As it says in the summery. The girl is called Lauren rather than Sarah and if Jareth sounds a bit like Julian I'm sorry.
Disclaimer: I own neither 'The Forbidden Game' or any characters from the 'Labyrinth'. I wish I did but there you go...
He stared into the crystal ball. There she was, just as beautiful as when he'd first laid eyes on her. Soon she'd be his, soon.
Lauren pushed her dark blonde hair from her face and surveyed the sitting room. Everything was set up for the evening. It was her nineteenth birthday, today. Her friends were coming over for a bit of a party. She smiled and her grey blue eyes sparkled in anticipation. This was going to be fun.
She had no idea.
Mimi and Mel arrived first. The twins stood on her doorstep, Mel grinning mischievously.
"Happy Birthday, girl," she cried, throwing her arms around Lauren's neck, "Hope you've been having a good one." She entered the house, ebony hair flying behind her, green eyes flashing. Mimi entered more slowly. She gave her normal shy smile and asked how Lauren's birthday had been. Even though they were twins they were completely different. Mel was daring and wild, whereas Mimi was timid and shy. Hiding her hazel eyes behind curtains of brown hair.
"Make yourselves at home." There was another knock at the door and Lauren answered it expecting to see the last member of the group, but instead coming face to face with empty space. There sitting on the door step was a plain white box. A label was attached,
To Lauren,
Love from J
Lauren frowned in confusion. She brought it into the Living room. Then there was a knock on the door, this time it was who she thought it was. Nick walked in, red hair dishevelled. 'The box was probably just Nick mucking around' she thought as she invited him into the Living room.
Everything was in place.
Nick pointed at the box on the table,
"What's that?"
Ok he was playing dumb, she decided to play along.
"Don't know. Just found it on the doorstep."
"Well then let's open it," yelled Mel.
"I don't know if we should," whimpered Mimi.
"Oooo, 'love J.' A secret admirer Loz?" was it her imagination or did he sound resentful. She discarded the thought.
"I told you I don't know." She took the lid off the box and the others began to rifle around inside. She found the book attached to the lid. Prying it off she read the front, 'Labyrinth'. The others were slotting together some kind of maze that was the board game.
"Look what I found,"
"It must be the thing that gives you the background to the game. Read it out." Encouraged Mel.
"Ok. Once upon a time there was a Goblin King and he ruled over all the Goblins in his castle at the centre of a huge Labyrinth, which he built himself. He delighted in kidnapping people from the normal world and bringing them to his world," a strange feeling was stirring in Lauren's gut, "all he needed was for them to say," she looked at her friends and then back at the book, "I wish the Goblins would come take you away right now." She slammed the book shut, panic welling up inside her. She gave a shaky laugh, "Rubbish right guys? Guys?" She looked up but the room was empty.
"Ok, not funny."
There was no answer. She turned and saw a doorway standing on the carpet. "What on earth…?"
She walked up to it and began to turn the handle.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," the voice was silky, soft and dangerous.
Spinning Lauren found someone leaning casually against the Living room wall.
He was dressed in tight black trousers and a black poet shirt. White blonde hair fell down to his shoulders and a pair of mismatched blue eyes roamed her body, finally resting on her face.
"Who…who are you?" Lauren backed away, slightly intimidated.
"You know very well who I am."
She glanced down at the box.
"You're him aren't you? You're J."
"Jareth," He gave a mocking bow, "King of the Goblins."
"What do you want? Where are my friends?" She cried, anger overruling fear.
"They're in the Labyrinth of course."
Lauren looked at the half made board game.
"That thing?"
Jareth laughed, "No. The board game means nothing. It was just the vessel to get the book to you. The words are the key. However the Labyrinth is real and it lies behind that door."
"Then I have to go through there to get my friends."
"If you go there will be no turning back."
"What do you mean?" Lauren looked at him confused.
"Once you go through that door the thirteen hours time limit starts. Your friends are scattered through out the Labyrinth. You must get to the doorway in the centre of the castle before the time is up or you'll all be trapped there forever and your friends…well…they'll turn into Goblins." Jareth gave a wicked smile.
"What!" she exploded.
"You don't have to risk it you know. You could just walk away. I'm not going to force you through that door."
"Forget it," she spat and went towards the door, opening it she saw a gigantic maze spread out before her. She glanced over her shoulder. She didn't know if she imagined it, but Jareth seemed to have a satisfied grin on his face.
Tell me what you think.