Chapter One
"My dear," the woman laughed "so glad I found you." Sarah looked up from Mark Twain's Letters to Earth, a book she'd found most interesting. This woman was obviously not from Aboveground. She had ivory pale skin, long red hair that was perfectly straight, piercing green eyes and was possibly the most beautiful woman Sarah had ever seen.
"Found me?" she asked "what do you mean?"
"I," the woman said bowing "am Naomi. I am the ruler of fairies, brownies, and gnomes."
"Alright," she said slowly "so what are you doing in my room?"
"You must be lost my dear!" she laughed "you reek of magick. You are not of this world."
"Magick?" she asked, eyes narrowing "you must be mistaken. I'm not magical in anyway."
"Then you must have been in contact with someone very powerful," Naomi wondered aloud. "Never the less," she said looking up "you shall be my apprentice."
"Oh no," Sarah laughed "I can't, I have to say here."
"Nonsense!" Naomi shrieked happily "you must come." Naomi went to grab Sarah's arm but she pulled away. Naomi lost her child-like innocents and glared. "Listen to me girl," she snapped "you WILL come with me; if it be by force or free will I do not care."
"Why me?" Sarah asked "this doesn't make any sense. You just sensed me and so you show up? Then tell me I'm going to be an assistant?"
"There are not many magickal females," she woman explained "when I find one it is very rare. You obviously don't know how to control your magick, and I need an apprentice. So, as I was saying, come along."
"But I'm not magical!" Sarah protested "I've never BEEN magical, and never will be magickal!"
"You don't seem to understand," the woman sighed rubbing her temples "you must have come in contact with a very powerful being. Their magick tends to rub off on certain people. Mostly teenagers or children." Sarah's eyes grew wide. She'd been in contact with Jareth. But that'd been two years ago! Wouldn't it wear off or... or something?!? Apparently not.
"Well what if I don't want to be your little apprentice?" Sarah asked standing to her feet.
"Then your family will pay the price," Naomi glared.
"You can't hurt them," Sarah protested.
"Oh but I can," Naomi laughed "I'll start with the little one. First I'll-"
"Alright!" Sarah yelled and then calmed herself "alright. I'll play your little game."
"Tis not a game my child," she smirked. Sarah glared, this woman was worse than Jareth! "Now," she said clapping her hands together "here's what you will start off with."