Chapter 2: Why?

What Dreams Hold - Chapter Two

Sarah looked over at the clock. It was only eight in the morning and it was Saturday. She wanted to lie back down, but knew that she was not going to get any more sleep. She climbed out of bed and looked around her room.

"This can't be right. I went to sleep in the living room, so...how am I in my bedroom?"

Sitting down on the bed Sarah thought about her dream. "Yesterday I had said that I wanted a dream with him in it, but I didn't mean it. The only way he would know that is if... GOBLIN KING, GET DOWN HERE...RIGHT NOW!"

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Jareth sat on the window looking out over the Labyrinth. He heard someone call for him. "Sarah my sweet, it's about time." An evil smile formed on his lips and he disappeared.

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Just as she was about to call him again, she heard, "Sarah my sweet, I have been waiting for your call."

Before his smile could fall from his lips, Sarah slapped him hard across the face. "What the hell do you think you're doing Jareth?"

Sarah did not have time to move. In the blink of an eye, Jareth had her pinned up against the wall with his hands on both sides of her.

"I was doing what I always do Sarah." Jareth's cold eyes met Sarah's eyes of fear. "When you call, I come to you, and whatever you ask of me I do. So, what was not to you liking?"

Sarah was trying to be strong with his body so close to hers. "You know very well what I am talking about Goblin King."

"Please call me by my name Sarah."

"Ok Jareth..." She nearly spit in his face. "Why did you do that last night?"

He looked at her with his head to the side. "Do what, Sarah?"

Sarah put a hand to his chest to push him away. "The dream, Jareth."

Jareth stepped back and tried to keep from smiling. "You're not dreaming about me, are you Sarah?"

He tried not to show how happy that made him. Jareth wanted to tell her how long he had been dreaming about her - that all he wanted more than anything was to take hold of her and never let go - that he loves her. No...It's not love. I can never tell her that I love her. She has nothing but hate for me.

Sarah looked into his face. "Jareth, did you hear me? And why are you looking at me like that?"

His face quickly changed back into the cold mask. He tried to think of something to say. His eyes raked over her form as he walked back to her. He grabbed her by the arm and pulled her to him. "What happened in this dream?"

Sarah looked at him with wide eyes. "You know very well what you did."

"Remind me then, Sarah."

Sarah wanted to slap that smile right off his face. "You kissed me and I know you remember."

Jareth was finding it hard to get air. He loved that she was dreaming of him like that. "Do I need to tell you that I have nothing to do with your dreams? Whatever you dream up is what you want. Is that what you want, Sarah? For me to kiss you?"

Sarah was getting mad and as she raised her hand, Jareth stopped it. "If you even think of slapping me again little girl, you will find yourself in the Bog."

Sarah pulled her hand from his. "I am not a little girl any more Jareth!"

He walked around her, eyeing her like a cat. "I would say not. You are now very much a woman."

Sarah walked over to her bedroom door. "Jareth, I want you to leave now."

Jareth walked to her, his look made her feel the pray and him the predator."I will leave, but soon you will call my name once more."

Sarah was just about to say something, and then he was gone.

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Back at the castle Jareth walked the floor. "By the Gods Sarah, did you really think I sent you that dream? That is a good idea, but I have already given you one dream. If it is a dream you want, then one of my dreams you will get."

He walked over to the window. "What dreams will I give you, Sarah?" An evil smile forms on his face. "This dream will not be like the first Sarah."

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Sarah walked the floor in her room. "God, why did he act like that? If he thinks that he can do whatever he wants with my dreams and then come down here and treat me like I'm a kid, he has something coming to him."

She rubbed her lips, still feeling the kiss. "I think I need a bath." Sarah went to the bathroom and started to run the bath water. After taking her shirt and pants off she looked at herself in the mirror, touching the dark spots under her eyes. "Damn girl, you need some good sleep."

Her mind wandered back to Jareth in her room. "First I need a bath. Then I can think about what Jareth is up to."

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Stepping out of the bath she dried herself off. Sarah picked up the comb and started to comb her long hair.

DING DONG...

"Who could that be?" Putting on her robe she ran to the door. Standing there was her friend Tammi. She opened the door to let her in.

Tammi looked at her with a big smile. "Someone was up late. Was it a boy?"

Sarah just looked at her and rolled her eyes. "Don't start with me."

"Oh... not a boy."

"Tammi why are you here, I mean I thought that you were not coming?"

"I took today off since I felt bad for not being here last night. Anyway, why did you not sleep well?"

Sarah sat down on the couch. "It's nothing; I just had some dreams, that's all."

Tammi sat on the couch next to Sarah. "What kind of dreams? Were they bad dreams?"

"No they weren't bad, they were just... I don't want to talk about them." She got up and went to get a glass of water.

"Come on Sar, you tell me everything. Was it about your dad and stepmother?"

"No it was not. I have not had dreams about that in a long time. Now stop guessing."

Tammi leaned back on the couch. "I would not need to guess if you would tell me."

Sarah came back and dropped onto the couch. "Ok. It was about someone from a long time ago. Someone who got my hopes up, and then dropped me flat on my ass."

Tammi smiled. "I don't remember you telling me anything like that. Who was it?"

"You have to remember. You are the one that would joke about how crazy I was for wanting him to be real."

Sarah turned to look at her friend, who was now on the floor. "What is so funny?"

"Oh come on Sar. When I said you needed a man, I did not think you would go back to thinking that he is real."

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Jareth stood from his spot on the window. "I did not even ask her if she liked the kiss. It's not like it wasn't me...maybe I should.. No. I want this dream to be something she will remember." Walking around his room, he stopped by the door.

"I think I will just kiss her and see what she does." With that he takes his owl form and flies out the window.

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Sarah stood up and walked to her friend. "Tammi, I'm telling you that Jareth is very real."

"Oh, I can assure you that I am very real dear girl."

Both the girls turn to see a very handsome Jareth standing in the doorway.