A/N: "Well I am back with another chapter. My muse has been a good girl and so I haven't needed to torture her these past couple of weeks."

"Please let me go." Elizabeth pleads imploringly.

I shake my head. "No, not until the story is finished. We need to keep our fans happy. Besides they love you."

"Really?" She brightens.

"Nope."

Elizabeth starts to sniff. "Something's burning."

*Sweatdrops* "My spinach puffs!"

I watch as my mistress runs out of the room cursing. Than I snicker. "Serves her right!" Looks out at fandom. "I know you guys like me... Right?"

"Well anyway I better do the disclaimer before hordes of lawyers come stampeding to the door."

We don't own the labyrinth nor any of its characters.

Chapter Five: Lessons and Frozen Pants

Sarah looked on in shock, as she was trying to comprehend her beloved's sudden disappearance. She looked back at the woman who made her fiance flee with such haste. She watched as the woman tilted her head back and laughed. The laugh was musical to her ears and she couldn't help but to smile. The woman before her was beautiful with her sunshine hair and stunning eyes.

"Mind telling me just how you chased Jareth off?" She grinned, finding it highly amusing. She had seen the fear in her beloved's eyes and was curious about who the woman was.

The woman slowed her laugh down to a light chuckle. "My name, my dear, is Titania, and I happen to be that wayward boy's mother." The woman grinned mischievously at Sarah. Sarah was stunned. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. The rat had just abandoned her to deal with his MOTHER on her own. She growled silently to herself. Oh, she was sooo going to make him pay. At the woman's laugh she snapped out of her dark, deadly, body harming thoughts and back to reality. She looked at the woman and gave a silent groan.

"Sooo..." Sarah began. She really didn't know where to go from there. 'Mental note: Kill Jareth' she thought to herself. "Sooo..." Titania mimicked as she grinned again. Sarah smiled at the woman's laid back nature. "Ummm... Hi. My name is Sarah." She began. Titania grinned at the young woman's obvious discomfort. She chuckled lightly. "I know who you are my dear. You are the champion of my son's labyrinth and the future queen of the goblin kingdom. My son has excellent taste if I say so myself." Titania grinned again to the young woman before her. She watched with a smile as Sarah blushed at her praise. 'Adorable' She thought. 'Simply adorable'

Sarah blushed even harder at the woman's knowing gaze. 'This woman was dangerous' she thought to herself as she coughed lightly. She looked around the ballroom while she tried to pull herself together. Titania took pity on the young woman before her and smiled gently. "I won't bite, I promise." She said as Sarah's eyes shot back to hers. "I hope not." Sarah replied with a small smile. Sarah cursed Jareth again as she struggled to find her tongue. "I don't know how to be queen" she blurted out.

Titania chuckled again. "Fear not child, tis really isn't all that difficult. Besides no one would expect you to immediately know all the rules. There is no manual for being queen I'm afraid."

Sarah nodded a little relieved. "That's good to know. I was a little worried. I don't want anything to keep me from being with Jareth." She said as she looked up toward the woman. Titania smile in understanding. "Well we can't have that can we. Now what are your concerns?"

Sarah thought for a minute before replying. "I want to be a good queen. I really want our subjects to like and accept me as their queen. I don't want to mess anything up."

Titania nodded her head. "That is a good concern and you are off to the right start. You already think of them as your subjects. That's good. As for liking and accepting you, they already do. When you ran the labyrinth you were not just challenging Jareth but the his entire kingdom. You made them think and you played with them. That tis all they require. Jareth is loved because he sings and plays with them. They can be vicious fighters when truly confronted but they are children at heart. They are more of a mischievous lot and require a firm but caring hand. Each goblin is unique and has his or her own personality. You will learn that as time goes on. Simply put my dear, just love them and they will love you. You will come to know every goblin in the land along with every fae, sprite, fairy, nymph, dwarf, and mer-person. It is nothing to be afraid of it is simply the way it will be. In time, you will see that I am right. I know every creature in my kingdom and every creature in my son's kingdoms as well." She winked at that. "Tis how I know what is going on. Knowledge is power and I like power." She shrugged.

Than suddenly she looked up at the girl. "Oh there is on more very important thing you must do." She glided over to the younger woman and wrapped her arms around her pulling the girl into a light hug. Looking back she gently cupped the girl's cheek and said with a firm voice. "Always, ALWAYS believe in yourself and you must ALWAYS just be yourself. Never try to be another. You are who you are and you are the one my son choose to have by his side for the rest of his life. We are not perfect dear, and we are not always right. We will make mistakes and we are fae not gods or goddesses."

Sarah looked on in awe at Titania. What she said gave the woman great relief to know that she was doing the right thing and that she would be fine. Sarah didn't know why but the woman before her gave her a sense of calm and peace. Maybe it was her nature that was doing it. She seemed to have a good and caring personality. Sarah was sure that Titania and she were going to be good friends. She was suddenly struck with a thought.

"Why did Jareth suddenly take off like that?" She asked curiously. Titania grinned wickedly. "He thought I was going to embarrass him horribly. I probably would have too." She shrugged with out a care. "He has gotten to know my moods well. Now I don't even have to try to embarrass him. He does it himself. When he was a child I would play pranks on him and his brothers. My mate too when the mood struck. I still do from time to time. At least with my mate. My boys know better but my mate is a bit hard-headed and so easy to prank. He is truly adorable when he is angry that I just can't resist." She giggled at that her sapphire eyes sparkling in her mirth. Sarah couldn't help but giggle with the woman.

"What kind of pranks?"

Titania smiled innocently as she suddenly found her nails interesting. "My favorite one is that I would freeze all three of my son's and my mate's underthings during a formal event. They would have to behave properly during these events, so I simply liven things up a bit. My mate gets a little stuffy about protocol and it does him some good to cool off. Getting my sons as well is just a bonus." She started to snicker wickedly and Sarah joined in. "I have got to learn how to do that!" She gasped holding her stomach.

Titania leveled Sarah an innocent look before smiling evilly. "I can teach you if you want." Sarah grinned. She was now a hundred percent sure she was going to love this woman. She was just so full of mischief and life that it was hard not to like her. "Please do!"

Titania grinned back at her. "It is really quite simple. All you have to do is..."

Jareth cursed himself a coward for the hundredth time. He couldn't believe he just left his love in the hands of his mother. He felt a chill go down his back. Yup, it was official. He was so screwed. Why he didn't think to take her with him was beyond him. He just thought to get away from that mad woman as soon as possible. Never-mind that he left his treasure there for her to corrupt. What was he thinking! That's right he wasn't. When his mother gave him that look, he always ran for the hills. Not even his father the High King could stand up to the High Queen.

"Your passing a hole in the floor brother."

Jareth turned to see a very amused Puck in the door way. "You would be too if you just left your better half to be corrupted by our beloved but wicked mother." Puck chuckled at his snarl. "No, you mean you abandoned your better half to face our wicked mother on her own." He laughed out right. "Oh, is she going to kill you. That is if your lucky. Mother is probably teaching the girl all she knows about the wicked ways of pranking. Including freezing our shorts. Man, you really screwed up."

Jareth groaned and smacked his head. "Thank you captain obvious for rubbing more salt in my wounds. Now what am I going to do. It isn't like I can go back there. Sarah probably has something evil planned with mother." He looked imploringly at his brother. "You are good at mischief, what should I do?"

"Let it be."

Jareth turned to face the new arrival and saw his brother Darious at the door. "From what I have heard you deserve the hell they are planning. So suck it up and take it like an adult."

Jareth growled. "Some brother you are." Darious shrugged then replayed with a sly smirk. "I'm not the one who left my betrothed in the hands of our wicked, twisted mother. Your fault, so you deal with the consequences."

"Consequences for what?"

They all turned of face the new arrival. Their father was now standing in the doorway with an impatient look on his face as he waited for an answer.

"Well?" He said with a lifted eyebrow.

Jareth looked at him fear and guilt heavy in his eyes while Puck bent over laughing. Jareth turned his eyes toward his brother. "It is not funny you nit!" he growled. Darious spoke up before his father lost his cool. "He decided to it was in his best interest to run from mother."

Oberon stared at his three sons as he shuddered remembering the last gala. "I can't say I blame him. Your mother can be quite scary when she gets that look in her eyes. So what tis so funny about that. I know that you Puck, would run from her as well!" Puck laughed even harder. "I am not the idiot that left h...his be..betro...betrothed there to face mo...mother alone!" He gasped out as he clutched his sides. Oberon turned to stare in horror at his middle child.

"Tell me you didn't!" He growled out. Pure terror written on his face at the prospect of having another female to contend with. His mind was racing as he gazed at his son's guilty face. He groaned. Shaking his head pityingly at his son, he winked out of sight without a word. The trio watched as glitter was all that was left behind. Jareth shook his head find some comfort in the fact that his father was as much upset at it as he was. Puck was still laughing like the idiot he was and Darious held a look of amusement on his other wise stoic face.

Jareth sighed as the amusement at his expense left him feeling cold. A shiver ran down his spine and he decided that he might as well face the music. Nodding to his brothers, he too winked out of sight. Puck's gleeful laughter ringing in his ears. It was the sound of doom.

Karen hummed to herself as she put away the laundry. It had been an excellent day. Her husband had come home with flowers for her and they had went out to eat at a very expensive restaurant. Something they didn't do very often. He had bought her a new set of jewelry. Complete with a necklace, bracelet, earrings and ring. She was in a wonderful mood.

Karen let out a squeal as she felt arms go around her and a chin on her shoulder. She felt her husband nuzzle her neck and she felt warm lips nip there. She grinned as she turned around and wrapped her arms around his neck. Than she pulled him down into a searing kiss. She could feel her husband smiling between their lips.

She pulled back to look into his eyes pleased by the love she saw there. She was glad that he still felt that way about her after all these years. She felt a sight twinge of guilt at seeing his boss behind his back. The affair had started because he was always working and she was bored of being home most of the time. She had run into his very handsome boss and when he had hit on her she didn't hesitate when he wanted an affair. She loved how he made her feel. She sighed at the slight guilt. Than she stifled the damn feeling. She had every right to go to another for sex. She was a grown woman with needs of her own. She looked down from her husbands eyes as she cursed herself for caring about his feelings. he was a workaholic, he always came home late and was always tired. She didn't have a thing to feel guilty about.

"What's wrong love?"

She looked back into his worried eyes and put on a loving smile. "Not a thing. I was just thinking about how I was the luckiest woman alive." And she was. She had a lover, a husband who provided for her and gave her almost everything she wanted, She didn't have to work because her husband always brought home a huge paycheck which she was free to spend on whatever she wanted. She hated to work with a passion. She had no children to look after. She was really happy about that. She never wanted children. They were messy and noisy little beasts. She never could understand why people actually wanted the things. She pulled her husband down for another kiss to forestall anymore questions.

Pulling back she glanced back at the laundry. "Let me put the laundry away and then we can watch a movie. What do you say?" Her husband frowned. "Well that wasn't what I had in mind love." He ground his length into her to let her know his meaning. She felt a little green at the prospect of sleeping with him. She really was spoiled when it came to sex. His boss was twice the lover he was and his boss was more than enough. These last few years while she had gone to his boss for sex she hadn't slept with him at all. She looked from the laundry back to him. She put on a small utterly fake smile.

"The truth is love that I am not feeling well. I think I might be coming down with a cold." she lied. She watched as her husband frowned. She prayed that he fell for it. He reached up and placed his hand against her forehead. "Well you don't feel like you have a fever but if you're not feeling well than we can just watch a movie. Any ideas on which one?" she turned away from him as she folded the last of the clothes quickly, silently sighing with relief. "Just surprise me hon." Now that the clothes were folded, she heaved the basket and started for the stairs.

Richard watched his wife go up the stairs with a frown. He knew about her affair. He didn't know who it was with but he had smelled the aftershave on her more than a few times. He wasn't the best lawyer in the company for nothing. However if it made her happy than he would allow it. He had a feeling that his wife wasn't sick but if she wasn't in the mood than she just wasn't in the mood.

He loved her and just wanted to make her happy. If that meant sharing her with another man than so be it. He was a little jealous of the man and more than a little sad that she really didn't care to sleep with him but... Shaking his head to clear his mind of these depressing thoughts he turned toward the cabnet and bending down he started to search for a good movie.

'What the...' he thought as he looked through the movies. He didn't remember buying Aladdin, or Sleeping Beauty. Looking further he found numerous Disney movies. 'Children movies?' he thought to himself. 'Where did these come from?' he wondered. He sat on the couch and stared at the movies in his hands. Shrugging his shoulders he put the movies back and found another movie labeled Sarah's Graduation.

Curious as to what it was, he put it in. He watched as the screen flickered to life with a beautiful young woman being called up to the podium and getting her diploma. As he watched he couldn't understand what this was. Was it his wifes? He watched as the young woman was announced as valedictorian and her giving a damn good speech. He could feel a sense of pride as he continued to watch what was obviously a home video but could not understand where it can from. This feeling... It was like something was missing.

He watched as the screen flickered to a different seen. She was standing close to the video taper, it was a close up shot of her face as she waved.

"Hi papa! How did you like my speech?"

"It was wonderful sweet heart!" Richard shot straight up to his feet. That was his voice! 'What the hell was this!' he thought furiously as he watched a young beautiful blonde haired boy give the girl a big hug. She was smiling than the camera turned to an image of his wife.

"Mom can you please take the video camera, I want to get a shoot with father."

"Sure sweetie." Karen moved toward the camera and there was some shuffling. He heard his voice asked if she got it alright.

Richard's knees buckled collapsing him onto the couch. He stared as his face came into view. He watched as the image hugged the girl. He didn't know what to think as he watched himself say how much he loved her and how proud he was of her. Unable to take it anymore he turned the tv off quickly. His mind numb as his thoughts raced. "A daughter..." He mumbled to himself as he stared off into space. The proof was there anyone to see. She was at least 15 years old. To graduate that young. 'Who knows.' He thought shaking his head 'She may be older.' how was it that he didn't remember her... Or the boy. He felt sure that the child was his. Did they die? Was he just blocking out their memories. If that was the case why didn't Karen say anything? Does she remember? So many questions with no answers. Well it was time to get some. He thought to himself as he got up from the couch and started to walk slowly toward the stairs.

He had just got near to the door of the living room when he heard his wife scream. A loud sound followed and he rushed out to the stairs his blood pounding in his ears. He stop short at the sight. Hs wife had seemed to have fallen down the stairs.

"Karen!" He shouted as he snapped quickly out of his shock and rushed over to her side. Picking her gently up he felt for a pulse. Suddenly he drop her in favor of grabbing his head. Images swirled into his mind. Memories flicked rapidly past his eyes and he felt a searing pain as if he was being ripped apart. He let out a cry of pain before it all went dark.

Karen was dead.

Sarah laughed again as Titania told her another funny story about Jareth and his brothers when there were kids. Titania was a wonderful woman who was just so full of life and mischief. She was a riot. Oh the pranks she pulled on her sons. It was just to funny.

"And they never suspected a thing." Titania crowed with pleasure as she joined in on the laughter. Titania's gaze traveled to something behind her and Sarah turned around to find Jareth standing there looking extremely guilty. She smiled and walked up to his nervous form. 'He looks ready to bolt!' She thought with glee. Her smile turned into a smirk as she thought of all the groveling he would have to do to make up for ditching her and leaving her with his mother. Oh, she loved Titania and was really looking forward to calling her mother. However that didn't excuse him from what he did.

"Hello Jareth!" She crooned as she inched closer to the dead man.

Looking back at Titania she exchanged a humorous nod. Titania winked out of sight with a mischievous grin upon her face. The two watched the glitter fall in silence. When the last of the glitter fell Sarah turned to face her beloved's nervous form.

Narrowing her eyes, her face was devoid of previous humor. Glaring at Jareth she hissed.

"You left me with your MOTHER!" She growled. Jareth rose his hands in defense.

"Sorry precious, but that woman scares me!"

"Not as much as I am going to!" She bit out as she sent her lovely new spell toward his neither parts. Jareth groaned and doubled over as he felt the searing cold that had been his pants. The damn spell would last for an hour and he couldn't take the damn thing off. He moaned in pain as he tried to straighten upright.

"I see my mother taught you one of her favorite tricks." It was his turn to bite out the words as he gasped for breath. Damn his balls were going to shrivel up to non-existence. YUP! He was definitely a stupid fool. His mother had refused to teach the trick to him for fear that he would figure out a counter spell. He could too if he could just figure out how the fucking spell worked. He growled. 'DAMN YOU MOTHER!' he thought as he managed to straighten, his spine was ram rod straight.

Sarah watched with satisfaction at her beloved's pain. "You ever do that again and I swear I will keep freezing you until you give a new meaning to blue balls." she smirked as he sent a vicious glare her way. "I guess I deserved that precious." He admitted. Sarah took pity on him. "Let this be a warning." She said as she removed the spell. Yes there was a counter spell and Titania was all to happy to share it with her. Jareth sighed in relief before what she had done dawned on him.

"There's a counter spell." He whispered harshly thinking of all the times his mother had used the damn spell on him and his brothers. Even his father was not exempt from her mischief. He watched with dismay as his beloved nodded her head. A satisfied smirk upon her face as her emerald eyes danced with amusement.

Jareth swore colorfully as his beloved laughed than winked out of sight. Her laughter echoing in his ears.

'Mother has been busy I see. I bet she was watching the entire thing.'

Richard groaned as he sat up. He looked around and saw his now late wife lying on the ground. He quickly got up and made a call to 911. He lied as he told them that he had come home from the grocery store and found his wife dead on the floor. Then sighing he went back to the living room and waited for the ambulance to he waited he took the disk from the dvd player and put it back in its case then put the case back into the drawer. Now that he had his memories, he knew who Sarah was. The pull for him to return to the Underground was strong but he had to at least give Karen a proper burial. He sighed again at the task to come.

As the ambulance and police arrived he gave his statement and after a long night went to bed.

Tomorrow would be a very long day.

A/N: Well that's it for this chapter! Sorry it took so long, I know have to go to the library to do any writing and I only get two hours a day. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and review for me. I'd really appreciate it. Plus I like to know what fandom thinks of my stories. Check out some of the other stories that I have written as well! Tell me what you think or pm me if you want.