Chapter Ten

We sent Austin home and I took a look at Toby's eye.

"Great," I muttered "Karen's going to love this."

"Hey Toby," Jareth said, completely ignoring what I had just said "do you want ot see a magic trick?"

"Sure," Toby said getting up off my lap and sitting next to Jareth on the front step.

"Now you see it," Jareth said holding up a mirror showing Toby his black eye. Then he waved his hand over Toby's face and held up the mirror again "And now you don't."

"Hey," Toby said, confused "how'd ya do that?"

"Oh thank you," I said taking Toby back in my arms "you've been such a big help Jareth you really have."

"Well," May said getting up "as fun as this has all been, I have to go. So I hope you feel better Tobs. And thank you Jareth. Oh and Sarah," she said turning around "tomorrow, my house, understand?"

"I can't," I said.

"Why not?" all three of them asked and I looked annoyed.

"I have plans," I said.

"Plans huh?" May asked "well when you're done, come by. I have to show you something."

"Alright!" I said and she went off down the street. Toby rushed inside, begging that I make lunch. I sighed and started in.

"So what?" Jareth asked "am I not allowed in?"

"It wouldn't stop you either way," I said standing in the doorway.

"OOO!" Toby cried "can Jareth stay for lunch!? Can he!? Can he!?"

"Your going to have to ask him," I said.

"Will you?" Toby asked.

"Well your going to have to tell your sister to invite me in first," he teased and Toby gave me an annoyed look.

"Come on," I sighed and took Jareth by the arm, dragging him in and shutting the door. I put the brisket in the oven and saw that Toby was already showing Jareth all his movies. I rolled my eyes and went up to my room. It was a mess. I sighed and put my books back on my bookshelf. I picked up one of my shirts and another book fell to the floor. I picked it up and saw it was the Labyrinth. I flipped though it, it wasn't the same anymore.

Why? It had changed. I looked more and noticed that, it was about me. I stopped and read.

"Oh!" the girl cried out in the rain "it's not fair!"

"Oh really?" her stepmother protested "don't stand there in the rain!"

I flipped a few more pages and read again:

"I want my brother back if its all the same," the girl pleaded.

"What's said is said," the Goblin King said, walking closer to the already terrified girl.

"I didn't mean it," she lied.

"Oh you didn't?" the king asked.

"I wasn't lying," I mumbled looking into the book.

"Odd isn't it?" Jareth asked and I jumped "oh, did I scare you?"

"Sorry," I said putting the book down "I though Toby was showing you all his junk."

"He's watching TV," Jareth said sitting on my bed and picking the book up "why do you suppose the book is changing to fit YOUR story?"

"You?" I asked and Jareth laughed.

"I wouldn't bother," he said chuckled "I see no reason for it. Perhaps it's because the first story was your mothers."

"Huh?" I asked "what are you talking about?!"

"Your mother," he said "you know."

"Yes I understand that," I said "what do you mean it was her story?!"

"You didn't know?" he asked worriedly.

"Apparently not," I pointed out and he sighed.

"The first story," he said "the one you so drastically wanted to live out was your mother's story. She wished you away."

"No," I whispered.

"No," he said "she did. But then, like you and Toby, she wanted to back."

"So she went through the Labyrinth," I said.

"Yep," he said "and now, oddly enough the book I gave her is changing. There's drawings and music and... how strange." I took the book and flipped through it.

"You were such a jerk," I mumbled and then closed my mouth "oops. I didn't mean-"

"It's fine," he said holding up a hand "I suppose you take it that way because you like it so much."

"I do not-"I started and he stood up.

"I can start singing," he said walking closer "that song that you love so much." I got quiet and he smiled. "I thought so," he said brushing past me and went back downstairs.

"I can start singing that song you love so much," I mocked putting my hands on my hips and sticking my tongue out. I took the book and flipped through it once more.

"There's such a sad love, deep in your eyes" he sang as he-"

I slammed the book closed.

"Damn you," I said tossing it on the floor "and that song." I walked out of the room and went down the stairs. I fixed both plates and gave one to Jareth and one to Toby, who had completely taken Jareth over. Going back upstairs I finished cleaning me room. Jareth left, not telling me and Toby was still watching TV when I came back downstairs.

"Jareth went home," Toby informed me "he says he'll see you later." I sighed out of frustration and went back upstairs and sat on my bed.

"Sarah?" Hoggle called.

"Yeah Hoggle?" I asked looking over to the mirror.

"Where's Jareth?" he asked worriedly.

"How should I know?" I asked.

"Because he was planning to stay with you all day," he insisted.

"Does he tell you everything?" I asked annoyed.

"YES!" Hoggle exclaimed and I looked over at him. He was seriously worried. "He wouldn't have left and gone someplace unless he either told me or you, or... someone!"

"Well maybe he's pissed," I mumbled.

"Sarah," Hoggle said quietly "he hasn't been upset since he's started talking to you again. He's not mad."

"Fine I'll look," I mumbled and dug the crystal out of my chest. I turned it and a very scary woman showed up in it.

"Darling," she cooed "we've been waiting for you. Come on in." With this she grabbed me and dragged me into the crystal with her. I could hear Hoggle calling after me, but I couldn't hear what he said.

Falling on the hard glass floor I looked up at the woman. Her hair was black while her skin was very pale. Her eyes shone an iced over blue and her lips a deep blood red. All in all she was very beautiful, and very frightening.

"Who are you?" I asked, fiercely.

"I?" she asked "I am Namui. Better known as the Queen of the Forgotten."

"Hi I'm Sarah," I said quickly "can I go now?"

"Oh," she pouted "and leave your boyfriend all alone?"

"Huh?" I asked.

"Jareth," she said motioning to him "seems to have forgotten that he is, or now was, the King of the goblins. In fact, he's forgotten everything."

"Ah," I said understanding a little more now "so you made the peach."

"Yes," she said smiling sweetly "it's amazing you surpassed it's power. But I have given Jareth a more powerful one. So I'm afraid that I am now, Queen of Goblins and he, well... he's just the forgotten."

"You can't," I whispered.

"I'm so very sorry," she laughed "and I'd be glad to give you a chance to help him remember. If not, he's mine forever and you... well, your mine as well." I took a deep breath. Could I do this? Would he remember? I wasn't sure but I had to try.

"I will," I said and she laughed. Suddenly I was outside and a clock was put before us. It was twelve fifty, I had ten minutes. Jareth stood there, looking at me blankly. "Jareth?" I asked.

"Who?" he said looking around "are you speaking to me?"

"Jareth," I said going over to him "its me, Sarah."

"Once again," he said "I don't have a clue to who your referring to."

"Your Jareth," I said.

"I am?" he asked.

"No I just like calling people by their wrong names!" I exclaimed and he laughed. "Don't you remember anything?"

"I cared about... something," he said slowly "what was it."

"A girl?" I asked.

"I think so," he said, frowning. Time was running out and he still couldn't understand that his name was Jareth. I shivered. It was so cold out. I moved around, worriedly and looked up.

"Jareth," I said as the idea crept into my brain "look up."

"Huh?" he asked.

"Look," I said grabbing his head and tilting it upwards "up. Now, make a wish."

"Why?" he asked.

"Just make a God damn wish!" I yelled and he closed his eyes.

"Alright," he said "so..."

"Ok," I said and looking around. I was a dandy lion and picked it and showed it to him. "Make a wish." He closed his eyes and wished and blew out off all the little white seeds. I looked at the clock, two minutes. "Now," I said lacing my fingers between his "make a wish."

"Alright," he whispered and he wished.

"Now," I said "you see the stars?"

"Yes," he said.

"Did they grant your wish?" He shook his head. "And the dandy lion?"

"Yes," he said again.

"Did it grant your wish?" I asked and he shook his head. "And me?" I whispered.

"But you haven't married me yet," Jareth whispered and before I could make an objection he kissed me, again.