#(second version)

Second Version with Huntrix!

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RUMI

“This is so unfair!” Y/F/N cries out, flopping back on the couch with a pout. “I’m always last to know things!”

“What? What do you mean?” You question, joining with a sit. “You know things ahead.”

“Barely! I was the last in our friend group to know about that anime you guys recently love!”

You raise a finger, pausing. “In our defense, you started hating vampires after twilight.”

“Well, I don’t hate ENHYPEN.”

“You barely listen to them.”

“Still, better than twilight!”

“What’s better?” A third voice joins, you two raising your heads and over to spot Rumi entering. Out of her single braid, she brushes freely as she walks with a curious look at you two.

You smile. “Dark Moon.”

She blinks on a pause, then perks up. “Oh! That anime?! Oh, it’s so cute! Sooha and Heli? Adorable.”

“You see?!” Y/F/N exclaims, hands out in acknowledging proof. “Even she knew before me! I wouldn’t be surprised if she knew about your crush on her when you moved—”

“DUDE!” You shout. A mere second before tension lays from the drop of a hairbrush.

Heading towards the island of the kitchen area comes to a pause on the steps. The purple-haired Korean Rapunzel gives a slow turn-around, your face getting hot at the catch of Rumi’s wide brown eyes – and, if you’ve noticed, a hint of pink on her cheeks.

“… What now?”

“Bye.”

“Don’t you leave me!” Your frozen state had defrosted in an instant by your friend’s declare, sending your body to tackle around a leg to hold them in place.

“It’s clear to me that this is a conversation between you and Rumi,” Y/F/N proclaims, acting nonchalant despite dragging you with their captured leg. “So, I should not be involved.”

“You’re totally responsible for blabbing out on it!” You then tighten the hold as your friend attempts to push you off, resisting.

“All the more reason…” Y/F/N strains. Then jumps when an unfortunate take of loosening gives out the opportunity to dash to the door. “… to let you two work things out yourselves! Bye!”

“Dude!”

You end up at a near kiss against the door’s surface, groaning and slamming a fist down on the betrayal.

Soon, frustration comes to a fade while reality slips in. Silence lays in the room despite the racing of your heart.

You could not believe that just happened. Whining that led to a reveal you were going to keep away from your former crush up until reaching your grave. Only to now feel a presence on your back – eyes by the one person, who kept quiet through it all.

The eventual choice comes in turning around. While your heart drumming in your ears, grounding comes with resting back against the door, the cold surface calming your heated skin. Your own eyes then come to a raise over her.

Frozen as a statue did not remove the glowing red on her pale cheeks. With her make-up not present, hiding them is impossible. Eyes stay wide, but has soften a little than before. Lips with a slight chapped nature hold a tiny agape.

The hair brush remains at the ground by her hair, getting cold by the second without the human contact.

Eyes stay in connection, each one daring themselves not to move or else.

Your chest then expands. And your lips start to move.

“How much can I pay you to pretend this never happened?”

Silence rests. Rumi’s blush spreads an inch more.

“… I’m richer than you,” she replies. “And I can’t even afford it.”

Your nails in one hand claw on the surface as your heart jumps inside your neck.

You swear on killing your friend the next time you two meet.

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MIRA

Your friend’s massive groan gets Mira’s pointed eyebrow to raise and you to hold back a laugh in respect. “I learn everything last!”

“You do not,” you assure.

“Do so!” Resting flat on their side of the couch, Y/F/N comes up to a sitting position. “I was the last to know about that car accident you had last month – which I am glad nothing too major happened,” they add in consideration.

You smile, but it’s not entirely there in your eyes. “If only the deductible in repairs didn’t cost me…”

“I did tell you that you can use my card,” Mira then speaks up, her bifocal attention still at the book she reads. “Not like I use it as much anyway.”

You give a sincere look to her. “And I’ve told you that I rather not. It would feel like dealing with a loan.”

“Not a loan when it’s an offering for nothing in return.”

“Mira…”

The flop back on the couch gets your attention back to your pouting friend. “See? Not only she knew, she offered to pay! I swear, that crush you had on her when you moved here is more valid than ever!”

Your heart drops to your stomach.

The silent wide-eyed glare with the neck straining has your friend catching on in a second, stopping a gasp by slamming their palm over their mouth.

It means nothing.

The book soon closes in a snap. And with lifting your attention over, you catch on to Mira lowering it…

“You had a crush on me~?” Your heart pounds at the tease, Mira having a smirk on. No going back now.

“Oh shit.”

Your friend’s side comment increases the heat on your scrunching up face. “It was a long time ago! A one-time thing! A passby thought! Y/F/N, I’m going to fucking kill you for this!” You grit out your rage, your friend curling up into a ball like it’s the best choice to hide away.

“I’m sorry! I thought she knew! How was I supposed to know I’m second to last?!”

“Better late than never.”

Your legs start backing up the second Mira rises from her side of the couch. Despite the far distance in between you two, anticipation and enticement merely rises with the tension.

Peaking out to look over you two, Y/F/N then stops on you. “Now might be a good time to run.”

With a yell leaving you, you dash off out of the home with Mira chasing after you, all three of you knowing well aware that Mira wasn’t going to let this go and wishes to know more about it. Even if it had to be done by force.

And with you knowing her so well, this hunter won’t stop until she gets the prize.

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ZOEY

“Oh c’mon, Y/F/N,” Zoey comforts. Your friend sits on the dining table with their face resting on the table surface, Zoey giving comfort by rubbing their back. “So you learn things last. At least you’ll know in the end!”

“I don’t wanna know at the end!” Their cry muffles.

You shake your head. “You’re making a big deal out of nothing.”

That proclaim sends them up into a sitting position, glaring and pointing at you. “It was a big deal when missing that Ciara concert.”

You grimace at the fair point. The one time your favorite singer is performing in your area, and you find out about it at the very last minute through Snapchat, when a classmate of shared interest placed posts of the event. “Well, at least you weren’t alone on that.”

“True. But, I was alone when learning about that crush you had on Zoey here when you moved in.”

“Huh?!”

Y/F/N whips their head over to the cry, Zoey’s face not spotting redness all over with her hands touching her cheeks.

Their eyes widen. “… Oh.”

“You are so dead meat.”

They soon grimace at your dark declare and glare. “I thought she knew!”

“Why the hell would I tell her that?!”

“You have a crush on me?”

The sudden vulnerability in Zoey’s voice gets your brain into a scramble, your words out in stutters. “N-not recently…?”

“Well!” Y/F/N places their hands on the surface, pushing themselves up. “It seems like you two have something to talk about, so—”

“Don’t you dare—”

“Bye!”

“Y/F/N!”

The door comes to a close, removing your sight over your betraying friend and letting a groan to come into the tension. From there on out, your mind is silent as it comes to a plan in getting your friend.

“Y-Y/N?”

You freeze, heart racing to almost be heard outside your chest. Then a hold rests on your right bicep, slight trembles now on you. For some reason on that, you felt a little comfort, knowing that you’re the only one embarrassed.

“Can… Can we talk about this?”

Hearing more of the shy puppy, you just couldn’t say no and pretend this never happened. Not to Zoey like this.

As you two head over to the couch, your mind considers on what to do to your friend and either have it slow and painful, or quick and easy without any mess to deal with after.

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I did go see Ciara, but unfortunately I had to leave early, which is not cool because she literally just started! My first concert ever, and my cousins (who were also my ride. I had no driving experience at the time) had to tell me we had to go!

So unfair! Basically missed it in a whole! I want a redo! 😠😭

I also got my car back yesterday, so I’m happy at least on that part 😊👍🏾

The [actual] Circus Animal 2.0

I figured I'd show the second version to this piece.

🎪🎪🎪🎪🎪🎪🎪🎪🎪

In what felt like a blink, you suddenly appear in a large, colorful room, landing on the cool tile floor elegantly.

You weren't exactly a fan of new places, seeing how it took a while to even adjust your first territory, with all its layout and confusing scents. And this place was that all over again, but bigger and brighter with a scent that was barely recognizable. Not to mention seeing colors that were both unfamiliar and overwhelming to you.

You were almost convinced it was a nightmare of some kind.

What is this place?

"BUST MY CANINES! IT APPEARS WE HAVE A NEW GUEST IN OUR DIGITAL REALM!!"

You jerked back at a booming voice overhead, and look up to find what looks to be human teeth and a pair of eyes, one blue and one green staring down down at you, with a red suit and bowtie.

Far too close, and far too personal.

"Oh goody, a new sucker joins the party."

You snapped your gaze in front of you, only to find FAR too many eyes on you. All of them seemed to be human in shape, but they all looked completely bizarre;

There was a female had a pale white completion, donning a blue and red outfit, with eyes of a similar color, with a bit of brown hair peeking out from her pointed floppy hat.

Another being, had a body completely consisting of red ribbons, with their face being something made of porcelain, with black holes for the eyes and mouth.

Next to them was a mash of colorful parts shaping something that barely resembled the folks you were used to.

There was also a massive game piece you've seen once or twice, with large blue eyes and a purple coat with a fluffy white edging draped around it.

But the most intimidating for you was the tall purple rabbit creature in red overalls, leering down at you with yellow eyes and teeth.

The only one that looked remotely familiar was the female with curled red hair and purple dress, though her button eye was mildly off-putting.

She must have seen the look of panic on your face because she was quick to step forward, putting on that friendly expression most humans did.

"Hey... uh... I know this is a lot but-"

When she reached for you, something in you snapped.

"HIIIIIISSSSSSS!!"

You swatted at her hand with a yowl and hiss, your tail fluffing out thickly as you tried to arch your back as best you can as you scuttle back.

"Woah! Easy there, we don't want-" the teeth tried to come closer, buy you batted at his eyes and lower jaw, earning a few "ows" before you bolted off on all fours, leaving the group in a stunned silence.

You had to get out of there.

You needed your housefolk.

What even happened??

🎪[From another perspective...]🎪

The group stared where you ran off in a stupor of both shock, confusion and horror.

"...okay... so... maybe they're really in their character...?" Ragatha spoke softly, chuckling nervously as she rubbed at her hand, despite not being struck.

But from the way you moved, so quick on your paws, there was no way you were human. Zooble just shook their head slowly, shock and confusion clear in their eyes.

"Or this place actually somehow trapped someone's F@#$ pet."

"A real sweet one at that." Jax sneered, staring at the direction you ran.

"Jax... they're just scared... I'm sure they'll come around..." Ragatha's voice faltered. "...eventually."

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Kim Dokja?....🚉