Disclaimer: I don't own Labyrinth, or it's characters, or a t-shirt featuring it... but I wish I did.

Author's Note: I am soooooo sorry for not getting this out sooner, but I didn't have any inspiration for it. I made this chapter a little longer than I'd planned to make up for it, though, and I hope you'll like it. I'll try not to take so long for the next chapter, but I can't promise anything. I also hope you won't think it too weird to be reading this after Halloween. Anyway, thank you for the reviews. Enjoy.

Halloween: Chapter Two

The next day after school, Sarah met up with Alice to try one last time to talk her out of the whole haunted house business. She failed miserably and, on top of that, Alice talked her into going to the school's Halloween party with her cousin who was in town for the weekend.

"Can you at least show me a picture of him so I know what to expect?" Sarah begged as they walked to Alice's house.

Alice grinned, she knew Sarah hated blind dates. "No. You'll meet him tomorrow night."

"Then can you at least tell me if he's taller than me?" Sarah whined. "You know I don't like it when the guy is shorter than I am! I end up feeling like a giant or something."

Alice was still grinning, "Honestly, Sarah, would I do that to you?"

Sarah just glared at her.

"Okay, fine." Alice raised her hands in defeat, "Yes, he is taller than you."

"Even if I decided to wear high heels?"

"Even if you wore four inch heels, he'd still be a good inch or two taller." Alice reassured, "Happy now?"

"I'd still like to see a picture." she mumbled under her breath.

"Trust me, Sarah, you'll like him." Alice said, as they walked up the sidewalk to her porch.

Once they were inside the house, Sarah looked around at the various pictures that decorated the walls and tables, but she had met all of the people she saw in them. She had never met this cousin, hadn't even known he existed until Alice had told her he was in town.

When she was satisfied that there were no pictures of the cousin, whose name she had yet to learn, she put him out of her mind. So easy it was to put a stranger out of her mind, she wished it was that easy to put a certain blonde, dream offering man out of her mind as well.

Jareth. That had been the first time that day she had thought about him. What had been occupying her mind all day?

She tried to think back, and the only thing that came to mind was that stupid haunted house. She didn't like the thought of going, but if it would keep her mind off Jareth then she welcomed it.

Come now, Sarah. You don't really want to forget me, do you?

Chills went down her spine. She could feel his hand gently push her hair aside as his voice whispered softly in her ear. She could feel his breath on her neck, as well as the warmth and pressure of his hands as they moved slowly down to rest on her shoulders. He whispered again.

Sarah.

Sarah spun around quickly, but as always, no one was there. The only thing that ever really let her know that he had been there, other than the weird looks she usually got on the occasions when she felt compelled to argue with him, was the nervous, yet, excited feeling she'd get in her stomach. It was the same feeling she'd had when she'd first met him and at the different times she'd encountered him in the Labyrinth.

Never had she felt like that around anyone before she met him, and no matter how hard she tried to deny it, she knew she liked it.

"Sarah? Are you okay?" Alice's voice snapped her back to the present.

"What?" Sarah blinked, the feeling passed. Running her hands through her hair, she tried to sound as calm as possible, "I'm fine."

"Are you sure? You look like you just saw a ghost." Alice asked her, concern in her voice.

"No, not a ghost," Sarah replied, "A memory."

"Good or bad?"

Sarah looked at her friend. It was such a simple question, but she was having a hard time finding the answer.

"I don't know." Sarah said finally, a slight laugh in her voice, "I really don't."

Confused somewhat by her answer, Alice went on, "Well, good or bad, I'm just glad it wasn't a ghost that you saw. Tomorrow is supposed to be our ghost night, and I would be very upset with you if you beat me to seeing one!"

The teasing tone in her voice made Sarah smile. She was lucky to have a friend like Alice, she just wished she could tell her what was really on her mind. Maybe she could.

Sarah turned serious eyes on her friend, "Alice, if I tell you something, do you promise not to think I'm crazy?"

Alice could tell by the look on Sarah's face that what she wanted to say was extremely important, "What's wrong?"

"Do you promise?" Sarah asked, more urgently.

"Yes, of course." Alice replied, "Now, what is it?"

"It's a long story," Sarah warned her.

"Then it's a good thing you're spending the night, eh?"

"Right." Sarah smiled. Finally, she would have some one to talk to about everything. "Before I start, I'd better call home to tell them I'm staying here tonight."

As soon as she did that, the two sixteen-year-olds grabbed some extra pillows from the closet and carried them to the room they usually stayed in when having a sleepover. Once they had done that, they went outside for some fresh air.

"I love this time of year, the air is just so...I don't know how to describe it." Sarah commented as they walked toward the park.

"Yeah, I know what you mean." Alice agreed with her. "Now, why don't you start talkin'?"

Sarah nodded, and, taking a deep breath, she began reiterating as they walked, "Well, it all started about a year ago..."

She told Alice everything from wishing her brother away, to the dream bubble ballroom, to the very end when she said the words, defeating Jareth and getting Toby back. She even told her about giving Launcelot to Toby and the party in her room afterward. She just hoped Alice believed her.

"Wow." Alice was stunned, "And you're not making this up?"

"No," Sarah said quickly, "It's all true, I swear. You do believe me, don't you?"

Sarah watched her friend as she processed all the information just given to her.

"To be honest with you, Sarah, I believe you with all of my heart. I mean, anything is possible, right? Why not that?"

She had been so scared that Alice wouldn't believe her, she laughed when she said she did. It was a relief to know that her best friend didn't think she was completely bonkers. It almost seemed like Alice understood, about everything.

"So, do you love him?" Alice's question took Sarah by surprise.

"What? No!" Sarah exclaimed, but Alice wasn't convinced and she knew it, "Do I?"

"I can't tell you that! You have to figure it out on your own."

"Alice, I can't be in love with Jareth, he took my brother!" Sarah tried, but that argument never had worked, even when she'd used it to convince herself of the very same thing.

"Sarah, from what you've said, he only did what you asked. You wished Toby away. Albeit, you didn't know anything would actually happen, but that doesn't change the fact that you did it." Alice pointed out, "And besides, you got Toby back. If anything, this Jareth should be the one upset with you."

"How do you figure that?!"

"Well, you are so in denial about having feelings for the guy, when he so obviously had feelings for you!" Alice smiled when she saw Sarah's mouth drop open. "I'm not saying you love him, just that you have feelings for him."

"Why do you say that? When have I ever said---"

"You didn't," Alice interrupted, "I could tell by the way you were talking about dancing with him. Which, by the way, has totally made the school's Halloween party sound completely lame."

"Yeah, a ballroom in a bubble can do that to a person." Sarah said, sarcastically.

"I'm being serious! I don't even think I want to go to the party now." Alice crossed her arms and walked on ahead of Sarah.

"Ohho, no! If you don't go, I don't go." Sarah ran to catch up with her friend, "And if I don't go, your cousin doesn't go."

Alice winced at the mention of her cousin, "Fine, but only for...my cousin."

"Oh, come on! Just tell me his name!!" Sarah laughed, as Alice shook her head.

"You'll find out when you meet him!"

"You are so weird." Sarah told her, cocking her head, "Why am I friends with you again?"

"We're both crazy, that's why."

"Oh, is that all?"

Both girls laughed as they turned to go. They had been walking around the park for a few hours now and the sun was beginning to set, leaving long shadows and dark places for anything to hide in. Such places were exactly the reason why neither Sarah, nor Alice, were aware of the small creatures that seemed to be following them, listening carefully to every word.