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Okay, listen guys: this is the point in the story where the updates might seem like they'd never come. I explained that in the first chapter…I think. Oh well, so if I didn't, sorry for the long update (hell to it, I'm always sorry!) my dad switched our thingy for the computer that starts it up so I lost all the data. Once again, ohs wells 'cause I got it right here for you guys now!

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Previously:

"The circus?" Tidus asked, the wonderful gaze of wonder upon his face.

"Yes I said the circus." Wakka said as he started to be 'not' sick again. "So if you're going, you can't, 'cause the show started and the tents are closed."

"Sooooo, you're telling me that you made me go to the restroom and while I was gone you made Sora and Selphie off into the tent?"

"Yeah."

"AW MAN! I LOVE THE CIRCUS!" He yelled out. A few stares fell onto them.

"Tidus, man, shut up! If you want to, you can grab a clown costume and sneak into the show." The blonde's face lit up. "And that way, you can see Riku, Skyla and Kairi from a different perspective your friends won't be able to get."

So Tidus ran off somewhere and Wakka fell asleep…again.

"You think Skyla's going to stay down with the clowns or come back up with us?" Riku asked Kairi. They were sitting on top of the bleachers with no other levels behind them.

"Most likely…stay down there." She sipped at her soda again before asking her question. "So why do you hate clowns?"

"Do I have to? 'Cause it's rude to talk with my mouth full." Riku turned to Kairi and stuffed his face full with candy. They both laughed, but she nodded her head anyways. "Fine. When I was young, my own mom hosted the county fair. No one in my school volunteered to sit over the dunk tank so obviously, I would be that lucky kid, taking 6 or 7 baths in one day. The afternoon sun quickly flew over the blazing lot and beads of sweat started to form on my head. And guess what! No one was able to hit that target! So here I am, sitting all alone as I watched the people pass by or just stare when this clown comes up. His face was painted white—"

"Like Sparky?"

"Yes, exactly like Sparky's face," Riku motioned to the painted smile. "This clown comes up, gathers the crowd and takes a swing at it. He misses, and then he tries again, but misses. By the third time, nearly everyone there came to see what the commotion was about and the clown makes it. Sure, I was happy I get to swim in the cold water but everyone was laughing at me! I was only in the sixth grade! I still have to finish middle school, then high school, then and college! And I'll never be able to outgrow this fear of clowns because when I popped my head out of the water, the clown was standing right above me, the painted smile extending more as he tried to actually smile. It was a horrific sight."

"Eww," Both teens shuddered at the same time.

"So Kairi," Riku tossed another popcorn into his mouth as Skyla attempted to balance her peacock feather. "Why're you afraid of clowns?"

"My story is way simpler than yours." She drew in a breath and waited for a second for the dramatically affect. "Skyla loves the circus because she loves the clowns. And since this circus has the clowns, here we are, laughing our butts off."

"Well, her love sure does show." Riku looked, then Kairi followed as they laughed again. Skyla, as hard as she tried, never allowed Sparky the clown to help her balance the feather.

"Oh Sora, they're laughing together now!" Selphie giggled again as she looked past her playbill to Riku & Kairi. "They look so—" Sora nudged her ribs. "Oh, so horrible together!"

"Yeah, whatever. Do you think he's really flirting with her or are they really becoming friends?" Sora clutched his soda tighter. He started to worry more and more everyday about losing his best friend to a stranger.

"It can't be that bad, Sora! Kairi's famous! She's bound to make more friends!" Selphie stuffed her face. All of a sudden, she stopped chewing and pointed her sugar-sticky finger towards one of the clowns, the most faulty one. "Isn't that…TIDUS!"

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Forgive me. I promise you the chapter and I give you this puny chapter with this sucky cliffie. I wanted to throw in a little Riku/Kairi fluff so make Sora jealous (sorry!).But I need your reviews to know if you guys have any ideas to keep the story going. I've planned out the end already (a school play, and if you're smart enough, you'll figure it out but if you're not, I'm keeping it a secret for the surprise inside :D) but I need to know how to get from here to there. Help?