The Circus

Dent saw Lark smile, and he tossed her the hat. "Hey, Lark, catch!" He got rid of it just as Cowboy tackled him to the ground, grabbing at his empty fingers. Dent laughted. "Run, Lark! Run!"

Name: Kaiya

Age: (only a few adults are allowed, I’m afraid. I want our characters to be mainly children, because they were the ones who saw the worst of the circus.) 14

Gender: Female

Appearance: (please, try to describe your character with more than one sentence. And I’d prefer if you didn’t use an image, but if you do, please add a description.)
Besides wings, red eyes, and has human ears, but tends to dress in a special costume during show:



Personality: Does not give up, ever since her parents sold her, she had to build up trust, but will talk back , if you talk to her.

History: (Not too long, por favor…haha.) She attempted bending her body in strange ways, and succeeded, her poor parents, noticed, and sold her to the circus.

Role in the circus: (Keep in mind, most children were not put in the ring, unless, of course, you are a freak or a contortionist or whatever. Most worked the grunge jobs behind the scenes. Also, please add if they are happy doing their job or not.) She Can bend her body in strange ways, part of the show, and when show is over, she helps clean up.

Other: Does not enjoy her job. Up for love..

Adeline~

I heard shouting outside my tent. I poked my head out just in time to see Lark run with Cowboy's hat. I laughed as Cowboy wrestled with Dent on the ground.
"Having fun boys?" I asked, leaning on the pole supporting my tent.
"Loads," they grunted still wrestling. I laughed and looked back at Lark.

Rogue (Robyn)

I shook my head was the terror ever going to end? I walked over and threw myself against a brick wall and slid down. I felt... tired, unloved, and unfriendly.

Sorry I'm late, but Volant said I could do this. Perhaps I just got here? By the way, I'll probably only be able to get on once a day... But I couldn't resist this one!

Name: Dragon (his real name is Sai)

Age: 16

Gender: Male

Appearance: Obviously half-Asian but with a slightly longer face and a taller, lankier frame. Pretty strong, but not exactly at the top of the food chain. His hair is a dark black and hangs in his face a lot of the time. His eyes are kind of large but still slanted, which makes him look younger than he is.

Personality: Pretty easy-going and kind of quiet, he tends to stay in the shadows but if he finds a friend, he will come out a little. He likes to be part of a group and if he is, he comes up with elaborate schemes that generally get him in a lot of trouble.

History: He ran away from home to join the circus, for adventure, only to find out a month later that his mother died. He never knew his father, but it doesn't bother him much. I guess we could say that Rusty just found him a little while ago.

Role in the circus: He actually has his own sideact in the show, because he can swallow and 'breathe' fire. He can also sort of dance with and control it. This is why Rusty recruited him.

Other: He has a lot of scars from trying to learn to work with fire, but it always fascinated him so he kept going. Up for love.


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[Sai- Dragon]

Dragon wiped the sweat from his brow, heading for his quarters. He had just finished his first show and he was dead tired. He wasn't used to working quite that hard. As he walked, he realized he had forgotten exactly where his tent was.

"Great," he muttered and looked around. This place was so confusing!

Suddenly, he gave a violent shiver. Which didn't make any sense because he had just finished his act, and he had nearly been burned. Then he looked down, and realized he was still shirtless. He never wore a shirt when he performed because they always got in the way and ended up getting singed or completely destroyed.

He decided to head towards one of the tents, and ask whoever was in it if they knew where he was supposed to be. As he approached a nearby tent, he couldn't help but grin. His first act had gone considerably well, he had handled the fire so that it didn't burn him or anyone else but he had also kept it big, flaring, and impressive so that no one could tell how much he was restraining it.

Flames still danced before his eyes as he reached toward the tent flap and pulled it open.

**okay, that was a lot. sorry! i need someone to be in that tent though...*

*I'll be there =) I was bored anyways.... have no one to talk to =)***

Rogue (Robyn)

"Rusty I said five minutes!!!" I yelled not turning around, someone had ripped my tent door thingie open.

"Oh God I hope I don't look like Rusty." He said

My face went red as I turned to look who it was, I had no idea who it was.... new guy at the circus?

"Oh.... um hi." I smiled, that never happens....

Try as he might, Dent realized he was not going to win this fight. he remained flat under Cowboy, face pressed into the dirt.

He spat out a clump of dirt and laughed breathlessly. "Why me? What did I do? I don't have your hat, Lark does! What do you gain from beating up me?!"

Kaiya

She finished her small performance, placing the ankles behind her neck, while walking on her hands, and things like that. She would soon be put on duty to clean the area. Kaiya went to the tents, and looked around. She saw two boys wrestling.

"Can one of you help me find my tent?" She asked.

Flip-

I walked up to the two figures on the ground.

"Cowboy, let Dent up." I said quickly. "Rusty wants him."

Cowboy was reluctant, but he let Dent get to his feet. After brushing himself off thouroghly, Dent walked over to me and asked quietly, "Does Rusty want me?"

I shrugged, "Maybe."

Cowboy-

Cowboy sat back and brushed himself off. He shoved his hair from his eyes and smiled. He welcomed the smile, the warmth it brought. It didn't last long. Lark was completely gone, with his hat. He groaned as he stood up. He liked playing with Dent and the other kids, and roughing around. It was just some times he took it too far, old habbits. He was glad Flip had stopped him, the thought of strangling Dent had come to mind. It wasn't that he didn't like Dent, or wanted to hurt him, but his tiny neck was right there. He could have snapped it easily. God he was such an animal.

"Lark!" he called, searching behind the tents, "come on, gives us the hat, I've got to get to work." Lark appeared from behind a tree and tentatively handed him the hat. "thank you." he said placing it on his head, only to push it back so it was hanging around his neck.

"I just didn't want to get beat up like Dent." she said and he knew she was teasing, but he still felt horribly. He shouldn't have wrestled with Dent. He went around and woke up the rest of the kids, now in a bad mood. Then with nothing else to do, he walked to the horses.

Chase

I stepped out of my tent and glanced around, yawning a little. I saw Cowboy adjusting his hat, and Dent looking a little beat up. One of the new performers was looking a little lost. I looked over at Adeline, "What did I miss?"

She shrugged, "Not much. Dent just stole Cowboy's hat. Again."

I grinned, it was good to see that Dent could pull something like that to keep our spirits up, even with Rusty's treatment of us. I looked around again at that thought, checking that Rusty wasn't there. He was going to give me hell for skipping work last night. No doubt putting off the inevitable would just make it worse, but going to Rusty and begging for mercy wasn't my style.

Adeline~

I noticed Chase looking around for Rusty. "He's still asleep." I smiled. Rusty was a lazy bum who never got up til noon. "Do anything interesting last night with your time off?" I asked him.
"Nothing too exciting," he grinned. "When does the first show start again?"
"Not till about 5:00." I sighed. I didn't like that make-up I had to wear for my act. Plus I had to take it off before I could talk to Chase again considering he wasn't to fond of clowns or anything to do with them.

~Jewel~

I couldn't believe Cowboy actually brought me back to this damn place. I

paced in my tent. According to the position of the sun, which wasn't up yet,

it was near one o'clock in the morning. I was restless and furious, and I

had a plan.

I would leave now, as Cowboy wouldn't be up for at least three hours, if not

five. I would run to the village I saw in his mind, where he had grown up. I

knew he wouldn't return to the place he had nightmares about, just to

retrieve me. I knew everyone else wouldn't miss me. I didn't even

think Cowboy would miss me.

For the second time in 24 hours, I planned to leave. Except, this time, I was

only taking myself with me.

I snuck out of my tent, just to go back in and get my itty-bitty parka,

because it was seriously cold.

Finally, I left. The campgrounds were deserted, except for Cowboy, who was

lying on the ground beside the fire. I looked at him, and went back into my

tent. I would just give him what he wanted--for me to stay away from him. I

went back to sleep.

When I awoke in the morning, it was to grunts and shouts. I rushed

outside. It was Cowboy and Dent wrestling. I watched for a minute, but lost

interest. I went back into my tent to get changed into the hooker outfit I

had to wear for today's performance.

It was black satin with red lace lining. It had one of those forked tails you

see on men's jackets. It went with a little black top hat. I guess

it was meant to be sexy. It just looked like a fancy bathing suit to me.

I headed to the circus tent to apply my make-up. On my way, I passed

the site of the wrestling. Neither Cowboy nor Dent was there.

The circus washroom was clear of inhabitants, so I took advantage of the

opportunity. I had to apply sparkly red eye make-up, and this weird face

stuff that made designs on my skin.

When I was done, I went into the ring, where the piano was already

situated, to practice my routine.

*Sorry for not posting for a while! I hope this one makes up for it!*

Cowboy-

Cowboy walked around the campsite for a long time until he heard the sound of the music and followed it. She didn't hear him when he came into the tent. She was so wrapped up in the music she barely noticed when he stood behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. He rested his forehead on her shoulder and breathed. He breathed her in, her scent and it was like he could feel her, really feel her. It was a nice escape from the pain he constantly felt.

She stopped playing and turned her body towards him, running her hands through his hair.

"Don't ever think I don't want you near me." He said umoving, "I need you, I love you Jewel." He looked up into her eyes, and touched her soft hair. "Please don't ever leave me..I..I don't think I would be okay if you left."

"I have to go Cowboy, I can't stay here anymore."

"I'll go with you." He said without thinking. Her expression brightened and she threw her arms around him. At that point his mind was made up for him, he couldn't be without her.

"We can't leave tonight, we need time to prepare." He said still holding her. She sat back and framed his face with her hands. They sat there holding eachother and kissing for quite some time. The pain came in tital waves and the memories flashed non stop, but he wouldn't let that get in the way, not this time.

Kaiya

Kaiya sat in her tent, she felt tired, but couldn't sleep. Kaiya walked out of her tent, and walked around a bit, hoping she might get more tired and actually be able to fall asleep when she went back to her tent.

*short..but I have nothing ><*