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Chapter 6: Surprise Meeting

Once they had finished their walk through the gardens Jareth started to lead Sarah through the Labyrinth, his destination set in his mind.

"Jareth? Where are we going?"

"Don't worry Sarah, you'll find out soon enough, you could say it's a kind of surprise, and I'm sure you'll like it."

She gave in and walked beside him in silence, taking in the Labyrinth as they walked. Jareth seemed to know where they were headed so she figured she could just be led and watch her surroundings.

After a while the Labyrinth opened up to a kind of clearing, with a scattering of trees and a little cabin that blended in with its surroundings.

"Jareth?" She gave him a puzzled look but Jareth let go of her hand and faced her.

"Sarah, I've got a few things to do so why don't you head over to the house there and knock on the door. I'll be back in half an hour or so to get you." He placed a kiss on her cheek and then disappeared.

Sarah stood in shock for a moment at Jareth's abrupt disappearance. When she had recovered a little she, made her way over to the cabin. Tentatively she knocked on the door.

After a moment she heard movement and few grumbles and mutterings before the door opened.

"Hoggle!" she cried out and knelt down to hug her friend from her previous visit to the Labyrinth three years earlier.

Hoggle was a little shocked but quickly recovered and hugged her back. Sarah broke the embrace after a few minutes and Hoggle finally spoke.

"Sarah what's you doin' back here?" I really hope you ain't gone and wished another baby away." He smiled at her and waited to hear the real reasoning behind her unexpected visit.

"No, no more wishing children away. Last night my cousin found my copy of the Labyrinth and she managed to get me to read it to her and Toby. Well after that I went back to my room and I wished to see Jareth and he came."

"What ya wish to see him for?"

"I don't know Hoggle. I guess I finally realised that he wasn't lying, that he really did love me. And that I loved him."

"Took ya long enough din' it."

She looked at him in surprise. "What do you mean?"

"I means that it took ya long enough to realise what the rest of us knew all along. Ah well, it don't matter now. As long as you're happy Sarah. You're my friend and I only want what's best for ya."

"Thanks you Hoggle, that means a lot to me." She hugged him once again before remembering all the times that she had called for Hoggle and her other friends. "Hoggle, why didn't you or Ludo or Sir Didymus ever come when I called?"

Hoggle sighed. "Sarah I wish we could have, we all knews ya were upset. But you didn't need us. You needed him. It's as simple as that."

They continued to catch up for a little longer before there was another knock at the door.

"Now who could that be?"

"Maybe it's Jareth, he did say he'd be back around this time.

"Nah, Jareth never knocks, he just appears." Hoggle got up to answer and it was Jareth.

"I never need to knock Hoggle. You're never doing anything anyway."

He went over to where Sarah was seated and took her hand, pulling her up. He gave her a light hug before speaking again. "Sarah we need to leave. Sorry to take her away so quickly Hoggle but she needs to get home soon."

"Alright then. It was good to see ya Sarah. I've missed ya, we all haves. Do ya think you'll be back soon?"

Sarah smiled at Hoggle but looked at Jareth as she spoke. "Oh I think I'll be back very soon."

Jareth smiled at her and watched as she gave Hoggle one last hug before they left.

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