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From Darkness Into Light	By : Jetredgirl Category: G through L > Labyrinth Views: 5084 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Sarah automatically stepped back behind Jareth a little at the commanding voice. She felt a little silly for doing so, but Jareth didn't mind and simply took a step in front of her. Standing firm, crossing his arms.
Around the corner came a man strutting towards them. He was a bit taller than Jareth and Mila, also blonde. His features were broader than Jareth's, more worn. His eyes a dark blue and his hair more golden and pulled back into a thick braid down his back. A circlet around his forehead, two half moons facing away from each other with a star in the middle.
Queen Mila went into a deep bow, but Jareth did not move. Sarah didn't know what to do so she just stood there.
The imposing figure stopped in front of Jareth. Staring down out him. He seemed to be trying to communicate something to him with body language but Jareth could not be moved.
"Jareth." The man stated gruffly. "It's about damn time you came home, son."
"Father." Was Jareth's answer.
The High King's eyes moved to his wife. "Rise, Mila. Are you ever planning on returning home My Lady Wife?"
The Queen stood meeting her husbands eyes. "Of course Your Majesty. I was planning on doing so in the morning."
King Jevan gave his wife a skeptical look. He suspected she was meddling. "Hmph. Since I will be staying this evening, we shall return together. You have been gone long enough."
She bowed in affirmation.
His eyes passed back over Jareth to the dark haired woman on his other side and a little behind.
"And who is this?"
Jareth grabbed Sarah's hand and drew her forward. "Father, This is The Lady Sarah, Champion of the Labyrinth, and my wife and queen. Lady Sarah, This is High King Jevan, Ruler of the Underground, and my father."
"Your wife and queen? She is a mortal, and you did not seek out our approval." Jeven replied, his eyes travelling over Sarah in such a way that she was becoming very uncomfortable. She could feel him probing her magically.
"Although since not only have you have already lain with her and you are fully bonded, then I suppose it is decided. At least she is a changeling and not completely mortal."
Sarah couldn't help herself. "Hey! Now wait a minute here, I don't really care if you all can tell we have been laying together as you put it.." Sarah made air quotes around the term. "It is really rude to say something like that to someone you just met. What Jareth and I do, or have done, or will be doing, is between us alone. Got it?"
Jareth pinched the bridge of his nose and stared at the floor to keep from laughing.
"Young lady, I should tell you now no one speaks to the High King that way." Jevan said, his mouth tight.
"Yeah well maybe people should. Just because you are the high lord king of everything doesn't mean you get to talk to people like they don't matter." Sarah finished. She crossed her arms and glared right back at him.
King Jevan was taken aback, just a little. "I can see why you chose her Jareth, she sounds just like you."
Jareth sighed. "Father, we are going to lunch. You may join us if you wish." He offered Sarah his arm and she took it. He led them to the dining hall.
They were ushered into the hall and found a table where they could all sit together.
Jareth took charge and spoke to a servant. "Please bring Lady Sarah some soup and bread, and a glass of water. I'll have the same. Oh, and a fruit plate for dessert."
The servant ran to follow his king's orders.
King Jevan sat and watched his son and the woman. Jareth obviously cared for the girl, but he had his reservations as he should. A mortal brought from the above to be a queen was a serious matter.
"Jareth, please tell me all that has happened here." His father demanded. "You have been gone for far too long.. Your mother tells me you were above all this time. How did all of this happen? And what does this..woman have to do with it?"
Jareth, with the help of Sarah, told the king what had happened. Sarah noticed Jareth glossed over the whole thing with the booze and pills which was fine with her really. She didn't know if Jareth's father would quite understand anyway.
Jevan listened closely, not saying anything.
Once Jareth had finished speaking he simply nodded once. "Well, son, it seems to have done some very foolish things and paid the price. Do you realize what you could have cost our realm?"
Jareth looked down at his food, deep in thought. Of course he knew.
"You are telling me this mortal girl stepped in between you and an attacker, and nearly died doing so? You must be very brave, woman, and incredibly foolish."
Sarah looked his straight in the eye. "My name is not "woman," It's Sarah. I did what I had to do. It was partially my fault anyway. When you love someone that is what you do. You make a sacrifices. I did what I thought was right in the moment. I don't regret it. Even if he wouldn't have been Jareth, just Tommy, I would have done the same thing. I don't know if I would have lived or died in that case, but I couldn't just stand there and let it happen."
The High King listened as she spoke. Shaking his head he turned to Jareth. "Will you be keeping her a changeling or will you be petitioning for full immortality? Carrying an immortal child will help the process, if she happens to conceive beforehand."
"She will be fully immortal. If I am to have her by side it will be until we both choose to cross over together." Jareth answered firmly. He was not going to take any more chances with her life.
Sarah had been eating as they talked not being able to wait anymore, but stopped and frowned at them.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here. I get some say in my future too."
Jareth turned towards her. "Sarah be reasonable. I cannot live without you another moment, much less from the the point you die until my own which could be a very long time. Especially if we are to be parents at some time in the future."
Sarah felt a bit of anger at how Jareth was behaving. She forgot how arrogant he was. She was used to the sweet and gentle Tommy of the last days, and he was slipping all too easily in his role as The Goblin King for her liking at the moment.
"We will talk about this later." She gritted her teeth and said, annoyed.
The High King laughed. "Girl.." he started, but held up his hand before Sarah could say something. "I apologize. Sarah...what did you think would happen? You bonded to an underground king, not a human content to wile away his hours buried in paperwork in some stuffy office until he shuffles off his mortal coil. Your children, when you have them, will be immortal and must stay here as they could not survive above especially in their infancy and youth. They need magic to live and grow. If you do not think you can handle this life, Jareth can remove the bond he made with you, your changeling status will fade and you can find a humdrum human man to bend to your will. Even remove your memories if you wish it."
Mila spoke up. "Jevan that is harsh. Let the girl get used to things."
"Hold your tongue wife. I am not harsh. I only speak the truth of it. There are much harsher than me this one will have to deal with if she stays. She will be a Queen, not to mention the future High Queen. Would you prefer her to hide in the corner and cry the first time she has to deal with one such as the King of the Dragon Kingdom? She shows one iota of fear in front of those red eyes, He will want her for lunch. Literally." Jevan turned back to a shocked Sarah. "He feeds on fear. Immortal fear would be quite the delicacy to him, as we are trained NOT to fear him as a rule. You will have to be trained and it will not be easy. We are trained from birth. Starting as an adult will be a thousand times harder. You will have to undo everything you have ever known."
Sarah felt herself shrinking away from him. From all of them. What the hell was she doing here? She couldn't do this!
Jareth stood, angry. "Father. I will not allow you to come into my kingdom, my home, and talk to my wife in such a way. Yes there are great many things that must be sorted out and decided upon but she had been here less than 2 days! I have much to do before I can even think of making any of those decisions! There is a great deal of repair work to be done. If you cannot be civil you can leave."
Sarah, who had lost her appetite, stood. "Excuse me, I don't feel well." She promptly left the room as quickly as she could.
Jareth watched her leave, knowing she was quite distraught. "This conversation is over. Father you may leave now. I am fine. Alive and home. You've seen me. Please take mother and go." He left to go after Sarah not caring what his father thought of his manners.
Sarah didn't know where to go. She couldn't quite remember the way back to Jareth's rooms so she wandered around until she found the throne room, relieved she found a way out of the castle.
Instead of going straight through the city into the Labyrinth she took a left and discovered a gate, she went through it where she found a large but quite overgrown flower garden with all kinds of fairies and sprites flitting around. The areas closest to the castle were the most unaffected by the king's long absence.
She wandered around sniffling tears back, talking to herself. "How dare that asshole talk to me like that. I almost lose my life saving HIS son, and he treats me like trash. Damn it! I want to go home! It's not fair!" She stamped her foot and then kicked the loose rocks. She knew it was childish but she didn't care. He had made her feel like a child. A stupid little girl who didn't know her own mind.
"Even I can't disagree with you this time, precious." Said a voice from behind her. "And I certainly have a basis for comparison, as do you now."
Warm arms wrapped around her, a hand moved her hair out of the way as lips were pressed against her neck.
A sob escaped her, and she turned and buried her face in Jareth's neck. He rocked her and made quiet shushing noises to try and soothe her.
She let herself breathe in his unique scent, finding comfort in him. "I guess your father hates me."
Jareth shook his head. "He does not. He has never been one to mince words. As I grew he talked to me the same way. It is what you humans call "tough love."
She looked up at him. "I'm sorry. That had to suck. How come you don't have any siblings?"
Jareth shrugged. "Even though my mother was born a halfling, she was not very fertile it seems. It is rare but it happens. My father was just happy to have an heir. He never seemed to worry if he had more. Then again, I do not know if he did. He never said. He could have taken a second wife or an official consort if he wished to have more children, but chose not to. I guess he does love my mother more deeply than he would ever say to anyone but her."
Sarah grabbed his shirt and held him close. "Jareth, I don't know if I can do this. Maybe you would be better off finding someone else. Remove this bond. I will always love you, but I don't know if I'm good enough to be a queen."
He gave her a stern look. "Sarah I don't want anyone else. I never have. For me it is you or no one. You are not only good enough, you are far too good for me. No one else is good enough for you either, so I guess you are stuck with me. You are already a fine queen. You proved that years ago."
She just looked up at him with her big green eyes, biting her lip. He felt his heart melt all over again.
"But Sarah, in some ways he is right. There is much you need to learn. Though he exaggerates and he does not know you. You my stubborn woman, can do anything you set your mind to. You will make a magnificent queen here and in The High Castle. That won't be for a very long time. My parents are young for our kind and strong. In their prime. Our children's children will probably have children before that happens."
She just laid her head on his chest and sighed.
"I still need to go home. I have things I need to take care of. You do too." She reminded him. "You can't just disappear. People know you..well know Tommy."
Jareth closed his eyes. He knew he had to tie up loose ends but was a little afraid to go back. He didn't want to be anywhere around that which had sucked him so deeply into that abyss.
"We'll go tomorrow. Is that okay?" He asked her.
Sarah agreed. He held her close and wished them back to his chambers, then urged her to lie down and take a nap. He would have a meal brought there that night so she wouldn't have to deal with his parents. He sensed they were still there.
Damn I need a drink..
Jareth wandered out onto his balcony and looked out over his kingdom. It was so much the same, yet everything was changed. He felt humbled. He was grateful to be home and have his magic back. He suspected it was his magic trying to connect to him that was giving him those headaches, as well as his prolonged exposure to iron. Granted part of it was the alcohol and hangovers. The times when he would try and reach out to his memories, when something would seem vaguely familiar, and when he met Sarah who was also connected to his magic, the pain would increase exponentially. It was his magic and his memory pushing to get out. Trying to break through, and The Labyrinth pushing in to try to connect to him.
His head was clear now but the cravings were there. He tried to shove them away, but his mortal memories integrating into his mind guaranteed the warm fuzziness of being drunk or high would stick with him forever. He decided then and there not a drop of even the finest underground wine would pass his lips. No need to tempt fate. He had not heard of any immortals dealing with such a problem, but if they did they kept it silent anyway. He knew aboveground drink and certain the chemicals would not affect him now. But underground wine could.
Tommy was a part of him. This he could not deny. He recalled every second if that life. There were little things he think he might miss. The smells of the nearby bakery when he would go in and get a coffee and fresh bagels. Browsing the used book stores for good reads. The eclectic fashions. He enjoyed chatting with the customers that would come in at the bar. The regulars especially. Liam, the older Irishman who would always have a tall tale to tell, Aggie, whose husband had died of cancer and just wanted company some nights. His manager Phyllis who had been good to him, giving him a chance.
Yes, he had been given a rare privilege for his kind, to know and live among humans and gain a deeper understand of their ways, their choices. He had a feeling the fetching of their children would no longer be so easy.
"Jareth?" her sweet voice called to him. "Why don't you come and nap with me. Or, you know, maybe NOT a nap. "
Shutting the barrage of thoughts away for now, he turned to join his beloved Sarah. The thought made him grin. After everything here she was, sharing his bed.
"I would be delighted." He answered as he closed the balcony doors to the afternoon sun.

_
The next morning after they had bathed, dressed and eaten, Jareth and Sarah went above.
They chose to use Sarah's mirror portal to appear in her bedroom, so as not to startle anyone.
When they appeared it was dark in the apartment. Sarah didn't even know what day it was.
She moved silently through her bedroom door and saw Wendy sleeping on the couch, 2 empty bowls of ice cream sitting on the table.
"Wendy?" She said quietly.
Wendy sat up and rubbed her eyes. "Oh hey..I thought you were staying over..." The words trailed off as she took her in and looked behind Sarah. "Holy shit!"
Jareth bowed his head regally. "Jareth, King of the Goblins, My Lady Wendy."
Wendy stared at them in wonder. "Wow Sar..guess you weren't lying or crazy!"
Sarah grinned and sat next to her, hugging her excitedly. She was happy to see her friend. "How long have we been gone? She asked Jareth.
He adjusted his gloves as he spoke. "About 3 hours. I made some adjustments to avoid any questions or problems."
"Damn you're good." Sarah said, laughing. Jareth just smiled and let the two women talk.
"Wendy, I'm leaving. I guess you were right all along. I was meant for something special."
Wendy bowed her head then looked up, tears in her eyes. "I'm going to miss you."
"Well, there is some good news. Just keep the mirror. The one in my bedroom? It's my portal so I can still see you and visit. I'm not going away completely yet anyway. I need to do some things. Plus I want to maybe go visit my family. See Toby before I go. I will be moving back and forth for the next few weeks quite a lot, if you don't mind. If you do decided to keep the mirror, I think you should move it into your room. Then you can get a new roommate if you want. Or however you want to do it."
Wendy started crying hard. "Sarah..I'm not staying in New york. I lost my spot in the ballet company. Madame Jerkova finally got rid of me. I didn't tell you earlier because you were so upset."
Sarah wasn't surprised to hear this. The woman had been trying to get Wendy out for months in place of another dancer she preferred.
"I'm so sorry..what are you going to do?" Sarah asked the distraught woman.
"I don't know." Wendy shrugged. "Go back to Iowa I suppose. My sister will be so happy I failed. You know how she feels about me."
"Come with me Wendy." Sarah offered. She turned to Jareth who frowned slightly.
"Sarah.." he started.
"She can come can't she?" Sarah asked him, pleading with her eyes. Jareth felt his resolve faltering. He did not have the heart to refuse her and she knew it.
He sighed. "To live there, she would have to be wished away, and it would be at my discretion to take an adult. Which personally I would do only for you, my love. However Sarah, she, unlike you, would not be gifted with the ability to come and go. She would have to stay there permanently. It would be up to her to make that choice. I will grant her a place if she chooses to go, but she should think long and hard about it. To be wished away to The Goblin Kingdom means she will become my subject, and yours."
Sarah listened closely. "I can wish her away can't I?"
"As you are not yet fully immortal and still have a hold here, yes." he answered, sitting in a chair and crossing one foot over the other knee, creating a crystal and playing with it absentmindedly.
Wendy squeezed Sarah's hand. "I appreciate the offer, Sarah..but I'll have to think about it. What would happen to the mirror?"
"I would move it from this world to ours effectively closing the portal created years ago." Was Jareth's reply.
"I'll let you know." Wendy told them.
Sarah had Jareth send some of her things through the portal, just keeping necessities in the above for now. A few changes of clothing and toiletries. Sarah knew she could now do it herself but as she was untrained Jareth preferred he did most of the magic until a later date. He did show her how to change her clothing magically but she didn't mind do it the normal way.
The next order of business was to go to the apartment Jareth had lived in while he was Tommy.
Bidding farewell to Wendy, they simply disappeared leaving the mortal woman flabbergasted.
The apartment was a mess. He had left it in such a disarray looking for anything that would have alleviated his cravings, then he had called the dealer and walked out to meet his fate.
Now he could smell the putrid chemical smells that he did not before. Some of the pills had been ground into the carpet and residue was all over in the bedroom. The smell of alcohol permeated everything. Jareth nearly retched.
"Oh Gods.." He sat down.
Sarah cradled his head and kissed the top of it, running her fingers through his unruly hair.. "It's alright. It's over now. We will get this place cleaned up. Is there anything you want? We can move it to my place and through the portal."
"I would like to take a few things. My books, a few pieces of clothing. I really had little of value here. I did manage to find a few valuable books though secondhand. Had them appraised a couple of years ago and they are worth several thousand dollars. I thought if I needed the money I could sell them."
Sarah nodded and walked into the bedroom. The bedding was on the floor and the bottle of alcohol they had fought over was laying on it's side. She saw a flash of something.
She picked up her ring, still on the chain. It made her smile. She took it walked back into the living room to where Jareth sat with his head in his hands.
"Here." She took his hand and placed it there, and closed his hand around it.
Jareth touched it gently. "Don't you want it?" He asked her, looking up.
"Eh..you've kept it all these years. Besides, I know where you live if I want to see or wear it. I wonder how you ended up with it. Maybe if we have a daughter she can have it."
Jareth thought for a while. Sarah sat next to him and leaned on his shoulder.
"I think maybe The Labyrinth, even though it could not disobey what I had set in motion, gave me this as a clue to who I was, and who could save me from myself."
Sarah agreed this was most likely what happened. In any case she was glad of it.
Using magic Jareth put everything in it's place and cleaned as much as was magically possible.
Sarah offered to help him do some manual cleaning too telling him it would be good for him.
Jareth remembered something suddenly. "Sarah there is one thing I have to do. I must ask you to do me a favor."
"Anything, Jareth. What do you need?" Sarah asked, wondering.
He face became dark and angry. "I must take retribution on the man who almost killed you. I cannot rest until he no longer harms people."
"Jareth..are you sure..I mean..I understand why but, as horrid as he is, he might have family or something." In theory she agreed but she wasn't sure she could stand by and let Jareth hurt someone.
"We can find out. Regardless that is not what I meant. I want you to wish him away. As he is an adult wish away it is my discretion what I will do with him. I had thoughts he might make a nice goblin."
Sarah was surprised. Sure when she was younger she thought he would turn Toby into a goblin but when she grew older she figured out that wasn't necessarily the case. "Can you really do that?"
Jareth gave her a snarky grin. "Yes...but it is my decision to do it or not. His memory will be erased and he will start over as a subject of the goblin kingdom, unable to harm another soul."
Sarah started to grin with him. " You know Jareth..that isn't such a bad idea. One less dealer on the streets? I'm all for that!"
They put their heads together and started to make plans.

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The next night Jareth, disguised as Tommy, spotted the dealer a few streets over from his own. He flipped the hood of his jacket up and followed him stealthily for a few blocks until he was certain he was alone. Theman walked into a nearby alley to light a cigarette and wait for a customer.
"Looking for someone?" Jareth said, flipping back his hood.
The man looked startled, like he was seeing a ghost. "Hey now..English! Man..I thought I..."
Jareth sneered at him. "You thought you killed me. You did not. But you almost killed my wife. Who was trying to help me, why I sometimes wonder, but she was."
The man narrowed his beady eyes at Jareth. "You look different. So your old lady made it huh? Too bad. Hey..she asked for it.."
Jareth waved his hand and the man was thrown into the side of the dumpster and crashed to the ground.
"What the fuck?!" The man yelped, trying to get up. Jareth walked over and grabbed him by the throat, pulling the man's face to his own.
"Let me introduce myself." Jareth growled low. He dropped his glamour. "Jareth, King of the Goblins." He turned and slammed the man against the wall and produced a crystal with his other hand, winding it deftly through his fingers. The dealer was mesmerized. "What the hell are you?!"
Suddenly Jareth threw the crystal behind him and Sarah appeared. Unperturbed, she went and stood next to her husband. The man started squirming to try and get away from Jareth's grip.
"Stop moving, human. It won't work anyway. Sarah?" Jareth turned and cued her.
Sarah smiled sweetly. "Good news, well not for you but for the world, you won't be her to poison people with your junk anymore. I wish the goblins would take you away, right now."
There was a rush of wind and garbage flew all around them, the man started to scream but it was abruptly cut off by his disappearance.
Jareth turned to offer Sarah the crystal. "Your dreams, my love?" He grinned snarkily at her.
She took it and looked inside, and blushed. "Ummm yeah I think that is one of yours Jareth."
He chuckled and offered her his arm. "Oh I think it's quite mutual."
She took his arm and they vanished back to The Goblin Castle, so Jareth could perform the changing magic on the dealer, and after they could go make the dream in the crystal a reality.

_
Over the next few weeks, Sarah gave notice and worked her last two weeks at the library and also left the theatre. They threw Sarah a farewell party. She told them she was moving to be closer to her loved ones. Everyone was completely enamoured of her new husband. He used glamours to again make himself back into the persona of Tommy Jones.
He cleaned out his apartment and sold or donated most of his things. He kept a few pieces of clothing he liked, like his silver shirt and leather pants and jacket, and many of his cherished books. Everything else went.
Tommy got a chance to say goodbye to the people he knew a little sad he wouldn't be seeing them again. He told them he was moving with his new bride. They were happy for him.
They took a trip upstate to see where Jareth had fallen. Now with his immortal senses returned he easily found the field.
As they walked through the meadow he had appeared over 9 years ago, Sarah found a large tail feather from a barn owl. He didn't see her pick it up. holding it she knew it was one of his. She tucked it in her purse. It was a part of him and she couldn't leave it behind.
They then went to the hospital he had been treated at after he had first arrived and he was able to thank those who had helped him. Instead of keeping the valuable books, he sold them and gave the money to those who had endowed him with their hard earned money years before. He knew they would not take it from him so he had simply put some in envelopes and magically put one in each of the lockers the employees used. It ended up being several hundred dollars each.
They had been simply happy to see him and that he was well and married.
Nearly 3 weeks after offering to take Wendy with them, she accepted. Her sister had made it clear she was not welcome back at her home and she had no other family.
Sarah was thrilled. Jareth sat Wendy down and made sure she was clear on what she was asking. She would never be able to come above again.
"I don't have anything to come back to. My career is stalled in it's tracks. I don't want to struggle anymore in a field that doesn't seem to want me. All my life I wanted to be a professional dancer, but I don't want to start again. It could take years of applying to get another position. Sarah is my best friend. The person I love most in this world. I want to go where she is." She told him.
Sarah helped her pack and go through her belongs. Wendy only ended up keeping two suitcases and few boxes of things.
Another week and everything was settled for all three of them.
The apartment Wendy and Sarah had shared empty of everything except themselves and Sarah's mirror. It was the last thing Jareth sent through the portal..the very door itself closed for good. None of the 3 needed it for this.
Sarah had written her family and told them she had gotten married and was moving away, but would keep in contact with them. They had been unable to have her visit and she was a bit sad about it, but it couldn't be helped. She rented a post office box and could come above every so often to send and receive mail. When she was fully immortal she would no longer need Jareth or a portal to use The Labyrinth's connection to the above to travel back and forth as she would be equal to Jareth and have full access to it's power.
Jareth waited patiently while Sarah and Wendy faced each other. "Okay Wendy..are you ready?"
The girl closed her eyes and nodded. "I'm ready. Let's blow this popsicle stand."
Sarah squeezed her hands. "I wish The Goblin King would take you away, right now."
There was a blast of wind, a small tornado of activity, and Wendy was gone with Jareth.
A few minutes later he returned, smiling.
"Is she okay?" Sarah asked him.
"She is fine. Right now she is wandering around my throne room saying "Oh My God!" with the goblins following her around chattering at her asking her questions."
He held out a crystal. "So, one last time, your dreams or The Labyrinth, beloved. I admit a part of me would like to see you challenge it again."
She took the crystal, laughing. "You've already made my dreams come true. Let's see what this dream is shall we?"
They looked in it together and saw two identical dark haired children running among the garden, Sarath and Jareth chasing behind.
They looked at each other. "Twins?" Sarah exclaimed. "You know I thought this would be dirty again, and it turned out to be all sweet and stuff."
Jareth wiggled his eyebrows at her. "Let's get Wendy settled then we will talk about more of those dirty dreams of yours, love."
As they disappeared, they were laughing, looking forward to the future and not looking back.
Thanks for reading! Don't forget the epilogue!
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