As promised Taehyung sat in the ballroom on one of the many chairs. This time Sunhee was there too, she was cleaning the floor and glancing at the dancing tol time to time. She was smiling, the soft music was nice in this silent house.

Taehyung watched the doll closely, his eyes caught by the mesmerizing movements of the doll. they were so fluid yet controlled. He moved like a gentle wave. The music that was playing made the whole picture. It was like the raven was watching a music box that came to life. the ballerina now moving around freely like it escaped from the miniature stage of its box. But then it ended, the music stopped and so did jimin. and just like that taehyung's smile faded a little and he sighed. he could watch the doll dance forever...in taehyung's case, for eternity.

"Jiminie, my pretty jiminie" Taehyung said in awe as he pushed the chairs out of his way walking to the stage, the doll looked at him blankly wondering what was with him. "Can you dance again? please?"

"now?" jimin asked tilting his head a little. Taehyung nodded and disappeared in the back turning the music back to the beginning. Sunhee chuckled seeing it and left the ballroom, done with her cleaning there. It was time for her lunch and grocery shopping.

"Please, one more time today..okay?" Taehyung asked, he really didn't want Jimin to stop just yet. Luckily for him the doll was still so grateful to the artist and did as he asked. raising his arms and making a few spins to get back to the middle where he dances again, slightly different from what he did earlier. Either way, Taehyung loved it.

"so beautiful" taehyung breathed out staring at the doll. he was so lost in the moment that he didn't realist how long he had been staring until the music stopped or a second time. he sighed and walked t the doll who again looked at him blankly expecting him to ask to dance again. but the raven didn't. He just stood in front of the doll staring at him. "just perfect" a hand was placed on the doll's cheek. Taehyung couldn't help but lean closer and place a soft and short kiss on the doll's lips. "my pretty doll" he chuckled seeing the doll look at him surprised.

"You kissed me?" Jimin asked not getting it. "but....im a doll"

"Being a doll doesn't matter, besides I made you, so why should I not be allowed to kiss my own dolls?" Taehyung grinned and walked away getting off the stage. "We will be together forever, isn't that nice. a doll and the dollmaker. amazing isn't it, i can watch you dance everyday" taehyung smiled as he helped the doll off the stage and gently placed him on his feet safely. "my precious doll, sadly i can't stay here, i have to finish things. please accompany me at dinner tonight"

"Of course...I will see you there," Jimin said, feeling happy. the maker liked him, the maker was gonna keep him forever. Jimin wouldn't want anything else now. He doesn't want to go back to being a restless spirit. He was 'alive' now, he wanted to stay like this. Being human again would be too much to ask...

"great, i will be waiting" taehyung then left the room.

Jimin stood there and touched his lips. He hated the fact he couldn't feel the other's lips. Jimin was just inside a shell. He didn't have feelings like that. and now he didn't like that, he wished to be able to feel it, to treasure such a moment. He sighed and left the room as well. many thoughts going through his head now, mostly just the doll maker himself.

Jimin didn't know where he was going but he did find himself inside the locked dusty room, his eyes looking at her who was already staring back at him with her fake innocent eyes.

"You're back Jimin, i was expecting you" she said and giggled a little.

"What do you want now?" Jimin asked, he didn't want to be here, but he also couldn't leave, he couldn't move.

"Did you think about my offer?"

"offe-"

"to kill kim Taehyung? We both know he needs to die. we have to claim a soul, i want his soul. we will all rest peacefully, you too. we will take you with us, we will take you safely up to rest. isn't that what you always wanted. to be one of us and rest your soul?" she said grabbing the iron golden bars and move her little head closer to look at jimin more closely. "don't you want to be free of the pain anymore?"

"i do..but"

"but what jimin? what can possibly be in the way?"

"i don't want to kill him, he isn't like mr.kim, he is different. he doesnt hurt us"

"He is his SON, HE WILL PAY!" she shouted her head twitching a few times before she giggled and hopped a few times with her fake innocent act.

"No, I'm not gonna hurt him."

"You are making the wrong enemies here Jimin, you are one of us, we should be working together!"

"i-i can't do that. I'm not like you. i don't want my revenge..it's in the past.......mr.kim is dead"

"That doesn't satisfy me! i want his whole bloodline to end HERE and NOW" The little doll suddenly didn't sound so sweet anymore, jimin now seeing a part of who she really was. this was a doll that could really murder. this is the doll that killed mr.kim with her own hands. This was a creation that turned against its maker. possessed by the victim of the man's own hands.

"How did you do it?"Jimin asked suddenly, walking closer to the doll.

"What?"

"how did you kill mr.kim...and why, what did he do to you?"

"That man deserved it, he killed me of course. What else do you think? all of us were killed, even you" she hissed at the other. she despised jimin, jimin who was always better than the other, who was always everyone's favorite here, who was the maker's favorite, the one that got granted a new life. "I made sure he wouldn't wake up anymore. I killed him in his sleep. I stabbed his heart and slid his throat. maybe removed his eyes too, just because i could. "she giggled again and tilted her head in an arrogant way. "and i will kill that stupid son of his too, and you wil do it for me"

"i am not going o do that, taehyung is didn't do anything, i have no reason to hurt him!'' Jimin said angrily. "stop that!"

"If you won't do it, I will do it myself. and I will break you as well, you're really making me hate you more than I already did."

"shut up!" jimin turned around walking away he didn't want to be with her, he didn't want to see her. taehyung was right, she shouldn't be free. she was evil. this doll was nothing but trouble. jimin didnt want to go back here anymore, this will be the last time he goes here.

"watch your surroundings Jimin. were watching you!" she said just before the taller doll left her in the dark room alone to drown in her own hatred and anger.

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