Okay so last time, I didn't leave comments here. I'm sorry! And as you can see, I'm fixing the way my chapters looked. :D. Hope you don't mind!

I forgot what I was supposed to type here.. But anyway! (7-23-11)

Sarah woke up by the annoying ring of her alarm clock. She groaned and hid her head under the pillow. She was having a perfectly good dream before that stupid clock decided to hit the wall with a chair causing it to shatter into tiny million bits of glass. Wait… Didn't she do that during the Peach dream? Great so she started using Labyrinth experience as a reference now… Not that she minded though.

She groaned again. Why did her alarm clock ring?

"Sarah! Wake up or else you'll be late for school!" Her stepmother's voice shouted from what she could guess was the bottom of the stairs. Ugh. Right. School. Damned school. More like a prison in disguise that is centered in brainwashing children to the point of no return.

Sarah, not wanting her stepmother to have an excuse to enter her room, reluctantly got up from her bed, grabbed her towel and her toiletries and headed towards the bathroom. She silently asked the gods why it was Monday.

After showering and dressing up, she sat down in front of her vanity and started brushing her hair.

"As much as I appreciate Jareth making me sleep early, I'm afraid it still won't help me wake up early the next day." She mumbled as she set down her brush. She sighed. She closed her eyes and smiled secretively in her head.

'I wonder what Karen and my dad would say if they found me with a MAN in my room late at night…' She thought. She giggled. She didn't call Jareth a boy, she noticed. She referred to him as a Man. A Man with a capital M.

Ooooh I like that And I'm pretty sure no other guy would even compare!

'Oh shut up. It's still too early for you.' Sarah thought as she tried to push her inner voice back wherever she came from.

Please Darling. It's early and you're thinking about Jareth being a MAN. And I doubt you missed his mini Jare-

"SHUT UP! SHUT UP! DON'T YOU EVEN DARE FINISH THAT SENTENCE!" She screamed as she closed her eyes and covered her ears.

"Sarah! Is everything all right up there?" Karen shouted. The day after her return from the Underground, Sarah and Karen had a silent truce as well. They came to an understanding; Sarah was only a child and she didn't know better while Karen was only looking after Sarah (And honestly, she could've been less harsh and demanding about it, which she apologized for.). Even if Karen still irritated Sarah a bit, she learned to keep her opinions to herself.

"I'm fine! I'll be down in a minute!" Sarah shouted back. Note to self: Never vocalize argument with yourself.

Sarah wished she could still sleep in her bed which looked oddly alluring and comfortable right now. Sarah began to pick up her backpack when a soft breeze distracted her. She looked at her window, shocked to see it open, still.

'I guess I forgot to close it…'

She was about to when something stopped her. There, lying still on her window sill was a feather; a very familiar looking feather that sent Sarah's heart doing cartwheels. She picked it up and caressed it softly.

"Jareth…" She whispered and smiled. She remembered last night clearly, loving every minute of it. None of them were out to trick or con each other. No. They were in good terms now. You could say they were friends now. And hopefully, it would blossom into something more…

Sarah shook her head. She couldn't hope. He only saw her as a friend. That's it. And plus, she was only 15!

Yeah but age is just a number. And he treats you like an equal. Like a Queen, even. C'mon. There are many people out there whose age difference has a huge gap between them.

Sarah snorted. 'Yeah. I wonder how that's going for them.'

Let me get back to you with that one. Remind me to ask if we ever meet a couple like that.

Sarah softly laughed and placed his feather beside her music box. She gave a longing look towards the items and left. She had to get this over and done with so that she would return sooner.

As she stepped in the kitchen, she greeted everyone with a smile. She kissed Toby's head and kissed her parents, even Karen. She sat down and began eating her cereal. She noticed that her father and Karen were staring at her.

"What?"

"Nothing… It's just that… It's like you've matured all of a sudden." Her father commented.

"And you're slightly glowing." Karen included. Sarah gave them a weird look.

"What?"

"Did something happen when you babysat Toby last Saturday?" Robert asked suspiciously.

"Did you have a boy over?" Her stepmother asked excitedly. Sarah choked and resisted the blush that threatened to come out. Robert simply glared at Karen who shrugged it off and looked at Sarah expectantly.

"So what's his name?"

"What? No! There's no name! No name at all! There's no guy either!" Sarah quickly said.

"Are you sure? Cause it's either that or some aliens kidnapped my daughter and replaced her with a mature, kinder one." Robert said. Sarah scowled at her father while he stuck his tongue out and laughed.

Toby laughed with them

"See? Even Toby agrees!"

"Oh whatever." Sarah mumbled as she continued eating her cereal. As she finished, she stood up and placed her dishes on the sink. She kissed her parents and Toby goodbye and went off to school. Well, more like trudged towards school.

"It's because of a guy. I can feel it." Robert mumbled as he continued to chomp on his toast.

"Oh don't act like such a child, Robert. She's 15 now. It's about time she takes an interest towards the opposite sex." Karen said as she wiped Toby's mouth.

"Yeah but she's still my little princess! I'm too young to start chasing boys off of our front door."

"But Sarah's becoming a woman. Don't you see? You have to let her go sooner or later."

"Yeah well… I rather choose never." Karen laughed.

"Oh Robert. That's the least of your worries." Robert snorted.

"Oh yeah? Like what will worry me more than a bunch of guys trying to steal my little angel away?"

"Well for starters. I don't feel like it's a guy who's done this to her." Karen took a sip of her coffee.

"Oh? A boy then? Well no worries. They're easy to scare off." The woman chuckled.

"Oh Robert. You don't have to worry about a boy either." Sarah's father started getting worried.

"What then? What could possible worry me more than a guy or a boy?"

"Not a guy or a boy. You've seen how she glows. Even if it you had to look closer to see it." She said as she fed Toby chocolate flavored oatmeal.

"Yes. I'm not blind Karen. What are you implying?"Karen laughed again. "If it's not a boy or a guy, then who…. Oh… Is it… a…" Robert gulped. "A girl?" Now this sent Karen into fits of laughter.

"Oh, Darling. You're so blind. No. Don't worry. A girl isn't what you're supposed to be worried about." She smiled at him.

"Then what? You're not really calming me here, Karen."

"I know. A Man." She let out a mischievous smile.

"What about a Man?"

Karen rolled her eyes. "Robert you are so clueless. I wonder how you ever woo-ed women." He grinned.

"Well It worked when I woo-ed you, remember?" Robert stood up and held his wife in his arms.

"Ah of course." She smiled up at him and fixed his tie.

"A Man. A Man is the reason why she's so happy and glowing. Not a guy. Not a boy. But a Man." She said nonchalantly. Robert took a step back, shocked.

"What? What proof do you have, Karen, that my little girl is seeing someone who is OLDER than her?" He stuttered, giving emphasis on the word older.

"I don't have proof. Call it a women's instinct. And experience." She laughed. Robert stood dumbfounded. Silence hung in the air.

"No. I won't accept it. It's not a man. It's a boy. Be it a girl, fine. But not a man!"

"You've got to accept it Robert. In a woman's life, there would be at least one Man that would be enamored by her. Sarah is beautiful."

"Yes. But she's a Girl."

"She won't always be…" Karen whispered. Robert sighed and hugged his wife. They stayed quiet while Toby continued to make a mess of himself.

"Oh Toby, No! I just cleaned you up!" The woman rushed to her son and started wiping his mouth as he gurgled.

"I still think it's a boy." Robert mumbled as he leaned against the wall.

Somewhere in another realm, a certain Goblin King watched the exchange with an amused smirk. The older woman was smart, he would give her that. He understood why her father acted that way. Surely any father would get protective of his little girl when it comes to suitors. But Sarah's father was an unlucky one, because he's going to have to deal with a different and more threatening suitor; a powerful suitor. Not to mention charming and alluring. Call him arrogant and self-centered, but it's the truth.

"Oh how you turned our worlds, you precious thing." Jareth whispered as the image in his crystal changed to his Sarah walking towards school. If he had his way, he would've wound time back so that he can return to last night's event. But he couldn't. He couldn't let her education waver because of him. And plus, he could visit her anytime now, which pleased him thoroughly. He wanted more, but he would settle for the friendship they both have… For now.

'Soon.' He thought. 'Very soon love.' He threw the crystal in the air and it hung there for a few seconds before it disappeared and the Goblin King went back to the workload that was in front of him.

Of course I couldn't not include GK in this chapter. Whoever thought they could go one chapter without his Nibs is insane.

Anyway, this chapter was kind of blah for me. Hopefully you think otherwise. Don't worry. The next chapter isn't going to be the next day. I'm going to start skipping days and months now. :D. Don't worry. The fun's about to start. Soon… Hopefully. )))

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