AN: this challenge was based on a conversation in the group bout how it's always Sarah saying no to sex. So the challenge was to come up with a story where Jareth is the one avoiding it. Took a while to get this one written due to real-life issues but it's done at last and I hope to get back to written full time soon. So I give you Little Issues and it dedicated to Visciouly Witty

Little Issues

Jareth raced around frantically. He was supposed to pick Sarah up in an hour for their week vacation and it seemed like everything was trying to prevent him from doing so. The goblins had wrecked the castle, the fireries attacked the village just outside their forest, the bog was bubbling more than usual and the smell was drifting past the walls that surrounded it, and he had gotten 5 babies wished away this week.

Flopping onto his throne, Jareth rubbed his hand over his face. "Gods I need this vacation..." he muttered.

"Vacation?" A female voice called from the doorway. "Don't tell me you're leaving?"

Looking up, Jareth grinned. "Hello, Eliza." He stood and walked over to the blonde Fae that was glaring at him with hands on her hips. He kissed her cheek and gave her a gentle smile. "Yes, I'm leaving soon to take Sarah on vacation. I'd appreciate it if you looked after things in my absence. "

"That's why you requested me to come here? You want me to watch your Kingdom?" She walked away shaking her head. "I'm your sister, not your personal babysitter, Jareth."

"Not asking you to babysit, little sister. I just need you to keep an eye on things. If a wisher asks that the goblins take a child see that things go smoothly and do your part to stop them." Jareth explained as he reached for the pendant around his neck.

"I wish you would ask me ahead of time instead of calling for me then leaving," Eliza complained as he put the pendant around her neck.

"It's part of your duties as Goblin Princess, my dear. If you were home more you'd know when I plan to leave." Jareth replied with a smirk. "Now, have fun, and don't let the goblins get into too much trouble." He patted her head and then flew off in his owl form.

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Aboveground Sarah was packing the last of her things. She was looking forward to this vacation immensely. She had finally decided it was time for her and Jareth to go all the way. They had been dating for over a year now and he had been a perfect gentleman. True the makeout sessions were getting hotter and heavier each time, but he always stopped when she asked him to.

Truthfully, she never really wanted him to stop, but the fearful voice in the back of her head always screamed at her to stop before they went too far. Despite what she told herself, a small part of her feared that once he bedded her, Jareth would vanish. But if he was willing to wait this long for her to be ready, then she was certain he wasn't just going to vanish. No, Sarah was going to make sure he wanted to keep coming back to her.

Tucking the last of her sexy lingerie into her bag, she opened her window and sat on the bed to wait. She adjusted the bottom of her dress as she crossed her legs. She didn't want him to immediately see that she had nothing on underneath.

A few moments later a white barn owl flew in and changed into her incredibly sexy boyfriend. Jareth smiled as he looked her over. "You look delicious."

"You look pretty tasty yourself." Sarah grinned as she stood. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she rubbed her nose against his. "If we leave now we should be there in time for dinner."

"Or I could use a bit of magic and have us there in time to have dessert before dinner." He smirked.

"Mmmmm I like the way you think, Goblin King." She replied before kissing him tenderly.

Jareth returned her kiss and worked his magic to transport them to their vacation resort.

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Back at the Castle Beyond the Goblin City, Jareth's little sister was pacing the throne room. "Damn good for nothing, horny bastard!" Eliza screamed. Groaning, she flopped onto the throne. "Gods, I hate how he treats me like a little kid. He leaves me here while he goes off to shack up with that human." She summoned a crystal and threw it against the wall. "I wish I could make it so he shrinks as small as he makes me feel at the worst possible moments."

Eliza was so busy cursing her brother, she never noticed the pendant around her neck started glowing.

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Once they arrived at the resort they checked in and immediately went to their room. Their bags were dropped by the door and before she could blink, Jareth had Sarah pinned against the wall, kissing her passionately. His body pressed against hers, hands rubbing up and down her sides. She could easily tell he was just as turned on as she was.

Suddenly he broke the kiss and pulled away as if he had been burned. "Damn it." He cursed under his breath.

"Jareth?" Sarah reached for him, her voice filled with concern. "Are you alright?"

"Not sure." He answered. "I had a sudden sharp pain course through my body." He stepped away and headed for the bathroom. "Just give me a moment, Precious."

Sarah watched as he went into the bathroom and closed the door. Sighing, she picked up the bags and carried them to the couch, and unpacked the few things she would need out like the toiletry bag and her swimsuit. The rest she left hidden safely in the suitcase. She didn't want to ruin the surprise after all.

In the bathroom, Jareth splashed water on his face and tried to calm his breathing. "What the hell was that?" He muttered. Patting his face with a towel, he looked at himself in the mirror. Perhaps it was just a fluke. Glancing down he noticed that, despite his tight pants, very little seemed to be visible. "That can't be right."

Pulling his pants down he found a very disturbing sight. He was as small as he was when he was a boy. He quickly splashed more water on his face. "This has to be a dream. Yes, it's just a horrible dream. I'll wake up with Sarah in my arms and all will be well."

No matter how many times the Goblin King pinched himself he simply wouldn't wake from his nightmare. "It's just stress." He argued. "Being so determined to make everything perfect has me on edge. I just need a little wine to relax me and my Sarah's tender touch."

After adjusting his clothes and giving his hair a quick brush, Jareth left the bathroom to find Sarah sitting on the bed with a book in hand. Looking up, she smiled. "Everything alright?"

"I believe so, Precious." He smiled. "I just need to relax. It's been a long stressful week." He explained as he joined her on the bed.

Sarah placed the book on the bedside table and turned to face the Goblin King. "I believe I can help with that." She smiled as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

Rubbing his nose against hers, he smirked. "I feel better already." He kissed her softly and let his hands wander down her back.

As her hands rubbed down his chest, Jareth felt a slight pain in his groin but tried to ignore it. The lower her hands went the sharper the pain became. Finally, just as her hands were about to slip into his pants, he grabbed them and pulled them up to his lips. "Jareth?"

"Perhaps we should have dinner first, love. I'm not feeling right at the moment." He stated simply.

"What's wrong? You're not getting sick, are you? Can you get sick?" Sarah questioned.

Chuckling nervously, Jareth stood. "I'm not really sure how to explain it. And yes I can get sick. Perhaps a little food will help. Like I said it's been a long stressful week."

"Alright," Sarah sighed and stood, "as long as you're certain you're ok."

Jareth nodded and offered her his arm. Together they headed down to the restaurant.

The rest of the night was complete and utter torture for Jareth. Sarah was trying everything to tease and tempt him but all that happened was a sharp pain between his legs and he swore when he checked that his manhood was getting even smaller.

At dinner, Sarah's foot was rubbing along his leg the moment they sat down. He had to cross his legs to prevent her foot from exploring between his legs. As she ate she constantly licked her spoon or fork suggestively, and her free hand was never far from his. Normally by then, Jareth would have been hard and ready to devour her right then and there, but instead, he wanted as much distance between as possible.

Which was his current dilemma, how was he supposed to avoid Sarah, without revealing his current predicament, while on a romantic vacation? There simply seemed to be no easy solution.

After dinner, they returned to their room. Jareth was trying to come up with an excuse to stay away from the bed, while Sarah was getting more and more frustrated as the night went on. Excusing herself to the bathroom, she grabbed her small bag and hurried inside.

Jareth paced the room and even glanced down his pants once more. He appeared to have returned to an average size, well for a normal human male at least. He was still smaller than what was normal for him. Taking a deep breath he sighed. "It's just stress. Relax, don't think about it." He told himself. "This can't keep happening forever."

"What can't happen forever?"

Jareth turned when he heard Sarah's voice and his jaw nearly hit the floor. She was leaning against the doorframe in a dark blue nighty that left very little to the imagination. "I..." Jareth swallowed. His eyes took in every visible inch of her glorious body. "I can't keep my hands off you forever." He smiled.

"Good," Sarah replied as she walked towards him. "I've been waiting for this moment all week" she wrapped her arms around his and kissed him deeply.

Jareth tried in vain not to flinch when there was once again a twinge of pain from his groin. He tried his best to return her kiss but the growing ache made him close his eyes and turn his head with a hiss.

Sarah pulled away and stared at him. With her hands on her hips, she studied him. "Alright Jareth, what is going on?"

Sighing, Jareth went and sat on the bed. "I'm having a small issue for some reason."

"A small issue?" Sarah questioned as she joined him on the bed.

"Yes, and it's rather embarrassing and extremely painful." Jareth turned to face her and tried to think of the best way to explain it. After a moment he decided to best way was just to show her. Standing, he slowly pulled down his pants and turned to face Sarah. "I can't explain it, Precious."

Sarah looked at him confused at first then she took a good look at the little soldier between his legs, emphasis on little. "Is that what all this is about?" She chuckled. "Jareth I don't care how big or small you are. A lot of guys stuff..."

"I do not stuff my pants!" Jareth interrupted. "I haven't been that small since I was a child. I..." He paused and ran his finger through his blonde hair. "I have no explanation."

"Maybe he just needs a little encouragement." Sarah offered as she started to reach for him.

Jareth moved before she could wrap her hand around him. "I don't think that will help. All night you've teased and taunted me. Things that would normally have me so hard I can't stand it are causing sharp pains. Instead of growing, I swear the damn thing has been shrinking."

"Jareth if you don't want to sleep with me..."

"Gods woman, that is not the case. I want you as badly as my body wants to breathe. My body is doing the exact opposite of what I want."

Sarah stood and walked around to face him. "Jareth are you sure you don't know what's going on?"

"I have no idea." he groaned as her hand touched the tip of his cock.

"Let me see if I can help with this issue." Sarah pushed him back until he fell back on the bed. "It could be your just nervous about this. I know I'm a little nervous. While it is not the first time for either of us, it is our first time together." She pulled his pants the rest of the way down and removed them.

"Sarah, while tonight and this entire week is a big step for us, I don't believe nerves are the cause of my current..." his head jerked back and his eyes closed as his fists tightly gripped the edge of the bed.

Sarah smiled when he groaned. She hadn't waited for him to finish his statement and wasted no time wrapping her lips around him. At his current size, she was able to take all of him in her mouth and let her tongue dance all around him. She mistook his groans for indications that he was enjoying her actions and continued until he pushed her away. "Stop!"

Looking up at him in shock, Sarah saw he was panting heavily and looked pale and pained. "Jareth?"

"I'm sorry, love, but it was hurting too much."

Glancing down, Sarah saw that Jareth's cock and balls looked red, and as hard as it was to believe they appeared to be smaller. "Oh my god... Jareth, there's got to be something wrong. You said you can get sick would this be something that happens when you're sick?"

"No, no this is not an illness. This has to be magical. I... I think I need to go home. The Labyrinth should be able to fix it." He explained. "I left my pendant..." He paused as a thought occurred to him. "Oh no, she wouldn't dare..."

"She?" Sarah inquired, the jealousy clear on her face.

"Eliza, my younger sister." He answered as he grabbed his pants and put them back on. "I left my pendant with her and asked her to watch over my kingdom while I was away."

"What does she have to do with your current predicament?"

"I don't know but I intend to find out."

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Eliza sat on the throne, bored as could be. It had been hours since her brother left her with the goblins and they had already annoyed her so bad that she kicked them all out of the castle. "This is going to be a long, boring week."

"You'll be suffering for much longer if you are the reason for the interruption of my vacation." Jareth's stern voice echoed through the empty castle, causing Eliza to jump.

"What are you doing back so soon?" Eliza asked as she stood and went to meet her brother at the door.

"I find myself facing a very painful issue and I have to wonder dear sister, have you made any wishes while wearing my pendant?" Jareth demanded.

"Wishes? Really Jareth, do you think I'm some stupid child that would carelessly wish for the first thing that popped in her head? I would... Oh! Oh no." Eliza turned her back on her brother as she remembered her words from earlier. "What exactly is your problem, dear brother?"

"Oh nothing major, just a very important part of my anatomy keeps shrinking and causing me excruciating pain whenever I attempt to be intimate with my Sarah!" He shouted. "What did you do Eliza?"

Ducking her head she started twiddling her thumbs, which Jareth knew she only did when she knew she was in trouble. "I may have wished that I could make you as small as you make me feel at the worst possible moment." She replied quietly.

"You what?!" Jareth was fuming. "How could you be so selfish?"

"Selfish? Me?" Eliza huffed. "I'm not the one that expects my sibling to drop everything and watch over his kingdom while I go gallivanting in the human realm."

"Tending to the Kingdom is part of your duty as Goblin Princess. I've told you this before. I only ask this of you once every couple hundred years. I could require you to stay here and do your part as a member of the royal family, but I don't. I let you go and enjoy the social life you love so much at the High Court. Is it really so selfish of me to take a week for myself?"

"I never asked to be the Goblin Princess," she spat.

She was telling the truth. She was just a child when he conquered the Labyrinth and became King. When their parent died, Jareth had taken her in and provided all he could for her, but no one willingly stayed with goblins. It took a special kind of Fae to be their King, and it would take a special kind of woman to be their Queen. Eliza didn't have what it took to be their ruler, even on a temporary basis. Jareth shook his head and sat on his throne. "Renounce your wish and return the pendant to me."

Eliza knew it was an order, not a request. "I wish the words I spoke before were undone. I wish my brother was back to normal."

Jareth sighed with relief as the ache in his groin left and he was thrilled when he glanced down to see the familiar outline in his tight pants. He smiled and held his hand out. "Now I'll take the pendant back dear sister."

"What about your vacation?" Eliza asked as she handed the pendant back to him.

"Oh, I shall be rejoining my dear Sarah shortly, and you shall remain here as planned, but this time I'm keeping this close," Jareth answered as he ran his fingers over the silver pendant.

"What? But how will I keep the goblins under control without it?" Eliza questioned.

"I'm sure you'll think of something." Jareth grinned before he vanished.

"JARETH!"

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a few days later

Jareth smiled to himself as he held Sarah in his arms. Their vacation had started off roughly, but things were going as they should now and he couldn't be happier. Eliza may have caused him a great deal of pain, but she had also made him see what was right in front of him. It was time the Goblin Kingdom had a Queen, and that night he planned on taking the first step to making that happen. He was going to propose to Sarah.