F: This is my first one-shot! Ah, and I want to say thank you to Momo-chan. Arigatou Momo-chan. You're really a lifesaver.
R: That's Right Thank you Momokokoro-san for being able to be our Beta! And thank you to MeAndMyReflection You're the best! Now we have said our gratitude right? Can we just start our study? Tomorrow we have chemistry test right?
F: Not until I finished this story!
R: Okay then... I'll give you one hour to finish this story!
F: Alright, one hour for one shot!
My Master pulled up my strings and made me dance and dance and dance until my legs hurt. I saw the audience faces, they looked amused by my dancing. Such a childish world, this is.
Now Master made pick up the apples and put them in the basket; the basket was really heavy. Knocking my heels, I felt pain - but Master ignores it and makes me dance once again.
I felt pain - but I can't do anything, I can only smile and controlled by my Master.
Mister Wolf came to me with his blonde hair blown by the wind; Mister Wolf with an apple in one hand. "Did you drop this?" he asked and smiled at me.
Master pulled my right hand strings and he made me to shove something in my pocket.
And like dead leaves descending from a tree, Mister Wolf is falling in front of my eyes.
Falling.
A gun in my right hand.
Amazing.
I have to keep smiling after I killed Mister Wolf. My kind Mister Wolf; my lovely Mister Wolf...who always supports me and understands me and is always by my side.
My heart screamed and cried but I keep smiling. That was my only expression I have, after all.
I saw the audience faces, they looked amused when Mister Wolf died and clapped their hands, a short roar of applause rippling through the air.
One line caught in my throat. I want to cry - but master makes me to swallow it down.
I became the shadow on the wall, I became the doll who is always smiling.
Dance and dance and dance until my legs hurt.
I can't do this anymore.
I pushed my master's fingers from my string. My Master looked surprised.
Falling.
Ignoring everything, I walked to Mister Wolf.
Amazing.
Ignoring everything, I took a kiss.
Falling.
My tears finally appeared on my face.
Amazing.
I can walk without my Master's fingers on my strings. What is this feeling? Happy? No. I felt like I'm floating –
Freedom.
Ignoring everything I dragged my friends to the stage. They were dead same like Mister Wolf.
Ignoring the whispers from the audiences and my Master's frown, I make them – my friends – sit down.
My legs moved again, I'm dancing with happy feeling for the first time. This dance was dedicated to me and my friends not to anyone else.
Un. Deux. Trois.
Un. Deux. Trois.
Un. Deux. Trois.
Falling.
My legs break right after I finished my dance.
Amazing.
I could see the shocked eyes, the wonderful eyes, the amazed eyes.
Falling.
My tears falling; falling with joy because of this is freedom.
I shouted and cried with joy because this is freedom.
Master looked furious, his face peering down to me cruelly. He took out his scissors and cut the strings like he always did to the bad dolls.
But I don't care. I don't know why but I didn't feel scared… but I felt a little sad.
Master, don't you remember your first line to us? You said you will take a good care to us.
I sat down beside Mister Wolf, took my gun again and pointed it to my head.
"Goodbye." That was my very first line.
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Falling.
Are you still reading?
Amazing.
You're the only audience left in this theatre –
In this broken puppet show.
