"Away to the Labyrinth Once Again"
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters, except for Cliona. They are the works of the late Jim Henson, a man I have a great respect for. Enjoy!
Chapter One: Bittersweet Musings
Way up high, in the tallest tower of his castle in the Goblin City; Jareth, the Goblin King, had a lot on his mind. Not that this was anything relatively new, of course. It had been seven long, lonely years since the defeat of him and his castle. Not that any of his subjects, the goblins, were any the wiser for it. They were capable of simple tasks, but still far too naive to believe that their seemingly all-powerful king could possibly have a weakness, and at that for it to be a mortal girl. "I still rule, I have everything I have ever desired... except..." The Goblin King shuddered to even think about her. His weakness, his Archilles' heel, his oe vulnerable area. Her. Seven years ago, from his perspective, she had cold-heartedly turned him down. He had offered her everything, her dreams, a new life, and even himself. But Jareth knew now, that she had still been a child, and could not be blamed entirely fot turning him down and ignoring his "advances".
She was in his thoughts very often nowadays; and he soon found himself spending more and more time alone in his conservatory, the one place that the goblins were unable to disturb him. Jareth frequently wondered if the outcome of the last few minutes of her time in the Labyrinth could have been different if she had entered the Labyrinth a few years older, a woman. Along with that thought, he gave a slight smile as he wondered what she may look like now. "No doubt stunning, I'm sure, she had been rather good-looking to begin with..." Suddenly, a faint sound came upon the breeze through the window, interrupting his thoughts. Jareth's head snapped up, for the near imperceptible noise had been his name being called, though as from a great distance, however. With a slight motion of his wrist, the Goblin King conjured a crystal, and peered into it. "No, it cannot be........ Sarah?" He released the crystal from his hand, and was gone from the room before it even hit the ground, and shattered.
Author's Note: Please reveiw! I absolutely love receiving input from readers, and believe it or not, if I like yaour idea enough, I'll use it! (with your permission) :) I know that this first chapter is short, and I sincerely promise that future chapters will be longer! (I have some written already, so I can assure you with confidence, LOL)