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It was finally Friday, and your circus was trending on every single social media platform. The act was trending, the themes, the outfits, Trick, and the part that was trending the most:

#ChaseReveal.

#StealerNightReveal.

#RevealOfTheRingmistress.

#RevealOfTheRingleader.

You felt so proud. Your team was amazing at what they did, you thought you'd shed tears. Your shoulder also hurt extremely bad. You knew that it wasn't good to keep your sling off, but you didn't want to hinder the performance in any way.

Tonight's crowd would be your biggest crowd ever, in the history of the Freak Show Stealerz. You were so excited, so ready for the reveal, especially since the boyz would be there, along with the other thousand or so people. You had reserved seats for them in front row, however.

Jacob and Changmin watched you from the doorway of the classroom. You were falling asleep.

"She's been so tired lately." Jacob whispered.

Changmin nodded. "Having a fractured shoulder is probably tiring. Not to mention, she lives alone and has to do everything by herself."

"I hope she'll have fun at the circus tonight." Jacob stated. "She deserves to have a fun night."

At the lunch table, the guys were scrolling through their social media and getting some sneak peaks of the circus.

"This is crazy!" Haknyeon smiled. "Minji, are you excited?"

The joy in your smile matched his. "I'm super excited."

"How are we getting there? Are we all going together, or?"

You looked at Sangyeon, trying to keep your cool. "You guys can meet me there. You'll see me, don't worry."

They all nodded and went back to looking at their phones, then Jacob sat next to you. "Has
Emiko paid your hospital bill yet?"

"She sure has." You laid your head on his shoulder. "She was tired of trying to win and gave up."

He chuckled as you both tuned into the guys talking about Chase. "She's probably the coolest person ever." Eric said. "A tiger tamer? Come on, that's so rad."

"What do you think she'll be like?" Jacob asked.

You looked up at him, finding that you were much closer to him than you thought you were. "I think you'll be surprised."

You were running to your dressing room with a piece of bread that Younghoon made for you in your mouth. You had just finished putting the boys' name tags on their front row seats and was about to get dressed after a chaotic set up.

You fed Trick and ran through some of her stunts with her. You made sure lights were working, you made sure that all of the systems holding the lyras, trapezes, and silks in place were sturdy, you made sure that the fire eaters had everything they needed, made sure everyone was fed and dressed, then you made sure that the Grand Reveal sign was big and beautiful.

Now you had to get yourself together.

People were starting to fill in their seats as everyone was finished getting ready and adding special touches. Juyeon and Kevin were in front as they walked into the tent and up the stairs to get to their seats.

"Are those our names?" Eric asked.

Sunwoo sat down in his seat. "Do we have clones?"

Eric mocked the slightly older boy and sat next to him.

"I never knew we had a pop up circus around this time of the year," Jacob whispered. "I'm excited, though."

Sangyeon nodded in agreement. "The set up is really nice, and look at that white tiger."

Everyone looked at the very beautiful, pampered looking feline. Her large cage was shiny and clean, a huge sign at the top that read:

Trick: the trickiest tiger around.

"Oh, look!" Eric exclaimed, pointing in front of him. "It's starting!"

The lights dimmed and a spotlight went to the ringmistress, who was gliding through the air, propped on the rim of a lyra as it went around the ring, then to the middle in front of a tall platform. The crowd went absolutely crazy. Your attire went perfect with Stealer Night. Black pants with triangular cut outs on the thighs, a fitted red and black turtleneck, and a shoulder harness for your right shoulder. The full mask hiding your identity was black, with silver and red detailing that shone in the spotlight.

"Welcome, to the Freak Show Stealerz," you announced, your voice altered by your headset. "Where we steal the scene and create an unforgettable night for our audience."

Large rings behind you were set on fire and two performers flipped through them simultaneously. "I'm your ringmistress and tiger tamer, Chase." The crowd roared once more. "Now, enjoy the performance, and make sure to watch carefully!"

Another performer opened the door to Trick's cage and she jumped onto the high standing platform right behind you, more fire appearing all over the ring in short flashes.

Keeping your left arm stable, you flipped through the hoop and hung onto it as it was lowered to the ground. As soon as your feet touched the ground, Trick leaped off of the platform and landed beside you, a glorious roar indicating the start of the show.

And so it began.

After two hours of sheer talent, fire eating, trapeze stunts, aerial silks, heavy lifting, lyra tricks, and a feisty, well behaved tiger with scarily crazy stunts, the lights dimmed once more and the crowd hushed. When the lights in the ring were bright enough to see what had happened, the crowd saw you, standing on the high podium that Trick was once standing on.

Several spotlights followed after yours, shining on all of the performers, including Trick.

"Where is Minji?" Hyunjae asked for the third time. "I thought she wanted to see this?"

Jacob pouted. "Me, too."

"You want a reveal of Chase?" Button spoke into her headset.

The crowd cheered, and a cloud of fire seemed to come out of Blaze's hand as she spoke, "You've been asking for nearly a week."

"So, here," Lucy spoke calmly and held her hands out. "Is the reveal of the ringleader, Chase!"

Everyone watched as you looked down and put your hand to your mask. Three seconds passed, and it was off in one swift motion, your whole face now revealed to thousands of people.

"We," you smiled and looked around the audience, your true voice now coming from the speakers. "Are the Freak Show Stealerz. Thank you, and we'll see you next time!"

The crowd was going absolutely crazy, but the boyz were absolutely shocked, speechless. You were the famous Chase this whole time?

"No way," Jacob mumbled, the biggest smile forming on his face. "Minji is Chase!"

The guys became giddy and all jumped up from their seats. You and your team had all gotten to the ground and began waving, bowing to your audience.

"Chase! We love you!" Some teenagers called, and you lovingly made a heart with your hands.

They fanboyed for a moment then sat back down in their seats. Everyone was absolutely dumbfounded by the reveal. They had gotten exactly what they asked for, and they weren't disappointed.

After the crowd started clearing up, Button had brought you your sling. She took your harness off and carefully put your arm into the sling.

You got everyone huddled and smiled. "You all did amazing this week. This couldn't have happened with out you guys. I love you, all of you."

Ego covered his cheeks dramatically. "I'm blushing! Can't you tell?"

"Not through all the clown makeup," Blaze replied. "But then again, your makeup is blushing. You also look like a clown without the makeup."

You smiled as they continued bickering, then looked into the crowd where the boys were admiring you from the railing. You took a sip of water and and held up a finger. You tapped one of your aerialists shoulders, Aera, and pointed to the boys.

"Could you bring them backstage for me? I have to go feed Trick, so could you bring them to her room?" You asked.

She smiled. "Absolutely."

You whistled, so Trick followed you obediently, which the guys thought was so cool. You shut the door to her play room and she started running around as you gathered her meat from the fridge.

You were putting gloves on when the door opened, and eleven happy men walked in. "What did you guys think?"

Changmin let out a high pitched scream, which was followed by other noises of adornment. They surrounded you and began talking over one another about how proud they were.

"Thank you." You laughed, your eyes sparkling. "I'm so glad you guys could make it. It means the world to me."

"We're so glad we didn't miss it!" Kevin said. "This might've been cooler than meeting Beyoncé."

Juyeon looked shocked. "Really?" Kevin nodded enthusiastically.

Your cheeks hurt from smiling so much. You whistled, and Trick trotted over to you and sat down.

"Good girl." You gave her a piece of meat. "This is Trick. I got her when I was thirteen, started performing with her when I took over at fifteen."

"She's beautiful." Sunwoo said. "Like her owner." Sangyeon smacked the younger's shoulder. "What? Did I lie?"

"No." Jacob sounded.

Sunwoo looked at Sangyeon. "See?"

"I almost didn't do the reveal. I thought it would change everything about the Freak Show Stealerz." You admitted. "But it gave me a lot of comfort to know that you guys would be here."

They all gave you a gentle group hug in response. You finished feeding Trick and played around with her for a few minutes, then you had to get going.

"My shoulder's killing me," you said as you walked out of the tent. "Will someone drive my motorcycle back to my apartment for me?"

"Me!"

You flinched at Sunwoo's excited outburst. "Okay, be careful."

He took your keys and started running to where your motorcycle was parked. "Finally!"

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