Chapter 45: I'll be back
That night Jareth had returned with another grin on his face. All of the children that tried to solve the Labyrinth failed, leaving Jareth with more children to become goblin servants. He flew into the window of the Throne room and walked up to Sarah and gave her a kiss. Then he walked up to the door and unlocked it with his magic. He and Sarah went to check on Uther. They found him in his bedchamber sitting on the balcony looking over the Labyrinth. They smiled to see that he was not doing anything that he should not be. They said good night to him and shut the door. Back in their bedchamber they sat on the bed and talked about their day. It was a good day and they hoped that there would be more of them.
Two months had passed and Uther was still living in the castle. Sarah was now becoming noticeably pregnant. They could not keep it a secret anymore. Finally they told Uther that she was with child, and the rest of the kingdom as well. Everyone was shocked by this news, and were sending gifts to them. Sarah was beginning to feel the child moving around more frequently. Jareth was truly proud of this. And wanted her to wear clothing that would show it off. Sarah did not mind it either. She was too excited. Jareth was also more loving then ever before. He was by her side very day and would not even go to the Aboveground to retrieve children from the mortals. Jareth and Sarah each day took walks around the gardens and took little adventures through some parts of the Labyrinth. Nothing dangerous of course but places that, were serene and beautiful. And every night when they crawled into bed Jareth would sing to the baby while rubbing her stomach. Sarah would some times laugh because Jareth would tell the baby things that were funny. And she loved his humor. That was something that he rarely ever had until last month.
Life for them was going great. But the Half-ground was beginning to fall apart. Banter was going crazy. He could not take that Sarah could not be his. And the fact that she was with child on account of Jareth. He was beginning to lose control of his sanity. Allowing the Half-ground to slip through his fingers. And every time Jareth would write a letter to see how things were going he would write back in reply that things were great and that there was no problem. But there was. The people were going against the kingdom and were planning an attack. Which Banter knew this but decided to do nothing about it. Finally word came to Jareth and Sarah about the Half-ground and Banter. Jareth told Sarah that he unfortunately had to go and try to fix things or it would only get worse. She understood.
So on day Sarah walked Jareth to the entry door to the castle. She helped him with his cape and kissed him good-bye. She had tears rolling down her cheeks for she knew that she could not go with him. And that he would not be back of at least a month to two months. Jareth told his father to watch over Sarah and he gladly agreed to it. Then Jareth bent down and kissed Sarah's abdomen, rubbing it gently. He kissed her good-bye once more (an absolute passionate and powerful kiss) and then walked out the door. He stopped and turned around looking at his mourning wife, he walked up to her and smiled pulling off his pendant.
"I want you to have this while I am gone. To help ease your suffering." He placed it in her hand and closed it tightly. Tilting her head down and kissing it gently. Then he turned back around and walked through the Goblin City, leaving his love behind.
