The Last Performance ~ A Book of Circus Ciel x Oc ~{COMPLETED}~

Chapter 5

Chapter 5~ Scars

Once Smile and I were in the tent I went to get ready, leaving the boy to fend for himself.

Deciding that it would be best if we looked like a matching set, I chose an outfit similar to Smiles. For a top I wore a black and white striped dress shirt that had a built in corset over it so that it looked like a blue vest that laced in the back. The sleeves were shorter than Smile's and ended at my elbow, while the collar was white and ruffled in a more feminine fashion, instead of a bow I had a blue rose shaped clip in the center of my ruffles. I wore tight black gloves that reached my wrists. Instead of shorts I wore a similar version of Beast's skirt but it was blue instead of red and had delicate blue ruffles along the bottom of the black skirt. I wore similar stockings to Smile and heeled black boots. I put my hair in two pigtails before sticking two black rose clips with blue feathers at the base of each tail. I painted three small blue roses on my cheek before connecting them with a black vine of thorns along the side of my face.

After looking in the mirror and feeling accomplished I went to go meet Smile and the other First Stringers back stage before show time.

Smile looked at my costume and blushed before composing himself. I giggled before he could say anything.

"Now we really are partners..." I giggled.

"I suppose so Siren," he replied in a business like manner.

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Time passes and it is finally our turn to take the stage. Smile and I had agreed that we would do the marionette performance for the show this evening.

(Dollhouse by Melanie Martinez)

//Once the music starts and the spotlight hits us, Smile and I are next to each other slowly lifting our arms in time with the ticking of the clock. When I begin to sing we make very jerky movements with awkward positions to give the effect of being a controlled doll or puppet//

Hey girl, open the walls, play with your dolls

We'll be a perfect family.

When you walk away, is when we really play

You don't hear me when I say,

"Mom, please wake up.

Dad's with a slut, and your son is smoking cannabis."

//I stop and put a hand on my hip before shaking my finger saying *no*//

No one ever listens, this wallpaper glistens

Don't let them see what goes down in the kitchen.

//Smile and I stand side by side locking and unlocking our arms together before striking random picture poses and smiles acting the roles of perfect dolls//

Places, places, get in your places

Throw on your dress and put on your doll faces.

Everyone thinks that we're perfect

Please don't let them look through the curtains.

//we let our smiles drop before acting like we are trying to break free of the strings, then we both snap together and put a finger to our lips//

Picture, picture, smile for the picture

Pose with your brother, won't you be a good sister?

Everyone thinks that we're perfect

Please don't let them look through the curtains.

//we once again go into jerky controlled movements in time with the music//