Alright so….

I didn't get as much reviews as before.. ;^;. Although I did get a bunch of faves and story alerts (Which I am also thankful for. Don't think of me ungrateful.). Soo.. I guess I'll go with that. =)))).

Anyway, for some reason, I have a habit of writing these chapters at 12 in the morning. I don't know why… Inspiration just comes during that time. :D.

Yeah so… I have nothing much to say… OH. I hope that at this part, isn't too…. You know, Blah. And I hope I make you go 'Aww' or you find this chapter cute or whatever when you're done reading this. It made me go asdfsdflj;l. =))). This is what happens when I write at midnight. Gah.

Mind you, my computer changes some of the lines without me knowing, alright? So please tell me if there's wrong grammar or spelling in there so I can fix it.

Hope you enjoy! :D

Jareth stood in the middle of her room. He was in! He was actually in Sarah's room without the agenda of offering her her dreams or suggesting for her to run his Labyrinth to take back the child he had apparently "stolen". Either way, she invited him IN her room. This awakened a new kind of excitement in him.

You're acting like a teenage boy, you know?

'Oh keep your mouth shut. You're enjoying this as much as I am.' He glared at his inner voice.

Damn right you are. His inner voice grinned and Jareth rolled his eyes.

Sarah leaned against her window and smiled in amusement as she watched the Goblin King go from a triumphant smile to excitement to glaring to rolling his eyes then returning to pure excitement. This guy had more mood swings than a woman during her menopause years.

He looks cute though. Her inner mind winked. Sarah blushed. She had to agree, he did look cute, adorable even.

'Mind laying low for a few hours?'

I can't promise you anything~. She nodded her head and looked back towards the Royal Fae in her room.

She found him smiling at her. A genuine smile. She blushed at this. They were forming a silent truce and they haven't even spoken one word to each other.

"So…" She started.

"Thank you for inviting me in, Sarah." He said.

"No problem. I mean, Isn't it kind of a hassle to stand on a window sill?"

"Yes. It's tiring. Yet if it meant that it would bring me close to you, then I will 'suck it up like a man' as you mortals often phrase it." She blushed.

"You didn't have to…"

"I wasn't given any other choice Sarah." He chuckled. Right. She didn't technically invite him in last night.

"I'm sorry." She said.

"Sorry for what? For not inviting me to join your little party? For making a defenseless owl fend for himself against the harsh cold breeze of the night? Oh what is an owl to do? Woe is me." Jareth grinned.

"Please Jareth. I find it hard to believe that you'd let some cold wind stop you from doing whatever." She laughed. "And I doubt you a defenseless owl."

"True. I'm too important and charming to be sent to my doom by a mere breeze."

Sarah and Jareth laughed in unison. "Although I would've preferred to be invited in the party than staring at the event unfold before me at a tree. Let me tell you, sometimes a tree isn't all that accommodating."

Sarah felt guilt take over her as he walked towards her vanity table and pick up the small red book. She did see him, but didn't invite him in. And it must've been cold last night.

"I'm sorry… But you know, you could've just gone in. I mean, the Firey's were there and I'm not at all that fond of them but they were still there. I rather like you better than them, honestly." Sarah blushed at her sudden admission. Jareth smiled as he leafed through the book and set it down.

"Oh really? You like me better than them?"

"Well yeah. I mean, you didn't try to take my head off. Or any other parts of my body for that matter…."

"I rather like you all in one piece. Imagine that, I would be then threatening your head while Hogsbrain and that huge furry Yeti carry your body towards your castle."

"It's Hoggle and Ludo." Sarah said as she stared at her bedroom wall.

"Yes… Even so, I'd rather have you all in one piece. And let's keep it that way, Yes?" He grinned at her and went back to her vanity table. She blushed and Sarah felt her heart flutter. That smile… Dammit. Focus Sarah. Focus….

"Anyway, you could've just gone in."

"I could. But I couldn't." He picked up the music box with the princess in the middle and stared at it in fascination. "You know she looks like you during the b-… Never mind".

I stared at him, wondering what he was about to say. But brushed it away and continued asking.

"Why? The window wasn't technically locked." He turned it around and started twisting the key underneath it.

"I know. But I still couldn't. Something forbade me to." He set the music box down as soft musical notes filled the silenced room. Their song… This music box played their song! How come she never noticed it before? They stood silently, unmoving.

"What was it?" She whispered. She watched as he slowly faced her with a sad smile. "'I had no power over you', remember?"

Sadness flickered in his eyes as he intensely stared at her. There were some other emotions present as well… Joy… Sadness… and… Love? What? She shook her head and looked down, afraid that she might see something else that would confuse her more. She stayed quiet, remembering their final confrontation. He sang to her that time too. She wanted to believe him then, her heart believed it. But her mind said that he was lying. That he was distracting her so that she wouldn't reach Toby in time. Seeing him now… She started doubting. Was he really just trying to distract her? Or.… Did he really feel that way?

The soft tinkling of the music box hung between them.

"Sarah…" This broke her out of her thoughts and looked at him that said 'yes?'.

"I… I'm sorry for the –" Jareth started to say but Sarah cut him off.

"Don't worry Jareth. I know. I know you were only performing the role that I gave you." She smiled at him. Jareth could only stare in awe.

"You do?"

"Yes. And I should be the one apologizing. I mean, I went too far, blaming you for things you didn't even do…" She started but he stopped her. He had placed a gloved hand on her cheek and leaned his forehead on hers. Sarah's heart sped up at their sudden closeness, but didn't move to push him away. She liked how close they were now. She felt safe.

They stayed like that as the music box filled the room.

"Though we're strangers till now,

We're choosing the path between the stars,

I'll lay my love, between the stars"

Jareth sang softly as he caressed her cheek. Sarah closed her eyes and smiled. She was sure he could hear her heart beating loudly in her chest. She couldn't stop the blood that rushed towards her cheeks. Her hopes rose as he sang those words, yet she pushed them down. He only sang that part of the lyrics because it was in that part of the song. It was that part of the song that was in the moment. That's why he sang that, she reasoned with herself.

He was so close. So close that their bodies almost pressed against each other. Jareth couldn't help but close his eyes and cherish the moment as he continued to caress her cheek while their foreheads were leaning against each other.

This is waaaaaay better than last night. He shushed his inner voice and returned to the moment. This moment. He was positively the happiest man alive… well not the happiest, yet, but he was still happy. She wasn't mad at him. She accepted him as simply Jareth, not Jareth the villain who is set out to stop her from winning the Labyrinth. She has definitely matured. His inner voice agreed.

Soon the music box sang it's last note and silence filled the room. They both opened their eyes and slowly looked at each other. He smiled at Sarah's rosy cheeks and grinned at the thought that he caused this.

"Blushing, aren't we Sarah?" She reddened and turned away.

"No… It's cold. I didn't really close the window, now did I?" Jareth looked at the window and frowned.

I'd rather accept that we caused that blush rather than the cold breeze. What say you?

'I agree. Definitely, I like the first reason better.' Jareth thought.

"It's getting late, Sarah. You need sleep." He whispered as he walked back towards her vanity once more. He didn't see her face fall in disappointment, but she quickly hid it and mumbled 'Okay.'

Sarah went under her covers and sulked about having to end their time together. She wasn't even sleepy! Yet he found it necessary that she sleep early.

Jareth closed the lights and sat at the edge of her bed, twisting the key of the music box and placing it on her bedside table as the room once again filled with their song.

"I'm not even sleepy." She whined but a yawn betrayed her. Jareth laughed.

"Really now? Whether you're sleepy or not, you have school tomorrow. And I don't want to be the reason why you didn't wake up on time."

"Yeah well school can go sink to the depths of the Bog of Eternal Stench." She mumbled, thinking he wouldn't hear it. He smiled at her, very amused that his Sarah chose this time to be particularly childish.

"Rest well, Sarah." He whispered as their song lulled her to sleep.

"Mmm… G'night Jareth…." She whispered as she quickly fell asleep. His heart swelled. She had used his name rather than his title. Jareth smiled at the sleeping girl lovingly and brushed the stray hair out of her eyes. He leaned in and pressed his lips against her temple.

"Goodnight, Love." He whispered and continued to stare at the girl of his dreams. He wrapped her blanket more securely around her. With one last glance, he changed in his owl form and flew back to his kingdom, leaving behind a single white feather that was nestled on the window sill.

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-Dreamers see the Future-

Lys-Rayn