The title of the chapter doesn't go with the song, but I couldn't find a song I was truly happy with to go with this chapter and as a title; However, this song SOMEWHAT explains the chapter.
"I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that place.
Even your emotions had an echo
In so much space
And when you're out there
Without care,
Yeah, I was out of touch
But it wasn't because I didn't know enough
I just knew too much
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Possibly
And I hope that you are having the time of your life
But think twice, that's my only advice
Come on now, who do you, who do you, who do you, who do you think you are,
Ha ha ha bless your soul
You really think you're in control
Well, I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
Just like me
My heroes had the heart to lose their lives out on a limb
And all I remember is thinking, I want to be like them
Ever since I was little, ever since I was little it looked like fun
And it's no coincidence I've come
And I can die when I'm done
Maybe I'm crazy
Maybe you're crazy
Maybe we're crazy
Probably
Uh, uh"
A Change In The Atmosphere - Chapter 3 - I'm Not Perfect - A Darren Shan Saga/Cirque Du Freak Fan Fiction
Darren's point of view.
I probably lost my mind tonight. I'll probably never get it back. I know I lost my heart and my soul tonight. Those won't ever come back.
Today was the day. Steve and I would be going to the Cirque Du Freak. I always wonder if things would have been different if we just would have stayed home. It's too late to change that though. Steve arrived at my house at around nine pm and knocked on my window from his perch on the tree. My parent's didn't know I was going to the Cirque. They would have thrown a fit. Probably would have died of a heart attack after screaming about how bad of an influence Steve was. Oh well. I never do anything wrong. Let this be a break. I let a sly smile spread across my lips as I waddled on over to the window and slid up the glass.
"Well hey there. Thought you weren't coming with the time you were taking." Steve chuckled.
"Oh just shut up and move over." I said as I scrambled onto the tree branch from my room.
I was careful to slid the window down after me. I wouldn't want anyone to target my house because of an open window. We made our way down the tree and not even a few minutes later, we were off on our bikes to the old theatre. The bike ride took about 15 minutes. It wasn't long and there weren't any hills that would have made it difficult. Over all, the ride was pleasant. Steve and I had been discussing Vampires and Spiders. Our two obsessions. I guess it was just in our veins or something. We paused for a brief moment at the entrance of the old, abandoned building. This place looked like it could collapse at any given moment. Windows were broken in, the walls had a few missing pieces here and there. It was honestly terrifying. But we had somewhere to be. Dropping our bikes off behind a dumpster, we made our way to the ticket stand. It was empty. That's weird. Shouldn't there be someone to get our tickets? It was no later that I thought those words that a little flap at the bottom flickered open to drop out a little cardboard not before disappearing. This place was getting more odd with each passing minute. Steve was the one to pick it up.
"Money." He said. "I think they want money."
No shit.
"Do you have the cash on you?" I questioned him as I leaned against the ledge of the ticket booth.
"Yes. What do you take me for? An idiot?" He faked a hurt expression as he pulled out the money.
We both continued to chuckle like idiots as we gave the money to whatever was beneath the counter. Minutes passed and nothing came out. Steve was starting to get frustrated. Without warning, he started smacking his palm on the miniature door that the note had come out of and the money had gone in.
"Hey. Come on! Give us our tickets!" He shouted at nothing.
It was just as he was about to rip the door off it's hinges that the tickets came 'floating out'. We stared at them at they fluttered to the ground. I shook my head once and came back to reality before picking up the two tickets. That was just odd. Handing one of the tickets to Steve, we walked in through the main entrance. We were stopped short by a sudden voice.
"Tickets?" It said.
We both gasped as it startled us. Turning to our left, we spotted someone who looked to be well over six feet tall! We were standing there gaping at his sheer size. We probably looked like idiots. His snatching the tickets from our grasp called us back to attention.
"Hello. I'm Mr. Tall. Owner of the Cirque Du Freak." He smiled at us and gave a short bow. "Are you boys 21?"
We said nothing.
"Say yes." He leaned forward a bit.
We didn't have to be told twice. "Yes." We said at the same time.
"Good, you don't have a tendency towards panic, sudden cardiac arrest, or crippling anxiety do you?"
Nothing.
"Say no!" He says in that whisper like voice of his.
"No."
"Nope."
"Well then welcome to the Cirque Do Freak. The shows about to begin." And with that, he waved us in with a sweep of his arm.
The show was outstanding. It had everything from a wolf man to someone who had two bellies. There was even a snake boy! The show was everything we hoped for, if not better. We thought everything was great as we were leaving. But then I decided to stay behind. There was something I wanted to check out. The spider, Madam Octa. She could perform with a whistle and it really did fascinate me. I think I was in love with her. Steve simply nodded, giving me a curious look, before he rode back to my place.
If only I hadn't stayed, taken that stupid spider, and gotten Steve bit. Maybe I wouldn't have gotten in to the mess I did.
A/N: Sorry it skipped around a lot. I never really planned on writing this chapter. I was going to skip to Darren being what he is, but then I figured I might as well put something in there. Also, I know that Steve was the one who wanted to stay behind at first. I just didn't feel like writing that out. It would conflict with the plot a bit. Which, I'm starting to forget a bit here and there... I only really remember the end, so there may be a giant time skip. Sorry if that does happen. Send some love, ideas, whatever to Steve, Darren and I. :D They'd die if you didn't. 3
