Title: Jareth

Author: Emi-chan3192
Pairings: Sarah/?
Rating: Mature for later chapters

Takes place once Sarah has gone to college, once night as she drives back to campus after visiting Toby & co…but while driving though a particularly quiet town she is taken from her car by a stranger cloaked in night.

I don't own the Labyrinth or it's characters, I'm just a huge fan of Brian Froud's artwork and projects!

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As Sarah felt a blindfold snake round her eyes she panicked, but as she opened her mouth to scream she heard her attacker place a finger on her lips as he whispered to her. "Don't make any noise, you'll regret it later." The stranger behind her finished tying the piece of cloth around her head then leaned forwards and enveloped her with his arms. All Sarah could think was how warm and kind this person was being considering that he had just grabbed her from her car while she was driving back from campus. "Don't think, let me give you your dreams."

Sarah felt as if she recognised the voice. Shocking herself she leaned into the stranger and let out a small sigh. Then she started to wriggle away once she realised how stupid she was being. "Let me go! What are you…" she couldn't finish her protests as the man spun her round and bent his head to kiss her, the kiss was brief and his lips simply met hers showing her that she was there. Nothing more, nothing less.

The wind began to pick up and Sarah shivered then almost lost her balance but the stranger picked her up bridal style and whispered again into her ear, his breath tickling against her ear. "Would you like to go somewhere safe?" Unable to string a decent sentence together, Sarah merely nodded. The wind increased suddenly and she clung to him. She then felt herself being lowered down onto something soft and had an uncontrollable desire to sleep. Behind the blindfold she closed her eyes and gave in, the last thing she heard was a soft chuckle and the words "I have power over you, don't ever forget it."

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Sarah's mind slipped in and out of consciousness as she held on to the only words she could string together. "You have power" the thought, but was never quite able to complete the sentence. She didn't care much about that, right now she was warm and comfortable and nothing hurt. She snuggled into the softness that surrounded her and tried to fall into a complete sleep once more… and she'd have managed it too, if a voice hadn't ripped through her dreams.

"Good morning, precious." Sarah's eyes snapped open and for a moment all she saw was the dark blankets surrounding her. She shot up and found they were tangled around her limbs, as she fought them she could hear a quite laughter on her right. After throwing them away from her, she turned to the source of the noise with fuming eyes. "Goblin King!" She screamed, and fell back onto the pillows watching him from where he sat at the end of the bed.

"It's good you know how to address your King, Sarah." His lips twitched, "But when in private, I'd like you to call me by my name." Sarah snorted, "I have no need to be familiar with you, Goblin King, and certainly not in private." She spoke hurriedly, her eyes darting around the room. She appeared to be in a lavish bedchamber, decorated in black, navy and green. It had one large window that overlooked an impressive garden and no doors. Sarah inwardly cringed, it was a over glorified cage, and probably meant for her.

"Do you now where you are, Sarah?" She nodded but didn't provide him with an answer as she watched him walk to the window and lean against it, scanning her features, before beckoning her to him. "Look." When Sarah didn't move he repeated himself, but spoke with a growl to his voice. She stiffened like a deer caught in the headlights of a car. "Still defiant, eh Sarah? After all this time?" He swirled his hand in the air as if catching hold of an invisible rope pulled his hand sharply towards him. Sarah was pulled though the air, losing all control of her body she stared as she crashed into Jareth who caught her in his arms. "A little hasty, precious?" She rolled her eyes, and muttered "Like I had a choice."

"Pardon?"

"You heard." Sarah blushed at how silly she had been, forced her way out of his grip and looked adamantly out of the window. He let her go, and his smile only got wider. The silence between them stretched out and Sarah broke it.

"Why have you brought me here, Goblin King? I've beaten your labyrinth, now let me go home. You have no…mprhhhh!" Before she could finish she was gripped in a bear hug with her face pushed into the Goblin King's chest so her words were muffled.

"Don't. Ever. Say. That. Again." At each word Jareth's embrace got tighter and more constricting, he held her like that until she felt like she couldn't breathe before releasing her. Sarah slid quickly to the floor and looked up into Jareth's face.

"What is my name, Sarah? Say it." His voice grew menacing and his eyes flashed, Sarah felt the room grow colder.

"You are Jareth, King of the Goblins…" Jareth relaxed and turned his head to the window, "Brother-snatcher and royal pain in the ass." She finished. He looked down at her once again, "You are testing the limits too early in the game, and as for why you are here Sarah, it is because you have not completed your time in the Labyrinth."

"That was because you took time away from me!" she fumed, "Bit I must be done by now, I feel like I've been asleep for days."

"Hmm, that is true. But when you have magical power like mine, time can be…extended to meet one's needs."

Sarah looked straight into the goblin king's eyes and said the easiest, most child-like thing she knew, "IT'S NOT FAIR!"

Ok folks, that's all for today. I rushed this off, sorry!