5. Watching

Summary: The Strongman and Ringmaster spend some time together during a day off. Some of the carnies, however, are watching...

Characters: Ringmaster, Strongman, Doll, Miss Fortune, Knife Thrower, Magician, Clown, Firebreather

Pairings: mainly RingmasterxStrongman, a little Miss FortunexDollxMagician

"Are you sure this is okay?" The Doll whispered to the Knife Thrower.

"It'll be fine, honestly!" The Knife Thrower responded, grinning widely. "It's always fun to spy on the Ringmaster and the Strongman whenever they hang out together. Even if they do catch us, at least we still get to watch. Right?"

"Knife Thrower, seriously, the Strongman will kill us if they see us." The Magician warned him. "Either that, or the Ringmaster will make sure we go to bed hungry tonight."

"Hm..." Miss Fortune glanced at his beloved Doll before speaking up. "I think I'm just going to go back to my tent with Doll here. Magician, you can join us if you'd like. I'm more of in the mood to have a little private party." He giggled a little before finishing. "I even got the formula to make that lovely intoxicating concoction, that our dear Ringmaster made for us, from last time, so we could put some of that in our tea, too!"

The Magician and Doll both blushed, remembering the results of the concoction. "Erm...I'll join if we don't use too much, I suppose..." The Magician trailed off, embarrassed. The three then set off away from the main entrance and towards the Fortuneteller's tent.

"Well, now that the boring ones are gone, maybe we can enjoy this sight a bit more." The Firebreather spoke up as he, the Clown and the Knife Thrower watched the Ringmaster and the Strongman closely. "Let's see what they're up to, hm?"

The Strongman and the Ringmaster were currently strolling through the park, hands intertwined. Listening to the music coming through the speakers hanging from the tents and booths around them, the orange-haired Ringmaster paused in her walk.

"What is it, Ringmaster?" The Strongman asked, turning towards her.

The Ringmaster smiled at him. "I was thinking, with all the lovely music, maybe we could dance together?"

"Erm..." The Strongman seemed to hesitate, biting his lip a little bit. "Are you sure? I'm not sure if I'm a good dancer..."

"It's alright. I'm not that great, either." She reassured him quickly. She extended a hand to him. "Will you dance with me, Strongman?"

"Alright." He spoke after a moment of thinking, smiling back at her a little. "I'll dance with you."

As the two got into a position to waltz together, the Clown, Knife Thrower and Firebreather all exchanged gleeful expressions with each other. This would be interesting to watch, indeed.

The Strongman and Ringmaster were not as bad dancers as they thought they were. The way they danced was simple, but surely elegant and full of quiet beauty. The moonlight illuminated the duo, just as the Strongman pulled the Ringmaster into a low dip. He then picked her up, with the Ringmaster giggling a little, before they kissed.

"Awww..." The Clown spoke aloud before the Knife Thrower and the Fire Breather could stop him. The Strongman and the Ringmaster both stopped making out with each other and promptly turned to stare at the three with angry glares on their faces.

"Oh, crap..." The Firebreather muttered under his breath. "We're dead..."

The Strongman started to pace towards them, but the Ringmaster grabbed him by the wrist. "What is it, Ringmaster? Don't you want me to kill them for you?" He asked, turning towards her.

"Well...yeah, but not too much. Give me a kiss first, okay?" the Ringmaster asked. The Strongman gave her a quick kiss on the lips...And then started running towards the three.

"YOU'RE ALL GOING TO DIE! YOU HEAR ME!? YOU WILL ALL DIE!" The Strongman shouted. The three spying carnies immediately took this chance to start screaming and running as the Strongman chased them about. "GET OVER HERE AND LET ME KILL YOU! AAAAUUGGGHHH!"

The Ringmaster just laughed a little to herself as she watched the spectacle unfold before her. If there was one thing she certainly loved about her beloved Strongman, it was that he was willing to protect her at all costs-and beat up the other carnies for her whenever they got out of hand, too.

Spending time with him was certainly a beautiful thing, indeed.