Lost and Lonely

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I stormed out of the house, furious. The winter air was cold and stung my cheeks. I was furious at my mom. She was always telling me I was wrong and stupid and didn't know what I was doing. My dad just sat on his ass all day. And my sister. Don't get me started. I just wanted to get out for a while and forget about it all. I ran into the woods, knowing my mom would lock the door in her fury. I ran as far as I could until the house was no longer visible to me. I looked around and sat down on a log. I tightened my hat and fixed my jacket. My gloves had no fingers unfortunately, so I rested them under my chin.

"I hate them," I whispered, crying. "I hate them and they hate me. Damn it I want out! I want a life refund!" I hit the log and sat there crying for a minute. I took a deep breathe and looked around. I had forgotten why I loved winter. Despite my hatred for the cold, I loved snow. It made the world peaceful and serene. My bad thoughts would dissolve and I would be happy. For a while. Until I came back to reality.

"No one can blame you, For walking away. Too much protection na na. No love injection na na. Life can be easy. It's Not always swell. Don't tell me truth hurts little girl, cause it hurts like hell." I softly sang a song to myself, trying to take my mind off things. "But down in the underground, you'll find someone true. Down in the underground, A land serene, a crystal moon ahhh ah." I wiped my nose and closed my eyes.

" Man. I wish there was a way to get to the underground." I said, hitting the log again. I got up to walk around some more, but stopped in my tracks. In front of me was a door. A random door standing in the middle of the woods.

"That wasn't there before, was it?" I asked no one. I walked around it, seeing that it would lead nowhere, because its just a random door. If I opened it, it would lead me back to the log. I shrugged, and playfully opened the door, walking through. When I stepped through, I noticed the log was gone. Along with the snow and the forest all together. Instead there was a large labyrinth ahead of me with a giant castle in the center. The sky was violet with beautiful clouds in it rolling by. There were a couple weird and exotic plants near me, along with rocks and I noticed it was warmer. I loosened my hat and unbuttoned my jacket.

"Wow." I said in awe. I turned back to the door and noticed it was gone. "Weird. I guess the only way out, is through." I said, and began to walk towards the labyrinth. Outside of it's walls, was a small area with a pool of water and some more plants. Small things flew around. One landed on my shoulder, biting me and giggling. I looked at it and saw it was a fairy. I flicked it off and walked forward. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a small man, a dwarf, in rugged pants and a orangey vest, with a red cap on, spraying the faeries.

"Ahhh damned Jareth, making me work overtime with little break. Spraying these damned faeries uurrghh." He said, grumbling to himself. I chuckled at the sight of him mumbling and looked at the wall. I noticed a large door and pushed on it. It began to open. "hey hey hey! Where do ya' think yer goin'?" I turned around to see the dwarf with his hands on his hips. I looked around and then back at him.

"Inside." I stated simply. He scoffed and laughed.

"Well do you know where yer goin' inside?" He asked. I shook my head.

" Nah' I think I'm going to wing it." I said, stepping inside. The walls had moving things with eyes on them and branches all on the floor. There were two ways, left and right. They seemed to never end.

"How did you get ere'?" I heard the voice again. The dwarf walked over to me and stepped forward. I pointed back the way I came.

"Through a door." I said smiling.

" A door?" He turned and looked at me. "No one…wished you away eh'?" He asked, raising a brow.

"No…why?" I asked, raising my own brow. He laughed. Then slowly turned away. He muttered something. "Excuse me?" I asked him. He turned around quickly.

"Nothing! So eh'…waddya call yerself?" He asked me as I began to walk left.

"Aleixa. How bout you? What's your name?" I asked. He chuckled.

"Hoggle." He said. He seemed to be waiting for something. "Your eh, goin' the wrong way."

"I'm not trying to go a certain way. I'm going my own way." I stated simply, hopping over a branch.

"Your not trying to get to the castle?" Hoggle asked me. I shook my head.

"No. If I end up there, I end up there. " I said, as I touched the wall, my hand hit nothing, and I realized I had found a turn.

"Well, if yer not goin' anywhere, where are you goin'?" Hoggle asked. He was still following me.

"I'm going wherever I end up" I said, walking through the next part. There were a lot of bushes and brick walls and such and the ground was stone now. I saw a stone bench and sat on it. Hoggle walked up to me.

"So why are you here?" He asked me. I sighed.

"Hoggle, why are you asking so many questions?" I asked, looking up at the sky.

"Because it's my job…wait…Did you call me Hoggle?" Hoggle asked me, surprised. I nodded, looking at him.

" It's your name isn't it." I said laughing. He looked around very nervously.

"You mean your not Jareth pulling one of his surprise tests on me to see if I will lead you to the castle?" Hoggle asked me, in a much higher voice. He seemed nervous.

"No. No I'm not." I said, touching his shoulder. He jerked back. "What's wrong ho-"

"HOGBRAIN!" Someone yelled. There was a poof of smoke and glitter. Hoggle got down on his knees as I began to cough furiously. Suddenly a man was standing in front of us. He had a pointed face, pale skin that seemed to gleam almost like silver, blonde hair all fluffed up and two long strands by his face, he wore a black poet shirt and a blue vest, with dark grey tight pants and black boots. Around his neck was a strange necklace. He held a riding crop, with a crystal ball at the end. He wore black gloves on his hands, which were on his hips. His eyes were two different colors, one brown, the other bright blue. I guessed that he was Jareth, the king of this place, seeing I had read Labyrinth before.

"Yer, yer majesty! I was just-" Hoggle began, but Jareth hit him with the riding crop.

"Quiet Hiddleclad. I go to your working station, to pull one of my surprise tests on you, to test your loyalty, where I find you absent. So I take a look in my crystal and what do I see? You leading this lovely creature through my labyrinth." He said, pointing the crop at me. " And No one even wished her away. You know what I have to do now right?" He said, smirking. Hoggle gasped.

"No Jareth! Anything but the Eternal Stench!" He said, begging. Jareth nodded.

"Oh yes Hiccodle. The bog with you." He said, grinning evily. I stood up.

"Now wait a second!" I said loudly. Hoggle looked up at me, shaking his head. Jareth turned towards me. He seemed to be surprised, but almost pleased.

"And uh. Who are you?" He asked me, tilting his head. He walked forward. I backed up a little.

"I'm Aleixa." I said, looking down a bit.

"And what are you doing in my labyrinth?" Jareth asked me, coming closer. I looked down a little more.

"Well I was in the woods where I was walking around and I found a door and it led me to this place and I met Hoggle, but He thought I was you in disguise so he was trying to lead me back to the beginning because he thought I was trying to get to the castle and-" I looked up. Jareth was right in front of me now. His face was right in front of mine. I couldn't stop looking into his eyes. They seemed to be searching me for something. For a weakness.

"Well that's quite an interesting story." He said looking at me. He looked back at Hoggle. "Is this true Holoddle?" Hoggle nodded. Jareth frowned. "Very well. Be on your way." Hoggle got up, nodding, then looked at me. He mouthed, "Thanks." I blinked twice as if to say, "Welcome," and he ran off. I looked back at Jareth, who was smirking.

"I-I'm sorry Your Majesty if I came uninvi-"

" Now please. Spare me the apologies. If you would just come with me." Jareth said, still eyeing me. He held out one hand. I looked at him.

"Do I-"

"Take my hand." Jareth said. I reached for it. Quickly he grabbed mine, and pulled me closer to him. Suddenly, we were no longer outside. We were inside what looked like a throne room now. There was a huge throne which back curved a bit and was low seated but high on a step. I looked to my right where I noticed Jareth wasn't there anymore. He was sitting in the throne, one leg on the arm the other down normally, tilted almost. Surrounding me and filling the room were goblins of all looks and heights. Some flying some climbing walls. "Now then, "Jareth said, "Tell me, what should I do with you? Should I send you to the Bog of Eternal Stench? Should I turn you into one of my goblin minions? A Fairy? A frog? Or should I set the cleaners on you?" He looked at me, raising his eyebrows. As if expecting an answer.

"I..I don't know your Majesty. I mean. It's up to you, I mean..ugh what I'm trying to say is I trespassed uninvited and clearly your upset about it and I guess you can chose the punishment which is 99% possible, and the other 1% Is..well letting me go unharmed which is most unlikely and…" I trailed off in thought. I was rambling like an idiot. I looked at Jareth, who was grinning wildly and laughing to himself. He stopped, and looked at the goblins.

"Well?" He said loudly. They all began laughing hysterically. Jareth continued. I looked down at the floor. I felt like a fool. Suddenly the laughter seized. I had a bad feeling.

"Look up at me." Jareth said suddenly. I started to look up slowly. Jareth was sitting upright, with his hand on both arms of the chair. He lifted one hand, making a 'come closer' gesture. I started to walk forward. I stopped a foot away from the step in front of the throne. Jareth made another gesture. I took a couple more steps. He made another gesture. I looked at him.

"But I'm already on the step I can't get any closer without being on your-" I was cut short by Jareth grabbing the back of my head and putting my face directly in front of his. His eyes were still enticing and hypnotizing.

"Now tell me," He said in a low, and calm voice, "Why can't I do Any of those?" I looked at him, awestruck.

"Um-""Well first off, the bog of eternal stench. How rude of me would that be, sending you there? I could never turn you into one of my ghastly minions that wouldn't be right. The cleaners is far too severe a punishment. And frog no your much too pretty for that, fairy, I could but even if you'd keep your looks you'd get sprayed away." Jareth moved his fingers through my hair as he held on.

"So your…letting me go?" I asked, half hopeful. Although I hated life at home, being sent to a bog or turned into something wouldn't be fun. Or maybe whatever else he had in mind wasn't good either.

"Oh my dear I'm afraid not." Jareth said, crooning almost. I sighed, sort of relieved, but scared at the same time.

"Then, what will become of me?" I asked, hoping the answer wouldn't be too bad. Jareth smirked.

"Seeing that most punishments would be unfair and too cruel, crueler than me, I have decided that you shall stay here in my labyrinth, as a prisoner in a way, but as an inhabitant of the underground. And live with me and my goblins here in the goblin city forever." I gazed over his shoulder for a second.

"Underground…" I whispered, looking back at him. Jareth looked at me, tilting his head, he moved his fingers in my hair again.

"Something wrong?" He asked me. I shook my head.

" No, it's just that…earlier today when I was in the woods after leaving my house, I wished to find a way to the underground and that's when I found the door." I said to him. Jareth nodded.

"Yes when you wish about thing such as me and my kingdom, they are answered." He said. "Which explains how you got here." He looked at me again, smirking. "Well can't go back now can we?" He added a small laugh. He rustled his fingers through my hair, unwinding them and pulling them out, brushing my hair in a way. He touched the side of my face quickly then pulled his hand back. I backed up a bit as he got up. "Shall we?" He asked me. I looked around. The goblins were all gone.

"Shall we what?" I asked. Jareth smirked. He snapped his fingers and a small female goblin appeared.

"Take her to her room." Jareth said, as he walked out of the room. I heard him call back " Feel free to explore dear." As his voice trailed off, I turned to the goblin.

"Well, let's go." She said in a squeaky voice. I followed her through corridors with thousands of doors. Finally we came to a dead end with two giant doors. The goblin opened the one on the left and I walked in. It was a large room, with blue walls outlined in black, a large bed with curtains surrounding it, very antique with a black spread, a hard floor with a black mat placed in it, a vanity, a dresser, a large closet, a desk with, surprisingly, a laptop on it, decorations and paintings on the walls, two lamps, a bathroom, a skylight, and a huge window that looked over the entire labyrinth.

"Wow it's so big." I said looking around. The goblins squeaked as she exited the room. I looked around, shrugging. There was a note on the vanity mirror.

Dearest Aleixa,

Dinner is in three hours. Wear what you like, but don't be too extravagant or too sloppy. Look nice. After all, it will be our first dinner together. Then we shall discuss living matters.

Yours truly and most sincerely, Jareth

I put the note down and thought for a minute. "Well, I better look and see what I have in my new big closet." I said opening it. Inside were pretty much all the clothes I liked. I threw on a pair of skinny jeans, black boots, a black and blue striped long sleeve, and a black beret. I fixed my eyeliner and eye shadow and added an owl necklace. "All set." I said, deciding to go walk around and explore. I opened my bedroom door and walked down the hallway. I turned into the next corridor where I found all these doors. I opened one on my left. Inside was a giant ocean with fish and tortoises. I smiled. "Woah." A tentacle came, wrapping around my ankle. I pulled away, closing the door. I opened another, which was full of exotic birds. "Okaaaay." I said giggling. The next door was a jungle. Then the next was an old black and white film. I opened the last door in the corridor and saw it was a giant sky, filed with clouds. I stepped on one, and noticed I could bounce on them. I bounced from cloud to cloud laughing. "I believe I can FLYYYYY!' I sang out loud bouncing. I noticed there was a huge rainbow across the room. Then another one. I laughed at this and began to bounce some more. "Double rainbow all the way across the sky! Yeaaaaah! So intense! What does this mean? It's so bright so vivid! It's starting to look like a triple rainboooooow!" I slid down one of them laughing. I landed on another cloud. I looked up and saw I had gone much farther down from the door. "Well, I gotta bounce my way back up!" I said, jumping from cloud to cloud, making my way up.

"Ma'm" I heard a voice say. It was tiny but sweet and strong. I looked over to see a small fairy fly over. "Jareth asked me to fetch you for dinner." She said sweetly, grabbing my finger.

"It's been three hours already?" I asked. She smiled

"Time is different in the underground. It doesn't matter, because it's forever." She said. I smiled.

"Cool. Who are you?"

"I'm Genevieve. And I know who you are. Aleixa." Genevieve said, flying through the corridor. I fixed my hat.

"That's a beautiful name." I said. "I'm jealous."

"Oh but I like yours." She said, flying next to me. We walked down the corridor and took a stairwell down.

"Yeah well, there is a random I in there so people always pronounce it wrong." I said sighing.

"Oh that's not that bad." Genevieve said sweetly.

"Oh but try that for fourteen years straight." I said laughing. We continued talking about ourselves as we walked down the corridor.

"So do you like it?" Genevieve suddenly asked me.

"Like what?"

"The kingdom."

"Oh, "I said pausing, "I haven't really looked around."

"Well Jareth is bound to show you 'round." Genevieve said, stopping in front of a grand door. "Well, here we are. The Dining hall." The door swung open, and Inside was the most beautiful dining hall, with golden lining on everything and a long table in the middle. Paintings covered the walls and ceiling.

"Thank you Genevieve." Jareth said from across the room, sitting at the end of the table. "That will be all." Genevieve bowed and flew out. I walked over to the table and sat down across the way. "Come now!" Jareth suddenly exclaimed. I jumped at the sound and looked at him. "I may be your captor and you may be my prisoner here but I won't bite." The chair disappeared and was next to Jareth now. He still made me nervous, but I didn't want him to know. I slowly made my way to the chair and sat down. Jareth smiled at me and touched my hand. "How are you enjoying my castle?" He asked me. I smiled.

"It's…interesting." I said, grinning as I thought about the cloud room.

"Find anything you like?"

"Oh no just saw some rooms and stuff that's all."

"Aleixa," Jareth said sternly, "Don't lie. I know everything you do here. I have my sources." He said. I guessed the fairies and goblins. He then pulled out a crystal ball and began contact juggling it. He moved it side to side, as if to impress me. Then it disappeared. "So you like the cloud room eh'?" He said, letting my hand free. I nodded quickly. He smiled. "You should see it at night." That caught my attention. I loved nighttime, when the stars were out and such.

"What's it like?" I asked curiously. Jareth smirked.

"I'll have to show you." Is all he said as three goblins came in. One put a tray in front of me, the other in front of Jareth, the last gave us drinks.

"Thank you." I said, smiling to the goblin. It seemed pleased, until Jareth looked at it and it ran away. Under the lid was a plate of spaghetti with parsley, a roll of bread, and the drink was a fruity concoction that smelled delightful. I noticed Jareth was staring at me, twirling a fork in his hand.

"Well?" He said. I looked behind me to see if there was a goblin that he was scolding. Nobody but me. "Eat." Jareth said, loudly. I picked up my fork and twirled the noodles. I was uncomfortable with him watching me eat. I put the twirled pasta in my mouth and swallowed. "What do you think?" He asked me, smiling.

"It's really good." I said, eating more. Seeming satisfied, Jareth got back to his own plate. Once we had finished, goblins came and cleared our plates and trays. We were alone again. I was staring down at the table thinking. Wasn't I a prisoner? If so why wasn't I being treated like one? I jumped and shrieked when I felt someone grab my hand.

"What's the matter? Are you feeling Ill?" Jareth asked me, tightening his grip on my hand.

"No. No just thinking." I said, still looking down.

"Look at me." I ignored him the first time. "I said Look at Me right now!" He squeezed my hand harder and I winced in pain. I looked at him, tearing up. "Tell me…what is the matter? Are you…scared?" Jareth asked, sounding amused at the last part. Truthfully I was scared of what would happened to me if he lost his temper.

"I was just thinking, aren't I a prisoner? But I'm being treated like a princess." I said softly. Jareth loosened his grip a bit.

"That's because when I said prisoner, It was a term. Prisoner means being held under one's command and being captive. Your under my control now and I own you." Jareth said. I moved my hand out from under his grip.

"Um, not to be rude but, I am not an object to be owned so technically your just holding on to me but you can't own me." I said sternly. Jareth laughed.

"I beg to differ." He said smirking. "You may deny it now but sooner or later you will realize that in fact I do own you." He held my hand again and got out of his seat. "Come." He said. I got up and he took my hand, leading me out. We walked out of the dining hall and through the corridors. We stopped in front of my bedroom door. The door opened and we walked inside. He let my hand go and I turned to face him.

"Where did he go?" I asked out loud, seeing that he disappeared.

"Over here." he said, sitting on the window sill. "Come." I walked over to the window and stood, looking out. Jareth had his legs spread somewhat outward and on the sill, so there was sitting space in the middle of them. "Sit." He said to me. I looked at him.

"In your lap?" I asked. Jareth sighed shaking his head. He immediately grabbed my waist, pulling me into his lap and I was laying down onto his chest and in his legs. He kept his hands around my waist, holding on so I wouldn't fall off and out the window.

"Tell Me, Aleixa. What do you see?" Jareth asked, moving his head towards the outside.

"Your labyrinth." I said simply. I was getting uncomfortable in his grip.

" Well now it is your home too and you are allowed to explore if you ever want too, but not without someone like Genevieve around. The castle is a different story, you may explore as you like seeing it is less dangerous. The room next door to yours is mine if you ever need anything. And if your ever in trouble or in need, just call my name. Is this all clear to you?" He asked. I nodded.

"Crystal clear." I said, then giggled at my own little joke.

"What's so funny?" Jareth asked. I giggled again.

"Crystal Clear. You use crystals." I giggled again. I knew it was foolish but I thought it was funny. I thought Jareth would get annoyed, but instead chuckled. I felt him squeeze my side as he held my waist. I screeched and giggled.

"What now?" Jareth asked, smiling as he squeezed again. I squealed and tried to get out of his grip. Obviously, He thought what I called torture was hilarious. He squeezed again and didn't let go. I thrashed and squealed, giggling hysterically.

"Stop it!" I said, trying to move his hands. He grabbed my sides again and again. I laughed.

"Oh don't defy me Aleixa." Jareth said smirking as he let go. I breathed heavily and relaxed my muscles. I was out of breathe and still giggling. "Come now dear, you must get your rest after a long day." He said, looking up at the moon. I looked up at it too.

"It's so beautiful." I sighed. Jareth looked at me.

He whispered something to himself.

"hmm?" I asked

"Oh nothing. Come." He said, placing me down on the floor. I noticed I was no longer in my clothes, but a nightgown.

"When did I put this on?" I asked no one. Jareth just grabbed my wrist and brought me over to the bed. He unrolled the covers and I climbed in as I guessed I should.

"Pleasant dreams." He said, playfully smirking. Suddenly, he disappeared. I sighed. So far it was better than life at home.

"Please don't let me wake up and this all be a dream." I whispered. "I love it here."

I saw an owl fly by the window and grabbed at the necklace that was still on my neck. I slowly sank down in the bed and went to sleep.

Thanks to anyone who actually read this chapter. Please message with tips, corrections, spelling errors etc.

Jareth, Hoggle belong to Jim Henson

Genevieve, And Aleixa belong to me

Im not creative with names so I used my own so that's just how cool I am -_- Ik It's stupid but w.e

-Lexx