CHAPTER ONE:
It was a rather cold night, in which seemed rather tiring to some, and also amusing to the others whom would stay in their homes, and watch television or discuss business. It had though seemed as time has passed by as the wind in the leaves of the trees, and though it all seemed endlessly. Sarah, a teenager with pure imagination and wonders beyond reality, was sitting in her bedroom, upon her bed among her teddy bears and her books filled with fairy tales in which every maiden or princess would receive their Prince Charming and live happily ever after. She smiled, as she scanned the words, turning the pages as her heart filled with the same passion for someone has any princess would.
She then heard the roaring of the thunder from outdoors, as the wind rustled in the trees, and then a quick flash of lighting appeared before the sheets of rain came pouring down. She figured it was nothing, and continued to read more of the fairy tale of Cinderella, a maiden servant who was enchanted with a dress and a pumpkin carriage by a fairy godmother, and eventually fallen in love with the prince, and after losing the slipper, and then returning back to her normal servant self after the carriage transformed back into its old pumpkin position. Then a member of the court brought the slipper forth to her home, and though she was refused by her wicked stepmother to try it on, her foot was the only foot that could fit through it, and then she married the prince, and lived on living happily ever after. For Sarah, she always wanted a "happily ever after," but would she get one?
Once finishing the tale, she then closed the book, and set it aside, as she stared at the window in wonder, memories returning of when she had first met Jareth, the Goblin King of his goblin world, and how she had to save her baby brother Toby, by venturing through his dangerous labyrinth, and encountering new faces along the way, as well as facing life-threatening experiences. Inside her heart, she knew that someone was missing, someone in whom she could have fallen in love with. But then she looked back of how he was the nemesis, who had before threatened her friend, Hoggle, a little fellow who was basically one of the only among the goblin world made any sense around.
With a sigh in wonder, she swiftly hurried to her mirror, and stared back at her reflection, as she took a deep breath, before she could call upon her friends in which she had done in the past.
"My friends, can you hear me?" she asked, and then appearing in the mirror, reflecting back were her friends from the imaginary world, Hoggle, Ludo, and Didymus the valiant fox.
"We hear you," replied a figure. It was Sir Didymus, who had a complete smile written, as so did the others.
"Dear friends," Sarah started to say, "I'm sorry if I had interpreted you in anyway, but I need help, your help, please."
"Sarah. Help," said Ludo.
"Anything you say," says Hoggle.
"Ok," says Sarah, trying to relax. "I feel as if someone is missing, missing from a place in my heart I should say, a nemesis so strong but with no power over me, but he has seem to overpower my heart."
"You mean Jareth as you say?" asked Hoggle gruffly. "But he's a scoundrel, but let me put it this way. You two are complete exact opposites of each other, but yet you still have your love for him. I'll just say that whatever path you choose, follow your heart, but do it wisely, Sarah. Don't turn your back on us."
"I swear to you all that I would never treat you in anyway like that," replied Sarah.
"Good, good thinking there, Sarah," Didymus exclaimed.
"Good, good," agreed Ludo.
Scratching his forehead, Hoggle then said, "Then perhaps we should get going. We'll stop by another time whenever you need us to."
"That would be wonderful," says Sarah, with a written smile.
"Then good-bye, Sarah," say Didymus, as the three then vanished out of no where.
Sarah smiled as she looked at where her friends had last stood, before then turning back towards the mirror, and grabbing her lip gloss stick. She decorated her lips with the substance, and then put it back into her drawer where she kept some of her treasures of her adventure, including the book entitled Labyrinth. She had tough decisions either to pick the book up again, or leave it remaining in the drawer for a very long time. But it made her reflect back at her heart, as she thought of Jareth, the reason why she was feeling uncomfortable with no Prince Charming to sweep her off her feet, and carry her into his carriage and travel off, living happily ever after, as many of the fairy tales ended with in conclusion.
She then trundled back to her bed, and lied on her stomach, as she stared at the scattered books filled with fantasies, adventures, and amazing excitements. She thought of every story that she knew of that had a contented ending as well as a royal or normal couple, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, Peter Pan, Robin Hood, and various of more tales that were all stuck in her head that couldn't be mentioned. She was the princess in waiting for her beloved prince it though seemed, as in other fairy tale, for all ready she was living in fantasy in reality.
She then reached out for her favorite teddy bear, and held him in presence of herself, as she stared at it, and asked it, "What would you do to get your happily ever after?" Feeling out of question and mind, she put it away back in its condition, as she then closed her eyes and picture the day when she would be as cheerful as a princess.