Author's Note: Hey everyone! Wow, the first part of my fist story on fanfic! Yes, this is a JarethXOC story. I don't think there are nearly enough of them. No, I don't have anything against JarethXSarah pairings. Maybe I'll write a Jareth/Sarah story someday but for now, enjoy this one! I do not own the Labyrinth or any of the characters or the songs that I mention from time to time but I do own the names of some of the countries mentioned and my OCs. On with the show! (Title is a David Bowie song)
Prologue
She had had enough. She informed the servant overseeing the household affairs of her intending to depart and that same day left. There was no way in either the Aboveground or Underground that she would work for such a spoiled Fay like the Lady Vondiva ever again!
Wandering through the kingdom Oyhbtedu, she pondered her fate. She needed a job, of that she was certain. Where and to whom she should turn for employment was the problem. She had tried - unsuccessfully - at several shops and even in some of the homes of lesser Fays in search of a position, but that woman had managed to slander the unfortunate servant girl's reputation all over Oyhbtedu!
It appeared that she could not acquire a steady job in her native country. She did not trust the surrounding countries for her employment hunt, for Lady Vondiva's influence in the courts of Uydtirr, Oyhnuma, and Alacd was great. The farther away from Lady Vondiva's circle of power, the better the girl's chances.
Calling her childhood geography lessons to mind, she considered which countries she would find her luck in. Why not the country of the Goblins? Surely there are Fays in the Goblin City in need of - well - a non-goblin house maid. Her thoughts agreed with her logic and without a second thought on the matter, the determined traveler turned her feet towards her new fate.
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