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A/N: This is the last chapter, and I want to thank you all for sticking with me and reviewing! I love you all!

Lady Galriee: Yes it was evil, but I'm glad you liked it anyway!

draculasbride2008: Yes…I do so enjoy writing them! Well here is the last chapter, as promised.

Lady Saffron of the Daggers: Ah yes…but he can be one. He won't get much reaction time at first I'm afraid…ah well the tight wearing fool will have to wait! Don't be embarrassed about babbling…I do it all the time, and I am darn proud of it! Mostly…anyway, I'm afraid I suck at riddle too, so they probably weren't any good…oh well…the consequences would have been something along the lines of never seeing that tight wearing hottie again…or something evil like that…I am SO glad you like my story! does a dance Yay! Anyway, here is the last chapter!

Labyrinth Mistress: Well thank you for reviewing before and now! I'm glad you like the story, here in the last chapter. I hope you like it!

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Recap:

The Goblin King appeared outside of the room, he walked in and asked, "Hello? Who's there?" Sarah's heart was pounding and there were butterflies in her stomach. She tried to calm her breathing before she said anything. She hoped her voice wouldn't sound too weird when she spoke.

"Jareth," she breathed. He looked up at her and her eyes met his. Sarah gasped slightly, memories hitting her hard. "Sarah?"

And now, onto the story!

Emerald eyes met a mismatched pair of blue and brown, a clash of earth, sea and sky. Sarah sharply inhaled as she stared into his eyes. He was just as she saw him six years ago, perfect and unchanged. He looked even more handsome, if that was even possible. She swallowed and willed herself to speak.

"If you…if you could just stay there and not talk while I say what I need to…I might actually figure this all out," she stuttered softly, her eyes never leaving his. He only nodded, but an unknown emotion swirled in his eyes, confusion…relief…she hoped it wasn't hate. She wasn't sure so she shook it off. She took a deep breath and began.

"It's been six years since my journey through the Labyrinth," Sarah started of shakily, sure that he knew this but she had to start somewhere. "And I have changed so much. I learned a lot from my journey. Not all of it was easy to accept, but what I learned has been a big part of making who I am. After I came back from the Labyrinth, I grew closer to my family because I learned not to take things for granted. I didn't mind babysitting Toby so much and now, we are so close. He has grown up with a much better sister than he could have had were it not for the Labyrinth.

I also matured from my journey. I used to think that when something did not go my way it was just unfair, and I would whine about it…as you well know I suppose." Sarah smiled a little to herself. She was not looking at him now, she was looking in front of her, but she knew he was still standing in the same spot, honoring her request. She took a deep breath and began again.

"Well I knew then that I had to grow up. So when I wanted to say that something was unfair, I really looked at it to see if it was, more often than not…it wasn't. So the whining and selfishness disappeared after a while and I grew up." She stared into space as she thought about all the changes she went through during those six ears, it had taken a lot, but she was the better person for it.

"It was nice to know that even though I mad a mistake…it turned out to be one of the best things that ever happened to me. It changed me for the better, and I have never forgot it, nor will I ever forget it. But, some things lingered unanswered and what felt like unfinished. I never knew what they were until now." She paused, she was getting to the root of why she was even here. She was unsure of how to convey all that had happened and what she had realized.

"When Rosaline showed up in my kitchen that night and told me that…that my heart had made a wish, I had no idea what she meant. She could not tell me, or maybe would not, but she told me I had to figure it out for myself; so while traveling the Labyrinth, I though about many things. One of which was what you said to me, when I talked to you that last time." Her voice got slightly quieter and she tried to keep her voice level.

"You asked me to fear you. Well, thinking about that did not take long…at first. I do fear you, but only because I feel like you are so powerful and I don't even know you that well. Realizing that I feared you did not take long, but after I thought about for a while…I realized that the reasons I feared for before…did not make sense. Yes you are powerful, I can sense that by being in the same room with you, but I feel like you would never hurt me…like I can trust you to protect me." Sarah did not see or hear Jareth gasp. His expression was one of surprise, like he was not expecting her to know that.

Sarah skipped over the second part on purpose, wanting to get to it later. "When you asked me to do as you say…I couldn't. I am headstrong, I know that, but it is part of what makes me…well me. I have never been good at following rules or doing what people tell me, but I think it was more with you. I think I wanted you to see me as an equal, not someone lower than you. I wanted you to see me as a woman, not the child I know I was then. Now I am a woman, and can no more accept that now than I could then."

Sarah stopped, she felt like she was babbling, but she knew she had to get this all out, or…well she didn't think about that just yet. "All throughout this Labyrinth, I have been confused about my feelings. But then the dreams came. They were both the same setting…mostly. The ballroom from when I ate the peach but the first one, I think I was looking for you. I can't explain it…I just think that I really was searching for you and when I found you…I didn't want to leave." Jareth looked at her, she was staring at the space in front of her, and her eyes were startlingly clear. He was somewhat surprised at that last statement. But he also realized that he had that dream as well, could it be that they had been dreaming together?

"The second dream," Sarah began, shaking Jareth from his thoughts, "Was different. You and I were there without all the other dancers but they was you and I from six years ago as well. It was like a sign, but I'm not sure I got the whole thing. Dancing with you that time was much different…it was like it was meant to be." Sarah stopped thinking about what she just said. She really hadn't thought about it that way before now, but it made sense. She shook her head and attempted to clear it. "When I was trying to get into the castle I had to go through another maze, except this one had three turns and riddles to go along with them. The last riddle was with symbols, that I guess are different depending on the person who walked through. But mine were asking me to chose between love and not." Jareth held his breath at this part, unsure if he wanted to hear what she had to say next.

"Everything in the past couple of days has reminded me of you. I realize now that all the signs where there, and I just needed to see them. I also know now how I feel. When you asked me to love you…well at first I couldn't answer. Because the story had always portrayed you as a villain…at least that was the way I interpreted it… that was what I saw you as for the longest time. But now I realize that you were never really a villain at all. You had only done as I asked, so that is when I stopped disliking you. But now I realize something even more that up until this point…I never knew." Sarah stopped and breathed, she just realized in that instant how she felt, and she was finally ready to tell him.

"Jareth," she began, she looked straight into his mismatched eyes, and said, "If you were to ask me now to love you I could only give this reply." Jareth held his breath, daring to hope. "I Love you…and I think, deep down I always have, and I always will." She held his gaze for one more moment and then dropped it while mumbling, "You can move…or talk….or whatever…" She trailed off. She looked where he had been standing, he was no longer there. She stood, tears gathering in her eyes and said softly, "He's not there…" The tears began streaming down her face and she turned to walk away.

Sarah stopped and gasped as she felt a pair of strong, warm arms embrace her from behind. His silky, yet concerned voice, spoke softly in her ear, "Love…I will always be there for you." Sarah's eyes widened and she turned in his arms and dove into his chest sobbing. That moment of fear that he had left her, had passed but it had left her unstable. When she had felt his arms around her waist and his voice in her ear, she could only cry...out of happiness, relief and out of the many other emotions that swirled around in her heart.

He kept an arm around her waist, for fear that she would collapse, and the other had found its way to her hair where it was softly stroking it for comfort. Jareth made shushing noise and spoke to her softly, cradling her as if she might break. "It's alright love, I'm here," he said to her. Slowly, her sobs subsided and she calmed down. He led her over to a flight of stairs. He picked her up bridal style and sat down, with her in his arms. She hiccupped a few times but other than that she was quiet. "I love you too you know Sarah," Jareth said to her. Sarah lifted her head so she could look into his eyes. She saw love shining through them, and concern for her. She smiled slightly and said, "I know…now."

He smiled down at her and kissed her softly. He raised his head and looked into her eyes again. "And now that I've found you," Sarah began, "I will never leave you again." She smiled at him and he smiled back, knowing that whatever lay ahead, with her by his side, he could pull through it.

The pair sat like that for a long time, just enjoying each other's peace, not worrying about tomorrow or the things to come.

The End.

A/N: Whew! Finally it is done! does a dance I want to thank everyone who reviewed and everyone who read, you all are amazing! So, now with this done, I shall get to work on my sequel, which I think I will call, "By your side forever." Until then, please review!