Chapter Seven: Deep In Your Eyes

Gildan's Note: Sorry for the delay! Been busyyy - but summer is officially here so more updates more frequently maybe? Anyway enjoy I really like this chapter :D

When Sarah awoke it was nighttime, and moonlight was filtering in through the open window. Not that the window was ever closed (it wasn't like a window in the real world, but an open passageway), but the heavy curtain usually kept the air from outside out. Now a warm breeze was blowing in, and Sarah placed her feet lightly on the cold stone flooring. She walked over to the window and peered out at the landscape.

She sighed, knowing very well who she was wishing was here right now. She grasped her forehead, she was feeling so stressed out – and she didn't know who she was supposed to be falling for. She ran over the kings in her head again, but once again she felt a pull towards the king she met long ago.

Sarah placed her hands on the large window ledge and breathed in the night air.

"Where are you Jareth?" she murmured, not necessarily meaning it to be answered, however it was answered nonetheless:

"Right here." Came the voice of the Goblin King, and he appeared sitting on the ledge.

Sarah jumped back in fright but didn't scream. "Jareth!" She caught her breath and met his eyes – she was unable to tear them away again. "Umm…you're back."

"I told you I would be." He smiled and stepped off from the ledge and into her room.

"I don't know if you can come in here…" she began.

Jareth looked around, "Posh place you got here." He swiveled around to face her, "I will only stay if you allow."

Sarah blushed, "Uhhh – yeah, uh, I guess you can stay, for a little."

"I wanted to talk to you actually." He said, walking closer to Sarah until they were less than a feet apart. "Come, sit down for a minute."

They sat on the window ledge; Sarah pulled her legs up and sat with her back against the side.

"What do you want to talk about?"She asked.

"I want to talk about our previous discussion, from the other night."

Sarah looked out into the darkness and sighed, she didn't know what to say.

"Sarah…I've missed you a lot over these past years…I guess I was the one who took it all for granted in the end." Jareth was looking down at his feet.

"I wish I could say I missed you too, but I forgot everything…I mean until now – but now that I do remember…I can't say I haven't felt like something was missing these past years. I mean…maybe it was my friends…maybe…" she felt stupid saying it, "maybe it was you." She looked at him, looked at his wild hair and piercing eyes, she felt her stomach flip.

"I'm sorry for how I treated you in the labyrinth – and throughout that whole journey of yours…I guess I was just really bad at expressing my lo-" he stopped quickly, and then continued, "m-my feelings."

"This isn't right is it?" asked Sarah. "Should we be friends?"

"We should be more then friends." Jareth said quietly, then looked up at Sarah. "I…I'm a mess at the castle. I have been – especially since that prince charming arrived." He sighed.

"I…" Sarah didn't know what to say – he had basically just confessed his feelings! Not that they weren't practically doing that already, but this was much more to the point.

"Sorry." He muttered.

Sarah moved onto to her knees and scooted over to Jareth, she placed a hand on his arm. "Don't be." For a moment their eyes were locked, faces close, but both pulled away. "Jareth don't apologize…it's just…it's been so long, I don't know what I'm feeling, and I can't even believe this is actually happening right now! I mean…I'm eerily calm about the whole thing, being back here. I don't know what's real right now."

Jareth placed his hand above her chest, close to her heart, "What's real here?"

Sarah felt completely flustered by the sudden touch of Jareth's hand on her (especially above her chest! She was freaking out completely on the inside, not sure if it scared her or if she didn't mind)

"I'm not sure," she said, "my brain is messing with me I think."

He pulled his hand away and touched Sarah's hand lightly, "I understand. It's getting late; perhaps I should head off now."

"Jareth…are you mad at me?"

He smiled, "Never my dear. I have waited three years for you to return, I can wait a little longer." He kissed her hand and left through the window again, promising to be back the next night.

Sarah felt like dancing around her room, he kissed her! Well, her hand, but still! Wait…should she be freaking out over this with excitement or terror? Was this good, or bad? Right now she didn't care, not about what was right or wrong, or about Warrick – all that was on her mind was the Goblin King, and everything that she think she loved about him.