Thanks to all of you who reviewed my story. This will be the last chapter in this story, but I will continue with my others as soon as I get time away from my schoolwork and what not. I also have another one that I'm thinking about writing as well. I'll let you get to the story now. You should know what I own and don't own by now.
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Everyone around him was applauding the princess, but Jareth himself found that he couldn't move. At first he was simply surprised to see Sarah standing in front of everyone singing. That's when it sank in that she was the princess that he was to marry and he became both speechless and immobile.
Sarah gracefully thanked the crowd, curtsied to both Jareth's parents and her own, and made her way over to where her friend was standing. "Good evening My Lords. I hope that my friend has been behaving herself and hasn't bothered you too much. She has a gift for doing that you see," Sarah said with a smirk as she approached the trio.
"Good evening to you as well Princess. I can assure you that Lady Naomee has been wonderful company, unlike my friend over here," Lord Anthony replied with a smirk on his face as well.
The three then turned to see Jareth's reaction, and found that he had yet to move a muscle.
"You can shut your mouth now, Jareth. I can't imagine how you couldn't be embarrassed by now with all the flies you've caught just because you've seen your old adversary again. Of course, I admit that I like knowing that I still hold power over you," Sarah couldn't help but bait him.
Anthony and Naomee, who were standing off to the side and taking in the whole scene, could barely control their laughter. They decided to get away before they lost control altogether, and ended up on the dance floor dancing to a slow song with all of the other couples. Oblivious to everything other than the heavenly creature in their arms.
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Jareth finally snapped out of his trance soon after the two had left. Sarah couldn't help but smile at the state he was in.
Once he found his voice, he couldn't seem to stop all of the questions that he had from coming out. "Is it really you? Why didn't you tell me that you were a fairy princess? Why didn't you want me to see you beforehand? I…"
Sarah silenced him by putting her hand over his mouth. "Jareth stop. One at a time, alright?"
He nodded his consent and they headed towards a balcony where they could have a bit more privacy.
"First of all, yes it is me."
"Wh…"
"Shh… Let me explain what I know. I didn't tell you when we first met, because I didn't know at that time. Since then I've learned that I was kidnapped when I was young and was sent Aboveground. You now that there's no magic up there, at least no where near what it's like here, and since I was so young my powers weren't very strong yet. That's why no one down here could find me for a long time. I was found, however, by an Aboveground couple who decided to adopt me and raise me as their own child. I was too young to remember that this was my true home, so I lived and grew up as a mortal. I knew in my heart however that I didn't belong there.
"I loved my parents very much and was deeply heartbroken when my mother died in a car crash. My father deciding to remarry without even consulting me just made things worse for me. I didn't even think that it was possible for me to feel any worse than I did at that time. I was proven wrong soon after my encounter with you. That was when I learned that I had been adopted. I felt truly abandoned then. A lost soul with no where to go."
"Oh Sarah, you always had a home in the Labyrinth. You could have come whenever you wished to."
"I didn't know that then. I thought that you must hate me for what I did," Sarah said ashamedly and dropped her head so she didn't have to look at Jareth.
Jareth, however, lifted up her chin so he could look into her eyes as he spoke. "I never hated you Sarah. I admit that I was upset when you left, but I could never hate you. You must understand that."
"I do now."
At her soft reply Jareth leaned in and kissed her for the first time. It was a soft and gentle kiss that ended far too quickly for Jareth, but he only wanted to prove to Sarah how much he didn't hate her. He would save everything else that he wanted to do for another time when they could be more alone.
Sarah was surprised, to say the least, when he kissed her. She hadn't expected that, but she must admit that she did like it.
It took awhile, but Sarah was finally able to continue her story without thinking completely about Jareth's lips on hers. "I feel bad about wishing Toby away. He didn't deserve the way I treated him. In a way though, I'm glad that I wished him away. It was cause I traveled through your Labyrinth that my people were able to find me. Just two days after I found out that I was adopted, they came for me. I was shocked, to say the least, but I gladly went along with the fairies sent to get me. I know that I belong down here, and I'm glad that I finally found who I truly am. Now about why I didn't want you to know about me beforehand… It's quite simple really. I wanted to be able to see your reaction when you found who I was. You're not upset, are you?" Sarah questioned him nervously.
Jareth quickly gathered her into his arms. "Of course I'm not upset! I only agreed to marry the fairy princess because it was duty to do so. It's you that I've wanted to marry since I first met you!" With this said, Jareth knelt on one knee before his beloved. "I know that we are already betrothed, but I want to do this right. Sarah, you alone hold my heart and the key to my happiness. Please say that you'll be my Queen… my wife."
Sarah dropped down in front of him with tears in her eyes. "Of course I'll marry you!" she replied as she fell into his embrace.
After a few moments Jareth stood up and pulled Sarah with him. "Come. Let's go dance."
They went back into the ballroom and started dancing near their friends. After a while, Jareth begin to wonder about something. "Sarah, how does your friend Naomee fit into all of this?"
"She was the only real friend I had Aboveground. I could tell her anything, and she loved fantasy as much as I did. After I came back from your Labyrinth I told her everything. She actually believed me and was thrilled to learn that there was a place such as this where magic is real and not thought of badly. She was also there for me when I found out about being adopted. She knows what it's like to not know your parents. You see, hers died when she was young and she hasn't had a permanent home ever since. She was excited to learn that she could come with me tonight. She's been here a couple of times before to help me cope with all the changes my life was going through."
"I must remember to thank her for being there for you when I couldn't. I also hope that she likes it here. It looks as though Anthony has taken a great liking to her," Jareth replied.
"She likes him as well. I can see it in the way she looks at him. I'm sure she would love to stay here if it comes to that," Sarah said with a smile on her face before they went back to dancing quietly.
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"I don't believe that our son will be upset with us anymore. At least not over this," King William said to his wife. They had been watching the two couples the entire time.
"I'm just glad that he's happy now. And it looks as though there's going to be another wedding soon as well," Queen Elisebeth replied as she looked from her son and his love to their friends.
They just smiled at each other as they walked out onto the dance floor. They were very happy for the two couples.
The End
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Everyone around him was applauding the princess, but Jareth himself found that he couldn't move. At first he was simply surprised to see Sarah standing in front of everyone singing. That's when it sank in that she was the princess that he was to marry and he became both speechless and immobile.
Sarah gracefully thanked the crowd, curtsied to both Jareth's parents and her own, and made her way over to where her friend was standing. "Good evening My Lords. I hope that my friend has been behaving herself and hasn't bothered you too much. She has a gift for doing that you see," Sarah said with a smirk as she approached the trio.
"Good evening to you as well Princess. I can assure you that Lady Naomee has been wonderful company, unlike my friend over here," Lord Anthony replied with a smirk on his face as well.
The three then turned to see Jareth's reaction, and found that he had yet to move a muscle.
"You can shut your mouth now, Jareth. I can't imagine how you couldn't be embarrassed by now with all the flies you've caught just because you've seen your old adversary again. Of course, I admit that I like knowing that I still hold power over you," Sarah couldn't help but bait him.
Anthony and Naomee, who were standing off to the side and taking in the whole scene, could barely control their laughter. They decided to get away before they lost control altogether, and ended up on the dance floor dancing to a slow song with all of the other couples. Oblivious to everything other than the heavenly creature in their arms.
~*~~~*~~~*~
Jareth finally snapped out of his trance soon after the two had left. Sarah couldn't help but smile at the state he was in.
Once he found his voice, he couldn't seem to stop all of the questions that he had from coming out. "Is it really you? Why didn't you tell me that you were a fairy princess? Why didn't you want me to see you beforehand? I…"
Sarah silenced him by putting her hand over his mouth. "Jareth stop. One at a time, alright?"
He nodded his consent and they headed towards a balcony where they could have a bit more privacy.
"First of all, yes it is me."
"Wh…"
"Shh… Let me explain what I know. I didn't tell you when we first met, because I didn't know at that time. Since then I've learned that I was kidnapped when I was young and was sent Aboveground. You now that there's no magic up there, at least no where near what it's like here, and since I was so young my powers weren't very strong yet. That's why no one down here could find me for a long time. I was found, however, by an Aboveground couple who decided to adopt me and raise me as their own child. I was too young to remember that this was my true home, so I lived and grew up as a mortal. I knew in my heart however that I didn't belong there.
"I loved my parents very much and was deeply heartbroken when my mother died in a car crash. My father deciding to remarry without even consulting me just made things worse for me. I didn't even think that it was possible for me to feel any worse than I did at that time. I was proven wrong soon after my encounter with you. That was when I learned that I had been adopted. I felt truly abandoned then. A lost soul with no where to go."
"Oh Sarah, you always had a home in the Labyrinth. You could have come whenever you wished to."
"I didn't know that then. I thought that you must hate me for what I did," Sarah said ashamedly and dropped her head so she didn't have to look at Jareth.
Jareth, however, lifted up her chin so he could look into her eyes as he spoke. "I never hated you Sarah. I admit that I was upset when you left, but I could never hate you. You must understand that."
"I do now."
At her soft reply Jareth leaned in and kissed her for the first time. It was a soft and gentle kiss that ended far too quickly for Jareth, but he only wanted to prove to Sarah how much he didn't hate her. He would save everything else that he wanted to do for another time when they could be more alone.
Sarah was surprised, to say the least, when he kissed her. She hadn't expected that, but she must admit that she did like it.
It took awhile, but Sarah was finally able to continue her story without thinking completely about Jareth's lips on hers. "I feel bad about wishing Toby away. He didn't deserve the way I treated him. In a way though, I'm glad that I wished him away. It was cause I traveled through your Labyrinth that my people were able to find me. Just two days after I found out that I was adopted, they came for me. I was shocked, to say the least, but I gladly went along with the fairies sent to get me. I know that I belong down here, and I'm glad that I finally found who I truly am. Now about why I didn't want you to know about me beforehand… It's quite simple really. I wanted to be able to see your reaction when you found who I was. You're not upset, are you?" Sarah questioned him nervously.
Jareth quickly gathered her into his arms. "Of course I'm not upset! I only agreed to marry the fairy princess because it was duty to do so. It's you that I've wanted to marry since I first met you!" With this said, Jareth knelt on one knee before his beloved. "I know that we are already betrothed, but I want to do this right. Sarah, you alone hold my heart and the key to my happiness. Please say that you'll be my Queen… my wife."
Sarah dropped down in front of him with tears in her eyes. "Of course I'll marry you!" she replied as she fell into his embrace.
After a few moments Jareth stood up and pulled Sarah with him. "Come. Let's go dance."
They went back into the ballroom and started dancing near their friends. After a while, Jareth begin to wonder about something. "Sarah, how does your friend Naomee fit into all of this?"
"She was the only real friend I had Aboveground. I could tell her anything, and she loved fantasy as much as I did. After I came back from your Labyrinth I told her everything. She actually believed me and was thrilled to learn that there was a place such as this where magic is real and not thought of badly. She was also there for me when I found out about being adopted. She knows what it's like to not know your parents. You see, hers died when she was young and she hasn't had a permanent home ever since. She was excited to learn that she could come with me tonight. She's been here a couple of times before to help me cope with all the changes my life was going through."
"I must remember to thank her for being there for you when I couldn't. I also hope that she likes it here. It looks as though Anthony has taken a great liking to her," Jareth replied.
"She likes him as well. I can see it in the way she looks at him. I'm sure she would love to stay here if it comes to that," Sarah said with a smile on her face before they went back to dancing quietly.
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"I don't believe that our son will be upset with us anymore. At least not over this," King William said to his wife. They had been watching the two couples the entire time.
"I'm just glad that he's happy now. And it looks as though there's going to be another wedding soon as well," Queen Elisebeth replied as she looked from her son and his love to their friends.
They just smiled at each other as they walked out onto the dance floor. They were very happy for the two couples.
The End