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It's all in the Circus Way
Chapter 1
Cirque Du Séance
"Would you look at this?"
Sora jumped in his seat violently when a hand slammed down on the desk with a loud 'smack' in front of him.
The shock fluttering in his chest still, Sora blinked and rubbed his bleary eyes to gaze at the terribly loud culprit.
'Culprits' to put it exactly
Sisters; Kairi and Naminé grinned down at him and Kairi thrust a large poster under Sora's nose.
"Look at this" she almost squealed
Frowning slightly, Sora looked down and saw a red and gold decorated poster before him. Either side was occupied by the upper half of two masked figures. Their masks were those of masquerade masks, also red and gold.
In what was left of the poster, were a group of other performers and animals. All dressed in brightly coloured garments.
"Cirque Du Séance?"
Sora gave the sisters a quizzical look and Naminé burst out excitedly
"It's a circus Sora, this is Sinistre Le Fou, it's French for Sinister Fire"
Kairi nodded enthusiastically "Mum and Dad went and saw Sans Cœr- Heartless, last year. They said it was absolutely spectacular."
Sora frowned
"And this has to do with us because-"
"They are coming to Twilight Town" Kairi and Naminé squealed together
The red head sister snatched the poster away from Sora and gazed at it longingly, she then seemed to coo.
"We are such a small place and a world famous performing arts circus decides to come here and put on a show."
Naminé agreed with a dreamy expression on her face
"Wouldn't it be a dream come true, Cirque Du Séance coming here?"
She stomped her feet giddily, "Mum and Dad took a video of Sans Cœr, all of the performers will travel here, how awesome would it be if we got to meet them?"
Kairi nodded "Yes, especially the acrobat twins, the Trickster and the Mage, oh and the Pyro; which he would most definitely be in charge of Sinistre Le Fou."
Sora frowned unable to comprehend the sister's babble. He gathered his things together, picked his folders up and pushed his chair back.
"Girls, we really don't have the time to be drooling over acrobats and Circus'. It would be totally awesome even I admit that; but we can't fall behind in school. Its killing us enough already."
He went to walk past the girls and Kairi rolled up her poster and then proceeded to thwack Sora over the backside with it.
Sora yelped and spun around back to Kairi who grinned and handed him the poster.
"Keep it, it will keep you inspired."
Then Kairi linked arms with Naminé and they strode from the library all laughs and giggles.
For a moment; Sora stood there befuddled then he sighed. He unrolled the poster and took another glance at it.
'Sinistre Le Fou' was on the bottom of the scarlet poster in bright, sparkly gold letters.
The two larger pictured performers on each side were surrounded by flames.
A young man with crimson hair and emerald eyes stared back from under the mask and the opposite side with a slightly older man had flames dancing in his palms.
Sora looked to the minor people in the centre of the poster surrounded by large cats. He saw identical twins, one in red and gold and the other in blue and gold.
There were numerous others all in intricate and breathtaking costumes and Sora was left dumbstruck on how much this Circus could advertise in one poster.
Shaking his head and feeling a little disappointed, Sora rolled the poster back up and tucked into his shoulder bag and thought to himself;
'Maybe next time'
"Hey give that back you jerk, don't do this to me!"
A familiar voice filled the halls and it was full of annoyance and desperation. Sora turned the corner into the locker hall.
Xion was in the centre of three large bullies.
Seifer, Fuu and Rai to be more exact.
Seifer was holding up a familiar red and gold poster up from Xion's grip and said in an almost disgusted voice.
"The Circus? Jeez that's all we need. A group of freaks to terrorise the town. Just wait till I get my hands on one of them."
Xion jumped up desperately trying to get her poster before she screeched, "They are smarter than what you take them to be; you asshole, they will see right through you." Seifer pulled the poster from her again.
"Aw little Xion wants to defend the animals."
Sora fell back against a locker and was confident that Xion could handle herself, he didn't have to intervene.
"You are so short-sighted" Xion shouted, causing kids to mill around the small group. "This town will be changed forever when this Circus visits, any Cirque will pummel you sorry backside."
Her face twisted angrily and when Seifer yanked the poster away from her slight hands again and Rai and Fuu laughed at her misfortune.
Xion's hands clenched into fists and with a savage, angry cry she lunged forward and punched Seifer in the nuts.
Seifer went down like a sack of potatoes and Xion deftly caught the poster floating down to her.
There was a roar of laughter from the kids milled around and there was a shocked splutter from Rai, "You're lucky, Seifer don't hit girl's y'know, otherwise you would be dead meat."
He bent down with Fuu to help Seifer up who groaned in pain and a kid somewhere in the crowd laughed, "She must have packed quite a hit, Seifer can't even stand up." There were more laughs and Xion spat; "He was lucky I only punched them, next time I won't be so lenient."
She hoisted her bag up and cradled the poster almost tenderly in her arms went to walk down the hall. She came to Seifer and 'stepped' on Seifer and walked over him. She strode out of the crowd and down the hall and Sora began to walk beside her.
"You definitely know how to make guys bow before you eh Xion?"
The smaller black haired girl smiled brightly up at him
"Oh hey Sora" her face made a disgusted look, "Ugh Seifer is just a jerk and calling the Cirques 'animals' jeez." She looked to the bright white floor, "and nobody else won't put him in his place."
The two walked down the hall and that's where Xion spotted the poster in Sora's arms. "You got a poster as well? You going to go see them?"
Sora smiled "I got the poster off Kairi and Naminé, they are fanatic about it. Said their parents went and saw 'Heartless' last year or something."
Xion flicked her hair back and smiled, "I have seen most of them, wanted to go see Des Animaux at the start of the year, I went back stage and met most of the Cirques."
Sora smiled at his friend, "Wow Xion, it's almost like you were one of them."
Xion laughed "Well there's not much to do in Twilight Town, but its quiet. That's why I moved here." She smiled up at Sora with her large sparkling eyes, "Just wait till you see Sinistre Le Fou, you will love it."
They walked outside and to the next school building and Sora watched the sky above him. "Hey Xion, you have seen the shows and know heaps, how does the Circus recruit?"
He continued to stare at the sky with the passing clouds; Xion said "They pick people up; if you show talent they snap you right on up. Most people in the circus joined when they were young. With some; it's all they know."
Sora saw a flock of birds fly from a tree and high into the sky, "Once I think about it, it would be awesome to join the circus." Xion looked at her dreaming friend before she looked up at the sky, "it's a spectacular thing, you live to perform and you're surrounded by people you love and if you're lucky, you will have family in there too."
Sora frowned when his view of the sky was obscured by the roof of the school building and his soaring dreams were suddenly grounded once more. He looked back to Xion who had her head bowed as she walked along the brick corridor and into the building.
Her face was downcast and she walked slightly ahead and reached the door to her class.
She looked up at Sora with a smile that he knew was forced and she said, "Thanks for walking me to class Sora."
Sora gave her a puzzled smile, "It's what I do everyday Xion, but you're welcome."
Xion gave him a soft smile and he continued down the hall, he didn't hear her say, "I just haven't appreciated it until now Sora."
Sora shook his unruly brown spikes and gave a look to the Circus poster. It come a little undone and he caught sight of the young man clad in scarlet. He sighed and said to himself;
"I think the circus is making everyone stupid."
"How was school Sora?"
Sora threw his bag haphazardly into the corner and heard his mother call out. He bent down and ripped his folders and papers from his bag and replied;
"It was alright, same as always."
His mother came from the kitchen wiping her hands on a dishcloth; "You have homework to do?"
Sora held up his work with a fake smile on his face and it dropped when his mother said, "Well you better do it all, I don't want you falling behind."
She walked back into the kitchen and Sora begrudgingly followed. His family was a major block on his imagination.
He threw his stuff on the kitchen table and his sixteen year old brother Jace gave him a death stare, "Watch were you're throwing your crap" he snapped.
Sora scowled and Jace rolled his eyes and went back to scribbling on his paper.
Unlike his older brother, Jace didn't give a crap about school. He hated the very word of school and anything that went with it.
The brothers sat there in begrudging silence and pen scratched against paper. Sora disliked homework very much, but he knew he couldn't afford to fall behind. He completed one task and went to pick up his second folder.
Paper fell everywhere and Sora noticed a second late, that his poster for the Circus fell out.
'Crap'
Sora watched with dread and then tried to snatch the poster up but Jace beat him to it. "What's this?"
He unrolled it and his eyes became clouded with revulsion, "The Circus?"
He gave Sora a malicious smirk then called out;
"Mum! Sora wants to go to the Circus?"
"Do not!" Sora retaliated "Kairi gave me the damned thing."
"Sora!" the teenager cringed and his mother threw down the dishcloth and stalked over to the table.
"The Circus! I'd be damned before I let you go to that damn nuisance; we moved here to get away from this drama, so you can focus on your future."
Sora got up to defend himself then;
"You over react mum, it's only a circus. The kids at school were excited and Kairi gave me one."
His mother looked livid; "You dare backchat young man?"
Sora was defiant "I know its high time I'm in charge of my own life, big deal. it's a circus and I wouldn't mind going to go see it. Damn homework, damn school."
There was a high sharp noise that resonated through the kitchen when Sora was slapped by his mother.
The silence that followed almost seemed to deafen Sora.
His cheek stung and all he could do was stare openly, gaping at his mother. Then with a rush of fury, Sora snatched the circus poster off his jerk off brother and then proceeded to push everything off the table.
"I hate you" he shouted before he bolted for the stairs
Sora slammed his door shut and stormed into his dark room and threw the poster at his desk.
It unravelled and rolled to the floor and the boy threw himself on his bed and angrily punched his pillow.
It was so unfair
Sora hated his life, he loathed it, his mother was a bitch. His brother, a bastard.
Sora didn't even bother to think of his dad, from his mothers angry rants. He had taken off and disappeared when his mother fell pregnant with him
So he didn't even exist in Sora's eyes.
He sighed into his pillow and let his mind wander and eventually go black, he didn't know what to think about now.
All was silent for a moment before Sora heard his phone vibrating. He lifted himself up, feeling as heavy as lead. He groaned and dredged his phone from his shorts, he illuminated the screen and a message blinked happily.
It was from Kairi
But when Sora read the message it wasn't as happy.
"Your mum is yelling at my dad again"
Sora cursed loudly and flung himself from his bed and wrenched open his door. His mother's voice was heard yelling from downstairs and when Sora saw Jace slink past he hissed, "This was your fault."
His brother was hunched and he said in a grumpy voice; "So? I havent gotten into trouble so I'm alright."
"Your daughters are a bad influence on him, filling his head with silly nonsense. Especially about this circus"
"WHAT, too hard? He's my son and I will raise him as I please? Its already hard enough keeping him focused on the real world. If you don't have a talk with your daughters and give them some discipline I will do it myself."
"I am forbidding Sora to associate himself with your demon girls, they are corrupting his immortal soul."
There was silence for a moment before there was a bang and Sora knew that his mother had just thrown the telephone across the room.
There was a scuffle of footsteps and Sora had the feeling that this should be the part where he ran away.
This is what he would have done when he was younger cause that meant trouble.
But now that he was older, Sora was defiant and his mother was not going to stop him being friends with Naminé and Kairi.