I haven't stopped writing on my other story, this one just popped into my head and I wanted to write it down. Please tell me what you think.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from the Labyrinth. King William, Queen Elisebeth, King Fredrick, and Queen Merriam do belong to me though. Also, the song towards the end is called Pilgrim and it's by Enya. I'm just borrowing it.
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"So I see that you finally made it, Jareth," King William announced in greeting to the new arrival in his throne room.
"Like I had any choice in the matter, father. Everyone knows that when you are summoned by the king of all the Underground, you have to go. Even if they're closely related," he replied with as much curtesy he could muster seeing as he never cared for being in his father's kingdom. This time was even worse, if that was at all possible.
This was not just a visit to his father's castle to learn about all of the things that he would one day need to know. No, this visit was quite different. Now he was here to find out about his future bride. He hated the thought of it. There was only one girl that he wanted to marry. If he couldn't have her, then, he had decided soon after she left his kingdom with her brother, he didn't want anyone. He had no desire to know who his parents had picked out for him.
"You don't have to be so cynical. We just want what is best. You are going to inherit my throne, and it would be nice if you had an heir of your own that you can pass the Goblin Kingdom off to once you come here," his mother, Elisebeth, said trying to put her son's mind more at ease.
It didn't work too well.
"We gave you plenty of time to find a wife of your own, but we believe that that time has gone. We can't, and don't really want to, stay here forever," William said irritably. He quickly recomposed himself as he went on with his little speech. "The girl is the daughter of my good friends, King Fredrick and Queen Merriam. She is very intelligent and quite pretty. I believe that she will make you a wonderful wife. You will meet her at the masked ball to be held tomorrow night and not before."
"Why am I not aloud to meet my future…bride… until the ball? Are you afraid that I will do something to persuade her not to marry me?"
"You can persuade her all you want, but the two of you will get married no matter what. I've waited too long to see you make that commitment, and I'm not waiting any longer. But to answer your first question… The princess herself requested that you not see her until that time. I saw nothing wrong with the request, so I gave her my word."
Jareth was furious. He quickly left the throne room before he created a scene and headed towards the chambers that he would be using while he stayed there. He didn't want to marry King Fredrick's daughter, no matter how smart or how pretty she was said to be. No one could compare to his Sarah.
He could still remember how she looked during every part of her visit through his labyrinth. She never gave up, no matter what obstacle he put in her path. The ballroom was his favorite part. It was there that he could see that she held some feelings for him other than hatred. She was just too young to realize what she felt.
He could still remember the party that she had with his subjects after her return. She had said that she needed all of them, but he did not go. He watched her from outside her bedroom window. He left that night with hopes that she would one day call for him so he could show her that he wasn't really a villain. He never got that chance.
He was still laying on his bed thinking about the past and how much he missed the only woman he would ever love, when he heard someone singing in the courtyard outside his window. He couldn't place the voice, though he had to admit that whoever it was was very talented. He went over to the window to see if he could find out who was making such lovely music.
Jareth look out over the balcony, but he couldn't see the singer. He could now hear what she was singing, and he decided to stay and listen to her. The words just seemed to float up to him.
Pilgrim, how you journey
on the road you chose
to find out why the winds die
and where the stories go.
All days come from one day
that much you must know,
you cannot change what's over
but only where you go.
One way leads to diamonds,
one way leads to gold,
another leads you only
to everything you're told.
In your heart you wonder
which of these is true;
the road that leads to nowhere,
the road that leads to you.
Will you find the answer
in all you say and do?
Will you find the answer
in you?
Each heart is a pilgrim,
each one wants to know
the reason why the winds die
and where the stories go.
Pilgrim, in your journey
you may travel far,
for pilgrim it's a long way
to find out who you are…
Pilgrim, it's a long way
to find out who you are…
Pilgrim, it's a long way
to find out who you are…
'Who was singing that?' Jareth thought to himself when the mysterious singer finished her song. 'I guess that I'll just have to go and find out.' With that, he left the room in search of the one who was singing below his balcony.
TBC…
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from the Labyrinth. King William, Queen Elisebeth, King Fredrick, and Queen Merriam do belong to me though. Also, the song towards the end is called Pilgrim and it's by Enya. I'm just borrowing it.
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"So I see that you finally made it, Jareth," King William announced in greeting to the new arrival in his throne room.
"Like I had any choice in the matter, father. Everyone knows that when you are summoned by the king of all the Underground, you have to go. Even if they're closely related," he replied with as much curtesy he could muster seeing as he never cared for being in his father's kingdom. This time was even worse, if that was at all possible.
This was not just a visit to his father's castle to learn about all of the things that he would one day need to know. No, this visit was quite different. Now he was here to find out about his future bride. He hated the thought of it. There was only one girl that he wanted to marry. If he couldn't have her, then, he had decided soon after she left his kingdom with her brother, he didn't want anyone. He had no desire to know who his parents had picked out for him.
"You don't have to be so cynical. We just want what is best. You are going to inherit my throne, and it would be nice if you had an heir of your own that you can pass the Goblin Kingdom off to once you come here," his mother, Elisebeth, said trying to put her son's mind more at ease.
It didn't work too well.
"We gave you plenty of time to find a wife of your own, but we believe that that time has gone. We can't, and don't really want to, stay here forever," William said irritably. He quickly recomposed himself as he went on with his little speech. "The girl is the daughter of my good friends, King Fredrick and Queen Merriam. She is very intelligent and quite pretty. I believe that she will make you a wonderful wife. You will meet her at the masked ball to be held tomorrow night and not before."
"Why am I not aloud to meet my future…bride… until the ball? Are you afraid that I will do something to persuade her not to marry me?"
"You can persuade her all you want, but the two of you will get married no matter what. I've waited too long to see you make that commitment, and I'm not waiting any longer. But to answer your first question… The princess herself requested that you not see her until that time. I saw nothing wrong with the request, so I gave her my word."
Jareth was furious. He quickly left the throne room before he created a scene and headed towards the chambers that he would be using while he stayed there. He didn't want to marry King Fredrick's daughter, no matter how smart or how pretty she was said to be. No one could compare to his Sarah.
He could still remember how she looked during every part of her visit through his labyrinth. She never gave up, no matter what obstacle he put in her path. The ballroom was his favorite part. It was there that he could see that she held some feelings for him other than hatred. She was just too young to realize what she felt.
He could still remember the party that she had with his subjects after her return. She had said that she needed all of them, but he did not go. He watched her from outside her bedroom window. He left that night with hopes that she would one day call for him so he could show her that he wasn't really a villain. He never got that chance.
He was still laying on his bed thinking about the past and how much he missed the only woman he would ever love, when he heard someone singing in the courtyard outside his window. He couldn't place the voice, though he had to admit that whoever it was was very talented. He went over to the window to see if he could find out who was making such lovely music.
Jareth look out over the balcony, but he couldn't see the singer. He could now hear what she was singing, and he decided to stay and listen to her. The words just seemed to float up to him.
Pilgrim, how you journey
on the road you chose
to find out why the winds die
and where the stories go.
All days come from one day
that much you must know,
you cannot change what's over
but only where you go.
One way leads to diamonds,
one way leads to gold,
another leads you only
to everything you're told.
In your heart you wonder
which of these is true;
the road that leads to nowhere,
the road that leads to you.
Will you find the answer
in all you say and do?
Will you find the answer
in you?
Each heart is a pilgrim,
each one wants to know
the reason why the winds die
and where the stories go.
Pilgrim, in your journey
you may travel far,
for pilgrim it's a long way
to find out who you are…
Pilgrim, it's a long way
to find out who you are…
Pilgrim, it's a long way
to find out who you are…
'Who was singing that?' Jareth thought to himself when the mysterious singer finished her song. 'I guess that I'll just have to go and find out.' With that, he left the room in search of the one who was singing below his balcony.
TBC…