Disclaimer: Pandora Hearts isn't mine. It's Jun Mochizuki's. And Square Enix's. It's not mine, I repeat. This is just for fun, and I don't win any money with it.
Chapter 1
"Come on, Oz." Said a girl with brownish hair.
A boy that was about five years old ran behind the girl, who was a bit older than him.
He had blonde hair and beautiful, green eyes.
"You won't be my best servant if you don't come now!" The girl said.
"I'm coming, Alice." The small boy said, trying hard to run.
They were in a green park. They were heading to the playground for small kids. In the background, there was a woman running behind them.
"Oz, Alice! Come here!" She said.
The girl ignored her and ran towards the other kids in the playground. The small boy, though, didn't follow her, nor did he go to the woman. He just stood there, like hypnotized. He was looking at the field, where some teenagers where playing with a ball.
"Come on Elliot!" A boy with auburn red hair said. "Pass!"
They passed the ball and scored a goal. Then a black haired boy noticed Oz.
The small boy gathered his courage and walked towards them, staying in the middle of the field. The boy who had noticed him walked towards him. He ducked down.
"Are you lost?" He asked.
The small boy didn't know what to say.
"No…I…. actually want to play as well." He said.
The teenager smiled at the boy and turned around.
"Let this boy play, okay?" He shouted.
The others just glared at him, but ended up nodding and letting the five year old play.
"Are you sure you know how to play football?" He asked to Oz.
Oz nodded, smiling, although he knew that wasn't true.
"Oz! Leave those kids alone! You're just disturbing! They want to play alone. If you don't come now, I'll be late to that meeting!" The woman shouted.
"Miss, you don't have to worry! We'll play with the boy!" One of the teenagers said.
The woman nodded and went away, looking for Alice.
"Okay…so, you know the rules?" The black haired boy asked.
Oz nodded again.
"Then, let us finish this match. Afterwards you can play!" He explained and then went to the field.
Oz watched how the kids played football. The one who talked to him was quite good. The other cheered for him. He scored two goals and the made team win.
As he promised, he returned and let Oz play in his team. He had to explain the rules and teach him how to play, but oz understood quickly.
As they where playing, Oz hit the ball a few times. He even scored a goal! But, sadly his team lost.
He had fun.
The kids took their things and reunited.
"Today was great." One boy said.
"Yep. Hey…where's the mother of that kid?" Asked another boy.
"She isn't here, but it's already 5 PM. We've got to go." Said another boy.
"It was your idea, Gil. So it's your turn to look over him."
Everyone agreed.
"Hey! Wait, why am I the only one who does the job of others." The teenager asked. But everyone had already left.
He sighed and started walking.
"Come!" He said to Oz, but he walked more slowly than the older boy.
"Oh, I forgot that you can't walk too fast." He said.
Then he took Oz's hand and walked with him to a bench. Then they sat there.
"So we have to wait for your mom, haven't we?" He asked.
Oz nodded, feeling felt out and not loved.
"Oh, come on. She hasn't forgotten you." He cheered him up.
"Anyway, nice game you played. Um…how was your name again?"
"Oz Bezarius." The small boy answered.
"Nice name." He said. "My name is Gil."
"You are handsome." Oz simply said.
The teenager shocked and blushed.
"Well… thank you! It's not usual, that someone says that to me." He said. "You're very cute, too."
"Your eyes are strange. They're yellow, and your raven black hair is strange, too. That's why you're handsome." The small boy explained.
"How old are you?" Gil asked.
"I'm five years old." He said. "And you?"
"Fourteen." He replied.
"How is it like being older?" The boy asked.
"Oh, I don't really know. I'm quite disappointed. They say it's the age you fall in love. But I don't believe it. I think falling in love is stupid." He explained.
"Is falling in love the thing that happens in fairy tales?" Oz asked.
"Yes…anyway…do you know what you want to do when you're older?" Gil asked.
"I want to be a boy model. Just like the ones in my cousin's magazines." He said.
"Your cousin? Oh, the girl that went to the playground." Gil said.
"Yes. She's stupid. She's always using me, and saying that I'm her servant." He said.
"What do you want to do, Gil?" He suddenly asked.
"I want…something unique. I'm not good with numbers, but I'm good with languages. I'm good at cooking, as well. I would…like to work in a circus, for example. That'd be amazing." He said.
"When I'm older, I'm going to make you work in a circus. I'll give the money, so they can build one, and you'll wok there." He said. "Pinky promise."
"Oh, wow…thanks." Gil said.
"Oz!" A woman shouted.
"Oh, look, you mum is there." Gil said.
The woman ran towards them and took Oz in her arms.
"Thanks a lot for staying here with Oz." She said.
"You don't have to worry, Ma'am." Gil replied, standing up, and running away.
Oz looked at the ground, where a paper had fallen down. He took it.
It was a small photo of the boy, who looked great. At the backside there was something written.
'Gil Nightray'. Oz put the photo in his pocket and went away with his mother.
Oz looked out of his window in his big mansion. He sighed. It was raining. He hated rain. It was the worst thing that could happen. It would bring sadness, but he didn't know why. He shook his head, trying to scare the thought away.
"OZ!" A feminine voice screamed.
He sighed again. After some minutes he heard steps outside his room.
The door was opened with a kick. There was a figure in the sill of the door. It was Alice.
"Oz! Move your butt! We don't want to be late for that event." She said.
"Aww…come one Alice! Be nice for once, and let me sleep a bit more." He said.
"You weren't sleeping. You were probably just thinking about something stupid. Ah, I can't believe you're my servant. You're just useless." She shouted. Then she went to Oz and took him by the arm.
They went downstairs, to the kitchen.
"Miss Kate, when are we going to go?" Alice said, impatient.
"In an hour or so. You better be prepared. If you're not, we're not going. Okay?" The old woman said.
"Okay!" Both teenagers said.
"Now, eat your lunch and go to your rooms." She said.
They ate, although they didn't like the food very much. Afterwards they both raced towards their own respective rooms.
Oz prepared himself. He didn't want to go, but it was Oz the one who had insisted in buying the tickets for that event.
He prepared himself and threw himself into bet, so he could rest a bit more, but it was impossible. Alice stepped into his room.
"Are you going to bring your binoculars?" She asked.
"Alice! We're on the first row! Why would I want some?" He asked.
"You'll thank me. Just bring them. I'm going to take them." She said, heading for the table and taking the object she had asked for.
"Ah! Are you going to take your camera?" She asked, smiling.
"Yes. I'm going to look for it. Don't worry. Now, would you please go out of my room? I need my privacy." He shouted.
After his cousin had left, he looked at his bedside table. He examined the first drawer. He knew the camera should be there. Without looking he poked with his hand, hoping to find the camera, but his fingers touched a cold photo paper, a very small square of photography paper, with something written on it. He took it out and looked at it.
It was a photo showing a boy, maybe a year younger than him. He had raven black hair, and big yellow eyes. He had a shy face, and looked very cute and handsome.
He remembered everything. That evening at the park and the boy he never saw again.
"It was all ten years ago." Oz said to himself. His heart started to beat fast. It would always do when he looked at that photo. He didn't know what it meant, thought. But blood would always rush faster and he would always blush.
"Gil Nightray." He read.
"Oz! We're going!" Miss Kate said, knocking at his door.
Oz put the photo inside his pocket, and took the camera out. Then he ran outside the house, and went inside the car, sitting besides Alice.
"It will be a long journey, so don't worry." Alice said.
"How long will it take?" Oz asked.
"Half an hour…I think." She said.
Oz stayed in silence. He looked outside the window. It was still raining.
"Hey, give me the camera! I'll cheer you up. You seem a bit down, and I don't want my best servant to feel sad." Alice said, taking the camera from Oz's hands.
"Okay! Now, look and smile." She said, taking a photo. Afterwards they took some more, and Oz nearly forgot why he was sad.
"Hey, Alice…What is falling in love? Is it that thing that happens in fairy-tales?" Oz asked.
"Huh, what's that? I don't know. How should I know?" She responded. "But, yeah, I guess. I guess it's when you blush, and if you think of that person, suddenly your blood rushes faster. You feel stupid. You feel happy. Your heart beats as fast as…I don't know…a horse?"
Oz was surprised. He had all the symptoms. Just thinking about that boy from the past, and 'whoosh'.
"Ah, it'll be all right." He said to himself. "It's just awe, wonder, admiration…it's just stupid to think I'm in love. Love is stupid. That's what Gil said back then."
'Whoosh'. His heart beat faster. Oz just ignored it and tried to have an interesting conversation with Alice.
"We're there!" Miss Kate announced.
Oz saw a giant white and red carp. It was full of caravans in the parking, and there was a long queue waiting to come in. In the other lot, there where lots of cars, and small children, teenagers and adults coming out of them.
"Welcome to the Circus, Oz!" Alice said.
Oz stared in awe. It was all amazing. All the stars it had, and it was a very famous circus. Everyone talked well about it. They said it was amazing.
They went in. Alice queued for soda and popcorn. Oz just looked around, amazed by everything he saw.
"They say, that although they don't have any kind of animals, it's an amazing circus." Miss Kate informed Oz.
Oz nodded, looking around him. It was noticeable that it was his first time in a circus.
Alice came with seven popcorn packages and two soda drinks. The boy took some of them, to help her carry them, and we went in.
"I'll come when it finishes to pick you up. Don't you dare to go away on your own, okay?" Miss Kate said, going away.
The teenagers nodded and went in and looked for our seats. It was in the first row. Oz couldn't believe he would be so close to the participants.
A drum rolled. It was starting. Everyone took their seats and the lights went out.
The presenter stood under the spotlight. He welcomed the clowns, which were quite funny. I took the binoculars and looked at them.
Afterwards we saw some magicians and some more people. Then, the presenter said something about the stars in the show.
"Please welcome with an applause 'The Jackdaws"." He announced.
Oz clapped with much enthusiasm.
Then they entered the stage, they where a group of trapezes. They all looked great. All of them wore white and red costumes, excepting one, who wore a black and white one.
Oz took the binoculars and looked at him. The boy almost choked. He had raven black hair, a golden metal piercing in his ear, yellow bright, beautiful eyes, and he was really tall.
He held two strings of rope and went into the air. He spun around. Then he held a girl, and they spun around a bit more. Then, when the ones who stayed down where quite and stood still, he let the rope go, and threw himself into a springboard which was in the ground. He jumped and held onto a trapezium. After doing some more acrobatics, which where perfect, he jumped into the floor.
Everyone clapped, amazed. Oz clapped as well, but not amazed by the spectacle, but by the young man. His emotions where like the ones he had when he looked at the photo of the boy.
Soon, the circus's spectacle finished. Oz was red because, he had seen the young man so many times. Alice was amazed, and hungry.
Miss Kate went to take them back to the mansion. Then they went to sleep.
Oz couldn't stop thinking. He thought about the boy from the photo, and he thought about the man he saw at the circus. His emotions weren't different when he thought about the two.
"Maybe, it is love, after all." He thought.
He had an idea, which he would perform the next morning, with the help of his cousin. Then he fell asleep.
Well. I hope you liked my first chapter. I really loved writing it. And I hoped you liked it, too. I hope you review, and give me your opinion. ^^.
