It is morning… dew forms on the leaves and tents. A slight fog engulfs the circus. Crickets are heard chirping and birds are singing…
You are curled underneath Joker's arm on the bed. His head is facing you, yours the same, and both of your eyes are closed.
Joker's eyes open slowly. He looks at you. He smiles. He plays with your hair with his hand. He is so… happy.
"TEN MINUTES 'TA CHOW!". Joker jumps back in his side of the bed. He stops playing with your hair. He looks at the tent's entrance. He gets up from the bed. He buttons his shirt as he walks over to his makeup vanity. He puts on his makeup and changes into his clothes. He looks at you. He takes out a piece of paper, writes something on it, and leaves it on the vanity. He looks at you before leaving the tent. Joker walks a few tents over to the first tier's tent. He walks in. Beast, Dagger, Jumbo, Wendy, and Doll are waiting for him. They stare at him with scowls.
"Good morning, everyone…", says Joker with a smile. Dagger takes a few steps towards Joker.
"And why are ya' late?", says Dagger with a frown. Joker puts his hand behind his head and smiles, closing his eyes.
"Well… I guess I slept in today!", he says with a laugh. Dagger laughs with him, not knowing why it is funny. Beast frowns.
"That wasn't a good idea, Joker…"
"Oh? Why not?", says Joker, opening his eyes and looking at her. Beast takes a few steps towards him.
"Didn't Father tell you? Today's an early leave…"
"Father expects us to perform twice while in London… last night's performance was canceled because of the rain, wasn't it?"
"Yes, but…"
"Then… we still have tonight!", said Joker with a smile and closing his eyes again. Beast shook her head.
"No… if things happened as planned, we would've performed again… but…"
"But what?"
"Doctor informed us that Scotland Yard found out about the kidnapping… if we leave now, chances are we'll make it to Dublin on time and before they suspect us…"

You slowly open your eyes. You expect to see Joker, but instead find him absent of the bed. You frown, getting up. You look around. He is not there. You get off the bed and put on your dress. You face the vanity. You see the note. You pick up the note and sit down next to the vanity as you start to read.
_,
I didn't want to wake you up, so I left in silence (hahaha). Please… I need to see you again… meet me by the entrance after this afternoon's performance.
With Love and Laughter,
Joker
P.S. Let's discuss something important, ok? (and I don't mean last night… no complaints 3)

You smile slightly, reading the letter over again. You fold the note and place it in your sash on your waist. You look at the tent's flap. You get up and walk out of the tent. You step in puddles of water and mud as you walk through that part of the circus. You stop… you… hear something that sounds like hissing… you turn around. A snake attacks you, just missing your face. You close your eyes and scream slightly. You open them to find a man covered in snakes and scales… he is not happy.
"What are you doing here…"
"I…"
"This is the first tier's area… leave now… says Wilde…"
You smile slightly. You nod and start to walk towards the circus's entrance. The man watches as you leave. He looks at one of his snakes. The snake leaps out at something on the ground. He looks at the ground. He walks over and picks up a piece of paper on the ground…

"But… we just can't leave!", exclaims Joker. Beast holds Joker's arm.
"I know how you feel, but London isn't safe anymore if they find a connection between us and the kidnapping… and the murders…"
"Ha! Don't look so glum, Boss! It's the rain… the rain's getting to 'im, Sis…", says Dagger with a laugh. Beast scowls at Dagger.
"Don't make up excuses for him! You just wanted to perform again…", says Beast, looking up at Joker. He does not look at her. He is frowning. He looks down and closes his eyes.
"Yeah… that's it…", says Joker quietly. Beast looks at him with concern.
"WELL! Let's get packing!", says Dagger with a smile. Everyone starts to leave out the flap. Beast looks up at Joker with a frown.
"Are you sure you're ok?"
"Yeah… YES, I'VE GOT TO BE!", exclaims Joker, releasing her hands as he runs out the tent, before everyone else. Everyone looks at Joker, confused. Joker runs towards his tent. He opens the flap… he looks around… he does not see you. He frowns. He notices the note missing from his vanity. He closes the flap and heads for the entrance to the circus.

Everyone looks at each other, confused as to what Joker was up to. Snake enters the first tier's tent.
"Snake!", exclaims Dagger with a laugh. Snake looks at them seriously.
"What's wrong, Snake?", says Beast. Snake holds out a piece of paper to them.
"I wasn't sure if my suspicions were true… this note confirms them… says Emily…".
Beast took the note from Snake… Joker started his search for you… You headed for home with a smile… all unaware that life would change drastically soon…