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"It is so very good to see you again, Sarah," the man said again as he stood in full light. "It really has been too long."

"Jareth…" Sarah said under her breath, fear in her voice.

Jareth stood as arrogant as ever, his white blond hair as wild and care free as she remembered. He wore his all too tight pants, brown leather boots, brown leather jacket, and white ruffle shirt underneath it. She stood there staring at him; he was exactly as she remembered him being. This had to be the man that had hurt her eight years ago Tsai thought. Sarah's body wanted to run to him and throw her arms around him, beg him to kiss her, hold her, and love her. She closed her eyes and shook her head, pushing those thoughts and emotions out of her head.

Get a hold of yourself, Sarah. She thought to herself, opening her eyes once again and looking to Jareth. Remember what he did to you, remember that he took your brother Toby from you and made you fight for him. Remember!

Beside her Tsai cursed at seeing Sarah's face, she had heard Sarah say his name. Before Tsai could do anything, Sarah began to walk toward Jareth. Jareth smiled as she approached. Once she was in front of him she looked up to him. She raised a hand and struck him across the face as hard as she could muster and glared at him, before he could even react.

"Awww. I wanted to do that." Tsai said as she watched Sarah slap Jareth.

"Who do you think you are interfering in my life again?" Sarah asked angrily. "How dare you come back into my life! What are you doing here?"

"Is that any way to greet an old friend?" Jareth asked smiling, unfazed by her attack.

"Old friend? Old friend my ass." Sarah replied not caring that anyone else was there.

"Come now, Sarah, you don't want to make a scene in front of everyone do you?" Jareth asked indicating everyone around them, watching them.

Sarah looked around and glared as everyone looked on. Tsai stood back watching Sarah interacting with the man that Sarah feared. Sarah closed her eyes and looked away from everyone.

"Tell me why you are here!" Sarah demanded as she looked to Jareth with a glare.

"This is my play, and I am the male lead." Jareth replied without humor, without a smile. "Now let's get to work shall we? Opening night is only three days away."

Sarah hung her head and thought for a moment before turning to Tsai. This was her job, even though she was working with a man who had drastically changed her life eight years ago Sarah could not back out. She took a couple deep breaths and then looked to Jareth.

"Well don't you need to change?" Sarah asked irritation heard in her voice and seen on her face.

She had to work with the man, but that didn't mean she had to like it. She knew Tsai would not be pleased but Sarah knew that if she walked out now she would never get a good role again. She did not look to Jareth as he laughed. As Jareth disappeared to change Sarah walked over to Tsai.

"What are we still doing here?" Tsai asked looking to Sarah. "And why didn't you let me handle it?"

"We are still here because my career is on the line. If I walk out now I will never get any part other than being an extra, Tsai." Sarah replied still irritated. "I won't let him ruin my career, like he has changed my life. He has no power over me! He never has and never will!"

"Well he obviously has some power over you with how flustered you are." Tsai replied.

"He does not!" Sarah replied with a glare, not wanting to admit to herself or to Tsai that it bothered her that he was there.

"Right, whatever." Tsai replied with a role of her eyes.

Sarah was quiet as she turned away from Tsai crossing her arms over her chest. A few minutes later the rehearsal continued, Jareth playing his role and speaking his lines as if he had known them all his life. Jareth watched Sarah and Tsai as they took brakes or in scenes that Sarah was not involved in. He watched Sarah as she spoke her lines and another actor replied. After the rehearsal ended Sarah and Tsai quickly changed out of their costumes and into their everyday clothes before leaving quickly. They climbed into Sarah's car and she started to drive home, still completely irritated that Jareth was lead.

"Well that explains the connections he has with the play." Sarah said as she pulled up to a red light, and Tsai stays quiet. "I can't believe he wrote something so… wonderful. I bet he didn't even write this play. Who does he think he is, coming into my life again after eight years? I can't believe him. What does he want from me? I don't know if I will ever want to be in another production after this because of that bastard."

"You, will." Tsai replied as she put in her head phones shutting Sarah out.

Sarah starts to drive again as the light turns green. She drives home in silence knowing that Tsai did not want to hear any more. She parks and they go into their apartment. Sarah walks over and checks messages. There were none so Sarah walks into their room and gets ready for bed. She sits down in front of the vanity mirror and smiles at the roses as she starts to brush through her long hair.

The following day, rehearsal was as it usually was but Jareth was there playing his role. Jareth's attitude however as the rehearsal progressed seemed to get fouler than when it had begun. During one of the brakes, as Tsai was working with the stage crew Sarah sat to the side drinking some water. Jareth walked up to her and sat down. Sarah glanced over but said nothing; in fact she hadn't said a word to him other than the lines she had to say to him in the play.

"Sarah, must you ignore me?" Jareth asked as Sarah looked away and over to Tsai.

"There is nothing to say!" Sarah replied as she stood. "You lost your little game!"

"This isn't a game anymore, Sarah," he replied standing up as well and walking in front of her.

"You're right, it isn't. It is my life!" Sarah replied angrily. "Now if you will excuse me, I have to go talk to someone!"

Sarah pushed passed Jareth and walked over to Tsai. He starts to walk after her and he feels something bounce off his head. He looks around after hearing a coin rolling on the floor. Near him a nickel came to a stop as if mocking him. She said something softly to Tsai and she nodded. When the rehearsal ended for the day Sarah sighed relieved. Sarah and Tsai left the theater together and went home. Sarah said nothing on the way home unlike the day before. They walked in and Sarah remained quiet as she went to their room and went to bed. After a moment Tsai followed Sarah and jumps onto Sarah making the bed squeak.

"Uff." Sarah said looking to Tsai. "Get off!"

"Quit being a grumpy butt and go take a shower." Tsai said trying to get Sarah to be herself once again. "Or I will chase you with Mr. Squeaky."

"Alright," she replied smiling. Since Tsai had not gotten off of her yet Sarah decided, knowing that Tsai was ticklish, to start to tickle her. "But I can't get up until you get off."

Tsai started to squirm around squeaking loudly as she tried to get away from Sarah. Finally Sarah let Tsai go before she got up and headed to the bath room. She turned on the shower and waited for the water to heat as she undressed. She sighed as she picked up her body wash and smelled it. She remembered a time that Tsai had contaminated her body wash by putting peach smelling body wash in the bottle that was Sarah's. Not understanding why Sarah did not like anything that had to do with peaches. She smiled as she climbed into the shower. When she was finished Sarah wrapped a towel around herself and walked into the bedroom once again. She glanced over to Tsai as she walked over to her dresser to get out a night gown.

"How can you stand those things?" Sarah asked as she wrinkled her nose up at Tsai's peach that she was eating.

"How could you not?" Tsai asked looking up to Sarah.

"It is a long story." Sarah replied. "But let's just say Jareth ruined peaches for me."

"That bastard." Tsai said talking around a mouthful of peach.

Sarah told her the part that she had left out of the story she had told Tsai when they were in high school. Sarah had gotten dressed as she did so, and climbed onto her bed. Tsai looks to the peach and then looks to Sarah.

"You want some? It's safe." Tsai said holding the peach over to Sarah.

"Thanks, but I will pass." Sarah replied snuggling under her blankets.

The following day, like the day before, Jareth's mood seemed to be getting worse. During the last scene of the play Jareth suddenly went ridged and fell over during one of his lines. Everyone, but Tsai rushed over to see if he was ok. It seemed he had just fallen asleep, with some help. Sarah sighed as she pulled a dart out of Jareth's neck. Everyone blinked at seeing the dart hoping that he wasn't poisoned. Sarah started to look around and saw Tsai up in the rafters acting as if she was fixing something.

"Tsai, what are you doing up there?" Sarah asked loudly.

"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm working." Tsai replied.

"I found a dart in the bastard." Sarah hollered up to her.

"Wonder who did that." Tsai said as she peered over the edge of the rafters and looked down.

Sarah shrugs and looks to everyone still huddled around Jareth. She shakes her head and sighs. A few minutes later the director decided to let everyone go home early and reminded them that they needed to be back an hour before doors opened the following day. Tsai and Sarah leave the theater and headed home. They walked inside and sitting on the dining room table was a crystal vase of a dozen black roses. Sarah froze as she saw them. They weren't there when they had left for rehearsal earlier and Kay did not have a key. They didn't even leave out a spare for use. Sarah looks to Tsai then back to the roses.

"Where did those come from? They are pretty." Tsai said. "But where did they come from?"

"Jareth…" Sarah said her voice almost getting caught in her throat. "Jareth was here. There is no other way."

"But how did he get in?" Tsai asked looking to Sarah.

"He has his ways," she replied looking to Tsai again.