Like Mother, Like Daughter
By: Kryptonite
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" Jamie?"
" I want to go home. I shouldn't have skipped school." What she really meant was she shouldn't have agreed to this.
" Jamie please listen to me." Jareth tried, ignoring the looks the people on the sidewalk were giving him.
" I'm walking here." Jamie answered, keeping her eyes in front of her.
" Fine, you want to go home?" Jamie turned at the tone in Jareth's voice, horror filling her eyes.
" No I-" and before she could finish the thought she was back in her living room, watching her parents in a position no child should ever see them.
" What the hell are you doing here?!" Sarah shrieked, pushing at Richard to get off of her.
" Skipping school?" Jamie was scared out of her mind and unable to speak or move. She knew that Jareth had a bad temper but she never thought that he was capable of putting her in this situation. Richard walked slowly over to his shaking daughter. " Can't have that, can we?"
With that one sentence all the pain started. Richard's arm reached out, the attached hand balled into a fist and knocking her flat to the ground. Steel-toed boots found there way to Jamie's rib cage and stomach, causing bursts of fire to erupt. A fist wrapped in her hair pulled her from the ground, practically pulling the hair out by the roots.
" You know it's bad to skip school and interrupt mommy and daddy." Sarah giggled insanely in her ear. Richard's fist connected with her stomach and it was her mom's hand in her hair that kept her from falling to the ground again. His fist hit her face again, jerking her head so badly that clumps of her hair were pulled from the scalp.
Jamie didn't know how she retained consciousness but she did. Another explosion of pain and blood in her mouth. Another connection with her body and the sound of a rib finally giving in and snapping. The next hit started her ears ringing. Every second, every breath, every slight movement burned, felt like an explosion ripping through her body. And then it all stopped. Instead of falling as she expected she was lifted up gently, her pain numbing instantly. Then she passed out.
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" Where are we?" Richard asked, turning in circles.
" Oh no." Sarah whispered, staring straight at the Labyrinth in front of them.
" Oh no what?" Richard demanded, going to shake his wife.
" This is the Underground. The Goblin King's realm."
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A/N: I got the Labyrinth soundtrack on Wednesday (7-14) and I had inspiration, singing with the songs and remembering how David Bowie looked when he sang them.