A/N: This is Chapter two of As the Petals fall. I thought of this story after watching The Scorpion King so some of the names are from the movie. Disclaimer: I do not own anything! So don't sue me please!

As the Petals Fall

Chapter 2: Who am I?

Sarah stared at them in horror. "What! What do you mean I'm not human? Don't I look human, act human, talk human!?"

"Sarah will you please calm down! What we mean to say is you are not mortal." Karen tried to explain. "How can I put this in a way you can understand…Oh yes…your book the…Labyrinth. You remember it right?" After Sarah nodded she continued. "You are…well we are Fae just like the Goblin King in your book."

"But how can that be? What…what about my memories? My mother, Elizabeth? What about her? I have pictures of her and us together." Sarah rushed.

"Well…how about I tell you from the beginning." Sarah's 'Uncle' offered. "You better sit down for this." After Sarah sat down he began again. "I am your Uncle Thomas, I used to live in the Underground with your parents, Maria and Matthias. I had come to the Aboveground to see what it was like when I was only about your age. While on my stay I fell in love with a mortal girl, Elizabeth. We spent all of our time together. I could think about nothing but her. So when it was time for me to go back to the Underground I refused to go. So I stayed in the aboveground and married the mortal girl." he paused to catch his breath. "We had only been married for about 2 years when my brother, your father, came to me asking me to protect you in the Aboveground, there was a war raging between the Trolls and Fae. The Trolls thought they should have more land so they started to destroy Fae villages and built their own towns in their place."

"But why didn't my parents come back for me when the war was over, assuming that it is over. Didn't they want me?" Sarah interrupted.

"Yes the war is over and yes they wanted you they loved you very much, but they thought it would be best for the princess of their region to know about the aboveground soon so that you wouldn't be wondering what is up here and stay like it did."

"Wait I'm a princess?"

"Yes you are and I'll get to that in a moment. Now back to where I was…ah yes. After about 5 years Elizabeth left me saying she wanted to be an actress and we were holding her down. So she left and about that time some of your parents enemies decided they wanted your kingdom and found out you were in the Aboveground. They appeared when you were 15...do you remember that? I had made you hide upstairs, so they couldn't find you and kidnap you or worse kill you."

"But you told me they were social workers coming to check on you and make sure you were a fit parent." Sarah inquired.

"Yes, well I couldn't very well tell you they were coming to get you and you were a princess and all that till I was suppose to now could I? They were about to attack me when Karen showed up. Apparently the High King sensed the intruders going between worlds and sent the High Queen's lady in waiting to help. Karen here is very good at magic and sent those bastards..opps I mean turds back to the Underground." Thomas took Karen's hand in his. "I took one look at Karen and fell in love all over again but this time I knew it would last. So I asked her to marry me right there on the spot and believe it or not she said yes. So that's how we got up to now. Now on to the part about you being princess." Thomas opened his mouth to start talking again but Karen cut in first.

"Tom let Sarah have a second to let this all sink in, then tell her."

"Thanks Karen but I want to hear it all at once. So I can then go on to my angry rampage about how I can't trust you anymore." Sarah sneered. Karen made a face then waved her hand signaling Thomas to continue.

"Well like I was saying…You are Princess Sarenia of Acadia but we just called you Sarah for short. You are of course immortal, meaning you will stay young and just the way you are forever, but you can die but non natural causes. Like being stabbed through the chest or poison or…"

"I get the point. So why are you telling me this now? And the ring is it like a symbol of royalty or something?" Sarah fidgeted with her ring.

"Yes, the ring is a symbol of Acadian royalty. The sapphire and leaves are Acadia's symbol. And as to why tell you now, you are now an official adult, Aboveground and Underground. You have finished your education of the Aboveground school and are at the maturity level in which you will marry and take a throne. And…" Sarah interrupted again.

"Wait! What? Marry? I just found out I am adopted and that I'm a princess now I find out that I've got to get married! When? To Whom?"

This time Karen answered, "You are betrothed to the High Prince and as to when in a month. We are to take you back to the Underground tomorrow. Now dear we know this is a lot to take in but believe me if we could we would keep you up here and not worry about any of this but it is not our choice." Karen reached out and grabbed Sarah's hands. "I am going to take off the spells that were put on you to keep you safe that way you can have a little bit of time to get used to the magic that is in you."

"I have magic in me? Do I have to close my eyes or something?" Sarah questioned.

"No you don't, in fact I've already done it."

"What? Already you didn't conjure a crystal or anything." Sarah awed.

"Oh dear you don't have to conjure crystals for everything on like creating things and looking at images. Now why don't you go to bed, we'll be leaving in the morning and you need lots of sleep." Sarah nodded. Thomas stood to give her a hug but she walked right by to and went upstairs.

"I think she took it quit well, don't you?"

"Oh shut up Thomas." Karen huffed.

Sarah got ready for bed and laid now, but she couldn't get to sleep. She thought over what had just happened and what tomorrow would have in store for her. 'Looks like I'll get my wish after all.' Sarah smiled to her self. 'Who would have guessed that I would be a princess from another world. Wait…all the popular people would but now from the Acadia for sure more like Pluto or somewhere else strange. Well Sarah you really have something that's bigger in your life then the time you got your belly pierced or your tattoo.' Sarah smiled over that thought. 'What will the Underground think of those? It's no wonder that Thomas was so eager to let me pierce and mark my self. Just wonder what my real dad will think. He's gonna have a fit.' That thought comforted Sarah knowing someone else was going to get in trouble instead of her for once. She drifted off into a dreamless sleep, wondering what tomorrow would bring.

A/N: Two chapters in one night!! I'm on a role. Tell me what you think! Next chapter Sarah Meets her parents. Also to let you know incase you were wondering the title of this story is called As the Petals fall is because I was told that as each petal from a flower falls something knew in your life begins but what type of flower you are depends on you.