Disclaimer:
Jarod: Ann Parker doesn't own me, even though she wants to, or the rest of the goblins of the Centre.
Ann: *to Jarod* nice touch with the goblins line. *Jarod smirks* *to audience* It's true, no matter how much I want Jarod, I can't have him...at least not in the legal way where I can make money. There are other ways *WEG*
Miss Parker: *annoyed* Can we get on with this?
Ann: *sigh* yes, yes we can. I hope you enjoy this little creation!
Whiteowl: *pouts* okay, so I don't own Labyrinth...yet...
Jareth: Of course not, I do, and I own you *smiles* as well
Whiteowl: *glares* I have to go now and set the Bishie straight.enjoy the story!
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"All's Fair in Love and War"
By Ann Parker and Whiteowl
Sarah set her bags down by the door and let out a sigh. School was over for the year and no matter how much she liked Icatha, she was glad to be out of school. "Dad, Karen I'm home." Sarah walked into the kitchen and wandered over to the counter. "What the?" She picked up a Speedy Gonzalez Pez dispenser and turned it over in her hand.
"Aaaah!" Sarah let out a cry as Toby latched onto her leg, almost knocking her over. Sarah bent down and pried the nine-year-old off of her leg and into a hug.
"Sissy," Toby squirmed. Sarah smiled and mused his sandy colored hair.
"Where are Dad and Karen?" Though Sarah was getting along better with her step-mom she still refused to call her mother. "Is this yours Toby?" Sarah asked holding up the Pez dispenser.
Toby frowned and gave her a weird look. "No, it's mister Jarod's. I'm too big for that kid stuff," Toby declared.
Sarah dropped the Pez dispenser. "Jareth!?"
Toby gave Sarah another odd look. "Jar-od. He's living with us in your room."
"What! Toby where is Dad?" Sarah demanded. She had come back from college to relax before going back to Manhattan. Karen had told her things were a little different at home, and had asked Sarah permission to use her old room, but Sarah had no idea what this Jarod was doing in her room.
"There it is." Sarah spun around to see a tall, handsome man walking towards her. As she caught a glimpse into his eyes she could tell he was very kind, yet childlike, but that didn't mean she would trust him.
Sarah picked up the Pez from the floor and handed it to him, hiding a laugh. "You must be Jarod." The man smiled and nodded.
"That's me. And you must be Sarah," he said as he held out his hand. She cautiously shook his hand while eyeing him suspiciously.
"Sorry, Karen never mentioned you before," Sarah smiled weakly.
"Mr. Twist is our boarder Sarah. He is staying in your old room," Karen walked into the kitchen with Robert Williams in tow.
"So where am I supposed to sleep," Sarah asked with a fake smile plastered on her face. Just when she was beginning to like the woman she had to pull something.
"You'll be sleeping on the couch downstairs," Karen stated, giving Sarah a look that told her this wasn't up for debate.
"Fine. I'm going to unpack. It was nice to meet you Jare...Jarod," Sarah walked out of the kitchen and back to her bags seething. This was a great homecoming, she'd been ousted for a man who was addicted to little sugar tablets, and whose name was uncomfortably close to Jareth's. Sarah shivered; something seemed a little odd about him.
Jarod watched the dark haired woman leave and smiled. There was something about her that reminded him of Parker. Jarod blinked, why was he always thinking about that woman? Jarod smiled at Sarah's parents, "I'm going to go to my room." He could hear Sarah muttering something under her breath as he headed up the stairs. He opened the door to his room and shut it behind him. It was bare except for a silver briefcase and duffel bag near the bed. Sarah's old furniture was still there and there was a box of her belongings in the closet. Jarod went over to his bag and got out a small red book and his patent red notebook. He flipped past the first few pages until he reached a piece of computer paper folded and glued to a page. Unfolding the paper, he quickly reread the posting on the Internet he found. It was an anonymous warning to all readers about the power of a little red book called Labyrinth. In his recent hunts for any link to the Scrolls he had accidentally found the message. Jarod had almost passed over the message, but something in it had caught his eye, and it intrigued him. Since he wasn't getting anywhere with the Scrolls, he decided to investigate the message and see where it led him. He had followed the anonymous letter back to Sarah, and spent the last five days getting ready for her to return back to her home. Jarod put his notebook down and started to leaf through the red book.
"I'm just going to get my stuff." Jarod turned around to see Sarah staring at him. She looked pale. "Where did you get that?" Sarah pointed to the book in Jarod's hand.
"I ordered it off of eBay. It's amazing what you can find there," Jarod held up the book and grinned.
"Oh," Sarah went into the closet and attempted to get a box down from the top shelf. She was on her tiptoes, when Jarod reached for the box and lifted it down for her. Sarah glanced at him nervously and took her things from him. She moved to the dresser and emptied the drawers into the box.
"So you have one too," Jarod commented. Sarah looked at him, and then at the book in her box.
"My mother gave it to me," Sarah stated as she headed for the door.
"If you like the book then maybe you'd like this too," Jarod walked over to Sarah before she could leave and handed her the Internet message. Sarah flinched and backed away from Jarod.
"What do you want," she stated bluntly.
"What you know about it," Jarod said referring to the book.
"It's about a princess who wishes away her brother to the goblins, knowing that the king of the goblins is in love with her. She regrets wishing him away immediately and is forced to go through a labyrinth surrounding the goblin king's castle to get her brother back. That's all I know. Now if you'll excuse me," Sarah started to make her way out of the room.
"That's not what this says," Jarod said before Sarah got through the door. Sarah stopped and looked back at him over her shoulder before continuing on her way downstairs. Jarod smiled to himself, she knew more.
Sarah set her things on the coffee table by her and flopped down on the couch. She looked around at family room. Things were the same but she didn't feel like she quite fit in anymore. Actually, she'd been feeling like that a lot recently. Maybe she should take a trip back to the Labyrinth and visit her friends there, at least she felt like she fit in there. Of course Jareth was in the Labyrinth and any trip there would eventually lead to him.maybe a trip wasn't a good idea.
Sarah looked up from her musing to see Karen walking by her towards the front door. "Where are you going?" Sarah asked quizzically.
"Your father, Toby, and I are going out shopping for Toby. They're in car waiting for me. Why don't you stay here, your trip has obviously made you tired," Karen said and walked out the door before Sarah could reply.
"Aargh!" Sarah screamed and threw a pillow at the closed door. This was great. She'd just returned from college today and they were leaving her with the weird guy upstairs who was asking about the Labyrinth. Sarah sunk into the couch, glowering, things couldn't get much worse.
Miss Parker smirked to herself in the back of a black sedan. She hadn't gotten anywhere in finding out about the Scrolls or unraveling more about her mother and Jarod's mother together, but she had found a way to give her more time. "We have him this time," she said to no one in particular. Her new father had decided that Sidney and Broots wouldn't go with her on chases anymore, in case Lyle needed their help. That left her alone with a bunch of Sweepers. She needed to capture him. If she didn't, she would be "no longer needed" at the Centre. "I must get him," she whispered as the car pulled up to a white, two-story house. "You stay out here," she said to the men in black suits as she went to the door.
"I'm coming! Why are people so impatient?" Sarah let out a sigh. She opened the front door just as the dark haired woman on the other side was about to knock again. Sarah plastered a fake smile on her face, "Yes, can I help you?"
"Have you seen this man?" Miss Parker held up a picture of Jarod for Sarah to see.
"Who are you?" Sarah asked suspiciously.
"An old friend. We lost touch and I've been trying to. track him down." Parker gave Sarah an equally fake smile.
"Uh-huh. Jarod's our boarder. He's upstairs, first door to your right," Sarah moved aside to let Miss Parker in.
"Your boarder, right," she said with a sound of venom in her voice. "Thanks," she said, half heartily.
"You're welcome," Sarah replied. She didn't really believe her story, but right now Sarah could care less. Sarah made her way back to the couch as the scantily clad woman made her way swiftly up the stairs and towards Sarah...Jarod's room.
Miss Parker slowly turned the doorknob and crept through the door. She smiled at the site before her eyes, Jarod was dozing on the bed was a little red book at his side. She slowly made her way to him, leaving the door slightly ajar. She made sure her stiletto heels didn't make any noise as she crept towards him in her black leather mini skirt. When she reached the bed, she lightly sat down next to him. She stared at him, at how peaceful he seemed, even though she knew his heart wasn't at peace. His hair was in his eyes, reminding her of their almost moment in front of the fireplace at Ocee's. Oh how she had cursed that woman's existence when she came in the room with more tea. She sighed, deep down she didn't want to do this to him but she had to. It was the only way to survive. She shook off the tears that were forming in her deep blue eyes and stood up, pointed her gun, and kicked the bedpost. Jarod jumped up to come face to face with a silver gun. He sighed, the same old gun. How many times were they going to do this? Slowly he stood up, accidentally causing the red book to fall on the floor.
"Nice to see you again," Jarod said sarcastically. Miss Parker just glared. "How many times do you think we'll do this?" he asked. Miss Parker sneered.
"This will be the last time Jarod. I finally have you, you can't run anywhere." Jarod shook his head.
"I wasn't referring to my almost captures. How many times will we be alone and not talk about what needs to be discussed?"
"There is nothing to discuss," she hissed. Jarod sighed, why wouldn't she open up?
"Oh yeah? Are you telling me, that night by the fire, that meant nothing to you?" he demanded. Miss Parker flinched.
"Yes. Nothing, it meant nothing Jarod," she lied through her teeth. Jarod's face hardened. Knowing this wasn't the time to make her talk, he figured it was time to make an escape. That was when he noticed the red book at his feet and smirked. He kicked it at her, causing her to look down, and leaving him just enough time to grab her gun. "Damn it!" she yelled. How does he always do that?
Sarah smiled; people had no idea how good the acoustics were in this house. This was going to be an interesting night.
"Why Jarod? Why can't you just let me take you back?" she exclaimed, clearly losing her temper. She stomped on the floor and the book jumped by her feet. "And what the hell is this anyway? Labyrinth?" she questioned as she picked it up.
Sarah's eyes widened, "Oh God no!" Sarah jumped off of the couch and ran for the stairs.
Jarod sighed, "It's a book I've been reading, very interesting," he stated matter-of-factly. Miss Parker rolled her eyes and opened the book to a random page.
"What is this crap? 'I wish the goblins would come and take you away, right now?'" she read out loud.
"Noooooooooooo!" yelled Sarah as opened the door just in time to see the lights go out. Apparently the day could get quite a bit worse.
"What the hell?" Miss Parker whirled around and came face to face with a very pissed off Sarah. Sarah knocked the book out of her hand.
"What the hell were you thinking?! Do you have any idea what you just did?" Sarah yelled at her. Both women looked around wildly as laughter came from various places in the room.
"What. Is. THAT?!" Miss Parker exclaimed.
"The consequences of your actions," was the smug answer.
"Oh shit," Sarah replied.
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And that is the beginning, what do you think? Please review! We hope to have more out soon, but the more reviews I bet the quicker we write!
Jarod: Ann Parker doesn't own me, even though she wants to, or the rest of the goblins of the Centre.
Ann: *to Jarod* nice touch with the goblins line. *Jarod smirks* *to audience* It's true, no matter how much I want Jarod, I can't have him...at least not in the legal way where I can make money. There are other ways *WEG*
Miss Parker: *annoyed* Can we get on with this?
Ann: *sigh* yes, yes we can. I hope you enjoy this little creation!
Whiteowl: *pouts* okay, so I don't own Labyrinth...yet...
Jareth: Of course not, I do, and I own you *smiles* as well
Whiteowl: *glares* I have to go now and set the Bishie straight.enjoy the story!
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"All's Fair in Love and War"
By Ann Parker and Whiteowl
Sarah set her bags down by the door and let out a sigh. School was over for the year and no matter how much she liked Icatha, she was glad to be out of school. "Dad, Karen I'm home." Sarah walked into the kitchen and wandered over to the counter. "What the?" She picked up a Speedy Gonzalez Pez dispenser and turned it over in her hand.
"Aaaah!" Sarah let out a cry as Toby latched onto her leg, almost knocking her over. Sarah bent down and pried the nine-year-old off of her leg and into a hug.
"Sissy," Toby squirmed. Sarah smiled and mused his sandy colored hair.
"Where are Dad and Karen?" Though Sarah was getting along better with her step-mom she still refused to call her mother. "Is this yours Toby?" Sarah asked holding up the Pez dispenser.
Toby frowned and gave her a weird look. "No, it's mister Jarod's. I'm too big for that kid stuff," Toby declared.
Sarah dropped the Pez dispenser. "Jareth!?"
Toby gave Sarah another odd look. "Jar-od. He's living with us in your room."
"What! Toby where is Dad?" Sarah demanded. She had come back from college to relax before going back to Manhattan. Karen had told her things were a little different at home, and had asked Sarah permission to use her old room, but Sarah had no idea what this Jarod was doing in her room.
"There it is." Sarah spun around to see a tall, handsome man walking towards her. As she caught a glimpse into his eyes she could tell he was very kind, yet childlike, but that didn't mean she would trust him.
Sarah picked up the Pez from the floor and handed it to him, hiding a laugh. "You must be Jarod." The man smiled and nodded.
"That's me. And you must be Sarah," he said as he held out his hand. She cautiously shook his hand while eyeing him suspiciously.
"Sorry, Karen never mentioned you before," Sarah smiled weakly.
"Mr. Twist is our boarder Sarah. He is staying in your old room," Karen walked into the kitchen with Robert Williams in tow.
"So where am I supposed to sleep," Sarah asked with a fake smile plastered on her face. Just when she was beginning to like the woman she had to pull something.
"You'll be sleeping on the couch downstairs," Karen stated, giving Sarah a look that told her this wasn't up for debate.
"Fine. I'm going to unpack. It was nice to meet you Jare...Jarod," Sarah walked out of the kitchen and back to her bags seething. This was a great homecoming, she'd been ousted for a man who was addicted to little sugar tablets, and whose name was uncomfortably close to Jareth's. Sarah shivered; something seemed a little odd about him.
Jarod watched the dark haired woman leave and smiled. There was something about her that reminded him of Parker. Jarod blinked, why was he always thinking about that woman? Jarod smiled at Sarah's parents, "I'm going to go to my room." He could hear Sarah muttering something under her breath as he headed up the stairs. He opened the door to his room and shut it behind him. It was bare except for a silver briefcase and duffel bag near the bed. Sarah's old furniture was still there and there was a box of her belongings in the closet. Jarod went over to his bag and got out a small red book and his patent red notebook. He flipped past the first few pages until he reached a piece of computer paper folded and glued to a page. Unfolding the paper, he quickly reread the posting on the Internet he found. It was an anonymous warning to all readers about the power of a little red book called Labyrinth. In his recent hunts for any link to the Scrolls he had accidentally found the message. Jarod had almost passed over the message, but something in it had caught his eye, and it intrigued him. Since he wasn't getting anywhere with the Scrolls, he decided to investigate the message and see where it led him. He had followed the anonymous letter back to Sarah, and spent the last five days getting ready for her to return back to her home. Jarod put his notebook down and started to leaf through the red book.
"I'm just going to get my stuff." Jarod turned around to see Sarah staring at him. She looked pale. "Where did you get that?" Sarah pointed to the book in Jarod's hand.
"I ordered it off of eBay. It's amazing what you can find there," Jarod held up the book and grinned.
"Oh," Sarah went into the closet and attempted to get a box down from the top shelf. She was on her tiptoes, when Jarod reached for the box and lifted it down for her. Sarah glanced at him nervously and took her things from him. She moved to the dresser and emptied the drawers into the box.
"So you have one too," Jarod commented. Sarah looked at him, and then at the book in her box.
"My mother gave it to me," Sarah stated as she headed for the door.
"If you like the book then maybe you'd like this too," Jarod walked over to Sarah before she could leave and handed her the Internet message. Sarah flinched and backed away from Jarod.
"What do you want," she stated bluntly.
"What you know about it," Jarod said referring to the book.
"It's about a princess who wishes away her brother to the goblins, knowing that the king of the goblins is in love with her. She regrets wishing him away immediately and is forced to go through a labyrinth surrounding the goblin king's castle to get her brother back. That's all I know. Now if you'll excuse me," Sarah started to make her way out of the room.
"That's not what this says," Jarod said before Sarah got through the door. Sarah stopped and looked back at him over her shoulder before continuing on her way downstairs. Jarod smiled to himself, she knew more.
Sarah set her things on the coffee table by her and flopped down on the couch. She looked around at family room. Things were the same but she didn't feel like she quite fit in anymore. Actually, she'd been feeling like that a lot recently. Maybe she should take a trip back to the Labyrinth and visit her friends there, at least she felt like she fit in there. Of course Jareth was in the Labyrinth and any trip there would eventually lead to him.maybe a trip wasn't a good idea.
Sarah looked up from her musing to see Karen walking by her towards the front door. "Where are you going?" Sarah asked quizzically.
"Your father, Toby, and I are going out shopping for Toby. They're in car waiting for me. Why don't you stay here, your trip has obviously made you tired," Karen said and walked out the door before Sarah could reply.
"Aargh!" Sarah screamed and threw a pillow at the closed door. This was great. She'd just returned from college today and they were leaving her with the weird guy upstairs who was asking about the Labyrinth. Sarah sunk into the couch, glowering, things couldn't get much worse.
Miss Parker smirked to herself in the back of a black sedan. She hadn't gotten anywhere in finding out about the Scrolls or unraveling more about her mother and Jarod's mother together, but she had found a way to give her more time. "We have him this time," she said to no one in particular. Her new father had decided that Sidney and Broots wouldn't go with her on chases anymore, in case Lyle needed their help. That left her alone with a bunch of Sweepers. She needed to capture him. If she didn't, she would be "no longer needed" at the Centre. "I must get him," she whispered as the car pulled up to a white, two-story house. "You stay out here," she said to the men in black suits as she went to the door.
"I'm coming! Why are people so impatient?" Sarah let out a sigh. She opened the front door just as the dark haired woman on the other side was about to knock again. Sarah plastered a fake smile on her face, "Yes, can I help you?"
"Have you seen this man?" Miss Parker held up a picture of Jarod for Sarah to see.
"Who are you?" Sarah asked suspiciously.
"An old friend. We lost touch and I've been trying to. track him down." Parker gave Sarah an equally fake smile.
"Uh-huh. Jarod's our boarder. He's upstairs, first door to your right," Sarah moved aside to let Miss Parker in.
"Your boarder, right," she said with a sound of venom in her voice. "Thanks," she said, half heartily.
"You're welcome," Sarah replied. She didn't really believe her story, but right now Sarah could care less. Sarah made her way back to the couch as the scantily clad woman made her way swiftly up the stairs and towards Sarah...Jarod's room.
Miss Parker slowly turned the doorknob and crept through the door. She smiled at the site before her eyes, Jarod was dozing on the bed was a little red book at his side. She slowly made her way to him, leaving the door slightly ajar. She made sure her stiletto heels didn't make any noise as she crept towards him in her black leather mini skirt. When she reached the bed, she lightly sat down next to him. She stared at him, at how peaceful he seemed, even though she knew his heart wasn't at peace. His hair was in his eyes, reminding her of their almost moment in front of the fireplace at Ocee's. Oh how she had cursed that woman's existence when she came in the room with more tea. She sighed, deep down she didn't want to do this to him but she had to. It was the only way to survive. She shook off the tears that were forming in her deep blue eyes and stood up, pointed her gun, and kicked the bedpost. Jarod jumped up to come face to face with a silver gun. He sighed, the same old gun. How many times were they going to do this? Slowly he stood up, accidentally causing the red book to fall on the floor.
"Nice to see you again," Jarod said sarcastically. Miss Parker just glared. "How many times do you think we'll do this?" he asked. Miss Parker sneered.
"This will be the last time Jarod. I finally have you, you can't run anywhere." Jarod shook his head.
"I wasn't referring to my almost captures. How many times will we be alone and not talk about what needs to be discussed?"
"There is nothing to discuss," she hissed. Jarod sighed, why wouldn't she open up?
"Oh yeah? Are you telling me, that night by the fire, that meant nothing to you?" he demanded. Miss Parker flinched.
"Yes. Nothing, it meant nothing Jarod," she lied through her teeth. Jarod's face hardened. Knowing this wasn't the time to make her talk, he figured it was time to make an escape. That was when he noticed the red book at his feet and smirked. He kicked it at her, causing her to look down, and leaving him just enough time to grab her gun. "Damn it!" she yelled. How does he always do that?
Sarah smiled; people had no idea how good the acoustics were in this house. This was going to be an interesting night.
"Why Jarod? Why can't you just let me take you back?" she exclaimed, clearly losing her temper. She stomped on the floor and the book jumped by her feet. "And what the hell is this anyway? Labyrinth?" she questioned as she picked it up.
Sarah's eyes widened, "Oh God no!" Sarah jumped off of the couch and ran for the stairs.
Jarod sighed, "It's a book I've been reading, very interesting," he stated matter-of-factly. Miss Parker rolled her eyes and opened the book to a random page.
"What is this crap? 'I wish the goblins would come and take you away, right now?'" she read out loud.
"Noooooooooooo!" yelled Sarah as opened the door just in time to see the lights go out. Apparently the day could get quite a bit worse.
"What the hell?" Miss Parker whirled around and came face to face with a very pissed off Sarah. Sarah knocked the book out of her hand.
"What the hell were you thinking?! Do you have any idea what you just did?" Sarah yelled at her. Both women looked around wildly as laughter came from various places in the room.
"What. Is. THAT?!" Miss Parker exclaimed.
"The consequences of your actions," was the smug answer.
"Oh shit," Sarah replied.
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And that is the beginning, what do you think? Please review! We hope to have more out soon, but the more reviews I bet the quicker we write!