A Need so Beautiful

by Ember FireCrystal

Jareth the Goblin King has been watching this girl named Emma since she was ten years old. Now eight years later he finally brings her to his Labyrinth. But why has he been watching her for eight years? What is she to him? And will she become his queen? There is only one way to find out. She has to run the Labyrinth and see is she wins. ON HIATUS!

1. Chapter 1

Chapter 1

(Emma's POV)

I jolt awake by the sound of thunder and lightning and rain. I look at my alarm clock and it reads 2:22 am. I groan and go over to the bathroom. I look in the mirror and jump at the sight of me.

My pale skin looks like death, my emerald green eyes are rimed in red, and my long jet black hair… you know what? I'm not even going to go there.

I turn the faucet on the sink on to cold water and splash some on my face. I dry my face and look in the mirror and I see a really cute guy behind me. I turn around and I see no one. I look back in the mirror, and I see him again.

He has big white hair, a youngish looking face; he looks about in his 20s. He has a tall lean figure, and he is wearing tight black leather pants, a white poet's shirt, and a long black leather jacket. But what was really weird is that his eyes are two different colors. One is ice blue and the other one is a metallic green.

He smiles a cruel smile at me and I say out loud "Jeez Emma, now you are seeing things. Great." I go back to my room and I see a figure in a corner of my room. I must be seeing things so I get into my bed.

The figure starts walking closer toward me. "Who are you?" I ask as I try to turn on my lamp, but it won't turn on. I ask again "Who are you? If you don't tell my then I will scream for my parents. I mean it."

"No you won't. Because your parents are not here. They are out of town." He gets closer and lightning flashes and I see the guy that was in the mirror. "My name is Jareth and I am the Goblin King." He bows and advances until he is right by my bed and says "I have been watching you for quiet sometime Emma. I'm very intrigued by you. And I would love if you were to become my queen."

"There is no way in hell that I would become your queen. I don't care if you are a king or not." I say to him and he just chuckles and runs a gloved hand along my cheek.

He then says "I wasn't really giving you a choice love." He says something in another language and I suddenly feel very drowsy.

I fall down on my pillow and the last thing I see before blacking out is Jareth smirking.