"Please don't smash my baby."
"Wooo…wooo….wooo. Who's smashing who's Baby?"
"Rainbow, it's ok. We were just..."
"Oh...…..OHHHHH…
Yeah, Kyle.....please don't drop that. Natysh values that glass doll with her life."
"But we need to make room for new stuff. Can't have Eryx looking at creepy stuff when he goes to bed at night. People say Dolls can see into people's souls...…and change them from within. I don't need any Devilish craft messing with my baby while we are sleeping."
"Would you rather have Him mess with you while you are awake...…Eternally!!!!!!!!!
Cause that is what's going to happen if you drop that Doll? Natysh will see to it."
"But she loves me. She needs me. She would..."
"That Doll has been with her more than you, so I don't think she would hesitate."
*Gulp*
"I….I….I'll just put it back up here and move it in the morning when we have more sunlight."
"That's the smartest idea you had all day, Kyle."
"Umm...well then. I'll just leave you two to ummm….do whatever it is you two do at night. So ummm….."
"Rainbow, wait. We want to.…"
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight, Rainbow. Sweet dreams."
"Rainbow, DO YOU NEED ME TO GIVE YOU A GOODNIGHT KISS IN PLACE OF SKY?"
"GOOD...NIGHT...….NATYSH!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Goodnight, Rainbow."
*Knock, Knock, Knock*
"Natysh, I thought I told you that….
*eeerrrrreeeaaaaiiickkkkk*
Ruby? Uhhh....What are you doing here?
Sleeping outside isn't doing it for you?"
"Can I sleep with you?"
"If it's too cold outside, then go back home to your Mansion."
"It's no longer my manion, but the Heartchilds; and the sooner I help them realize that the Mansion is theirs and not mine….the better."
"Ruby, aren't there plenty of other places inside the Kingdom that you could sleep in?
...…Ohhhhh...Ohhhhhhh….I see. You're afraid of the dark like Darius? Is that it?"
"No. I'm not afraid of anything. I just.....It doesn't matter where I sleep, but I have hurt so many people in my life that when I close my eyes at night; I want to trust that someone else is there to defend me if one of them were to take advantage of my weakness, and vice versa."
"Ruby, I would love to help you out; but their is only one problem.
….My bed is not even double the size as my sister's King."
"And that's a problem?"
"You wanna share?"
"It's just for a night. Just until I can learn to trust on my own. We'll have to…"
"It's ok. I don't bite."
"And I don't snore. Do you?"
"Whatever you would like?"
"What?"
"I…..I didn't say anything.
Climb in."
"Thanks again for letting me stay.
It's just to let me catch a breath and close my eyes."
"I promise nothing will happen while you are asleep.
*Pat…Pat*
Here's a spot for you."
"You wouldn't believe the day I had. First I had to...Is that red from me?"
"Huh?"
"You didn't wipe it off?"
"Wipe what off? Why would I...….Ohhh. This?"
"No one asked you about that, did they?"
"Well, I mean my sister had questions; but other than her I told nothing. I didn't even tell her. We laughed and goofed it up, but I promise; I did not say anything. Our secret is safe.
Wait, where are you going? Come back to bed. Isn't this what you wanted? To sleep next to someone who will defend you?"
"This was a mistake."
"What? Coming here?"
"No...All of this.
You….me…..this...I...…I am a Protector. Not an…."
"Emotion?"
"When people look at me, they see strength. Bravery. Honor. Courage. Anything but weakness."
"Ruby, is that what this is? You call this weakness? Are you sure that is the word used?"
"......That's the word I use.
Sorry. I just…."
"Ruby, wait. Why can't we talk about this?
Where will you go? I can't just…..
*Vroom*
Leave you out in the cold."