Desires Unfulfilled

A/N: Hey! I just recently fell in love with the Labyrinth movie and can't get enough of it. After reading countless fanfictions on here, I decided that I just HAD to do one myself. Let me know if you like it, it will certainly keep me writing if I know people want more. If I falloff the bandwagon and stop writing, just pop in and tell me! Then I'll get my butt in gear and write something! I really wanna keep myself active. :] Thanks and enjoy.

Chapter 1: Unwanted Visitor

The sun shone into a brightly colored bedroom. Light wooden floors, and comforting yellow hues adorned the room, and bed. Among the pastel sheets, a curtain of black hair stood in strong contrast. A soft groan could be heard from soft lips as Sarah grumbled about the light. "What time is it…" she muttered quietly as she moved onto her elbows, glancing sideways at the alarm clock beside her bed. 9:15 am- Saturday She groaned once more and fell onto her face into the pillow. She had to work in an hour! With much irritation she pulled herself from bed and began rushing around to get ready.

It was ten years since she had visited the magical world of the Goblin King, and her life couldn't be less magical. After a few years her friends stopped visiting her, and she no longer saw the white owl in the trees outside of her father's home. Life just went on, and it also went downhill. Needless to say, Sarah never got to become the famous actress she dreamed of. Quite the opposite, she was a starving waitress at a local restaurant. She worked to pay her rent and normally only got food when she was working- because it was free. Sarah's father always asked her to come home, but she wanted freedom, she wanted to be on her own. She knew there was something out there for her, but she just wasn't sure what it was yet.

Staring into her bathroom mirror she glared at the green eyes and black hair that stood reflected back at her. Sarah was pale, but it fit her, any time she tried to tan she only burned, with no tan to follow. She was always either red, or white. No in between. Over the years she had filled out, developing the curving body that all women desired, while keeping a toned and fit figure. She was a decent looking young woman in her eyes, but she couldn't help but envy others. What woman didn't?

A text waited on her phone as she moved towards it. Meeting after you work? –T It was Tony, her sort of boyfriend. That was the other problem with Sarah. She couldn't seem to keep a decent relationship with anyone. All of her relationships ended because either she wouldn't put out for the man, or he just didn't give her the spark she was searching for. Sarah wasn't going to give up her last bit of innocence for just anyone, nor would she spend the rest of her life with anyone in particular. She had to find that perfect match, and it wasn't an easy task for her. She texted him back quickly that they were still meeting and then rushed off to work. She was working a double shift so she wouldn't be getting out until after dinner, meaning she would be exhausted. She only hoped Tony wouldn't cause her any trouble.

Work was to put it lightly….uh…HORRIBLE. Sarah had been hit on by at least a dozen drunk creeps, and her boss had yelled at her for not flirting back with them. She wasn't going to flirt with someone who creeped her out as badly as these bozo's did. Who would have! She ended up just pushing her boss aside and getting back to her tables. She was there to make money and tips, if he was mad, he could just go ahead and fire her. But he wouldn't- he needed Sarah.

As she stepped out of the restaurant she glanced up at the night sky. The stars were out already and she glanced down at her phone to take note of the time. It was about seven thirty, but during the winter it got dark by six. She pulled her black pea coat tighter around her uniform, which consisted of only a jean skirt, her waitress apron tied around her waist, and a red polo shirt. Her feet were thankfully covered in flat boots that came to her mid-calf. But otherwise she was freezing. Where was Tony? She grumbled quietly as she walked a little farther away from the restaurant to see if he was nearby. He always met her out front on Saturdays. It was the only reason she walked to work. "Tony?" she called out. Sarah turned around when a sound alerted her. "Tony?" she said again, in hopes he was just trying to freak her out. "I'm not in the mood, come on!" she whined.

Slowly she approached the direction of the sound. Was he messing around in the alley? "If you're down there…get out…it's dirty in there…Joe is always peeing on everything there…" She was referring to one of her gross coworkers, who tended to get drunk every shift and proceed to pee in the nearest alley. "Tony!" As she finally reached the opening to the alley she frowned to find nobody there. "The…heck…" she mumbled, turning around to look back out at the street. He was late.

Sarah waited another thirty minutes, until her legs became numb, and then started to walk home. She was going to give Tony a piece of her mind when she spoke to him next. Still fuming as she got home, she unlocked her apartment door and slammed it behind her. "Stupid men…can't even call if they're going to stand you up…" She murmured. This was why she never slept with any of them! They weren't worth it.

Suddenly Sarah stopped, setting her purse down and realizing that the lights were all on. She hadn't turned any lights on when she woke up…so why were they on now? "Tony?" she called out softly. Sarah moved forward towards the kitchen but didn't make it but six steps when a voice was heard behind her. She whirled around in time to see a hooded figure approaching. "Who are you!"

"So you're Sarah…." The voice mused, deep and dripping with a dangerous edge.

"Wha- Who…Why are you in my house!" Sarah snapped. The man continued to approach her, until she had backed herself up against one of her walls. "Get away from me!" she cried out as he reached out to her. She ducked out of his reach and rushed towards the door only to be stopped by an invisible force. "What….What is this?!" she choked, her eyes set in an angry glare as the man moved around in front of her.

"Shh…no need to make a big fuss, my dear…We're just going for a little trip…" He grinned pleasantly as he slipped his hood off. He wasn't a bad looking man, his features were perhaps a little too angular for her taste, but what got her the most was the terrible glint in his eyes. "Back to the Labyrinth….or…at least the world it belongs too…" he said with a low chuckle.

"I didn't wish anything though…You aren't the Goblin King…" She argued, still unable to move past the force keeping her in place.

"Oh…I know…He has nothing to do with this-….Actually that's a lie…he has everything to do with it…" the man laughed again and suddenly his hand shot out to strike Sarah across the face, sending her across the room, the force releasing her as her head struck the wall. She remained on the floor, slumped over as pain shot through her head, and a warmth seeped down the side of her face. Darkness soon followed and she knew nothing but the memories that assaulted her mind.