Over the next week at Greenhouse Palace Sarah stayed in the garden playing with Starr and Toby, sometimes Fable would join in on their games and her sister Enduress would often scorn her sister's behavior for not being that of her station.
"It is Unbelievable, you lowering yourself to act like a mere peasant, Fable," Enduress scoffed. "And you Sarah, are about to become the Goblin Queen and you still act as though you are in the Aboveground. This behavior does not show the presence of a Queen in a room to her subjects."
"Enduress, not everybody in the entire Underground that are royals, or about to be royal have to act like a complete snob who have something jammed up their asses," Fable said cooly as she stared over at her sister. "When we are in front of an audience we shall act as our station requires, but when we are within the safety and comfort of our homes we shall act as we please whether that be a snob like you or carefree as children. Sarah and I are making sure Starr and Toby have a normal and happy childhood, unlike your children who are stuck in that damn library all day and have probably not seen an ounce of sun in weeks…oh I'm sorry they do get some sun, for maybe thirty minutes a day. Children cannot grow up to appreciate their surroundings if they are stuck inside all day and night. And since you have brought up the subject of how royals are to act let's talk about your behavior upon arriving at MY home. You are constantly telling my subjects what to do in such a way that you act as if they are part of your kingdom, you belittle me and my family, you attempt to trick my son into ruining his reputation and putting his birthright on the line so your son can benefit, and you scorn my son's future wife…have I left anything out? Let me put it this way, you had better start remembering that you are a GUEST in MY home, and politeness matters, or you will be back with your husband sooner than you can blink an eye."
Enduress stared at her sister in shock, that was one thing she had never expected from her tender sister, Fable was not one to lash out on anybody; bowing Enduress left the gardens and went back inside the palace in a hurry. She turned her destination to the great library where her children were studying diligently; when the doors to the library opened Hillary, Reenie, and Galaxus looked up at their mother curiously.
"We're leaving, go pack your things," her crisp voice snapped at them.
As the children left the room Jareth came out from behind a bookshelf. "You're leaving already? Whatever for?"
"You stay away from my kids, I don't want all your ideas getting put into my children's heads," she snapped at him as her poked the air before him as if to make her point. Marching out of the room she went to her chamber and started packing her things then made sure all her kids had their stuff packed and ready to go.
Jareth put away the book he had been holding and went out to the gardens were Sarah was playing with Starr and Toby; she was spinning Starr around in circles, Toby kept shouting 'my turn' every few seconds until Sarah put her daughter down and picked him up; both kids were laughing happily. It was a sight that immediately brought a smile to his face, he could already see a happy future for them all once they were husband and wife bound for eternity.
"Mother, I just saw Enduress, she mentioned to her kids that they are leaving. Is there something I should know about?"
"Oh, it's nothing, Jareth," Fable said laughingly. "I guess I wounded her pride a bit more than I intended, but that's fine with me, I've been waiting for to go back to Pantara Forest for a while now."
Sarah had put Toby down upon seeing Jareth talking to his mother; she walked over to them to see what the conversation was all about. "Is something the matter?"
"Enduress has descided to leave us and go back to her own home," Fable said simply.
"Really, for what reason did she choose to leave?"
"We're not quite sure why, but I bet it has something to do with our conversation earlier while she was getting her five minutes of sun out her with us."
Sarah just shook her head disbelievingly; Starr ran up to them and grabbed Sarah's leg, "Mommy, come dance with us." Sarah picked her up and twirled around the garden with Toby spinning around the two of them. Fable excused herself to go inside and tell the kitchen maids to prepare tea. Jareth watched the three dance around as if there wasn't a care in the world.
"Sarah," he called out to her; she stopped spinning and put Starr down again, nearly falling in the process. "We should get started on preparing for the wedding soon, I don't want to court you forever," he smiled as she walked over to him.
She leaned up and kissed him, getting gagging sounds from behind her, laughing she pulled away from him, "That sounds like a wonderful idea, Mr. Goblin King." They went back inside that palace to start their preparations while the children continued to play without them. Over dinner both of them explained to his parents what they had decided to do for the ceremony. Fable of course grabbed Sarah and told her she was going to help make sure every detail was perfect and nothing was left out, Diaoh and Jareth just shook their heads at the two women in their lives.
Two weeks past so quickly with everything that was going on; Sarah and Starr currently found themselves standing on small stools in the royal seamstress' studio with all her helpers swirling around their feet. The hems of the dresses were the current priority for the women, and they reminded Sarah of little bees buzzing around. Their dresses were just alike, except for the fact that Sarah's gown had a built in corset, much to her displeasure, and the colors. Naturally, Sarah had her gown made in white; Starr's dress was a pale yellow color since it was springtime in the Underground. Sarah's back began to hurt from having to stand so straight for so long, she just wanted to relax and go back to reading in the library, but she knew the moment she let herself relax before told she could she would be scolded by the women with pins in their hands and in the process probably fall over.
"Not to worry, Lady Sarah, you're almost done, I just have a few more stitches to make then we can get you down from here and into the chair," the seamstress said lightly.
True to her word the seamstress had the remaining stitches done within a few minutes and allowed Sarah to finally step down from the stool to take a look at herself in the full length mirror. She did a slow turn to see what every angle looked like before she walked over to Starr who was having the last of her hemming finished. As the girl looked at her reflection Sarah leaned down and kissed her little cheek.
"You look just like a princess."
"The Goblin Princess, right mommy?"
"Well, that too, but you're my little princess, just like you have always been," Sarah laughed.
"Ok, Lady Sarah, Rosemary is ready to do your hair and makeup"
"Thank you," she said before giving Starr another kiss on the cheek then going over to the chair Rosemary was waiting patiently beside. "Good afternoon, Rosemary."
"Good afternoon, Lady Sarah," the elf said as her liege sat down in the chair before her.
"I thought we talked about calling me 'Lady'."
"We also agreed that I was to only call you Sarah when we are alone and not around the rest of the staff."
Sarah had the look of defeat plainly on her face, Rosemary couldn't help but laugh as she began to weave Sarah's hair into its usual half up and half down style, though this time she French braided the top while weaving in silver ribbon through her dark locks, then twisted the braid into a bun. The lower half of Sarah's hair was done in soft curls most of the time; Rosemary decided to add small braids throughout also with little silver ribbons looping in and out of them. Also spread throughout in her hair was little white rhinestones to make her hair sparkle when the light hit it just right. She did her makeup in soft pinks and shimmery white, only adding black eyeliner thinly in the outer corner of her eyes, and she did her lips in a baby pink tinge with a clear slightly glittered gloss for shine.
"There you go, Lady Sarah, I hope you knock him off his feet…actually I know you will," Rosemary said just before a small elf boy came running up to them.
"You're Ladyship, the High Queen has told me to deliver to you this; she says for you to wear it today at your wedding to Prince Jareth."
Sarah took the small blue box and opened it and saw one of the most extraordinary necklaces she'd ever seen before. It was a small cross pendent that pierced through a heart made out of diamonds, sapphires, and emeralds. The cross was in emeralds, the heart was both diamonds and sapphires; the back of the pendent was done with silver framing with the words 'Always There' engraved in black. She had Rosemary clasp the necklace around her slender neck that had been powdered lightly to shimmer like a fairy. She thanked the boy for his trouble with a kiss on the cheek; the boy blushed then darted off the way he had come.
"One last thing, Lady Sarah. Here is a little wedding gift from me," Rosemary said as she put a small finger on Sarah's forehead. "Ok Look."
Sarah looked back into the mirror and saw a thin silver head piece around her forehead with a small pear-shaped diamond in the middle which rested between her eyes where her nose and forehead connected. "Oh, Rosemary, it's absolutely beautiful, thank you," she grabbed the elf in a tight hug. Starr walked up to her mother; she looked so adorable with her hair fixed in its fancy little style and her poofy dress. The two slipped on their shoes then took one more look in the mirror to make sure everything was in place.
"Let's go hunny, or we are going to be late for mommy's wedding."
They headed for the Grand Ballroom where the ceremony was being held; the room had been decorated in shimmering whites and hints of pale yellow, yellow tulips sat in vases that lined the rows of chairs where the guests were seated awaiting the ceremony of the century to begin. The light buzzing of the guests chattering amongst themselves died down when a soft melody began and Starr started her trek down the aisle, there were a few 'awes' as she passed people making her way to the front of the ballroom. As Sarah emerged from the hallway into the great room gasps could be heard throughout the quieting room. Jareth's eyes popped as he saw how beautiful his bride looked in her gown, he was quite certain that he was looking at an angel. Her dress fell to the floor in gentle waves and trailed a foot behind her, little diamonds shimmered from small pinpoints on the skirt, and the bodice was heart-shaped and topped with a layer and French lace. A pair of elbow length gloves adorned her arms, and upon her feet were a pair of glass slippers. She blushed at the attention everyone was paying her in that moment, she finally reached the dais where Jareth took her hand gently and smiled.
"You look stunning, my love," he whispered to her.
"Thank you," she said with a smile as then they turned to the priest.
As the vows were spoken the priest directed Sarah to kneel down onto her knees then indicated for the High King and Queen to proceed; Diaoh and Fable stood from their thrones and came to stand before Jareth and Sarah, their hands began to move in intricate patterns in the air until a small silver tiara formed. Fable took the crown and in one slow fluid movement placed it upon Sarah's head. She stepped back beside her husband who then spoke loudly to everyone.
"I give you the Goblin Queen and the High Princess of the Underground!"
Upon returning to the Castle beyond the Goblin City Sarah revealed to Jareth her magical abilities though still weaker than his they were much stronger than when she had left the kingdom to go to Greenhouse Palace. He was very surprised at how much she had already learned and impressed as well, he began working with her everyday to help her reach the same level as he was, this did not seem to take too long because she grasped the concept of everything quickly. Another topic that had come up between them once they came home were the two trials that still needed to be held against Seth and Anna; the thought of seeing Seth again made her nervous and somewhat about Anna. She was more concerned about the trial against Seth because she knew that he would harass her all through the trial and she wasn't sure she was strong enough not to break down against whatever accusations he came up with.
"Don't worry, Sarah, they won't be able to hurt you," Jareth said as he tried to comfort her the night before.
"It's not just that I'm worried about, Jareth," she said, he just gave her a curious glance as he stroked her hair from her face. "I just don't want Starr or Toby there at the trial; they don't need to be put through that."
"Oh my love, they were never required to be present during the trials, they are much too young to be responsible for the understandings of how the proceedings will be handled and dealt with." Jareth knew that the children were not her prime concern about this, somehow he knew that she had already guessed that the children would not be forced to attend such events of importance yet, he could however take a guess what was setting her on edge…Seth…how he hated that boy for what he did to his wife that night before she came back to the Underground.
The next morning Firebeall woke Sarah up; she had spent one more night in her own room since nobody had gotten her things moved into Jareth's chambers for her. Sitting up she saw Rosemary looking through her wardrobe as she mumbled incoherent sentences about a black dress. Firebeall had walked into the bathroom to start running the water and putting in the oils for her, Sarah swung her legs off the side of the bed and stretched, she looked outside with a sigh, it was such a beautiful day and she would be spending most of it in a windowless room for the trials.
"Ah Ha, found it!" Rosemary's sudden words spoken rather loudly startled Sarah from her thoughts, the elf realized the stunned expression on her Queen's face and blushed. "Sorry, got a little excited there for a moment, that dress was buried way in the back."
Sarah just shook her head in amusement as she walked over to the bathroom, once inside she began to strip her nightgown from her body; dipping into the water she sighed, she could feel her muscles relaxing if only temporarily. She took fifteen minutes bathing before she decided she needed to get out and dry off. Rosemary helped her get dressed into the complicated dress, it was done in the darkest of blacks, and two belts were attached to the dress and went around her stomach and waist. The straps holding the dress up on her shoulders were thin little belts in design, but didn't actually unbuckle, a pair of black gloves reaching her elbows with small belts around the wrists completed her outfit. She clasped a thin silk cloak to her shoulders then began to apply a light layer of makeup. A light grey eye shadow and a thin line of liner made up her eyes, clear gloss was all that adorned her lips. Using her newfound powers she created a gust of wind that instantly dried her hair leaving her only to brush it out. When she finished she left her room so the servants could finally start moving her things to her husband's chamber where she would sleep from that moment on.
As she entered the room where the council and Jareth awaited her before starting the proceedings the witnesses all stood from their seats and bowed low to her to show their utmost respect for their new queen. She walked gracefully to the second throne that sat empty beside Jareth who was giving her a reassuring smile; she just kept her eyes on him as she walked across the room so not to get distracted by anything Seth or Anna were doing. Once she sat upon her throne the trials began…
Several hours later, after much yelling and debating punishments for both criminals; Seth was to become a slave in the castle far from Sarah and the children as was possible. Rosemary saved her sister from the second worst punishment for an immortal, death, instead hers went to the highest level of punishment; she was to be stripped of her powers then spend the rest of her life as a mortal banished to the Aboveground forever. She would be sent there with absolutely nothing and no one to help her adapt to life in that realm.
Jareth looked at the pink and purple mist that swirled in the crystal containing Anna's magic, "I think it's only fair that her power be divided and given to you and Rosemary, seeing as the two of you are her only two victims living to my knowledge." After a moment her created another crystal and let the purple mist float into it, sending the crystal with the pink mist within it to Rosemary he held onto the second crystal.
"Are you sure, I mean can you even do that?"
"Yes, I can," he said appearing behind her pressing the hand with the crystal in it against her flat stomach. The crystal melted into her body and she could feel the magic flow through her, a slight tingling went up her body after a minute. "It's a piece of cake."
Smiling she leaned back resting her head on his shoulder as he placed small kisses along her neck; they both disappeared from the room, and with the added amount of magic in her system she had not only become powerful but also immortal. And to celebrate they consummated their marriage at last.
Toby and Starr, playing in the gardens while Hoggle worked suddenly stopped and looked strangely at one another; the dwarf looked over at them uncertainly.
"Did you feel that too, Starr?"
"Yes, it felt like somebody was tickling me, what does it mean?"
"It means that both of you have become immortal. Sarah must have finally reached the final stages of her transformations thus allowing the two of you to also become full faes," Hoggle said approaching them.
"Momma is able to live forever and ever?" She cried happily, the dwarf nodded and then had to cover his old ears as the two children began shouting happily.
