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Jareth slammed three crystals against the wall, each shattering after the last. Why hadn't she left this alone? One would think that if a little girl were able to wish her brother away she would be happy. But no, then she had to come save him and ruin the entire Goblin City in the process. Finally she had left, after refusing to stay in the Labyrinth forever.
He thought of this last part with bitter resentment and fleeting regret. He had not stayed the Goblin King by giving into his emotions. Instead he had watched from afar, residing in the fact that at least little Sarah Williams had grown up a bit and would probably lead a happy dull life.
Tonight, probably had turned into definitely not. "Why? Why would she want to come back? Was one adventure not enough for her? Was one near death experience at the age of fifteen not enough to teach her? Things are not always what they seem Sarah!" his last words echoed off the walls of the tower room. He moved to look out the window.
The labyrinth was peaceful and quiet, well as quiet as it ever was. He could still hear the fieries even from the castle. Mostly though it was a beautiful magical night. It was difficult to imagine that Sarah Williams in the Aboveground was about to face a danger even the labyrinth could never hold.
Three years ago when the girl had challenged him and, "technically" beat him, he could have warned her. Technically by defeating him Sarah could have taken his position as Goblin King. He had thought that instead Sarah could be his companion, but she had refused him. When Sarah beat him though, it was as if a protective spell had been taken off her. She, became a supernatural being. Not with powers, but with the ability to have powers. She no longer had the protection of being invisible to Underground beings, whether from the labyrinth or some other realm. They could see her, and if she chose to, she would have been able to see them, above and below. When Sarah went back aboveground this had not pleased Jareth. He knew that any being could see and stalk the girl as they wished. However, Sarah's ignorance of her own position was her only protection. As long as she moved on with her life and did not look for a real connection to the fantastical world beyond, nothing could hurt her. As long as she did not let go of her mortal ties to the world above.
This was what had led Jareth to prevent Hoggle and Sir Didymus from contacting Sarah. Ludo did not pose the same threat, but any strong connection to the Underground could shatter Sarah's only defense. If only she had chosen him, if only she had listened and not said those words…
Jareth wore his open poet shirt and his blond hair lifted up in the slight breeze. He spoke softly to himself now, "Sarah, what have you done? What have you done to us?"
If she had wanted to come back to him, he would have taken her. If only he could go aboveground without being summoned. He could only take his owl form. That would not be safe now "he" was there.
Jareth spun a new crystal. He held it cupped in his hands and stared down, wishing to see Sarah alone and untouched. He saw her, her pale skin moist with melted snow, her dark hair fallen around her face, and her dark green cloak, getting whiter and whiter with each minute of snowfall. She could die there from the cold. He almost wished she would. Anything would be better, better then what was out late at night, what was out and waiting for Sarah Williams.
Jareth almost caught himself muttering, "It's not fair". After all, Sarah was his. He had watched her for years, he had brought her to the underground and planted the book for her to find. She was his. Spoiled and naïve, she was what Jareth had fallen for. What he had coveted, and what was rightfully his prey. Even now, even when he had no power, she was his.
He had held her in the ballroom; he had seen her wanting him. She had been trying to come back to him! This was wrong. And it was going to get worse.
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New England is cold in December. Sarah Williams was bleeding slowly from a flesh wound to the head. She was breathing but unconscious. She lay invisible to any normal being in the snowdrift. By morning she could be dead. Her parents thought for once that Sarah gone out to socialize for the night and were happy to go to sleep thinking she was having a good time. The street was silent and the no one would be venturing outdoors till the snowplow came in the morning. It would seem that things could get no worse for the young heroine, but things are not always as they seem.
A huge Minotaur loomed over the young girl, it's body illuminated by the full moon. He held a huge axe in one hand and stood over the girl. The beast sniffed the air, searching for company. Having found nothing he slowly knelt down next to the girl. He noticed her pulse in her white neck and grabbed her shoulders, roughly lifting her up and shaking her into consciousness.
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Sarah awoke roughly. Her head was spinning and it seemed the snowfall had finally stopped because she could see the dark blue sky and its bright moon. The next thing she noticed was a terribly foul smell and the huge monster that was snorting on her body. Sarah gasped, and the creature turned its head to face her, it's dark yellow eyes meeting hers. It started to growl, revealing large teeth. Sarah screamed.
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Author's Note:
Thanks for reading! I'll be sure to update soon. Sorry about the short chapters, they'll get longer. Thanks for the reviews I really appreciate it. Tell me what you think.