Disclaimer: I do not own Labyrinth or any of the characters from it.

Sarah shifted, trying to sit up to greet the new day. Yet, when she attempted to sit up, a pair of arms pulled her tighter into their grasp. She turned her head to see Jareth still fast asleep. Her mind went back to last night, trying to remember the chain of events that had led them to this moment now.

She couldn't help but smile at his angelic face as she gave a small blush. Jareth had stepped into the position of her protector. Sarah honestly loved this side of him due to the fact that it was so unlike him. She remembered him from the labyrinth as cruel, egotistic, and self-centered. He had stepped up in her eyes as something much more, all though, she had still loved him past his snobbish façade.

Rolling onto her side to face him, Sarah gently ran her fingers through the mess of blonde that he called hair. Jareth stirred at her touch but didn't wake. She studied his face for the longest time, truly unable to look away. Her mind wondered with no success of finding what she was really looking for.

Her expression turned blank as a thought occurred to her, which she found completely true in every way. 'He's the most beautiful and kind man I've ever met.' No matter what Sarah had thought at first, Jareth had only done as she'd asked. He had only taken on the role that she had pretty much demanded him to play. She went through the labyrinth, of course she was scared. Yet, Jareth was the only person in particular she was scared of.

Sarah had been scared from the beginning and now that he was here, she had a pretty concrete reason as to why. 'I love him,' she told herself quietly. It was more than a fact. It was undeniable.

Jareth let out a small groan as he uncoiled his arms from her, stretching them up over his head with a loud yawn. She only smiled, poking him square in the chest with a teasing grin.

"Sleep well, prince charming?" she managed to ask through giggled.

Jareth gave her a dark look then nodded as a sweet smile graced his beautiful face. He reached out a hand and ruffled her already messy tresses of hair.

"I'm a Goblin King, not a prince," he state, putting a large amount of emphasis on 'king' as if she had offended him.

"Oh, don't tell me I bruised your ego. You were once a prince," she shot bad, curling up as she snuggled back onto her pillow.

"Well, yes, but I'm not a prince now."

She frowned, scooting away from him teasingly. "Big baby," she whispered under her breath but clearly not quite enough.

Jareth had wrapped his arms back around her waist, jerking Sarah down and pushing her along the bed. He sat up on top of her. He perked a brow with a quizzical look upon his face.

"What was that, precious?" he purred as if ready to pounce.

"I said, you're a big baby," she frowned, trying to crawl out from under him.

He only tightened his grip on her and pushed her hands above her head. Jareth had taken both of Sarah's hands in only one of his, keeping her still. After making sure he had a decent grip on her, he began to tickle her. Sarah's eyes widened and she began to laugh loudly, tears coming to her eyes.

She gasped for breath as the phone began to ring. Jareth looked over and reached for it, fairly sure Sarah wouldn't mind. She only stared up at him with a calm look on her face.

"Hello?" he answered, still having Sarah pinned under him.

"Oh, hello! Yes, Sarah has told me so much about you, Karen!" he mused into the phone. Sarah's eyes went wide as she began to struggle, determined to get the phone from him.

"Well, my name is Jareth," he replied. Clearly he was having a decent conversation with her step mother because he shushed her and tightened his grip on her hands, trying to keep her still.

"Jareth, give me the phone!" she whispered in a hushed tone, trying not to alarm Karen or Jareth for that matter.

He shook his head as he continued his conversation, nodding with a fond smile.

"Yes, well, I'm Sarah's boyfriend. We were keeping it quiet until you were all here next week," he said earnestly as he looked down at Sarah.

She had completely forgotten they were coming to visit next week. Sarah also became extremely aware that Jareth was on top of her now and that he had just called himself her boyfriend.

"Yes! I can't wait to finally meet all of you. Here's Sarah. I'm sorry to have taken up so much of your time," he replied as Karen's voice seemed to babble on. He handed Sarah the phone and stood, wondering off to the shower.

Sarah held the phone in her hands now. She was horrified, not sure how she could handle this new situation. Yet, all she could do now was take a deep breath and press the phone to her hear.

"Hey, Karen!" she with a small hint of fake excitement.

"Sarah, I had no idea that you had a boyfriend!" screeched from the other side of the phone.

"Yea, it was really recent. I was keeping it as a surprise," she said, biting her lower lip. She was staring out the bedroom door, able to hear the shower running from the other room.

"I'll keep it between us! That way your dad and brother can still be surprised!" Karen quipped excitedly.

"Oh, okay. I can't wait to see you guys," she smiled into the phone as she twirled a piece of brown hair around her finger.

"Alright, see you soon!" Karen squealed, then came the click and silence.

Sarah fell back along her bed, staring up at the ceiling. Jareth had just talked to her step mother and her step mother couldn't keep secrets. Jareth had just told Karen that he was her boyfriend. Oh, this was going to be a long visit.

Jareth had leaned in the door way, dressed in a pain of checkered Dc's, a dark pair of skinny jeans, and a white button up shirt. He studied Sarah and grinned. He just knew that sooner or later, Sarah's parents would expect some kind of affectionate display. This was his way to get Sarah to open up to him.

He cleared his throat, making his presence known as he grinned somewhat evilly. Sarah sat up, just staring at him. Her eyes turned dark as she watched him. She was angry, yet happy. Some part of her wanted this so badly, but the other part wanted to slap him for not asking her first.

Sarah couldn't help but wonder how this would end up. Finally, she pushed the thought to the back of her mind. She lifted a pillow from her bed, throwing it at Jareth, and clipping him in the side with it. He growled and stalked towards her like a lion stalking its prey. He pushed her back down and pinned her hands back above her head.

She giggled as she looked up at him. With a smile, she spoke," Welp, looks like we're expecting company…'Boyfriend.'"