Tap. Tap. Tap…..Tap,tap,tap.
Bellatrix Black stared down at the crystal ball in her had as she rapped her knuckles against the glass of her balcony door. She twirled the orb dangerously between the fingers of her hand as she gazed transfixed into it. She had been doing the same thing for hours. Her subjects had long stopped asking her if she was okay, or if there was anything they could do for her. They learned quickly if they pestered her too much while she watched whatever was going on through the crystal that they were likely to be drop kicked off the castle battlements.
It didn't kill them, but it was right embarrassing to be flying through the air into the nearest field or marsh. And then they were forced to make the long trek back to the castle so they could get back to their duties….no it was easier to just let their psychotic Queen be. Even though her distraction was leading to the crumbling of their precious home, their entire realm. Sadly the godlike woman didn't seem to care anymore.
It wasn't a rare occurrence for a large chunk of a wall to come tumbling down onto an innocent passerby's head. And bless them but they hadn't had guests for ages. Possibly even a millennium. Time moved far different in the Labyrinth, far different than it did in any other realm. After all it was Bellatrix who controlled the time. If she wanted it to be day for five hundred years it would be so, her subjects would not age, feel tired or even need to eat until she decided time should restart.
Lately she hadn't seemed to care what she could do. A few of her people had considered she was loosing her mind, many more protested she wasn't ever right to begin with and some even went so far as to believe she was lovesick. After all why else would she constantly gaze into the mortal world and forget about everything else around her, even her duties, such as they were.
"Uh….M…m-istress?" Something squeaked around her ankles. She growled and the tiny hairless being cowered behind her leg in fear. Probably not the best place to be considering she had taken to kicking the elves off the tallest balconies. It did have the presence of mind to hold it's long pointy ears closer to it's head so she couldn't grab onto them and carry it out, she didn't generally like to pick them up by any other body part. She wasn't exactly a nice Queen after all but she gave them what they expected, they had just never figured out quiet what that meant.
"What?" She growled, already fed up with the stuttering and fear. If the little creature wasn't going to tell her what it wanted it should make itself scarce quick like before her dwindling patience ran out.
"M…mistress Narci...ssa is here. She w-wants to see you." He made a high pitched noise as she tossed the crystal at the stone floor. It shattered into thousands of pieces around his rough little shoes.
Bellatrix paid him no mind except to push his little form aside with a hand to the back of his head. She marched straight to her throne room where she new her blonde sister was likely to be perched on the only chair available, her throne.
It wasn't that she disliked her baby sister, they were just so far apart in age. Thousands upon thousands of years apart to be technical. Bellatrix had already been raised and ruling the Labyrinth long before Narcissa had ever been conceived. Still, just because she didn't hate the younger woman didn't mean she wanted her sitting her pert little ass on her throne. Bellatrix had to keep the image the people portrayed of her after all.
She brushed past a few more of her little subjects, more like the elves and even a few of the mortals that had been trapped one way or another in her realm. They all cowered in fear of her. Despite her negligence that at least was as it should be.
She shoved past the elves that were trying their hardest to open the heavy throne doors for her. She shoved the doors open easily with a gentle shoved and strode into the room with a glared etched on her face, her jet black eyes shooting her annoyance at the lighter woman and her raven curly locks bouncing crazily in her half up style.
"What exactly do I owe this visit, dear sister?" She made the last word sound like an insult in and of itself and the blonde perched happily on her throne glowered at the tone.
"Can't a woman come and visit her sister?"
Bellatrix scoffed, she didn't want to play Narcissa's games and she was in a foul mood at having her evening interrupted. "Get your scrawny ass off my chair and get to the point."
Bella's magic took care of getting her sister off her throne, whether the woman had any intention to or not. Everyone knew what Bellatrix said in her realm went, although only the dark goddess herself knew the limitations her powers actually held.
Narcissa jumped to her feet and glared at her sibling as she calmly made her way to her throne and took a seat, a satisfied smirk on her lips. She crossed her leg over one knee and folded her hands together, her back was rigid, her posture perfect. She looked the epitome of grace and royalty. Only the slight manic tint in her obsidian eyes gave away the barely restrained madness within. "Well the point?" She waved a pale hand carelessly towards Narcissa.
"I came to warn you," Bella's dark eyes instantly narrowed. She was well aware her family had left her the kingdom to be rid of her. They would not come to warn her of anything. Unless there was something in it for them of course.
"Choose your words carefully, Cissy, lest you forget you are powerless here." It was true. So long as Bellatrix remained the rightful ruler of the Labyrinth no others could challenge her. At least not here, she supposed they could in any other realm, she could potentially loose the right to rule. But it had been so long since she had last ventured out, she had minions and servants for any errand that involved leaving her Kingdom.
"I only wish to warn you. You should know I have no interest in your domain." She did know. There wasn't many people that did want it. It was why she was given it. Most considered it too chaotic to be worth the effort. She didn't mind. "People are starting to notice your distractions. Mother and Father have spies, Bella. And they are not happy with how you have chosen to spend your time. They say the Labyrinth is falling apart, that perhaps they should step in to force you back on the right path."
Bellatrix scoffed, she let none of her true anger show, her sister didn't expect anger but she wasn't going to get the gratitude she thought she should be given either, honestly both of them knew Bellatrix would never be grateful for any kind of intrusion into her private affairs. Even in disguise as a helpful bit of information.
"They can do nothing to me here, nor can they interfere in my rule. I could let this place fade to nothing if I wished, only to rebuild it entirely people and all." It wasn't just a boast, they both knew she was serious. No other being had such control over their worlds.
"I never said they were going to come after you, sister."
Bellatrix seethed at the knowing look in those blue eyes. She leaned forward on her throne and rested her elbows on her knees. "I will kill even our parents if they touch what is mine." Narcissa shivered at the certain tone, no doubt it would be difficult but Bellatrix never spoke a threat she hadn't carried out.
"Then I suggest you do something quick." She turned and headed toward the doors but stopped to glance back at her older sibling. "Perhaps you could send me home, I do so hate riding in that carriage back to the border." With a distracted swish of her wrist Narcissa was gone.
Normally she would have enjoyed forcing her to take the slow moving carriage back, no being could magically enter her world without her permission unless by foot. She did so love to torture the spoiled asses and it was just an added show of her complete control.
She didn't have time for pettiness it seemed. Not if Narcissa's words were true.
"Dobby!" With a loud crack a little elf stood in front of her. Nervously pulling on the tail of his long dirty tunic.
"Mistress called?" She would never admit it but he was one of her favorites. Mainly because he didn't stutter even when she had him so terrified he nearly wet himself. If only they didn't expect her to be so frightening.
"Fetch the girl." She told him simply.
His eyes widened impossibly. It was breaking one of her own rules. Humans, mortals in general, had to wish themselves away. He couldn't just go and fetch her. Those were Bellatrix's own rules.
He started to say so but she cut him off, tossed him a book. "She's unhappy. Make her miserable. I don't care if she doesn't truly believe just get her to say those words. Bring her to me as quickly as you can Dobby. Her life may depend on it."
Dobby bowed low and backed away from her throne. He kept his gaze on the book she had tossed him. A small red worn thing with golden writing. Not many elves could read…he could. He knew the title said Labyrinth. He knew the girl his mistress spoke of, knew getting her to read such a powerful book would be easy, getting her to make a careless wish was going to be the hard part.
A/N; Oh no I'm writing another one. Oh well. I combined my favorite couple with my favorite movie. I've always wanted to do a Labyrinth. I'm not gonna do this as a cross over because I won't be following the plot of the movie at all just borrowing the setting. If you think I should change that let me know. Hope it's worth continuing.