Disclaimer: I do not own anyone from Labyrinth though I do wish... (ducks as crystal is thrown) All right, all right I get it! I only own Jareth's parents, Amelia, Amelia's parents (both sets), her brothers, her grandmother, Emma, Emma's parents, and her brothers.

Chapter 3 Of Finding One's Way in a Labyrinth and Kisses

On her way down the hill Amelia stubbed her toe on a rock in her path and tumbled down the hill to land with an 'oof' at the bottom. Grunting Amelia stumbled to her feet and looked around. There was Hoggle taking care of business in a small pond.

"Excuse me," Amelia said startling the dwarf.

"Oh, excuse me!" the dwarf said hastily doing his pants up before turning to face her. "Sarah?!"

Grimacing Amelia shook her head.

"Amelia," she said.

"Oh," Hoggle said turning away from her and beginning to spray the fairies.

"Hoggle how do I get into the Labyrinth?" Amelia asked.

"Ya gets in there," Hoggle said gesturing behind his back toward the doors as they swung open.

"Thanks," Amelia said as she walked through the doors and turned right.

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Amelia walked for an hour before sitting down in exhaustion.

"'Allo!" a voice said from somewhere near her butt.

"'Allo," Amelia chirped as she grinned down at the speaker, a blue worm. "Do you know where there is an opening?"

"There's one right in front of you," the worm said.

"Thanks Mr. Worm," Amelia said standing up and walking through the wall and turning right.

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Amelia entered the area with the sandstone walls and stared at the signpost that had several hands pointing in different directions. Shaking her head in amusement Amelia moved on through the maze when she encountered the red and blue guards. The guards roared with laughter at the confused expression on Amelia's face as she registered the fact that what she thought had been a dead end a minute ago now had four guards in front of two doors and that the opening that had been behind her was now the dead end.

"Ok," Amelia said walking up to the red guard. "Answer yes or no. Would he tell me that this door leads to the castle and that that door leads to certain death?"

The red guard looked startled for a second before conferring with his bottom half. "Uh…Yes," the red guard said to Amelia.

"Then that door leads to the castle and this door leads to certain death," Amelia mumbled pointing at the door behind the blue guard.

"He could be telling the truth," the red guard wheedled.

"But then you wouldn't be," Amelia stated grinning in triumph. "Now if you'll excuse me I have a Labyrinth to solve."

Amelia pushed open the door behind the blue guard and felt the ground give way beneath her feet.

'Damn!' Amelia thought as she fell into the hole.

After falling several meters she felt her descent begin to slow down some.

"Um, hello?" Amelia called hesitatingly as she felt herself stop.

"Hello," several disembodied voices said.

"Are you guys the Helping Hands?" Amelia asked curious.

"Yes we are," another set of disembodied voices said. "Now which way do you want to go?"

"Down please," she said pleasantly. "And please let me down slowly."

The hands let her down to the hole that lead to the oubliette. As the manhole clanged shut Amelia stood up and stretched as her eyes adjusted to the darkness.

"Lovely," she muttered. "An oubliette and down the rabbit hole."

Just then there was a sound in the dark.

"Hoggle?" Amelia called out. "Is that you?"

"How did ya know I was here?" Hoggle asked as he lit a candle filling the oubliette with light.

"I figured that you would come to lead me back to the beginning when I reached the oubliette," Amelia said as she walked over to a tarp and pushed it aside revealing a plank. "Do ya know what an oubliette-" Hoggle began.

"A place you put people to forget about them," Amelia said as she fitted the plank into the wall of the oubliette.

"How did ya know that?" Hoggle asked amazed.

"Oubliette is another form of the French word oublier which means to forget," Amelia said sticking the doorknob on the right side of the door and turning it revealing a passageway. "Now if you'll excuse me I would like to get out of this hole."

Grumbling to himself Hoggle followed her toward the false alarms, which Amelia ignored. Hoggle stared at her back thinking that there was something quite familiar about her but couldn't put his finger on it.

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Finding the ladder Amelia let Hoggle go first before climbing up behind him as he pushed the lid off a large urn. Scrambling out of it Hoggle climbed down and waited for Amelia to get out of the urn.

"Thanks," Amelia said as she looked around to get her bearings.

Just then there was a sudden sound behind them. Turning they saw the Wiseman and his hat shuffle over to his chair and sit on it.

"Excuse me," Amelia said walking up to the Wiseman.

"Ah a young woman," the Wiseman said noticing Amelia and Hoggle. "And who's this?" "A friend," Amelia said placing a hand on Hoggle's shoulder. "Do you know the way to the castle at the center of the Labyrinth?"

"Hmm," the Wiseman said. "Let's see…"

He thought for a minute while his hat rolled its eyes in despair making Amelia grin.

"Ah yes the way forward is often the way back," the Wiseman said slowly.

"Thank you," Amelia said as she dropped her bracelet into the little box that the Wiseman held out.

"Ya didn't have to give him that," Hoggle said as he trailed after Amelia. "He didn't tell ya nothing."

With a sigh Amelia stopped in the middle of hedge maze and closed her eyes.

"What are ya doin'?" Hoggle asked bewildered.

"Finding my way," Amelia said as she spun in a circle not hearing the click of boot heels on the stones as the Goblin King entered the Hedge Maze.

"I'm going this way Hoggle you don't need to follow me," Amelia said as she stopped spinning and swaying dizzily on the spot.

She opened her eyes, took a step, and almost fell. The Goblin King quickly grabbed her from behind before she could hit the ground.

"Thank you Your Majesty," Amelia whispered as she held onto his arms.

"You're quite welcome," the king said studying the woman in his arms. "And how are you liking my Labyrinth?"

"It's been interesting," Amelia said.

"Really?" the Goblin King asked raising an eyebrow at Amelia who was still in his arms. "And how is it interesting?"

"It keeps me on my toes," Amelia said shaking her head slightly trying to ease the dizziness.

"Ah I see," the king said.

"Excuse me," Amelia whispered as she gently disentangled herself from the Goblin King's arms. "I need to solve your Labyrinth."

"And what is Hogsbreath doing? Helping you?" he asked smirking at Amelia.

"His name is Hoggle and he is keeping me company," Amelia said evenly. "Now please excuse me."

As Amelia started to walk away the king grabbed her wrist and pulled her back toward him.

"Jareth please let me go," Amelia said as she pushed at his chest.

"Not without this," Jareth growled before capturing her lips in a breath-taking kiss as Hoggle's jaw dropped in surprise and shock.

Amelia melted against his mouth wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him back with equal fervor. Jareth gently broke the kiss and rested his forehead against hers as they gasped for breath.

"Now I will leave you to solve the Labyrinth," Jareth whispered before vanishing and leaving Amelia staring at the spot where he had just been standing.

With a dreamy look on her face Amelia drifted off into the Hedge Maze with Hoggle hurrying after her and muttering to himself. Sighing Amelia opened her mouth and sang a love song that seemed to belong everywhere.

"My own true love, my own true love, at last I've found you, my own true love. No lips but yours, no arms but yours, will ever lead me through Heaven's door; I roamed the Earth in search of this, I knew I'd know you, know you by your kiss. And by your kiss you've shown true love, I'm yours forever, my own true love."

Hoggle gaped at the young woman in front of him who seemed to be in a love struck daze.