As the World Falls Down…again

As the World Falls Down…again

*mouth hung open in complete shock * 22 reviews? For one chapter, I can't believe it! The most I've ever gotten for one chapter is 6! Thank you all so very much! And please, keep it up! I hope you enjoy this chapter, and remember to review!

Disclaimer: The Labyrinth isn't mine. The Labyrinth isn't mine. High ho the derry-o the Labyrinth isn't mine.

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Chapter 2: Becka and William

Nine long years passed for Sarah. It had been a hard road for her. She had been left in deep depression and anger. She had even blamed the Goblin King, thinking it was his revenge. But she knew even he couldn't be that cruel.

Finally, she was able to come out of her depression, and began a very productive life. She finished high school, graduated from college with honors, and became a successful writer. She never did call her Labyrinth friends, at first she had been too ashamed, and too many years passed when she finally felt ready to call them. It was probably for the best, or at least she thought so.

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"Hey, Becka!" yelled Sarah. "Are you going to sleep the day away, or come down to breakfast!"

Sarah wheeled herself around her kitchen, happily making breakfast. She lived in a small suburb of New York, not wanting to live in the city. She had grown into a beautiful woman, keeping her dark brown tresses long. Her light green eyes still sparkled with imagination, after having been for so long dimmed by depression.

"Come on Beck, it's French toast, your favorite!" Sarah yelled again, trying to rouse her friend, who lived with her.

"Ugh, it's morning already?" asked Becka, as she came downstairs. She was short for her 22 years, at only 5' 4". Her hair was very wavy, and the color of a copper penny, and had warm golden brown eyes. And she was blind.

"You're definitely not a morning person, are you Beck?" said Sarah.

"Dahling, we've been living together 3 years, and you're just now figuring this out?" said Becka, with her trademark sarcastic and wry humor. She made her way to the table, sitting down to enjoy Sarah's french toast. Becka's guide dog Hades, a black Labrador, came in, and went straight for his food dish, which Sarah filled.

"Thanks for feeding Hades, Sar." Said Becka.

"How did you…?" asked Sarah.

"You forget, dear Sarah, my other senses are heightened." Explained Becka. "I can smell the dog food, and I heard the can opener. And I didn't even need my special powers to do so! Aren't I special?"

Becka, you see, had a few unique abilities. When she would hold her hands against a person's face, she could see them, in what she called her 'mind's eye'. And she could seem to sense people in a room, even if they stayed perfectly silent. And she could distinguish between friends and strangers. She had explained how she did once to Sarah, but she didn't really get all of it. Just that everyone had a unique aura, like fingerprints, so she simply sensed whether it was a familiar aura, or strange. Or something to that effect.

"Very special." Said Sarah. "But I still like you anyway."

"Thanks…hey!" said Becka. "That was not funny!"

"Yes it was!" said Sarah. "I've got to go into the city, for a meeting with my publisher. You want to come along?"

"No thanks." Said Becka, cleaning off her plate and putting it in the dishwasher. "I'm going to take a nice long walk with Hades, then I've got to practice my violin."

"All right, I won't be back for a while, so don't worry." Said Sarah, as she wheeled herself towards the door. Becka followed, after putting Hades harness on, and grabbing the handle.

"No problem!" said Becka, as they went out the door. "Do I look like a child to you? I can take care of myself."

"Well, you sometimes act like a child…" said Sarah.

"Watch it Williams, I know where you sleep!" Cried Becka, as she turned to the left.

"And I'm so very scared!" Sarah cried back, as she lowered the platform in her specially equipped SUV. She wheeled up the platform, and situated herself behind the wheel. Starting the car, she shifted to gas, and drove off towards the city.

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(Flashback)

Sarah sat by the bench, thinking. Her depression had gotten better, but she still was pretty depressed. She had moved away from her small town, to New York, to pursue her writing career. She had already had one book published, which everyone thought was fantasy, but in actuality had been her memories from the Labyrinth.

She sighed, wondering what all her friends were doing. She wondered what Ja- no, she mustn't think about him.

"Why so sad?" asked a voice, coming from the bench right next to Sarah. She looked over to see a petite woman, who looked a couple years younger than Sarah, with coppery hair and warm golden brown eyes.

"Excuse me?" asked Sarah.

"I don't mean to pry, really I don't." said the woman. "But your aura feels so sad, and I couldn't help but ask."

"My aura?" asked Sara, perplexed.

"Long story." Said the woman, smiling. "I'm Becka Angelé, Becka spelled with a C-K. And this is my guide dog Hades." She scratched the ears of a loveable looking big black Labrador.

"You're blind?" asked Sarah.

"Yes, my, you are the perceptive one!" said Becka, grinning wryly.

"I-I'm sorry, that was rude of me to say." Said Sarah.

"Oh, no harm done." Said Becka, laughing. "And who might you be, anyway?"

"Sarah Williams." Said Sarah.

"Oh, the author?" asked Becka. "I've heard of you, I liked your book very much, though I had to wait several weeks for my favorite bookstore to have it in Braille. It was worth the wait though!"

"Thank you." Said Sarah. "Do you have a job?"

"Yes, I'm a musician." Said Becka. "Violin. So, as I asked before, why so sad?"

"It's a long story." Said Sarah, sighing again.

"Well, I've got no where to go fast." Said Becka. "In fact, I've got no place to go slow either for that matter. So why don't we go get a cup of coffee or something, and you can tell me all about it…"

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Sarah smiled. The Fates may be cruel sometimes, but they could also be kind. Becka was her best friend, and was like a sister to her.

Little did she know the Fates weren't done with her yet, as the raven that had, unbeknownst to her, had followed her since leaving her house, flew away.

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The raven flew very far, between world in fact, to the Underground, and flying still more until he reached the Labyrinth. He flew into a window, and changed form.

He was now a Fae, and a handsome one at that. His given name was William Scarlet. He was tall, about 6 feet, and he had raven black hair, which went to his shoulders. His eyes, which unlike many Fae were the same color, were a scarlet red. He was dressed in a Scarlet shirt and black leather pants, with black boots. He strode into the throne room, with his usual cocky grin on his face. He looked around, noticing the place was devoid of goblins, the only being in the room the Goblin King himself, draped across his throne, not really looking at anything, just sitting there.

William coughed, drawing the Goblin King's attention. "Really, I hate to interrupt, I'm sure sitting there and doing nothing is quite stimulating, but it was getting hard to tell whether or not you were alive anymore."

"What do you want William?" asked Jareth, turning to look at his friend.

"Not a thing, Jareth, not a thing." Said William. "I simply wanted to see how you were doing. You've never been quite the same since that girl beat you."

Jareth seemed to wince. "I thought I told you not to speak of her."

"You did, I chose to ignore it." Said William, sitting down on the steps before the throne. "It's been 9 years Jareth, move on already."

"I have no idea what you're talking about." Said Jareth, glaring at William.

"Oh, you don't?" said William. "Then allow me to enlighten you. You're in love with her, and refuse to move on."

"I am nothing of the sort." Said Jareth.

"Sure you aren't." said William. "Then you wouldn't care that I found out where she lives now. Well then, must be off!"

"Wait!" cried Jareth.

"Yes?" asked William innocently.

Jareth sighed, putting his head in his hands, looking defeated. "How do you push my buttons like that?"

"Years of practice." Said William, tossing him a crystal ball. "This will tell you where she lives. Now go off and win your girl, so I don't have to see you moping or trying to act yourself when you're really hurting inside."

Jareth caught it. "How could you tell?" he asked.

"Because I know you." Said William. "No go on, and good luck."

He changed back into a raven, and flew off. Jareth looked into the crystal, seeing a two-story house, painted white, with green shutters.

"Here goes nothing." He said, as he had the crystal disappear. He changed into an owl, and flew off, to the woman who had captured his heart…

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*Hears a collective groan of 'NO!' * I am evil, aren't I? They don't call me the Sadistic Little Fairy for nothing, ya know! At least I made this chapter longer than the last. Anyhow, hope you enjoyed this chapter, and remember…

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