Lament of the Moon S&H - Ch.08: Dancing no Bara - Ep04
#4 of LoM 08
"Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome all, children and grownup of all ages, to the greatest and most amazing show in the world! Welcome to- Cirque de la Rosa!" The circus's ringmaster, a chubby middle aged brown seal, proudly announced and officially started the opening ceremony with some fantastically eye dazzling fireworks that lit up the spacious circus ring with colorful lights and sparks, much to the big crowd cheers and gasps. Sasuga was among the crowd, sitting between Hazard and Panja, and was as excited as a kindergarten child in a Christmas night. She was eagerly anticipating this night and could hardly wait all day.
"Wow, this is so much better than I imagined! Totally owns watching it on TV!" Sasuga remarked in enthusiasm, not even blinking an eye as she looked at the exciting sights around her.
"I gotta hand it to you, Panja, this isn't half bad. Good seats and good food. You can't beat that," Hazard said agreeably, munching on a meatball sandwich.
"What'd I tell you? This is the best!" Panja replied, just as excited as his kirin friend, holding a big bucket of caramel popcorn and big sized soda in each hand. "Popcorn?"
"Yes! Thank you so much for doing this, Panja!" Sasuga happily said as she gladly had some of his popcorn.
"Shh! It's starting!" Panja shushed them as the lights dimmed around the ring, except for one spotlight centered over the ringmaster.
"Now, my dear viewers, as appetizers, I present to you... The Airmasters!" the ringmaster announced exultantly and the lights turned on again, as the top of the ring was suddenly filled with numerous performers doing some wonderful acrobatic moves in the air, flying and diving up and down with thin invisible strings that gave the illusion that they were truly flying in the air. Sasuga's eyes sparkled as she watched the amazing performers with the rest of the crowd in wonder, swirling and dancing around each other in tune with the uplifting music without a single mishap. The performance captivated the audience all the way to the finish, ending with all the performers landing skillfully on the ground subsequently in sync with each other, as the crowd cheered and applauded.
"Wow! That was fantastic!" Sasuga said as she clapped her hands pleasantly.
"See, I knew you'd love it!" Panja followed.
"I hope you have all enjoyed that and it wet your appetite for more, because we're just starting out! Prepare to be further amazed and blown away!" The ringmaster proclaimed in gusto, and the show continued throughout the night, one remarkable act after the other, entertaining the spectators all the way.
"Man... this show is LONG," Hazard yawned, getting weary after an hour and half of the watching the circus. He looked over to his side and oddly noticed that Sasuga was shedding tears. "Sas? Are you okay? Why are you crying?"
"Oh Haz... I'm just so happy... it's very beautiful... the show..." Sasuga sniveled, drying her tears with some tissues, wholly taken by the circus show.
"Damn, you get easily emotional," Hazard chuckled coyly.
"Oh, I think the last act is starting!" Panja pointed out.
"Finally," Hazard said in relief and snatched the bucket of popcorns from Panja, glad that it was coming to a much needed end.
"Wasn't that last one outstanding? Well, we're not done just yet! We saved the best for the last! An act that will take your breath away by its elegant beauty and incredible finesse! Ladies and gentlemen, feast your eyes! I give to you... Dancing no Bara!" the top hat seal introduced the final act, as the spotlight moved away from him and went all over to a pair of closed curtains. The music began to play and the curtains lifted up, revealing a female fennec fox in a revealing glittering exotic dancing outfit, taking a striking pose. She was stunningly beautiful, almost five and a half feet tall, with a vibrant sunny yellow fur covering her slim, sexy hourglass body, with a creamy white underbelly fur. Her shimmering crystal blue eyes reflected that sparkling glitter from her outfit, with a cute face on her petite vulpine head and long pointy ears and a silky long bushy tail attached to her well-endowed hips, ending with a thick and curvy pair of legs that she was prominently showing off through that slinky dress.
"She's so pretty..." Sasuga breathed in awe at the sight of the beautiful foxy dancer, but Hazard was barely paying attention as he was leaning his back fully lazily on the seat and munching on the popcorn. The music gradually switched into a more upbeat tune and the fox began her dancing routine, performing some amazing contemporary dances, nimbly prancing and twirling all over the circus ring and captivating the audience's attention.
"Whoa, look at her go, Hazzy! She's GOOD!" Panja remarked and got the wolf's intrigue and took a gander at the foxy dancer. As he laid his eyes on her, his status gradually switched from mildly intrigued, to very interested, to extremely flabbergasted; his eyes opened up wide and his jaw dropped. Sasuga caught the wolf's stunned expression and grinned, figuring that he was just deeply overtaken by the cute foxy dancer, especially at how she had pair of sexy, curvy elastic legs on her. Little did she know, though, that she couldn't be much farther from the truth.
The female vulpine continued her beautiful dance to her heart content, even pulling off some impressive summersaults in a row. She was so agile and nimble; she appeared as if she was teleporting from one spot to another. Hazard couldn't pull his eyes away from her, a nostalgic sensation rushing through his every fur on his body. He had an internal feeling that he knew that fox, but he feared that he might be mistaken and didn't want to get his hopes up. He just continued to watch her entrancing dancing while unconsciously still putting more popcorn into his maw. The fennec fox then prepared for her dramatic finale, as she jumped up high into the air and pulled out some throwing knives from a belt around one of her thighs, tossing them away at a wooden plank, and then to their crowd's astonishment, they saw that she was already leaning against the plank, as the knives came flying in and striking the wooden board with her leaning on it, incredibly each one scantly missing her in different spots. The whole audience roared and gave her a standing ovation, totally falling in love with that act.
"Whoa! Did you see that!? That was unbelievable! How'd she do that?!" Sasuga gasped outstandingly.
"I have no idea, but I loved it!" Panja cheered on, whistling.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Give it up to our brightest star, Rinam! The Dancing no Bara!" the ringmaster join her in the middle of the ring and they both bowed in appreciation to the crowd applause.
"HURK!" Hazard suddenly gasped when a popcorn chunk got stuck on his throat.
"Huh? What's wrong, Haz?" Sasuga wondered when she noticed him flailing around with a hand on his throat and quickly realized he was actually choking. "Oh my God! You're choking! Hurry Panja, give me your soda!" Sasuga snatched away the big soda cup from Panja's paws and immediately helped Hazard gurgle it up, thankfully washing down the popcorn chunk that was stuck in his gullet.
The foxy dancer then happened to notice the commotion up among the crowds when she stood up from her bow and her eyes laid on the golden wolf, as she softly gasped.
"What's the matter, Rinami?" the ringmaster asked her when he saw her stunned face.
"It's... him..." the fennec fox murmured.
"Whew... damn, thanks, Sas..." Hazard breathed out deeply, catching his breath.
"Jeez, Hazzy, don't scare us like that! It would totally ruin the night if you unexpectedly choked to death on us!" Panja frowned.
"It's not like I planned to get choked! I was just surprised," Hazard retorted.
"What got into you, anyway? You got all flustered when you saw that dancer. Do you know her?" Sasuga curiously enquired, making the wolf even more nervous.
"Err... what? What're you talking about? I wasn't flustered at all," Hazard chuckled nervously, scratching his cheek timidly. "Uh, can you two excuse me for a minute? I need to go to the men's room real quick." The wolf excused himself in a hurry and left the seats, as Sasuga and Panja had a puzzled look on their faces.
"I dunno about you, Sassy, but I know when Haz is lying, and he's lying big time! Something is definitely up!" Panja said suspiciously and Sasuga couldn't help but agree with him.
To be continued...