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Chapter 6

The morning came quickly and Sarah rose early, feeling Jareth still beside her she looked to him to see that he too was awake.

"Good morning my love, now are you going to get ready to leave?"

She nodded, still half asleep.

"How are you going to explain how we moved all of your things out of the house?"

She yawned and stretched once more before sitting up. "Well I figure that I'll tell them I've been packing my things up for the last week or so, which is believable since I told them I'd be leaving already. Getting the stuff out of here, well dad will be going to work anyway and Karen was going to visit her sister or something today. We can just say that everything got moved out of here while they were away. I'm going to go down and say goodbye to them now though, dad will be leaving soon and I'm not sure what time Karen is leaving. I know though that I want to be gone before they get home. I don't want to be here anymore."

"I know love. You better go down then and say goodbye. You can come back whenever you like to see them Sarah, you know that right?"

"I know. Thank you." She got up and went to leave the room, she had reached the door when she turned and walked back to Jareth who was now standing. When she reached him she reached one hand behind his head and brought her lips up to his meeting them in a brief kiss. Then she turned once again and left the room.

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She went downstairs to see her father sitting at the table drinking coffee and looking at the paper but not actually reading it.

"Dad?"

He looked up at her when he heard her voice.

"Yes Sarah?"

"I'm going to go today."

"Already? Can't you wait a little longer?"

"I don't think so. I just really need to get out of here, it's not that I don't want to be with you but I need some time on my own, away from home. There's no point in delaying it, and you know it as well as I do." She knew he sounded harsh but her soft tone conveyed her true meaning, she wasn't trying to sound horrible but it was the truth.

"I know sweetie, just promise me that you'll visit soon, ok?"

"I will dad, I promise."

She hugged him and kissed him on the cheek before pulling away from him.

"Do you know where Karen is? I want to go and say goodbye. I'll be leaving during the day while you're both away, it'll be easier that way."

"I understand sweetie. She's just getting ready to visit her sister Alice today so she'll be down soon."

Sarah sat down at the table beside her father. "I guess I'll just wait here then."

"So you're sure everything is alright Sarah? I mean you can get all of your things out of here and to your friends by yourself?"

She nodded slowly, "yeah I've got it all covered."

Soon enough Karen could be heard coming down the stairs. When she walked into the kitchen Sarah stood and walked over to her.

"I'm leaving today Karen, I just wanted to say goodbye."

"I thought you'd be going soon. I knew once your birthday was passed you wouldn't hang around. It's understandable. Will you be gone when your father and I get back?"

"Yeah, I'm moving out during the day."

"Alright, well let us know how it goes and keep in contact ok Sarah. I know I'm only your step mother, but I will miss you."

Sarah gave her a brief hug. "You too Karen. I'll come and visit you both soon."

By this stage both Karen and Richard had to leave. They each kissed Sarah goodbye once more and shared one last hug before the two left the house and Sarah walked back upstairs preparing to leave this life behind for another with Jareth in the Underground.

As she looked around the house and thought of her baby brother, she let a tear fall, but wiped it away before entering her bedroom once more to see Jareth waiting for her.

"Ready love?"

AN: Thank you for the reviews, and as always, please leave a pressie.

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