Disclosure- I do not own the Labyrinth or any of its original Characters, that privilege belongs to Jim Henson.
Chapter 2: The Exit
Jareth Sat quietly upon his throne, his body thrown lazily without a care. One long gloved hand was placed upon his chin and a deep crease had formed in between his brow. It will was clear that he was deep in thought.
He had decided about 6 months ago (Earth time) that he would no longer watch Sarah through his crystals and he would no longer visit her in his owl form. It became too painful to watch her move on with her life. One of the most painful things was that she still had her love of fantasy, she still fell asleep almost every night with the red leather book clutched in her hand. Jareth had hoped that once she realised that what she had done for Toby wouldn't change the way her parents viewed her, she would decide to come back to the Labyrinth- come back to him.
He was painfully lonely, kingdoms in the underground were far and few in between which meant that intellectual and verbal communication was rare. He only had his goblins for company and besides the odd kick of one out of frustration he really didn't have anyone, he properly connected with... That was until Sarah had wish her brother away. There had not been a runner in the labyrinth in a few hundred years, Jareth had stalked Sarah like a cat with a mouse, out of anticipation of when she would say her right words.
When she had ran the Labyrinth he had fallen in love with her spirit, bravery and loyalty. Her beauty was another subject all together, when she had stepped in the ballroom after eating the peach he had realised that despite her young vulnerable innocence- she was without a doubt, perfect for him. He knew she had felt the pull towards him too and the undeniable pull to the underground. He hadn't been about to let the small fact that he was Fae and she was human stand in the way of their life together either. He may have not been able to make her one of him but he did have the power to make her immortal.
All of that was thrown away when she had told him that he had no power over her. He knew about a week afterwards that he probably should have worded it in a more twenty century kind of way.
"Please for the love of God just become my queen and let's stop this ridiculous game."
May have come across better and a little more obvious.
So he just sat there in his chair thinking and hoping that Sarah would come back to him. He was distracted from his thoughts as a goblin chasing a chicken ran past his seat. Rolling his eyes and with the flick of wrist he sent the little fluffy goblin flying across the room.
He was just about to get out of his chair and distract himself from his thoughts when he heard the faint whisper of what sounded like someone wishing themselves away. In an attempt to focus on what he had just heard, he stopped and angrily shushed all the goblins in the room.
He strained himself to hear clearly, he stopped in his tracks with a look of disbelief.
"I don't believe it she has wished herself away to me she sounds like she desperately needs me." He said dumbfounded.
And with that Jareth disappeared in a cloud of glitter.
End of chapter 2!