I just got back from the dentist. Bleach. I HATE the dentist. They, and lawyers are the spawn of Satan. I am so not melodramatic. What relevance has this to the story you ask! None I tell you. The reviewers:

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And here's the next guys. Hope you enjoy.

Chapter 11: Untimely Realisations.

Sarah trudged behind the group a forlorn look on her face. Eliza looked at the woman upon whose shoulder she was resting. "Wattsa matter love? Go on. You can tell Eliza."

Sarah glanced up at Jareth slowing down and once she was confidant that he was out of earshot she glanced at the spider.

"When I went off to find Jareth, well he was angry so I left. Aaron decided to visit. He told me that if Jareth even looked at me funny again the game was over and he'd kill him." Sarah let an unwanted tear streak down her cheek. "Now Jareth hates me because he thinks I led him on and that I don't love him. But I do, I really...Oh fuck." She stopped dead. Another tear fell.

"I really do love him. Shit."

Eliza looked at the young woman in pity. "So, you're trying to protect him by pushing him away. And he believes that you was just playing with him."

Sarah nodded. "And when we get out of this he's going to send me home and I'll be alone. And I love him so much. Fuck" She repeated with a sob.

"Oh deary. Don't cry love. It'll work out."

Jareth couldn't believe it. Sarah had tricked him in to thinking that she actually cared for him. His blood boiled at the thought of his own stupidity. He had opened himself to her like he had to no other and she had thrown it back in his face.

He turned back to see Sarah had stopped quite a bit back. She looked anguished as she spoke quietly to Eliza and he desperately wanted to go to her but stopped himself.

No. He thought savagely. She tricked you. She doesn't care for you. She doesn't want you comfort or your love.

He started at that thought. Love? He had never considered himself in love. Not really. Infatuated most definitely. But Love? But now as Jareth gazed at her he realised that he was indeed in love. That problem being that she had torn his heart out.

He turned fully and called back. "Hurry up. Or do you want to be stuck with Aaron forever." He shuddered at the thought.

She jumped at his shout and looked up to him nodding. She had been crying again, he realised. She began to walk on and he turned away wondering what in the Underground she was crying about. Suddenly Aaron's voice echoed around them. "So Jareth, Sarah, how are you enjoying my Labyrinth?" Sarah stopped beside Jareth and glared into space.

Don't say it Sarah. He thought desperately.

"It's a piece of cake!" Aaron laughed. "Oh is it. Well let's see how you like this little slice."

"Ok that's just weird."

Suddenly there was a rumbling behind them. They both turned to see a mass of very large boulders hurtling towards them.

Jareth glared at Sarah. "You need to learn how to keep your mouth shut!" She was about to come out with an undoubtedly witty retort when one of the fireys yelped.

"Hit da trees fellas. And try to keep your heads."

Jareth suddenly grabbed Sarah a hoisted her up a large nearby tree. "Climb"

She began to climb, scrambling for purchase on anything she could, Jareth close behind her. She found a large branch at a safe height and threw her leg over it leaning down to help Jareth get up. He grabbed her hand but just as he did the branch he had been standing on gave way. Sarah yelped and grabbed him with her other hand as well.

"Jareth."

"You let me drop and I'm throwing you head first in to the bog!"

"Shut up and hold on." She said as she attempted to pull him up. The torrent of rocks had stopped but as she looked down she saw the ground cave in to reveal a pit of snakes and somehow she thought those one's wouldn't turn into scarves. She finally managed to pull Jareth up and they both collapsed on to the wide branch.

Sarah looked down as she caught her breath. "First boulders and then snakes. What is this 'Indiana Jones'?"

Jareth glanced up at her. "Though I'm not familiar with your reference, I'm fairly sure it's not funny." She scowled back. "Your welcome. So, any ideas how we're going to get down from here?"

"I think I might have a solution to that love." Eliza piped up for the first time during the whole ordeal. She hopped off Sarah's shoulder and transformed in to a humongous bird. "Well, all aboard."

The pair climbed on to Eliza's back and she flew them a safe distance away from the snake pit and set down.

She changed back and Sarah picked her up. "Wouldn't it just be easier if you just flew us to the castle?"

Eliza looked up at her. "You see love, 'cause of the magik restrictions the King has on this place I can only hold big shapes for so long. Any longer on my back and you would have been meting the ground much faster than you did. Savvy?" Sarah nodded and placed the tiny creature back on her shoulder. "Well, how long do we have?" She asked glancing at Jareth.

He looked at her coldly but before he could answer Aaron's voice once again sounded around them. "Seven hours and thirteen minuets my love. I am glad that didn't kill you though I am disappointed in my dear brothers surviving. And all because of you. After our little talk even. Let's make that...five hours shall we."

His laugh surrounded them. "That's not fa...mph." Before she could finish her trademark statement a gloved hand clamped down on her mouth.

"Don't. Say. It." Jareth whispered in to her ear. His closeness sent shivers of desire down her spine but she just brushed him off. Off in the distance they could the fireys calling for them. Sarah sighed and headed towards the sound Jareth glaring at her from behind.

This was going to be a long five hours.

End Chap.

I cant help it. I love Indie. He's lovely. And who doesn't love a rolling boulder or twenty. And snakes, come on it's a classic and........Right. I'll shut up now. Review, pretty please.