I got another review! Yay! Thanks Sutoomu! Ok, so I promised something would happen. Well, it did, sorta. It wasn't what I was talking about earlier, but...That'll happen in the next chapter. Ok, I'm babbling. :p please review!

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing. Only me. I will, one day.../Neither do I own Magic Carpet Ride

The transports are always so crowded. Last year I got elbowed in the face, shoved to the ground and someone stepped on my head. Lots of people. Anyway, I got my ticket and sat on a bench, since my flight wouldn't be leaving for another half hour. Oh the boredom! Thing is, you get all sorts of people here, thugs, business people, others. Thugs can be the worst, they won't leave you alone.

"What's little kid like you doin' all alone out here?" The man had yellow teeth and smelled like beer.

"There are lots of people, I'm not alone. Go away."

"She got some lip."

Yawn. Same ol' same ol'. I started to hum along with the radio, pointedly ignoring the men. Steppenwolf's Magic Carpet Ride was playing and I started singing quietly along with it.

Last night I held Aladdin's lamp
And so I wished that I could stay
Before the thing could answer me
Well, someone came and took the lamp away
I looked around, a lousy candle's all I found

The man's fist snapped my head back so hard I felt my neck pop and I yelped loudly. I lifted my head back over, blood dripping from my nose an d ducked as he swung a second time.

Well, you don't know what we can find

I kicked him hard in the stomach and he fell back, hitting his head on the floor. I jumped up as the speaker called out my flight's number.

Why don't you come with me little girl

I leaned over the thug. "Sorry, Ladies, I got to go." I smiled at his snarling face and jumped aside as he took another swing. I turned and ran for the terminal. See, the police force isn't the greatest there. Actually, rocks would probably care more what happened.

On a magic carpet ride
Well, you don't know what we can see

"Why don't you tell your dreams to me, fantasy will set you free." I skipped through the terminal and onto the shuttle that would take me to Earth for a few weeks. The shuttles' have pretty tight security, so I knew I'd be ok from the thugs. I leaned back in my seat and watched the building start to move as we took off. I sighed heavily and grabbed the headphones from next to me. The mind numbing, bleeding-ear-inducing noise actually helped. Duo tends to push me to some else like this when he gets his "jobs" from those psycho doctors. It's Ok, I mean I get to see the world and all, but I think I'd be cooler to go on one of the missions, even if Duo does compare them to Hell. Course, he compared most things to hell. I don't remember where in all of my self-pity I fell asleep, but I was jerked away several hours later by the shuttle touching down.

"Wasgoinon? I mumbled indistinctly as I sat up.

"We've just landed, Dear." The woman next to me was slightly pudgy with a kind face. I nodded to her and rubbed my face as the shuttle slowed down.

"Please depart in an orderly fashion." The voice on the loudspeaker was horribly grating after just having woken up and I stood with a groan.

There's always a queue to get out the door and it's usually easier to just stay in your seat until the line thins. The woman next to me must have been on the shuttle before because she did the same thing and just waited until the line thinned enough that we could get out.

"Arashi!" A pretty woman with brown hair the curled around her shoulders was waving to me. "C'mon, we've got a performance and I can't be late."

I grabbed my bags and ran to her. "Sorry, Catherine, I didn't think you'd be waiting for me. I was just gonna catch a ride in town."

"Trowa called. I knew you'd be here." Catherine took my bags and carried them to the car. "Get in, we're in a hurry."

Catherine's driving scares me. I mean, if you ever get in a car with her when she's in a hurry, you really can believe she's related to Trowa. Shudder A truly terrifying experience.

"You want to take Trowa's spot in the knife throwing part?" Catherine asked as we went around a rather sharp corner. I bit back a swear as I hit the door. "Some seatbelts you have. Sure, why not."

Catherine smiled at me and pulled the car to a stop at the circus. "Get changed. Same as last time."

I nodded and got out of the car gladly. Last time I came, Catherine made me take Trowa's place. I had to wear a suit like Trowa's, except less terrifying. It was blue and purple. It was a lot of fun to be in the circus, once I was sure that Catherine wouldn't kill me.

"Arashi, we're in a hurry. Change fast, I've got to put some makeup on you and do your hair."

"MAKEUP!" I wailed loudly as I stomped into the dressing tent. There are a few things in life that scare me. Duo cooties, Trowa's mask, Heero's "Glare of Death", Wufei's inability to smile, Quatre's never wearing casual clothes (That can't be healthy), and makeup. I have thought long and hard on all of these and they rank the top six.

Catherine painted a smiling clown face on me and did my hair so it was pinned to the back of my head. There really isn't a lot you can do to my hair, too short.

The ringmaster stuck his head through, saw me and narrowed his eyes. "Trowa isn't back yet?"

Catherine shook her head and finished the makeup. The ringmaster sighed. "You're on in five minutes. Use the girl if you want."

"Bright little ray of sunshine, him." Catherine stepped back to get a good look at me as I spoke. She grunted concomitantly and nodded. "Alright, we're good to go. Come on, we should be in the tent."

I followed Catherine as she stepped out of the tent and walked to the main one. She pulled a knife from thin air and started tossing it around. I watched with interest until I heard the ringmaster introduce us.

I don't know if it's just me, but Trowa's mask really does scare me.