Jareth!

Chapter 3

Chapter 3 ❂︎︎ Underground!

Sarah's POV

When Sarah woke up every thing was a bit foggy from all the drugs they had pumped into her body. She groaned softly as her head made her vision spin on her. She leans on her elbow there on the bed. The underworld. She begged Jareth to take her back. And he had rescued her. Maybe he did not hate her after all?

She wanted to make things right with Jareth. Would he want her around even though the baby was no longer in the picture? Or had he really only wanted Toby?

Did he need her to? Sara felt so confused. She felt like throwing up right about now. She noticed Hoggle, Ludo, and Didmus were sleeping together on the floor over in the corner.

All her friends had returned to her side. That warmed her heart. She felt loved when she came back. She smiled. Then suddenly the Junk Lady appeared bringing her a tray of breakfast foods. She smiled then wandered away after delivering the tray to Sarah.

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"Eat Sarah!" yawns Ludo.

"Sarah is not hungry" she moans. "Sarah might get sick" she mutters as she places a hand on her upset stomach. "Oh boy"

"Sarah is the breakfast not to your liking?" worries Jareth. He appears before her.

"No, no it is fine Jareth but I am not feeling well. The drugs they gave me the room spins" Sarah complains as she holds her forehead with her hand.

"Hold still a moment." ordered Jareth.

He looks upon her with a serious gaze. Then he touches her forehead. She feels heat from her finger tips. He moves his hands then touches her wrist with his other hand. Suddenly a blue glowing light pours from her veins in her wrist.

"What is that?" she marvels.

"Shhh" he softly says. He looked like he was concentrating.

Soon the blue glow leaves her body. And the dizzy feeling leaves her body! She could see and she felt ten times better! What had he done to her body?

Magic?!

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"I removed the toxins, from your veins. The drugs are out of your body for good Sarah. Eat up" Jareth orders to her.

"Jareth, that was amazing" she declares.

"I know, eat your breakfast. Get ready for the day. There is much to do" he reminds her before leaving the room.

"Wow, is there anything he can't do?" wonders Sarah with amazement.

"If you don't want that sausage can I have that Sarah?" Hoggle asks her hopefully.

"Sure come join me! The more the merrier" says Sarah happily.

They sit beside her bedside. Talking and sharing breakfast. Her mind on Jareth. All his magical wonders. How he saved her yet again.

He made her feel better. That blew her mind. What he could do in her world. He could be a doctor if he wanted. People would consider him to be a god in her world.

Why would he ever want her? He must pity her.

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"Sarah what is wrong?" asks Didymus.

"I am but a plain ordinary girl. What could he want from me?" wonders Sarah. "why me? There are so many other girls out there" she sighs looking forlorn.

"Because he is in love with you" points out Hoggle.

She nearly coughs on the toast she was nibbling on.

"What? Jareth in love with me? Nonsense. He tolerates me that is all. He pities me" she scoffs.

"No he has been in love with you" adds Didymus.

"Why else would he threaten to throw me in the swamp if you kiss me?" laughs Hoggle. "he was jealous that we had been friends then"

"No, he is a king. He just liked the idea of me because the book! the book said so" points out Sarah.

"He is in love with you" says Hoggle softly.

"We shall see" laughs Sarah. She did not believe it.

If he let her stay here forever she would take him on that offer now. She once had him offer her all her dream. Would he give her that one more time? Or had she lost her chance? Could she have everything? Could she hope to have Jareth's heart most of all?

Once Sarah got ready for the day she was all cleaned up she noticed outfits Jareth had left for her. Beautiful gowns. So many of them. Sarah was in aw of them. She felt like a true princess. She began to dress up. She was having such fun to. She finally was dressed up.

Then she met with the king.

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"Nice choice Sarah. Lavender looks fitting on you" Jareth praises her when he sees her in the gown.

"You think so?" she wonders.

"I know so. We have much to discuss Sarah dear" he reminds her.

"Can I stay here forever?" she softly asks. "does your offer still stand?"

"Always" he answers her.

A happy ping trembles in her heart to hear that.

"But I have some bad news for you" she softly says.

"What might that be?" he asks her.

"You wanted my brother to live here. To be here. But Toby can not join us. Toby is dead. He died" she softly manages to say. Tears come to her. He touches her arm.

"I know already Sarah. There is much to tell you" he sighs. "where to begin."

"I should have let you keep Toby. He would have been safer with you then at home with us" she breaks down into tears.

He embraces her with a gentle hug.

"Sarah there there" he says to her.

He rubs her back and holds her tenderly to his side.

She finishes crying.

"I never wanted the babe really. The baby was a way to lure you here" he points out.

"W-what?" she stammers.

"I wanted you here" he adds. "if I had the baby then you would want to stay with him. We could have been a real little family"

"We could have?" she asks. "I do not understand"

"Sarah a long time ago you were kidnapped from this kingdom. You were to be my queen when we grew up. And they stole you. I found you once more. I knew you would not leave your brother to come live here. So, I had to take him. And get you here. But you would not listen to me. No matter everything I asked I had done what you wanted. It was so frustrating" he sighs.

"How? What?" she stammers in shock. "I was stolen? I was from the underworld?" she gasps. "are my real parents still alive?" she begs to know.

"Your mother is on the other side in another kingdom. She is alive and well. Your father died a few years ago. I can take you to meet her. She is waiting to see you" he informs her.

"Did my parents did they know I was adopted?" she begs to know.

"They knew but they did not know you were stolen. Your mother that had died loved you as her own" he promises her.

"That is why when Toby was born why my dad did not care about me" she sniffs back tears.

"I am sure Sarah he cared in his own ways" he says to her.

"I would love to meet my real mother" states Sarah.

"You are a princess. You have a prince if you choose this place to be your home. But it has to be your heart. You have to learn to be a true princess" he warns her sternly.

He makes her look at her image in a mirror. His hands on her shoulders.

"Princess Sarah. Welcome home" he softly says to her.

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