The Prince of Dolls

by irishgirl1395

this is sorta a crossover between Mercedes Lackey's Beauty and the Werewolf and WB's Nutcracker Prince. Kyrie is Clara and Gunther is the Nutcracker. I own nothing of anything to do with the original ballet, book, Warner Bros or Mrs. Lackey's characters!

4. Party Time!

Chapter 4-Party Time!

As the guests start to enter the Great Hall, I retreat to the dining room to oversee the dishes and the servants putting them out. But, to my dismay, everything is out already and still hot. Sighing, I go back to the Great Hall and sit in one of the chairs by the fire. After a few minutes, I notice that Pavia is nowhere to be seen. I look around, place Tealea on the small table next to the chair I am sitting in and get up to look for her. I hear mewing over the sound of people chattering and follow it to the dining room. I get on my knees and lift up the table cloth to see her shaking under the table.

"There you are, Pavia! Come here, would you like to go upstairs?" I pick her up and she rubs her head against my shoulder. As I stand, Mrs. Schafer comes up to me with a boy around my age.

"There you are, Miss Kyrie! This is my nephew, Lance. He's very excited to meet you, aren't you, Lance?" she nudges him, trying to not let me see the move, but I see it anyway.

"This is a pleasure, Miss Kyrie." He holds out his hand to me and Pavia hisses at him.

"Pavia, that's not nice! I'm sorry, she gets nervous around strangers." Then, Lance starts sneezing almost uncontrollably. "Allergic to cats?" he manages to nod and Mrs. Schafer leads him to another part of the dining room as I back out of it. I turn to put Pavia on the stairs, but I notice out of the corner of my eye, Laura with the young man she's in love with. Isaac O'Conner is from our kingdom, and has a job somewhere in town. He's just getting in the door and I overhear him remarking about Laura's dress.

"That is a beautiful dress you are wearing tonight. Allow me?" when she gives him her hand, he slips a holiday-flower bracelet with a silk ribbon over her wrist.

"They're so pretty! Thank you, Isaac. And you look very distinguished this evening." They walk past me and I lift Pavia up, say that she looks distinguished and place her on the steps.

"Now, go up to the playroom. Or would you rather stay with me?" she mews and hops down one step. "OK, but you have to behave. No hissing." I gather her up in my arms again and go back to the Hall giggling a little. After I place Pavia next to the toy cabinet, I get Tealea from where she was and sit next to the tree and play with her and Pavia.