Hello, my faithful readers. I was going to work on Once Upon a Tweet, but while I was waiting between my last final and turning my final essay in, I worked on this, my Christmas story. Well I feel it just takes place around the holiday and not a real Christmas story.
So enjoy.
Chapter 1
Snow covered everything. The world was covered in white. Sarah sat on a stone bench, in her snow covered garden. It had been over a month since she and Toby had left the world they had known their entire lives. Now they lived in the Underground in a cottage on the outskirts of the Labyrinth. Almost everyday her friends came to visit, not to mention numerous goblins, but there was one person who seemed to stay as far from her as he could. He had brought Toby and her here as she had asked and then didn't come back to visit. She hadn't seen hair or feather of him since. Neither Hoggle nor Sir Didymus would tell here anything which meant that either they didn't know or they couldn't tell her.
Sarah sighed. Toby would be home soon from school. She still could not believe how many humans lived in the Labyrinth. Toby had already made a few friends. She on the other hand was alone. No one in the village came to see here, although when she went to town they were nice and didn't charge her for anything. She had tried to fight it at first, but she had heard someone whisper that the King was paying for everything.
So it seemed he would not show his face, but he would take care of anything they needed. She was really starting to get angry. A month ago he had told her he loved her, and now he didn't come to check in on her and Toby, much less visit.
Sarah stood up and wiped the snow from her wool dress. She glanced around the garden and then made her way back into the warmth of her little cottage. She warmed herself in front of the kitchen fire. Christmas was coming soon. Already she and Toby had found their tree. They only had to cut it down and bring it inside. She placed a kettle on the fire. Toby would have some hot tea waiting for him when he got home. She heard the front door open. Checking the kettle quickly, Sarah walked out into the front parlor and froze when she saw who stood inside her entryway. There wearing a black fur coat in all his kingly glory stood Jareth.
"Hello, Sarah."
Sarah looked at him. "Hi."
He looked around him, but didn't look at her. "I've come to check up on Toby and you."
"We're fine."
He looked at her. "Sarah, allow me to explain why I haven't come earlier."
Sarah crossed her arms over her chest. "I'm sure you've been very busy."
"Sarah, don't."
"Don't what? You don't show up in over a month to visit. So why shouldn't I be a little upset?"
Jareth walked towards her. He placed his hands on her shoulders. "You have every right to be angry." He bent and kissed her forehead. "Sarah, I've been fighting the Fae Court to allow you and Toby to remain here. Also I thought I would give you and Toby some time to adjust to living here."
Sarah lowered her arms and looked up at him. "So have they decided yet?"
"No. I'm to bring you and Toby to them as soon as Toby gets home, which means…" He lifted one of his hands off her shoulder and waved it. The fires in the cottage went out.
"Hey!"
"You can't leave them burning while we're gone. It wouldn't be smart."
"I know that."
Jareth sighed. "You better get your wrap. Toby should be here soon." He removed his hands and walked back to the door. He waited as Sarah grabbed her wrap from the kitchen. Then the two of them walked out the front door and out into the front garden.
Not too much later Toby came walking up the front walk. He stopped when he saw the Goblin King. "Sarah, what's going on?"
Sarah looked at Jareth. "We have to go somewhere, Toby."
"Why?"
Jareth moved closer to Toby. "There are some people who would like to send you and your sister back, and we have to convince them not to."
"But I don't want to."
"I don't have any say in this, Toby. We'll do our best to prevent them in sending the two of you back.
Toby looked at Sarah. "So we have to go talk to these people?"
"Yeah, Toby."
He looked at the King. "K."
Sarah glanced at Jareth. "So when are we leaving?"
Jareth flicked his wrist. "Now."
I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter. I have chapter 2 written, but not typed. So give me some time to get it done. Also I'm working on Chapter 3.
Oh, for those who know of my class where I had the F and was worried. Well I got an A for my final grade. I'm doing a little dance right now.
So if you please review. It's now a week till Christmas Eve, 8 days till Christmas, and 9 days till my birthday. Hehe.
