Smile and Doll still keep in touch.
Well, Doll has a tendancy to show up at the phantomhive estate regardless of Smile's free time. Yet he always seems to be willing to come out and spend time with her. Having so much free time, Doll had been bursting with various ideas for them to do but with Smile being among the noblefolk his activities might beā¦ different then her usual 'fun'. So she compromised! "Ey' Smile, I heard there's a Funtom candy store in town. How 'bout we go together and bring some treats back to the garden? Just the two of us!"
Normally something like that wouldn't have been a problem, exceptā¦ Doll doesn't have clothing that would fit in with Smile's usual attire. Not that she could quite make out what he was wearing other then it being 'fancy'. That and she didn't have a clue she was talking with the owner of the company.
Smile tilted his head a bit before speaking, "Sure, let's get Sebastian to fetch a carriage for us-"
"No need! Town isn't that bad-" Suddenly Doll had remembered what happened after the shower incidentā¦ the sickness Smile had. "If the walk'n gets too much for ye, could always carry yer myself!"
"If we're just walking about I should be fine albeit slower then by horseā¦ Ah- Wait no you won't have to carry me Doll, it'll be fine."
"If ye say so-" She coughed a bit and held her head up all 'proper like' "Shall we head out milord?" before bursting out into a small fit of laughter.
Stunned for a moment by her antics, Smile nodded before reaching over an arm out towards her. "There's a place I'd like to stop first then, and if we're walking togetherā¦ Ladies tend to hold onto their partners arms as they walk." His cheeks flushed a little when Doll had actually grabbed onto his arm.
"Righty then. I'll follow yer lead today Smile." Doll nodded as the duo began walking down the driveway of the estate with Sebastian trailing behind them.
Her mind began to drift off as they walked, it always had whenever she got to feel the small breeze brisk across her cheeks. Even if it had lifted her hair a bit, having trusting Smile as much as she did there was no worry to hide it instantly. Filling the air with a small hum of a melody from a childrens lullaby as they walked. Dolls other arm had come out to the side almost as if she was internally practicing positions as they walked without second thought.
Even if the two of them had silence Smile couldn't help but watch the way Doll had moved with such freedom. It wasā¦ a breath of fresh air for once while hanging out with her. Although he hadn't told her directly where they were going when Smile had suddenly stopped it pulled Doll back to reality to look around at their surroundings. Some sort of shopā¦ The colors of the display were too close together for Doll to make out any shape of the items on sale.
Walking into the store together and blinking a bit at the displays- WAIT THESES WERE NOBLEFOLK DRESSES- Shocked, Doll had turned to look at Smile. "What're we doin' here?"
"We are getting you a new dress if that is alright with you. The people around here can tend to be a bit judgmental if they see people from different branches walking togetherā¦"
So that was it. Doll shook the thought of negativity out of her head and nodded at Smile. "Course! Plus nice to try on new dresses now n then anyways!" How naive Doll wasā¦ She was dragged back into the dressing room by the clerks suddenly and was instantly changed and fitted into a corset. Even with her own performance outfit having a corset-laced backing, being shoved into this one had hurt more then she expected at first. Taking a bit to work with the clerks and finding her breath properly she was finally able to relax while standing up right. Peeking her head out shyly past the curtains she spoke. "Ey' Smileā¦ I'd like it if you would be the one to find me a new dress."
A small blush appeared on her face as she quickly pulled the curtain back around, not being able to look at him for too long while being half indecent.
The sudden request had made Smile blush as well but she trusted him this much to search for somethingā¦ He'd be up to the task! Walking around the store with Sebastian trailing behind him as he looked at the fabrics.
Sebastian leaned in closer to whisper to Smile. "If I may suggest a specific color my lord to make your choosing easier, perhaps a white may be fitting of lady doll? Or if you wish to avoid the symbolism it is known with, a pale pink may also be suitable to her."
Smile nodded at the suggestion, taking in the others words as he moved across the store in search of a white dress. He might not know much about fashion himself but he knows Sebastian is incapable of lying to him. Upon finding a more suitable gown in generalā¦ Notthathefullyknewwhathewaslookingforinthefirstplace. Smile had brought the dress back towards the dressing room, making a little 'Ahem' type of cough to let them know he had finished.
One of the clerks had grabbed the dress from Smile and began helping Doll into the dress. The tailor quickly getting to work in making size adjustments. Doll watched them move in the mirrorā¦ Blurrs of colors that danced around her before focusing in on the dress. She couldn't make out any of the details properly but she knew one thing. It was whiteā¦ As clean as snow. As white as her stage uniformā¦ White was always such a beautiful color to her. Innocentā¦ Before Doll knew it, the ladies had finished and she peeked her head out from the curtain to look at Smile, gesturing for him to back up a little bit. While he happily did so, Doll had pulled the curtain open to reveal the dress in it's entirety on her. "How do I look?"
Smile almost had cracked his smile looking at her. "I'm glad they could make the appropriate fittings for you. That dress is yours to keep, shall we head to the candy store?" Entirely avoiding her question was the best he could do for now. The sales people had known of him after allā¦
Doll was stuck in her own mind for a bit as she looked down at the dress herselfā¦ gently rubbing her hands over the fabric on her sides. She had never expected it to be so soft. "Lady Dollā¦ Lady Doll-" hearing her name had snapped her back into reality as she returned to look at the two. "Ah- Ye, I'm all ready to go!"
Quickly returning to Smile's side as he paid for the dress and held onto his arm yet again. Her previous clothing were put in a bag that Sebastian would carry for now. The dress was a bit limiting for Doll's movement in comparison but it was so pretty she had barely thought anything of it.
Walking out of the dress shop and to the candy store thankfully didn't have too long of a walk to handle. Seeing the big logo at the top of the store had Doll in awe as Smile lead her in.
The clerk obviously having recognized Smile as they began to speak. "Ah! A personal visit from lord ph-" Smile had shot them a glare and a signal to knock it off for now. To treat him as a normal customer of the shop. Quickly changing up the demeanor! "What can I get you two kiddos today?"
"Can we get sum lolli's please?" Doll smiled excitedly.
"We can get all the flavors." Letting go of Doll's arm before moving closer to the counter. "Put some more caramel in then the others." The two nodded to each other before Smile looked at Doll. "Is there anything else you want?"
She thought for a moment, humming as she did so. "Hmmmā¦ Do they got any of em' ropes with the hard chewy candy on it?"
"They might in the gummy area." Smile walked over and lead her towards it as the two searched around together.
"There! We'd like some of these please sir!" Doll smiled brightly as the clerk nodded and added some to their bag.
"I think that'd be all of em- we'd rot our teeth out with more!" A small bubbly laughter came from Doll.
"Right. Very well then." Smile made his way over to the check out area with the clerk, pretending to pay as the clerk handed over the bag of sweets. Handing the bag over to Sebastian as he held his arm out. "Shall we return home lady Doll?" It was his turn to poke only a little fun at the situation.
Doll swiftly nodded as she practically glided across the floor from her spot over to Smile and held onto his arm. The trio had left the candy store and slowly made their way back to the Phantomhive estate. Doll easing herself to slowly lean against Smile as they walked. He would've done the same would it not have slowed them down even more if he didā¦
