Tragic Magic
Chapter 3: The Show
The trolley came to a sudden halt, and that caused Lj to hit his head on the surprisingly hard seat.
"OW! What the heck!" Lj shouted. Lj realized that he has fallen asleep, and woken up with a bruise on his forehead.
"Hey bozo, we're here." Glade said poking the top of Lj's head. Lj, being his ol' grouchy self again, swatted her hand away.
"Come on kids, the city fair awaits." Len said. Everyone was getting off the bus, but Jiddy ran off the bus, she couldn't wait to start a day of fun. But as she reached the steps of the bus, she tripped and landed face first on ground outside.
"I'M OKAY!" Jiddy said jumping back up and throwing her hands in the air.
"Hehe, she really has her mother in her, doesn't she?" Len said, putting his hands on Iris's shoulder.
"We better hurry if we're going to make it to the magic show, the magic show only has two shows during the week the city fair is here." Jiddy said with glee. Lj was to getting off the bus, but as he was getting off the bus, Glade pushed him off the last step. He lost his balance for a moment, but then he managed to stand up straight. But then Glade pushed him again while his back was turned, and he landed on his butt.
"Now, now kids, be nice to each other." Iris said, pushing Lj and Glade away from each other. There was a awkward silence for a moment. But it all passed and they all head towards the fair. The city was always a crowded place, but once the fair came, it is impossible to get through. Many booths filled the streets, and many advertisers try to stop Lj and his family and buy something. But this one guy, about a younger than Lj stopped him from going any further.
"Excuse me sir, do you want a chance to try out the latest grabbling hook, its the newest thing that ever came to Gloomsville." he said. Lj didn't want to deal with this. Lj tried to get past him but, he kept on stepping in front of him. Glade, Jiddy, and the others were getting away. Lj had enough of this, so he just pushed him out of the way and ran to catch up with his family. By the time he did, they already reached the giant tent, where the magic show was held. The entered the tent, where they saw giants lights that were pointing at the stage, rows of seats that seemed to never end. The inside of the tent was covered in stars and moons that traveled around the walls of the tent. And at the entrance, were two women who wore skimpy costumes and threw glitter in the air as a person passed them. They also kept on repeating this line that sounded like a chant.
"Feast your eyes, on the one who dwelled, the key of magic is he wield, fear not, of the magic in his possession, the wonders he does must ease your depression." They reaped over and over again. Lj found it rather annoying, but then his entire attitude changed when he saw Friezet in the audience. Apparently she saw him too because she was waving at him and pointing at the open seat next to her. He eagerly but casually walked to her.
"Hey Lj, I saved you a seat." Friezet with a happy smile on her face. Lj smiled back, and sat down. Then a bony hand came from the other side of Friezet and put it on her head.
"Are you guys dating or something." said Jackson, Friezet's older brother.
"Ya, they are really into each other." said Glade with a evil smile. Who was sitting on the other side Lj.
"What! No!" Lj said in frustration.
"You better shut it or I'll break it, you bonehead." Friezet threatened Jackson.
"Ok ok, I was just asking." Jackson said holding his hands in front of him.
"Ugh, your so annoying." Friezet said.
"I'm your brother, that's my job." Jackson chuckled.
"Lucky your the older sibling of your family." Friezet said to Lj.
"Actually, that rule doesn't imply." Lj said.
"He's right, you know." Glade said adding herself into the conversation.
"Guys its starting." Jiddy said. The lights dimmed, and they started to swarm around the room, as voice boomed through the tent.
"Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to be amazed as the magician himself performs astonishing phenomenons before your very eyes. Put your hands together for the one, the only, Berwyn." Then in a puff of smoke, a man appeared on the stage. Everyone clapped, except for Lj, who saw through his tricks. Surprisingly enough, Friezet wasn't clapping either.
"Can you believe this guy, he feeds people lies that they stupidly eat up." Friezet whispered to Lj. Lj was surprised on how their common their opinions were about all this.
"I know right?!" Lj said back.
"Welcome, and thank you everyone for watching today's show. But today, I am going to introduce someone new to the magic business." Berwyn said. Then out of the blue, a young boy, about the same age as Lj, walked in on the stage, with a take charge stands, and a smart mouth smile.
"I would like to introduce, Maynice Henderson." Berwyn said. Everyone once again clapped, except Lj. But not for the obvious reasons, Lj eyes narrowed, and his face went pale. That's him, that's the guy who he has been seeing in his dreams. Lj didn't know what to do at the moment, he just gave a blank stare. But he thought that, maybe its just some really crazy coincidence.
"Today, Maynice is going to take the floor. Maynice, I hand the show over to you." said Berwyn, who took off his top hat and backed off of the stage.
"Thank you Berwyn. Now, for my first act I am going to need a volunteer." said Maynice. Then a rapid amount of people threw their hands in the air. Of course, except for Lj and Friezet. Maynice scanned the audience, but then he froze for a second when he saw Friezet.
"You there, girl with the red hair." Maynice said, pointing at Friezet. Friezet was really shocked, she looked around just to be sure he was talking some other red head girl. But only other person with red hair in the audience was her mother, Ruby.
"M-m-me." Friezet said to herself. But then she knew it was her when three spotlights were pointing at her.
"Yes, you there, please come up on the stage." Maynice said. Friezet didn't budge, she just sat there, wide-eyed and shocked. But with a wave of Maynice's hand, Friezet levitated out of her chair. She started to freak out little. But when she was above the stage, she fell, but Maynice caught her in his arms.
"Welcome, what would your name be." Maynice asked, putting Friezet down.
"F-Friezet." Friezet said a bit shaky.
"Well hello Friezet. Are you ready to help me with today's show." Maynice asked, taking Friezet's hand. Friezet blushed a little.
"I-I guess so." Friezet hesitated.
"Ok, first what I love for you to do is hold this ball." Maynice said, handing Friezet a shot-put ball.
"Uh, ok." Friezet said confused. But once she took it, she fell to the floor.
A/N: If you haven't heard already, shot-put balls are extremely heavy things, and used in the Olympics.
"Do you think you can stand up while holding it?" Maynice said, kneeling down by Friezet.
"I think I can, I just need some help." Friezet said. Maynice then, took Friezet other hand (other holding the shot-put), and started to help Friezet off of the floor.
"Now, put your other hand other the ball." Maynice said. Friezet did as told, and put her hand over it. Then Maynice, out his hands over Friezet's hands, that were on the ball. Friezet started to blush even more.
"With the power invested within me, may this turn into a object of another." Maynice said. He took his hands off, and the shout put felt lighter. Friezet took one hand off of the ball, but it wasn't a ball anymore, but a baby dove. Friezet gasped in surprise. The same went with the audience, and they started to applaud. As the show continued on, with Friezet and Maynice working close to each other, Lj felt something boiling inside. He felt a bit mad that Friezet is having so much fun with him. But he was forced to sit back and torture himself.