Hey guys! So you've probably read the prologue to this story, and if that didn't make you absolutely NEED to read the rest of the story, I hope this will! Please read, review and love!
Disclaimer: I do not own Labyrinth *sad face*
Chapter One, The Absolutely Riveting Life of Sarah Williams
The dreams continued for dear Sarah as she tried to continue on with her life as per usual. The Goblin King was not one easy to forget with his hair that suited him so well, the make-up that only he could make look manly, and the glitter he seemed to leave EVERYWHERE in his wake. It was very obvious to Sarah that Jareth would not be forgotten by her. Not ever.
It became a daily thing.
She awoke, brushed her teeth, and kept imagining seeing goblins in her bathroom mirror, or the sound of tiny feet running down the hall outside.
She sat at her kitchen table, eating toast, and kept seeing things sparkle out the corner of her eye.
She would continue to babysit Toby on the weekends her father and Karen went out, and would always see a strange large beige barn owl sitting upon a branch outside.
She went her whole day dealing signs that reminded her of her time in the Labyrinth and with the Goblin King in his castle. It kept turning up everywhere she went. It wouldn't stop.
Whenever she went to sleep, she was returned to that haunting crystal peach dream, of the princess and the king and his velvety soft voice...
She dealt with it day after day after day, until she couldn't bare it any longer.
"I wish to have an audience with the Goblin King, right now."
The Goblin King had not changed in the slightest. Not his wonderful hair, his choice in make up, his sparkly tendencies. He still had straight yet jagged teeth and a half smirk at the sight of poor frazzled Sarah. His collar was high as ever, his black leather jacket encrusted with so many gemstones, Sarah didn't think she could ever count that high.
"Sarah, what a nice surprise!" Jareth stated as he leant back on the kitchen bench and crossed his arms, giving Sarah a once over.
"Goblin King." Sarah's face stayed void of emotion, as she feared if she were to show any it would look to him as weakness.
The Goblin Monarch chuckled. "Oh please, Sarah, haven't we passed all the formalities? Surely now you can call me Jareth!"
"I wished you here for a reason. I won, did I not?" Sarah poised the very obvious question to the King.
"Yes..." He said in a tone of curiosity and slight amusement. A small look of annoyance came onto Sarah's beautiful face.
"Then why are you still forcing yourself into my life?"
This was a question that was anything but hard to answer.
"Well you can't blame a bloke for trying, can you?"
Confusion crossed Sarah's features. Jareth sighed.
"Sarah, I admire you. Very much so. Maybe even more so since you managed to beat me in my own game. I offered you anything. Your heart's desire could've been right in front of you in that very moment, yet you declined. I didn't understand. It made no sense to me. Why on earth would a girl say no to getting absolutely anything she wanted, for the small price of becoming my Queen. Sarah I loved you. I still do. My offer still stands."
His confession wasn't enough to throw Sarah. Though convincing, she just wanted to be normal. To finish school, to write. Use her imagination where it would be widely accepted.
"I won, Jareth. You need to leave me alone now. I can't deal with being reminded every day."
"And why is that? Because it was so terrible, or because it was exciting? Maybe you enjoyed yourself. You were on an adventure finally, you'd wanted one for so long. Fantasy characters around every corner, a King wanting to make you a Queen. It's every girl's dream. But your family's haste to get you all grown up made you need to forget that. To forget your adventure, your special challenge, so you could go home with Toby and fulfil any boring dream you had in the Above. Admit it Sarah. It's not me sending you the dreams. Everything else, maybe, but the dreams were of no means of mine. It's your own mind telling you to come back to the Underground with me."
"Jareth, you need to leave."
"Very well. I'll retract all my goblins from the Above. But my offer still stands Sarah. If ever you should find yourself in the Underground..." His voice echoed around the kitchen as his figure faded away. Sarah breathed in. She heard Toby start to cry from his place on the blanket in the living room. Sarah sighed before going to calm the child. Picking Toby up and resting him on her hip she rocked around the living room to try and make him happy, singing softly in his ear the song she'd heard every night in her dreams. He eventually quietened.
"What have I gotten myself into Toby? Was it a mistake to call the Goblin King?" The baby's teary face gave no indication of an answer for her question. It can't have been the wrong thing to do, surely, Sarah tried to convince herself. Now at least Jareth wouldn't have his signs popping up everywhere to terrorise her day.
But he was right, wasn't he? A rogue voice spoke inside her head. Sarah scowled. Of course not! My life isn't boring! And nor will it be at any point in the future.
However the Goblin King's words could not have rang more true as the next few weeks progressed, with Sarah's routine day getting more and more tedious, and she found herself despising having to look after her baby brother every Saturday night. But she wouldn't let Jareth win. No, never. No matter how boring life could be in the Above, Sarah would never wish herself away to the Underground, and especially not to be a Queen.
I'm just taking everything for granted again. If I wanted more out of life, I'd have to find it myself, not just do the same thing over and over and over again!
So Sarah, dear Sarah, tried switching it up. She tried asking some girls from her advanced literary classes out to the mall, started to try and catch some guys' attention. However it soon became obvious to Sarah that it wasn't working. The other girls only wanted to talk about the boys in the football team, and their nails. She went on a few dates with some guys she'd managed to draw the attention of, but she just did not like them. The way they ate, the way they treated her, like she was just an accessory for them to show off at football games or in public where they knew they'd see their friends at some point. She didn't like the way they ate, the way they looked at her, the way they held her. It just wasn't right. She wanted someone to treat her like a princess, someone to make her their queen...
But she was determined to prove to the Goblin King, or maybe even more to herself, that her life was FAR from boring.
Ok so, this was chapter one of my story. I REALLLLLY hope you like it so far, please review, and I'll update as soon as possible! Love yas!
-Sianie
