Sarah stayed after school that day to prepare for the next day's curriculum. She had promised the students that they would do a science experiment tomorrow and the class seemed very excited. Especially Connor and Lacey - they were her little scientists. She giggled at the thought of the seven year olds dressed in lab coats and goggles. Oh, how much she loved her job!

Since she didn't have any children, the school was an outlet for her to spend time with kids. But deep down, she really wanted to have a family. "But you need a man to do that, Sarah. Don't be so stupid," she murmured to herself. Sarah knew that she was attractive, she had dark brown hair and green eyes with very feminine features, but the knowledge didn't help the fact that she didn't want a man. There was only one man she thought about and he still haunted her dreams. With a sigh, she sat down on her office chair and leaned back, closing her eyes. When she did, all she could focus on was a man with mismatched eyes, blond spiked hair, and a lovely face. Sarah smiled at the thought of the Goblin King. As she opened her eyes, she let out a deep breath and leaned forward onto her desk. In her mind, she kept on replaying the story of the Labyrinth and how the Goblin King had loved the girl…but ultimately she refused him. Sarah bit down on her lower lip, and she wished she could go back in time and just say yes. But that possibility was illogical and impossible. "It's not fair!" The only solace she found in that phrase was the knowledge that she still had her memories and the book. When she felt down, she would go and reread it. It was her happiness and exactly what the doctor had ordered.

A strand of hair fell in front of her eyes and she brushed it behind her ear and began scanning her desk for the little red book. When she didn't see it, she thought that maybe it was in a drawer. Sarah frantically began opening the drawers in her desk and searching until it was obvious that it was gone. "Abigail." Sarah grabbed her purse and left immediately to find her student before it was too late.


Seven and a half year-old Abigail Jenkins was a clever girl. Only in the second grade yet she was reading at a fifth grade level. Some would say her intelligence came from growing up in such a good environment but the truth was, she used school and books as an escape.

Abigail's mother died giving birth to her and her father had raised her alone. That is, until Jack Jenkins met Sally. In the end, the two ended up getting married and Sally tried very hard to get her new stepdaughter to like her. Abigail refused to accept the woman who had stolen her daddy away from her. He didn't spend as much time with her as he had before Sally had come along. "Abbey," he would say, "Sally loves you. I love you. We only want the best for you." And then, the baby came along. Within a year of her father remarrying, baby Marie arrived. The child was born with warm brown eyes and honey colored hair. All Abigail ever heard were endearments for the new baby. Her daddy always bragged about his 'little angel'. But wasn't she his little angel, too? Abigail felt as if she was forgotten.

When she started second grade, she instantly made a connection with her teacher, Miss Williams. Abigail studied hard and always tried to impress her. Miss Williams even gave her an award once for her good behavior. In a way, she had adopted her teacher as a mother figure. That was why she felt guilty about taking the book.

The moment she had gotten home from school, Abigail ran upstairs and sat down in her bedroom with the door shut, her hands clinging to the book she had 'borrowed'. There were no locks on her door so she pushed a chair against it in case her daddy or Sally came looking. She stayed in her room for hours, just reading the book. By the time dinner was ready, she had finished it.

During dinner, her daddy and Sally tried to get her to eat broccoli but she refused. Only when Marie started to cry did her parents back down and leave her alone. Even her father left to check on her 6 month old baby sister. "It's not fair!" Maybe Abigail had more in common with her teacher than she realized.


It took Sarah Williams a good hour to find Abigail's house and 20 minutes to get past the community gate. When she finally was able to enter the premises, she was in shock by all of the lovely homes she passed. As she drove her grey Kia down the street, she watched closely for the address, stopping in front of the one that belonged to Abigail Jenkins. "Bingo!" Sarah pulled over to the right and parked. After grabbing her purse, she headed towards the lovely green house.

As she knocked the door, she noticed that the door knocker was similar to the one that was in the Labyrinth. She crinkled her eyebrows at the irony of the matter but pushed the thought away, deciding to actually knock. Only moments later did someone open the door. It was a man who looked to be in his early 30's. "Can I help you?" the man said. "Hello, Mr. Jenkins. I am Miss Williams - Abigail's teacher. Is she home? It's kind of important." As soon as she introduced herself, the man's attitude turned to a more familiar one. "Abbey talks about you all of the time. Come on in." Sarah smiled and nodded, walking inside of the house. As she walked forward a bit, she could see a blond-haired woman in the kitchen wearing an apron and rubber gloves. She didn't have time to say anything before Mr. Jenkins turned to her again. "I'm Jack, Abigail's father. I've never had a teacher come to the house before. Is something wrong?" At this, the blond stopped what she was doing and walked into the room. "Honey," the woman asked, "What's going on?" Jack looked over his shoulder and smiled. "This is Miss Williams, Abbey's teacher." He turned back to Sarah and she cleared her throat before answering. "No, nothing is wrong. It's just that I thing she might have taken a book home by mistake. Do you know where she might be?" The blond spoke up. "She's in the nursery with Marie. I asked her to read her sister a story. You can go in if you'd like." The woman proceeded to point to where the room was. "Thank-you," Sarah said over her shoulder as she walked quickly into the nursery.


"Do this, do that!" Abigail was not at all happy at having to read to Marie. Sally said it was so that she could be a big sister. She never wanted a little sister in the first place so why did she have to deal with the baby? Nonetheless, her stepmother had left her alone to read to her sister. Abigail had chosen The Three Bears and began to read it when Marie started to cry. She walked over to the crib and scowled. "Why do you have to be so loud. You're such a stinky baby!" The seven year old closed the book she was reading and took out the little red one she had been reading earlier. She smiled, remembering the story in it. "I've got a better story for you, Marie." Abigail sat down on the rocking chair by the crib and began to speak. "Once upon a time, there was a girl with a mean step mommy. She had to read to her stinky sister. Then she didn't want to anymore so she said magical words." At this point, Abigail wriggled her fingers as if doing magic. "I wish that the goblins would come and take you away right now!" As soon as she began the sentence, the door opened with Miss Williams standing there in complete horror but it was too late.

She was too late. The words had been spoken and Sarah watched as the window of the nursery flew open and the baby in the crib disappeared. Abigail stared at her in complete shock at her presence but grew frightened when things started to unfold. A snow white owl entered the nursery through the window and a man took his place. Sarah's heart started to beat faster than ever before when she saw the man of her dreams. "Jareth," she whispered.


Author's Note: I'd like to take a moment to introduce myself to those of you who have been reading. I'm Lynn and this is my first fanfiction. I am trying to write each chapter within 7 days of each other. With that said, I hope to have the next chapter up very soon.

P.S. - One thing that keeps me motivated are reviews!