Disclaimer: Not mine. Belongs to other immensely talented people. But I did borrow it to play.

Faeries & Babes.

The faeries used to leave the Underground to visit Above whenever a baby was born. They came and sprinkled magic upon them. Of course, children are already born with a weak magic of their own, but the faeries ministrations helped the Goblin King's Labyrinth to flourish. All of the magic of young children and their dreams and imaginings fed the Labyrinth... kept it fortified and going strong. So the faeries job was an important one. Especially since a child's magic only lasted for so long, before it slowly faded away.

Whenever they encountered a special baby, that is, to say, a baby born with stronger than normal magical abilities, they informed the Goblin King immediately. Sometimes these children were important, and sometimes they had to be brought to the Underground. Whenever a child had to be stolen away, Jareth, the Goblin King, made sure a loving and deserving Fae couple adopted these children. They never wanted for anything, and to ease the human parent's anguish, Jareth would usually try to award them somehow, a sudden rush of good luck, another child, somehow, he tried to make up for his monstrous behaviour.

He had done this for a very long time.

When Sarah Williams came into the world, the faeries had been working diligently that night. She had been one of about a dozen or so babes born into the Above and they had been busy! A young faerie, new to the job, was the one who came upon Sarah in the nursery. She hovered over her, testing the air and sensing Sarah had some unusual qualities about her. As she gave her the usual dosage of magic, Sarah suddenly opened her eyes... and the faerie was sure, so sure that Sarah had seen her. Which wasn't exactly unusual, per se... most children could not really see anything Fae, but could imagine it into being. They couldn't quite catch onto the glimmers of magic, but could sense them. But this faerie was certain that the babe had looked right at her. And normally, babies did not see such things until they were a bit older.

Her suspicions were only further confirmed when Sarah waved her tiny fists towards her... the faerie was mesmerized by the wee little hand opening towards her, grabbing, and she barely missed being caught up in Sarah's grasp. As the faerie darted off, back to the Underground and to report to the Goblin King, she swore she saw the babe frown. And she wondered... wondered what this all meant, exactly.

When Jareth went to see the babe, he was struck by her power. She was special, indeed. He could not foretell though, just how her powers would manifest. So he could not do anything with her, save for leave her where she was and watch over her from afar. He stroked the smooth cheek and smiled at her. She would be a beauty one day. And he felt that he would have many more interactions with this curious creature.

And as he poofed away from her in a cloud of glitter, he swore he heard the babe laugh.