Chapter Four-Annoyances



Trowa Barton blinked, his face blank. He kept a straight face as he calmly watched a knife whiz passed his head, lodging itself into the wood with a dull thunk. He kept his eye on Catherine, waiting for the signal. She aimed another knife and threw it, this time stamping her high heeled foot. There it was. All of a sudden he looked the image of fear, his eyes wide and pupils dilating, his body physically shaking. He cut back a laugh. People in the stands were genuinely freaked out, worried that the knife girl had it in for the poor clown, screaming for her to stop. But Catherine kept throwing like a mad woman, her eyes flashing dangerously as every blade came closer to his exposed neck. When one finally brushed the hairs on his neck, he gave a yell and let his body slump into his bonds, faking unconsciousness. He unfortunately did chuckle when he heard the telltale sounds of panic, the screams and shouts. He lived for the thrill of the end, this was the best part. He waited, and was rewarded with the sound of a shutting curtain. Instantly he raised his head. "Were they scared?" Catherine grinned, fluffing her skirt. "Our best performance yet, Trowa. I almost was convinced you were dead.or passed out or whatever it is you fake." Trowa laughed and gave the shackles a rattle, his face turning serious once again. "Can you let me out of these? They cut off my circulation." Catherine threw him a glance, and he didn't like what he saw in it at all. "Cathy, no, not again, Cathy??!!" Catherine slowly walked up to him, her hips slowly moving from side to side. "Trowa, my little doll, I just want to have a little fun.I'll let you out in due time." Trowa bit down a naughty smile. He could get out of the bonds himself, but 'playing' with Cathy was too fun to pass up. She slowly reached out her arm and stroked his mask, her other hand traveling down to his leg, where she massaged his thigh through the clown pants. "Cathy, we can't do this here.." Cathy gave him a hurt puppy look, unlatching his mask. "Why can't we? No one's here to see." Trowa gave in, his hormones taking over. "Mmmm..ok.." Catherine leaned her head up, slowly tilting her head towards Trowa's lips. When their lips touched, Trowa felt a power rush. It was like Catherine was becoming him, as if she were inside him. Her thoughts, his thoughts, all one. He opened his eyes, and quickly pulled his head back with a shriek. Catherine slumped to the floor, her eyes unseeing and her skin a pasty pallor. "Cathy!" In a split second he was out of the bonds and at Catherine's side, a silent tear running down his face. "Catherine?" No response. "Oh god." Trowa reached a shaky hand down to her neck to check her pulse. The second his hand met her bare skin, it shriveled around his finger, and he felt the rush again. "What the hell is going on here?!" Trowa spun around. The ringleader! "Trowa! What the fuck did you do to her?!" He pulled out a gun, aiming it at Trowa's head. "Answer me boy." Trowa wasted no time. He grabbed Catherine and flipped over the commander's head, her weight slightly slowing him down. Trowa ran to the tent flap and sprinted out, and the leader followed, huffing and puffing. When Trowa was sure he was out of his range, he kept running, careful not to touch anything besides Catherine's circus costume.



"Duo! Duuuoooooo!" Hilde yelled, walking down the hall. Duo had disappeared, and she had checked everywhere at least once. This made Hilde worried to no extent, she had no idea how Duo was coping with his new appearance. After a day or two he had accepted the blue fur and the deformed hands, but just today his fur had started spreading. And as far as Hilde was concerned, she was going to try her best to keep his mind off it. "Duo? Where the hell are you?!" Hilde felt something furry press up against her back, and she whirled around, prepared for the worst. "Vas is it Hilde?" Hilde forced a smile; she was not prepared for something like this. As far as she could she Duo's whole body was covered in a thick blue fur, the only thing that remained the same was his long chestnut braid, but she had her suspicions about that, too. "Where were you, Duo? I've been looking for you all afternoon. Duo grinned, and Hilde shuddered when she spotted two gleaming fangs. "Oh, vell, I thought you'd never ask, leibchen! I've been here," with that he disappeared in a cloud of brimstone smoke, reappearing in front of a shocked Hilde, only to disappear again, this time popping his head from outside through an open window. "And here, and in your room, and outside, but mostly your room. And lookie what I found.." He waved a twenty dollar bill in her face. "It vas stuck onto the bottom of the toolbox. Imaging zat!" Hilde started laughing. It wasn't affecting Duo at all.

Oh yes, I finished it! Chapter four! Next chapter I plan on QxD and 2xH! *sips Mountain Dew* Review!