Circus Time! [OPEN] (Safi, Hyde and Bocross)

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It's Sunday. After Yesterday's adventure at the Theme Park with Mayu and Akira, I wanna see more what this City has to offer. I remember Hyde showed me the Circus on my first day here. Why not give it a visit? I log on my computer to check if there's gonna be any shows today... and sure enough, there was, at 05:30 PM. So, I should probably watch some TV beforehand to pass the time.

After watching a crap ton of Anime, I looked at the clock: "04:43 PM". It's time to leave. So, I grab my bag, take a box of Sushi Bento I made Yesterday, and put it in my bag. "Dad! I'm going out!" I can hear dad's voice from the kitchen. "Don't be out too late now, kay?" Of course I'll be back on time. He doesn't need to worry. I guess that's just part of being a parent.

On my way to the Circus, I spot a familiar figure walking the opposite direction... "Hey! Sharaku-san! I'm going to the Circus, Wanna Join?!" I wave at him, with a bright smile on my face.

Another boring day. Well, not really boring per se, but since Sharaku had nothing to do, it could be classified as that. After all the supernatural stuff, normal days did seem a little bland sometimes. Of course that did not mean he would rather go kick shadow butt, not at all. It was just the atmosphere being rather different lately. Oh well. But breaks were supposedly good anyway. Aside from the fact that he had no idea what to do.

'What...' He almost jumped up when he heard someone calling at him. Stopping abruptly and turning his head around, he would take a moment to locate the source of the voice. Oh. It was Hyde's friend, Kei was it? Without Hyde this time apparently. The circus though. He hasn't been there before, that was true. ''Hello Kei. It's a pleasure to meet you again.'', he would greet, walking over to the teen. ''I suppose I have nothing better to do...Is there an interesting show going on?'', he would ask, slightly curious. He didn't have much experience with such performances, so he honestly didn't know what to expect from a circus trip. Maybe that was why he never bothered to go there before, even if he lived close enough.

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"The Biggest Top". There he was, standing in front of it. He must admit: its big, indeed, but size, as impressive as it may look, isn't a synonym to quality at all. Shun still was a bit skeptical about how awesome the spectacle could be once he gets past the entrance. Judging by Hyde's last words, it is amazing, but knowing Hyde as much as he knew — which wasn't that much but was enough, in all honesty —, this could be just an exaggerated adjective. After all, it's Hyde and, through their first and, till now, last contact, his happy-go-lucky personality came in package with an apparent lack of sense. If it wasn't for Shun doing his homework and checking for himself how big and famous is the circus, he wouldn't even stand there at the tent's entrance, to begin with.

He wasn't sure if today was the day for the...how did Hyde name it before? Carnival Show, was it? But well, his classmate would know. Where was Hyde, anyway? Shunnosuke picked his mobile phone, checked the hours and intended to send a short message to Hyde's mobile phone...if only he had Mizumi's number in first place. "Oh great, who'd have guessed I'd need his number someday?...", he thought, taking a deep breath with grief. That's what you get when you underestimate your acquaintance. By the way, why he's taking so long to show up? Which part of "I'll be waiting near the entrance. Get in there and please don't make me wait." he didn't understand...?

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Hyde was wearing a completely different outfit than usual this time. He was sporting a burgundy light jacket with a few faded designs in it. He was also wearing a handmade necklace with a silver pendant that resembled a shark tooth. Surprisingly, his whole attire changed today, even though Hyde didn’t know anything about fashion at all. It didn’t matter though, his school uniform and cape was in the cleaners, so he practically forced himself to wear something other than his favorite attire today. So is this what it means to dress normal like everybody else?” Hyde thought to himself as he arrived at the meeting point that he told shun to wait for him at. Hyde was a bit surprised that Shun actually showed up, he also remembered that they didn’t exactly exchange contact information. “Hey! Sorry I’m late. I had to drop m stuff off at the cleaners, so I ended up changing my clothes. I also forgot to ask for your number, so it’s not like I could of told you….so…. Thanks for waiting! And sorry for keeping you waiting.”

Hyde then looks at the big top entrance with an excited look on his face. “This is the first time I’m going there too, are you excited? I know I sure am! Hopefully they are selling some popcorn and drinks inside, or cotton candy. Or anything for that matter…”

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"Pleased to meet you too." I reply, and answer his question: "It's called 'The Carnival Show'. Dunno what that means though... The Biggest Top is a pretty famous palce, so it can't be all that bad right?" I look at Sharaku-san, with a smile. "Hyde showed me the place my first day here, before we went to 'Nipon Sushi'. I've been to a circus once before in my life... It was quite the spectacle I must say. Then again, I was 10 years old at the time, so it might not be accurate... I did do some research before I decided to go. Checking the reviews of the shows, this was the highest rated show I could find." I take a look on my clock. "Well, the show starts in 40 minutes, so we should get moving."

''I suppose so. It indeed is famous enough.'', Sharaku would say thoughtfully. He knew very well that people visited the circus because it was apparently good, even though he never kept up with the news. Therefore, he had no idea about the shows, much less the exact one Kei was wanting to go see. Oh well, as long as it won't be too silly for his tastes...Sadly, he wouldn't know until he went there, and by then it would be too late to complain about it. Still, you never know until you try. It wasn't like he was going to die no matter what...It was just circus.

''Alright then, I guess we can go.'', he would say with a light smile, when Kei mentioned it was in 40 minutes. Although, that sounded like plenty of time still. Perhaps he wanted to get good seats or something. Eh, who knows? Brushing the few annoying strands of his hair away from his eyes - as he didn't have it pulled up at the moment, too bothersome to do when not wearing his hat - he would start to walk off into the direction of the circus, either before or after Kei, depending on when the teen moved himself.

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The moment Shunnosuke turned back, he knew it was Hyde right behind him. But not the image of Hyde he remembered. Wow, he actually managed to dress properly! Okay, not that properly, his laced jacket seemed too heavy to wear, but nevertheless, after a silent moment taken so Shun could have a better stare at his classmate's outfit, one thing he had to admit: Hyde was looking good. Sigh, if only he had another personality...

— Nevermind that. At least you are here, finally. — He said with a smirk, dismissing his constant apologies. It seems like Hyde wouldn't get over his urge for being sorry; it'd make him look like a butler. Not that having his personal non-official butler wasn't a bad idea... Actually, it's better to think about it as a master/butler meeting rather than anything different. — Hm, yeah, I think a cotton candy and popcorn wouldn't do any harm. — Shun wasn't exactly excited for the show, but the opportunity to remember his old, childish habits were mostly welcome. It's been a while since the last time he had cotton candy and popcorn for himself, after all. — We better get going, it's about to star-- — As he lost his speech, he couldn't help but to stare at behing Hyde's shoulder, fixedly. The reason would lie in a tall silhouette that completely captivated his eyes and made him narrow his gaze. "Isn't that...?", he muttered to himself. As the distance between the teenager and the unknown tall man lessened and he revealed to be not that unknown at all, confirming his inklings, Shun's gaze turned from suspicion to a completely different emotion: a sudden tremble in his heart. And maybe a gratitude to whoever divine entity is in charge of distributing karma in this world.

— Quick! How does my hair appeal to you today? Think wise before you answer or we finish this date before it'd even start! Well, I'd finish it anyway, but yes, we're missing the point: how's it? — He said to Hyde, hastily. If there was a time they'd become "friends" for good, that time was now.

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Hyde was pretty much thinking about food for a good minute, he hoped there was some snacks available for him to buy inside the tent. Hyde was going to start a new job pretty soon, so he felt it was alright to use a bit of his savings. “Now then…. I guess it’s time that we head on ins-“ It was at that point that Hyde noticed that Shun was staring at his shoulder for a good while. It was either that, or there was someone behind Hyde that caught Shun’s eye. “Is there something behind me?” Hyde would causally ask this, but he was met with an exasperation of worries concerning Shun’s hair. Hyde didn’t see much of a problem with it, so he decided to speak honestly, with a straight face. “It looks as good as it usually does, it’s a casual hair style. Well, maybe what people would describe as spectacular is what you would call casual. I think it looks pretty good on you, why?”

Curiosity was starting to itch at him, he wondered what could be of grave importance. He knew that Shun came from a rich family, appearance meant everything to those types. Maybe there was some rich important figure that Shun was associated with? Hyde finally turned around, his eyes met with two important figures. It was moreso a conflict as to how to address the two, Hyde was starting to develop the habit of acting a certain way around certain people. It didn’t seem that Sharaku was too fond of Hyde acting like his usual self, so Hyde decided to drop the smile completely. However, it wasn’t like Hyde wasn’t happy to see them, as he would utter the name of both of his friends.
“Sharaku… Kei….it's good to see you. Are you here to see the show? ” This was definitely the wheels of fate turning; he wanted to give Sharaku some space before he addressed the differences between them privately. Kei took Hyde’s high recommendation on being friends with Sharaku, that was nice to see Kei and Sharaku branching out like that. Friends have a tendency to get into it with each other, but they always made up somehow. So the question was pretty simple, why haven’t Sharaku and Hyde made up yet? Was there a problem to begin with? Or was it always like this?” …” It was pretty confusing, but it didn’t matter. Maybe there was some connection between Sharaku and Shun; they did dress a certain type of way. Sharaku wasn’t too vocal about his job, maybe he was a wealthy person as well, a wealthy person that enjoyed his privacy.

"Well, would you look at who it is? It's nice seeing you Hyde-kun. I take it you are well?" Hyde's acting a bit strange. He isn't his happy, spunky self today... Maybe he wants to reconcile with Sharaku-san for the disaster at 'Nipon Sushi'. If that was indeed the case, I hope it works out for him. Who is this new guy here though. A friend of Hyde's? "And who's this?" I nudge at the other guy standing behind Hyde.
He seems awfully fixated on Sharaku, for whatever reason. I don't think he's even noticed me yet. What a colorful crowd of people I've gotten to know. I answer Hyde's question: "I was going here, and met Sharaku on the way, and asked if he wanted to join me, and here we are. Now, have any of you two been on these shows before?" I look back at Hyde. Maybe this other person is the reason behind Hyde's sudden change in how he acted?

'Uhh...' Now this was rather uncalled for. As if Sharaku didn't already have enough mind issues concerning the circus itself, now he could go and add people to it too. Don't get him wrong, he was in no way displeased about the added company, not at all. There was no reason for that. However, the style of company was a bit preplexing. Hyde was one thing..speaking of which, why was the redhead acting so unlike himself right now? 'Oh' Right. Maybe Hyde wasn't taking their latest interactions well. To be honest, Sharaku would have expected something like that to happen much sooner, although he would have liked to avoid it entirely. However, Hyde's current company was making it difficult. Shun was totally something else, and each of the two sort of warranted a different response. At that very moment, Sharaku was wondering whether it was possible to physically split it half....Guess not. 'How to proceed with this...' It was either act like this or that. But since he wasn't sure what exactly was Hyde's current agenda, he might as well go Shun's way for the time being and see. "Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you here, Hyde.", he would say calmly offering a light nod at the redhead's own greeting. Kei asked who the person with Hyde was, and while Sharaku did not answer directly, he would turn towards Shun and address him.

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"Well, well. Isn't this a surprise? Nevertheless, it's my pleasure to meet you again Mr. Kurosawa. ", he would speak up, a light smile playing on his lips. This probably must have looked rather unusual to Hyde at least, as the redhead might not be used to him acting like this. But, with Hyde, this just wouldn't work. When Kei explained why were they here, he would offer a nod as a sort of agreement. "I suppose we're all here for the same reason then...?", he would ask, golden eyes looking between his now three companions. Hah, this was going to be rather hard to play out.

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"Spetacular". That word made Shun smile and release the air he was holding inside his lungs, relieved. He indeed put a little of extra effort to get dressed for that small tour, and gladly his effort was worth it, who'd have thought? Like he always says, everyday is a day for fashion, you never know who'll you find along the way, so it's good to be always well groomed for all occasions. From what he knew about Hyde, he wasn't trying to tell him what he wanted to hear, but instead, it was his honesty speaking. The dumbest people are also the most reliable.

...and to his surprise, Hyde went to greet a guy adressed as Kei, but also Sharaku. The Sharaku. Since when they both were acquaintances?? How come Hyde hold this fact for himself instead of sharing it with Shun?? Ah, he would HAVE to explain it to him later, absolutely. And most importantly, WHY is Sharaku accompanied with another guy?! As these questions popped up inside Shun's head — particularly, the last one kept him pretty interested in the unknown fellow, analyzing him from head to toe, trying to discover what he could about his interaction with Sharaku through his body language and behavior —, the taller man turned to him, which made Shun unconsciously share a giggly grin that couldn't hide his satisfaction upon that meeting.

— Hello, Sharaku. — As he said that, Shun could feel his heart fluttering with anxiety. How odd could such feeling be! — Well, yeah. Hyde is my classmate, it was his idea. According to him, the shows here are incredible! — He added, in a likable fashion and then turned to the boy named Kei. Well, he isn't ugly per se, but isn't remarkable or distinctive either. He's pretty bland, if he had to voice an honest opinion. Why a man like Sharaku would want to spend time with a guy like him is something beyond Shun's imagination, but as unfortunate it can sound when you think about it isolatedly, it was a nice coincidence he did it. Or maybe it's karma working to his favor, so whatever he was doing, he was doing it right. The young one gave a self-assured smile to Kei, typical of those who consider themselves winners before the competition even started, and later to Hyde. "Now, shall we move on?", he would then walk to the Circus' entrance.

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“Alright! Let’s head on over to the tent, hope we can get some good seats. I wouldn’t want to be too close to the action when the clowns start throwing random pies at everyone in the crowd. Though, it’ll be pretty funny to see myself get hit with one. “Hyde then turns towards Kei as he managed to put on a smile. “Hey Kei, make sure you take a nice picture if that happens alright?” It wasn’t fair to Kei and Shun to be dragged into this inner disagreement and troubles. There was a time and place for everything, and Hyde couldn’t go about the day halfheartedly when he’s surrounded by people he cares about. The same can be said for Shun as well, even though he was a new friend of his. Hyde felt as if he was incapable of being a cold individual for a long period of time, it was a personality that wasn’t his.

“Yea, Shun is in 2-A, he sits in front of me and managed to gather a fan club on the first day he arrived. He’s quite the people person, unique personality, and his fashion sense is something that can’t exactly be copied. “ Hyde then points at Kei. “ Long story short, Kei is one of my good friends, master chef in training, and son of my new boss. “ Hyde then points at Sharaku. “ Sharaku is…. Well … I don’t think he needs a monologue if you’re already acquainted. It actually seems that you are quite fond of each other. I never saw Sharaku smile like that….. for anyone…” With that, Hyde continued to lead the way, doing his best to emit his usual chipper aura. It was half assed, but Hyde was going to have a good time. The place was pretty packed, but Hyde spotted four seats. “I’m going to go on the snack run, and you guys can hold the seats till I get back. I think I’ll find a way to carry everything, so just tell me watch you need. “ Hyde said this with a grin, but there wasn’t much of a category to pick from when it came to snacks.

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"Hi. I'm sure we'll have fun..." I shine my usual heartwarming smile as we enter the Biggest Top. What's up with this Shun? As usual, I'm with the Colorful Crowd. I guess as a Sushi Chef in training I stick out... Just a little among my group of friends. It would seem Sharaku-san's the most "normal" of us. Then again, every time I've seen him so far, he's been wearing that neat Top Hat. You don't see people wearing those kinds of hats often, so it attracts attention of course. Hyde stick out because, well, he's Hyde...? I guess...? And Shun I don't really need to think about how he sticks out. Just look at his clothing, and the way he's acting. I'm not super fond of that cocksure smirk on his lips, but I guess I'll just look past that and move on with the others. We're here to have fun after all. I'm not gonna let this choke the mood. "I could use something to drink. Don't worry Hyde. I'll help out. Besides, I need to talk to you about that job. In Private." I push away Hyde towards the snack booths, making sure we're out of audiable range before asking Hyde: "Hey, Buddy... Everything ok? You're acting a bit strange. You're not your usual self today...

(OoC : Just a random fact Jerry. He's not wearing dem hat this time : P Refer to the picture I used in last post if you want, I pick them in relevanvce to the moment actually xD))

Ah, it made a bit more sense now. Because on a normal ocassion, Sharaku would be rather skeptical about seeing guys such as Hyde and Shun together, which he had been until now. Them being classmates, however clarified some things at least. "Ah, I see. The show must be pretty good if everyone keeps recommending it. Though I wonder, when did you and Hyde manage to meet? I must be rather behind on things lately.", he would ask Shun with a hint of curiosity when the teen explained he was here because of Hyde's good words towards the circus. But, he was honestly wondering how did that happen. Those two were quite different, and he found it hard to believe they made friends that quickly.

He would smile amusedly a little when Hyde commented on getting struck with a pie. "That would be rather hilarious if it were to happen." Well, wouldn't it? When the redhead introduced him, he would resist an urge to raise his eyebrow at that. Did he? It wasn't like he never smiled. Was Hyde really in that bad of a mood? Guess he'll have to talk with him later. This wasn't heading in a good direction at all. Nodding when Hyde suggested they go and take the seats, he would take a moment to ponder if he wanted to buy something. Never got to it though, as Kei jumped in and dragged Hyde with him. 'Okay...?' Well, it wasn't like he was hungry anyway. Maybe he'd get himself coffee later or something. "Well, it looks like it's just the two of us for now.", he would say towards Shun with a light chuckle. "Shall we go for the seats or wait for them, hm? What do you say?" He was honestly fine with either. Who knew what Kei had in mind, so it wasn't as if he could act accordingly to that.

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When Hyde introduced him, Shun felt happier. He didn't know about his "fanclub" or how Hyde named it, but praises are mostly welcome — and the good part of it is he didn't even have to ask for it. He also didn't even care for Kei's introduction that much and the fact his classmate used the forbidden nickname to address to him (he could scold Hyde later for that fault). What made the teen win the day was the fact he mentioned Sharaku's smile towards him. So, despite his first and somewhat awkward meeting, he DOES like him after all!

— Please, don't forget my cotton candy. — He said to Hyde before he and Kei departed, which made him and Sharaku alone. Usually, he'd be the one paying things for his friends, but the opposite is something he never expected. Not that it's a bad thing. — Yeah, it seems so. — He responded to Sharaku, smiling a bit more comfortable with after his sentence. Well, isn't karma lovely today? — I suggest we go look for seats. They can catch us up later. — He wasn't really bothered about how crowded the circus is, but that sounded a perfect excuse. As for Hyde, he didn't mind his more composed than usual acting either because, well, they're not that close. It's not like he was totally aware of how Hyde's usual mood is by taking a single contact as example. Actually, he is behaving more pleasantly today. It must be the change of attire. Shun knew that cape was up to no good. As he walked through the crowd, Shun soon managed to spot four places in chain, near the highest bleachers. Maybe it was too distant from the spectacle, and it could be hard for Hyde and Kei to notice them, specially if you consider the Biggest Top is really big (way more than its outside view could indicate) and full, but it would also give them a better panoramic sight of the whole show.

— As for your earlier question...Hyde came to my house to retrieve my homework, we finished it together and since then we became...acquaintances. Not friends. — He emphasized the "not". Friendship is way deeper than just returning your notes and praising you in every opportunity, but Hyde's in the right way for it. Poor readheaded guy, this will be as far as they'll get, as Shun harbors no romantic feelings towards him in return, but well, that's just part of a teenager's life hardships. — And you? When did you become "friends" with Hyde and the other guy? — He sat down and devolved Sharaku's question to him, despite, unlike the older one, his intentions were more than just mere curiosity being satisfied.

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