Georgia and Desirae pressed up
against the backs of the crowd and stood on their toes to see what everyone had
been staring at.
“See anything?” Georgia asked as
she struggled to keep her balance.
Desirae fell back onto her
heels, “This is pointless” she muttered.
The two girls stumbled back as
they heard the crowd awe in agreement.
Desirae pushed her sleeve up and
clenched her fist, then her teeth and started to growl angrily at the crowd.
Georgia placed her hands on
Desirae’s shoulders and asked her to calm down.
Desirae then cried a battle cry
and smashed her way through the crowd with Georgia clinging to her for dear
life!
The two girls managed to end up
in the center of the crowd in a second flat. They stumbled onto the ground and
looked up at the center of the crowd’s attention.
A man and woman were standing
there, staring at them. Their faces were annoyed, more than likely because they
had interrupted them.
Desirae and Georgia stood up
awkwardly and walked back into the crowd like nothing happened.
The woman and the man then went
serious and started back up their routine.
The woman shot her hand out and
a flute appeared from a cloud of smoke. She looked down at the ground and
glared, causing another poof of smoke and a basket appeared. She plopped down
on the ground and started playing the flute. A snake slowly started slithering
from the basket and began to move its body to sound of the music’s grace. After
a minute of the woman’s desert tunes, she turned and looked at the man.
His figure was bulging with
muscles, and he was smiling confidently. “Aha ha!” he laughed and he threw a
bench into the air.
The entire crowd gasped at the
sight of the throw!
But that wasn’t all, the man
then turned to the chess table and tossed that up into the air aswell.
The crowd awed again.
The man then laughed once more,
turned to the fountain and ripped it from the ground easily. He shot it into
the air with the other objects and began juggling them!
Everyone in the crowd cheered!
He placed the objects back in
their rightful places and bowed alongside the girl. He looked up and twisted
his amazing handlebar mustache, “Hello there everyone!” he spoke in a thick Russian
accent. “My name is Braun, and this here is my friend Bella! Say hello to the
crowd Bella! Eh?” she asked politely.
The girl, Bella, kept her face
blank. “We are here to show you a preview of what is to come at tonight’s show.
We are representing the Blood Moon Circus.” She was about to continue but her
phone rang. She made a surprised face and turned around to answer.
Braun stepped forward, “There is
so much fun that awaits you tonight indeed! Fun for the little ones and
everything!”
Desirae looked over at Bella and
saw she was nodding her head seriously.
Bella then made a quick glance
at Desirae and then back towards the ground to continue the phone conversation.
Desirae narrowed her eyes at
her.
Georgia looked at her surprised.
“Something wrong?”
Desirae shook her head, “No…
Nothing…”
Braun bowed once again at the crowd’s
applause. “Be sure to arrive on time! One show begins at 3 and another at 7 o’clock
tonight! We hope you all come and have a blast!”
The crowd cheered one last time
and then dispersed back into their lives and park fun.
Desirae and Georgia smiled at
each other and turned to leave but were stopped by Bella.
Her eyes were almost dead, as
though nothing resided behind them. “We hope you’ll enjoy the show tonight…”
Desirae crossed her arms.
Georgia tapped her cheek unaware
of Desirae’s uncertainty. “I dunno if we can make it though… You said 3 and 7
right?”
Braun walked past and patted her
on the back, “Yes indeed. You seem like a spirited young gal, what’s your name?”
he asked politely.
Georgia smiled, “Georgia." she answered and looked at Desirae, "And this is my friend Desirae. Our friends may
want to come too though!...but we don’t know if they’ll be ready at 3. We can try the 7 o’clock
one though!”
Bella whispered to Braun and he
made a shocked face. He then nodded, “I see… I see…” he said to her then turned
to Georgia and Desirae. “I seem to have been corrected, The 7 o’clock show was
moved to 9. Apparently my dear friend Bella here got a call and they had to
change due to a problem with one of our performers.”
Georgia frowned, “Oh bummer!
Well I guess the 9 o’clock it is then… Do I need to buy tickets early?”
Bella shook her head, “For you
both it is free…” she stated in a monotone voice.
Braun wrapped his arm around
Bella, “What my friend means, it’s free to the public to get in. We only make
money off the concessions and tickets eh?”
Georgia cupped her hands, “Wow,
you guys sound so amazing!” she said in awe.
Desirae tssked and looked away.
Bella looked at Desirae, “We
hope you both can make it…”
Braun nodded, “The more the
merrier as they say in my country. You two ladies have a nice day eh?”
Georgia nodded and smiled, “We
will, thanks!”
Desirae ignored the two and
glanced at them as they departed the park.
Georgia looked at Desirae
angrily, “You were pretty rude ya know!”
Desirae rolled her eyes, “they
didn’t bother to stop anyone else to let them know that the alleged ‘7 o’clock’
show had changed times” she replied.
“So? They probably remembered us
from interrupting their performance thanks to your little attempt at getting in
the spotlight!” Georgia yelled.
Desirae turned, “I’m telling you
those guys are suspicious, we are not going!” she yelled.
Georgia stomped her foot on the
ground, “I wanna go! It looks like fun! I don’t need to go with you anyways! I’m
going alone!”
Desirae gasped, “You… You can’t
just go to some random place alone! Especially at night!”
Georgia turned around and
crossed her arms, “It’s not like I need protection. I’m almost a level 2 at
spellcasting!
Desirae lowered her eyebrows, “Almost
doesn’t mean you are… You shouldn’t go somewhere alone!”
Georgia turned around and stuck
her tongue out, “I don’t care! If you were my friend you would go with me
despite your weird hatred to circus freaks!”
Desirae glared, “I don’t hate
the circus, these guys are weird I’m telling you!”
Georgia stuck her tongue out
again, “I don’t wanna hear it! I have stuff to do, we can talk this over back
at the house!” Georgia screamed angrily and fled the park.
Desirae sighed, “Leave it to
Georgia to have the most childish mind of us all… She’s 18 and still is
infatuated with things like the circus” she muttered to herself. She walked
towards the fountain and ran her finger over the wet covering of the fountain.
She looked up towards the direction of the Circus and could barely make out the
tent off in the distance. She clenched a fist, “Something isn’t right… I may
not be a witch or a fairy… but I am something special…” she tapped her necklace
and looked at the gem in the center.
Families all around her were
having a blast in the afternoon sun. Children squealed as they played with
their fathers and mothers set out picnic baskets.
Desirae’s face lowered, “I’m
checking that place out…”
She walked off from the fountain
angrily and set her sights on the circus tent.
As she walked away, Braun and
Bella walked up to the fountain and ran their hands along where Desirae did.
Bella looked at Braun, “I sense
something…”
Braun nodded, “Indeed… Prim and
Rue made a good find in those girls… however…”
Bella pulled out her phone and
dialed someone.
Tophet sat upon a throne inside
of a dressing room. It was dimly lit by one blacklight and caused eerie shadows
to form around her. She looked down at her phone and saw she was getting a
call. She slowly picked up her phone, “Hello?” she asked elegantly.
“Tophet… We have a problem…”
Bella said on the other end of the line.
Tophet smirked, “And what is it
exactly…”
“One of the targets Prim and Rue
identified… Desirae… also known by the name of” Bella began.
The phone made a crackling sound
before she could finish her sentence.
“What is the point you are
getting at Bella?” Tophet asked trying to get the conclusion.
Bella grit her teeth at Tophet’s
attitude and treatment of her, “She’s heading for the tent ahead of schedule…”
Tophet smiled, “I see… well… it
would be pointless if I as an acrobat couldn’t think on my toes wouldn’t it?”
Bella rolled her eyes, “Me and
Braun can take her down…”
Tophet slammed her hand against
the leather of her throne. “No… You two continue drawing more crowds… I’ll get
Prim and Rue to take care of this…”
Bella nodded, “Yes ma’am…” she
replied and hung up.
Tophet lowered the phone from
her ear and raised her hand to her face, resting her glove covered wrist
against her forehead. “Life is such a struggle…” she moaned to herself. She
slid her other hand off herself and onto the nearby table, and tapped a statue.
Prim and Rue dashed into the
room and stopped before her. “Miss Tophet?” they both asked.
“Ahh yes, Prim and Rue… I have
another task for you two before we begin the afternoon show…” she began.
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