She wrapped her arms around her chest and cried quietly as Father gently brushed the grey-silver hair of her sister. Her green eyes shone with happiness though she remained motionless. Father placed her on a shelf high above hers,and kissed his newest daughters forehead, whispering her name in her ear.

"Kanaria..." Her eyes shot open and she let out a quiet sob. How she wished her would give her a name, any name which could give her an identity. She ran her hands over her torso, running soft fingers over the edge of her torso, where her incomplete body ended. She closed her eyes and started to cry, eventually crying herself to sleep. When she woke up she could hear quite chattering coming from above her. Three pairs of legs were now draped over the shelf, two pairs swinging gently. She let out a quiet sob and seeing the legs moving, knowing she would never be able to move a pair of legs. She closed her eyes, but her eyes shot open when she heard loud heavy footsteps coming towards her. Father picked up her sisters and placed them in wooden boxes. He stored them, one of top of the other, in a corner of the workshop, and then took a new one of her sisters from a small cupboard. She tried to call out to him as he worked on the new doll, but his head turned slightly to the side, glancing at her from the corner of his eye.

"Quiet, Suigintou." She felt more tears run down her cheeks, but they were no longer of sorrow, but of happiness.

'I have a name...' She thought. She closed her eyes and slept with a smile on her face for the first time in her life

When Suigintou woke up, she was shocked to see Father still working on the same doll, straightening her red dress, and constantly retying her pigtails. He stepped back from his latest doll, a slight frown on his face, but then walked over to a glass display case which held several broaches. He picked up a gold and blue one, and carefully put in on top of the green bow his newest doll wore around her neck. When he stepped away, Suigintou gasped. The broach showed the image of father's face, etched in gold. Father picked up the new doll and embraced her. He had not embraced any of the other dolls...Father gently whispered Suigintou's newest sister's name into her ear.

"Shinku..." He kept Shinku in the crook of his arm and picked up his bag, walking out of the workshop for what Suigintou knew would be the last time. She reached out towards him, trying to call his name, begging him to come back.

"F-fa...F-Fa-Father!" She fell from her place on the shelf, pearly tears falling from her eyes. A child-sized silhouette stood above her, a top-hat clear on it's head. The figure knelt down, to reveal it to be a male doll, with silver bangs which covered one of his dark purple eyes. He held out a hand to her, and she took it, a grateful smile on her face.

Over the next few weeks, Suigintou discovered the boy's name was Rosuto, and his father had been Enju, Suigintou's father's apprentice. He found a pair of slim, pale legs for her, and helped her learn to talk while he attempted to connect her new legs to her torso. Suigintou spent long hours speaking of how she wished to find Father, how she wished to show how she could speak.

"When I find Father I will sing for him, to show him how my voice has become strong. I will sing to him and read him stories before he sleeps, so he loves me as much as...as..." She frowned at the floor, her crimson eyes confused. Rosuto looked up.

"What's wrong?" Suigintou shook her head absent-mindedly.

"I can't remember..." Rosuto frowned down as he continued to work on her legs.

"You'll need to ask your Father to teach you to walk. You can't very well crawl around on the floor for the rest of your life." Suigintou hung her head, tears threatening to burst from her eyes, but then Rosuto clapped his hand and announced he was done. She leaned forward and gingerly touched her ankles, yelping in joy when she felt it. Rosuto left the room for a moment, returning with his arms full of what looked to be clothes. He carefully helped her put on the clothes he had made for her, and helped her move over to the mirror to get a proper look at herself once they were done. She smiled at her reflection in the mirror, and then asked Rosuto to help her sit with her back to the mirror.

She was circling her ankles when Rosuto walked up to her and placed his hands on either side of her head, against the mirror, and leaned towards her. He gently whispered her name.

"Suigin-chan..." He leaned closer to her, and their lips lightly brushed. Suigintou felt something warm against her back, and could see blue light around them, but ignored and leaned towards him, deepening the kiss. He pulled away, and pushed her against the mirror. No, not against through! she thought. She reached towards him and she was pulled through the mirror, calling his name, but he just watched her with sad eyes as a white rabbit in a suit walked up behind him.

"Don't forget me, Suigin-chan..."