A New Beginning.
5 Years Later.
"Sarah… you are finally ready to become one of us."
"Become one of what? Who are you?"
"All in good time child, all in good time…" the voice began to fade away leaving Sarah alone.
"Wait!" She ran forward as if to try catch up with the voice even though no one was there but Sarah standing in a bright white light.
Sarah jolted out of bed landing flat on her face. She didn't move for a few minutes, trying to grasp what the hell her dream had meant. She always had dreams like this but yet not like this one if that made any sense. Her dreams where never from this world they would always be about the Labyrinth or the Goblin King. But this dream was different for once, which felt quite refreshing and yet odd. She had dreamt for 5 years of the Underground world and for once not to dream about it seemed odd because the dream felt real. Very Real.
She sighed." Well … no point thinking about this all day I have a wedding to prepare." She pulled herself off the floor and made her way to the bathroom.
The wedding was finally here, she could already feel the nerves begin to kick in. After all the months of planning making sure the colours on chairs, napkins and ballons matched the bridesmaids dresses, having flower arrangements delivered on the day to keep them fresh and deciding on the decorations for the reception was hard work. She made note to thank god when it was all over.
Sarah had decided after starting to plan this wedding that she wouldn't plan her own. Being an Event Planner, well assistant really, meant working on events down to the very last detail everyday. The company she worked for did all types of events… weddings, funerals, birthday parties, seasonal work parties, you name it. She was lucking really to have gotten a job like this at her age but with her aunt being the boss it did tip the scales for her.
Sarah had stumbled in to the shower and then got dressed into jeans and a blouse she picked up the box full of things that would be needed in case of an emergency at the reception hall and headed off to the lift down the hall from her apartment. With the thoughts of the labyrinth from her childhood her mind casted back a few years when she still lived at home. Her dad and Karen had bought her first place to be closer to college and the other reason that they insisted wasn't true was to get rid of her. A year ago she decided after college that it was much simpler to just stay here than try move closer to home where she clearly wasn't wanted. She had tried with Karen after the Labyrinth experience, honestly, but no matter what she did it just wasn't do enough to please Karen.
A few months later she and her dad had drifted apart. Things had gotten worse when Karen and her dad were constantly fighting about Sarah. When they had bought her an apartment, it felt like her family was casting her off at that point Sarah knew where she stood in the was heart felt a little tug, she hadn't spoke to Toby for 3 months now and her parents well she hadn't seen them for years and only spoke little words on the phone to try and talk to Toby. Eventually she had gave up trying to salvage whatever relationship she had with her family. She never really minded being alone more than half the time, she had friends, most of which went off back home after college to find jobs near their own homes, she was one of the only ones to stay here put.
As Sarah got into her car and drove off she began to think about how much her life had changed over the years since the Labyrinth. She had tried to keep in contact with her mum so hard. After a while though Sarah had dropped her dream of becoming an actress and instead looked at designing. Although Sarah loved to act dancing on the stage to the crowd and singing was always still a passion for Sarah, she took classes still whenever she had free time between her other activites. After the Labyrinth Sarah felt that something was missing from her life, it was just so boring. Over the years she tired more adventurous activities like fencing, self defence and even horse riding, she loved sports in fact whenever she swung her sword or tackled somebody to floor now it gave her that rush of adrenaline pulsating through her. She choose a college where she could become a master of these activities and still do academic subjects. In a way the Labyrinth opened her eyes to more things in life then just studies and work. Her run in with the Goblin King made Sarah more interested to talk to boys, she remembered he was gorgeous and daring and loved to play boys back here where however annoying and immature that is, until Mark came along. They were like salt and pepper always belonging together, Mark worshipped the ground she walked on and never forced her to do anything, however no matter how hard she tried to picture her life years to come with Mark Sarah just couldn't love him the way he loved her, the way Mark was reminded her of Toby. Sarah breathed in a shaky breath and refused to think about Mark, she really missed him these past months.
Sarah turned the corner and parked on the street, she walked causally up the stairs of the building where the reception would be and made her way into the big hall. To her relief most things were in the right spot that had been planned with only minor details like checking each table had the right silver wear to sort out before the guests and the couple would appear.
"Ah good. You're here." Sarah turned round her aunt was walking towards her holding a folder in one hand and a pen in the other.
"Where do you want me Cher?" Sarah greeted as she placed the box on the floor and smiled at her aunt. Seeing her aunt be there for her today to support her made relax a little she was so nervous about this wedding she planned all by herself.
"Right. I need you to put the centrepieces on each tables, they are out back by the kitchen in the boxes, they are a bit heavy but you are a stronger person than me so they shouldn't be a problem getting them in here. Then can you make sure the all the cards with the names are correct." Cher instructed her.
Cher waved her hand back to where the centrepiece was. Sarah swiftly walked through the doors and around the corner to the loading dock next to the kitchen. The centrepieces were flower arrangements they had been delivered this morning. As she bent down to pick up the boxes, she heard a wolf whistle. Her head snapped round a man standing in the kitchen door way staring at her as if she was candy on a stick, his brown eyes taking in every aspect of her as his tongue hanged out of his mouth silghty. Colour flooded to her cheeks as she turned away to pick up the boxes. She walked past the man in the doorway trying desperately not to show any emotion towards him as she gave a quick gaze towards his direction he give her a wink. Sarah pulled him a look of disgust and hurried back into the hall.
"Creep."
Jareth was sat on the window side looking out onto the labyrinth, he flicked his wrist and a crystal appeared he peered into it watching the goblins "play" with the runner. He watched as the runner began to cry and breakdown "Now more!" the boy cried. Pathetic. The boy had only reached the first part of the Labyrinth and it had taken him several hours to even get there.
"Such a pity" he sighed as the crystal popped.
There was a knock at the door. "Enter". Jareth turned towards the door.
"Your Majesty, I have news on the goblins" Rydal announced. "Shall we do this now or do you need to see to the runner?" he asked
"No, the runner is a failure I shall let him cry for a while longer until I deal with him. Let's discuss the news on the goblins." He slid off the window steal and sat down in his chair behind the desk, propping his legs upon it.
"Proceed". Rydal handed over the paper works of what the goblins had been getting up to for the past few days. Jareth chuckled and placed the papers on the desk, he could deal with the goblins later.
"Something funny?" Rydal asked while sitting down in another chair.
"Nothing really out of the ordinary."
"Do you have a family for the child to go to" Rydal asked praying that Jareth did.
"Yes I do, my Sister has been wanting one for a while, I will give her this child as a present" He smiled.
"Which sister?"
"Bethany, Queen of the outer forests and her husband of course." He frowned at Rydal, as if Rydal should know all 56 siblings of his.
"Right of course" replied Rydal catching a quick teasing smile on his monarch's face.
"By the way your brother Nathaniel was here, he said to come visit him some time and to see his new wife. From what I have heard she is very …interesting" Rydal mused. The pair shared a glance before laughing.
Mentally shoving off what had occurred moments ago, Sarah carried on completing her tasks. After placing each flower centre piece in the correct spot, she set off to check the names on the cards at the front, making sure each card was matched with the seating arrangement. Sarah picked up the folder from the box she had brought and checked the list of names with the cards. Her mind kept travelling back to this morning as she picked up each card, how she always dreamed of living in the labyrinth. And being with him…
Stop it Sarah. Work time not playtime.
"Sarah are you finished yet?" Cher asked from the other side of the room.
"Yes almost. Is there anything else left to do?"
"No I think that's about it. They should be here soon actually" Cher looking at her watch and looking back at Sarah. "You have really out done yourself with this event Sarah. I thought I might have had to step in and re-do something. But I have to give it to you … the colours, the theme and the band they just look amazing." Cher praised, she felt so proud of Sarah for what she had accomplished after everything with Mark, she needed to keep Sarah busy, it would seem her idea worked after all.
"Thank you. I did however learn from the best." She grinned at her aunt.
"Yes I think I should get some of the credit for this but seeing as this is your first time planning an event I will let you off". Cher gave her a wink and a light squeezed of her arm. "Right you better go home and get ready for tonight"
"Are you going to be here as well? " Sarah asked
"Yes just in case something happens that you might need my assistance with." Sarah sighed with relief.
"Ok Sarah go home and get ready you having about two hours to be back here by, that should be plenty of time to make yourself look gorgeous" Cher gave Sarah a little push towards the door. She waved goodbye as she headed out the door to go home and get all dressed up for the wedding disco.
Alright there it is the first chapter! I have made some changes to it since I first uploaded this by the way.
I would like to say a big thank you to Kaytori for helping me improve this.