Sora walked over to the bench in the gym, sat down, and closed her eyes. Every muscle in her
body ached from practicing non-stop for the past few weeks. It was only a month after she and
Leon had performed the Angel's Maneuver, and now there were other high class acrobatics she
had to learn. She even had to come up with five of her own, but her mind and body were both
begging for a rest.
"Sora, practice, now," her partner said from the trapeze, his silver hair swaying in time with his movements.
Sora sighed and pushed herself up. Walking towards the trampoline, she waved good bye to Mia
and Anna who were going to lunch. Standing on the trampoline, she started to jump so she could
be caught by Leon. On her second jump however, everything turned a little fuzzy. Her third jump
made Ken, who was by the door talking to Layla, who was now a coach, look like a black blob.
On her fourth jump she made it high enough to be caught by Leon's hands. When Sora looked up
to complete the move, Leon's face became blurry and fuzzy. Her hands went slack and she fell
from his secure grasp. As she fell towards the net, her eyes stayed focused on Leon's face. He
seemed shocked and then concerned as he tried to swoop down and grab her before she could
land on the net. Sora heard her name being called, but everything felt so heavy, as her body
landed on the net. Her eyes closed involuntary, as she tried to focus on her partner's face. When
her body hit the net, she blacked out.
Leon 3rd POV
Leon was becoming impatient and slightly worried. Sora was just sitting there, wasting valuable
practice time! But, at the same time, for Sora to be acting like this something had to be wrong.
After training for the Legendary Great Maneuver and the Angel's Maneuver, this was easy. Yet,
Sora had nearly perfected the basics she was lacking, and she was this tired? Making up his
mind, Leon decided to go at it for another fifteen minutes then call it in.
"Sora, practice, now," he said as he held himself up by his knees, as he leaned over backward on
the trapeze. He watched as she opened her eyes and walked towards the trampoline. She was not
as stable as she should have been. And, even when she said goodbye to two of her friends, she
seemed to lack most of her normal cheerfulness. Her first three jumps had seemed wobbly, but
her fourth jump was balanced. Leon reached down and grabbed her hands and looked down to
meet her eyes. For a second, they were focused on his, before they became glazed, and he felt her
hands go slack. Taken by surprise, he could not tighten his grip to keep her from falling. When
she slipped from his grip, he felt shocked, confused, worried, and so many other emotions that he
didn't even know the name of! He jumped to a lower trapeze and attempted to catch her before
she hit the net. However, he was not able to catch her, and his eyes widened in fear as she lay on
the net. Not moving. Hardly breathing. Leon jumped from his trapeze and landed on the net near
Sora. This couldn't be happening. Not to his Sora.
Layla 3rd POV (Meh, I need the chapters to be longer, so there will be a 3rd person unless it
is already long enough…)
Layla stood by the door, talking to Ken. Since she had come back to Kaleido Stage, she had
decided to help train some of the performers whom she saw fit. That was in addition to being a
performer herself with Yuri, although they didn't do many performances anymore. Glancing
over at the trapezes and trampolines, she wasn't surprised to see Leon and Sora still practicing.
"… and I really think that if we do so, it will not only improve our performers' confidence, but
will also motivate them to reach for higher positions in our field," Ken said as Layla turned her
gaze back to him.
"Ken, I'm really not the person to talk to about this, however you should take it up with Karlos,"
she said as she saw Yuri walking by. She smiled and waved him over. A week after Leon's and
Sora's show, they had officially gotten together. Yuri walked over and gave a small smile to his
girlfriend and said hello to Ken before he left. As Ken walked away, Yuri walked closer to his
girlfriend and kissed her passionately on the lips. Layla pulled back after a minute, and put her
hands on his chest.
"Yuri? What's got you so riled up?" Layla asked as she looked him in the eye.
"My mom called again. She wants me to quit, we had a huge fight in the boss's office," Yuri said
as he leaned in for another kiss. Layla let him kiss her, until she heard a rather loud thump. She
pulled away and looked into the area. A gasp escaped her and Yuri as they a motionless Sora and
a frantic Leon on the net.
"Sora!"
New to this part of fanfiction. Computers messed up, that's why the spacing is whacky. R&R please!