DiSCLAiMER
Some of the characters will be OOC to fit the plotline however.
"Talking"
Thinking
Dreaming
Get Well Soon
The girl's feet were lifted into the air with one black sock and the other white. There were faces drawn on them. Attached to the black sock, was a black marker. "Oh no!" the blonde girl said with a light voice. "Go away Queen of Dark!"
"Never!" the blue eyes sparkled as she spoke with a more hoarse and evil voice. "You shall feel my power of the black MARKER!" As the thin-framed girl said that she scribbled all over her white sock.
The girl lowered her feet as she took the socks off and put them aside. She looked at her room, her drawings of buildings and strange creatures placed around in such a specific way that it was if it were one large town.
In the middle of all the pictures there was a moon and sun attached to each other, like light and dark. Today was the day that this girl would have to perform in the circus; after all, her family was the traveling circus.
"Naminé!" a woman called down from the bottom of the stairs. "Hurry up! We have to go put the tent up!"
"Coming Mum!" the girl, Naminé called out. Her mother, Aerith was the second command in owning the circus. Her father, Cloud, was the one who owned the entire thing. The blonde quickly grabbed her bag
and ran down the stairs and out towards the trailer. She wore a white t-shirt with a heart on it, and a pair of light wash jeans with her favourite white sandals with stars on them.
Naminé placed got inside of the trailer and sat down behind her father who was driving. The two talked on and on about how much they would do and who would do what. The other people in the circus, and the animals. Leon and Yuffie were the flying trapeze acrobats. Tifa was the lion tamer. Aerith was the Mistress of the Spanish web; Cloud and Naminé were the jugglers. "Merlin" as they called him was their magician. Then there was Cid. He was the props manager and helped travel everywhere. And also Sephiroth, he was the tight rope master. He usually pulled Naminé up there to juggle on his shoulders.
As much as a cool guy Sephiroth was, Cloud doesn't really like him, and it's a little funny to watch them bicker, replying with strange comebacks and such. "We're here!" Aerith said. Naminé looked up from the drawing she was creating, it was another creature. This one had large beady eyes, strange antennae and was almost black all over. She nodded as we caught up with the other circus members.
As Cid, Sephiroth, Dad and Leon began to work on putting the tent up, Aerith, Yuffie and Tifa began to bring out all the things they needed for the entire show. Naminé was left with Merlin to talk to. "So," Merlin began. "Are you excited for the show tonight my dear child?"
Naminé smiled softly. "If I said yes," she began. "I would be lying. We do this almost every week, and it's getting a little tiring. I want something to happen." Naminé walked into her trailer as she took out her sketchbook and began to finish the small creature.
The blonde girl usually used pastels and pencils, but she wanted to leave most of her art stuff back home, so all she brought was a pen and pencil. Once finishing the small creature, she turned the page and began to work again. It was a building in the sky, the only way to get up was to climb the extremely long and curving staircase. Then she drew a key next to it, which curved like the building, but was a glimmering lock holder.
There was a knock over on the trailer. "Naminé!" Aerith said to her daughter. "C'mon, it's time to get in there!"
Naminé groaned, "I don't want to though!" she began. "I don't want to do the same thing over and over again! I'm tired of it!" The door shook as Aerith shouted at Naminé to unlock the door. "I'm getting dressed!" Naminé shouted again.
"Naminé," Aerith began. "You'll be the death of me…" Naminé got into her shimmering tank top and billowing pants as she slipped her mask on.
"I wish I was," Naminé retorted. Aerith sighed softly as she quickly left. Once Naminé knew that Aerith had left for the circus, the sixteen year old blonde stepped out of the trailer with her special juggling balls.
Cloud stepped out into the arena, "Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls!" he called out to the audience. "The Masked Circus brings you, the lovely Aerith, Mistress of the Spanish Web!" As that was said, Cloud quickly ran back behind the curtains. Aerith and Cloud looked at each other through their masks, "I love you," Cloud said softly. Aerith put a finger to her lips and placed it onto Cloud's as she walked through the curtains. And thus, the show began.
Naminé made a face as her parents love moments. She looked over to Leon and Yuffie, "You know, Naminé," Yuffie began. "You should be happy with your parents; they're the only ones you've got. Leon and I, we never actually knew our parents. So keep that in mind, okay?" The dark haired masked woman smiled. Naminé smiled and nodded.
"Dad!" the blonde called out to her father. Her traits were mostly from her father, blonde hair, blue eyes, and the smile. But from her mother, she received the soft face features, and the thin structure. "Is it our turn next?" the girl asked. Cloud nodded to his daughter.
Cloud put the microphone to his lips. "The Mistress of the Spanish Web, Aerith!" Cloud called out. "And now, for a bit of an amusement, two jugglers will enter the stage and enchant you with moves most people wouldn't imagine! Please welcome, Cloud and Naminé!"
Naminé quickly fixed her mask as she headed out into the stage, tossing one of the balls into the air, as Cloud came over to that ball and caught it with his feet for he was doing a hand stand.
Aerith smiled as she quickly walked over to another suit. Her vision went blurry as she became dizzy.
"Hey Naminé!" Cloud called over to the blonde as they juggled back and forth. He stopped juggling and held up some bananas. "You want to juggle bananas?"
"Oh Cloud!" she shouted back. "You know what happens when we juggle bananas!"
"No! I don't!" Cloud said back. "What happens when you juggle bananas?"
"You get gorillas!" the blond shouted back. The band that was playing started up an outburst of notes as nothing happened to the stage. "You get gorillas!" Naminé called out again. The band continued playing the note.
Aerith was on the ground, unconscious. The last thing she remembered was Yuffie and Leon rushing over to her. Cid had to take place for the gorilla suit.
For a third time said, the gorilla finally appeared as it chased around Cloud, and then Naminé. The two jugglers ran back as the gorilla followed them. "Way to be late, Aerith," Cloud said a little angrily. The gorilla took its mask off to reveal Cid beneath. Cloud looked at Cid.
"Wasn't me Cloud," he began. "Aerith's over there." Cid pointed to an unconscious Aerith lying on the floor with Yuffie, Tifa, Leon, Merlin and Sephiroth surrounding her. Cloud quickly ran over to her, attempting to wake the woman up. "We've tried that," Cid began. "We need 911, ASAP."
"Mum?" Naminé called out.
As the ambulance left with Aerith inside of it, the circus was already over and everyone in the audience was leaving. "Do you think she'll be alright?" Tifa asked. Cloud looked like he was about to cry.
"I don't know Tifa, but," Cloud began. "We'll keep a close eye on what will happen. But for now, let's just all head home and get some rest." Everyone nodded as they left. Naminé watched as her mother left. She stayed where she was, and she wished she hadn't said what she said before. Maybe then, it wouldn't of have happened.
Naminé wanted to cry as she moved back to the trailer where Cloud would be waiting to go back home.
Naminé was in her bed, colouring with pastels of blue, green, and purple. It was a get well soon card for her mother. As the blonde finished up the last part, she walked down the stairs. "Grandmama," Naminé said. "I'm going to the hospital to see Mum." The older woman nodded and shooed her off. Naminé smiled. The blonde walked over to the elevator in their apartment to find it was broken.
The girl headed off towards the stairs as she quickly caught a bus before it left the station. She gave the man some money, "The Hospital please," she said kindly as the driver nodded. She walked over and sat down on one of the taped leather seats. She looked out the window and watched the city of Greblya pass by her.
When Naminé arrived at the Hospital, she quickly walked in. "Oh, Naminé!" the woman at the desk gave her a brush. The blonde thanked the woman as she went off to her mother's room while brushing her blonde hair. A nurse came up to the young girl, "She's been doing okay, but go in quietly, she might be asleep," the nurse said as she took the brush.
"Thank you," Naminé said to the nurse as the blonde walked in the room quietly. The blue eyes sparkled when she saw her mother in the bed across the room. "Mum?" Naminé whispered softly to the woman. Aerith shifted slightly and looked up at her daughter.
"Hello love," Aerith said as Naminé walked over to her mother. The blonde gave the card to Aerith as Aerith read it. "Get well soon, Mum," the woman smiled. "Thank you Naminé." The woman placed it over next to some other cards that her daughter drew and gave to her.
"How are you feeling, Mum?" Naminé asked.
"Oh, same old, same old," Aerith said softly. "How are you and Cloud doing?"
"Dad is off doing a conference with everyone else, and me?" Naminé looked down. "I'm sorry what I said to you before." Aerith smiled as she touched her daughter's cheek with a shaky hand. "I should get going," the blonde said as she held her mother's hand. Naminé reach over and lightly kissed her mother's forehead. "I'll come back tomorrow," she began. "Get well soon, okay?" Aerith nodded.
There was charcoal in the blonde's hand as she continued to draw on the cement floor of the sky look. She had drawn around the window and on the floor, everywhere. "That's really good, what's it called?" Cloud asked as he walked out onto the sky look.
"It's a drawing," Naminé retorted. "It's not called anything." The blonde continued to draw as her pale face grew cold from the brisk ocean wind. Cloud sat down next to Naminé and watched her.
"You mom is going to be getting her surgery soon…"
"What?" Naminé exclaimed as the charcoal broke. "I was there at the hospital, and I've been home for the rest of the day, and no one told me about this?!" Tears began to well behind the sky blue eyes and soon they were flowing down her cheeks.
Cloud sighed as he embraced his daughter. "Hey, hey," he began to calm her. "It's okay. Let's get inside, you're freezing." Cloud pulled them both up. "How about wearing your dad's coat? I bet that's a treat," Cloud smiled as he took off his coat and wrapped it around Naminé's frail body and began to heat her up and bring her back inside.
"Night Dad, Grandmama," Naminé said as she kissed her grandmother goodnight and walked up to her drawing covered room. She slipped into her white night dress and slipped into her bed, falling into a slumber. Little did she know that there were something's that should be kept a dream.
Well, that was fun. I wanted to add a bit more onto it, but decided not too because I need some sort of food in my stomach. If you haven't seen Mirrormask before, watch it! It's really, really good!
Though some parts may cause seizers or make you blind, but it is good nonetheless. Well, hat was the first chapter. The next one will probably be longer though… hopefully…
R&R please!
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