So, this wasn't supposed to have a sequel but I can't get this idea out of my head that Sarah learns about Jareth's arachnophobia and how that pans out (also, I can't leave a Labyrinth story on its own without Jareth and Sarah coming together apparently). Also, I love Evie way too much to leave it at that. Thanks for the lovely reviews!

Note: while Chapter 1 was from Evie's POV because of the LFFL writing challenge, this one has a mix of hers, other goblins, Jareth's, and Sarah's.

2 years later

"Hi Lady!" Evie sat on Lady's bed, watching her pack a few things. "Where are you going?"

Sarah smiled at the sweet little goblin and patted her head, giving her a potato chip to snack on. "I'm going away to college, I believe that I told you about that a while back."

18-year-old Sarah was more mature, more beautiful than she had been at age 16. But more importantly, she was wiser and kinder. "You can still visit me, I've found an apartment so I'll be living alone."

Evie grinned. "Okie! Will you come back here?"

"Sometimes, for school breaks." She responded, putting more clothes in. Sarah didn't want to take too many things but she still wanted a bit of home with her. She picked up the little music box with the dancing girl and the figure of the Goblin King she had made, feeling a bit melancholy at what happened two years ago.

She didn't regret what she did to get Toby back, but rather, what she didn't do. She didn't ask the King what he meant, didn't try to contact him. He hadn't contacted her, so she wondered if he hated her and never wanted to find out if he did.

Not long after her adventure, she realized that she had magic powers. She couldn't create crystals, but she could make a few things move on their own. Small things. She supposed that she could ask Jareth how to improve it, but she had put it off for so long that she wasn't sure how to even start that conversation.

Plus, shouldn't she be hating him too? For playing these mind games and being so dramatic that he sent the cleaners after her when she insulted him once?

As Lady was packing and thinking hard, Evie explored her room. She loved being in Lady's room. She had so many interesting things and sometimes, Lady even put some make up on her too. She had called it "drugstore make up" whatever that meant. Today, she saw something new that caught her eye. "Lady, what is that?"

Lady looked up to see her pointing to a container of sorts. "Oh! That's Travis the tarantula. Isn't he beautiful?"

Evie agreed wholeheartedly. She was amazed at how big this spider was, he was much bigger than her own Mr. Spider. "Is he your friend?"

"More like Toby's, but yes he is." Lady leaned down to observe Travis with Evie. "He really wanted one, Karen wasn't very happy about a giant spider but Dad agreed to take care of him. Toby's room needs some remodeling so I'm keeping it here for now."

She opened the lid carefully. "Do you want to say hi to him?"

Evie gasped. "Oh yes please!"

Lady carefully took him in her hand and held him to Evie, once she was sure that Travis was alright with being held at that moment.

Evie wanted to hold him but he looked a bit unsure so she just settled with watching him. Her smile could not have been bigger. "I wonder if Travis and Mr. Spider would be friends."

"That would be cool." Lady had such a pretty smile. "Evie-"

"Sarah!" Robert William's voice rang through the hallway. "Time for dinner!"

Lady answered back. "Coming, Dad!"

"I go now." Evie waved by to Travis. "I will see you later! Bye Lady!"

"Bye Evie. Tell Mr. Spider I said hello."

"Did you hold him?" Oatie asked Evie.

"Nah." Evie answered. "He didn't like me too much yet."

When Evie left to go back to tend to Mr. Spider, Oatie decided she wanted to see Travis for herself.

She went to Lady's room, but Lady wasn't there. She spotted Travis in his little home.

"Hi!" She waved at Travis.

Travis seemed a bit apprehensive.

Oatie opened the lid and picked him up. "Evie was too worried to hold you, but you're okay!"

Turns out, it was in fact, not okay. Travis jumped off of her and ran away.

"Hey, come back!" Oatie ran after him.

He crawled away from her as far as possible. Oatie chased after him to the point where he went to the mirror, the portal to the Underground…

…and went right through.

"Oh no!" Oatie face palmed. Now she'd done it! She had to hurry, make sure that Travis was back before Lady found out and banned them from ever going into her room and eating Oreos ever again.

Bog damn it.

Jareth hated that he knew what day this was. He hated that he knew that this was the second anniversary of the only time a human had beaten his Labyrinth.

Or at least, that's what he told himself. That this was the only reason he was upset, not because of the loss of her cruel yet beautiful green eyes and stunning smile.

He felt guilty for the way he acted towards Sarah. That was unacceptable. What was he thinking?

He was also heartbroken. No one had ever dreamed of him while eating the peach. No one really wanted him. He was fun to dally with, but more often than not, his title either intimidated lovers who were commoners as they didn't want to have to associate themselves with the pettiness of court or they didn't think he was good enough for them. There was always an ulterior motive.

Sarah was fascinated by him, but she didn't say yes to his plea. She had already won, and he was tired by the time she had beaten him. He was used to getting whatever he wanted and wrongfully told her that he wanted to rule her because he didn't know how to just tell her honestly that he wanted her for who she was.

The closest he had been to telling her what was in his heart was when he sang As the World Falls Down to her. Sure, he had known her for such a short time, but she wasn't afraid of him. And the fact that she dreamt of him and the song showed that she was sincere in her desire.

He opened a bottle of wine, drinking straight from it. "I am going to die alone." He said in a sing-song voice.

Draping himself over the throne, he watched as his goblins were being annoying. Before he knew it, he was asleep.

"Hey guys!" Oatie ran into the throne room. "I need help! Lady-"

She stopped in her tracks. Every goblin was dead quiet. Which was never a good sign unless they were sleeping.

Pushing everyone forward, she realized that they were staring at Travis.

Who was sitting on Kingy's face.

"Is he dead?" Iglepus asked.

"No, I saw a leg move." Beetun pointed at Kingy's face.

"I mean Kingy." Iglepus rolled his eyes.

"No, he's sleeping." Another goblin answered. "Should we still wait for Blaggerspout?"

When Oatie was going to ask what the heck Blaggerspout had anything to do with this, she heard running footsteps.

Two figures appeared.

"I gots her!" Blaggerspout dragged Evie forward. "Spider expert!"

"Shh!" All the goblins hushed him. "Kingy is sleepy!"

And that was just as well. Evie gingerly walked forward, trying to coax Travis. "Come here, Travis. I gots you!"

She inched closer and Travis inched away from her.

"Oh come on." Evie was a bit nervous about touching Kingy's face. "Please, Travis?"

Travis still wouldn't budge.

Evie let out a sigh of frustration.

"Do you think she can do it?" One goblin asked.

"Dunno, would the spider get bogged?"

"Bogged? But that's Lady's spider!"

"Would Lady get bogged?"

"No, Kingy like Lady too much."

"Lady very pretty!"

"But Chicken is prettiest!"

"Nuh uh! Lady has sparkly makedown!"

"You mean makeup?"

"CHICKEN IS PRETTIEST!"

"NO, Kingy is!"

"I saw Lady eat chicken nuggets!"

"NOOO!"

"Chicken are friends, not food!"

And, that was the start of the chants.

"CHICKENS ARE FRIENDS, NOT FOOD! CHICKENS ARE FRIENDS, NOT FOOD!"

At the commotion, Kingy slowly opened his eyes. Evie lost her nerve and shrank back with the rest of the goblins.

Evie covered her ears at the impending scream.

Jareth groaned. Crap, the alcohol was making his head hurt. He knew he should've retired to his chambers. Why did his face feel fuzzy?

Then something tangled in his hair. Huh?

When he realized what was on him, he screamed. "WHAT THE F-"

And let out every expletive he knew.

He tried to pry the giant spider away from him but the spider held on to his cloak after it fell off of his face. "MONSTER! GET IT OFF ME!"

He started to cry, which was quite undignified but he couldn't help it. Spiders scared him that much.

Everything was a blur until he started to run. He had no idea where he was running to or why, possibly to try to detach the spider without touching it directly. He couldn't think right when there was a spider involved.

Somehow, he ended up in his chambers. He tore off his cloak and saw the spider peeking out from it.

"Not today, you demon!" He grabbed books from his nightstand and threw it at the arthropod.

Sarah was panicking.

She was sure that she closed the lid to Travis's cage. But as of right now, it was opened. Unfortunately, from her packing, her stuff was everywhere and the spider could be anywhere.

She liked spiders but even she would have a heart attack if he showed up when she least expected it. She just hoped that she could find him before Toby or her parents asked for him.

"LADYYYYYY!"

She turned her head to see Blaggerspout, Evie, Oatie, and Iglepus coming out of her mirror.

"Lady, we needs your help! A monster is in the castle!" Iglepus flopped over, tired from running.

"He's not a monster-" Evie tried to say, but Blaggerspout interrupted her.

"Kingy says he's a monster!"

"Well we needs you!" Oatie begged her. "You has magic! He's going to EAT KINGY!"

Sarah wasn't sure what to do. Her mind froze for a second. A monster?

She still had to look for Travis. Crap. What was she going to do?

Evie was visibly upset and was rubbing her eyes tiredly. "I SAID, he's not a-"

"LADY PLEASE!" Blaggerspout tugged on her pant leg. "Kingy needs you. He's going to die!"

At those words, Sarah felt her heart break. She hadn't seen Jareth for a few years but the thought of him dying made her feel sick. She told herself it was because he was the guardian of her three friends and the goblins.

She rolled up her sleeves. She wasn't sure how she could help as her magic was so limited, but she was not going to let him die on her watch. She would just have to find Travis later. "Okay, I'll go."

Evie kept trying to tell Lady that it was not a monster, just Travis but everyone kept interrupting her to the point that she was crying. She hadn't eaten in a while and was very sleepy.

"Where is he?" Lady asked her dwarf friend. "I heard there's a monster."

"In his chambers." The dwarf answered. "I will keep everyone safe, Didymus keeps trying to barge in but I'm afraid that he's going to get hurt. Ludo is keeping himself safe."

"Well, you go and keep safe. I will take care of Didymus." She said, all businesslike.

Indeed, the fox was growling and hitting the door. "Unhand His Majesty, you fiend!"

"Sir Didymus!" Sarah paled at hearing Jareth's screams from inside.

"LEAVE ME BE!" She heard a sob from the inside. Jareth was clearly directing his voice at whatever monster was in there. Wow, she didn't think that he could cry. "Don't hurt me, please."

"Sir Didymus." She grabbed him and pulled him away. "You stay behind me, I have magic."

"My Lady, you cannot be serious! It is my duty and my honor to protect a lady such as thee-"

"AHHHHH!"

The screams were even louder.

"Lady." Evie tried to talk to her again. "It's not-"

"Not now, Evie." Sarah said with frustration. "You shouldn't be here, you should be at home, safe. Is there anyone else we can alert? Some other powerful magical creature?"

"No time, Fair Maiden!" Didymus slammed his body into the door.

It budged a little.

Sarah found it odd that a king's door was so weak that her tiny, chihuahua-sized friend could break it down.

Then, she saw it.

"Didymus, did you actually try to open the door itself?" She raised an eyebrow at him.

Didymus stopped and looked at her sheepishly. "Well no, I had assumed His Majesty locked it."

Sarah rolled her eyes, but no matter. She brought her hands up in a fighting position. "On the count of three, open the door for me and I'll use magic."

Didymus grabbed ahold of the handle. "Be safe, Sarah."

Sarah nodded. She tried to not think of fear, just to focus on what she was doing and let the adrenaline fuel her. "One, two, three!"

Didymus opened the door.

Sarah ran in without thought for herself. "HEY!"

She meant to get the attention of whatever it was, but she didn't see anything at first. She did see that the room was a mess, with books all over and burn marks on the walls. Looking to her left, she saw messy, platinum blond hair peeking out of the covers.

And on the edge of the bed was none other than Travis.

"I don't understand." She held her hands up. "I heard there was a monster in here."

"It's Travis!" Evie finally said it. "Kingy doesn't like spiders and thinks they're monsters."

"Look at the size of that thing!" Jareth's voice was raspy from all the screaming. "Of course it's a monster!"

Sarah let out a breath of relief, her body shaking a bit from all the excitement. She let her hands down and turned to the doorway. "Evie, can you go and get Travis's temporary container?"

Evie trotted off and did as told. Sir Didymus stood there awkwardly. "Well, I suppose I shall make my leave and tell Brother Hoggle what happened?"

Sarah sighed. "Yes, tell them that all is alright."

When he left, she was alone with Jareth for the first time in two years.

Well, him and Travis.

"He won't hurt you." She said, feeling bad that he was hiding, but also trying to distract herself so she wasn't laughing. The big bad Goblin King, scared of spiders?

"How do you know?" His voice was barely a whisper.

"Because he's Toby's pet. These tarantulas are very docile." She held her hand out, going slowly. Travis could be fast if he wanted to be. "Travis, it's okay. I'm here sweetie."

"Really?" Jareth snorted. "Sweetie? You allow this creature to come into contact with a child?"

Sarah ignored him. She opened her hands and carried him.

"I'm back, Lady." Evie held up a little temporary container for him.

"Thank you." Sarah put him inside and closed it. "I wonder how he got out." She wondered out loud.

"I bet I can answer that."

Both of them looked to see Jareth sit up. His face was red, and not just from crying either.

"What happened to your face?" Sarah was horrified at the left side looking extremely irritated.

"That demon," he pointed at Travis with a shaky finger. "Sat on my face while I was asleep. It's poisoned my face and I'll probably die tomorrow."

"You are so dramatic." Sarah wasn't having his bad attitude. "You probably had an allergic reaction. You scared the poor thing!"

"It's a spider, I have no remorse for it invading my castle." He brushed his hair out of his eyes and stood now that the threat was out of the way. "And you, Evie."

Evie wasn't sure what she did wrong. She just stood there, a little scared.

"Your actions have brought yet another spider here." He said. "You know the consequences of it."

"No, I didn't." She said in a small voice. Why was she getting in trouble for something that she didn't even do?

"I have a hard time believing that since you love spiders so much." He growled, his eyes murderous and impatient. "It wasn't enough that I allowed Mr. Spider to stay in your home?"

"I DID NOT!" Evie screamed.

Goblins were like children. And she definitely felt like one at that moment. "I didn't even get to hold Travis!"

She crumbled on the floor and cried. "I have to do everything! And Lady told me to not talk, and everyone was calling him a monster and I just went to help! No one listens to me and it makes me SAD!"

Jareth realized that he was wrong. Evie would admit it if she did that and she didn't. "Evie-"

"Waaaaa!" She cried. "I just wanted to help get Travis off Kingy's face and I get in trouble! I DON'T WANT TO GET BOGGED!"

Sarah shot him a look-what-you've-done expression and went to pick the little goblin up in her lap. "Hey, it's okay. Shhhh. You're not in trouble, okay?"

Evie was still sobbing but she was crying quieter now.

"How about I get you some milk and cookies? Hmm?" Sarah rubbed her back affectionately. "Maybe we can wear some make up? You can have all the sparkles that you want."

Evie sniffed. "And then I will look pretty?"

"The prettiest." Sarah reassured her.

Evie looked up to see her kind face. She nodded. "Okie. I'm sleepy now. Tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow it is." Sarah hugged her. "Go get some sleep. Drink some water."

When Evie went away, Sarah looked up to see Jareth looking at her softly before glaring at her again.

"What?" She demanded, not liking that glare.

"You are undermining my authority in front of the goblins." He sat on the foot of his bed, arms crossed and eyebrows raised.

"Maybe if you listened, you would be able to hear her side of the story." Sarah stood up, facing him. How was he still so gorgeous even when he looked like a mess. "You know, Evie is very responsible when it comes to spiders. Maybe it was my fault or someone else released Travis. You should thank her for coming to help you. It's not her fault you have arachnophobia."

"Now you're going too far." He snarled. "Look at the harm it caused my face."

"You're probably just allergic, it'll calm down." Sarah picked up the container with Travis in it. "I'll go and won't ever bother you again."

She walked out, but stopped at the doorway. Turning back, She made one last remark. "You know, I came here to help you. All I heard that there was a monster and the situation was urgent. I only have very little magic but the goblins insisted that I help. I thought I was risking my life coming to help you, only to find that you're just being dramatic and angry."

She practically stomped all the way back home. Setting Travis back in his home, Sarah tried to not think of the Goblin King again.

Jareth rubbed his temple. Damn it.

Not only did he look especially stupid and not at all his usual gorgeous self when she came in, he had snapped at her and Evie. It was sure to ruin any chances with her.

To amend himself, he brought some milk and cookies to Evie's home. The little Goblin forgave easily, just happy that he wasn't going to bog her. She hugged his leg and asked if Lady could visit Goblin City, and he shrugged, saying that was up to Sarah. Now he was to apologize to Sarah. He wasn't expecting her to want to speak to him, but he wanted to at least say he was sorry. She deserved that much.

After he left, Evie contemplated a bit. She hoped that Lady would visit, but for now, she was content. She was happy that Kingy wouldn't bog anyone. She found out that Oatie was the one who was curious about Travis but she promised to say nothing. It would be their secret.

Sarah heard something clinking at her window. Rubbing her tired eyes, she saw a beautiful barn owl there.

"Oh. It's you." She opened the window but not the screen. "What do you want?"

He stared at her for a moment. Then rubbed his head against the window.

"Fine." She opened it.

The little owl flew in and landed on the floor. Just like that fateful night two years ago, he grew into his natural fae form, dressed in a comfortable black poet's shirt and tight pants with boots. He still had a bit of a rash on his face.

The tension in the air between them was so palpable that it was a wonder that they weren't crushed by it.

Jareth cleared his throat first, then spoke. "I just wanted to say that I'm sorry."

She blinked. The Goblin King, apologizing?

He continued. "You didn't have to come to try to help me, but you did. Without thought of your own safety. I don't know why you would do such a thing, especially how I treated you two years ago."

Sarah's voice came out quieter than she had wanted. She had been so ready to yell at him but this was so unexpected. "Thank you, that means a lot to me."

There was a bit of silence. Neither was angry anymore but were still very much on guard.

Jareth opened his mouth, not realizing the words that came out of his mouth. "Sarah, why have you never visited the Underground, especially as you have so many friends there?" He asked her, unsure why he allowed his true feelings to come out.

Sarah smiled a bit sadly, wringing her hands together. "I didn't know I could. You never invited me."

"You never asked."

"I guess…" she thought about it for a moment, then decided to be honest. "I thought you hated me."

He looked a bit surprised. "No, I don't hate you."

She raised an eyebrow.

"Infuriated, frustrated, sometimes angry, yes. But never hate. It's impossible to hate someone as kind and caring as you."

His blue eyes were creating a fire within her. Not the roaring and violent kind, but the comforting and warm kind. The blazing intensity would have been too much for most people but she welcomed it.

Sarah blushed a bit, hoping that the dark wouldn't allow him to see. "Thank you. That's kind of you to say."

Maybe she was misreading him, but his eyes, while still just as intense, were softer. "For the record, I've never hated you either."

"You didn't?" He asked back, sounding equally surprised and with hint of happiness.

Sarah shook her head. "No. I don't hate you. I mean, you were a jerk, but it was my fault for wishing Toby away. And I know that you're a good king to your subjects. They all adore you."

Her smile was so sincere, so sweet, he couldn't help but smile too.

"So, I also apologize for undermining your authority and for bringing up your fear of spiders. I understand having a phobia. Forgive me?"

He felt his heart expand at the sight of her just in her shorts and oversized t-shirt. Even wearing such mundane clothing, she was so beautiful.

But who was he kidding? She was always his equal. Always had been, always will be.

Never had anyone impressed or charmed him the way she did.

"Of course." He inclined his head. "And, you are always welcome in my kingdom."

"I appreciate that." Sarah replied. Her eyes sparkled, reflecting the moonlight. "It's too bad that it took a spider for us to have this conversation."

Jareth chuckled. "Yes, it is. I am glad that it's in its home and not going to murder me."

Sarah shook her head, laughing.

"Well, I suppose I should go now." He finally said, a little reluctant to leave (even with the spider in the background) but couldn't find another reason to stay.

"Wait, I have something that could help your rash." Sarah realized. She gestured to her bed. "Have a seat, I will be right back."

She went to the medicine cabinet and grabbed some calamine lotion. When she came back, she sat next to him, bottle in her hand.

Jareth watched her as she opened the bottle cap. She paused, trying to not look nervous. "Would it be alright if I did it for you? It's probably easier than you doing it on your own."

He nodded. "Yes, go ahead. Thank you."

"Don't mention it." She poured some in her hand and rubbed it on his cheek. His eyes were closed as she applied it.

This was the first time that they had ever touched skin to skin. Jareth was amazed at how gentle she was being and how much he loved her touch. Every stroke of her fingers swept across his face with the utmost care. It was almost addicting to him and he had to restrain himself from kissing her.

Sarah felt the urge to kiss him but didn't. She had kissed boys in high school, but this was Jareth, the object of her fantasies. She swore she felt his heartbeat as she glided across his skin. In many ways, he looked and felt human. But there was also this undercurrent of magic that radiated all over him.

"There." She said when she was done. He opened his eyes and smiled at her gratefully. Her heart raced even faster.

"You are quite the knight in shining armor." He teased her a little. "I suppose that makes me the Goblin King in distress."

Sarah didn't mean to say it, the words just came out of her mouth. "So, shouldn't the knight get a kiss for all the work done to save the one in distress?"

Jareth's eyes widened at her boldness. Sarah was equally shocked but didn't back down.

Just as she started to get nervous, Jareth moved his face closer to her, their lips almost touching. "Does the knight want a kiss? Because I'll gladly give it."

Sarah could hardly breathe. "Yes, she does."

He pressed his lips oh so gently to hers. Two years of repressed emotions were let out at this very moment.

Jareth wrapped his arm around her waist and Sarah put a hand on his shoulder, sliding up to his large hair. Her other hand slide down to his exposed chest and tangled her fingers in his medallion. Jareth growled at the possessive move and kissed her harder, nibbling her top lip and tasting her. He swept his tongue to the roof of her mouth and grinned as he felt her little moan.

Pulling away, he kissed her neck, one of his hands brushing against her collarbone. "You are magnificent, Sarah."

Could this be? Could she really want him just as much as he wanted her?

He looked into her beautiful, shining green eyes. His dark-haired beauty was blushed from breathlessness. "I think you're wonderful too."

Sarah could hardly believe it. Not a few hours ago, they were arguing and now he was kissing her.

Somehow, she knew he meant it. That this wasn't just a kiss, but something more.

He kissed the back of one of her hands, never taking his eyes off of hers. "Sarah, might I court you? You can come to my world or I can come here. Either way, I would like to get to know you more, to see where this leads. Just for a short amount of time."

Sarah's response was to kiss him again. "Yes, Jareth. I'd love that."

As they kissed for the third time, Travis the Tarantula wasn't too far away, sound asleep in his home.