Thanks to a snow day, I had the chance to edit this up. My sentence structures are a bit weird but I still hope you enjoy this chapter.

Jareth was having a very pleasant dream about a certain mortal girl when he suddenly jumped up from his bed and felt a deep tingling in his body. Someone was running the Labyrinth, he realized.

Quickly pulling out a crystal, he peered into it and choked back a gasp of surprise as Sarah ran with all her might, trying to get back to the hill on which she first started her journey. If she got there in time…

Jareth didn't even think about it and within a quick second, he had disappeared.

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As soon as Sarah jumped off the rope that she tied together with bed sheets, she took off in a quick sprint.

The night air was chilly but Sarah welcomed the chill after being stuffed up in her room for so long.

She came up to an intersection and tried to think which way to take. Then she remembered, if I started at the top of the hill, maybe there's someway out up there.

Feeling better and forgetting all her anger, all her pain, and all her loneliness, Sarah bravely faced the Labyrinth.

I would've thought it'd be much scarier here at night, she thought to herself in between pants.

When she passed trees and little shrubs, she didn't think of them as frightening shadows but instead, as peaceful forestry. So much has changed here, Sarah thought to herself. Or maybe i've changed?

Yet, the best part was when she stopped a few moments to rest, she'd look up at the sky and see the beautiful stars sparkle down at her. She missed that the most when she left home. Just looking up at the stars, sometimes with her dog Merlin or sometimes with Toby. In the city, you couldn't see a single star above you but out here, it was pure bliss.

"Its so crazy," Sarah murmured to herself, "that this place could be so beautiful."

Picking herself up and gazing at the stars one last time, Sarah sprinted toward the direction of the hill.

She never stopped from then on and when she finally got to the entrance of the Labyrinth, she ran quicker than ever up the hill. Once she was at the top, she looked around for a door or something that looked like a portal that would lead Aboveground.

Scanning her eyes over the plain, she was disappointed at finding nothing, but before she turned her head to search to the right of her, she caught a strange glow radiating from a few hundred feet in front of her. As she squinted her eyes more closely, she made out a park and cars rushing by. If Sarah was seeing what she thought she was, New York was just ahead of her.

With every bit of energy she had left, Sarah ran as fast as she could toward the glow. So close, she thought, so close.

Then suddenly, out of nowhere, a figure appeared in front of her.

Sarah was running so fast that when she connected with Jareth's body, she literally bounced of of him and fell back a few feet. Jareth seemed unfaced by it for as soon as Sarah was on the ground, he was on top of her, pinning her wrist down on each side, and placing each of his legs on top of hers.

He leaned in closer to her until his hair started to tickle Sarah's forehead. They both lay on the ground, Sarah's body pinned beneath Jareth's as they both took the time to let out a deep breath.

Sarah peered into Jareth's face and instead of seeing the morbid anger she expected, she saw a hunger in them that shook her down to her core.

For a few moments, neither of them said anything. Suddenly, Sarah started to thrash around from underneath him. Jareth held her in place with ease but he lifted his legs off of hers and put one on each side of her.

Sarah was frustrated that Jareth wasn't moving an inch so she defiantly stuck out her chin at him to let him know that she wasn't going to give up.

Jareth looked at her chin and started chuckling deep in his throat. Still so defiant my Sarah, Jareth thought to himself.

Sarah stared at Jareth and felt his laugh deep in his chest. However, she still held her chin out. She then watched in amazement as Jareth lowered his head over her and put a soft kiss on her chin. Every muscle in Sarah's body tensed until she felt Jareth's arousal pressed firmly to her thigh.

Her mind was suddenly getting very hazy and a new emotion took over. She didn't know exactly what this new emotion was but she knew it had something to do with running her fingers through Jareth's hair and getting in the nearest bed with Jareth.

Sarah tried to look at Jareth to see what he was doing when she felt soft kisses trailing down her throat. A great sigh escaped Sarah's lips as she felt him shift his head and move to the area on her neck, just below her earlobe.

The next few minutes were silent but Sarah knew she couldn't hold out any longer. He'd been devouring her neck so fevrently yet gently that it made it hard for her to have a single thought. She didn't want him to quit right away but she didn't just want to lay there like a ragdoll.

So, without a moment's hesitation, Sarah wrapped her hands in Jareth's hair and lightly started to trace small circles in it.

She didn't know what she expected Jareth to do but as soon as she did that, he stopped kissing her and lifted his face to stare in wonder at her. Finding a confidence in her to do something, Sarah leaned into his arms and kissed his forehead.

In that kiss, Sarah put in every emotion she ever felt from ten years ago when she'd first met Jareth.

"This is for being arrogant," Sarah whispered to him as she placed a kiss on his chin.

"This one's for being charming," she breathed out again, kissing him on the nose.

"And this one," Sarah stated, not allowing Jareth to move his head one inch, "is for making me fall for you."

With that last statement floating in the air, she leaned in to kiss him on the cheek but Jareth quickly turned his head so that she connected with his mouth instead. Sarah was shocked only momentarily until she felt Jarerth's mouth respond eagerly.

Oh what the hell, Sarah thought. I'll find a way out some other time.

Slowly, she opened her mouth to his and their tongues connected. Sarah felt a tingle in Jareth's mouth so she shyly swiped her tongue over his. Jareth moaned in reply and shifted his body so that Sarah could lean into him.

There was so much kissing going on that Sarah didn't notice when Jareth sent them back to his chambers.

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Sarah was the first one to break away and take in her surroundings. She layed on a king sized bed with red satin sheets beneath her. Jareth's kissing went back to her neck but was much more frenzied.

A quiet moan flew from Sarah's lips as she pushed her knees against him. Jareth pushed back against her and slipped his hand around her waist. He softly rubbed her back as he kissed her neck.

The feeling was of pure heaven and Sarah didn't think she'd be able to resist much more. Thankfully, as her eyes roamed Jareth's chambers, they stopped on something that appeared to be a dartboard. Sarah squinted her eyes and could make out what looked like pictures of goblins on it. The pictures looked like they'd been torn out of books with darts perfectly stuck in their heads. This humored Sarah so, as Jareth moved his kissing to her collarbone, she let out a huge laugh.

Jareth's head flew up to look at the flushed girl beneath him.

Sarah was laughing even harder when she looked at Jareth's confused expression. The thought that in his own time, he spent it throwing darts at goblins on a dartboard, made her laugh uncontrollably hard.

Jareth followed her gaze to see what she was laughing at. Ahhhh....he thought to himself.

After two more minutes of laughing, Jareth grew concerned with his lovely vixen. However, he finally realized that she was no longer laughing at his dartboard method but at him.

He thought about kissing her again, but decided against it. In the end, he simply said, "Time for bed. Goodnight my beautiful Sarah."

With that satement, the candles went out and Jareth shifted his position so that he was on top of Sarah. He had one arm wrapped tightly around her waist and his face was nuzzled into her neck. The smell of her hair almost made him lose control again. It smelled like his favorite fruit, peaches.

After a few quite seconds, Jareth smiled in triumph when he heard Sarah give an aggravated groan.

"Jareth! Get off me!" Sarah squealed. She couldn't believe he'd just done that. Partially, she wanted to throw Jareth off of her. The other part wanted to start laughing again.

Before she could make up her mind, Jareth whispered into her ear, "I've dreamed about moments when I had you in my bed. Perhaps not fully clothed but this is quite enjoyable. Hmmm....Sarah...you've grown into a very beautiful woman."

Shivers could barely contain the way Sarah's heart kept on bouncing around in her chest. Her voice seemed uncooperative so she let him continue.

"Ten years Sarah, ten damn years i've waited for you. I don't think you realize how badly I want you since you tried to get away. Well, I'll tell you something right now," he exhaled and continued, "I am never going to let you go again. Ever. You are everything I could ever dream of. For some unknown reason, you won't admit to me that you feel the same way. I know you do Sarah. I watched you admit it."

Sarah's breath hitched in her throat as she struggled to get out of his grasp. She didn't want to hear this. It made her want to believe him. But she knew that whatever he said, it was all just part of his plan.

Jareth could feel Sarah struggling underneath him but he kept her trapped beneath him.

"It's like you said Sarah. I have been arrogant, charming, and yet you fell in love with me. No other woman has done it but somehow, you've managed to hold on to my heart. Now, I will be more than happy to return the favor. Fear me, love me, and do as I say and I will be your sl-"

"STOP IT!" Sarah finally screamed, managing to get Jareth's hands off of her waist. Just as quickly as she'd got them off, he pulled them back around her, holding her even tighter.

"No. Sarah, you left me once. I am not going to let you go again. You are the woman I'm meant to spend the rest of my life with. Please, Sarah don't deny me that. Don't deny me your love. I love you Sarah Williams." Jareth said, looking in her eyes.

Sarah was trying not to cry. She wanted to believe him so badly but she couldn't. He was only saying what she wanted to hear. Plus, Sarah had a real home and her own life she had.

She remembered the unwanted attention she got from the guys at school and the nasty looks from the girls. When they made her life hell, she begged each night for someone to take her away. Perhaps not out loud but deep in her mind, she thought that one day he would.

The thing that made it different this time was that she was wished away to him. He didn't come get her or even see her once. Instead, she was a burden that he had to take care of. And since he could hurt her by lying to her about his feelings towards her, she decided that she wasn't going to believe him.

Looking at his face, Sarah thought about her decision all over again. Is he really serious? Does he really want me? Why does him admitting his love for me, make me feel so wonderful inside?

Because, he really loves you.

But what about revenge?

Sarah, her conscious cried, everybody falls in love. You've never experienced it and you're afraid of getting hurt in the end. Nobody can experience love without getting hurt. You've gotten hurt enough back in high school, dating guys who took advantage of you and that one you dated just so he could tell everybody else to leave you alone. You know what, he ended up hurting you more than anybody else could've. Remember all those times you wanted somebody to love you? Someone who wouldn't let you go no matter what. This is him Sarah. He's fallen for you just as you'd fallen for him. He just said he loves you!

I know, I know, but....if he hurts me in the end? His pain has been sheltered for 10 years. He's got the perfect opportunity to hurt the girl who caused it. What really makes you think that he's going to pass up that chance?

Love.

Jareth noticed all the emotions scattered on Sarah's face. He wanted her so bad and he'd do whatever it took to do it. He'd court her, love her, snuggle with her, trap her beneath his bed, and kiss her till she gave in. That, more or less, was his plan. Ella's job was to try to convince Sarah that he wasn't all that bad. That he had a heart which she had stolen.

Sarah gazed at Jareth and blurted out, "Is this part of your revenge?"

Whatever Jareth expected Sarah to say, it certainly wasn't that.

"Is that what you think Sarah. I would ne-," Jareth was cut off by the sound of his bedroom door getting banged open.

All the candles went back on and Ella stood in the doorway.

"She's not in her room, Jareth. I think that maybe-Oh! I'm so sorry that I barged in," Ella explained, seeing that she interrupted something important. She turned to walk back out the door but was stopped by the sound of Sarah's voice.

"Please don't leave. I just want to go back to my room. Please," Sarah pleaded with the woman at the door.

"No! Get out Ella. I was just fine talking to Sarah before you rudely barged in. I have things under control so leave, now!" Jareth replied, tightening his hold on Sarah beneath him.

"Wait. I don't want this. Any of this. I don't. I just want to go home, back to my room and not worry about Goblin Kings extracting their revenge and mideival castles filled with goblins. I want to go back to my life and see my family every week. I want to be in movies and have people say they appreciate everything i've done. You want to know why? Because, through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, i've fought through your Labyrinth, overcame numerous assholes, and made it through every fucking rejection possible. In the end, I got to where my life is suppose to be at. My boyfriend made a bad mistake and now i'm here for it, so, if you don't let me go back to the life I am meant to live, I can promise you that I will make every minute of yours hell. You may think revenge can break me but it won't. I will keep on fighting until you send me home, Goblin King," Sarah replied, staring at Jareth, mimicking his stony features.

Jareth leaned into Sarah, putting his lips right by her ear.

"I know you don't want that life. As you've just said, you've been through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered. You've fought your way here to the castle beyond the Goblin City to reclaim what's yours. Haven't you ever felt a loneliness you could barely contain? A feeling that a part of you was missing. It is here, Sarah, with me. I will offer you anything that your heart desires. Anything Sarah. No other Fae woman could be half of what you are. No one could ever capture my heart like you've done. You will stay with me," Jareth finished, staring at Sarah's beautiful face.

Sarah looked back at the woman standing by the door.

"I just want to go to my room. Please!" Sarah begged Ella.

Ella snapped her fingers and Sarah disappeared back to her room.

"Well, that was interesting," Ella replied exhaustingly.

Jareth sighed and got out of the bed. He didn't know how to explain to Sarah that his love was real.

His first problem was that she was convinced that he wanted to get revenge on her. He could admit that 10 years ago, he wouldn't mind that idea. But he'd been lonely for far too long. The women that threw themselves at him could never interest him, nor enchant him like Sarah had done.

"Jareth, let her see her family. Right now, she's concerned that she's never going to see her family again and the life she's worked so hard for was really for nothing. She's afraid to love you because she has her former life holding her back. Let her be able to say goodbye to them and then get to know her," Ella offered.

Jareth thought about it and realized his sister was right. However, there was so much that he still had to learn about Sarah.

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Sarah landed on her bed and broke out in tears. All the emotions she'd released overwhelmed her but not as much as the way Jareth felt toward her.

Oh god how she missed her family. The thought of never seeing them again made her feel even worse.

But her biggest problem was that she didn't trust Jareth. Her heart, soul, and body told her to trust him but her brain was just to damn stubborn. It knew how he had terrified her ten years ago so it added up the fear and revenge which in return, gave Sarah a reason to be cautious towards Jareth.

She'd once red a book about a woman who didn't want to stay with her husband because he wouldn't let her go. He'd even gone as far as chaining her to a bed so she couldn't run away. In the end, the girl realized it wasn't worth it and smashed a mirror. With the broken glass, she......

NO! Sarah's mind screamed. You are not that desperate. You are not going to let Jareth show how badly your scared. Remember you told him how you'd make his life hell if he didn't let you go, well you will do just that. Don't give in Sarah. If he still wants revenge, don't show that your scared or hurt. Stay proud and strong. In a way, all those years of cruelty have led you up to this moment. Just whatever you do, don't hurt yourself.

Sarah swiped at the remainder of her tears and decided that she really needed a long bath. She still had so much to think about but she didn't want to do it now.

So she got up and opened the door to the bathroom.

Doing a double take, Sarah was amazed at how beatiful the bathroom was. It was nearly all solid gold with the tub, about two times bigger than hers, was white marble.

She undressed and turned on the water. When it got to the top, the water automatically stopped.

Cool, Sarah thought to herself, I could actually get use to this.

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The warm water seemed to wash away all the horrible thoughts and feelings Sarah was keeping in. And as she'd done before the same day, she was thinking everything over again. This time however, she told her brain to butt out.

When she did that, she started getting all lovey dovey and thought of all the things she could do with Jareth. She didn't say it out loud, but she knew it was somewhat comfortable with him laying on top of her in his bed. She liked his humorous side and thought it was extremely sexy. Oh dear, if her brain found out that she'd called Jareth sexy, it would go crazy.

You should ask him to join you in a bath.

Sarah started laughing at the thought of asking Jareth to take a bath with her. He'd probably steal all the bubbles she thought.

Then suddenly, Jareth appeared in her bathroom. He was all cleaned up with a poet's shirt and tan breeches on.

Jumping at the sight of him, Sarah swapped at all the bubbles to get close to her as possible.

Jareth looked at her with an amusing eye brow raised. They stared at each other for a few seconds before Sarah shouted, "What the hell are you doing here?"

Smirking even more, Jareth replied, "You summoned me."

"I did no such thing! Get out! Out!" Sarah screamed, although her heart was screaming, STAY! STAY!

Jareth stalked closer to her and Sarah shrunk further into the tub. Finally, he stopped so he was leaning over her.

"Not until you tell me why it is you summoned me. I am only called to someone if their in need of my services or want a question answered," Jareth mumbled, reaching out with a hand and brushing away a loose strand of hair from Sarah's face.

Sarah's heart beated wildly as she was thinking of what to say. All she was doing was wondering if Jareth would take a bath with her. Well, I guess that'd count as a question. She'd have to be more careful when she thought about Jareth.

"I was just wondering how your day has been," Sarah asked, hoping he'd get the clue and leave.

Jareth, looking bored, replied, "Oh the usual. Goblins have been frustrating me. The council has been rushing me. And my sister has been wondering if I'd gone crazy."

"Oh, uhm interesting. Why is the council rushing you?" Sarah asked.

"Because I need to find a queen," the answer slipped out of Jareth's lips before he even realized what he'd said.

"Oh," Sarah replied, staring at the water in front of her, "I could help you."

Staring at Sarah, Jareth replied curiously, "What do you mean that you could help me?"

"Well, if love is the same in my world as it is in yours, I could help find you a good queen. Someone you will really love and want to spend the rest of your life with. Beauty, I'm sure, won't be an issue here. I think you just need a good wife," Sarah meekly replied, realizing that this was her opportunity to get Jareth's focus on something else besides her.

Sarah nearly jumped when she heard Jareth's laugh. She turned to look at him and Jareth had his eyes closed, laughing out loud. Feeling embarassed, Sarah dunked her head once underneath the water and then a second time when she still saw Jareth laughing.

After the second dunk, she nearly went back under for a third time when she saw that Jareth's face was only inches from hers. His eyes still held amusement but when he spoke, Sarah felt herself grip onto every word.

"What the council doesn't know yet is that I already have my queen. She is sitting in a bath right now, trying to distract me from her beauty. But, luckily for myself, I will do anything in my power to get her to love me."

Sarah watched as Jareth placed one arm on each side of the tub and leaned in closer until he was a centimeter away from her lips.

"Well what are you doing here then? Go get this girl that's in this bath of which you speak of," Sarah clumsily replied.

Jareth smiled predatorly and whispered, "With pleasure."

Then he kissed her. Sarah could tell it was a strained kiss from the way his hands were gripping the sides of the bathtub. However, the kiss was in everyway wonderful except that Jareth had to rest in an uncomfortable position in order to kiss her. So, Sarah lightly took her hands out of the water and grabbed Jareth around the neck.

Whether she'd knew it would happen or not, Jareth fell into the bathtub with her. His hands flew around her shoulders and he hungrily kissed her mouth. She gasped into his mouth when she felt his bare skin.

Smiling in return, Jareth moved his hands down her back. Sarah loved the feeling of having Jareth in a bathtub with her, making out. However, it was extremly awkward that they were both naked. She always associated being naked with having sex and she hoped that wouldn't happen. She had sex once when she was 19. It was a horrible experience and it happened with one of the actors she met on her way to New York. Even back then, Sarah knew that sex was something you had with that special someone. Her first time, she knew certainly, wasn't all that special.

So, reluctantly she pulled her mouth away and took a deep breath. Jareth kissed her mouth a few times and then her neck before stopping to look at her.

"This is just really awkward for me. Don't get the idea that I don't like it, its just that I don't want this to lead to anything. I'm still so confused about everything," Sarah replied.

"I'll let you finish cleaning up. Once you are done, we will talk, " he answered, his eyes returning to her lips every so often. With that said, he kissed her once more on the lips, and then disappeared.

Oh brother, Sarah desperatly thought. How am I going to face him now?

You should've listened to me her brain cried.

"Shut up," Sarah mumbled to her brain.

Stepping out of the tub, Sarah glanced around and saw a lavender nightgown layed out for her. Biting her lip, she hurriedly put it on.

How the heck is Jareth going to be able to talk to me with this thing on, Sarah wondered. It only went down to her knees but she still felt somewhat exposed in it.

Well Sarah, her brain began, you got yourself in this situation. You just had to call him and you just had to pull him into the tub with you.

You really are starting to annoy me, Sarah thought again. I wonder how much brain removal surgery is.

Finally, taking a deep breath, Sarah opened the door and saw Jareth sitting on her bed, wearing a white shirt and dark blue breeches. He immediatly turned toward her and smiled in approval.

"My Sarah, when your not trying to escape from me or pulling me into a tub, you can become quite innocent to the eye," Jareth teased, motioning her to the bed.

"Uhm...thanks?" Sarah replied, sitting next to Jareth.

Jareth scooted closer to her but Sarah quickly scooted away.

Baring his teeth, Jareth replied, "I'm not going to bite Sarah. I would just like to talk."

Looking at Jareth, Sarah asked, "Well, can you just answer some of the questions I have?"

"Of course. Only if you can answer some of mine," he retorted.

"I think so," Sarah said, hoping he wouldn't ask her about his feelings for him. She could barely figure those out herself.

"Why did you try to run away from me?" Jareth asked.

Sarah turned to look at Jareth and she replied, "Because you wanted revenge and if I stayed here, I knew i'd get hurt."

"Sarah, I do not want revenge. I will admit to you that I was angry after you left, but that was ten years ago. I have sheltered my emotions for a very long time and now that your here, I don't plan on doing it any longer. Do you believe me?"

"I don't know why but I do."

Jareth smiled at Sarah and scooted closer again. In return, Sarah scooted closer to Jareth.

"So Jareth, why me? How come you chose a mortal girl out of all the other woman there are?"

"Because, Sarah, you've had me experience emotions i've never felt before in my life. And I have lived a very long life. My soul has never been satisfied with any other but yours. I had never been satisfied with anybody but you."

Sarah smiled at the warm feeling erupting in her stomach. It was like somebody let all the butterflies out of a cage. She felt Jareth's arm slide around her back so she slipped her arm around his.

"Sarah, what are you afraid of?"

"Falling in love with the wrong person."

"Mmmmm...well i'm not going to let you fall in love with the wrong person Sarah. Instead, I'll have to get you to fall in love with me."

Slowly, they both fell back on the bed. Their arms were still entwined and Sarah put her legs underneath Jareth's. Jareth smiled at her and leaned in so their faces comfortably layed next to each other.

"Do you miss your family?"

"More than you could understand. I just want to see them and tell them that I love them one last time."

"I can let you see them. Tomorrow, if you'd like."

Springing up, Sarah looked at Jareth eagerly.

"Could you really?"

"Of course my love. But you have to understand, I can't let you go."

Sarah layed back down and quietly asked, "Why can't you let me go?"

The question lingered eerily between the two and after awhile, Sarah wondered if Jareth was going to answer.

However, Jareth finally replied, "Because, i've been without you for 955 years. Those 955 years can get particularly lonely. I've had women want me so they could have power, money, treasures, and just about anything else you can think of. Now think how interesting it was to stumble upon a girl who loved me, but not for any of those reasons. A mortal girl who was defiant yet innocent, strong yet beautiful. A mortal girl who had challenged me in every way possible and was my equal in every way. She did not cower before me but loved me all the same. Sarah, I can not let you go because I know that if you left again, I wouldn't be able to survive. You are everything I want and I will do anything to prove that to you. Do you understand that Sarah?"

Sarah thought about it for awhile. She never knew how long he'd been lonely for and she could relate to how exciting it was to find somebody so new and different. Jareth was the same to her when she'd first met him. He was so different than anybody she'd ever known and he'd intrigued her more than she wanted to admit.

"I understand what you're saying Jareth but I don't know if what I feel for you is real love like I did once or if it's caused from all the flirting we do. I'm attracted to you more than I care to show sometimes, but I don't want to hurt you in any way," Sarah replied.

"The only way you could hurt me is by leaving," Jareth whispered back, kissing her ear gently.

Shivering at the kiss, Sarah leaned into Jareth and rested her head on his chest.

"So what's going to happen tomorrow?"

"I will take you back Aboveground to say goodbye to your family. You can take any of your belongings back with you. And then we will come back and I will begin courting you or as mortal's like to call "stalking."

"How can you stalk me when we live in the same castle?" Sarah asked, laughing into Jareth's chest.

Jareth let out a quiet chuckle.

"Hmmmm....may I ask you another question?" Jareth asked.

"Of course," Sarah replied, still wondering at how it was possible to stalk somebody who lived with you.

"Did you ever call or wish for me?" Jareth asked.

"Yes, but never out loud," Sarah replied. She wasn't going to tell him why or how badly everybody treated her. He probably wouldn't care about that.

Jareth seemed satisfied with the answer because he took her hand within his and squeezed it once.

"Jareth, you said that you could sense when someone was calling for you. Well, I wished for you in my mind alot of times, how come you couldn't hear my call?" Sarah asked.

"I never thought for a minute that you'd think of me. And to easen the pain and anger that I was feeling, I cut off all ties with you until you turned 21. I knew I had a long time to think about all the new emotions you'd spurred within me. However, I cursed myself at not being able to watch over you and understand you more. I've realized that no matter how well I think I know you, eventually, I end up underestimating you. Sarah, you are a fascinating creature and I'm not going to pass up the chance at getting to know everything I missed out on," Jareth declared.

"I'm not going to make this easy, Jareth. I like you but you have to give me good reasons why I should love you," Sarah stated, pulling the covers over her body.

Jareth stood up and straightened his shirt, "If you didn't make it difficult, the chase wouldn't be nearly as good," he said.

Before he could move, Sarah asked, "Uhm Jareth, do you think you could just lay with me for awhile? You make a really comfortable pillow."

Staring at Sarah for a moment, Jareth finally smiled a lopsided grin.

"Anything for you darling," he replied, suddenly appearing next to her. From the position he conjured himself in, half of Sarah's body was laying on Jareth's and the other half was wrapped around tighthly in Jareth's arm.

"But Sarah, I do steal the covers alot. So, if you'd like your covers back, you have 13 minutes in which to convince me why you'd be better with them than I, king of the goblins, would be. If you don't, your covers will be mine...forever," Jareth shouted.

Sarah slapped her forehead in annoyance. She looked back at Jareth who was watching her every move.

"I, uhm...a mortal girl, need the covers or else I will freeze to death," Sarah replied, grinning at her answer.

"Mmmmm...I think you need to do a little bit better than that," Jareth smugly answered.

"Jareth, may I please have the covers back?" Sarah asked.

"No," Jareth exclaimed.

Looking at Jareth once more, she finally realized what to do.

"So not fair," Sarah objected. Leaning into Jareth, she raised her lips and met his with a gentle kiss. She knew that was the right answer because he immediatly wrapped her in the covers and put his arms around her waist.

They kissed for a few minutes until Sarah's lips started to miss Jareth's and landed instead on his cheek, or his nose, or his ear.

"You are very tired precious so I will wait until tomorrow to give you your prize for winning. Goodnight Sarah," Jareth whispered, letting Sarah use his arm as a pillow.

"Mmmm....night Jareth. I love y-," Sarah mumbled off.

Jareth looked at Sarah in surprise and waited for her to finish her sentence. Instead, he found her fast asleep.

Smiling at her, Jareth realized how close Sarah had been to admitting her love for him. Best not to tease her in the morning about it. Next time, Jareth thought, she'll say the whole thing without falling asleep on me.

With that last thought locked firmly in his head, Jareth fell asleep.

I'm terribly sorry for the sudden changes in mood which happened a lot during this chapter and i'm hoping that my attempt at being funny and romantic aren't that horrible. If they are, please tell me. Many many thanks to all of those who reviewed. However, I'm thinking about abandoning this story for two years or so in order to learn how to properly write. I know my wording and spelling isn't that good and I don't know if writing this story so early was a good idea. But, if you like how i'm writing so far, tell me. I'm just a bit confused right now.