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Chapter 6 - Sarah's Jareth

Do you remember loves first kiss?

The dance beneath the sky

A warm and gentle shifting breeze

The swift and hard goodbye.

A time when moments linger on

Desire burns like a fire

A look, a touch, a simple thing

The human heart inspired.

Sarah looked up into Jareth's eyes, "God I love this man", she thought to herself. Her eyes took in every inch of his appearance as a hungry man takes in a feast. His skin was sallow and his eyes faded, but this made him no less beautiful in Sarah's eyes. This was the man who had haunted her dreams for three years, here, in the flesh. "What have I done to him?" Sarah thought, immediately blaming herself for his sad condition. "This powerful, amazing man reduced to a mere shell of himself," thought Sarah "and why? Because a selfish girl who knew nothing of love refused him." Sarah sighed, "Would that I had been smarter."

Jareth invited her into the room with the wave of a manicured hand. Sarah tentatively stepped inside. The room was quite large, most of the space taken up by a four-poster bed. It was one of those beds from the old days when whole families slept together. Wall hangings and bedding were done in bold shades of red, black, blue, and green with sprinklings of sliver and gold. This was definitely a man's room. In the corner by a large window was a small sitting area. This is where Jareth gestured they were to sit. The tension level in the room was thick enough to see. Sarah sat uncomfortably on the edge of her seat, afraid of what Jareth would have to say. After three years she had decided to return, for what? To apologize, to beg him to save himself? Why? What on earth could have possessed her to return? Sarah didn't have an answer. How could she tell Jareth the loved him? How was she supposed to find the words? Jareth just stared at Sarah with seemingly infinite patience. The battle within her mind was evident.

Suddenly a goblin appeared at her side with wine. Sarah didn't hear him come in. Gratefully accepting a glass Sarah took a tentative sip. It was ambrosia. Sliding down her throat like a velvet caress it left her feeling just the faintest touch of warmth. Looking up at Jareth over the rim of her glass Sarah summoned her courage. "You know why I have come?" she asked softly. Jareth merely raised an ironic eyebrow in question. Sarah sighed; he wouldn't make this easy would he? "Hoggle has informed me that you are...ill," she said, "I see this is true." Jareth simply looked at her, waiting for her next words. "What happened to you Jareth?" she asked finally. It was Jareth's turn to sigh. He seemed to weigh his answer, giving Sarah time to drink more of her delicious wine. "Many things have changed since you were here last Sarah" he said finally, his voice the same caress as before. "My kingdom has changed, and I have changed with it." Sarah frowned, "You are dying because things have changed?" she asked, "This makes no sense." Jareth smiled, "Whoever said I was dying?" Sarah was angry. If Hoggle had lied to her she was going to have words with her little goblin friend. "I was lead to believe your situation was quite bad, I was told I was needed here" Sarah said, "If this is untrue then I will leave." Jareth sat upright in his chair "Leave?" he questioned in his demanding voice "You will do no such thing" he commanded harshly. Sarah was outraged, how dare he think to command her. "I will do whatever I wish Jareth, I am not yours to command. You have no power over me." Sarah's words lay heavy in the room. There was so much anger and misunderstanding, and pride. Neither would back down from their words, neither was willing to bend. It seemed as though the night itself held its breath. Waiting.

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A/N: I wanted this and the next chapter to be seperate. Yes, I could have done them as one large chapter but I felt that it held more.....I don't know. To have them seperate.