Hi! Welcome to my sweet fic! S/J, a plot I didn't even understand at first, and I wrote it! so never fear. I made it up right on the spot, so I'm new at this. My first attempt at a Labyrinth fic, because I love the film so much, I decided to take a crack at it, hope you like! Flames are welcome as well as *GASP* praises! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Labyrinth, if I did, I'd be able to summon the muppets from my bedroom mirror. I've tried, and failed, therefore, I own nothing. *sulk*
Chapter 1: Diamond
Rating: PG
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Sarah tossed and turned in her bed. It was three years ago she had been in the Labyrinth, and she hadn't got a peaceful night's sleep since. All she ever thought about was Jareth, the Goblin King, and even though she once thought he was a horrible person for taking her brother, reality began to sweep over her, and she realized her feelings for him grew and grew, but she constantly denied it. Her dreams had haunted her, teased her, and never let go. She missed the Labyrinth, her friends, Sir Didymus, Ludo and Hoggle, mainly because she had been afraid Jareth would throw them in the Bog of Eternal Stench. She wasn't sure why but it always seemed to bug her. And much as she didn't want to admit it, she missed Jareth also. She looked out her window all the time hoping, praying, a white owl would be watching her, protecting her, from all harm. Yet, all she ever saw was an empty, ragged old tree branch. She gazed in her reflection in her vanity mirror. Her body was full, and her features as beautiful as ever. She was, after all, 18, she had been 15 when she first entered that Labyrinth. She decided to summon her three friends, while she thought about it. Without hesitation, she said, "Hoggle, I need you", and right away the stout dwarf appeared next to her. She gave him a big hug, "Hoggle! I missed you" Hoggle hugged her back, "You handn't called me in a while, I wond'red what happened to ye", he said. "Oh, Hoggle, I'm sorry, I decided to see you before I leave tomorrow, see, I'm leaving for college". "College? What's that?"
"It's kind of like school, but you kind of...sleep there..it's a little hard to explain to you" Hoggle nodded. "Well, as long as you's doin' alright, shall I be off then?"
"No, wait, I'd like it if you stayed a bit longer, and while your hear...."
Sarah called upon her other best friends, Ludo and Sir Didymus. When they arrived Sarah gave each a hug, and began to explain to all of them that she couldn't talk to them for a while, considering there'll always be someone else in the room with her.
"Sarah gone?", Ludo asked.
"I'm afraid so, Ludo", she said, giving her beastly friend another heart-wrenching hug,"But I'll be back as soon as I can, ok?'' Ludo's only responce was a nod.
"We wish you much luck and love, fair maiden, and hope one day in the stars we shall meet again", Sir Didymus said nobly. Sarah smiled at Didymus. Always knew the right thing to say. She gave each one of her dear beloved friends another hug, and they dissapeared.
With a loud sigh, she got up and changed into her tiny, silk nightgown with a see-through lavender robe over it. This would be her last night in her apartment for a while. Since her step mother threw her out of the house at 16, Sarah began to run her own life and made money for the next two years. With very *little* help from her dad, she managed to get into a pretty good college. She figured all of her studies would keep her mind off Jareth. She knew Jareth would never take her back, after the hurt she put upon him. "Not like I want him back..", she thought outloud. She walked into the kitchen and made herself a cup of coffee. Why was sleep a use? She never got any, because of her dreams. Of the Labyrinth. Of her old friends. Of Jareth...
*Snap out of it, Sarah! Can you not see what this is doing to you?*
She sat down at the table, drinking her coffee, trying to clear her mind. Her right hand on her coffee cup, her left hand holding her head up, since it was on the verge of falling over in agony. Once again she began to hear music play, Jareth's perfect British accent singing softly to her. "There's such a sad love deep in your eyes, a kind of pale jewel....." She closed her eyes, and pictured herself in her beautiful, white ball gown. She rushed through the crowd, finding him. He was standing there, in the same beautiful clothes she remembered him wearing, a sultry smile on his face, walking up to her, and they began to dance. He put his hand on her waist, pulling her close, so close she could feel his soft, warm breaths on her face, his deep blue and green eyes locked into her dark brown ones. Their eyes locked, their bodies touched. Sarah couldn't help but smile, here in this man's arms did she feel safe, loved, and nowhere else. But back then she was too young to understand. Just then Jareth closed his eyes, pulled her desparate mouth into his and their lips met in a deep, passionate kiss. She stroked his face with her hand, his hands running through her hair. They kissed, danced, and held eachother as the music played, then the music started to fade....then...then..?
Suddenly she snapped awake, not noticing the previous night she drifted to sleep, her head was laying on the table, he coffee cup half full, and she was still in her skimpy, silk lavender nightgown. She looked at the clock. 7:00. Good, at least she wasn't late. She sighed, got up, and rushed around, getting her things ready, not believing she fell asleep dreaming about HIM. After gathering her things, she rushed to the bathroom, undressed and took a hot shower. As the warm water fell onto her body, it began to feel like caresses. Like the ones from her dreams......
*Oh, there you go again!*
She twisted the taps and the water stopped pouring. She walked out, covered herself with a robe and started to blow-dry her hair. After drying off, styling her hair, applying her makeup and getting dressed, she gathered her things, got into her car and started off. She hoped she'd forget about Jareth. She grabbed her bags, looked up at the four-story building, sighed loudly and stepped through the door.
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Jareth was watching her through a crystal orb, spinning it around with a few swift waves of his gloved fingers. "Sarah, Sarah, Sarah....why must you be so hot-headed?", Jareth asked aloud to himself. He knew she wouldn't forget. Those three years ago she was on her quest to save Toby, she left part of herself behind, not just her memories, but her heart. She was always a stubborn young lady, and that was one of the qualities Jareth liked most about her, however, her attitude sometimes annoyed Jareth. She wasn't aware that Sarah meant more to him than anything in the world, if she would just see it..feel it....
Jareth was broke from his train of thought when an old friend of his appeared in his throne room, a puff of purple and pink smoke around her. She smiled at him with a look of support and worry. She bowed.
"King Jareth", she said proudly.
"Diamond", Jareth said, bowing his head in respect.
Diamond was an elf, the only elf Jareth has ever called a dear friend to him. She had silky, long lavender hair, down below her calves, her beautiful pointed ears in view, her eyes were a peircing emerald green, and she wore a long dress made of velvet, a shade of green that matched her eyes, and the trimming was lavender, like her hair, and her skin was a very fair shade, in the centre of her forhead was a diamond, and there was glitter above her eyes. She was truly stunning.
"Your Majesty, are you alright? You seem a little distracted", she said, slightly concerened, because Jareth was everything but distracted, he was always focused, and determined. But lately she had started to worry, she figured he was dying or something.
"Me? Distracted? I wouldn't hear of such a foolish thing!", he said, then he turned his gaze back into the crystal, only this time it was of Sarah and Jareth in the ballroom, and Sarah had just gave him a small peck on the cheek. Just watching it made him blush.
"My, my, my", Diamond said, amused,"The one and only, the great, the powerful, the stern, the serious, and may I add the very handsome Goblin King, is blushing?", she said, giggling, "Obviously something is wrong, whats that your looking at there?" she looked over at the crystal orb in Jareth's hands. Jareth made it dissapear.
"Nothing", he replied, trying to sound calm, even though the redness still shown visibly on his perfect cheek bones.
"So secretive", she said, "Can't even show your best friend? Tsk tsk...", slightly shoving him in the shoulder.
Diamond made a chair appear in thin air and it floated above the floor, she jumped on it and draped her legs over one side, and crossed her arms over her chest, "Speak, O' mighty one", she said, with a sarcastic tone in her voice, "I am very aware your castle is under attack,(more on that later) but that never changes your attitude", she said.
Jareth sat in his throne, defenseless, knowing Diamond's kind always knew how to get their way. He finally caved in, conjoured up a crystal and threw it at Diamond, it landed in her hands with grace, "See for yourself", he said.
She looked into the crystal and took a few moments for the pictures in it to clear up. When it did, she just smiled. After a few moments she looked up at Jareth with a big grin.
"I see that our Jareth has been struck by cupid's arrow", she said, a twinkle in her eye,"And yet, I see some doubt it that blank expression of yours, afraid this girl hasn't been struck as well?"
"She's just doubting herself, she dosn't know what to think, hopefully the mission she has to do will change all that, and all the time we'll be spending together in the future might open up that brain of hers to reality", he said.
Diamond just simply nodded, and began conjouring up a few crystals and juggling them, "So, what's her name?"
"Sarah.."
"Ah, Sarah, fine name..."
"I really do hope you won't do anything to screw this up for me", he said.
Diamond gave him the loudest, fakest gasp she could utter,"Me?? Mess things up for you? Wouldn't dream of it....''
"For your sake I hope so", he said warningly.
"D'you always have to be so tense? Lighten up a little! Live a little!"
"Diamond..."
"Oh, don't get all mad at me cause your always so grumpy, I just happen to know how to match-make...."
"Oh yeah? What about that time with Rosaline and Joey..."
"Those were goblins, Jareth, I can do better with humans" She rolled her eyes.
Jareth walked over to a window and looked out at his beautiful Labyrinth, "Moroviel arrives in two weeks...."
Diamond stood by him and placed a hand on his shoulder, "And then the show begins"
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Later that night, Sarah dropped her head on the pile of books she needed to finish before tomorrow. She did so much work today, she thought she'd drop. She stopped, she heard a voice. But it wasn't the voice of her roomate sleeping on the upper bunk, no, she'd know this voice anywhere.
"Sarah...", said a soft, British voice.
Sarah looked around, and heard the voice a few more times. She shook her head. Jareth was going to be the end of her. Since she coudln't leave her chamber after hours, she strung a few scarfs together and made a rope. After grabbing her jacket, making sure the scarfs were in place, she slid down the wall. It wasn't far to fall, because she was only on the second floor, it was quite easy. She slid her hands in her jacket pockets, and walked around campus, with nothing on her mind but Jareth. She was SO going to fail her tests tomorrow. She really couldn't concentrate. After her legs got tired, she sat down on a bench, placed her head in her hands as a million questions spun in her head. Why couldn't she get Jareth out of her mind? How does he feel about her? Why won't he leave her alone? These and others questioned her so much she thought she'd go mad. She began to feel tears streaming down her face. Why was she crying? She really didn't care, but the tears got worse, and her breaths were soft sobs. Then she heard an owl. An owl? No. It couldn't be. But she looked up anyway, and there it was, a beautiful, white owl, flying around in silent circles, aparently hooting only to get Sarah's attention. It flew over and landed next to Sarah. Slowly the form of Jareth appeared before her very eyes. She couldn't believe how beautiful he was. His knee-high boots, his white shirt, his tight leather pants, his beautiful blonde hair flowing softly in the cold wind, and last but not least his eyes. Those kind of eyes you could stare into forever. She escaped his gaze.
"What are you doing here, Jareth? Can you not see I am busy?"
"You sure look busy, your just sitting here crying, I came here to give you comfort, in your hour of need", he said, stroking her hand. She quickly moved it.
"I'm in no need, all my problem is, is that ever since Labyrinth my life has been heck. I cannot eat, I cannot sleep, and when I do, the haunting memories return. I want it to stop. I want to let go", she said, feeling another tear.
"Sarah...", he started
"What?", she said a little louder, tears flowing like mad, "Why can't I let go of my past? Why can't I just live a normal life? Ever since Labyrinth, I can't live normally anymore, I've given up my hobbies because they don't interest me anymore, I gave up everything...everything", she said, now trying to avoid his gaze.
He put his hand under her chin and made her face him, "I have had my share of hurts in the past, don't think you are the only one left with painful memories", he started, "Since you left, I haven't been the same, all I do is look at you through a crystal, I can't think, I can't sleep, I can't let go, and neither can you, I see it in your eyes".
She didn't anwser, but cried. She set her head on his shoulder, letting the warmth of his body heat sink in. It must have been 1 or 2 in the morning. She didn't care. Her tears wet his cheek as she hugged him. He held her in his arms and began to sing a familiar song as he stroked his hands through her hair. The song in her dreams. The song he sang in the ballroom. She pulled his head violently towards her face and latched her lips onto his. Jareth smiled. She smiled. The world seemed not to exist now that they were together. Now that they were together.............
BEEP BEEP BEEP
Sarah awoke glumly and turned off her alarm clock. Darn alarm clock. Yet another dream of hers driving her mad. She couldn't take this little game of Jareth's any longer. Ignoring her roomate still sleeping, she yelled out, "Why can't you just leave me alone?!".
Sarah's roomate, Hannah, awoke right away after Sarah's loud, un-called-for outburst.
She looked over the bunk, "Keep it down will ya? I don't know whats been bothering you lately, but its starting to worry me. What's wrong?".
Hannah had asked her this too many times to count. Yes, Sarah's behavior would scare her if she were someone else, but it didn't mean she should bud in. It's amazing in the week they've known eachother, she can keep talking non-stop. Hannah had begun to irritate her.
"Hannah, I have told you before, I don't wanna talk about it, ok?", Sarah asked a little harshly. Sarah's face softened at the look of hurt on Hannah's face. Faces like that always make her cave in, mainly because that look was similar to Jareth's when...
*Cut it out!*
"Listen, Hannah, I'd like to tell you, but I'm just not ready, it's really hard to believe".
*Yeah, no kidding*
She nodded in with an I-sure-wish-you'd-just-tell-me look on her face, "Well, ok, I'll trust your feelings for this one, but I'm here if you need me, ok?". Sarah nodded. The two girls got dressed, grabbed their bookbags and headed for the first class of the day.
The classes for the next two hours went smoothly, she had been whey too busy to think about you-know-who. It was now lunchtime, and she sat in a table next to a window with Hannah. The two ate in silence, until Hannah said something totally un called for.
"So, Sarah, I don't mean to get personal, but I hear you talk in your sleep sometimes. Who is this Jareth I've heard you talk so much about?", she asked slyly, ''An old boyfriend?"
That did it. Sarah tried to protest, but Hannah didn't listen. Sarah knew Hannah wouldn't let her be until she let it out. Sarah let out a deep sigh and said, "Ok, I'll tell you, but you must SWEAR never to let this information past this table. Understand?".
Hannah nodded quickly, putting her head in closer to listen to every juicy detail. Sarah began to explain about Toby, the Labyrinth, Ludo, Hoggle and Sir Didymus, the goblins, and finally, Jareth. Sarah finished talking and stared at her friend. A look of awe was on her face, as if she didn't think she was hearing correctly. She finally spoke.
''So...lemme get this straight...Jareth is King of goblins, and he took your brother away, forcing you to go through some Labyrinth?"
Sarah nodded. "Yup, thats just about right''.
Hannah still could hardly believe it. Sarah couldn't either, she just gave out the biggest secret of her life to a roomate she didn't even hardly know. Sarah trusted her well enough, she supposed. Why would she go off and tell people? Sarah's rep wouldn't be scarred a bit after what she went through.
"Hannah, its very important you don't tell anyone, I mean it", Sarah's face grew stern and serious. Hannah raised her right arm as if swearing an oath. "I promise never to tell a soul of this Labyrinth". She had made a promise, and she *hoped* it would be kept. Sarah felt somewhat relieved, as if a big heavy weight on her shoulder had been lifted. The rest of their meal was in silence. It seemed both young women were lost for words. Lunch had been over, and Sarah went to her History class. She sat down and listened to the teacher with poise. He gave the class 40 minutes to improvise a story. A story written from the heart, and it could be about anything. She knew exactly what to write. She could express her feelings for Jareth and feelings about the Labyrinth and no one would know what really happened. She changed the lead girl's name to "Samantha" to cover up the real girl's name..
The 40 minutes had been up, Sarah gave over her story. Her life story. The story of her adventures, her friends, her love...LOVE? Where the heck did she get that idea? She was NOT in love with Jareth. It wasn't possible. She cleared the idea out of her mind. The teacher began to lecture, and this is where Sarah got bored. She looked over to the door, and there he was, no denying, the one and only, Jareth, Goblin King. He gave her a thin smile, then dissapeared in thin air. She blinked several times trying to figure out what had just happened. Why was he here? Is he watching her now? She felt slightly uncomfortable. Just then a ball, no, a crystal, stood in the spot Jareth was at. Before anyone saw it, she used all of the acting skills she could muster and pretended she needed to hurl. The teacher excused her, and she grabbed the crystal in the blink of an eye and sped off to her room.
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Ok! done! i thought this was a good place to stop it, the first parts a but confusing, but the story unfolds later! sorry if its too long! and its up to you if you want the story to continue! just review review review!
~*~Stacy
Disclaimer: I don't own Labyrinth, if I did, I'd be able to summon the muppets from my bedroom mirror. I've tried, and failed, therefore, I own nothing. *sulk*
Chapter 1: Diamond
Rating: PG
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Sarah tossed and turned in her bed. It was three years ago she had been in the Labyrinth, and she hadn't got a peaceful night's sleep since. All she ever thought about was Jareth, the Goblin King, and even though she once thought he was a horrible person for taking her brother, reality began to sweep over her, and she realized her feelings for him grew and grew, but she constantly denied it. Her dreams had haunted her, teased her, and never let go. She missed the Labyrinth, her friends, Sir Didymus, Ludo and Hoggle, mainly because she had been afraid Jareth would throw them in the Bog of Eternal Stench. She wasn't sure why but it always seemed to bug her. And much as she didn't want to admit it, she missed Jareth also. She looked out her window all the time hoping, praying, a white owl would be watching her, protecting her, from all harm. Yet, all she ever saw was an empty, ragged old tree branch. She gazed in her reflection in her vanity mirror. Her body was full, and her features as beautiful as ever. She was, after all, 18, she had been 15 when she first entered that Labyrinth. She decided to summon her three friends, while she thought about it. Without hesitation, she said, "Hoggle, I need you", and right away the stout dwarf appeared next to her. She gave him a big hug, "Hoggle! I missed you" Hoggle hugged her back, "You handn't called me in a while, I wond'red what happened to ye", he said. "Oh, Hoggle, I'm sorry, I decided to see you before I leave tomorrow, see, I'm leaving for college". "College? What's that?"
"It's kind of like school, but you kind of...sleep there..it's a little hard to explain to you" Hoggle nodded. "Well, as long as you's doin' alright, shall I be off then?"
"No, wait, I'd like it if you stayed a bit longer, and while your hear...."
Sarah called upon her other best friends, Ludo and Sir Didymus. When they arrived Sarah gave each a hug, and began to explain to all of them that she couldn't talk to them for a while, considering there'll always be someone else in the room with her.
"Sarah gone?", Ludo asked.
"I'm afraid so, Ludo", she said, giving her beastly friend another heart-wrenching hug,"But I'll be back as soon as I can, ok?'' Ludo's only responce was a nod.
"We wish you much luck and love, fair maiden, and hope one day in the stars we shall meet again", Sir Didymus said nobly. Sarah smiled at Didymus. Always knew the right thing to say. She gave each one of her dear beloved friends another hug, and they dissapeared.
With a loud sigh, she got up and changed into her tiny, silk nightgown with a see-through lavender robe over it. This would be her last night in her apartment for a while. Since her step mother threw her out of the house at 16, Sarah began to run her own life and made money for the next two years. With very *little* help from her dad, she managed to get into a pretty good college. She figured all of her studies would keep her mind off Jareth. She knew Jareth would never take her back, after the hurt she put upon him. "Not like I want him back..", she thought outloud. She walked into the kitchen and made herself a cup of coffee. Why was sleep a use? She never got any, because of her dreams. Of the Labyrinth. Of her old friends. Of Jareth...
*Snap out of it, Sarah! Can you not see what this is doing to you?*
She sat down at the table, drinking her coffee, trying to clear her mind. Her right hand on her coffee cup, her left hand holding her head up, since it was on the verge of falling over in agony. Once again she began to hear music play, Jareth's perfect British accent singing softly to her. "There's such a sad love deep in your eyes, a kind of pale jewel....." She closed her eyes, and pictured herself in her beautiful, white ball gown. She rushed through the crowd, finding him. He was standing there, in the same beautiful clothes she remembered him wearing, a sultry smile on his face, walking up to her, and they began to dance. He put his hand on her waist, pulling her close, so close she could feel his soft, warm breaths on her face, his deep blue and green eyes locked into her dark brown ones. Their eyes locked, their bodies touched. Sarah couldn't help but smile, here in this man's arms did she feel safe, loved, and nowhere else. But back then she was too young to understand. Just then Jareth closed his eyes, pulled her desparate mouth into his and their lips met in a deep, passionate kiss. She stroked his face with her hand, his hands running through her hair. They kissed, danced, and held eachother as the music played, then the music started to fade....then...then..?
Suddenly she snapped awake, not noticing the previous night she drifted to sleep, her head was laying on the table, he coffee cup half full, and she was still in her skimpy, silk lavender nightgown. She looked at the clock. 7:00. Good, at least she wasn't late. She sighed, got up, and rushed around, getting her things ready, not believing she fell asleep dreaming about HIM. After gathering her things, she rushed to the bathroom, undressed and took a hot shower. As the warm water fell onto her body, it began to feel like caresses. Like the ones from her dreams......
*Oh, there you go again!*
She twisted the taps and the water stopped pouring. She walked out, covered herself with a robe and started to blow-dry her hair. After drying off, styling her hair, applying her makeup and getting dressed, she gathered her things, got into her car and started off. She hoped she'd forget about Jareth. She grabbed her bags, looked up at the four-story building, sighed loudly and stepped through the door.
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Jareth was watching her through a crystal orb, spinning it around with a few swift waves of his gloved fingers. "Sarah, Sarah, Sarah....why must you be so hot-headed?", Jareth asked aloud to himself. He knew she wouldn't forget. Those three years ago she was on her quest to save Toby, she left part of herself behind, not just her memories, but her heart. She was always a stubborn young lady, and that was one of the qualities Jareth liked most about her, however, her attitude sometimes annoyed Jareth. She wasn't aware that Sarah meant more to him than anything in the world, if she would just see it..feel it....
Jareth was broke from his train of thought when an old friend of his appeared in his throne room, a puff of purple and pink smoke around her. She smiled at him with a look of support and worry. She bowed.
"King Jareth", she said proudly.
"Diamond", Jareth said, bowing his head in respect.
Diamond was an elf, the only elf Jareth has ever called a dear friend to him. She had silky, long lavender hair, down below her calves, her beautiful pointed ears in view, her eyes were a peircing emerald green, and she wore a long dress made of velvet, a shade of green that matched her eyes, and the trimming was lavender, like her hair, and her skin was a very fair shade, in the centre of her forhead was a diamond, and there was glitter above her eyes. She was truly stunning.
"Your Majesty, are you alright? You seem a little distracted", she said, slightly concerened, because Jareth was everything but distracted, he was always focused, and determined. But lately she had started to worry, she figured he was dying or something.
"Me? Distracted? I wouldn't hear of such a foolish thing!", he said, then he turned his gaze back into the crystal, only this time it was of Sarah and Jareth in the ballroom, and Sarah had just gave him a small peck on the cheek. Just watching it made him blush.
"My, my, my", Diamond said, amused,"The one and only, the great, the powerful, the stern, the serious, and may I add the very handsome Goblin King, is blushing?", she said, giggling, "Obviously something is wrong, whats that your looking at there?" she looked over at the crystal orb in Jareth's hands. Jareth made it dissapear.
"Nothing", he replied, trying to sound calm, even though the redness still shown visibly on his perfect cheek bones.
"So secretive", she said, "Can't even show your best friend? Tsk tsk...", slightly shoving him in the shoulder.
Diamond made a chair appear in thin air and it floated above the floor, she jumped on it and draped her legs over one side, and crossed her arms over her chest, "Speak, O' mighty one", she said, with a sarcastic tone in her voice, "I am very aware your castle is under attack,(more on that later) but that never changes your attitude", she said.
Jareth sat in his throne, defenseless, knowing Diamond's kind always knew how to get their way. He finally caved in, conjoured up a crystal and threw it at Diamond, it landed in her hands with grace, "See for yourself", he said.
She looked into the crystal and took a few moments for the pictures in it to clear up. When it did, she just smiled. After a few moments she looked up at Jareth with a big grin.
"I see that our Jareth has been struck by cupid's arrow", she said, a twinkle in her eye,"And yet, I see some doubt it that blank expression of yours, afraid this girl hasn't been struck as well?"
"She's just doubting herself, she dosn't know what to think, hopefully the mission she has to do will change all that, and all the time we'll be spending together in the future might open up that brain of hers to reality", he said.
Diamond just simply nodded, and began conjouring up a few crystals and juggling them, "So, what's her name?"
"Sarah.."
"Ah, Sarah, fine name..."
"I really do hope you won't do anything to screw this up for me", he said.
Diamond gave him the loudest, fakest gasp she could utter,"Me?? Mess things up for you? Wouldn't dream of it....''
"For your sake I hope so", he said warningly.
"D'you always have to be so tense? Lighten up a little! Live a little!"
"Diamond..."
"Oh, don't get all mad at me cause your always so grumpy, I just happen to know how to match-make...."
"Oh yeah? What about that time with Rosaline and Joey..."
"Those were goblins, Jareth, I can do better with humans" She rolled her eyes.
Jareth walked over to a window and looked out at his beautiful Labyrinth, "Moroviel arrives in two weeks...."
Diamond stood by him and placed a hand on his shoulder, "And then the show begins"
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Later that night, Sarah dropped her head on the pile of books she needed to finish before tomorrow. She did so much work today, she thought she'd drop. She stopped, she heard a voice. But it wasn't the voice of her roomate sleeping on the upper bunk, no, she'd know this voice anywhere.
"Sarah...", said a soft, British voice.
Sarah looked around, and heard the voice a few more times. She shook her head. Jareth was going to be the end of her. Since she coudln't leave her chamber after hours, she strung a few scarfs together and made a rope. After grabbing her jacket, making sure the scarfs were in place, she slid down the wall. It wasn't far to fall, because she was only on the second floor, it was quite easy. She slid her hands in her jacket pockets, and walked around campus, with nothing on her mind but Jareth. She was SO going to fail her tests tomorrow. She really couldn't concentrate. After her legs got tired, she sat down on a bench, placed her head in her hands as a million questions spun in her head. Why couldn't she get Jareth out of her mind? How does he feel about her? Why won't he leave her alone? These and others questioned her so much she thought she'd go mad. She began to feel tears streaming down her face. Why was she crying? She really didn't care, but the tears got worse, and her breaths were soft sobs. Then she heard an owl. An owl? No. It couldn't be. But she looked up anyway, and there it was, a beautiful, white owl, flying around in silent circles, aparently hooting only to get Sarah's attention. It flew over and landed next to Sarah. Slowly the form of Jareth appeared before her very eyes. She couldn't believe how beautiful he was. His knee-high boots, his white shirt, his tight leather pants, his beautiful blonde hair flowing softly in the cold wind, and last but not least his eyes. Those kind of eyes you could stare into forever. She escaped his gaze.
"What are you doing here, Jareth? Can you not see I am busy?"
"You sure look busy, your just sitting here crying, I came here to give you comfort, in your hour of need", he said, stroking her hand. She quickly moved it.
"I'm in no need, all my problem is, is that ever since Labyrinth my life has been heck. I cannot eat, I cannot sleep, and when I do, the haunting memories return. I want it to stop. I want to let go", she said, feeling another tear.
"Sarah...", he started
"What?", she said a little louder, tears flowing like mad, "Why can't I let go of my past? Why can't I just live a normal life? Ever since Labyrinth, I can't live normally anymore, I've given up my hobbies because they don't interest me anymore, I gave up everything...everything", she said, now trying to avoid his gaze.
He put his hand under her chin and made her face him, "I have had my share of hurts in the past, don't think you are the only one left with painful memories", he started, "Since you left, I haven't been the same, all I do is look at you through a crystal, I can't think, I can't sleep, I can't let go, and neither can you, I see it in your eyes".
She didn't anwser, but cried. She set her head on his shoulder, letting the warmth of his body heat sink in. It must have been 1 or 2 in the morning. She didn't care. Her tears wet his cheek as she hugged him. He held her in his arms and began to sing a familiar song as he stroked his hands through her hair. The song in her dreams. The song he sang in the ballroom. She pulled his head violently towards her face and latched her lips onto his. Jareth smiled. She smiled. The world seemed not to exist now that they were together. Now that they were together.............
BEEP BEEP BEEP
Sarah awoke glumly and turned off her alarm clock. Darn alarm clock. Yet another dream of hers driving her mad. She couldn't take this little game of Jareth's any longer. Ignoring her roomate still sleeping, she yelled out, "Why can't you just leave me alone?!".
Sarah's roomate, Hannah, awoke right away after Sarah's loud, un-called-for outburst.
She looked over the bunk, "Keep it down will ya? I don't know whats been bothering you lately, but its starting to worry me. What's wrong?".
Hannah had asked her this too many times to count. Yes, Sarah's behavior would scare her if she were someone else, but it didn't mean she should bud in. It's amazing in the week they've known eachother, she can keep talking non-stop. Hannah had begun to irritate her.
"Hannah, I have told you before, I don't wanna talk about it, ok?", Sarah asked a little harshly. Sarah's face softened at the look of hurt on Hannah's face. Faces like that always make her cave in, mainly because that look was similar to Jareth's when...
*Cut it out!*
"Listen, Hannah, I'd like to tell you, but I'm just not ready, it's really hard to believe".
*Yeah, no kidding*
She nodded in with an I-sure-wish-you'd-just-tell-me look on her face, "Well, ok, I'll trust your feelings for this one, but I'm here if you need me, ok?". Sarah nodded. The two girls got dressed, grabbed their bookbags and headed for the first class of the day.
The classes for the next two hours went smoothly, she had been whey too busy to think about you-know-who. It was now lunchtime, and she sat in a table next to a window with Hannah. The two ate in silence, until Hannah said something totally un called for.
"So, Sarah, I don't mean to get personal, but I hear you talk in your sleep sometimes. Who is this Jareth I've heard you talk so much about?", she asked slyly, ''An old boyfriend?"
That did it. Sarah tried to protest, but Hannah didn't listen. Sarah knew Hannah wouldn't let her be until she let it out. Sarah let out a deep sigh and said, "Ok, I'll tell you, but you must SWEAR never to let this information past this table. Understand?".
Hannah nodded quickly, putting her head in closer to listen to every juicy detail. Sarah began to explain about Toby, the Labyrinth, Ludo, Hoggle and Sir Didymus, the goblins, and finally, Jareth. Sarah finished talking and stared at her friend. A look of awe was on her face, as if she didn't think she was hearing correctly. She finally spoke.
''So...lemme get this straight...Jareth is King of goblins, and he took your brother away, forcing you to go through some Labyrinth?"
Sarah nodded. "Yup, thats just about right''.
Hannah still could hardly believe it. Sarah couldn't either, she just gave out the biggest secret of her life to a roomate she didn't even hardly know. Sarah trusted her well enough, she supposed. Why would she go off and tell people? Sarah's rep wouldn't be scarred a bit after what she went through.
"Hannah, its very important you don't tell anyone, I mean it", Sarah's face grew stern and serious. Hannah raised her right arm as if swearing an oath. "I promise never to tell a soul of this Labyrinth". She had made a promise, and she *hoped* it would be kept. Sarah felt somewhat relieved, as if a big heavy weight on her shoulder had been lifted. The rest of their meal was in silence. It seemed both young women were lost for words. Lunch had been over, and Sarah went to her History class. She sat down and listened to the teacher with poise. He gave the class 40 minutes to improvise a story. A story written from the heart, and it could be about anything. She knew exactly what to write. She could express her feelings for Jareth and feelings about the Labyrinth and no one would know what really happened. She changed the lead girl's name to "Samantha" to cover up the real girl's name..
The 40 minutes had been up, Sarah gave over her story. Her life story. The story of her adventures, her friends, her love...LOVE? Where the heck did she get that idea? She was NOT in love with Jareth. It wasn't possible. She cleared the idea out of her mind. The teacher began to lecture, and this is where Sarah got bored. She looked over to the door, and there he was, no denying, the one and only, Jareth, Goblin King. He gave her a thin smile, then dissapeared in thin air. She blinked several times trying to figure out what had just happened. Why was he here? Is he watching her now? She felt slightly uncomfortable. Just then a ball, no, a crystal, stood in the spot Jareth was at. Before anyone saw it, she used all of the acting skills she could muster and pretended she needed to hurl. The teacher excused her, and she grabbed the crystal in the blink of an eye and sped off to her room.
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Ok! done! i thought this was a good place to stop it, the first parts a but confusing, but the story unfolds later! sorry if its too long! and its up to you if you want the story to continue! just review review review!
~*~Stacy