"Wake up… wake up…" a tiny voice in the corner of a room.

Fear, anxiety and… pain?

The delicious whisper of satin.

A flash of silvery blue. Pale as the morning dew.

Wavy red-brown locks. Eyes deep and sparkling. Like emeralds.

The click of heels on stone floor.

A toned, painfully shaped body. Masculine. The smooth contours of muscle.

A head of blonde. Like golden thread.

Chest naked. Bronzed skin.

Deep breath.

Was it a dream? How can you tell?

Sweet nothings, whispers in a girl's ear. Fear.

The hope of an impossible escape.

Unless she could just wake up.

Jareth. A smirk. An evil look.

He picks her up. Is she naught but a featherweight?

"Wake up… wake up…"

But the mind is still asleep.

The flash of mirrored glass.

If she could get to that mirror, she'd wake up.

The padding of bare feet.

A race against him, but can she win?

Indeed! She nears it.

The smash of glass; shards fall like crystals.

Her mind awakens.

She is in her bed. Safe…

Or is she?