Circul Fără Inimă Chapter II: It's All In the Act

Sora gaped with awe. After the introduction fog and smoke filled the air. Soon there was nothing he could see through it. Music started to play in the background.

"By the way," the loud voice spoke again, "My name is Zexion. I will be guiding you through this magical world tonight. So be prepared, this isn't your ordinary circus…"

The smoke cleared and Zexion was gone. Sora was at the edge of his seat anticipation making him jump.

"Sora sit down," Roxas always the voice- and fist- of reason tried to reel Sora in.

"Fine…" Sora mumbled but sat still again.

The first act was an aerial show filled with trapezes and flips and stunts through the air. The performers also seemed like they were shooting at each other. Like a war of the sky. It was dangerous and frightening, yet so amazing you couldn't look away. They wore what he saw Riku wearing earlier but with a red mark on the front of the shirt and a white mark on the other side.

"It seems our first act has arrived," Zexion said now perching on a high shelf, "Please welcome to the ring our first set of nobodies."

Sora was confused as well as the entire audience.

"Confused by my statement," Zexion seemed to be enjoying himself, "Well let me explain. Nobodies are the stars in this circus and each one has something special they will show to you."

A spotlight fell on two the performers, "There is Xigbar, our 'freeshooter' and one of the best aims here. As well as Xaldin, the 'whirwind lancer', be careful his shots are as fast as the wind."

Sora was enraptured and this was just the first act. There were ribbon dancers and floor acrobatics afterwards without any other Nobodies showing up. There were also small staged scenes throughout that looked like they belonged in a silent movie.

Then a woman came with a long coat and a hood and Zexion introduced her, "Please welcome Larxene, the savage nymph- hey watch it."

Larxene threw a knife at where he was perched, "anyway this is our knife thrower and she will be throwing her lovely knives at Luxord, our gambler of fate."

Sora's mouth dropped when Larxene was blindfolded. Luxord stood in the middle of the ring and Larxene treaded around him. Every knife throw was fast, quick and just missed Luxord. The act was understated but the danger made the entire audience hush.

After that was an intermission and Roxas wouldn't let Sora get more food. They sat there and Sora watched Roxas read the book he saw earlier.

"What is that book Roxas?" Roxas looked up and then back down.

"It's nothing really."

"Then why are you reading it?" Sora was bored and bored Sora talked, "Did you get it at a gift shop. That would be so cool if there was a gift shop. I hope it isn't corny and have booble heads and things like that. It ruins the whole experience. Hey Roxas…"

Sora was cut off, "Sora, someone gave it to me and no I don't know who it was. Now stop talking."

"Oh, okay," at that moment the light were diming and Zexion began to speak again.

"Welcome back to the show. Our next performance is by the 'Fury of Dancing Flames'. Our next Nobody, Axel."

Fire burst in the middle of the ring and there stood Axel afterwords. Sora looked over casually at Roxas and found him bending further to get a better look at the man, but Sora found his attention back as the ring as Axel blew fire and created rings of smoke. The fire even changed colors. Sora was reminded of a phoenix as his last blaze died down and he was nowhere to be seen.

There were a few more acts that passed in a blur until Zexion started announced another act.

"Now for a special act. Please welcome the Nobody who is not a Nobody. Our dancer Riku."

Sora's interest perked up. It was Riku. Watching as he walked into the ring from the darkness. Sora's eyes widened. There he was. His shirt with the red mark had a black vest over it. He couldn't see his eyes because they were wrapped in black gauze.

What really surprised him though is that on his back was a pair of beautiful black wings. Sora had to make sure he wasn't imagining things. The music played, the tune was painful but soft and deliberate. It was like Sora was back alone looking in on the practice room. This was beautiful in a way he had no idea.

Sora wondered when he started walking toward the ring, but didn't care. He reached closer and closer until he was at the rings edge, but it wasn't enough. He started to jump over the low boundaries.

"Excuse me but please go back to your seat," someone told him but he didn't listen. He kept walking until he was face to face with Riku, who stopped dancing.

"why…" Riku didn't say anything else, but Sora knew what he meant.

"I don't know," and they stood like that for quite awhile.

"Well what do you know…" Zexion's voice shocked them out of it, "looks as if Riku has a little admirer."

Sora could feel the red creeping onto his face. Zexion was standing in the ring next to him.

"Tell me, what's your name."

"So-Sora" Sora stuttered embarrassed from the attention and being near Riku.

"Well Sora what do you like most about our little Riku." This earned him a stare from Riku and a giggle from the audience- which led to more blushing.

"I guess…" He didn't want to say everything but it was true, "he dances like he belongs in the sky"

"Well, look at that," Zexion was smirking, "Does the audience believe this?"

The audience cheered probably believing this was part of the act.

"Looks like he's sincere, so Riku how are you going to reward your little fan?" he looked up to the audience with a mischievous look, "What do you say audience? How should Riku reward him? How about, I don't know, I kiss?"

The crowd went wild with screaming- most of them belonging to girls. While the two people in question were blushing beyond belief. Sora bent his head to the ground trying not to look at Riku. While Zexion was taunting them, "The audience wishes it so it shall be. Go on Riku kiss him."

He's not going to do it. Sora thought. He is no going to do it, but he found Riku cupping his face forcing Sora to look at his face. Riku took his blindfold off and Sora saw his green eyes.

Without realizing it Sora moved closer. Riku went to his forehead, but Zexion thought otherwise, "No Riku no, a true kiss on the lips is what the audience desires."

Sora saw the heat on Riku's blush, but he leaned down and plant his lips on Sora's. At first Sora didn't know what to do and stiffened, but when he found out that he liked it he relaxed his jaw. They stood like that for awhile, but when Riku's tounge touched Sora's lips. That was the end of it. Sora fainted.

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Meanwhile Roxas was trying to read his book by light of his cell phone not knowing about his brunette counter parts five seconds of fame. That is until he heard every girl squeal with delight from this moment.