Disclaimer: Don't own Labyrinth, characters (except for the ones I made up... which are a lot of them...) etc. Though I wish I did! Then I would hire people to make a better sequel than this! Lol!
Chapter Ten: In the Moonlight
Sarah knocked on the white painted door of the big house before her; her house. She cast a glance at Jareth who stood beside her.
He was dressed as a human in black slacks and a white dress shirt and his long hair was pulled back into a low pony-tail. He smiled reassuringly at her.
The door opened to reveal a little boy of seven years old clutching an old teddy bear. A huge grin broke out across his face and he turned and ran.
"Mommy! Daddy! Sarah's here!" he grabbed his mother's hand and pulled her to the door. Karin smiled as her son led her there, her husband Robert following behind. [1]
Sarah bent down to pick up Toby. "Hi Toby. I'm glad to see you!"
Toby laughed and bounced in her arms as Karin and her father each embraced her.
"Please come in," Karin said, inviting Sarah and her strange fiancé into the room.
Sarah put Toby down and he looked up at Jareth. He became very quiet as he studied the man Daddy and Mommy said wanted to marry Sarah.
Sarah and Jareth walked in and took seats on the couch and Sarah preformed introductions. They shook hands and talked some, getting to know each other. They asked tons of questions about them and especially about Jareth and his life, never mind that most of what Jareth told them was a lie.
His name was Jareth Arawn [2], the business manager of a successful company. He came from London when he was younger to make a living. He had run into Sarah one day at the grocery store, literally.
Still, Robert and Karin Williams bought it all.
When Sarah said she was not going back to college, they were not very happy, but she assured them that she wanted to find another school and change majors, but she did not know what she wanted to be yet, so she was still looking.
They bought that too.
So they talked all afternoon. They soon fell for all of his charms and decided that he was an excellent match for Sarah. They heartily welcomed him into their family.
Finally, Karin went to prepare dinner and Robert went to help her. Toby walked over to Sarah and took her hand, pulling to say "follow me". Sarah told Jareth she would be right back and let her little brother take her up the stairs into the hall.
"Sarah," Toby said, seriously. That worried Sarah, he never acted like this—he was normally so happy and full of energy.
"What is it, Toby? What's wrong?"
"Are you really gonna marry him?"
This surprised her. "Yes, I am."
"Why?"
Sarah paused, not understanding what was wrong.
"Because I love him, Toby."
"Oh..."
"Toby, tell me what's wrong," Sarah said.
"I remember him," Toby answered quietly. "He's the one who took me. And you saved me, remember? He wanted to make me a goblin."
Sarah's eyes widened. "Y-you remember this, Toby?"
He nodded. "And if you marry him, you will go away."
Sarah understood now. He was frightened of Jareth because Jareth changed babies into goblins. He didn't want her to go away forever. She hugged him.
"I will, but that doesn't mean I won't see you again."
"But what about the babies?"
"There won't be anymore." Sarah turned her head to see Jareth standing behind them.
"I will not take anymore, Toby. I have not, since I met you and your sister." Jareth studied the boy and smiled a little. [3]
Sarah felt a burden lift off of her shoulders at his statement. No more stealing babies! She stood and Toby stood right next to her, as if glued to her side.
Jareth bent down next to him and extended his hand to the boy. Toby looked down and his eyes widened at the small crystal ball Jareth held. He moved even closer to Sarah.
"Do not worry. It's a crystal, nothing more. When you miss Sarah, or you want to check on her, just wish for it and look into the crystal. It will show her to you so you will always know that she is safe."
Toby relaxed and reached out and Jareth handed the ball to him.
"Do you love Sarah too?"
Jareth smiled at this. "Yes Toby, I do." Jareth looked up at his bride-to-be and smiled. Toby just nodded, relenting. Sarah picked him up and the three went to eat dinner.
A letter was sent to Beth, saying that she would not be coming back. Along with the letter, she sent money to pay her half of the rent for the rest of the school year.
The letter read:
Dear Beth,
I am sorry, but I have decided not to return to school, acting is not for me. I will be going to a different school next year, to decide what kind of career I would like. I am still undecided.
Here is money enough to pay my rent for the rest of the year. Sorry about just running out on you, but you will find another roommate I'm sure. I'm glad we were roommates; it was a lot fun while it lasted.
I do not know where I will stay yet, so I am at my parents' house. Though I told her parents that Jareth and I were "apartment shopping". I have met someone, and I think we will be very happy together.
Please keep in touch, and send letters to my parents' house. They know how to get them to me. Yeah, I run by to get them once a month when I go visit Toby. I need a post office box.
I will miss you, thanks for everything!
With love,
Sarah
Jemima and Kamal's wedding was held a week later in one of the enormous royal gardens in Sunset Kingdom and everyone was invited, even Hoggle, Ludo, and Sir Didymus. It was a beautiful, sunny day with colorful flowers blooming all around them as they said their vows and kissed to seal them. Sarah loved it and hoped that her own wedding would be just as beautiful.
Old King Adair stepped aside, and Prince Kamal became King Kamal of Crystal City with his father to advise him while Donovan became the Prince and heir to Sunset Kingdom.
She met King Orson in person. The tall, red-haired elf was very friendly and liked to laugh. With him was his wife, Queen Selena, a tall and beautiful elf with sky blue eyes and blond hair that reached mid-thigh. She was very quiet, but always smiled and her voice sounded like chimes. Donovan had dark strawberry-blonde hair and his mother's bright blue eyes. He was a little more mischievous and witty, but also friendly, intelligent, and well-liked. Everyone had high hopes for him as the crown prince.
Old King Adair was there as well. Though old with silver hair and beard, he had life in his snapping blue eyes. He did not laugh as much as King Orson did, but he was kind, and wise. Sarah lost count of the hours she spent in his company, listening to his stories or reading aloud to him to give his old eyes a rest.
Then Jemima and Kamal left on their honeymoon, leaving Ada to take care of things in Crystal City and of Adair.
"We will see you again, don't worry," Jemima had promised Sarah and Ada nodded. "We will visit as soon as we can!"
"So everything worked out, didn't it?" Sarah asked as she and Jareth stood on a balcony looking out over the land one night.
"It did."
Sarah sighed in his arms and looked up at the night sky and the moon. "It's so beautiful here."
"I'm glad you approve," Jareth said, a small smile crossing his features.
They were silent, listening to a breeze blow across the land.
Something shimmered in the distance and moved closer. It seemed to sparkle and glow in the moonlight. Its mane and tail flowed gently in the breeze, like water. Light from the moon glinted on dark blue eyes.
"It's Chair Luna," Sarah whispered in astonishment.
Chair Luna reared, flailing her hooves and causing the moonlight to reflect on her horn. She looked their way and voiced a neigh before running off into the night.
"She is happy for us," Jareth said, when they could no longer see her. Sarah nodded against his chest.
"Jareth?" asked after a pause.
"Hm?"
"You've lived a long time, haven't you?"
He gave an ungentlemanly snort.
Sarah ignored it and continued. "But if I am human, I will grow old and die..."
Jareth hushed her with a finger over her lips.
"Yes, I should explain. Once you marry me, we are bound. Therefore your life will be expanded. You will not appear to age either. Still, you are in a human body, and they are not built to last forever, so you will live with me for about three hundred years."
"Three hundred?"
"Does it sound so horrible?" Jareth joked.
"That's not it, but it is a long time. It's hard to believe."
Jareth nodded. "For a human, that is long. Even for me, it is quite a long time. Let me finish. When you die at that time, because I am bound to you as well, I will die with you." [4]
"What?"
Jareth smiled a little. "It is true. But I would rather go with you to the Otherworld than remain here without you."
Sarah snuggled deeper into his arms. "I love you, Jareth."
"And I you, sweet."
~*The End*~
Notes:
[1] Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's Sarah's stepmother's name. I've seen it spelled "Karen" too. Oh well. And yes, her father's name is Robert; it says so in the book. ^_^
[2] I got this from , *laughing* It is very useful; I got almost all of my character names there, except Jemima and Macavity. Strangely, "Arawn" means "King of the Otherworld" (Welsh)! I found that amusing...
[3] Well, he has enough grown goblins, right? They can have their own families now, so why take more?
[4] That seems logical to me. Doesn't it? It's true; humans aren't built to live forever. Anyway...
Well, a little over a year of work and this story is what I have to show for it! It is also the longest fic I have ever written, the only multi-chapter one! I am so happy! *sniff* Too bad it's over! I'm not sure how good the ending was, sorry if you didn't like it -_-;
I am debating writing an epilogue. If that goes well, who knows? Maybe I will write a sequel? I don't know, but I doubt the sequel part...
Thank you to all of you who have reviewed! Thanks so much for your help, compliments, advice, and support! It really means a lot to me! (And I still have every review I've received ^_^)
To you who reviewed my last chapter:
Labyris~ Thanks for reviewing again! And for reviewing my other fic, Heart. Thanks!
Born-of-Elven-Blood~ I'm glad you like it! I'm still waiting for more on your fic too! ^_^
Jareth_is_SO_cute~ I LOVE your name! *hehe* And your e~mail address, that's cute. I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long.
draegon-fire~ I'm glad you thought it was cute and sappy ^_^ hehe. Thank you. I think you have reviewed on every chapter. If not, pretty darn close. Thank you very very much! *hugs*
Thank you all!
