A/N: I don't own Labyrinth.
Haunted
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He often came to her house during the day, while she was at school. He knew it was risky, especially on these days when her stepmother didn't work, but he simply could not stay away. Even when Sarah was not home, her presence still warmed the house, and it comforted him. It was the one thing missing from his life.
But today, he had another reason for visiting Sarah's home. Someone else he, and the Labyrinth desired. Young Tobias.
He appeared beside the boy's crib, and looked down on him. He was sleeping peacefully, his soft blond curls sticking out at strange angles, his cheeks rosy. Jareth smiled at him fondly. Sarah thought that the boy had simply the bait to draw her into his kingdom, but his true interest in the boy was far greater. Toby belonged there, just as he himself did. And no one, not his mother, nor that interfering yet delectable sister of his was going to keep him from helping Toby realize his destiny. He would make the boy his apprentice, teach him everything he knew. Jareth could sense that the boy's powers were great. It was only a matter of drawing them out.
Toby began to stir. Jareth scooped him up and cradled him gently in his arms. The baby opened his bright blue eyes, and looked up at the goblin king. He smiled and gurgled happily at the familiar face, the man who had held him close when he was scared of those strange creatures. Jareth bounced him slightly, making Toby giggle in delight.
"You would like to come live with me in my castle, wouldn't you little Jareth? You know you belong there. Now if only I could convince your sister of that."
Toby swatted at his face with his tiny, pudgy hands, grinning mischievously. Jareth set him down on the big bed, and lay down beside him. He poked the still grinning baby in the chest, softly so as not to hurt him, but firmly enough to knock him over. Toby tumbled backwards, then quickly sat himself back up. Jareth chuckled and knocked him back over. Toby sat back up, giggling like crazy. He enjoyed this game.
Jareth ruffled the baby's soft hair, "Oh Toby. You're going to make a fine prince. Just like you were always meant to be. And one day, you'll be a great adviser for my own son."
Toby tried to crawl away, towards the edge of the bed. Not wanting him to fall, Jareth grabbed him by the straps of his overalls, and pulled him back to him. Toby looked a little annoyed, but still gave Jareth an adoring look that could have made even the iciest heart melt. There was suddenly a loud noise outside, rattling the windows. Toby's eyes grew wide. He screwed his face up, and Jareth could tell that he was about to let out a very shrill wail.
Jareth got up off of the bed, and tossed Toby over his shoulder. He bounced him around, humming softly and rubbing his back gently. "There, there, my boy. No crying. Best not let mommy know I'm here," he whispered into his sweet smelling hair. He looked outside, trying to locate the source of the noise. Who had dared to make such a racket?
In the driveway next door, a car was omitting black smoke. And that damned boy, the one that was trying to steal his Sarah, was hacking and coughing, waving the smoke away. Jareth growled. What did Sarah see in that idiot?
He looked down at him. There was something vaugely familiar about this boy. Just what, he wasn't sure. But those sorrowful grey eyes seemed so familiar.
"What to do with him, little Jareth? Do I kill him, or just torture him for all eternity? What do you think?"
Toby looked over at him, his blue eyes wide and innocent. Jareth shook his head. "Soon, I'll fill your head with thoughts just as wicked as mine. That innocence is adorable, and charming for a beautiful young girl such as your sister, but not becoming on a strapping lad like yourself."
"Ma... Ma... Ma..." Toby called out, figeting in Jareth's tight grip.
"shhh, quiet Toby!" He hissed, placing a finger on the baby's mouth.
"Ma... Ma... Ma..." Toby called insistently. He had evidently had enough of the goblin king, and now he wanted his mother.
"Toby, be still!" Jareth said sternly. He could hear his mother coming up the stairs.
"MA... MA... MA!!" Toby screamed.
"I'm coming, I'm coming," Karen called from the hallway. Jareth set Toby back into his crib, and vanished just as the door opened.
"Oh, poor Toby! Did that engine backfire wake you up?" Karen cooed, gently picking her son up. She rocked him gently, whispering into his ear. She was about to take him downstairs, when something on the floor caught her eye.
She shifted Toby to her hip, and crouched down to take a closer look. It appeared to be glitter. Curious, she caught a little on her fingers, and inspected it closely. She grew visibly uneasy, and her sharp blue eyes scanned the room, as though looking for someone that she felt sure would be there...
A/N: So ends another of my filler chapters. Next chapter, there's more Jareth/ Sarah interaction. So yay for that. This story contains what I assume will be major plot twists.
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