Misfit Circus

Desmond~~

I pull Kat outside the tent, "I don't want you coming for this."

"Why?"

"Because I don't know what I would do if you got hurt."

*Not sure what we want to do Summer.*

Kili,

I watch from the top of a tree I climbed, one next to their camp. No one noticed me. But they will. Oh yes, soon they won't be able to take their eyes off me. They are all running about, everyone of them out of their tents and in the open. I grin my most maniacal grin. Then, I climb down the tree and step into the clearing.

Nick,

I watch Des and Kat conversing in increasingly loud voices. It sounds as if Des doesn't want Kat to fight. I have to say that I agree, but if I DO say that, Kat will probably hate me forever. So I teleport over and enter the argument.

"You really can't prevent Kat from fighting, Des," I say, putting a comforting hand on both of their shoulders, "Besides, with all of us fighting just Kili, I have to say that the odds of us winning with zero casualties is pretty high."

Des huffs and throws my hand off, and stalks away. Kat smiles at me and walks in the other direction, making me feel even more confused than I already am.

Kat

I felt grateful to Nick for standing up for me, but than again, bad for making Des mad. I caught up with him.

"Des, don't be mad, please," I begged. "I won't get hurt. I'll be careful."

"But what if you do?" he asked, looking at me. "I can't imagine living with myself knowing that I let you get hurt fighting this girl."

"I won't," I squeaked unconvincingly. I cleared my throat. "I wouldn't, and if I did, I know I'd be fine because you'd take care of me. So would Nick and Fee."

He sighed. Wordlessly I wrapped my arms around him and looked him in the eyes. "I will be fine. I'm not going to let you get hurt either, though."

Des~~

I pulled her into a hug, "If you get hurt I'll kill you."

I felt her smile, "Ok. But trust me."

"I do. I just don't trust Kili."

Nick,

As I watch Kat and Des hugging again, I turn away. I just can't take it anymore. I teleport to the guy's tent and start looking for my sword. I find it and and belt the sheath around my waist. I walk out and make sure that everybody is doing something. I turn around and I stop mid-stride. Standing on the edge of the trees, watching our preperations, is Kili.

Mikael

Everyone scattered to find something to fight Kili with. I didn't have that problem. I grabbed one of the hammers we used forputting up the bigger tents. Hefting it in two hands i began to walk slow careful circles of the camp. On about my third round i noticed Nick wasn't moving. I followed his gaze and saw her. Kili stood with a smirk on her face. Now, i'm not one to get upset but right now i was ANGRY.

Kat

I noticed Nick and Mikael not moving. I followed their line of sight, and saw Kili, watching us.

"Look," I whispered to Des. "She's right there."

His eyes widened. He grabbed one of the hammers and shoved me behind him, watching Kili.

"What are you doing?" I hissed. "I thought I was fighting!"

"Shhh," he said. Several others noticed Kili too, and they all quickly grabbed the nearest object for a weapon, watching her slowly step closer.

I shapeshifted into a tiger, growling angrily.

"Kat, wait for her to make the first move!" Desmond whispered as I stepped closer to Kili. I could feel everyone's eyes on us, waiting for one of us to make the first move so they could spring.

Our eyes were locked as we grew closer, closer. Suddenly, she sprang, ready to jump on my back. Instead I leapt up and tackled her to the ground, hearing the wind whoosh out of her and a slight crack as we both landed.

Kili panted and clutched her side were her rib had broken, but rushed me again, knife extended.

Kili,

I rush at Kat just as she charges me. I try to jump, but she swipes at me with her tiger paw and gets my chest. I feel a rib break. I feint to the side, stop, and throw my knife. I lands far out from its target, but I don't care. I stand back.

"Misfits!" I yell, "I have come back for one reason, and one reason only. It is this: which of you want to throw down the rules and bonds that you have to uphold? Which of you want to join me and be truly free?"

A deafening silence meets these words.

Viper

"Misfits! I have come back for one reason, and one reason only. It is this: which of you want to throw down the rules and bonds that you have to uphold? Which of you want to join me and be truly free?"

I couldn't help myself. I busted out laughing.

"Kili, you really should have offered before you started trying to kill people," I managed. "My head's still throbbing from earlier when you almost gave me a concussion! Do you really think I'd be dense enough to join you?"

"And do you really think they want you around because they like you, Viper?" she sneered. "They let you stay because you're useful. The moment you stop doing whatever they want you to do, they'll chuck you out faster than they got rid of me. I mean, think about it! They can hardly look you in the face because of how- how snake-ish you are! Should you really stick around to help them?"

Without really thinking about it, my hand went to the scales near my eye. "That's ridiculous," I scoffed, but I wasn't sure that I meant it. Carmel's face in particular stuck out in my memory as I thought back over the many times I'd felt that I didn't belong, even in the eclectic collection of oddballs I saw as my family.

"They're my friends." I could hear the note of uncertainty in my voice this time.

Mikael

I heard the note of uncertainty in Vipers voice.
"Kili we are people not creatures. We don't cast each other aside when we cease to be useful. We all stay of our own free will. Which is why i will say this. IF any of you are so foolish that you want to go with her then now is the time. But know this, if you leave now and find you prefer this life you can always return."
I heard Kili laughing.
"You always were so melodramatic Mikael." That did nothing to calm me down and for a moment i was tempted to hurl my hammer.

Kat

I changed back to my human form, immediately doubling over with laughter.

"What's so funny about all of this? I'm absolutely serious," Kili said indignantly, glaring at me.

"That's what's so funny," I giggled. "You tried to kill me and Fey over why you think we should be free from our own rules!"

A few people chuckled. Kili sniffed at us disdainfully. "I'll do anything to get away from these dumb, nonsensical rules. All you do is put each other down-"

"Woah," I said interrupting her. "I think you've got that backwards, hon. We stay together and help each other. You and Carmel put everybody down; without you two we'd get along pretty well!"

She looked surprised, and then laughed her tinkly little laugh. "Me and Carmel?" she snorted. "We just tell it like it is. My question is, do you really know how your family feels about each other?" she challenged us.

Whispers floated through the crowd nervously.

Des~~

I stepped forward, "I don't want to speak for everyone else, but I love it here. I had no problem's with anyone, until now. To me it seems the only problems were those created by you, Kili, or other teenage things that happen to be going on.-"I glance at Nick unconsciously-"I don't care how Viper looks, he came to us out of a need for companionship, and I would give that to him, even if he was covered in warts, which he isn't. We're all different and I think most of us realize that-" A glance at Carmel "- we need to stick together. Again, I'm not speaking for anyone, but I think we can accept each other. We might not like each other all the time, but no one does when you're family. Because of that, I recommend that you leave. If you aren't willing to give, to stand a few rules so that we can continue living the life that we do, than I recommend that you leave, before a couple of us loose our patience."

*YAY! long speech.*

Kat

I was shocked, but I went over and linked arms with him. "We're not leaving Kili. We'll staay together." I urged other people forward. Alura took my left arm and Lizzie took hers. On Lizzie's opposite side was Fey.

Soon we had a chain of people, linked by the elbows. Kili looked shocked as the last person, Carmel, went and linked arms too.

"I can't believe you'd all rather be oppressed by your own rules then to come join me!" Kili spat at us. "Mark my words, ad soon as you become useless, they'll cast you out on the streets! Don't come looking for me when that happens!"

Nick,

I glare defiantly at Kili from the middle of the chain of Misfits.

"Leave, Kili, or die," I say, trying to keep my voice cool, "You have chosen to leave, so do it!"

Finally, my resolve breaks, and I yell. Just then, I feel someone pushing past me. Daemyn surges forward, an oddly blank look in his eyes. He runs towards Kili, and stands at her side.

"I agree with Kili," he says. She smiles. I see the shock and hurt on Lurie's face as Auguste betrays us all.