Jareth stared out his study and watched the two girls in amazement. He saw Sarah talking to Sandra animatedly. Flinging her arms about as she was talking. Sarah fell to the ground and pounded the ground with her fists as she started crying. Sandra sat down and put her arm around her, trying to console her. Jareth narrowed his eyes in wonder. He wanted to know what the two girls were talking about.

Jareth popped out of his study and down into the garden where he couldn't be seen. He wanted to know what was wrong with his Sarah. Wanted to know why she crying. He flicked his wrist and a chair appeared so that he could sit down and listen.

"So now you know." Sarah said between sobs. "I wasn't trying to take him away from you." She looked into Sandra's eyes. "You should have known better than anyone, that I would never do that to you. Especially you! You're my best friend."

"You're right. I should have known better." Sandra tore her eyes away from Sarah's and looked around the garden. "So, how do we get home?"

Sarah laughed meekly. "That's funny." She turned to the castle and stared at it for a minute before turning back to Sandra who was looking really confused. "We don't. Not until we give him what he wants."

Sandra looked at Sarah and sighed. "You can't marry him. I mean come on, he's crazy!" Jareth snorted as he listened. He wasn't crazy, he just wanted Sarah to love him. Surely they could understand that. "You did say he's been holding you here for a while. It's been two months. That qualifies as crazy Sarah."

Sarah's eyes popped open. "Excuse me? Two months?" Jareth had to refrain from laughing. He had never heard Sarah's voice get that shrill before.

Sandra nodded. "That's how long you've been 'dead' in our world."

Sarah stood up. "I've only been here six days!" She screamed while looking down at Sandra.

Sandra stood up next to her. "Six days?" She asked in barely a whisper. "Thats it's been here?" Sarah nodded at her. "So basically, I could have already been gone for two weeks or more?"

"Yes." She looked at Sandra who was starting to cry. She grabbed her hands in hers. "Don't worry, I'll try to fix this mess." She looked up at the castle and inhaled. "Jareth!" She screamed.

Jareth stood up and the chair vanished as he popped back into the castle and his study. He looked out the window and stared them as Sarah turned back to Sandra and started talking to her again. Jareth smiled and turned away from the window. He walked out of his study, down the hallway, and to the door that opened up to the garden. When he opened the door, Sarah turned to face him. "You rang, Precious?"

She rolled her eyes at the nickname. "How do you plan on explaining her disappearance?"

He shrugged non-chalantly. "Right now, I believe they think she's been kidnapped." He nodded towards to Sandra. "Which isn't entirely un-true. Because in all essence, she has been." He said with venom dripping from the words. "The faster we get on with the wedding, the faster she goes home."

"This is between you and I. There is no need to include her!"

He walked over to her and gripped her by the forearm in a vice-like grip. "Precisely why she's going to your old room and you're coming with me."

Sarah tried to break free from his grip. She pulled back and tried to pull her arm free. "Jareth, let me go!"

Sandra jumped up and ran at them to help Sarah. but Jareth put up a hand to stop her in her tracks. Jareth looked over at Sarah and smiled. "She's way more easy to control than you. Which is why her and I never have would have worked. I like a challenge. And you," He pointed at Sarah and sighed. It sounded almost magical. "You are a challenge to me. I can't wait to see what the future hold for us."

Sarah grunted as she gave one final pull and she was free from him. "There is no future for us! Especially if you keep treating me like this." Then she pointed at Sandra. "And if you keep treating my friends like that or threatening me with my family, there will never anything between us. Ever!" Sarah turned away from Jareth and faced his castle. "And to think, this morning I thought you were beginning to understand, especially since you took me out here. But now I know it was all a game." She turned to face him. "Everything is a game to you!"

"Not everything. My love for you is not a game. Believe me when I say that. I've never loved anyone before."

Sarah could hear the hurt in his voice but at this point, she didn't care. She was beyond furious. "Well, you could have fooled me!" She laughed in spite of herself. "You know, this morning after you let me choose what dress I wanted to wear and then gave me the shoes I loved yesterday and brought me out here, I thought maybe you were changing. Maybe I could have a chance at happiness. But you ruined it! You keep ruining everything. No guy back home has ever-"

Jareth grabbed her and kissed her with a slow deep passionate kiss that she rested into easily. She closed her eyes and just let it happen. She had wanted to kiss him for so long. Just before he broke the kiss, she put her hands on his arms and held on, because for the first time, she felt what people always described you felt when you kissed the person you were supposed to marry and be with forever. She swore she felt a spark and saw fireworks.

When he broke the kiss, she looked up at him. "This changes nothing." But she knew it did. It complicated things greatly. She felt wrong for enjoying the kiss, but it felt oh so right.

"I would like to think it does." He brushed cheek with the back of his hand. "Didn't you feel it?"

Sarah shook her head. "What are you talking about?"

"The spark? It was there Sarah. You know it was." He smiled.

Sarah shook her head. "That's only fairytale stuff. That doesn't happen in real life." She was going to say whatever she could to make him believe her.

"What about me? I was supposedly a fairytale to you and yet, here I stand. So yes, that does happen in real life. You can deny it all you want, but we both know the truth." He said as he winked at her.

Before Sarah could get caught up in more of this conversation, she motioned to Sandra and swallowed. "What are you going to do with her."

Jareth stared between the two girls. "I told you, she's going to her old room."

Sarah shook her head in amazement. "After what I just told you? You think it's okay to still force me to sleep in your room and in your bed? This is fucking pathetic Jareth!"

Jareth gave her a stern look. "Who said anything about you sleeping in my room? And what did I say to you about that mouth of yours?"

Sarah looked at him and shook her head at him. "You said my old room. I assume you mean you want to keep me locked in your room with you again."

"That is the problem with assumptions. They get you nowhere darling." He started playing with her hair and she closed her eyes. "Contrary to what you believe, I do listen to you, which is why she'll be going to the tower and you'll be going to your old room." She opened her eyes and stared at him. "Now, will you accompany me to lunch so we can talk some more?"

Sarah bit her lip. "I can't. I need to spend time with Sandra and make sure she's fine." Sarah looked behind Jareth. "Where did she go?" She asked frantically.

"Don't worry, she's in her room already eating, and as I've been informed, she loves the dress I picked out for her for dinner."

Sarah looked up at the tower and then back to him. "So, you're allowing her to eat with us?"

"Of course, but only if you accompany me to lunch." He said with a smile.

Sarah flung her arms up in frustration. "This is exactly what I mean! In order for me to get anything from you, I have to give you something. It's not fair!"

Jareth rolled his eyes. "It's only lunch. I'm not asking you to kill anyone. One silly little lunch where can get to know each other better?: He could see Sarah's reaction, like he was the devil. "Sarah," he drawled. "It's just lunch. I'm not going to make any demands of you."

"Really?"

He cocked his head to the side. "Well at least not lunch. I can assure you of that."

Sarah took a deep breath and looked into his eyes. "If I do this, if I have lunch with you, you have to do me a favor."

Jareth's eyes brightened just a little Sarah noticed. "What?"

"You can't keeo her locked in that tower. You have to give her a room. A nice room Jareth."

"I can't do that."

"Why not?" She demanded.

"Because, then the two of you would try to pull a fast one over on me."

Sarah laughed loudly. "Oh yea, cause I know how to get out of the Underground without your help. Get a grip Jareth, I couldn't leave if I wanted to."

"Fine. I'll have Ash bring her to another room."

Sarah breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "Thank you."