Through the Looking Glass

A Labyrinth fan fick by Kagome

Chapter 5. You sure you wana mess with me?

"Through Dangers untold and hardships unnumbered…" I was reciting the Aboveground version of the Labyrinth to a group of wished away kids, all dressed and ready for bed.

I was sitting in a rocking chair with two babies in my lap, Lisa was sitting on the floor with two kids on her lap and Inu was lying near the hearth letting the rest of the kids to use him as a pillow.

It's been three months since I had come through the mirror. After Jareth and I had discovered who I am and making sure I was the one who most of the Underground was after, he started to teach me about the Underground. I do have magic but it's hidden. After some intense research, we found that I had to under go some sort of transformation. I'm so not looking forward to that. And I'm not only Queen of the werewolves but also the vampires. That's going to be interesting.

After talking about how much I was wanted by royalty in the Underground we, that is Jareth, decided that it would be best if when any royalty was around that I was to say that I'm the nanny for the wished aways, but when it's just us I will always be a Lady. However I took a liking to the kids, they were so much like the kids I use to watch back at home that I had to stay as there nanny. Most call me mom now. They had always referred to Jareth as Dad. Lisa and Inu are now called Auntie and Uncle.

Lisa has personally seen to it that she remained my lady in waiting. She insists that I have a vampire servant.

Jareth was hosting an annual ball that marks the time that the all Fea and 'mythical things' had come to the Underground. It was lasting for three days. I don't plan on going, it would only make me long to be truly a part of the Underground.

I finished the story and put the kids to bed, giving them a kiss before I pulled up the covers and tuned of the nightlights. 'A nightlight is the eyes a mother leaves behind.' I heard in my mind as I left the nursery.

I went into my sitting room, its right next to the nursery and connected to my room. Inu and Lisa were there waiting for me. I looked at them with questioning eyes.

"Tell me, do you think I will make a good queen for my people? I don't want to do this if I won't make a good queen."

"Oh, you will make a wonderful queen! You have so much wisdom that's beyond you years." Lisa exclaimed, Inu gave of a quiet bark to add his agreement to that statement.

"You're not just telling me that are you?" I asked in earnest.

"Oh no, I'm truly mean it."

"Ok , I'm going to bed now, I'll see you in the morning. There lots to be done before the ball and the guest are already arriving. Good night" I bent down and gave Inu a kiss on his furred head and gave Lisa a hug and went into my room.

'I will make a good queen; I will rule my people as I was meant to. They need me.' I thought to my self as I undressed and crawled into the huge bed. Little did I know that this was the trigger for my 'transformation'

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I was rushing around the castle finishing about a hundred different tasks at once. I still had to decorate the ball room and give little Max a task. He wanted to help me so badly that I couldn't just tell him no. I currently had him helping in the kitchen.

I was in the hall were the guest rooms were, making final touches to the un occupied room when I heard Max's small voice pleading with some one. I followed his voice till I came in front of him standing before a Fea princess looking more terrified than when he had been wished away.

"You little brat, I'm going to make sure your putt into the dungeons. When I want you to get me something you will get it for me."

"Excuse me miss but what seems to be the mater?" I asked, doing my best not to let my anger show. How dare she treat Max this way, he probable doesn't even deserve this.

"This little imp wont get me the food I ordered, says that he's not a servant." She said in a 'I think the he's lying' voice.

"I'm sorry miss but he's not a servant, and he's only 6. He does not now how to take orders well." As I was talking Max had run to me and hid behind me, holding the folds of my skirt in front of his face.

"She's a mean lady. She kept screaming at me for no reason. She even called me a slave, Ma." I could hear the tremble in his voice that told me how close he was to tears.

I had to smile a little at his Irish accent. I put my hand on his head, petting his hair in a comforting manner. "Shhhh... its all right she didn't know that you're the kings ward, little one." I told him softly. I looked up to talk to the princess when I felt Jareth pop in.

"What have we here? I see little Max hiding be hind his adopted Mother. What would cause such a brave lad to hide?" Jareth said behind me. I turned around to see him squat down to be at the same level as Max.

"A scary lady was yelling at me. She called me a slave, Daddy." Max answered. He was still clutching my skirt tightly in his small hands.

"Which scary lady? One of the goblins or the lady's skirt you're clutching?" He asked giving me a mocking smirk.

"No, the lady in the purple dress that Ma was talking to."

"Oh you mean Lady Cassandra? Well I'll have a word with her in a moment. Right now I need to talk to your Ma." He ruffled Max's hair and stood up to face me.

I gave him a polite curtsy, well as best I could with me skirt in the hands of a sacred little one.

"Lilly, I think that a set of twins will be wished here soon. Could you prepare a room for them?" He asked, putting on a kingly air for the benefit of Princess Cassandra.

"How old are they, your majesty?" I asked.

"Ten, I think. There use to sleeping in the same room."

"I will prepare a room for them as soon as I can. If you will excuse us your majesties, I have duties I must attend to." With that I gracefully picked up Max and made to go past Cassandra, Jareth stayed were he was, waiting for me to depart.

As I past Cassandra I heard her murmur something. Thinking that she was talking to me I stopped and asked if she would repeat what she said.

She gave me an evil glare and said, "You think you have the King wrapped around your finger but soon he will be begging for me to court him. He would never have any interest in a mere nanny."

My anger rose, but I did not take the bate, I simply walked past her. I unknowingly held Max closer to me as I marched to the Ball Room. 'How dare she talk to me like that, how dare she!' I was screaming in my mined. I wasn't going to let her thing that she could talk to me like that and try to win the Goblin Kings heart. I was so furious that I finished the ball room in no time and found my self in the nursery before I had a second thought as to what I was doing.

"Lilly!" Lisa almost screamed, trying to get my attention.

"Sorry Lisa I was lost in thought. What's up?"

"Max told me what happened to day. Are you ok, you look like you could kill?"

"Oh, I'm so furious. How dare the little winch talk to me like that." A thought suddenly made itself known to me. "Lisa it is a masked ball right?" She nodded. "Than lest see what I have in my closet that I can wear to the ball, I'm feeling particularly sinister." I said with an evil smirk.

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Ok Thanks for the reviews I love it.

Midnight Lady: I'm sorry if my spelling sucks. If you like you could edit my chapters for me; I was always terrible with spelling and grammar. And I do use spell check.

Lisa: Oh No not the dreaded writers block! What ill timing too. If you need any help don't hesitate to email us at we can always help Authoress:Roles eyes: speak for yourself, but Lisa I do offer my help it you need it. I'm glad you like being a vamp in my fick, I couldn't help it, you were writing a vamp fick so it seems fitting.

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I might put up another chapter soon but who knows, its finals week. Laters!