Disclaimer: don't own the Labyrinth, or the characters in the movie. I do however own those I make up myself…

Tiani Lunaris

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Chapter two:  Shalayan

Jareth sat on his throne and was really pissed off. Those goblins foolish enough to snicker at his choice of footwear found themselves to be permanent residents of the Bog of Eternal Stench. The rest of them just kept their distance, just to be on the safe side of the fence.

The king conjured up a length of paper with the names of every wisher and visitor to the labyrinth. Slowly, the names were ticked off and soon five shoe-fetish people were left. Looking at the list he could check off one, and with a glance on the remaining four, he felt a smile of triumph spread across his face.

"I should have known…. Shalayan…"

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In a bright Parisian flat, a young woman with dark hair and sparkling eyes enjoyed a cold bath on a hot day. She had no plans to do anything else on that Saturday than to stay in the shade refreshing herself with the water-gorged sponge dripping over her pale sheer skin. As the cool liquid caressed her flesh a sigh of perfect bliss escaped her lips.

Suddenly the temperature of the room seemed to drop drastically, and she opened drowsy eyes at the intrusion.

In the doorway stood a scowling man with a mane of blonde and gorgeous clothes. The image, however, was ruined by the shoes.

"Honestly darling. Those are really out of fashion. That is, if they ever were IN fashion…" The voice was soft and totally un appalled by the presence of a man in the bathroom.

Jareth was about to say something as she grabbed the edges of the tub and heaved her sensuously sculpted body out of the clear water. He stood there in shock, feeling somewhere in the back of his mind his jaw dropping ever so slowly as he saw the light play on her glistening body as she walked over to pick up a pink towel that just barely covered everything, leaving her to be an apparation of golden tanned legs, and a mock coy smile.

"My King. Your mouth is open." She flashed him a brilliant smile and winked, making him close his mouth with a clock.

"I… I think I'll just come back a bit later…" was all he managed saying before vanishing. He was unable though to escape the melodic laughter, which followed him across the worlds, taunting him beyond words...

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Somewhere secret an eyebrow arched over pools of dark blue sprayed with silver in interest.

"Well now…" a soft, voice said lowly in amusement. "Now there's something that must be tried…" and continued to follow the spectacle unfolding.

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AN:

This is the third chapter so far, and it's all in honor of my darling friend Shanice.

Shalayan is her creation, and is in a way like my own Tiani, her alter ego. I have never seen her in the flesh, but since mine character is in the shades of silver and winter night, I felt that Shalayan would be more appropriate in the warm hues of gold and summer. Which is her personality, more or less.

Read and Review, as I love doing the same to you…

Tiani Lunaris

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