Chapter 1
Its been 5 years since my encounter in the Labyrinth. I cant say it didn't change me because it did. Once I got home I changed, I realized how lucky I was to have Toby and didn't mind babysitting. Which meant no more fights with Karen and that improved our relationship which pleased my dad.
After high school, I went away to college in New York to full fill my dream of being an actress. Its going good I have the leading role as Belle in my schools production of Beauty and the Beast. I was in the middle of rehearsals when the director stopped me. "Sarah honey Im not getting anything out of you, look you just offered yourself for your fathers safety, now you have to stay with the Beast forever. How do you think you would feel about that? Show me." he sat back down and I redid the scene, he still wasn't happy. "Okay maybe we have been doing this too long, everyone go home except you Sarah I want to talk to you."
I groaned in frustration. I gathered my stuff and made my way over to the director. "Sarah I don't know what it is but you need to give me something to work with here, get a good nights rest and come back next week, I want progress" he told me. "Next week? What about tomorrow?" I asked him, he looked at me like I had five heads. "Spring Break Sarah, even Im not that mean" and with that he left. I had totally forgot about that. I was supposed to be on a plane tomorrow morning to go home for the week.
I made my way over to my dorm. Once I was there I collapsed on the bed, exhausted. I feel asleep almost instantly.
"Jareth darling its been forever you need to get over that wench" I looked at Lady Genovene and the rest of my surroundings carelessly. "Really, it would be so much easier if you went on to someone new, preferably me" she smiled wickedly. "I don't know how many times I must tell you until you understand that I am not interested" she smirked "And I don't know how many times I must ask until you accept my offer." I stood up then "I don't care how powerful we could be together Lady Genovene I am not going to wed you" anger washed over her features.
"Mark my words Jareth I will do whatever it takes to get you" and with that she vanished. I sighed and went to my study. It was as I was working I heard those familiar yet different words. I smiled.
"Sarah!" Toby yelled when I closed the door behind me. I smiled and picked him up. "Whats up little guy?" I asked him smiling. "Hey! Im not little!" I rolled my eyes smiled and put him down, he ran upstairs. "Ah Sarah it has been too long" Karen smiled and hugged me and so did my father. "The plane ride was a little tiring, Im gonna go freshen up. "Okay" they both said. I made my way back to my childhood room and smiled seeing nothing had changed. I put my suitcase on top of my bed and opened it, I then changed into jeans and a white v-neck t-shirt. I ran a brush through my long brown hair and walked toward Toby's room knowing he was in there. I opened the door very slowly making sure he wouldn't hear me and watched him. He had a familiar little red book in his hand. "I wish..I wish the goblins would come take me away! That would be so cool!" my eyes widened as he said the words and I burst into the room. The lights went out but they were quickly turned back on, as if it didn't happen, but in that split second Toby was gone.
"Jareth! Jareth you bastard! Jareth you get your ass here right now!" I yelled. "It seems your vocabulary has expanded" I turned around and faced the man I have been dreaming about for five years. I glared at him. "Where is Toby?" I asked him. "You know very well where he is and I must say Sarah time has been good to you" he said looking me up and down. "He didn't mean it! He was just playing around!"
"Ah but you see whats said is said, and because those words were spoken I am allowed to keep him prisoner" I could tell he was amused by all of this. Oh Toby he's probably so scared. "So then...then take me! Take me instead. Give Toby back and..and ill be your prisoner. Please!" a smile tugged at his lips. "Thats very noble of you Sarah" he made his way over to me "And well and offer such as this I can not turn down, so I accept" I stood there feeling like I just made a deal with the devil and I might as well have. He smiled once more as he waved his hand over my face and then every thing went black.