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I excitedly sit down in a seat and prepare to dig in, saying, "Thank you, Xiao!" but...I'm not sure if I want to bring the food to Leina and the boy first or just wait for them to come here.
I sigh in slight frustration...

I nod my understanding about eating toward...I didn't even know who as I was so focused on the poor boy... I keep my sympathetic eyes on him and then speak softly. "I'm really sorry for your loss... Why don't we go get some food...? I bet you're hungry..."

As Willow stared out from the doorway, her mind slipped into thoughts of her life in the traveling circus.

~¥~ Flashback ~¥~

The grass was an almost perfect shade of green as it danced in the soft breeze of summer, the small line of oak trees stood tall and strong in the distance, acting ad the barrier that protected the woodland within. The lake that ran gently through it was pure and clear as crystal.

It was on this plain that they had chosen to stay for a while, the tall red, blue and green stripped tent sat at the centre, the accompanying smaller tents where still only half set up.

"Oi, goys, come 'nd geet yor deener!" The owner of this rather, unique accent, was the te circuses 'Fat Lady' Yalmac, she was always thought of as the mother in the strange 'Family' and she fitted the role well, more in a personality front then size wise. She would often spend the day nagging the others to 'Tidy up' and 'Stop fighting' along with the usual yet strange 'Stop liking the snake'.
A young girl in a black japanese school girl uniform was running over to the others, her long pitch black hair billowing out from her tall thin frame. "Hey Will, look, look at this" a boy was running to catch up with her holding what seemed to be a large yellow box.
That boy named Tyoma,was known as the 'Snake Boy' during his acts, this was certainly closer to truth then people believed, he had a large diamond of dark blue scales on his back, his feet and lower leg where covered in them and his hands had a small triangle ontop of each palm, of course there were smaller groups of scales all over his slightly thin body yet only one on his face, it was a cross shaped one, over his right eye. Hey had an extremely long tounge, or tounges would be closer. It used to be a single tounge, split like a snakes, however during on of his acts he caught his tounge in a broken floor board without realising and somebody accidental tripped him up. I think you get the picture. Tyoma was Willows closest friend at the time, they would spend all day everyday together talking and getting into trouble.

"Gross what is that?" Willow asked, peering into the box before backing away.
Tyoma laughed "Deno shed his skin this morning so i finaly had enough to make it, and Matilda lent me some of her dye" He pulled a long red snake skin scarf from his bag and held it out to her "Eww I dont want it get it away from me" she began running. The spent the rest of the afternoon chasing around the camp.

~¥~ Current Time ~¥~

A smile had crept along her face, along with a tear, the put her hand down her top and pulled out a long..Red..Snake skin scarf. "Fine you win, i'll wear it" She slung the scarf around her shoulder. Before walking in to join the others.

Layla:
Xiao takes the document, folds it up once more, and stuff it down her own cleavage.
"For safekeeping," she says with a wink.

Willow:
You suddenly realize that Layla is speaking to you.

"Okay then..." I mutter under my breath, taking the book. I was rather confusd by that... coarse reaction, and just wondered what brought it on. Either way, I start gazing at my food, desprately wanting everyone to attend the table so I can finally eat.

I could see everyone's tension, and feel mine to, so I decide to break every code of conduct about eating ever written in any culture and stand up.
"I think we've wiated long enough for the other guests and they may join us when they are ready. However, be have braved a mighty ordeal and should partake in this divine food before our ardorous task! Let us eat!" I say, sitting down and digging into my stew... and then realiving I was eating like I did when I was on my own; tipping the bowl and drinking out it, rather then using my proper utensils. I set the bowl down, giving a "What? You didn't see anything!" look while searching for a napkin and a spoon.

Thinking back, Willow remembered the room upstairs in the chapel, there must be something up there. Seeing it as the best bet she walked back past the others and out of the front doors, sneaking back towards the chapel remembering to take the scythe with her, keeping her eyes peeled for any guards.