Her eyes were full of confusion . He could tell from her body langue and facial expressions that she was utterly afraid of what he did not know. Looking to his left he noticed his ruined kingdom and realized her distress.

"Jareth why have you brought me here?" she repeated

Awe the questioning has begun, He thought to himself, and what a perfect occasion it is. He snickered to himself under his breath.

Gazing into his eyes Sarah could see his amusement but was unsure of what there was to be amused about his kingdom lay in ruins and he was snickering. She had always remembered him to be very devious but snickering while his kingdom lay in ruins made her head spin . In her entire life she had never been so confused. Then just like a light shining in the darkness Jareth opened his mouth and began to speak.

"Now Sarah I expected better from you after all you were the one who did this." he said pointing to his ruined kingdom

"What?! What do you mean I did this?! That's Impossible!!"

"Nothing is impossible you and I both no that. Never the less it was you who destroyed the Labyrinth I should know I was there when you did…"

"What?! When ?! How?!"

"Don't you remember when you leaped after the child and as you leapt everything began to fall apart…"

Sarah began to think back to that night. She remember climbing stair after stair , corridor after corridor , chasing her brother who just kept getting farther and farther from her. Then finally she remember seeing him sitting in an arch way many feet below her . With no other possible options and knowing the dangers she still leapt . She didn't care what happened to her just as long as her brother was safe. She then remembered that as she fell everything began to come apart an float away into utter chaos .Then when she finally faced him she recalled how everything in the distance was in ruins .But how ? How could I just by leaping destroy an entire kingdom?

As if reading her mind Jareth understood her confusion and answered,

"The leap was your final test although you had solved the labyrinth one last test remained .That was how far you would go to save him . If it wasn't for the magic you would have died . You would have gotten to him and saved him but you would no longer be alive . You had a choice sacrifice yourself for your baby brother or save yourself and let him live forever as a prisoner of the Labyrinth…… You chose to die so he could live that was the last test but it was not how it was supposed to end . You see no matter what only one can leave the labyrinth . You should have died that night but you didn't because I refused to let that happen Sarah you were the first one to ever defeat me so I speared your life . When I did I learned one thing that my father when he left me the labyrinth forgot to tell me . Once a person begins to run the Labyrinth they well either live or die depending on the final test but never will but the child and the runner return home . That is how the Labyrinth retains its magic you see every time a human is brought underground and begins to run it drains the Labyrinths magic and finally when the time is out it must be reenergized or it will die . I was never told of this and when I let you both go I unknowingly sealed its fate…" he said finally showing a hint of sorrow in his face as he looked away to his ruined home .

" But wait if it was you that let me live when I jumped then wouldn't it be your fault?" she asked but instantly regretted it .

Turning and facing her again her grappled her by the tightening his grip and digging his fingers into her skin . His face full of anger .

"NO! When you declared to my whole world you destroyed it ! Once you denied me my magic could no longer work I could no longer protect you ! By saying those words you sealed the Labyrinths fate! You Sarah! YOU!!!!"

She had never been griped that tight before . She could feel his nails thought his gloves digging into her skin . But it was his eyes that hurt her most of all. They were like daggers flying from every direction burring into her and digger their way through her skin until they found her vital organs and began to rip them to shreds. She could feel his anger his sorrow and began to weep for the pain she had caused . If I'd only known what he did for me if I'd only known he saved me …

Jareth saw the tears begin to fall from her eyes and immediately released his grip upon her. Pulling her into his arms he began to cradle her . Jareth you fool you must control your anger for look you hurt her!!! he though ashamed of himself . He began to cast a spell . He began humming to her lightly as she continued to cry in his arms. Then he felt a pinch in his arm as the pain from her began to flow into his body and leave hers. Finally when all the pain was transferred Jareth waited her tears to stop but they didn't to his surprise they continued to flow. Jareth was confused he could not stand to see her in pain (and would torture himself for the rest of his life for hurting her in the first place)

"Why do you still weep the pain is gone isn't it ?" asked confused by her tears.

"Although my arms no longer throb but now my whole body aches . I'm so sorry Jareth if I would of known what you did I would of found another way . I never wanted to destroy it . Oh I'm so sorry!" she cried burring her face into his chest.

He held her tightly . Pulling her in closer so their whole bodies were touching . He looked down on her face, her head now on his shoulder . He though he was dreaming she was crying for him because she hurt him , because she had destroyed his home , his kingdom his Labyrinth. Maybe it's not to late she is in pain for me because she hurt me and maybe because somewhere deep inside she feels the same way I do and maybe by bringing her here I might gain more than just bringing back my kingdom and labyrinth , maybe I win her back as well, Jareth though. Now not only did he look into the future with longing but now with hope .