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Sarah sat on the sofa, in a living room lit by one tall floor lamp. The two police officers that had no long left had informed her that her father and step-mother had been killed in a car accident and social services would be by in the morning.

It was hard to wrap her mind around the fact that she and Toby were now orphans. Her own mother had been killed by a drunk truck driver when she was thirteen and now this. Oh why didn't she stay in the Underground with Jareth?

Sitting back on the sofa, Sarah raised her knees to her chest and rested her forehead on her knees. In this position, she lost herself in her memories of the Goblin King. How he looked in his black armour, the way he mesmerised her with the twirling of those crystals, how his voice seemed to resonate deep into her soul and those bloody skin tight breeches!

She had grown a lot in the last six months. She stopped acting out to get her fathers attention and took steps to get to know Karen better. This change in her behaviour didn't go unnoticed and they told her how impressed they were that she had grown up. Every Saturday Robert would take Toby to the park to play and Sarah and Karen would bond over shopping or going to a beauty salon. The friendship that came easily between Karen and Sarah was something she never thought would happen.

However, as Sarah grew, her body's desires started to make themselves known and her dreams of the Goblin King had begun to change from simple replaying of their encounters to his hands running along her body and kisses on her neck and lips. These new dream left Sarah very hot and bothered and she had woken twice to find her hand between the thighs.

Shaking herself of these thoughts, Sarah remembered that the social worker was arriving in the morning. They were going to mostly end up in foster care and spilt up. Toby is only two and young enough to be adopted to another family but being sixteen Sarah was mostly going to be in and out of foster homes till she turned eighteen. This was so unfair! And she didn't care how childish is sounded in her head because this time it was completely true.

With her mind going over every possibility, it wasn't long till Sarah fell into an exhausted sleep on the sofa and dreamed dreams of hands reaching out and pulling Toby from her caused her sleep to be restless. She jerked awake several times only to turn over and fall back to sleep.

The knock on the door woke Sarah from her slumber. Pushing herself from the sofa, she picked up the cushions that had fallen on the floor while she slept and went to answer the door. When she opened the door, Sarah couldn't help the gasp that escaped her mouth as the woman standing on the door step was incredibly beautiful. The woman had a shade of pale blond that Sarah didn't think was possible and her eyes! Sarah had once ever seen that shade of pale blue once in her life and only one of his eyes had been that colour; the colour of a november morning just as the sun rose in the sky. She was also wearing a pinstriped pant suit of very high quality and her hair was twisted into an elegant bun.

"Miss Williams?" The woman's voice was gentle and motherly as she asked to confirm her name.

"Yes," Sarah answered nervously. "Are you the social worker?"

"No social worker will be coming till we've spoke, Miss Williams," the woman explained. "May I come in?"

"I'm sorry, but I don't know you and until my parents return, I have my little brother to care for," and Sarah started to close the door, however what the woman said next stopped her.

"I am the High Queen of the Underground, Queen Cordelia and I desperately need to speak with you, Sarah William, Champion of the Labyrinth." Eyes wide with shock, Sarah opened the door and stepped back.

With a smile of thanks, Queen Cordelia entered calmly into Sarah's home. Closing the door, Sarah led the way to the living room and offered the High Queen a seat. The Queen sat on one of the armchairs and waited for Sarah to do the same.

"Can I get to something to drink, your Majesty?" She was now very nervous. In answer to her question, the Queen waved her hand and summoned a teapot, two teacups with saucers and couple a beautifully decorated cupcakes.

"Please sit, Sarah, we have much to talk about," Queen Cordelia asked kindly. "And please don't be scared of me, I intent you or your brother no harm. In fact I've come to present an offer to you and your brother."

"An offer?" Sarah was completely confused but she did sit on the sofa as the Queen had asked.

"I know what happened to your parents last evening and I'm so sorry for your loss," the sympathy was obvious in her eyes. "However, with the death of your father, this has put you in a rather dangerous position."

"I'm afraid I don't understand, Your Highness," a frown graced Sarah's face as she tried to follow the Queen's explanation.

"After you solved the Labyrinth to save your little brother, you were granted the title 'Champion of the Labyrinth' and your fame has spread throughout the entire Underground," Queen Cordelia explained. "Because of this, many fae males will travel here in order to seek your hand and power. Without your father here to protect you, you will find yourself taken and forced to wed a fae who is power hungry and harsh in his treatment of women."

"Oh god," Sarah's head dropped into her hands. "How will I protect Toby?"

"Don't despair Sarah, as I have come with a solution. My husband, High King Mabon and I are more than willing to take you and your brother as our wards."

"What does that entail?" Her head rose to look the Queen in the eye.

"You and Toby will live in the Underground with us. Both of you will be educated and turned fae, you will also become my Lady-in-waiting which means your marriage, when you are ready, will be handled by me personally. Do you have any questions?" Queen Cordelia looked quite pleased with herself and started to pour two cups of tea for them as Sarah quickly thought through what she had just been offered.

"When to say turned fae, how is that accomplished?" Sarah asked as she accepted a cup of tea from the Queen.

"The spell is simple enough and can be performed immediately after you are settled in the palace," Cordelia explained with a smile as she also offered Sarah a lemon cupcake, which she took. "However, as Toby is under five years of age, he will turn fae naturally and when you both come of age your true forms will be revealed."

"True forms?"

"Each fae has an animal as their true form, mine is a white tigress, my husbands is a giant black bear and, as you know, the Goblin King is a barn owl." The Queen watched Sarah carefully to see her reaction to the mention of the Goblin King and was pleased to see her blush.

"What will mine be?" Her tea finished, Sarah placed her cup back on the tray.

"We wont know till you come of age, which will be your eighteenth birthday."

Suddenly a cry from upstairs alerted Sarah to the fact that Toby had woken up. With an 'excuse me', she rushed up the stairs to her brother.

Opening the door, she found her little brother standing in his crib with Lancelot in one hand while the other held onto the side of the crib. Seeing his sister, Toby gave a wide toothy grin and held up his hands and said 'up'.

Picking Toby up, she quickly changed his nappy and got him dressed, then sat on the bed with him in her lap. Sarah could feel her heartbreaking, as she was about to explain in the best way possible that their parents were dead.

"Toby do you remember when we went to church and they talked about Angels?"

"Angels very pretty, have big wings," Toby replied, he'd always been bright and after he'd turned two his vocabulary had grown non-stop everyday.

"Thats right Toby and last night mama and papa went to heaven and became Angels too," she watched him absorb this peace of information and was surprised when he reached up and placed his hand on her cheek.

"No sad Sawah, mama and papa safe and happy Angels."

Sarah had to choke back tears at what Toby said and held him close. After a few minutes of embracing and finding comfort in her little brother she drew back, it seem like they shared a moment of understanding, as they looked into each others eyes. Then Toby made her giggle when he said: "Toby breakfast now."

And so with a smile, Sarah carried Toby into her bedroom and let him play with her toys as she quickly washed and dressed. Then they walked hand-in-hand down the stairs into the living room.

"Toby, this Lady's name is Queen Cordelia, you mind your manners around her." Toby studied the woman in the living room before smiling at her and said good morning.

"Good morning Master Toby," the Queen responded with a kind smile.

"Would you mind if we moved to the kitchen?" Sarah asked politely. "I need to fed Toby and try to keep to his routine."

"Of course," Cordelia replied while rising from the armchair.

"You look like King!" Toby suddenly said, surprising both women. "King liked to sing 'Magic Dance.'"

This was the first time Toby had ever said anything from his time in the Underground and she had come to the conclusion that he didn't remember. Well, he'd just proved her wrong. Leading Toby and Cordelia into the kitchen, she placed Toby into his high chair and offered the Queen a chair at the kitchen table.

"I know which song you're talking about, Master Toby," Cordelia said to the toddler as Sarah made a porridge for them and got her brother a cup of milk. "Would you like to come back to the Underground to live?" Sarah held her breath.

"With Sawah?" He asked after a drink of his milk, his eyes were slightly wide as he looked at the Queen.

"Yes, with Sarah. You can both come and live in my palace and have a new family."

"Be magic?"

"Yes, you will learn magic and how to protect those you care about, would you like that Toby?"

"Sawah?" He called her attention from the porridge she was pouring into two bowls.

"Yes, Toby?"

"We go Under and be magic?" He needed to hear it from her, with mama and papa in Heaven he knew that his sister was all he had left.

Setting his bowl on the side to cool, Sarah pulled up a chair and sat in front of her young but smart little brother and was as honest as possible with him.

"Toby, if we go to the Underground, we cant come back here, is that ok?" She watched as he once again absorbed the information.

"If Toby have Sawah, Toby be happy any where and we be safe." He trusted the Queen and knew if they went with her, he could learn to look after his sister.

"Well, its decided then," Sarah said, as she turned to look at the High Queen. "We accept your offer and are very grateful to you."

"Fantastic." Cordelia responded with a smile. "We leave when you're ready."