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AN: Sorry! So sorry it took so long to update. I actually had this written for a while but hadn't posted it. So well here you go I hope you enjoy it! I'm not really sure if I'm happy with it or not! Well Review! Oh and if someone whould like to Beta this Story please contact me at AnimeHuntress181 *

Chapter Three: Amazing Realizations

"Sora?" Yuri asked calmly, as the two of them were walking along.

"Hmm?" Sora blinked and looked up.

"Sora why did your mother…?" Yuri frowned and looked down at the younger woman.

"Hehehehe… I was hoping you'd forgotten about that?" Sora blushed and sighed.

"Do you not want to talk about it?" Yuri looked at her curiously.

"No that's not it… Yuri I've always admired you. Of course I told my mom about that, she's the only one I talk to about things. Dad would just get upset. You've helped me too, and saved me. Mom knows about all of that, so of course she would trust you to take care of me." Sora blushed bright red. "Now don't get the wrong idea or anything… Mom knows about what you did to Kaleido Stage and what you tried to do to Layla and me."

"Then how can she still place such trust in me? Does she not care for you at all?" Yuri demanded angrily.

Sora stopped and took a deep breath. "You know… when Yume was born I was terrified that my parents, especially my mom, wouldn't love me anymore. I was so scared that since they were having a 'real' child that they wouldn't need me anymore, but family isn't like that Yuri. Family cares about you no matter what, even if you make mistakes or get angry and argue. I never really understood that. I was always very careful, because in my heart I was scared. The only thing I ever defied my parents about was the Kaleido Stage. Yet they still loved me and they let me go and that is what family means. It's love. There isn't anything in the world that can change that. So yes mom cares about me, she loves me and trusts me and my judgment. She trusts my judgment in you Yuri, she believes in you because I believe in you."

"Sora…"

"Yuri… I can't just believe that the Yuri that saved me that first time, and the Yuri that helped me with the Phoenix Maneuver, and the Yuri who helped me weren't a part of the real Yuri. Yes you wanted revenge, but if that's all there was to you then you wouldn't have helped me so much and you would never have explained to me why you wanted to destroy Kaleido Stage. If revenge was all there was, then you would have taken me at my word, bad acting and all, and forced me to be a part of your Kaleido Stage." Sora turned and looked him straight in the eyes. "Yuri despite all you've done I can't help but think that the Yuri that saved me and helped me is the real Yuri, so I believe in you."

"But how…?"

"I just do." Sora smiled. "That's all there is to it!"

Yuri felt a smile tug at his lips. "Sora, you're really something."

Sora just laughed and turned around and kept walking happily.

*How is it you can see the world in such a positive way?* Yuri followed at a more sedate and calm pace and manner but his steps were noticeably lighter.

"Oh Yuri! Over here! This is the Gymnastics gym that I studied at before coming to the Kaleido Stage." Sora gestured to a large building.

"Oi Naegino! Long time no see kid. I heard you made it at the Kaleido Stage!" An older man spotted the duo and waved her over. "Oi you brats come here! This is Naegino, Sora! She was the best damn kid I ever had, you brats could learn from her. Why don't you show them some stuff Sora?"

"Err… huh Coach?" Sora cheeped nervously.

"Eh, what Kaleido Stage make you Soft Naegino? Never thought I'd see the day when you said no to doing something." The man gave a gruff snort.

"Of course not! What do you want to see?" Sora blushed jumping up and down in embarrassment.

"Go warm up properly, I'll see you on the Floor. Maybe the beam… I don't like the look of that arm and shoulder, you've overworked them. Your balance is off."

"Yes sir!" Sora ran off leaving Yuri to face her coach on his own.

"Huh hi," Yuri blinked. "I'm Yuri Killian, one of the performers at the Kaleido Stage."

"You the one taking care of my girl?" The Coach demanded.

"…"

"Mind tell'en me why her arm is so buffed up?" The Coach glared at him.

"She recently did the Legendary Great Maneuver, it requires you to work one arm intensely, though you are right, Layla is not nearly as off balance as Sora." Yuri frowned slightly.

"Waste of talent if you ask me, but I'd never tell that to that girl, for her it was the right thing to do." The Coach grumbled. "My girl been giving you trouble? She was always pulling stunts and never backing down when I was training her. Oh she'd listen and she would kill herself trying to do what you wanted of her but she never hesitated to do more. She worked in Rhythmic Gymnastics too. My sister teaches that class… only ever had good things to say about Naegino."

"Then Sora never went to a circus camp?" Yuri asked startled.

"Nah, Japan doesn't have anything like that, and her parents weren't about to ship her off to one either." The Coach shook his head. "That girl… she had loads of talent, and was one of the best kids I ever taught. She never complains and she always works hard to exceed your expectations. She could have gone big, but people always just liked to watch her, never mattered how technically correct she was."

"Then perhaps you are right and fate chose the best path for Sora from the beginning." Yuri commented quietly. "She's going to have to work hard when we get back. You're right her body is off balance and we need to fix that before the next big production. At least now I know why and we can fix it."

*How was she able to perform the Legendary Maneuver, let alone anything else? She had never been on a trapeze and in one week she performed the Golden Phoenix. She never walked a tightrope and mastered a moving one in one week. She'd never done Diablo and she was able to accomplish great things in only three days. So many of the things she's done and accomplished and she never went to circus camp where at least half of those skills are at least trained if not worked for.* Yuri frowned. *How is it she was qualified for the Legendary Maneuver and I was not?*

Yuri watched as the Coach directed Sora what he wanted from her and had the rest of the Gym watching her. Yuri watched carefully and noted that Sora instinctively compensated for her bodies imbalance. Now that he knew why he knew how to fix it, Sora would have more then the Little Mermaid to worry about when she got back to the Kaleido Stage, she would have an intense workout schedule to watch out for as well. Her Coach was right she was very good, but at the same time the atmosphere around her was relaxed and people were clapping enthusiastically and enjoying her demonstration more than a demonstration should entail. Sora was meant for the stage that was all there was to it.

Sometime later the two left with Sora waving enthusiastically at the group that had seen her off.

"You look after my girl!" Her Coach shouted off at them.

Yuri blinked but nodded at the man in acceptance. *Look after Sora, yes I think I might just have to do that.*

"Oh wow that was great!" Sora grinned and laughed. "I'd forgotten how that felt, oh here, let's eat here! It's one of my favorite places."

"Alright," Yuri agreed easily.

"Yay!" Sora laughed, and Yuri chuckled at her enthusiasm.

"Sora is it true you never went to circus camp?" Yuri asked quietly.

"Japan doesn't have something like that so no…" Sora eyes him curiously.

"Amazing…" Yuri just stared at her in shock.

"Yuri?" Sora frowned.

"You don't have a clue do you. You started off behind everyone else at the Kaleido Stage and you managed to do everything nearly entirely on your own. I know that Ken has been coaching you, but most of those at Kaleido Stage have a basic understanding of everything and you didn't." Yuri sat back and eyed her before giving the server his order.

"Yuri?"

"Sora how is it you were qualified to do the Legendary Maneuver?"

"Huh!"

"When Layla told me the two of you would be doing the Maneuver I demanded she do it with me but she said I wasn't qualified." Yuri explained. "But Sora your not a seasoned performer and have never even been to Circus Camp. You are so under qualified that I just don't understand it."

"Fool?" Sora looked at the spirit hovering over her left shoulder.

"You can tell him," the Fool replied calmly. "It was my mistake that killed his father, I think he deserves to know, and never forget Sora you were qualified and meant for great things from the beginning. Lalya wasn't able to see me until nearly the end of her career, despite her being such a capable performer."

"Yuri… have you ever heard of the Spirit of the Stage?"

"Of course."

"Well being able to see the Fool is the qualification of being able to do the Maneuver." Sora stated quietly.

"The Fool?"

"The Spirit of the Stage. Fool says your father could see him, but something happened and he was afraid to swing, so he slowly stopped being able to see the Fool. His partner was never able to see him but he tricked the Fool into revealing the Maneuver. Your father had been chosen for the stage, just like me. Despite not being able to see the Fool anymore, the drive to do the Maneuver was still there. He attempted it and paid for his and his partner's folly with both of their lives." Sora felt miserable. She had figured out that it had been Yuri's father that the Fool had been talking about once Yuri and Sarah had explained about why Yuri was trying to destroy the Kaleido Stage. She hadn't said anything because she had felt that it was the Fool's story to tell. "Layla wasn't able to see the Fool either, not until the Circus Festival when she stopped chasing after her father's approval."

Yuri eyed Sora for a long time nodding to the server when he brought there food and watching as she played with the food on her plate.

"How long have you known this?" Yuri asked finally.

"Since you and Sarah told me about what happened to your father. The Fool had mentioned him before but I didn't know who it was he was talking about until then. I couldn't tell you because… it was the Fool's story to tell. You still can't see the Fool but he wanted you to know." Sora blushed. "I really meant no offense in hiding it."

"Sora… deception is not something you could ever do, I believe you. But for how long have you been able to see this Fool?"

"From the beginning." Sora muttered. "I thought my dorm room was haunted when I first saw him. I did a handstand and tried to pretend he wasn't there, kind of silly huh?"

"Sora?"

"The Fool introduced himself to me my first night at Kaleido Stage. He told me about the Maneuver that night I have been destined to try it from the beginning. I don't know why I am able to see the Fool, only that it means I am destined for the Stage." Sora explained, poking her food. "The Fool says it's because I've given myself to the Stage and so the Stage has given itself to me."

"Sora why are we here?" Yuri asked gently.

"I don't really know… I can still see the Fool, but I feel as if I go on stage… that something would be missing. I wanted to come back to Japan because I thought maybe if I visited my real parents I might know why." Sora smiled half heartedly.

"You haven't gone to see them." Yuri pointed out.

"I couldn't…" Sora shrugged. "It has to be the right time… If you don't mind, when the time is right… Would you go with me?"

"Sora?"

"I just feel like you should be there." Sora shrugged helplessly.

"I would be honored." Yuri agreed gently.

*It would seem that this trip has been good for not only Sora but Yuri as well. What new changes will await them when they return to the Kaleido Stage?* The Fool wondered as the atmosphere around the table eased noticeably. *Sora's heart is uncertain but with Yuri's strength she is finding herself. At the Same time Yuri is learning to forgive and accept all that has happened and he is finally putting his ghosts to rest. Together these two have become stronger, but will it crumble in the face of change?*

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