I hate publishing stories that are too short or may not be that great to stand on their own. So my one shots will all be here. Some will be better then others. Just enjoy and don't take them too seriously, I know they're not perfect. Do add to story alert and I will update whenever I'm struck with an idea. Enjoy.

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Summary: Some underground magic rubbed off on Sarah and now every guy in school is interested in her. She doesn't like any of them but she feels pressured to choose one of them. A contest and a surprise player decides her fate.

Story 1: Scavenger Hunt

"Come on Sarah you have to go out with one of them." Sarah's friend Meg said.

"But I don't like any of them." Sarah said looking lovely with an eerie glow.

"Sarah the hottest guys in town are all in love with you for some damn reason. You have to go out with one of them. It'll do you some good to get out. You're always brooding all of the time. It's not healthy."

"I do not brood." Sarah said pouting.

"Really? How many times has Mrs. Jensen broken you out of a daydream? How often does your father tell you to get out of the house to somewhere besides the park? How many hours do you spend every day staring out of your bedroom window? People are talking."

"Oh come on what are they saying?" Sarah asked.

"Well They're saying you're pining away for someone. That's what they're saying, but you and I both know you've never had an interest in anyone outside of one of your stories."

"I'm not pining, that's ridiculous." Sarah said dismissing the claim.

"Sarah everyone has been dating but you. It's creepy but I think it's why the guys are so interested in you. It makes you seem mysterious." Meg said.

"Oh no here comes the hockey team." Sarah tried to duck behind her sleeve bit it was too late.

"Hey Sarah, Meg. Troy and Bobby and I want to know if you want to go out with one of us tonight?" George asked.

"Thanks but I don't really want to go out with anyone." Sarah stated.

"I heard she has a boyfriend, a much older guy too." Gus said butting into the conversation.

"Is that true Sarah?" Andy asked appearing from behind Gus.

"Where did you hear that?" Sarah asked.

"Someone said they saw you a few times at the park with some oddly dressed guy with long hair who looked at least thirty and you were both arguing." Gus said.

"No way that's such a lie. Sarah would have told me if she was seeing someone. Isn't that right Sarah? You wouldn't keep something like that from your best friend? And there's no way you're dating some older guy. That just wouldn't be right, you're way too young and you know better." Meg said.

"Hey I hope you aren't asking Sarah out Jim because I was planning to." Tony said breaking into the conversation.

"Hi Tony." Meg said starry eyed.

"There's no way she'd go out with anyone on the football team. Isn't that right Sarah?" Troy said.

"Look I really don't want to go out with anyone here." she stated.

"Sarah you have to pick one of us." Brad whined and all the boys started to argue.

"Sarah if you don't then there's going to be a riot and besides it'll be good for your reputation. It'll get rid of those rumors about you and the older dude." Meg said.

"I guess one date wouldn't hurt but which one should I go out with?" Sarah asked Meg.

"You need to find a way to choose. Maybe they can fight it out."

"Meg you're a genius." Sarah said.

"Well ok." she said looking self satisfied.

"Ok Ok please everyone be quiet and listen….quiet already." she devised her plan to get rid of the suitors.

"Shhhhh! Sarah has something to say. Go ahead honey." the lunch lady yelled.

"Since I've known all of you most of my life, I find it difficult to choose who I should go out with. I don't want to hurt anyone so how about a fun challenge?" she announced.

"That sounds fair." someone said.

"What kind?" another boy asked.

"Well um how about a scavenger hunt? It should be fun." she said.

"That's a great idea." Meg said.

"The first person to get me the most items on the list by Thursday is the one I will go out with on Friday. I'll announce the items by the end of the day."

"Sarah that's an awesome challenge. But what items will they be?" Meg said.

Later….

"Hmm well I really don't want to go out with any of them so I'll make some of the items really challenging. I do like a guy who enjoys a good challenge. You'll have to help me though. For an easy item what should we pick?" Sarah questioned.

"Well how about a romantic poem. It's easy to find one and it does suit the challenge?" Meg said.

"That's good I know an owl's feather." Sarah thought deviously thinking about a certain goblin king getting chased around the neighborhood by a bunch or horny teenagers.

"You might as well get some things you want out of it too. You know like a wish list." Meg said.

"A wish list, yeah I wish I could get what I wanted from that list... I know a box of chocolates."

"Good one. How about a picture of something supernatural?" Meg said.

"We need more ideas." Sarah said.

"Let's ask the principal. I'll bet we can get the whole school involved and do some good." Meg said.

Later…

"Ok students this is going to be a great way for you kids to learn to work together and compete as well. The top fifteen runners up will have a pizza party. And the winner gets to go out with Sarah since this is how the whole thing started. But if you don't want to go out with Sarah we'll take the next runner up. We will inform the winner by number as I understand some of the students have mentioned that they wish to remain anonymous. A number will be given to all participants so that there will not be a bias. Many items will be used for our school. Use your creativity. Do your best and have fun." the principal announced over the PA.

"Ok here's the list. We made copies for anyone who wants to participate, even if it's just for the fun of winning. Each item will be worth a certain amount of points valued for it's difficulty. The winner is the one with the most points." Meg said.

The items are as follows :

an original love poem 1-20 points based on it's content

A birds feather 3 pt's, please do not harm any animals.

A box of chocolates 1pt to be shared among the students.

A picture you've taken of something supernatural 1-20 pts based on content.

Pink bubble gum 1pt,

A record 10pts to be donated to the library.

A blue rose 1-20 pts based on originality, since they do not exist.

A peach 1 pt,

A small pumpkin 2pts,

A jar of the worst smelling thing you can find 1- 20 points will be awarded based on odor,

A five dollar bill 5pts (all proceeds will go to the children's home)

A small furry creature 1- 20 pts based on uniqueness just so you know we need rats for the science lab and hamsters and rabbits for the elementary school. (Rats and hamsters 5pts) 1-20 points.

Something round and unique 5-20 pts,

Something triangular and unique 5-20pts

A crystal 5pt's

1 box of tissues 1pt,

1 ream copy paper for the office 5pts

1 magazine 1pt

1 book 1-5pts

A unique hat 1-5pts

1 flag 1pt

Something shiny 1-20pts

The container containing the items 1-20 pts.

"Please have the items you've collected at my house by 5pm on Thursday. Meg and I will tally them up and the winner will be announced by number. Mrs. Rolando has been kind enough to give me a certificate for dinner for two at Luigi's so I look forward to having dinner with any of my wonderful friends who win." Sarah said.

Thursday came and Sarah and Meg were overwhelmed by the amount of boxes and bags sitting in Sarah's living room.

"Oh my god it looks like at least a quarter of the school participated." Sarah said not knowing where to start.

"Well we better get started and sort through all of this mess." Meg said.

"I made check lists and we should pile the stacks of paper over there and put any animals over there and I have this envelope for any money we collect." Sarah said holding a clip board.

Four hours later…

"Oh my god look at this picture with… I think that's Chad wearing a sheet and red lipstick." Sarah said as the girls laughed.

"Well I guess it's supernatural. We're going to have to make a collage for the yearbook." Meg said.

"Check out this hat." Sarah said holding up a ball cap that says STUD.

"That's hilarious." Meg said.

"God these poems get worse and worse. This one didn't even bother to write it himself. Isn't this an AC/DC song? It's not even romantic but apparently he thinks he has big balls. I haven't given more then ten points to anyone." Sarah shook her head.

"I don't think anyone got all of the items and it looks like everyone is averaging about seventy points so far. I wonder who Mr. Lucky will be? Meg said.

"I wish someone worth while had participated. Everyone's so uninteresting at our school… This is the last one. Funny I don't remember seeing it here." Sarah said confused.

"Number 13 this is the craziest looking box." Meg said.

"It looks like an old pirate chest. I think we can give whoever it is perfect twenty for that." Sarah said and Meg agreed.

"The paper taped to it says to my beloved Sarah. The key is taped to the back." Meg said unlocking the trunk.

"Oh sounds like someone actually made an effort. I wonder who he is." Sarah said a bit excited to see inside.

"Shit! What the heck was that?" Meg jumped as a furry creature quickly jumped out of the box and hid in a corner.

"I don't know but it's loose in the house. We'll have to catch it later." Sarah said looking for a box she could use to catch the animal if it came back.

"Well 20 points for the container and whatever that was, it was certainly unique so I'd say 20 points for the furry creature, small pumpkin 2 pts, pink gum 1pt, 5 dollars 5 pts, box of chocolates 1 pt, 1 flag 1pt. Strange I've never seen a flag like that, what a strange symbol, a variation of the infinity symbol or something, in a triangle, looks alien." Meg said.

"1 box of tissues, 1 ream of paper… put that over there that's 6 more points." Sarah said sorting the items.

"Wow check out this it's a crystal ball. 5pts." Meg said holding it up.

"Something tells me this jar isn't going to be pleasant to smell… and there is definitely a unique creature loose in my house." Sarah realized with a look of dread.

"Oh god that's the worst thing I've ever smelled. 20 points oh my god that's worse then that sock with the blue cheese on number four."

"Close it up quickly!" Sarah said at the all too familiar smell.

"That's a big feather for an owl. I wonder what kind it belongs to?… 3pts."

"If I'm right it's a very smart stalkerish type of owl." Sarah said.

"Wow look inside of this box! It's a real rose somehow made blue. Its not silk or paper like the rest. Wow 20 points. It looks so real." Meg said.

"Better open the next box. I'm pretty sure who this is from. I should just throw this thing out but I can't help but wonder what else he thought of." Sarah said.

"Ok it looks like a half eaten peach only…it's been bronzed. 1pt, check. Strange novelty item. One book and it's old 5pts for Labyrinth." Meg said.

"He even kept the peach! That's going a bit too far. I guess it's better then bronzing my brother, though." Sarah shook her head.

"1 magazine 1pt. Sarah have you ever read this one? Goblin's Weekly?"

"No, oh god I wonder where that um…cat ran to?" Sarah panicked.

"Wow Sarah look at this picture. It has these three guys in the craziest costumes. The fox on the dog is so cute and I think those are fary's floating around him. Definitely 20 points for originality. It's the only one with someone not wearing a sheet. This box is pretty long let's open this one. Ahhhh! I think that weird duck hat moved. 5pts for creepieness. A record 10 pts. The Undergrounds, never heard of them." Meg said flipping the record over.

"Here's the next one. You open it, I can't" Sarah said.

"Oh my god Sarah do you think it's real? Give me your compact…. Oh my god oh my god oh my god. It scratched the glass. It's a real tiara. Who the heck gave you this? There's no way he goes to our school. He must be super rich!"

"Nope he definitely doesn't go to our school. 20 pts for sparkly and being worth more then my house. Give me that small box…. Yep just as I expected." Sarah nodded when she opened the box.

"That's the strangest looking necklace it's the same symbol on the flag." Meg said.

"20 pts for triangular object. I know what this means. Give me that next tiny box…. He must have gone crazy, that explains it… all those years with goblins drove him mad." Sarah said with a laugh looking half crazy herself.

"What?" Meg questioned.

"Nothing. It's a wedding band." Sarah held out the opened box.

"Eh? 20 pts for round item. Sarah are you being stalked?"

"Sometimes I wonder. I'm going to guess 20 points for the poem."

"Probably if it's as perfect as everything else, but let's read it first. 'There's such a sad love deep in your eyes a kind of pale jewel open and …..' It's the sweetest thing I've ever read! Who is this mystery man of yours? If you don't want him I sure do." Meg said.

"We have to declare a winner don't we? How about number twenty five?" Sarah said.

"Sarah really it's a contest and he won. So unless you have a restraining order you need to honor the rules. 13 is the winner by a long shot. You have to announce it tomorrow at school."

"I said I wish didn't I? It's my own fault." Sarah said out loud to herself.

"Sarah this guy seems awesome. How can you not go out with him? Quit playing hard to get."

"I give up."

The next day…

"Sarah you look awful." Meg said.

"Well that damn…cat… kept me up all night, kept running off with my clothes."

"See now that's why I have a dog. Everyone is thrilled with all the supplies we got and lots of that junk was donated to the kindergarten for crafts. I see you're wearing our mystery mans necklace and put the ring on it too. I'm surprised you didn't wear the tiara." Meg joked.

"Yeah I'd look really normal wearing that to school, besides I'd probably be mugged before lunch. I hijacked it in my luggage so I won't have to answer any questions to my father who would probably think I robbed a museum." Sarah said.

"Good Morning Meg, Sarah it's time for you to announce the winner right after the pledge." the principal said.

"Oh no oh no oh no." Sarah panicked.

"You're on."

"Um well a special thanks to all the participants. We have plenty of supplies and plenty of things to donate. Chocolate and gum will be served in the caffeteria at lunch. Some of the items were interesting enough to keep. The runners up with 74-85 points who get to enjoy the pizza party are 2, 6, 7, 24, 19, 33, 34, 35, 39, 42,46, 49, 55, 62 and 71. There is no doubt who the winner is, the items left Meg and I speechless although please come and collect your unique creature it's loose in my house and making a mess. The winner is number… 13 with a whopping 224 points. I should have known better. See you at seven. I also want to announce that I probably will not be back on Monday as I am leaving the country. " Sarah said.

"Sarah were you serious?" Meg said.

"I wont turn him down there's nothing at stake this time. Just tell everyone I transferred to a school oversees."

"So there is a guy you've been brooding over, I knew it! I wonder how he knew about the contest?"

"Nothing would keep him away from a challenge." Sarah said.

"So how did you meet him?"

"It's a long story and you wouldn't believe me anyway. Let's just say I've been dreaming of him most of my life."

"That's so romantic." Meg said.

"It's something alright." Sarah looked less then happy.

7pm….

"Hello Sarah." Jareth greeted kissing her hand and noticing the ring on her finger.

"Hi Jareth." she said with a smile that said I give in.

"I see you are wearing the ring I sent. I'll take that as a yes. I never expected a challenge. It made things… interesting. I hope everything was to your liking."

"Yes it was." she said surprising him by giving him a small kiss on the lips.

"Then we shall go." he said offering her his arm.

"I'm ready." she said as a small furry goblin ran off with her luggage.