Kelli bit her lip and thought about what to do next. "Maybe later. I bet playing with Jon is going to be a little more fun than playing with you."
"Hey!" Karyn said indignantly, hitting her sister's giant hand as hard as she could, though it only tickled her owner. Kelli set Karyn down in a manner that the doll felt was a little rough. But then, she had no bones to break.
Kelli bent down to eye level with the second floor. "Raggedy Ann, come out, come out, wherever you are." She sang into the dollhouse. Jon stayed very still behind the couch and out of sight.
He flicked his glance to see if he had a better place to hide. His eyes turned to the door to the back room on the other side of the house; the side Karyn had supposedly looked through earlier. He had a straight shot to it, and hopefully could avoid capture.
"Ohhhh, I do want to play with you, Raggedy Ann. I promise to be play nice." Kelli's voice, though soft, still boomed through the house. Jon crouched down and took a sprinter's pose; a funny given his blue dress and striped stockings. Without warning, he burst forward across the house. He vaulted over a footstool and had a clear path to the door, until a black and green object ran into him, knocking both dolls over.
"Karyn, what are you doooooing!" Jon asked as Kelli's hand slipped inside the dollhouse and took Jon by his oval stuffed foot. She pulled him out gently and held him upside down by the foot. Jon's dress fell the other way, exposing his stuffed bottom to Kelli and her doll sister.
"Hey, put me down!" Jon cried, waving his arms to swipe and Kelli. None of the tiny blows connected, nor would they have even hurt Kelli if they did.
To Jon's surprise, though Kelli dropped him, though from about a foot from the balcony. He landed with a dull, non-painful thud, and struggled to get his rag body upright. Karyn came over to him and helped him up, but Jon pushed her away, angry that she had stopped him.
He got himself in a crosslegged position, his arms crossed over his chest. "I'm not going to be played with."
Kelli giggled. "Oh, Raggedy Anne, go sit down at the table." All at once, Jon's doll body unwound itself and sat down at the balcony table.
"What? How did you do that?" Jon asked.
"You didn't tell him, Karyn?"
The witch doll shook her head. She had no idea about this, and was a little angry at the stone that she didn't.
"Well, whenever a person touches a living doll, like you." Kelli demonstrated by bopping Karyn on her head. The little toy didn't mind. "They become your owner for the next hour. And whenever I use your doll name and tell you to do something, you will do it automatically."
Jon's shoulder's slumped, and Kelli clapped. "Now, what shall we play first? I know . . "
