As soon as Sarah reached her room she collapsed onto the bed, shut her eyes and silently cursed to herself. Why was she acting like this? Why did it matter to her so much? Rolling over on her side and bringing her legs towards herself she began to think to that long ago dream. You have no power over me. Thing was, he did have power over her. She almost gave in to his proposition and stayed with him to be his queen. However, she was stubborn and she needed to get Toby back home where he belonged.
"Toby!" She sat up quickly and rushed to the door throwing it open and ending up in the hall. Sarah didn't know where she was and or how to get to Jareth's room. Looking around she spied a goblin and quickly called for him. The goblin gave her a curious and almost disgusted look, Sarah wanted to ask her what was the problem but more important things were on her mind. "Where can I find the Goblin King?" Now the goblin really gave her the look.
"The miss can find the goblin king this way." He had said miss as though it was a dirty, disgusting word then walked off not caring if Sarah was following or not. Holding back her sarcastic and own dirty words she followed him only for the sake of Toby. The last thing she wanted was to speak or see Jareth once more, especially with that women of his. Swallowing back the mixture of confusing feelings she wrapped her hand around the door knob the goblin had told her that lead to the very man she did not want to come in contact with.
A knock at the door told Jareth someone wanted in, he had been pacing the floor once more wondering what the hell was going on. Eriku had gone into town to do the usual charity work the queen did to keep the goblins happy and from revolting. She had been worried about him and also slightly angry for treating Sarah the way he had. If only she knew. He thought to himself, but he couldn't let her know, not now, not ever.
The knock came again but harder this time. "What is it?" He snarled. In response the door was pushed open and in entered the very girl he couldn't stand. "I didn't say you can come in." His voice was cold, and unemotional.
"I didn't really care, the knock was only there in manners sake." Jareth snorted while rolling her eyes.
"Manners, like you ever had them." His voice suddenly went high and mocking like. "It's not fair! That's not fair! You have no power over me! You did nothing for me!" Taking long strides he pressed his body inches from Sarah's and snarled. "Your still that whiny child you always were!"
"How dare you!" Sarah pressed both hands and quickly pushed him back away from her. That split second where her hands touched his body she could feel electricity pulsating through her. "If anything you are still that snobby king who wants everything to go his way!"
"Get out you selfish, brat!" Sarah was fuming as well and it was her turn to get close up to him.
"Not until you tell me if Toby is okay!" There was the real reason why she was here then? "And why am I here?"
"I don't know."
"Lies." Jareth turned around trying to hide his true feelings.
"The Labyrinth must think you have a reason to be here. Some unfinished business." Sarah walked over to the bed and sat down casting all thoughts of manners aside.
"Unfinished business?" Jareth cast a glare to her direction and pressed both hands on her shoulders so he was face to face with her. For a moment their eyes met and held contact all memories rushing back to both of them. Why Sarah? Why are you doing this to me? I did all I could for you, I was there for you when no one else was. I cared for you and you did nothing but reject me and take all you could take. I still watched you from afar but gave that up when Eriku came to me. She was the closes I could take that was like you.
He wanted so badly to say all that to her but instead pulled away from her. Sarah was stunned, what had all that been about? She could feel her heart racing, they had been closer then they had ever came to be in those long years. "Toby." Sarah choked out. Sighing, Jareth created an orb and focused his power on the little boy. Fog enveloped the crystal before slowing turning into an image that both startled and scared Sarah.
A small boy dressed in a cowboy outfit had his head bowed as his body shook. He was gripping a hand tightly that lead up to a girls tiny, pale frame laying in what seemed to be a hospital bed. Jareth looked away already knowing what happened from that bit of info however Sarah peered closer. The boy was Toby dressed in an old costume, and the girl was…Her!
A man walked in and placed a hand on the small boy's shoulder. "I am sorry son, visiting times are over." Toby nodded and walked out as a woman walked in. Sarah remembered that the woman had been Toby's friend's mom.
"How is she?" She whispered.
"Hard to say, the impact of the car to her body left many vital organs damaged beyond repair. We did the best we could now we have to wait and see if she lives." The woman nodded gravely.
"I am worried about the boy, he has no one else you see. Sarah was his only family." Jareth wrapped his hand around the crystal allowing it to make a popping noise. His eyes looked over to Sarah who was pale and now once more sitting on the bed unable to stand.
"Sarah-"
"Toby…If…If I die…Toby has no one." Jareth was wrong, he could tell. Here Sarah had been told that in her world she most likely will die so if she returned her soul would go to wherever souls went after death. Yet, all she could think about was her brother. Sarah was no longer a selfish child.
"Sarah…" Jareth didn't know what to say, what could he say? He had his own life now, a wife, a child on the way…He couldn't allow her to live in his castle with the way their relationship was. After a month he would have to send her back dead or alive.
Sarah looked up at him waiting for him to finish his sentence, seeing as he wasn't going to she stood up and walked to the door. Stopping, she turned around and faced him. "Thank you Jareth." With that she exited his room and walked to her own.
