Claire let go of the mic stand and backed away. "Alright. Any other songs?" She asked. For the next two and a half hours, they practiced every song they could think of. Labyrinth Guardians was basically a heavy metal-punk-emo kind of rock band. So the majority of the songs they sang were rebelious songs.

After their heavy metal rebelious fun, Tracey talked to Claire about something she figured would be good for the band. "I seriously think that us singing a few love songs would be good for us. Queen, U2, even Van Halen sang some love songs."

Claire thought for a moment until a smile slowly crept onto her face. She looked back at Tracey and said, "Once again, Tracey, your genious never ceases to amaze me." she then walked to the mic stand and told the girls that, just as an excercise, they should play 'Somebody to Love', the Anne Hathaway version.

Claire: Can anybody find me somebody to
Roni: Love?

Claire: Each morning I get up I die a little
Can't barely stand on my feet.
Take a look in the mirror and cry,
Lord, what ya doing to me.
I've spent all my years believing in you, but I just can't get no relief.
Lord, somebody, somebody, can anybody find me, somebody to love.

Claire: Got no feel I got no rhythm
I just keep losing my beat (She just keeps losing her beat)
I'm okay I'm alright (she's alright)
Ain't gonna face no defeat
I just gotta get out of this prison cell
One day I'm gonna be free
Lord somebody
Somebody
Can anybody find me somebody to love

Roni: (She works hard)
Claire: Everyday (everyday)
I try, and I try, and I try
But everybody wants to put me down
They say I'm goin' crazy
They say I a lot water in my brain
Got no common sense
I got nobody to believe
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...

Roni: (Find her somebody to love)
(Find her somebody to love)
(Find her somebody to love)
(Find her somebody to love)
(Find her somebody to love)
(Find her somebody to love)

Claire: Somebody To Love

Roni: (Find me somebody to-oo-oo love)
(Find me somebody to-oo-oo love)
(Find me somebody to-oo-oo love)
(Find me somebody to-oo-oo love)

All of them liked the idea of singing a few love songs. So, each made it as their band homework to make a list of their favorite love songs. After that, Claire decided to go on home. She couldn't wait to fall asleep and tell Jareth everything that the band did that day. As Claire rode her scate board, she kept having this wierd feeling in the back of her head that something was wrong. Like if she were a Jedi, she would feel a disturbince (I forgot how to spell it) in the Force. But she decided to ignore it. She was pobably still on a band high. That's when you're still excited after listening or playing rock music. You sometimes become paranoid.

Soon, Claire got home safely. When she got inside, she saw her brother, Jacob, playing Guitar Hero. She smiled at him. "Did you get the high score yet?" she asked.

"Not yet. But I'm close. How was band practice?" Her twelve-year-old brother asked.

"Great. I think I'm still on a band high though. But it should end soon. Did you finish your science project?" She asked.

"Yeah, it's on the table." Jacob said, motioning toward the dining room table. Claire got up and walked into the dining room to find Jacob's project. He chose to compare chemistry to music. Basically saying that an atom was like a note. And when you put notes together, you get a chord. And if that was the case, a chord was like a molecule. He was basically trying to help students memorize chemistry. She liked it.

"Great job, Jacob. I think you'll get a good grade on it." Then, Claire looked at the clock and saw that it was 10:35. "Jacob, we need to get to bed. You have school and I have a job interview."

Jacob was about to protest until he saw the look on Claire's face. If he'd even try to say otherwise, there would be serious punishment. So he turned the game off and went to his room. Claire smiled when her brother got the message. And now, she do her favorite thing in the whole world. Dream of the Labyrinth.

When she got to her room, Claire changed into her nightgown and sat on her bed. She still had to do her band homework. She sat down and thought long and hard. As she was thinking, she was humming the lulluby Sarah used to sing to her when she was a child. That was when it suddenly clicked. "Duh! Of course." Claire went right down to writing 'As The World Falls Down'.

Claire started getting sleepy as she finished writing the song. She put everything away to finally go to sleep. But Claire didn't see the raven flying outside her window. Once she was asleep, the raven was able to open the window and turn into a beautiful, yet completely evil, queen. "So," she hissed. "This is the little mortal that will end my rule over the Underground. Ha. And I actually took the prophecy seriously. But, just for a laugh, let's see how this little mortal does against complete fear and chaos." The queen then held what looked like a darker version of Jareth's crystals. She let the crystal float above Claire and send an evil purple ray of light down on Claire's sleeping form.

The queen was chuckling as she watched Claire toss and turn in her bed. But just as she was having fun, a barn owl swooped in and turned into Jareth. "Acura, I will not let you harm this one! She has done nothing to you...yet."

"Oh, shut up, Jareth. This child will never end my reign over the Underground. Once you die and your powers go to me, I will soon be able to run your precious little Labyrinth into the ground. And there will be nothing this little worm can do about it." Acura hissed at the Goblin King.

"You were always envious of others, Troll Queen. You even envy the fact that I'll never love you. You envy Claire because I love her. I've loved her since the moment I was welcomed into her dreams. She, the very first mortal to accept me the way I am, loves me just the same. And she will soon see how real I am. The reason I will never love an ugly witch like you is because you use everyone to get to the things you want most. Where as Claire puts others before herself. Selfless, kind, and very beautiful. That and everything else about her are what you'll never be." Jareth sneered.

The Troll Queen scoffed. "You'll regret not marrying me, Jareth. I could have given you everything your little black heart ever desired. Even the unmentionable things." The Queen said, her voice lowering to a lustful tone.

"Why on earth would I want a filthy whore to fulfill my greatest fantasies that I know Claire wants to have with me? Even when we were growing up, Acura, you threw yourself at every male that crossed your path. The only reason you want me is because of the power I hold over my kingdom. And for your information, my heart is not black. And even if it was, at least I would still have a heart. You destroyed yours when you sold your soul for those cheap magic tricks you learned. Claire melted my ice-cold heart when I first met her. The simplest acts of kindness can have such a great impact on anyone. But what would you know about kindness, Acura?"

With an angry scoff, the Troll Queen turned back into a raven and flew away. Jareth then turned back to Claire. Taking one of his own crystals, he made the dark crystal disappear and replaced it with his. His own crystal seemed to make Claire calm down. Jareth knelt down next to her and kissed her cheek. "Have no fear, my love. I will be with you shortly." And with that, Jareth went inside of Claire's dream.

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