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After Sarah had taken care of Toby, she headed back to the throne room without too much difficulty. Jareth was sitting on his throne. She found him to be looking very powerful sitting above his goblin subjects. She walked in the room holding Toby in her arms. He stood when she entered the room; when the goblins saw him stood they all followed his gaze and realized Sarah had entered the room.

She saw some of the Goblins look at Toby and smiled. "Don't you worry, he doesn't smell like the Bog anymore." She flashed a smile at Jareth.

"Not like the Bog Lady, much worse." said one of the Goblins bravely.

She laughed and nodded. She had reached Jareth's side. "Hello there little champs…" he said to Toby taking him from her arms. Sarah was surprised by all this and then she remembered what Jareth had told her earlier.

"You really are fond of him aren't you?" she said, her eyes glistening.

"I told you. I had thought of the possibility of keeping him with me if you would have lost back then. I would have raised him as my…." He stopped himself before ending his sentence. He handed her the boy and smirked. "I'm glad that you changed the boy. You should really show him the usage of toilets. He is two after all."

She glared at him angrily. He had been so nice a minute ago. What the hell was wrong with that man? "He just turned two, give him a break. I will eventually show him. We had already started at home but…" Her eyes filled with tears.

He felt bad for bringing back her painful memories. He reached out to touch her cheek. "Are you alright?"

She threw him a murderous glare. "Never mind. Not as if you cared." She moved out of his reach; turning her back on him.

He cursed himself again. After a few seconds she turned to face him. Tears were falling down her cheeks now and she didn't bother to wipe them off. "Damn you Jareth! Why do you have to act like a psycho all the time? You're nice and then you're a jerk. Can you tell me why?" she seemed furious she knew it, but she was only tired of his mood shifts.

He was taken aback by her words, he knew what he had to say shouldn't be said here in front of his subjects. He took a fierce look at them. "Leave now." He hissed. None of them dared to stay, within seconds all of the Goblins had left the throne room.

He looked at Sarah with sorrow in his eyes. "I'm sorry Sarah. I have trouble keeping myself under control when you are near." He said softly.

Her eyebrows furrowed. Had the mighty Goblin King just apologized to her? "What is that suppose to mean?" she asked.

He sighed. "I will answer that question, but after that I believe we will need to talk." He took a look at her expression, her face was blank. She nodded for him to continue. "I have trouble keeping my emotions under control when I'm with you. It's as simple as that. As the King I cannot act like a fool and cringe in front of a young girl. No matter how beautiful she might be."

Sarah smiled at his compliment. She reached out to take his gloved hand in hers. "You don't have to act cruel or emotionless. You're not expected to do so Jareth. You expect too much of yourself. Just act as Jareth; that should be enough." He pushed her away gently.

"My duties as the King, Sarah, are more important that you might realise. The reason it is going so well is because of the way I rule. But that is enough about it. I will try to be more pleasant to you." He looked at her with some kind of tenderness in his eyes.

He turned and faced her; he was so close she could feel the heat of his breath on her skin. Their eyes were locked together. "Now, there is one question I need to ask you. It has been bothering me for some time. Sarah I want you to be totally honest with me. Nothing but the truth understand?"

"Of course."

He sighed and kept on going. "Why have you been crying yourself to sleep every night since you defeated me?"

She was startled. She couldn't believe he knew this. "Have you been spying on me?"

He smirked. "I wouldn't call that spying really. Now, would you care to answer." He urged.

She couldn't believe what she was about to tell him. "Alright, Alright. Ever since I came back from the Labyrinth, I felt a feeling of loss; a very deep one. I couldn't cope with the guilt because…" he was incredibly distracting. They were so close. He grew impatient. "Because…"

He demanded.

Sarah looked at him and he saw that tears filled her eyes. "Because I thought, I had killed you. I thought I had killed the only…" He was suffering from her pain. "The only what Sarah?"

Tears were streaming down her cheeks now. "Never mind." She answered before starting to sob uncontrollably. He took her in his strong arms pulling her into a gently hug. He caressed her hair gently trying to soothe her. "Shh, its OK love; everything is going to be OK." He leant forward and gently kissed the tears away until his lips found hers. It was a brief kiss, he had pulled away rapidly. 'Damn you Jareth, to take advantage of her while she's upset.' He hadn't thought about it before actually kissing her, but the fact that he had kissed her when she was at her most vulnerable made him hate himself.

His lips were soft and their kiss even if it had been brief, was the most amazing kiss she had received. Not that she had received that much. His lips were salty; she could still taste her tears on his lips when he had kissed her. She touched her lips and stared at his expression. His face was cold, deceived and hurt.

She pulled away from him. His expression had hurt her deep down inside. She turned her back on him and walked towards the exit.

He still had one question burning his lips. "Sarah." She stopped but didn't turn to face him. "When you said those words to me; did you understand what you were refusing?" he asked softly. She turned to face him, tears running down her cheeks once more.

She shook her head. "You had Toby, it didn't matter anyway. I had to save him." He nodded; understanding. He walked back to his throne. "Jareth." She spoke his name in a whisper.

He turned, facing her devastated face once more. "Yes, love?"

She smiled weakly through her tears. "I understood what I had left behind the minute you disappeared…" She swallowed. "…and it killed me inside."

She turned and left the room, leaving the Goblin king to stare at the doors.

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A.N. I must admit I didn't know how to manage this chapter. I wanted another confrontation, but it seems I couldn't do it. My fingers wouldn't answer my brain, they typed whatever they wanted. Hope you liked it anyway. Please R&R. The reviews are encouraging me to update.