Hitting the mouth of the tent open as I walked through it, I quickened my pace in order to finally reach outside. Being in my pajamas, the moment my foot hit the cold ground I shivered back into safety however. Thus ruining my attempt at a swift exit. Evra, who seemingly just recovered from the small kiss quickly jumped to his feet and walked up beside me. Bending down briefly to pick up something that was lying on the ground to my left. "Here..." He said, at the same time throwing a pair of sandals in my direction. I was able to catch them, but that's not to say I didn't do it clumsily. After almost dropping them about twenty times I finally held them securely in my hands, my gaze drifting from Evra down at them as I blushed furiously out of embarrassment. I could always just pass the stupidity thing off as being too tired, after all it was still extremely early... But, as Evra put on his own shoes and walked passed me and outside to meet the others, I realized an explanation wouldn't be needed. 'I think too much...' I thought, hitting my head dramatically before slipping on the sandals. The edges of them were pink, thus drawing me to the conclusion that Rebecca snuck them into the tent when no one was looking. Great timing too, I swear if I didn't know any better I'd say she was the psychic one. Running my hand through my, strangely enough, straight hair, I hurried after the snake boy and stopped at his side once close enough. Darren and Rebecca were standing in front of us, each of them carrying two bags. The ones draped over their shoulders already seemed to be full of something... But, I dreaded to guess what that something was. "Well, it's about time!" Rebecca said, placing her hands on her hips as the bag held in her hand swayed along with the movement. "Chores?" Evra guessed, slumping slightly, not at all enthusiastic about the thought. Darren nodded briefly before responding, "Chores."Rebecca rolled her eyes before pointing to the exit of the Cirque Du Freak camp ground. And though she tried desperately to hide it, it was easy to tell that she also dreaded the thought of work so early in the day. "What exactly do we have to do?" I asked, crossing my arms against my chest and eyeing the two extra bags that Evra had just taken from the two of them. "Gather up dead animals." He replied simply, as if the thought wasn't at all repulsive! Swinging one of the bags over his shoulder he handed me the extra one and smiled, probably finding my expression humorous. I cringed slightly at the thought, causing the others to laugh in amusement. "Dead...animals? Really?" I looked from the bag that I was now holding, to Evra, and then over to Rebecca, both of which only nodded in reply. "It's not as bad as it seems, we just walk along the road outside of camp and pick up road kill." Darren said, almost heartlessly. "Not as bad as it seems?" I questioned, shaking my head a bit in panic before turning back toward the tent. "Alright, just give me a second to change and I'll meet you guys there." I mumbled, giving up on trying to talk sense into the issue at hand and walking inside rather then waiting for one of them to give me permission. Upon taking my first few steps back into the tent I walked over to where I placed all of the clothes that Rebecca had given me previously, on a chair that rested beside my bed, and sorted through it all to pick out a decent outfit. Just from standing here, trying to decide, it was safe to say that it was freezing outside...That being said, it didn't take me long to pick out the best outfit; Typical jeans and a sweater. Along with the running shoes I had to wear I knew that I would be protected from the cold so I could care less about the casualness of it all. Taking my silk pajamas off I quickly stepped into my jeans and put on the gray sweater. Following that with socks and then the shoes that I had placed out under the chair. After running my hand through my hair for about the fifth time since I had woken up, I reached for my hair brush and quietly used it to take out whatever knots and tangles I had within the strands. "Hey, you decent?" Someone called from outside, it was only a matter of seconds before I figured out the voice being herd was that of Darren's. "Um.. Yeah?" Placing the brush back down I turned on my heels just in time to watch as he walked inside. His usual smile still upon his lips, even as he met my not so eager expression. "Why aren't you with the others?" I asked, straightening out the sweater that I wore before walking over to stand in front of him. "We figured someone should wait behind for you, since you don't know your way around the area yet. And since I promised that I would show you the whole 'flit' thing, I figured I should be the one to." I blinked, remembering the whole vampire thing that was discussed last night before smiling slightly. "Well, alright." I said, walking past and leading him outside. I expected him to give me some kind of warning, but the moment he caught up I was lifted up onto his back without such a thing. "Hold on" Darren said, before beginning to jog and then speeding up to a rather fast run. Being as shocked as I was, I barely had any time before then to cling onto his neck in fear. "Oh, and hold your breath!" He called, grabbing my arms and snaking them around his neck himself, more then likely figuring I wouldn't snap out of it long enough to do so.
Not wanting to go against his word, in case of what would probably happen if I did, I quickly took in a deep breath of air and held my breath. Just in time too, as his running soon grew faster and soon I had to close my eyes because of the headache I was getting from the blurred objects passing by us. God it was such a rush! Unfortunately though, it only took about two seconds to reach the others... And just as quickly as I had been lifted up onto his back, I was placed back onto the ground. My head was like, spinning! It was hard for me to comprehend where I was yet alone what had just happened. Shifting nervously I stumbled back a bit, thinking that I was going to fall onto the ground... But I didn't... Instead I fell into someones arms. "What-who?" My gaze drifted up to the one that had caught me. The feel of his hands was enough to convince me of who he was, but I just wanted to be sure... It was only when my gaze met Evras that the pieces finally fit together. "Haha... Thanks." I mumbled, trying to regain composure as he helped me stand properly, though leaving his hands on my shoulders even after. Worried that I wasn't yet able to stand on my own. "Well, you kind of fell into me." He laughed, patting my back after being sure I was fine and walking around me so we were facing each other. I smiled briefly before looking over at Darren and Rebecca, whom were already ahead of us. For some reason deciding against waiting to see if I was okay. At first I slightly panicked, thinking the worst and imagining that they were mad at me, but the moment that Rebecca looked back and winked in my direction all worry that I had once been feeling drifted away. Whatever it was that had just happened, was staged. "Ugh, that girl..." I mumbled to myself, feeling my face heat up at the thought of what they tried to accomplish. "Did you... say something?" Evra spoke up, cutting my thoughts short and causing me to bring my attention back to him. With another smile I innocently laced my hand with his and hurried after them. Replying with a "No, nothing" before doing so. Telling by the silence which followed, Evra had dropped the entire question due to my actions. He was shy, and what could I say... I was making me eager to see where this entire relationship would end up. I mean, who would make the first move? Would the first move even be made? Thinking of some kind of answer that would... Well, answer these questions my face began to flush even more. What was I doing? I mean, I hardly knew the guy! Why was I thinking such thoughts when we only just became friends? I shook my head, frantically trying erase such things from my mind before catching up with the others so I could look at least somewhat normal? I didn't want to give Rebecca or Darren reason to suspect that I liked Evra. Even if I did, which I CLEARLY did, I just didn't want to give them anything to coo at. "Yuki~" Someone sang, it was only then that I noticed the hand waving in front of my eyes. Hitting it away playfully I looked at Rebecca questionably. "Sorry, I dazed out there..." I explained, rubbing the back of my neck in a carefree sort of manner. She snorted before hurrying after Darren, who was waiting for us a bit up the road. "We'll meet up with you guys back at the Cirque!" He called, waving as if to get our attention, "We'll eat lunch when we get back!" With that the two, hand in hand, walked off. With a sigh I stared around the area me and Evra had been left in. I don't know how they could even think of eating after hunting down roadkill, but it was definitely the last thing on my mind. Laughing Evra let go of my hand and placed his hand on my shoulder in attempt to be comforting. "Don't worry about picking any of the animals up, just tell me when you spot something and I will." Shocked, I looked up at him and smiled apologetically. "You sure?" I asked, hesitant to let him do most of the work, despite how much the idea appealed to me. After watching him nod I sighed and gave up on being stubborn. After all, he offered, right? Grinning he walked to the side of the road, and jumped down into a small ditch that rested there. I figured that would be the best place as any to find the dead bodies that we were looking for, so I followed him over to it, though stayed at the side of the road rather then jumping down after him in order to keep a closer eye on the road. Together, we decided to walk in the opposite direction that the others had went in. Neither of us speaking, but it wasn't as if the silence was awkward. Just being able to spend this time with him was enough to make me happy, and telling by the grin that was still on his lips I figured he felt the same way.
After about the fifth animal that Evra managed to find in the ditch that he was still walking in, the bag was only about half full. Having only managed to find small things such as; squirrels and rabbits we were still far off from filling up the other one however, and having already been on the search for half an hour I didn't even want to begin to guess how much longer we'd have to look. My feet hurt and despite how gross this job was, my appetite managed to remain, and because of this I was starving! I was about to give up hope, and plead my case to Evra so we could maybe call it a day, when my gaze fell onto something in the distance. It was another animal, that's for sure... But it was a lot bigger then what he had been scavenging for the past while. My heart rate sped up, it was a deer! That, alone, I was sure would be enough to help us reach our goal. "Hey Evra! Look!" I exclaimed, pointing toward it excitedly as I looked down at him. After throwing yet another animal in the bag he carried Evra turned his attention to whatever it was that I was pointing at. The smile that had long since faded re-appeared upon realizing what it was I had found. "Great! Help me up so we can carry it back to camp together!" He said, securing the strap of the bag around his shoulder before reaching his hand up for me to grab. I did so within seconds, and had just started to help him climb back up onto the road when I herd a sick crunching sound. Followed by a sort of splatter from the very same direction of the deer. Shocked, I turned my head to stare back over at it, pausing on the spot as I was met with the sight ofa car slowly making it's way toward us. It was black, and small. The windows were tinted but because of the brightness of the day I was able to see the outlines of the people sitting inside. That split second seemed to be all it took to cause Evra and myself to loose our balance. Through no fault of our own we both fell over. Well, I did then Evra followed, thus meaning he landed on top of me. Blushing insanely I looked up to meet his eyes, for that brief moment forgetting about the familiar car that was now only a little ways ahead of us. We both blinked in usion before turning our gazes to stare up at the vehicle that had stopped beside us. The back window rolled down to reveal , sitting behind it. I could feel Evra shiver, thus making me do the same. The guy, though looked Merry because of the smile on his face, was still horribly scary. It was just a sort of sense about him... Believe me, if you ever met up with a guy like this you would know what I'm talking about! "Why, hello." The obese man said, leaning forward as to get a better look at us. "And what are we up to?" Due to his question, I'm sure my face was as red as a tomato. Still, I wasn't about to let that get in the way of my getting rid of this guy as soon as possible. "That's none of your-" Before I could finish Evra quickly covered my lips with his hand, stopping me from speaking the rest of my sentence. "We... We just fell." He said quickly. laughed before leaning back into his seat. "I will be waiting for your return to the Cirque." He said quickly, before re-closing the window just as the car started to drive off. "Don't tell me hes going to the Cirque too!" I said, or at least attempted to... My words were quickly muffled out because of Evra who's hand was still placed over my mouth. "Oh-Sorry!" Evra said, moving his hand away and placing it on the ground beside my head, as if to balance himself out. I thought for sure he would get off me the moment that he had the chance to, but that obviously wasn't the case as he remained ontop. "E-Evra?" I stuttered, staring up at his dazed expression. It took him a little while but soon he snapped out of it, but only long enough to move a bit closer toward me. Despite how scared we had just been a moment ago, nothing else seemed to matter now. Reacting with pure instinct I reached my arms up and wrapped them around his neck, thus causing him to get even closer. After a few seconds our lips were only inches apart. And finally, after what felt like hours, they met. This all being so sudden, we both really didn't know what to do from here. But Evra gradually managed to ease into it, sliding his hands up my back and pulling me closer so our chests were also touching, then holding me there as he pressed his lips tighter against mine. My heart was dancing in my chest by now. His lips were just so soft... It was safe to say that I was dazed beyond belief, and while neither of us had the experience to go by he somehow managed to still lead the kiss.
Using his free hand to stroke my side rather swiftly, I gasped a bit in surprise, thus giving him entry to my mouth. His tongue slipped in and moved against my own, almost as if asking for me to contribute to what was going on. I lyed there, still as a statue, for a little while before abiding by his request and lifting my tongue to wrestle with his. We continued on like this for a few minutes, in attempt to take our time and enjoy every second. I'm not exactly sure how long it had lasted, but we only parted from eachother once out of breath. I was the first to pull away, lying my head back on the ground as I took in deep breaths of air. Evra quickly rolled off to the side so he was also lying on his back, beside me though. Together we looked up at the sky, trying to get back at a steady pace of breathing before attempting to speak to one another. "That was..." Evra said, panting in between words, "Just... Yeah..." I finished for him, looking over out of curiosity as he sat up and turned his head to meet my gaze. "I don't think that deer will be of any use to us now." He began, standing to his feet just as I sat up, smiling like some kind of mad man. Rubbing the back of his head he reached down toward me, gripped my hand, and then pulled me back to my feet. "Lets head home." Smiling along with him, I picked up the bags that we had dropped earlier and held his hand once again. Together, we walked back to the Cirque. For the moment forgetting all about the threat of , the reason why he was there, and even what would happen should we return almost empty handedly. Our minds were completely centered around the kiss we hadjust shared.
We were in complete bliss.