RETURN TO THE LABYRINTH

CHAPTER 1

Another day, another dollar, thought Sarah as she walked home from school. That day had been a disaster! She failed her creative writing assignment.

How could I have failed, she wondered.

I was very specific in what I wrote, she thought

True she did just that, she wrote about what happened to her that Saturday night 3 years ago. Her wish that the goblins would come and take her baby brother away and what she had to go through to get him back. That was a long time ago.

Sarah was now 18 years old. She was a beautiful young vibrant woman. Her hair had grown down to her waist, and she had a very slim body. Naturally, all the boys in school wanted her, but she didn't want them. There was only one guy for her and that was Jareth, King of the Goblins.

Sarah got home, which thankfully for her no one was home. Not even bothering to go to the kitchen to get a snack or drink, she ran up the familiar staircase and went straight to her room to redo her assignment, but there was only one problem, what was she supposed to write about?

She sat down on her bed while digging through her bag looking for a blank piece of paper and a pen. When she finally found what she was looking for, she set to work.

Two hours passed. All Sarah had on her paper was her name.

"I don't know what to write about," she wined in her pillow. She grabbed her favorite bear, Lancelot which she had taken from her baby brother for awhile.

"What am I going to do?" she asked the bear. As she was sulking she didn't notice the white owl perched on a branch outside of her window.

Finally, Sarah fell asleep around 11pm. The white owl that was perched outside was still looking in on her. It suddenly became violent, flapping his wings hard and pushed the window open. A huge gust of wind came into the room.

Sarah was awake in a heartbeat. She looked at the window and saw Jareth. He was wearing the black outfit when she had first met him. He still looked as beautiful as ever.

"You!" she said.

"Missed me, Sarah?" came Jareth's cool voice from his beautiful mouth.

Sarah stood up and backed away from him slowly.

Jareth saw this and walked towards her.

"No?" he asked getting closer.

"What do you want?" Sarah demanded.

"Aw, no hello?" he asked.

Sarah glared at him. Her eyes were demanding an answer.

"Fine, I'll tell you. What I want Sarah, is you," said Jareth.

Sarah raised her eyebrows questioning him.

"Why?" she asked.

"You have become a beautiful young woman Sarah," he said now right in front of her, their bodies inches apart from each other.

Jareth reached out his hand to put some of strands of her hair behind her ear when she slapped his hand away.

"Go away Jareth, or I'll scream," she seethed, her eyes now burning with anger.

She made to walk around him and back to her bed but Jareth easily as he pulled her back.

He slammed her up against the door with both his hands near her shoulders, pinning her to the door with no escape.

"Now now Sarah," said Jareth.

"Is that anyway to greet an old friend?" he asked her. His eyes bore into hers.

Sarah sighed.

"No it isn't," she said dropping her head low so he couldn't see her eyes.

"But then again," Sarah said looking up with an evil smile plastered on her face.

"We're not friends," she whispered in his ear, claiming her victory.

Jareth grew enraged.

He took his hand and slapped her across the face.

"Unh!" Sarah grunted while falling to the floor.

"You will show respect to your king," he said.

Sarah stood up. She took her hand and put it to the red spot on her cheek where Jareth had slapped her. Jareth wasn't shocked at what he had done, but Sarah was.

"Get out!" she screamed at him pointing to the window.

"Not without you," he said looking at her.

Sarah chuckled.

"Right, like I'm going to go anywhere with you," she seethed while crossing her arms.

"Have it your way," said Jareth.

In a flash he was behind her, hand covering her mouth so she wouldn't scream. The other hand brought up a very fine blade, which was placed to her throat.

How could this get any worse, her mind screamed.

In a millisecond, they were out of her room window and at the Goblin Castle in the Underground.

It just got worse! Sarah thought.