This is a Jareth and Sarah romance, full of lots of challenging Goblin King antics, some raunchy bits (Hence the M Rating) and some good old Sassy Sarah. And plenty of mess added by the Goblins (Even I cant control them!).
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Jim Henson's Labyrinth, I just have a massive admiration for his work, especially with this film and A huge admiration for my Idol David Bowie who plays Jareth the Goblin King in this story (I mean who resist him in those tight leggings?!). I do not profit from this story unless you count making people smile and swoon. Otherwise this is all done for fun.
I am a new writer, well at least new to online as i've never allowed anyone to read my writing. So any reviews are welcome, but I do ask for constructive criticism, please help me to make this an enjoyable read for everyone, Labyrinth is close to my heart and I would hate to sully it in the eyes of anyone.
Looking forward to feedback, Thank you, Please Enjoy! Love NovaNights xx
Chapter 1: A Mundane Reality
Sarah's life was dull.
No, not dull. It was depressing.
She lived the same repetetive events almost daily, but she couldnt complain, she enjoyed the safety that came with it. No longer the reckless child she once was Sarah planned everything she could to the last detail, she never wanted to be caught unprepared, so if any problem arose, whether it be a lost pen to a spilled drink, to a last minute social invite out straight after work, Sarah had it all. She lived in her own neat little bubble, whilst it was stressful to maintain the order of said bubble, Sarah didnt want it to change, or at least she didnt know how to change it.
But what no-one knew was that The King of the Goblin's had fallen in love with the girl... And because Sarah lacked this knowledge, believing it to be a made up fairytale, she had no idea that now Ten years after their last meeting, his Majesty was plotting, he was going to turn her world. He was going to wreak havoc in Sarahs life, he would burst her neat little bubble, and he would enjoy watching her struggle to regain control. She would learn the meaning of the word 'Unfair'.
"Hello, you're speaking to Miss Williams, personal assistant to Mr Fineman of Fineman and Family law firm, how can I help you...? Yes... uh huh... My apologies Miss Cartell but Mr Fineman is currently in an incredibly important meeting with a client. If you would like to... Yes I understand that it may be important, but I have been told he should not be disturbed... yes... ok, I will tell him. Thank you for calling" slamming the phone down, Sarah sighed heavily before getting back to her emails. Why she had agreed with her father to go down the legal route she had no idea. It was two oclock in the afternoon and she had already been working since 6 oclock that morning, for most people after an 8 hour shift they would be able to go home, for Sarah however she would still have another 5 hours work to do, if not more. Despite the exhausting work load that she did daily, and the hours that dragged on and on, the pay was excellent.
"Miss Williams" looking up from her computer, Sarahs gaze met that of her boss, Jonathan Fineman, he was a tall man in his late thirties, with long brown hair swept back into a bun, the sides were shaved to a grade 2, he has small neat glasses and his attire whilst smart was approachable. Despite his title as owner of the firm, he rarely wore a from the look in his eye he did not look happy, which meant Sarah was going to have a very bad end to her day. "Yes Sir?" turning her full attention to her boss, Sarah sat up straight ready for instruction. "Pray tell me, yesterday what were you supposed to do?" he asked, picking up a photo frame on her desk, he observed the photo looking at it rather bored. "You asked me to write up all your notes for todays meetings, Sir" his glare once more focused on Sarah, placing the frame back on her desk firmly he leaned into her, his head close to hers despite her having leant back as he approached. He didnt intimidate her, but she was uncomfortable with him being in such close proximity to her.
"Well done Miss Williams for remembering the task you were presented, but perhaps you can now tell me where the hell those notes were when I went into the meeting room with Mr and Mrs Steinfeild?"
"They werent there?" Sarahs eyes were wide with shock, she put them there this morning with his usual morning Chai tea and butter crossiant.
"Are you insulting my intelligence, Williams? I went into the meeting room to find a half drunk tea and crumbs all over the desk. And if the mess wasnt embarrassing enough I had to ramble through twenty five pages of work infront of my clients, just to get the point I wanted. Why would I have done that if the notes had been present?" His tone was calm, but Sarah knew better, she knew she was in deep trouble. "Sir, I am sorry. I thought I had put the notes on your desk alongside your usual morning order. I am not sure who dared to mess up the meeting room and help themselves to what does not belong to them. I will get to the bottom of all this, I understand that nothing could excuse what happened today, but I will pay more attention so nothing like this ever happens again" seemingly satisfied with Sarahs answer, he retreated. Sighing deeply Sarah decided to go on a late lunch, onher way out she would go to the security office to prove her innocence over the mess in the meeting room.
Sarah had forty five minutes in which to go down to security, bribe Gus the security manager to show her the cctv footage of the meeting room and get herself some lunch, she could not risk being late back, if Mr Fineman was pissed at her now, she would only dread to think how much angrier he would be if she was late back from lunch. Her job was already under threat from this mornings mishap, despite it not being her fault, she would still be held responsible until proven innocent. Keeping her job, was Sarah's motivation to find the perpetrator. Making her way downstairs to the ground floor she was determined to get her way, what use was she in a law firm if she could not persuade someone nor defemd her case. Spotting Gus walking towards her, she waved her hand in greeting. "Gus, I really need a favour. Can I look at the CCTV from this morning please?" giving him her best puppy dog eyes face, Gus nodded before walking back to the security office. Taking that as her cue to follow, Sarah scurried along after him. Gus was a tall and stocky built man, he said few words and had very jagged features, his brown eyes were very small and almost sunken in to his face, he had the wildest mane and beard of deep red hair, it was always frizzy and untamed. When he walked, his whole body swung. He was like a beast, but he was one of the most helpful and most loyal employees at Fineman and Family.
Clicking about on the computer, Gus pulled up the security from the morning before. "Click Play" his voice drawled as he pointed to the button Sarah should play. "Thank you, Gus." He nodded, turning to leave the room "Will be back soon Sarrahhh" The way he spoke made him seem a bit slow in his speech. Clicking her shoulders, Sarah clicked play, It showed her walking into the room at Nine o'clock, with the notes, the chai tea and a bag which had contained the crossiant. She watched herself put the tea and the bag at the head of the table, where her boss would sit. She then placed the notes on the table near the other items, before straightening up and leaving the room. "I knew I took the notes... so what.." Sarah said aloud to herself, clicking a button to fast forward the tape. Watching the door carefully for someone to enter, stopping the tape at twenty passed 9, she saw her boss enter the room, and look around in shock, it was only then Sarah noticed the mess. But no one had entered entered?! "How in the hell?!" with an exasperated growl she slowly rewound the tape. At three minutes passed Nine just seconds after Sarah had left, something from Sarah's past had appeared. Her hands over her mouth, Sarah's body began to tremble. It couldn't be... She had to be mistaken.. Unpausing the tape, she watched the small brown creature tear into the bag on the table, before a few of its friends appeared to join the fun... Although she wished she was, Sarah wasnt mistaken. The culprit was indeed her worst nightmare... A Goblin.