Jareth once again woke up before Sarah. He quietly got out of bed as to not disturb her and slid into the shower. The hot water rushed down his body cleaning him from the fun he had had with Sarah the night before. Just the thought of what they had done cause heat to rush down his body resulting in him turning the water cold. Sarah had so much control over him, it scared him but at the same time excited him as well. A smirk was soon lining his lips as he turned the water off and exited the shower.

Causing clothes to magically form around him Jareth left the wash room and exited the room Sarah was in. Before she awoke he had to check in on Eriku; even if he was having an affair he still had the heart to look after whom he was married to. "If only it was Sarah." He whispered for what seemed the one millionth time. Surprised to see the doctor was already there Jareth looked at the elf and raised an eyebrow in question.

"Morning Sire."

"Well? How is she?"

"Not faring well I fear. The baby should come soon. Two to four days at the most." Jareth paled but Eriku only smiled weakly.

"Don't worry my love. Everything will be fine." Jareth shook his head, no. This couldn't be happening, no. "I want you to throw a ball for the child just as we would by now. We put it off far too long and everyone must be wondering why. Make it for tomorrow night Jareth? I know it is too soon but I do not…" Eriku trailed off but Jareth knew what she would have said. Leaning down he placed a soft kiss on her lips and nodded.

"Yes Eriku, I will."

"Let the girl come Jareth. You two seem to have been getting along well. I am sure it will take her mind off of things as well." Jareth again nodded in answer wishing she had not said that. He would have invited her but would have asked her not to go seeing as it would make things too hard. Sarah was new, beautiful, and very intriguing. Men would be wanting to dance with her left and right and that would drive him crazy. As the king he was only supposed to dance with the queen. He was also only supposed to sleep with the queen as well.

He kicked an unfortunate goblin in frustration not wanting to punch anything else. Damn it! It was in private this was public! Oh, how he would love to dance with her again though. That ballroom trick he had played on Sarah so long ago was not only to confuse her and waste time but also an excuse for him to hold her.

Sighing he opened the door only to see Sarah sitting up from the bed appearing to have just waken up. Looking around her eyes fell on Jareth who had a thoughtful look playing in his eyes; memories from last night formed and Sarah gave a brilliant blush. Chuckling Jareth closed the door and sat down next to Sarah resting his head on her shoulder.

"You look beautiful in the morning my dear." Scooting closer to the man Sarah grinned.

"Sure, you can go ahead and say that I guess. I don't believe it though." Cupping her chin Jareth gave her a quick kiss and shook his head.

"No? Oh, well I guess you would not believe me then if I said you look beautiful all the time. I have to say Sarah you make it hard for me. You drive me mad, I have to be angry in order to control my emotions and yet…" Placing a finger on his lips Sarah silenced him.

"Shh, please don't' say it. Don't ruin it all." Her eyes pleaded with him and Jareth's heart melted.

"It's so hard Sarah." Jareth murmured against her finger.

"I know, trust me I know." Still naked Sarah allowed him to hold her tighter for awhile before reluctantly pulling away..

"I should get dress, I am sure you have a lot of work to do."

"Funny you should bring that up, I have something I need to tell you." Sarah turned and raised a suspicious eyebrow to him.

"What would that be?"

"Well Eriku…" Both looked guilty at the mention of the women's name before Jareth continued. "Wants me to throw a ball for the…Um…Child's celebration." Sarah's eyes went wide feeling horrible and awkward at the same time.

"Did she have the baby?"

"No…Not yet, but it will come soon. Just in case they don't make it…The ball will be in their honor. She wants you to come Sarah." Fully dress Sarah leaned against the wall looking down at the ground. It would be marvelous to go to the ball but it would feel too wrong. Eriku thought her a kind, caring women not someone who would sleep with her husband. No, if she knew what would happen Sarah was certain Eriku would not be wanting her to go to the ball let alone stay in her castle.

"I can't Jareth. It would not be right."

"I understand Sarah but you don't have a choice in the matter really."

"Why is that?" Irritation shone in Sarah's eyes as she quickly looked up.

"If you do not show up it will be as though you are throwing the invitation back at her and saying you would rather swim in the bog of internal stench."

"You have to be kidding me."

"Wish I was. Sarah…" He sighed and got up walking towards the girl with tired and sad eyes. "This is going to be hard for me as well. You have to understand that this whole situation we are in is slowly killing me. I love you Sarah, not Eriku but I have to stay loyal to her. I can not just leave her for you however much I would love to." Walking past the man they swapped places and sat down on the bed.

"It's not fair." She whispered this fully understanding what had just been said.

"You say that so much, I wonder what your comparison is." Jareth quoted from so long ago when everything was just so easy. How he longed to go back. "I have to get ready, the ball is tomorrow I will have a goblin help you with your dress."

The next night the kingdom's garden was set up to look very childish yet merry at the same time. Balloons of either pink or blue were littered everywhere, tables on either side of the garden held foods of every kind along with drinks and napkins. Goblins, elves, dwarfs, every creature you could think of were dressed in the same color as the balloons depending on their gender. Which, to Sarah, was thankful for since she could hardly tell what they were. This made her smile for the first time that day.

While getting into her large, pink, ball gown she had fretted over if she looked good, if she should run away, maybe talk to the queen, or maybe pretend to be sick. Knowing that she had to go however she placed the pink balls in her hair and allowed to be lead to the gardens. Her hair was loose and curled, the ball gown fell to her feet which were bare and proved to be hard to walk in. Seeing as this was fine with her since she was just going to sit down she did exactly that. Her eyes scanned the room in hopes to find Jareth though he had given her the rules earlier.

"You are not to go up to me and speak unless you are willing to take a sarcastic, rude remark. We are to not dance at all. You are to act normal and not mope about all night, it will be bad for the guests. If someone asks you to dance…Say yes." The last remark seemed to kill him as did the whole list did to Sarah. She had not complained though and he had given her a small kiss before leaving quickly.

There he was, sitting in his golden throne looking over the crowd before making eye contact with Sarah. The sight of her caused him to catch his breath, she looked amazingly beautiful. Standing up he found himself walking through the crowd only to stop himself. What was he doing? It seemed Sarah wanted to know as well for her features twisted in confusion. Apologizing with a gaze he turned to a goblin and pretended to need a drink.

About to go back to his throne Jareth heard a deep, male voice speak. "May I have this dance?" Jareth casually turned around even though his heart was hammering, skin was paling, and anger rushing.

"You may." Sarah's voice rung through his mind while she placed her petite hand in the elf's tan one. The elf was very handsome with his long, black hair falling against his dark blue eyes. It was a slow song so his hands went to her waist while Sarah's wrapped around his neck. Her body was too close to that man's, and he was whispering something in her ear to make her smile weakly. Why did he feel so jealous?

"Your highness?" A high pitch voice broke him from his trance. "Your drink is ready."

"Spittledrum? What do the rules say about a king dancing with another women?"

"That it is not permitted sire."

"I can change this, can I not?" What was he doing? This would cause so many troubles, it would take forever to explain to everyone not to mention he had told Sarah to say yes. However, to see her in the arms of another man…It did exactly what he thought it would do to him. Drive him mad.

"I thinks so sire."

"Good, it is now permitted." Leaving the goblin speechless Jareth walked over to the man and cleared his voice. They both looked surprised especially Sarah making Jareth have a cocky smile.

"Your sire." They said in unison while bowing.

"I would like to cut in if I may." It was not a question and the man quickly pulled back but not with looking upset. The song changed to yet another slow one but this time no one danced; this time all eyes were cast upon the king and the lady he held.

"What are you doing?" Sarah hissed into his ear.

"I could not stand seeing you dance with someone with such horrid skills." Rolling her eyes Sarah looked up but felt her head gently being pushed back down. "Fine, I know you do not believe me. I just had to hold you again Sarah. Seeing you with him…It killed me." All sarcasm and jokes were over as Sarah said nothing not knowing what to say.

Jareth twirled her before pulling her close to him once more. They were perfect partners and the dance was very smooth while easy on the eyes of the audience. It was fluid, they seemed to be moving as one while Jareth lead the follower with both body and hands. Murmurs could be heard as everyone knew the rule well; the queen was sure to hear about this but it didn't bother Jareth or Sarah at all. Their eyes were locked onto each others as the goblin king silently whispered the words of the love song to the girl.

Authors Note: Hope you like this one :) It was fun to write. Thank you so much for all those who have reviewed it means a lot to me! So, one more chapter? Maybe, depends if Sarah and Jareth are ready to be done with this story. Also on the song :P