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Chapter 6

Sarah's P.O.V

"What do you want?"

"You."

"What!" Sarah shrieked, backing away from the smirking man in front of her. For a second she saw something like annoyance flick across his face but it was gone to quickly to tell.

"Really Sarah must I repeat myself?" he tittered at her. Sarah scowled, how dare he laugh at her after saying that!

"Why do you want me?" she hissed at him.

"You really don't know? Did my words mean nothing to you?" He asked stepping closer.

"What words?" Sarah asked exasperated. He just shook his head a smile on his lips.

"Really Sarah, how did you make it through my Labyrinth when you are completely incapable of working out something that is as clear as day? Think back Sarah, back to the Escher room."

Sarah frowned, in the Escher room she had chased Toby around till she jumped from that ledge and then...then she had confronted him and he had said...

"And the penny drops." He grinned down at her. Without Sarah realising he had stepped closer and that they were now only inches apart, she wanted to get away from him but she was backed up against her vanity and he blocked any other route of escape.

"You were trying to stall me from getting Toby back!" She whispered defiantly. He laughed and shook his head.

"Deep down Sarah you know that isn't true. Do you honestly think I would go to that much trouble just for one insignificant baby? "

Sarah blushed, she really didn't like the way things were going.

"I'm fifteen years old!" she gasped

"Age is but a number precious, and when one is immortal, it really is of little consequence."

Sarah shook her head.

"I've only just realised how important my family are to me, and you want me to just leave them! I can't!"

He just turned and shrugged.

"Then your friends will rot in jail for the rest of their worthless lives."

"That's blackmail!" Sarah spat. He turned back round.

"Your point my dear?"

"It...It's wrong!" she sputtered. He smiled wickedly down at her.

"When you're my Queen Sarah, you'll learn that when I want something I will go to any length to get it, be it good or bad."

"You're what!?" Sarah spluttered.

"Queen, my dear. That is the usual title for a King's consort."

"But I don't want to be your Queen!" Sarah cried

"Then forget about your friends. Really Sarah? I never thought you'd be heartless enough to cause your friends to suffer when you could spare them their pain by accepting my simple offer."

"You're offer isn't simple, it's ludicrous!" Sarah hissed. He eyed her carefully for sometime before speaking again.

"You're right dearest, my offer isn't simple," For a moment Sarah hoped that he was going to retract his offer and just free her friends, but that hope was quickly trampled, "but nor is it ludicrous. The deal still stands, but since it's you precious I shall be generous."

Jareth's P.O.V

"You're offer isn't simple, it's ludicrous!"

Anger flared inside him at her words. How dare she say his offer was 'ludicrous'. It was a great honour for her, a mere mortal, to become Queen of the underground. But there lay the problem, she was mortal and had no idea how privileged she was to have his love and devotion. She would help him rule the underground, be the mother of his children. His proposition was not 'ludicrous' but she did have a point about it not being simple, being a ruler of the underground was not a task undertaken lightly.

However he would not retract his deal, he would nevertheless give her time to make her decision, but not too long, he wanted Sarah to act rashly and not think about reasons to refuse his deal. He knew that on a time limit she would act and think quickly just as she had done in his labyrinth. If she had thought to ask the worm why she should never go left, she would have reached the castle sooner and if she had stopped to remember why she should not eat goblin fruit she would not have fallen into his trap. Just as before Sarah's recklessness would be his ally.

He watched her carefully as he told her the deal still held, but that he would be generous to her.

"I'll give you thirteen hours to think over my deal Sarah. At the end of that time you will either return with me to the underground or leave your friends to their dismal fate."

He watched as Sarah thought hard trying to come up with some argument she hadn't already tried.

"You won't consider making another deal for something else?" she asked desperately.

"No Sarah, This is the only deal I'll make with you." He smiled as her shoulders slumped in defeat.

"In that case dearest I shall return in thirteen hours for you answers, I hope for your friend's sake that it's the right one!" he warned, "Until then." He darted forwarded and placed a fleeting kiss on her lips before disappearing in a swirl of glitter.

Sorry this chapter is shorter than the others, it's really the second half of chapter 5 and I would have done more but I just started a new job so things are really busy at the moment.

I'd also like to say that this story is not going to be like all the other fanfics that start out like this. This one is going to be different so don't stop reading because you think you've read it all before.