Sarah pulled her head away from Laurie's chest with relief. "Thank god you only fainted" she said aloud. She looked at her Laurie's body lying on the ground and wondered what could have made her faint. Then she heard a baby's laughter.
"You'll make a fine addition to my kingdom little man."
Sarah looked up. It was him. His light blonde hair was just as wild as the last time she saw him. His eyes looked so dark with his soft pale skin. Sarah had never seen eyes like his before, one blue and one brown. She found them mesmerizing. He started to walk towards Sarah, she ducked down thinking that Laurie's flat body could hide her. But he then turned back around and walked away from Sarah. She realized the man in front of her was completely oblivious to her presence.
"Well he looks way more attractive than he did 7 years ago… wait a second what am I thinking! And I killed him, why isn't he dead?" Sarah thought to herself.
"What was your mother thinking, sending you away like that. I'd say that was the biggest mistake of her life! But what's said is said, and that cannot be undone." Jareth turned towards the window. He was starting to fade away. Sarah couldn't let him get away, he had Laurie's baby. She made a snap decision and leaped from her place beside Laurie and wrapped her arms around his waist. Sarah started to feel light headed. Everything was spinning around her so fast she felt like she was flying. She started to feel sick and closed her eyes. Finally it stopped.
"What just happened" Sarah peeked open one eye and then snapped it shut immediately. "This is just a dream, this is just a dream, this is just a dream. As soon as I open my eyes I will be in my room." Sarah said aloud.
"Sarah, Sarah, Sarah, you're so naive. This is very real." A manly voice said.
Sarah opened her eyes. She looked around. There was an old, white tree, and beside it was the beginning of a large yellow field. She turned her head and there was a dark, foggy forest with tall trees. She turned her head a little more and she saw the labyrinth; the giant maze she had to go through to get her brother back those 7 years ago. It was prettier than she remembered. The first time she was in the Underground she didn't get a very good look at her surroundings as she had limited time to get her brother. But now she took it all in, the beauty of everything around her. The air smelt sweet and damp, and cool wind blew whispers around her face. Sarah had been so consumed by the environment around her that she forgot that she still had her arms wrapped around Jareth, until he grunted.
"Ooh" Sarah gasped and jumped away from Jareth. She tripped over a large rock and fell to the ground.
"Why did you follow me?" Jareth hissed.
"You were taking the baby, and I couldn't let you do that." Sarah replied simply while getting up off the ground and brushing herself off. "And I also wasn't done looking at you, I must say you have become more handsome… Ooh shut up Sarah! He's a toad! A slimy disgusting toad! With hairy warts and such!" she thought angrily to herself. She looked a Jareth and smiled.
"Well I hope you're happy with yourself. Now you can't leave." Jareth grumbled.
"What! What do you mean I can't leave?" Sarah exclaimed, her face twisted with worry.
"I mean I can't use my magic on someone who wasn't wished or didn't wish someone here" Jareth told her.
"But you're the goblin king! You can do anything!" Sarah whined.
"I can not. And unfortunately for the both of us, you're stuck here until I can figure out a way for you to leave. If there is one."
"Couldn't I do the labyrinth again?" asked Sarah.
"Well you could, but that wouldn't help your present problem at all" stated Jareth. "Now, I'm going to my castle. If you'd like, you can come along and stay there until we can get this figured out."
"Fine. But only because I have no where else to go" retorted Sarah. Jareth, still holding the baby, held out his free hand.
Sarah took his hand and began to feel light headed again. Before she knew it, they were in the goblin king's throne room. It was a large, circular room with walls made of soft, beige stone. There were a few windows along the wall and across from the windows was Jareth's throne. To Sarah's left was a stairwell leading to another room. To her right was a large door with two goblins standing in front of it. The goblins were short and were wearing rusted armor that looked like it was too big for them.
Jareth let go of Sarah's hand and started to walk towards the door.
"Uhh Jareth" said Sarah.
"What?" snarled the king.
"How are you here right now? I mean, didn't I kill you 7 years ago? How is it that you are still living?" asked Sarah
"Dear, dear Sarah, you didn't kill me. You said the words that would release your brother and send you back. Along with destroying my kingdom." Jareth answered.
"If I destroyed your kingdom then how is it here now?" questioned Sarah.
"You forget Sarah, this is a realm of magic. And many of the creatures here have magical powers. I am one of those creatures, and I am also the most powerful. My kingdom was back to the way it was a few months after you destroyed it. Well not quite back to the way it was, I added a few things to make it more enjoyable... for me" Jareth laughed. "My guards will show you to where you are staying. I have some business to attend to" he handed the baby to one of the goblins at the door and walked out the door. The goblin with the baby walked across the room and up the stairs. The other goblin walked towards Sarah and took her hand.
"Come with me" he grumbled and led Sarah out the door.
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As Jareth walked away from his throne room, he couldn't stop thinking about Sarah. "She's grown to be such a beautiful young woman. She was quite appealing when she was younger, but now, she's a woman. A beautiful woman. Her eyes, they're so… captivating. And her skin is so soft. Her lips are the light color of a rose." The goblin king had always been attracted to Sarah, from the moment he met her all those years ago he knew that one day, she would be his. But he also knew, she would never have him. Not even if he were the last fae in the Underground. He wondered how someone who didn't want him would end up being his. This puzzled the king more than he liked it to. He needed to talk to someone who had experience with the female kind, who knew what they wanted, and knew what they were capable of. He needed to talk to his father. Jareth made his way towards the library, where his father usually lingered.
Jareth walked through the hallways of his palace. He passed many doors and many other hallways that led to different hallways that had other doors. He passed the big glass doors that led to the garden where his mother usually was. She loved garden, but Jareth knew she only loved it because of the small fairies that liked to live in his plants. His mother was fascinated by the fairies; she has been since she was a small fae. He passed more doors and more halls until finally, Jareth made it to the library. He stood in front of the largest wooden doors in the Underground and thought to himself "I really hope my father can help me"
"Help you with what my child?" croaked the voice of a tired old man.
Surprised, Jareth spun around to face his father. Denethor Avehil was a wise old man with long, slivery-white hair. His robes were dark blue, with a sliver pattern that looked like vines on a wall. He has lived for over 2991 years and has loved the same fae for the last 2345 years of his life. He and his wife Eowyn have been in love since the day they met and their love has grown stronger everyday since.
"Oh, hello father. I thought you would be in the library?" asked Jareth.
"My son, can you not see that we are standing outside the library?" Denethor laughed a quiet, husky laugh. "I was just on my way there. Now tell me, what is it that you need help with?"
"I'm having some trouble with the female kind" explained Jareth.
"Ah I see" Denethor mused, "Would this female be a fae, an elf, or a sprite?"
"None of them. She's human."
"Ohh… I see... Would this human happen to be the one that came back with you?" asked Denethor.
"Yes. And how did you know sh-"
"Son, I am connected to you as you are connected to everything, and everyone else. When I feel the need to check up on you, I do. And I felt something was wrong when you returned" explained Denethor.
"Then I'm guessing you know how I feel about her then?" assumed Jareth.
"Yes I do. And we do need to talk" answered Denethor. He walked forward and, with difficulty, pushed open the giant door to the library.
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Once they were settled on two single dark brown leather chairs in the far corner of the library, Denethor began to speak.
"So, Jareth. You think you're in love with a human?" he asked.
"Well I wouldn't say 'in love' father. I'm still angry with her about destroying my labyrinth, and my kingdom" answered Jareth.
"Well, my son, you need to take caution if you decide to act on your feelings for her. Especially if the feeling is love. Female humans are very different from the females we have here. Humans have unexplainable emotions that they take very seriously and they will argue about anything and everything. They get smelly after a few days and the female humans go threw some kind of a transformation that last a week once a month. Apparently they get very grouchy and can't stop eating this food called chocolate. At least that's what I've read. But most important of all, if you break her heart she will never forgive you. And you will have to live the rest of your life knowing you will never be with her" Denethor explained. "Would you be able to handle all that?"
"Father you make it sound like the humans are more beastly than a Cockatrice. And, as I said before, I don't know if I love her or not. I'm still mad at her, and she will be spending some time in the dungeon as punishment for destroying my kingdom" responded Jareth.
"Ohh that's a good way to show the girl your in love with her. 'I love you now go spend a few days in the dungeon with no food or water'. Son I thought you were smarter than that. Did I not teach you anything about manners or how to treat the female kind?" said the soft gentle voice of Eowyn, who was standing behind Jareth holding a dozen purple roses.
The gentle woman gracefully walked over to her husband's side and kissed him on the cheek. She snapped her fingers and a table with a flower vase filled with water appeared between the two chairs Jareth and Denethor were sitting on. She put the purple roses into the vase and snapped her fingers a second time and a chair appeared behind her. She sat in her chair and looked at Jareth.
Jareth quickly became uncomfortable with his mothers gaze. He sat up straight and put his hands together. Denethor was stirring in his chair, not sure whether or not he should distract his wife. He knew what it was like when Eowyn starred at someone. There was something about her eyes that could make a person tortured with awkwardness and uneasiness. She could get anyone to say or do anything, and right now she wanted Jareth to come to terms with his inner feelings for the young girl sitting in the dungeon at that very moment. And Jareth knew it.
"Can we please not do this right now! I am very busy and I have no time for this nonsense!" exclaimed Jareth angrily. Denethor looked at Jareth with shock. Jareth saw the look on his fathers face and quickly realized what he said was a mistake. He turned to his mother and saw the anger and disappointment on her face, but that quickly turned to just anger. He was about to apologize to his mother, but his words were interrupted.
"Nonsense?" Eowyn questioned. "Nonsense! How dare you!" she exclaimed. She clapped her hands together and there was a bright flash that nearly blinded Denethor.
Denethor sat straight up and looked at Jareth's seat and saw that his son was missing from it. He looked around the library, but Jareth was nowhere to be seen. Then he heard the quiet tapping coming from the table his wife created to put the roses on. He looked down and saw a small jar was beside the flower vase. And inside that jar was his son, who looked to be about 3 centimeters big. Denethor's mouth fell open as he looked at his wife with astonishment.
"What?" Eowyn groaned, "He needs some time to himself to think about things."
"What things?" asked Denethor.
"What not to say to your mother when she's still able to put you in the punishment jar, and about how he really feels about that human he foolishly sent to the dungeon" explained Eowyn.
Denethor chuckled to himself as he slouched back into his chair. He looked at his miniaturized son and was glad he wasn't the one in the jar. "I knew there was a reason I married you Eowyn, my love. Shall we take a stroll in the garden?"
"We shall my darling Denethor" said Eowyn. And the two old fae's got up, and turned towards the large doors leading out the library. Eowyn wrapped her arms around her husband's and the two of them began to walk. Eowyn snapped her fingers and Jareth's jar floated off the table and followed Denethor and Eowyn out to the garden.
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The goblin led Sarah down a dark, cold hallway. It had a greenish tint on the wall from the moss that covered the lanterns that lit the hall. On either side of the hallway was a wooden door. As Sarah passed each one she heard a scream or moan or a cry to be freed. She looked at the tiny goblin in front of her.
"Which part of the castle am I in exactly?" she asked.
"This is the dungeon lady, and this is your room" and the little creature managed to push Sarah into a dark room. He slammed the door after her and started to walk away.
"Hey! Hey wait! There must be a mistake, Jareth said tha- ohh forget it!" Sarah yelled. She turned and leaned her back against the door. She slid down and sat on the floor, folding her knees against her chest, and her head in her hands, Sarah sat there quietly. She should have known Jareth would have done something like this. But instead she thought she would be staying in one of other rooms, with a nice warm bed, and a bathroom. "How stupid of me"
"Excuse me?" said a voice from across the room. Sarah's head looked up. It sounded like the voice was in a tube. She looked into the shadows but it was too dark for Sarah to tell who, or what it was. "You wouldn't happen to have any food would you?" asked the voice.
"Sorry no. Um… who are you?" asked Sarah.
"Ohh I'm sorry. I should have introduced myself before I asked for food" said the voice. Then someone came out of the shadows. All that Sarah could tell was that it was a she.
"My name is Lilyette Ripple, but you can call me Lily. I'm a water sprite." said the creature.
The sprite had long wavy dark blue hair. Her skin was blue, her lips were also blue. Everything about this creature was blue. Her face was oval shaped, with 2 holes in the middle for a nose. She had huge, black eyes the size of lemons. She wore raggity clothing and looked to be drenched in water. Her feet and hands were webbed and her legs and forearms had scales. Sarah looked at the creature in awe. She had never seen anything like it.
"I'm Sarah. You're the most amazing looking creature I've ever seen" Sarah complimented.
"Ohh thank you. That's very kind of you to say. And sorry if this sounds rude but are you a fae or an elf? I can't really tell" asked Lily.
"Actually, I'm human. I came from up there" Sarah pointed her finger up.
Excitement swept across Lily's face. "Really? What are you doing here in the dungeon?"
"Jareth put me here. But I can't think of a reason why" Sarah told Lily.
"Wait a second. You wouldn't happen to be the human who destroyed the labyrinth and the castle 7 years ago would you?"
"Yeah... why?" Sarah asked.
"Cause that's probably be why he locked you down here" Lily answered in an obvious tone. She giggled at Sarah's obliviousness.
"What? No way! Jareth wouldn't be mad about that still… would he? I mean, it was 7 years ago, he wouldn't hold a grudge for that long would he?"
"Well how would you feel if some human came and knocked down your kingdom?" Lily demanded.
"You have a point. I guess, maybe, I should apologize" Sarah thought aloud. She had never really thought about the impact that destroying his kingdom would have on Jareth, and felt bad for what she did it to him. "The next time I see the guard, I'm going to ask to speak to Jareth." She looked at Lily. "What could something so magnificent looking do to end up in a dungeon?"
"Um Lily… if you don't mine me asking… why are you in here?" Sarah inquired.
"Ohh, well, you see… I tried to steal a jewel from the king's mother" Lily explained. "But it was mine in the first place! Those goblins broke into my home and took it from its hiding place!"
"Why did they take it?"
"It's a very special jewel. It has magical powers" Lily told Sarah, "it can control the waters."
"Ohh, I can see why Jareth's mother wanted it" said Sarah.
"Well, she's gonna get what coming to her if I don't get it back soon" retorted Lily, "and why do you keep referring to the king as Jareth?"
"Isn't that his name?" questioned Sarah.
"Yes, but only the kings close friends and family call him Jareth. And the way you say it sounds as if you were in love with the fae or something. You say it like a song. It's kind of gross" claimed Lily.
Sarah didn't know what to say to the sprite. She was stunned. She couldn't be in love with the fae. Not after he stole Toby and made her go through the labyrinth to get him back. Sarah was caused so much pain when she thought she would never see Toby again. "All Jareth cares about is his stupid labyrinth. There's no way I could be in love with someone who could be so obsessed with a giant maze!"."This is just an excuse" Sarah told herself. She really didn't know how she felt about the fae.
"Yeah, I'm sure. Keep telling yourself that, but even I can see through your lies and I just met you." mused the sprite.
Lily turned away from Sarah and started playing with a puddle created by all the moisture in the dungeon air. Sarah watched Lily and smiled. She seemed to be having fun. Sarah didn't want to disturb Lily so she got up from her spot in front of the door and walked over to the opposite corner. She laid on the ground and curled up into a ball. Her eyes started to feel heavy, and her breathing started to slow. Sarah slowly fell asleep on the cold, wet stony ground.
Lily looked over at her new friend. "Poor thing, she must be very tired."
Lily got up and walked to over to Sarah. She crouched down and reached to put her hand on Sarah's shoulder. Then a loud growling came from the darkness of the dungeon. Lily looked over her shoulder and immediately got annoyed.
"Shh, can't you see the poor girl is sleeping. You can meet her when she wakes up" whispered Lily.