A/N: Hello my lovely readers! I'm back from vacation and in such a good mood...not really. I've got a headache from trying to write more than 1500+ words for this chapter. However I am progressing! I had a writer's block for a long time after Chapter 3 and finally got around it. It's smooth sailing right now but when the story ends...who knows? Well I do but I'm not telling you. :P

Disclaimer: I do not own the movie Labyrinth or any of its marvelous creatures.

Sarah awoke the next morning, quite refreshed and ready for the day. A note laid on her dresser along with a cup of coffee. She smiled and climbed out of bed. Yawning, she glanced over the piece of paper.

"Dear Sarah,
I will be gone for a while. Your friend, Hedgewart, will be in the castle while I'm gone. You can explore the Labyrinth only if you take him with you. If you need me at all, just call my name.
Love,
Your Goblin King"

Sarah tried not to spill her coffee when she read the last line. HER Goblin King? He must be going crazy, she thought, or his pants are getting too tight. She laughed. Sarah heard a knock at her bedroom door. She quickly dressed in a white poet shirt with tight black pants. She was putting on a pair of loose black boots when her door opened.
"Sarah? It's Hoggle. Can I come in?"
"Of course you can!" she laughed. He stepped into her room. Sarah ran to hug her friend.
"How have you been?" she asked.
"I've seen better days. Anyway I 'avent seen ya since ya left us." his head dropped.
Sarah was HIS best friend, so why didn't she contact him?
"Oh I'm sorry Hoggle!" she squeezed him even more, "I tried but nobody came. I tried everyday." Sarah's eyes began to water.
"It's okay Sarah. We tried too but couldn't get through to you." Hoggle hugged his friend back. How could he ever think his friend would ignore him? Sarah wouldn't do that. Hoggle wiped her tears away with his grubby hands. She smiled.
"Now. The King told me ya migh' wanna go explore the Labyrinth. Still want to? Or are ya scared?" he teased. Sarah places her hands on her hips and huffed.
"Oh Hoggle. I'm always up to a challenge," she said with a mischievous glint in her eye. Jareth saw her through his crystal ball. There's my Sarah, he grinned.
"Your majesty?" a small child called timidly.
"Yes?"
"The High King will see you now," the child stammered. Jareth smiled and ruffled the little boys hair. The Goblin King stepped through the ivory door in front of him.
"Father?"
"It's good to see you again son. You should visit more often," the High King commented. He was aged but it had not affected his looks. Ice blue eyes peered out from the mass of brown hair that hung in front of his face. Jareth had both of his father's blue eyes. He didn't know why people thought they were two different colors.
"Father, I want you to meet someone," Jareth hesitated, knowing his father was arranging a marriage for him.
"Oh? And who is it?"
"She isn't here right now. She's currently in my Labyrinth but if you want to see her, you are invited to come to dinner tonight in my kingdom."
"I'd be delighted." the High King smirked, eager to see the young maiden that had captured his son's heart.

Meanwhile, Sarah was visiting her other friends in the Labyrinth. Hoggle led her through the Junk Yard and the Forgotten Forest just to get to Sir Didymus in the Bog of Eternal Stench. The Bog wasn't any different from last time except for the addition of a new, sturdier bridge.
"Ludo and his rocks helped make it," Hoggle said proudly of his friend. Sarah still treaded carefully over it, just in case. The fox creature skipped with glee when he saw Sarah walking towards him.
"My lady! Tis far too long since we last spoke," he bowed, the feather in his hat touching the ground. Sarah laughed and curtsied, "Indeed my good sir, far too long."
"Wouldst thou care to take a stroll with an old friend?"
"I'd be delighted." she took his paw and walked out of the Bog.
While conversing through another path in the Forgotten Forest, Sarah noticed an abundance of anemone. She stooped down and stroked the gentle petals.
"Ah milady! I see you have fallen for the beauty of anemone! Do you know their meaning?" Sir Didymus exclaimed. She shook her head.
"Some say they mean 'forsaken'," Sarah's head dropped as tears threatened to flow over, "but some say they mean 'unfading love'. I suppose it depends on your outlook milady. Milady?" Sarah was already running back to the castle.
How could she be so cruel? Jareth had remained faithful to her no matter if she had left him. Tears trickled down as she reached the castle beyond the Goblin City.
"Jareth!" she called out to him. Even from far away, the king heard her cry and in a puff of glitter, he went to her side.
"Sarah? What's wrong?" he pulled her into a tight embrace.
"I'm sorry," she choked out, "I'm sorry for leaving you." Jareth stared at the woman in his arms. He shook his head and squeezed her tightly.
"My Sarah...my precious Sarah. It's all in the past now." he wiped her tears away. Sarah looked up at him, emerald eyes meeting his icy blue ones. They really are the same color, she though. But she had no time to think as Jareth leaned down and gently kissed her. Sarah wrapped her arms around his neck, leaning in for more. She let a small moan escape before Jareth pulled away. Sarah swore she saw stars floating above her.
"Love, as much as it is tempting to continue, I have someone for you to meet tonight. We must get ready." he transported the two of them to her room.
Sarah stepped over the her dresser. She pulled out a sapphire blue gown. At first glance, it looked like nothing special. But when she stepped into it, the true beauty of it shone. It had an empire waistline and a belt around her midsection that was covered in blue beadwork. Her shoulders were left bare. Thank goodness the neckline is modest, Sarah though, noticing the hunger in Jareth's eyes as he looked her over.
"Now allow me to help a bit, precious." he cooed, sitting her down at the vanity. His hands went to work on her hair. She could not keep up with his hands moving as fast as they did. Waves seemed to appear out of nowhere. He braided two portions of her hair then pinning them across each other to form a crown on her head.
"A crown for my Queen," he murmured. Jareth pulled a crystal out of the air. He closed his eyes and a necklace replaced the crystal orb. Sarah smiled as he placed it around her neck. A smaller version of Jareth's crystal hung from a single, silver chain.
"It will change colors with your mood. It is purple now," he raised an eyebrow, "so what are you thinking about, love?" Sarah blushed. From her knowledge of mood rings, purple meant romantic passion. She quickly stood up.
"So who do you want me to meet? Obviously someone important right?" he nodded.
"My father." Sarah felt her legs go weak. She had only had to deal with meeting one of her boyfriends' parents and it was nerve wracking. But Jareth's? The necklace changed to a yellow color. Nervousness.
"Sarah mine, it's not as bad as you think. My father is very...anxious to meet you," Jareth tried to search for words to calm her.
"Jareth. Not helping!" she tried to take deep breaths. He pulled her close and kissed her again. Sarah didn't resist the Goblin King. She was finally calm. Jareth nipped at her bottom lip, leaving Sarah wanting more. She giggled.
"Better now?" Jareth grinned. She nodded her head.
"Let's go," she said. She was determined not to get anxious again. The necklace turned a hazel color, bold. Jareth took a good look at his future Queen. Sarah stood proudly, exerting a royal aura around her. Her green eyes flashed with determination.
This doesn't even feel real anymore but I suppose that's what happens when you live in a land built on fairy tales, he thought to himself. He shrugged and exited the room with his Queen by his side.

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