Dressed-up Doll

Summary: Nagi wants a new doll, Hime can't refuse.

Disclaimer: I do not own Hayate no Gotoku.

The blonde heiress stared blankly at her grandfather's birthday presents. They're truly masterpieces that only the rich can afford but because they're from her grandfather, Nagi ignored them.

The little seven-years old resumed her scrawling and grumpily shooed the SP who had placed the gifts on her bed. "Stupid grandfather…instead of visiting her only beloved blood relative on her special day, he's busy on a business trip God knows where…"

Nagi slammed her pencil on the desk and stood up loudly. The chair's legs screeched against the ground. She walked purposely to her bed and snatched one of her grandpa's gifts. It was an antique life-sized porcelain doll wearing a bright red kimono. Little Nagi dwarfed compared to the doll's size and this fact made the blonde heiress pissed.

"What a stupid gift…it's too heavy." She muttered angrily. Her grandfather gave her two life-sized dolls and a package of assorted girly clothes for them: kimono, sailor uniform, nurse outfit, and etcetera.

Nagi frowned as she stared at the different articles of clothing. "Perverted grandpa." The blonde girl put the dolls back on their respective boxes and set them aside, leaving only the clothes on her bed. She perused them, going over to her full-body mirror, making different kinds of poses.

"They are too big for me." She passively commented. Just then, Nagi heard a knock from her door. Surprised, she hurriedly tried to hide the clothes from her bed but too late, the door opened and in came her butler.

"Himegami!" Nagi shouted embarrassed. "What…what are you doing here?"

"Bed time." The apathetic reply came from the red-haired teen who, approached Nagi and took the clothes from her bed and put them in the package neatly. "Maria-san said that she'll be right here any moment after she tidy things up downstairs."

"Oh." Nagi stared at Himegami whom was folding one of the dolls' clothes, for a minute or so and went beside him, looking like she was expecting something. She remained rooted on her spot, not making any sound.

The Sanzenin butler sighed and asked, sounding a bit exasperated, "What, Nagi?"

Nagi looked crestfallen and averted her gaze on the floor. "Himegami…did you forget about my birthday?"

The red-haired butler was confused. Of course, he didn't forget his masters' birthday. As a matter of fact, he was the one who prepared for the celebration, organizing the special event down to the most trivial of things. "Of course not, Nagi. I'm sure that I greeted you first thing this morning."

The blonde pouted and shook her head, swaying her twin pigtails. "Not that. Not that, Himegami. My gift! My birthday gift from you!"

Himegami chuckled although it was still monotone. "I gave you a shoujo manga for your reference. Remember?"

"But I want another gift!"

He lifted his brow sardonically, his eyes boring into his master's. "What gift?"

Suddenly, the little blonde heiress smiled happily, her face the perfect image of innocence although the aura around her was anything but that. "A new doll!"

"A new doll?" Himegami repeated.

"Yep! " Little Nagi's smile turned into a vicious grin. "A new doll!"

After tidying things up downstairs, a tired Maria walked to her little charge's room. Her eyes almost closing because of the exhaustion of the day, she opened the door to Nagi's room with the intention of immediately tucking in the little blonde and then, drifting to dreamland.

"Hi, you two." Maria greeted the two occupants of the room, her vision a bit blurry. She passed them and went straight to the bed.

"Hi Maria!"

"Hi Maria-san."

The two greeted back, one with a giggly voice the other a monotone.

Just then, something clicked inside Maria's mind and the processing power of her mega-brain started functioning again.

"Himegami-kun…what are you wearing?" Maria exclaimed, her eyes now wide open.

"It's for Nagi's birthday." Himegami shrugged nonchalantly, his hands on his waist. He stood with dignity and grace donning a gothic Lolita dress. Little Nagi sparkled while looking at her butler with abundant adoration.

"Grandfather's dollies are nothing compared to my new doll!"

Author's note: Himegami looked too much like a girl, don't you think? (The gothic kind?) I can't resist. Bet he's the first victim to Nagi's thirst for cosplaying dudes with dudette clothing, other than the poor Hayate! Hope you enjoyed it.