I felt my last 3 chapters were rushed and not very well thought out. I apologize and can only hope these new chapters will be more pleasing. Thank you for your reviews! Please reveiw ya'll---

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Song Preferences: If I Close My Eyes Forever-Ozzy Osbourne and Lita Ford

After Marissa left Sarah to her bath, she breathed a sigh of relief. She was realizing what a handful Sarah really was.

Meanwhile, Sarah was soaking in the tub, contemplating on what she was going to do next. "Oh why does the bastard have to be immortal" she said to nobody except the rubber ducky floating in the tub. She scrubbed her body furiously, trying to wash it all away. But no matter how much she scrubbed, shestill felt dirty all over.

"Oh God, why is he so cruel!" She cried. She covered her face with her hands and sobbed. All she wanted was for the Goblin King to hold her, to kiss her, to caress... She shook her head. "I can't feel that way. He's the Goblin King. How could he ever love anyone but himself," she whispered.

She was in the tub thinking for so long that she fell asleep. She started dreaming of Jake. Of a horrible time six months into the relationship. -- Sarah had come home from a very stressful day at work, only wanting to relax. When she had walked into the apartment, Jake was in a pissy mood already. Not wanting confrontation, she snuck past him into the bathroom. She filled up the tub and poured in her favorite bubble bath. After sinking into the warm, luxurious bath, she closed her eyes and sighed. For once she could relax without Jake's bad temper to bother her.

After about 20 minutes, she heard footsteps headed toward the bathroom. Jake stormed in, drunk as could be. "So, did you think you could just sneak in here without me noticing you were late? Did you think you could get away with it?" He sneered.

"I only wanted a relaxing bath Sweety, it had nothing to do with you." she pleaded with him. He attacked her, pushing her under the water, his hands around her neck. "I'll teach you, you cheating whore!" Water and bubbles were getting into her mouth and nose. She was no match for his strength. She was struggling for air, feeling herself growing weaker. --

She woke up to find herself under the water in the tub. She rose out of the water, screaming. Marissa ran in, having heard her screams down the hall. "What's the matter child!" She got out of the tub and dried herself off, being careful not to bump her new scrapes. She was trembling with fear. She told Marissa everything about her dreams.

With a sigh, she pulled on her red robe and Marissa walked her to her bed. Lying there was a red rose and another note. "Oh great, here we go again," she thought. The note said for her to meet Him in his bedchambers. "If you're alright now my lady, I'll leave you be." Nodding to her friend, Marissa took her leave."His Majesty will just have to wait." Sarah didn't worry about hurrying because she wanted Jareth to wait as long as possible.

At least an hour passed before she decided to join him. She had dried her hair by the fireplace in the bathroom and it was completely dry now. She took another ten minutes or so brushing her curls to a glossy sheen. She walked down the hallway to his bedchambers. When she opened the door, he wan't there. She wasn't sure where he was, so she decided to wait for him. As soon as she sat down in a comfy chair, he appeared in the doorway.

The sight of him took her breath away. Jareth had obviously just had a bath too, for his hair was still damp and clung to his shoulders. He wasn't dressed, but only wore a pair of lose black pants. He had a powerful build. His skin was beautifully fair and seemed to glow in the candlelight. She looked away embarassed.

"What do you want Jareth,"she asked him. He nonchalantly walked over to his bed and sat down. "What do you think, my dear Sarah?"

Sarah looked around nervously. "Jareth, I..."

He got up and walked over to her. "Let me make up what I said earlier. Please Sarah. I'm so sorry."

He took her hands in his and looked into her emerald eyes.

"Jareth, I don't know if I'm ready to forgive you." She backed away from him.

"Sarah, that was in the past. Please forgive me." He reached out to caress her cheek. She shrank away from his touch.

"I'm not going to hurt you Sarah. I promise you that."

Sarah didn't know what to do. She felt so lost and confused. "I don't trust you Jareth. Not after what you did."

"Sarah I had no idea he was harming you," he replied calmly.

"Bullshit! If you heard me, couldn't you tell I was crying?" She got up and walked right up to him, her eyes sparkling with tears of anger, her cheeks rosy red, her hands clenched at her sides. Even though the top of her head only came to his chin, she was very capable of making him feel very small.

"Couldn't you tell by my voice that I was in pain!" She was on the verge of tears.

"Sarah I didn't..." She slapped him. She was so angry, she didn't even feel the tears cascading down her cheeks. "If you heard me Jareth, couldn't you tell by my voice how much I needed you? How much I wished I were here every night, sharing your bed instead of being with him?"

She was in so much pain she didn't know what do with her emotions. So she ran. Down the hallway, down the stairs, past the throne room until she found herselfat the gazebo in the Kings gardens. Collapsing onto the ground she sobbed uncontrollably. She cried out her pain and anger, screaming into the night, "I hate you!"

"I hate you Jake, I hate you!" She cried, not realizing Jareth had followed her and was watching in the shadows with tears in his eyes.

"What have I done,"Sarah whispered. "Why didn't I accept his offer? Why didn't I stay with the man I've always loved?"

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