Chapter one
Weaker and Weaker
He sun was shining through the window and a light breeze made the shadows from the tree branches outside dance across the wall opposite the bed.
She sighed, it had been a week of sitting staring at that wall and she swore that once she was well enough the whole room was getting a makeover That is if she ever got well enough. Each day she felt worse than the previous and that is how it seemed to go. Her 18th birthday just over a week ago seemed like a million years ago. She had been fine spending the day with friends and then partying until the early hours with her them and her family. The Dr had said she was suffering from sheer exhaustion and a full week of bed rest would fix it but even know it took every bit of strength she had just to get to the bathroom. Food held no interest for her as she had told Hoggle when he visited earlier that day everything smelled and tasted like peach and it was the one fruit she could not stand.
The Goblin King lazed across his throne absent minded taping the riding crop against his boot. Something was not right he could feel it in the air and the way the Labyrinth moved. At first it had been just like a drip, magic falling into the Labyrinth nothing to worrying probably the result of a fairy dying it happened occasionally. But as the days continued the drip had turned into a trickle and was now more like a waterfall. He had checked the kingdom and everything was as it should be. The sudden load noise from outside the throne room brought him out of his thoughts.
"Get out of my way, I am going in there even if you don't like it" there was more sounds of fighting before the door flew open. Hoggle was temporary thrown of balance and stumbled into the room falling a few feet away from Jareth. He quickly righted himself "How could you do that to Sarah you a cruel rat Jareth"
Jareth quickly rose from the seat and standing in front of Hoggle "I think you forget who you are addressing Hogwart" Jareth face was one of anger and amusement as he watched the dwarf rf trying to regain his sudden burst of courage. I have to do this for Sarah Hoggle thought trying not to falter under the gaze of his King. "she is so ill you have to stop" Jareth stared at Hoggle what was the idiot babbling about. The mention of Sarah s name had made his heart ache he had offered her everything himself his kingdom and she had just walked away. "Whatever illness the girl has is no concern of mine, mortals are always falling sick with something or other" Jareth turned away and began walking back to his throne. Hoggle shifted uneasily from foot to foot "she is getting weaker every day and if it isn't you what's with the peaches" Suddenly Jareth turned round his face held a look of shock and concern, suddenly everything started to make sense, that dammed peach he had forgotten all about it and she was now an adult by mortal standards. Surely one bite wasn't enough.