Disclaimer: I do not own Labyrinth or the characters.

A/N: I am so sorry for not updating, it's just a combination of no inspiration and getting ready for graduation. But the good news is that I graduated the 16th of this month, so it was just lack of inspiration that stopped me. And I do not know when my next installment on this story my be because I am going to Canada on the 18th of next month and won't be back until the 20th of August so I won't be updating much during that time. Now, to tell my HP readers… is scared.

Chapter Twelve: Fatal Attraction…

Shortly after Sarah's birthday party, Bryan told her he had to leave town for a few days for a meeting in Scotland. This saddened Sarah quite a bit, but she knew what a busy man he was. So she drove him to the airport and saw him off. When she got back to her car, she jumped when she saw Jareth in the passenger seat.

"Oh, Jareth," she breathed, a hand over her heart. "You know how much I hate it when you scare me like that."

"So sorry, Sarah, but I thought that I would see him off with you. But I woke up late, so this was the soonest I could get here. When I saw his plane take off, I realized I was too late, so I thought I'd wait here for you." He smiled at her and she offered him a weak smile in return.

"Thanks, Jareth," she said. When she sighed heavily, he quirked a brow.

"What's wrong, Sarah?" he asked. She just stared at her hands.

"It is really getting to me," she said. "Ever since he proposed, he's become scarcer, and I've seen him less within these past two weeks than in the first six months of our relationship." A single tear fell down her cheek, and she wiped it away. It pained him to see her so sad.

"I'm sorry, Sarah," he said. "I'm sure he has a good reason for it. He's probably just very busy, that's all." He did not like reassuring her about a jerk like Bryan, but he felt he had no other choice at the moment. All he knew was that if he were dating Sarah, he would never leave her side.

"I hope you're right," she said. With that, she started the car, and then smiled. "How about we go to lunch? My treat?"

"Sure, why not?" asked Jareth. So, they left to grab something to eat, all the time not knowing what was happening in Scotland… or in the Labyrinth.

Ooooooooooo

The ground shook violently in Jareth's castle as all the goblins ran for cover. In the throne room, Hoggle, Sir Didymus, and Ludo held on as best they could.

"Ludo scared!" exclaimed Ludo.

"Never fear, good sir Ludo!" called out Sir Didymus. "'Tis but a little shake, and nothing more. Oh, Ambrocious, would you stop being such a coward?" The dog was hiding underneath the throne. The shaking did not stop until five minutes later. Hoggle limped up to the throne and sighed.

"I hope Jareth hurries it up. We're running out of time."

"Sir Hoggle, look," gasped Sir Didymus, pointing up to the ceiling. Hoggle looked up and gasped as well. A huge chunk of the castle was missing. It could easily be repaired, but it was a big piece to be fixed.

"Oh, dear," grumbled Hoggle. "We're really in trouble now."

Ooooooooooo

(Meanwhile, in Scotland)

Bryan smirked when he entered the cozy little bar. His eyes scanned the bar until they rested upon the figure he had been looking for. He walked, with an air of importance about him, over to the table in the back.

"So sorry I'm late, love," he said, bending over and kissing the woman who sat there on the forehead."I was held up." The woman glared at him.

"It was her, wasn't it?" she asked. "That horrible woman, Sarah, I mean." Her arms were folded as her eyes narrowed.

"Look, I'm doing my best here," he said, pleadingly. "I promise, I'm just sticking to the plan. I'm not actually going to stay married to her. All I'm doing is getting close to her so I can con her out of her money. Then, on our wedding night, I'll simply have to dispose of her. Before the police catch on, we'll both be far from England. We'll go anywhere you want." The woman seemed less agitated now.

"Fine," she said. "Just as long as you're not enjoying this; are you?" She looked at Bryan, a worried look upon her face.

"I promise, Amanda," he said. "Please be patient." He leaned in and kissed her on the lips then. She smiled and threw her arms around his neck.

"Very well, Bryan," she replied. "I'll be patient for just a while longer. Now let's eat, I'm starving."

Ooooooooooo

By the end of their lunch together, Jareth had Sarah laughing hysterically. And when they entered her house, she had completely forgotten about how sad she was about Bryan being gone.

"Oh, that was such a funny story, Jareth," she said, dabbing the corners of her eyes with her napkin. "And that punch line was great. 'We have too many of those where I live.' That's funny."

"I'm glad you thought so," replied Jareth. "I would have been really humiliated if I told a joke in which I was the only one to laugh."

"Oh, dear, I hope that doesn't happen often," Sarah said, finally able to control herself.

"More often than not, actually," he admitted. He stood there, in her entry way, shuffling his feet. "After all, drunken goblins aren't the most intellectual creatures to be around." Sarah nodded, for she knew what he meant.

"Well, thank you very much for cheering me up," she said, holding out her hand to shake his. "It means a lot to me." Jareth took her hand, shook it slightly, then, without thinking, leaned in and kissed her gently on the lips. At first, Sarah, didn't think to react. Then, as her senses came back to her, she jumped back from him, wide eyed.

"Jareth," she hissed, looking around, then at him. "What do you think you are doing? I'm engaged to be married." She walked to the door, opened it, and told him to get out.

"Sarah, please," begged Jareth. "You're making a big mistake with Bryan. There's something about him that I don't trust." Sarah's mouth fell open.

"So that's what this whole deal was about," she gasped. "You just wanted to turn me against my fiancée so you could come in and marry me, you sneaky little worm!" She hit him on the chest with her fist, and pointed out the door. "Get out right now!"

Jareth could see that he was getting nowhere, so he bowed and walked out. "I hope he's worth it, Sarah. I really hope I'm wrong with him."

"I can't believe I actually believed YOU!" cried Sarah. Then, with that, she slammed the door in his face. The nerve, she thought.

A/N2: Okay, there you go. I hope you liked that chapter. I shall try to update as soon as possible. Peace out! Always Hopeful