New Chapter. I would have to say i put a lot of myself into this chapter. I always have had a deep affiliation with nature.

I hope you like it. Lots of Sarah/Jareth bonding. :)

Please review. Writing Chapter 15 as you read this. :)

Chapter 14

"Where are we anyways?" Jareth looked down at the endearing creature sitting next to him.

"Not far from the castle." He looked out along the fragrant flowers. Sarah sighed and he looked down at her again.

"That explains a lot." She laughed and Jareth found himself smiling.

"Well if you must know... It's a sanctuary of sorts." Sarah turned to study a flower wrapped around the leg of the bench.

"A sanctuary for who?"

"Anyone who needs it. This is a place to relax." Sarah stroked the petals of the flower and it opened it's petals further encouraging her. She pulled her hand back startled before touching the flower again. She frowned.

"I suppose we upset the inhabitants of this place with all of our bickering. Didn't we?"

Jareth studied her. She looked positively radiant. Her hair fell in waves over her shoulders and her clear green eyes were lowered. Her eyelashes curled delicately upwards and her full lips were curved down. She looked truly troubled that she might have upset something or someone. After a few minutes of silence she looked up at him.

"Jareth?" He felt his heart flutter and repressed the urge to grin like a fool. Jareth so enjoyed hearing her say his name.

"Yes?" He leaned closer and saw Sarah's eyes widen and she leaned back a few inches. Jareth frowned. Why did she constantly try to distance herself from him? Was it fear? Or was it something else completely? Sarah ran her hand through her hair.

"I asked you a question."

"Mmm. Yes." She looked puzzled.

"We did upset someone?"

Now Jareth was confused. He completely lost track of his surroundings. He shook his head. What had she asked him? He thought furiously. It finally hit him. She had asked if their bickering had upset any occupants of the sanctuary.

"I don't think so. They don't look to bothered." Sarah looked around before leaning in and whispering in Jareth's ear.

"How can you tell that they don't look bothered?" Jareth's breath caught. He immediately shook off the feeling. Now was not the time to be thinking about seducing Sarah. He should gain her trust first. Jareth pointed to the cobblestone.

"They don't look too upset to me. As a matter of fact I think they're curious." Sarah inhaled sharply and yanked her feet up onto the bench pulling her feet away from the vines that were creeping across the stone.

"They wont harm you." Jareth reached his hand down and a solitary vine stretch up and wound it's way around Jareth's finger.

Sarah watched in amazement as he smiled and the vine twisted between his fingers. She listened as Jareth spoke soft words to the soft green tendril and finally eased it off of his finger. He turned to Sarah.

"See?"

Sarah was overcome by an urge to grab Jareth and kiss him. She shook the feeling away and gave him a uneasy smile. She set her feet on the ground and Jareth stood up. He extended his hand towards Sarah and she grabbed it. The minute her hand made contact with Jareth's she felt it tingle and as soon as she was standing she let his hand drop.

Jareth started to walk off glancing behind to check and see if Sarah was coming. She quickly caught up and they started to walk side by side. Jareth pointed out various flowers and plants to Sarah and watched as her face lit up with excitement.

She seemed to especially like the water flowers. He purposely wanted to show her this flower. It was a brilliant turquoise blue and there were 8 petals that stemmed from a long deep neck. The inside of the neck was purple and the petals rippled as if made of water.

Jareth watched as Sarah reached out to touch the petals. She laid one thin finger on the petal and laughed before turning back to Jareth.

"It feels just like water. But it's solid!" She turned and held up her finger.

"Look. No moisture on my finger at all." Jareth studied her finger.

"Yes. I see that." Sarah had spent a great deal of time studying each plant and Jareth had to drag her to each new location promising her even more fantastic flowers.

Sarah walked along with Jareth at her side and realized that it really wasn't that bad. Certainly this sanctuary was fantastic. She had never seen so many fantastic things. Sarah shivered. Was it getting colder? She continued walking with Jareth and soon she saw frost covering the ground.

"Uh. Jareth?" He turned and looked at her.

"Yes Sarah?" She rubbed her arms.

"It's getting cold." Jareth swiftly pulled off his cape and swung it over Sarah. She pulled it tight around her and welcomed the heat.

"Thank you." She paused. "What is this place?"

Sarah and Jareth were now walking through a very cold and snowy woods. Jareth kept walking.

"Jareth?" No answer.

"Jareth!" The woods was starting to get a bit warmer and Sarah noticed that the leaves on the trees were brown. T

hey continued their trek through the woods and soon there was a dizzying array of colors spread on the trees. Suddenly it hit her.

"It's supposed to represent the four seasons! Isn't it?!" Jareth turned and smiled at her.

"Very good." She inhaled deeply as she walked on reveling in the crunch of dead leaves beneath her feet.

"Hey Jareth." Sarah stopped. He stopped too and turned around.

"Can we just stay here for a while?" Jareth raised an eyebrow. "Autumn always was my favorite season." With that Sarah lay down on the ground looking up at the colorful leaves.

"I just love the colors." She heard a crunch as Jareth walked over and laid down next to Sarah. They stayed that way for quite some time. Enough for the sun to sink down almost to the horizon.

Jareth was surprised. He should have expected Sarah to be an outdoor type of person. Especially after all the time she had spent in the park reciting lines. In actuality though the thought had never occurred to him. Not that he complained. He had been able to spend a whole day in Sarah's company.

They stood and brushed the leaves off of their clothes.

"They manage to get everywhere." Sarah was attempting to brush all of the leaves from her gown when Jareth leaned over and pulled a leaf from her hair. Sarah looked up and him and saw he had leaves in his hair as well. She laughed.

"You might want to focus on your hair." To prove a point she reached up and plucked a leaf out of his hair. He shook his head and together they headed back to the castle.

A/N: Autumn is my favorite season and I very much enjoy simply laying down and watching the colors. Sorry if that bores you.