Here Comes Shane

Sarah and Jareth were sitting in Sarah's room talking about the differences between the underground and aboveground. Everything was so different to Sarah.

"I'll be right back. I'm going to make popcorn."

"What's popcorn?"

"Oh, boy! You're going to love this!" Sarah left the room. A few seconds later. Jareth heard the window open.

"Hey, Sar, I got that movie you wanted to, Whoa!" Shane yelled when he saw Jareth

"Who are you? Where's Sarah? I swear if you hurt her, I'll kill you!"

"I assure you, Sarah is just…"

"Shut up! What are you doing in here room anyway? I'm going to kill you for this! No one come in her room alone!"

"Shane!"

"Sarah, watch out there's some strange man in your room!" Shane said throwing a punch at Jareth which hit him in the jaw.

"Shane! No! Stop! Jareth's my friend! It's fine!"

"What? Sarah who is this guy?"

"Well, if you'd let me talk!" Sarah screamed at Shane. "Jareth this is Shane. He's my best friend. He's a little overprotective of me. Shane, this is Jareth. He's a friend."

"Friend?." Shane was obviously confused about the man with wild hair sitting on his best friends bed.

"Oh, my god Jareth! You're bleeding!" Sarah said moving towards Jareth.

"I'll be fine."

"Hey, uh, Sarah, can I talk to you alone please?" Shane said trying to get Sarah away from this… man.

"Yeah sure Shane, hold this under your nose and look up at the ceiling. I'll be right back. Come on Shane." Sarah took Shane into the hallway.

"Who is that guy?"

"You remember when I told you about how I went through the labyrinth?"

"How could I forget I though you had lost it."

"Well," Sarah started nervously, "That's the goblin king."

"Whoa! Hold on, let me get this straight. There really is a labyrinth?"

"Yes"

"It's filled with weird little creatures like goblins and dwarves."

"Their not weird little creatures but yes go on."

"And that guy right in thee, sitting on your bed right now, with a bloody nose, is the goblin king?"

"Yes, please Shane, don't do anything stupid. Me and Jareth have been in contact since I left the labyrinth and he is now stuck here, powerless at that, and I'm trying to make him feel comfortable while he's here. And you my friend, are not helping."

"Look, I'm sorry Sarah but this is all a little weird for me. I mean even if this was a normal guy, I'd still be freaking out. Your like a little sister to me Sarah, and I feel like if I don't do my best to protect you, that I'm letting you down."

"Shane, its okay. I'm fine. Now go back in there with me and apologize to him. God he's probably scared to death!"

"Okay but can I ask one question?"

"Sure"

Where's Karen and Toby?"

"Well Toby decided he wanted to be a chimpanzee and jumped off the roof at school, he split his head open and they want to keep him there for a few days."

"Your brother Sar, he's crazy!"

"Typical Toby." They both laughed and went back inside.

"Hey look Jareth I'm real sorry about that."

"Apology accepted." Jareth said still looking up at the ceiling with the rag still under his nose.

Hey, let me make it up to you two. How about tomorrow after school, I take you all out to The Scorpion Room?"

"What is…?"

"That would be great." Sarah said before Jareth could finish.

"Okay well, here's the movie you wanted Sarah, and I'll be here tomorrow to pick you up for school. See you Jareth."

"See me where?" Jareth said, but Jay was already out the window.

"That was odd."

"No, that was Shane. You'll be seeing a lot of him while you're here."

"Is he your…"

"Boyfriend, no. Overprotective older brother figure, yes." Jareth was very glad to see he was just a friend. "Well, I have to go to school tomorrow so I need some sleep. You can sleep in Toby's room. It's right next door to me so if you need me just yell. The bathroom is across the hall. Okay."

"Okay Sarah. Sleep well."

"Goodnight Jareth." And with that, she closed her door and got changed into her pajamas.

"Sarah!" She heard Jareth yell.

"What? Are you okay?"

"Yes, just seeing if you could hear me is all."

"Okay" Sarah said laughing. Then she lay down and drifted off the sleep with visions of a certain goblin king in her head. He would have an interesting time at The Scorpion Room tomorrow.