The Way It Should Be

Chapter Twenty-Four

The next couple of days went by slowly and boringly. Evra, Darren, and I have been kept up with feeding the Little People and doing chores.

Whatever time I have I need to spend it sleeping, feeding my wolves, or feeding myself.

Sam has been helping out a lot too.

Then one morning a "new" performer showed up, Cormac Limbs.

"You got to see this guy." Evra says excitedly. He pulled us to a thin slender man.

Everyone crowded around this guy. The guy talked to Evra like they were brothers - but obviously they weren't.

I looked down at the ground, somewhat bored here. This is my free time that's being wasted here it better be good.

Evra pushes Darren forward and I look up.

"Cormac this is Darren Shan and that is Alicia 'Tux' Woods."

"They're new to the Cirque."

"What do you do?" Darren asks.

Cormac looked at Mr. Tall.

"Should I show him?" Cormac asks.

"Might as well, they won't leave you alone till you do." Mr. Tall says.

"OK one of you two come here." Cormac says.

"Darren go." I order.

"Fine, Boss." He says walking up to him.

"I'm too tired to show the whole act so I'll just make it short and sweet." He made his hand into a fist then stuck out his index finger. "Darren, will you put this finger in your mouth?"

Darren looked at Evra and I. Evra signaled Darren to do as Cormac asks.

Darren puts Cormacs finger in his mouth.

"Now, bite down on it, please." Cormac says. "Harder. Come on boy, put some backbone into it. Work those jaws. Are you a shark or a mouse?"

Darren bit and his finger came clean off. My mouth drops, horrified.

Darren fell to the ground and spat the finger out of his mouth.

Cormac was just laughing! There wasn't any blood. I was still horrified, but that slowly changed to amazement when I saw it starting to grow back!

Everyone started cheering.

I was frozen in shock and amazement! He... He can grow back body parts! That's so cool!

Cormac talked to Darren for awhile, and during that time I went back to my normal grumpy self.

"People," Mr. Tall says. "Spread the word. The lull is over. The show goes on tonight."

Everyone was buzzing around and doing tasks. We all had to do important stuff, like hammer the pegs for the tent down, set up chairs and find props for the acts.

Sam showed up but we had to tell him to go home, I'm pretty sure Darren gave him some tickets to the show though.

There was only one break between here and the show. Every other time we were hard at work.

I had to make sure we had enough meat for my act and for the wolves.

Its now time for the show to start. I had to go on stage to help with the Wolf-Man, making sure he doesn't bite anyone, like the time I went to the Cirque, he bit a woman's hand off! When he was somewhat calm I went off stage and watched the show from the wings.

Hans Hands went on after the Wolf-Man.

Then Rhamus Twobellies, a man who can eat anything.
Mr. Tall went on - since we were short on preformers - his act was like he was teleporting.

Truska went on, a woman who could grow a beard in a matter of seconds.

Then Darren and Larten. I didn't know that Darren would go on but he did.

Madam Octa bite and paralyzed the goat just like the first time I went to the Cirque and everything else that had happened.

At one point Madam Octa was in Lartens mouth so Darren had to control her. Darren had a long pause then played a flute that controlled her and took her out. I wonder what that pause was about. Oh well.

Next was my time.

Scar and Pen went up the aisles growling, I could tell the people on the ends were ready to jump from their seats and run off.

Nona stayed by my side. I took one of the things of meat and fed it to her. I then ate the rest of the rotting old meat and smile.

I did the rest of my act. Pen almost bit someone at one point but I growled at her and she stopped.

Then Cormac did his act.

Then Evra did his act, where the snakes went down the back of the tent.

It was funny seeing people yell and scream. I laughed a little. I then noticed Darren wasn't around, I assumed he just got really tired and went to bed early.

Our snakes were awesome. I haven't spent much time with my snake, Evra begged for me to let him be in his act, I agreed.

After the show I met up with Evra, Sam, and that R.V. guy.

"How'd you think of it?" I asked them.

"It was awesome! Just what I thought it would be!" Sam says.

"Why'd you got to kill that goat, man?"

"Hmm, oh its not dead, just paralyzed, it will die eventually, but not now." I say.

"Still why you got to do it?"

"We bought it at a buther, it would have died anyway." Evra explains.

"Besides, its nature my wolves will probably eat it later." I add.

"What about the Wolf man, the snakes, the spider, and your wolves?" RV asks.

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"They aren't being treated right. Being in cages."

"My wolves arent caged up. They are allowed to leave whenever they wish." I say.

"I saw how you growled at that one for no reason."

"She was about to bite someone." I say.

"Now about the others. They shouldn't be in cages." RV says.

"The wolf man is calm off stage so he's not locked up," Evra lies "My snake and her snake aren't locked up either, they sleep with me. The spider is caged because it is poisonous."

"Hey, I'm gonna go to sleep, can you make sure Nona doesn't get into too much trouble?" I ask.

"Yeah." Evra says.

"Thanks." I say walking away, into the van and into my hammock, and fall asleep.