Disclaimer: Songs belong to Disney, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Sylvia Fine.
It was late evening and all was quiet and still in the Labyrinth.
A soft breeze sifted through the leaves of the Firey forest. In the various homes throughout the Goblin City, the sounds of the numerous citizens gently snoring complimented the tranquil atmosphere. An enormous crescent moon peaked through the dark clouds bathing the castle in silvery-white light.
The Goblin King stood in the balcony doorway of the royal bedchamber overlooking the dreaming kingdom. His wife was fast asleep on the grand bed behind him.
He didn't blame her for being exhausted. The last thirteen hours had been long and strenuous for his poor Sarah, and the reason was currently squirming and cooing impatiently in his arms again.
Keeping his voice low so as not to disturb the Goblin Queen, he began to sing another lullaby.
Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Every morning you greet me
Small and white clean and bright
You look happy to meet me
Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever
Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Bless my homeland forever.
Small and white clean and bright
You look happy to meet me
Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever
Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Bless my homeland forever
In all his years as the king of this magical realm, Jareth had never felt as powerful as he did at this very moment.
He remembered when he had held his son Stellan for the first time and how terrified he had been. He was sure that the child would shatter like glass in his hands. Thankfully, Sarah had more than enough experience from holding her little brother while she was human.
Jareth honestly had no idea how he ever would have mustered the courage to hold his first-born without his beloved wife to guide him.
Now, he felt stronger than the mightiest dragon as he held his second child, the beautiful Goblin Princess, Alexandria.
Sarah had been insistent upon naming the baby after her late grandmother and though Jareth thought the human name was unusual, he had to admit that there was something regal about it. Besides, he rather liked the nickname 'Lexi' he'd come up with a few minutes ago.
Princess Lexi was practically the opposite of her big brother Stellen.
Her mother's dark brown hair dusted the top of her fragile head and her eyes had inherited her father's ice-blue and brown color, but her pupils were perfectly even. She also appeared to have received her mother's stubbornness for she simply refused to go to sleep!
Jareth had been up for the past two hours singing random lullabies he'd learned from Sarah's various movie marathons and music albums she'd conjured during her first year as queen.
However, the Goblin King wasn't tired or frustrated. He loved singing to his children and could go on all night long so Sarah could earn her much-needed rest.
As Alexandria started to whimper again, Jareth bounced her gently in his arms and switched to a jazzier tune.
Won't you play the music
So the cradle can rock
To a lullaby in ragtime
Sleepy hands are creeping
To the end of the clock
Play a lullaby in ragtime
You can tell the sandman is on his way
By the way that they play
As still as the trill of a thrush
At twilights hush
The goblin princess's eyes finally started to droop and Jareth waltzed slowly in a circle towards the polished crib.
So you can hear the rhythm of the ripples
On the side of the boat
As you sail away to dreamland
High above the moon
You hear a silvery note
As the sandman takes your hand
So rock-a-bye my baby
Don't you cry my baby
Sleepy time is nigh
Won't you rock me to a ragtime lullaby
Princess Lexi yawned quietly and her father carefully placed her in her crib, tucking the blankets around her as he finished his serenade.
La la lu, La la lu
Oh, my little star sweeper
I'll sweep the stardust for you
La la lu, La la lu
Little soft fluffy sleeper
Here comes a pink cloud for you
La la lu, La la lu
Little wandering angel
Fold up your wings, close your eyes
La la lu, La la lu
And may love be your keeper
La la lu, La la lu, La la lu
"Goodnight you precious thing." Jareth purred before kissing his now-slumbering baby girl's forehead. He rocked the crib for a few minutes to make sure the goblin babe was really asleep before joining his wife in their bed.
Tomorrow, Hothead, Sir Didymus, Ludo and the rest of the Labyrinth subjects would get to meet their new princess.
Just before dawn broke, the bedchamber door creaked open.
After checking to make sure that his parents were still sleeping quietly, little Prince Stellan tiptoed across the room to Alexandria's crib.
"Hi sissy. Love you." The Goblin Prince whispered before pushing a stuffed Firey doll between the slats of the crib beside the baby shifting the blanket accidentally.
He froze suddenly as his little sister stirred at the motion.
Tiny mismatched eyes gazed at the boy, who was frozen stiff and about to cry at the thought of his parents scolding him for waking his little sister.
After a tense second, the infant princess smiled at her big brother and grasped his thumb in her tiny fist.
A/N: Sorry it's been a few days but I've been busy with midterms and my cousin's wedding this past weekend, but now it's finally Spring Break! I thought I'd name the princess after David Bowie's real daughter. He actually does call her Lexi! So cute! I know the lullaby choices might seem odd but I think they're pretty soothing and when I imagined David Bowie singing them I just couldn't use any others. Please leave a review!