Ciel closed his eyes in pride, dismissing her surprise with a simple wave of his hand. "I picked out myself."
Her newest doll, her birthday gift, was quite beautiful in its turquoise dress and bonnet, trimmed with white lace. The round porcelain face stared up at her as she held it between her hands. Its glossy blue eyes were painted with a delicate amount of innocence and she almost felt rather unfitting.
This is what she earned? Mere children received dolls.
What would she do with it? She doubted she would waste her time playing with it.
Years ago, all of the toys such as these were kept in her parents' closet for most of the time. The only moments she and her brother would actually see them were when family or visitors came by.
Otherwise, her only things to play with were her first weapons.
"Lizzy?" his voice echoed out from the back of her mind. "Is theer sommingth wrough...?"
She blinked and refocused on him. "Sorry, what was that?"
"I asked if there is something wrong?"
"No," she assured, though very bluntly. "Not at all."
Meh, I'm not sure where this bit came from. More drabbles will arrive eventually.