A/N I do not own Labyrinth or anything related to it
I write for fun and hope you enjoy my story even if grammar is poor
Ch 1 Love and loss
Sarah sat on the coach in the living room, her eyes were red and swollen the tears leaving tracks down her cheeks. She had waited until her father had left to take Toby to his friends before speaking to Karen. The relationship between them had improved a lot over the year and speaking to her father would be easier with her backing. Karen paced up and down in front of her arms waving, her face red with anger.
"Really Sarah, how could you be so stupid?"
Sarah continued to stare at her lap, her hands twisting the hem of her shirt. She heard the front door open signalling her father's arrival home followed by his ritual hello.
"Get in here Robert" Karen yelled
He could tell from his wife s tone something had happened, he had only been gone half an hour surely war could not have broken out between the two that quickly. Sarah's father entered the room he looked at Karen first then turned to the sobbing form of his daughter nervously clenching and unclenching her hands then returned his gaze to his wife.
"What's going on?"
"Go on tell him" Karen shrieked at Sarah
Sarah didn't look up; a fresh trickle of tears began to flow down her face as she tried to speak through the sobs.
"I'm sorry daddy". She whispered
Karen cut in "It seems your o so precious daughter here is pregnant".
Robert turned his attention back to Sarah his mouth open.
"What, how, she isn't even dating" he stammered
"For god's sake Robert how do you think it happened. Obviously she isn't the sweet and innocent girl you thought she was".
Sarah remained silent on the coach wishing this was over. She had been dreading telling them as she knew it wouldn't go well but this was turning out worse than she could imagine.
"Who's the father? Have you told him? Why isn't he here? How long has this been going on?" Robert was now wagging his finger at Sarah his anger matching that of his wife's.
Sarah took a breath she was shaking. She couldn't tell them the full truth; they wouldn't believe her anyway.
"He is someone I use to know a few years ago; I have tried to contact him but I can't find him".
"This just gets better and better" Robert shouted" and crying isn't going to help".
"It was only once and if he knew I am sure he would be here".
"Don't be so naive Sarah he has used you and abandoned you with the consequence. I thought we had brought you up better than this, have you no sense at all".
The harsh words from her father really stung, out of the two of them she had thought he would have been more sympathetic once the shock had subsided but he was more enraged than Karen.
"I'll call the Dr in the morning "Karen said to Robert "we will get an appointment to take care of this little problem".
"NO "Sarah screamed "I'm keeping it".
"Don't be daft, just get rid and get on with your life. No man is going to want you saddled with another's child".
"I said No" Sarah said with more force
"Fine, then you do it alone" Karen spat
Her father's face was like thunder, his eyes filled with disappointment.
"You have made your bed and you can dame well lie in it. I will not have you under my roof if you insist on having this bastard child". His face was like stone.
Sarah jumped up from the coach and ran sobbing to her room slamming the door behind her she lay down on the bed. Her face red and blotchy from all the crying. She lay her hands across the small swell of her stomach and whispered "Don't worry I'll look after you; I promise".
As she lay in the dark she thought back to that night five months ago. Jareth had begun visiting on her eighteenth birthday. At first she had been wary but over time her fear of him lessened and she felt less nervous around him. He had promised her he had no intention of revenge that he just wanted her company. The visits were sporadic but she found she enjoyed them. Then five months ago he had arrived looking tired, stressed and unhappy.
"I am sorry Sarah but this is the last time I will be able to call on you. In fact, I shouldn't be here but I needed to explain. I didn't want you thinking I never cared".
Sarah sat on the bed as Jareth walked around her small room not once looking at her.
"The high king and Queen are ordering me to for fill my duty to the kingdom and take a wife. Therefore, as of tomorrow I am to begin courting The Elven princess. You will not be able to call on me Sarah or your friends from the underground".
Sarah could feel the sorrow in Jareth's words and her heart ached at the thought of not seeing him or her friends again. She rose from the bed and caught Jareth arm forcing him to turn and face her. She cautiously placed her hand upon his chest and he placed his own over it.
"Come back with me Sarah" his eyes were pleading with her.
"I can't, don't you understand that I can't. my family is here; Toby is here I can't leave them".
"I understand" Jareth voice was flat and low; he began to move towards the window "I must go".
"No, wait, please don't go, not yet".
Jareth turned to face Sarah once more, she stepped closer to him raising her head up she took his face in her hands and gently kissed his lips.
"Please stay even if we only have tonight I wish to spend this one night with you"
Sarah waited nervously for his response. He looked at her with such a mix of emotions running through his eyes and just as he began to protest that it was not a good idea she silenced him with another kiss, longer and harder than before. The passion built between them growing stronger by the second. Then Jareth broke the kiss and gently moved Sarah away from him.
"Sarah, no this isn't a good idea".
It was killing him but he knew how innocent she was and what she was offering was no small thing.
"Yes it is, I want you to stay with me tonight. I want my first experience with you Jareth even if we only have this one night and I did wish it after all" a nervous smile crossed her lips.
Jareth could hold back no longer, he had dreamed of this moment and although he knew it wasn't how either of them wanted things to be it was right for now. He would find a way back to her, he had to. He pulled Sarah back against him capturing her lips with his, his tongue gaining entry into her mouth. Sarah moaned against his lips. He could feel the heat of her body as she pressed against him, her hands gently stroking his back. He entangled his hand in her hair pulling it back so he could expose her neck to his kisses. He paused and looked deep into emerald green eyes, wide and filled with want.
"Are you sure Sarah? If at any point you change your mind, if you wish me to stop, if…"
"shut up Goblin King" and she pushed him onto her bed.
They spent the night wrapped around each other, Jareth tender and gentle. She knew he had many years' experience but he never once made her feel stupid or embarrassed he had guided her helping them both reach heights of pleasure she never knew existed. She had woken the next morning with his arms around her.
As She lay there now stroking her swollen belly she remembered the passion they had shared. He had been her first and only lover. If she had known, then that the little life would be growing inside her she would never have let him leave. He had asked her again that morning to go with him but she refused. Once she had realised she was pregnant she had tried calling for him, even begging for him but no answer came. She was alone, now more than ever as Karen and her father wanted nothing to do with her.
Within a few days Sarah had found a small room to rent. Although she had hoped to work things out the atmosphere in the house was effecting Toby and she couldn't put him through all this at such a young age. She had been left a little money by her grandmother, not a fortune but enough for a deposit and a few months' rent. Work was harder to come by employers were not keen on hiring someone who was pregnant but finally she had found a part time job proof reading for a small company, the wage wasn't great but it would allow her to eat and pay her way. The one good thing with the job was that she could work from home which once the baby arrived would be ideal. She had tried to talk to her father and Karen again but they refused to even stay in the same room as her, she only got to see Toby due to the lack of good babysitters. The months quickly passed by and her belly grew. With what little spare money she could save she purchased things for the impending arrival. Her nights were empty and lonely, her dreams when they came filled with Jareth. She had to make the best of what she had. The months that followed passed quickly for most of that time Sarah felt tired and exhausted.
Sarah was woken that night by the sudden pain that took over her body she knew instantly that it was time. She lay in the dark breathing through each contraction just as she had been shown in the classes keeping track of each one. As the frequency and intensity increased she made her way to the small birthing unit. Once inside she was settled into a room with the lovely midwife who had cared for Sarah throughout her pregnancy. Jo was in her late forties and very motherly which put Sarah at ease. She had felt sorry for this young girl who seemed to be so alone in her life at such a major moment. As the late night drifted into early morning Sarah's body shook with each contraction.
"Push Sarah, come on you are nearly there, push".
Sarah gritted her teeth and pushed with all her strength letting out a load scream as she felt the baby enter the world. The room fell silent for a few seconds before being filled with the cries of a new-born. Sarah lay back on the bed exhausted.
"Sarah, it's a boy" Jo smiled at her.
The midwife placed the little bundle into Sarah's arms, the exhaustion she had felt vanished as she gazed at the beautiful baby before her. Warmth and love filled her completely as she felt his tiny body next to hers.
