Here is yet another chapter from the ever humble master. She has to listen to grievences this weekend ad will be unable to post any chapters, so is making up for it in advance. (Applause everyone Applause ; )

-TiskTask

Jareth stood in his throne room looking out over his kingdom. Things had been going well lately, the past few months of tormenting Sarah's dreams had been keeping his normally volatile temper in check. However it was becoming increasingly clear to him that the dreams wouldn't sustain him for long. What was taking the council so long?

He turned back to his throne when he heard those words… again.

"I wish the Goblin King would come and take you away right now!"

Jareth sighed; a king's work was never done.

Sarah lounged on one of the arm chairs in the living room. It was Saturday and there were no classes or work to be done. Lily lay on the couch and idly flipped through a fashion catalog. Not that she would ever wear anything that boring, but it was something to do.

"I need to find me a man." Sarah said suddenly.

Lily dropped her catalog. "What was that?" She asked. "Is the Ice Princess ready to thaw out?"

"Ugg, don't call me that." Sarah said tossing a ratty pillow at Lily. "I shouldn't have told you they called me that in high school." She stood up and headed to the kitchen. "I am NOT an Ice Princess, I have needs and wants just like everyone else, I'm just pickier than most."

"Well, in that case come out with Kevin and me tonight." Lily offered. "We may just be able to find someone able to meet, if not all your high standards, then enough of them to at least allow you to work off some of your frustrations."

Sarah grabbed a soda from the fridge and opened it. "That's a good idea. If my dreams are any indication, I may just need to lower them for one night anyway."

Jareth sent the child into the Labyrinth. Humans were so foolish, didn't they know that children were the most precious things they owned. Perhaps if they had the same problems with reproducing as the Fae did they wouldn't be so quick to discard them. This last young mother really didn't want a child, she was too young and too poor and the child was holding her back. Or that's the way she saw it anyway.

He drifted around the nighttime city with his silent owl wings just exploring. It had been years since anyone from this part of the world had wished a child away and he was curious to see how it had changed.

A sound attracted him and he turned towards it. What was this intriguing noise? Music, but nothing like what was heard in the underground. He drifted silently to the roof of the building from which the sound was coming from and changed back into a man. The skylights in the building gave him a great view of humans of every description moving and gyrating in a primitive looking dance. Flashing colored lights and strobes cut the darkness below and turned the scene into one that was almost slow motion.

Jareth leaned forward and placed his hand upon the skylight to give him self a better view. He then nearly fell over in shock. The skylight vibrated, not just with the rhythmic beat of the music, but also with magic. He drew back and smiled. It seemed that humans may have forgotten about magic, and the creatures of magic, but they still believed in their fantasies. That was enough to create the magic that the Underground so desperately needed.

Jareth turned and stepped off the roof and shifted back into his owl form. If he worked on it a bit, he just might get a bargaining chip for the council. After all, it was traditional to offer a gift when asking for a favor, or use blackmail… either way worked in the Underground.

Sarah Lily and Kevin all stumbled into the apartment in a burst of laughter. The night had been great, except the only male that interested Sarah turned out to be gay.

"I cannot believe that he was asking me for make up tips." Sarah laughed. "He was flawless."

Lily laughed as well. "Yeah well, he did say his boyfriend had some issues and needed some assistance."

"Hey, at least he didn't hit on you girls, I had to remove his hand from my knee more times than I care to count." Kevin said sprawling on the couch and pulling Lily down on top of him.

"I feel like a fool." Sarah sighed, the laughter fading. "I only wanted to get laid so I picked out the cleanest, best looking, and best smelling man only to be spurned for my best MALE friend." She did her best to look distraught, but the laughter bubbled up and she fell back onto her favorite chair.

"He was nice." Lily giggled. "But I must admit that's the first time I've ever been jealous of a man before."

None of them had any problems with alternative lifestyles, but the situation just struck them all as funny. Sarah was a bit miffed that none of the available straight men had fulfilled even a single one of her requirements.

"Hey I got his phone number, so don't go thinking you can toss me out in the cold, I'll have a place to warm up." Kevin teased placing a quick kiss on Lily's temple.

"All right you two, I see where this is going, I'm just gonna have to drag my lonely little butt off to bed so I don't get tortured watching you two get all lovey-dovey on me." Sarah stood and stretched. "Thanks guys, I needed to get out, even if my quest for a one night Romeo didn't work as well as I'd hoped it would."

"Hey don't worry Sarah." Kevin said with a smile. "There is someone special out there for you, you'll find him."

"And in the meantime, we can help you look for that 'Mr. Right Now' until 'Mr. Right' shows up." Lily piped in.

"Goodnight guys." Sarah said walking into her bedroom.

Part of the problem with being a single person and rooming with a couple was the fact that sometimes you heard things and saw things that made being alone a lot harder to deal with.