Me: I'm back! SUGAR!
Bakura: You're not supposed to have that. The orthadontist said so.
Me: What he doesn't know won't hurt him
Rin: He'll find out
Me: How?
Akio: I have no idea
Me: Well, review! No flames, but I appreciate everything else
Disclaimer: I own nothing but Rin and Akio
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday Rin and Akio, happy birthday to you!"
Rin and Akio woke up to the sound of their mother singing to them. They smiled, remembering last year their father came to them saying "Happy 365 days you didn't die." Needless to say, he ended up on the couch that night and didn't get any cake. They hoped he would remember not to make that mistake ever again. Rin got out of bed and hugged her mother. "Thanks mom. Are we still going to the circus tonight?"
Anzu nodded. "Of course we are." She ruffled Rin's hair and then walked out of the room, probably to go make breakfast or something. Rin hurried over to her dresser, pulled out her clothes, and rushed to the bathroom before anyone else could get in there. She defiantly was the princess of the family.
Akio yawned and got out of bed to go put his own clothes on. He found it strange that he was now twelve. It seemed like only yesterday he was turning eleven. Strange. He shrugged the feeling off and went downstaits, amused by the fact that Rin wasn't downstairs yet. Normally he was the last person down. What a nice turn of events.
"Akio!" Anzu said turning around, "Normally you're the last person down. This is surprising."
Akio smiled. "I know right."
At that moment Rin skiped into the kitchen and took her seat. She grinned at her twin. "Wow Akio, you must really be hungry."
"I guess so."
The two of them sat in silence for a moment, enjoying their breakfast until their father walked in. He gave Anzu a kiss before turning to his children. "Happy birthday kids."
Anzu smiled and put some pancakes on Akio's plate. "Good. You didn't say the other one."
"The one where I congragulate them on not dying for another 365 days?"
"That's the one."
Rin giggled. "You had to spend the night on the couch."
Bakura smirked. "That I did." All four of them laughed and continued to eat their breakfast. Anzu smiled, it was nice to see her family like this, smiling and laughing together. When she was their age, it wasn't like that, so she was glad she got the chance to start over.
"Mom, are you lost in your thoughts again?" Akio asked, looking at his mother. Anzu nodded, knowing he knew everything about her, before she had even told him. That still spooked her a little, but she knew he could't help that. It was his gift.
"Mom, isn't Elecktra coming over today?" Rin asked, putting her plate in the sink, Akio following close behind her. Anzu nodded, ignoring the look on Bakura's face. A knock at the door soon came and the twins rushed to see who it was. Opening the door, they saw it was the Ishtars. Amba smiled and hugged the twins, handing them a present. "I saved up a lot of money to buy this." She said with a no nonsense look on her face.
"Thank you Amba!" They said to her, all three of them laughing. Anzu came towards the door with Bakura and gave their friends a hug. Elecktra grinned. "Nice to see you again. We still up for lunch tomorrow?"
Anzu nodded. "You bet. And the twins are going to the park with Amba."
Akio grinned. "Aunt Elecktra, are you and Uncle Marik coming to the circus with us?"
Marik nodded. "You bet. I've never been to a circus. I find it amusing how your father didn't even know what it is." Marik scampered off quickly with Bakura following close behind him. Elecktra and Anzu face palmed themselves. Some people would never change.
...
"Mom, Dad, look! The circus entrance!" Rin said as she pulled Amba and Akio closer to it. Anzu smiled and fished through her purse, making sure she had enough money for the four of them, Elecktra doing the same thing. Bakura frowned, not really liking the joyful atmosphere, but didn't say anything. He didn't want to sepnd another night on the couch.
"Hey Mom, look at them!" Akio said as the group walked towards the circus. A man in a black suit and a girl in a deep green dress stood. They were very very verrrryyyy tall for the average person. Rin, not being afraid to ask, walked right up to them. "Excuse me," she said, "Are you guys on stilts?"
The man nodded and smiled. "Yes we are. My name is Haku and this is Akira."
Rin smiled. "Nice to meet you. I'm Rin, and this is my twin brother, Akio and our friend Amba."
Amba waved at them while Akio just stared. Something was not right. He looked at them more carefuly and grimaced at what he saw. He saw two young teenagers on an operating table, having their limbs stretched and streched. It was...rather gruesome. He shook his head and scampered off after his sister and family. Haku stared at the boy and glanced towards Akira. "Look's like we've found them."
"Akio, look at that! It's cotton candy!"
"Ew." Was all Akio said. Rin laughed and poked her brother in the side, causing him to smile. Amba turned her head and saw a strange sight. A boy and a girl sharing the same body. The three of them ran over and looked at them. Rin gave them a curious look. "What..what happened to you guys?"
The girl smiled. "We're conjoined twins. We were born like this."
The boy smiled at Rin and took her hand. "We hope you enjoy the show. It's going to be the best one yet since you're here."
"Um thanks." Rin said and she led the other two away. The girl smiled at her brother. "It's them. I can feel it. Did you see the way the boy looked at us? He's exceptionaly gifted."
"Indeed."
Akio shivered at the images. Those two were not born like that. He frowned. They were't even related, they were friends who were kidnapped and then sewn together. He nearly vomited at the imgages. Some birthday this was turning out to be.
"Guys, this way! This is where the circus is!" Elecktra said, waving the kids over. "We can look at things later, let's go!"
They filed into the circus, staring in awe at the sights before them. They quited down once the lights darkned and a man with orange hair and a blue hat came into the middle of the ring. "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages! I welcome you to the Crescent Moon Circus! Now let's start the show!"
The audience clapped and watched as a girl with the most bizzare looking legs stepped into the ring. The ringmaster smiled. "Everyone, please welcom our deformed diva, Kisa!"
Kisa smiled and began to sing a song. Everyone was amazed by her voice, even Anzu. Bakura wasn't. He only thought Anzu had the most beautiful voice in the world. Akio stared at the girl. He saw images of her, crying in pain, singing sad tunes, and even attempting to kill herself. He stared at her, hearing the words she had sung in her mind, know in the past.
"We never hoped, to be seen like this in these horrid forms,"
"Why do you watch me, with eyes that say a 'Deformed girl!'"
Akio felt his throat tighten. What was going on in this place? This girl, Kisa, obviously did not want to be here. But why was she here? Was she kidnapped as well? Soon after she was done, the ring master introduced the conjoined twins, Masaya and Kagura. He looked at the boy, seeing a hidden expression on his face, as he thought of the girl that had just got done with her act.
'It's painful, it's so very painful is what she said to me,'
'But still it goes, the circus without any regards to what we feel.'
Akio stared at him, seeing as he and the girl let out a bunch of ballons, making the smaller children laugh and the girl, Kagura give a smile.
'We are having fun, we are having fun'
'We're having fun, at this circus.'
'You can see it in our rotting bodies, melting eyes, and festering skins.'
Rin looked at Akio, sensing something was wrong. She gripped his hand, knowing he was seeing something bad. The circus continued, Akio gave a smile, seeing as the weird acts were over and the normal acts came on. Once the show was done, Akio said he had to go to the bathroom and he ran off, following the 'conjoined twins' as they ran towards an off limits tent.
He stared at them, as they comforted Kisa while she was crying. He almost wanted to cry when he heard her say: "I want to die, I want to die, won't someone please get me out of this place, I once had asked, but got replied with 'That'll never happen."
Akio stepped away and ran off to go find his sister. He found her eating some Cotton candy. He pulled her arm and dragged her to the side. "Rin..I need to talk to-"
"Akio, this is delicious!"
"Rin...-"
"Really, you should try some."
"ISUZU!" He snapped. He immediatly regretted doing so because she got tears in her eyes and an angry look on her face. He whiped her tears away. "I'm sorry Rin, but I have to tell you something."
Rin frowned. "What is it?"
"Those performers were kidnapped."
Her mouth dropped open. "What?"
"Yeah, I saw their past. They were deformed on purpose!"
Rin stopped eating her candy. "I...I didn't realize...I feel so bad now."
He took her hand. "I know, but there isn't much we can do. Mom and Dad would believe us, but I don't think the authorities would."
Rin nodded. "I'll keep an eye on them, see if they're planning anything."
"Good idea."
"What are you two whispering about?" Amba asked as she came towards them. Rin and Akio smiled. "Nothing, we were just talking about how fun the circus was."
Amba nodded. "I enjoyed it. I was creeped out at first, but it was fun."
"Did you children have fun?" The three of them turned around to see a woman with midnight black hair and very pale blue eyes. They instantly knew she was blind because she wasn't blinking. Rin smiled politely. "Yes we did. Who are you?"
The woman smiled. "My name is Aki. But you can call me Gypsie." She took Rins hand and traced her veins. Amba and Akio felt goosebumps rise on their skin. Gypsie smiled and patted Rins head. "You are Yang."
Rin blinked. "Excuse me?"
Gypsie just continued to smile. "You are Yang, the light side which is fire and brings light to the world."
Rin nodded and the woman took Akio's palm and traced it. She smiled eirily at him to. "You are Yin, the dark side which is water and brings darkness. You two balance each other out. I have not seen twins like you two in a very long time. You are very connected." She let go of his palm and began to walk away, ignoring Amba, which annoyed the other girl. She stopped and looked back at them. "It was nice meeting you Akio and Isuzu."
Rin looked at her and was about to reply, but the woman was gone. They both shivered and went to find their parents. They came home around 9:30 to enjoy the rest of their birthday. They recieved glass bracelets from Amba, which they both very much enjoyed. Books and other things from their parents, but they found Elecktra and Mariks gift both impressive and a little bit creepy.
"Here," Elecktra said as she handed a yang pendent to Rin and the yin pendent to Akio, "So you'll always be balanced."
Rin and Akio hugged her and smiled. It had turned out to be a very nice birthday after all.
Me: Well that's chapter 4. Please review!