Disclaimer: I don't own Jareth, Sarah, Toby, or anything associated with labyrinth. Though anything original is mine.
Chapter 3: And the Lessons Begin
Jareth was still deciding the right way to go about teaching his new wife how to use her so recently acquired magic. He was still deciding when he realised he was late in meeting Sarah out in the gardens for their lesson. Silently he berated himself for leaving his planning so late but as there was nothing he could really do about it now he decided he'd just go with the flow of things.
A moment later he was in a clearing in the garden where he had told Sarah to meet him. She was already there and judging by the look on her face, had been for some time.
"Hello love," he said with an apologetic smile.
"Don't you 'hello love' me. Where have you been?"
"Sarah I'm only ten minutes late."
She looked at him a little sheepishly. "Oh um right. I was just here very early then."
Jareth gave her a quick kiss before becoming more serious. "Are you read for your first lesson then Sarah?"
She nodded enthusiastically, "Ready and waiting."
"Then come and sit with me and we will begin."
The pair sat down on the grass and got comfortable before Jareth spoke again.
"Alright first off I want to know if you can feel the magic within you. So can you feel it?"
She took a while in answering him as she thought about the question in earnest. She knew since she had become fae she had felt something inside herself that wasn't there before; she didn't know if that was the magic or just a part of being fae. The more she thought of it though the more certain she was that she was feeling her magic, though it was still very faint.
"I can feel it there, but only just," she finally responded.
"Good. That will make things a lot easier. You have recognised the power within yourself and that is the first step. Now you have to learn to harness it and manipulate it to your will. The magic currently residing in you has not yet been brought to the surface so now we are going to draw it out. I can help you with this Sarah if you wish, or you can try on your own first."
"I think I'd like to try on my own first Jareth."
"I knew you would. Now to do that close you eyes and focus on the power you already know is there. Once you have found it and focused then you can concentrate on freeing it. Now if you succeed it will still be relatively weak, which is a good thing because otherwise you might accidentally do something you do don't intend. Now focus Sarah."
So Sarah focused. She reached down inside herself and found the place where her magic resided and concentrated on letting it out. It wasn't long before she felt a slight warmth run through her veins before it settled down so that she could feel it but it was not overwhelming.
"I did it," she said as she opened her eyes.
Jareth smiled at her, a look of pride on his face. "Yes you did, I knew you would. Now would like to take the next step or have you had enough?"
"What do you think? Next step please. Oh, and when do I get to make a crystal and stuff?"
"Sarah if you would stop talking for a moment I'll explain," he looked at her pointedly as he said this and she grew still and silent. "Thank you love. Now, you want to make a crystal and here's your chance. Next we are going to give your magic a corporeal form. You have brought your magic out and can feel it within your body. So now I want you to focus on the power again until it feels tangible and you can manipulate it. When you have done this concentrate on giving the magic shape, form it into a crystal in your mind and in your hand."
She closed her eyes once again and doing as Jareth told her she concentrated on the magic coursing through her body, feeling it grow stronger again. In her mind's eye she saw the magic manifest into a crystal, tinged with a pale, rosy colour. Once she had a clear image in her mind she extended her palm and soon felt a small weight form in her hand. She opened her eyes slowly and saw the crystal from her mind in her hand.
Sarah gave her husband an exuberant smile, which he returned whole-heartedly. "Good job love. But I think that's enough for today."
Her smile diminished a little and he kissed her causing her face to light up again.
"Come on love, let's go back inside. You don't feel it yet but if you don't rest now you will be tired later. This is your first time using magic and it will drain you a little. Eventually it will have no effect unless you do something that uses a hell of a lot of power."
"Alright Jareth. There's no point in complaining since I know you won't give in," she looked at him a little mischievously. "I will go and rest on one condition though."
"And what may that be my lady?"
"You're coming with me."
He kissed her again and then the pair disappeared from the garden, reappearing somewhere they could be completely alone.
AN: Yes I have deleted the majority of this story because I was unhappy with the way the fic was turning out. It had strayed too far from my original plot to go back so I'm re-writing it in hopes of making it better. Hope no one's too mad at me but I really think it will be much better now. Reviews are, as always appreciated. Hope everyone likes what I do with the fic now. Thanks for reading everyone.
