Sarah stared in wonder at the man who had just introduced himself. ~Jareth. The name
sounds familiar, but why? I don't remember having meet him before.~ She thought to herself.
"Why is it that we are the only one's here?" She asked Jareth, waving her had absently at the
empty ballroom.
"The last time you were here you had a bit of a problem with the guests. I sent them away
so they would not bother you this time." Jareth said sitting down in a chair near by.
There, he had said it again. *The last time...* That implied that she had been there before, but
she would have remembered if she had. And yet, a feeling persisted that he was right. "You have
mentioned twice now that I have been here before, but I don't recall ever being here," Sarah said,
looking at Jareth lounging in the chair.
"Of course not. You have forgotten all of our last meeting off. At first you just thought it an
elaborate dream, and then the even that memory faded into nothing. But yet, deep down you still
long for what I offered."
"I- I don't know what you're talking about. What you offered?" Sarah looked at Jareth
confused. What he said made no sense. And what was this about him offering something? She
was looking at him intently when a movement caught her eye. Looking down she saw that Jareth
was twirling three crystal orbs in his hand. They caught and reflected the light, scattering
thousands of tiny rainbows around the room. Those crystals sparked something in her brain.
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"Sarah ..." Jareth frowned, and shook his head. His expression was
all concern for her. "Go back to your room. Read your books. Put on
your costumes. That is your real life. Forget about the baby."
"No, I can't."
For a moment, they regarded each other, adversaries trying to size
each other up at the outset of a long contest. Thunder rumbled.
Then Jareth raised his left arm, and made a large gesture with his
hand. Sarah looked around, thinking that he was summoning assistance.
When she faced him again, a glowing crystal had appeared in his hand.
"I've brought you a gift, Sarah," he said, holding it out to her.
She paused. She could not trust him. "What is it?"
"A crystal, nothing more. Except that if you look into it ... it will
show you your dreams."
Sarah's lips parted involuntarily. With a teasing smile, Jareth
watched her face, while he spun the shining crystal around in his
fingers. Her hand started to reach out for it. He smiled a little
more, and withdrew the crystal from her.
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Shaking her head slightly Sarah wondered at what she had just seen. It seem almost as if
from a long forgotten dream, but something told her it was real.
"You did it Sarah. You became a famous actress. You've stared in many plays, and even
a movie or two, but you still aren't satisfied, are you? You still long for something. I've got that
something Sarah. I've got what you've wanted ever since you were fifteen, but couldn't find."
Jareth's kind voice intruded her thoughts.
"What- how- how do you know what I want?" Sarah demanded, indignant and frightened
at how much Jareth knew about her.
"I know because I have felt it too. I have felt the longing all of these five long years. I
know because I have felt it ever since I first laid my eyes on you." Jareth stood, the crystal
disappearing from his hand. "I know, because I- I-" Frustrated at not being able to put words to
what he was trying to say, Jareth started to pace around the dance floor, hair flowing behind him.
While she was watching him pace the room suddenly started to fade. Realizing what was
happening Jareth rushed to Sarah's side.
"Try to remember Sarah. Please! I will talk to you soon. And I will bring friends along
with me when I do." Then, kissing her hand lightly, Jareth took a step back and vanished, taking
the room along with him.
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Sarah sat up, and looked around her confused. Where was she? And what had just
happened? Think back on the last few minutes, Sarah remembered only a voice telling her to
remember. But what was it that she was to remember? Confused, Sarah stood, and went out to
the car to meet Michel.
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Note: Everything in between the "5's" is from the book "Labyrinth" by A.C.H. Smith. Everything
I write is based off of that book, as well as the movie. If you haven't read the book, e-mail me
and I will send a copy of it to you. My e-mail address is firstRainbowRose@hotmail.com
Thanks for reading!!!
sounds familiar, but why? I don't remember having meet him before.~ She thought to herself.
"Why is it that we are the only one's here?" She asked Jareth, waving her had absently at the
empty ballroom.
"The last time you were here you had a bit of a problem with the guests. I sent them away
so they would not bother you this time." Jareth said sitting down in a chair near by.
There, he had said it again. *The last time...* That implied that she had been there before, but
she would have remembered if she had. And yet, a feeling persisted that he was right. "You have
mentioned twice now that I have been here before, but I don't recall ever being here," Sarah said,
looking at Jareth lounging in the chair.
"Of course not. You have forgotten all of our last meeting off. At first you just thought it an
elaborate dream, and then the even that memory faded into nothing. But yet, deep down you still
long for what I offered."
"I- I don't know what you're talking about. What you offered?" Sarah looked at Jareth
confused. What he said made no sense. And what was this about him offering something? She
was looking at him intently when a movement caught her eye. Looking down she saw that Jareth
was twirling three crystal orbs in his hand. They caught and reflected the light, scattering
thousands of tiny rainbows around the room. Those crystals sparked something in her brain.
555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555
"Sarah ..." Jareth frowned, and shook his head. His expression was
all concern for her. "Go back to your room. Read your books. Put on
your costumes. That is your real life. Forget about the baby."
"No, I can't."
For a moment, they regarded each other, adversaries trying to size
each other up at the outset of a long contest. Thunder rumbled.
Then Jareth raised his left arm, and made a large gesture with his
hand. Sarah looked around, thinking that he was summoning assistance.
When she faced him again, a glowing crystal had appeared in his hand.
"I've brought you a gift, Sarah," he said, holding it out to her.
She paused. She could not trust him. "What is it?"
"A crystal, nothing more. Except that if you look into it ... it will
show you your dreams."
Sarah's lips parted involuntarily. With a teasing smile, Jareth
watched her face, while he spun the shining crystal around in his
fingers. Her hand started to reach out for it. He smiled a little
more, and withdrew the crystal from her.
555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555
Shaking her head slightly Sarah wondered at what she had just seen. It seem almost as if
from a long forgotten dream, but something told her it was real.
"You did it Sarah. You became a famous actress. You've stared in many plays, and even
a movie or two, but you still aren't satisfied, are you? You still long for something. I've got that
something Sarah. I've got what you've wanted ever since you were fifteen, but couldn't find."
Jareth's kind voice intruded her thoughts.
"What- how- how do you know what I want?" Sarah demanded, indignant and frightened
at how much Jareth knew about her.
"I know because I have felt it too. I have felt the longing all of these five long years. I
know because I have felt it ever since I first laid my eyes on you." Jareth stood, the crystal
disappearing from his hand. "I know, because I- I-" Frustrated at not being able to put words to
what he was trying to say, Jareth started to pace around the dance floor, hair flowing behind him.
While she was watching him pace the room suddenly started to fade. Realizing what was
happening Jareth rushed to Sarah's side.
"Try to remember Sarah. Please! I will talk to you soon. And I will bring friends along
with me when I do." Then, kissing her hand lightly, Jareth took a step back and vanished, taking
the room along with him.
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Sarah sat up, and looked around her confused. Where was she? And what had just
happened? Think back on the last few minutes, Sarah remembered only a voice telling her to
remember. But what was it that she was to remember? Confused, Sarah stood, and went out to
the car to meet Michel.
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Note: Everything in between the "5's" is from the book "Labyrinth" by A.C.H. Smith. Everything
I write is based off of that book, as well as the movie. If you haven't read the book, e-mail me
and I will send a copy of it to you. My e-mail address is firstRainbowRose@hotmail.com
Thanks for reading!!!