Catherine's POV
The next morning Sebastian and I were back at the circus grounds with Ciel and Levi. To avoid recognition Ciel, Levi, and I wore regular clothes commoners tended to wear. The other circus performers gathered around to get a good look at Ciel and Levi. Some of the women eyed Sebastian but once they saw his wedding band on the chain around his neck they backed off and instead eyed Levi.
Joker took a liking to Ciel and Levi but was unsure if my brother was actually a boy. I had to turn my head away so Ciel wouldn't see me laughing.
"So lads what are you good at?" Joker asked.
"Well I'm good with darts I suppose" Ciel answered.
"I can throw knives and I have a talent with animals though I won't approach any here without permission" Levi added. Beast breathed a sigh of relief at hearing that.
"He's also good at making people laugh" I added for Levi. The crowd around us encouraged a joke and Levi complied before telling one that wasn't dirty. A few seconds later the other circus members were laughing.
"You really should be a comedian mate" Joker complimented Levi before telling Dagger to let Ciel have some knives to throw at a target.
After focusing his aim Ciel threw his first knife which soared clumsily into the air until it actually hit the target. My eyes widened as were Levi's. Ciel continued throwing his knives until they all hit the target with perfection. I looked to Sebastian and my husband was smiling. Of course he was involved in this charade.
Next it was Levi's turn and he hadn't been lying my cousin was good at throwing knives. Most of the blades hit the target well with only one that didn't make it. Joker and the other performers were impressed however there was another audition.
We were led inside the main circus tent where Beast was waiting with another tiger. Sebastian kept his distance while Joker told Levi he could approach Beast and the tiger who accompanied her. The tiger wasn't the same one from last night. Levi stopped a few feet away from the tiger and waited for further instructions from Beast.
Beast nodded and Levi walked closer to the tiger. He let the feline smell his hand before it rubbed it's head against my cousin's hand.
"Good lord he's a natural!" Dagger exclaimed.
Beast looked pleased before taking the tiger back to its enclosure. Ciel was being prepped for a tightrope walk. After my brother was safely secured to a lifeline did Ciel begin walking on the rope. At first Ciel was doing fine until he began to lose his balance. I saw something hit Ciel in the side and I rolled my eyes knowing again Sebastian was behind it.
Ignoring the pain being thrown his way Ciel resumed his walk on the tightrope and eventually made it to the other side. Ciel was now back on the ground and Joker clapped.
"Looks like the lad and his friend pass the tests eh Joker?" Dagger asked.
"Not yet there's still one more thing" Joker then approached Ciel and Levi who was now beside my brother. "A big smile!"
Levi complied making some of the women faint while Ciel hesitated. Sebastian and I both turned away laughing hard behind our hands and Esme gave a kick in agreement. Ciel no doubt smiled because Joker welcomed he and Levi into the circus.
A short while later Joker had all of the performers gather in the main tent. Levi, Ciel, and Sebastian were all dressed up in their circus costumes. And damn Sebastian was very sexy in his.
"Everybody! We have some talented new lads in our great show!"
Joker introduced Sebastian as Black, Levi as Jester since he was so damn funny, and Ciel as Smile. Ciel was dumbfounded at his stage name. The other performers welcomed us but someone asked about me.
"Oh well folks this is Black's wife Crimson!" Joker answered. Sebastian intertwined his hand into mine. "Unfortunately she cannot perform due to her pregnancy"
I blushed and some of the women complimented my hair color. Sebastian then proceeded to kiss my cheek and several people squealed while Levi and Ciel sweat dropped. Afterwards Joker gave us a tour of the grounds such as the tents where the "second tier" performers stayed along with the storage area, the dining tent, the infirmary, and the private tents belonging to the first tier performers.
"The first tent belongs to Snake" Joker explained pointing ahead. "Usually Snake has his snakes run loose but I'll tell him to put them away due to Crimson's pregnancy"
"That would be appreciated" I thanked Joker.
"If I may what happened to your eye Smile?" Joker then asked noticing Ciel's white eyepatch.
"Oh it was damaged in an accident" Ciel answered.
Joker understood before wrapping his prosthetic arm around Ciel.
"We're all damaged in some way or another so we should get along"
From Joker we learned most of the first tier performers grew up together while some performers joined along the way. We passed by Jumbo who was playing a harmonica and Ciel recognized the song which pleased Joker. He then added Snake actually didn't grow up with the other first tier members. They recruited him because the circus needed a snake handler and Snake worked his way to the top.
"Being a first tier allows you to eat first along with having your own tents, though Crimson I'll tell the other second tiers not to hog the food"
I nodded in understanding and Joker returned us to the main tent so the boys could practice. Beast needed to talk with Joker so he left us so we could get to work. I sat down in the audience and watched as my husband, brother, and cousin stretch. After they finished their stretches Dagger found them so he could be a coach. Well actually he was referring to Ciel and Sebastian. Dagger told Levi that Beast needed his help so the hybrid took off.
Ciel requested he didn't use the tightrope since he wasn't fond of it. So my brother would deal with knife throwing. Having enough sitting down I went to join my husband and brother. Then Sebastian took off and I smirked as I watched my demon mate first do the trapeze, followed by juggling, pole climbing, jumping through rings of fire, aerial acrobatics, etc.
When my husband was about to swallow a damn sword I grabbed the damn blade from his grasp.
"Enough being a show off" I scolded him.
"Aw! Crimson your so lucky to have Black as your husband he's amazing!" one of the female performers yelled and I smirked. Sebastian again kissed my cheek and I blushed while Ciel shook his head.
"Black isn't the only new comer who's a rising star we have another bloke who recently joined" Dagger explained and he looked above to the rafters. I felt my face pale as I recognized William T. Spears dressed in a damn yellow suit. His stage name was actually Suit and I wondered what the hell he was doing here.
Suit saw us and he was soon on the ground. I was quick to grab the sword Sebastian had and used it to block William's death scythe from touching my husband. The crowd were impressed with how fast I used the sword to block the reaper.
Seeing it was a not a good idea to blow his cover William retracted his death scythe before excusing himself. If a damn reaper was here then something was indeed going on in this circus and someone was going to die. Dagger then began to teach knife throwing with Ciel while Sebastian and I decided to find out what the bloody hell William was doing here.
It was now nightfall and it wasn't hard to find Spears.
"What the hell are you doing here?" I demanded at the reaper.
"Despite the fact I am an administrator I've been drafted to fill in for a prat in collections since he's suspended, ridiculous isn't it?"
"Grell again eh? He really is an idiot" I confessed.
William nodded in agreement.
"I have to assume there are special circumstances for a grim reaper to do undercover work" Sebastian went on.
"You cannot believe I would reveal soul collecting information to a demon that would be like setting a whole bunch of rabbits at the opening of a wolf den"
"I am afraid your are mistaken" Sebastian countered. "I have no interest in cheap souls and I don't need to feed for another few centuries"
William said nothing but he did look to my pregnant belly. Immediately I had the sword at his neck.
"If you even think about making a comment on my child you bastard I'll end you here and now" I spat.
"Easy my love" Sebastian said coming behind me and he pulled me away from the reaper. My husband then wrapped both of his arms around my belly.
William sighed before he resumed talking.
"I shall speak plainly then in the next few days we intend to review a large number of souls near this circus"
"Meaning you want us to stay out of your way noted" I muttered.
"We have no problem with complying with your request if you heed ours" Sebastian added.
The reaper nodded before Ciel found us saying Dagger wanted William. Later there was another show and while Sebastian and Ciel moved objects around, Levi actually helped Beast with her act. Whenever Betty finished her tasks Levi would toss her a piece of meat and my cousin got a lot of squeals of the female persuasion.
The show ended and once the crowd was gone did Joker gather the new recruits for tent assignments. Ciel was paired with a lad called Freckles in tent 8.
"Black and Crimson will have tent 9" Joker went on. "And tent 10 will have Jester with Suit"
Both William and Levi shot glares at one another and I wondered if reapers hated vampires or werewolves. It wasn't hard to find our tent and someone brought some maternity clothing for me to wear which was damn thoughtful.
The bed was large enough for both Sebastian and I to use.
"Do you plan on investigating tonight?" I asked my husband as he helped me undress.
"No I don't want to warrant suspicion" Sebastian answered.
A short change of clothes later I was in a comfortable nightgown and Sebastian picked me up into his arms and placed me gently on the bed.
"You don't need to do that just because I'm pregnant" I scolded my mate.
"I like carrying you" Sebastian pointed out as he began to undress. To this day I still blushed like hell whenever I watched Sebastian do this. Eventually my demon husband joined me in bed and I surprised him by putting myself into his lap. My lips claimed his while I moved my hands down his abs making sure I felt every muscle between my finger tips. Sebastian submitted to me when my tongue met his for dominance.
Then he sat up and he lowered the straps of my nightgown down until they were above my elbows. My husband snaked his hands underneath my gown and underneath the fabric of my panties which were soaked mind you. I hissed as his skilled fingers went inside my entrance pleasuring me endlessly.
While his fingers moved inside me Sebastian bit the tops of my breasts leaving bite marks.
"Okay Romeo we don't want to wake up the other performers" I suggested when Sebastian finished pleasuring me with his fingers. He licked my juices off of them before smirking.
"Oh dear it would seem you need new undergarments"
He held up my soaked panties to prove his point.
"Pervert" I scolded the butler as he got up.
My husband chuckled before tossing my ruined panties aside and he retrieved new ones. He then pulled me onto my feet and lifted the skirt of my gown up. I blushed as he put on the new undergarments and proceeded to kiss both my inner thighs before eventually pulling my nightgown back over my legs.
Sebastian then eased me back onto the bed and tucked me in before he did so himself. As usual he placed a hand on my belly hoping to feel Esme kick. He didn't have to wait long because our daughter did so and Sebastian smiled.
I completely forgot about Soma and Agni sorry guys! And what do you think of Catherine's stage name despite not performing?