Despite this being the one of the most well liked, this is surpsieling hard to write for me. Maybe it's the fact I've never actually lived in a Carnival but I digress. Technically this idea of a Circus AU came a Fanfictioner named Paradise Avenger, who has sinced moved to Archive of Our Own. Anywho let's see some responses.
Anarchipluvian Tears: Don't worry, I got ya!
Disclaimer: I do not own D. Gray man or its associative characters. All Oc's belong to their respective owners, while I own my characters and the plot only.
"Damn Komui making us clean this damn thing. Dammit!" Damon shouted as he and Allen were cleaning the large ornately carved and painted carousal. The horses, rabbits, wolves, butterfly, and hyenas carved with masterful precision and painted with a renaissance hand. And right now the two were cleaning it from last night occupants. Lipstick stains, food wrappers, paste stains, and saliva (that last one made Damon shiver) coated the beautiful art masterpieces.
"Hey you guys." The two boys turned to see Reena's sister, Lyra. A rather happy and serene smile on her face as she walked three puppies. Two were black, and one a beautiful gold. Two were male and one was a female. And the pattern stayed consistent.
To the average person Lyra didn't look much like a freak, or even abnormal save for her scars along her face and arms, but when night came she tended to turn... Devious. She and her friend Caliope were sword swallowers.
The three puppies immediately tried to pull away from her before she let go, allowing the dogs to run and tackle the two boys licking their faces. The two boys dropped what they were holding as they held back they tried to pray the pups off of them.
"Gah! Timcampy stop it!"
"Gomeru off! Tikal look for Segador or something."
This scene caused Lyra to laugh into her hand as she pulled out her camera and took a quick picture. Laughing fully now, she caused attention to some of the other Carnival workers.
"What on Earth are you two doing?" Mypthe sighed into her hand. The apathetic writer looked at the two boys with boredom. While not a freak persay, she actually take along with the Carnival to write a book about Carny life.
"To record history." She said when Komui questioned her about it. Now though, she became the impromptu normal one who actually handled most of the flier distribution with her friend, Alyss.
"I want to play with the puppies!" A rather young voice shouted rushing forward from the crowd and immediately petting Tikal. Who only accepted it because she found her favorite scratching spot. Behind her ears. The girl looked around six with a rather bright and flowing sundress. "Look Mal, puppy." The girl said holding Tikal up to her twin sister.
"I don't want to see a puppy. I want to see a wolf." Malice answered as she crossed her arms and stared at the rather bored looking Labrador. Tikal stared back before growling and nipping at the girl. "More like it!"
A woman standing above them mutely scolded them. Her facial features were remix net of her two daughters, fair and innocent like Alyss, and long black hair like Malice. The only difference was the scars along her mouth, carving out a smile on otherwise flawless skin. The woman looked towards Mypthe and made a few hand signs. The other woman sighed.
"Let the pups go girls." Mypthe said extracting Tikal from Alyss' grip and picking up both girls. For Malice though she tried to squirm out while Alice thought she was in a plane. Then she handed them to their mother. "Here Alice." The twenty two year old mother smiled before mutely scolding her daughters for not being polite and asking first.
"Hey? Where's your third brother?" Victoria asked jokingly as she eyed the two as they got up. Being the eldest in the vicinity, at twenty five, she kept some semblance of order around here while Link and Komui were away. Reever was out with a few of the other staff to look for more tools and material supplies.
"Seg? He said something about how Komui needed him or something." Allen responded politely. "Personally I believe he's got it worse than the rest of us."
"Why's that?" Victoria questioned.
"Komui had that gleam in his eye when he told him." Allen said shuddering. Damon looked passive before pulling out a lighter and lighting a few dried leaves. Immeadiately he was doused in cold water by Kori.
"What the hell woman!" He shouted looking at the mismatched eyes girl.
"Sorry, but there was a fire danger." She answered innocently before she and Damon got into another yelling fight. Gommeru staring at them quizzically as he cocked his head to the side. The Doberman confused on why his master was arguing with his madre.
"Why is everyone yelling?" A rather tired looking man in a ruffled shirt and tired expression asked as he was practically being carried by a realitvely same aged man with white hair and a turban.
"Mornin Kuro. How was the nap?" Lyra said looking at the rather drowsy individual. The dark haired man gave her a rather derpish stare before falling off of Wisely's shoulder and face first into the ground. Sleep already going through his system.
"Yeah, he's still tired. A wonder he's a lion tamer." Wisely said rubbing the back of his head as everyone now stared at the sleeping college drop out. The mind reader on the other hand just sighed before picking him up and depositing Kurosaki on a picnic table near the carousal. With him laid back, the scars on his arms were illuminated. Whether from blade, cat, or old wounds no one knew.
Soon everyone went back to a conversation with each other. To everyone it was an average day on one of their breaks. Talking and socializing with people who got them. The scarred, the disfigured, the "freaks" of society. Their family.
"Ahem everyone." Everyone to see Komui. Next to him were Link, a struggling Segafor carrying several bags, Bookman, and-
"Lavi!" Everyone cried as they ran and embraced the red head. The one eyed man teen only laughed as he felt himself being squeezed by the people he was closest to.
"Gah! Did you all miss me that much?" He questioned as he swamped by his friend's embrace.
"No. You just never called or told us where you were at." Allen affirmed.
"Are you kidding me? Have you seen the roaming charges for China to abroad! It would've cost Komui a fortune!" Lavi shouted face white and slacked at the thought. "It would be almost as bad as Cross' bills." At the name "Cross" Allen also turned. However instead of doing slack, he turned dark and venageful went to his eyes.
"Master! I will get you back somehow!" He shouted towards the heavens. Everyone sweat dropped at the spectacle, you would think they would be used to it by now.
Segador gave his brother a quizzled look as he was holding the luggage. Behind him, a blue haired man with long feminine stood behind him. Two girls, one with white hair in a ponytail with tinted glasses, and the other with olive green hair reminiscent of Komui's hair stood behind the man.
All the Canries teamed up and slowly began to numb together. These new comers making them go on edge. The blue haired man just glared at the lot of them. Alyss held her children close to her as Victoria, Reena, and Kori stood protectively in front of them.
Allen and Damon rolled up their sleeve a bit as Wisely stared at them with wide eyes. Hands twitching as he saw each of their little micro signs. The two girls began to shuffle behind the man.
"Who the hell are you?" Damon snarled, pulling a lighter from god knows where and a can of axe. For once no one stopped him.
"What's it to you freak?" Kanda snapped at the pyro. All the carnies bristled at that word as Allen glared at the man, rolling up his right arm sleeve.
"Do not call us freaks." Allen snarled, his gentleman persona cracking slightly. Kanda glared at the junior.
"Yeah, and who are you to stop me beansprout." The Japanese man spat out. Allen was livid and was about to punch Kanda in the face, until Komui intervened.
"Both of you stop, or I'll send you both to lion cleaning duty." Komui threatened. Allen immediately stopped while Kanda scoffed. Komui cleared his throAt before continuing. "Everyone, I'd like you to meet my darling, beautiful, pure, innocent, and amazing little sister Lenalee!" The man announced in his ring master voice.
Lenalee blushed immensely. She hasn't seen her brother in six years, and then when he introduces her to his "family" he makes it seem like a big deal.
"Nii-san..." Lenalee moaned in protest.
"And these are her friends from China, Haku and Kanda." Komui said pointing to the respective people. Everyone stared at the blue haired man and the white haired woman trying to hide behind him.
"Eh, Yu. Say somethig." Lavi teased the man. Eyes widened wen they saw the usually stoic looking man turn livid at the use of his first name.
"Baka Usagi!" He shouted before chasing the running and laughing red head. Everyone just stared dumbly as Lavi had the japanese man chase him around, leaving the white haired girl in front of everyone's attention.
Haku reached out to try and grab Kanda only to see he wasn't there. She nearly fell in surprise until he felt cold and materiel arms grab her and right her up. She let out a small squeak before she got her footing.
"Uh hi." She waved at them, for her though everyone looked like colorless, featureless, outlines.
"She's blind." Segador announced crassly before grumbling and carrying Haku's and Lenalee's luggage towards Komui trailer.
"N-No I'm not. I just can't see colors and defined objects." She stuttered as everyone stared at her with new interest... And sympathy. Segador just growled before lugging the luggage away, leaving Haku hi fend for herself.
"Oh you poor thing." Victoria said as she walked up to the visually impaired girl and hugging her. Alice came behind her and did so as well. Both woman comforting her. Haku stiffened before wringling free from their grasp.
"No it's alright." She said to everyone. "I'm fine, and I'm used to it."
"Well it isn't right for Segador to announce that without any say from you." Lyra said as she stared at Haku. "What'd Komui do to him?"
"I don't know..."
"Bah Segador is always a grouch." Damon laughed. "Remembered he never really liked "Outisders" as much as they liked him."
"But still-"
"It's alright." Allen said before grabbing Damon. "Well go talk to him. In the mean time could one of you four them around?" Immediately Caliope's and Lyra's eyes widened.
"We will!" They shouted before grabbing the girls and running through the fair grounds. Then Kurosaki woke up.
"Wha I miss?" He asked tiredly as he stared at everyone
"It seems we got new additions to our family." Wisely noticed as everyone dispersed. However when he looked behind him he saw Kurosaki had fallen asleep again. "Oh hell no! I am not carrying your sorry ass again!"