This is my first Labrynth Fanfic. Please be nice.
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Sarah pulled her legs up to her chest and stared out the window. It had been six months,
five days, 13 hours, and 45 minutes since she had left the Labyrinth. Make that 46 minutes.
Not that she was counting mind you. Who was she kidding; she was almost to the point of
counting the seconds that passed. Ever since she had said the words that defeated the Goblin
King she had been plagued by 'what if'. What if she had accepted the offer of the Goblin
King's love.
"Just fear me, love me, do as I say, and I will be your slave!"
How the words had tortured her. If she had said yes, would he have sent
Toby home if she had asked? "Too late to find out now girl. You had a King who
loved you, who would have moved the stars had you asked. And then what do you do?
Say, You have no power over me. And why? Because you didn't think! You could have asked
him if he would let Toby go if you sad yes. Did you? No, of course not." Sarah was
stopped mid rant by her father calling up the stairs.
"Sarah? Karen and I are leaving, Have fun dear, call Aunt May if you need anything
and remember, NO PARTIES!" Sarah groaned, how could she have forgotten that her parents were
leaving for their second honeymoon. Two weeks without them and Toby. Two weeks of beating
herself over the head for a moments foolishness.
"Kay Daddy, see you in two weeks!" The door downstairs closed and she heard a car
pulling away from the house. Well, since there was no one home, she could talk to Hoggle.
Sitting in front of the mirror, she called. "Hoggle? Hoggle, I need to talk to you." A
moment passed and he did not show. "Hoggle? Hoggle, I need you!" A moment more passed
before his weathered face appeared in the mirror. Sarah sighed in relief. "There you are.
For a moment I thought you weren't going to come."
"Almost didn't missy. Jareth wasn't pleased last time I came, so I had to go into
the labyrinth before I could answer."
Sarah snorted. Jareth was rarely happy where she was involved. And she could
totally understand why. "Hoggle, do you think you could come over here? I need a shoulder
to cry on."
"Took your sweet time asking didn't you?" Instead of from the mirror, his voice was
behind her.
Sarah turned and gave Hoggle a watery smile. Her eyes were beginning to water and
she hated the fact that she was crying over something that happened over six months ago.
"Hoggle, do you remember what Jareth said during our final confrontation?" At Hoggle's nod
she continued. "Would you believe that I wanted to say yes to him?" Hoggle's jaw dropped
in surprise. "I didn't because I was afraid that he might not return Toby! During that
ball where we danced I fell in love with him and I ruined it! What am I supposed to do?"
With that she started to cry. She heard Hoggle walk towards her and she felt him rub her
back.
"Too late to worry about that now Missy. What's said is said. Nothing you can
do to change that..."
"What if I wished myself away? Would he talk to me then? I would have done it
before, but I wasn't sure if it would work..."
"Don't even think about it Sarah!!! No one ever goes back. And if they did, the
rules of the game would change to the point that they couldn't win. Please don't do it
Sarah."
"But I need to talk to him or something! I love him Hoggle, no man I look at can
measure up to him! I don't want to go through life knowing the man I love is out there and
that he hates me!"
Hoggle sighed. He could see that there would be no arguing with her. "Sarah, how
abouts I goes back and see if he might want to see you. Maybes I can get him to come and
visit, no strings attached. But I can't promise nothing, but I will see what I can do."
Next thing Hoggle knew he was crushed into a tight hug from Sarah with her squealing THANK
YOU HOGGLE repeatedly in his ear. "LET GO!" Sarah dropped Hoggle and grinned sheepishly
at him. "I gets to go back. Call me tomorrow." With that he was gone.
*Back in the Labrynth*
"Damn, now what am I supposed to do. Waltz into the castle and tell Jareth?"
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Sarah pulled her legs up to her chest and stared out the window. It had been six months,
five days, 13 hours, and 45 minutes since she had left the Labyrinth. Make that 46 minutes.
Not that she was counting mind you. Who was she kidding; she was almost to the point of
counting the seconds that passed. Ever since she had said the words that defeated the Goblin
King she had been plagued by 'what if'. What if she had accepted the offer of the Goblin
King's love.
"Just fear me, love me, do as I say, and I will be your slave!"
How the words had tortured her. If she had said yes, would he have sent
Toby home if she had asked? "Too late to find out now girl. You had a King who
loved you, who would have moved the stars had you asked. And then what do you do?
Say, You have no power over me. And why? Because you didn't think! You could have asked
him if he would let Toby go if you sad yes. Did you? No, of course not." Sarah was
stopped mid rant by her father calling up the stairs.
"Sarah? Karen and I are leaving, Have fun dear, call Aunt May if you need anything
and remember, NO PARTIES!" Sarah groaned, how could she have forgotten that her parents were
leaving for their second honeymoon. Two weeks without them and Toby. Two weeks of beating
herself over the head for a moments foolishness.
"Kay Daddy, see you in two weeks!" The door downstairs closed and she heard a car
pulling away from the house. Well, since there was no one home, she could talk to Hoggle.
Sitting in front of the mirror, she called. "Hoggle? Hoggle, I need to talk to you." A
moment passed and he did not show. "Hoggle? Hoggle, I need you!" A moment more passed
before his weathered face appeared in the mirror. Sarah sighed in relief. "There you are.
For a moment I thought you weren't going to come."
"Almost didn't missy. Jareth wasn't pleased last time I came, so I had to go into
the labyrinth before I could answer."
Sarah snorted. Jareth was rarely happy where she was involved. And she could
totally understand why. "Hoggle, do you think you could come over here? I need a shoulder
to cry on."
"Took your sweet time asking didn't you?" Instead of from the mirror, his voice was
behind her.
Sarah turned and gave Hoggle a watery smile. Her eyes were beginning to water and
she hated the fact that she was crying over something that happened over six months ago.
"Hoggle, do you remember what Jareth said during our final confrontation?" At Hoggle's nod
she continued. "Would you believe that I wanted to say yes to him?" Hoggle's jaw dropped
in surprise. "I didn't because I was afraid that he might not return Toby! During that
ball where we danced I fell in love with him and I ruined it! What am I supposed to do?"
With that she started to cry. She heard Hoggle walk towards her and she felt him rub her
back.
"Too late to worry about that now Missy. What's said is said. Nothing you can
do to change that..."
"What if I wished myself away? Would he talk to me then? I would have done it
before, but I wasn't sure if it would work..."
"Don't even think about it Sarah!!! No one ever goes back. And if they did, the
rules of the game would change to the point that they couldn't win. Please don't do it
Sarah."
"But I need to talk to him or something! I love him Hoggle, no man I look at can
measure up to him! I don't want to go through life knowing the man I love is out there and
that he hates me!"
Hoggle sighed. He could see that there would be no arguing with her. "Sarah, how
abouts I goes back and see if he might want to see you. Maybes I can get him to come and
visit, no strings attached. But I can't promise nothing, but I will see what I can do."
Next thing Hoggle knew he was crushed into a tight hug from Sarah with her squealing THANK
YOU HOGGLE repeatedly in his ear. "LET GO!" Sarah dropped Hoggle and grinned sheepishly
at him. "I gets to go back. Call me tomorrow." With that he was gone.
*Back in the Labrynth*
"Damn, now what am I supposed to do. Waltz into the castle and tell Jareth?"
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