Time for another one, I suppose. I don't own the Labyrinth, Jareth, Sarah or her family. All other characters are only in my mind (and want let out) and belong only to themselves. Thanks for your patience and your reviews. Ja ne.
Every thrill has gone
Sunday seemed to go by fast, ever considering Sarah's exhausted state. She couldn't even recall finishing her history homework at the end of the night and she wouldn't be surprised if she had failed all her assignments. One of the few things Sarah could remember with any clarity at all when she woke up on Monday morning was Rosemary's irritating insistence on accompanying Sarah from the time she got up to the time she went to bed. Sarah had tried to complain but Rosemary had pointed out that she was a princess now and couldn't be without a bodyguard. Karen had agreed and allowed Rosemary to follow Sarah, even outside the house, though she was naturally invisible to anyone but their family.
One of the other things that she had remembered from Sunday was this irritating feeling of being watched. She was used to Jareth's watching ways by now and that wouldn't have irritated her half as much as this anonymous curiosity did. She felt a bit like a freak-show to have all these people watching her.
Not that thinking of Jareth made her any happier. She'd remembered when she woke up Monday morning that she'd promised to meet him that afternoon in the crystal shop. She really didn't want to go but she was curious what new irritation he had come up with that he was insisting on showing her. Hopefully, it wasn't something too terrible though she was sure it was since he was calling her by pet-names now. She'd considered telling him to knock-it-off but had been certain that this would just encourage him to find other ways to irritate her. As long as he kept it between him, her and her bodyguards. Not that that was any kind of guarantee of privacy.
"I swear, she was mumbling his name in her sleep," Rosemary was currently whispering to some of her fairy friends. Sarah sighed as they giggled and they shrieked, diving for covers.
"Good morning, ladies," Sarah grumbled, throwing her covers off.
"My lady! Why are you awake so early?" Rosemary gasped, slightly worried.
"I couldn't sleep any more. I've been sleeping for a week now and I don't feel tired anymore. Besides, I have to get up soon to go to school so I might as well do something instead of laying about," Sarah explained, grabbing her school clothes and her robe and heading for the shower. After a nice relaxing shower, which took a lot longer than normal, Sarah felt more able to face the world and dressed to head down to breakfast just in time.
"Sarah, breakfast's ready," Karen called up the stairs and Sarah hurried down. She sat bemusedly through breakfast and everyone's worried 'how-are-you's and was half-way through breakfast before the relaxation went away. Then her day went steadily down-hill.
"You have to take Rosemary with you. Everyone knows about you by now and I won't let you be risked," Karen told her firmly.
"Sarah, she's right. I couldn't bear if anything were to happen to you," Richard agreed.
"Hey, don't worry sis. It's not like anyone can see them or anything. I'm taking Hawthorn with me," Toby said, anxious that his sister not get upset. Sarah grumbled and fussed but was unable to convince her parents that she didn't need a babysitter before she had to finish getting ready for school. Stalking through the house with fairies flying everywhere, Sarah brushed her teeth and her hair and went to her room. Rosemary was holding another gossip session but her companions flew away as soon as Sarah came in.
"Sure you don't want to stay with your friends?" Sarah offered hopefully but Rosemary dived for her backpack, tucking herself into one of the many pockets. "I'll take that as a no," Sarah sighed grumpily.
"Don't worry, Lady Sarah! You won't even notice me. I'll be quieter than a mouse. It'll be fun!" Rosemary gushed and Sarah silently sighed, sure that there would be no more thrills left in her life bigger than carting an invisible fairy around school. She just grabbed her bag and her purse and ran to the door, stopping with a sigh when she heard her name being called.
"Don't forget your lunch today!" Karen called as two fairies came flying through the door with the heavy bag.
"Thanks," Sarah told them, relieving them of their burden. They giggled and flew to hide behind a vase of flowers. "Got it, Mom. See you when I get home," Sarah called and dashed out the door before anyone could stop her again. She'd be early but that was better than being stuck at home. She managed to calm down on the short walk to school and, surprisingly, Rosemary was good as her word and Sarah almost forgot about her. She tensed slightly when Eli and Max greeted her but, since they didn't scream or yell or anything, she figured the spell must be working fine.
"How are things at home? You feel better now?" Max and Eli asked, almost at the same time, and Sarah giggled.
"I am so glad to be back at school," Sarah replied happily and Eli hugged her happily.
"I'd go crazy, staring at the four same walls for so long," Eli exaggerated.
'You have no idea,' Sarah mused, glancing over her shoulder to make sure she hadn't lost her diminutive guest. 'At least school is still sane. I don't know what I'd do if I had to put up with weirdness all the time.'
"Hey, Sarah! Did you ever get to see the crystal shop? Look at my new crystal!" Eli exclaimed, pulling out a crystal of her in the Oubliette.
'Okay, mostly sane,' Sarah mentally corrected with a sigh.
"Yeah, I get to see the newest one today," Sarah muttered before she thought about it and immediately regretted it when Eli started bugging her with questions all the way from 'Can I come?' to 'How long have you known the owner?' and on. Sarah ignored her as well as she was able, concentrating on getting to homeroom and getting ready for school. The teacher walked in just then, saving Sarah from Eli's continued questions for now.
"Class, we have a new student today," the teacher announced and turned to gesture to the girl standing in the doorway.
Every thrill has gone
Sunday seemed to go by fast, ever considering Sarah's exhausted state. She couldn't even recall finishing her history homework at the end of the night and she wouldn't be surprised if she had failed all her assignments. One of the few things Sarah could remember with any clarity at all when she woke up on Monday morning was Rosemary's irritating insistence on accompanying Sarah from the time she got up to the time she went to bed. Sarah had tried to complain but Rosemary had pointed out that she was a princess now and couldn't be without a bodyguard. Karen had agreed and allowed Rosemary to follow Sarah, even outside the house, though she was naturally invisible to anyone but their family.
One of the other things that she had remembered from Sunday was this irritating feeling of being watched. She was used to Jareth's watching ways by now and that wouldn't have irritated her half as much as this anonymous curiosity did. She felt a bit like a freak-show to have all these people watching her.
Not that thinking of Jareth made her any happier. She'd remembered when she woke up Monday morning that she'd promised to meet him that afternoon in the crystal shop. She really didn't want to go but she was curious what new irritation he had come up with that he was insisting on showing her. Hopefully, it wasn't something too terrible though she was sure it was since he was calling her by pet-names now. She'd considered telling him to knock-it-off but had been certain that this would just encourage him to find other ways to irritate her. As long as he kept it between him, her and her bodyguards. Not that that was any kind of guarantee of privacy.
"I swear, she was mumbling his name in her sleep," Rosemary was currently whispering to some of her fairy friends. Sarah sighed as they giggled and they shrieked, diving for covers.
"Good morning, ladies," Sarah grumbled, throwing her covers off.
"My lady! Why are you awake so early?" Rosemary gasped, slightly worried.
"I couldn't sleep any more. I've been sleeping for a week now and I don't feel tired anymore. Besides, I have to get up soon to go to school so I might as well do something instead of laying about," Sarah explained, grabbing her school clothes and her robe and heading for the shower. After a nice relaxing shower, which took a lot longer than normal, Sarah felt more able to face the world and dressed to head down to breakfast just in time.
"Sarah, breakfast's ready," Karen called up the stairs and Sarah hurried down. She sat bemusedly through breakfast and everyone's worried 'how-are-you's and was half-way through breakfast before the relaxation went away. Then her day went steadily down-hill.
"You have to take Rosemary with you. Everyone knows about you by now and I won't let you be risked," Karen told her firmly.
"Sarah, she's right. I couldn't bear if anything were to happen to you," Richard agreed.
"Hey, don't worry sis. It's not like anyone can see them or anything. I'm taking Hawthorn with me," Toby said, anxious that his sister not get upset. Sarah grumbled and fussed but was unable to convince her parents that she didn't need a babysitter before she had to finish getting ready for school. Stalking through the house with fairies flying everywhere, Sarah brushed her teeth and her hair and went to her room. Rosemary was holding another gossip session but her companions flew away as soon as Sarah came in.
"Sure you don't want to stay with your friends?" Sarah offered hopefully but Rosemary dived for her backpack, tucking herself into one of the many pockets. "I'll take that as a no," Sarah sighed grumpily.
"Don't worry, Lady Sarah! You won't even notice me. I'll be quieter than a mouse. It'll be fun!" Rosemary gushed and Sarah silently sighed, sure that there would be no more thrills left in her life bigger than carting an invisible fairy around school. She just grabbed her bag and her purse and ran to the door, stopping with a sigh when she heard her name being called.
"Don't forget your lunch today!" Karen called as two fairies came flying through the door with the heavy bag.
"Thanks," Sarah told them, relieving them of their burden. They giggled and flew to hide behind a vase of flowers. "Got it, Mom. See you when I get home," Sarah called and dashed out the door before anyone could stop her again. She'd be early but that was better than being stuck at home. She managed to calm down on the short walk to school and, surprisingly, Rosemary was good as her word and Sarah almost forgot about her. She tensed slightly when Eli and Max greeted her but, since they didn't scream or yell or anything, she figured the spell must be working fine.
"How are things at home? You feel better now?" Max and Eli asked, almost at the same time, and Sarah giggled.
"I am so glad to be back at school," Sarah replied happily and Eli hugged her happily.
"I'd go crazy, staring at the four same walls for so long," Eli exaggerated.
'You have no idea,' Sarah mused, glancing over her shoulder to make sure she hadn't lost her diminutive guest. 'At least school is still sane. I don't know what I'd do if I had to put up with weirdness all the time.'
"Hey, Sarah! Did you ever get to see the crystal shop? Look at my new crystal!" Eli exclaimed, pulling out a crystal of her in the Oubliette.
'Okay, mostly sane,' Sarah mentally corrected with a sigh.
"Yeah, I get to see the newest one today," Sarah muttered before she thought about it and immediately regretted it when Eli started bugging her with questions all the way from 'Can I come?' to 'How long have you known the owner?' and on. Sarah ignored her as well as she was able, concentrating on getting to homeroom and getting ready for school. The teacher walked in just then, saving Sarah from Eli's continued questions for now.
"Class, we have a new student today," the teacher announced and turned to gesture to the girl standing in the doorway.
