Hi everyone! Well, it's been nasty and rainy for the past week or so. (That also is why some of the pictures are so dark - even with a light on, it's not that bright .) So all of us dolls have basically just been hanging around on our own shelves, disgusted with the weather. You know that feeling like what you humans have when it's a rainy morning and you just want to roll over and go back to sleep, all day long? That's what we felt like.
But regardless, Saturday, I decided enough was enough. Sure, it's nasty OUTSIDE, but we're inside.
"Want to go for a walk or something?" I asked Flynn.
Flynn, who was still somewhat stiff from his rather unspectacular fall from Maximus Wednesday, said he was just going to go sit on the windowsill and watch the rain outside.
"Okay, if you're sure." I said, beginning to climb up the shelf to go see if Merida or Rayne would go on a walk with me.
"Wait," Flynn said.
"What?" I asked, turning to look at him over my shoulder.
"C'mere," he said, and with a sigh, I started my descent.
"Yes?" I asked.
"Just be careful, okay? Last time I declined going out somewhere with you, your arm had to be replaced!"
I laughed. "I'll be fine."
I jumped up onto the shelf (he was on the 'deck'), bent down a bit and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.
Then I went back up the shelf, pausing only to turn to wave at him.
I turned to the other shelf, and said hello to everyone up there.
"Anyone want to go for a walk?"
Rayne and Blondie shook their heads, but Merida was up and ready to go. Although her legs usually bothered her during rain, she was restless and wanted to go.
She and I quickly made the descent to a chair that was up against the shelf.
"Why don't we go to see the 18 inchers? I want to go see Angus, and that's where he's displayed at. Tangled Fan has to have her displayed with Elizabeth because Angus is from that same doll collection. Actually, Angus' name is really Patriot." Merida rattled on. We went from the chair onto a trunk, which was at the foot of the bed.
The walk on the bed was kind of hard, because it's not a hard surface (naturally!) and Merida was having a really hard time walking across it. Finally, we got to the head of the bed, and Merida climbed onto a pillow, jumped onto a dresser, and knelt down to help me up. Once I was up, though, she ran for Angus.
She started petting and talking eagerly to Angus, and her gleeful grin made me remember that she was modeled to be a 16 year old, two years younger than me.
But as I stopped watching Merida, I realized I was being watched. By six HUGE dolls that made me feel dwarfed. I put one hand to my stomach to urge my sudden nausea to go away, and gave a nervous, shy wave.
Two dolls responded to my wave.
"I'm Elizabeth," the one in the front said, "and this is my twin sister, Christy."
"Hi," I said.
"Glad to meet you! We love to see new faces."
"Same here," I smiled.
Suddenly, I felt a tug at my skirt. I looked down, and saw a tiny doll, who looked exactly like the 18 inchers, only smaller.
"Hold me!" she exclaimed. She sounded really young.
I obliged, and held her on my hip.
Then, Elizabeth began with introducing the other four 18 inchers.
"This is Josefina. The one sitting beside her is Nellie; the one beside Nellie is Kailey, and the doll wayyy up there on top of Butter, the horse, is Kailey's sister, Hailey."
I nodded a greeting to all of them, and everyone except Kailey smiled at me. I get the feeling that Kailey didn't exactly enjoy new faces, but I didn't say anything. After all, I had thought that Merida hated me, when in reality, her legs just ached.
Each of us talked for awhile - except Kailey and I. When I went to talk to Kailey, she just mumbled something and turned away. I realized there were two other dolls like the one I was holding - Hailey told me that they were called 'Mini dolls'. Their names were Julie, Samantha, and Nells.
Finally, we ended up leaving. Merida said her legs were really starting to ache, and she wanted to go back home before they hurt too bad to walk.
When I left, I almost wanted to bring Julie with me - she was the 'mini doll' I had been holding - because when I left, she clung onto my skirt and pleaded with me to come back soon.
I don't think I'd have much trouble coming back again - although I was a bit intimidated, because their FEET are about as big as my HEAD!
Once we got back home, Merida propped her one leg up, and the four of us chatted for awhile - just about general stuff.
However, after a good long while of talking, Flynn popped his head in.
With a wave, he asked if he could 'steal' me.
"Ye could steal her, but come to think of it, stealin' is bad." Merida teased.
Flynn chuckled. "Sure."
I stood, said bye to the others, and then followed Flynn.
"I thought you didn't want to go walk," I said.
He shrugged, and I didn't question him further.
Instead, I took him by the hand and surged forward, chatting about basically anything. He had a grin pasted on his face, as if every word I spoke enchanted him.
Finally, he spoke. "When do you want to have the wedding?"
"Oh, I dunno. Sometime this summer would be nice. I was thinking on some holiday, but I don't think that would work. What do you think? Any specific time?"
He took me by the other hand as well, and said, "Why not July 4th? It's a holiday, and it's in the summer!"
I stood, speechless. I mean, July 4th was only in a handful of days! I thought we'd be engaged for a good while before getting married. But you know me with decisions. Especially important ones like this!
"I already asked everyone, and they all agreed that they could come that day. If you decide to have it then, of course."
I turned my head away. "I-I don't know, Flynn. I mean, really - we've only known each other for a few WEEKS, and been engaged for one of those weeks, already! Don't you think we're going too fast?"
He shrugged. "In all those Disney movies, the characters get married to total strangers two days after meeting them!"
"But this is not a movie," I countered.
He nodded.
"I'd just be afraid we'd get judged for going that quickly."
I took my hands from him and wrapped them around my torso, thinking hard.
"It doesn't really matter - I just thought it would be an option." Flynn said, trying to catch my eye.
Goodness, what if even you readers thought we're going too fast?! I don't want to lose any readers just because of that. But at the same time, I didn't want to disappoint my fiance. And really, I WAS about as ready as I could probably ever be. Good grief, it would make living on a shelf with just him a lot more comfortable - since Tangled Fan moved us, I've been feeling horribly awkward. Come on, really! Wouldn't you?!
So I looked slyly at him. "It's an excellent option. July 4th it is."
Then I turned around on my heel and grabbed him up into a hug, suddenly quite excited for July 4th.
And really, that's not that far away.
It's only four days away, really. Wow. I really need to get off here and start planning! Like now! I'll try to pop in and let you guys know how everything's going, but you might not hear as much out of me till the wedding post! Goodness gracious, I didn't know you could be excited and terrified at the same time. And I STILL need to figure out who's going to be my maid of honor! Oh boy.
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