Strawberry was sat in her trailer. She had left Venus's house a few hours before. She was finishing the application of her makeup. She had put on light pink eyeshadow and a winged eyeliner. She had drawn in her eyebrows with a black eyebrow pencil. She had put on a glittery strawberry scented lip gloss.
Meanwhile Venus had just arrived at the circus. The show was supposed to start in a few minutes. She had on a royal blue turtle neck jumper and navy blue jeans. She wore the same shades as the night before.
Venus walked over to the ticket booth and handed over her ticket. The circus owner smiled at the sight of Venus.
"Evening miss Winter" he smiled, taking the ticket then stamping it
"Evening"
"Strawberry wasn't back until late... I'm guessing you had something to do with that?" He raised an eyebrow
"Oh... yeah I took her to look around the town"
"I see..."
Venus looked the owner up and down. He looked like he was in his late 40's. His hair was down and tucked behind his ears. He had small yellow studs in each ear. His eyes were a light brown colour.
"You know... your musicians would look pretty cute in some of my designs..." Venus muttered
"Is that so...?" The owner asked
"Yeah... I've got an idea for you"
"Go on..."
"I'll give everyone in the circus a new look and you all get to keep the outfits if you do a photo shoot for me. My magazines go international. You'll get advertisement out of it..."
"Hm... sounds like a good idea"
"Perfect" she held out her hand "I'm taking strawberry to the factory tomorrow. I'll be here around 8. You and the others can come with us"
"Sounds perfect" he shook Venus's hand "well... enjoy the show..."
"I will"
While watching the show Venus made notes in a small notebook. She wrote down each clothing item she thought would suit who best. She then smiled when Strawberry entered the tent.
She was wearing a pair of navy blue shorts and black tights underneath. She had a pair of black flat pumps with a small bow on them. She was wearing a pastel pink long sleeved shirt. She had her hair tied into a plat over her left shoulder.
She looked around the tent. Her smile widened at the sight of Venus. She took the microphone in her hand then continued looking around the circus.
"Good evening everyone! Over the last day I've had the opportunity to meet someone who I've admired for years. Someone who is just as amazing in person as she is from what I've seen and heard of her... so tonight's song will be dedicated to this very special woman... tonight I will be singing Somewhere only we know..." Strawberry smiled, looking in Venus's direction
Venus smiled as strawberry started singing. She hit every note with precision and perfection. With the lights shining on her face, making her cheeks glow, Venus truly felt Strawberry was a fallen angel.
After Strawberry finished singing, she took a bow as people cheered. Venus stood up and clapped loudly, smiling over at Strawberry.
"Thank you everyone for coming tonight. It's been great seeing you all! I hope to see some of your wonderful faces at tomorrow nights show!" Strawberry beamed
People then started standing up and leaving. Once most people were gone, Venus stood up and walked over to Strawberry. Strawberry was stood talking to the owner of the circus along with the people from other acts. They were all smiling as The owner explained what Venus had told him earlier.
"That was a great show tonight guys" Venus smiled, taking off her shades
"Holy shit you were being serious?!" One of the acrobats yelled. He had short dark brown hair and turquoise eyes. He had on winged eyeliner and pink eyeshadow with matching lipstick. His name was Harry
"Obviously..." the owner sighed, rubbing the bridge of his nose
Strawberry ran over to Venus and tightly wrapped her arms around her. She then leant up to place a gentle kiss on Venus's lips. The owner of the circus glared at Venus, wide eyed with narrowed eyebrows.
"Oh damn... when you said you got to spend time with someone you admired I didn't think you meant it..." one of the female musicians muttered. She had light skin with long hazel brown hair. Her eyes were a dark green and her body was slender but with slight curves. Her name was Kelly
"Of course I meant it... I wouldn't lie to our audience..." Strawberry smiled, snuggling into Venus's chest
"Anyway as I was saying..." the owner snarled slightly "miss Winter here has offered us the opportunity of a lifetime. You will all be up and ready for 8am sharp. We will then travel to one of her factories, get sized up and put on the desired outfit. Then we'll all participate in the photo shoot. Got that?" They all nodded "good now it's getting late so get off to bed pretty soon. I'll see you in the morning"
With that they all separated. Venus walked with Strawberry back to her caravan. They then went inside and sat on the bed. Venus placed a hand on Strawberry's cheek then leant in for a small kiss.
"I probably shouldn't stay too long... it's going to be a long day tomorrow..." Venus muttered between kisses
"P- please don't go..." Strawberry whispered, gripping onto Venus's shirt
"Why not...?"
"I- I don't want to be alone in here at night anymore..."
"You want me to stay here with you all night...?" She moved to look Strawberry in the eyes
"Yes..."
"I would but... I've not got a change of clothes, I have no makeup or hair products... I-"
"P- please... just for tonight..."
"Okay... okay I'll stay..."
Strawberry smiled up at Venus then placed another kiss on her lips. She then stood up and quickly removed her makeup before searching for some kind of clothing Venus could borrow for the night. She found an oversized shirt and handed it to Venus.
"Thanks but... I normally just sleep in pants and a bra..." Venus snickered
"But... you'll get cold..." Strawberry whispered as she slipped out of her shoes
"Okay... I'll wear it then..."
The two silently started undressing. There were a few awkward glances as they turned to look at each other's bodies. Venus noticed how curved Strawberry's hips were and Strawberry finally got to see Venus's toned and defined muscles.
Strawberry slipped into a loose pink shirt and shorts. Venus put on the shirt she had been given. It was surprisingly comfortable and well fitting. They smiled at each other then shared a small kiss.
Strawberry pulled back the bedsheets on her bed and climbed underneath them. Venus joined her then pulled the cover over the both of them. Strawberry wrapped her arms around Venus and placed her head on her shoulder.
"V- Venus..." Strawberry whispered
"Yes Angel?" Venus smiled, running a hand through Strawberry's hair
"Thank you for staying with me tonight..."
"It's okay... thank you for coming into my life..."

Outside of Strawberry's caravan

The owner of the circus was stood outside of Strawberry's Caravan. He had his head to the door and was listening into their conversation. He growled slightly upon realising that Venus was staying with Strawberry. They would be sleeping in the same bed...
He clenched his fists and walked away from the trailer. He took a pack of cigarettes out of his pocket then lit one. He walked out of the circus grounds and looked up at the sky.
The owner flinched as he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned to see Harry soon next to him.
"What's up with you...?" Harry asked
"That little slut winter is staying in Strawberry's caravan... if she thinks she can take my best act she's ducking wrong... that kid is mine and mine only..." he hissed
"Jesus Christ... calm down Dave... she doesn't like you in that way. She's made that pretty obvious"
"She'll realise eventually that she loves me... until then... I'll just have to keep her here... she won't ever leave me..."

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The reason why Strawberry has been in the circus so long isn't because she enjoys it..... it's because she has to...