Sarah was walking in a beautiful garden with Jareth at her side. They talked and laughed as they passed flowers and glowing balls of light. Walking up to one Sarah lifted her hand and it when it landed on it, she saw that it was a little glowing fairy. Freaking out a bit she made to drop it when Jareth stopped her and wrapped his arms around her waist.
Leaning his head on Sarah's shoulder Jareth said, "They are Fairy Lights, love. They do not bite, in fact they are very friendly and will often lead lost travelers to safety. They're not very smart though, so they may accidentally lead you someplace that is safe for another creature, but not you."
Sarah nodded and smiled at the little fairy light in her hand. Looking at Jareth she had to stifle the giggles that tried to escape when she saw that his hair was now infested with fairy lights, giving the impression that his hair was glowing. Jareth chuckled at her happy expression, glad that he could make her smile. Holding her by the waist Jareth turned his head until his lips found Sarah's neck and started sucking and nibbling the skin. Sarah turned her head away to give him better access when he started kissing up until he reached her ear and started nibbling on her ear lobe and continued to her mouth. As he kissed her his hands started moving up her torso, but just before he could reach her breasts Sarah woke up.
Sarah woke to her alarm clock going off telling her to 'get her lazy butt out of bed and get ready for school.' She grumbled about just getting to the good part as she grabbed her clothes and headed for the shower.
Jareth fell forward before catching his balance when Sarah disappeared from his arms. Growling in annoyance Jareth left the dream that he created for Sarah and woke up in his bed. After cleaning and dressing himself with magic he went to see if Oberon and Titania have awakened. Mother Nature was the only one awake in the healing chamber.
"Good morning, Jareth," Mother Nature greeted when she saw him.
Jareth nodded in greeting at Mother Nature.
"Mother Nature, I see that you are well."
"Yes, I am feeling much better, not quite my old self, but better. Someone gave me some of their magic to speed up the process it seems."
Jareth blinked in surprise, it had never occurred to him to give another magic to speed the healing of magical attack, and it seemed that Sarah did.
"What does the magic feel like," Jareth asked fascinated.
Closing her eyes Mother Nature felt the magic that was healing her and saw all that happened when Sarah found her in the metal tree seal. Pulling herself away from the memories that flooded the magic she found that it felt like a mother worrying about their parent or guardian changed to be water like to accommodate to her main element when it came to magic.
"It's pure magic, but the element is water to which makes wood, my element, stronger," Mother Nature said opening her eyes and smiling, "Sarah has done something that no one else has."
Jareth sighed and with a small smile on his face complained, "I told her it was dangerous to experiment without a supervisor."
"But if she didn't I would either not be awake yet, or dead. Metal is not my strong suit, and long periods of time in it is dangerous. Do not judge her too harshly, my child."
"Not only that, but she gave me an idea," Jareth said with his most mischievous smile that is saved only for when he is plotting what to do with runners in his Labyrinth.
Walking over to his parents, Jareth gently placed a little magic in them to speed the healing process, not unlike what Sarah did with Mother Nature, but with no set element.
When Mother Nature looked at him curiously Jareth said, "I would rather not go to court as High King in my father's stead when there is something I can do to speed up his healing. You know how I hate going to court and all the gossips that it consists of."
Mother Nature smiled and nodded her head, understanding that Jareth would rather take a risk that this wouldn't work then go to court not doing anything to prevent going himself. Having done what he wanted to do Jareth left to scry Sarah in peace.
Sarah didn't feel Jareth scrying her until halfway through breakfast. Sarah smiled upon feeling him and sent him a 'good morning' via magic. Jareth returned it with what felt like a kiss on the cheek. After sending Toby off to school, Sarah left for school as well after checking to make sure that she had everything that she needed. Her mythology class was amusing to say the least with Jareth watching and correcting the teacher every once in a while. Sarah had a hard time hiding her laughter, half the time it looked like she was going to barf except for the smile on her face. At the end of class she rushed out to find a secluded spot and burst out laughing, not coming out until her giggles were under control. Jareth asked if she was alright to which she replied that she was fine.
When she didn't think that she would burst into another fit of laughter, Sarah left for home. Once she arrived home she went through her usual routine, saying that she was home, asking if Irene needs any help, then going to her room to work on her most recent essay for school. Sarah was so engrossed in her work that she didn't even notice when Jareth switched from scrying to communicating through the mirror. Jareth did not like being ignored, but understood somewhat that what she was doing was important (although he didn't see how), but after watching her for over a week he understood that twice a week after school she had to write an essay. Board Jareth changed the scene in his mind's eye so instead of wearing a puffy shirt and jeans Sarah was wearing a dress fit for a Queen with her hair flowing down her back in elegant waves, instead of lying on her stomach on her bed typing on her laptop she was sitting at a wooden desk in the Queen's Study in his castle writing on a piece of parchment with a quill. A small smile graced his lips as he daydreamed what it would be like to have her as his wife and Queen. After a few hours Sarah decided to take a break, sitting up and stretching she noticed Jareth watching her from the mirror.
"How long have you been there?" Sarah asked surprised.
"Long enough," Jareth replied having enjoyed the show of Sarah arching her back in a stretch.
"You could have said something I could always work on this later," Sarah said pointing to her laptop.
"But if you don't do it while you're thinking about, will you get it done?" Jareth asked thinking of some of the things he has to do as King that he would rather not.
"True, do it when you think of it or you won't do it at all," Sarah said saving her work so she doesn't lose it, "but I'm due for a break, so anything new happen?"
"Mother Nature is healing faster than expected, but my parents were still unconscious when I checked on them this morning."
"Well, it's good that Gaia is doing better, I was really worried."
"I believe that she has you to thank for her speedy recovery," Jareth said cheerfully then with a slight reprimand, "but didn't I tell you that it was dangerous to experiment with magic without supervision?"
Sarah fidgeted guiltily but sat up straight and defended, "It was a life and death situation, I will not apologies. I used what you told me about magic to be able to help, since magic works with the Chinese elements I used my knowledge to help Gaia."
"I'm not going to punish you," Jareth told her with his arms raised in surrender, "I just want you to be careful when using magic before you are fully trained. As for magic working with elements, it is not just the Chinese system, but all systems, not just the elements that humans know of."
"There are more elements than what we know? Like what?"
Jareth smirked and summoned a crystal in answer and started rolling it around his hands.
"Show off," Sarah muttered but had a smile on her face to show that she didn't mean it.
Jareth laughed and tossed the crystal up into the air where it popped like a bubble and said, "Crystals and dreams are also considered elements, anything that can be used as a base for magic is an element, the only being that does not use an elemental base for magic is humans. Your base is unusual though, as it is not considered an element by any standard. It's like someone took your magic that you had as a human and amplified it so you could control it as beings of the Underground can."
"By our powers combined I am Captain Planet," Sarah muttered under her breath, Jareth looked confused at the reference so she said, "never mind."
They continued to talk about unimportant things and discussed what they would do when the banishment was lifted. Sarah wanted to take Jareth out on a date Aboveground and Jareth wanted to Underground, in the end they decided to take turns in decided who chooses where they go together as an official couple. Unnoticed by either of them a Siamese cat somehow found its way into the Queen's Suite in the Castle Beyond the Goblin City and was watching and listening enraged that The Goblin King would choose a mortal over her to court and make his Queen let alone that she lived after she had her killed. Stealthily the cat slinked out of the castle and through the Labyrinth using its small size to make it past the traps out in its way. The giant maze was enraged that one such as her managed to get in and out without being detected. The Labyrinth who was able to see into other's hearts had no way to tell its King or chosen Queen of the danger that was coming, she could only sit and wait.
Althaea was thrilled at the speed that Mother Nature was healing, but when she heard the method that was used and that Jareth tried it on a smaller scale on The High King and Queen she was torn between experimenting with it to see if it really is a new way to heal magical injuries to the psyche or telling her King and Sarah off for trying it without full knowledge of what they were doing. In the end she decided to experiment now and tell them off when she saw them next. What she discovered was amazing and would revolutionize magical healing. Fae and other magical being never placed magic directly into another being, because if the other was protected or they didn't have permission the one casting the magic could be a living vegetable for the rest of their life, but she found that using magic that complements the other persons power it is impossible to attack and will only heal if you place the magic directly into the person, the more magic put in the faster they heal, and if there is extra magic the person who was healed gets a temporary boost in power until the borrowed magic runs out.
Oberon and Titania woke up at noon that day and was being told by a very enthusiastic Althaea about her discoveries in the magical healing that they went through at the hand of their son that was originally discovered by Lady Sarah the Champion of the Labyrinth. They were surprised that a method to cure magic drain was found and promised to have it thoroughly tested and if it truly works as she said it did in her small experiments then they would tell healers about it all around the Underground. Mother Nature smiled a proud smile throughout the explanation like a parent watching their kid bragging about getting an A+ on a test.
Once Althaea left the room still giddy on the discovery Oberon turned to Mother Nature, "I assume you want to tell the court who sealed you away?"
Mother Nature nodded seriously, "I have been told that they believe that Sarah sealed me away and have banished her, I wish to free her from the unjust suspicions."
Oberon nodded, "The moment we are able we will hold court to release the Lady Sarah Champion of the Labyrinth from all charges."
"Thank you, I asked your son to do it if you were not awake by the time I was well enough. He agreed, but he would rather not deal with the courts unless absolutely necessary," Mother Nature said with a fond smile.
Oberon and Titania chuckled and shook their heads at the thought of what their son was like.
"The courts suspect that Lady Sarah is your heir, Mother Nature," Titania said feeling that she had the right to know.
"Does Sarah know," Mother Nature asked.
"Yes, they suspect because she showed her memories of young Tobias's kidnapping to the entire court including Lord Llewellyn saying that she is your heir," Titania said with a sad nod.
"And how do they feel about it," Mother Nature asked worried about the strain this will have on the girl.
"They fear her power, but that's about it," Titania said with a sigh, "some don't think a mortal born should be your heir, but not many. Jareth stands by her, and that should help."
"Yes, it should," Mother Nature said with a small smile thinking of the love that Jareth feels for Sarah.
Wind was blowing ripping apart trees and smashing stones, the figure in the center of it all was having a fit yelling and destroying everything in range.
"How can that bitch live!" the figure yelled, "How can he choose that mortal whore over me!"
"Temper, temper," someone from the shadows chided, "that could get you into trouble someday."
The first figure was shocked out of her tirade and asked, "What do you want?"
"What I want is of no concern of yours, but I think we can help each other in getting what we want, seeing as we both want the same thing. Sarah Williams out of the picture," the second figure walked out of the shadows reviling Lord Llewellyn holding out a hand, "Do we have a deal?"
"Deal," the other figure said grasping Llewellyn's hand with her's.
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