Hello all you lovely people you. This is my first try at a Labyrinth fic. Tell me how I'm doing. I think the movie itself is an interesting love story. My story takes place a few years after Sara has left the Labyrinth. Just read it. You'll see where I'm going.
Plus. I do not own the rights to the Labyrinth. Or even the title. (Our Lady Peace)
I had a good plot idea and put these characters to it. They are not mine.
Also. Hi Kitty!!! Guess what I wrote. Aren't you proud of me ^_^
Kitty: Proud you could get this far without making a mistake? Then yes, I am.
Bring Back The Sun
She felt the warmth of the sun caressing her face as she opened her eyes a crack. Peeking through her lashes she saw it was only nine in the morning. 'Still time before I have to meet Eric' she thought as she stretched, pushing back her down comforter.
Sara smoothed out her hair quickly, checking to make sure everything was in place. She smiled at her reflection in the mirror pleased with what she saw. Taking a quick look back behind her shoulder she made sure she had everything. She had traded her childhood room to that of a dorm. Nothing hung on the bare cream color walls. Her desk covered in text books. Her phytologist had told her she had to give up her delusional dreams. Most of her more fantastical possessions had been destroyed a few years ago. It was for her own good her parents had said. Sara knew they were right. She had dreamt and believed she had gone somewhere like in her books. But of course that was all in her mind brought on by stress. There was nothing stressful about this room. She would like a bit of color, but is too scared they might think she was lapsing back in to her delusions. 'It doesn't matter', Sara thought turning off her light and locking the door. 'I'm going to go and meet my true prince charming. Who needs dreams when I have him.'
She floated out of the dorm and swung open the doors leading outside. Sara was greeted by a burst of light hitting her face. In the air lingered the smell of falling leaves. It was a beautiful fall day, what made it even better was the fact there where no classes. Her and Eric could spend the whole day together just enjoying each other. She walked through the iron gate that surrounded her dorm. As she stepped on to the sidewalk she heard a faint noise coming from over head. It was almost like a low cry. Sara looked up to see a snow owl sitting on top one of the pillars that supported the gate. She frowned and stuck out her tongue, quickly walking a few blocks.
"It's not real," she repeated under her breath. "This is real."
She wrapped her jacket tightly around her feeling a chill run down her spine. It was as if someone was watching her. If she had looked up she would have seen an owl flying above her.
Sara walked a small path in the park until she found what she was looking for. Sitting on the edge of a fountain was a tall dark hair boy. Nicely dressed, like always, in a powder blue sweater. His back turned to her. Sara stood for a few seconds watching the rise and fall of his shoulders. In one step she threw herself against his back and covered his eyes.
"Guess who!" Sara exclaimed joyfully as she fought to keep from falling in the fountain.
"Come on Sara you don't want to take a chance of getting wet. Stop playing around." Eric brought her to the front of him, sitting her down. Her parents had liked him for his sense.
"I'm sorry Eric, I just got excited."
Sara looked into the fountain and saw all the coins on the bottom. Part of her wanted to throw a penny in, but her more mature part scolded her. She looked back up into Eric's dark blue eyes.
"So what are we doing today?"
"I thought we might go to the library and grab dinner at India."
"Sounds great," Sara said, not wanting to add 'it' sounded great, the last 50 times he had said it. 'If I didn't love him I'd kill him', she thought to herself.
They both got up and started walking out of the park. Before the two reached the end Eric stopped in his tracks.
"Look over there," he said pointing in the direction of a tree. Sara looked up to find Eric was pointing at a snow owl. "That's funny, why would an owl be in the city... Do they even live in cities?"
"Who knows, we can check at the library when we get there," Sara said half pulling Eric out of the park.
Even if she had eaten here 50 times in the last month Sara had to admit India was a very nice place to go. With lights turned low, candles accenting the corners, and walls painted a deep red. This was a very romantic place.
"We will have the usual," Eric told the waiter.
The waiter left leaving the two secluded at the table they always sat at. Eric reached out over the table and took Sara's hand in his.
"There is something I wanted to ask you tonight Sara." He had a warm smile on his face as he gazed into her eyes.
Sara not knowing what to make of this affection was startled and unable to speak.
"We have been going out for three years now... I know we are still young but..." Eric fumbled with something in his pocket and pulled out a small black box. "Will you marry me Sara? The wedding will have to be after I have graduated medical school but I want to make it official. Please say yes."
Sara looked over the table and into his eyes. "Yes."
In the distance that same low cry could be heard as an owl took flight. It's large wings carrying it away from the city.
"It's amazing," said Sara's friend Amy as they both examined the ring. It was a simple gold band, with a traditional diamond cut that was not to big and not to small. It was perfect for the start of her new non-stressful life.
"This will be an amazing wedding." Amy couldn't take her eyes off the ring. "I mean, Eric is handsome, rich, and just perfect."
"There is more to him than just that. I'm marring him because I love him."
"Sure there is that, but you won't want for anything with him. Your so lucky Sara."
"Yep." Sara turned the ring round her finger three times. She wished she felt as lucky as everyone was telling her. When she had called her step mom she had said the same thing. She was lucky. She had gotten better and was able to find a man willing to take her. "I'm very lucky."
Sara got up from her desk and grabbed her books. "Amy do me a favor, lie to the teacher for me. I want to go and surprise Eric."
"Ok Sara, but I'm not getting in trouble for you."
"I would never ask that of you. Just say I'm sick or something." Sara ran out of the room making sure to avoid any major halls, incase her teacher saw her. She knew Eric didn't like surprises but why would he be mad at seeing his fiancé? She ran down the street, joy in her steps. Her reflection caught in the glass windows of the buildings.
She stood outside Eric's dorm room. It was quite but she knew he didn't have classes for the rest of the day. He normally came back to take a nap before he went to work at the hospital. Sara slowly opened the door and peeked her head in side. Eric was sound asleep in his bed. She softly crept over to his bed. His black hair creeping out from under the sheets. She smiled at the sight of him but her smile turned to a frown. Next to him was the head of a blonde. Eric seemed to have fallen asleep while cuddling the naked girl next to him. Sara stood there, a look of horror on her face as she watched the two sleeping.
"You were suppose to be my prince...." she whispered under her breath.
Eric could here some thing beside him and turned around to see Sara standing beside him. Calmly he looked at her and said, "You should be in class."
"And you should be shot," Sara said as she turned around feeling the tears starting to form in her eyes. She could hear movement behind her and a voice waking up. Sara started to walk out the door. She made it half way down the hall when Eric caught up to her and grabbed her by the arm spinning her violently around. Sara was slammed against the wall and pinned by Eric.
"Where do you think you are going?" He still had that chilling calmness in his voice. Sara had never seen this side of him before.
"As far away from you as possible." Sara could only manage a whisper.
"Oh come on Sara. You can't escape. What are you going to do? Leave me? You can't, who would want a crazy bitch like you? Be happy I'm even willing to marry you."
Finding strength Sara squared her shoulders and looked Eric straight in the eyes. "Fuck off sweet heart."
Eric didn't like her response. In one swing he brought his massive hand down across her face. Sara now had tears streaming down her eyes, but she couldn't move. In a gesture of disgust Eric flung her to the ground.
"Go away." He said walking back to his room, leaving her on the floor.
Sara slowly stood up and began to walk out of the dorm. As soon as she hit the side walk she began to run. She had no idea which way she was going since the tears blocked her view. She just wanted to get as far away as she could, so she ran. She didn't stop until she felt like she was going to fall. She breathed deeply, taking as much air in as possible. When she had caught her breath she looked at her surroundings. The sun was setting and Sara seemed to be in a park she had never been to before. To one side was a stone wall, to her other was a small garden. On each end of the park was a row of tree's.
"I... I wish..." Sara choked on her words and silently started to cry. It had all been going so well for her, or at least she thought it had been. Eric was supposed t be her prince. He had come to her when others wouldn't. 'What if he's right,' Sara thought to her self. 'Who else would marry me...Let alone love me.' She wiped part of her face on the back of her sleeve. Above her came a low cry, as if to reply to her last thought. Sara looked up into a tree to see an owl staring in her direction.
"This has caused to much stress for me..." Sara looked around and saw what seemed to be hundred's of glowing eyes staring at her from the branches of the surrounding tree's. The park was covered in owls, all looking at her.
"It never happened," Sara said in hopes of convincing her self she wasn't crazy. In response the first owl she had seen shrugged it's wings and lifted its self into the night sky. The rest of the owls followed this move and began to take flight filling the air with their presence. Sara watched them all fly away before she turned to go home.
Sara didn't know how she got back to her dorm. She had walked back in a daze thinking of everything that had happened that day. She kept going back to the owls. There was something about them that reminded her of something, she just didn't know what. Sara sat at her desk and pulled a scarf out from the back of one of the draws. Wrapped in the scarf was a small red book. In faded letters she traced her finger over the word Labyrinth. This was the only thing that had survived her therapy. She had hidden it and no one knew to look for it. Sara clutched the book tightly to her chest looking at her reflection in the mirror. Her eyes where red from crying and on the side of her face was a bruise from where Eric had slapped her. Sara felt the weight of the world crashing on her. Her body and mind exhausted. She looked once at the book in her arms and remembered her dream. It wasn't such a bad dream. She had at least belonged there. Before she even knew she had Sara heard her self saying the familiar words. "I wish the Goblin King would come and take me away right now..."
Nothing happened. No winds, no light, no goblins. 'I really am crazy.' Sara got up and climbed into her bed. She went to sleep right away to exhausted to keep her eyes open.
Far away from reality a pair of cold eyes opened at the sound of a voice.