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It was a cool day out and clouds dotted the sky occasionally providing shade as they drift. You're on your way to work at a small coffee shop in town. As you head to work you look at the flyers scattered about the streets and buildings. "This traveling circus really is drowning this town in flyers are they" you thought.
You notice a commotion down the street past the shop and wonder what's going on. There's a guy yelling at one of the circus cast. You think about intervening but you don't want to be late and just head in to work.
You see your boss and he lets you know that Carol hasn't shown up for work today and that he's been covering for her. "Well your shift is about to start. The orders are on the counter. Clock in and let me know if you need anything." He finishes then heads to his office probably to fill out paperwork or log stuff.
You Clock in, put on your apron, then look at the orders and what tables they go to. You take the orders to their corresponding tables and have some little small talk with the customers. At one of the tables the two people seated there are talking about how strange and creepy the circus is and how people have started going missing after their arrival.
Customers come and go till one specific customer shows up. He has an eerie air to him and he has an almost sinister smile but it's your job to serve people. You walk up to them and give them a smile. "May I take your order?" I ask. "I'll take a strong hot coffee please" He replies. "K I'll bring you your order right away." You respond back.
You head behind the counter and prepare the man's order. When you're almost done your boss emerges from his office and lets you know that he's got a meeting he's got to go to so because you're working alone today he tells you to close up after the remaining customers leave. "Then just wipe down the tables and you can clock out" "k see ya" you reply waving him goodbye before finishing the order you were working on. You take the coffee to the man. "Here's your order. May I get you anything e-" He cuts you off before you can finish. "Do you like the circus?" You're a little taken aback by his sudden question. "Oh uh.. I think I might be a little too old for that" you say a bit hesitantly. "Nonsense!" He says "This circus isn't for kids. It's got some pretty creepy stuff." "So you've been?" You ask, a bit curious now. "Yup! Here take this" He offers you a pink ticket that says "The Freak Circus of Horrors". "Go and tell me it didn't give you shivers" "w-what? No, I can't expect something like this!" You say, trying to kindly reject his offer. "You spent money on that. You can't just give it away!" He shakes his head smiling. "Don't worry I thought about going again but I'm leaving town soon so it would put me at ease knowing my ticket didn't go to waste." You sigh. "I guess in that case it won't hurt to go. Thank you!" You say accepting his offer. You take the ticket from his hand and put it in your pocket.
"Well ill be off. Hope you enjoy the circus." He says before paying and heading out the door. You thank him again then start wiping down the tables. You close up shop and decide since you have extra free time because you closed early that you might as well head to the circus tonight.
You walk up to the entrance of the circus and are met with the sight of a tall man wearing a mask, suit, and top hat. Behind him you see several tents of different colors "Welcome! May I punch your ticket?" The black and white mask man asks. You grab the ticket from your pocket and offer it to him. "Ah! You have a special ticket!" He says. "Really? How so?" You ask. "You have special accesses. Follow me." He leads you to a pink and black striped tent then guides you inside. "It's so dark" you think, looking around trying to adjust your eyes. A moment later you feel a sharp pain in the back of your head from a heavy blow. The last thing you hear before blacking out is "take her to the back."
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You wake up to a pounding headache and dark surroundings. You try to hold your pounding head but find that your hands are bound behind you to a pole. You try to move your feet but find that they are tied too. You look around and notice several sets of glowing eyes staring at you, a yellow set, a green set, a white and blue heterochromia set, a purple set, and a red set. You can see their silhouettes too but they're vague in the dark tent.
“looks like she's awake. She's pretty” says the white and blue eyed one. “Let's begin. Anyone interested in this one?”. You stare at the figures, though your eyes are drawn to one in particular. The purple eyed one. You lock eyes with them and you notice them smile and tilt their head through the darkness. “I think I'll take this one. They are pretty. They can be useful.” The purple eyed one says. “Can't the rest of us get acquainted first? I'm interested to” the yellow eyed one countered. “I agree” adds the green eyed one. “I'd be interested in doing some tests on this one too,” the red eyed one added. The red eyed one has a thick Russian accent you notice.
“What's going to happen to me! It seems that most of them want me for some reason and one likes to do tests!? Who are these people!” You frantically think. You've noticed that there is tape over your mouth so you can't speak. “Allright ill let you all have a chance to acquaint yourselves with them in due time but I've already claimed her so don't think you'll get to keep them.” The purple eyed one says before walking up to you. You can see the purple eyed one a bit better now that they've approved you. You can see that their outfit is mostly purple like their eyes but with black and gold accents. They lean over you looking down on you and say “im Jester, your new owner. From now on you will be my pet. Got it?”
You silently stare up at the jester still frightened due to your situation. “Pet!? I'm not anyone's pet! What is going on! What does any of this mean!?” You think to yourself. The jester leans down a bit further and reaches to rip the tape off. You flinch away, turning your head to the side. The jester chuckles “don't worry. I don't bite.. usually.” They rip the tape from your mouth and you're finally free to speak. “Where am I and what's going on!” You say trying to figure out if this is just some cruel joke or act, or if this is actually happening. Jester chuckles again “you should know the answer to both your questions already had you been paying attention. You're in one of the circus tents, and as you heard, I'm your new master.” He answers you. “But why?” You ask. “Because you were foolish enough to accept a pink ticket from a stranger” the jester replied cruelly, his smile growing wider with a sadistic pleasure.
Later you find yourself in the purple tent in a pink jester outfit and mask. In the purple tent there's a stage and behind that stage are some sectioned off areas used for storage or as what seems to be the jesters living quarters. There were two storage sections on either side of the stage generally containing props and other things for performances. Then there was what seems to be an office, a library, and a bedroom. Jester had put you in the pink jester outfit before taking you to his tent. He then said that I could explore as much as I wanted as long as I don't mess with anything, though I'm allowed to read the books so long as I put them back where I found them.
The jester then left saying that he had business to deal with and not to leave the tent. He also mentioned training his new pet though I didn't fully catch that one. You were worried about what that would mean as you passed back and forth in his library. You had looked at some of his books to try to distract yourself but most of his books were language and informational books and nothing piqued your interest.
You heard footsteps enter the tent each step accompanied by the soft jingle of bells. Jester entered the small library and you looked at him unsure of what you should do. The jester spoke up saying “I have a performance soon but before then I'll show you where you'll be sleeping then I have one last thing for you.”. “Ok” you replied cautiously, still a bit unsure. He led you to his bedroom and gestured towards his bed. “This is where you'll be sleeping” he said but before he could continue you shouted “what!? Why are we sharing a bed!? Can't I just sleep on a couch or something?!” The jester narrowed his eyes slightly at you before saying “your first lesson as my pet is not to interrupt me.” He said sternly making you shrink into yourself some as you realize how much taller than you he is and probably how much stronger he is. “Now as I was saying you WILL be sleeping where i tell you and second i have something for you.” You nod not wanting to anger him further.
That sadistic smile you saw on him earlier returns at you submissiveness and now that you can see him clearly it's even creeper. He walks over to a dresser and pulls open a drawer. What he pulls out shocks you and you back away some nervously. Jester approaches you holding the collar and leash. You continue backing up as Jester approaches until you come in contact with the tent wall. Jester stands in front of you and raps the collar around your neck then clips the leash to the loop on the collar. The collar is purple with black stars on it and there's a little golden bell hanging from the same loop the leash is attached to.
You stand there stunned until the jester backs away and begins to speak “my performance is about to begin. You be a good girl and wait in here till I return ok?” He pats you on the head before tying the leash to his bed then walks out to prepare for the theatrical performance he's hosting.
You sit on the edge of the jesters bed fidgeting with the leash to the collar you now wear. You've been thinking about how much your life has changed already over the course of 24 hours. Tho you don't even know if it's been 24 hours because you don't know how long you were out for when you had been kidnapped.
You can hear Jester telling a story about a monster that fell in love with an angel. You listen to his elegant, almost hypnotic voice as he tells his story. You find yourself zoning out just listening to him speak. Eventually you drift off to sleep to the sound of his voice.
(Jester pov)
He finishes up his play ending with a bow. He stands there watching the crowd slowly file out talking and laughing either about his play or something of their own conversation. When there's little to no people left he heads backstage ordering some of the fools to clean up the blood stain on the stage. He enters his bedroom to find that you've fallen asleep on his bed. He approaches you sleeping form and removes the mask that covers your face. You truly are beautiful with soft features and well kept hair.
“Looks like you're still recovering from the blow to your head. I'll let you rest tonight but tomorrow you start training. A good pet needs manners after all. I'll also let you get a chance to get acquainted with some of my main cast.” He says to you though he knows that you can't hear him. He leaves the room then exits the tent to tend to some work and speak with the monsters.
He finds Ticket Taker and asks him how sails are going and if there's anything he needs to look at or deal with. Ticket Taker tells Jester that Pierrot and Harlequin got in another fight. Jester then goes and lectures Pierrot and Harlequin about what they've talked about before. That Harlequin needs to stop teasing Pierrot and that Pierrot needs to stop attacking Harlequin for teasing him.
The circus has closed for tonight and jester has just finished with his daily errands. Everyone else has gone to bed and he heads over to his tent. He enters his bedroom and sees that you're still asleep. He approaches you and admires your beauty before climbing into his bed next to you. He raps his arms around your waist and pulls you close to him as he too drifts off to sleep.