Disclaimer: I don't own Jareth, (wish I did) Sarah, or any other character from Labyrinth. They belong to Henson and everyone responsible for creating the movie. I write this solely for entertainment and stress relief.

A/N: This is dedicated to Jetredgirl and HachimansKitsune. They wanted a sexy Librarian so I'm giving them one. I'll work on this when I can. Trying to get ready for a trip so I don't have too much free time other than at work on my lunch break so I'll do what I can.

Chapter 1

Sarah Williams hurried up the stair case of the university's library. Her bag was filled with her books, notes, and various reference material she had collected for her thesis. As she entered the building she passed Mrs. White, the Librarian. Sarah smiled at her and said a quiet hello which just earned her a glare.

Sarah shrugged and went to find a table. She couldn't understand how anyone could work at a library and be so unhappy. Every time she saw Mrs. White, Sarah tried to always smile and greet her, but the woman seemed to go out of her way to be nasty. She shook her head as she placed her bag on the table and pulled out her chair. If she were able to spend all day long at a .ibrary or book store, she certainly wouldn't be a cranky old hag like that. Sarah loved the library, mostly she loved the books in it. When she was younger she used to be at the library almost daily checking out a new book. The librarian in her home town used to pick at her saying she would read the whole collection in a couple months.

She smiled fondly as she thought of Mrs. Johnson. That was what a librarian was supposed to be like. A cheerful person with a love for books and knowledge. Mrs. Johnson always had new books to recommend for Sarah and never hesitated to discuss the contents of a recently finished one with Sarah. Unlike Mrs. White, who seemed to loathe the books almost as much as she detested the students. Sarah was so glad she never needed to ask Mrs. White for help with anything. The one time she had seen a student ask her where a certain book could be located, Mrs. White had nearly bitten the girl's head off. She was constantly grumbling about kids not knowing the coding system or screaming for them to be quiet. If it wasn't the quietest place on campus, Sarah would study somewhere else just to avoid her.

Sighing heavily, Sarah pulled out her books and got to work. She was running out of time and she still had a lot of work to do before she was ready to hand in her thesis. She buried herself in her school books and ignored everyone else in the room, including the nasty Mrs. White, who actually liked Sarah, even if she didn't show it. Sarah was the only student she saw on a regular basis that didn't make any noise and she actually knew the coding system for the books. Mrs. White had been impressed the first time she saw the girl use the card catalog and then go straight to the book she needed. Sarah also returned her books when she was finished and in their proper places too. All the others tossed the books on the return cart for Mrs. White to deal with.

Sarah was so engrossed in her work, she never even noticed Mrs. White showing a man around the building. He was going to be the new librarian. Mrs. White had decided, or rather the college had decided for her, that it was time to retire. Mrs. White didn't like their choice for a replacement one bit. She could already see the chaos that would ensue with him there. He was tall, young, and extremely handsome. Everywhere they went, there were giggles and whispers from the female students. Mrs. White gave up telling them no talking after the first hour. The only student that didn't make a fuss over her replacement was Sarah. Mrs. White almost smiled when they walked by her table and no a sound could be heard other than the turning of a page or the furious dragging of the lead across the page as the girl scribbled notes.

"Who is that?" He replacement asked quietly as he studied the girl from behind.

Mrs. White glanced up at him and shook her head. "You're here to work, not flirt with the students." She scolded. "And I ask that you leave Miss Williams alone. She is the best student I've ever seen come through here. She's always quiet and knows this library almost as well as I do. I never have to clean up after her."

"Williams you say..." He smirked. "Well, I will certainly keep an eye on her. It's rare to see a student so engrossed in their work."

Mrs. White shook her head and led him away from Sarah. She was beginning to get a bad feeling about leaving him in her library. Luckily the University was letting her have some say in if he got the job or not. They wanted to be sure her replacement was qualified for the job so he was to be her assistant for the next month. If there were no concerns he would take over for her. Mrs. White was determined to watch him like a hawk. Any thing he did wrong she would see and report to the board of directors. "Now that you've gotten the lay out I suggest you get to work. There are carts of books that need to be returned to their proper places. The returned books need to be scanned in and student accounts updated. Late fees need to be issued and then you can dust all the book shelves."

"Yes, yes of course. I will handle everything." He told her with a smile. "You just relax and start planning your retirement."

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Hours later, Sarah stood and stretched. Her back ached from sitting for so long and her stomach was grumbling loudly at her. Deciding that she wasn't going to get much else done on an empty stomach, Sarah packed her bag and headed out for food. She made her way to the cafeteria and filled her tray with the healthiest things she could find. The school had decent food, but most of it wasn't the best for you. Not long after she sat down to eat, her friends Tammi and Dani joined her. "Hey, Sarah," Dani said as she grabbed one of the apple slices from Sarah's tray.

"He guys." Sarah greeted them with a smile.

"Have you heard the news, Sarah?" Tammi asked as she covered her french fries in ketchup.

"What news?" Sarah asked as she poured the french dressing over her salad.

"That old hag at the library is finally retiring." Tammi grinned before stuffing her mouth with fries.

"Mrs. White?" Sarah couldn't believe it. "She's leaving?"

"Yea, apparently the board of directors told her to retire or they would fire her," Dani explained. "Guess they got tired of her chasing students out of the library for talking."

Sarah ate her salad quietly. While she wasn't fond of Mrs. White, it would be odd not seeing her there. "Who's going to take care of the library now?" Sarah asked.

"I hear they hired a new guy to take her place," Dani stated.

"You heard right," Tammi smirked. "I saw the old hag giving him the grand tour earlier and man oh man is he fine. I see myself doing a lot of studying at the library in the near future."

"They hired a guy?" Sarah had never seen a male librarian before.

"Yeah, about time too. This place needs something to look at other than the old statues and paintings of old guys. Even most of the teachers here are female." Tammi commented.

"Yea and the few men there are aren't much to look at," Dani added. She then turned to Tammi. "So tell us about the new guy. You said he was fine."

"Oh, he is at that." Tammi lifted her glass of soda to her mouth and slowly sucked on the straw. "It's like he stepped right out of one of those musty old books. He's perfection brought to life and he even has a British accent."

"He's British?" Sarah's stomach was suddenly in a knot. "What exactly did he look like?"

"Let's see, he's tall, very thin, blonde hair, and a god given ass." Tammi was practically drooling just thinking about him.

"Was his hair long and wild?" Sarah questioned.

"No, no. He's not a rocker or hippie. He was clean cut, pale skin, a gold ring in one ear. Oh, and he wore glasses."

"Like sun glasses?" Dani asked.

"No, I mean actual I need these to see glasses and man did he make them look good," Tammi replied.

Sarah nearly sighed with relief at Tammi's description. Every time she came across a blonde with a British accent, part of her feared it was him. She knew it was silly. She hadn't seen him in years. The only thing that kept her from believing it was all just a dream was her continued contact with her friends Hoggle, Ludo, and Didymus. They assured her that she a Toby were safe from the Goblin King, but she still feared that he would come for her. She dreamt of him often and they weren't always horrible dreams. In fact, most were pleasant and very graphic, though she would never admit to anyone that she was having hot and steamy fantasies about the Goblin King.

"Sarah." Dani waved her hand in front of the girl's face. "Ground control to Sarah."

"What?" Sarah looked up as she was pulled from her thoughts. "Sorry I was just thinking."

"Obviously. You ignored us for a good five minutes." Tammi teased as she opened her cup of pudding. "So what had you so deep in thought that you'd ignore your best friends?"

"Nothing, I was just going over all the things I still have to do." Sarah stood and dumped her tray. "I need to get back to work on my thesis."

"Sarah you're going to put yourself in an early grave if you keep stressing over that thing," Dani warned.

"Yeah, when's the last time you took a night off?" Tammi asked.

"I can relax one this is done," Sarah told them as she grabbed her bag. "I don't have a lot of time left."

"Just don't forget about the party on Saturday," Dani called after her. "You promised you'd be there!"

"I will!" Sarah called over her shoulder before heading out the door and returning to the library.

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As Sarah made her way inside to find a table, she didn't see him watching her from the second floor. His eyes practically glowed with delight as he placed the books he was carrying back on the shelf. "There you are Precious thing." He smirked. "I'm going to enjoy this immensely."