Toby And The Goblins Play Matchmakers
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Welcome, gentle readers, to my third contribution the the Labyrinth Fanfiction world.
Please remember that my muse thrives on Favs, Follows and Reviews. I hope you will enjoy this new story.
Please be aware, this story will contain sexually explicit descriptions and large amounts of profanity. If you do not like language and lemons, please choose to read a different story. And you should expect to laugh. A lot!
Chapter 1 - Prologue
Sarah had wished him away. The Goblin king liked the lively, little chap and decided he would be the perfect heir to the Goblin throne. But, alas, Sarah had won the babe back.
Sarah Williams became the Champion of the Labyrinth. She called upon his subjects but was careful to never use his name or make a wish. She was frightened of Jareth but more frightened of her own feelings. He was dangerous and the feelings he invoked in her were even more so.
The haughty Goblin king suffered from a broken heart. She had enraptured him and he had fallen in love for the first time is his long life. But, he had to focus on his heir. The heir needed to be protected. Jareth assigned his most capable goblins to watch over Master Tobias.
For nearly fifteen years, the goblins resided with Toby, spoke to him, taught him about being the goblin prince. Toby learned Gaelic and Goblinese. And at the end of every week he received an audience with his king.
Jareth's pride in his young princeling grew with each visit. The baby grew into an inquisitive child and was now on the brink of manhood. They spoke to each other as men tended to speak. Jareth had even told Tobias about women and sex. He shared the fact that he had no wife and no queen, but did have a paramour. He explained to the youngling that Fae men had needs and she took care of those needs. Eithne was Fae and beautiful, but she was merely a means to an end. He didn't love her, hell, he didn't even particularly like or care for her. When Jareth had shown Toby what she looked like in one of his crystals, he had noticed that this Fae female was a dollar store knock-off of his sister. Same dark brown hair, but not the same green eyes. Eithne's eyes were more emerald green rather than the soft, jade green like Sarah's.
Toby could see that Jareth still loved Sarah, but whenever he brought it up, his king dismissed the notion, saying that what's past is past and he had moved on. He didn't deny his feelings, he simply dismissed and ignored them. And yet, Toby could tell he was lonely…lonely without Sarah.
Sarah grew up, never lacking in boyfriends or friends. She was beautiful, caring, compassionate and kind. But, under it all, there was an air of profound sadness. This melancholy is what had attracted her fiancé, James to her at first. He wanted to end her sadness. His intentions were good and honorable, even noble. At least they were at first.
Jessica had been Sarah's best friend in high school and college. They were as close as sisters. Sarah had even shared the story of her first crush with her, leaving the fantasy elements out, of course. This made her betrayal that much more painful.
One week before she was supposed to marry James, she came home to her little, one bedroom flat. Moaning and banging sounds from the bedroom had drawn her to the door. As she quietly opened the bedroom door, she saw the man she was to marry and her best friend in the world, fucking. It wasn't love making or sex, no this could only be called fucking. Like animals. She chased them out of the apartment, into the hall, naked, as she threw their clothes and shoes at them. She screamed every obscenity she knew and made a few up, telling them to never speak to her or darken her door again.
Now, she was alone, sobbing and wishing for some kind of comfort. She nearly spoke the forbidden name. Would he come to her? No, it was foolish to think he cared. The book said he had fallen in love with the girl and she had figured out he had asked her to be his bride. And truly she did fear him AND love him, but she could never do as he said. God, she loved him! She'd never acknowledged it, not even to herself. But she no longer believed in romantic love. The only love that was real was the love she had for Toby.
Now that there would be no wedding and no honeymoon, she would take that vacation time and visit with her beloved little brother. Going to her hometown of Nyack, New York and being around her family would help heal her. She would be there Friday, the same day Jareth always came to visit Toby. Would they run into each other? Would it matter? Or would Toby and his personal goblin guards have to play at matchmaking to bring the lonely king and the heartbroken champion of the labyrinth together? Why don't we check in and find out?