Chapter 10

Sarah yawned and stretched smiling as she sat up, but her smile feel as she saw the sun shinning through the drapes. She walked over to pull them aside and starred out into a bright and beautiful day. Her heart fell knowing that she had to head back to her small cottage today.

She let the drapes fall back into place as she turned to look through the wardrobe for the dress she had wore the night she brought Kina, but she couldn't seem to find it. After laying all the clothes out on the bed, she was wondering where it was when a knock sound on the door. She pulled on a robe as she walked to the door. Opening it, she found a goblin standing there smiling up at her.

"His majesty invites you to join him in the dinning room, milady. Do you wish for Gomb to show you the way?"

Sarah thanked the creature and accepted his offer asking him to wait for her dress.

"You wouldn't seem to know what happen the dress I was wearing a few days ago?"

The goblin shook his head.

Alfonso stretched and as he looked up at what little sky he could see though the tree branches. It had been a long three days, though Hoggle had tried his best to make him comfortable. He was ready to go home and have a few words with his wife.

Jareth sighed as he looked over Kina's head towards the windows. He had woken to the sun starting to peek over the horizon. The sky was a clear and he was really considering summoning the storm up again, but knew he couldn't if his plan was going to work. There was still a few kinks to works out, like how to keep his parents out of it? He wasn't going to let them and 'try' to help him with this. Sarah had final told him she loved him and nothing was going to ruin it.

"Good morning."

He turned to watch as Sarah dressed in a simple cream colored dress with dark green embroidered vines filling the flowing skirt that reached down her to ankles. She took his breath away.

"Mama!"

He let Sarah scoop her up as she pasted. Watching her with hungry eyes and mind that kept dancing his plans around in his head. He had to wait, he waited ten years then he could wait 13 days.

"Oh sweet. I'm so going to miss you."

Jareth gave a weak smile, "We're going to miss you, Sarah." He leaned forward and gave her kiss, "Though I hope we're both welcomed to come see you at the cottage?"

She nodded, speechless and flushed from his kiss and the message behind it. He pulled back, allowing her to collect her thoughts. He after helping her place Kina in the highchair and giving her some eggs and toast to eat, he dished up a plate for himself.

"When do you want to go?" He asked as she buttered her own toast.

"I better start after breakfast. I'm afraid what had happened during the storm to the cottage." She to a sip of her tea, "I do wonder though…"

He raised an eyebrow signaling for her continue.

"Do you know what happen the dress that I wore here? I ask the goblin and he didn't seem to know."

Jareth bit his lip and looked away, "Well, as I told you yesterday, the goblins have taken a liking to you and…" He looked at her out of the corner of his eyesight, "They thought it be nice to wash it for you, but an argument broke out over who got to wash it."

Sarah's eyes widen.

"The ones that did it want to replace it, but don't think what they have in mind will exactly be what you want." He paused. "I am more then willing to replace it."

She shook her head closing her eyes, "That would be nice. Its was one of my favorites. I haven't been able to find that color again. I will just need to borrow this dress to head home though."

He frowned, "Borrow? The dresses are yours to keep."

Sarah tilted her head, "Mine?"

He nodded and picked up a strawberry holding up to his lips, "Yep. Their yours."

Sarah felt like crying as she carefully picked her way through the broken glass that covered the cottage floor. All the windows were broken, scattering the glass everywhere, the settee was soaked and still dripping. The rocking chair was turned over and looked to be warped by all the water.

She moved through the doorway towards the kitchen to find her table was now a wobbling two legged thing on its side. Her china was in pieces scattered among the glass and the back door was missing. She closed her eyes, sighing.

She turned and moved towards the stairs only to have Jareth stop her with a hand on her arm. She wasn't sure why he had wanted to come, but was glade at the moment they had appeared at the iron gate.

"Let me go first. If it's soaked as down here, the boards could be the rotting. I don't want you to get hurt."

She nodded and followed him up slowly. As he pushed the door open water started trickling down the steps. He looked into the room and sighed, but continued in. She couldn't hold the tears in at the sight of her room. Like the rest of the windows in the cottage the one there was also broken. She raised her eyes up to the roof finding patches of the sky blotting her ceiling. She didn't want to see anymore, couldn't see anymore.

She turned and left the room. She kept going, past the over turned table, past the drowned sofa, right out the front door stopping only when a hand rested on her shoulder. She looked up and stared into Jareth's mismatched eyes. She just lowered her head, not knowing what to say or do.

She felt his hand on her cheek, wiping her tears away.

"Everything will be fine, Sarah. I have already sent for some goblins to clean it up."

She shook her head, "I can't ask you to take away from the other cleaning. I'm sure the cottage wasn't the only place that got hit. I can clean this up."

He held her face between his hands looking into her eyes, "Sarah, everything needs cleaning. There is too much glass for you to do it. Remember, goblins are very hard to hurt. Their skin is to thick to even cut."

She knew he was right, but she didn't want to seem weak. She had been weak before coming to the Underground. Since running the labyrinth and living there, fighting Jareth, she had grown.

"I will accept the help." He didn't have to know that she would be in the middle of it as well.

"Good. I hope that you will also accept a room at the Castle during the cleaning and repairs."

She nodded and looked past him, wondering how she was going to get through it. He pulled her into his arms, hold her close, telling her that he was going to be there for her with his strength. He watched as a group of goblins marched from the trees down the road. He pulled back and looked down at her.

"I'm afraid I have to leave you, my love. I must see what this storm has done to my Labyrinth." He pointed behind her at the goblins, "I will them under your command."

Sarah smiled weakly and nodded.

He tilted her face up to his, "I will see you later, my precious." He gave her a kiss before vanishing leaving Sarah to the small hoard of goblins.

Sheena watched as her husband strode across the throne room towards her. She knew by the dark look on his face that he was unhappy and she knew who he was unhappy at.

"Where ever have you been, dear? I have been so worried abou…"

He held up his hand, "I don't want to hear it. We have both gone…"

He stopped as a puff of glitter showered the floor between them. They both looked at their son.

"Jareth?"

He frowned at them, "I have a bad feeling that the reason my kingdom is now being repaired."

They blushed.

"Doesn't matter. What does is that your little game has damage Sarah's cottage and she will be staying at the castle thanks to that." He closed his eyes, "Two more things, I will inviting Sarah to the High Court Gala. The last thing is to ask you both," He opened his eyes and looked at each of them in turn, "to stay your hand where she is concerned."

He left them without hearing their answer knowing that his mother will be visiting Sarah soon for all that has happened. Soon they both would know that Sarah had finally opened her heart to him.