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Chapter 3
The ice cream regimen seemed to be working, and fortunatly, there were plenty of interesting flavors in the castle to keep Jareth from getting too bored. Even better was that his voice was coming back. After a week of ice cream instead of tea, Jareth's voice was hoarse, but there. So, Sarah had let him out of bed for a bit. They were currently walking together in one of the gardens, a comfortable silence between them.

It was Sarah who finally spoke. "I'm glad you're getting your voice back," she told him. He raised an eyebrow at her, then smirked. "Getting tired of taking care of me, Sarah?" he asked. The girl stopped walking and looked at him. "I need to get home, back to my normal life," she answered. "Such a pity, Sarah." It was Sarah's turn to look confused. "How is that a pity?" The Goblin king looked into her eyes. "It's a pity that you have to get back to your boring life where all you do is take orders from your parents and care for your half-brother."

Sarah's eyes flashed. "I happen to love Toby!" she told him. "And my life is none of your business! I'm only here taking care of you because Hoggle told me that you specifically asked for me, and because you aren't exactly pleasant when your well so my friends might get hurt due to your grumpiness while ill!" Jareth hissed between his teeth. "I assure you, Sarah, that I would never harm any creature living in the Underground, not even that cowardly dwarf."

How dare this man, this Fae, say these things to her? And she had thought she was falling in love with him! "You are rude, arrogant, self-centered, and absolutly awful!" she snapped. Then she spun on her heel, heading back towards the castle. However, before she could take a step in that particular direction, Jareth's hand reached out, grabbing her, holding her in place, and spinning her around to face him again.

"And you, Sarah," the Goblin King responded, "are still as childish as you were before going through the labyrinth to save Toby. I thought you had learned your lesson, but I guess I was wrong," he growled. The hoarseness of his voice somehow made him sound even more dangerous than usual, and Sarah had to fight hard to muster up the courage for a retort. Before she could, however, Jareth surprised them both. He leaned down and kissed her.