Tanx for the review. Didn't thought that anyone was going to read this crap. This chapter comes very soon but I was just very eager to write on.

I think the story is gonna be more a Jareth fanfic. It's not that I don't like Sarah but Jareth is a far more interesting char and I can do so much more with him.


Chapter 2. "Questions"

Jareth stood up from his bed. He quickly changed in his white shirt and black pair of trousers. Jareth looked at the food on the desk. He wished it away. He was not hungry. The Goblin King went outside. He went for a long walk trough his labyrinth. He had to get away from the Goblins. They stared at him like he was a intruder. But he wasn't! He was their King! Was he? Or was he really an intruder. Was he not the same King as before. There were some changes yes. He had tried to be friendlier to Hoggle and sir Didymus and Ludo. But that could not be it. Jareth sat down on a rock nearby. What did he have to do? Jareth stood up again. He walked on till he saw the Old Wise man. He was sitting on his throne.

"Oh watch your word. The Goblin King is coming," the bird Hat said.

"Oh shut up," the Wise man answered annoyed.

"Here he comes," the Bird hat continued, just ignoring the Wise man. Jareth walked over to the Wise man. He magical changed a crystal into a simple chair and sat down near the man and his hat.

"Good afternoon Wise man," Jareth said. "I wanted to talk to you. I need advise."

"Well of course you need advise. That's the only reason why people talk to us," the Bird hat answered sarcastic. Jareth and the Wise man gave him a deadly look.

"Sorry," mumbled the Bird hat. The Wise man coughed.

"I said I was sorry," the hat said.

"I wasn't talking to you," the man said.

"Well it looked like it" grumbled the Bird.

"But what is true, and what you think, is a completely different thing" said the Wise man a little mad. Jareth coughed. The Wise man and the Hat suddenly were quite again. They both stared at Jareth. Then the man started moving again.

"Ah yes. The Goblin King. What do you need," the Wise man said in a voice like nothing had happened. Jareth slightly frowned his eyebrow but answered anyway.

"Well as I said I need advise. I keep having dreams about Sarah. Every night again I am hunted by her last words. I just can't stand it. And my goblins look at me like I am a stranger. What have I done wrong Wise man?" Jareth said with a desperate look in his eyes.

"Well, I know who this Sarah is, but I can't help you with her. I do not know much about things like that. Maybe it is better to go to her friends. But I can help you a little with the Goblins." The wise man said.

"Why only a little? You are the Wise man," Jareth said in a disappointed voice.

"Because Sarah is a cause of the problem. If you have settled everything with Sarah, you will gain rest in your ruling. And I can't help you with Sarah," the Wise man answered while pointing a finger at Jareth. Jareth signed. It was not the answer he was hoping to get. But it was better then nothing. Jareth stood up and the chair disappeared.

"Thank you Wise man. I will follow you advise," He spoke and he walked away.

"Poor man," the wise man said.

"Yes, because he had to listen to your crap," the Bird said. The wise man just grumbled.

-

Jareth walked back to the castle. He shouldn't stay away too long. Those Goblins would make a mess of everything. But when Jareth returned to his throne room, everything was as he left it. There was no more mess as usual. The Goblins did it, to show their King some respect. He always complained about how messy it was so they cleaned it a little. But Jareth didn't care. He walked straight through the throne room to his bedroom. He left the Goblins in astonishment and anger. In his room, he sat in the window. Jareth stared at the red orange sky above the Labyrinth. The sun was going down and left the world in a glowing red light. He had been out for a long time. Jareth lifted his hand. A crystal appeared. Jareth played with the crystal. He let it roll over the back of his hand into his palm and back. Then, after a while, he stretched his hand into the open sky. The crystal flew out. It calmly floated along like a bubble in the open sky. Jareth followed the crystal with his eyes until it had disappeared beyond his sight.

-

"What's the matter dear?" Hoggle's voice said from behind her.

"Hoggle! I'm so glad you're here!" Sarah said and she gave Hoggle a big hug.

"Now now dear. I'm glad to see you too," Hoggle said between Sarah's arms. "Why did you need me?" He asked when Sarah released him.

"Karen has been mad at me. Again. I need something to cheer me up," she said.

"Well, there isn't much to tell. And I don't know any good jokes," said Hoggle. Sarah looked disappointed.

"Don't you really know anything?" Sarah said with big eyes. "Please." Hoggle looked at her eyes.

"Well alright. I could ask if Ludo and sir Didymus could come. Maybe they know something." said Hoggle. He walked over to the mirror.

"Just say you need them and they will come," said Hoggle like 2 plus 2 is 4. Sarah walked over next to Hoggle.

"Sir Didymus, Ludo. I need you," she said softly, nearly whispering.

"Sawah!"

"My Lady!" Sarah heard. She looked behind her. On her bed sat sir Didymus and Ludo stood next to it.

"Ludo! Sir Didymus!" Sarah said cheerful. "It's so good to see you guys." She gave both a hug.

"Sawah friend," Ludo grumbled, nearly squeezing Sarah between his big arms.

"My dear Lady. How I looked forward to see thee again," said Sir Didymus with a bow. Sarah smiled.

"What is thy reason to call upon us my Lady," Sir Didymus said in his usual old English accent.

"I was just bored and Karen has been mad at me again. I needed something to cheer me up so I called you guys," Sarah explained to the fox.

"Cheer up Sawah," Ludo grumbled, looking very puzzled.

"Well my dear Lady. Should we play a game of scrabble?" asked sir Didymus hopefully.

"No, I'm not in the mood for a game. Tell me what you have done last year when I was gone. Tell me about the Labyrinth," she said, looking with puppy-dog eyes at Hoggle. "Please?" Hoggle shook his head but told Sarah what the three companions had done anyway. Sarah was delighted to hear about the Goblins who were now afraid of Ludo (at this, Ludo gave Sarah a big smile), the old Wise man and his hat, about the junk lady and about everything else that happened.

".... Well, and then we decided to stay in the forest. We, I mean Ludo, build a house and we stayed there," Hoggle proud. Sarah smiled.

"You must have been very happy with Ludo. He could chase the Goblins away. You probably didn't have any troubles with Goblins I presume," Sarah laughed, imagining the small Goblins running away. Hoggle shook his head again.

"Indeed, the Goblins didn't bother us. But that is for a completely differed reason," Hoggle said.

"Yes dear Lady. The noble Goblin King ordered not to attack us. Very kind of him I must say," sir Didymus interrupted. Sarah looked puzzled.

"Why would he do that?" she asked.

"We don't know. But I must say," Hoggle whispered, creeping closer to Sarah. "That Jareth is not very well these days. He barely eats and sleeps. And when he wakes up, he is mad at everybody who he sees. And he spends his days wandering in the Labyrinth," he whispered, like he was afraid that Jareth would hear him.

"Well maybe his is just ill," Sarah tried to explain.

"No I don't think so. He has dreams every night from which he wakes up screaming. Dreams," Hoggle said soft. "About you." Sarah wanted to ask why and how, when suddenly a scream was hear from the first floor.

"Sarah! Toby is crying again! Try to calm him," Karen screamed from downstairs in her high voice.

"Do it yourself," Sarah screamed back.

"I do not tolerate this behaviour miss Williams. If you don't get here right now, you will not be allowed to go outside for the rest of the month!" Karen called mad. Sarah grumbled.

"Sorry guys. I got to go. Duty calls," Sarah said a little sad.

"It's alright. We will come back soon," Hoggle tried to comfort.

"We will see thee very soon my Lady," sir Didymus said charming.

"Ludo go?" asked Ludo, not understanding.

"Yes Ludo. But you will see me soon enough," Sarah said. She gave everyone a big hug. The three companions went back to the Labyrinth and left Sarah alone again.

"SARAH!" she heard Karen scream.

"I'm coming! I'm coming," answered Sarah and she ran to the screaming Toby.