Labyrinth: Time Long Past

Chapter 4

CHAPTER 4
Jareth P.O.V
I walked out of her room with a smile trying to sound as calm as possible. As soon as I was out of the room I lent against the door with my face in my palms and slid down the glossy wood. How could I have been so stupid? Of course it couldnt be Sarah, it's been almost 30 years since I last saw her. Humans age. I forgot about that.
I fell in love with Sarah the minute I saw her and suddenly someone, who could visibly be her clone, appears in the labyrinth. I was so happy to see her again i didn't think about the details, like the fact she'd be 40 by now! 'So it turns out its not her, its Toby's daughter, Sarah's niece. Im such an idiot' I thought to myself as I pulled my hands away from my face and rested them on my knees.
'I should never get so excited I mean, I miss her so much and I............wait what am I thinking. This could be my chance to start over. I mean she's just as beautiful as her aunt and even more mature. Sarah hated me for taking toby, where as Frances, Frances knows nothing apart from that I am the man who saved her life' I sat for a few seconds in thought.
I smiled and stood up brushing the dust off of me. I straitened my jacket and properly pulled on my gloves. "HOGGLE" I shouted my voice echoing throughout the castle. "Yes master?" Said hoggle shuffling around the corner a few seconds later. "I need you to make our guest some breakfast" I orded. "And I'm also gonna need you to explain her situation to her."
Hoggle looked at me puzzled. "Master, why would Sarah...I mean our guest need to know anything?" Asked hoggle. I knew that it would break his heart to know it wasn't Sarah. She was his only true friend. And they both missed her. "Oh.......its..not Sarah. it's her niece, Frances" I looked at hoggles reaction.
He looked in deep thought then his face dropped and he put his hand on a small bag of plastic jewels on his belt. "Very well, master" he said walking away. "Hoggle" I said knowing we both felt a similar pain. "I'll make her breakfast, you can go talk to her and inform her of where she is and how everything works in the castle" I said walking past him.
"Master?" He looked up at me. "Could I maybe ask her bout' Sarah" he asked shuffling towards me. "Yes of course" I smiled at him and turned to walk away. "Hogwart?" I said with a kindly mock, "I'm sure she will be a good a friend as her aunt was to you" he smile and walked through the smaller door within the large oak one. I strolled down the corridor thinking of my 'plan'.

I saw her walk into my quarters wearing one of the gowns I had left in the wardrobe.i had requested she have dinner with me and was very glad she had excepted She looked fantastic. Her hair loose and flowing, dark locks resting on her shoulders. Hoggle sat her down and I excused him. I walked over to the table and sat myself down." I'm glad you could join me frances" I smiled and she smiled back. "I wanted to talk to you about who I am...." I started. "Oh I know exactly who you are, my auntie has told me all about you" frances said, her eyes fixated on me. I started to become very nervous but tried no to show it.
Had Sarah told frances all about how I had come to her in the night and taken her brother, frances father. Had she played me as the villain who had tried to keep her for himself and kill her friends. "We'll what exactly has Sarah said about me" I leaned forward in my chair and lent my arms on the table. She frowned as she looked me up and down and folded her arm. I squinted unsure at her expression. " My auntie always told stories about you, but that's all they ever were. Stories. But now I know that the hero of her stories is indeed no imaginary friend.
Hero. She said hero. Maybe Sarah didn't think I was the villain after all. Maybe she thought i was the brave prince who for one night relieved her of the burden of her little annoying brother. I smiled and sat up in my chair. Frances talked for a few minutes about what she knew about me and when her aunt had told her. "So it seems that you do indeed know who I am" I chuckled and lent back in the leather chair. Everything was going exactly to plan.