9-Chemistry

A/N: Hi everyone,

This is theme 9 from the 100 themes challenge. I hope you like it and review. I will probably complete the challenge but not in order.

Dear diary

I should have known. He put them up to it and I know him so how could I not have known!

oooOOOooo

Sarah stood at her bench in the chemistry lab. Chemistry she realised was not just all about learning the order of the elements in the periodic table but carrying out experiments. She had undertaken a project regarding the uses of potassium and was working with a lump of it. Stood there in the lab coat and nearly bored and confused to tears Sarah tempted to look over to the next bench where her lab partner James was working but since this was a project everyone had to do individually she and her partner in crime had been separated. James was a tall guy with blond hair and deep brown eyes hidden behind thick black glasses. Well what else could you expect from a guy who was studying both chemistry and physics at university.

James on the other hand was working happily and quiet content with whatever metal he had chosen and not once looked away from his work. Losing hope at cheating her way through Sarah started to turn the wheels inn her brain and suddenly started heading towards the sink to fill a trough full of water.

As she reached her bench a voice from the front of the class boomed

"Sarah Williams! Go spill that water back into the sink right now. Are you planning on exploding yourself. Well, that still won't get you out of this project!" her chemistry professor Mrs. Haywood yelled.

Nodding in acknowledgment Sarah started picking up the trough but saw two eyes peek up from the front of her bench. Startled she let go of the trough and ducked beneath the bench.

"Snuggles go back to the castle! I'm busy!"Sarah said in hushed tones in fear of being discovered with a goblin who looked rather cute with its furry skin and purple eyes but she had found that he could be more vicious than a sniper.

"King say make 'urself scarze so me come to king lady" he squeaked as he began to get teary eyed.

"Okay, okay. Just go to my house okay and don't mess it up, you remember what you did last time?"

"Yup" he nodded and started looking at her with blank eyes as if going into a flashback.

"And what did we learn?"

"Blue flame in magic box is evil! Roast tongue!" he shivered as he referred to her stove

"Good I'll see you there" and with that she ducked out from under her bench and as she picked up the trough of water yet again to dump it in the sink a leathery skinned creature ran in front of her feet causing her to dump the contents if the trough onto her bench and unfortunately on her sample of potassium too. As she fell to the ground she saw the horrified expressions on her classmates and teacher's face and heard a loud bang as the potassium exploded coming into contact with water.

Sarah fainted! But what she didn't see was the purple flame that shot up from the trough causing everyone to run as far away from the explosion as possible.

Later that day Sarah woke up in the nurse's office to discover the events which had followed her sudden departure from the land of the living and a major headache. She rushed home as soon as she had assured the nurse she was perfectly capable to walk by herself. Sarah had opted out of living on campus as her home was close by and most of all Toby needed her. Who else would have taken care of him when her dad and Karen went out on their weekly dates.

As she got home Sarah headed straight for her room and heard Karen yell in the background

"What's the rush?" and stood in front of her mirror hands on hips.

"Jareth! Let me in right now!" And with that she stood in the dirty throne room overflowing with feathers and goblin ale something she had discovered just didn't agree with her.

"Hello Precious. You're looking rather ravishing today" remarked the bored monarch from his seat of power as he practically lay on it with one leg over the arm rest and juggling those damned crystal balls looking as handsome as ever. His wild hair was even wilder today and his eyes had a touch of mischief. His attire: the usual, a white poets shirt with several buttons unbuttoned to show his alabaster skin underneath, tight black breeches tucked into his shiny black boots, signature gloves and of course his talisman.

Sarah had nearly forgotten her mission while admiring him but had to shake the dominating thoughts from her head and once again remember the embarrassment she had to suffer because of this insufferable man.

"You! How dare you! You know I'm in class at this time and you specifically sent Snuggles to me so I would mess up-"

"Love, I'm rather busy right now so could you come back with your juvenile issues later?" he asked her with mock innocence

"Yes I see you're busy, your majesty trying to cure the overpopulation of chickens in your kingdom but I need answers and promises now!"

I'm the background snickering from the goblins could be heard and a very obvious intake of breath had taken place by the majority of the present goblins at the mention of chickens but Sarah ignored and stated the Goblin King straight in the eyes demanding a reply.

"Very well then lets sort this issue out" he stood from his throne and walked towards her and stopped when they were practically standing a breath away. Jareth bent down to look at her and traced his nose on her cheek giving her a kiss and then finally whispering into her ear "Goodbye Sarah" and with that she disappeared from the throne room landing in her room.

Nobody knew what happened that day from there on except from some of the goblins who reported hearing something along the lines of "muck dew bareth" from the king lady.

Tada! All done