Disclaimer: I do not own Jareth, Sarah, or any other character from the movie that might happen to appear along the way. Steve, Derrick, Josh, Danny, Vectain, and a character whose identity is yet to be determined do belong to me. Please don't sue me, I don't have much. I'm just a poor college student... Hope you guys enjoy part three.

Short note from the author: sorry about that last story if you tried to review it. I guess I accidentally triggered that when I changed part of my profile. It's fixed now in case you want to go back and review it. Also, thank you to my sister, Alicia, who read through and helped proof my story. If anything was missed, we apologize. Without further adieu, here's part three...

Coming Home - Part Three

Sarah looked up at the building in front of her. She couldn't believe that she was actually starting college. Truth be told, she was quite nervous. She had never been this far from home before. That is, unless you count her journey through the labyrinth because she wasn't quite sure exactly where it was. Sarah walked to the door and hesitated before opening it and walking in to her dorm.

"Hello," said a voice from behind a desk.

"Hi," Sarah replied. "Is this where I need to check in?"

"Sure is." Sarah looked up and saw a girl with blonde hair sitting behind the desk. "My name is Bethany. Let me just get your name and I'll give you your room key and let you know which way to go to get to your room."

"I'm Sarah Williams."

Bethany looked through a file and found Sarah's room assignment and room key.

"Here you go," Bethany said. "You're right across the hall from me. Room 320. Go down this hall to my right and up the steps. If you wait for just a minute some guys should be along and can help you with your stuff. And so you know, you're roomies name is Amy. She won't be here until tomorrow afternoon though."

"Thanks so much for your help," Sarah said. "I guess I'll be seeing you around."

Sarah turned just as a guy walked through the door. From what Sarah could tell, he was over six feet tall, and quite cute.

"Hey, Bethany," he said as he approached the table. "Any more people need help moving in?"

"Actually, Sarah here just came in. You could probably help her. She's going to be right across from me."

The guy turned to look at Sarah. Sarah looked at him and felt a strange connection to him, but she shrugged it off since she knew she had never seen him before in her life.

"I would love some help if you're sure it wouldn't be a problem."

"No problem at all," he said. "By the way, my name is Josh."

Sarah and Josh walked out to her car and started unloading it.

"So, Sarah. Where are you from?" Josh asked.

"I'm from New York."

"Cool. I've always wanted to go there. What made you decide to come to Indiana for college?"

"I really don't know. I had always planned on going to California or something out west. I got a brochure for Indiana University and just decided to come. So here I am. I don't even know what I'm going to major in. Probably Communications or Performing Arts. I really want to become an actress like my mom."

"That's cool. I'm from Indiana. I live close to the Ohio border. I've never really had a desire to leave the state, and I'm here on a full ride for basketball, so I really didn't see the point in paying to go to school when I could go free. I'm majoring in Athletic Training and Education. I want to coach high school basketball some day."

"I wouldn't be able to do that. I love kids, but I don't think I'd be able to be around them all day for the rest of my life. Did you say you were on the basketball team?"

"Yep. Number 40. Why?"

Sarah looked around her room and saw that all her stuff was finally unloaded. It sure took a lot less time than she thought it would, but that was probably because she had help.

"Well, before I left from home, my boyfriend told me that his cousin was here on a basketball scholarship and that he was going to find me. But now, I might be able to find him first."

"No problem. What do you say we go grab something to eat at the Student Center and then go to the gym. I've got practice soon and all the team is here, even the freshman. So I know he'll be there."
"Sure. Let's go."

"You know, this is so weird. I only met you about an hour ago, but I feel like I've known you my whole life," Josh said. "It's almost kind of freaky."

"I know. It is weird. But it makes me feel more at home knowing that I have friends here already," Sarah said as she looked at Josh. "Thanks for helping me. I don't feel so alone now."

Sarah shut the door behind her and walked with Josh to get something to eat. She thought about calling home right now, but decided it could wait awhile. There were people to meet and she wasn't going to waste any time.

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Jareth looked in his crystal and couldn't believe what he was seeing. It was Sarah, and Josh. She had finally been reunited with one of her old friends.

"It will only be a matter of time, Sarah. In a short while, your world is going to crash around you, and I'll be the only person who can put it back together again. I think maybe I'll drop in for a visit. It's been too long, my sweet, Sarah." With the flick of his wrist, the crystal was gone and an owl stood where Jareth had been sitting.

Vectain watched silently from the shadows as Jareth transformed.

"I hope you're not going to do anything rash, Jareth," Vectain said to himself. "For your sake, and for the sake of this kingdom."

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Sarah sat on the bleachers watching the guys as they practiced. They'd been practicing for almost two hours, and she was exhausted from watching. She hadn't met Steve before practice, but Josh was going to introduce them when practice was over. He had pointed Steve out to Sarah and the feeling she had when she first met Josh returned. She felt that she knew him, but she knew it was impossible. Maybe it was just because he was Robby's cousin. Sarah looked up from the book she had been reading and saw Josh walking towards her with Steve in tow.

"Hey, Sarah. This is Steve. My guess is that you two have heard about each other," Josh said as he sat down in front of Sarah on the bleachers.

"We haven't heard too much about each other," Steve said as he sat down next to Sarah. "I only heard about her a few days ago, and if I'm not mistaken, that's also when she found out that Robby even had a cousin named Steve."

"That's right," Sarah said. "I knew Robby had cousin's, but he never mentioned names. Only that they lived in a different state and he didn't see them all that often."

Sarah and Steve sat talking for a few more minutes while Josh went and talked to the coach. Josh came walking back over and stopped dead in his tracks when he looked over at Steve and Sarah. Sarah looked up and noticed his shocked look.

"What is it, Josh?" Sarah asked. "You look like you've just seen a ghost."

"This is going to sound really strange, but have you noticed how much alike you and Steve look. If I didn't know any better, I'd think you guys were twins."

At the word twins, Sarah's mind flashed. She saw what looked like a young version of herself sitting next to a boy about her age on a couch. In the next instant it was gone. Steve and Josh hadn't even noticed that anything happened to her.

"Impossible," Steve said. "But we do look strangely alike. Weird."

"Right. It's probably just one of those one in a million things that happens. I mean, today is the first time I've ever even seen Steve. If we were related, I think we would've known before now," Sarah said as she stood up. "Well, it's been nice spending the day with you, Josh. And it was nice to finally meet you, Steve. But I'm going to head back to my dorm and get my stuff unpacked. Who knows, maybe my roomie has showed up."

"All right. Hey! Why don't we all have breakfast together tomorrow," Josh said. "Since I'm a junior, I've got an apartment. I could introduce you to my roomies, Sarah. Steve's already met them because they're also on the team, but you could both come over."

"Sure," Sarah said. "Why don't you just call my room tomorrow morning. I have a class at seven, so I'd say call around six thirty. Then if I'm not out of bed, you can wake me up. What time for breakfast?"

"Nine-ish? Does that sound okay? You coming, Steve?"

"I'll be there," Steve said with a grin. "You actually think I'd turn down free food?"

Sarah smiled as she said goodbye to her two new friends and headed out of the gym. She was walking down the sidewalk when she heard a branch crack in the tree above her. She looked up and saw a white owl right above her in the tree.

"No," she whispered. "It can't be you. I left all my memories of you in New York. You can't be here. You can't."

Sarah watched as the owl flew off in to the sunset. She couldn't believe this was happening. She was at college. She was starting a new life. She certainly didn't need reminders of the past.

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Sarah looked around her. Everything was dark, but she didn't feel afraid. Somehow, she knew that she was safe. Suddenly, a bright light came from behind. Sarah whirled around and saw a woman standing in front of her.

"Sarah," the woman said, "I have come to help you."

Sarah gasped, shocked that the woman knew her name. She looked closer at the woman that had appeared. For some reason the voice sounded familiar, but she couldn't figure out why. The light surrounding the woman was too bright for Sarah to be able to make out the face, but she was almost certain that she knew that voice.

"Who are you?" Sarah asked. "How do you know my name?"

"I know much about you, Sarah Williams," the woman said. "However, I cannot tell you who I am."

"Why can't you tell me?"

"You will find out soon enough who I am," the woman said softly. "If I reveal myself to you before it is time, the consequences could be devastating. All I can tell you now is that your world is about to change forever. But you must stay strong no matter what happens."

"What's going to happen?" Sarah asked. "What is about to change?"

"I wish I could tell you, Sarah," the woman said. "The only other thing I can tell you is not to worry. Your new friends will be with you every step of the way. As well as a couple friends you have yet to meet. That is all I can tell you now. Goodbye, Sarah. And good luck."

Sarah stood there as the woman vanished before her very eyes.

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BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Sarah rolled over and slammed her hand down on her alarm clock. She stared at the numbers that were looking back at her. Six a.m. She laid there for a moment longer as she thought about her dream last night. This was the first time since coming back from the Labyrinth that she hadn't dreamt about her adventure there in some way, shape or form. She remembered the woman saying her life was about to change and that her new friends would be there to help her. She also remembered her saying that there were a couple friends that she still had to meet. Sarah rolled out of her bed, eager to find these two people that the woman in her dream told her about.

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Jareth paced around his throne room restlessly. He couldn't believe his luck. Two of the first people for Sarah to meet at college had been none other than Steven and Joshua. He knew that the other two were somewhere nearby and that it would only be a matter of time before the memories came back to them. And after the word that Vectain had given him, he knew he would have to appear as soon as they got their memories back so he could pull the guys aside and see how much they actually remembered. He was not going to take any chances that Sarah would find out that her and Jareth were engaged. He knew that she would remember. No two people in history had ever loved each other as much as they had. Jareth looked in his crystal and saw Sarah heading towards Joshua's apartment. In an instant, he was in owl form and flying towards Sarah.

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Sarah stood on the doorstep of Josh's apartment. She hesitated before knocking on the door, knowing that on the other side could possibly be the other two people that the woman in her dream told her about. Hesitantly, she reached out to knock on the door. Just as her hand was about to hit the door, Josh swung the door open. Sarah jumped.

"Good morning, Sarah," Josh said.

"Don't ever do that to me again," Sarah said. "You scared the living daylights out of me."

"Sorry. Come on in. Steve's already here."

Sarah walked in to the apartment and saw Steve sitting on the couch next to a guy with short sandy brown hair.

"Sarah, meet Derrick," Josh said. "Derrick, this is Sarah."

"Nice to meet you," Derrick said.

"Same here," Sarah replied. For the third time since coming to college, Sarah got the strange feeling that she somehow knew these people. She shrugged it off again and sat down between Steve and Derrick on the couch.

"You'll meet Danny in a minute. He's not back from class yet," Josh said. "But we can go ahead and start eating without him. He's used to us doing that."

The four of them went to the kitchen and grabbed plates. There was bacon, eggs, pancakes, sausage, and a various assortment of cereal. They all sat down at the table and started talking. Sarah looked around the table at her new friends, and decided that now was as good a time as any to bring up her dream. Maybe they could help her make some sense of it.

"Hey guys," Sarah asked, "I have a question to ask you. You're probably going to think I'm completely wacko, but I'm going to ask anyway. Do you guys think that the dreams you have really mean anything?"

"What do you mean?" Derrick asked.

"Well, last night I had this really strange dream," Sarah began. She told them about the dark and not feeling afraid and about the glowing lady and what she had been told by this woman. When she finished she looked at them, waiting to see what they would say.

"I don't know what to say," Josh said. "If you ask me, some of it's pretty easy to explain. The friends are obviously us, and the two new ones are more than likely Derrick and Danny. As for your world changing, she was probably just talking about college. I think it was just your subconscious mind trying to reassure you that everything is going to be okay and that you'll have people here to help you adjust to life away from home."

"Always the psychologist, aren't you Josh?" Derrick asked.

"Yeah," Steve put in. "You should change your major."

Sarah had to agree with them. Why hadn't she thought of that? Just then the door opened and Danny walked in to the apartment. For the fourth time, Sarah got that strange feeling and decided not to ignore it this time.

"This is going to sound really weird," Sarah said, "but I feel as if I know you somehow. I felt that way with all of you. Almost like I knew you in another lifetime or something."

Suddenly, the room around them began to spin and everything went black.

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Sarah sat up and looked around. Steve, Josh, Derrick, and Danny were all rubbing their heads trying to figure out what just happened.

"Are you guys okay?" she asked.

"Fine," Steve answered.

"Yeah, we're good," Danny said.

"Where are we?" Derrick asked.

The five of them stood up and looked around them. They were in some sort of room with no doors or windows. The only thing in the room was a small white box. On the box was a piece of paper tied with a gold ribbon. Josh picked it up and began to read it.

"There's a gift for each of you in this box, something dear that you long ago lost. It's your memory I hold deep inside, waiting for you, no longer to hide."

"What does that mean?" Steve asked.

"I think," Sarah said, "that there's a reason behind why I felt like I had known you all before. And I don't think that woman in my dream was talking about college. Who's going to open the box?"

Sarah looked around at the four faces. She knew that once this box was opened something was going to happen and she was almost afraid to find out what it was.

"None of us are going to open it," Josh said.

"Why not? You read what that paper said," Danny stated.

"I know," Josh replied. "But look. The box is opening itself."

The five of them stood around the box as the lid began to open a bright white light filled the room and for the second time that day, the world went dark for the five of them.

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Outside Josh's apartment, a white owl sat watching. The five of them disappeared from the room and silently, the owl flew in through the open window and transformed to his original form.

"It won't be long know," Jareth said out loud. "Not long at all."

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The five friends reappeared in Josh's apartment. None of them noticed the new member of their party who was lounging on the chair in the living room. They slowly stood up and looked at each other, filled with the memories of their lost past.

"Wow," Derrick said. "This is too weird. Josh? Danny?"

"I have brothers," Josh said. "I've been an only child my entire life."

"I'm going to kill the scum that did this to us," Danny said. "How dare he take us away like that."

"You know, Josh," Steve said, "I guess you had good reason for saying Sarah and I looked like we could be twins. Turns out that we are. I just want to know when we get to go back. Sarah?"

The five turned to find Sarah. She was standing in the doorway of the kitchen looking in at the person sitting on the chair in Josh's living room.

"Hello, Sarah," Jareth said. "It's been awhile."

Sarah screamed, and then she fainted.

Sorry for the cliffhanger guys. I got to this point and my mind just kind of stopped. I'm not sure where exactly it's going to go from here, but trust me, it'll go. Please review it!