A Prophecy Speaks

Author's Note: I own nothing from Labyrinth, but I do own Agee. You can ask to use her if you would like. Not much good goblin help I hear.

Chapter 8 –or- Agee

Sarah woke up abruptly when someone pulled back the sheer curtains around her bed. It was strange, waking up here.

A little female goblin stood next to her bed, looking as if she was awaiting instructions.

"What's your name?" Sarah asked her kindly.

"Agee, miss," she replied.

"Agee, would you please find His Majesty and ask him to come to my rooms?" Sarah asked the little goblin. Agee gave a little curtsy and left.

Sarah pulled on a light robe that was next to the bed and sat at the vanity. She began to brush her dark hair. There was a knock, and then Agee opened the door. Jareth stepped into the room, while Agee brought in a tray and set it on a small table near the center of the room.

"You asked for me, Sarah?" Jareth said, slightly uncomfortable. Sarah surmised that he had never answered a summons in his own castle. She knew he was trying to adjust, just as she was. But she couldn't help but feel slightly amused.

"Tell me how this is going to go, because I have no clue."

Jareth made a chair appear near her and sat, regal as always. Sarah wondered if he ever slouched. He twiddled his thumbs and began to talk.

"Nobles are going to start arriving the day before your birthday. There will be a formal ball that evening. When the clock strikes midnight--mortal midnight-- the ball will end and we will all go to the throne room. You will wait outside until you need to come in. When you come in you will be crowned Queen Sarah of the Goblin City and Mistress of the Labyrinth. After you are crowned I will propose. The wedding will take place the day before the prophecy takes affect. With all luck it will go well, we will be joined, and we will both survive this ordeal." Jareth laid it out for her.

"Why not just marry me right after I am crowned?" Sarah asked.

"Part daring, part wanting you to love me and know me before we are married." Jareth told her.

"What about you loving me?" Sarah countered.

"Sarah, I have always loved you. You know that." He looked vulnerable. Sarah hated seeing him like that. She thought of something to ask, quickly, to get that look out of his eyes.

"Can I see my friends?"

"They will be summoned. You may meet them in the gardens. Agee can show you, whenever you are ready." He stood up and took his leave of her.

Sarah sat down at the small table and tucked into the fresh fruit (except the peaches), toast, and coffee.

She went to the wardrobe and took out her Aboveground clothing, which was magically clean. She removed the nightgown and laid it on the bed. She dressed quickly and peeked her head out the door. With no Agee in sight, Sarah went down the hall to explore her new home.

After a while, Sarah knew she was lost. She sighed as she rounded another corner and stopped short when she heard Jareth's voice. He was humming softly while signing papers while sitting in the audience chamber. She peeked at his slender frame sitting on the throne. He really was beautiful.

Jareth knew she was there. He could feel her presence. She was thinking. He knew what she was doing. The little minx was trying to avoid her maid. Just then, little Agee came out of the opposite corridor and curtsied before her king.

"I know where she is Agee, don't worry," Jareth reassured the little goblin.

Sarah sighed and stepped around the corner, she should have known.

Jareth cocked an eyebrow at her.

"Agee? Show Miss Sarah to the gardens," Jareth commanded to the goblin, and went back to contemplating his paperwork as they walked out the door.