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Clowning Around

Chap 1

Roxas POV:

Inside a large circus tent.

Roxas looked up into the cheering crowd that was packed inside of the impossibly large tent. They had just finished their last performance of the night. Circus music blasted loudly from the worn out speakers that hung high within the dome of the colorful tent.

People in the stands were gradually beginning to disburse, heading outwards into the darkening world. Roxas absently brushed back damp clumps of his blond hair as he, along with the rest of the cast members, continued to stand in the ring, observing the scene until the very last of the guests had filtered through the circus tent's colorful archways. Letting out another hefty gust of air, Roxas tugged at his tight black and red costume that clung flawlessly to his thin frame. From somewhere relatively close behind him, he could hear the faint sound of shuffling feet moving towards him. Roxas turned around and smiled at the person standing behind him.

"Finally," Sora exclaimed as he massaged the back of his neck that was grotesquely smothered in thick dot's of sweat. Standing beside him, a small horse that closely resembled the looks of one of those obnoxious, My Little Pony dolls, nibbled innocently at his flamboyantly glittery military uniform. Of course, despite the outfit's obvious gay-ish design, Sora, as always, somehow managed to pull the sparkly ensemble off, looking both masculine and blessedly toned in it.

"Haha, trust me. I know what you mean. I'm freakin' exhausted." Sora glanced up at Roxas with a smile teetering on the corners of his lips. His eyes flashed blue beneath his long russet bangs.

"Hey, anyone know whats for dinner?" Sora asked as he rubbed his belly jesteringly, consequently gaining a heap of giggles from the group of people that, within the last minute or so, where gathering around the two boys. Kairi smiled sweetly and skipped joyously over to where Sora and Roxas were halted across from one another. Her fluorescent green leotard shimmered and swayed as she fell into step with them. As for the rest of the circus fleet, they followed close behind.

Sora's question was long forgotten as Kairi, always wanting to be the center of attention, droned on and on about this handsome boy that had been sitting in the first row near the box seats. Roxas felt like barfing.

All over her.

Honestly, the girl would be much more desirable if she were to, perhaps, let's just say, well...

IF SHE WOULD KEEP THAT DAMN MOUTH OF HERS CLOSED.

Roxas spotted Axel and watched as he walked out of the tent, wearing exactly the same costume he was wearing, but it looked much better on him because of his long, red hair. He was mad at him because had pulled a risky stunt during their performance. Roxas turned back to his friends.

" Come on you guys, I'm dying to get this costume off," he said with a smile. Namine and Riku silently nodded. Kairi started walking and they followed her. Roxas followed closely behind them. He watched as Riku grabbed Namine's hand, they had started dating a month ago and had been inseparable since. They even had their own performance together. As they walked out into the cool night air Roxas took in a deep breath, enjoying the coolness outside.

Roxas was just about to sigh aloud when he caught sight of Axel. His feet immediately stopped dead in their tracks and all coherent thought drained from his mind. He saw the tall boy leaning over a wash bin that sat by the fire pit where everyone was eating. Roxas watched as the redhead scooped water into his long thin hands and splashed water over his tattooed face. Roxas gulped and looked away suddenly embarrassed. He could feel heat rising to his cheeks. He can look sexy doing the simplest things! Damn him!

He watched as the rest of the crew walked towards their coaches of the long train the circus traveled in. Roxas said goodbye to Riku, Namine, and Kairi and headed towards his coach. Ramen noodles sound better than stew tonight.

He walked into his small coach and flopped on the small bottom bunk bed built into wall. He moaned as he felt his muscles relax and become sore. As he was falling asleep, he felt a large hand ruffle his scruffy blond hair, he turned to the side and opened his eyes only to see a soaking wet Axel with only a small towel around his waist.

"Come on, get up and take off that sweaty spandex suit," he said sternly but his eyes gave away his amusement. Roxas sighed and rolled off the bed and stood up in front of Axel. He was only went up to his chin, something Roxas was quite annoyed about, and looked at him strait in the eyes.

"Are you mad at me?" he asked. Axel looked down at him, his usually spiky hair now clung to his neck and broad shoulder. He smirked and shook his head sending a shower of water all over Roxas' face. Roxas wiped the water droplets off of his face and frowned. "Why not?"

Axel chuckled and walked over to the small mini fridge on the other side of the coach and grabbed a Coke.

"You've totally mastered the move dude, I wasn't at all worried. Maybe a heads up would be nice next time though," he joked as he turned his back towards him. Roxas just couldn't help but to glance curiously and somewhat admiringly, up at Axel's sleek, muscular body. The boy looked nothing less than one of the Greek God's himself with his broad shoulders along with his perfectly sculpted six pack that could give just about any girl goosebumps. Sleek condensation was sprayed across his lower back much too close to the rim of the towel. At the sight of this, Roxas forced himself pull his eyes away from his best friend's body. A blush momentarily swept across his usually pale cheeks.

Axel twisted back around to face him but Roxas had busied himself by twirling his thumbs in random patterns down around his waist. Roxas scolded himself for not taking acting lessons when he had been offered them during the span of his prideful diaper days.

Axel recognized his friend's blunt discomfort almost immediately and grinned from ear to ear as if he were the Cheshire cat himself. His eyebrows threaded together in a mocking frown."Ogling my hot bod?" He teased.

"WHAT! NOOOO! Psh..." Roxas quickly retorted fiercely, storming out of the room like a three year old with his arms folded immaturely across his squared chest. The door to the bathroom slammed shut behind him dramatically, leaving a confuzzled Axel all alone in the living room.

I wasn't ogling! A guy can look at another guy's body right? I mean, it wasn't like I was turned on or anything like that...I don't think I was anyways...AGH! Axel, I swear you purposefully try to make things awkward.

Roxas turned to the mirror. He ran his hand though his hair and frowned at how long it was getting. I need to get a hair cut soon. Roxas began to peel the sweat soaked costume off his own tiny, muscular body as he hummed his routine song. Then turned on the shower and hopped in.

Sora's POV

In the animal housing tent.

Sora smiled as he fed Mellow, his white minuter pony some oats. He had changed out of his costume and into some sweats and a white shirt. His hair was damp from the quick shower he had taken thirty minutes ago. Mellow munched the oats and flicked her tail in gratitude. Sora kissed the top of her head and went to check on the other ponies outside. Sora smiled at his fellow cast menbers as they walked past him. He had grown up traveling with many different circuses with his father as he grew up but when he turned fifteen, decided to leave the circus his father was a part of and join a circus of his own. He had only been with Hallow Bastion's Amazing Traveling Circus for a year so he had to start over on his position. Currently he was only in charge of the ponies, but one day he hopped to be just like his father and be a lion tamer. He was pulled out of his day dream by a light tap on his shoulder. He turned around to find Namine with a steaming bowl of stew in her hands.

Namine shyly handed to him, " Here Sora, I thought you were hungry so I saved you some stew."

"Thanks," he said as he took the plastic bowl from her as she blushed. Sora was surprised how shy she was, he wouldn't expect someone like her to be in the performance business.

"Your welcome," she said as she looked down, her white blond hair shielded her face. Sora noticed she still had her costume on. It was a pure white short dress with long sleeves. It shimmered in the sunlight as she moved. Her short legs were covered with thick white nylons. Every inch of her body was covered, which was normal for Namine. Sora met her eye and frowned.

" Your still in your uniform missy,"he said sternly, the show had been over for more than an hour and mostly everyone had changed. Namine smiled weakly and looked up a him.

"I was a tad...side tracked."

"Hopefully it was my fault," Sora said feeling bad.

" No...it wasn't you, don't worry," she said as she patted his shoulder reassuringly.

"Then who was it?"

"Um...Riku and I-"

"Ooooo Namine getin' all lovey dovy with her boy friend," Sora interrupted. Namine shushed him quickly and glared at him while he laughed.

"Sora I swear,"she said as she giggled slightly. Sora seemed to be the only one Namine talked to other than Riku.

"Sorry," Sora said as he scratched his head with his free hand. He smiled goofly. Namine shrugged and smiled back.

"Welp, I better change...good night Sora and pleasant dreams,"she said she walked away. Sora waved and nodded. He watched as she climbed up the three steps to the tiny coach. He smiled and decided it was time for bed as well. He downed the stew in a few gulps(without a spoon) and threw the bowl away and headed to the identical coach he shared with his best friend Riku.

When he opened the door to the coach he found Riku already snuggled in the bottom bunk reading a book. Riku turned to him and smiled then turned back to his book. Sora smiled back and climbed up to the top bunk. He snuggled up in the covers and looked at an old photo of his father and mother tapped on the wall. He blew a kiss to the battered picture and set his alarm clock for five a.m.

"Goodnight Riku," Sora mumbled as he closed his eyes. He could heard Riku get up and turn off the main light for him.

"Night Sora," he said as he climbed back into the bottom bunk. Sora could heard Riku turn the page of his book and sighed. Sweet dreams.

Axel's POV

The next morning at Kairi's coach.

Axel banged on the door of the coach.

"Kairi you promised you'd help Roxas and I today so wake you tiny ass up,"he yelled. He could he faint rustling inside the coach. The lock clicked and the door opened. Karir's room mate greeted Axel with a lusty look in her eyes.

"Hey Axel,"said Beth, an aerialist like Kairi, "I could help you instead?"

"Umm, no thanks," he says rudely. Nasty skank.

"Oh ok...," she said then turned and leaned into the coach and yelled, "KAIRI! THERE AN ASS HOLE LOOKING FOR YOU OUTSIDE!"

Axel's eyebrows raise. I take that back, she a nasty, skanky b-i-t-c-h. Beth turned to him and smirked then shut the door in his face. Axel scowled. Oh well I tried. I'm not dealing with this shit this early in the morning. Axel turned around and headed for the practice tent. As he walked in he saw Roxas on the double Wheel of Death [authors note...if you don't know what that is here is the link .com/watch?v=PkRXXp8KReI ].The small boy was wearing an old pair of his gray sweats and a red t-shirt. He sat in one of the rings reading a book. The rings were suspended ten feet in the air over a safety net so Axel couldn't tell what he was reading. He smiled and ran towards the connected rings.

"Hey Rox! Kai isn't up yet so we might as well warm up," Axel called. Roxas' head snapped his way and he nodded. He threw the book to Axel, he caught it easily and stood up.

"You ready," Roxas said. Axel nodded. He looked a the small book he caught. Nightlight huh? Somebody's a Twilight hater. He set the book down and smiled. Axel climbed the ladder to the rings and hopped in the other ring quickly.

"Lets do exercise two," he called too Roxas who was in the ring next to him, for the rings moved horizontally because for their some what equal weight, Roxas flashed a thumbs up and started walking. Axel followed and within two minutes, they were running in order to keep up with the ring. Roxas started jumping inside the ring, hovering in mid air for a few seconds. Axel did the same, his adrenaline urged him to push further run faster, but he had to think of Roxas as well. One faulty move could kill your partner. Axel held on to the side a the ring and went up, hanging upside down as Roxas ran. He could heard Roxas laughing. Living on the edge...thats where we belong.

Axel flashed Roxas a sign he was going up. Roxas nodded and slowed down a tad. Axel flipped himself outside of the ring. It was his most favorite part, and the most dangerous. He carefully balanced himself as he walked around the circle. He practiced acting like he lost his balance. I love making the crowd scream! Axel could sense Roxas below him speeding up. He didn't know if he could keep up with the pace Roxas was trying to go. Whats up with Roxas...its like he trying to test fate or something. He going way to fast! Axel looked up to seem Roxas on the outside of his ring as well. Axel gasped and lost his footing. He slipped and fell on the ring hard, knocking the wind out of him. He heard Roxas yell from above and saw him falling toward the safety nest below. Nearly unconscious,Axel lost his grip and slipped of the ring landing on Roxas below him.

Roxas' POV

Roxas grunted as Axel's heavy body fell onto his. After a few minutes, Axel drew in a labored breath. Roxas grimaced. I'm toast. Axel pulled himself up, his hands and legs on either side of him. His red hair hung around him in disarray. His black shirt and sweatpants made his long triangle tattoos that sat under his green eyes stick out.

"Roxas...,"he said weakly, "Would you like to explain why in the hell you were outside of the ring?"

"Um..."

" Please do tell."

"I...," Roxas started but trailed off. He looked into Axel's green eyes and quickly looked away ashamed. He had been and idiot, he could of really hurt himself or Axel. Axel grabbed his chin forcing him took look at him in the eyes. His powerful gaze froze Roxas solid. He couldn't move a muscle. Roxas suddenly became very aware of the position the were in and blushed. Axel's gaze lightened. He looked away first.

"What ever is going on in that little head of yours...you need to stop,"he said quietly. Roxas looked away from Axel, he couldn't see him looking so hurt.

"Axel, I'm-"

"No," Axel said, " You need to stop with the dare devil crap. Roxas listen to me," Roxas looked him in the eyes again only to be caught by surprise by the look in Axel's eyes. He'd never seen that look ever before. Why is his gaze so warm? Shouldn't he hate me right now? Axel continued, " This isn't like you...what?" Axel seemed to sense Roxas' confusement.

"Why are you looking at me like that," Roxas asked. Instantly, the warmness dissipated. Axel looked away and cursed on his breath. He rolled of Roxas and climbed out of the net. Axel stormed out of the practice tent and towards the train. Roxas sat up and scratched his head. What the hell?

Authors Note: Hey Mitzy here! I hoped you liked it! I already have Chaper 2 almost done so YAY! Plz leave comments and suggestions! TTYL BYE!