CoffeeKris: I just wanted to add this chapter on to thank all my wonderful readers, especially those of you that reviewed. It's been a tough few days for me and your reviews were a bit of light in the darkness. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. This chapter is for you.
Disclaimer: I do not own Labyrinth or it's characters.
The scribe propped her head on her hand as she read the reviews for her story. A shift in the room's energy caused her to glance behind her and see the Goblin King reading over her shoulder.
"I'm surprised you remembered our last encounter considering your state at the time." He remarked having read the review.
She shrugged and leaned back in her chair.
"It's fuzzy but I remember." she sighed and turned to look at him. "I've gotten five reviews so far…I thought about responding to my reviewers individually but how can you thank someone for giving you another shard of hope? I don't know how to thank them properly."
He moved from behind her to lean against her bookcase.
"I take it you're feeling better?"
She blew out a puff of air.
"It's not just a matter of feeling better Jareth…I have depression and sometimes I can't seem to control it. To be honest, I'm still miserable and I don't know how long it's going to last."
He scowled at her.
"Perhaps if you ate three meals instead of one measly meal a day and ventured outside this dark cave you call a room you wouldn't feel this way."
She rolled her eyes at him.
"Yeah, logically that makes sense but it's a different matter actually bringing myself to do it. Why is it you always assume things are so easy?"
"Why is it you always assume things are so difficult?" He countered.
"Do you always answer a question with a question?"
He smirked.
"Does it bother you?"
She stuck her tongue at him and rolled her eyes again before glancing at her computer screen.
"So….what should I say to my reviewers to thank them? I can't seem to come up with words that can explain what their empathy has meant to me."
"Write a new chapter to your story, tell them what you've told me."
She smiled.
"That's a good idea Goblin King. Thank you."
He nodded his head and she began to type until his voice interrupted her again.
"Oh Kris?"
She looked at him.
"Do hurry up with your other story. Your readers are getting anxious." He smirked as he began to fade away, disappearing just in time to miss the empty pop bottle that the scribe tossed at him.
With a grin and a shake of her head, Kris continued typing. She wasn't sure how she was going to write this chapter, but she knew for certain how she would end it. With two simple yet heartfelt words.
Thank You.