Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight nor any of it's characters they belong to Stephenie Meyer

I do own my own characters, Madison and Jayden

Anything can happen. That's what I love by here at the circus. They say that a circus is fun and enjoyable but do they ever stop to think of the participants? It's not at all what you'd expect. It's hard and gruelling but what really sucks is I'm the BIGGEST freak here! At the circus freaks are like people who have differences about them but they don't change them but can. Me, I can't change what I do to make me a freak! I can change into an animal with the flick of my finger, well not really but I can burst into a wolf only. Strangely enough I wasn't always stuck at the circus, I actually had a life once.

It was when I turned 14 years old. Mum and I were fighting so as usual I threatened to run away. On the way home from school I was stomping my feet through the grass when I saw my, so called, escape. The circus had appeared in town. I, before thinking, raced inside and to the ringmaster and asked him if I could join. He laughed at me asking what I would be if I were a part of the circus. I explained that I was running away and that the circus was perfect for it. He growled at me and ordered me to join a group and practise with them to see what I was good at. I tried the high wire, clowning trapeze but I couldn't find one single job I was good at. Then I remembered that I could do a magic trick which I KNEW no one else around here did. I placed my hands on the ground and arched my back and in a burst my human body was pushed aside for the large red beastly form before him. The ringmaster fell over as I prodded around him in a circle, amazed as he was he hadn't let out a squeak unlike a performer near me. I got in with this trick and chucked into a cage before I knew it. After the show was done the circus packed up and I never got to say goodbye to my mum, nor apologize, and dad.

Frankly I'm glad I'm not alone on this strange trip because I would have been dead already if I was. My partner, Jayden, had been here for 5 months more than I had. To me that was nothing but I soon realized that I was wrong. Anyway, at the time he was 15. He'd been a real animal lover and hated how the circus had treated some of the animals so, disguised as a fairly large black wolf, he walked into the camp and tried to set them free. He was caught changing into human form by the ringmaster, which explains why he wasn't horrified to see me change, and was captured the very same way I was. He explained that he had no family to go to so he didn't care what happened to him. We understand each other and have formed such a strong bond when we are wolves we can see, hear and speak to each other without even trying.

CHAPTER 1: Circus Performance!

The gloomy sky passed above us like an endless stretch of road. The gravel road crunched under the rubber tires of the vehicles. Jayden sat next to me with his arm around me. A restraining arm so I wouldn't jump about. I was rather relaxed to have been in a cage, unlike the other freaks who walked around freely, but I couldn't help but let my mind wonder to the topic which I had abandoned over 2 years ago. I still looked the same as I did when I first joined except I was a little taller and curvier. I crawled from Jayden to the edge of the cage and took in the musty scent of the air. Mixed with the forest scent I felt like I was in heaven. Though Jay didn't think so.

"You still act like you're 6" He complained.

"How would you know, Jay? It's not like you knew me then" I countered him.

He pulled me back, "Stay here or you'll get in trouble"

"Gee I'm sorry dad" I said sarcastically.

We were silent from then on listening to the quiet patter of the rain on the cage. Something we rarely ever heard. It was defiantly new to me to see the rain so light, I was used to no rain or too much rain. The tires crunched louder as the road changed to rubble and the rain stopped. I jumped off Jay and pushed my face against the cold metal bars of the cage to see the new surroundings.

"Jay, you seeing this? It's great, we could live out here!"

"Mad, I don't think you should talk about escaping that openly the Ringmaster might hear you"

The vehicles stopped completely and the circus performers were in full swing, setting up the tents and rides. I looked over to ask Jay a question but he was asleep against the back of the cage.

"How does he manage to fall asleep at will?" I asked frustrated.

I watched the entire night as the tent was put up. Though I saw it every time I continued to ask to be let out. This was something Jay wouldn't allow me to do if he was awake, lucky for me he was asleep. Once the tent was finally completed people started to loosen up.

"Hey! Hey, clown! Yeah you! Come let us out! We need to get ready!" I called to a mime clown.

The Clown shook it's head and drew a key with his finger. No key. I was about to call to another person when Jay put his hand on my shoulder.

"Stop disturbing the other performers" his voice was cold, different.

I sat down immediately looking at nothing in particular until my drowsiness finally got the best of me. I fell asleep like Jay normally does.

"Wake up! Stupid, freaks! You're both on in 10! Oi, GET UP!"

Jay nudged me and I shot up like a jack-in-the-box rubbing my head. When I finally saw the open cage door I felt Butterflies start in my stomach. I've done shows for how long and I'm still nervous before an act! It took me a moment to realise Jay was calling me to get ready.

"Hurry up, Mad!"

"Huh? Oh right! Sorry, Jay"

I rushed out the cage and over to the back entrance of the tent where Jay was holding it open for me. Inside everyone was preparing for their act, outing make-up on, putting on their costumes, training their animals if they had some. It was a non-stop house of horrors, that is if your afraid of bright colours and in your face clowns. I ran quickly over to our designated area where our two costumes hung. One for before and one for after. I picked up a red and black dress with frilly tassels and other additions then looked at Jay.

"Are they kidding?" I asked.

"Probably not, throw on the other one, it looks a lot easier to take off then put on" he pointed to a puffy multi-coloured dress.

I groaned and put on the multi-coloured dress. It was extremely easy to get on but would I be able to take it off as fast? I tested the dress and it was a lot easier to take off then on. The only problem was could I put on the other dress quickly.

"You're on!" a scary looking demon thing growled.

My heart skipped a beat as I raced out with Jayden beside me to the Ringmaster who was holding a whip in one hand.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, prepare to be amazed as our two lovely performers, Claw and Paw, dazzle you with their...unnatural side" said the Ringmaster.

I swallowed hard and took in a deep breath as my eyes scanned the audience. Not one seat was empty. I gripped Jayden's hand tighter and started running toward the audience. I leapt and mid jump I burst into a wolf. The audience clapped at the transformation all except two groups. I heard Jay's thoughts and he was thinking the same things as me.

That...sweet smell...really burns!!

But what about the soil forest smell?

It's the forest, Mad, it's gonna smell like that!

The whip cracked near us and we started the obstacle course which had been set up. A simple circuit compared to what we normally had to do. I ran up the slopes first and jumped through a burning ring then through a spiked tunnel. Through the tunnel I'd always get spiked but I healed quickly so no one seemed to notice, all the while Jayden was behind me.

You're doing good, Mad, nearly done. Stop getting side tracked by the two groups...

I'm sorry!! I can't help it!

The final stretch was to jump up onto a beam then fall off onto a ball and catch a swinging bar from the ceiling. It sounds harder than it is. I finished it holding tight onto the bar as Jay landed beside me.

I'm going to fall! I can feel it!

Shut up! Your ding better than I am!

Ringmaster cracked the whip once and we dropped onto a prepared trampoline and to a curtained area to change. I threw on the dress quickly and got ready for the curtain to be ripped away. The audience clapped as they saw our final performance on screen. We were cheered off stage along with the Ringmaster who was smiling till he was behind the curtain with us.

"That was a pathetic effort!!" he yelled at us.

"We tried. It was just a little distracting with some strange scents in the-" Jayden explained.

"Shut up!"

"Ringmaster, how did I do?" I moved my arm around him until my hands felt the cold metal of the keys, "I did bad didn't I?"

"Now you listen here, YOU wanted to join which means YOU need to put in a full effort!"

"I'm sorry, sir" I slipped away with the keys in hand.

I walked away acting hurt and crushed until we were in a deserted area. No one was around and Stopped walking.

"You're being a real suck up!" Jay complained.

"I'm sorry?"

"We'll be locked in the cage for the entire time we're here now!"

"Not without the keys he isn't" I smiled dangling the silver keys in front of him.