A/N: Hey guys I've been battling with myself whether or not to post this but here it is! So as far as the story goes from now on, other than a few chapters between for plot advancement, each chapter will contain an act from Kooza.
Also in my art class at school I've made a big bottle thing it's like over a foot tall with a lip separating the top and bottom half and I may be carving like a Kooza-related picture on it. The way I have it drawn (on paper) is 'The Innocent" running through a forest flying his kite and the string goes to the top and wraps around to the kite in the sky surrounded by clouds and it's either going to be that or "The Innocent" is in a playground instead of a forest, OR a rose pattern. The rose pattern was actually my first plan but who knows I've changed my design so many times. If I do go with the Kooza idea then I'll post a link to my deviant art account where I'll post a couple pictures of it! And I've talked for way too long so here's chapter.
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Last time:
I felt a hand under my chin as Trickster lifted my face and looked into my eyes. He let go then moved his hand to my back instead.
"Ready to see more?" He whispered as I looked out into the now dark stage.
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(unless I say different…it will always be in OpheliaPOV it's going to get confusing because I'm not going to have a TicksterPOV but I will have a NoPOV so that you can still see what Trickster is doing)
I turned to answer him, but was met with an empty balcony. I whipped my head back to the stage to see Trickster motioning at a moving platform. On top of this were three girls twisted into impossible positions. I was so entranced by the contortionists that I didn't hear the Trickster come up behind me. I jumped as he twirled to stand beside me. He smirked slightly at my jumpiness. I smiled then turned my attention back to the girls.
NoPOV
Trickster watched as Ophelia stared in awe at the contortionists. He had been watching her for a while now and knew she needed Kooza…maybe more than any other visitor before her…She'd had a hard life. As Ophelia watched the performance, Trickster studied her. Blue really was her color. It complimented her features perfectly. He saw that a bruise was beginning to form on her cheek.
OpheliaPOV
I watched in amazement as the girls twisted and balanced on one another. They were so synchronized in their movements. They were graceful in their contortions. The girls expertly went from flips to the splits, then one balanced on the other twos hands. I couldn't believe my eyes. The platform continued to turn as one girl flipped her feet over to balance on the other while the third girl flipped to make a bridge over both of the girls. I gasped as one of the girls swung her legs around her head so fast, I was sure she would break. They all balanced on one another. They must have a lot of trust in each other to do such amazing things. Then they all stood and ran out to bow to an invisible audience. As they flipped back onto the platform, the stage once again began to grow dark. I suddenly realized how tired I was. The last thing I remembered before the blackness of sleep overtook me was being lifted into a pair of strong arms.
NoPOV
Trickster took Ophelia in his arms as she slipped into sleep. He walked through a curtained exit to take her somewhere to get a much-needed rest. She'd need it too. Because tomorrow…the real fun would begin.
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A/N: (So I'm thinking about going back and rewriting this chapter…what do you guys think?) What could Trickster possible have in store for Ophelia, and where is he taking her? We'll find this out in the next chapter. I know I said I'd try for 1000 words per chapter, but seeing as I'm averaging over a chapter every two days I think you guys can forgive me? Maybe? Possibly? Believe me I would love to give you 2000 or 3000 word chapters every DAY, but I just don't have that kind of time. And I personally would rather have a lot of short chapters every like two days instead of one really, REALLY long chapter every…two YEARS! Right? So on the upside you'll be getting more chapters quicker…on the downside they might not be very long!
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