A/N- I meant to update a few days ago, but I got distracted.

So, I walked up to my friend this morning, and i was just like "You remind me of the babe."

She cracked up, and we proceeded to run down the hallways singing Magic Dance. Everyone gave us the weirdest looks. Because they are all uneducated.

ALSO! I was texting my quarter-sister (she's my half-brother's half-sister. I don't know how else to describe her) and we were talking about the movie, and I realized that it is deep as shit and sad as fuck. Seriously, I was about damn ready to cry!

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Disclaimer: I don't own Labyrinth.

I watched as the clouds burst open, pouring mercilessly down, cracks of thunder and lightning illuminating the sky, and creating immense noise. Over the thunder, though, I could hear the sound of rustling around me, like little feet scrabbling around. Almost like…

My thoughts were interrupted by another flash of lightning and strike of thunder, but what followed the two of them was so much worse, at least to me.

The lights went out.

I had an irrational fear of the dark, which I was teased mercilessly for. I was scared enough, however, so that I almost had a panic attack when the power went out. I felt my breath quicken, and I curled up into a ball under my covers, trying fruitlessly to calm myself. I told myself that there was nothing that could hurt me, that nothing would magically appear in the seconds between when I could see my room, and when I couldn't.

That was when I felt the hand on my shoulder.

I froze, not even daring to breath. I wanted to scream, but no noise came out, only silent tears of terror. The blankets were gently removed, but u stayed curled up, until the hand was once again placed on my back. I felt equally comforted and scared, knowing down to my bones who this was, but almost hoping it wasn't him. Despite my inner protests, I slowly looked up, into the vibrant, mismatched eyes that had only existed in stories and my own imagination, until today. The eyes were really all I could see, being as it was still pitch black, and they seemed to almost give of a light of their own.

I took a deep breath, gathering my courage. (Or stupidity. To this day, I'm still not sure which it was.) "You're really him?"

I still couldn't see, but I could tell by the expression in his eye that he was smirking. "Well, of course, my dear. Who else would it be?"

I gulped, still attempting to regain some semblance of calm. But, there was no way that was going to happen. Not with him sitting only inches away, in the inky darkness. "Is there any way to get a bit of light?"

My question sounded weak, but he made a crystal anyway, illuminating my room with a soft, ethereal light, and I could see the Goblin King clearly for the first time.

He was just like Aunt Sarah had described him. His style was like that from the 80s, with a showy black jacket, and tight black pants. His erotic blonde hair was a mullet (a fashion statement that I was still unsure about, but it made him no less scary in my mind), but his eyes were still the most prominent feature, and I could now see that they were accentuated by eyeshadow curling up to his eyebrows (again, weird choice, but it looked cool). "Better?"

Now able to see again, I could relax. I nodded, and smiled. "Much."

"You don't seem afraid of me anymore," he noted, raising an eyebrow.

I snorted. "I was never afraid of you. The dark, however, terrifies me."

"Why would that be?"

"Well, my fear of the dark is irrational, and most likely stems from my incredibly active imagination," I explained. "And, why would I be scared of you? You've always been my favorite fairy tale character, whenever my aunt told me stories."

"Stories?" Jareth asked.

"Yeah," I nodded, my eyes glazing over, smiling slightly as I reminisced to all the times Aunt Sarah had told me of the Goblin King in Kingdom. "Stories. Of the labyrinth, of the goblins, of the friends she made, and of the lone king who stole her heart." My gaze drifted back to his. "It wasn't always stories from the labyrinth, though. She told me all kinds of stories, from the Grimm Brothers, to mythologies. Anything that she knew I could relate back to you. And I always did. I could always find a connection, no matter how small."

He pondered my words, studying me carefully. "Who is your aunt?"

"Sarah Williams," I answered, smiling, knowing he would recognize the name. My smile fell, as I recalled why I summoned him. "She's gone, though. Died of cancer, last night. Always dreamed you'd come back, but she kind of knew you never would."

"Is that why you called me?" Jareth's tone was hard.

I gave him a somewhat hurt look. "What? No! Why would I do that? I called you because everyone wants me to forget you, forget the goblins, forget the labyrinth. I called you because I can't. Because letting go of you means letting go of her. Because I'm sick of living in a world where being imaginative is a bad thing, sets you apart, makes you an outcast, no matter how many people say otherwise. I called you because I need to get away from here."

"You realize that you're asking to become a goblin, correct?" he warned.

I raised an eyebrow, and sat up straighter. "What if I made a deal?"

Jareth narrowed his eyes. "What kind of deal?"

"You gave my aunt thirteen hours to get her brother back. It took her I'd say about eleven and a half. Give me eleven hours to make it through your labyrinth. If I do, I don't become a goblin, and get to stay with you. If I don't, I'm all yours."

"Eleven hours to make it through my labyrinth?" the King asked incredulously, before looking at me with a changed expression, almost as if he was admiring my stupidity. Yeah, I'm gonna go with what I was doing was stupid. Incredibly, utterly, completely stupid. Then again, the line between that and bravery is unbelievably thin. "I don't know whether to be impressed, or insulted."

I raised an eyebrow. "Well, you can decide later. Do you accept my offer?"

"Why should I?" Jareth challenged. I realized that, like he did with my aunt, he was playing along with what I had wished for. I didn't view him as frightening; nor did I want him to be. But I never could resist a challenge.

"The way I see it, you have nothing to lose," I shot back. "You get entertainment out watching me go through, either way you get another subject to your kingdom, and if your labyrinth is as difficult as I hear, then the probability of me getting through in time is slim."

"What do you get out of it?" Jareth questioned, narrowing his eyes.

I sighed, looking out the window. "I get to say goodbye. In the only way she'd really want me to. Through the one thing that brought her closer to me than anyone else."

He was silent for a moment, before speaking. "Well, then. Better get going. No turning back now."

I turned around to see the labyrinth just as expansive and complicated as I'd imagined, with the grand castle standing in the center. Glancing over my shoulder, I noticed that the King had disappeared. Refocusing my gaze forward, I grinned, and took a breath. This was going to be exciting. "Well, to put it in the immortal words of the greatest adventurer I have ever known, come on, feet!"

A/N- So, I made my seven-year-old brother watch the movie with me. He absolutely loved it, BTW, though he immediately stops whatever he's doing that may be remotely annoying to me the second I say 'I wish...' But, as we were watching, I one; sang along to every song that came on. Word-for-word. But, I also was able to remember every stinking line, and recite them just before the scene came on. I had only watched the movie once before this. I feel as though I may be a tiny bit obsessed... Granted, that's not entirely unusual for me... XD

Anyway, fave, follow, review, PM me, fear me, love me, do as I say and I shall be your slave. (Okay, not that last one. I'm headstrong like you wouldn't believe. YOU HAVE NO POWER OVER ME! XD)