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Chapter 16

In honor of the new Queen,a ball is taking place in the Castle Beyond the Goblin City. A huge room with high arches is decorated with crystal chandeliers and fresh flowers, the tables are full of treats, and waiters are serving drinks amoung the sounds of lovely, charming music. Men and women are dancing gracefully, talking, laughing, the dancers' faces being hidden behind fantasy masks - terrible or ridiculous, fabulous or downright disgusting. They resembled goblins, but it feels like the ugly masks were hiding incredibly beautiful faces...

The King and the Queen are announced - the crowd respectfully makes way forming a broad open passage to the dais, with two thrones on it. The Goblin King proudly leads his Queen to the thrones, smiling. His eyes picked someone from the crowd and his smile grows wider. Ladies gracefully crouch, gentlemen bow.

Sarah is shining, her white and silver dress shimmers in the light of the candles and gently sways to the beat of her easy steps. She is exactly what she was always meant to be, as she was at the ball, four years ago. Her chin is raised up proudly, she looks over the crowd with haughty triumph – when they bow to her, in the girl's face appears the almost imperceptible sight of something hard, imperious. Her hands are covered up to the elbows by tight white gloves - now an indispensable attribute of her every attire.

They go up to the platform and take their seats. The ball is open, there comes the next dance. The King and Queen are looking upon dancing couples favorably, but do not say a word.

The next dance is theirs. They are the only ones whose faces are not covered by masks, they are shining with a sort of unearthly beauty, with the sight of them everyone's spirit is rising and goose bumps run. The crowd parts, giving the beloved more space for their dance.

Jareth and Sarah are dancing like birds of prey flying high in the night starly sky - their movements are subtle, their harmony is absolute.

When their song ends and the next tune begins, the dance changes, becomes slower and more relaxed, the King and Queen are exchanging a few words, she laughs loudly in response to his jokes. Suddenly a shadow runs down her face:

- Why haven't they come, Jareth?

He just throws up his hands:

- I have no idea. If you want, I'll send for them and they will be brought here for you ...

He looks around the crowd, Sarah thinks for a moment, then shakes her head:

- No, don't, it's probably not important ...

And shakes her head again. Suddenly mischief lights up in her eyes, she looks Jareth into the face, deliberately catching his eyes:

- Now will you give me immortality?

Jareth smiles warmly and firmly pressed her to him:

- Now you know that it will require...

She flashes, a blush appears on her cheeks, her smile becomes wider, eyes sparkle, she whispers:

- I'm ready...

They dance slowly and finally stop in the middle of the huge ballroom. The Goblin King's hands glide up the girl's bare shoulders, somewhere high above the castle – the firework flowers are blooming with a deafening roar. The full moon is rising over the huge maze, covering it with its pale silver light.

The three friends sit high on a hill on the edge of the Fiery Forest, in front of them stretched the view of the city and the far Goblin Castle, illuminated by the flashes of colored light. No one says a word.

Huge hairy Ludo shakes his head, rubs his wet muzzle with his paws, somewhere in his chest, barely heard, a quiet whining echoes, huddled by the nearby skittish dog Ambrosius.

Hoggle sits motionless, his head lowered, he buries his face in his hands, but sometimes his stooped shoulders are twitching - in this position, he looks like a decrepit old man.

Next to him is Sir Didymus, militantly clutching a small spear. His posture and proud bearing is in stark contrast to the other's poses, and on his muzzle - ominous determination. He tences his eyes, his jaws are tightly pressed together, teeth bared, his personal enemy - the full low moon is reflecting its indifferent light upon him.

This is the last chapter. Now it's finished.

I wrote it several weeks ago, but needed time to check it, to be sure it's realy the true end of the story. This is not how I planned to finish it but now it seams to be the only possible and true way.

I think everything will be all right with Jareth and Sarah, and they are happy together, but it's probably something not understandable for us because now they are both not human.

Thank you all for reading and supporting me, and for your reviews that was keeping me writing.

This story gave me a lot, and a I still have so many things to understand about it myself. I hope you also received your piece of love and joy from this dark and scary fic.)))))

I' m not planning to write more Labyrinth fics, I'm absolutely empty))))))