Chapter 6

When Sarah opened her eyes again after a few hours of sleep, she noticed that the music box where no longer on the bed.
Surprised she looked over the edge of the bed, fearing it had fallen to the floor during her sleep.
Her head snapped up when the music suddenly started to play from behind her. She turned around on the bed to see Jareth leaning on the wall next to the bed with the music box in his black gloved hand.
"You, Sarah, are a very nostalgic woman," he stopped the music and threw the class box back on the bed with a cold smirk. "I'll never get the song out of my head now when it's been playing for five hours straight."
Sarah blushed involuntarily and looked angrily at Jareth.
"What were you doing in my room?" she asked coldly. Jareth chuckled quietly once.
"I haven't been in your room Sarah." he said calmly.
"Then how do you know it's been playing?" she asked.
Already knowing the answer, a round, clear crystal sphere appeared in Jareth's hand after a flick of his wrist. It sparkled beautifully in the sun as it was elegantly laying on the top of his fingertips.
Angry, Sarah quickly jumped up from the bed to stand in front of Jareth.
"What's the matter with you?! You can't spy on me! It's rude! How do you-"
She got quiet when Jareth suddenly stepped closer to her with fury in his eyes. Sarah's heart exhilarated when he was so dangerously close. She couldn't back, the bed was too close.
"Have you learned nothing, Sarah?" he asked coldly, his eyes burning into hers.
Sarah looked down to avoid his intense gaze as she put her hands on his brown leather jacket and tried to push him away. Or at least keep him on some distance.
"Of course," she said angrily and gathered enough courage to look up at him again. "You move the stars for no one."
Jareth said nothing for a few seconds. He didn't move until the fury in his eyes began to disappear.
"Nostalgic." he murmured amused before stepping away from her and turned towards the door. "There are clothes for you in the wardrobe. Use what you like." He started to walk to the door.

Like I would wear anything from you…

He was just going to open the door when he stopped and turned to her again.
"When you are done, Sarah, come downstairs. I will be waiting."
And with that he left the room.
Sarah didn't move. She just stood there, staring into space until she slowly put her hand over her heart that was still racing.
Why did it do that? Why did it beat so fast and so hard?

It's just because I'm angry, it's just because I'm angry, it's just because I'm angry…

And she was angry. Really! What about privacy?

Stupid goblin king…

Without even opening the wardrobe to look at its content, she went after Jareth.
The corridor was as quiet as before. When she had shut the door behind her, she confused looked from right to left. With a sigh she chose a random direction and started to walk.

Thanks for the directions…

She didn't have to go far at all. Just around the corner, there was a small sand colored spiral staircase of stone. When she stepped into it she noticed that it continued going up even though she was so high up already. Curious as always she started to walk up. The higher she got, the more nervous she felt.
When she finally reached the top, there was nothing but one long corridor ahead, lightened up by small windows. At the end of the corridor there was a big opening.
Slowly she started to walk through the corridor. She froze, paralyzed as soon as she walked through the opening. There were stairs everywhere! On the roof, on the wall, upside down, at the side… She could almost see Toby climbing the steps of the stairs, happily unaware of her panic.

Toby…

She continued to walk until she reached a very steep edge where she stopped and looked around.
The words echoed in her head. She opened her mouth and repeated in a whisper:
"Everything I've done-"
"I've done for you."
She jumped from fright and looked up to see Jareth stand above her, upside down on what looked like the upper part of a stair.
"And I'm nostalgic?" she asked, feeling a little happy because he remembered.
"I thought I told you to go downstairs, Sarah." he said, suddenly behind her. Sarah quickly spun around.
"Yes, you did." she answered casually.
He raised his eyebrow and put his hands on his sides, looking at her with his usual cold expression.
"Well then, Sarah. How come you're here?" he asked, stepping a little closer to her. Sarah's heart began to race again.

It's just because I'm angry…

"Why should I respect your wishes when you don't respect mine?"
Jareth clutched his teeth.
"I have done nothing but respecting yours and your families wishes!" he claimed, trying to stay calm.
"Oh, really?" she asked coldly. "Then why am I still here?"
"Isn't it obvious, Sarah?" he asked, stepping even closer.

It's just because I'm angry…

She shook her head, unable to speak. He leaned in a little.
"Because if I let you go I wouldn't respect your baby brother's wishes, now would I." he said triumphantly with a mocking smile.
The anger exploded inside her.
"Why…! You…! I…! Stupid goblin king!! I hate you! Just let me go home!" Sarah
yelled at him, letting her anger out.
Jareth ignored her mood and suddenly took her face between his gloved hands, causing Sarah to immediately fall silent.

It's-just-because-I'm-angry…

He was dangerously close again.
"Why do you hate me so much, Sarah? What have I done to deserve it?" he asked coolly.
"Except for kidnapping Toby and making me run through your labyrinth to get him back you mean?" she asked with raised eyebrows, fighting desperately to keep the blush from her cheeks.
"All of respect for your wishes, Sarah," he said with calm patience. "You cannot hate me for that."
"Do you want to bet on that?"
"There must be something else…" he said and looked into her eyes, as if he was carefully searching for something.
Because of panic and lack of anything to say, Sarah quietly whispered:
"You're making me miss a test…"
Jareth's eyebrows pulled together a little as he removed his hands and gave her a weird look.
"A what?"
"A… test?" she said as if it was more of a question to herself.

What am I saying?!

"Do you really want to return home, Sarah? To the boring everyday life of humans? To marry that lover of yours and become a bored housewife with screaming babies to take care of?"
The anger boiled up again.
"What do you care?! What if I want screaming babies? What if I want to become
a housewife? What if I want to marry Dave and have a boring human everyday
life?!" she yelled angrily, ignoring Jareth's furious eyes and how he clutched his
teeth together. "Whatever I choose, it won't have anything to do with you. So butt
out, goblin king!"
"Is it really what you want, Sarah?" Jareth asked with cold calmness.
With a flick of his wrist the crystal sphere appeared again.
"Is that what will appear in the crystal when you look into it? Is that your
dreams?"
He held up the crystal in front of her, keeping his eyes on hers.
She couldn't help but to look into it, but as soon as the image of herself in the
dolls silvery dress began to take shape inside the sphere, she looked away,
knowing that Jareth could see it too. (Which bothered her very much)
Jareth let the sphere roll over the palm and back of his hand while he looked at
her.
"That's what I thought."
"What did you think?" Sarah asked coolly.
"You still dream of a fairytale life, Sarah," he said calmly, and with another flick
the sphere disappeared. "You won't find that up there."
Sarah looked into Jareth's eyes. Not knowing how to feel or what to say.
She felt angry, yet sad. No. More than sad. Devastated. As if her heart was
pulling in two different directions at the same time. Could it be that Jareth was
right? … Did she really want to go back to the 'boring human life', as he put it?
That feeling caused her eyes to water.
Jareth looked down at her with no expression at all except his usual cold.
Without saying anything, Jareth suddenly started to lean in towards her.
Sarah's heart raced and beat so hard in her chest that he could probably hear it.
Yet… she didn't move. The space between them was slowly getting smaller.

What's the matter with me? Move. Move! Dave!!

Sarah didn't hear the familiar roar from outside until the whole castle suddenly
started to shake, causing both Jareth and Sarah to turn to the windows.
"Sawaaaah!" called a familiar voice that could only belong to one.
"Ludo!!" Sarah's heart raced as she ran to the windows and looked down to see
her three friends on the courtyard. Fighting off goblins with big rocks that was
rolling everywhere on the ground.
"Greetings fair maiden! Feel no fear, for we are here to come to thee rescue! Forward. Forward I say! No, not that way, Ambrosius. I dare say that's quite the
opposite of forward!"
"Sir Didymus!"
Her heart sprinted as she saw her tiny, troll looking friend break through the
gates, barely knowing what he was doing.

"Hoggle!"

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Sorry about the delay with the new chapter. I've had a bit to do these last few
days. Hope you liked this chapter! ^^
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