Chapter 1

Sarah Williams was sitting on the couch waiting for her friend, Kayla to show up; they were going to go for lunch. As she waited for her friend, Sarah's thoughts turned to the Labyrinth, she had never forgotten her time in that magical world even after five years. She wondered how her friends were and then her thoughts turned to the Goblin King and she wondered if she would ever see him again.

Kayla POV

Kayla Spellman pulled up outside her friend, Sarah's apartment building. She parked her car and got out, locking it behind her. When she arrived outside Sarah's apartment she knocked on the door and waited for her friend to answer. Sarah greeted her with a smile and stood back to let her in.

"Ready to go?" Kayla asked.

"Almost," Sarah nodded, putting on her coat and picking up her purse. "Ok, ready."

She followed Kayla back out of the apartment, locked the door and they went down to the parking lot. They got into the car and they drove four blocks to the café.

Jareth POV

Meanwhile in the Goblin Kingdom the Goblin King was sitting in his throne, thinking about Sarah who was never far from his thoughts. Not for the first time Jareth wished that he could look in on Sarah in one of his crystal balls but since he no longer had any power over her he couldn't even do that. Since Sarah had said those damned words the goblin king was preventing from even seeing her in a crystal. Jareth had asked his guards to bring the dwarf, Hoggle, or Higgle or whatever his name was, to him and was waiting for him to arrive. A few minutes later the guards entered the throne room, leading the dwarf in question.

"Thank you," Jareth nodded once Hoggle was before him. "Leave us." Alone with the dwarf the Goblin King looked at him over steepled fingers. "Higgle..."

"Hoggle," the dwarf corrected.

"Yes," Jareth said, dismissively. "I have a task for you."

"A task?" Hoggle asked, swallowing nervously. "What do ya wants me to do?"

"I want you to go to Sarah, spend some time with her and when you return tell me how she is."

"Yes, Your Majesty," Hoggle nodded. He bowed and hurried off, obviously excited to see Sarah again, after so long.

Jareth clenched his fists, trying not to feel the jealousy churning in his gut that his subjects could approach the lovely Sarah when he himself was powerless to do so.

No Ones POV

Kayla and Sarah arrived at the café and parked the car out front. They got out and Kayla paused to lock it before following Sarah into the café. The two young women found an empty table and looked at the menu.

A waitress approached the table and asked. "Are you ready to order?"

Kayla and Sarah order a cheeseburger with fries with a pop.

"So," said Kayla while they were waiting for their food. "Have you found a job yet?"

Sarah shook her head. "Not yet, but I'll be alright for a month or two."

Sarah knew that she needed a job, because she did not want to have her dad continue paying her bills.

"Are you sure?" Kayla asked. "If you ever need…"

Sarah smiled. "I'll call."

The waitress returned with their breakfast and left them with a perfunctory wish that they enjoyed their meals, promising to return with their bill.

As they ate Kayla asked if Sarah was planning on going out job hunting that day.

"No," she replied. "I'm going to visit Dad, Karen and Toby today."

Sarah knew that she might not go see her family that day and just stay at home to relax.

Once they had finished eating the waitress returned with the bill, which Kayla paid and they returned to the car. Kayla gave Sarah a ride back to her apartment, and conversation full of mundane topics flowed easily between them.

"Thanks for lunch," Sarah smiled, once they had pulled up in the parking lot.

"Don't mention it." Kayla shrugged. "You can get the next one."

"Yeah, sure," Sarah laughed and got out of the car. "See you later Kayla."

Kayla waved and drove away and Sarah turned and re-entered her apartment building. In her apartment again, Sarah put her coat and purse down on the table. She went into her room to get her sketchbook. She stopped, surprised by the sound of knocking coming from her mirror.

"Who's there?" she called.

"Me," Came the familiar reply, and Hoggle's face became visible in the glass.

"Oh, Hoggle!" Sarah beamed. "It's so good to see you. What brings you here after so long?"

"Can't stays long," said Hoggle, as he entered her bedroom. "I just wanted to catch up with you, little lady. Ask how you've been doing an' all that."

The two old friends spent a few happy hours catching up, sharing what they had been up to since they had last seen one another, until Sarah's stomach growled, reminding her just how long ago breakfast had been.

"I'll leave ya to eat Sarah," Hoggle told her. "I has some work to do, I'll see ya again soon."

"Of course," Sarah smiled, stooping to hug her dwarf friend. "Don't be a stranger"

Sarah also told Hoggle to say hi to Ludo and Sir Didymus

Alone again, Sarah took her sketchbook and left her bedroom. She went to the kitchen to get a bottle of water and went to the living room. She sat on the couch, opened her sketchbook and began to draw.

A picture of the Goblin King began to take shape on the page. He had been on her mind a lot lately, and while she did not quite know how she felt about him. Sarah hoped that she might see the King again someday soon.