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"You know Jareth you should be sleeping too, you have both had a tough day and it will have drained both of you. Maybe you should put Sarah down and go to your own bed." Kendra said teasingly, knowing fine well that Jareth would not easily give up the current position that he had with Sarah. She was right of course as she got a growl from Jareth as well as a dirty glare for even suggesting that he move from his present position.
Kendra giggled at his face letting Jareth know that she was only teasing. "Oh, I know how you feel my dear and who am I to deny your time with your precious Sarah after so long without her."
Jareth visibly relaxed at this comment and pulled Sarah closer to him for good measure.
"Although teasing aside you really do look like you need some rest yourself Jareth. Maybe you should sleep for a little while, try and make yourself comfortable." Kendra left the room with these words knowing that her suggestion would not go amiss.
"She's right you know my precious, I am very tired, I think I will come and join you in your dreams." With that Jareth snuggled down into the armchair and started the process which allowed him to enter Sarah's dreamscape.
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During that night both Sarah and Jareth were dreaming of each other and their new found love for each other. Jareth had entered her dreams and had spent sometime with Sarah in the ballroom which had been where he first tried to profess his love for her. They danced and chatted for the full length of the dream just happy to be in each others presence.
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Sarah woke a few hours later very confused about her current state, she drowsily opened on eye you find that the weight of someone's arm warm holding her close to a solid warm mass. Her mind was in turmoil she remembered she had been crying and the Jareth was trying to comfort her, but how she had managed to fall asleep on what she assumed was his knee was something she couldn't remember doing. Her thoughts and feelings were still so disjointed she wasn't sure if she was entirely comfortable being on his knee. Last night she had discovered he truly loved her and at the time she had accepted it, but in the light of day there were soo many questions which remained unresolved. Was she really cut out to live with Jareth? She loved him but he still scared her, there was also the question of her career and her life aboveground, although it wasn't much it was hers. She tried to remove his arm from around her waist but found that it was firmly secured there, she was now panicking, she didn't want to have to deal with Jareth just now after having spent the night on his knee. "Kendra where are you when I need you" Sarah murmured causing Jareth to shift slightly and breath in deeply. Sarah froze unwilling to give him any reason to join the land of the living. Since she wasn't going anywhere Sarah took this time to study Jareth properly. He seemed younger in his sleep when the lines of his face no longer showed. His hair looked so soft that Sarah just had to reach out and touch it forgetting that she was trying to break free from this awkward situation and not wake Jareth. Her head unconsciously had slipped to his shoulder while she was playing with his hair, this caused Jareth to breathe in her scent deeply and tighten his hold around her waist.
"Mmm, such a nice way to wake up in the morning, you are definitely a pleasing bed mate" he said with a smirk on his face while he looked down at her.
Sarah jumped and almost had a heart attack at the sound of his voice. She then realised what she was doing and tried to wriggle out of his grasp.
"Hey, hey what's this? Why are you struggling? You were so relaxed and carefree a moment ago I thought you were comfortable. I can move if your not, maybe lying in the same position all night has caused your muscles to tighten. Here let me give you a massage." Before Sarah had a chance to respond Jareth had shifted her and was gently kneading her tense shoulders adding a touch of magic through his fingers to help her relax again. "How does that feel?"
"I…I" again the feeling of Jareth kneading her knots which had built up over time was making her indecisive. It felt soo good that she didn't want it to stop, but at the same time she needed sometime to herself to digest everything that had happened, she also needed to talk to Jareth but at the moment she needed to alone time more. "Jareth I need you to stop and let me go, I need sometime to process everything please."
She wasn't even looking at Jareth; she knew if she did she would see an expression that she may not be able to deal with at that precise moment.
Jareth's expression at her request was pained, why was she pushing him away? He thought they had come so far after everything yesterday. He hesitated for a second and then released her from his grasp. "Please don't shut me out of your life Sarah, not again please." He pleaded holding onto her hand.
Sarah pulled away and gave Jareth a quick look, she saw the hurt but she had to be strong for herself at the moment. "Just give me some time Jareth please, I just need some time to think." With that she ran out of the room.
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Kendra saw Sarah run off towards the garden, what had happened now? The course of love between these two obviously wasn't running as smoothly as she would have liked. She decided to go and check on Jareth before she went and saw Sarah as he was content last night and she could only imagine what he would be feeling now. Walking into the sick room she saw Jareth's face, which was in a state of confusion and what looks like fear.
"Oh Jareth my dear, what happened?"
"She left me Kendra she was soo happy last night but now I don't know she wants time to think what am I supposed to do?" I love her, I don't want to let her go, but if I have to I will."
"Oh my dear boy don't worry I'm sure that she just needed time to acclimatize, everything has happened so fast to her. Just take it slow with her. She just needs reassurance and time to appreciate her own feelings for you. I know she loves you Jareth it's been evident to me since the day she arrived here that you two were made for each other." Kendra hugged him trying to rid him of all his insecurities towards Sarah's true feelings for a full half and hour. "Jareth I think its time that I go and find Sarah now and see if she is ok please just stay here."
"But I"
"Jareth I really think that I should go and have a talk to Sarah myself, as she said she just needs sometime."
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Sarah was in the garden under her favourite tree again, she wasn't even sure why she had run now she had been so happy and carefree last night giving into the fact that Jareth loved her. It seemed that on reflection that's what she always did from relationships, she was afraid to give herself to anyone in case she got hurt. It seemed that when she started to think about things that she tried to make herself believe it was for the better that she stayed by herself. She had done that with all of her potential boyfriends in the past and now she was doing it with Jareth. It was a never ending cycle and she had no idea how to break it. She knew that if she thought too much she would eventually ruin the relationship that she and Jareth both wanted to build. She was making things more complicated than she needed to make them. Of course she would need to sort things out with Jareth in relation to her life aboveground but in all honesty she was just kidding herself when she had tried convincing herself that it was important. "Sarah you need to stop being such a wimp!" she chastised herself. "You've found the real thing here and you know it, don't ruin it!"
Kendra arrived in time to hear Sarah telling herself off about being silly and not ruining what she had. Brava Sarah, Brava she thought to herself before approaching her.
"Sarah dear are you ok?"
For the second time today Sarah jumped out of her skin.
"Kendra you scared me" Sarah responded after catching her breath.
"Are you going to come in anytime soon or are you going to leave Jareth in agony for a little longer?"
"Oh Kendra I've been soo stupid. He loves me, he truly loves me. I shouldn't be out here worrying what the future hold for us. I should be in there with him."
"Well what are you waiting for dear go to him."
Kendra chuckled to herself as Sarah fled back in the direction of the sick room and Jareth. Those two were definitely made for each other.
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Sarah arrived at the sick room with her head bent fully expecting Jareth to be angry at her and for him to not want to have anything to do with her from now on.
"Jareth please forgive me….please I didn't mean to run I was just confused."
Jareth rushed towards her and took her in his embrace, just happy that she had returned. "Shhh…shh don't be sorry you're here now, but please don't do that again. I love you and it will kill me if you want me to let you go." Jareth got down on one knee I need you with me for now and forever. Sarah I know this is sudden but my precious will you marry me?"
"Oh Jareth of course I will." Sarah jumped into his waiting arms. "I can't believe I was soo stupid, I almost lost you."
"Don't worry sweetheart its all okay now, you don't have to worry about anything anymore. We had better tell Kendra the happy news before she worries that something has happened to us."
They both exited the sick room with huge beaming smiles and a ring on Sarah's finger.
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