Hey all! OK, well this is my very FIRST laby fanfic so I hope you enjoy! I have a very hectic life so updates may not be that regular but I will try very hard to update as much as possible. WARNING: This chapter contains strong swear words and alot of them. DISCLAIMER: All right, you all know the drill.. I do not own Labyrinth or its characters. Or the NY Times. :(
"KING! KING!" A nasal voice echoed through the palace, bouncing off the walls. That particular voice was accompanied by a small, greenish goblin who was running as quick as his little wart filled feet could manage.
"KING! KING!" he yelled again, this time sliding up to the ornate throne in which he perched. The goblin looked up at the king with wide eyes, hopeful and afraid at which the king rolled his eyes and raised his head slightly.
"Yes," he growled out. "What is it Eep?" He asked, cringing at the name. Really, he had no idea how the goblins chose these ridiculous names.
"KING! KING!" Eep choked out once more, excited beyond belief.
"Yes, yes." Jareth waved his hand in a lazy fashion, "I believe every one of you knows I'm the king. Continue." He drawled out.
"King, Updates on Lady." He squealed, proud of himself. The Goblin King, who had been pondering if there was any way that he might be able to get through this day without bogging every subject in his castle, sat up straighter and the lazy manner about him dissapeared.
"What about her?" He asked attentedly. Eep stood up straight and puffed out his chest.
"She and the Jeremy fellow are broken." he said and smiled. At this the Goblin King raised an inquiring eyebrow.
"They are broken?" he asked curiously and his eyes widened when Eep nodded.
"They are broken and Eep broke them all by his self!" Jareth sprung up from his chair, a look of alarm on his face.
"YOU BROKE THEM? I TOLD YOU TO BREAK THEM UP NOT TO BREAK THEM!" he roared at the top of his lungs and Eep looked confused.
"But majesty, Eep..." but before poor little Eep could get out another word Jareth walked up to him and lifted him up by his neck. Eep's eyes widened with fear as he tried to shake his head no.
"Bog." And with a pop, Eep was gone.
"Master." a small voice peeped from the corner of the room. The Goblin King snarled and whipped his head around to Minny, one of the only female goblins that there were. I swear, he thought, if my goblins were any stupider...
"Master, Eep did break Lady Sarah and Jeremy up. He was just not sure how to say that he did." muttered Minny, one of his more articulate goblins. Jareth's expression did not change.
"Thank you Minny."
"But sir are you not going to set him free?" The King responded by conjuring a crystal up and looking deep into it. He smiled a predatorial smile, his pointy teeth making Minny shiver with fear.
"I think it's time to pay Sarah a little visit." And he dissapeared in a puff of glitter, leaving Minny confused.
"Master?"
Sarah sat on the couch eating Ben and Jerry's angrily, digging her spoon into the cookie dough ice cream as if it was a vengeful dragon who she must conquer. She had just had a fight with Jeremy. A big fight.
"Jeremy I can't BELIEVE you slept with her!" she had yelled over the phone, pacing back and forth around her kitchen.
"I'm SORRY OK? I told you a little green THING gave me some beer and I somehow got drunk! It's NOT my fault!" Sarah had laughed, throwing her head back in bitter amusement.
"It's NOT your fault? I supposed it's this green thing's fault is it? A little green thing who decided to give you ONE bottle of beer and made you drunk? Of course he did Jeremy... I'm so sorry I didn't believe you." Her voiced was laced with sarcasm as she growled at him.
"Jeez BITCH, I thought relationships were founded on TRUST?"
"TRUST? TRUST? I would trust you if I didn't see her in YOUR bed that morning! What was I supposed to do, huh? Go around the house as if nothing had happened when I returned from my trip and found a blonde little BITCH sleeping in your arms?" Jeremy had sworn at the other end of the line and Sarah had felt the anger boiling up in her.
"You know what your problem is Sarah?-" he hadn't finished his sentence though because at that moment Sarah had interrupted him.
"You know what Jeremy? I don't care what you think my problem is because a JERK like you has more problems than anyone on this world! And I don't think I want a bastard like you to be my boyfriend anymore. So you know what? You can go back to that bimbo and screw her instead of me because we're done." She had then proceeded to slam the phone down on the table and utter a string of curse words so colorful that even the most profane goblin would be appalled.
And now she was sitting here. Eating and Fuming. Stupid Jeremy. These were the times when she wished that he was- no don't think that, she told herself. Don't think about HIM. It's been 8 years and he hasn't ever shown up. She had continued her life after that fateful day in the Labyrinth. She had spent 2 years of her life trying, trying to find some magic, some kind of portal to the Labyrinth just so she could see it again. 2 years trying and nothing had happened. She would try desperately to call to her friends through the mirror but they never came. Her parents had become worried about her and tried to get her out and about but she would stay locked up in her room, refeusing to come out.
And then the accident happened. Sarah had been in her room, crying on her bed after another failed attempt at communicating with the underground when Toby had burst in, his eyes glazed over in confusion.
"Sarah," he had said, "Momma and Daddy are on TV." His little voice was sleepy and Sarah hadn't had the heart to tell him to go away. So she sighed, took his hand, and walked into the living room where the TV was on. There, on the screen, was Karen and her dad's car. Sarah blinked and looked again, hoping what she saw was fake.
The car was destroyed, bent out of shape almost impossibly. Next to the car was a stretcher with two people on it and as the camera zoomed in, Sarah's heart sunk. There on the stretcher, were Karen and her father, there eyes closed, there chests still. They were dead.
It had taken two weeks for the thought of mommy and daddy never coming back to sink into Toby's head. They had gone to live with their aunt on their father's side and Sarah had stopped trying to contact the Underground. She lived the rest of her life changed and completely serious, her whimsical side peeking through from time to time. She had gone to college and gotten a degree in English Literature and had asked her aunt if she could take care of Toby from then on. She had agreed and Toby had come to live with her in New York City as she worked at the New York Times.
And now here she was, sitting on the couch, no longer angry but reminiscing. Reminiscing at when she had felt as if nothing was missing, as if her life was complete. That one day in the Labyrinth was a happy day. Yes, it had been filled with her rage for the goblin king and her fear for Toby, but she had felt WHOLE nonetheless.
Today, she was working for the New York Times and had a GOOD life, but she never really felt whole. Toby was the only thing that really kept her going. And then Sarah's head shot up. Toby! She had forgotten all about him! She looked down at her watch and cursed.
"And then sensei said I was very good and I stuck my tongue out at Josh 'cuz he had said that I wasn't good enough to get recognized by the sensei." Toby chattered away, holding Sarah's hand to keep from getting lost in the crowds of New York. Sarah smiled, the worries that had been fresh in her mind this morning, a distant memory. All that was in her mind right now was Toby and how happy he was.
"Really Tobes? That's great, I bet Josh didn't even see it coming!" She chirped out cheerfully, her heels coming to a stop as she paused in front of the apartment building's door and the worker at the front desk buzzed her in. Toby skipped forward happily and ran to the elevator, jumping up and down enthusiatically. Sarah laughed. "Toby, why are you so energetic today?" Toby kept jumping up and down, speeding up slowly as he talked.
"Well, Sebastian's mom came after class and it was his birthday so she gave us all cupcakes. They were yummy." Sarah placed her hands on Toby's shoulders and forced him to stop.
"So that's why you're so hyper! I should've known it had something to do with sugar." She mumbled and steered Toby into the elevator, keeping her hands on his shoulders to keep him from jumping off the walls.
"Sarah? Can we have cupcakes for dinner?" He asked, looking up at her with big hyper eyes. Sarah pressed her lips together to keep from laughing out loud.
"No Toby. We will have some REAL food for dinner. Anyways, I think you've had enough sugar for a day." The elevator dinged, showing that they were at there floor and Sarah stepped out.
"But Sarrrrraaaahhhh!" He whined, stopping in front of the door as Sarah tried to open it with one hand while holding a million folders in the other.
"Tell you what," she said, unable to resist him. " We'll have one cupcake for desert OK?" She finally managed to open the door. "How does that sound? We can have it right after-" But she never finished her sentence because Toby ran forward enthusiastically into a certain someone's hands.
"Hello Sarah." Came a silky voice from her couch. There, sprawled on the fabric, was Jareth, Toby resting in his arms.
OK, a few little notes now.
1) I promise this will get funnier over the next chapters.
2) I do not have a specific (like extremely specific) plot line so this will be a (hopefully) funny smei crack-fic.
3) If you have not already, go and check out my other story listed under my previous account name (snitchseeker255). It's called Why Draco Malfoy should never wear guyliner. Also, go check out a good friend of mines account and story. Her pen name is spitfire123. Please go check her out if you are a Maximum Ride Fan!
4) And last but not least REVIEW PLEEEEEEASSSEEE! If you do review, I promise to send virtual Jareth dreams towards you! hehe
