Disclamier~ I do not own this nothing but my character Aya. Everything else is from Darren Shan! Again I own nothing of the Cirque du Freak saga~

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||Day of the Cirque||

~||Aya's (P.O.V.)||~

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I got my trench-coat on and got my mother's car keys ready. I was set to go I just need for Steve to be ready and pick up Darren too.

"I'll be leaving any minute. Soo, you better hurry up or I'm leaving you behind!" I yelled from down the stairs teasing him.

"Ready! Lets go!" Steve said as he ran down the stairs and basically dragged me out the door! Hehe kids...

It didn't take long to find the place on the map, no problem what-so-ever.

Honestly I thought the show would be in some place a bit nicer but the old run-down threater is what they liked more.

"Wow so cool!" Steve excitedly said.

I looked at it once more and walked in the theater. Empty from the looks of it. I walked in after me followed Darren then Steve.

"Its rather cold and a bit too quiet..." I looked down the long hallway, nothing but black. Are we in the right place? Some responisable adult I am, huh... Can't even read a map right.

"Aya are you ok?" Asked Darren and I nodded back with a smile.

"May I help you?" Somebody said behind us, we all nearly jumped out of our skins!

As we turned around quickly we came face to face with the tallest man we've ever seen, looking down at us. I wad shocked at how tall he was, he's head almost touched the ceiling!

"Isn't it late for you three?" He said in a deep croaky voice.

"Umm," I tried to explain, "Well, truth be told I'm much older then I look and their here with me. We came to see the show.

"Yea..." Steve began to say a bit uneasy, "We're here to see the Cirque Du Freak."

"Are you now?" He then nodded slowly and said, "Do you have tickets then?"

"We do," I said and looked over to both Steve and Darren. Steve and I showed ours.

"And how about you Darren? Do you have a ticket?" He asked, but how he know he's name!? I freaked out a bit and watched carefully the strange man.

"Yes," said Darren as he reached to he's pocket and then stopped. Probably realized what I realized!

The tall man smiled at us showing he's teeth which were a dark yellow shade and said, "I am Mr. Tall, I am the owner of the Cirque Du Freak."

"Hey how do you know my friend's name!?" Steve asked and I shhed him.

He bent down to meet Steve eye-to-eye and smiled, "I know lots of things. I know your names. Aya, Darren and Steve. I know where you live. I know you don't like living with you mommy or *whisper whisper whisper*" I couldn't hear that part then he turned to Darren, "I know you came here without telling your parents." Finally he looked at me and said, "I know you really don't want to here, but you are doing it for your brother and he's friend."

"How..?" This really is a freak show I thought to myself and kept Steve and Darren closer to me.

"We must hurry, the show is about to start," he lead the way but for being such a tall man he made little to no noice at all!

Strange place indeed. But that's why its called Cirque Du Freak... A Freak Show...

||Someone's (P.O.V.)||~

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As I got my stuff ready for another performance I was suddenly having a strange feeling come over me. It was just like any other night. But it felt different... that my life was about to change in some momentous way. Whether it was for the better or worse, I could not say....