Chapter 5 (part 1)
After Jareth had escorted Sarah back to her room, he walked back down the hallway to his own private chambers.
Inside his room, which looked dark and dreary, was a large king size bed, with a large canopy above it, with long black drapes hanging around the edge of the bed. The bed was covered with the finest black silk money could buy. In the corner of the room was a tall, odd and by the way it looked, a very uncomfortable chair. It looked as if it were made of bones, with bull horns sticking out from the top. Over against the wall was a huge closet, mostly the same as Sarah's, except it had to be at least two times the size of hers.
Jareth walked into the bathroom to change into his night clothing. After leaving the bathroom, he walked over to his bed, and with a flick of his wrist, his bed was ready and waiting for him to sleep in it.
He laid down and magically pulled the covers up over him. He laid there, thinking about how his plan was working out according the way he wanted. The only thing left to do now was to get Sarah to agree to marry him and become queen.
With a smile on his face, Jareth fell into a deep sleep.
Little did he know that his plan was to turn in the complete opposite direction.
"Lady Sarah. Lady Sarah" Meeky called.
"Wha?" Sarah grumbled.
"It's time for Lady Sarah to wake up. His majesty would like you to join him for breakfast in the dining hall." Meeky replied getting Sarah's clothing out for the day.
Sarah moaned as she slide out of bed. She walked over to her bathroom and did her business. She then came back out and saw a light blue sundress lying on the bed. She picked it up and walked back into the bathroom to change into it. Once she was finished, she took her brush and brushed out her long hair. She then went out, and as usual, put on her make-up. She never had a real reason for always putting it on, it just made her feel good about herself.
"Is Lady Sarah ready?" Meeky asked.
"Yes." Sarah replied.
Sarah followed Meeky as she led Sarah again to the dining hall.
After breakfast, Jareth led Sarah outside and offered her a walk in the Labyrinth.
Sarah wasn't so sure about this. The last time she had been in the Labyrinth, it wasn't for a good reason.
After thinking about it, she agreed to go with him. But she promised herself she would keep up her guard at all cost around him and whatever was around her.
"Where are we going?" Sarah asked as she followed Jareth through the many curves and twists of the maze.
"I'm taking you to a part of the Labyrinth where you hadn't visited before." Jareth replied.
"Oh." Sarah said surprised.
Sarah followed Jareth for what seemed like forever. Finally, in the distance, she could hear what she believed was running water. Just a bit further, they entered through a huge stone archway, and came upon the most beautiful place Sarah had ever seen, dreamt or read about in books.
From the inside it was like a whole different world. In the center was a small pond, with a small running waterfall behind it. Surrounding the area were many different kinds of trees, from Oak to Pine. The waterfall and pond area looked as if it were hand made. The Stones were piled in perfect order, creating a barrier surrounding the pond, and stones piled on top of each other, creating the fall way for the water.
From the looks of it, Sarah couldn't figure out how the water kept pouring over the end of the waterfall. "Must be magic" she thought.
"It's beautiful." Sarah gasped.
"Thank you. This was created by my father over 1000 years ago. He made it for my mother so she could have a place to herself to go to if she ever felt stressed, or if she just wanted to be alone." Jareth said, looking around.
"Wow. Lucky girl." Sarah said, still I awl about this places beauty, compared to outside it, where the Labyrinth walls were turning brown like rust on a metal pipe.
"Yea." Jareth replied. He turned around and took Sarah's shoulder and turned her to face him. "You may come here any time you wish" he said, looking deep into her eyes.
"Are you sure?" Sarah asked.
"Yes." Jareth replied. "I mean you need someplace to get away from you queenly duties." He said with a smile.
"Oh. Yea. About that…I'm not going to be queen." Sarah said, walking out of Jareth's grasp, and towards the small pond.
"What?" Jareth said, surprised and from what she could see, kinda pissed.
"Do I have to spell it out for you? I'm…not…going…to…be…queen." Sarah said again. "I promised to come live here to save Toby from you, but I refuse to be your wife and queen." Sarah said sitting down.