I woke surrounded by sand. I sat up and held my head. I looked around and saw a castle in the distance, and surrounding it was a long and almost never ending labyrinth. I looked around and saw that I was lying in sand, against a tree. I saw little bubbles floating around and I knew what was coming next. I turned to face the direction of the bubbles to see my hero, Jareth, the Goblin King. I got up on my knees and bowed my head slightly, feeling his eyes upon me. He smiled and leaned down to place a hand on my chin, bringing my face up to meet his. "Cherie, do you think you are asleep?" He asked, softly. I shook my head and felt hot tears run down my face. "You want to be with me, don't you?" He asked. I nodded. "Can you speak?" I nodded and cleared my throat. "I can, Sir. I'm just very….shy around new people and I'm especially shy because you are….well you're Jareth. I've dreamed of meeting you for years now. " I started to cry out, remembering the mess at my house. He stroked my cheek and pulled me close to him as he knelt down to me. He shh'ed me and stroked my hair. "There, there. Jareth is here, love." I wrapped my arms around him and pushed my face into the space between his neck and shoulder. He wrapped his own around my sides and rested his chin on my head. "You've had such a long day, I hate to do this to you, Cherie, but if you want to be with me, you must first solve my labyrinth." He let go and stood up, leaving me to fall to my hands. "You have 13 hours to solve it, otherwise you will go back home and never see me again." And with that, he was gone, dropping a crystal at my hands[CP1] .
[CP1] This is the end of Chapter 5.