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Chapter 3- Long live the queen
She was back.
Back in the underground.
Sarah stood in the throne room of Jareth's castle, alone surprisingly, no rowdy goblins or lurking Jareth waiting to emerge from the shadows.
"This is the worst birthday ever" Sarah sighed, walking forward and plopping down onto Jareth's throne, whom by the way would be in so much pain when she got her hands on him, to wrap her fingers around his elegant neck and squeeze.
"What a lovely plan, my dear" that arrogant voice drawled from the far left side of the throne "At least you'll be touching me"
Sarah bolted up from the throne and turned startled eyes upon the eerily handsome Goblin King "You"
"Yes, my love" Jareth drawled, sauntering towards her with the same elegant grace she remembered about him the last time she'd seen him here "Me, this is after all, my castle or I should say, our castle"
"I want to go home, Jareth" Sarah demanded, stepping towards him defiantly "I want to go now"
Jareth came closer, closing the distance between them "Ah, but Sarah, you are home"
"Jareth, I know I have said it before, but this isn't fair" Sarah shouted at him "I had no clue about this stupid fine print your talking about"
"You should have asked, darling" Jareth purred "You should have known that there might be other strings attached, but you never once asked"
Sarah felt really stupid right about then, he was right, she should have known, she should have suspected there was more to this than she originally thought, but being an innocent teenager at the time, the thought never crossed her mind.
"Is there any way out of it?" Sarah asked, hoping and praying Jareth would throw her a bone for once.
A shadow crossed Jareth's face, a look of anger "A way out? What, am I not worthy of you? Is that it"
Sarah panicked "No! That's not it at all, I am just not comfortable with this, I am sorry Jareth, but I don't want this! I don't love you"
"Liar" Jareth said softly "Your lips spout lies so easily, but your eyes are naked with truth"
"I still don't understand" Sarah said "I thought you were gone, banished from me forever"
"I was" Jareth said bitterly and then his expression brightened a bit, gone as quickly as the bitterness had come "that was until your little birthday wish, I always knew you still loved me, you still wanted me"
This was way beyond frustrating, when she made that wish, she had not been thinking about Jareth, she had been thinking of her loved ones within the underground, but she didn't love Jareth, did she?
"You are silent, my darling" Jareth purred, pulling her against him "Speechless with love I'd hope"
"Jareth" Sarah said softly "I don't know what to tell you, I myself am not even sure of how I feel, especially towards you"
"The rules of the Labyrinth are final, my love" Jareth said "You are stuck here, with me, where you have always belonged, you are mine"
Sarah sighed and looked up at Jareth's handsome face, the face that had for the past few years haunted her dreams, dreams of love and romance, perhaps her heart did indeed long for this Fey King, perhaps he was right, maybe she did love him, but she was too blind to see it.
But that didn't stop her personal feeling about all of this, she wasn't a piece of property.
"I cannot accept this, Jareth" Sarah sighed, at last speaking "I cannot accept being forced to stay here, if it were my own choice, perhaps it would be different, but it's not and I won't be controlled that way"
"You will change your mind soon enough" Jareth said "Now you will be taken to a room to freshen up and change into a lovely gown fit for a queen on her wedding day"
Sarah sighed sadly as a female goblin entered and led her away into the halls of the castle.
Jareth sat down in his throne, smirking at his success, he had finally obtained his desired bride "Long live the queen"
I know that was really short and I apologize, please know though that I am trying to do my best under writers block, you guys mean that much to me. Anyway, I look forward to your reviews. See you all next chapter!
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