Chapter 12: Bright/ Human
"Sarah I thought that you would still be mad at me." Jareth said to her. "Now Jareth I'm only human remember?" Sarah asked back. "I remember that my precious" Jareth said answering her question. "I can hold my breath. I can bite my tongue. I can stay awake for days if that's what you want. Be your number one. I can fake a smile. I can force a laugh. I can dance and play the part. If that's what you ask. Give you all I am. I can do it, I can do it, I can do it. But I'm only human. And I bleed when I fall down. I'm only human. And I crash and I break down. Your words in my head, knives in my heart. You build me up and then I fall apart. I'm only human, yeah. I can turn it on. Be a good machine. I can hold the weight of worlds. If that's what you need. Be your everything. I can do it, I can do it, I'll get through it. But I'm only human. And I bleed when I fall down. I'm only human I crash and I break down. Your words in my head, knives in my heart. You build me up and then I fall apart. I'm only human, yeah. I'm only human. I'm only human. Just a little human. I can take so much. Until I've had enough. 'Cause I'm only human. And I bleed when I fall down. I'm only human. And I crash and I break down. Your words in my head, knives in my heart. You build me up and then I fall apart. 'Cause I'm only human, yeah." Sarah had a music moment. "Sarah I'm still sorry for the way I acted." Jareth said to her closing the space between their lips. "It's okay Jareth I made my share of mistakes." She said back to him. "Do you want to go out with me this weekend?" he asked her. "We can talk about it and you have to pick me up after work then. And you will have to have me home Sunday night." She replied. "I wouldn't have it any other way." He said to her. "Would you like some dinner? I was just about to make some." She said to him. (3 hours later) "Sarah I can tell you are getting tired. I shall see you in your dreams." Jareth said to her letting her go to bed. (Sarah's Dream) Sarah was playing with Jareth out in the palace garden. She was hiding from him and he had no idea where she went. "I think the universe is on my side. Heaven and Earth have finally aligned." She sang but stopped because Jareth was close to finding her. She quickly moved and watched as Jareth went to where she was only minutes before and found out that she was not there anymore. "Days are good and that's the way it should be. You sprinkle stardust on my pillowcase. It's like a moonbeam brushed across my face nights all good and that's the way it should be." She stopped and moved again. "I can hear you Sarah." Jareth said going to where she just was. "You make me sing Ooooh la-la-la. You make a girl go. Ooooh I'm in love. LOVE. Did you see that shooting star tonight? Were you dazzled by the same constellation? Did you and Jupiter conspire to get me? I think you and the Moon and Neptune got it right. 'Cause now I'm shining Bright. So Bright." She stopped once more, moved again and smiled when Jareth was disappointed that he didn't find her. "Bright. So Bright. And I see colors in a different way. You make what doesn't matter fade to grey. Life is good and that's the way it should be. You make me sing Ooooh la-la-la. You make a girl go. Ooooh. I'm in love. LOVE. Did you see that shooting star tonight? Were you dazzled by the same constellation? Did you and Jupiter conspire to get me? I think you and the Moon and Neptune got it right. 'Cause now I'm shining Bright. So Bright. And I get lost in your eyes. Did you see that shooting star tonight? Were you dazzled by the same constellation? Did you and Jupiter conspire to get me? I think you and the Moon and Neptune got it right. I think you and the Mon and Neptune got it right. I think you and the Moon and Neptune got it right. 'Cause now I'm shining bright. So Bright. Bright. So Bright. Bright. So Bright and I get lost in your eyes tonight." She finished singing but didn't have time to get away from him. "I found you precious and that was a lovely song by the way." He said to her and kissed her. (End Dream) The following day at work her class noticed a difference between how she was yesterday and today. What surprized one of her students the most happened after school. The students name was Willow. Willow stays to help Sarah after school and they often talk about boys that never notice them because they are both to nerdy. Willow is a student teacher and she would have never guessed that yesterday Sarah had boy problems over the weekend and was now all happy with some guy she's never met. "Sarah shouldn't we get going." Willow said opening the door to the big surprize that was Jareth waiting at the door. Sarah smiled and almost ran to hug him but Willow stopped her. "Who is he?" Willow asked Sarah who groaned because of being stopped. "He's my boyfriend. His name is Jareth." She said to Willow who then looked to Jareth and left the room "See you tomorrow Sarah." Willow called down the hall. "Who was that?" Jareth asked Sarah hugging her. "Willow a student teacher." She replied and they left the building to Jareth's car. They talked about the weekend. "What days is Willow there?" Jareth asked her. "She's there all week but normally leaves before me today I really needed her help to get things set up for tomorrow." She said back. "Oh that's good to know." He said smiling. "It's getting late Sarah and you have to go to work in the morning." Jareth said dropping her off at her house. "Okay I'll go to sleep good night Jareth." She said going inside, up to her room and in to her bed.
