For All Eternity


"A Sendaness?" Jareth asked, his voice still held amazement.

Sarah nodded, "Weird, isn't it?"

Jareth made no motion to agree or disagree, but he said quietly, "I remember your mother."

"You met my mom?" Sarah asked.

Jareth nodded, the couple sat in his bedroom, milk and a plate of cookies sat before them, and Jareth munched on one thoughtfully. He had developed a fondness for a type of cookie Sarah called 'double-fudge chocolate'.

"I met her when I was a boy. My father, Marius thought very highly of her." It had been only two days since Sarah had been abducted and Jareth was still getting used to the idea that her magic abilities matched his own. But it would be nice, to have someone whom he would not be able to intimidate, simply because he was stronger than they were.

"What do you remember about her?"

Jareth thought back, "She was quite a beautiful woman, soft spoken and very smart. Not unlike her daughter." He smiled at his soon-to-be bride, "Except for the soft-spoken part."

Sarah threw a cookie at him.


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The wedding passed quickly for both Sarah and Jareth. And it seemed as though they had barely said "I do" that they were ushered into their reception, where hundreds of people greeted them. Everyone was very pleased to see their King marry. Everyone perhaps, except a small goblin, dressed in all red, who sat glumly in the corner of the room. But otherwise, the party was the best that people had been to for some time, and they remembered it for years to come.

After the exhausting party, Sarah and Jareth made their way into their bedchamber. As they approached the door, Jareth turned to his bride.

"Sarah, I have a surprise for you."

"What?" Sarah asked, her eyes twinkling with happiness.

"Close your eyes." He said.

Sarah obediently closed her eyes and felt as though a rush of wind passed by her.

"Okay, you can open them now."

She opened her eyes and gasped. They were standing on a hill of soft grass that swayed in the light breeze. The moon hung full overhead, embedded in a sea of stars. And from where they stood, Sarah could see all of the Labyrinth and the castle that lay in the center. She noticed a blanket and a bottle of wine with two glasses on it, was only a few feet away.

"Jareth, it's beautiful."

He enfolded her within his arms, "Not nearly as lovely as you." He said, "And I would give it all up in a moment just to be with you."

"You would?"

"And I would never look back." He bent his head and kissed her

"Jareth, I got you a gift as well."

His eyebrows raised, "Yes? What is it my love?"

Sarah concentrated and twirled a bright blue crystal into her palm. She handed it to him.

"What is this?" he asked.

Sarah smiled, "It's a crystal." nothing more, "Just do with it as you will."

Jareth returned her smile and let the crystal drop from his fingers onto the dark grass. For a moment there was silence and then it was as if the entire ground came to life. Hundreds of wildflowers sprung up from the ground, surrounding the couple, and the blanket that lay near. Jareth and Sarah both laughed with delight. And for countless centuries to come, the hill they stood upon would be covered with flowers.

Jareth lowered his head and kissed his wife, she returned the kiss with desire equal to his own. He led her to the blanket and laid her down, his mouth never leaving hers.

"I have never loved anyone, in this world but you Sarah." He spoke into her fragrant soft hair.

"Jareth…" she said, her voice trailing off as he kissed her again.


So let us leave these lovers, under the moonlight of the Underground. They too, deserve their own privacy as they create a magic more powerful than any creature has harnessed. But we will know, that their love will transcend all boundaries of Life and Death and will carry them forward, as endless lovers, for all Eternity.



The End...at least for a little while