Chapter Six: Warrick Prepares

Gildan's Note: Sorry for the delay guys been busy! This chapter is setting things in motion for poor, confused Sarah! What is she feeling anymoreeee? Aghgh. Haha thanks for the reviews/alerts/favs guys!

"Sarah? Sarah?"

Sarah opened her eyes to find that she had fallen asleep on the lounge chair by the still-open window.

"Mmm Jareth?" she mumbled.

"What?" asked the now visible Warrick. He had not heard what she said.

Sarah blinked and rubbed her eyes. "Oh, Warrick, hello." She sat up on the chair.

"You okay darling?"

She could have melted on the inside, the way he had called her darling…but she was conflicted, because the Goblin King had just visited her last night – and all sorts of feelings had reawoken. But what about the feelings she was having for this new king now? The one who had greeted her when she first arrived, who let her stay, who got her the beautiful necklace and was throwing the grand party. The one who's castle she had woken up in, that surely was a sign! Warrick was the right man for her.

"Yes, I'm fine, I think." She smiled, but she felt very unsure at the moment. She could still see Jareth's eyes when she closed hers.

"I really want to show you what I'm preparing for you for the party…but I can't! It's going to a surprise."

Sarah giggled, "Thank you."

Warrick scratched his head and hair nervously. "Um, Sarah – I was wondering…if you'd join me for a lunch date. Er, lunch. I mean."

"Sure Warrick, just give me some time to wake up and get ready!"

He straightened up, "Oh! Absolutely! Where are my manners? I'll be in the lobby with Hoggle. See you soon."

"Alright." Sarah liked his manners – but was he too mannerly for her? She enjoyed the way Jareth was about those things, or did she? 'Ugh, I'm so confused about all this! What do I do?' She tried to think it over.

'So I have this conventionally handsome king, who is nice, funny, polite, thoughtful…then I have this strangely attractive GOBLIN king, who's elusive, and who I remember wasn't even all that nice. But the way he was last night…who'd have thought I'd be the girl in a mess like this?'

She got ready and met Warrick, who had arranged a beautiful outdoors lunch.

"I'm having the silkworms make your ball gown now." He smiled.

Sarah thought for a moment…something…but it was gone. "Oh!" she said anyway, "That sounds great. Thanks!"

"No problem."

They ate and chatted about Warrick's kingdom, how he came to be there, (Jareth had turned bitter and many of the goblins and creatures (like Hoggle, Ludo, and Sir Didymus) were miserable, so a new king was ordered to be placed close to the Goblin City (yet outside it) for them).

"Why did he get so bitter?" Sarah asked.

"Some say it was because of…you."

"ME?" It did sort of make sense, she had to admit.

"You don't have to worry about that horrible king anymore though."

'He's not all that bad' she thought. And she wasn't sure if she liked Warrick saying those sorts of things about Jareth.

They finished lunch and Warrick took her to one of the lounge rooms.

"Piano." He said, "Do you play?"

"No, well, I have a few times, but I don't practice or anything."

He smiled and began to play the most beautiful song Sarah had ever heard. She watched and loved how Warrick got into the rhythm, moving graciously as his fingers slid across the keys. He was a really remarkable man.

"The piece is called As The World Falls Down, it originated from the Goblin City actually. Here," he patted the seat, "I'll teach you a little."

Sarah sat down next to him, "Okay."

He began to move her hands over the keys, showing her where to press and when – they practiced a little together, but Sarah suddenly felt as though someone else should be teaching her this song, or singing it to her, if it had lyrics at all – she wasn't sure – and there was something else with this melody as well…the memory she couldn't recall…

"I think I need to lie down a little." She said eventually.

"Are you feeling okay?" asked Warrick, concerned, he helped her stand and walked her to her room.

"Thanks." She murmured, and feeling nauseous, she lied down in her bed and went to sleep…