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The event was over, but Ciel couldn't help but wonder why Damon was here.
Sure, she probably feels more welcome with the rest of these…people, but it doesn't look like they treat her any better than we did. Not only that, but do they even know that she's a demon? Or that she can look like a person?
"Hey! You in the tailcoat!"
Ciel hid, thinking that this would be the perfect chance to get some answers, while Sebastian was led to the circus's doctor. He was taken past several tents with various members and animals, but not once did he see Damon.
Why do I keep looking for her? It's the same when she first disappeared. I went looking for her time and time again and every time, there was this…sensation in my chest. The other idiots even noticed my change in demeanor.
"Ah! Here he is. Hey Doc!"
A man with scraggly hair in a wheelchair completely lost it when he heard that Sebastian had been bitten by Betty. Even more so, when he couldn't find any marks.
"It was simply a play bite."
The two behind him sweat dropped, but the ringleader sighed gratefully.
"That's great. If a customer got hurt, the ringleader'd skin me alive!"
"So you're not the ringleader?"
"Hm? No! I'm more of a…hired manager."
Just then, the animal tamer from before came in and became really upset when she saw Sebastian. Doc scolded her for not being professional, and she seemed to calm down a bit.
"After this, Beast must discipline Betty again. Plus that wolf that we're renting's probably dealing with the same."
"Renting?"
The 'hired manager' spoke up this time.
"Oh, yeah. I'm not happy about it, but a group of guys offered to let us use her in our show for a while, if we paid them. I fell really bad for how she's treated, so I'm trying to earn enough money to keep her for as long as possible. The only problem is…she's stubborn and not even Beast has been able to do anything about how she behaves. We still don't know how she got out of her cage earlier."
Sneaky little mutt isn't she…She practically walked out of that cage.
After gathering some more information, Sebastian walked outside to see if he could spot Damon or the missing children.
Nine tents and ten wagons between the entrance and the first aid tent, and even more further on. There's no sign of the children and-
His thoughts were cut off when the smell of blood wafted through the air.
Damon!
He turned towards the scent, but the hissing of a snake halted him in his tracks.
"Entrance past this point is forbidden…is what Wild just said."
The snake man pointed Sebastian to the entrance, but he couldn't help looking in the direction where the wind carried Damon's scent from.
"You damn mutt!"
THWACK!
"That cage cost us money, and you just destroyed it!"
THWACK!
I just lay there, as he beat me senseless. My wrists were being held above my head by Jack, the muscles of my captor's group; tall, slightly chubby, with dark hair and eyes, and many scars running along his arms from our…previous encounters.
We were out of site of the circus, so I was in my human form as I was beaten, laid over the top of my new, smaller cage. I didn't bother fighting back or doing anything, for that matter. After so many beatings, I had learned how to deal with Marcus (the leader of the group). I knew what made him tick, but I wouldn't do anything for now. Now was the time to plan my future escapes. Ciel had come to the circus for a reason, and I had the perfect way to give him what he needed. Sure, he may not be my Master, but I do owe him for giving me someplace to live, food to eat, and letting me taste the freedom that I've never had. I think that's worth the information he's looking for.
Sebastian, on the other hand…HE needs to be beaten to death for putting this blasted collar on me. Even my captors couldn't get it off!
"Che, useless mutt. Put him in his cage, Jake. And you'd better not destroy this one!"
I just smirked as I was thrown in the pen, pissing Marcus off.
"Just you wait mutt. Soon enough, we won't have a use for you. Then we'll really get rid of you."
Ciel and Sebastian had successfully infiltrated the circus after undergoing various, albeit painful, tests. They were now on a tour with Joker and had just reached the practice tent. Various people were juggling, tight rope walking, and other circus acts. In one corner, there was a cage housing the tiger from before curled up against an exhausted ginger furred wolf.
"You two'll work on basics first. Go ahead and warm up, then-"
He was cut off when Beast walked in the tent to announce that he was needed on stage. Ciel and Sebastian glanced at the wolf, who was now staring at them, before heading to 'stretch' next to the cage. The wolf strolled lazily to where they were at, took one look at Ciel, and snickered.
"You look like you ran into Lizzy and a rainbow."
"Shut up. You look like you ran into the lawn mower."
A low growl emanated from the wolf, until it stopped, falling to the floor with labored gasps.
"Oi, what's wrong?"
Other circus members heard the commotion and began to gather, one leaving to get Beast. When she noticed the wolf, she quickly jumped into the cage and walked slowly towards Damon. She reached out her hand, but Damon snapped at it and growled lowly for a few seconds.
No way in hell am I letting her help me. She already whips me. I don't need anymore damage. Besides, the only one who could even remove this feral contraption is…
The wolf glanced slightly towards Sebastian and he smirked, before jumping into the cage, alarming Beast.
"You! What're you doing?"
"I am merely assisting. After all, I can be one hell of an animal tamer."
He got close to the wolf, reaching towards it's neck, and whispered in Damon's ear.
"I see whoever took you couldn't remove my little gift. I might remove it…if you beg like a good dog."
She growled, but quickly stopped when the collar tightened even more. She had enough breath for another whisper.
"If you don't hurry, I won't have enough breath to even do that."
"Now, now. Can't you just behave like a good mutt?"
She took one last shuddering breath and mumbled out.
"Screw…you…"
She still can't be tamed. The stubborn dog.
Sebastian sighed as the Damon passed out, and removed the collar. He gently ran his gloved hand through her fur, tracing her newer wounds as he addressed Beast and the other shocked men who'd just ran in.
"If I may so suggest, this wolf seems to listen to me better than you or her tamers…Would it be possible for me to, say, keep an eye on her while she's here?"
"I gues-"
"Absolutely not! We've lost her once already, when we left her with someone! There's no way we're losing her aga-"
The man was cut off with one demonic look from Sebastian.
"Well, maybe if you took proper care of her, she wouldn't be trying so hard to get away from you, NOR would she be in this kind of shape. I do hope that you don't got around renting all your goods this damaged."
"Che, whatever. She kills you though it ain't my fault."
The man walked away and Sebastian pet Damon's head one last time before standing to answer a curious bystander, Dagger.
"Woah! You're a great animal tamer! What else can you do?"
He smirked and began to show off his many talents.
At least I can relax a bit knowing that Damon is still Damon.