Title: Undeniable Love: Three
Author: Baby Bear
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I do NOT repeat, do NOT own Labyrinth

UNDENIABLE LOVE: Chapter Three


As she let her eyes slowly close she missed the white feather that appeared next to her glass.

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Sarah woke up before anyone that morning. After taking a shower and getting dressed, she grabbed her purse and grabbing the keys to her little old/new ford mercury, she headed towards town.

Turning on the music she smiled as classic music filled her little car. She was never really the type for the new hip hop stuff that all the kids her age were listening to. After a short thirty minute drive, she stopped in front of an old building with a hanging sign marked 'Antiques'

"Why! Hello Sarah!" Exclaimed an old woman from behind the front counter.

"Hello, Midge" Sarah replied with a smile to her old friend.

"Looking for anything imparticular today?" Midge asked with a smile.

"No. Just looking." She replied again as she walked through the shelves of old antiques. Picking up a small round crystal she smiled sadly before placing it back down.

"We just got a new shipment of stuff in the other day, would you like to see it?" Midge asked curiously, with a sly smile.

"Sure." She walked over to where Midge had pointed and her eyes widened at the beautiful creations that lay before her. There was an old brass mirror with celtic designs marred into the brass, with a beautiful brush to match, a pair of matching teddy bears, about 10 or more different shaped crystals, a large dragon sculpture with a small red gem in it's mouth, and a few pretty trinket boxes. She smiled as she looked at the other little stuff, and stopped as a shiney black velvet jewlery box caught her eye in the far back. Reaching out, she picked it up, and opened it slowly. Her eyes widened and she gasped quietly. Resting peacefully in the black lining was a diamond necklace and two dangling earings to match. Just like the ones she wore in the Labyrinth.

"Is something wrong dear?" The old woman asked with a raised brow.

"oh..no...but, how much are these?" Sarah asked biting her lip.

"Oh! Those are just a measly 10 dollars. But for you 6 dollars. They're probably just paste anyways." Midge smiled leaning on the counter.

Sarah's eyes widened. "Are you sure? They look real, maybe you should get them checked out first..."

"Nonsense." Midge dismissed it with a smile.

"I'll take them.." Sarah said quickly. She paid her friend and after waving a goodbye, left the store.

As she left, a tall figure came out of the back room with a large smile on it's face. "Thank you Grandma Midge"

"Hosh Posh. Anything for my darling Jareth!" Midge announced, "And if I do say so myself, and excellent choice!"

"Thank you. I thought so too." Jareth smiled. Giving his grandmother a hug, he turned into an owl and swept out of the shop.

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Sarah rushed up the stairs to her room as soon as she got home and locked her door. She swallowed lightly, as she sat down at her vanity and hesitated before opening the case up again.

The deep jewels glittered up at her as she stared in awe at their beauty. Slowly, she took out the silver studs in her ears and fastened the dangling ones in. Then slowly, she fastened the necklace around her throat. And stared in shock at their beauty on her. These were exactly like the ones she had worn that night.

Tears came to her eyes as she remembered, but she quickly wiped them away. Fingering the jewels around her neck one last time, she quickly took the jewels off, and hid them in her drawer.

Sighing lightly, she tried to convince herself that they were just an exact copy of the beautiful jewels that she had worn in the ball room. But deep inside, she knew that they were the ones. Pushing away from the vanity, she went downstairs.

"Hello Sarah, dear!" Karen smiled at her stepdaughter.

"Hey, mom..." Sarah said trying to sound cheerful. It must have work because Karen just nodded and went back to reading her book and watching Toby play on the living room floor. "I'm going out"

"Alright dear. Bye"

"Bye" Sarah called as she pulled on her jacket and went out the door. Putting her hands into her pockets, she walked in thought. Before she knew it, she was in the main part of town. ((thought I was going to say park, didn't you?)) She smiled lightly, deciding to go window shopping. She stopped at one and pushed the door open, going inside.

"Long time no see!" Exclaimed a sales clerk who was straightening a rack.

Sarah smiled softly. "Sorry, Jennifer. I haven't been able to get out much lately.." She explained to the blonde.

"You wouldn't beleive the stuff that we just got in here. Old victorian dresses, and designs from fairy tales. I was thinking about you today, I told Midge, when I was over there, that you would absolutely love the materials. Would you like to see them?"

"Sure!" Sarah exclaimed as she followed the young girl about a few years older than her behind the counter and into the back. "Where are they at?"

"Oh! Old Sere thought to put them in the wardrobe. The three prettiest are in there, and then the others are on the rack over there. Just browse and tell me if you find anything, k?" With that, she left Sarah to her looking.

Sarah smiled as she went through the rack first, she recognized some of the outfits from different fairytales like Cinderella and Snow White. Even some old medivial stuff like she used to wear when she was younger. Smiling, she headed towards the wardrobe that stood on the other end of the room. Slowly, she opened the door and gasped. Her eyes wide. She didn't even notice the royal blue princess dress, or the forest green one that hung on the inside of the open doors. In the back, standing like it had never been worn, was 'her' dress.

It hung in all it's glory, with it's big puffy sleeves, and low cut front. It's flowing skirt, and glitter and beds that hung from it. And even in a little bag, tied around the hanger was the hair twines, with it's silver leaves and flowing vines.

"Jen-Jennifer!?" Sarah called out from the back, frozen at the sight.

"What!? What is it?" Jennifer asked worriedly as she rushed into the back and stopped with a smile at what Sarah was looking at. "Oh! That one is a beaut, isn't it?" She smiled stopping next to Sarah.

Sarah just nodded before speaking..."How much..?"

"Huh?" Jennifer asked.

"How much is the dress? I want it." Sarah repeated looking to her briefly and then back to the dress.

"I think it is originally 300. But for you, since you shop here so often, I how about 175."

"Thanks" Sarah smiled as she dug out her check book.

"Let me just put it in a wrap and I'll bring it out in a minute" Jennifer smiled

"Alright.." Sarah smiled as she headed out of the back room and to the front of the counter. Quickly, she filled out the check.

Jennifer came out a little while later with the dress covered on it's hanger. Sarah immediantly handed her the check. "Wow..You must really like this dress!" Jennifer smiled slyly.

"You have NO idea!" Sarah smiled brilliantly as she put her check book back up.

"Alright, well, here you are. You must have a very special occasion for such a beautiful dress, eh?"

Sarah just smiled silently, with a small little nod, as she said her good byes and left the store.

"Thank you so much cousin."

"Hakuna Matta" Jennifer quoted from her favorite disney movie. "It was my pleasure. She's a sweet girl Jareth. Besides, it's not like I wanted to be turned into a goblin again"

"What makes you think I'd turn you into a goblin again?" Jareth fained hurt, "It was just an accident when it happened. I was still young"

"Young my ass. You just don't hurt her and you won't wake up looking like a girl again" Jennifer smiled referring to an inciddent about 6 years ago.

Jareth just smiled, "I love you too, cousin."

"I know you do." Jennifer smiled with a wink, blowing him a kiss.

With a shake of his head, he once again turned into an owl and swooped out of the store.

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Sarah rushed home and up the stairs, ignoring hello's from her family. She slammed her door shut and locked it, immidiantly pulling off her clothes to try on the dress. Pulling her hair up in a pony tail, she slipped into the skirt, and then into the top with a puffy sleeves. She took her hair down and tried to twine the hair things in best she could. She stared into her full length mirror across from her room.

"My God.." She breathed out. She hadn't remembered it looking this beautiful. Expecially on her. She swallowed lightly. She tried to steady her breathing, the best she could. Walking to her dresser, she took out the velvet box she had gotten earlier and fastened the jewels onto her ears and neck. She admired the look and feel of them around her neck.

Going back to the full length mirror, she twirled admiring the feel of it on her. She smoothed out the dress and sighed lightly. She felt like royalty. Heat soared through her as she remembered the night she wore this exact assomble to the dance. Him holding her, being so close. She swallowed back tears once again, as she thought about what she could have had. She sat down in an oldfashioned chair in the corner of her room, next to large window. She pulled her feet up and under as she looked up at the moon, not taking notice of the white owl that admired her through the window. Slowly, she fell asleep, dreaming that she was dancing.

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DONE! ^_^ Well not with the story. Just with this chapter. Tell me what you think? hmmm ^_^ as always 5 replies and the next chapter goes up...as soon as I finish it! ^_^;; hehe..

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Baby Bear @-------