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Chapter Four

They sat at the café for almost an hour, talking about Sarah's academic career, her projects for the future and Toby. That last question put the girl into alarm, but Jareth quickly explained that he had no intention of taking him again, he was only curios.

"Toby is okay, he still wants me to tell him stories and he likes to draw too" Sarah smiled then, her eyes lost remembering when she had found her little brother hidden behind her bed, trying to make a portrait of her.

Jareth nodded. "Does he know about... us?"

Sarah shot him a harsh look. "No, he doesn't"

"Why?" Jareth hid his surprise. He had thought she would have introduced him to the goblins that wandered around in her house.

"What am I supposed to tell him? You know Toby, when you were just a toddler I hated you so much that I wished you away to the goblins?"

Jareth shook his head. "Well, maybe not in these terms, but... Why not tell him about the existence of the goblins and... The Labyrinth? I guess he has already met the goblins that you host in your bedroom"

Sarah widened her eyes at the thought. "No, it can't be... I told the goblins a million times that they must not be seen by anyone else in my house"

Jareth smiled. "And you truly think goblins do follow rules without... Threats about dreadful consequences if they do not?"

Sarah paled. "Crap"

Jareth laughed. "I am sure you will find an explanation for their presence. Now, what I would like to know is how you will explain my presence to your parents"

Sarah blinked, looking at him questioningly. Then she burst into laugh, to Jareth's surprise and sudden irritation.

"Do tell me, Sarah mine, what is so funny about my question?" He asked coldly.

She giggled. "You will never meet my parents, Goblin King"

He frowned. "Well, Sarah, I believe you owe them an explanation about you bringing a man into your house..."

Sarah was shocked. "You... Bring you home? With me? Why the hell would I do that?"

"Because, Sarah, I have nowhere else to go to"

It took a few moments to Sarah to understand what he meant. When she got it, she stood up abruptly and grabbed her coat. "Oh, no. No no no no! You can find a hotel, or sleep in the street, I don't care! You will not come home with me!"

Before she could run away to the door, however, Jareth stood and grabbed her arm, stopping her.

"Wait, Sarah. Listen to me"

"The hell I will listen to what you have to say. Now let me go, Jareth"

Jareth loosened his grip on her arm, but didn't let go. It was the first time she'd called him by his name, and he did love the sound of it.

"Sarah, please. I am not asking you to share your bed with me" For now.

Sarah blushed at his words. "What! I... I didn't think..."

"Sarah" He raised the other hand and put a gloved finger on her lips. "The rain will not stop until tomorrow, and I am not very familiar with your world. Would you really leave me on the street? I merely ask for your hospitality for one night, two at the most.. Only for the time we need to grant your wish" He grinned, a malicious sparkle in his mismatched eyes.

This is wrong. So wrong. And... Oh, I can't believe the Goblin King is giving me puppy eyes!

"Sarah?" Her silence was making him uncertain.

"Fine. You will sleep on the couch. But no more than three days, or I will kick your glittery ass out personally" She put her coat on and stormed out of the café.

Jareth let himself smile broadly, a feral look crossing his face. He left some tip for the waitress and followed his Sarah out in the rain.

Sarah was cursing softly, arms crossed on her chest, her head turned in the opposite direction from him. They had called a cab to take them to the apartment she shared with another girl, and Sarah was trying to make up something to explain Jareth's presence and persuade her roommate to keep it secret to their friends.

"Sarah" the sudden sound of his voice made her jump.

"What?!"

"What will you say to your family? Maybe we should think about something..."

"I'll say nothing to my family, Goblin King. I don't live with them anymore"

Jareth was startled "Do you live alone?"

"No"

He felt anger and jealousy rush through him "With a man?"

Sarah laughed bitterly. "God, no"

Jareth felt relieved. He pushed the dangerous feelings aside and took her hand, repressing the need to take her in his arms. "Then with whom do you live, my dear?"

"With a friend, we.. Attend the same university"

"Oh, I see... A girl friend?"

"Yes"

Jareth nodded, that was fine with him.

They arrived at the building and Sarah had to persuade Jareth that the elevator was safe and no, it was not the human version of an oubliette.

"We use it to go up and down.. vertically. You know, instead of taking the stairs. It's comfortable and... Faster"

Jareth didn't look convinced.

Before they could enter her apartment, Sarah stopped and looked at him in the eyes, pointing a finger to his chest.

"Okay, Goblin King, here's the deal: let me speak with Claire and say nothing, don't speak about our... past issues, don't touch anything, I will give you some sheets and a blanket... You can use the bathroom and the kitchen. Don't even try to enter my bedroom unless you're invited, and stay away from my roommate"

Jareth was amused. He bowed lightly, took her hand and brought it to his mouth, laying a soft kiss on her knuckles. "As my lady commands"