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Chapter 15- A Plan in Motion:

Takashi:

I was conflicted. I wasn't sure what to think. I did like Sophia, more than I let on, even if I have only kissed her as many times as I could count on one hand. Perhaps I did more than like her… But it seemed she didn't return those feelings. She had bluntly ignored me, and everyone for that matter, after her act at the circus. I thought at first she had just been nervous, or maybe she was going somewhere to get something. Then she had mouthed the word 'sorry' and she didn't come back, not even to school- her or Mia for that matter.

I would be lying if I said I wasn't concerned. I would also be lying if I said I didn't blame Kyoya for some of the issues. Kyoya was the last to talk to her and if he knew that they were a part of the circus then he must know more. He must know why Sophia, and Mia, haven't been seen in the past couple of days. Even when we went back to the circus, the only time we saw them was when they did their act- then the Ringmaster took them somewhere and they weren't seen.

We were currently in Music Room Three. Thankfully, the clients had already left. It made me sick to be here surrounded by all the girls when my Sophia was out there. Even if no other girl interested me in the slightest. Sophia was the only girl that I was interested in, the only girl that I want to be with. She's amazing, beautiful, and wonderful. I wished at times that I could give her the world because I knew that she deserved it. I wanted nothing more than to hold her in my arms again.

Though after the clients had left, it seemed reality settled with us all once again. It was quiet and still, even Tamaki was solemn. I was thinking about Sophia- I was sure that most of us were thinking about her and Mia. It didn't surprise me when Nekozawa had joined us in the room with a sorrowful expression.

"Any news," he asked like he had done everyday, "Perhaps we should go back to the circus and look again…"

"And what could would that do," Hikaru snapped, "they ignore us anyway! They don't even care about us anymore!"

"We don't know that," Haruhi snapped right back.

"Then why else would they ignore us? Why else would they not even contact us?"

"Maybe because they can't."

We all turned to face the speaker. He was about our age, muscular, and he had black hair and dark green eyes. In a way, he reminded me of the strongman at the circus, I believed his name was Phil.

"And just how do you know this," Kyoya asked pushing up his glasses.

I was a bit surprised that Kyoya had spoken. He hadn't spoken much in the past few days since everyone was a bit mad at him to some extent except for Mitsukuni, Tamaki and Haruhi.

"My name's James," he introduced, "I'm the strongman's son from the circus…. Sophia sent me here to tell you that they are alright and to not, by an circumstances, contact them."

"Did she give you a reason," Hikaru scowled, "or is she that bitchy to not even say that to us in person?"

Kauro stepped on Hikaru's foot and he let out a yelp. James narrowed his eyes,

"Don't talk about them like that. Sophia and Mia wish that they could tell you, honestly, and they wouldn't tell me why…. But you must mean a lot to them for them to even take the risk of sending me here."

James turned to leave but I stopped him. I stood in the doorway, making us eye to eye since he was the same height as me.

"Explain," I said gruffly.

I wasn't happy that he knew more about the situation than I did. Not only that but it just meant that Sophia was probably in trouble. I needed to be there with her, protect her… If she even still wanted me.

"It's…hard," James said slowly.

We all circled around him, even Nekozawa had joined in- glaring at James.

"Look," James sighed, "it's really hard to explain. Ringmaster doesn't…. He really doesn't like Sophia and Mia."

"Then why does he keep them in the circus," Haruhi asked confused.

"They grew up there and they didn't have a place to go and Ringmaster…. He looks to them as…. I cant even say it. But if you really are there friends," he looked to Nekozawa and I, "and boyfriends that actually care about them, then you will not contact them. If you do contact them it better be to break them out of the circus and get them far far away."

"But why," Tamaki cried, "What's wrong? What happened?!"

James made a face,

"They…Sophia told me to not tell you, but she didn't tell me that I couldn't say this- They aren't safe at the circus, not with Ringmaster there."

Without another word, James pushed past us. By the time we had ran after him, he had disappeared.

"What did he mean Takashi," Mitsukuni asked.

I shook my head, signaling that I wasn't sure. I did have a theory as to why James would say that- but I was hoping that wasn't the case.
"Well," Tamaki said, "Maybe the Ringmaster is an evil mastermind that makes the circus a cover-up for heists! Maybe Ringmaster is an escaped alien convict that wants to experiment on them!"
Tamaki soon listed many outrageous theories and I did my best to tune him out.

"What I don't understand," Haruhi said, "Is why don't their parents do anything?"

We turned to Kyoya and he pushed up his glasses.

"Sophia and Mia's parents were the past star trapeze artists and acrobats. Jenson Collins, a mentally disturbed man, had come to the circus in a random shooting. After killing several people, he then killed himself. However, Sophia and Mia's parents were there when the man had come into the main tent."

"No," Haruhi whispered horrified and we all shared the same expression at what Kyoya was about to say. I saw Nekozawa was frozen and he had even dropped his beloved puppet.

"I'm afraid that they were there when they saw the man shot and kill their parents along with the past ringmaster and owner of the circus."

"That's terrible," Mitsukuni whispered with tears in his eyes.

I was a bit surprised when I felt my eyes get wet too. I quickly wiped at them before someone saw. It was horrible though.

"How old were they," Haruhi whispered, "when it h-happened?"

"Twelve," Kyoya answered, his eyes dark, "They were twelve years old when their parents were murdered and the current Ringmaster took control."

"Why did you make them go back," Hikaru whispered, "I mean, apparently you knew so many bad things had happened there…."

"I believed that I was doing the right thing," Kyoya said, a vain in his neck throbbed, "I… I wished to reunite them with the ones that they thought of family. I didn't know that they apparently are in danger there…"

The bad thoughts that I had of Kyoya had went away. He truly believed that he did the right thing and for that I couldn't blame him. If I knew of them being in the circus before, I would've done the same thing- to reunite Sophia and Mia with their family.

"It's clear what we must do," Tamaki said with a determined expression, "We must save them from the circus!"

It was the first time that I found myself agreeing with Tamaki's plans.