A/N- I'm so thankful for all the wonderful reviews I received It really is an honor that you guys like this story! As for what the Labyrinth knows….well you'll find out later ;D

I would also like to let you guys know that I'm now on ! My username is baink1 but I don't have anything submitted as of yet. I mostly paint or draw/sketch my artwork and I don't have a scanner, so I don't want to give you guys crappy pictures :P But, I will find a way to upload those things as soon as possible! :D Dunno if I'll put Duty Bound on Deviant. I know a lot of people do, but I'm not sure yet. :P

Anyway, enough of my rambling! Please enjoy this second chapter of Part II :D

Oh, PS- Who is Steph Meyers? Honestly, I'm in the dark. I've gone through every mental book character I could think of and I have no idea. It has been driving me /nuts/ trying to think of who this guy is.

As Jareth and Sarah arrived at Aubernon's location, they both immediately noticed three beings that were not there before. Upon seeing these three, Sarah started to tear up. "H-Hoggle?" was her first reaction, and soon she was nearly shouting, "Ludo! Sir Didymus! Oh I've missed you so much!"

Didymus and Ludo jumped into her embrace and ecstatically hugged her. Ludo was sitting and had Sarah in a fierce bear-hug, while Didymus was ranting about searching "Far and wide" to find her as she embraced him. After a few seconds she glanced over at Hoggle who wouldn't look at her; indeed, his shoes were quite interesting.

"Hoggle," she questioned softly, "are you terribly upset with me?"

The little dwarf huffed under his breath. "Its just that…well Sarah we hadn't heard from ya in such a long time…I-I thoughts ya forgot about us." At the end of his confession, he finally looked up to meet her eyes.

They were filled with unshed tears as she gently moved from her other friends' embrace to kneel before Hoggle. "Oh Hoggle!" She exclaimed. "How could I ever forget my best friend?" here she smiled and but much emphasis on best.

The gardener dwarf sniffed once and ran into her open arms. "I just missed ya so much Sarah… Why didn't you call?"

Everyone had been watching Sarah and her friends for the duration of their visit without interrupting them. However, they had been speaking quietly to themselves. Aubernon had explained to his son, that the "ragtag group" had entered saying the Labyrinth had sent a message to them to come to the castle and demand an audience with the King. Seeing as Jareth was busy, his father tried to send them away, but they insisted. That was why he had called them back.

After Jareth was filled in, they had all silently agreed to let them have this meeting. However, once this question was asked, Jareth's interest was caught. Lingering at the doorway, he listened to what Sarah would say to her friend.

"Hoggle," she started softly, "I'm not sure exactly how to explain everything to you…especially now. But, I can tell you that I made a wish." She grimaced, "It was a very stupid wish, and I got myself into a lot of trouble…"

The dwarf stole a glance over at Jareth. "Was it that Rat?"

Sarah smiled widely and shook her head, glancing over at the Goblin King herself. "No, not at all… In fact he's the one that saved me…multiple times." She smiled at him to give him reassurance. Then she glanced over at her other friends to motion them to come over. "In fact… I love him, honestly."

Hoggle, surprisingly, didn't look surprised… Didymus cheered about his "Fair Lady" finding love, and Ludo just said, "Sarah…love- King" and smiled.

"Well, I suppose I saw that coming," Hoggle pouted, "even if I don't like it all that much." Sarah smiled and placed a kiss on his head that made him blush.

Quietly, Jareth slipped away. He was content with what she had said, and rather pleased with how fair she had been. Therefore, he decided to let her have the rest of the afternoon to just relax. It had been so chaotic lately he was surprised she wasn't completely exhausted. A little time off would do her good he decided and smiled as he walked down the hall to the adjacent study.

Once inside, he smiled at the rest of his family (excluding Arianna, who had to return Above). "She needed this," he said softly.

They all smiled in response, but it was short lived. Aubernon quickly moved forward and asked, "What did the Labyrinth say?"

Still smiling, Jareth answered, "It is the Labyrinth's doing." They all breathed a heavy sigh of relief. "Yes, I agree… This perfectly explains why she can't feel herself doing it. It's natural for her to feel for other beings." Here he paused and smiled softy. "The Labyrinth merely made it possible for those beings to feel what she was already sending them."

Aubernon and Helen looked pleased with themselves on knowing what exactly was going on. Indeed, it was a rare gift for such an ancient being like the Labyrinth to bestow such gifts, and even stranger for the gifted person to adapt to them so quickly.

Yet again, Aubernon had to be the voice of "reason" and bring them back to reality for a few moments. "We still have to figure out who did Jasper such harm though…and he is well enough to rule now…"

Jareth looked at his father with sad eyes. "Father, I'm sorry for-"

Aubernon cut him off, "No Jareth, I'm sorry. You, son, had every right to do what you did. Actually you had every right to take over the throne and throw me in the dungeons, boy!" He walked over to his son, and gave him the first real and caring hug they had experienced in a long time. "Besides," the old king added as he stepped away, "I do miss your mother."

Jareth smiled and nodded once. "Do you think we should contact the High Council now?"

Sighing, then putting on a brave face, the man smiled. "I think so. I'll likely have a week to stay for Jasper's Coronation. After that," he paused and smiled, "I'll be with your mother again."

Helen, who had quietly been observing from the sidelines, stepped in now. "Yes, and we'll all miss you." She smiled as she wrapped her arms around her father and brother.

They all smiled, but Helen quickly stepped back and her eyes started to water.

"Helen? Helen!?" Jareth was scared to death of another of his siblings being hurt. "What's wrong Helen?"

Then, she smiled. Tears ran unnoticed down her cheeks and she nearly laughed in joy. Yet the only thing she could say was, "Rodger… Rodger's home!" Then as suddenly as she was there, she disappeared.

Both men looked over at the other and smiled. Rodger was a good friend of both of them, and they had been at war for far too long. In fact, neither of the Kings could recall what the war even about originally. Deciding it was worth the trouble of searching for his very nice bottle of brandy, they both now found themselves watching the fire and sipping their drinks still an hour later. During this time they had both merely settled themselves and wordlessly agreed not to talk.

However, when Jareth felt the familiar tug of Sarah's mind smiling upon his, he couldn't help but sigh lovingly. Aubernon looked over at his son and smiled; he was at peace with his son. Aubernon hadn't thought he would ever come to this trust again… It was such a wonderful day…

Standing, Jareth broke the silence. "Sarah is finished speaking with her friends and they are on their way out. I'd be happy to lend you the spare room for another night if you wish to stay?"

The older fae stood as well and shook his head softly. "No, I think I want to spend the night back at my castle and check up on Jasper as well." Nodding in understanding, the Goblin King wished his father the best of luck and love as he vanished.

As soon as his father was gone, Jareth sent a message to Sarah. Will you dine with me tonight?

We dine together every night, Silly. There was happiness and love infused with the message.

Ah yes, he replied, but usually we have company… He sent a wave of love as much as he could muster before disappearing to her.

When he arrived, she had her eyes closed and her head tilted back slightly as she let the love was over her. Smiling, Jareth quickly moved closer and took her hands in his, causing her to open her eyes.

"This time, I was wondering if you would wish to dine alone with me." He smiled, "Toby would love to spend some time with Auntie Lee, I'm sure."

Sarah moved to place her head on his shoulder. "I would love that."

Strong arms wrapped around her and a steady pressure was placed upon the crown of her head. "So would I, Precious."

They stood like that for a few moments, but soon they had to break apart to make plans for dinner and get Toby ready. Jareth, of course, made the plans. Sarah gladly got Toby ready. "I'll come for you in 83 minutes." He said glancing at his clock. Sarah laughed a little internally at his preciseness, but didn't question it.

In the young Prince's room, Sarah smiled at her younger brother and placed a kiss on top his head. "You look so much like him Toby. You'll be quite the young man when you grow up." She smiled as the boy proudly preened at her compliments, but hugged his sister a second later. This action of course completely ruined the haughty emotion he had been displaying earlier.

Sarah sent him her love, and was astounded to hear him whisper so quietly she could barely hear it, "I love you too mommy."

Swinging the boy around, she heard him giggle. "Alright, goblinboy," she said as she sat him down, "you're going to have a wonderful evening with Aunt Lee tonight."

"Why?" the boy said with a smile, obviously not disliking the choice, but questioning it.

"Well…" Sarah's face got a little red, "Jareth asked me to have dinner with him tonight."

"oooOOOOoooohhhh." The boy winked, "Sarah's got a daaaAAAaate!" He made toddler kissy noises and Sarah couldn't help but laugh.

"Yes I do, and if you don't behave for Lee…" she paused then sprang catching the boy with her arms and caring his squirming body down the hall. "I'll have to KISS YOU TOOO!"

The boy laughed as Sarah kissed and tickled him until they were almost half way down the hall where Sarah put him down. This was a wonderful day.

BREAK- DIAN in The Kitchen

The woman smiled a sickly smile. This was a wonderful day. She had been working on her plot to get rid of her brother for years, but she never suspected she would have to use it. It had started merely as an "insurance" policy of sorts. If he tried to sell her out or didn't comply…well that's what this was for. She held up a small vial. It was blood red and smelled of rodents.

She uncapped it and generously applied a dose to the thick blood-rare steak her brother had ordered for supper. The substance was quickly absorbed and now was undetectable in the meat. Yes, her brother would find out the steak was poisoned very quickly…but not quick enough to avoid the consequences…

Now all she had to do was wait for supper. Then, the Unseelie shadow kingdom would be hers to control….

BREAK- Sarah that evening in her room.

Sarah could hardly recognize herself….

A little earlier, a wonderfully sweet goblin maid had offered to assister her on her way back to her room that evening. However, just as she was about to accept, none other than Isabella walked out into the hall. "Thank you," she said politely to the goblin, "but King Jareth sent me out to find Sarah and take care of her for this evening." The goblin smiled and continued trotting down the hall.

"Bella!" Sarah couldn't help but exclaim before stepping forward to wrap the seamstress in a hug.

"Whoa- whoa-whoa," Isabella said hugging the girl back, "Where's the shy girl I first met?"

Sarah couldn't help the blush that followed. "Well, I don't have much to hide or be shy about now…although I'm sorry I didn't get to visit you." There was sincerity in her voice the seamstress didn't miss.

The older woman put out a hand to gently stroke the younger's cheek. "No worries." She smiled to reassure her. "Now!" she said in a much happier voice, "Let's get you into this dress His Majesty had me start a week ago." She winked at Sarah who smiled and blushed profusely in reply.

That, was how Sarah now found herself in front of the mirror admiring the stunning dress she had on now. The color was a shade of maroon that complimented her skin tone perfectly. The top was pleated and elegantly wrapped around her midsection. The very modest square neckline had softly woven small diamonds in it fit her perfectly. Once the dress reached the waist, a section of material gathered to the side. It was held there by a crystal flower that surprisingly weighed next to nothing. But the part Sarah liked best about this dress, was that it encased and folded out and around her legs. It resembled a tulip placed upside down.

Tears almost came to her eyes as she turned to Isabella and embraced her strongly. "Oh, I don't even know how to thank you!"

The older woman smiled but said nothing except, "Lets get your hair finished, it's almost time for His Majesty to pick you up!"

Sarah only nodded, letting her friend do what she wished with her hair in the twenty minutes they had left. Surprisingly, the seamstress was done in fifteen, and when Sarah looked in the mirror her jaw dropped. Her long hair was in ringlets that framed her face but a few strands had been placed specifically out of place so that they hung stylishly on her forehead and cheek. "It's… It's beautiful Isabella."

The woman smiled, "No, you're beautiful, Sarah. And I suspect the King will like it as well."

"Indeed I do," came the sudden masculine voice from behind them. Each girl twisted around sharply from surprise. Sarah blushed and beamed when she saw Jareth was wearing a silver-white poet's shirt with maroon embroidery around the color and cuffs. The jacket he wore was also maroon with matching silver embroider around the lapels and edges.

"Wow… you look stunning." Sarah couldn't help but say aloud.

Jareth chuckled and sent his joy and like feelings towards her. So do you precious.

Isabella quietly left as the two looked at each other neck deep in love. Neither part of the pair noticed her absence.

"Shall we go?" Jareth asked matter-of-factly as he held out his arm.

Sarah smiled and let her arm rest in the crook of his as she stepped closer. "Where to?"

The King smiled his grandest smile. "Oh… you'll see." He winked once and then they disappeared. The last thing Sarah thought was This is a wonderful day….

A/N- Hey guys I hope you liked it :D A little fluff, and a little dose of Dian (Shivers in disgust). I usually always try to post these new chapters on Monday, so I'm sorry for the wait :P I had homework I forgot about and I had to finish this last section up before I posted it.

I hope you all have a wonderful day! ;D

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