Be Our Guest

With everyone gone Jareth knew he could set his plan in motion. Sarah, still in shock of everyone's disappearance, turned her attention back to Jareth. She was taken aback by his gaze. She had never seen him look at her like that before. Her mouth open slightly in awe of his beautiful, mismatched eyes, her breathing slow and heavy. A quiet sigh escaped her throat as she gazed into his eyes. Jareth's eyes ran over her face slowly, taking in the glow of her pale skin, her glossed lips, her dark, silken, wavy hair, the way it hung on her shoulders and shined in the candlelight. He was so taken in by her beauty that he had forgotten to breathe. Taking in a deep breath, he returned his eyes to hers, and found himself trapped in her gaze once again. His hand, resting on her waist, gripped her gently and pulled her body closer to his. Sarah's eyes widened as he pulled her near. They now stood closely, skin to skin. Jareth breathed heavily, a discouraged look on his face as the urge to kiss her grew ferociously. He couldn't fight it. He leaned in slowly, his eyes fixed on hers. His mouth was only centimeters away from hers when he remembered his plan. He froze, his breath on her mouth. She stared at him, a mix of fear and longing in her eyes. One hand still held tightly in his shaking hand, the other resting on his chest. He felt her squeeze his hand hard, wanting him to go on. She bit her lip and nodded so slightly, he wasn't sure if he saw it or not. Fear fell over Jareth's face. He was caught between his feelings, his heart, his needs, and his plan. A fire lit up inside him and he pushed his mouth against hers. Sarah gasped and he pulled away just as quickly.

"Forgive me…" he spoke softly, unable to look her in the eye. "I'm sorry, Sarah."

"…Don't be." she said softly, giving him a warm smile. He felt comforted at her smile. Straightening his composure he held out his arm for her to take it. She hooked her arm around his tightly.

"I want to show you around the castle." he said smiling slightly. Jareth was quite proud of his castle. He remembered that everything was still destroyed. 'I wonder how much has changed out there…' he thought to himself. Jareth channeled a crystal into his free hand and transported them to the castle entrance. More of the plants were blooming again and the Labyrinth didn't look so cracked, but he knew it would take a while for it to be fully replenished, and only if his plan was carried out. He walked Sarah through the entrance and into his throne room, which was a complete pigsty thanks to the goblins. Sarah giggled at the mess. She had missed the goblins so much and the thought of them made her smile. Jareth was angered by her laughing at the disobedient, destructive creatures he ruled over.

"This most certainly is not funny, Sarah." He gave her a stern look. His goblins always took advantage of his absence, knowing they would pay dearly for it when he returned, yet they still tore the castle to shreds. Jareth could feel his anger boiling up to the surface now.

"Its most certainly not okay for them TO DISOBEY ME THIS WAY!" he screamed at them, his voice echoed throughout the castle. 7 little goblins screamed and scurried out of the room from their hiding places, a few of them giggling. Sarah was frightened by his yelling but she couldn't help but laugh at the sneaky little goblins. Jareth snapped his head around to face her and her giggling stopped immediately.

"Well… now is not the time to show you around… obviously." He released her arm and starting kicking at the trash that was scattered all over the floor. The smell in the room was almost unbearable. Goblins weren't exactly the cleanest of beasts. There were cups everywhere, half full of some sort of brown, watery liquid that looked like muddy water. Half eaten plates of food were all over, some flipped onto the floor. The place looked as if there was a food fight. "Let me show you to your room." Jareth needed to deal with his goblins and could not possibly show Sarah around the castle now. He was very disappointed.

"My room? I have a room?" Sarah was surprised. How could she have a room? Why did she have a room? She still didn't know what exactly was going on. Everything had happened so fast and it was too much for her to even think about right now. Sleep would do her good after the day she'd had.

"Of course you have a room, Sarah. What kind of King wouldn't allow his guest a room? What do you take me for?" He looked at her as if she had 2 heads. It was a rule in his realm that a visitor must be treated as a guest. Since he allowed Sarah into his realm she was his guest. A guest must be fed, clothed, given a room, and they must be waited on by one of the servants.

"Follow me.." he said coldly. He led her through a large, dark, oak door, down a long, candlelit hall, to 2 large oak doors. He pushed one of the doors open and led her in. The room was dark, pitch black in fact. She followed him in holding her dress up so she wouldn't trip. The clicking of his heels could be heard but she couldn't see anything.

"Jareth?" she spoke in a trembling voice. She didn't trust him and he was scaring her. He gave her no reply. But, suddenly the room lit up and Sarah gasped at what she saw.

There were dozens of pink, white, and light blue candles all around the room. They sparkled like no other candles she had ever seen, as if the flames were actually little stars. The room was enormous. Much larger than any normal bedroom. To the left was the most beautiful bed she had ever seen. The sheets were white and silken, the comforter was thick with shapes outlined in light blue over a white background. The shapes looked like twisted tear drops with coils of vines coming out from them. The pillows were huge and fluffy and there were many of them. To the right was the most beautiful, glossed, wooden vanity Sarah had ever seen. It was also quite large and it had a big, oval shaped mirror. The top was covered in perfumes, makeup, a brush, and a vase filled with white and pink roses. A window across from the doors gave a view of the entire labyrinth and the beautiful starry sky that never seemed to end.

Sarah turned in circles taking in everything. She ran to the window, opening the pink silken curtains to have a wide view of everything. She looked down at the goblin city and saw no goblins. Not one light on in any of their little houses. She turned to face Jareth with a frown.

"Where are they?" she asked sadly.

"Where are who?" he said in an arrogant tone. He knew who she was talking about and was bothered by her question, knowing he had to discuss the depressing topic.

"The goblins…" She looked confused.

"There's not many left. Few more than those you saw." he looked away from her, anger in his voice and on his face.

Sarah was speechless. She felt as if she had killed the goblins with her own hands. She knew none of this would have happened if she had stayed. But how could she had stayed? He was evil. He tried to take her baby brother away and turn him into a goblin. She thought the goblins were kind of cute and funny but she didn't want a goblin brother. 'I've done it all for YOU!' His words echoed in her mind. She did wish Toby away after all. Jareth did only what she asked him to. He had given her a second chance that he wouldn't have given anyone else. Maybe she needed to rethink things. Maybe she needed to get to know the real Jareth. She didn't know all that much about him and she still didn't quite understand why he pushed his offer on her so much. She didn't really know what the offer was exactly. Her dreams.. That was 5 years ago! What were her dreams 5 years ago? She didn't even know what she wanted now or why she was really here. 'Now is not the time…' She thought to herself. She was going to enjoy her time back in the labyrinth. Maybe she could see Hoggle, Ludo, and Dydimus again! She smiled looking up at Jareth who had been staring at her from the corner of his eye the whole time. He turned his nose up to her smile.

"Are you happy with your room then?" he asked coldly.

Sarah nodded, still smiling. She walked over to the bed and plopped down on it, laying back on the soft pillows. Jareth leaned against the doorway staring at her with a sly grin.

"Dinner will be prepared every evening, breakfast every morning, lunch every afternoon. A servant will attend to you while you stay. You'll find all your clothes in that wardrobe yonder." he pointed to a big stained, wooden wardrobe on the left side of her bed that hadn't been there a second ago. The doors were open and she could see all of her clothes inside it. She grinned and faced Jareth again.

"If you need any assistance just ring that bell." He nodded his heads towards the small, golden bell that sat on her bedside table next to her.. Labyrinth book.

She snatched the book up and ran her fingers over the title. A warm smile fell on her face and she raised her head to look at Jareth once more. He wasn't there and the doors were closed. Silence filled the room. She returned her eyes to her book once more before placing it back on the table where a crystal sat. One of Jareth's crystals… It didn't look like all his others though. It had a pink glow to it. She heard what sounded like music coming from it. She leaned in closer to hear the music better. She recognized the song immediately. It was the same song they danced to in the ballroom. Sarah smiled, her eyelids feeling heavy again. She laid down on the bed, curled up, drifting happily into a deep sleep. For the first time in years she didn't feel that overwhelming agony. She could sleep peacefully tonight. Jareth's eyes could be seen in the crystal, watching her drift away.