Chapter 1: A Memory

It was a storming outside. The weatherman had predicted that it was supposed to be a nice warm summer night, but it was anything but that. It was cold, and the rain was poring hard against the windows. There was also loud monstrous thunder and lightning that would make the shadows dance in the rooms.

Little eight-year-old Sarah Williams lay scared in her bedroom. She drew up the covers over her head to stop her from seeing the scary shadows dancing on her walls. But this did nothing to prevent her from hearing the loud thunder. She hated thunderstorms. They always made her feel frightened, especially this night. She woke up because of the thunder and she was already having a terrible nightmare. This just wasn't her night.

She brought the covers down slowly past her eyes, then past her small nose, and held it so it so it was just under her small lips. "You're a big girl now Sarah," she whispered to herself. She thought those words would comfort her. They just didn't work when she whispered them. Sarah would rather have her mommy tell her everything would be all right.

There was another flash of lightning. It made all of her stuffed animal's shadows, that were sitting up on the shelves, look a lot larger than they were, which also made them look more terrifying. She brought the covers back over her head.

As always the lightning was followed by thunder. It was a really large bang that made her little ears ring, and that wasn't good at all. Little Sarah was getting more terrified every moment.

"Mommy!" She started out a little soft at first. She waited. No one came to comfort her. "Mommy!" She said it a little louder this time. Still no one came. She brought the covers down all the way this time so she could yell a little louder without the blankets muffling her voice. Then there was more lightning making the shadows dance some more, and then more thunder. Now she started to cry. "Mommy, mommy, mommy!" Sarah screamed.

Sarah saw a light go on from under her bedroom door. She watched the door open and she saw her mother, her guardian angel, walk in the room and turned on the light. "What is it Sarah?" Linda Williams asked softly as she put a hand on her swollen belly, she was five months pregnant. "Are you scared?" Sarah nodded her head. "Do you want me to tell you a story?" Sarah nodded her head again. Linda smiled lovingly at her daughter. "Alright, any requests?" Sarah shrugged her shoulders. "Hmmm, what about Cinderella?" Her daughter shook her head. "No? Ok what about Snow White?" Sarah shook her head no again. Linda went over to a shelf that held some of Sarah's favorite stories. "What about Wizard of Oz? You love that one."

"Can you tell me a new story?" She asked shyly. "A story I haven't heard yet?" Sarah watched her mother think for a while. Then lightning came again, but Sarah was no longer scared now that her mother was here with her.

"I think I have something. I'll be right back. OK?" Linda saw a look a fear pass on her little girl's face. 'She must have been so frightened' she thought. It made her feel guilty. Leaving her little girl all alone in her own room on a stormy night. She walked over to the bed and knelt down so she was eye level with Sarah. "What if I leave the door open? And I'll be just down the hall, so if you get scared I won't be that far away, is that alright?"

"Ok mommy, just don't be too long." Linda smiled and gave her a quick kiss on her forehead. She got up and left the room, leaving the door wide open, just as she promised.

Sarah could hear her mother rummaging through one of the boxes in the hallway closet. "I wonder what she is looking for?" Sarah wondered out loud. Soon the sound of her mother looking through boxes stopped and she came back in Sarah's room. And in her hand she held a small red book.

"I found what I was looking for. I think you will enjoy this story." Linda said as she sat down next to her daughter on the small twin bed.

"Is it a fairytale? Because those are my favorite kinds of stories" Sarah said rather proudly.

"Yes it is. The title is Labyrinth and it's full of magic, funny creatures, goblins, and a heroine, and of course who could forget the mighty goblin King?"

Sarah smiled. "Ok, sounds good"

"Linda? Sarah? What are you two doing up at this hour?" Asked Sarah's father.

"I could ask you the same question Robert." Linda told her worried husband.

"I woke up because of the thunder and found you missing. I was worried." Robert explained. He was like this when his wife was pregnant with Sarah too. Always worried, like something was going to take them away from him and leave him all alone in the world.

"Well Sarah got scared and I heard her calling for me so I came. She was scared Robert, and now I'm going to read a story to her. Now why don't you go back to bed, you have work in the morning."

Robert was hesitated at first but understood that Sarah needed her mother right now. "Alright but don't stay up too late." He left them to go back reading their story.

Linda opened the little read book and started to read. "Once upon a time there was a beautiful young girl whose stepmother always made her stay home with the baby…."

It was late in the night when Linda finished the story. She expected Sarah to fall asleep some time during reading the story but her daughter was so engrossed by the story that she was up for the whole thing.

"Thanks mommy, that made me feel better."

"Your welcome Sarah." Linda just stared at Sarah for a bit with knowing smile on her face.

"What is it mommy?" Sarah asked.

"Someday you going to find a great man to share you life with, and he will move the stars for you, and you only." Sarah was a bit confused by this, byt she would ask her mom about it later. Right now she wanted to go back to sleep. Linda got up off the bed and kissed Sarah on the forehead. "Goodnight Sweetheart, sweet dreams."

"Night mom," Sarah mumbled as she snuggled back down in her bed and her mother tucked her in. Linda was just almost out the door when she heard Sarah call her. "Mom?"

"What is it sweetheart?"

"I can't wait to be a big sister."

Linda smiled a big smile. It warmed her heart to here Sarah say that. Even though she said it every day since she heard she was going to be a sister to a little brother. They even already had a name picked out. Cody Rae Williams. "I'm so glad to hear you say that. I can't wait for you to be a big sister too." With that She turned off the light and went back to her husband.

That night Sarah dreamed of a huge Labyrinth spread out in all directions. She saw creatures that she couldn't describe, and some that she could. Like fairies, a dwarf, and even a few goblins. But she mostly dreamt about a Goblin King. She didn't know if it was she or not. For she was older, and her hair was done in curls and had silver leaves sown through it. And she wore the most beautiful dress she had ever seen. And She was dancing with the Goblin King and he was singing her a song but she couldn't make out the words.

AN: Yes I am writing another story. But I had this in y mind and I had to get it down. So Leave me a review and tell me if I should continue with this or not. And I also need a betta for this story. So if you want to pm me or something. Now I don't think I will be updating this as much as Bing the Fairy Princess, because I want to get that done first and I don't know how long that will take me.