I sat on the street with a cloud of sorrow above my head. Yet another friend lost within six minutes. I thought as I got up and started to pace in thought.
I'm not your average girl. There are quite a few downsides to my 'unnatural talents' but they come with perks to.
One, my hair changes color depending on my mood so there's no such thing as hiding emotions. Two, I control certain elements. These would be fire, ice, shadows, and lightning. Three, I'm a magnet for trouble. Four, last but defiantly not least, I can talk to and understand any animal. That and I can change my features to match a animals.
Fore say there was a raven and I needed to be in the air. I could easily make wings for myself and escape. If I were angry, my hair would turn scarlet.
I was torn from my thoughts when a carriage stopped in front of me. A flash of orange hair followed by a pop of flowers could be seen before the side swung open to reveal a young man. The very first thing I noticed was the purple jacket that hung loosely from his shoulders, only secured by the top button.
A big yellow bow was tied around his neck, while a checkered vest was revealed beneath his jacket. Underneath the vest was a long sleeved, white dress shirt. He wore pointy shoes, and knee length pants that had diamonds of gray decorating one side. His hair was a brilliant, fiery orange and his eyes were a unique, mesmerising purple. He had a skeletal hand as a replacement but I wasn't frightened by it in the slightest.
"Hello. Who are you?" I questioned in my sweetest tone. My mood shift caused my hair to change to a bright silver with pink highlights. I quickly pulled my hood over my head to hide the sudden change but it was to late.
"Pleased to meet you, milady. Call me Joker. Tell me, did your hair just change color?" 'Joker' replied calmly. I blushed as he took a strand of my hair and played with it.
"No, its just the lighting. I'm sure of it." I answered as I snatched the lock of now-purple hair from his grasp. He turned his hard to the side and motioned for someone else to step out of the carriage.
"Beast, help the lad to her feet. She's quite the unique one. Take her back to the circus." 'Joker demanded but I shot up and bolted down the alleyway.
Kidnappers! Stupid, stupid, stupid! I scolded myself mentally as I weaved through the corners and doorways. Two guards were patrolling the street and demanded I stop.
I came to a halt in front of them and was immediately panicking.
"It's past curfew. Where's your parents?" The blond one demanded but I shook my head. Shoving past them, I dashed away.
"Don't have any!" I answered over my shoulder, making them stop in surprise. I turned back to the front to find a figure of what seemed to be a girl in white drop from the rooftops.
Taking a sharp left, I ran straight into a dead end. Come on, come on, come on! I thought as I tried to picture a bat's wings. When nothing happened, my hair turned fiery red from anger and frustration.
'Joker', the girl in white, a woman with a whip, a large, muscular man, two children, and a boy with blond hair cornered me. Just when I needed my powers, they hide away like a coward.
"We won't hurt you...come with us..." said the blonde boy. I scoffed and backed away further. My back hit the cold, wet wall of a stone building, making me come to a halt. The advanced on me until the leader-just my luck, it was Joker- stepped directly in front of me and smiled.
Then, everything went a silent yet welcoming ocean of darkness.
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I sat up abruptly, remembering the events from the previous night. I was lying in a cot, curtains surrounding me. There was a hand reaching for the curtain and I lie back down, pretending to be asleep.
"False alarm. She still isn't awake. How hard did you hit her exactly?" A deep masculine voice spoke.
"I didn't hit her that hard. She should come to any minute now. I-" What I knew was Joker was cut off when I intentionally mumbled something to make it sound like I was dreaming of nightmares. Then, I sat up again with wide eyes, forcing my hair to turn a silvery white.
They both jumped before Joker reached for me. I batted his hand away as my locks turned to a deep purple, almost black.
"Don't touch me." I said more to myself but they heard anyway.
"Now, don't be like that. No hard feelings, lad." Joker tried but I just inched away from him. Don't you dare touch me. I don't like any of you. Just ignore it and they'll go away. I told myself, but sadly I was only lying.
A hiss of snakes made me jump and look up. I was immediately in trapped in the boy's beautiful, shimmering gold eyes. He had white hair that seemed to sparkle with every slight movement, ultra pale skin, and my favorite animal wrapped around his neck like Joker's bow tie. I couldn't stop staring at him and wonder and....admiration?
There was a brief glance between me and the boy from Joker before a smile spread across his face. It was then that I realized that the boy was staring back at me. I looked away, blushing and tried to will the crimson tint away.
There was a rustle before I realized that the unknown, mid aged man had left.
"So tell me, what's your name?" the boy questioned in a rather flat tone. I took on a look of uncertainty as I inch away from them.
"Why....?" was my brilliant answer. Joker nudged the boy and he sat down at the edge of the cot. He held out a hand to me as if to say 'truce?'.
"Hello. Call me Snake. Will you tell me your name...says Emily." 'Snake' recited. I raised a delicate eyebrow at his strange speech but grasped his hand lightly anyway. He smiled some and I was compelled to smile back.
"Katrina. Katrina Sterling." I finally answered, lost in Snake's eyes once again. He raised his eyebrows as me and waved a hand in my face to get my attention.
"Well, how would you like to join us, Katrina? You would have not trouble fitting in." Joker proposed. Say no, say no, say no! I told myself fiercely.
"Why not? I've got nothing to lose." Was what I said instead. They both smiled and stepped away.
"Doc will get you some new clothes. Snake, bring the lad to the main tent in twelve." Joker retorted and left with a small smirk dancing across his face.
"So...what is this place? Like in general." I asked, breaking the awkward silence.
"Noah's Ark Circus....says Goethe" was his response before he got up and left. A black skirt, a red, strapless, cropped top, and a pair of black flats were sitting on the stool beside me. I decided to get up and change.
I pulled the curtain aside and stepped out, finding Snake waiting at the entrance to the next tent. He glanced at me briefly before taking my hand and dragging me to some unknown place.
I used my little element talents and shocked Snake with a small bolt of lightning, resulting in him letting me go and turning to stare in surprise.
I smiled mischievously and followed a pouting Snake into a large, pupleish blue tent.
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-lastfantasy101