Warning:angst and yaoiage...sorry guys i was in a mood when this started

Chapter 1

FF author and Tana's creator: ME!

DGM characters: Hoshino Katsura

The start

'Crap, Allen what are you trying to pull? Running off like that,' Tana thought to himself as he ran through the crowds that always gathered. Allen had gone off somewhere when he wasn't looking, and that normally meant that Cosimo could get him. Tana swore, dodging round couples and families that had gathered to watch the performances. They paid little attention to the small, brown haired boy that was running in the opposite direction. Tana paused to get his breath back, wiping some dirt off his face. He looked round, the area he was in was quieter than most, so he had time to look round. He spotted the brown head, trying to be invisible, quickly. Tana sighed, putting his hand to his forehead.

Allen was sat behind one of the trucks with no back, hugging his knees. He had gone off to get something for the manager, having to leave Tana doing what he was doing, when Cosimo had attacked him for no reason. He had supposed it may have had something to do with Tana but he wasn't sure. He saw a shadow appear behind him and spun round quickly to defend himself. He paused when he saw it was Tana. He looked down, his arms falling to his sides, his paralyzed left hand useless in a fight.

Tana was stood behind Allen, watching him look at the ground, supporting a fresh bruise on his cheek. Tana crouched down, touching it. Allen hissed in pain, flinching a little. Tana sighed, hitting his brother's head gently. 'Fool, want me to die early from worrying about you?' he asked with a soft smile. The usually hard masks they wore evaporated when they were together. Allen had a bad enough attitude without the words he had learnt from the clowns there, and the cussing that would come out of Tana's mouth was just as bad. Tana offered his hand smiling, 'come on, let's go we have jobs to do'

night

They shared a small tent, away from the others, and they both had a single bed, which they had pushed together, keeping themselves warm through their own heat. It was a hot night; both of them in their trousers, Tana with a light vest on, his arms black with swirls of flesh color were visible, the bed covers thrown off in the heat. It wasn't difficult sneaking in to it, both the boys dreaming about food, Tana licking his lips, rubbing his stomach and lifting his vest slightly. He woke suddenly, a hand pressed against his mouth, his hair being pulled so he was in a sitting position. It was Cosimo. He grabbed one of his hands behind his back, forcing Tana out of his tent, pushing him to his own. When there he released him, pushing him into the wall that his tent was up against. Falling onto Cosimo's bed he lay slightly winded. Looking into Cosimo's eyes with a glare from his own he sat up, clutching his stomach.

'Basterd,' he spat at the clown, who was more muscular then most, hiding it with his outfit. Tonight he was only wearing trousers. Cosimo's hand was at his throat, pushing him up against the wall. Tana coughed, closing his eyes in pain. Cosimo smiled, evilly, 'hmmn I wonder, what you would be willing to do to ensure the safety of your brother.' Tana opened one eye, and coughed, 'leave him alone you basterd, If you touch him you'll be sorry.' This time a punch round the face, that sent Tana flying onto the floor, where he pushed himself up slightly, coughing blood onto the floor. 'Oh it looks like you want to go that way huh brat, maybe if you're good, I'll leave your brother alone.' He pulled Tana up by his vest, throwing him back on the bed.

Tana sat on his bed, Allen still asleep behind him. 'Damn it, that basterd. It hurts. But if it protects Allen I will do it.' Tears had formed in his eyes at the pain; he couldn't walk any further, and had only just about made it back to the tent. He felt a hand clutch the back of his vest. Allen was rubbing his eyes, looking at him. 'Tana? What's wrong? Can't sleep?' Tana smiled down at him, 'no it's okay I was just thinking about a few things, go back to sleep okay.' Allen yawned and nodded, drifting off quickly. Tana clenched his hand, determined look in his eyes. 'For Allen, I will bear with it. I promise.'

The Invocation

(About a month after)

Tana and Allen had been helping out with putting up the tent where they had stopped when it happened. For no apparent reason, one of the large poles that held the tent up had fallen, heading towards the brothers. Tana had pushed Allen out of the way but had no time to get himself out from under it before it hit. There was dust everywhere, hiding the scene from view. Allen was held back, his hand reaching towards the pole, crying out for Tana. When the dust was starting to settle they saw that the pole was actually at a slight angle, and under it, Tana, holding it up with two claw-like hands, a black cape round him, a golden mask round his neck. His legs and arms were shaking with the weight. Jameson had moved as soon as he saw this, lifting the pole off the boy, and pushing it to the side. Allen ran over to his brother, flinging himself on him, the strange cloak he had on vanishing, his hands returning to normal as he clutched his chest, breathing hard and sweating, in an amazed gaze. He was shaking all over.

That night, whilst Allen was asleep, Tana was sat up, looking at his hands, wondering how he had managed to survive that day. He clenched his fists, smiling, if he could become strong enough to hold up that pillar then he could easily protect Allen with it. He smiled to himself, happy with what he could do.

There were some strange people around today. People in black coats, a rose cross on their chest. It was a couple with a girl about their age. But it was peculiar. They acted like they were there to enjoy themselves but Tana and Allen could tell, they were looking for something. So were most of the other customers. The girl had spotted the two boys, who were lurking in the shadows, having nothing better to do. They had been given the day off because of yesterday, leaving them free to have a wonder round the carnival. The girl wandered over to them smiling.

'Hi' she said brightly, as if to ignore the surprised and slightly annoyed looks on their faces. She was smiling. She had an accent they couldn't place, her long green-tinged colored hair was tied in bunches and she wore a short skirt, and a small shawl over her shoulders. She was dressed smartly for such a young age, and the boys thought she must be from a rich place, considering the buttons on her clothes were all silver. She didn't seem to care that both boys had bruises on their faces, their hair was unkempt or that the clothes they wore were covered with dirt from working. 'Do you live near here?' she asked. They boys looked at each other an eyebrow raised and shook their heads together. 'No' they said in union, 'we live here.' The girl looked surprised.

After about an hour of trying to lose the girl, a volley of swearwords and rude gestures sent her off in a huff. By that time both brothers were fairly angry, so when the ring master came up to them, asking Tana if he could do his trick on a whim, they were slightly annoyed. Tana nodded, both of them keeping their mouths shut. The ringleader smiled and dragged Tana off with him, Allen following quickly, a confused look on his face. Tana was cleaned up relatively quickly and pushed out onto the middle stage of the ring. He stood, mouth open, shock making him stand rigid.

'And now, our newest addition to our group, the invincible boy!' the ringleader shouted into his microphone. There were gasps and whispers around the audience at the bruised face of the young boy. And now, a canon being pointed towards him. He was scared out of his wits. The canon fired, he had about two seconds, he raised his hands up, transforming them into claws, the black cape and golden mask appearing round him as he cut the canon ball in half, instinctively wrapping the cloak round him as protection. The crowd cheered when the smoke vanished, all but three people. The people with the rose cross on their black coats.

after the show

The twins had been called into the ringleader's office. The show had finished an hour before, and they had been helping clean the area. When they entered, they were wearing the same thing, though Tana had put gloves over his hands. The room already had another three people in it, and one of them was the girl. Their faces dropped into an unpleasant look and she looked away in a huff.

'Ahh there you are boys. These people saw the show and want to talk to you. You may be getting a place to live,' the ringleader said, a fatherly smile on his face, like he had been since they joined. Tana scowled at once whilst Allen looked horrified, 'no way!' they said together, fists clenched. The man spoke up, 'in fact it would only be the one boy, we don't need the other.' Allen looked upset and Tana shouted, 'I don't go anywhere without him and I'm certainly not going with fuckers like you' he raised his hand, giving a rude gesture and grabbed Allen's hand, pulling him out of the room. The three strangers looked at the place they had been, horrified. The ringleader sighed and stood up, 'that's the way they are I'm afraid, from the time they spent with us they've pick up some nasty habits. I'm afraid that once they've spoken, there's no going against them. I would advise you to leave or they won't do their work.' He opened the door to his study, letting the three out. The girl looked up at him and he gave her a wink.

He was right about them, the next day they couldn't be found anywhere. They had managed to climb onto the supports that held the tent up and were sat outside, on the top of the wooden platform. The ringleader soon found them, scolding them and hitting them on the head. They were punished by not having any supper. They were sulking in their tent when Cosimo came in, eating bread. 'Ah if it isn't the two delinquents.' They scowled at him, Tana watching him closely for any movements of attack. He finished eating his bread and said, 'you're coming with me, the ringleader said so.' He grabbed Tana's arm and dragged him to the entrance. Allen tried to follow but Tana warned him off with a look.

Cosimo had dragged him to the entrance, and pinned his arms behind him, causing pain to shoot up both sides. He winced and gasped in pain. The ringleader was there along with the three people; the girl didn't look at him but kept her eyes firmly on the ground whilst the two adults we're smiling serenely. Tana swore, and got his arms pulled tighter. He winced even more, and fell to his knees. The two adults didn't seem fazed but the girl had winced as well. 'The hell she's wincing at... I'm the one getting their arms ripped out of their sockets' he thought to himself. Cosimo had tied his hands together behind his back and was stood in front of him. Tana was looking at the ringleader with confusion and pain. He bent down in front of his and said, 'I only thought of what would be best for you. These people will give you a home.' Tana scowled, 'and you thought I would want to leave this place? Without Allen? Why would I want that?' he swore again, and got kicked in the side, he fell sideways clenching his teeth. The ringleader sighed but undid his hands which went straight there. Tana was gasping, the wind having been knocked out of him, 'I-I will not-leave Allen. Not until the day we die.' He was sat up by this point, holding his side. He was looking at a large blade that was focused in the middle of his face, fear and shock mixed in. The one holding it was the man, he had an indifferent look on even at the fear shown by the young boy. Tana stood up, the blade following, and clenched his teeth, 'you might have that but you don't know the battle ground do you.' As he said that he turned and ran, leaving the three people, the ring leader and Cosimo stunned

.

'Well, he knows how to fight that's for sure.' The ring master said, 'unfortunately not even we would be able to find him now. If he doesn't want to be found he won't. How about you guys call it a day and leave. None of my workers will be joining you this day.' The adults had an angry glare on while the girl looked slightly relieved. They left, leaving the ringleader and Cosimo alone. The ringleader turned, and said, 'find him, and do whatever you want with him. Make him want to leave. They will be back.' Cosimo smiled evilly and nodded, 'yes boss.'