"Come, come Sarah we have to be down in the dining hall in less than five minutes." Sarah slowly got up and took one last look at her dress in the mirror before following Aida out of the room.

Aida led Sarah up a stone staircase and down a long hallway. At first the halls were cold, damp and dirty. Then it became more warm and decorated. Sarah figured it maenad they were getting close. All of a sudden she noticed she was clamping her hands tightly together. Her palms started to sweat and her heart rate was going up. She stopped suddenly and felt the urge to run away.

"Now Miss when you get in there you are to stand there silently and wait to be spoken too. " Aida turned to face Sarah but noticed she was half way down the hallway just standing there.
"COME ON!" Aida started to get agitated. Sarah snapped out of it and ran along.

Finally they arrived at a big oak door. On the door was a carving of the labyrinth.

"You will be fine Sarah." Aida pushed open the door.

To Sarah's amazement the dining hall was decorated with silver and white crystals hanging from the ceiling. There was a massive long mahogany table. There was a white table cloth over the table. The place setting was silver as well, to match the decor. At the very end of the table were two chairs. The two chairs were bigger and cushioned unlike the other ones. It was as if there was going to be some sort of party. She turned to Aida.

"What is this all for?"

"Well for our engagement announcement, of course." The voice made Sarah cringe. She turned quickly only to see Jareth standing there smirking. He was wearing black ridding pants and boots. The top was a black tuxedo with a maroon collared shirt underneath, and of course it was not button all the way up.

Sarah just stood there stunned not just about what he said but how he looked.

Jareth smiled wider. "Do you like what you see, precious?" Sarah shook her head and ignored his comment.

"I am NOT marrying you! I already denied you." Jareth chuckled to himself.

"Yes, love you did, but the funny thing is you are my slave and as my slave I can decide whatever I want to do with you."

Sarah's anger boiled over "I will NEVER say I do!" This response only made Jareth laugh. Sarah's anger disappeared and turned into confusion.

"The funny thing is you already said I do by choosing option two. " Sarah clutched her hands into fits at her side. Her mind was screaming "It's not fair, it's not fair IT IS NOT FAIR!" Sarah knew if she said those words it would only please Jareth. She then took a deep breath trying to relax herself. She then turned on her heels, gathered her dress in her hand and bolted for the door. Flinging the massive door open she ran down the hall as fast as she could. She had no idea where she was going. The adrenaline running through her veins took over.

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Jareth stood there stunned for several moments until rage filled his eyes.

"I am DONE playing nice" and within seconds Jareth turned into an owl and flew out the door.

Aida stood there wishing the little lady hadn't returned to the Labyrinth.

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Sarah was going left then right, then left again. She wasn't sure if she was making any progress or just running in circles. All she could do was pray that it would get her further away from Jareth. She then heard flapping of wings echoing down the hall. She tried to pick up the pace. She was struggling with her dress; which kept slipping from her hands. Taking a sharp left Sarah tripped on her hem and fell to the ground. Before she could even fully stand up she was pinned to the stone wall.

"What the…" She looked up and saw Jareth's face. His eyes were dark red with wide black pupils. She gasped in fright and struggled to get free but his grip only tightened. All she could do was close her eyes and try to erase the image.

"LOOK AT ME SARAH!" Sarah slowly opened her eyes. His face was inches away from her. She felt as if her heart was going to come out of her chest. "I have been kind numerous times but you have tried my patience for far too long. I am DONE being kind!" He took a deep breath and stared into her eyes. Sarah's eyes were wide with horror.

"I'm sor..." Jareth pulled her towards him and then pushed her hard against the wall to silence her.

"DON'T TALK! Just listen very closely Sarah. You ARE going to marry me and you ARE going to produce an heir. You will have to follow all the responsibilities as a queen. If there is no meetings for you to attend to then you will be working with the servants. Of course, though if you are with child accommodations will be provided for you. You are to go back to your room clean up and return to the hall within the hour. Do you understand?"

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Author's Notes- (rights go to Jim Henson) Hello lovelies! I feel like it is a little short and I am sorry. I did not want to leave you with nothing though! Tomorrow I will not be posting since it is Halloween! I might post Friday night. Enjoy! ~LabyrintTwin26