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He stared, fascinated, "I've never heard of internal joints! Astounding!" He made no move to touch her, "Oh I understand completely. Well, I'll let you browse, just give a holler if you need me. Name's Ciel." He smiled then hurried into the back to finish painting the face he was currently working on.

When the coast was clear, Melody smiled brightly, 'He seems nice. At least he doesn't pester.' She looked around with her eyes only, having a feeling that there were cameras. When she signed, she only moved her hands, not her arms. 'I think they're organized by color.'

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Holden nodded as the man walked away, "Yes he does, and thank god. I feel so out of place in here." He said in a whisper. He nodded, he grabbed a red and white dress, "What do you think of this one?" He asked as he went to grab a few more. Suddenly a teal colored dress caught his eye. He rushed over to it and grabbed it, "I'm not going to even ask you." He whispered with a smile. Suddenly his eyes lit up as he quickly darted around the isles, he grabbed a black and white dress, a lilac colored dress, and a black dress with white trim. He paused and looked for the man, he didn't see him. "Do you like these? And we will have to come back in a few days, I have enough to buy just four dresses. So your gonna have to pick out four." Holden said in a whisper.

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Melody wanted to put her hands to her mouth to hide the fact that it was dropped open. She quickly composed herself and closed her mouth. She loved them all, yet the Lilac one was her least favorite. She double checked to make sure they were alone, then began to sign, 'I don't really like the lilac one. I don't think that color would look good on me. Oh! Are there any headdresses you can find to match? Or maybe some hats..for when we come back?'

Hearing things move around out on the floor, Ciel decided to stay by the door, watching the man. Suddenly his mouth dropped, seeing the doll move. Her movements were..precise..was she..signing? Oh my god she is! He had no idea what he should do. He didn't dare call him out on it and scare the man off; he could use a customer. It's been awhile since he last had one. He bit his lip, watching quietly. Too bad he didn't know sign language.

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Suddenly Holden heard the man gasp, 'Stop.' He quickly ducked behind the dress rack. 'I will put the lilac one back, but we have to pay and go. I think he saw you move.' He growled quietly. 'I will have Solomon or Alicia come back and wipe that he saw you move.' He hung the lilac dress up by the purple dresses. He sighed and made sure he was composed, "Ah good your here." He said walking around the corner. "I'm ready to check out." Holden said with a smile.

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Melody quickly folded her hands exactly the way she had them before. As the approached the counter, she focused on an invisible spot on the wall right in front of her.

The man nodded, motioning to the register, "R-right over here.." He was clearly nervous now. He slapped himself internally. Get it together man! You were just imagining things..you've done it before plenty of times. Actually..once. Suddenly he jumped, pointing shakily to the doll, "W-who made her again?"

[Bovice]

Holden kept the smile on his face even thought he was nervous on the inside. He place the dresses on the counter, he bit his cheek when the man asked who made Melody. "My friend Azriel made her." He said with a smile. "Is there a problem sir? You seem a little bit disheveled." Holden said trying to change the subject.

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Ceil cleared his throat. Azriel. Why did that name sound so familiar to him? "E-excuse me a minute..I have to show you something." He scurried back into the tiny room, leaning on the wall once he was out of sight. He took a few breaths then hurried over to a large photo album. He flipped through the pages until he found what he was looking for then hurried back out. "I..I doubt you know of this particular doll, but ever since you told me of her internal joints, it's been bothering me."

He held out the Polaroid displaying a doll standing by one of the racks of his shop, fidgeting with the card tied to his hat, "H-Have you seen that doll at all? Quite a few years ago, a tall woman came in here with that doll. When I asked about her joints, she said the same thing; internal. I could tell something was definitely off about that doll, especially when the woman set her down and it stood on her own. I snapped a picture when I saw my chance, but right before I could, the doll looked at me. I will never forget those burning orange eyes..." he trailed off, shuddering. He took the Polaroid back and set it on the counter, "A-anyway...now that I think about it, the woman called herself Azriel...Strangest thing though, I couldn't remember anything about that day until..now.." His brown eyes glanced to Holden, but he kept them focused on Melody.

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When the man was gone for a moment he looked at Melody, 'I don't think this is good.' He said looking at the door as he waited for the man to come back. He sighed looking st the picture, "No I haven't. " He said as his eyes got wide a tad. "Azriel has those same eyes." He thought to himself. "Th-..that is strange, but my Azriel is only like two inches taller then me." "Sorry Azriel." He thought. "I would like to keep chatting, but I really need to get going. So if we could possibly..." Holden said placing his credit card down.

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Ciel nodded, displaying the counter, "O-of course. I'm sorry to have bothered you with that. Just one last question..does she have really pale blonde hair?" He quickly rang up the dresses, bagging them nicely; leaving the little hangers on them. He took the card and scanned it, motioning for Holden to sign on the digi-pad to the left of him, "Sign please." He couldn't take his eyes off Melody. A lot of her features were so similar to the white haired doll from a few years ago. Very realistic eyes, that soft plastic skin; or so he assumed, and just that over all..creepiness.

Melody was tempted to fidget, but she knew she couldn't She hated this guy staring at her like that; mainly because he was starting to figure out something he shouldn't. She desperately wished that Holden was still a vampire so that he could erase Ciel's memories again. It was so hard for her to sit still while she was under scrutiny.

[Bovice]

"No she has medium brown hair." Holden said motioning to his head. He took the little pen and signed his name. "There you go." He said putting the pen back in the rubber holder. He grabbed the bag, "Thank you very much. I will be back in a few days to get her some hair accessory's." He said with a small wave as he walked out the door. He gently placed Melody in the car, and got in himself. "Ok that was nerve racking." He said as he started the car. Holden gently backed up and sped away.

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Ciel handed him the receipt, "Have a good day." When he was gone, he looked down to the photograph. "I swear I saw that doll signing.." With a shake of his head, he took the picture and went back into the little room, replacing it in the album. When he turned around, he jumped, seeing a tall armored woman before him. He blinked, unable to speak.

Melody nodded, 'It was. At least you weren't the one being stared at. I still like him though, he seems rather nice. He really likes his business. If I'm going to be stuck like this, I might as well make him my permanent supplier. Right?' She leaned back in the seat, closing her eyes. 'I will need Mystic when we get back. For now, I will rest.'

Azriel sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose, "Give me the picture Ciel." She snatched it from him as he grabbed it from the album. "Now then, I'll just fix your memories and be on my merry way." She grabbed his face with her armored gloved hand, quickly replacing the memories he had of Melody signing with her just sitting there. When she was finished, she disappeared.

Azriel looked to Mystic; who was currently on the floor face first, "What are you doing? When I left you were still on your feet." She went over, not getting a response. She crouched down, and rolled him over, jumping a bit in surprise. He was asleep. Was he really so tired? With a sigh, she picked him up and set him on t he nearby couch. "You have got to stop over working yourself." With that, she went back to the circle the two were currently working on. "This is going to really drain us when we do it..."

[Bovice]

"Yup." Holden said with a smile. "I will tell him shortly." He said quickly rubbing his eyes. He just wanted to lay down and sleep.

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Solomon sighed, looking at his watch. Holden should've been back by now. He needs to eat. He looked up from his watch, sensing Hayden near by. "Crab..now what is she doing..and what the hell is that noise?" He stood, teleporting to the room next door where Hayden was crashing. Instantly, his mouth was to the floor, "Hayden Marie! What the hell is a Harpy Eagle doing here!?" He started at the large bird that was perched on Hayden's tiny arm.

Hayden looked up, quickly calming the bird telepathically, "I dunno...I saw pictures online and I wanted to see one. So I called out to him. He's rather cute, huh?" She giggled, petting the bird on his back, "You're such a cutie~" Before Solomon could ask her where the hell it came from, she answered, "The zoo~"

Solomon nearly fainted. He couldn't believe it. Without another word, he simply left the room.

[Bovice]

"Mystic? Melody needs you." Holden said as he pulled into the driveway. When he pulled into the garage he gently slammed his head into the steering wheel. "We are back Melody." He said gently patting her head. He got out of the car and walked over to the passenger side. He picked her up as well as the bag. "Just like you I'm tired." Holden said walking into the house.

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Melody didn't wake up as Holden addressed her or picked her up. She did wrap her arms around him and rest her head on his shoulder; mainly to indicate she was still there.

Mystic was still deep in sleep; giving no response.

[Bovice]

"Mystic? Damn it answer me!" Holden said yelling in Mystic's head as well as squeezing his brain. "I can't even wake up the damn demon." He said with a growl. He walked passed Hayden's room, he heard a loud squawking coming from the room. He quickly opened the door, he closed it when he saw the giant bird. His eye's were wide as he went to his room.