The Price I Pay for Trusting Someone

~Meeeoowwww~!

I lifted my head when I heard a strange noise. I looked around the room, including under the bed, but there's nothing.

~Meeeoowwwwww~ Mew~! Mew~!

I heard it again, but louder. I realized about the window, so I looked, seeing a gray cat, tapping its paw on a window.

I thought that the cat wants in, so I walked to the window. Well, it's hard to walk when I remembered I have doll legs. I stumbled and nearly fell, but I hold the edge of the bed, sighing, "Stupid. Doll legs..."

As I got to the window and lift up its door, the cat leaped to the bed, grabbed the Sebastian and Grell dolls with its mouth and ran out the window.

I gasped and even though I have the same tone as a doll, I yelled as I look out, "HEY! GET. BACK. HERE!" But the cat didn't listen to me as it ran further.

I have to get them back, but how!?

That's when I noticed the window's close to a big tree. I took a deep breath, knowing that it's dangerous, yet the only way to travel.

"It's now. Or never. Madison..."

I slowly climbed out the window to stand on the sill, then carefully grabbed the fattest branch there is, then climb across it until I get to the trunk of the tree, finally, I climbed down.

~Meeoowww~!

I gasped when I saw the cat with the dolls right in front of it. I sigh with relief that it didn't run to the city. But when I was on the ground, about to grabbed them, he picked them up and ran off.

I wanted to scream, but I don't want Drocell to hear me, so I ran to follow the cat with the best speed and balance I have due to the doll legs.

I noticed it went through an open door at the back of a building. I should be scared or uncomfortable that someone could live in it, but with the back lamppost on and the dark windows, it could be safe to get inside, so I ran to the door and enter through.

I looked around to know where the cat is or where am I, but it's too dark to make out. I have to find a light switch, so I checked the walls around the entrance, but there isn't one.

Who lives in a house with no light switch?

Then everything went black after I heard a bang of the door that's closed...

"Not. Again!"

~Meeoowww~!

I gasped and look back at the dark room, I have to get Sebastian and Grell back, but I must be careful. However, when I made my first step, a few candles glow. My eyes widen as I noticed, when I took another step, more glow. I walked a little more, seeing that more glow and they kept glowing, the room is starting to show its appearance.

My jaw dropped when the room I was in...was filled with coffins...and not just the ordinary coffins...I'm at the funeral parlor where that crazy old man dwell! Meaning, he must have a pet cat to lure me to him! But I must find that feline doll-napper and get my friends back!

~Mrrroowww~!

I looked back, seeing the gray cat, sitting on a coffin, swishing his tail while purring, right beside it was Sebastian and Grell!

I was nervous that if I grab the dolls, the cat will hiss at me or scratched me, even though I'm a doll, I know it will still hurt if the cat did scratched me.

However, when I pick the dolls up, the cat still looked at me, purring. I sigh and relief and look at the dolls, very happy to see them and not even a single cut or a piece fallen off during that cat ride. "Thank god. You're both. Okay."

But then, that's when it hit me, I'm in Undertaker's parlor, he knows magic, that means he might know how to turn me and the others back! I never even knew that cat can be such a genius!

I look around to see if I find him, "U-Undertaker!? Where Are. You!?" I checked inside of the coffins, but some are empty, and I nearly throw up or have my heart stopped when I saw disfigured corpses, even though dolls don't throw up nor have a heart.

I sigh and walk back to the cat, thinking it can show me where he is. So I knelt to the cat and even though it's pretty stupid, I talked to it, "Do you know. Where. Undertaker. is? Your owner? The crazy. Old man. With silver hair. And scars...like...yours?"

I noticed that the cat's fur is like Undertaker's hair color and it's mane, even its bangs, are long. It's scars are like Undertaker's, but it's a pink tint, almost like a burn mark... And it's claws are long and black like his...

But I also noticed something shiny close to its tail, I picked it up, seeing a locket of different hairs, including one with the name Claudia P. Just like Undertaker's...

"They're. Just like. Undertaker's...And your. Bangs are. Like Undertaker's..."

That got me into a weird theory, I look at the cat in my confusion look, "...Undertaker?"

It grinned at me, and I mean really grin like a Cheshire Cat, I squeaked and tumbled down, dropping the dolls as I land on my back. I realized the results are in, that was him!

I heard him mewed, but the meow turn into a snicker, then a chuckle, and finally, a crazy laugh as violet smoke spread out to me, I can see a dark figure getting close to me.

I noticed right across my right shoulder was a paw that turned into a hand with long nails. Even though I'm a doll, I can feel something light, tickling my neck.

As the smoke cleared, I saw Undertaker's grinned face, looking at me. His bangs are covered, but I can see light green orbs blending from them.

He grinned and spoke, "Hello Madison! You look nice and shiny! I can nearly see my reflection from your cheeks!"

I was about to push him off from me, but I noticed something that's messed up, making me blushing badly, even though dolls don't blush, "Y-you're. NAKED!"

He looked down at himself then look at me, grinning, "Oopsies! Happened again! Don't look, poppet!"

I covered my eyes, hoping Sebastian and Grell didn't see that awkward moment. I was about to ask 'what did he mean again,' but I remembered he did turned into a rodent. Where did he even get these dark magic arts?

"You can uncover your eyes, Madison!" Undertaker yelled. I removed my hands as Undertaker walked back to me in his outfit, helping me up from the ground and gave me the dolls.

"Now then," Undertaker clapped his hands then rub them together, "Time for Midnight tea! Please sit where you like." "U-uh, ok. But I don't. Think I can drink. Anything anymore," I spoke as I sat on a coffin, "But...Why did. You come. For me? Did you came. To turn me and. My friends. Back?"

"Actually, miss, you came to me, Tee-hee!" He giggled. I sigh, getting a little annoyed, "Still. Undertaker. The second. Question!" "Hee-hee, feisty today, are you miss?" He grinned. I glared then he spoke after a small sigh, "I came to you to see how you are doing. And like I said before, you look nice and shiny! If you're actually made of wood and straw, I would have carve you into a coffin! And it seems that you're not the only one who have become Pinnochios."

I lowered my head, annoyed with a big sigh, "Yeah. Me and Sebastian. and Grell. As three. Pinnochios. Who doesn't. Want to be. Living toys. But a real. Girl, Demon. And Reaper." Undertaker pouted as he faced me, "They don't rhyme with toys, missy~!" I glared again, "Shut up. Undertaker..."

He giggled as he skipped to his desk, opening a book that seemed to have a pink book mark right at the bindings, "Tsk, tsk, naughty, naughty, my little poppet! You're just having a hard time with your little fate!"

That's when I remember, all of it is happening ever since he spit out the words to me! I stood up in anger, saying, "Yeah! All because. Of your. Stupid magic. Mojo!"

He giggled as he write something in the book with a pink pen, "It's not magic, deary, it's just a silly fortune." "IT'S. NOT. JUST. A. STUPID. SILLY. FORTUNE! IT'S. A. CURSE!" I argued.

He waved his hand as he continued writing, "Should have kept quiet, dear lamb, who knows what energy you have of speaking when you're just a doll."

I growled and clenched my fists then swiped the book and pen from him, "Give me. That! And Just. Help me!" He froze then lift his head to me, frowning, "Give it back..." "Oh. I'll give. It back. To you, if. You just. Turn me. And the. Boys Back. And take. Me Home!"

He stood up and walk slowly to me, holding out his hand, "Be a good deary and give the book back to me..." I took a few steps back, holding the book by my side, "No!"

He tried to snatched it, but I dodged his movie and ran around the room as he chased me.

What's so special about a stupid book?

I finally ran outside and I climbed up a tree, even kicked a branch to break apart so he wouldn't climb. However, when I did, I heard a thump from the roof, seeing Undertaker standing on it, close to the tree!

HOW DID HE DO THAT?! Knows magic tricks or not, a human will never try to do that!

He walked to the edge where I sat on the branch, I looked scared and there couldn't be a way to get far from him...unless...I know I have no choice, but it's one way to get ahead of him. I held the book, stand on the branch, then jumped down.

I landed safely, but I suddenly feel pain on my knee. I lifted my sock out and gasped in horror of what I saw, a small crack!

It means that if I am not careful, I'll end up in a million pieces!

I saw him jumped down to me, looking at me with the same frown, "You can't run forever due to your injury...Hand over the book..."

I looked at him in horror and I just wanted to cry, "T-Turn me back! P-Please!"

"...I'm sorry...Even with all the tricks up my sleeve, I don't think I am able to turn you back. I know how to turn regular dolls, like your friends, back, but...never on some like you..." He spoke.

My eyes widen that he can't turn me back, meaning that I'm doomed as a living doll forever!

I looked at the book, then glared as I look at him, "Then. I'll look. At your. Stupid book!"

He gasped, "Don't!" But it was too late when I opened the book, seeing glowing words in black. I looked amazed, but I noticed something on the title of the book...It's something that shocked me the most...

Title: Madison Amber Witkowski,

Born on October 2, 1996

Died on June 7th, 2014 due to a slice from a death scythe

Revived by unknown

"T-That's me!" I whispered loudly. I looked through the pages quickly and saw words written in red. "H-huh?" I looked at the words and read them.

...Demon Crow, Sebastian, somehow got hit by a tree branch and landed on the ground as Madison walked to the door. He cawed as he was trying to fly away, but Madison, who noticed, picked him up and kindly fixed his wing...

The words started at the word Demon, and ended at the last word after a few more pages of red writing, ...Madison has never been so angry, so scared, so sad in her entire life as she chatted with a lying Undertaker...

I read the rest where it lasted here...and it kept going and going...like a never-ending story...But why did it say lying?

I looked at the pen that I had, and I heard Undertaker pleading, "Please don't use it! I can explain!" I glared a little, speaking, "You. Are not. The Boss. Of me!"

With that, just as a test if its a magic book, I started writing something with a pink book mark as it's center that freezes the words, ...Undertaker then lifted his left leg, hopping on his right while spinning counter-clockwise...

With that, he lifted his left leg, then hop on his right foot while spinning counter-clockwise! My eyes widen that what ever I write can create a future! I decided that I should write one more thing, ...Undertaker then stopped, looked at Madison, and then started telling her the truth about the fate Madison have...

He stopped, then looked at me, "Madison...I made up the fate...The death of your family's real and he will kill again sooner or later...and I know you won't be ready...so I write everything and every people you experienced so you'll be prepared for the worse..."

I gasped and his eyes widen, even though my leg is a little weaker than the other, I managed to stand up and glared, "YOU. MADE. THIS. UP!? MY LIFE. WAS. ALREADY. OVER. BECAUSE. OF YOU! I TRUSTED. YOU!"

"Madison, I'm sorry! I just-"

"SHUT UP! NO. MORE. LYING! YOU RUINED. MY LIFE! AND. FOR WHAT!? A STUPID. REVENGE. FOR MY. KILLING. MY FAMILY!? I DON'T. EVEN WANT. TO AVENGE. THEM! I JUST. WANT TO. BE HAPPY. EVEN IF. I END UP. SPENDING. MY LIFE. ALONE!" I yelled as I threw the book and pen on the ground close to the shocked Undertaker.

"You're. A Bully. And a. Liar! You're. Much more. Evil than. Grell and. Drocell...and. Even my. Killer! It's No. Wonder. From the. Dust and. Cobwebs. No one. Wants to. Visit you!"

I couldn't believe I said those words...I never said these things in my life...I ran deep in the woods as far as I can, even when I forgot to grab Grell and Sebastian, I just kept running.

I ran until I noticed an old church building, part of my demon side seemed cold about it, but I ran to it and got inside, seeing bats flew off to the cracks of the buildings.

I looked around at the dusty church, and even tried to walk around, but when I made my first step I winced in pain. I sat on one of the benches then look at my leg, seeing that the crack is getting worse...even a piece fell off!

I gasped with my eyes widen, and then I sigh, pacing my hands on my face, wishing I can feel the tears on my face.

Everyone I trust betrays me, lies to me, and tries to kill me!

My life sucks! I just don't want this! I want to be home, seeing my friend, Crystal! I want my mother and father! But most of all...I want Sebastian back!