Dont own the labrynth or labrynth characters...i do own my own ones though! Feel free to flame/tell me what you think...i have more chapters written up, just a debate whether to actually put them up or not :P

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She was sat in bed crying, she had done ever since she left. Five long years ago, it all seemed like yesterday.

Dad, Karen didn't know about the crying, Toby only knew when he saw, and now he was growing up, he didn't need her as much.

Lightning flashed across the room, lighting up the room. They lit up the posters on the walls, the portrait of a man, a dresser, a mirrored table, and a woman sitting in her bed. Long dark hair swished around her as she tried to find her focus deep inside. There were differences in the 20 near old that hadn't been there at the age of 15; the stuffed toys were long gone, given away to Toby or to various shops.

Lightning flashed again, followed by thunder, and a small sob.

With a sigh Sarah got up from her bed and walked to her door, upon opening it she saw Toby, curled up in a ball by the door cuddling Lancelot; more like crushing the small bear.

Sarah smiled sadly, that morning she'd told Toby never to come into her room when she was asleep again. Now she was regretting it – he was afraid of thunderstorms.

"Tobe?" She crouched down and picked him up

He hiccupped "sarrrahh, I, I, I'm scared" He hugged her tightly and she returned the gesture.

"You could have knocked Toby, I didn't mean what I said this morning, I just don't want you coming into my room when I'm asleep and scaring me. "

She smiled as she dumped the boy on her bed, he proceeded to sob and she took his hand. "insy winsy spider" she began making a spider shape with her hand and running it up his arm "went up the water spout" she was near the top of his arm now "one step, two step, wash the spider out" She tickled Toby and he began to laugh

"Who was the goblin king Sarah?" The question came out of the blue from a sleepy Toby; they were laying on her bed, listening to the storm. Sarah looked to where he was looking and saw the portrait, "the goblin king" was written across the bottom.

"He was a wicked, kind man" Toby looked confused "wicked and kind Sarah?"

Sarah smiled "He offered me everything Toby, but he wanted everything too"

"Why didn't you say yes?" Toby was almost asleep

Sarah crept closer "I wanted to save my baby brother"

Toby smiled, he'd heard this story before suddenly he frowned, a baby frown in his almost sleep "what was ….his……. name?" he said quietly

Sarah put her lips close to the sleeping boys ear "Jareth, Tobe, The goblin king's name was Jareth"

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"Jareth….."

There was a cruel smile and a flash of glitter

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