A/N: Couple of things I should probably mention. Due to this being AU, their pasts will not be the exact same as the original. So if you notice it's a bit different, I've done it on purpose to fit my story. Thank you mooncutie11, I thought beast boys eyes were originally blue before he changed, but I wasn't sure. I have now changed them to your suggestion, forest green, so thanks!
I'm not going to lie, the first few chapters are going to be on the short side, but hopefully this story will develop and become more to everyone's liking.
"Everybody, meet Richard!"
Before he could comprehend what was going on, a herd of people in vibrant latex costumes and caked in face paint surrounded him. They each hugged him, but one hug was too tight, and Richard felt his breathing begin to falter…
"Can't… breathe…" he managed to squeeze out.
"Oh, sorry new friend," exclaimed the tall tan girl. Richard looked up as he panted, and had to stumble back and crane his neck just to see her face.
She stood at an impressive 6ft 2, a whole two inches towering above Richard. She flowing pink hair that went further than her waist.
"My name is Kori! I am the contortionist for the circus and my stage name is Starfire and I love the mall of shopping, my pet, Silkie, and I-"
"Don't overload his brain Kori!"
Richard looked over to the person talking. He was an African American and was 6ft 6. He had massive triceps that Richard didn't even want to look at, let alone touch.
He walked over and shook his hand roughly, a wide grin plastered on his face.
"Hey there! The name's victor, the strong man, and Kori over here gets a little too excited with the new guys. Just to give you a pre- warning, if Kori ever mixes up her words, she is still trying to learn English. It's not her first language, you see," victor explained.
Kori just nodded sheepishly, blushing a little for nearly crushing out of Richards last breath, literally.
"It's ok, I like feeling like I've been strangled and crushed by a fifteen story building," he teased.
The other two performers just laughed, liking the new guy and his humour already. "Here," started Victor," let us show you around a bit and show what everybody does. Luckily for you, its practice time, so you can actually see everyone in action.
Richard was guided over to a stage, and was pointed out by Kori and Victor to the other performers. He met all the performer and learnt what they did. A girl named Karen did an Ariel act. He met a guy named Garth who did a water bowl act and he also met a guy named Roy who threw arrows at a girl named Jinx, who had to cartwheel away from the risk of being pierced.
"This is my best friend, Garfield, the animal trainer," Victor introduced. Richard observed him. He was shorter than he was, standing at 5ft 8, and looked to still be in his teens. He had dirty blond hair that had a rather messy look to it.
"Hey dude! My name's Garfield, but my stage name is beast man!" shouted Garfield excitedly, and started flexing his muscles to show off.
Victor just snickered and turned to Richard and in a hushed tone, said, "His stage name is actually beast boy, due to him being the youngest here. He's only seventeen and is barely toned, but likes to think he's twenty and ripped."
Richard just stared at Garfield again. But his eyes naturally drifted away when he noticed a swift of purple flutter by. The girl from before was walking towards the stage, towards a set of two unsteady wooden canes, barely standing upright and looking very unstable.
'She's not going to balance on THOSE is she? She'll fall and break her neck! Wait, what was her name again?' Richard wondered. 'Rachel? Rae… Rae…'
"Raven," said Victor, unknowingly answering Richards's mental question.
"That's our little ice queen. Most talented one here. Does hand balancing on those cranes," Victor continued, now pointing at the cranes in the middle of the stage.
Richard looked over at Raven. She was only a petite 5ft 2, not a centimetre more. But despite her small structure, he could tell she had power over everyone. The way they cowered when she graced them with her mere presence was a major clue.
By the looks of it, she was about to start rehearsing. Everybody seemed to stop in the middle of their own acts just to watch her.
Raven effortlessly lifted her entire body off the ground with just her hands, balancing on the weak cranes. She gracefully did horizontal splits in the air, and cautiously took away one hand off one of the cranes to put in the air, now balancing one hand short. Richard watched as she seemed to float. Her act was too flawless to process.
She then proceeded to expertly swap hands, the crane wobbling a little from a sudden weight change. Raven gently lowered herself back down, being careful not to ruin her beautiful act, all the time keeping her eyes on Richard. His eyes locked on her own, and he fell into yet again another trance. Then she slowly walked off, and Richard had time to observe her a bit more before she went behind the curtain, out of sight. Only then did he come out of the spell he was under.
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