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Chapter 2

"So were going to be meeting your family at the circus site." Kimiko asked from her perch behind Raimundo on Dojo Kanojo Cho. "And they want us to stay the weekend."

"Yeah, they want my sis to have one last performance this weekend and my mãe wants to meet my friends, especially my girlfriend." Kimiko gulped discreetly hoping Rai didn't notice but he easily did because of the proximity between the two. "Don't worry about in Kimi. My mother will love you, I'm sure of it. Anyway I have permission for us to leave if any Wu appear."

"What if there aren't any though?" Kimiko asked worriedly.

"They don't have to know that." Raimundo grinned cheekily at her resulting in her gently slapping him in the arm, shaking her head at his attitude. "Seriously though I may have to call that card myself to get away. That's if they try to get me into tights." Omi who had been listening in on the couple's conversation burst out lathing about Raimundo, tights and girls. After Kimiko had finished her rant at the sexist yellow boy she turned back to her boyfriend who looked both amused and embarrassed. "Why did I have to say that?" He muttered.

"Actually that was what I was going to ask" She teased "I was wondering why they would want you in tights." Raimundo began to blush deeply.

"Its just tights are safer for an acrobat to wear. It's not really embarrassing to be honest, but it is." Rai told her the confusing statement before hitting the laughing Q-Tip himself.

"That makes no sense partner, the last part that is." Clay told him.

"I don't understand it either." Kimiko assured her friend before addressing the circus boy "So you think they'll want you to take part in the show."

"Maybe, I'm not that sure." Raimundo admitted "Hey were here." Dojo had begun to land in an alleyway and they could see the clearing in the middle of the town that was filled with brightly coloured banners.

The clearing wasn't far, especially when you had a boy who had visited the city many times with the circus his family was part of. It was also early in the morning and there were a lack of pedestrians to slow them down.

The three new comers to Brazil looked round themselves in wonder. Only a few days ago there had been a small parade held by the circus for publicity which was like a proper Carnival celebration. As a result the streets still and leftover treasures of the colourful spectacle ranging from lost feathers from costumes or the glitter that had bee thrown. What caught his as well as his companion's attention most were the posters. Grand and colourful they depicted the show to the fullest with startling painting effects, and Rai could not help but smile at his cousin's work. The only downside was they had yet to see one of a certain acrobat, as certain girl that he wanted his companions to see.

"Is the circus really like that Raimundo?" Omi asked staring at one poster that showed one of the strong men holding two benches each with two girls on over his head while glitter cannons went of.

"No Omi." Raimundo replied wistfully "Its better. You should see the acrobats." He said know smugly "They really know how to put on a show."

"Stop bragging Rai." Kimiko scolded slapping him on the arm "Just because your one of them doesn't m-"

"Mean there that good but they are Kimi they are." Raimundo exclaimed "The tricks some can pull and with such grace. You will never see cerography like you will see tonight. I have seen some of them train since I was a little boy and they put in so much work. There all just amassing especially the girls." He cut of their and turned to the boy begging to open his mouth "Not a word Omi. They have such grace you know and can really make the show worth watching. We use very little animals in are shows you know, animal cruelty and all that, and one of acrobats uses them in such a way it makes the how one of a kind."

"Why thank you young man." A female voice cut in and the boy who had been lost in a rant spun round shocked to face the woman who had crossed there paths. She was as tanned as him and had a tall and very slim body. She was wearing running suit of joggers, trainers, a tank top and a sleeveless hoody that hid her head. Rai saw as red painted lips dropped as she took him in having already realised who it was by the feather tattoo he saw on her shoulder blade.

"Raimundo Pedrosa?" She asked him which he nodded in reply "Rai" She screamed but in came out as a squawk and she jumped on the startled monk with a hug. She then continued to ramble on about how much she had missed him and she hadn't believed his mother when she said he would be returning. Rai turned to try to explain to his girlfriend why a woman was hugging him only to find that her mouth was hanging open as was Dojo, Clay and Omi's. That's right they weren't used to circus foke. What they were shocked by was, as she had jumped him her hood had cam down revealing her cropped hair that was collared every shade of the rainbow.

"Guys this is Ana Lovetta or as we call her on stage 'senhora de papagaio'. It means parrot lady. She's also one of my cousins." As the shock wore of his companions they began to greet the eccentric bird woman who had yet to let go of her newly returned cousin.

"Hey I'm Kimiko Tohomiko. Nice to meet-"

"PRIMO"Kimiko was cut of as the excited Anne pounced from Raimundo to her with a squawk.

"Off course I know who you are. Your the one who has stolen are little Rai-Rai's heart." She giggled hugging the little Japanese girl desperately "And you know what that means?"

"What?" Kimiko asked nervously.

"Your Família" Ana squawked loudly clutching the other girl to her before quickly letting go "Oops I forgot I need to finish my run. I really am a scatter brained bird aren't I?" She grinned sheepishly at the others before running off "Adeus. Rai I'll tell tia and tio you're here ok."

"Rai?"

"Yes Kimiko?" Raimundo replied trying to stifle his laughter at her expression.

"Are all you're family that mad." As he thought of the answer to the question all Raimundo could do was burst out laughing. He began to lead the towards the circus ground not able to stop till there was just one more corner to turn.

"You have no idea Kimiko, no idea."

"Are we there yet."

"No Spicer, we're not" Chase growled at the annoying Goth. They had just arrived in the city were the air dragons circus was in and the boy had asked every half a minute how much longer. Jack was wearing his normal uniform despite advice not to, and in the hot climate of Brazil he was very hot, tired and irritable. Or maybe the more accurate word is irritating.

"I told you Jack. You need to wear something cooler and easier to blend in the crowds with." Ashley sighed as annoyed as Chase with the constant wining of there companion. "Just change into the clothes I brought you."

"No! I don't want to wear preppy clothes"

"But there not preppy Jack, I made sure." The cat obsessed girl wined back.

"The answer is still no."

"Chase looks fine Jack and I chose his clothes." She pleaded indicating Chase who stood in a tight green muscle shirt and black jeans with is normally loose hair tied back. Jack had to admit Chase did look good in Ashley's selection of clothing, the proper bad boy image as well, but that wouldn't mean he would.

"The answers still no Ashley."

Chase by now had drowned out the incessant prattling of the two adolescents and instead was looking at one of the posters. He had to admit the circus the Brazilian monk's family was part of was certainly interesting. The poster he was looking at was of the some of the acrobats or aerial dancers as the circus dubbed them. They were mostly woman and they combined there acts with other aspects of the circus such as animals and fire breathing. It seemed to be something he had never seen before and that's saying something after being alive for over 1500 years.

At the moment he was at one picture of a woman with multi coloured hair and a costume to patch who and birds flying round her in what seemed perfect synchronisation. The name bellow said 'senhora de papagaio'. Lady Parrot he thought bringing up his learned but rarely used Portuguese. When you have been alive has long as he you need to amuse yourself somehow.

He was brought out of his musing by a sharp nail being pointed at the colourful acrobat right in front of him. He growled at Ashley but she ignored him, continuing her argument with Jack.

"Jack I'm not going to make you look like the bird lady."

"I know you won't. You hate birds, but still no is a no." Jack retorted looking smug as Katnappe nodded her head to the act she hated birds unless she was eating them, but her expression soon turned annoyed as Jack was still refusing. "Look Ashley I… Whoa look at that one." He pointed to the acrobat on a separated poster. As Ashley started shouting at him for trying to distract her Chase lost his last straw and before he realised himself Jack was quickly change in an alleyway with Ashley standing guard to make sure no one saw him or he ran. Chase then looked at the next poster, the one Jack liked. Probably nothing that good. Chase for once was proved wrong by jack.

The whole poster was made up of different pictures of the same girl combined in different ways such as over lapping and one faded over another. She wasn't as different as others sticking to purely to acrobatics in most acts but she did some of the riskiest things it seemed though you would have to watch to tell. Also from the pictures you could tell she used different apparatus to normal acrobats as one picture had her dancing on the same material used for Aerial silk suspend above the crowd. The most attention grabbing picture was the centre one. White silk was wrapped around part of her left leg, her right foot and one of her wrists. She was leaning back towards the right but it was bent in a perfect arch. Her back wasn't the only thing contortioned as her limbs were also in the perfect angle for the trick but not tackily as she still held so much grace in her form. It just looked natural and dare he say it beautiful. The most intriguing thing about all the pictures though was in every one you could not see her face, for in most her head was turned away and in the remaining few she had a mask on.

All he could tell was she was blonde and had startling green eyes. The sign said 'a princesa aérea'. If her pictures didn't tell it enough that confirmed how good she was. It meant 'The princess of air'.

"I told you it was good." Jack gloated to Ashley behind Chase.

"And so did I" She replied back indicating Jacks ensemble.

There was surprisingly some Jack in the clothes Ashley picked out. He wore black cargo pants and a white T-shirt that had a black skull on. His makeup had been removed so his sweat didn't smug it and his goggles had been replaced with black sunglasses with yellow lenses.

Chase turned and looked at the grudgingly agreeing Jack, before waling off, the two lackeys following relishing in the new silence.

That lasted till he turned the next corner.

It was a busier street then the previous ones meaning there was one blonde woman jogging down the street. She was heading to cross the road to there side and that's when Chase's peace end.

She had just stepped onto the road when a motor roared to life and a van turned the corner heading right for her. She seemed to freeze at the same time Chase sprung to action. Knowing the girl wouldn't notice, Jack and shyly already knew and the driver of the van… Well he didn't care about the driver of the van; he used his superior speed to run across the road and grab the girl and pull her away from the dangerous vehicle.

He didn't notice much for a few moments as he glared at the speeding van but a hand on his shoulder brought him out of his stupor.

"Obrigado Senhor" The girl he was holding spoke. Even though he knew the words he still found himself questioning her. He had a reason though, even in a more human appearance he was still an intimidating man and normally made most wary with his mere prescience.

"I'm sorry, you don't speak Portuguese do you sir?" The girl asked embarrassed as her green eyes met his directly. Another rare occurrence.

"I do, I'm just shocked." He replied honestly before he helped her up. She smiled softly in thanks and he couldn't help but notice tired circles under her eyes.

"Chase are you ok." Chase sighed as Jack and Ashley ran over t them. Spicer wasn't acting; he really was stupid enough to think Chase Young would be hurt by a mere van. Chase decided to keep pretences up.

"Yes Jack I am. Are you Senhorita?" He asked the girl.

"I'm fine thanks to you." She smiled before a shocked expression crossed her face "I'm sorry I got too… I got to go. I have to finish my run and I said I would pick up… Ah pick up some… some…some bread. Yes that's it, for my mother" She stuttered nervously, maybe she was regaining her senses. "I hope to see you again, Chase was it?" Maybe not "Obrigado again,Obrigado. Adeus" She began to run the opposite way to were they were going. Chase tuned away as Jack used his pocket translator bot to tell him what she had just said.

"Wait" He stopped abruptly to turn and saw the girl quickly jog part way back. "Come to the show at the circus tonight. I can get you good seats. I work there. Acrobat. Ok?" She asked stuttered nervously, scratching the back of her head. Chase nodded surprised to find he also had a found smile on his face. She nodded back before running back the way she was going before she stopped again her face cringing. "Um I forgot to say..." She shouted back to the group "Um My names Rosalita ok." Chase nodded again and saw her run of again and rounded a corner.

He turned back to his companions a strange, fond smile on his face.

"He sure looks like the cat that got the cream, doesn't he?" Ashley muttered to Jack as they rounded one of the last corners but gulped when Chase turned to look at her. "I said she was a nervous little, thing wasn't she? Hey why don't we go tonight cant pass up good seats can we." She tried to distract him as they continued on the path silently and she began to calm down thanks to the quietness but was quickly shocked out of it as they turned the last corner.

"Yes, I would like to see her again, and like you said Katnappe." He turned and smirked at the feline like woman "It's too good an opportunity to pass up."

A/N: Lot more Portuguesethis time isent there. Again I am sorry if there was a problem with my translation. So Chase seems to be intrested in the girl, and there is a crasy multi colired parriot Ldy. Whats going to happen next...

Well just keep reading and you'll find out

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