Bringing together what should have always been

Chapter 1

AN: Please note I do not have a Labyrinth Beta. All mistakes are mine. This is for my friend JessaLynn, since like me, she like fics on the Labyrinth XD

Rated M for later chapters

Life was never easy for Sarah. Even after the Labyrinth, life just didn't seem to go her way. Sure, she had grown up a lot, but didn't mean her life really changed. Her step mother was still cruel to her; her father still ignored the problem. The only thing that had changed was Toby only wanted her anymore and she was more comfortable and relaxed. Still, she sometimes wished she had had the time to negotiate with Jareth, and made some sort of compromise. Instead, she was Aboveground and he was still in the Underground.

"SARAH!"

'Damn', thought Sarah as she rushed downstairs. She knew what was wrong. It was Friday. Karen wanted to 'Go Out' with her father again like she did everything, when in reality, it was Sarah.

"I'm here Karen, how long will you and Dad be out?"

Karen just smirked. She had Robert believing Sarah was a spoiled brat while she did everything. What he didn't know was how she really treated Sarah. She never did like the girl; she was too much like her mother. But no matter what she tried though, she could never convince Robert to send her away.

"I don't know, but we should be back soon. You remember the list of rules, Right?"

Of course she did. The 'List of Rules', also hide where her 'To Do List' was at. Not that her father cared, he never even looked at it.

"Yes Karen, don't worry, we will be fine"

Robert came in holding a screaming Toby. Ever since last year, the boy screamed every time he or his wife touched their son. He only ever seemed happy now when he was encased in his Big Sister's arms. It was a big change from a year ago.

"Of course you will, Karen we need to go"

As the two adults left, Sarah stood there and sighed. Bouncing off with Toby on her hip, she went and found her 'To Do List'. As usual, it contained all of the house work and instructions on what to make for dinner for the week and place it in the deep freeze so Karen cold 'cook' them when she was ready and act as if she had done all the work. Sarah just sighed and went to work.

Unknown to Sarah, she was being viewed through a special crystal ball. Jareth, the Goblin King, had been watching her soon after she had defeated him. It always broke his heart to see her work so hard, but never receive any credit. He now understood why Sarah had made her misguided wish so long ago. He could also read her thoughts and dreams from time to time. He saw how she would have like things to go, but couldn't change it. He wished he could go grab both Sarah and Toby and return them to the underground, but alas he couldn't. The rules were crystal clear; they had to be wished away.

To be truthful, the Labyrinth had never been the same. It seemed to have lost some of its shine, its appeal. True, it was still used often. Foolish mortals lost their children all the time. Some never even tried to get them back. It wasn't true that the children were turned into goblins. Fae couples had a hard time conceiving children and after a while, the mortals could be changed into Fae. Jareth would take the children and place them into loving homes.

All he could do was look after the Goblin kingdom, attend court to see his parents, The King and Queen of the entire Underground from the Fae Kingdom up north, and do his 'Kingly' duty as well. That and watch Sarah. 'Oh how she would be a wonderful mother' thought Jareth from his throne. Not to mention Toby would be the perfect Fae prince. He was quickly interrupted when a goblin ran into the Throne Room.

"Sire, your sister, Queen Christina is here to see you"

Jareth just sighed, shattering the crystal ball he had been holding. While he loved his sister, Christina sometimes she could push the issue too much. She was a wonderful Queen though. 200 years younger than he was, Christina was the Queen over the Elfin Kingdom to his east. Her long, thick, curly Red hair was down to her waist. Her eyes were a dark chocolate brown. Her heart was said to both hold the love of a saint and a warrior from hells depths. She was truly his sister. He just wasn't up to much company at the moment, but knew he couldn't refuse her.

"Show her in please Slither"

Christina entered her big brother's throne room with the grace of a gilding Ghost, her feet never seeming to touch the ground. Her brother had changed in the last year and she worried over him. She knew heart break when she saw it. After all, she herself had experienced it when he true love and King was killed in battle 78 years ago. She also knew her parents were trying to force her brother to marry so he could one day take the throne. He always avoided it, saying he loved another so he wouldn't disrespect his heart by touching another. But she wasn't here on a social call, oh no, she was on a mission. Little sister was going to find this 'Mystery Woman', and bring her back to her brother. All she had to do was hug him while she was under her own enchantment and she would be able to see her and her brother's past.

"Jareth, how glorious it is to see you" as she ran and hugged him. She quickly stepped back to look at him. "You look terrible, when was the last time you slept?" Jareth only laughed and hugged her again. Christina sometimes worried too much. An unusually fertile Fae, she had four children, two daughters and two sons. She was ever the motherly type, and fawned her affections over her family as ferociously as she attacked her enemies. Jareth also knew their parents had been harassing her as much as him lately.

"Mom and Dad bugged you so much you ran here did you?"

Christina laughed and was glad her brother didn't notice her spell being cast. She would let him believe what he wanted.

"Mom and dad picked up my children yesterday for a week of fun and relaxation after the Troll scare last week. I got bored and came here. You always were the 'fun' one"

Jareth just laughed at that. She was bored, so she came here. Gods, his sister needed a life.

"I think someone has been alone for too long"

Christina couldn't tell him. He would be furious. For the Last year, she had been sneaking up to the Above, having an affair with a human mortal. Christopher was a wonderful man with the most gorgeous blue eyes. But he was an actor, and she knew Jareth didn't have the highest of reviews about actors/actresses.

"Mother is convinced you have a lover Above ground since she has questioned every Fae in the Underground. I thought you might like to know that I told her to leave you alone and let you handle your own life. That you were over 700 years old and you could make you own decisions."

'So I was right, our mother has been harassing Christina over me' Jareth thought, but he just smiled and thanked her for her helped. Christina just giggled and slapped his arm. "What can I say" Christina said lightly, "If you're in love, you're in love and people should respect that and leave it alone".

Sarah had done everything on Karen's List. She had vacuumed, mopped, dusted her father's study, taken out the trash, made dinner for the week and stored them in the freezer, cleaned the bathrooms, did the laundry and put it away, and washed the dishes. She had just put Toby the bed and was ready to get in the shower. She had done her Homework before her father and step mother had gone out and she needed to be well rested before school tomorrow. She had three big tests at school in the morning.

Another thing that had changed was the way her room was set up. Her room also held a small toddler bed, which was right next to her own. It was where Toby now slept. When her father had tried to give Toby his own 'Big Boy Room' Toby had threw a fit and hid in Sarah's room. Karen had tried, yet again, to send Sarah away to finishing school, but her father said no. When asked, Toby had said he wanted to shear a room with Sarah, which Sarah didn't mind to, much to the adult's shock.

Her bed was no longer in the center of the room and no longer draped in Pink and Red Silk. It was now just a cast iron bed with a blue and silver comforter with matching pillows. Her father had said it made Sarah seem so much older and adult. Toby's bed was done up in his favorite movie, How to train your Dragon. A small end table was now between them that held a blue lamp with a silver shade. The room was clean and tidy, with a large toy box against the wall by Toby's bed. As she stepped out of the shower and dried off, she had a strange feeling. Feeling the air shift, she became frightened and ran to her and Toby's room. Instead of finding the Goblin King, She found a small Elf. It was dressed well and watching Toby sleep.

"Who are you and why are you here? I never called anyone from the Underground"

The elf didn't seem surprised at her appearance at all. It just handled her an small scroll, two gifts and then disappeared as if it was never there at all. When Sarah opened the scroll, she was shocked to read what the scroll contained.