Once upon a cursed king

Chapter 2:

Disclaimer: I own nothing, nothing, nothing tra la la. In all seriousness though all labyrinth character belong to the Jim Henson company. I'm just playing with them I promise to put them back where I found them.

"No fiez you don't have to stay at the labyrinth your mine."

"But yous just said yous don't own nuffin."

"I meant Sarah Toby Robert and Karen. At the moment everyone else is mine to do what I want with mwhahaha." Fiez has now run away screaming oops. On with the story.

Alone Sarah sat in the small reading nook she had made in her apartment, surrounded by cushions of varying shades of burnt orange, sunset red and golden yellow on an oversized cream chair. On her right sat an overfilled bookcase of dark oak, on her left was a large bay window that overlooked a small meadow that creapt towards an expansive forest. As she sat there blankly staring out of the window her mind started to drift back to that fateful day that led her to where she was now.

7 years ago

Sarah hurries into her bedroom not wanting to have to wait another second to open the much awaited parcel she had just gone to retrieve. Rushing to find out the latest addition to her collection she doesn't notice the sweet scent that is slowly filling the room. Opening the box she stares eyes wide in shock, resting neatly in a small basket is a single peach.

"A peach? What on earth is she playing at? Is this a joke, Im going to kill her." Sarah removed the basket and underneath was a letter. Dear Sarah she read,

I know exactly what your thinking and know this isn't a joke. Tamara managed to give us the slip in Hong Kong so instead of returning empty handed Kevin decided to check out some local legends. Turns out in chinese mythology they believed that the peach is the fruit of the immortals due to their mystic virtue of conferring longevity on all who eat them. I thought you would appreciate that little bit of information, plus you kind of have to document every piece of mythology that we come across Miss keeper ( i'm poking my tongue out at you). Come on you know you can't stay mad at me anyway me and Kevin should be back soon unless James gets a new lead for us. Hope your doing ok, can't wait to see you as much as I love Kevin I miss my best friend. Lots of love, Aimee and Kevin.

Sighing Sarah puts the letter with the rest of them in a small box she keeps under her bed thinking, she's right though I can't stay mad at her . Humming that haunting and all to familiar melody as she walks back over to her vanity. Just as she is about to pick up the peach she hears the door slam.

"Sarah! Get down here and help me with the groceries."

"Give me a minute." Sarah continues to reach for the peach in a daze as blurred images of a crystal ballroom dance across her mirror.

"No now!" Karen's shrill voice rips her from the warped memory that she had been pulled into.

Shaking her head to dispel the last of the daydream, she leaves her bedroom closing the door behind her. Taking the rest of the groceries into the kitchen, Sarah starts to put everything away while Karen glares at her disapprovingly.

"What have you been doing all day?"

Sarah turns from the cupboards to face her while gritting her teeth to reign in her slowly rising temper.

"I needed to go collect a parcel from the post office so I took Merlin the long way there and walked through the park on the way back. I was just looking at my parcel when you called me."

" So instead of looking for a job you've spent your day fooling around with that mutt."

" I wasn't fooling around I had to get an important parcel and thought I would ware Merlin out so that he sleeps for the rest of the afternoon."