6. Sarah's Powers

"Good, she left." Said a goblin.

"Yes. I can't stand her."

"Her dragon scared me so much that I pissed in my armor."

"You think that was bad-"

Jareth raised his hand in the air and yelled, "Silence!"

The goblin army turned their heads to the king and blinked. Some of them recoiled and started to head back to the Goblin City. They hated it when he yelled.

Jareth looked at them, "You cowards. You couldn't lead ants to a picnic."

Sarah left out a belly laugh at that one. Then she let go of him and took a few steps back. "Where does Cinda live?"

He stepped away and sat back down on the bench. He let out a heavy sigh. "She lives south of here. She wanted to marry me at one time." He looked up at Sarah. "Now, what stained glass you were talking about?" He ordered the goblins to go home.

Sarah picked up a stand of her hair and twirled it around her fingers. "The one in the bathroom above the tub."

Jareth stood up quickly. "There's no such thing in there." He grabbed her by the wrist as he stood up. He turned toward the castle and they appeared back into his chambers. The bathroom door was in front of them as Jareth kicked it opened. He pointed above the tub and there was nothing there but a small hole.

Sarah's mouth dropped and Jareth let go of her wrist. She went over to the tub and pointed. "It was there last night." She described to him what it looked like.

He slammed his fist on the counter and Sarah jumped, "Damn her. She was spying on you last night." He went over to her and gave her an order; "Next time you see that faerie or dragon, tell me at once." He left the room and headed back to the throne room.

Sarah stared at the hole for a moment and went to the main room. She never thought that was a spy. She went over to the bed and looked over at the crystal light. It was now a very deep pink. It was almost red, but some black flickered in and out. She sat down on the edge of the bed and sighed. She leaned back and flopped down. "What a day." She said and sighed.

She thought about what Cinda said about Jareth wanting her to his queen. "So, he wants me to be his queen." she said to herself. Sometimes it was better to talk to yourself when you are trying to figure something out. She looked down at her chest and picked up the brooch. She held against her heart for a long moment as she took some deep breathes. Sarah sat back up and peered over to the crystal. It was a deep fuchsia. She raised an eyebrow. "Why does that change color?" She put the brooch back on and touched the light. She remembered first seeing it green. Then the next time she saw it, it was almost red with black. Now it was about fuchsia and magenta. She watched it as she thought about Jareth and her feelings toward him. She had to admit to herself that she was head over heels. She thought he was handsome the first time she saw him and really didn't know what to think after that. At the time she was scared out of her wits. She widened her eyes as she saw the light turn red and said, "I think I do love him."

Hoggle paced back and forth in front of Didymus' tree. He narrowed his eyes and looked down at the ground. He sighed heavily, "I thought she hated him."

Sir Didymus peeked out of his hole while he was eating a piece of fruit. "Lady Sarah did in the beginning, but it has been three years since she saw Jareth. She's a young woman with needs and desires." He munched some more and spitted out a seed. "She might be in love with him as well."

"Sarah." Moaned Ludo as he looked up at the castle. The sun was starting to set down.

The dwarf kicked up a rock and it landed by the beast. "Ooh. Stupid Jareth. He's messing with her head. I know it."

"Who's stupid?" Jareth's voice echoed.

Hoggle jumped up in the air and then turned. He met the Goblin King face to face and his jaw dropped. "No one." He whimpered out.

Jareth was kneeling down to meet Hoggle's eyes. "Really?" He let out a coy smile. "I could have sworn I heard you say that I was stupid." He stood up and leaned on the fox's tree.

Hoggle let out a fake laugh, "You? Ha! Ha! Certainly not you, Your Majesty." He took a few steps back and bumped into Ludo.

The Goblin King said, "I know you care for her, Hog brain, but I have not messed with her head." He pushed off the tree and placed his hands behind his back. "She is here and that should all matter to you and nothing else."

Didymus spoke, "Did I see Cinda's dragon earlier?" He hoped to change the subject and save Hoggle from being tormented by Jareth.

Jareth glared at the fox, "Yes, and that isn't your concern either." With that, he disappeared.

The fox nodded slowly, "I know whose Labyrinth has that library." He looked at Hoggle. "Cinda."

Hoggle grunted, "She's worse than Jareth. Sarah might leave him now, but then we have to figure a way to get her out without him knowing."

Didymus sighed and shook his head, "I doubt that, friend. She may want to stay here." He looked up at the castle. "I will tell Sarah, but it's up to her now."

Sarah decided to get up and look around the castle. She had a feeling that she should be able to after all. She stood up and went over to the door. It opened up without her telling it or pushing. When she stepped out the guards gave her some type of salute and bowed their heads. She cocked an eyebrow and thought they must have heard something. She started to go to the throne room and check on Jareth, but he was making his way to see her. She stopped at the moment she saw him.

"Since we had nothing to eat at lunch," Jareth chimed. "I say we should have an early dinner."

Sarah stared into his eyes, "Yes, but I hope we don't get any more surprises." She went closer to him and asked, "How many enemies do you have?" She never really thought about it. The book never said anything about this world other than he was the Goblin King and everything else she knew. She had that book memorized. She had wished that it did continued on and had other series, but didn't find any.

"A few more." He replied. "Cinda is the worst though." He took her hand. "The stars are coming out. You would never see a more beautiful sight in you life, but I have."

"Really?" She grinned lightly. "And what was that?"

He caressed her cheek with the back of his gloved hand, "You."

She felt very happy at that and was about to kiss him on the cheek till she felt like they were being watched. She turned her gaze over Jareth's right shoulder and saw a crowd of goblins standing in the doorway.

Jareth turned. He sighed and was about to tell them off.

Then Sarah did it for him. "Okay, there's nothing to see here. Go on. This isn't All My Goblins, alright."

He watched them scatter and laughed, "All My Goblins? I thought it was All My Children." He took a few steps and she followed. They were still hand and hand.

"I can make smart ass remarks if I want to."

Jareth shook his head and led her down the hall. There were some tapestries of faeries fighting humans and goblins. A lion being petted by an ugly female goblin was in the middle of a wall. He stopped in front of a wooden door. He placed his hand on her eyes. "Close them."

Sarah smiled, "What?"

"Just do it, Sarah." he opened the door and said. "Stay here till I come back."

Sarah heard the door shut and waited for a minute. She thought I bet he's making a fancy table with candlelight under the stars. Maybe a few musicians playing a sweet song in the right corner. The food would be cocktail shrimp, a salad and other fancy things.

Just then the door and opened. The Goblin King grasped her hand and said calmly, "You can come in now, my dear."

She opened her eyes and went after him. Her jaw dropped, "Oh my god." She exclaimed. She saw everything that she was thinking. She turned to him and said, "You read my mind."

He only shook his head and smiled. "No, Sarah. You wished it."

Sarah walked past him as she looked up at the stars. She could tell then that she really wasn't on her world. None of the star patterns matched the constellations she knew. Then she felt her clothes changed. She jerked her head down and saw that she was now wearing a solid black dress. She raised her arms and saw the bell sleeves were longer. They almost touched the floor. The dress had an empress waist that was lined with sliver. Still had cleavage going on and the brooch was still at the same spot. She then noticed that it was all made of silk. She felt the side of her face and her hair was pulled back. It was only the sides though.

"I did give you certain powers after all." Jareth said as Sarah turned to look at him. He wore a solid black outfit too. The same things he on earlier, but now all black. His necklace set on his chest.

"You did?" She asked and titled her head. "When?"

Jareth went over to the table and pulled a chair out for her. "Three years ago." He watched her sit down and he leaned into her ear. "What said is said."

They began to eat as Sarah sighed. She started to wonder if he was an immortal human or something else. She thought about what the book said and it never did. Well, she thought, it doesn't matter since I love him anyway. She looked up when she saw Jareth disappear suddenly and then came back in a second. He went to check the crystal light in his chambers.

"You have been awfully quiet, Sarah." Jareth replied. "What is going on in that head of yours?"

Sarah took her glass of wine and slipped. She never drank much. Only on special occasions though. She hoped that it didn't make her tipsy. "Just been thinking, that's all."

He put his elbows on the table and leaned in, "You don't have to keep secrets from me, now. If you are still thinking about going back home, that will take a long time."

She set the glass down and said, "Is the book different for every Labyrinth or is it the same one?"

Jareth sighed and looked away from her. "Sarah, it's the same. It depends on the wish."

"The wish." She repeated. "You mean that I changed the word 'goblins' to 'faeries' instead."

He nodded once, "Then you would have dealt with Cinda," He stood up and placed his hand behind his back. "And you wouldn't have won." He snapped his fingers and the music changed. He held out his hand, "Shall we dance?"

Sarah scooted her chair back and took it. She placed her other hand on his shoulder as he put his around her waist. They glided to the right as she listened to the song. It was the same one she heard in the ballroom dream.

The couple danced around and around for a long time till they were standing by the ledge looking down on the Goblin City. Jareth's arms were wrapped around her waist as his chin was nestled in her ear. The moon began to rise in the east of the Labyrinth as Sarah spoke, "Are you of the fae?"

"I was wondering when you was going to ask that." He answered her. "Yes, I am."

Suddenly there was a loud crash. Jareth let Sarah go and peered over to the city gates. Then a goblin voice yelled out, "Sorry, Your Highness. Humongous fell over again."

Sarah snickered. Jareth shook his head and said. "They certainly know how to ruin a moment."