AN: KBates brought up a really good point. I only briefly mentioned Sarah's ability to take care of herself and her child in Chapter 2, but I realize I didn't leave enough of an explanation.

She has a trust fund she has been using to get them by over the years with her father's consent, but she has been working as an editor so she can travel and still work, because it's Sarah and she really wants to do everything herself.

She hates using the trust unless it's an emergency, which is smart. They rent out small homes or apartments she doesn't have to lease, and for her medical bills, and those of Amelia's vaccinations, that was part of those emergency trust uses. XD Oh, and public schools are free. It is only too easy to change schools. My younger sister has multiple, multiple times.

I shall go back and rework my explanation. Thank you.

Moving along.

This is definitely an adult chapter. M rating. At this point they deserve this.. Read and enjoy!

Sarah parted from Jareth without another word. The first few steps she took away from his warmth felt like miles instead of feet. She went back to the queen's chambers and crawled into bed next to Amelia.

For the first time in so many years she felt something like hope blossoming in her chest. Jareth seemed so sincere. It had become almost impossible to deny him as he pleaded with her.

Even though she still had technically given in a little she had not completely. She refused to get her hopes up, and yet it was happening.

Jareth was looking for the Mirror Dwellers. He would take care of them soon and Amelia would be free from them. He told her he would prove himself sincere. Amelia was finally in the Underground and Sarah could see the healthy color of her cheeks returning as she slept sweetly.

Sarah was smiling as she closed her eyes and gave in to sleep.

Morning dawned and once again Amelia was up with the sunrise, ready to start her day in the labyrinth again.

Sarah could hardly keep up with her as they both dressed and readied for the day.

Waiting for them this time was Jareth, leaning against the walls of his castle, crystal in hand.

Amelia ran to him, throwing her arms around him. It made Sarah's heart ache in both joy and sadness. She was sure that if anything happened Amelia would have her heart broken.

Sarah had to be strong for the both of them, no matter how endearing his gaze was as he met her eyes.

"What's on the agenda for today?" Sarah asked, following the two of them into the Goblin City.

"I thought Amelia might like to play around with her magic some since she has long been unable to practice properly." Jareth spoke.

Amelia's eyes widened and she began to dance around. "Mom I should have wished us here ages ago!"

Jareth's eyes darkened at that. "You couldn't have Amelia, not safely. You're lucky you wished you both here at this time, when before it would have been more dangerous than the Mirror Dwellers are."

"Why?"

"Because, Little One, Prince Oren once stayed here. We were on the verge of a treaty. Now he is out for blood, mine in particular. It would have been easy for him to see our similarities since he is Fae as am I. Queen Og'Luck's kind aren't very bright. It was Oren's spies that discovered Sarah in the first place. Putting two and two together wouldn't be difficult."

"Do you still love Mom?" Amelia asked abruptly.

Both Jareth and Sarah flinched. Sarah grabbed for the stone of a goblin's home to brace herself. Jareth smiled though, his mismatched eyes looking into Sarah's jade.

"Yes Little One, I always will."

Amelia looked pensive before turning to Sarah. "See I told you you could still have a happy ending."

Jareth saw the doubt on Sarah's face, the guarded expression across her jade colored eyes. "Come Amelia, let's not dwell too long in the city. I do have a destination in mind for us today."

A breath escaped Sarah's lips that she did not know she was holding as she followed them through the city. Jareth was a walking encyclopedia concerning his labyrinth, telling Amelia every little detail. It allowed for Sarah to walk unbothered, so that she could tame her thoughts.

She didn't want him to still have the effect on her that he did, not when she was trying so hard to keep her distance. He was magnetizing though, and as much as she tried to push her thoughts away they kept going back to the night before.

Watching him from a distance brought her back to being sixteen years old. When he had appeared in her parent's room he was both a dream and a nightmare. She felt that same apprehension then as she had back then.

They wound up going to a little meadow brimming with wildflowers. Amelia was thrilled.

"The trolls can't stand the smell here so Amelia should be safe enough to practice with her magic for as long as she chooses." Jareth told Sarah, as he moved to stand close to her. She froze up, refusing to turn and look at him.

In her mind she was seeing him back her against the stone wall in the tunnels past the False Alarms. She had felt so brave, so sure of what she was doing that she hadn't given a single thought to what he was saying to her. She only saw the challenge. It's a piece of cake.

Am I making the same mistake?

Suddenly Sarah was unsure. Maybe he had been telling the truth all along.

There was a gentle pressure as his gloved hand touched her back. She looked up to meet his eyes.

Again she was brought back to her time in the labyrinth when she was just a girl. He was frightening and magnificent. He had burned through her veins before she had even known what it was to feel that kind of desire.

She remembered the look on his face when she told him he had no power over her, how defeated and torn he looked as he tossed his crystal into the air and returned her Above. She had thought it only a game, that he was only her own villain, trying to trick her into giving up her brother.

Then she remembered the first day she returned to the Underground with her friends. He had appeared, playing the villain again, but there had been a spark of something in his eyes. Now that she had years of distance she knew what that look was. He held it in his eyes as his hand rubbed her back. The expression was one of hope and yearning.

Sarah moved from Jareth as if waking from a dream. All those years that he led her to believe he had only been using her were heavy on her mind.

She turned to meet his gaze once more, her eyes hard with her stubborn nature. Her voice was low so Amelia couldn't hear. "I was gone for nine years. If I hadn't been so desperate to ask for your help you wouldn't have even known about her. You would have never sought me out."

She took a step back from the Goblin King. His expression was careful, guarded.

"I don't think you understand how time works for my kind. Ten years for us is a mere blink compared to the same for you. I would have come for you when it was safe. You've no idea the danger you're in."

Sarah's eyes flashed in anger. "I refuse to believe that! You once watched me when I would pretend in the park. You knew when to hand me that book to introduce me to your world. Don't tell me time works differently when you can re-order it."

It was his turn for his eyes to harden against hers, no longer pleading or begging for forgiveness. His cruel mask was firmly back in place.

"You are going to great lengths to keep me away. So be it." He hissed at her and then in a rush of wind he was gone.

Sarah turned to see Amelia watching her. "Where did he go?"

Sarah shrugged. "Probably to do king stuff Little Goblin. Now he said you can practice your magic here without having to be afraid."

Amelia looked dejected. "I thought he was going to teach me."

Sarah walked over to her daughter and pulled her into a hug. "I'm sure he will. For now just play okay?"

Amelia nodded, perking up. "Okay, I'll practice for him."

Sarah's emotions were in rolling turmoil. She watched Amelia practice her magic, trying to conjure her own crystals, but her mind was on Jareth and all he had told her.

They stayed there until the sun began its descent. Jareth appeared to bring them back. He took them straight to the queen's chambers and disappeared.

Sarah was relieved. It meant they wouldn't have to deal with the trolls that night. She hated that Amelia was upset though.

Amelia took her new toys to one of the smaller couches of the chambers and played quietly while Sarah stewed.

She felt stupid and used. He could have come for her ages ago if he had really loved her right? Even if he had that Prince Loren or whatever his name was staying with him he could have at least went to her Above and told her what was happening!

The more she thought about it the more furious she became. And then he tells me I'm going to great lengths to push him away!? He pushed me away for nine years! What did he expect me to do, melt in his hands?

Sarah was fuming, pacing the chambers. Her emotions were high she knew.

When they had eaten and Amelia was in bed Jareth still hadn't appeared. She didn't know why that was affecting her so.

Finally she had had enough. She slipped out of the chambers and into Jareth's that adjoined theirs.

He wasn't there. Of course not! Instead of turning and leaving Sarah plopped right on down on his favorite chair, trying to keep from pacing.

She was there a long while before the doors to the chambers opened and Jareth walked in. For a few infinite moments he didn't see her.

Her blood was racing, her heart pounding inside her chest. Finally his eyes found her there in his chair. He froze.

Sarah stood from the chair, her hands clenching the fabric of her shirt to steady herself. Everything inside of her boiled up into that one moment, and before she knew what she was doing she was running across the expanse of his chambers. He met her there in the middle as she threw her arms around his neck. He picked her up, her legs wrapping around his waist as their lips collided.

She devoured him, tasting his lips and then his tongue as her back found the stone wall. She was shaking but he held her secure in his grip as her legs tightened around him, desperate to get as close to him as she could.

Her hands grasped his shoulders as she broke from the kiss to kiss across his jawline and taste the salt of his neck. He groaned against her as her teeth bit into the soft flesh where his shoulders began.

She pulled her shirt over her head and unsnapped her bra as his teeth nipped her earlobe, his warm breath sending heat flooding through her. He freed one hand to find her chest, pulling the bra the rest of the way off. The soft leather of his glove was cool against her skin as he massaged her there.

She grabbed for his hand, yanking the glove off so she could feel the warmth of his fingers as he teased her skin.

Their lips met again, urgent and yielding as they devoured each other.

Somehow Sarah had lost the rest of her clothes and he the same as his warmth invaded her. She gasped and moaned his name against the warm velvet of his lips as he moved against her. She paid no heed to the stone of the wall against her back.

She grasped both sides of his face, looking into his eyes. She nipped his lips with her teeth as his pace quickened. Her eyes closed against her will as her senses exploded. She arched her neck and his teeth bit at her skin as she called out his name. He followed her closely, burying his head onto her shoulder.

In another instant she was on his bed and he was above her, his lips trailing along her body, his tongue tasting her as she gripped the bed sheets in her hands.

"I missed you Precious." He sighed against the swell of her chest, his teeth gently probing while his free hand moved down the length of her body.

"I love you." Sarah gasped as his fingers found her yielding to him.

He leaned up to continue kissing her mouth as his fingers explored her. She was moaning beneath him. When she could not take it anymore his other hand slid behind her head and then his hips were sliding against hers once more.

When it was done Sarah was wrapped in his arms, her head lying on his shoulder while her legs were around his waist. One of his arms held her close while the other stroked her hair.

She was afraid to say something and break the spell she was under, the utter bliss she was feeling as her fingers traced lines along his collarbone and up his neck.

His back was against the headboard, supporting them both as they sat there in silence. Finally Sarah knew she must say something.

"Jareth what are we going to do?"

He sighed against her, bending his head down to kiss the top of her head. "First I'm going to take care of the Mirror Dwellers once I find them. We will go from there."

Sarah sat up to better look him in his eyes. "You won't send me, us, back Aboveground after will you?"

Jareth leaned forward to kiss her lips, taking a moment to taste her before answering. "You and Amelia belong here with me. I will find a way to keep you both safe after we've eliminated the first threat."

Sarah nodded and rolled off of Jareth to snuggle into the softness of his bed. He lay down alongside her, pulling her against his chest. He propped up on one arm with the other moving to hold her hand in his. He kissed her shoulder before speaking again.

"Sarah I am sorry that you had to wait nine years. You have done a remarkable job keeping Amelia safe from the Mirror Dwellers though, and that is no easy feat. Others would have perished."

She was already asleep against him though as he held her. Neither one of them could have seen the Mirror Dweller in the room.

It slipped away, back to its hiding place with the others.

"Human creature is Goblin King's Pet. Magic girl is his spawn! There is our opening to the magic girl! Tell Prince Oren!"