Summary:
A life at an orphanage, a boy who is pestering her for a life together and a baby she adores, can life get anymore complicated? Let's add a handsome man with a challenge into the mix.
*Authors Note* Um hi. This is the first thing I've actually published anything so I hope you enjoy this, I've been writing this ever since I first saw the thing. !
Oh also I don't own Labyrinth or anything, the Jareth and the kingdom aren't mine, the rest are though!
"Hey hey hey, shh! What's wrong darling?"
She walked over to the crib which stood to the side of the bed. A baby sat in it, clutching the smooth wooden bars, crystalline tears rolling down her chubby little cheeks. As the child saw Raina, she lifted her arms and whimpered, clearing expressing the desire to be picked up and cuddled!
Raina smiled, shaking her head she lifted the child out of the cot and cuddled her, jiggling her gently the child giggled. The child reached up and grasped a lock of Raina's hair, tugging on it frowning when it didn't detach from Raina's head, only to lead the child to yank on it harder.
Raina gently freed herself from the child's grasp and said "Ow, no sweetie, my hair is not for you to play with. It hurts when you do that, I know why don't we play with Teddy Roosevelt for a bit?"
She went over and sat on the bed, lying next to where she sat was an old teddy bear. Its fur was a light brown but over the years bits had faded and been worn giving him and old and tattered look, his eyes were little black beads which Raina always seem to think followed you round the room when you walked!
The child smiled and made a gurgling noise while reaching out for the tatty old teddy, as Raina picked up the teddy to give it to the child a boy's head popped round the door frame!
Glancing at the two of them he said in a quite a loud voice which made the child shift in Raina's arms "Is Blair alright Rai? Why was she crying?"
He took a closer look at what Raina was doing and then quickly surged forward grabbing the teddy from Raina he clutched it to his chest and said "What on earth are you doing? You can't give her Teddy Roosevelt, she might ruin him!"
Raina raised an eyebrow and said "Lloyd, you can't be serious! It's a toy!"
Lloyd frowned and said "But Teddy Roosevelt is special, she can't have him!"
Raina shook her head and said "Awww don't worry Blair, I'll find you a teddy!"
She walked around the house, until she found another teddy and gave it to Blair saying "Roosevelt, what a dork! What kind of a kid calls his teddy Roosevelt?" Lloyd walked into the room and said "Is she sleepy yet?"
Raina glanced down at the child in her arms who was gently babbling to the teddy in her chubby little hands, Raina smiled and said "I think she's occupied. And my book better be back in its place by the time I get downstairs!"
His jaw dropped and said "How did you know I took it?"
Raina laughed and said "I know what you're like; I've been babysitting Blair ever since she was about a couple of months old! Now put it back, I want to finish it!"
He looked at her and said "But Rai, I thought we could actually do something together, I mean I only see you when you come round to babysit Blair. You've read it a million times already!"
Raina sighed and looking at Lloyd said "I'm here to babysit Blair Lloyd, as your parents think you're not responsible enough. I'm only here for that! Anyway that happens to be my favourite book, with the Goblin King turning up and stealing the child and then all the challenges the girl has to overcome, and him actually being in love with her and wanting to stay. It's all very romantic actually!"
She gently put Blair back in her crib and gave her a rattle which she started playing with. Raina smiled down at Blair fondly while gently stroking her hair, she then left the room with Lloyd. They stopped at the doorway and looked back at the smiling, laughing child, Lloyd sighed and said "You know, I really don't like Blair, what is that line from your book ummm...I wish the goblins would come and take you away right now! Yeah I wish they'd just take her away."
Raina looked at him incredulously and said "Oh stop you've got to be joking. Don't say that, Blair is an amazing little girl. She's really bright for her age!" She then frowned and held up a hand to stop him from talking, listening intently she noticed the sound of the rattle and Blair's giggles had disappeared. She looked back in the room and noticed that the crib which Blair had been in just a couple of minutes ago was empty.