There she was; Jareth, in his owl body, watched Sarah from a distance as she casually strolled through the park. It was a beautiful day, after a week of raining straight the sun was finally out. Jareth had been watching her for days now, trying to work up the courage to approach her, but honestly the concept terrified him. He feared rejection more than anything else, especially after what had happened when she was younger. But he was confident, after taking the days to reacquaint himself with her that she would definitely accept his offer to return with him to his realm.

It was, admittedly, a shock for him to see her in such a state. Her age was just the surface of it all; the last few days had been filled with her going to doctors appointments to discuss her declining health. Then there was the issues in her personal life, having been recently divorced from a man who obviously didn't appreciate what a wonderful woman Sarah was and had been stupid enough to have an affair. Jareth could tell that she wasn't happy here any longer, and when she came back to the castle with him he was going to dedicate himself to making her happy once again.

"Today is the day," He thought to himself as he flew behind her as she made her way home. "Today I'm going to ask her."

As the sun set, Jareth watched from a window as Sarah fixed dinner for herself. She sat alone at a table seated for six, and ate in silence. It was actually rather depressing. He knew then in that moment as Sarah ate by herself that this was the perfect time. He suddenly felt nervous as he fluttered away from the dining room window and around the den where he knew she left the window open during the day for her cat to sit in the flower box. "I can't back out now." He convinced himself as he flew into the opened window silently glided to perch himself on the green armchair in the den.

Just then in that moment, Sarah felt an unsettling chill travel up her spine. She looked up from her dinner plate as a strange sense came over her. She wasn't sure how exactly to explain it, but she felt like there was something her mind was trying to recall but simply just couldn't. It was a feeling she had before, but she couldn't remember when. Curiously she stood from her chair and her feet began to guide her away from the dining room and into the den.

Once in the den her eyes fell on the sight of a barn owl in her house, contently perched on her ex-husbands favorite armchair. She stood perfectly still, her body almost seeming to be paralyzed as suddenly her mind was overcome with memories she had long since forgotten; memories from the labyrinth. Thoughts of Hoggle, Ludo, and Sir Didymus engulfed her mind, but one as greatly as she recalled the Goblin King. Her eyes stared forward at the owl, and in that moment she just knew it was him. "Jareth?" She whispered his name, stepping forward just as she owl took off from the chair and flew towards her.

Sarah stepped out of the way as the owl dived down towards her head, and turned around in the direction it was flew but instead saw no owl; she saw Jareth. She was stunned, to say the least, as she stared at the man now standing in her den. "Oh my god…it's really you." She whispered in completely shock and disbelief. "After all these years…you came back?"

"I came back for you," He insisted as he stepped forward towards her.

"I don't understand." She insisted as she nervously stepped back, keeping a good distance between them.

"I'll make this simple," He began, "I want you to return with me to my kingdom." He stated bluntly, trying to appear confident when really he was absolutely shaken with nerves.

"Jareth…" She muttered his name, shaking her head as she spoke, "I'm not that young girl you first met, I'm an old woman."

"I know that, I can see just fine." Jareth insisted, "But I can make you young again, and keep you young for as long as you want. You can come back with me and live a life truly worth living in a realm filled with more adventure than this world could ever offer you. You can be free of this limited body and do whatever you want. All you have to do is come back with me with Sarah."

Sarah listened carefully to his words, her mind racing as she truly considered his offer. She had for so long felt she lacked a purpose in her older years, and was bored to tears with the way her daily routines seemed to be so dull. But now he was offering her a chance to start over, in a realm with endless possibilities for the excitement she so craved. But then she thought of him, when she had first gone to labyrinth and how he had wished her to stay to be his queen. Surely this offered carried the same condition, and she hesitated at the thought of being with him in such a sense.

It was true, as a girl she had loved the Goblin King in such a strange way it was almost impossible to explain. She had been in awe of his power, and despite how cruel he was she had been so drawn to him. It was an infatuation, one she realized as she years had gone by since her leaving that wasn't true love. After all, she was just a girl then, she didn't know was real love was. But now, now she was a woman who not only knew but had experienced it first hand in her lifetime. And as she considered his offered, she considered the possibility that perhaps she could have that kind of true love with him after all.

But then she wondered if he could truly love her. He seemed too consumed with power. He was a man who very much wanted to always be in control; Sarah had no intentions of being controlled. But the thought crossed her mind that he had come back for her. After she had rejected him the first time, after all this time he still wanted to be with her. Perhaps it wasn't true love in the correct sense, but maybe if she were to be with him, truly be with him, they could establish the real love they had missed out on together all those years ago.

She looked up at Jareth, smiling nervously as she nodded towards him before speaking in a soft voice, "I'll go with you."