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She was having a really weird dream. Sarah was in the ballroom again, as she dreamt of it almost every night since her adventure in the Labyrinth.
Only this time she wore her own clothes, not a puffy dress like usual.
The ballroom was empty, and it unnerved Sarah a lot. She felt hunted, watched by someone... Jareth would have made his cocky presence known, teasing her with glimpses of him... This was not a normal dream.. and she had the feeling he wasn't here this time.
While she kept searching for him (what else could she do?), someone touched her shoulder. Startled she turned around and saw... no one standing there. A feminine giggle was heard all around her.
She tried to focus on the sound, so she could locate the person, but that someone was teasing her, touching her hand, her back.. And when Sarah turned around there was no one to be seen.
Sarah was getting annoyed and gritted her teeth. Her hand balled into fists. "Show yourself!" She commanded the "thing". The giggle turned into loud laughter and something pulled her hair a bit.
"Hello Sarah" The voice was definitely a woman, Sarah decided, but she still couldn't see the person in the ballroom.
"Where are you? Are you such a coward, picking on me, but not facing me?" she hissed.
"Ah, I can see the fire is still burning ... good, very good. Because you are going to need it." it whispered in her ear. Sarah's hairs stood straight. She could not defend herself against the 'thing' if it was nowhere to be seen.
"Who.. or what are you?" Sarah asked, not certain in which direction she should speak.
"You have been in my heart before, and you're here to help me restoring it now. Does that answer your question, little girl?"
Sarah looked up, she thought that's where she heard the voice now. "Yes, I think I know now..." she smirked and put her hands on her hips. "You're the Labyrinth!"
The voice laughed, hard and all around her. "Yes, you are correct, I am the Labyrinth."
A soft breeze carressed her back and the voice continued, "I am here to thank you, but to warn you too. I can not protect you, for I have almost no energy left."
The breeze twirled around her,"That's where you come in. You have half of the King's heart. Touch my walls, and feed me his magic. I will repair myself and reward you when you have reached the castle."
"I don't want a reward, the only thing I want is to return home again." Sarah lifted her chin up in defiance.
"Yes, yes, so I've heard." at this Sarah raised one if her eyebrows, and the spirit giggled "Yes, I heard you alright. I know everything about you, because of your connection with Jareth's heart. He is a part of me as I am a part of him. I know his thoughts, and since you've defeated me, I know yours."
"But that's enough talk for now, wake up and come to me, child. I am waiting for you."
Sarah felt something against her cheeck, was it, a kiss? Then everything went blurry, as she started to wake up.