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Disclaimer: I don't own the labyrinth, but Deszerea, Nathaniel, Sarah's aunt, and everyone else that you will meet later do belong to me and my twisted little imagination.
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``~``recap``~``
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?"
``~``end recap``~``
"Someone asked me if I would give it to you. Of course I agreed. Every girl deserves flowers, especially when they have the lead female role in a play. And you, my dear friend, deserve lots of flowers from many secret admirers."
"And here I thought that I had an over active imagination," Sarah replied. "Now tell me, who was it?"
"Why don't you read the note? Maybe it will give you some clue as to who this is from."
"Alright, alright. I'll read it," Sarah said as she snatched the gift away from her friend. She turned around so she could have a little more privacy, and almost laughed when she heard her friend scowl. Dez always did like to know everything about her friends. Especially any juicy secrets that they try to keep from her.
My Dearest Sarah,
Your performance in tonight's musical was magnificent. I hope to see you on stage again soon. I'm glad to see that you have not lost your wonderful imagination. Don't ever stop dreaming.
"So…"
"It's not signed," Sarah said, looking disappointed and sounding a little aggravated. "Now would you please tell me who gave this to you?"
"Fine. All I can say is that he was tall and had long blond hair that was tied back in a ponytail."
"Are you guys coming or what?" Nate called over to them.
"We're not guys, we're girls!" they said in unison before bursting out into laughter.
Nate just shook his head. How he ever became friends with those two, he's still trying to figure out. Worse yet, was the fact that he was going out with one of them. 'I must have been drunk when decided that one,' he thought to himself with a sly grin forming on his face. His brown eyes were sparkling with mirth at what he was thinking and his light brown hair was blowing in the breeze from the open doorway.
Sarah and Dez kept laughing as they walked over to where he was waiting with an impatient air about him. They forgot all about the flower and the note that Sarah still had clutched in her hand; looking forward to celebrating with their friends.
~*~~~*~~~*~
"My plan has now been put into motion. She shall be here within a few days, and a couple of days after that my plan should be complete."
A cruel smile spread across his face as the crystal he was looking in disappeared. Jareth, King of the Goblins and lone Ruler of the Labyrinth was content with what he saw. Only his eyes hinted to what he was really feeling as he got up from his lounging position on his throne and walked out of the room towards his chambers with the look and stance of arrogance. He could not let his minions know that he had a weak spot.
His façade fooled all but two. They both saw the look in his eyes and knew of his main intentions. Though neither of them knew what he was doing his best to hide from everyone. Had they known, their actions and thoughts on his plan would have changed.
~*~~~*~~~*~
"Congratulations Sarah!"
"You did great! Are you going to the party in the gym/commons area tonight?"
"Thanks you guys! Yea I'm going with Dez and Nate as soon as they get here," Sarah responded as she finished tying up her old tennis shoes.
"I'll see ya there then. Bye!"
"See ya!" she shouted at the retreating forms of two of her sisters from the musical.
The final performance of the show was a great success. It was a great way to end the school year. Actually, classes had finished up a week before. The musical was supposed to end with the final show being preformed for the student body on their last day, but a few extra shows were added because it turned out to be such a hit.
Sarah was glad it was over though. She was ready for a nice relaxing summer.
With her shoes now tied, she picked up her dress and brought it over to the costumes rack to hang it with the others. She went back to get her jacket from the chair where she left it, and found a note and a rose waiting for her as well.
Now the rose came as no surprise to her since she had received one after every performance. The note, on the other hand, confused her at first since she had only gotten one with the first rose. When she picked it up she saw that the note was from Deszerea though, and not the mysterious person who sent her the flowers.
Sarah,
Sorry we didn't wait for you. Nate was kind of anxious to get to the party and find the food. I swear, all he ever thinks about is his stomach. Anyway, I'll be watching for you so you better show up!
-Dez-
Sarah just had to smile. She understood her friend's frustration with her boyfriend. She had often found it rather frustrating herself when she first met him. Now she just thought of it as normal. Thinking about it brought back the memory of when Dez was so bound and determined to find a guy for her so that she didn't have to be the third wheel anymore when they went out. Sarah had just argued that she didn't mind being the third part of the trio and that she didn't even want a guy because they only ever have one of a couple things on their mind. Though she knew that not all guys were like that, but it was the best argument that she could think of at the time. Strangely, it actually worked.
~*~~~*~~~*~
The party was a lot of fun. Sarah had found her friends as soon as she got to the gym. Like the note had said, Nate was sitting at a table with a plateful of food in front of him. The three of them had spent most of the night together and ended up being some of the last people to leave.
It was early in the morning by the time Nate dropped Sarah off at her house. She was so exhausted that she didn't even notice that her father and Karen were already up, so she definitely didn't hear them talking about her as she went up to her bedroom. She didn't even bother to change out of her clothes. She just climbed right into bed and was asleep by the time her head hit the pillow.
Sarah woke up a few hours later to the sound of voices getting progressively louder in the room below her. She couldn't get back to sleep, so she decided to go investigate what all the noise was about.
"She deserves this opportunity, Robert! Don't make her stay here when she has the chance to go out into the world and see what life is like over there. Let her expand her horizons."
"She is too young for a trip like this! Besides, her life here is just fine."
"Why don't you let her make her own decisions? She's not exactly a little girl anymore."
"What are you guys talking about?" Sarah asked as she walked into the room. When her father didn't say anything, Sarah turned towards Karen for an answer.
"Well, we got a letter from your aunt yesterday," Karen replied. "She wants you to go visit her and her husband."
"I just saw them last weekend. And why didn't they just call or something instead of writing a letter? I mean, they only live a few miles away." Sarah was starting to get confused at this point.
"Well… that's not exactly the aunt I meant."
"You don't mean…"
"I'm afraid so," came a different voice into the conversation. The two girls had almost forgotten about Robert sitting there.
"She even sent a plane ticket for you," Karen added.
TBC…
Disclaimer: I don't own the labyrinth, but Deszerea, Nathaniel, Sarah's aunt, and everyone else that you will meet later do belong to me and my twisted little imagination.
~~~~~~~~~~
``~``recap``~``
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?"
``~``end recap``~``
"Someone asked me if I would give it to you. Of course I agreed. Every girl deserves flowers, especially when they have the lead female role in a play. And you, my dear friend, deserve lots of flowers from many secret admirers."
"And here I thought that I had an over active imagination," Sarah replied. "Now tell me, who was it?"
"Why don't you read the note? Maybe it will give you some clue as to who this is from."
"Alright, alright. I'll read it," Sarah said as she snatched the gift away from her friend. She turned around so she could have a little more privacy, and almost laughed when she heard her friend scowl. Dez always did like to know everything about her friends. Especially any juicy secrets that they try to keep from her.
My Dearest Sarah,
Your performance in tonight's musical was magnificent. I hope to see you on stage again soon. I'm glad to see that you have not lost your wonderful imagination. Don't ever stop dreaming.
"So…"
"It's not signed," Sarah said, looking disappointed and sounding a little aggravated. "Now would you please tell me who gave this to you?"
"Fine. All I can say is that he was tall and had long blond hair that was tied back in a ponytail."
"Are you guys coming or what?" Nate called over to them.
"We're not guys, we're girls!" they said in unison before bursting out into laughter.
Nate just shook his head. How he ever became friends with those two, he's still trying to figure out. Worse yet, was the fact that he was going out with one of them. 'I must have been drunk when decided that one,' he thought to himself with a sly grin forming on his face. His brown eyes were sparkling with mirth at what he was thinking and his light brown hair was blowing in the breeze from the open doorway.
Sarah and Dez kept laughing as they walked over to where he was waiting with an impatient air about him. They forgot all about the flower and the note that Sarah still had clutched in her hand; looking forward to celebrating with their friends.
~*~~~*~~~*~
"My plan has now been put into motion. She shall be here within a few days, and a couple of days after that my plan should be complete."
A cruel smile spread across his face as the crystal he was looking in disappeared. Jareth, King of the Goblins and lone Ruler of the Labyrinth was content with what he saw. Only his eyes hinted to what he was really feeling as he got up from his lounging position on his throne and walked out of the room towards his chambers with the look and stance of arrogance. He could not let his minions know that he had a weak spot.
His façade fooled all but two. They both saw the look in his eyes and knew of his main intentions. Though neither of them knew what he was doing his best to hide from everyone. Had they known, their actions and thoughts on his plan would have changed.
~*~~~*~~~*~
"Congratulations Sarah!"
"You did great! Are you going to the party in the gym/commons area tonight?"
"Thanks you guys! Yea I'm going with Dez and Nate as soon as they get here," Sarah responded as she finished tying up her old tennis shoes.
"I'll see ya there then. Bye!"
"See ya!" she shouted at the retreating forms of two of her sisters from the musical.
The final performance of the show was a great success. It was a great way to end the school year. Actually, classes had finished up a week before. The musical was supposed to end with the final show being preformed for the student body on their last day, but a few extra shows were added because it turned out to be such a hit.
Sarah was glad it was over though. She was ready for a nice relaxing summer.
With her shoes now tied, she picked up her dress and brought it over to the costumes rack to hang it with the others. She went back to get her jacket from the chair where she left it, and found a note and a rose waiting for her as well.
Now the rose came as no surprise to her since she had received one after every performance. The note, on the other hand, confused her at first since she had only gotten one with the first rose. When she picked it up she saw that the note was from Deszerea though, and not the mysterious person who sent her the flowers.
Sarah,
Sorry we didn't wait for you. Nate was kind of anxious to get to the party and find the food. I swear, all he ever thinks about is his stomach. Anyway, I'll be watching for you so you better show up!
-Dez-
Sarah just had to smile. She understood her friend's frustration with her boyfriend. She had often found it rather frustrating herself when she first met him. Now she just thought of it as normal. Thinking about it brought back the memory of when Dez was so bound and determined to find a guy for her so that she didn't have to be the third wheel anymore when they went out. Sarah had just argued that she didn't mind being the third part of the trio and that she didn't even want a guy because they only ever have one of a couple things on their mind. Though she knew that not all guys were like that, but it was the best argument that she could think of at the time. Strangely, it actually worked.
~*~~~*~~~*~
The party was a lot of fun. Sarah had found her friends as soon as she got to the gym. Like the note had said, Nate was sitting at a table with a plateful of food in front of him. The three of them had spent most of the night together and ended up being some of the last people to leave.
It was early in the morning by the time Nate dropped Sarah off at her house. She was so exhausted that she didn't even notice that her father and Karen were already up, so she definitely didn't hear them talking about her as she went up to her bedroom. She didn't even bother to change out of her clothes. She just climbed right into bed and was asleep by the time her head hit the pillow.
Sarah woke up a few hours later to the sound of voices getting progressively louder in the room below her. She couldn't get back to sleep, so she decided to go investigate what all the noise was about.
"She deserves this opportunity, Robert! Don't make her stay here when she has the chance to go out into the world and see what life is like over there. Let her expand her horizons."
"She is too young for a trip like this! Besides, her life here is just fine."
"Why don't you let her make her own decisions? She's not exactly a little girl anymore."
"What are you guys talking about?" Sarah asked as she walked into the room. When her father didn't say anything, Sarah turned towards Karen for an answer.
"Well, we got a letter from your aunt yesterday," Karen replied. "She wants you to go visit her and her husband."
"I just saw them last weekend. And why didn't they just call or something instead of writing a letter? I mean, they only live a few miles away." Sarah was starting to get confused at this point.
"Well… that's not exactly the aunt I meant."
"You don't mean…"
"I'm afraid so," came a different voice into the conversation. The two girls had almost forgotten about Robert sitting there.
"She even sent a plane ticket for you," Karen added.
TBC…