Cheers for me I updated.

Ok so it isn't coming together, I'm just making it up as I go along, so it's going to be a surprise (for all of us). I'm having trouble continuing this fic at the minute but I will drag something together for my three faithful reviewers out there. You know the drill, please RR.

Thom stared at George, he had been for the last ten minutes. Alanna was trying to contact him, he knew it. Alanna wanted to talk to him, she … she had killed someone.

George was growing uncomfortable under Thom's glare and prodded the boy's shoulders.

Thom looked at him "Will you take me there, I don't know where to go"

Alanna lay in her hammock, her mouth was set in a grin. She was going to see Thom. As she lay staring and grinning dumbly at the roof, she realised what little she had to hold onto, the thought of seeing Thom was one of them.

Her eyes were heavy suddenly and Alanna gave herself up to sleep.

She drifted, almost floated along, the once grand hall was dim and the few lights were flickering casting eerie shadows on the wall.

Alanna saw three animals out the corner of her eye, a Black rat, a short haired dog and a large black bird.

In the centre of the room, someone was lying on the floor, Alanna bit back a scream as she looked into Jason's dead face. In a flick of an eye, he changed becoming a fiery woman, then the grinning thief George and a black haired blue eyed boy, who even in death gave an aura of royalty.

Alanna tried to scream as he changed to Thom, his hair cut short and his violet eyes washed out and dull. Thom altered slightly his lips became fuller and redder his lashes longer, his eyebrows more arched. Alanna folded as she looked at her own dead body.

"See your poison" hissed a chilling voice.

Alanna twisted around as something wrapped around her legs and arms.

"Let me go!"

"Lana!"

Alanna fell from her twisted hammock, luckily the sessions with Ayla had paid off and her body acted instinctually and her hands came and slapped the ground before rolling over.

Jason flew into the room, and not so gracefully landed next to her.

Alanna eyes still held the image of him dead on the floor.

"Come on, you've been sleeping all day"

"I have?" Alanna echoed.

"Come on, the circus is about to start"

"It is?" Alanna said dumbly back.

Jason rolled his eyes at her climbing, awkwardly out the door muttering girls.

Thom listened as someone patrolled the halls, as the noise grew less he leapt silently out of bed, his clothes already on, and slid clumsily out the window, his shoes clasped in his fist.

He landed and stuffed his feet into his shoes before running hastily to the gate.

George was leaning against the wall, his eyes staring out the shadows.

As Thom slipped through the gates and his hands snapped out and pulled the boy to him.

"Come on, kid" he said gruffly, his eyes darting around, cold sweat was running down his back and the hairs on the back of his neck were humming with tension.

Something was going to go wrong, George just knew it.

Ciaran watched Alanna from under his eyelashes. She kept twitching and looking straight at him. Ciaran resisted the urge to snap her neck.

He wasn't alive yet, just living like a shadow in the human world, but his Nephew would bring him back, oh yes, Roger would. It would be a crying shame if he was too dead to do it through.

"Why are you Ciaran" asked Bella nervously.

Ciaran looked at her, Bella's eyes showed of ghosts of pain flickering beneath the surface. She was stooped and weary, his gift had taken it's toll on her, just like he'd planed

"I thought you wanted Thom to Live, Bella" Ciaran snapped his eyes suspicious. Bella bowed her head, as she disappeared she brushed against him. Pain exploded in his temples, Ciaran roared with familiar pain.

The girl picked up the sword, she was bloody and pale.

A man crouched in the corner, as she advanced, the sword trailing along behind her.

Blackness.

Ciaran breathed in short angry breaths, she knew.

Alanna mind was filled with doubts, what if Thom didn't come, what if someone saw them together, what if someone followed him.

Jason touched her shoulder gently "You ok, you look a bit, pale and you have big black bags under your eyes and…"

"Ok, Jason, you stop now" Alanna said a smile playing on the corner of her lips. "I'm just going to step outside"

Jason quirked an eyebrow "We are outside, you know, I think you are really ill"

Alanna rolled her eyes, "I mean outside the circus"

Jason shrugged, as she started to walk away her held her back "Just be careful" he said

Alanna smiled at him, "I'll be fine"

She couldn't have been further from the truth if she'd tried.

Alanna waited for half an hour before she caught sight of George, his face wary and tense. A bright redheaded boy bobbed along beside him.

Alanna eyes widened and she throw herself at him.

Thom was tense in her grip, "Alanna" his voice was a weak whisper ",You're killing me"

Alanna pulled away "oh sorry" she said and smiled at him "Thom I've missed you so much,"

George slipped away from them frowning "Alanna?"

"Did you kill…"

"No!" Alanna said quickly her voice almost shrill. "no I don't think so"

Thom and Alanna stared at each other, both had short hair, violet eyes they looked almost identical.

Thom was looking somewhat unconvinced, he scratched the small scar on his left palm unconsciously. Alanna watched him, she held out her own left hand, the small scar was glowing bright vivid violet. Thom held his Left hand out, breath held, so was his.

The twins pressed their scars together hesitantly, their eyes were strangely blank and possessed .

"Thom?"

"Alanna, what's happening"

"I can answer that" said a cool female voice, "A long time ago, your destines were written, set in stone if you may. But a single spirit passed through our net and changed thing for both of you"

Alanna looked around desperately for the owner of the voice in vain.

"Alanna, you still have to complete the task that was set, find and expose Duke Roger"

"How can I do that?" Alanna asked bitterly

"Don't worry things are being arranged" the voice stated.

Alanna and Thom were thrown brutally apart, Thom smiled at her and he clambered to his feet "I believe you" he shouted.

Alanna was filled with a rush of emotion "Tho.." she was cut off as a rough hand clamped over her mouth.

Ciaran laughed in her ear, "Hi Alanna"

Alanna struggled against the circle of crushing arms

Thom stared at her "I'm Alanna, leave him alone" he shouted.

Ciaran paused and laughed "Sure you" he said.

"Lana?" Jason shouted as he walked out, without a moment of hesitation he launched himself at Ciaran, biting and punching the man.

Ciaran lost his grip on Alanna and she leapt away. Ciaran threw Jason of his back, Jason hit the metal fence with a sickening crunch.

Alanna screamed, Jason's chest had been spurred by one of the metal spear head on the gates.

Blood dripped slowly from his mouth, "Lana," he said weakly, Alanna went over to him.

"I… I just … Want to …say" Jason's words were interrupted by wet harsh intakes of breath "I… Love.. .I Love… You"

"I love you too" Alanna said hoarsely, her eyes were blurry with tears.

Jason went limp and his eyes dimmed and dulled, the light that had always shone so brightly out of them seemed to evaporate. Alanna's hands were stained with blood, she lifted him gently off the gate and lay him down, "I'll miss you Jason," she whispered and kissed his fore gently

Ciaran was watching as if watching a busy road, boredom was written clearly on his face.

"So Alanna why don't you just come with me and save anyone else from getting hurt," he drawled "Like your brother"

Thom was lying at his feet, his eyes closed and his face pale.

Alanna stared at him numbly, she shook with grief and guilt, it was ripping her apart slowly and painfully.

With a howl like a dying wolf she leapt at the man behind it all.

Ciaran hadn't expected the suicidal attack with Alanna gave and was knocked down.

"I HATE YOU!" she screamed, ripping his face with her nails.

Ciaran backhanded her, Alanna's head snapped to the side but she kept punching him, made stronger by hate and rage.

Ciaran clenched his fists, a moment later Alanna's world went black.

Bet you don't now whats gonna happen now,

Well that makes two of us, please RR