OK! Yes…I know it's been a while since my last update…I'm sorry…I'm giving the warning now that when I start a story…I'm like all in it at the beginning…then I start to drag…forgive me  Please!!...anyway…I will get the next few chapter's up hopefully by the end of the week, since I am on Spring Break now and officially have nothing to do…well besides homework…blah! Anyway…as I said, I will get more up soon…

Chapter 10

Jareth ran inside after Sarah, but all he could see was a mass crowd of people.

"Excuse me; have you seen a girl with dark brown hair and wearing a light blue ball gown by any chance?" He asked an older man.

"Yes, she ran that way. Looked very upset if I may say." Said the man, giving Jareth a strange look.

"Thank You." Jareth said, ignoring his look and taking off in the direction in which he said Sarah went.

Jareth ran outside to see Sarah sitting on the steps with a napkin, wiping away the tears that were still coming down her face.

"Sarah, what's wrong. What happened in there?" Jareth asked, sitting beside her.

"I'm sorry, it's just…" Sarah started. "I had a really bad experience when I got close to another man once in my life." Sarah said, looking off in the distance.

"What happened?" Jareth said, feeling a wave of protectiveness coming over him for Sarah.

"It's hard to talk about." Sarah said.

"Please tell me Sarah. I'm here for you." Jareth replied. Jareth was surprised at himself. He had never said that to anyone or anything ever before in his life. He must really have strong feelings for her. "Oh how the mighty have fallen." Jareth said to himself.

Sarah sighed and began the painful story of her past.

"Well, a few years ago I had a boyfriend named Jake. At first he was a really nice guy. We did all that you could probably think of when starting a relationship. Phone Calls. Notes. Dates. Then one night…it all changed. I had gone out with him, and then he invited me over to his place. Being the foolish girl that I was, I went, without thinking that there could be more to this. It had started out alright. I told him I was going to use his bathroom. After that, my curiosity got the better of me and I started to explore his house. I had come upon his room when…it all happened. He came out of no where…dragged me into his room…and…and…raped me." Sarah explained as a new batch of tears came from her eyes.

Jareth could feel the anger in him boiling. How could that selfish bastard do something like that to Sarah? He wished he could find him and kill him with his own hands. But he knew, even after what he had done to Sarah, she wouldn't allow that to happen. She was to kindhearted.

"Sarah. It's alright. He won't get you here." Jareth said, trying to calm her.

"It's not that. I don't want to admit it…but I was afraid…that…you would do the same." Sarah said, looking at him finally.

"What!? I would never do anything that…preposterous. It's…oh god, there is not even a way to explain it. Please believe me Sarah; I would NEVER do anything like that to you." Jareth replied.

Sarah just looked down and finished wiping the tears from her face. "Can we just go back to your castle? I want to get out of this dress and into something more comfortable." Sarah asked.

"Sure. Come on." Jareth said as he helped Sarah up and walked to the carriage.

After they returned to the castle, Jareth took Sarah to her room. He asked if she needed anything and she asked if she could have a glass of water. He agreed and went to get it. When he returned, he saw that Sarah had fallen asleep in the chair that sat next to the window. He went over and put the glass of water down and then picked Sarah up in his arms and took her to her bed. He laid her down and pulled the covers up over her. He looked down at her and couldn't believe that he didn't realize when they had first meet that he loved her. He could have been so much nicer then, and maybe they could already be together. But being the fool that he was, he blew that chance and had to start over.

He leaned over and kissed Sarah lightly on her lips, as not to wake her up. "Goodnight sweet Sarah." Jareth said before he walked out of her room.

A/N: Ok! There is chapter 10. I know its kinda short, but if I went on with my ideas, it would have been like 10 pages.

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I will get chapter 11 up soon.