A/N: I know, I know! This is late, but I do have a really good reason … uhh … uh *does some quick thinking* I was abducted by aliens who tried to dissect my brain but they let me go when they realized that I don't own Labyrinth or anything else that is of value … yet. ;). Also, I had this written on Saturday but fanfiction wasn't letting me log in or update. Sorry!!

Chapter 10: There are No Trails to a Woman's Heart

Sarah was such a confusing creature. How could she possibly expect him to be what she wants when she is continually looking for a catch to the change that he had made for her? He was trying to be as much like Tyler and not as much like himself the best he could, but how could he ever succeed in doing so when wouldn't give him a chance?

There are no trails to a woman's heart, his father's voice echoed in his mind.

Oh yes, Father. You have no idea how right you were, Jareth thought.

He could feel himself dying inside. Being anything but himself seemed almost degrading.

There had been countless times in the few days that Sarah had been home that Jareth had just wanted to give up and say she wasn't worth changing for … but then he knew that he'd be lying.

When he had seen Sarah wearing the dress that he loved so much, he felt his insides squirm. He knew not being himself was going to be difficult, but somehow he had pulled it off for barely more than three days.

Now, it was December 30th and Jareth knew that changing their annual pre-New-Year's-dinner was going to be devastating.

He ordered the kitchen staff to make something elegant, not those "damned, messy burgers". They decided to make prime rib, baked potatoes, vegetables, and frozen fruit.

Grimacing, Jareth turned to leave the kitchen and get dressed.

Normally, he wore something along the lines of what he had worn during Sarah's "dream-ball". However, he doubted that Tyler would wear something like that so he put on a simple tux. He had tried to slick his hair back, but it didn't cooperate with him at all so he gave up and let it stay poofy.

When Jareth saw his Sarah, she took his breath away. She was wearing a blue dress that revealed a fair amount of cleavage that he'd never be able to fully enjoy while trying to be Tyler, blue high heels, a silver chain with a sapphire on it that he had given to her for her birthday four years ago, and a blue, wild, Underground flower in her hair.

She must be on to me, he thought, because it seems like she's making this difficult on purpose!

He led her to their table and when their food was brought out, he couldn't read her face to judge whether or not he had done well.

Dinner was too quiet for his liking, but he remember the date with Tyler and how silent it had been then. Sarah didn't make any attempt to speak so he didn't either.

After dinner, he normally danced with her before taking a walk. This was Jareth's favorite part of the night. It was the time where he could forget about being only friends. It was the time where he could hold her close to him, smell her sweet scent, and sing the song he had written especially for her.

He knew he would ruin this moment if he had to be Tyler while doing it so he asked Sarah to skip it and go straight to the walk.

She looked rather disappointed, but didn't argue.

During the walk, she tested him even more.

As they walked, Jareth noticed that Sarah was moving closer and closer to him. Normally, he would be thrilled that she was chasing him for a change, but he knew that it was all a test to see if he had truly changed. He felt himself stiffen.

Then, she grabbed a hold of his hand and wrapped her arm around his so that they were intertwined with each other. Jareth quickly forced himself to release her hand and move away from the woman.

Now she looked pissed and he couldn't understand what he had done to make her so mad.

She stopped walked and cried out in frustration, "Okay! I give up! What's the joke? What's going on?"

Joke? What joke? he thought.

"What are you talking about Sarah? There is no joke."

The look she gave him now made him take a step back.

"What the Hell is wrong with you?! Huh?! What happened while I was gone to make you act like this?!"

At first, he felt furious! What had happened?!

Easy! he thought, You went on a date with some punk and since I can't lose you and I want to have you in my life, I'm trying to be who you want me to be!!

Knowing that this wouldn't help him at this point, he calmed himself down and said, "I merely made a simple change in myself to better suit your needs. Nothing to be so worked up about. Why are you overreacting?"

Before Sarah could say anything in return, they heard a voice come from the direction they had came from.

"Jareth! Sarah! There you two are!" The pair looked in the direction where the voice had come from to find a beautiful young woman approaching them. Jareth didn't know whether to be angry that his kid sister had come early or grateful.

"I know I'm early, but I figured that you wouldn't mind." She paused and Jareth saw her wince, knowing that she had seen the look that Sarah was giving him.

"Hello Camiya. It's so good to see you." Sarah looked at Jareth again, shooting daggers at him with her eyes and added, "Especially now." Then she added on, talking to him, "So sorry for my poor behavior, Goblin King. I was not aware that you had more important things to do than to spend an evening with a silly girl. I won't bother you again." She mock-bowed to him and stormed away in the direction of the castle.

Jareth frowned and knew that she was pissed at him. First of all, she had called him Goblin King. Sometimes she joked around with him and teasingly called him that, but she always called him that when she was angry with him. Second, she had called herself a girl and had emphasized it. He didn't get it. What had he done to make her so angry with him?

Jareth looked helplessly at his younger sister as she asked, "Wow. What did you do this time?" Jareth couldn't give her a straight answer since he didn't understand it himself.

"It's hard to explain and I don't really want to talk about it." He walked over to her and gave her a hug which she gladly returned. "I'm so happy to see you, lil' sis."

"You too, bro." She glanced back in the direction where Sarah had stormed away and added, "I won't pester you now about what's going on but only because I think I should calm Sarah down first. But later, expect an ambush."

Jareth smiled at his little sister and replied, "I would be most grateful."

Camiya grinned and nodded her head as she made her way back to the castle.

Jareth stood there as it began to snow then he continued to walk.

As he walked, he hummed a tune that matched his mood. Da da da da-dum … da da da da-dum

Then, he began to sing another song as his creative mind wrote the words down into his memory. Jareth never forgot a song that he wrote and he certainly wouldn't forget this one either.

She's like the wind, through my tree.

She rides the night, next to me.

She leads me through moonlight,

Only to burn me with the sun.

She's taken my heart,

But she doesn't know what she's done.

I feel her breath in my face.

Her body close to me.

Can't look in her eyes.

She's out of my league.

Just a fool to believe

I have anything she needs.

….. She's like the wind.

Daaaa-da-da-daaaa … da-da-da-dadada-dum … da dada dada dum

I look in the mirror, and all I see

Is a young old man, with only a dream.

Am I just foolin' myself

That she'll stop the pain?

Livin' without her,

I'd go insane!

I feel her breath in my face.

Her body close to me.

Can't look in her eyes.

She's out of my league.

Just a fool to believe

I have anything she needs.

She's like the wind.

Jareth was standing underneath a tree that was visible from Sarah's bedroom. She had been looking out the window in her room, waiting for Camiya, knowing that she was coming to console her.

Sarah's heart hurt. She didn't know what was wrong with Jareth and he wouldn't open up to her like he always did.

She had picked up more than Jareth's love for games. She also knew that he sang anytime he was feeling a strong emotion.

So, she began to sing, not knowing that just outside underneath a tree, Jareth was singing the exact same words that she was.

I feel your breath on my face.

Your body close to me.

Can't look in your eyes.

You're out of my league.

Sarah whisper/sang, "Just a fool to believe I have anything he needs."

J: Just a fool to believe

S: Just a fool to believe

J: She's like the wind

S: Just a fool to believe

J: She's like the wind.

S: He's like the wind.

Sarah sank to her knees and began to cry as Camiya walked into the room.

Neither Sarah nor Jareth knew it, but as Camiya walked into the room, she could see not only Sarah, but her older brother outside as well and at the same time, they both sunk to their knees … Sarah to cry and Jareth to put his head in his hands to keep from crying.

You don't realize it, Camiya thought, but both of you are more alike than you seem to know.

A/N: OK so I got lots to cover really quick. First is thanking all of my reviewers, …… You guys are more awesome than you know! You keep me going!

Also, thank you anybody who has put me or the story on their favorites or alerts. That makes me feel good too … reviews would make me feel better! ;)

So, the song I used in this chapter is "She's Like the Wind" by Patrick Swayze. It's from Dirty Dancing and I actually saw this video on Youtube that was a Jareth/Sarah and it was to that song. It was interesting if anyone is interested:

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And, I wanted to let everybody know that I attempted to make a video for Toby's dream in Chapter 7 (I think that was the chapter. I'm too lazy to actually check right now =D). It's when he's remembering some of the Labyrinth. I think it could have been so much better because it looked a lot cooler in my head, but oh well. There's only so much you can do.

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And now, I have a question. So, I was wondering what Jareth would smell like? Because I kinda want Sarah to talk about all the things she loves about Jareth when she's talking with Camiya. And as I was brainstorming, I couldn't think of what Jareth would smell like.

So, if you have a suggestion or idea or whatever you wanna call it for how Jareth smells or even an idea about what Sarah loves about him, let me know and if I like it I'll use it and give you the credit for it.

That would be incredibly helpful so I look forward to your ideas.

Sorry if this chapter wasn't as good as it could hae been, but the next one should be better so you know what that means …. REVIEW!!!