Back to the Labyrinth
This is my first fan fiction that I ever put on the web, so please bear with me. Rating will be PG to PG-13. I write as I go. I let it flow out. Hope you enjoy it.
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1. The Book is more than it seems
It has been three years since Sarah had her adventure in the Labyrinth. She hasn't been back and really doesn't plane to. She talks to her friends Hoggle, Ludo and Sir Didymus from time to time. She never asked about Jareth. She really didn't want to hear it.
Sarah was sitting in her English class. It was the last period of the day. She was a senior now in her high school. She had a few friends, but that was it. The teens thought she was weird for being herself and into fantasy tales and books. They were more into the boy bands and fads that were going on at the time. She did have dates a few months later, but no true love. The guys just wanted a good time and that was it.
The bell rang and the students grabbed their books and left. Sarah placed her books in her bag and started to leave the classroom. She looked out the window quickly and thought she saw a white barn owl sitting on a limb of an oak tree. She pulled a double take and it was gone. She shrugged and thought it was nothing as she headed down the hall.
She turned to the left and headed to her locker. She finished her homework in all her classes when they had five minutes to talk and study. She found her Labyrinth book at the bottom of her locker. "How did that get here?" She said to herself.
"Talking to your imaginary friends again, Sarah?" Asked the boy next to her and laughed as he walked away. "Williams is such a freak." He let out to one of his buddies. They didn't care if Sarah heard them talking.
Sarah sighed and put the book back in her bag. She went out the door and headed to the park. She had an hour till she really had to be home and watch her half brother Toby. It was also her turn to cook supper for him and was dreading it.
Toby was four now. He barely remembered what happened that night. He remembered the goblins and Jareth.
Sarah sat down on a bench and looked up at the clock tower. She had forty-five minutes left. She watched the birds fly around for a moment as the wind lightly touched her face. She placed her hand down on the stone bench and then suddenly drew it back. She looked down and saw her book lying there. "What!" She yelled. "How the hell did it get out of my bag?" She pulled her book bag off her shoulder and saw that it was still tied up like she had it. She searched for a hole and found nothing. Sarah sensed that she was being watched and looked up. She saw the barn owl again. She grabbed the book and walked over to the bird of prey. "Jareth, leave me alone. I had enough of you the first time."
The owl just blinked its eyes and didn't move as Sarah took a quick glance to see if anyone was watching.
"Is there something special about this book?" She asked. "It was in a drawer at home. You must have gotten it out."
The owl just ruffled its feathers and blinked again.
Sarah sighed, "Just leave me alone." She went back to the bench and picked up her book bag. She threw it on her shoulder and stopped at a wastebasket. She took a glance at the owl and then the book in her hands. She let a smirk out on her face and looked at the bird as she dropped it in the trash. She looked up at the clock and decided to go home.
The owl watched her walk away and then grabbed the book out of the trash. It followed her and landed in a tree. It placed the book against a limb and waited.
Sarah saw her stepmother sitting at a desk paying bills. It was Friday night. Sarah found Toby watching a favorite show of his.
"Sarah, you're early." her stepmother replied. She held up a twenty-dollar bill. "Your father and I decided that you could order pizza tonight."
This surprised Sarah. "Thanks." She said as she took the money and placed it in her pocket.
"Don't put it in your account for that car you are trying to get. Get the food and give me the change on my nightstand." Karen stressed in her voice.
Sarah sighed and nodded. "Oh, alright."
Her father came downstairs and kissed Sarah on the cheek. "How are you?" Then he went over to Karen and kissed her deeply on the lips. "Have you told her?"
Sarah raised an eyebrow, "Tell me what?"
Karen put the checkbook up in her purse. "Richard, you tell her. I have to get my bag ready." She stood up and placed the chair behind the desk. She didn't look back as she went up the stairs.
"We are going away for the weekend." He said slowly.
"What?"
He rubbed the back of his neck. "We'll be back on Sunday. Your Aunt Trina will be here in the morning."
"I don't need a babysitter!" Sarah yelled. "I can take care of Toby myself."
Toby was giggling and bouncing on the couch.
"Toby, sit down." said Richard and then he turned back to Sarah. "She is watching Toby. You are going with your cousins to camp."
"No, I'm not." Sarah said hotly.
"You are not staying alone all weekend. I don't want a party going on here like last time." Richard remembered hearing something going on wild in her room three years ago. There was confetti everywhere.
"Last time?" She repeated
"Go pack you bags tonight." Richard went upstairs and headed to the bedroom.
Sarah sighed, "It's not fair."
Two hours later, Sarah's folks left and the pizza came. She and the little boy ate. Then Sarah placed the change on her stepmother's nightstand and sighed heavily. She had her heart set on that car. She threw her book bag in her room and opened the window. She went to the bathroom to give Toby his bath.
This was the owl's chance. It flapped its wings and snatched the book. It glided into Sarah's room and placed the book on the desk. It landed for a moment and looked at the room. Some things have changed, but only a few posters. The owl flew back to the tree and waited.
Sarah returned after she put Toby to bed. She was happy that was over with. Now she had to pack her bags for that trip that she didn't want to take. She turned on the lights and saw that her Labyrinth book was on the desk. "What the hell?" She looked out the window and yelled, "Jareth, I don't believe you."
The owl flew in and Jareth appeared once more in her room. He wore a pair of black leather boots that went to the thigh. A deep red shirt that was opened at the chest. He had on that necklace he wore years ago. A black leather waistcoat that flared down to the floor in the back. He smiled, "Sarah, it's been a long time." He took one step forward. "Hogwart and the others have chatted with you, but you have not called me back. I've been watching you."
Sarah took a step back. She couldn't believe that he was back. "I didn't want to see you after what happened."
Jareth glanced down at her bags, "Going somewhere?" He asked.
"No." She replied quickly.
He cocked an eyebrow. "So, your father is sending you away."
"How long have you been spying on me?" Sarah asked as she crossed her arms over her chest and tapped her foot. She was getting very impatient with him. She wanted him gone in a way, but her mind was wondering how she could get out of that trip.
Jareth gave her one his famous looks. "From time to time. I saw that last date you were on. That guy wasn't for you at all."
"What do you want, Jareth?" She asked.
"Come back to the Labyrinth with me. You have no place here." He said. He paused as though he was thinking what he was going to say. He could hear her heart beating so fast in her chest. She was beautiful as ever. "The teenagers treats you badly at that school. Your stepmother wants you to hurry and move out." Jareth waited for her to digest this. He held out his hand. "Come with me."
Sarah took another step back and picked up the book. "What's so special about this book?"
Jareth flinted and said quickly, "I knew it was your favorite." He knew more than that, but don't want to tell her unless he had to.
She cocked her head and tapped the book on her chin. "I think if I get rid of this then I will get rid of you." She decided to deal with her world. She ran passed in and down the stairs. She went over to the fireplace as the flames roared.
Jareth appeared in an instant. "Stop. You do that and then you'll never see Hoggle and the others again." He was still in love with her and would do anything to make her come back.
"You saying this book is something more than it seems." Sarah asked and looked down at it. She never thought of that.
"That's the only link you have to my world." He told her part of the truth. "You are the only one that can come to the Labyrinth." He went close to her. His cheek was almost touching hers. He said softly, "Do you really want to lose that?"
The doorbell rang and a voice said, "Sarah, we came early. The weather was starting to get bad and we want to be here on time."
Jareth didn't give Sarah to decide. He grabbed her by the arm as Sarah dropped the book on the floor. He pulled her to the nearest door and they entered his throne room as her aunt opened the door.
"Sarah?" yelled out Aunt Trina. No one was in the room.
This is my first fan fiction that I ever put on the web, so please bear with me. Rating will be PG to PG-13. I write as I go. I let it flow out. Hope you enjoy it.
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1. The Book is more than it seems
It has been three years since Sarah had her adventure in the Labyrinth. She hasn't been back and really doesn't plane to. She talks to her friends Hoggle, Ludo and Sir Didymus from time to time. She never asked about Jareth. She really didn't want to hear it.
Sarah was sitting in her English class. It was the last period of the day. She was a senior now in her high school. She had a few friends, but that was it. The teens thought she was weird for being herself and into fantasy tales and books. They were more into the boy bands and fads that were going on at the time. She did have dates a few months later, but no true love. The guys just wanted a good time and that was it.
The bell rang and the students grabbed their books and left. Sarah placed her books in her bag and started to leave the classroom. She looked out the window quickly and thought she saw a white barn owl sitting on a limb of an oak tree. She pulled a double take and it was gone. She shrugged and thought it was nothing as she headed down the hall.
She turned to the left and headed to her locker. She finished her homework in all her classes when they had five minutes to talk and study. She found her Labyrinth book at the bottom of her locker. "How did that get here?" She said to herself.
"Talking to your imaginary friends again, Sarah?" Asked the boy next to her and laughed as he walked away. "Williams is such a freak." He let out to one of his buddies. They didn't care if Sarah heard them talking.
Sarah sighed and put the book back in her bag. She went out the door and headed to the park. She had an hour till she really had to be home and watch her half brother Toby. It was also her turn to cook supper for him and was dreading it.
Toby was four now. He barely remembered what happened that night. He remembered the goblins and Jareth.
Sarah sat down on a bench and looked up at the clock tower. She had forty-five minutes left. She watched the birds fly around for a moment as the wind lightly touched her face. She placed her hand down on the stone bench and then suddenly drew it back. She looked down and saw her book lying there. "What!" She yelled. "How the hell did it get out of my bag?" She pulled her book bag off her shoulder and saw that it was still tied up like she had it. She searched for a hole and found nothing. Sarah sensed that she was being watched and looked up. She saw the barn owl again. She grabbed the book and walked over to the bird of prey. "Jareth, leave me alone. I had enough of you the first time."
The owl just blinked its eyes and didn't move as Sarah took a quick glance to see if anyone was watching.
"Is there something special about this book?" She asked. "It was in a drawer at home. You must have gotten it out."
The owl just ruffled its feathers and blinked again.
Sarah sighed, "Just leave me alone." She went back to the bench and picked up her book bag. She threw it on her shoulder and stopped at a wastebasket. She took a glance at the owl and then the book in her hands. She let a smirk out on her face and looked at the bird as she dropped it in the trash. She looked up at the clock and decided to go home.
The owl watched her walk away and then grabbed the book out of the trash. It followed her and landed in a tree. It placed the book against a limb and waited.
Sarah saw her stepmother sitting at a desk paying bills. It was Friday night. Sarah found Toby watching a favorite show of his.
"Sarah, you're early." her stepmother replied. She held up a twenty-dollar bill. "Your father and I decided that you could order pizza tonight."
This surprised Sarah. "Thanks." She said as she took the money and placed it in her pocket.
"Don't put it in your account for that car you are trying to get. Get the food and give me the change on my nightstand." Karen stressed in her voice.
Sarah sighed and nodded. "Oh, alright."
Her father came downstairs and kissed Sarah on the cheek. "How are you?" Then he went over to Karen and kissed her deeply on the lips. "Have you told her?"
Sarah raised an eyebrow, "Tell me what?"
Karen put the checkbook up in her purse. "Richard, you tell her. I have to get my bag ready." She stood up and placed the chair behind the desk. She didn't look back as she went up the stairs.
"We are going away for the weekend." He said slowly.
"What?"
He rubbed the back of his neck. "We'll be back on Sunday. Your Aunt Trina will be here in the morning."
"I don't need a babysitter!" Sarah yelled. "I can take care of Toby myself."
Toby was giggling and bouncing on the couch.
"Toby, sit down." said Richard and then he turned back to Sarah. "She is watching Toby. You are going with your cousins to camp."
"No, I'm not." Sarah said hotly.
"You are not staying alone all weekend. I don't want a party going on here like last time." Richard remembered hearing something going on wild in her room three years ago. There was confetti everywhere.
"Last time?" She repeated
"Go pack you bags tonight." Richard went upstairs and headed to the bedroom.
Sarah sighed, "It's not fair."
Two hours later, Sarah's folks left and the pizza came. She and the little boy ate. Then Sarah placed the change on her stepmother's nightstand and sighed heavily. She had her heart set on that car. She threw her book bag in her room and opened the window. She went to the bathroom to give Toby his bath.
This was the owl's chance. It flapped its wings and snatched the book. It glided into Sarah's room and placed the book on the desk. It landed for a moment and looked at the room. Some things have changed, but only a few posters. The owl flew back to the tree and waited.
Sarah returned after she put Toby to bed. She was happy that was over with. Now she had to pack her bags for that trip that she didn't want to take. She turned on the lights and saw that her Labyrinth book was on the desk. "What the hell?" She looked out the window and yelled, "Jareth, I don't believe you."
The owl flew in and Jareth appeared once more in her room. He wore a pair of black leather boots that went to the thigh. A deep red shirt that was opened at the chest. He had on that necklace he wore years ago. A black leather waistcoat that flared down to the floor in the back. He smiled, "Sarah, it's been a long time." He took one step forward. "Hogwart and the others have chatted with you, but you have not called me back. I've been watching you."
Sarah took a step back. She couldn't believe that he was back. "I didn't want to see you after what happened."
Jareth glanced down at her bags, "Going somewhere?" He asked.
"No." She replied quickly.
He cocked an eyebrow. "So, your father is sending you away."
"How long have you been spying on me?" Sarah asked as she crossed her arms over her chest and tapped her foot. She was getting very impatient with him. She wanted him gone in a way, but her mind was wondering how she could get out of that trip.
Jareth gave her one his famous looks. "From time to time. I saw that last date you were on. That guy wasn't for you at all."
"What do you want, Jareth?" She asked.
"Come back to the Labyrinth with me. You have no place here." He said. He paused as though he was thinking what he was going to say. He could hear her heart beating so fast in her chest. She was beautiful as ever. "The teenagers treats you badly at that school. Your stepmother wants you to hurry and move out." Jareth waited for her to digest this. He held out his hand. "Come with me."
Sarah took another step back and picked up the book. "What's so special about this book?"
Jareth flinted and said quickly, "I knew it was your favorite." He knew more than that, but don't want to tell her unless he had to.
She cocked her head and tapped the book on her chin. "I think if I get rid of this then I will get rid of you." She decided to deal with her world. She ran passed in and down the stairs. She went over to the fireplace as the flames roared.
Jareth appeared in an instant. "Stop. You do that and then you'll never see Hoggle and the others again." He was still in love with her and would do anything to make her come back.
"You saying this book is something more than it seems." Sarah asked and looked down at it. She never thought of that.
"That's the only link you have to my world." He told her part of the truth. "You are the only one that can come to the Labyrinth." He went close to her. His cheek was almost touching hers. He said softly, "Do you really want to lose that?"
The doorbell rang and a voice said, "Sarah, we came early. The weather was starting to get bad and we want to be here on time."
Jareth didn't give Sarah to decide. He grabbed her by the arm as Sarah dropped the book on the floor. He pulled her to the nearest door and they entered his throne room as her aunt opened the door.
"Sarah?" yelled out Aunt Trina. No one was in the room.