My Dollfriend

Chapter XIV

While Cole and Arissa were having... ugh... "tea"...

Joseph had his funeral wishing the ones who kidnapped Cole would burn in the pits of hell. If he knew that Arissa was with Cole, maybe he wouldn't be blaming her for losing one of his best friends. A girl named Kade helped him feel a bit better especially when Darklie was calling him a crybaby bunting.

Stephen wasn't doing any better either. While it may be true that he can defend himself, but the notes and teasing about his sexuality still hurt. His best friends being there for him helped, but he wished all of them were there...

With Arin's ability to talk to animals, which I am not allowed to spill about, he would ask the birds to search for Cole only for most to come back empty-handed or not come back at all. Maybe those who hadn't returned are still looking or got hurt. We may never know...

Nick had been hounding down on his computer trying to find any trace of Cole. He had found footage of the van with the D0LL5 license plate, but there was a certain part where he would look over and over again to try his hardest to find out where they had gone only to find nothing besides being at square one again.

Mr. Kraft didn't drink thanks to his new allergy to wine and beers, but he was still devastated about his missing son. First Grace, now Cole...

All were holding on to a single thread of hope that he was okay...

I... wouldn't say he's MENTALLY okay, but physically he is? At least he's behaving so he doesn't get assaulted... Yes, that's a thing and I prefer not to explain why both need to behave themselves.

By the way, Paisley Queen Dice is going about her business as though nothing happened. She had lied to the police so she got off scot-free.

Night came and while the others were praying for his safety, Cole was trying to wrap his head around what they had just done before bedtime.

What had happened was that they've been untied from the chairs and their hands were free to move, but only as Arissa's parents made them move like marionettes. The marionette was Arissa's favorite doll most likely because this was the only time she was allowed to move.

Anyways, Cole and Arissa were back to back as they laid on a mattress that didn't have a frame. Hell, they should be lucky they have a single pillow that was just long enough for them to share as well as a blanket that JUST covered them.

But that wasn't was keeping Cole awake. Oh, no. He could sleep to having small things that may or may not be in an okay condition.

It was all the dolls staring at him and Arissa in the dark.

There were a few barred windows in this basement letting moonlight in and making the dolls visible in the dark. Especially their eyes.

Their eyes were glowing in the dark no matter which way Cole looked and every time he closed his eyes, even for a second, he was sure the dolls were whispering about them.

He slowly started to cry waking Arissa. She sighed before turning over and wrapping her arm around him as they wore their pirate clothes from earlier.

"I gotcha," she said as she intertwined her fingers in his. Cole started to calm down a little with this action. "I know the dolls are scary, but I'm right 'ere an' they won't hurt ya. Promise."

Cole felt her other hand go under him and wrap around him to hold more. He had flipped over and wrapped his arms around her holding her close.

Arissa wouldn't feel so flustered had Cole not buried his face into her chest and her pirate costume was a bit revealing. Cole didn't mean to so even he was blushing too, but Arissa didn't mind too much.

In fact, she told him that he could stay if he wanted to as she pets his head humming a little tune. He calmed down the more she pet and hummed to him. Once he was calm, he spoke.

"Arissa..."

"Cole?"

"I'm sorry..."

"Fer what, maple leaf?"

"Everything I did..."

"Don't be sorry about that. Watch, it was Paisley who started the war between us, anyway. Fer now, just sleep. Okay?"

"Not just yet," he said while looking up at her. "I gotta ask you something first..."

"Okay, then. Ask away."

"Will you be My Dollfriend?"

"Your... what?"

"I want you to be My Dollfriend instead of Paisley. Dating her felt a bit like a chore, but with you... the feeling in my heart is stronger for you."

"I-I-I'm sure you're just sayin' that because of our situation! Heh heh. Yeah... That's right..."

"No, Arissa," he said as he sat up staring at the end of the mattress. "I've realized this after my friends pointed it out to me, but I've had this feeling about you long before I met Paisley. We've done a lot together before the fight and war and... and..."

"And?"

"...You've made me forget about my mom..."

"Isn't that a bad thing?"

"Not when it's your fault she's dead, but in your case, I can see why you want your parents dead..."

When Cole was little, he and his mom were out for a drive when it started storming. There were two things that he'd sleep to and the Shrek DVD was broken so here was Mrs. Kraft driving around for a bit to get Cole to fall asleep.

Thunder had struck the engine causing the car to crash into a tree, killing Mrs. Kraft in front of Cole.

His dad had started drinking which scared Cole as his father would say that his mom went up into heaven because of him. Hence, Cole climbing a lot of things and landing on Joseph and Nick later in life.

Good thing his father drank so much he got allergic to alcohol.

"Parents are supposed to love their children," said Cole as he brought his knees to his chest. "They're not supposed to blame you for something nature did OR do this to their child..."

Arissa sat up and hugged Cole with all her might.

"Then if we have our own family, we'll do that."

"Don't you mean... 'families'?"

"No. Family," she said taking the ring Cole had gotten her and slipped it on her left ring finger. "After we escape, finish college, ACTUALLY introduce me to your friends, an' get a job to pay fer everythin', maybe we c'n start our own family... together?"

Cole said nothing as he wrapped his arms around Arissa. Both were in tears as their lips got closer to one another. Before they knew it, a kiss was shared as things got a little heated between them, but we're at the 1160 mark so I'm cutting it off here.

Boohoo, after the series is finished, Lotus might make a book where it's all sex scenes between all the books made for/because of Dally. Speaking of, fuck you, Dally.

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Word Count: 1200!