Disclaimer: I own not the story or the song. But I do own the idea, and
the plot, which, by the way, is one chapter away from being over. Hehehe.
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The night before Sarah's wedding
Sarah stood before her dresser, her fingers lightly tracing the hem of the wedding dress that hung from her mirror. She was getting married tomorrow. She had to forget Jareth and get on with her life. She's marrying a man who loves her, who she hopefully loves back. But she couldn't get Jareth off her mind. Every time she closed her eyes, there he was, smirking as if he knew something she didn't. And what an irresistible smirk he had.
'Oh, Sarah, stop it. You're doing it again. You're marrying the love of your life tomorrow whether you want to or not. You made a commitment. Now let it be.' But is he really the love of her life? Maybe he's just the one who is meant to help her realize the _true_ love of her life. Now that she thinks about it, she doesn't really know him. And they don't really know her. She put up a wall around her ever since her mother left her. Nobody would know how she really felt, what her emotions were. Maybe it is time to let that wall down. 'Why not now? You _are_ getting married tomorrow afternoon. Maybe it is time to be honest. To the world and yourself.'
At that moment, her window burst open and a snowy owl flew in, perching on her headboard.
'That figures. The moment I decide to drop the act, he appears. Oh well. I guess this is my first test.'
'What's all this about acts and tests?' Jareth's silky voice poured into her thoughts.
Sarah forgot about the mind-reading thing. 'You know what? I think its rude to interrupt people's thoughts,' Sarah thought, not wanting to wake her family.
'You do? How so?'
'I mean, it is like breaking and entering. People's own thoughts are private, and when you do that, it is like reading their diary.'
'Are you telling me that you have private thoughts, Sarah?' Sarah swore he was smirking in that pretty little head of his.
'Everybody has private thoughts.'
'Not me.'
'Oh really? I highly doubt that.' Why did she doubt everything Jareth said?
'I can show you, Sarah,' he said, his now human form sitting on her bed.
'What?!' Sarah was startled at that sentence. How can he show her his thoughts?
In a few quick strides, Jareth was inches away from her. He looked deep into her eyes as she gulped nervously. He couldn't help but smirk. She felt weak when he smirked. He created a crystal, balancing it on the tip of his finger. She tore her eyes from his to look in the crystal.
"Look closer, Sarah. Look into _my_ dreams." Sarah automatically leaned closer, her face inches away from the crystal's smooth surface. She saw a swirl of color within it, and when she looked up at Jareth, he was gone. And so was her room.
She now stood in The Ballroom, dressed in her wedding gown. Gone were the masqueraders and the tables. It was just Sarah, alone.
"Welcome to my dreams, Sarah," Jareth said all around her, nowhere in sight. She sensed him behind her, but she spun around several times before realizing he wasn't.
"Your-?" She started.
"Yes, Sarah, mine. You think that dream you had from the peach was merely a coincidence? I chose that specific one for you, Sarah. I knew you would like it," Jareth's voice purred into her ear. She turned around quickly and found herself face-to-face with him. He was wearing the same clothes as before, the blue streaks in his hair looking striking. His hand slipped around her waist, and before she could react, they were dancing. His cheek brushed against hers, and she shivered lightly at his touch. Time to drop that wall.
"Jareth? I need to tell you something," she whispered, gently pulling away to look him in his eyes. His beautiful, mismatched eyes. But before she could say what was on her mind, she saw his expression. He looked as if he had missed her beyond words. This wasn't the proud, haughty Goblin King that she knew and hated. This was Jareth, plain, simple, and serious. She had to fight hard to keep from throwing herself on him. He took her in his arms, and held her close, burying her face in his neck
"Shh, let me enjoy this moment while I still can," he said, his voice sounding quiet and forlorn.
Sarah grew exhausted. It was getting late, and she could feel it. She felt as though hours had passed instead of minutes. Her body relaxed into his, and she felt like just snuggling close and sleeping on his shoulder. She closed her eyes, her eyelashes fluttering against his warm skin.
"'Tis time for you to go, Sarah," he said, his voice sounding distant as Sarah started to drift off to sleep. While dancing, he dipped her. "I love you."
Sarah awoke, her eyes snapping open. She was lying in her bed. She did not believe that last sentence. 'Maybe it was all a dream.' But as Sarah turned over on her side, the red rose on her pillow made her add, 'Or was it?" -------------------------------------
Turn it inside out so I can see The part of you that's drifting over me And when I wake you're never there But when I sleep you're everywhere You're everywhere
Just tell me how I got this far Just tell me why you're here and who you are 'Cause every time I look you're never there And every time I sleep you're always there
'Cause you're everywhere to me And when I close my eyes it's you I see You're everything I know that makes me believe I'm not alone I'm not alone
I recognize the way you make me feel It's hard to think that You might not be real I sense it now, the water's getting deep I try to wash the pain away from me Away from me
'Cause you're everywhere to me And when I close my eyes it's you I see You're everything I know That makes me believe I'm not alone I'm not alone
I am not alone Whoa, oh, oooh, oh
And when I touch your hand It's then I understand The beauty that's within It's now that we begin You always light my way I hope there never comes a day No matter where I go I always feel you so
'Cause you're everywhere to me And when I close my eyes it's you I see You're everything I know That makes me believe I'm not alone 'Cause you're everywhere to me And when I catch my breath It's you I breathe You're everything I know That makes me believe I'm not alone
You're in everyone I see So tell me Do you see me?
The night before Sarah's wedding
Sarah stood before her dresser, her fingers lightly tracing the hem of the wedding dress that hung from her mirror. She was getting married tomorrow. She had to forget Jareth and get on with her life. She's marrying a man who loves her, who she hopefully loves back. But she couldn't get Jareth off her mind. Every time she closed her eyes, there he was, smirking as if he knew something she didn't. And what an irresistible smirk he had.
'Oh, Sarah, stop it. You're doing it again. You're marrying the love of your life tomorrow whether you want to or not. You made a commitment. Now let it be.' But is he really the love of her life? Maybe he's just the one who is meant to help her realize the _true_ love of her life. Now that she thinks about it, she doesn't really know him. And they don't really know her. She put up a wall around her ever since her mother left her. Nobody would know how she really felt, what her emotions were. Maybe it is time to let that wall down. 'Why not now? You _are_ getting married tomorrow afternoon. Maybe it is time to be honest. To the world and yourself.'
At that moment, her window burst open and a snowy owl flew in, perching on her headboard.
'That figures. The moment I decide to drop the act, he appears. Oh well. I guess this is my first test.'
'What's all this about acts and tests?' Jareth's silky voice poured into her thoughts.
Sarah forgot about the mind-reading thing. 'You know what? I think its rude to interrupt people's thoughts,' Sarah thought, not wanting to wake her family.
'You do? How so?'
'I mean, it is like breaking and entering. People's own thoughts are private, and when you do that, it is like reading their diary.'
'Are you telling me that you have private thoughts, Sarah?' Sarah swore he was smirking in that pretty little head of his.
'Everybody has private thoughts.'
'Not me.'
'Oh really? I highly doubt that.' Why did she doubt everything Jareth said?
'I can show you, Sarah,' he said, his now human form sitting on her bed.
'What?!' Sarah was startled at that sentence. How can he show her his thoughts?
In a few quick strides, Jareth was inches away from her. He looked deep into her eyes as she gulped nervously. He couldn't help but smirk. She felt weak when he smirked. He created a crystal, balancing it on the tip of his finger. She tore her eyes from his to look in the crystal.
"Look closer, Sarah. Look into _my_ dreams." Sarah automatically leaned closer, her face inches away from the crystal's smooth surface. She saw a swirl of color within it, and when she looked up at Jareth, he was gone. And so was her room.
She now stood in The Ballroom, dressed in her wedding gown. Gone were the masqueraders and the tables. It was just Sarah, alone.
"Welcome to my dreams, Sarah," Jareth said all around her, nowhere in sight. She sensed him behind her, but she spun around several times before realizing he wasn't.
"Your-?" She started.
"Yes, Sarah, mine. You think that dream you had from the peach was merely a coincidence? I chose that specific one for you, Sarah. I knew you would like it," Jareth's voice purred into her ear. She turned around quickly and found herself face-to-face with him. He was wearing the same clothes as before, the blue streaks in his hair looking striking. His hand slipped around her waist, and before she could react, they were dancing. His cheek brushed against hers, and she shivered lightly at his touch. Time to drop that wall.
"Jareth? I need to tell you something," she whispered, gently pulling away to look him in his eyes. His beautiful, mismatched eyes. But before she could say what was on her mind, she saw his expression. He looked as if he had missed her beyond words. This wasn't the proud, haughty Goblin King that she knew and hated. This was Jareth, plain, simple, and serious. She had to fight hard to keep from throwing herself on him. He took her in his arms, and held her close, burying her face in his neck
"Shh, let me enjoy this moment while I still can," he said, his voice sounding quiet and forlorn.
Sarah grew exhausted. It was getting late, and she could feel it. She felt as though hours had passed instead of minutes. Her body relaxed into his, and she felt like just snuggling close and sleeping on his shoulder. She closed her eyes, her eyelashes fluttering against his warm skin.
"'Tis time for you to go, Sarah," he said, his voice sounding distant as Sarah started to drift off to sleep. While dancing, he dipped her. "I love you."
Sarah awoke, her eyes snapping open. She was lying in her bed. She did not believe that last sentence. 'Maybe it was all a dream.' But as Sarah turned over on her side, the red rose on her pillow made her add, 'Or was it?" -------------------------------------
Turn it inside out so I can see The part of you that's drifting over me And when I wake you're never there But when I sleep you're everywhere You're everywhere
Just tell me how I got this far Just tell me why you're here and who you are 'Cause every time I look you're never there And every time I sleep you're always there
'Cause you're everywhere to me And when I close my eyes it's you I see You're everything I know that makes me believe I'm not alone I'm not alone
I recognize the way you make me feel It's hard to think that You might not be real I sense it now, the water's getting deep I try to wash the pain away from me Away from me
'Cause you're everywhere to me And when I close my eyes it's you I see You're everything I know That makes me believe I'm not alone I'm not alone
I am not alone Whoa, oh, oooh, oh
And when I touch your hand It's then I understand The beauty that's within It's now that we begin You always light my way I hope there never comes a day No matter where I go I always feel you so
'Cause you're everywhere to me And when I close my eyes it's you I see You're everything I know That makes me believe I'm not alone 'Cause you're everywhere to me And when I catch my breath It's you I breathe You're everything I know That makes me believe I'm not alone
You're in everyone I see So tell me Do you see me?
