The show for this evening had been canceled. Eddy didn't want any
situations like the last show. He wouldn't have another show as long as his
brother was still out there and caused trouble.
So they all sat around a campfire, talking and eating dinner while Siren secluded herself apart from the others. She sat on the stairs of a nearby wagon, looking at the people near the fire. Danny was almost asleep in Mira's lap, while she rested her head on Thomas' shoulder. Scarlet was flirting with Mush while the other girls were talking with the rest of the newsboys. Sam sat at the fire between Bonnie and Mikesch, his two dogs, and stroke them while looking in the flames. Her father sat there calm. So calm like she hadn't seen him in a while. Her gaze fell on the fire and her eyes softened. She sighed and wrapped her arms around her legs and laid her head on her arms. She closed her eyes for some moment until she heard someone sitting down next to her.
Wondering who it might be, Siren opened her eyes to see Spot.
"Why aren't you sitting over there with the rest of the group?" Siren simply shrugged and raised her head.
"Wanted some time alone."
"Should I go?"
"You don't have to. What do you want? I mean, you didn't just come hear to sit down?"
"No, the others are going over to Brooklyn, to a little party. I wanted to ask you if you wanted to come?"
"No, I'm not in the mood." Spot nodded, disappointed about her answer.
"You sure? I mean it'll be fun."
"I'm afraid that John might show up and do something while I'm away."
"Nonsense!"
"Dad!" Siren hadn't noticed that her father was standing in front of her.
"You need some fun. Go out tonight. We will stay up and make sure that nothing will happen."
"But!"
"No buts! Or shall I get Sam?" Siren sighed. Sam had always told her she shouldn't just stay at their place. It would be much more fun to go out.
"Fine." She shrugged.
Spot rose and offered his hand to her. She looked at him and sighed, but finally took it and walked over to the others. The boys looked at each other. So Spot tried to get the girl. They were sure it would be fun to see what would happen. One thing was sure. Spot wouldn't have an easy way with her.
"So, can we go now?" Diamond asked.
They headed towards Brooklyn and into one of the pubs there. It didn't take long until Scarlet was fully drunk. Siren, on the other hand, shook her head unbelieving while she looked at the boys playing poker.
"What? Ah, let me guess, you don't know how to play, right?" Race grinned at her.
"Boy I knew how to play before you even know how to say poker! I just think, that you should play some funnier games." Now she had received full attention from the boys.
"Like?" The other girls had heard the conversation and smiled with Siren.
"Don't you know some drinking games?" Sky looked unbelieving at them. While the boys looked at each other the girls sat down between them. Siren began to shuffle.
"Okay, It's really easy. The cards are on one stack. Everyone selects one card. In the first round every one that gets an ace, the key card, has to drink something. In the second round the aces and kings are the key cards, and in the third round the aces, kings and queens are the key cards, and so one." Blossom explained.
"Wait, in the last round everyone gets to drink?"
"If you make it until then!" Magic chuckled. She was almost as intoxicated as Scarlet.
"Okay, let's start." Siren placed the cards on the table and the game began. In the first two rounds, none of the boys picked a key card. They didn't even notice that the shufflers, Siren and Diamond, had rigged the game so only the girls selected key cards, meaning the girls were drinking. But after the second round Jack shuffled so it became even chance from then. It was the fourth round by now. Scarlet sat on Mush's lap and was fast asleep. The boys still hadn't had that much to drink. Jack had had three drinks by now, Spot had two and Blink, Race, David, and Mush had only one.
On the other hand, the girls had real 'luck': Sky had had two drinks and Magic, Diamond and Blossom had had three and Siren had had four!
The next to shuffle was Magic but she was already too drunk to rig the cards, so the boys selected some key cards. It didn't matter though, because in the fourth round there were sixteen drinks to drink. By now Siren had had seven drinks and Spot followed with five drinks. With every round they got worse in their shuffling and their behavior. Mush quit after the fifth round, but the others were still in the middle of the game. Even if there had been some changes. Magic couldn't talk in full sentences anymore and every word from her were mumbles. David couldn't stop laughing while Race tried to shuffle the cards. Blossom and Jack were flirting wildly. Siren arose when she noticed it would take Race some time to shuffle the cards.
"Hey Siren, where are you going to?" Diamond looked after her.
"To the little girls room. Don't start without me!" Siren said and walked into the bathroom. When she came back some of the other guests in the pub had taken her chair. She stood there some moments.
"Will you sit down or what? We wanna continue!" Race murmured. Siren didn't thought about it any longer and sat down on Spot's lap.
"Hope you don't mind." She smiled at him. Spot looked at her and smiled when he wrapped his arm around her waist to make sure she wouldn't fall from the chair.
It was about three in the morning when they left the pub and headed towards the Brooklyn LH. They had told Eddy and the others they would stay for the night because it was a long walk back to the circus. Without even noticing it Spot and Siren walked behind the others. Spot still had his arm around her waist. Her skin was so soft. Before he knew what he did he turned her around and kissed her. He half expected to get slapped again, but Siren wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back. They broke the kiss and looked into each other's eyes. Spot didn't remember that her eyes were really dark green. But he couldn't remember other things as well. It seemed that the alcohol had gone too far already. All he knew was he hold Siren in his arms and he wanted to be near her.
"Siren, do you?" She simply kissed him and he brought her up to his room.
So they all sat around a campfire, talking and eating dinner while Siren secluded herself apart from the others. She sat on the stairs of a nearby wagon, looking at the people near the fire. Danny was almost asleep in Mira's lap, while she rested her head on Thomas' shoulder. Scarlet was flirting with Mush while the other girls were talking with the rest of the newsboys. Sam sat at the fire between Bonnie and Mikesch, his two dogs, and stroke them while looking in the flames. Her father sat there calm. So calm like she hadn't seen him in a while. Her gaze fell on the fire and her eyes softened. She sighed and wrapped her arms around her legs and laid her head on her arms. She closed her eyes for some moment until she heard someone sitting down next to her.
Wondering who it might be, Siren opened her eyes to see Spot.
"Why aren't you sitting over there with the rest of the group?" Siren simply shrugged and raised her head.
"Wanted some time alone."
"Should I go?"
"You don't have to. What do you want? I mean, you didn't just come hear to sit down?"
"No, the others are going over to Brooklyn, to a little party. I wanted to ask you if you wanted to come?"
"No, I'm not in the mood." Spot nodded, disappointed about her answer.
"You sure? I mean it'll be fun."
"I'm afraid that John might show up and do something while I'm away."
"Nonsense!"
"Dad!" Siren hadn't noticed that her father was standing in front of her.
"You need some fun. Go out tonight. We will stay up and make sure that nothing will happen."
"But!"
"No buts! Or shall I get Sam?" Siren sighed. Sam had always told her she shouldn't just stay at their place. It would be much more fun to go out.
"Fine." She shrugged.
Spot rose and offered his hand to her. She looked at him and sighed, but finally took it and walked over to the others. The boys looked at each other. So Spot tried to get the girl. They were sure it would be fun to see what would happen. One thing was sure. Spot wouldn't have an easy way with her.
"So, can we go now?" Diamond asked.
They headed towards Brooklyn and into one of the pubs there. It didn't take long until Scarlet was fully drunk. Siren, on the other hand, shook her head unbelieving while she looked at the boys playing poker.
"What? Ah, let me guess, you don't know how to play, right?" Race grinned at her.
"Boy I knew how to play before you even know how to say poker! I just think, that you should play some funnier games." Now she had received full attention from the boys.
"Like?" The other girls had heard the conversation and smiled with Siren.
"Don't you know some drinking games?" Sky looked unbelieving at them. While the boys looked at each other the girls sat down between them. Siren began to shuffle.
"Okay, It's really easy. The cards are on one stack. Everyone selects one card. In the first round every one that gets an ace, the key card, has to drink something. In the second round the aces and kings are the key cards, and in the third round the aces, kings and queens are the key cards, and so one." Blossom explained.
"Wait, in the last round everyone gets to drink?"
"If you make it until then!" Magic chuckled. She was almost as intoxicated as Scarlet.
"Okay, let's start." Siren placed the cards on the table and the game began. In the first two rounds, none of the boys picked a key card. They didn't even notice that the shufflers, Siren and Diamond, had rigged the game so only the girls selected key cards, meaning the girls were drinking. But after the second round Jack shuffled so it became even chance from then. It was the fourth round by now. Scarlet sat on Mush's lap and was fast asleep. The boys still hadn't had that much to drink. Jack had had three drinks by now, Spot had two and Blink, Race, David, and Mush had only one.
On the other hand, the girls had real 'luck': Sky had had two drinks and Magic, Diamond and Blossom had had three and Siren had had four!
The next to shuffle was Magic but she was already too drunk to rig the cards, so the boys selected some key cards. It didn't matter though, because in the fourth round there were sixteen drinks to drink. By now Siren had had seven drinks and Spot followed with five drinks. With every round they got worse in their shuffling and their behavior. Mush quit after the fifth round, but the others were still in the middle of the game. Even if there had been some changes. Magic couldn't talk in full sentences anymore and every word from her were mumbles. David couldn't stop laughing while Race tried to shuffle the cards. Blossom and Jack were flirting wildly. Siren arose when she noticed it would take Race some time to shuffle the cards.
"Hey Siren, where are you going to?" Diamond looked after her.
"To the little girls room. Don't start without me!" Siren said and walked into the bathroom. When she came back some of the other guests in the pub had taken her chair. She stood there some moments.
"Will you sit down or what? We wanna continue!" Race murmured. Siren didn't thought about it any longer and sat down on Spot's lap.
"Hope you don't mind." She smiled at him. Spot looked at her and smiled when he wrapped his arm around her waist to make sure she wouldn't fall from the chair.
It was about three in the morning when they left the pub and headed towards the Brooklyn LH. They had told Eddy and the others they would stay for the night because it was a long walk back to the circus. Without even noticing it Spot and Siren walked behind the others. Spot still had his arm around her waist. Her skin was so soft. Before he knew what he did he turned her around and kissed her. He half expected to get slapped again, but Siren wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back. They broke the kiss and looked into each other's eyes. Spot didn't remember that her eyes were really dark green. But he couldn't remember other things as well. It seemed that the alcohol had gone too far already. All he knew was he hold Siren in his arms and he wanted to be near her.
"Siren, do you?" She simply kissed him and he brought her up to his room.