Hi~!
Thank you for reviewing, you all who did! I hope you continue to have interest in it!
To the guest Reviewer, thank you as well; to what you typed, I sort of see it in an anime/manga layout in my head at times, so I try to use that the best I can. Yeah, I'll try to put JR in it a little bit more, after all, I haven't introduced to you guys ALL the masters and dolls yet. :p
If you guys don't know what Rozen Maiden is, you should go check it out! The dolls in here though, they don't eat or drink like the Rozen dolls do, or have artificial spirits...
I don't own anything, I mean this is fanfiction. Shouldn't there be an automatic disclaimer unless it's OC's? By the way, the OC's are mine.
3rd Person POV
Usami Akihiko didn't know what to think at this moment.
Oh, no... he did. Finally energized for the day, this Sunday, the first thing that came to mind was to go and wake up his lover and possibly ravish him for a few hours. As he walks into Misaki's room though, he comes face to face with something he did not expect.
'Why does Misaki have that...?' He glared as the little doll snuggles up to his Misaki. The glare becomes even more intense as Misaki himself hugs the doll closer to him.
Not taking that, he goes over to get the little girl and put it back into the case next to the bed; before he could even grab it though, the first word he hears from the doll as she cuddles closer to Misaki changes his perspective on the situation.
"Mommy..."
Akihiko just blinks... and blinks.
He watches as she wakes up seconds later, a dazed look on her face, and she sees him. Rubbing an eye with one hand and another still gripping on Misaki, her head cocks slightly to the side.
"...Daddy?"
Again, Akihiko blinks and stares.
His lover has a lot to explain to him when he wakes up. Such is the life of Takahashi Misaki.
Ritsu POV
I turn my head and look around, a sensation creeping up my spine. Shiori looks curiously at me. "What's wrong?"
"It was strange... I just suddenly felt worried for Misaki."
"What's wrong with him?"
"That's just it," I shrug. "I don't know."
Right now, we're in the garden dome for breakfast. Shiori can't eat technically, so it's just me eating seated on a stone bench while the food and Shiori sit on the stone table.
"Oh, Ritsu?"
"Hm?"
"Are you ever going to change your name back?"
"Back to what?"
"Onodera."
"Not anytime soon, I think. If I did my family would find me. Also, Hikase told me an 'Oda' had always owned this library. So, it's sort of like a tradition... Ah, well, I still have a habit of going by Onodera when I introduce myself..."
"Did Hikase have no family?"
I feel a slight prickle on my heart. "N-no, he has a brother, and his brother has children, maybe one grandchild- that's about it. Other than that, he was close to my grandfather... and I was like family too..."
"How come his brother doesn't take over?"
"That... Hikase told me that they had a fight when they were younger and that his brother had no intention of owning the library." I look to see Shiori looking at the ceiling of the dome that consisted of clear, strong glass that allowed you to see the sky. There seems to be something on his mind though. "What's wrong?"
He looks down at the ground now. "There's nothing but..." He looks at me, his face serious.
"You can't stay in here forever."
I feel a chill running down my spine as he says that. "W-what...?"
"That dollie from the other day... they are not all the same."
"Not all the same...?"
"Some of them like chasing, and staying in here like this, how are we supposed to be able to find everyone else and their masters? And what if Misaki and Mio need help and we aren't there?"
"..." I stare back at my food, and pick at it while I go through my thoughts.
I... I had those thoughts running through my mind last night. I don't want Misaki or Mio to get hurt, or anyone getting hurt on that matter. But, it's so scary, the thought that I have to go out there.
It was hard enough those ten years ago coming here to Hikase. I shiver and clench my feet as I remember the pained sensation of my tacked feet.
Why do bullies in high school like putting tacks in shoes? What sort of sick satisfaction do you get from it?
I know those days are long gone now, but the pain stays fresh in my mind.
I don't want to go out there. Never, ever...
But they need our help. I'm part of something potentially dangerous now, and I can't hide from it.
Also, I want to help Shiori and the rest get their bodies back!
So they can finally grow, live a normal life, fall in love, and give their families closure- wait...
If Shiori becomes human again, where does he go after that? I mean, he can stay with me, but how would you do the paperwork for that? Hmm...
"Ritsu?" Shaking out my thoughts, I look to Shiori.
"What is it?" I ask.
"I.. I know you're not really ready to go outside, and I don't know what you had gone through, but I'll try my best to help."
"Shiori..."
He laughs a bit. "It's strange..."
"What?" I look at him curiously.
"Compared to my brother, you and me are sort of alike in a way, we... we just have things that hold us back, and we think... and think... and we end up not really doing anything until way later."
"T-Then, should we just do without thinking?"
"No, thinking is important. We just need to let our burdens and fears go."
"Let them go?"
He nods at me, his face smiling. "Yes, just let them go."
Takano POV
"Oy, Yokozawa. Open the damned door!" I kick Yokozawa's door. After ten times, why doesn't he open it? He's not the one to go out so early...
He texted me earlier and I was to go pick up Sorata before I go see Ritsu, so what gives? Did he get sick or something?
I then hear a muffled meow at the other side of the door. "Sorata?" Another meow.
That's it. I bring out the spare key he gave me and use it.
Going in, I look down to see Sorata coming to greet me. I bend down and stroke his ears. "Hi, how are you...?" Getting back up I look around to see and hear no other living being. Was he not here?
There was that strange feeling as well, like someone was watching me. Oh, don't tell me one of those dollies or whatever followed me here. I don't know what they looked like, but they seemed to be about the size as us.
I look down at Sorata. "There isn't anything strange in here, is there? Like a weirdo dollie-thingie?"
"Dollie?" whispered something from the kitchen. I look in that direction.
"Anyone there?" I ask. It didn't sound like Yokozawa.
Before I walk towards there though, I watch as Sorata goes to nap on the couch, and I see something run by my peripheral vision. My eyes narrow as Yokozawa's bedroom door moves a little.
Going into his bedroom, my eyes rest on the empty case on top of his bed.
So that means Yokozawa is like Ritsu and the Misaki kid...
Seeing that no one was in here that I can see, the doll is probably here and hiding. I guess I'll try something...
I take out my phone and type in the phone number to Ritsu's library. I really need to get him a cell phone.
"Hello?"
Hm, that isn't Ritsu's voice. "Shiori?" I say, and hear something moving under the bed.
"Takano-san? What is it?"
"Where's Ritsu?"
"On the couch in the library. He passed out."
"What happened?"
"He tried walking outside."
"And he fainted?" I can't believe this, and yet it makes sense...
"Yes, and he only made it about an inch outside. I think it was also the heat that hit him." Should I go buy a parasol for him when we go out? If he's that delicate...
"I see," I look at the bed, "Oh, hey, the others like you and Mio," another movement I hear from under the bed, "I think I found one."
"Really? Who?"
"I don't know, right now they're hiding under my friend's bed. Here, I put it on speaker and you can talk to them."
Holding the cell phone near the bed, I wait.
"Hello?" asked Shiori. "Shizukesa? Chiemi? Riemi? Haruka? Kotone? Hibiki? Can you answer me?"
I watch as a dark haired doll, her hair to one side in a braid, crawls out in a white dress and takes the phone from my hands. She answers the phone looking a bit troubled about something.
"Why is Shizu-chan's the first name you say?!" I see, that must not be her name... someone's jealous. I hold back a snicker.
"Chiemi?! Are you okay?"
"I'm okay, but why did you say Shizu-chan's name first?"
"Shizukesa? I was just listing out names at the top of my head. Why?"
"I-it's nothing..."
"You're new master isn't abusive is he? You can live with me and my master, if you want." I frown as I hear that, and looking carefully, I can see dents on her arms. Some men and their sick hobbies...
"No, no! He's a nice person... He's out right now buying a dress with sleeves for me." So that's where he went. I guess he thought he could make it back before I came.
"That's good. I already met Mio, did you meet anyone yet?"
"No, not yet," she looks at me as she continues to talk to him with my phone in her hands, "How do you know this man?"
"Takano-san? He-"
I butt in. "I'm in love with his master."
"... Eh?!" the dolls exclaimed in sync. They sound so surprised...
"I did not know this, Takano-san!" Shiori says from the other line, while Chiemi just looks at me. "But you're both men..."
"So what?" I challenge.
"...N-nothing. Anyway, Chiemi, you can trust him; he can't see the dollies though- but he did defeat one the other day."
She looks at me in surprise. "You did?!"
"Yeah." I wanted to beat it up more though...
Takafumi POV
I never thought it would be this hard to find a doll shop. I look at my watch; how am I going to get back in time? I promised her I'd get back with a dress too.
It's hot out here too... Finding a seat on the bench, I think of where to go. I should have researched this before I left...
Hiyori doesn't really have dolls with dresses Chiemi's size, and it was weird enough asking her about dolls. Maybe he should go shop in a baby store...? Chiemi was about the size... maybe bigger...
Something then hits me in a leg, and I look down to see a ball. "Arrrff!" I look up to see a- "A wolf..?!" How can one be here...?! Then, I see the blue collar around his neck and relax. It won't bite, right? As it goes down to get the ball, I hear someone.
"I'm sorry!" I look up to see a young woman run towards me. She has long dark brown hair tied to the side, and was dressed in a yellow sundress. Why would you wear and run in that if you're playing with such a huge gray dog?
"No, it's fine. What breed is that anyway?"
"Hehe, think it was a wolf? Mitsu's a Tamaskan," the woman answers, taking the ball from the dog.
"A Tamaskan?"
"Tamaskan's look very close to a wolf, but don't worry. He's a sweetheart, unless I tell him to sick you of course," she says, smiling at me.
"I.. I see." Well, I won't try and get you angry.
She looks at me curiously with her blue eyes. "Are you lost or something?"
"No. I live around here." Like hell I'd get lost.
"Eh, really? I thought you were trying to lose him or something and got lost from where I was watching."
"Him?"
She points behind me. "Near that tree over there." I follow her finger to see that near a tree about a good distance away, was someone in a white and pink striped bear costume with a white bow around it's neck.
It's eyes were creepy though. "What the hell..." I stand up, "What's his problem?"
"He's been there since you sat here. I noticed him walking here, and when he stopped near that tree, that's when I saw that he was watching you." She then looked at the bear suspiciously, "Want Mitsu to sick him?"
"That..." I look down to the dog, and to my surprise, he seemed to nod at her words, and growled in the direction of the costumed person.
"I trained at my Grandpa's dojo too, so I can kick some ass a bit," she added.
"No," I begin walking towards it, "I'm just going to ask what his problem is."
3rd Person POV
"Hey, I see another one." Small feet tiptoe upwards to see better from where she is standing, "This guy's going up to it, and this girl and her dog."
"I thought you said most people can't see them."
"Well obviously they aren't part of the most people; should we go now?"
She watches as her master stands up, but not before carrying her into his arms. "Sure."
"Isn't it better to put me in your bag first so people won't see you carrying me?"
"We're close enough, and when we get there, you can just beat it up quickly like you always do before anyone notices."
"Okay. I hope one of them is a master though. Maybe Chiemi is with one of them."
The blond-brown haired young man looks over at the confrontation taking place. "Maybe. We can't stay for too long though, or the old man is going to ask questions."
"It's fine if he knows about me."
"I don't want him involved though, you know that, Rie."
"Yeah, I know. Let's just go then. Are will still going to go pick up Shizu?"
"That man's lover is back, so yeah. He can't find out."
"But he likes kids, right? He'd be fine with us."
"Kamijou's not on board with that, so no. Also, they'll probably want to be together alone."
"Ooh... Doing naughty things?"
He flicks her on the forehead. "Don't give me such imagery!"
She rubs her head and giggles a bit. "Sorry~"
"Sorry my ass."
This story has been in my head...
I feel sorry for my other stories...
Gah...