Chapter 1, I wish the goblins would come and take you away right now
It was dark. That was what Kathrin remembered. The darkness, the only illumination the dim light of the crescent moon that hung in the sky. Her covers pulled up to her chin; just how she liked them, she clutched the small red book to her chest. Something was wrong, or something was going to go wrong very soon. Across the hall her sister wept silently in grief, in a similar fashion to her, a picture of her parents, her late parents, clutched to her chest.
Kathrin felt the pain, of course she did. Her mother and father had been her everything and there they were laying dead on silver slabs in the hospital morgue. But she couldn't afford to cry, no her sister had already taken the character of the weak one, so for the purpose of the story, of her story she had to be strong for the both of them.
It was how it happened in her books. One character was always the weak one, and the other would support the other and themselves keeping a brave face, And that was the role Kathrin had to play sake of her sister.
The breakfast table was awkward to say least. Her aunt made bacon and eggs one of Kathrins favorites before informing the girls she had to work and promptly leaving them alone.
Not her greatest plan.
Tracing her fingers over the thin leather cover of her favorite book she once again opened it and reveled in the musky sent that its pages released. Scanning over the familiar words she failed to notice as, Elizabeth; her sister, stormed into the room. Her eyes where bloodshot, she'd been crying again.
"Kathrin? Kathrin your rooms a mess!" The younger of the two rolled her eyes, yes the room was a bit of a mess but it was nothing to be in such a bother about.
"I'll tidy later," Turning a page she briefly looked up at her sister who looked rather distraught, the thought made her a little anxious but she kept the brave face and looked back down at her book.
"No, tidy now!" The command made Kathrin angry, what right did she have to boss her around.
"Why are you ordering me around, Your not Mum!" The words rolled off her tongue before she had even thought about them and seeing the look of hurt on Elizabeth's face only made it worse. Trying to keep up the bravado she looked guilty back at her book but found she could no longer focus on the words.
"Your right," She started her form suddenly rigid, "I'm not Mum, because Mum is dead." The iceness in her tone made Kathrin want to break down and cry right in front of her, let her act slip but she could not. "And that leaves me and you, and because I'm older-"
"Only by two years!" Kathrin pitifully intergected.
"-because I'm older I need to take responsibility." Kathrin glared at the form of the blonde haired beast before her. How dare she, how dare she use their death as a power play. Closing the book she raised from her position on the bed and starred her sister straight in the eyes.
The other girls resolve faltered but only for a moment until she regained all confidence. Elizabeth knew she was doing the right thing, what Mum would have wanted.
"No, you don't, you need to not try and act like mum, you need to not boss me around, you need to leave me alone!" Elizabeth was furious, and without thinking she screamed out in frustration.
"Oh! You want to be left alone, alone with your books, god your so pitiful!" Kathrin recoiled pain written all over her features "No friends only the fake ones in your stories, so you want to be alone fine, what do they say in your stupid fucking books," Menacingly she paused and gently padded toward Kathrin til the two sister were face to face, toe to toe.
"I wish the goblins would come and take you away right now!" And without another word the nineteen year old turned tail and marched out of the room.
"Fine!" Kathrin screamed at what she assumed was the door until, she looked and the door was not there instead a stone wall made up of multiple bricks. Frowning she pressed her hand against it, it was real. She could feel the cold stone graze her palm as she traced them along the wall.
What on Earth?
Looking behind her she saw a wall that was almost identical to the other, only this one was covered in some sort of greenery. Left and right, where nothing but a long passageway that seemed to go on forever. Where was she, how did she get here, where was Elizabeth? These questions ran through her mind as she pressed her back to the wall and slid down to the floor.
What was she going to do, If it was a dream pinching herself would make her wake, surely.
Clasping a bit of skin between her two nails she pinched a slight pain flared from the area but she remained where she was. Sighing she rolled her head on her shoulders and let it rest on the wall.
" 'Allo," A small voice caught her attention, it seemed to be coming from beside her. Turning her head she noticed a small blue worm who wore a red scarf and was looking directly at her.
"Hello," She mumbled back unsure whether she was going insane or not.
"Come in and meet the Missus!" The sound of the small voice made her jump and a she hit her head on the wall. Groaning she closed her eyes and rubbed the pained spot. The worm seemed to chuckle and she sent it a sharp glare before turning to face it properly.
"So, um, Mr Worm-"
"Ooo so polite, unlike that other girl, now she was nice but not as polite as you-"
"Mr Worm!" Kathrin all but shouted to stop the small rant of the creature, "Where am I?" The worm chuckled again and went to speak until a deeper, older, strangely entrancing voice spoke instead.
"You are in the Labyrinth,"