A/N: Seeing how it was never explained just what Jareth was, I decided to make him human. And David Bowie's eyes were not different colors. His left eye was injured when he was a teenager and that is why the pupil was left wide open and looked brown.

Chapter Two

"Are you sure we're going the right way?" Rose asked while they walked around the corner and the Doctor used a piece of chalk to mark their way.

"Of course I am," he said as the stone was lifted by tiny men and the mark pointed in the other direction. "Oh, now that's just cheating."

"So we've been walking in circles?"

"No," the Doctor said with a small blue which made his freckles stand out then he shrugged. They kept walking until the Doctor smiled as they came out of the labyrinth and saw the Goblin City spreading out before them.

"See, I knew we were going the right way," the Doctor said as Rose rolled her eyes while they walked down the path and he gently squeezed her fingers. They walked along the path when they walked inside the city and the goblins looked at them. The Doctor looked around when he smiled and went around the corner, up a few stairs and stopped in front a pair of large doors.

"What's this?" Rose asked, pointing to the doors.

"This is the Goblin Castle."

"And the Goblin Queen lives here?"

"Goblin KING!" the Doctor corrected when he saw the large statue in front of the doors and frowned. "Uh-oh."

"What?"

"That is the gate keeper."

The statue moved when the Doctor pulled Rose behind him and took the sonic screwdriver out of the pocket, pointing the sonic screwdriver at the statue. The statue moved closer when the Doctor pushed the button and the statue stopped. They watched as the statue shivered then fell apart and the pieces clattered to the ground.

"Ow!" the voice under the pieces shouted.

"Wha' jist ha'ened?" the other voice shouted and the pieces moved. They watched as two goblins crawled out from under the pieces and stood up.

"Oh, sorry, that was me!" the Doctor said, helping them up.

"Who are you?" Gobmek the goblin asked.

"I'm the Doctor."

"Oh, yeah, we were expecting you," Snotlark the goblin said when they opened the doors and the Doctor and Rose walked inside. The doors closed as they walked along the main hallway and Rose looked around.

"Wow!" Rose whispered.

They walked down the hallway as the Doctor led the way and Rose looked at the statues.

"Um, Doctor, that statue just winked at me," she whispered and the Doctor smiled.

"It has good taste," the Doctor whispered when they came to an archway and they walked inside the room. The Doctor placed a hand out when they stopped and looked at what was before them. Stairs went in all directions as they stood at the top of a staircase that went straight down and Rose looked over the edge, holding tightly onto the Doctor's arm.

"Whoa!" Rose said when they backed up and walked down the hallway. They walked onward when they came to a pair of large doors and the Doctor opened the doors. They walked inside the room when Rose looked at who was sitting on the throne and hoped that she wasn't drooling.

"WHO is THAT?"

"THAT, Rose Tyler, is Jareth the Goblin King."

"You got to be kidding me!"

"Nope." the Doctor said, popping the "p".

"He looks amazing!" Rose whispered and the Doctor glared at her.

"What am I, chopped liver?!"

"No, I was just saying..."

"Let's go." the Doctor said and they walked slowly toward the throne.

Jareth was tall man with a slim, flawless body and a very handsome face. His long, wild hair was a white/blonde color and his eyes were two different colors, the right eye was blue and the left eye was brown. The pupil of the left eye was wide open and Rose noticed the pain in his eyes. He wore a tight white shirt, open at the top, a black leather waistcoat, black leather gloves, a gold chain hung around his neck and a triangle shaped amulet with a circle with an infinity symbol on it hung from the end, tight gray trousers and black leather boots which ended at his knees. He looked so tired while his right leg hung over the arm of the throne and his head was cupped in his left hand.

"Jareth?" the Doctor asked when Jareth looked at them and sat up.

"Who are you?" Jareth asked as he got up off the throne and walked to them.

"I'm the Doctor and this is Rose Tyler," the Doctor said as Jareth stood in front of them and frowned.

"You're not the Doctor," Jareth snarled and his eyes went into tight slits.

"Well, it has been years, but it's me. Let's see. When was the last time we saw each other? Oh yes! It was just after that girl left. What was her name?" the Doctor asked when he started pacing then snapped his fingers. "Oh, yes, her name was Sarah!"

"NEVER mention that name!" Jareth said through clenched teeth.

"Anyway, I came to visit and this place was falling apart. The labyrinth was going wild. Everyone was rioting. You were just sitting here, doing nothing. I just walked over and pulled you up then hung you out that window over there," the Doctor said, pointing to the window to his left and Rose's eyes went wide.

"You didn't!" Rose gasped.

"I did! I threatened to let him go, but he changed into a white owl and flew back inside. We had a really good shouting match until we agreed that it was his fault for acting like such an idiot. Bad enough that he kidnaps her little brother..."

"SHE WISHED HIM AWAY!" Jareth growled.

"But you didn't have to treat her like that!"

"What was I supposed to do!? LET her win?!"

"No, all you had to do was treat her like a human being. You remember what that was like, right?"

"He's human?" Rose asked.

"He was born human. He was taken by the goblin queen when he was a baby and raised here. Anyway, you treated Sarah like dirt and she left."

"And took most of me with her," Jareth sighed and Rose saw the sadness in his eyes.

"Eh, what is he talking about?" Rose asked.

"He fell in love with her," the Doctor said.

"Did she love you back?"

"She was only fifteen."

"So, I knew what love was at that age."

"Even if she did love him, she picked her step-brother over him."

"Ah."

"Still think I'm not the Doctor?"

"No," Jareth sighed.

"Good! Now, why did you send for me?"

"Come with me," Jareth said as he walked to the doors then opened the doors. Walking down the hallway, he led them to the curved staircase as he went up the stairs and Rose took the Doctor's hand and they went to catch up with him.

Jareth led the way as they walked up the stairs then came to a long hallway and Rose was impressed by the lush decorations. They kept walking when they came to a pair of doors and Jareth opened the doors. They walked inside the bedroom as Rose looked around and smiled.

"Wow!" Rose whispered.

The bedroom spread out around them with a large window to the right of the doors and the stain glass shimmered in bright colors. The walls were stone and were covered with paintings and a blue carpet covered the floor. The furniture was posh and elegant and crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling. A four poster bed was at the top of a small staircase and had a ruby red duvet and pillow cases with gold trim. Jareth closed the door when he walked to the fireplace and looked up at the painting hanging over the fireplace. The painting was of a female fey with long golden hair and crystal blue eyes. Her face and body were flawless and she wore a long white dress and golden slippers. Around her neck was a gold necklace and the amulet matched the amulet Jareth wore.

"Who is that?"

"My wife, Nari," Jareth said.

"She's beautiful," the Doctor whispered and Rose frowned.

"What am I then? Chopped liver?" Rose thought and Jareth, with great sadness in his eyes, looked at the Doctor.

"Yes, she was."

"What do you mean she was?" Rose asked.

"She died."

"Oh."

"How did she die?" the Doctor asked.

"She died in childbirth," Jareth sighed.

"You're a father?"

"Yes, and that is why I sent for you."

"I don't understand."

"Someone took my daughter."

"Who took her?" Rose asked.

"Nari's husband," Jareth said as the Doctor and Rose looked at him with stunned looks on their faces.