Disclaimer: I don't own Labyrinth.

The ball ended late that night. Neither Sarah nor Kayla saw Jareth again throughout the evening. Sarah thought that as a good thing. She had questions to ask him of course, but she also thought her mother could answer them better. She might not dodge her questions like Jareth did.

Kayla and Sarah stayed up later than they should have. Talking about the people at the ball and other girl things. In one of the many topics they talked about Sarah found out that Kayla had a crush on Damian.

Sarah sat on her large king sized canopy bed and could hear Kayla's heavy breathing. "The ball must have worn her out," Sarah whispered to herself. The ball did ware her out too, but she couldn't sleep. So many questions were flying in and out of her head.

Sarah had to make sure to ask her questions sometime tomorrow. Right now she needed sleep. Kayla was going to go home in the morning and Sarah wanted to spend a little more time with her friend before she had to leave.

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"Sarah, wake up!"

Sarah shot up in her bed. She looked at Kayla. She was already up and dressed. "Wha- What time is it?"

Kayla sighed. "It's about time, that's what. I have been trying to get you up for the last half-hour. You were out like a log."

"I'm sorry Kayla, but I couldn't get to sleep last night. Just give me a while and I'll be ready." Kayla watched her friend quickly walk in to her bathroom and close the door.

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Sarah and Kayla made their way down to the dining hall where they were going to have breakfast with the Queen and then Kayla would be sent home shortly afterwards.

They walked into the dining room and sat at the table. It was fairly large and the table was long and was a cherry wood color. The walls were a dark red, and the windows had matching red drapes. And the room had a large chandelier hanging from the ceiling that hung over the table.

"Good morning girls," the Queen greeted as they sat down. "I trust you slept well?"

"I don't know about Sarah but I slept great!" Kayla said.

"Well you were out as soon as your head hit the pillow." Sarah teased.

"And that didn't happen to you? You seemed more tired than me and I did more dancing than you did."

"I just had some things on my mind."

The Queen glanced at Sarah but didn't question on the matter. The servants then brought out the food and the girls chatted while eating and Linda just ate in silence.

After breakfast was over Linda took Kayla home as she said and Sarah went for a walk through the gardens. She had to get her questions straight. It was hours later when Sarah decided now was as good a time as any to go and face her mother.

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Linda was sitting in her study working on some paperwork when she heard a light knock on the door. "Come in" she called out without looking up from her papers.

Sarah entered the room quietly and shut the door behind her and walked in to the room. "I didn't see you at lunch," Sarah stated.

Linda put down the pen she was writing with on the wood desk and looked up. "I wanted to get some of this done so I wouldn't be up late finishing it. Is there something you wanted?"

Sarah went and sat down in the chair facing the desk. "Yes there is actually. I really don't know how to say this so I'm just going to go on and just say it… Mom, what haven't you been telling me? I know your not telling me everything, you never really do. I want to know the truth. Why am I here? Why now?"

The Queen sighed and leaned back in her chair. "The question is Sarah, are YOU ready to hear what I have to say? Will you be able to handle the truth?"

Sarah rolled her eyes. "Mom, I'm old enough where I can handle the truth. I need to here it."

Linda nodded. "Sarah, this kingdom and the goblin kingdom weren't always in a good alliance. To be in a good alliance with other kingdoms you usually are trading goods or tied together by marriage. Or if your lucky your just good friends with the King and Queen."

"Mom, what exactly are you getting at? Your not trying to not answer my questions, are you?"

"No, I just feel I need to explain some things, because you might not understand. Now, when your father and I split it was very hard for us. Part of me still loves him, but I can clearly see he is happy with Karen and his son, and it makes me happy.

"When I came back here, after living aboveground so long, I had to relearn a few things. While doing so I also learned that the goblin Kingdom and the fairy Kingdom were not in a very good alliance."

"Hold on," Sarah interrupted. "You're not engaged to the Goblin King, are you?"

"No, I'm not." But you will be…

Sarah didn't know if she should be thankful because it would be really strange to have the Goblin King as a stepfather when you have dreams about him in a different perspective.

"Anyway, I met up with Jareth and we had a… discussion that would bring the two lands together in a alliance. Sarah what this comes down to is that you and Jareth will eventually be married."

"So that is what this whole thing is about?" She was starting to get choked up. "You want me to marry the Goblin King?"

"Sarah you don't have a choice in the matter-"

"So is this why we have "peace" between the two kingdoms." Sarah said more as a statement than a question.

Linda nodded her head. "Its not like you're getting married tomorrow and I'm only giving you 24 hours notice."

"Then when?"

"On your 21st birthday is when you're expected to be engaged. The wedding six months from then.

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AN: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! I hope everyone had a good Christmas! Here is the next chapter and I am sorry it took me a while. I rewrote the whole Sarah learning that she is going to marry Jareth thing like five times before I just stuck with this one. I hoped you liked the chapter and please review!!