"Who are you? If you don't mind me asking?" I asked the man.

"Me? I am a cirus performer, simply passing out flyers for our performance. I now took shelter here to wait for the rain to stop a little bit." He responded.

"Oh, but not to be rude but I was asking for your name."

"It is rude to ask for someone's name while not giving ones own first." He said firmly.

"Oh! I'm sorry. Aya, Aya Leonard,"

"Nice to meet you Miss Leonard, my nam-"

"Aya hurry up!" My mother shouted, and I realized she was back!

"I am sorry Aya we did not get to know each other more, but my name is Larten. And please take these two flyers if you decide to come to our performance." He said as he handed the two flyer to me and I shoved them in the plastic bag and ran toward the car.

I turned around to thank him when I realized he was gone! Just like that! I got in the car and stared at where we were just standing, speechless.

"Honey, did you get what I asked you too? hmm?" Mother asked me, as if I was still a little girl to her.

"...yea. I got them, but..." I wanted to ask her if she saw someone standing next to me and where he might have gone to? But I decided that I shouldnt say anything.

"What was that sweety?"

"Nothing mom."

"You sure?" She pressed on, but I said I was ok, to just forget about it.

I looked again to see where he might have gone, but i couldnt think clearly. Or lsee clearly for dat matter. Quietly I whispered to myself, almost as if vocieless.

"Thank you, Larten..."

Back to our house Steve seemed to calm down a bit. He was talking to me now, not kindly but hey, at least it was something. Darren stayed over with us for dinner, and stayed a while too. We had fun, but it wasnt as fun as when I was back at my happy home over sea.

Still... i got to admit I like being with my family. It gets lonely being by yourself, day after day.

Still what was more on my mind, was Larten. I still wonder why, why am I thinking of him?

"Aya do you think you can help me wash the dishes?"

"..."

"Aya!" She said a bit louder this time.

"Huh!" Was the best I could come up with.

"Can you help me out?"

"...sure...with what?" I asked sense me was off in lala land. -_-...

"Washing the dishes sweety." With that she was off, to who knows where? Ohhhh, whatever.

Again for some reason I went back to think of Larten. I really dont know why though? But this happen when I finished washing the dishes for my mother.

"Why can't I stop thinking of Larten? I mean we barely got to talk, except saying our names that's about it... but i feel funny when i think about it..."

I was still fighting with myself I really couldn't explain why I was thinking of him. Then I realized the flyers he gave me! I took them out of the plastic bag I had them. I looked at one of them and well... it read something like this...

'Cirque du freak, a freak show unlike any other. A real live one with amazing people with really powers. We bring to you Evra the snake boy, Truska the breaded woman etc...'

"Wow... I'm not really into this, but maybe I can take Steve and Darren to check it out."

To be honest I wasn't really interest in it, I really wasn't into this. I was more fascinated by people in mangos or in anime shows, but that's about it...

I gave up on really life being like an anime book. Hoping something good would happen. I still like anime and all that stuff, but I gave up my childish dreams of this boring world becoming infested with vampires, zombies, werewolves, aliens, and even kick ass ninjas! One could be a ninja where I was living, but not like the kick ass ninjas like in Naruto or in any other anime. Still those days where gone.

Seeing this makes me think it's a scam, to get people's money. Still it was nice enough for Larten to give me these flyers...

Then looking back at the flyer I saw his name!

'Larsen Crepsley and his amazing performing spider Madam Otca!'

That's about it what it said about him. I looked again to see if it said anymore...so far nothing.

"So maybe this is why he gave it to me... probably to see him and gets to talk a bit more. Nice of him, but I don't think I'll go..."

"Go where Aya?"

I turned around, and to my bad luck of speaking to myself, Steve was behind me and along with Darren too! Stupid me!

"Oh nothing you need to know about..." I quickly hid the flyer behind me and back away slowly.

"Hey, I'm your brother and I know you! I know when you're talking to yourself, you're up to something!"

Man I forgot this kid is sharp as hell! I guess there's no escaping this situation... -_-...

"Hey Steve, it's not nice to get into her business you know..." Darren protested. Thank you Darren.

"I don't care, she's up to something!" Steve continued to dispute.

"Ok, ok! I was just looking at this flyer a friend gave me for me to go see his performance. And I thinking of taking you guys, but I decided no...mayb-"I was cut off by Steve's hollers of joy!

"Where? Show me that flyer of yours!"

I wasn't going to give to him, but seized the flyer of my hands! That was it! I had to take him or he would go by himself to this circus.

"I want to go! Look at this Darren! They even have a spider!" Steve bellowed.

And here comes reason number two I need to take them now -_-

"Wow! Really where, where!" Darren almost shrieks with joy!

"...ok I'll take you guy if you want. I was supposed to go to talk to a somewhat friend, which works there..." I sounded a nit annoyed.

"Who?" Darren asked cheerfully. I looked at the page which Darren this time was holding and I pointed to his name.

"This one right here, Larten Crepsley."

"Wow! You met the guy with the spider!" Darren cheered of excitment!

"Yea today actually."

"When? We didnt see him! Where did he go? Did he have his spider with him?"

"Hey, slow down Darren. One question at a time. Me first then you can ask questions." Steve laughed at how funny he thinks he is. Darren just snared back at him.

"Wait Darren asked first, but them again he is asking to much questions...so I'm sorry to say this Darren but he gets to go first. If he doesnt have that much questions." Steve mocked Darren a bit but he went stright to the point...

"Are you going to take us Aya?" Steve said.

"..." I didnt know what to say?

"Well? Are you going to take us or not?" Steve asked again to in an annoyed tone of voice.

"I guess so..."

When I said that both Steve and Darren high fived each other and started making plans for the day we decide to go. I still didnt even know how, or what happen? Still I opened my mouth and there is no turning back, for if I do Steve will end up going with Darren and probably end up getting in some what of trouble -_-...

"Wait! First we have to get the tickets for the circus. Aya will you go get them? You have more freedom then us so your perfect for the job!" Darren said beaming with happiness.

When I looked at his face like that...he's so cute not to say no too! Unlike Steve its usually a sour face, not like when he was little -_-...

"Fine i'll go and get them. And not a word to this to mom or to anyone else got it?" I asked them both, they just smiled and crossed there hearts. Which in my opinion is they will tell there friends about this,

"Ok now then, that's settle time for Darren to go home and you sir, its time for bed. You two have school tomorrow,sooffyouguys go." They protested but in the end I won. Going to this circus has its advantages too! ^-^

Anyway I would still have won, all because Im more like a strict mother and they usually listen to me when they know I'm not playong.

"See you tomorrow Steve, Good night Aya..." Darren said grabing Annie's stuff I bought her.

"Darren do you want me to walk you home, its getting late and you shouldnt be out at this time." I offered Darren.

"No thanks I'll be fine, when you where away I always walked home around this time or even later then this. Dont worry I'll be ok." With a smile he was out the front door. I walked and closed the door and walked back to where Steve was. I saw him sitting on the table with a glass of soda and reading one of the mangas I got him. "You like the manga so far?" I asked him

"...yea its pretty good." Steve answered tonelessly.

"You mad at me for earlier?"

"Why? I forgot about that. All because of you taking us to the circus. That totally made up for it!" He seemed happy that I was taking them. I guess this is what I needed to make upfor earlier.heh^-^