Chapter 20: It's Only Forever - Not Long At All
The sun shone through the window, lighting up the room and warming everything in it.
Mornings of gold, was what crossed through Sarah's mind. Well, Jareth had always promised her mornings of gold and Valentine evenings, right?
Sarah stretched and rolled over … feeling an empty space on the bed next to her.
Her head shot up as she looked for Jareth. He was nowhere to be found and the clothes that had been strewn all over the floor last night were also gone. The door to the bathroom was open and Sarah could tell that the shower had been on not too long ago.
How did he do that? she thought. He had somehow snuck out of bed, showered, dressed, and cleaned up the room.
The smell of food made Sarah turn her head and there, on the tray floating in the air, was a plate of food (pancakes, bacon, eggs, and toast) with a glass of orange juice and a cup of coffee. Next to everything was a note.
Sarah,
Sorry that I snuck out of bed, but I didn't want to wake you. You were sleeping so peacefully that I couldn't bear to disturb you.
I left you some breakfast. I'll be in the throne room with The Goblins when you're ready to join me.
Always yours,
Jareth
Sarah smiled at the note and helped herself to the food that was waiting to be devoured. After eating her fill, she decided to take a shower before meeting the man responsible for her wonderful meal.
As she stood in the water, Sarah thought of the past and the relationship she shared with her beloved Goblin King.
They had began as strangers on a journey, never knowing what they'd have to go through.
Sarah had always had something of a crush on the Goblin King from her story, but when she met him face-to-face she was determined not to fall for him. That really worked, didn't it?
She hadn't seen it until later, but he really did give her the adventure she had always asked for and ended up turning her entire life into an adventure. She became the unofficial Queen of the Goblin Kingdom when she refused to leave his side, even during important meetings.
She charmed the royalty and nobility of the Underground and became an important asset to the Goblin Kingdom and the Underground itself.
But she wasn't truly happy or the actual Goblin Queen until Jareth gave her that ring.
Sarah stepped out of the shower and as she dried herself, she saw a pair of navy blue tights, a poet's shirt, and boots appear out of seemingly nowhere. Next to those, an emerald green dress and green slipper-shoes appeared.
Sarah smiled again and chose the tights and poet's shirt. Jareth obviously hadn't wanted to assume, but she knew that he had known all along what she would choose.
It didn't take her long to get dressed and make herself look presentable for the man she loved even though she knew that he would think that she was beautiful no matter what.
As she neared the throne room, walking through the halls of the Goblin Castle, Sarah heard a familiar song and a familiar voice.
I saw my baby, crying hard as babe could cry
What could I do?
My baby's love had gone
And left my baby blue
Nobody knew
What kind of magic spell to use
Slime and snails
Or puppy dog tails
Thunder or lightning
Then baby said......
Sarah laughed as she quickened her pace. Jareth really needed to find a new song. After all these years, was this really the best he could do?
Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
Put that baby spell on me
Jump magic, jump (jump magic, jump)
Jump magic, jump (jump magic, jump)
Put that magic jump on me
Slap that baby, make him free
Finally, Sarah reached the door of the throne room and looked inside. Just like every other time Sarah peeked in during this song, a goblin went flying through the air screaming something along the lines of "Cowabunga!" or "Whoopee!!"
I saw my baby, trying hard as babe could try
What could I do?
My baby's fun had gone
And left my baby blue
Nobody knew
What kind of magic spell to use
Slime and snails
Puppy dog's tails
Thunder or lightning
Then baby said....
But unlike the night when Sarah had come to the Underground to tell Jareth that she loved him and knew the truth behind his change, Jareth wasn't alone.
There was a young boy dancing next to him. The boy was about seven years old and looked almost exactly like Jareth … his Daddy … except that his hair was dark brown like Sarah's and his eyes were also the same green that Sarah's were. But his hair was just as poofy as his Dad's and he moved and talked like his father as well.
A loud crying rang through the air, and Sarah relaxed, knowing that it was finally over. Jareth burst into the room. He had been in the middle of an important meeting when Sarah had gone into labor.
Of course, the meeting just had to be in the Labyrinth and it took the soldiers (real Fae soldiers, not the goblin militia that she had faced so many years ago) hours to find him.
He rushed to her side and held her hand. He brushed her sweaty bangs out of her face, "Are you alright?"
She nodded and he smiled and kissed her gently.
That's when the nurse tapped his soldier and said "Your son, your majesty." Jareth stood up and took the baby from the nurse.
"My son," he whispered. He stared at the baby for what seemed like an eternity. He just couldn't believe that the small being in his arms was his son.
The small boy smiled a baby smile at his father and reached up to pull on some of Jareth's hair that was hanging in his face. Jareth laughed and turned to Sarah.
The grin on her husband's face looked so goofy that Sarah couldn't help but laugh either. Jareth, still smiling, handed the baby to his mother and as he did so he whispered "Look Sarah. Look what we did."
Sarah held her son close to her and she said "Hello sweet boy. My darling little boy."
Jareth sat on the bed, leaning as close to his wife as he could get without making her uncomfortable.
"What shall the name of the future Goblin King be?" Jareth asked. Sarah looked into her husband's eyes, smiled, and said, "I thought we already decided on that?"
"Sareth, then?" Jareth raised his eyebrow as he asked.
Sarah nodded. "Sareth, Prince of the Goblins." They had decided to name their son 'Sareth' because it was both of their names put together. The result of their love.
Sareth danced alongside his father who was holding another child in his arms. This one was a girl who was about eighteen months old. She resembled her mother more, but her straight hair was blonde like her father's and her eyes were mismatched and were the exact replica of her Dad's. So far, she displayed the same stubbornness that her mother possessed and she already knew how to play the "Daddy card". A puppy dog look aimed towards Daddy already got her almost everything she wanted. At least, it did until Mommy gave Daddy the "Mommy look" and Daddy stayed out of it.
Jareth held Sarah's hand and held his breath as well. There had been a small difficulty with the birth of his second child and although Sarah was okay, there was some worry with his daughter.
She hadn't cried as she emerged from her mother like her brother had done and the doctor was ready to say that the little princess was dead, but after Jareth had slammed him into the wall and 'insisted' that the doctor try again, the doctor agreed.
After some time, a cry was heard ringing throughout the room and the doctor emerged, presenting the King with his beautiful baby girl who, like her brother, stopped crying as soon as she saw her Daddy.
Jareth held his daughter in his arms and held her close. He had almost lost her, but there was no way he was going to let her go without a fight.
After forming a bond with his little girl, he handed her to her mother. Sarah held her daughter close to her as well and whispered, "My little girl. Our little Lara."
Jareth looked up sharply at her. "Sarah! Are you sure?! I thought you had your heart set on Kalaya?"
Sarah motioned with her hand for Jareth to sit with her and he did so. Looking directly into his eyes she said, "I did. As a child, I always wanted to name my daughter Kalaya, but that changed as soon as I knew that you wanted to name your first-born daughter after your mother. Lara is a beautiful name and it fits her entirely."
Jareth's heart swelled with emotion and he kissed his wife as passionately as he could with his daughter in Sarah's arms.
Lara it was then.
Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
Dance magic, dance (dance magic, dance)
Put that baby spell on me
Jump magic, jump (jump magic, jump)
Jump magic, jump (jump magic, jump)
Put that magic jump on me
Slap that baby, make him free
Sarah watched the love of her life dance around the room with his children and his beloved goblins.
As the song ended, she clapped slowly. All of the occupants of the room looked up at her and Sareth ran to his mother. Jareth walked after him, hugged his wife with one arm as he continued to hold his daughter in his other arm, and kissed her gently.
Sareth grimaced and Lara continued to play with her Daddy's hair.
"You really need to write a new song, my love" Sarah said. Jareth pretended to look hurt.
"Sarah! I'm surprised at you! I thought you loved that song?"
Sarah rolled her eyes as he put on his pouty face and Lara imitated him. "I do! I do! But you've been singing that song for how many years now?"
Jareth shrugged the best he could and said, "I don't know. I've lost count, but it was your son that requested it."
Sareth grinned his father's smile at his mother and nodded quickly. "I love that song Mama!"
Sarah picked up her son and rubbed her nose against his. "I know you do. I'm just playing."
She kissed his forehead as she set him back down on the ground and Jareth gave Lara to her brother. "Sareth, how about you go take your sister and play with the goblins?"
Sareth nodded again and smiled as he carried his sister over to the goblins.
Jareth and Sarah walked to the throne and Sarah sat on her husband's lap, laying her head on his shoulder. Jareth ran his fingers through her hair and chuckled when singing could be heard from the other side of the room.
You remind me of the babe
(What babe?)
Babe with the power
(What power?)
Power of voodoo
(Who do?)
You do
(Do what?)
Remind me of the babe
Sareth was singing "Dance Magic Dance" with the goblins and dancing the best he could with his little sister.
Both Jareth and Sarah could see a bright future ahead of them now that all their dreams had come true.
Jareth wasn't Tyler … Sarah wasn't Marina … and neither the Goblin King nor the Goblin Queen could be happier with those facts.
Who knew that something so complicated could end up being so simple?
A/N: *tear* And that's the end folks … Or is it? Although this is the end of Complicated it's not the end for Jareth, Sarah, and their children. (side note: I didn't know how long a Fae pregnancy would take. In Power Struggle by bobmcbobbob1, a Fae pregnancy was supposed to last for three years, but I wasn't certain so in this story Sarah was only pregnant for nine months. I didn't want to go into too much "Fae detail" when I don't really know all the specifics. Sorry if it was wrong, but oh well.)
Anyhow, I've decided that I can't let this story go yet so I'm going to write a sequel! It's already outlined. I've just got to start writing it. Luckily it's Spring Break huh? =D
I don't know what I'm going to call it yet, but it's gonna be good. I just know it!
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