Favorite Doll

Special Tea Party

•Y/N: Your Name
•E/C: Eye Color
•H/C: Hair Color

Your POV:

My sealed eyes twitch beneath the skin of their lids after hearing soft thuds coming from around my room. They almost sound like tap shoes. Having been disturbed from my peaceful slumber, my dark lashes part to reveal tired, E/C orbs that immediately glance over to the alarm clock on the nightstand.

'2 A.M.? Who's up this late?' Slowly, I sit up and ball my little fists to rub the sleep out of my eyes. Now wide awake, I realize that the footsteps have stopped. A gasp escapes my lips upon seeing the beautiful sight in front of me. My boring, old, play table is nicely dressed up with a white, lace cloth and sitting on top of it are two pink and white, porcelain tea cups as well as a matching teapot. Two white, porcelain plates sit in front of the low seats, each holding a thick slice of my birthday cake from earlier on it. Upon noticing the faint, yellow glow shining down on my skin, I look up and am met with a collection of twinkling, fairy lights hanging over the bed.

The sight was almost magical, but these things definitely weren't there before I went to bed, so what's going on? Keeping my gaze on the dim lights, I throw the covers off my legs before standing beside the bed. My eyes then once again fall on the table as I approach it. When I got closer, I realize that there's real tea inside the cups — looks hot too.

"Right on time to the party, my dear," speaks an unknown male's voice from behind, causing me to squeak in surprise and whirl around. A frightened gasp escapes my lips when I find a stranger in my room, but, before I can scream or run, his hand seals my mouth shut. Heart pumping frantically, I look up at the slender figure with wide eyes as he holds a finger to his smiling lips. "Shh. You'll wake the grown ups." The pink-haired man giggles with a wink before removing his hand from my face, while I just stand there, confused. As mentioned before, the man is thin and tall and is wearing unusually familiar attire consisting of a black tailcoat, a teal vest, blue slacks and a big bowtie. Atop his mop of colorful hair is a black top hat with a blue band around it that matches the color of his tie. An amazed expression appears on my face when I recognize the man's unique features.

'Could it be?'

"Y-You're my doll!" A giggle parts from the figure as I point at him in shock. I couldn't believe my eyes! It had to be him! I rub the E/C orbs vigorously just to make sure I wasn't dreaming before looking back at him.

'Yep, he's still there. Now for the second test.' I cautiously poke his stomach with my index finger, making him giggle yet again in amusement. The man lifts his hat from his head before kneeling to me and bowing his head.

"I'm at your service, m'lady." When he picks his head up again, the ends of his hair bounce as a wide, sharp-tooth grin spreads apart his light pink lips. One would think a man with sinister-looking teeth would be scary, especially for someone of my age, but I sense no danger from this man. He just seems... happy. My hand is taken into one of his before the back of it is kissed in the way a knight would with a princess "It's a pleasure to meet you face-to-face, at last, my dear."

"H-How are you..." I trail off, unable to form proper words. This is too unreal, and yet, it appears the impossible just became possible. The living doll chuckles at my dumbfounded expression as he stands and puts his hat back on.

"You see, my dear, I'm not just any doll. I'm a magic doll. From sundown to sunrise, I become human just like you," he taps the tip of my nose with his finger, causing me lean back a bit and blink in surprise, "but during the day, I turn back into my much smaller form. Either way, I see whatever doll me sees." He points at his almost hypnotic, golden eyes with black rings inside the iris. They seem to even emit a very faint glow. Beautiful.