DISCLAIMER: I do not own A I D A as much as I would like to take credit for it. But I am not nor related to Elton John and/or Tim Rice. AND I do NOT own Labyrinth. *swears* But, any characters that do not appear in Aida and/or Labyrinth are MINE! MINE I tell you, MINE!!!
Chapter Twelve: "I'm Sorry For Everything I've Said and For Everything I Forgot to Say Too."
Sarah was way ahead of Jareth. She was angry. She stomped over to Reishia and slapped her. Jareth's jaw fell open as Reishia's hand came to her cheek.
"I guess I deserved that," she whispered.
"HOW COULD YOU!" Sarah yelled, furious. "Why didn't you tell me? I thought we trusted each other! I thought we were friends!" Sarah paused, stepping back. Her eyes shone with tears as she bit out, "But I guess I was wrong."
She twirled, her hair slapping into Rei's face and stomped off. There was no question about it. Sarah Williams was mad.
Reishia looked at the ground. Jareth reached out and touched her shoulder. Her body tensed before she straightened out. Jareth opened his mouth to say something but she spoke first.
"You still have a choice to make, Jareth," she looked at him. Her sapphire eyes reflected the pain hidden beneath. "You can't have us both. Sarah loves you. I love you. You love us. But you can't have both of us." Her eyes turned away from him. "I suspect you're going to have a hard time sleeping tonight."
Jareth frowned, hating the bitter truth in her statement.
"Make the right choice, Jareth. I'll talk to you in the morning. Right now I'm going to try to make amends with Sarah." She turned away. "Goodnight."
She left Jareth in the garden. Alone and Confused.
*
Sarah was calmer now. She stared out into the labyrinth from the perch on her windowsill. Her eyes were blank. She didn't even hear the knocking until it was accompanied by a voice.
"Sarah, can I come in?" Rei called.
Slowly, Sarah tore her eyes from the labyrinth and replied. "Yes, you may."
Rei entered and shut the door gently behind her.
Her feet barely made a sound as she glided across the floor before sitting in a car opposite of Sarah.
Rei broke the tense silence between them. "Sarah, I wanted to say I'm sorry."
"Is that what you came here for?" Sarah replied, her voice indifferent. "Well then, you completed your task. You can leave."
Rei's lips curved into a smile as she shook her head. "You sound just like him."
Sarah smiled in remembrance, "He once told me that I was as cruel as he."
Rei sighed and said, "I know this is hard for you. To know that I've lied to you all this time. But I wish to request that you allow me to explain myself."
Sarah wanted to yell at her to get out but she refused to turn back into the old Sarah. "Proceed."
"The last time I was here I was Queen of the Warriors. My life has changed since then. When I was a youth, I met Jareth, Darien, and his close friend, Erik. All three of them were handsome and they seemed to like me. Many males disliked me because of my strength. I was stronger in both physical and magical fields than most of the Fae. It scared men away because they were used to submissive women."
"As time passed Jareth and I fell in love. While Erik excepted this and remained one of my dearest friends, Darien couldn't take the rejection. It burned him from the inside that I chose his older brother over him. He never acted upon that rage until years later. But until that time, Jareth and I were in bliss. We were engaged and had begun to plan our wedding."
Sarah's mouth turned into a frown. Jareth loved Rei. Rei was so much more graceful and beautiful than she was. When it came time for him to chose, he would most definitely pick her.
"I was also causing quite a stir in the Underground. Not only was I the first Warrior Queen without a King, I refused to take mortal slaves. In fact, I was appalled. Jareth and several of my friends including Erik started a campaign against mortal slavery. Jareth started to take in abused and unwanted children."
Sarah gasped. "Was that-?"
"Yes, that was how it started. His father was furious and cursed him. He turned every child he had taken care of into a goblin. Soon the Council named Jareth the Goblin King. He fought against the title, but he found that it was in vain. He was forced to take children when he was called upon and turn them into goblins unless the wisher was able to solve the labyrinth."
Sarah suddenly understood Jareth's predicament. Her eyes closed as she imagined Jareth having to do a job he hates. His anger and aloofness were caused by self-hatred.
"Slowly, we got more and more followers on our side. But people were starting to rally against us as well. Finally, there was a war. They attacked my castle because I was the source of the trouble. It happened too suddenly to alert anyone. My people fought and died for the freedom of mortals. Darien came into my room and told me that he had been wanting to do this for a while," Rei started to get choked up. "I pleaded with him, begging him to have some sympathy for the mortals. He pulled me close and chuckled. I never saw the knife coming. I backed away from him in shock, my hand touching the blood flowing from my back. I backed too far and fell from my window. As I fell, I whispered a final incantation. I sent myself to the Purest Dreamer. You, Sarah."
Sarah nodded. "I remember… you gave me the labyrinth book." Sarah glanced at Rei. "Why?"
"Because it was your destiny. The Purest Dreamer was supposed to conquer the labyrinth."
Sarah's forehead wrinkled as she licked her lips. Her innocent eyes turned to Rei as she begged her, "Continue, please."
Rei smiled at her before continuing.
"I remained in your dreams until I had regained my strength. I changed my appearance and became a mortal so that Darien or anyone else who wanted to kill me would not recognize me. I used only small, undetectable spells. I entered your life the year you found the labyrinth." She paused. "And… I believe you know the rest."
Sarah looked at her before asking, "There is just one question you haven't answered. Why didn't you tell me?"
"My name is detectable." At Sarah's blank look, Rei explained further. "In the Underground when royalties name is spoken it can be heard anywhere. So they placed a spell to search for my name." Rei smiled. "And plus, I didn't want you to do anything stupid. It was better you remain ignorant until it was necessary for you to know. If you wished me away to the Underground or told my story to the wrong person I would be revealed instantly."
Sarah's eyes widened with comprehension. She looked at Rei, her body so different now. She would never know that this was her friend if she didn't look into her eyes. The kind, funny, trusting, and incredible person lingered in her eyes.
"Can you forgive me?" Rei asked, her eyes pleaded.
"Yes," Sarah replied, nodding her head. "Yes, I can."
Rei smiled a smile so bright that Sarah had no choice but to reciprocate. Rei hugged her friend close.
"Don't ever lie to me again!" Sarah whispered in her friend's ear.
"I promise," Rei said, hugging her friend tight. "Same to you."
"I promise," Sarah answered.
The two women smiled at each other before Rei stood.
"Well it's getting late and I have to get some beauty sleep," she said, heading toward the door.
"You need it," Sarah quipped.
"Oh you!" Rei smiled. She opened the door.
"Thank you, Rei… Reishia…." Sarah drawled unsure what to call her.
"Rei is fine," her friend said.
"Rei… thank you for being my friend. I don't think I could have made it without you."
Rei smiled and said, "It's all I have to give."
She shut the door and left Sarah. Happy and Complete.
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Please Review, I'm loosing confidence...
Chapter Twelve: "I'm Sorry For Everything I've Said and For Everything I Forgot to Say Too."
Sarah was way ahead of Jareth. She was angry. She stomped over to Reishia and slapped her. Jareth's jaw fell open as Reishia's hand came to her cheek.
"I guess I deserved that," she whispered.
"HOW COULD YOU!" Sarah yelled, furious. "Why didn't you tell me? I thought we trusted each other! I thought we were friends!" Sarah paused, stepping back. Her eyes shone with tears as she bit out, "But I guess I was wrong."
She twirled, her hair slapping into Rei's face and stomped off. There was no question about it. Sarah Williams was mad.
Reishia looked at the ground. Jareth reached out and touched her shoulder. Her body tensed before she straightened out. Jareth opened his mouth to say something but she spoke first.
"You still have a choice to make, Jareth," she looked at him. Her sapphire eyes reflected the pain hidden beneath. "You can't have us both. Sarah loves you. I love you. You love us. But you can't have both of us." Her eyes turned away from him. "I suspect you're going to have a hard time sleeping tonight."
Jareth frowned, hating the bitter truth in her statement.
"Make the right choice, Jareth. I'll talk to you in the morning. Right now I'm going to try to make amends with Sarah." She turned away. "Goodnight."
She left Jareth in the garden. Alone and Confused.
*
Sarah was calmer now. She stared out into the labyrinth from the perch on her windowsill. Her eyes were blank. She didn't even hear the knocking until it was accompanied by a voice.
"Sarah, can I come in?" Rei called.
Slowly, Sarah tore her eyes from the labyrinth and replied. "Yes, you may."
Rei entered and shut the door gently behind her.
Her feet barely made a sound as she glided across the floor before sitting in a car opposite of Sarah.
Rei broke the tense silence between them. "Sarah, I wanted to say I'm sorry."
"Is that what you came here for?" Sarah replied, her voice indifferent. "Well then, you completed your task. You can leave."
Rei's lips curved into a smile as she shook her head. "You sound just like him."
Sarah smiled in remembrance, "He once told me that I was as cruel as he."
Rei sighed and said, "I know this is hard for you. To know that I've lied to you all this time. But I wish to request that you allow me to explain myself."
Sarah wanted to yell at her to get out but she refused to turn back into the old Sarah. "Proceed."
"The last time I was here I was Queen of the Warriors. My life has changed since then. When I was a youth, I met Jareth, Darien, and his close friend, Erik. All three of them were handsome and they seemed to like me. Many males disliked me because of my strength. I was stronger in both physical and magical fields than most of the Fae. It scared men away because they were used to submissive women."
"As time passed Jareth and I fell in love. While Erik excepted this and remained one of my dearest friends, Darien couldn't take the rejection. It burned him from the inside that I chose his older brother over him. He never acted upon that rage until years later. But until that time, Jareth and I were in bliss. We were engaged and had begun to plan our wedding."
Sarah's mouth turned into a frown. Jareth loved Rei. Rei was so much more graceful and beautiful than she was. When it came time for him to chose, he would most definitely pick her.
"I was also causing quite a stir in the Underground. Not only was I the first Warrior Queen without a King, I refused to take mortal slaves. In fact, I was appalled. Jareth and several of my friends including Erik started a campaign against mortal slavery. Jareth started to take in abused and unwanted children."
Sarah gasped. "Was that-?"
"Yes, that was how it started. His father was furious and cursed him. He turned every child he had taken care of into a goblin. Soon the Council named Jareth the Goblin King. He fought against the title, but he found that it was in vain. He was forced to take children when he was called upon and turn them into goblins unless the wisher was able to solve the labyrinth."
Sarah suddenly understood Jareth's predicament. Her eyes closed as she imagined Jareth having to do a job he hates. His anger and aloofness were caused by self-hatred.
"Slowly, we got more and more followers on our side. But people were starting to rally against us as well. Finally, there was a war. They attacked my castle because I was the source of the trouble. It happened too suddenly to alert anyone. My people fought and died for the freedom of mortals. Darien came into my room and told me that he had been wanting to do this for a while," Rei started to get choked up. "I pleaded with him, begging him to have some sympathy for the mortals. He pulled me close and chuckled. I never saw the knife coming. I backed away from him in shock, my hand touching the blood flowing from my back. I backed too far and fell from my window. As I fell, I whispered a final incantation. I sent myself to the Purest Dreamer. You, Sarah."
Sarah nodded. "I remember… you gave me the labyrinth book." Sarah glanced at Rei. "Why?"
"Because it was your destiny. The Purest Dreamer was supposed to conquer the labyrinth."
Sarah's forehead wrinkled as she licked her lips. Her innocent eyes turned to Rei as she begged her, "Continue, please."
Rei smiled at her before continuing.
"I remained in your dreams until I had regained my strength. I changed my appearance and became a mortal so that Darien or anyone else who wanted to kill me would not recognize me. I used only small, undetectable spells. I entered your life the year you found the labyrinth." She paused. "And… I believe you know the rest."
Sarah looked at her before asking, "There is just one question you haven't answered. Why didn't you tell me?"
"My name is detectable." At Sarah's blank look, Rei explained further. "In the Underground when royalties name is spoken it can be heard anywhere. So they placed a spell to search for my name." Rei smiled. "And plus, I didn't want you to do anything stupid. It was better you remain ignorant until it was necessary for you to know. If you wished me away to the Underground or told my story to the wrong person I would be revealed instantly."
Sarah's eyes widened with comprehension. She looked at Rei, her body so different now. She would never know that this was her friend if she didn't look into her eyes. The kind, funny, trusting, and incredible person lingered in her eyes.
"Can you forgive me?" Rei asked, her eyes pleaded.
"Yes," Sarah replied, nodding her head. "Yes, I can."
Rei smiled a smile so bright that Sarah had no choice but to reciprocate. Rei hugged her friend close.
"Don't ever lie to me again!" Sarah whispered in her friend's ear.
"I promise," Rei said, hugging her friend tight. "Same to you."
"I promise," Sarah answered.
The two women smiled at each other before Rei stood.
"Well it's getting late and I have to get some beauty sleep," she said, heading toward the door.
"You need it," Sarah quipped.
"Oh you!" Rei smiled. She opened the door.
"Thank you, Rei… Reishia…." Sarah drawled unsure what to call her.
"Rei is fine," her friend said.
"Rei… thank you for being my friend. I don't think I could have made it without you."
Rei smiled and said, "It's all I have to give."
She shut the door and left Sarah. Happy and Complete.
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Please Review, I'm loosing confidence...
