7
"I—I cannot recognize these powers. Who would dare to sneak into my realm, into my very being and spread their filthy magic here?"
The voice resonated in Sarah's ears. It was rich, dark and powerful, but genderless. She was getting used to the notion of a voice in an empty room, but the insecurity and anger she heard in it, was not usual.
Her heart was beating violently in her chest.
A tangible tension left the room soon after the voice's outburst. Sarah credited the tension to the voice and found it safe to assume that the Labyrinth had left her alone, for the time being.
She tried prying some of the bricks in the sand colored walls free, but it proved hopeless. She gave up. Sarah Williams gave up and resigned herself to be saved for once in her life. Her life had taught her not to hope for too much, but she prayed that he was different from her parents. That he would show up, that he would care. That he would love her.
She dosed off at one point, but she woke up with a start as the room began to shake. The wall, she was supporting herself against, especially so.
"I wouldn't do that, if I were you," the voice said, but it was not directed at her.
Sarah leapt to her feet and went to the middle of the room. Clearly someone was trying to ram the wall in from the outside. And it caved.
Bricks were tossed around the room and chips from them floated in the air, supported by magic.
The figure that was approaching her quickly and grabbing her wrist was not the Goblin King. The man who came to her side was dark haired and had a completely different face. She was seconds away from screaming until she saw the familiar eyes staring down a thin nose in an oval face. Mismatched eyes.
"Jareth," she breathed, stunned, while looking him over.
"The one and only," he answered and tightened his hold on her. She was relieved to notice that his voice was unchanged too.
She was about to bombard him with questions, but remained quiet, as she felt tension seep into the room once more.
"You gave me my freedom. I'm giving you yours," he whispered.
Sarah straightened her back and felt her confidence in herself grow, as she stood by Jareth's side.
(A/N) I do not own "Labyrinth" or any of its characters.
Chapter 7 of 10