Chapter 10

Sarah woke up the next morning and rose out of her cot. She was a little disoriented, because she forgot where she was at first until she got up and walked to the window. when she looked out, she saw a rose garden down below the window. She could smell them from where she was. They smelled amazing. She closed her eyes for a minute and wished she was outside sitting around them. She opened her eyes and looked out more and saw the goblin city, beyond that, she saw the junk yard and then the forest. When she raised her head a little more, she saw the Labyrinth. She sighed. "Why me?" She asked as she turned around and went to lay back down on the bed.

Sarah decided she was not going to do anything. She was just going to lay there and die. "Can I even die here?" She thought to herself as she flipped over and stared at the wall.

"No you can not." Sarah heard Jareth's voice and she turned back around and looked at him. "Even if you were on the brink of death, I would do anything and everything in my power to make it so you would not die. I would have my fae doctors," He put a finger on his lip, then pointed at her. "who are very good doctors I might add, I would have them work on you until they healed you." Sarah dragged her legs up to her chest and hugged herself close. "What's the matter Princess?" She shook her head and stared at the window. "There's something wrong. I can tell by the look in your eyes."

She looked him in the eyes with as much of an intimidating look as she could manage. "How did you know what I was thinking?"

He laughed, apparently it wasn't intimidating enough. "I can hear everything you are thinking." He grinned at her and went to sit by her she got up and walked over to the window. "Here's a helpful tip Sarah, my Princess, my future bride."

Sarah turned around and screamed at him. "Don't call me that! I will never be your bride!"

He continued on as if he hadn't heard a word she said, "If you think about trying to escape, I will know about it." He walked over to her and she backed into the brick wall. "I know that you thought about trying to escape last night, but thought better of it because the window was so high up." He chuckled. "Did you think I would put somewhere where you could get away? Besides, the Labyrinth is under strict orders not to allow you in or out."

Sarah sunk to the floor and covered her ears. She wanted to hear none of this. She started to recite a play she had starred in, in high school. Jareth sunk down to her level. "Come come now! You are a grown woman now! Stop acting so melodramatic. I should think you want this kind of life. I can give you everything you've ever dreamed of." He grabbed Sarah by the arms and dragged her back up to a standing postition. Once she was standing upright, she sunk right back down to the floor. "You insulant little girl! Stand up!"

"What am I? First you tell me I'm a grown woman, and now I'm a little girl? Pick one!"

"You're the choosing to act like a child. So this all on you."

Sarah looked up at him. "I'm only acting this way because of you."

He looked down into her eyes. "I said stand up."

"No." She said defiantly.

He smirked. "Do you want me to show what I can do my sweet Sarah?" She gulped and shook her head no. "I'm going to show you anyways." Jareth sunk down to her level again and stared into her eyes. "Stand up." Sarah shook her head again. "Alright, you want to make this difficult? We can do it the hard way." He gazed into her eyes again. "Stand up." He said more forcefully.

Suddenly, Sarah started to rise up against the wall. "Why am I starting to stand? I don't want to do this?" She asked in a distressed voice. "How can this be happening? You have no power over me!"

He laughed an evil laugh. "No my dear, I had no power over you when you wished away Tobias. Now that you have been wished away, I have all the power in the world over you. I can make you do whatever I want you to do."

Jareth snapped his fingers and a table appeared with scrambled eggs, bacon, ham, toast, orange juice, milk and lots of fruit. Sarah just stared at it. "He doesn't expect me to eat does he?"

He snapped his fingers again and two chairs appeared. One at each end of the table. Jareth walked over to one and sat down. "Sarah come sit down and eat with me." Sarah turned around and looked down at the roses and sighed wishing to be sitting among them again. "Sarah, look at me." Sarah shook her head as a tear rolled down her cheek. "Fine. Then get over here and eat!" He said forcefully. Sarah's body turned toward the table and she started moving, before she got to far away from the window, she grabbed the bars and held them tight. "Oh for crying out loud!" Jareth got up and walked over to her. "Don't you ever listen to anyone? If you just listened to me, things would be much easier on you now then are."

"No. I will not be forced into doing things. I don't like it Jareth."

Jareth grabbed her hands and pulled them from the bars. He walked her over to her chair and pushed her in. "There's a good girl." He said as he patted her on the shoulder. "Now eat."

Sarah started piling the food onto her plate and then looked at him. She even poured herself some orange juice. "I don't feel like eating. Being kidnapped tends to take your hunger away. Sorry."

He scoffed at her. "I'd hardly call it kidnapping. I never forced you against your will here."

Her jaw dropped. "That's exactly what you did!"

He smirked. "After someone wished you away my dear."

"You went into Sandra's dream and told her to do it! You just as much told me so. So yes, this whole thing is your fault!" She could feel the tears spring to hear eyes again, but she wouldn't let him see her cry.

"Fine, you are correct. Now eat."

She shook her head. "I don't want to eat with you!"

"Eat!" His voice boomed through-out the castle. Sarah's hand reached for the fork and took a bite of the eggs.

"Jareth," She started in between bites. "This whole mind-control thing isn't funny. Please, stop? I'm asking you nicely."

Jareth flicked his wrist and a dress appeared out of nowhere. Sarah stared at it. It was exactly like the dress she wore in the ballroom, only it was midnight blue. "This is what you will wear after you shower. We have company coming later and we have to be presentable."

Sarah sighed. "Didn't you hear a word I said?" She asked as she took another bite of the food that she wasn't even hungry for.

"I heard you, and it's necessary my dear. Especially when you deliberately decide that you don't want to listen to me." He sat down and started cutting into his ham. "Carlida will be in your bed chambers to help you dress after you bathe." Sarah went to cut him off, but he stopped her. "Must we go over this again? I will make you do it. If you just do as I ask, you will be treated like gold." He grinned at her.

"God, why is he so hot? Why can't he be nicer? Why can't he be a person? Wait, what is he?" She thought to herself. He chuckled and she remembered that he could read her mind. She blushed.

"What are you, Jareth?"

Jareth stopped eating mid-bite and looked at her. "Whatever do you mean? I'm the Goblin King. I've already told you this."

Sarah shook her head. "I know that, but are you a person, like a human being?"

He laughed a hearty full laugh as he threw his head back. "My dear, That's something we will discuss later." He paused for a brief moment. "After we are married."

Sarah shook her head feverishly. "No. I will not marry you! That you can't make me do."

Again he laughed. "My sweet, sweet Sarah, I can make you do anything I want you to. When will you understand this?"

She looked at him as she took the last bite of her eggs. "When?"

He snapped his plate of food away. "When what my dear?"

"When are we getting married?"

He stood up from the table and walked over to the door. "That my precious thing, is a surprise to you." He smiled as he put his hand on the doorknob. "Eat all of that." He said forcefully. "When it's gone, call my name. I'll be waiting to take you to your bed chambers so you can get ready for tonight. Until then, enjoy." He smiled and left the room.