AN: Sorry about this chapter taking so long. I went to Oregon to visit family I haven't seen in years and my mother forbid me from bringing my laptop, so I didn't get a chance to work on this at all until I got back a few days ago. Now, though, I've got a bit more than this written and the next chapter should be up sooner rather than later, assuming another catastrophe doesn't strike and I don't come up with another random idea for an entirely different story (Which has been happening a lot lately).

Anyways: Disclaimer: I don't own anything you recognize from anywhere except this story. all characters belong to rightful owners, no copyright intended, and the fae song isn't mine either. Not entirely sure the idea behind it is either. Blah blah blah. on with the story.

LPOV

I didn't really know what was going on, but I knew I needed to stay on my toes. Moments passed as we walked along silently, in a seemingly neverending hallway. After a few moments, I saw an opening and then another and another, "Which one do we take?"

He glanced quickly over at me, "Your being able to see them will make this easier. We still have a ways to walk, though. Look for a little purple worm with strange hair."

"ummm…. Okay…" We were silent again and I let my thoughts drift to Sarah. Suddenly, I got a flash of thought, '…Okay, just deal with it. Pretend you have no idea what's going on. Let's see, what usually happens in an RPG?...'

I gasped and Jareth turned to me, "What's wrong?"

I shook my head, "Nothing. I just caught a flash of Sarah."

"What was it?" He'd started walking faster and I had to jog to keep up.

"She said, 'okay, just deal with it. Pretend you don't know what's going on. What usually happens in an RPG?' That's all I got."

He looked at me, puzzled, "What's an RPG?"

"Role-Playing Game. The title is self-explanatory. I think she's got her captive convinced that she's under the impression that this is all one big game that's being filmed. That her memory hasn't come back yet."

He nodded, "That sounds like what the Labyrinth told me."

"Allo."

I looked at Jareth, puzzled. "What's that mean?"

"Down ere!"

I looked down and saw a little purple worm, "Did you just say hello?"

"Nah, I said allo, but that's close enough. What's going on, kingsy?"

Jareth dropped to one knee, "We need to find our lady Sarah. She's been taken against her will and is being held captive somewhere in this Labyrinth. Do you know where she is?"

"oh that's terrible, that is! 'm afraid I don't know where she is!"

"Do you know where they took her?"

I wondered at that, considering that he asked the same question already, "Said something about a castle, they did. An old one, buried in treachery, they did."

Jareth nodded sharply, "Thank you."

"I'd suggest you'd better leave now, before the missus wakes up. She's been awful cranky lately. Something not right about this place that last few days."

Jareth stood, caught my wrist, and pulled me through an archway, "hurry."

Confused, I followed quickly, "Why did the worm answer the second but not the first?"

He sighed, "you have to specific with the creatures here. You must say your right words."

"How so?"

"Last time she was here, Sarah made the mistake of asking how to get through the Labyrinth, instead of how to get to the castle. The worm took her at her words and told her which direction to take to get through the labyrinth. If she'd taken the opposite direction, she would have gone straight to the castle, but because of the way she worded it, she had to take the long way. Notice Sarah is very careful with her words?"

I nodded, "I have, actually. When I ask her about it, she just says she doesn't want anyone confused."

He nodded, "Can you see if you are able to reach her again? If you can, try to find out more about her surroundings."

"Sure." We lapsed into silence once more and I focused on Sarah, getting flashes of thought and emotion. "She's sickened by the company she's keeping, but hopeful that we'll get there in time."

SPOV

I was getting tired of playing the part already. I wasn't sure how much longer I could sit with this person and play the part of the damsel in distress. Clearing my throat a little, I whispered in his ear, "When the cameras are off us, tell me more about the background? How did we meet, where are you from? That kind of thing."

He smiled slightly, paused for a few moments and then spoke, "I am a Fae from the lands adjoining yours. Our lands were at war until we met. We had to stay secret about it, because if either of our families had known, the other child would die. You and I were both children of the royal family. Now, we are betrothed and our parents settled their differences for our sakes, but unfortunately, yours were killed by the Goblin King. As I said before, you were supposed to be my bride tonight, but we must rid ourselves of the Goblin King, first."

I nodded, "What's my kingdom called and what's yours?"

"Your kingdom is the land of the flame-dwellers. His is obviously the land of the Goblins, and mine is the land of the Dark Elves."

"Cool." I filed the information away for later use. We were sitting on the bed, now, leaning against the wall. His arm was around my shoulders and I had my head leaning into him. It was making me sick to my stomach, but I kept my mouth shut, knowing we'd have a problem if I spoke up. "Wait, Fae are like Fairies, right?"

He chuckled, "Fairies are a subdivision of Fae, yes. In the same way that pygmies are a subdivision of humans."

"That makes sense. So, are you the only Fae here or are we both Fae?"

He smiled, "Everyone in this place are Fae, including you."

I wondered if he was making that up or not. For all I knew, having a Fae fall in-love with you tended to turn you into one of them. I filed this piece of information away, too. As I was taking this in and thinking of my next question, I got a flash of horror down my spine and a thought zipped across my mind, 'What the fuck is that thing? is that a bigfoot?'

It sounded like Leslie and I fought to keep a straight face, knowing that if she was here, she'd probably just met Ludo. The image I got directly after confirmed it. I sent a thought outward, focusing on the Labyrinth and hoping I was doing this the right way, "Is my best friend with Jareth?"

"Yes."

"Can I communicate with her?

"If you focus, she can hear you."

Perfect. I focused my thoughts on Leslie, remembering when we'd tried transmitting when we were younger, and then I opened the drawer with all the information I'd learned so far. I felt it arrow out of my head and I quickly asked another question, "So, how much time has passed? I mean, are they really gonna do thirteen hours of footage?"

He nodded, "Unfortunately, yes. It is necessary."

I frowned, "I have homework… Do they know that?"

He shrugged, "I don't think it's important."

"Yea, it is important. I've got a bloody test tomorrow."

"It's alright, Sarah. It's been taken care of."

I sighed, giving in, "Fine. So, where exactly are we? I mean, are we in my maze thingy, then?"

"It's a Labyrinth. Yes, we are in your Labyrinth. She is hiding us from the evil Goblin King—"

"Sorry for interrupting, but do you have to say 'Goblin King' every time? Can't you just call him GK?"

He smiled slightly, hiding irritation, "If you want."

I nodded, "Go on, please."

"She is hiding us from the GK and as I said before, will stop him from reaching us."

I nodded slowly, "Alright. Here's another question. If we're betrothed, does that mean you have power over her as well?"

"Alas, no. Only those who have beaten the Labyrinth have any semblance of power over her. I have been unable to so far. Once I marry you, I will have full control over her, though, the same as you. She will recognize me as her king."

"Isn't that kinda like cheating? I mean, am I her mistress because I beat her?"

Something flashed in his eyes, "It's customary for the heir to run the Labyrinth when they are young. She would never hurt the child and as a result, they make it through unscathed. The heir to the throne is not chosen by age, but by who runs through the Labyrinth the fastest in their fifteenth year. Well, for a Fae, it's supposed to be closer to their fifteen hundredth year, but it translates into roughly the same thing. You ran the Labyrinth when you were the proper age and she agreed to give you power over her. You beat her in just under ten hours."

He watched me carefully as he said it, obviously checking for a memory spark. I decided it was time to give him one. I let my eyes widen and my jaw drop as I stared at him, unfocusing my eyes like I was having a memory surface. "This isn't an RPG, is it?" I whispered a few minutes later.

He shook his head slowly, "No, Sarah. This is not an RPG."

I shook my head in a disbelieving manner, "Then that means that everything you've told me is true?"

He shrugged, still watching me, "Most of it, but not all. You aren't really from here and we aren't engaged, but I am in-love with you and the GK is evil and intending to destroy you."

I gasped for air and put my head between my knees, "And the Labyrinth?"

"All true."

"Jesus," I breathed. Then I got up and started pacing, "So, what? Why does he want to kill me? Obviously, it's not because he wants my control over the Labyrinth, he already has it, so what could he possibly want from me?"

"I told you. He wants you for himself."

I hugged my middle, "Are we really where you said?"

He nodded again, "Yes, Sarah."

"okay… Great. What about the two kingdoms being at war?"

"True as well."

"Great. Evil bastard. He stole my baby brother, you know that? Oh, God. What about him? He didn't do it again, did he?" I internally winced at my own words, looking desperately at him for an answer,

"No. Sarah. Your baby brother is safe in his bed."

"oh, thank god." I was happy I'd wanted to be an actress, because those skills came in handy right now as I forced myself to pale, "Oh, God. Does that mean that what I said to the Labyrinth, about him dying, is real?"

He nodded.

I gasped, "No, no, no, Raiko! I can't be responsible for killing someone! I'm not that kind of person! I have to change the order! I have to! Labyrinth, don't kill the Goblin King! I don't want his death on my conscience!" Then, I jumped as agreement floated into my head, "Holy crap! I think it just talked back!" His eyes narrowed and I amended, acting like I was still freaked, "I mean, not actually talked, but I got this sense of emotion that wasn't mine! Of course, considering how freaked I am, it could easily be mine and I'm just an inch away from hyperventilating…"

A moment later, I glanced over at him and let panic enter my eyes, panic for what I was afraid he'd do if Jareth didn't make it in time, "What is it, Sarah? What's wrong?"

"I'm just freaking out a little. I'm not in my world, I'm stuck waiting for someone to try and take me as his own, which in my world translates directly into getting raped, no matter what the hell it means here, and to top it all off, I realize that that thing," I pointed at the trollthing, "isn't some really ugly guy, but a scary creature. What is it, Raiko?" I let my breathing become ragged and fast, purposely making myself get dizzy from the oxygen intake.

He cleared his throat, "Sarah, calm down."

"oh, God, don't tell me to calm down. What the hell is that thing, Raiko? I'm sorry for swearing at you, but I'm seriously lo-lo-lo—"

He sighed, "It's a troll." I dropped to the ground in a faint. That should convince him. Somehow, he caught me before I hit the ground and I was too startled to jump, thank God.

Moments later, he laid me on the bed, stroked my face and called my name and I pretended to wake up, "What happened?"

"You fainted, Sarah. Don't worry so much. I'm keeping you safe."

I swallowed and whispered, "Did you say that was a troll? Aren't trolls violent?"

He sighed, "Yes. In general, they are. This one follows my orders."

I nodded silently, "It scares me. It keeps staring at me like it wants to do something awful to me."

His eyes narrowed and he turned and looked at it, "Leave."

"But Master."

"Leave."

"yes, Master."

It bowed its way out and I turned to Raiko, "Alright, Raiko. What's going on? Exactly what was lies and what was truth?" I sent a message to the Labyrinth, telling it to talk to Jareth and do as he said and sent a message to Leslie, praying that one made it as I sent everything I'd seen through the door when the troll left.

He sighed, "Sarah, for your sake, don't ask questions."

I realized that if I pushed I was screwed. I took a deep breath, prepared to be screwed.

LPOV

We were hiking through a forest when something lumbered out of the brush. I choked back a scream. It was huge, easily three times the size of Jareth, width wise. It looked like bigfoot. Then, Jareth walked directly up to it, "Ludo. Where is Sarah?"

"Sawah?" it sounded confused and I smiled a little, despite myself. It was kinda adorable, now. Suddenly, flashes of thoughts and memories came crashing over me and my knees buckled as I put my hands to my head.

Jareth was by my side in an instant, "What is it, Leslie? Is it Sarah?" I nodded, but it felt different than the other times. The rest were fragments, but this time was easier to read and see.

"She's projecting to me," I gasped.

Jareth spoke sharply, "What do you see. It's important."

"She's with two people in a room. One looks like a troll. The other is dark. Not like a void, but like a tall, dark, and handsome sort." I let my eyes slip closed, "Definitely tall. Says you are a bad-guy. Tan skin, closer to chocolate than tan. Kingdom of Dark Elves. Name he gave her is Raiko. Ow. She's not gonna keep up the charade for much longer. I think he's getting suspicious or she can't—ow. Can't keep it up any longer." The flow of information ceased and I clutched at my head, wincing, "Hell. She's got a strong mind when she wants to use it."

He was paler than usual, "You said his name was Raiko and he was from the kingdom of the dark elves?" I nodded and he pulled me to my feet, handing me a crystal, "Press this to your temple. It will work better than a painkiller. It's time to go again. I know who he is and I know that if we don't make it soon, Sarah's in trouble. His abilities revolve around seduction."

"Shit," I cursed, following him and pressing the crystal to my head. The moment I did, it disappeared and so did my headache. I described as much of the room as I could as we walked, but I didn't see much. Sarah hadn't been focused on it when she projected to me.

R&R, please! I'm sorry about the long wait. hope you enjoyed the chapter. I THINK we're almost done. I'm guessing about 7-10 more chapters? just don't hold me at my word, because these characters don't always cooperate...

-Blue

P.S. Is anyone else having issues with the formatting? I had to go through and put new paragraphs every time someone spoke when I moved it from word doc to . If anyone has any suggestions on fixing this, that'd be great. It's really irritating. Bye!