Chapter 40

Off somewhere else in the circus...

Ragged breaths left Caine's jaw as his muscles spasmed and twitched with an unfamiliar sting he didn't feel often— something akin to regret?

No.

The possessive nature buried beneath in his circuits and wires hummed and bubbled. Thoughts of the night he hurt you raced in his mind. The echoes of that haunting night were drowning out all sounds around him.

Panic.

Fear.

'What have I done?'

Bubble appeared at his side suddenly, "Why would she leave you? When she could just leave you."

Caine angrily popped bubble with a growl emanating behind his clenched teeth only for the floating annoyance to reappear once more, "You're not human. You're just ai."

Caine roared, the walls of his office shaking and glitching, "Shut up!" He popped the nuisance once more.

Bubble whispered before his eyes, "You ruined it."

Caine growled, slamming his fists on the desk below, "Enough!!"

"Damien. Who does he think he is? Thinks he can just appear in my circus and take away my y/n. Just when everyone was starting to like me— when —when— she was starting to love me."

The word love rolled off his tongue in a venomous possessive purr, "He won't take her." His gloves clenched at his sides as he rose from his seat, "I'm better than him. More powerful. Smarter. Faster."

Power rose from his core and emanated off his skin in streaks of lightning as the energy coursed through his veins. His screams becoming louder as the whole circus glitched.

"Y/n is MINE"

Meanwhile somewhere else in the circus—

You stand before Ragatha and Damien hesitant yet confident. The two emotions causing an evident struggle mentally that showed clear as day on the features of your face.

"I— "

Ragatha leaned in closer, "What was it?"

Seeming more eager knowing Damien was telling the truth this time. Damien leaning on the frame of the door in a poor attempt to force his way into your room.

"The Ferris wheel."

You spoke quietly, but the words reached both their ears. Damien looked like he'd seen a ghost as his face went pale then red two seconds later.

"Shit. Of all the memories you recalled that one?" Damien pinched the bridge of his nose and looked away.

Ragatha cocked her head to the side in confusion, "What? Do you think riding it yesterday caused you to regain that memory."

Your mouth turns dry as you struggle to form words, "Yeah. I think so."

Damien shifted uncomfortably, "How much of it—"

You shrug, "All I remember is you being nervous and accidentally saying you liked me. Then I joked about having to tell our boss. Not much else. Nothing useful as far as how I got here goes."

Ragatha nods thoughtfully with her hand resting on her chin. Gangle and Zooble emerge from Zooble's room together and look over at the three of you. Zooble raises an eyebrow in curiosity, "Are you guys— planning something? Why are you all standing outside y/n's door."

"No!" You all suspiciously answer in unison.

"Riiiight. What the f^%k is going on here? I'm not dumb. Obviously you guys don't exactly hang out every day." Zooble interrogates the trio with great skepticism.

Ragatha snitches on you sheepishly rubbing her arm, "Well— we think y/n may have found a way to remember our lives before the circus."

Gangle covers her mouth in astonishment with one of her ribbons, "Oh my god." Her voice barely above a whisper.

You nod over at Zooble, "It's true. I— remember a memory I had on a Ferris wheel outside the circus while I was riding it."

Zooble replies half interested half skeptical, "So we all just need to keep going on adventures to remember our past lives?"

You all answer as a trio with certainty, "Yeah."

Zooble grumbles, "Can you guys stop answering all at once it's getting kinda creepy."

"Sorry"

You apologize at the same time as the others yet again.

Zooble shivers and grabs gangles hand dragging her to the cafe for a date night, "Riiiight. Anyways. We're gonna go to the cafe and grab a bite. We should let the others know whenever we see them again."

And just like that the pair was gone. Leaving you with Damien and Ragatha once more.

"Should we tell Caine?" You quietly questioned to either.

"No!" They sternly answered in unison.

You sigh before leaning back away into your room, "Right, well. I'll catch you guys later. I need to rest."

The door clicks softly and you hear their footsteps fading. Damien lingers momentarily debating on talking to you before ultimately deciding it's best he simply leaves.

For now.

You plop onto the thick soft duvet below and exhale harshly.

"I could go for a nap right about now."

Shimmying under the covers felt comforting. The heavy soft material adding heaviness to your eyelids as your muscles relaxed. Slowly your eyes shut as you drifted off to sleep.

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