverware.

They all dug into the food, loading their plates up with food. After breakfast was done, Sarah helped Karen clean up and wash all the dishes. When Karen and Sarah walked in the living room, they saw Robert asleep in his chair, Toby asleep on the couch and Mandy asleep on the floor. Sarah didn't see Jareth, so she decided to look for him.

Sarah went upstairs and she opened the door to her room. When she saw Jareth lying on his back on her bed sleeping, she smiled softly and closed the door quietly. Then she walked back downstairs.

Sarah walked back downstairs and when she didn't see Karen, she walked in the kitchen to get a cup of coffee. She saw Karen sitting at the table with a cup of coffee in front of her and Sarah noticed she looked deep in thought. Sarah poured herself some coffee and then sat down at the table next to Karen.

Karen looked up when she noticed Sarah sit down next to her. "So, are you enjoying Christmas?"

"Yes, I am so happy to be home, too. I think I enjoy Christmas more being a mother," Sarah said.

"You do, until your son becomes a teenager and all he cares about is girls and games," Karen said.

Sarah laughed. "You're talking about Toby, huh?"

Karen nodded. "Yes, I am."

"So will Toby's girlfriend, Betsy, be coming over this year?" Sarah asked curious.

"He's not dating Betsy anymore. He is now dating Stacey," Karen informed her.

Sarah looked at her puzzled. "What happened to Betsy?"

"He liked Stacey more, I guess. I'm not really sure exactly what happened."

Karen and Sarah continued to talk, while everyone else was sleeping, until it was time to start dinner. They were having Turkey and all the fixings.

It was an hour before dinner was ready. Everyone was awake and on the couch watching more Christmas movies when the doorbell rang. Karen and Sarah heard Toby shout that he was going to get the door.

"That must be Stacey," Karen said

"Is she nice?" Sarah asked.

"Yes, we like her a lot better than Betsy," Karen admitted.

"What was wrong with Betsy?" Sarah asked.

"Betsy was rude and snobby, Stacey is nice and a little shy," Karen explained.

Karen and Sarah walked out of the kitchen and they saw a teenage girl sitting next to Toby. He had his arm around her and they were whispering to each other and smiling. Sarah noticed Stacey looked pretty from the side view; she had long dark brown hair, she wore a black sweater that had light pink around the neck line and around the wrists and the hemline. She was also wearing a matching skirt and pink stockings that looked like they were made out of socks. She finished the outfit with a pair of black boots.

Toby looked up and saw his mother and Sarah staring at him. "You remember my mom?"

Stacey stood up. "Of course, Merry Christmas, Mrs. Williams," Stacey said in a soft and polite voice as she handed her a Christmas gift.

"And this is my older sister Sarah," Toby told her.

"Nice to meet you, Sarah," Stacey said holding out her hand. Sarah shook it. "It's nice to meet you, too."

Karen opened the present and saw that it was a box of chocolates. "Thank you, Stacey."

"You're welcome" Stacey replied as she blushed slightly.

Toby got up and grabbed Stacey's hand and they walked into the kitchen. A few minutes later, Sarah noticed that Toby and Stacey had been in there for quite a while.

She walked in and stood in the door way and looked at the scene in front of her. Stacey had her back to the counters, and Toby was in front of her kissing her neck. She was giggling as his hands went up the front of her sweater. Sarah could see his hands pawing at her breasts.

Sarah heard Toby tell Stacey that he will be giving her his present later. Sarah took that time to clear her throat, and Toby quickly removed his hands and backed away.

"You're lucky that I am not mom and dad," Sarah told him.

She could tell that both Toby and Stacey looked ashamed for getting caught.

"So what did you get her for Christmas, Toby?" Sarah asked being nosy.

Stacey blushed, then grabbed a soda from the fridge and went back out in the living room.

Toby walked away from Sarah and said under his breath "It's none of your business."

Sarah sighed wondering what happened to that boy who would tell her everything and always wanted to be with her because now it seems like he wants nothing to do with her and he is always pushing her away.

"Are you going to have sex with her?" Sarah asked.

Toby turned around looking mad at her. "I don't see how any of this is your business."

Sarah looked at him sadly. "You are my brother and I love you."

Toby snorted. "Right. That is why you moved away from me."

"Toby, I didn't move away from you. I moved to live with Jareth," Sarah tries to explain.

"Yeah, I know. It's because he's more important to you then I am." Toby says as he crossed his arms over his chest, pouting.

Sarah walked closer to him. "Is that really what you think?"

Toby didn't answer her; he just turned his head away.

"You are very important to me. You always have been. If you weren't, then I never would've got you away from Jareth," Sarah explained.

Toby gave her a look of disgust at the mention of Jareth's name.

"Toby, do you not like Jareth?" Sarah asked worried, she had always hoped that Toby would like Jareth because she knows that Jareth has always adored Toby since he was a baby.

"I like Jareth, he's cool," Toby said

"Then what's the problem?" Sarah asked wanting to know what is making Toby so upset.

"Forget it," he said as he tried to walk past her.

She grabbed his arm "Tell me," she pleaded with him.

The conversation was making Toby upset and he yelled, "HE TOOK YOU AWAY FROM ME!"

Then he ran from the kitchen and up to his room, leaving Sarah alone with her thoughts. Stacey quickly followed him, looking worried.

Sarah stood there looking at everyone, who was confused as to what was going on. Sarah started to cry, and Jareth was there in an instant to hold her. When she calmed down she told her parents what the conversation was about.

When dinner was ready, they all sat down at the table to eat. Toby refused to look at Sarah and Jareth during dinner. After dinner, everyone sat in the living room and had coffee and pie. Mandy sat next to Toby, and she kept looking at him then her parents. Finally, she looked up at Toby, sadly, and asked him, "Are you mad at my mommy and daddy?"

Toby looked at his niece and smiled, not saying anything. He just continued to eat his pie.

Mandy looked upset and she just kept playing with the food on her plate. She didn't like people being mad at each other.

After dessert, Sarah noticed that Mandy started to get sleepy so they decided to leave. They said goodbye to everyone.

"Goodbye, Toby," Sarah said sadly.

Toby didn't reply he just helped Stacey with her coat. Then, he put on his coat and walked out of the house to walk his girlfriend home.

Karen walked up to Sarah. "Don't worry, he will get over it and he will be talking to by New Year's."

Sarah smiled at her, sounding hopeful. "Are you sure?"

"I'm positive," Karen said

Sarah looked relieved as she hugged Karen and her dad goodbye, and then disappeared back to the castle.

Once they got back, they put Mandy to bed and put all her new toys in her bedroom. When they were done with that, Sarah and Jareth went into their bedroom. Jareth knew the argument she had had with Toby was bothering Sarah. He also knew that when Sarah had ran the labyrinth and won Toby back, that they had become very close. But now she had moved here to be his queen and have a family and Toby is feeling left out.

Jareth understands what Toby's feeling are and he hopes that when him and Sarah return for New Year's that Sarah and Toby will make up. If not, then he will make them make up with each other. Jareth and Sarah quickly fell asleep, exhausted from the events of the day.