Title: Undeniable Love: Prologue
Author: Baby Bear
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I do NOT repeat, do NOT own Labyrinth
UNDENIABLE LOVE: Chapter One
She stopped for a moment. A crash of thunder was heard over head. She bit her lip. This seemed very familiar. Just as she was about to finish, the rain started pouring. She gave a gasp of delight, and took off running home. Missing the white owl that was perched on the post.
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Sarah ran home as quick as she could. Her sandles pounding on the wet concrete. She laughed to herself. It had been a while since she had played out in the ran. Or ran home soaking wet. In fact, it had been...that night.
She stopped where she stood, under the light of the street lamp that had clicked on. She bite her lip. The park, her words, the sudden rain on a bright sunny day, it had all just happened. She gasped out, comming to the conclusion. She growled and started running even faster to get home. Hopefully, Toby would still be there. And why wouldn't he be. She hadn't said the words, so he couldn't take him.
Slowing down a bit, Sarah stopped in front of her house. Staring at the large white victorian house, she started up the steps to the front door and pushed the door open only to hear Toby's scream of approval at her arrival. She smiled and held out her hands to stop him before he got soaking wet from hugging her and ordered him to run and get her a towel.
She stood there patiently, and smiled ruffling his hair and shooing him off as she took off her sandles and stripped down to her undergarments, wrapping the towel around her. Making her way up the steps quickly, she took a quick shower and got dressed.
"Karen?" She asked thoughtfully as she walked down into the kitchen.
"Yes, honey?" Karen asked lightly turning from the oven.
"Where's dad?"
"Oh, he just went out for a minute. He forgot something at the office again." Then, with a lovable sigh, she turned back to her cooking.
Sarah smiled and shook her head. It was all just coincodence that this had all happened. She was sure of it. With a flash, she turned and headed into the playroom, where Toby was busy watching a movie. "What'cha watching cutey?" She asked with a smile as she walked in and sat in the big chair in the corner. She smiled as he walked over and climbed up into her lap with something in his hand. She wrapped her arms around his waist to keep him up and smiled lightly, "What have you got there?"
"A book.." He replied innocently, "Will you read?"
She smiled. Of course she would read the child a book. "Yes" Slowly, he handed her the red velvet covered book with gold embroidery.
Sarah's eyes widened as she gazed at the golden letters. Holding back lightly, she traced her fingers lightly over the smooth letters. Swollowing, she asked, "Where'd you get this?"
"I found it.." He replied looking down quiltly
"Where?"
"On my book shelf...Will you please read it?"
She closed her eyes and sighed. She couldn't say no. He'd want to know why. And there was no way in hell she was going to sit there and tell him that about four years ago when he was two, that she had called the goblin king to take him away! So, taking a deep breath, she opened the book slowly, and began reading.
"So, the girl ran home as the rains began to fall. She was going to get in trouble for being late. As she rounded upon her house, her stepmother stood outside under the porch waiting. 'You're late!' The mother bellowed. -"
She stopped breifly before continuing on,
" After having a heated arguement with her mother she stomped up the stairs. Her father told her that they had put T- the baby to bed" She improvised "The girl could here the baby crying and became angry. Stomping out of the room, she stood in front of the babies crib, and yelled at him, 'What?! Do you want a story!? Fine, I'll give you a story!'" Sarah stopped. Those were her words. They sounded so harsh now. Taking a deep breath, she continued, "'Once, upon a time, there was a beautiful young girl whose stepmother always made her stay home with the baby. The baby was a spoiled child and got everything he wanted, while the girl was practically a slave. But what nobody knew was that the king of the Goblins had fallen in love with the girl and had given her certain powers."
"Sarah?" Toby interrupted quietly
She blinked. She had been mesmerized by the book. This was her story. Not the one she had grown up reading, but hers. Looking down on the little boy, she hoped she didn't look pale or scared. "Yes?"
"Was I like that when I was little?"
She smiled tightly, "Of course not, Toby, you were a little angel." She received a smile and looked back to the book. " 'Say your right words' the goblins said,' And well take the baby and you will be free' But the girl knew that if she said the words that they would take the baby and turn him into a goblin. So the girl suffered in silence until one night after a long day of house work, she was tired and cranky and the baby was being very cruel, she called on the goblins. 'Goblin King, oh Goblin King, take this child far away from me!' The young girl sighed finishing her story and set her brother back in his crib. As she turned away from him, she turned out the light and whispered," I wish the goblins would come and take you away, right now..." With that she left the room"
Sarah stopped as all the lights in the house cut off. "Sarah...?" She heard Toby's scared voice.
She could sense him in the room. "Go...away..." she hissed out as she pulled Toby closer to her and held on for dear life. She could feel Toby's head jerking back and forth at the bangs and gastly giggling going on in the dark room.
"GO AWAY!!" She yelled. As she did, her parents charged into the room. They flipped up the light switch and the lights cut on. Sarah looked wide eyed at her parents still holding Toby close to her.
"Sarah! What is wrong?" Her father exclaimed as Karen came to rescue her little boy from the clutches of the crazy girl.
Toby clung to Sarah not letting go even as his mother persisted. Finally she gave up and stood back up. Sarah still had her arms around Toby. He had his eyes closed, his face hid in her shirt. She looked around the lighted room. Nothing had been disturb, and Toby was still there.
She went to her knees and hugged the little boy tightly, as he parents looked on worriedly. Slowly she pulled Toby from her and kissed his soggy cheek.
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Toby stayed with Sarah for the rest of the night. She kissed his cheek softly as she pulled the covers up over him as he slept in his bed. Turning on the night-light, she cracked the door and went next door to her own room. Sighing quietly, she changed into a baggy t-shirt and a pair of loose sport-shorts, pulling her hair into a pony tail, she sat down at her vanity and began writing:
Dear Journal,
He's back. It's so scary, but for some reason I feel relived that he is here. That he hasn't forgotten about me. But that was a very bad time to show up! He scared the hell out of Toby! From the time I recited the words in the park this afternoon, everything has gone back to how it was four years ago. The book, the storm, the goblins, and Him. When I sensed him near, my stomach turned flip flops, thinking that I would be able to see him again. I had yelled, I told him to go away. My parents came in then, wondering what was wrong. Toby was crying. I felt so helpless. I hadn't said the words from the book meaningly, I just said it because it was in the book! So why had he come. Then again, this is him. He did the same thing last time. I miss him though.
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She stopped for a breif moment, reading over what she had written. She felt her throat dry out and her face flush. Rubbing her eyes, she continued to write
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I dunno, it's hard to realize that you love someone and then have a feeling that you have lost them forever just because you were ignorant to certain things. I feel that way now. I really love him. I just wish there was a way for me to tell him. I feel so empty.
For somereason this feels like a very weird reaction from what only happened a few hours ago. I don't know how Toby found that book. Some one (Him) probably planted it there for Toby to find. I wish he wouldn't have. But I sensed him. He was there, so near almost that I could reach out and touch him. But I wasn't going to let go of Toby. I remember the concicences of last time. I dunno. I wish, sometimes, that I could have traded places with Toby. To stay in the Labyrinth with Jareth. At least then I would have had excitment, ruling over the goblins, being with my friends, and the man I love.
I'm going to bed. Goodnight, my most trust-worthy friend.
* * * * * * *
Closing the book and the pen she stood up and went downstairs for a drink. Her parents had already gone to bed. She could tell, because their door was closed. Slowly making her way down the stairs and into the kitchen, she opened the fridge and pulled out a lemon setting it on the counter. Getting a glass and filling it with water, she got a knife and cut the lemon in half, squeezing the juices into the drink and then dropping half into the glass she took a sip letting the sweet liquid slide over her tongue. Taking the glass she went into the living room and sat in her favorite chair. Pulling her feet up underneath her shirt, she took another sip and set the glass on the side table, leaning her head back against the cushion of the chair. As she let her eyes slowly close she missed the white feather that appeared next to her glass.
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Author: Baby Bear
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I do NOT repeat, do NOT own Labyrinth
UNDENIABLE LOVE: Chapter One
She stopped for a moment. A crash of thunder was heard over head. She bit her lip. This seemed very familiar. Just as she was about to finish, the rain started pouring. She gave a gasp of delight, and took off running home. Missing the white owl that was perched on the post.
* * * * * *
Sarah ran home as quick as she could. Her sandles pounding on the wet concrete. She laughed to herself. It had been a while since she had played out in the ran. Or ran home soaking wet. In fact, it had been...that night.
She stopped where she stood, under the light of the street lamp that had clicked on. She bite her lip. The park, her words, the sudden rain on a bright sunny day, it had all just happened. She gasped out, comming to the conclusion. She growled and started running even faster to get home. Hopefully, Toby would still be there. And why wouldn't he be. She hadn't said the words, so he couldn't take him.
Slowing down a bit, Sarah stopped in front of her house. Staring at the large white victorian house, she started up the steps to the front door and pushed the door open only to hear Toby's scream of approval at her arrival. She smiled and held out her hands to stop him before he got soaking wet from hugging her and ordered him to run and get her a towel.
She stood there patiently, and smiled ruffling his hair and shooing him off as she took off her sandles and stripped down to her undergarments, wrapping the towel around her. Making her way up the steps quickly, she took a quick shower and got dressed.
"Karen?" She asked thoughtfully as she walked down into the kitchen.
"Yes, honey?" Karen asked lightly turning from the oven.
"Where's dad?"
"Oh, he just went out for a minute. He forgot something at the office again." Then, with a lovable sigh, she turned back to her cooking.
Sarah smiled and shook her head. It was all just coincodence that this had all happened. She was sure of it. With a flash, she turned and headed into the playroom, where Toby was busy watching a movie. "What'cha watching cutey?" She asked with a smile as she walked in and sat in the big chair in the corner. She smiled as he walked over and climbed up into her lap with something in his hand. She wrapped her arms around his waist to keep him up and smiled lightly, "What have you got there?"
"A book.." He replied innocently, "Will you read?"
She smiled. Of course she would read the child a book. "Yes" Slowly, he handed her the red velvet covered book with gold embroidery.
Sarah's eyes widened as she gazed at the golden letters. Holding back lightly, she traced her fingers lightly over the smooth letters. Swollowing, she asked, "Where'd you get this?"
"I found it.." He replied looking down quiltly
"Where?"
"On my book shelf...Will you please read it?"
She closed her eyes and sighed. She couldn't say no. He'd want to know why. And there was no way in hell she was going to sit there and tell him that about four years ago when he was two, that she had called the goblin king to take him away! So, taking a deep breath, she opened the book slowly, and began reading.
"So, the girl ran home as the rains began to fall. She was going to get in trouble for being late. As she rounded upon her house, her stepmother stood outside under the porch waiting. 'You're late!' The mother bellowed. -"
She stopped breifly before continuing on,
" After having a heated arguement with her mother she stomped up the stairs. Her father told her that they had put T- the baby to bed" She improvised "The girl could here the baby crying and became angry. Stomping out of the room, she stood in front of the babies crib, and yelled at him, 'What?! Do you want a story!? Fine, I'll give you a story!'" Sarah stopped. Those were her words. They sounded so harsh now. Taking a deep breath, she continued, "'Once, upon a time, there was a beautiful young girl whose stepmother always made her stay home with the baby. The baby was a spoiled child and got everything he wanted, while the girl was practically a slave. But what nobody knew was that the king of the Goblins had fallen in love with the girl and had given her certain powers."
"Sarah?" Toby interrupted quietly
She blinked. She had been mesmerized by the book. This was her story. Not the one she had grown up reading, but hers. Looking down on the little boy, she hoped she didn't look pale or scared. "Yes?"
"Was I like that when I was little?"
She smiled tightly, "Of course not, Toby, you were a little angel." She received a smile and looked back to the book. " 'Say your right words' the goblins said,' And well take the baby and you will be free' But the girl knew that if she said the words that they would take the baby and turn him into a goblin. So the girl suffered in silence until one night after a long day of house work, she was tired and cranky and the baby was being very cruel, she called on the goblins. 'Goblin King, oh Goblin King, take this child far away from me!' The young girl sighed finishing her story and set her brother back in his crib. As she turned away from him, she turned out the light and whispered," I wish the goblins would come and take you away, right now..." With that she left the room"
Sarah stopped as all the lights in the house cut off. "Sarah...?" She heard Toby's scared voice.
She could sense him in the room. "Go...away..." she hissed out as she pulled Toby closer to her and held on for dear life. She could feel Toby's head jerking back and forth at the bangs and gastly giggling going on in the dark room.
"GO AWAY!!" She yelled. As she did, her parents charged into the room. They flipped up the light switch and the lights cut on. Sarah looked wide eyed at her parents still holding Toby close to her.
"Sarah! What is wrong?" Her father exclaimed as Karen came to rescue her little boy from the clutches of the crazy girl.
Toby clung to Sarah not letting go even as his mother persisted. Finally she gave up and stood back up. Sarah still had her arms around Toby. He had his eyes closed, his face hid in her shirt. She looked around the lighted room. Nothing had been disturb, and Toby was still there.
She went to her knees and hugged the little boy tightly, as he parents looked on worriedly. Slowly she pulled Toby from her and kissed his soggy cheek.
* * * * * * *
Toby stayed with Sarah for the rest of the night. She kissed his cheek softly as she pulled the covers up over him as he slept in his bed. Turning on the night-light, she cracked the door and went next door to her own room. Sighing quietly, she changed into a baggy t-shirt and a pair of loose sport-shorts, pulling her hair into a pony tail, she sat down at her vanity and began writing:
Dear Journal,
He's back. It's so scary, but for some reason I feel relived that he is here. That he hasn't forgotten about me. But that was a very bad time to show up! He scared the hell out of Toby! From the time I recited the words in the park this afternoon, everything has gone back to how it was four years ago. The book, the storm, the goblins, and Him. When I sensed him near, my stomach turned flip flops, thinking that I would be able to see him again. I had yelled, I told him to go away. My parents came in then, wondering what was wrong. Toby was crying. I felt so helpless. I hadn't said the words from the book meaningly, I just said it because it was in the book! So why had he come. Then again, this is him. He did the same thing last time. I miss him though.
----
She stopped for a breif moment, reading over what she had written. She felt her throat dry out and her face flush. Rubbing her eyes, she continued to write
----
I dunno, it's hard to realize that you love someone and then have a feeling that you have lost them forever just because you were ignorant to certain things. I feel that way now. I really love him. I just wish there was a way for me to tell him. I feel so empty.
For somereason this feels like a very weird reaction from what only happened a few hours ago. I don't know how Toby found that book. Some one (Him) probably planted it there for Toby to find. I wish he wouldn't have. But I sensed him. He was there, so near almost that I could reach out and touch him. But I wasn't going to let go of Toby. I remember the concicences of last time. I dunno. I wish, sometimes, that I could have traded places with Toby. To stay in the Labyrinth with Jareth. At least then I would have had excitment, ruling over the goblins, being with my friends, and the man I love.
I'm going to bed. Goodnight, my most trust-worthy friend.
* * * * * * *
Closing the book and the pen she stood up and went downstairs for a drink. Her parents had already gone to bed. She could tell, because their door was closed. Slowly making her way down the stairs and into the kitchen, she opened the fridge and pulled out a lemon setting it on the counter. Getting a glass and filling it with water, she got a knife and cut the lemon in half, squeezing the juices into the drink and then dropping half into the glass she took a sip letting the sweet liquid slide over her tongue. Taking the glass she went into the living room and sat in her favorite chair. Pulling her feet up underneath her shirt, she took another sip and set the glass on the side table, leaning her head back against the cushion of the chair. As she let her eyes slowly close she missed the white feather that appeared next to her glass.
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