Don't kill me for this one. I just had to write this. It was bugging me big time in the back of the brain.

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Another rainy, lonely day.

Sarah sat by the window watching it come down in droves. It had been raining for three days straight and wasn't supposed to stop anytime soon. The news was calling for flash flooding. The rest of the family had left for a two-week cruise/vacation with Karen's family, which had only just started. Sarah was left to watch the house, not that she minded one bit. Times likes this however left her lonely. Thank goodness she had her friends from the Labyrinth.

It had been over a year since her trip to the Labyrinth and Sarah had grown up quite a bit. It still took her several months to patch things up with Jareth but time and a lot of pineapple upside-down cake (Jareth's new favorite) made things right. They weren't the best of buddies, but things were at a comfortable level.

Since her father and step-mother would leave her alone for the most part, Sarah would occasionally invite Hoggle over to play chess. Today, however she was hoping Sir Didymus would come along so she could play a different game. Maybe, just maybe, she could get Jareth to play too. Sarah bit her lower lip. She didn't know if they would play it or if they would find it offensive. Either way it was certainly going to be a lively day.

After putting the finishing touches to her snack tray and tea set, Sarah pulled the game from the back of her closet. She hadn't played it since before her trip through the Labyrinth. Putting up the cumbersome card-table, she set up the game.

Then Sarah walked over to her vanity. "Hoggle, Sir Didymous, Jareth, I need you." All three showed up with Hoggle and Jareth eyeballing each other slightly.

"Sarah, what could you possibly want that I couldn't provide by myself?" asked Jareth a little pompously.

Sarah grinned. "Well I was hoping to start a game that required approximately four people; but if you're not up for it..." She trailed off, knowing full well fae always took a challenge, especially when it included a game. Jareth was certainly no exception to this rule.

"Well if it's a game you wanted to play, that's a horse of another color."

Then Sarah turned to Hoggle and Sir Didymous; if it was only game Hoggle might feel it was ok to take off and she couldn't have that.

"And you guys wouldn't want to hurt a girl's feelings when she went to all this trouble of making snacks and tea; and leaving her here all alone now would you?" Sarah pouted. She hated to do it, but she knew Hoggle and Sir Didymous certainly wouldn't leave a friend like that.

"Oh alright," said Hoggle. "But don't expectin' me to sit next to 'im" pointing his thumb to Jareth.

"Feeling is mutual Hogsbreath."

"That's Hoggle!"

Jareth grumbled under his breath and sat down at the card-table. Jareth, picking up one of the pieces looked over quizzically at Sarah. "Just what are we playing?"

Sarah smirked at Jareth mirroring his usual smile. Hoggle shivered at the comparison.

"Why Dungeons and Dragons, and I'm the Dungeon Master."

The magical trio looked at each other for a moment. Something about this turn of events made Hoggle grin maliciously at Jareth. This was going to be an interesting afternoon.