aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand chapter two!!! voila!
warnings- same as before, cept puppet abuse, chucky like moments(you'll see...) and gore.
my comments- this was all in my dream, so i give credit all to whoever controls my mind(who i believe are penguins...). i also own nothing but the plot ne. and i may suddenly drop this so be ready for that ne. oh, and luke(being a puppet in this O.o) is only the size of your typical barbie doll ne. just thought i'd tell ya.
onward!!!!!!
(Chapter 2: emeralds)
After returning with the Puppet, Tear decided that maybe it was worth going back for the doll. It had such pretty emerald marble eyes, and it wasn't to creepy. Normally dolls with glass eyes scared her, and they were very popular sadly for her, but this one didnt really disturb her. That was something she found amazing. Van had always made fun of her fear of glass eyed dolls when they were younger, so she was glad she could prove she wasn't for once.
First things first she thought. The doll, as beautiful as it was, a mess. Its long crimson hair was filthy with grime, and the clothing could use a nice cleaning. It's wrist was ready to snap off as well, and one eyelid was almost permanently closed over a bright green eye. All in all, a mess. Savable thankfully though. Gai would have his hands full though.
Tear had recently stopped her Puppet repairing and creation in favor to pay for her home. So now, she usually left any and all Puppet work to her ever so faithful(yet slightly nerdy...) servant Gai. The man could turn a chunk of wood into a damned dress with frills, thats just how good he was. It was ever so useful when something like this came up.
It was late when she had come back, so Tear simply dropped the puppet off with Gai and went to bed. Tear was more than happy to fall asleep on a mattress, and not the cold and hard ground like she had for quite some time. The fluffy pillow beneath her head aided greatly in the act of sleeping as well she noted dimly.
"No no no! Your supposed to put in the screws this way!"
"Huh?"
"Honestly... To think moms leaving the shop to YOU. You cant even make a Puppet right!"
"I-I'm sorry Oniichan..."
"Don't be. Just put this screw in here. There, now you can finish the leg."
"Thanks."
"Don't worry about it."
He reached over and patted her back gently, more to annoy her than to encourage her. When he didnt stop patting she became annoyed, and even when she shouted to stop at him, the patting continued...
Groaning and shifting in her sleep, Tear rolled over and opened her eyes blearily. She saw two large glass jade eyes. Darting back with a small gasp, Tear sat up quickly. The Puppet she had given to Gai to fix, was now sitting in front of her on his(it's) knees, watching her with a blank frown with his hand poised to poke her again. What was he doing here? she thought frantically. The small amount of moonlight glinted off of smooth perfect wooden skin, and inhumanly green eyes and red hair, for a moment, stealing her breath away.
Gai had done a good job on restoring him...
But, how was he moving? His eyes and hair weren't the only thing gleaming emerald and crimson. The jewels were in their slots, gleaming in the light. He had his jewels. Gai must not have taken them out.
" 'Bout time you woke up..." The puppet spoke quietly.
Tear frowned, "What do you want? How'd you get in here?"
The doll shrugged, his joints clicking against wooden arms and shoulders. "The door was open."
"...Who put those jewels in you?"
Raising a hand to gently brush against his wooden bottom lip, the doll frowned, as if in thought. But dolls couldn't think Tear inwardly protested. "Someone named Gai... He was blond, and talked alot."
Damn him...
"He was real nice, talked bunches, even asked me my name! Though no ones as nice as Master Van." The redheaded Puppet rambled, grinning when he mentioned Van.
Van. This meant he had been in Tataroo valley! Tear would have cheered, but it still got her nowhere in the search for her missing brother. Sighing, the brunette wiped away a strand of stray hair. Looking down at the now hazy eyed(how could that be?) Puppet, the girl raised an eyebrow.
"Come to think of it, where IS Master Van? I cant remember..." He muttered, pouting childishly, crossing his arms and sitting back.
Tear raised an eyebrow, unsure of weather the Puppet knew he couldn't truly think or remember things. Van must have did something to his Heart Jewel. Thats all she could come up with. The red haired puppet scowled when she didnt cease her gawking, leaning forward and resting his hands on his jean covered wooden crossed knees, arms bent at the elbow and jutted out awkwardly.
"Quit staring you hag." He said rudely, clearly annoyed.
The brunette snapped from her musings and glared darkly, "What did you call me?" She asked slowly, giving the doll a chance to take back his insult and keep from being turned to splinters.
He smirked slightly, his wooden lips bending, making Tear blink owlishly. "Hag. I called you a hag."
Pointing at the Puppet, Tear whispered, "Y-Your lips! They moved!! How did they do that?"
An annoyed huff escaped the male doll, blowing a chunk of glossy crimson hair up a bit. Air just came from him. His lips were bent like a child's when they act as to kiss. His jaw didnt hang down then clamp up like a puppet's Tear noted, disturbed.
"Your not exactly bright are ya?" He muttered.
Once those words left his mouth, a hand closed around his wooden body, making his joints clink together and the wood slap against wood with a clack. Tear lifted him up to her eyes, examining his jaw, and his oddly human eyes.
"O-Oi! Hag! Let me go!!!" He squawked, kicking his legs out quickly and hard, almost catching the underside of her arm.
"Not a verse on you... Your jewels aren't even sticking out! How did Van manage something like this?" The brunette girl murmured in disbelief, turning the doll upside down, sideways, right and left.
He was beginning to feel sick, when Tear set him down, cupping her chin and frowning. The redhead glared as darkly as possible and holding his dizzy and disoriented head, fingers clicking against his head through his thick human hair. Human hair. and such beautiful hair none the less. It didnt even look like it had been cut. Something urked her about that, maybe it was the fact it didnt even look dirty, despite how messy his clothing had been, perhaps it was that it was so real looking. Tear observed the way it flowed through the wooden fingers, which looked like real skin, like a waterfall, gentle yet harsh.
"Stop staring dammit!!!" The doll yelled.
"What are you...?" She murmured, awe struck.
"I dunno. Master Van says I'm Luke. That what you meant?"
Van had even named the thing? Why had he done that if he was just going to leave him behind? Frowning, Tear blinked slowly.
"Luke, huh?"
gasp!!!!!!!!! erm, nothing bad or freaky yet, so no worries ne. oooh, luke-puppet is realistic D wee. theres a reason he's that realistic. and yes, its real hair. scarey huh?
oi: hey!!
onii-chan: big brother in this case.