As a Noble...[Shadow House x reader]

Chapter 11: Call

Emilico turns to urge Shaun.

"Shaun, it's a phantom! Let's run!"

"No, wait."

The sound of wheel rolling gets closer and reveals..

"It's a veiled doll."

Emilico was confused and asked.

"What's a veiled doll?"

"You've never seen one before?"

Shaun asked the obvious then proceeded to explain.

"They bring us our food and clean clothes."

Emilico after hearing that got excited.

"Oh, so that's who does that! Thank you for all your help!"

Emilico bowed to the doll.

"We're trying to get to the bottom of the phantom mayhem."

Before Emilico can say anything more Shaun cuts in.

"Don't waste your breath. Unlike us, veiled dolls don't speak. It most likely heard our voices and came to see what's going on."

Emilico then got hit with a realization.

"Oh! We better go after Rum!"

At an unknown location.

Rum just cried, still having her tear stains she decided to collect herself.

"Where am I?"

Talking to her finger that has a bow on it.

"Please talk to me, Rummy. I'm scared of the dark."

"Rum, do you think they will come save you?" A weak voice replies back.

"Who do you mean?" Rum asks Rummy.

"That doll."

"She's not coming. That phantom got her. Even if it didn't, she won't come."

Rum replied, sadness filled her weak voice as she continues to speak.

"I left them behind and ran."

"Still, I have a feeling she will come for you." The finger reassures the girl.

"Living dolls are expandable. Only the outstanding ones last very long. It wouldn't make sense for her to care about another doll."

"Wouldn't you be happy if she did come?" Rummy asks Rum.

"Happy? I don't know what it feels like to be happy."

"Rum? Where are you? Rum?" Back with the two as they try to find Rum.

"Rum?"

"You're a strange one."

Shaun suddenly spoke catching the girl off guard.

"Strange? Mistress Kate said that, too!"

" "Fret not over trivia matters." That's one of the rules living dolls learn from the time they are born. We live for the sake of our masters. It's pointless to worry about other dolls."

"It seems I'm not an outstanding doll. You're right Shaun. I should only concern myself with Mistress Kate. But the way you defied Barbie wasn't a good idea, either, was it?"