Times Change, and we with Time
Hello everybody! My goodness, ten whole reviews for chapter one? Thank you all so very much! But seriously, to answer Lily's question, this -is- a J/S fic. Which was so stated on the summary AND the authors notes of chapter one. Does anybody read the author's notes anymore? Anyhow, hope you enjoy this chapter, and remember to review!
Disclaimer: I do not own the Labyrinth, never have, and never will. My only characters are Mikayla and Kalani. If you would like to use either of them in a story, please ask.
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Chapter 2: A bored Goblin King
Jareth was bored. Period.
The goblins were currently off doing some mindless thing or another, or just staying out of the way of their King. And no children had been wished away for many months. None, in fact, since a certain beautiful young mortal woman had beaten him.
'Let's not start thinking about that again.' He thought to himself. Jareth sighed tiredly, trying to think of something to occupy him.
He finally conjured a crystal, and saying some random magical phrase, threw it upon the ground. It burst with a shower of glitter, and left a person in its place.
The person was about 5' 10" or so, with hair the color of a copper penny, with blonde at the tips, the hair cut in a pageboy haircut except for a thin braid which went about to the person's shoulder, and the person had eyes the color azure blue. The person was dressed in clothes that were popular in the Underground, a poet's shirt and tights. The person, though dressed like a Male Fae, she was a female, her name being Kalani, Lady and Mistress of Rainbow Falls, a small estate outside the Goblin Kingdom.
Kalani let out several curses not even remotely resembling a human language, before finally calming down.
"Damn it, Jareth!" she said. "You can't just take people out of their homes and conjure them up for your own enjoyment!"
"Actually, I can." Said Jareth evenly, brushing an invisible bit of dust off the sleeve of his white poet's shirt. "After all, I am a King."
"Yes, King of the Goblins." She pointed out. "Do I look like a Goblin to you…wait, don't answer that. My point being, it's rude and impolite to do so, and if I were anyone else besides your loving and loyal friend, I'd knock your block off."
"I'd love to see you try." Said Jareth with a snort. "Is it my fault I needed some entertainment besides those goblins with their I.Q. level that of a raisin?"
"Is it my fault you have the attention span of a three year old?" Kalani countered. She sat down on the steps of Jareth's throne, looking up at him. "Seriously though, my friend, what's with you? You haven't been the same since Sa-…er, the incident, and frankly people are starting to talk at the Fae court. Not that they have much of anything else to do, mind you, but still."
"I could care less what the Fae court thinks." Said Jareth with a wave of his leather gloved hand. "They're all a bunch of mindless gossip hounds. And I don't know what you mean by 'the incident'."
"Denial, denial." Said Kalani, clicking her tongue is a 'tsk tsk' manner. "You and I both know your gigantic ego suffered a blow when you know who defeated you. After all, she was the first…well…ever, to beat the Labyrinth. Not to mention being in love with her and having it thrown back in your face."
"Thank you for the re-cap of the events." Jareth commented sarcastically.
"Not a problem." Kalani said with a grin. "I do know what might make you feel better though…but since you don't seem to care about my opinion…"
"Let me guess." Said Jareth. "You want me to what, go up there, court her, sweep her off her feet?"
"As much as the whole 'Knight in shining armor thing' would be fun, no." said Kalani. "I was thinking more along the lines of revenge. You know, and eye for an eye, tit for tat, that sort of thing."
Jareth raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure that isn't against the rules?"
"Not like if it were it would stop you." Muttered Kalani, as she conjured a book. A pair of reading glasses appeared on her face, as read: "Article 712, paragraph 7: 'In the event of the the 'Wisher' successfully managing their way through the Labyrinth, and recovering the 'Wishee', The Goblin King or Queen is allowed the right of vengeance upon said person, if the King or Queen do so wishes, if there is just cause. ' So to sum that up into something actually comprehensible, yeah, you can have your revenge on her."
Jareth looked thoughtful for a moment. "What exactly would I do? And what is with those ridiculous glasses."
"For added emphasis." Said Kalani. "And how should I know what you should do? You're the King here, not me. So go do something all vengeancey like, and get over it. Oh, and if something goes wrong and the Fae royals find out, and I have no knowledge of this conversation, and I did not have vengeance planning relations with you. Basically, you screw up, I don't know you."
"Comforting thoughts." Said Jareth. "You may go now."
"Thank you a thousand times, oh your most High and Mightiness!" Kalani said sarcastically, going into an exaggerated bow as she disappeared in a puff of gold smoke.
Jareth chuckled slightly when she was gone. Despite their words, the two were close friends, and had known each other since childhood. In fact, with Jareth's sometime volatile moods, Kalani was just about his only friend.
He considered her words of revenge. Perhaps it would help, and he could finally move on from this pathetic-ness he had become since 'the incident'.
He changed into a white owl, and flew out the window.
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Everything seemed to move in a blur for Sarah in the few months that followed. She was so distraught she gave it to Mika to plan most of her parents funeral, and most other arrangements. Sarah, along with Toby, moved in with Mika. Due to her excellent home life they could have (and the fact Mika was filthy rich) Sarah was granted custody of Toby.
Despite her guilt and grief, she graduated High School along with Mika, both of whom got high honors. Mika did not plan on pursuing going to college, as she wanted to be an artist, but Sarah wished to go. Unfortunately, what with Toby and all, she really couldn't.
Fate had certainly thrown her for a loop.
Sarah did miss her Father and Stepmother, no matter they hadn't been very good parents, but most of what she felt was guilt that she didn't miss them as much as she should. She suddenly had adult responsibilities thrust upon her young shoulders, and she didn't know whether she could handle it or not. Her dreamer's soul was slowly dying inside, leaving a shell of her former self.
It was on a chilly winter evening that everything was going as usual in the LaCroix-William's household. Toby was playing on the floor with his toys, while Mikayla painted him. Sarah was antsy though, and needed to get out.
"I'm going for a walk, Mika." She said, grabbing her coat. "I'll be back later, kay?"
"All right Sarah, but don't go out too long, you don't want to catch cold." Mika replied.
Sarah walked out the door, and headed towards the park. She didn't notice the white barn owl in the tree in front of Mika's house, looking at her. Neither did she notice when he started following her…
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Ok, no throwing objects! I got enough of that with "As the World Falls Down…again" to last me a long time. But what can I say, cliffhangers are fun to write! I hope you like Kalani, I thought she was a fun character. Not many people can make fun of the Goblin King and get away with it…I learned this the hard way -_- Anyhow, hope you enjoyed this chapter, and remember…
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