"So...?" Markus asked after all of the photos had been taken
"So what...?" Venus muttered, looking over at Strawberry
"Who is she. How did you meet? And more importantly when... why haven't I met her yet?" He crossed his arms
"I met her on Monday at the circus... she's a singer there... but she's not staying with them for much longer" she watched as Strawberry spoke to one of the dress makers
"What do you mean honey...?" He raised an eyebrow
"The owner has been... abusing some of them... including her..." she sighed and rubbed the bridge of her nose
"Oh that would explain the scars... that's terrible. What're they going to do...?"
Venus looked back over at Strawberry who was now giving a slight spin as she showed off the outfit to Kelly and Harry. She had a wide smile on her face and a blush on her cheeks.
Strawberry then looked over at Venus, catching her staring at her. Strawberry's blush grew. She then turned back to talking to the others.
"I'm not sure... I don't think they know themselves... but... Strawberry is coming to live with me"
"Hun you've only known her three days..."
"I know but... I have a good feeling about her. She's going to go far. She'll do great things. She's an amazing singer... one of the best I've ever heard" she had a slight blush growing on her cheeks
"Alright... but don't say I didn't warn you when she robs you..."
"Markus she's not going to rob me!"

Later that day

Strawberry was sat at her desk applying makeup while Venus sat on her bed. Strawberry was still wearing the outfit that she was wearing at the photo shoot earlier.
"Miss Winter..." Strawberry whispered, putting down her blush
"Please just call me Venus..." Venus muttered
"Venus... you don't have to let me live with you..."
"I know... but I can't let you stay here..." she walked over to stand behind Strawberry, placing her hands on her shoulders "I can see you going so far Strawberry... I can see you being one of the world's best singers... I can imagine you... on that stage singing your heart out in front of thousands of people..."
"Y- you really think so...?"
"I do... and I can help you... I can make your wildest dreams come true... but you can't stay here at the circus... you're worth so much more than that..."
There was a slight knock at the door. Strawberry sighed and stood up. She answered the door to find Harry stood with blue eyeshadow and winged eyeliner.
"You're on in 5..." Harry whispered
"Alright I'll be there in a minute" Strawberry whispered
Harry nodded then walked off. Strawberry turned back to face Venus. Slowly, Venus moved a hand to place on Strawberry's hip and the other on her cheek. She leant closer to Strawberry and placed their lips together.
A few minutes later Strawberry and Venus were stood in the tent. The previous act had finished and the musicians were getting ready to preform. Venus looked down at Strawberry who was smiling up at her.
"Well... you should probably go out there to introduce us all..." Strawberry whispered
Venus nodded. She had agreed to introduce the musicians. She slowly walked into the ring and picked up the microphone. A few people in the crowd gasped at the sight of her, turning and talking to the person next to them.
"Good afternoon everyone. I hope that you've all had a wonderful time at the circus. Tonight you all will have the pleasure of hearing the most amazing group of people I've ever heard. Especially the singer... miss Strawberry..."
Venus held out her hand as Strawberry entered the ring. A few people smiled at the sight of her. Venus handed the microphone to Strawberry.
"Afternoon everyone. It's a pleasure to see you all here tonight. Today I will be singing one of my favourite songs for you... Hallelujah..."
They all clapped as Venus exited the ring to stand at the side. As the musicians started playing the lights dimmed to focus on Strawberry. She gripped onto the microphone, looking over at Venus who gave a reassuring smile.
As she started singing, Venus's smile widened. She hit every note perfectly. As she got further into the song Venus felt tears forming in her eyes. She wiped them away.
Strawberry looked over at Venus as she held out her hand in her direction while continuing to sing. The song was almost over. She had slight tears in her eyes.
Another light appeared on Venus as she slowly walked over to Strawberry. Strawberry had just finished singing as Venus wrapped her arms around her. A few people in the audience stood up and clapped as the music came to an end.
Venus looked down at Strawberry into her ocean blue eyes then gently pressed their lips together. A few people in the audience went quiet while others cheered louder. Venus pulled away after a few seconds as Strawberry placed her head on her chest.
"I love you..." Strawberry whispered
"I love you too..." Venus sighed
After a while they broke away from the hug. The musicians stood up and all took a bow. Venus took the microphone from Strawberry.
"Again I just want to thank you all for being here tonight. Tonight is the last night that strawberry is performing here... and with the circus..." Venus weakly smiled
"I've had a wonderful experience here but in afraid it's time for me to move on" Strawberry added
"It's been a pleasure seeing you all here. I hope you've all enjoyed the show and have a good afternoon"
As the lights turned on people stood up and started leaving the circus. A few people ran over to Venus and asked her for an autograph. She smiled and nodded writing a note and signing some papers for people.
"Thank you so much! I love you so much Venus!" One girl squealed
"You wouldn't believe how often I hear that..." Venus chuckled
Strawberry was holding on to Venus's arm, her head resting on her shoulder. Venus smiled and wrapped an arm around Strawberry.
It was at that very second with the flash of a light Venus come to realisation that a member of the paparazzi was there. Her face dropped and she looked down at Strawberry.
"Shit..." Venus whispered "oh shit shit shit..."
"What...?" Strawberry asked, looking up at her
"The paparazzi are here..."
Strawberry moved away from Venus and looked at the crowd around her. They realised that people were taking pictures of them which were definitely going to be posted on social media.
"My agent is going to kill me..." Venus whispered

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I've not updated this story in over a week. I actually quite like this chapter so I hope you guys like it too