Zodiac Life

10. The Carnival

The Zodiacs loaded into the limousine contained in the large garage. Given the amount of people living in the house, it was actually relatively cheaper to buy a limousine rather than twelve individual cars. Scorpio sat in the driver's seat with Leo next to him. The rest of the Zodiacs piled into the back of the vehicle, chatting excitedly about what they planned to do at the carnival.

They drove a short while when Capricorn began squealing in excitement. "I'm just so excited! The carnival really is the best time of the year for me!" Taurus and Pisces nodded in agreement while the others just laughed at Capricorn's uncharacteristic excitement.

Usually careful and patient, Capricorn rarely rushed into things, however special events like this always seemed to make her forget these qualities. Many of the other Zodiacs suspected that the reason for this behavior was because Capricorn secretly couldn't resist an attempt to let loose once in a while.

Soon they were parked outside the gates of the carnival. The other Zodiacs practically jumped out of the yelling in excitement. Scorpio and Leo sat in the car for a while, watching them run into the fairgrounds. Scorpio shook his head and Leo laughed. "They're like little children, honestly," Scorpio said. Leo nodded in agreement. "Come on Scorpio, let's go get some fried dough or something."

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By noon the Zodiacs had spread out all over the fairgrounds. Virgo, Sagittarius, and Scorpio hung out around the food court in an attempt to avoid the chaotic crowds. Libra, Aries, Cancer, and Leo were hitting up every game stand in the carnival. Meanwhile, Capricorn, Aquarius, Gemini, Pisces, and Taurus were making it their goal to ride every ride in the vicinity.

Well, that was their goal. They had been in line for the zipper when Pisces found herself swept away by the crowd. She looked around but was unable to catch sight of anyone recognizable. It was then when she heard the shouting.

"You can't do this! This place is all I have! What happened to sticking together?"

Pisces turned in the direction of the voice to see a young man dressed in dusty clothes on his knees in front of a young lady in a leopard print leotard. "Please hon! You can't do this!" He begged. The lady scoffed at him. "This place has gone down the drain, babe! I'm sorry, but I've got to make money somehow." With that, she picked up a matching leopard print suitcase, got into a nearby car, and drove away.

Pisces watched the poor young man sir their for a full five minutes, looking shell shocked. Unable to resist the opportunity to help, Pisces went up to the man.

"Are you ok?" Pisces asked. The man looked up at her, startled. "Oh, uh... yeah, yeah I'm... well, no. Actually, I'm not ok," he stuttered.

"Oh, um.... what's wrong?" Pisces asked. The man looked ready to start sobbing. "Oh, everything's just falling apart! That lady that just left was the last member of a traveling circus that I'm part of. Or at least I was part of," he said, motioning to a pickup truck with a wrapped up circus tent next to him.

"Oh!" Pisces said. She recognized the tent. It was a big attraction at the carnival, but she guessed it had fallen on hard times since last year, based on what the man in front of we was saying. "That circus was everything I had!" He yelled.

Pisces thought for a few moments. Not only did she want to help this man, but she also wanted to save the circus she and the other Zodiacs loved so much. It was then that an absolutely insane idea came into her head.

She grabbed the man's shoulder excitedly and lifted him to his feet. The man looked at her, confused and startled. "W-what are you doing?" He stuttered.

Poseurs had a wide smile on her face. "I think I know some people who can help you,"