Disclaimer: I own none of Labyrinth, all of it goes to Jim Henson, David Bowie, & company. On with the show!
Grounded
Ugh Thunderstorms. She couldn't help but hate them. Ever since that night ten years ago, Sarah would find herself searching for a white owl at the window when thunder crashed. But as she sat in her living room, she remembered the Labyrinth like it was yesterday. Every left and and right turn, every second that passed, and every trickle of fear that passed along with the time.
Not to mention a certain Goblin King who frightened and excited her at the same time. Those words he said haunted her to this day:
" fear me, love me-"
Sarah cut the sentence from her mind. No. He was trying to distract you from Toby. That's what it's been the whole time. And yet the broken look in his eyes was almost unbearable. He's Fae Sarah. They live for mischief. Even if you did accept, he'd laugh in your face when he knew you believed him. She groaned and put her face in her hands. For ten years she thought about that night, and the damn thunderstorm outside isn't helping anything.
Sarah was snapped from her thoughts when front door swung open and Marc stepped inside holding two grocery bags.
"Sorry I couldn't get here sooner. The store is a madhouse!" He sat the bags on the counter and and shook off his wet coat. He then started to put the groceries away. Sarah sat and admired him from the living room sofa. With his tan skin, dark hair, and Carmel eyes, Marc should have admired by men and women alike. But he always was just a little reserved, and no one really had enough interest to get to know him better. Marc and Sarah went out and hit it off almost instantly. They had a spark and over the three years they've been dating, it never went away.
Marc grew up jumping from home to home, never staying in the same place for more than 1 year. he threw himself into his studies, and won a full ride to Yale. Now a New work Times bestseller, Marc rented a town house not a block away from the Williams residence to help Sarah through her father's death. Cancer's a bitch. Karen suffered a heart attack not two months later, leaving Sarah custody of Toby. The poor kid grew up about twice as fast as his older sister, and he didn't even have to venture into the Goblin King's Labyrinth. Damn. Back to HIM are we?
"Sarah?" Marc was in front of her, concern clearly written on his face. Sarah shook out of her daze and smiled weakly, red coloring her cheeks.
"Sorry. I guess I had my head in the clouds." As emerald eyes met gold, Marc smirked and gave Sarah a quick peck on the cheek.
"Then I hope I can keep you grounded." He teased, taking her hand in his.
Sarah chuckled. "You always do." She lowered her mouth to his as they shared a lingering kiss.
Lightning crashed just outside their window.