I would appreciate any feedback you give me. This is my first laby fic and I would like to know what you think as it progresses. Just please don't torch me too badly. I scar easily. The beginning is basically just about Sarah after her experiences in the Labyrinth, but for those of you who like Jareth, he will be appearing in later chapters. The rating will most likely change as the story progresses.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or other things that I happen to use from the movie Labyrinth. Would love to, but I don't. Deszerea and Nathaniel are mine though.
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"Karen, I'm home!" Sarah called to her stepmother as she started to run up the stairs to her room. She stopped when she heard Karen talking back to her.
"That's good. So how was school today?"
"It was alright. Nothing special happened," Sarah answered as she walked into the kitchen where Karen was making supper.
It had been only two months since her adventure in the Labyrinth, but ever since then Sarah began to see her stepmother in a new light. They got along pretty well now, but Sarah still wasn't quit ready to call Karen 'mom' yet.
"Are you guys all ready for opening night?"
"I sure hope so," Sarah sighed as she dropped into a chair and let her bag fall to the floor beside her.
"You don't sound like you're too sure. Is there something wrong with it?"
"Oh no, it should be great. I just hope that my voice doesn't give out on me, that's all. I've never sang much before I got this part in Pirates."
"Pirates? I thought it had a longer name than that."
"The Pirates of Penzance."
"That's right," Karen replied. "You have nothing to worry about with your singing. I've heard you practicing, and you sound really good. You'll do great tomorrow night."
"Thanks. I sure hope you're right." She got up to leave then, but she stopped at the door remembering something. "Do you mind if I go out with Deszerea, Nathaniel, and some others after the play? We just kind of want to celebrate making it this far. Well, that and we want to celebrate with just us and we can't do that after the final performance since there is a party for the whole cast and crew and we're expected to be there." The last was said with displeasure, but luckily Karen didn't notice. She just didn't understand that Sarah would rather have a small celebration with just her friends instead of a big one with a bunch of people she didn't know, and didn't really care to know.
"That sounds like a great idea. You don't go out nearly enough. Just make sure that you're home by midnight, alright?"
"Great! Thanks, I will."
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Opening night went without any problems. Everyone enjoyed it, and the cast was even given a standing ovation.
Sarah caught up with Deszerea outside after they had changed out of their costumes and the stage was cleaned and ready for the next performance. "I can't believe how well it went tonight. I was so worried about singing in front of everyone like that, it's not something that I've ever really done before."
Deszerea was about Sarah's height, maybe a little shorter if you wanted to be specific. She had green eyes and straight, deep black hair that ended a couple of inches above her shoulders. Tonight she was very excited about how the show went over and was practically bubbling over with praise and happiness. This state was typical for her, so Sarah learned to just ignore her friend's hyper active nature as best she could.
"You were awesome, Sarah! Everyone loved you!"
"Thanks Dez, but I think that it was the musical itself that everyone liked. Not me."
"Think what you want, but I like my ideas better."
Sarah just sighed. She never thought that she would find someone who dreams and imagines as much as her, but she was wrong. The girl standing in front of her could easily match, if not beat, Sarah when it came to imagination. She smiled to herself. Deszerea was a great friend to have.
Snapping back to reality, Sarah saw Nathaniel walking out the doors looking for them. "Come on," Sarah said as she grabbed a hold of her friend's arm. "Nate's over by the doors looking for us."
Deszerea obliged, letting her friend half drag her over to the doors when she remembered something. "Sarah wait."
"Why?" she asked confused, though obeyed her friend and stopped in mid stride. "Is something wrong?" 'God I hope not' she thought to herself.
"Oh! No! I just have something for you," she stated as she held out her hand.
Sarah hadn't noticed that she was carrying anything until it was presented to her. She gasped when she saw the note in Deszerea's hand accompanied by a single rose.
"This is for me? Where did you get it?"
TBC…
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or other things that I happen to use from the movie Labyrinth. Would love to, but I don't. Deszerea and Nathaniel are mine though.
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"Karen, I'm home!" Sarah called to her stepmother as she started to run up the stairs to her room. She stopped when she heard Karen talking back to her.
"That's good. So how was school today?"
"It was alright. Nothing special happened," Sarah answered as she walked into the kitchen where Karen was making supper.
It had been only two months since her adventure in the Labyrinth, but ever since then Sarah began to see her stepmother in a new light. They got along pretty well now, but Sarah still wasn't quit ready to call Karen 'mom' yet.
"Are you guys all ready for opening night?"
"I sure hope so," Sarah sighed as she dropped into a chair and let her bag fall to the floor beside her.
"You don't sound like you're too sure. Is there something wrong with it?"
"Oh no, it should be great. I just hope that my voice doesn't give out on me, that's all. I've never sang much before I got this part in Pirates."
"Pirates? I thought it had a longer name than that."
"The Pirates of Penzance."
"That's right," Karen replied. "You have nothing to worry about with your singing. I've heard you practicing, and you sound really good. You'll do great tomorrow night."
"Thanks. I sure hope you're right." She got up to leave then, but she stopped at the door remembering something. "Do you mind if I go out with Deszerea, Nathaniel, and some others after the play? We just kind of want to celebrate making it this far. Well, that and we want to celebrate with just us and we can't do that after the final performance since there is a party for the whole cast and crew and we're expected to be there." The last was said with displeasure, but luckily Karen didn't notice. She just didn't understand that Sarah would rather have a small celebration with just her friends instead of a big one with a bunch of people she didn't know, and didn't really care to know.
"That sounds like a great idea. You don't go out nearly enough. Just make sure that you're home by midnight, alright?"
"Great! Thanks, I will."
~*~~~*~~~*~
Opening night went without any problems. Everyone enjoyed it, and the cast was even given a standing ovation.
Sarah caught up with Deszerea outside after they had changed out of their costumes and the stage was cleaned and ready for the next performance. "I can't believe how well it went tonight. I was so worried about singing in front of everyone like that, it's not something that I've ever really done before."
Deszerea was about Sarah's height, maybe a little shorter if you wanted to be specific. She had green eyes and straight, deep black hair that ended a couple of inches above her shoulders. Tonight she was very excited about how the show went over and was practically bubbling over with praise and happiness. This state was typical for her, so Sarah learned to just ignore her friend's hyper active nature as best she could.
"You were awesome, Sarah! Everyone loved you!"
"Thanks Dez, but I think that it was the musical itself that everyone liked. Not me."
"Think what you want, but I like my ideas better."
Sarah just sighed. She never thought that she would find someone who dreams and imagines as much as her, but she was wrong. The girl standing in front of her could easily match, if not beat, Sarah when it came to imagination. She smiled to herself. Deszerea was a great friend to have.
Snapping back to reality, Sarah saw Nathaniel walking out the doors looking for them. "Come on," Sarah said as she grabbed a hold of her friend's arm. "Nate's over by the doors looking for us."
Deszerea obliged, letting her friend half drag her over to the doors when she remembered something. "Sarah wait."
"Why?" she asked confused, though obeyed her friend and stopped in mid stride. "Is something wrong?" 'God I hope not' she thought to herself.
"Oh! No! I just have something for you," she stated as she held out her hand.
Sarah hadn't noticed that she was carrying anything until it was presented to her. She gasped when she saw the note in Deszerea's hand accompanied by a single rose.
"This is for me? Where did you get it?"
TBC…