You Are Mine Alone

This is my first fanfiction, hope you like this first chapter! :) I do not own any of the Labyrinth characters. I would also like to dedicate this story to my good friend BrittanyMariie! :)

Chapter 1

Jealousy surged throughout the Goblin King's veins as he watched Sarah through one of his crystals. Her laughter floated all around Jareth's dark throne room…


"You can't be serious," Sarah laughed as her boyfriend Ryan stood before her with hopeful eyes.

Ryan rubbed the back of his neck, uncomfortable.

"Well, yeah. I was hoping you would want to go to the dance in Henslan. It has been going on this whole week but we can catch the last two nights at least. Each night is a different type of dance. There will be a lot of people there and even Emily and Heather are going to come."

Sarah smiled at the mention of her best friends. "Of course they are attending; they love that sort of thing. But I am not that great of a dancer. And I don't really feel like being in such a big crowd, I just want to relax over spring break."

She stood up from the park bench and started walking home. She had just moved there last month and had finally finished unpacking. It already felt like home. It was especially hard at first leaving her younger brother, Toby, who was now six years old. She loved spending time with him. And she missed her parents Robert and Karen.

Of course there had been a time when she would have loved to have been anywhere but with her family...even Toby. She had matured a lot since then and was not so dramatic and selfish anymore. She couldn't quite place what had brought on the change in her behavior but knew it happened around the time when she was 15 years old. If she ever started feeling homesick though, at least her family wasn't too far away so she could go visit anytime she wanted seeing as how they lived only 30 minutes away.

It was time to spread her wings. Now she could be her own person. Being a college student hadn't deterred her from continuing on with her fantasies. Sarah knew that her parents would think her childish if they caught her dressing up as a princess at her age. She couldn't understand it but in the back of her mind she always had a vague fantasy of seeing herself swirling around the ballroom in the arms of a mysterious man in a midnight blue frock coat with grey silk ruffles at the neck and wrists. His face was always a blur and no matter how hard she tried she could not imagine what his face would look like. She often dreamed of it at night or caught herself daydreaming in class. She would try to bring the fantasy to life with her dress up and would swirl around her bedroom with her eyes closed.

"You are a better dancer then you think," Ryan said as he caught up with Sarah, interrupting her thoughts.

"I have seen you dance and you are beautiful Sarah. And you are much better dancer then Emily is and yet she is still going. You need to relax and have fun for a change. It is spring break after all and you have stayed cooped up in your house for six days. I know it takes an hour to get to Henslan but it will be worth it. Come on, we can try to make it to the last two nights. That would give you enough time to get all you need for the dances. I really want to take you to this….PLEEEEEASE?!" Ryan begged as he grabbed her arm.

Sarah sighed heavily. She really didn't want to be around all those people, but Ryan was being so insistent. And having a real dance partner instead of an imaginary one would be exciting. "Okay, Ryan, you win. I'll go."

Ryan grinned with victory. "Thanks Sarah, you won't regret it!"

But Sarah didn't hear him as they walked together. She was already dancing around in a ballroom...


Jareth leaned back on his throne. He knew Sarah's memories of the Labyrinth and even himself had faded from her mind. No dweller of the Aboveground could keep their memories of the Underground forever. Most of the runners in the Labyrinth forgot about it in weeks.

But Sarah had held onto the memories for longer than any mortal had done before. But she was no ordinary mortal. She was his dream, his one love. Never had hefelt this way before. His heart was cruel but she had crept past his defenses and invaded all of his thoughts. With that same power she had over him she was able to use it against him to defeat his Labyrinth. When she chose to leave the Goblin City with her brother, he had begged her to stay with him. To love him, fear him, to do as he said. And he would be her slave. She had rejected him and his offer and left with her brother Toby. When Sarah left he had a tight feeling in his chest. He didn't want to let her go.

The Goblin King had watched Sarah grow from a young girl, ever since she had wished Toby away. She was now 21 years old and attending collage. As soon as he laid eyes on her he thought she was beautiful. Now that she had matured into a woman she resembled a goddess in every sense of the word. No woman from the Aboveground or even the Underground could compare to her beauty in his eyes. He looked into his crystal again and admired her long dark hair flowing around her waist as she walked through the park. How he longed to run his fingers through the silkiness. Her green eyes sparkled against her ivory skin. He was glad she didn't darken her skin like most girls her age tended to do. He much preferred her elegant look. She was the perfect portrait of womanhood, with curves in all the right places. Her dark green skirt swirled gently around her legs as he watched her.

But she possessed more than beauty. Her personality and intelligence drew him in like no other. When she was 15 years old she had been overly dramatic which he found amusing. Now that she had matured she was everything he could ever wish for. And she didn't chatter nonstop like most of the Aboveground women did. That he found refreshing.

The memories of Labyrinth do fade but not into disappearance. They fade into the back of one's mind, just waiting to be triggered. Jareth knew he could stir those memories within Sarah again. And she would remember him. But he feared she would resist his love as she had done before. So he must handle things carefully. The crystal then changed angle to reveal that young man who had been seeing Sarah for 2 years. Jareth gritted his teeth as he watched him kiss Sarah goodbye at her front door. He had enough of this man named Ryan. He had tolerated him for Sarah's sake, knowing it was not the right time to approach Sarah.

Sarah opened her door and walked inside. Jareth gave the crystal an evil grin. It was finally time to visit the Aboveground and Ryan just presented the perfect opportunity to reunite with his Sarah.