A/N: Sorry if the chapters are short. I'll try to put 2 chapters together every once in a while. But till that, please just enjoy the shorties. Oh, and the movie/actor is fake. I made it up. Actually, the movie name is another story I'm writing. And the actor is one of my characters.
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Chapter 1: The Circus Is In Town
Waves buffeted the ship, causing it to rock back and forth in agony. Rain pelted the hull and deck, falling to the sea in small streams along the smooth metal. Dark clouds hung over the boat, taunting and cursing it. The wind blew as hard as it could, as if trying to tip the vessel. The storm was angry. Angry that they dared to go up against it instead of turning back. Therefore, it fell upon the ship with all its rage.
Crates and cages slid across the wet deck, which was constantly being drenched by the rain and sea water. As the water poured into the boat from the sides, it seeped into the cages of the animals, causing them to be sent into a panic. Their cages clashed against each other, water spraying from the top of the metal prisons. This only furthered their frantic state. All of them howled or cried out to one another.
Finally the door to the cabin slammed open. The water was temporarily swept away from the thresh hold. Then it quickly replaced itself, some splashing into the cabin itself.
Stepping out into the rain, the man took hold of the metal door and shut it. His hands were gloved (each finger of the glove cut off) and they were strong. The hands of the man were attached to well built arms, each muscle clear and crisp as the rain streamed down them. He wore a black T-shirt with no sleeves (which was getting more and more drenched as he stood there) and his head had been shaved. A slight five 'o' clock shadow lined his rough face.
Scowling at the scene before him, the large man sneered and walked towards the center of the deck. His steel toed boots barely splashed in the water on the deck. Standing in between the sliding animals and the moving crates, the man looked from side to side. As he looked towards the crates, they suddenly jarred from their spots and began sliding at a high speed right towards the man. He gave a simple smile and turned to face the heavy items. Balling his hands into fists, the man waited until the crates were but inches away from plowing into him.
Hitting his knuckles against each other, the rain suddenly parted from in front of the man. The crates were sent flying back as a loud boom echoed along with the thunder. Metal clanged against metal as the crates hit the railing. The force was large enough to dent the boxes and imbed the rail into the crates. Thus rendering them unmovable.
Satisfied with his work, and having entirely too much fun, the man straightened his back and turned towards the animals. His method for the crates would not work on the animals, them being far too delicate. Sighing with disappointment, the man trodded over to the frantic creatures. Picking up a chain next to the Tiger, the man wrapped it around the railing on one side. Then he took hold of the chain and ran it across all the cages. He proceeded to hook the other end up to the railing. The animals seemed to calm down as their cages had stopped rattling.
"Very gute," giving a sideways smile to the creatures, the man turned and headed back into the cabin.
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The teen let out the breath he had been holding in for the past three minutes. His lungs quickly took in all the air that they could, then let it out in another sigh. The final bell of the day had rung, deeming the students free to go home. The bell was met with frustrated teachers, most which weren't done with their lesson, and excited teenagers ready for the weekend. Girls chattered in the hall and most the boys planned to ask them out. Kurt really didn't pay much attention to them as he slid his books off the desk and held them at his side. He was moping at the moment, Amanda away for the weekend at her grandparents. He had planned to take her to the movies that night too.
Droggily moving towards his locker, Kurt was barely aware that he had put in the combination and had the locker door open. Putting in what books he didn't need, and taking out which ones he did, the teenage boy swung his back pack over his shoulder. This action was met with, "Hey!" and a curious look over his shoulder. Turning around, Kurt's hologram eyes locked onto a frustrated brunette, whom's hair seemed to be ruffled on one side.
"Sorry Kitty, I vasn't vatching." The girl stuck out her bottom lip in a pout and placed her hands on her hips. One foot tapped impatiently, as if she was waiting for the apology that Kurt had already given.
"Yeah, well, like, watch it next time okay?" Fixing her hair with her hands Kitty Pryde put on a small smile. It was as if the small incident never happened. "So, you have like plans with Amanda right?" Kitty's locker was only a few down from Kurt's, which is why she usually ran into the boy as they were leaving. Kurt shut his locker door and walked with his friend the few feet to her locker.
The boy simply shrugged, his black hair scrunching up on his shoulders as he did so. "I did have plans vith Amanda. Unfortunately, she's over at her grandparents' zis veekend. I vish she had told me zis before I bought the tickets-" Kurt was unable to complete the sentence before the petite brunette had spun around from her locker with a full smile on her face. Her light eyes seemed wide and excited at the news that Kurt had tickets. Why she was excited, Kurt didn't know.
"Tickets?! Like to that new move? You know, like the one with that actor," Kurt looked at the girl confused. There were several new movies playing the theatre, they were all new in fact that's why they were playing. And all of them had actors, as far as Kurt could tell. Seeing his confusion, Kitty sighed and and tilted her head while looking up at the ceiling. Boys could be so dense. Looking back at her friend, the girl asked, "Well, anyone, like what one did you get tickets for?"
Why hadn't she just asked him that before? Kurt stuck his hand into his pocket, not really remembering what movie he had bought tickets for. Pulling out the two pieces of paper, the German read the name. "3AK: 3 Aces und A King." Glancing back up at Kitty, Kurt saw that the girl was thinking about the name of the movie. Probably recalling if she had seen any trailers for it or if any of her friends had gone to see it. Then, her thoughts wheeled into the reviews she had read about in magazines.
Seeming to make up her mind, "That has Milly Thompson in it. Yeah, I like her. Can I like go?" Kurt was quiet for a moment. He hadn't really planned Kitty to ask is she could go. Although, he had to admit it was kind of hard not to get that hint when she was asking about the movie. Looking down at the tickets, then back up at his friend. Kurt finally handed one over to her. "I guess it vould be okay," Kurt gave a shy smile as Kitty took the ticket and immediately pocketed it.
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When the two friends got outside, they heard a car horn. Turning towards the sound, both of them smiled and quickened the pace as they strided over to a red and white cobra wannabe. Even thought Scott and Jean had graduated, they agreed to pick up their friends from school on Fridays. After all, most of them hung out with each other on Friday nights, not having plans till later into the weekend.
Kurt and Kitty smiled as they neared the car. Rogue was sitting quietly in the back seat, a pair of ear-phones hooked up to a CD player. She noticed movement out of the corner of her eye and glanced up at the approaching teens. Taking out the ear-phones, her southern heritage was easy to hear as she greeted her friends. "Well ya'll a little late, aren't ya?" Kurt shrugged and BAMFed into the seat right behind Jean, whom sat in the front with Scott.
Kitty rolled her eyes at the boy then climbed in between her friends. Turning to Rogue, she quickly explained her self. "Well I couldn't like get away from Holly and Nika-" Rogue soon realized her mistake and just pretened to listen with an exasperated look on her face. Kitty didn't seem to notice as she went on about her school friends and what they had talked about. Kurt let himself giggle silently when he saw the two girls next to him.
Scott and Jean in the front of the car looked at each other. Jean had a small smile of amusement while Scott's face was more annoyed. Jean had had many conversations with Duncan (when they were dating) so she had learned to drown out the words of others. However, Scott was not so lucky.
Instead the young man turned on the radio and started the car. Kitty was still jabbering away at Rogue, who politely nodded her head hear and there, while Kurt rested his chin on his fist, looking out at the landscape. With all this going on, the car pulled forward and headed out of the school's parking lot.
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The red and white car drove down the road, trees on either side. The teen's golden eyes looked out into the small woods. Little golden dots from the sun danced upon the dark greens of the grass and leaves. They were almost mesmerizing, the way they moved and shimmered the way they did. It was as if they were fairies, living amongst the trees and flowers. Kurt couldn't help but smile. He had suddenly remembered an old bedtime story his mother would tell him at night. It always calmed him and ridded his mind of his fears.
There was a slight nudge on his shoulders and he heard someone say his name rather firmly. "Kurt?" Snapping out of his transe, the teen looked over to Kitty whom was staring back. Rogue too was looking at the teenaged boy, a curious look on both the girls' faces. "Sorry, must have dozed out there for a moment." Kurt shrugged and sat facing straight. The others accepted the exscuse, knowing about his ruined plans with Amanda. However, there was a reason the brunette had grabbed the boy's attention.
"Anyway, Kurt, are you like going to the circus tomorrow?" Kurt had begun to wander off again, when he snapped his head up suddenly at the word "circus". Staring into Kurt's suddenly surprised eyes, the girl asked again. "Are you like coming with us to the circus? Scott's gotta like know before he buys like the tickets." When Kurt didn't answer for the second time, the teenage girl reached for her backpack sitting at her feet. Unzippering the main pocket, she pulled out a folded up piece of paper. The pepite girl then proceeded to hand it to Kurt while chanting, "Cir-cus. Are you coming?"
At first, Kurt didn't take it. He just stared at it, wondering what was on it. Gripping the paper between his three fingers, the boy began to unfold it. When the flyer was fully opened, Kurt seemed to become even more surprised. His eyes widened just a bit further, although both girls didn't think that possible. Scott Jean saw this reaction to the flyer from the rerview mirror. Both became worried, but Jean dared not invade Kurt's mind without his consent.
The images were fuzzy to his eyes. Blurry, but slowly becoming clear. Colors, lines, and shapes were all he could see at first. Then faces came into his vision. Faces that he had not seen for years; faces he had hoped never to see again. Then came the memories, they just flooded his thoughts. His fear began to rise as did his yearning to see them. He could feel the tears pushing to get out, and his hands began to slightly tremble. Glancing over to Kitty, he noticed her face slowly became that of one who is worried. Then his eyes shot to the mirror that showed him to Scott and Jean and them to him. Seeing that they too were becoming concerned, Kurt thought it best if got out of there.
"Kurt!" Kitty shouted when her friend suddenly disappeared with a BAMF, leaving only a wisp of smoke and the faint smell of sulfur.
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A/N: Why did Kurt react so badly to the flyer? Who is the man on the boat w/the animals? Why, I'll tell ya right now- eh, sorry can't do that. If I did then there would be no need to read the next chapter, or the next, or the next. So please R&R. Remember, the more reviews I get today, the faster I'll update tomorrow.