In Love With the Girl
Story # 0235
by Kaline Reine

Disclaimer: I don't own Labyrinth, or any of the characters or settings from it. It belongs to the Jim Henson company. ;) I also don't own the character of Lila Uriel, she belongs to Miru88.

WARNINGS: This story will contain graphic adult content, at some point. The pairings are JarethXOC and later JarethXSarah.

This fic is written for Miru88 b/c she is awesome! :D


Chapter 10:

A few months had passed since the day she'd tried to break free in her own world. Lila had grown accustomed to being around the Goblin King now.

Something had changed between them, during the time she'd been here. They were spending more time together, but she didn't say much. Still, there were rare moment when Jareth would see the real her.

After getting to know her better, Jareth had decided that he cared for the girl. He didn't know exactly when the this had taken place. The two had grown seemingly very fond of each other. But for Jareth this posed a problem. He did not really know how to properly handle a relationship. Then there was the problem of… How to tell her.

Lila still felt like a prisoner where she was. That much was obvious. She no longer made any escape attempts, after that last incident. She knew it was futile anyway. All of her attempts to get away and go back to her own world had failed.

That was what lead her to begin contemplating what her life would be like he she stayed here. She was staying anyway. The Goblin King had already made it crystal clear that she would never be going back. And as much as she loathed it, he had made good on his threat.

Right now, she was pacing in her room, and thinking of how she should handle things. She had been somewhat rebellious up until now. She'd let herself become quiet and withdrawn, and that really wasn't in her nature.

Jareth had invited her to go with him on what he called a business trip today. She had no idea what that would entail, but this time she was almost tempted to go. Lila had only one more hour to decide, and then he would leave, with or without her. She had to admire his determination. The King just wouldn't give up on her, no matter how much she resisted his charms. He was still kind to her, even if deep down she did think he was a mean person for taking children away from their families, the way he did.

Minute by minute ticked by, and the time drew ever nearer.

"Are you ready to go?" A voice came from the door. She was sure it was Jareth. No one else could ever sound like him. "Lila?"

"Yes…" She finally spoke up. "I'll go with you this time."

"Are you certain?"

It felt nice that he was showing concern for her. "Yeah… I'll be okay."

Lila decided not to push their short conversation beyond that. It should mean enough that she was going with him today. She'd been avoiding him all week. Ever since she had realized that maybe she did have some sort of feelings for the man, aside from the plainly evident hatred she'd had ever since she was brought here.

Although, to be really fair about it, she had bargained herself away. Ansd that was not Jareth's fault.

She had sort of lied. She wasn't really ready to go. "Should I wear a dress or… or what?" She asked him nervously.

"Anything is fine. It's just a business trip, but nothing fancy… Whatever you're wearing will be okay."

Lila sighed, and opened the door to her room. She looked at him. Big mistake… She felt the blush softly cover her face immediately upon seeing the handsome King. He wore a black velvet coat with a soft white shirt beneath it. He was dressed to kill, as always. She felt so plain and ordinary in her faded jeans and deep red T-shirt beside him. It was better than wearing the fancy getup she'd had to endure before she'd gotten her clothes, though.

Lila wasn't a girly girl but she really did enjoy dressing up every now and then. Lately she had not been able to find a suitable excuse to doll herself up. It was starting to bother her, somewhat.

She didn't comment when he linked arms with her, and began to lead her out of the castle.

"Why didn't you use one of your crystals to just teleport us?" She asked the Goblin King, when they arrived in a neighboring village, after a day's travel.

"In this Kingdom, magic is banned. One must travel here on foot or by carriage. No exceptions."

Lila had been quite shocked. She hadn't even known they owned a carriage before this ordeal. The scenery had been quite lovely on the way here. She didn't regret it… But she did slightly regret not taking him up on this offer sooner.

"That explains a lot…"

She muttered the last bit under her breath, but Jareth hadn't noticed. He was too fixated on the new place they were in. It didn't look that different from the Goblin City they had just left behind, earlier that day. It would be nightfall soon, and Lila could already tell that she wouldn't be getting any sleep tonight.

As their carriage traveled through the gates of the city, Lila saw that they were approaching a rather large castle. Still, it was minuscule when compared to Jareth's.

"Where are we?" Lila's golden brown hair twirled about, as her head spun, trying to take in all their was to see.

There were short little men, who somewhat resembled goblins. There was something different about them, though. The city was somewhat more grimy and filthy than the goblin city had been. She hoped the castle might be nicer, but from the impression she was getting… She doubted it.

"This is the city of Trolls," The blonde man calmly explained to his captive. "I have a meeting with the Troll King this evening."

She just nodded, and took in the sights. Or what little of them there were.

Before Lila knew what was happening, the carriage had come to a halt, and they were led inside the giant oak doors by two armed guards. Lila thought they must be trolls. They were lighter in color than the Goblins and they had the wildest colors of hair she'd ever seen. One guard had green, and the other, pink. But other than those small differences, they would have looked about the same, really.

They were led inside, and Lila prepared to sit through what she knew would be a long boring meeting.

The Troll King looked nothing like Jareth. She had expected another Fae to be in charge, but she was clearly mistaken. He was a troll too, with bright red hair that took her off guard. It was the same color as his clothing, so it didn't stand out at all, but somehow it still managed to be a shock.

The two leaders sat at a big wooden table with lots of cushions around it, and talked about things, while Lila made herself comfortable on the cushions next to the Goblin King. It was clear that they were outsiders. They looked nothing like the trolls that wandered around this place.

She was starting to get bored, and had noticed that there were several servants of the King standing around. They were keeping themselves busy doing this and that, but it was obvious that a few of them were listening intently. Perhaps they were trying to catch bits of gossip here and there? It wasn't nice to meddle in the affairs of one's King but who was she to preach to these… er… did Trolls count as people?

Soon, the documents were signed, and all things were settled between the two peaceful kingdoms.

"We'll be staying as guests in the castle tonight," Jareth's voice, directed at her, snapped her attention back to the conversation.

That had clearly caught Lila off guard, a bit. "Oh… Well… That's okay, isn't it?"

"It should be fine," He nodded. "Things are done here. We can leave in the morning."

Lila took the Goblin King's hand, and he helped her up. She bowed to the Troll King when he bowed to her, and he gave her a friendly smile. She left the big room with Jareth, and he led her to their room.

She hadn't realized, until seeing that there was only a single door in this hall, just how awkward this would be. She had been thinking there would be two rooms they could stay in. Were they seriously sharing one?

"I know this isn't… comfortable," The blonde man cleared his throat. "But it's all they could offer us. I'm terribly sorry, Lila."

"It's… okay."

It was clear that any man who had to share a bed with a lovely young girl would not be that sorry, but… Lila tried to think about other things. Nothing would happen between them tonight. She would make sure of it. She would just… Keep to herself.

"Lila, we should talk."

It didn't look like that plan would be working.

'Maybe I should kiss him to break the tension or something…' She thought awkwardly. 'I mean, I do like him… But he's a King! He would never actually fall for someone like me…'

Before she could continue with those thoughts, she felt him step closer to her. Lila wanted to faint. Her pulse raced and she could feel her breathing speed up.

The next thing she knew, his lips were on hers; strong, powerful, and sensual… She had never known anything could feel so good. She felt the room spin around her, and she would have probably fallen, if not for Jareth's arms holding her up. She felt so warm and loved in that moment.

Their mouths moved together. Lila hesitantly pressed her lips against his. He experimentally ran his tongue along the seam of her lips, pressing his way into her mouth. She didn't know how to react or how to feel in that moment. And it seemed Jareth really didn't either. It was simply… the two of them. Nothing could come between them in that moment. It was as if nothing else existed in all the world, except their perfect kiss.

Somehow, through summoning all of the willpower he possessed, Jareth managed to pull himself away from her. He didn't want to… But he also did not want her to get the wrong idea.

"Goodnight, Princess…" He kissed her cheek for good measure.

"Goodnight," She squeaked.

A/N: It's been so long since I've updated. I'm sorry… I hope you like where the story is going. Some things needs to move along a little bit faster now. I feel bad for poor Lila sometimes… I wanted Jareth and Lila's relationship to progress, but I wasn't sure how to do it. I made up the whole Troll City thing on the spur of the moment, I hope that doesn't ruin it for you. Lol.

-Kaline Reine