DISCLAIMER: Sadly I do not own Cirque du Freak or any of the cirque characters though I would love to have my very own Larten Crepsley. I do however own Roxxi, James, Leila and Danny.

SUMMARY: Roxxi Clarke is special; she has a gift and that gift may be the one thing to keep Crepsley alive. When Mr Crepsley realises that Roxxi is special, he tells her that her power must be used to fulfil her destiny but can Roxxi really make the ultimate sacrifice to save the orange haired man she has been dreaming about since she was a little girl?

A/N: This is not based after any specific book but does contain references from the books.

TITLE: A Change in Destiny

Chapter 1 – The Dreams of a Little Girl

"Roxxi sweetheart, dinner is ready." Esmeralda Clarke shouted from the kitchen into the living room where her daughter sat drawing at the coffee table.

"Okay mummy, I'm coming in a minute." Picking up another crayon, a seven year old Roxxi finished off her drawing before putting the crayons back in the box and taking her drawing into the dining room. "Mummy look!" Holding up the drawing proudly, Roxxi tried to get her mother's attention.

Taking the drawing, Esmeralda looked at it before smiling and crouching down to eye level with Roxxi. "That's lovely sweetie, is this you?" Pointing to one of the figures on the page, she smiled when Roxxi nodded. "And who is this?" Pointing to another, she raised an eyebrow.

"That's Mr Tall, he runs the Cirque." Roxxi smiled widely as her mother's eyes widened in surprise. "Mummy?"

"What is the cirque sweetie? Is it a circus?" Roxxi looked confused before slowly shaking her head.

"No, it's a magical place…somewhere where it's okay to be different." Esmeralda's eyes widened slightly and Roxxi smiled.

"And where is this magical place?" Standing up, Esmeralda picked up her daughter and sat her down at the table before sitting down next to her.

"It's in here." Roxxi tapped the side of her head and smiled again. "It's a place I dream about sometimes. There was a massive war there but it's okay now…they called a truce." Esmeralda smiled and let out a small chuckle. "They did so everyone is okay again now."

"I'm sure that's right sweetheart." Once again getting to her feet, Esmeralda shook her head and laughed again. "Anyway, I'd better get dinner out; your father will be home soon." Roxxi nodded and looked up as her mother told her, "Be a good girl and go and wash up okay?"

"Okay mummy." Jumping down off the chair she was sitting on, she headed for the downstairs bathroom to get ready for dinner.

Half an hour later, David Clarke arrived home and walked into the kitchen. Wrapping his arms around his wife's waist from behind, he leant over and placed a quick kiss to her cheek. "Good evening, nice day?"

Twirling around to face him, Esmeralda smiled. "Hmm, I took Roxxi to the park and then we went to see my mum. Nice day at work?"

"Oh you know…the usual. How is your mother?" Pulling away, he looked over Esmeralda's shoulder and sniffed. "Mmm, something smells nice."

"Well you're just in time. We were about to start without you." She laughed and David chuckled.

"In that case, I'll help you serve up. Where's Roxxi?" Looking around the kitchen, he looked for his daughter.

"She's in the dining room." Esmeralda picked up the dish of paella and headed for the door. "Are you going to stand there all night or help?"

Rolling his eyes, David remained silent but picked up the bottle of wine and a glass of lemonade for Roxxi. Walking into the dining room, he placed a kiss to Roxxi's head and smiled. "Hello sweetheart and how is my favourite girl tonight hmm?"

"I'm okay daddy. I drew a picture today; do you want to see it?" Raising an eyebrow, she smiled widely when David nodded. Producing the picture, she handed it to David and grinned.

He looked at the picture and smiled. "That's lovely sweetheart, who is the tall man?"

"That's Mr Tall, he runs the Cirque." David knew about his daughter's dreams, she constantly told him of the Cirque and how she wished it was a real place.

"And who's the orange haired man?"

"That's Mr Crepsley and…and I think he needs my help." That was all that Roxxi would say on the matter but David and Esmeralda didn't worry over it; after all it was all in Roxxi's head…wasn't it?

A/N: Thanks for reading now pretty please review and the next chapter will be up soon.

Things to look forward to in the next chapter: The introduction of a real life Crepsley into Roxxi's life and we'll discover what makes her so special.

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