Disclaimer: Sadly I don't own Labyrinth or any of the characters etc associated with it, no matter how much I may wish I did.

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Chapter 1

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Jareth was sat draped across his horned throne, one leg hung carelessly over one of its arms, the other pulled to his chest. Riding crop tapping furiously against his boots, the leather on leather made a satisfying sound. Despite the usual scene of chaos that reigned over the throne room, a result of the chickens and goblins that often occupied the space and ran amok, he was lost deep in his own thoughts.

It had been five years since Sarah had defeated his Labyrinth, won back her brother and returned to her own world after rejecting him. A rejection which still left him bitter and angry at the thought of it. After all, who did she think she was to reject him, King of the Goblins? And still the fact remained that she had, and he was still very much in love with her despite it, as stubborn and infuriating as she was and as much as he tried to deny it. No matter how hard he tried to forget about her, he could not, and sooner or later he would find himself summoning a crystal and calling upon it to show her to him.

"You have no power over me!" Her words rang through his head, causing him to grimace at the memory. While that may be true, she certainly held power over him, even after all this time.

Those five long years since her departure from his world had been filled with torment for Jareth, who could think of little else but her. It was a lonely existence, ruling over the goblins and other creatures that resided within the Labyrinth. Whilst he had no shortage of subjects, many of whom were often present within the castle walls, they were somewhat simple creatures. Sarah had inspired within him a hope that he may at last be able to share a meaningful existence with another being, who would provide him with companionship and with whom he could share his thoughts and desires, hopes and dreams.

Jareth found the fae nobility of the capital intolerable, and as such dealt with them as little as possible. His family had held the responsibility of being the guardians of the Labyrinth for many centuries, and as soon as he'd come of age, he'd eagerly taken on that responsibility to escape them. Upon the death of his parents, apart from to attend to royal duties, he found no reason to return there any longer. The Labyrinth was secluded from the rest of the Underground, surrounded by desert and rarely visited by other fae, many of whom held its inhabitants in contempt. Being considered particularly handsome even among the fabled beauty of the fae people, he had little difficulty finding female companionship, though sooner or later it came to an end when he grew bored of their company, none of them ever managing to capture his heart no matter how many attempted to. A feat which had not been achieved, that is, until Sarah's entry into his life and conquering of both his labyrinth and affections with her determination and defiance of him. The fact that a human girl was the only being to conquer the Labyrinth was a testament to her strength of character and right to the position of Goblin Queen in itself.

He was painfully aware of how she still called upon the friends she had made during her run through his kingdom from time to time, causing a sharp bolt of jealousy to shoot through him. More than once he had wished to himself that she might call upon him, that she had reconsidered his offer and would beg his forgiveness. That she would rather consort with those traitors, particularly that wretched dwarf, frustrated him no end. Soon after Sarah's departure the goblins discovered not to mention her in their King's presence for fear of sending him into rage and provoking an impromptu bogging.

With a wistful sigh, Jareth was slowly drawn once more from his inner musings by the din echoing around his throne room, in particular the noises a rather tuneless group of goblins were making in their attempts at song. Before he could make any move to silence the annoyance however, a chicken soared over his head to land promptly in his lap with a loud squawk, the clattering of the goblin who had been attempting to catch it falling to the ground ringing out behind him. With a low growl, the Goblin King angrily shooed the chicken from its perch upon his raised leg, rising to stand on the raised dais in the center of the room and address those within it.

Eyes narrowing at the inebriated goblin mass before him, Jareth raised his voice to be heard above the racket. "Silence!" he demanded, raising his crop to point to the throne room's main exit, leading out towards the goblin city.

"Get out, all of you." Silence fell upon the room as dozens of pairs of beady eyes turned to face him, even the chickens having the sense to remain quiet. However, none of the small creatures made any move to leave, to Jareth's great annoyance. His jaw twitched with restraint at the lack of movement before him, they wouldn't usually dare to defy his commands. None but her at least. Finally, one particularly hairy, beady eyed goblin stepped forward from the rest, clearing his throat before addressing his monarch.

"But Majesty, we've nowhere else to go. The goblin city remains in ruins since the Champion and her companions defeated our army." He squeaked out, voice laced with fear.

Without a hint of hesitation, the Goblin King bared his pointed teeth and released a feral growl, marching towards the lone goblin and promptly sending him flying through an open window straight towards the Bog of Eternal Stench with one swift kick. Sharply spinning on his heel, he faced the remaining crowd.

"If I hear another word about her from any of you, the punishment will be far worse than a mere bogging, understood? Now, leave me!" he bit out, voice dangerously low. There was only a beat between Jareth finishing speaking and the clamour of goblins rushing out into their crumbling city, throne room emptying in the blink of an eye.

Releasing a heavy sigh, he retreated once more to his throne, falling heavily upon it. Crop clattering to the floor at his feet, Jareth dropped his head into his hands, long fingers running through unruly, blonde locks, tugging at them in frustration. He knew the goblins often whispered about their Champion when they thought he couldn't hear, wondering when she might return and whether that would set their King's temper right once more. Well, as right as it ever was at least. He'd always been known for having something of a quick temper, and a bogging was nothing new. They were, however, far more frequent since their King's defeat and the Champions departure from their world. It seemed wherever he went in his Kingdom there was mention of Sarah, whether it be in the bedtime stories younglings were told or a drunken ballad.

"Oh Sarah," he muttered to himself, rising to gaze out over his Kingdom from the view offered by the very window used to eject a goblin only a few moments prior. "Everything was far simpler before you came along, bursting into my life without a thought for the effect you would have on this world upon defeating my Labyrinth. In fact, if this is how my life's to be, I wish I didn't know you." With a sigh of resignation, Jareth made his way out the narrow passageway towards the back of his throne room, absently navigating his way to his chambers through long, winding corridors.

Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Jareth, three decrepit looking figures gathered around a bright, golden thread. They were Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos, and together they made up The Fates. A figure with particularly severe looking features cackled to herself and began spinning a new weave into the thread with deceptively nimble fingers.

"So be it, Jareth of the Labyrinth, if that is truly what you wish." In that moment, a crash of thunder rang out over the Labyrinth, and with it the Goblin King fell into darkness.

A/N

Hello lovely readers, and welcome to my very first attempt at writing a fanfic! Please be gentle, though reviews would be greatly appreciated.

This first chapter isn't very long but I'm hoping to start making them longer from here on out. Just to forewarn you all, I have no idea how often I'll be able to update this story, particularly given I'm a busy Uni student (With lots of looming deadlines that I should really be working on instead of this, oops). That said, I would like to try to update this story on at least a semi regular basis, so if at any point it's been a while since I've last updated this, feel free to send me a prod to motivate me to get working on it again, particularly as I have the attention span of a gnat. However I'd like to reassure you that no matter how long it takes me this story WILL be completed.

Also the rating for this story is currently T, but it may go up in later chapters of the story. I'll give you a warning at a later date if that happens though.

Lastly, thank you very much for reading this and I hope you enjoy it! And if there's anyone out there willing to beta this for me, that would be a great help as I don't currently have one and I feel it could be extremely useful.

-Ella.