Fairy Dust: Personal Space
Chapter 11
Disclaimer: Henson owns all things Labyrinth…except for the characters I made up. (Percy, Alden, Ophelia…any other names I end up with….)
A/N: So my first class was cancelled today so you guys get the next chapter early! Yay! LOL. Enjoy!

The morning sunlight beamed down from the balcony shining through the curtains that surrounded Sarah's bed.

Groggy and unaware, Sarah sat up in her bed. She felt tired and sore from horseback riding the day before and she did not want to get up. She climbed out of bed, straightened the pants leg of her pajama bottoms and adjusted her top. She then went to the powder room and poured herself a cup of water from the sink. Downing it at once, she then washed her face, hands, and eventually brushed her teeth.

Once she had finished Sarah decided not to change just yet. She was simply too tired. She grabbed one of her books off the shelf and a blanket from her bed. She curled up on her lounge chair and began to read.

When Sarah was about half way through the first chapter, she heard a knock on her door.
"Come in," She called, not looking up from her book.

When the door opened, Sarah still had not looked up from her book.

"Is it that fascinating that you don't even look up to see who has entered your room?"

Sarah looked up to see the Goblin King standing in the doorway.

"Really Sarah, what if I had been a spy from some far off kingdom intending to steal you away from the castle?"

Sarah, still stunned at his presence, simply shrugged.

Jareth smirked, his eyes twinkling in amusement. He walked around and leaned his arms on the back of the couch. He bent over to get a look at the book.

"What are you reading?"

Sarah rolled her eyes, trying to appear more annoyed than she actually was. "It's called The Little Mermaid, now will you please move? You're in my personal space."

Jareth's smirk grew adding a curious element to his expression.

"Very well then, if you wish for me to leave," he moved towards the door.

Sarah slammed her book shut. "I didn't say you had to leave. I simply asked for you to remove yourself from my personal bubble."

"Personal bubble, Sarah?" he asked.

Sarah groaned and got up from the couch. "This," she moved her arms around herself in a circle. "This is my personal bubble. Everyone has one. People do not enter my personal bubble, especially not baby-stealing goblin kings" she added teasingly.

Jareth nodded, smiling weakly.

It was then that Sarah noticed something was wrong. Jareth's face became hard and cold, his skin was even paler than it usually was for him. The sparkles were gone from his complexion and the fire from his blue mismatched eyes. Had he looked that way when he'd entered the room?

"Hey," Sarah asked, moving to his side and gently touching his arm. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, my pet" He said gently.

Sarah didn't look like she believed him.

Jareth took a deep breath and sighed, glancing down he saw she still held onto his arm. "Now who is in whose personal space?" he teased.

Sarah pulled her hand back, glaring at him. With that she moved back to sit on her little couch.

The Goblin King chuckled. It was hard and painful, but it was good to be back.

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