The circus continued to travel with the knowledge of Lana's gift. Although she considered it to be more of a curse than anything. Keith tried to pull her out of her self-doubt but came out with no prevail. Although, in her moments of sorrow she was still able to hold a smile.

With the current situations of their training regiment, Keith was unable to spend as much time with Lana as he had hoped for. She was always with Madame Nina and Jack developing her gifts to be under her control. They were trying to figure out what her extents are and what she was truly capable of even put on display during the shows to show off her skill as a magic trick. When she wasn't with them, she was with Nicholas working on her self-defence skills or training with Eleanor. Keith had almost stopped showing her how to throw knives which made him sad and lonely. In the end he still had Lucas to rely on.

Things had seemed to have been going back to the way things were before. However it wasn't until one fateful day that Keith's world was shattered. It was a snowy day when Keith was looking for Lana. He had heard that she was with Nicholas fine tuning her swordsmanship. When he approached, he saw a sight that he never wanted to see. The two of them were close to one another, their lips locked together. Keith was frozen with hatred and sadness mixed together. He wanted nothing more than to pull Nicholas off of her, but he no longer saw the point.

The group were all gathered in an area after their meal while on the road to the next city. They tend to keep themselves separate from the adults and other members, finding that they got along with each other more than the others.

"So, Eleanor has you balancing on ropes and what not?" Nicholas was asking.

"Yeah, she says it's the best way to start and work on that before I can actually start moving through the air," Lana replied huddled in a blanket.

"Kind of like what Keith was doing."

She looked over at him as Keith continued to stare into the fire. He didn't say a word at all and remained emotionless. She was concerned for his well-being.

The following morning the troupe had reached their destination. They started setting up the stage and tents as some of the younger members passed around posters around the town. Lucas guided Lana on the proper ways to set up the stage and tie off the ropes as Keith was working with Nicholas to set up the tents.

"What's your problem," Nicholas asked taking notice to Keith's quietness. "You aren't normally like this."

"It's none of your business."

"It is now because it's becoming a problem."

"How is that it's becoming a problem," Keith angrily said throwing the rope to the ground.

"You're angrier and you're starting to take it out on others," he pointed at the ropes. "You need to fix whatever it is that's causing this problem," he continued.

"You're the problem," Keith muttered under his breath.

A rivalry had developed between Keith and Nicholas. Nicholas had always thought of Keith as a nuisance to him even though they were considered to be friends. Since Keith had joined, Nicholas' arrogance had caused nothing but irritation towards Keith. The aggravation has since then increased since his involvement with Lana. Just when Keith had finally found the one thing that made him feel better about himself, aside from Lucas, it felt like the moments were being taken away from him. However, what Keith had neglected to see was the behavioural changes it had caused within him.

Lana came up behind the two of them after finishing her work with Lucas.

"Keith, don't you think it's time that you and I to you know," she said making eye contact with Nicholas.

"Right," he replied getting up from the ground after tying off the last knot.

Nicholas was a little suspicious as to what was going on. He had taken notice of them taking off away from the troupe a lot more frequently than before. As the two began to walk away he started following them.

"Keith, are you ok?"

"Huh, oh, yeah I'm fine."

"It sure doesn't seem like it. You've been acting strange for a while now. It isn't because I'm different is it!"

"What no!" He proclaimed raising his hands. "I promise it has nothing to do with your abilities. For the most part."

"What do you mean by that?"

"I just don't like you spending so much time with Jack and Nina the way you have been, and with Nicholas too."

"You're kidding right. That's why you're so worked up! I thought you liked them, I mean isn't that why you're still here? Don't you consider them family?"

"I do like them. It's just that I don't really trust Nicholas to not hurt you emotionally," he said reaching their point. He reached into his pockets and pulled out the sheathed knives. "And Madame Nina always just thinks of herself first and Jack will do whatever she tells him."

Lana pulled out a small can and placed it on a fence post. "I can see where you are concerned. Things are going to be fine," she turned to him and smiled. "Trust me Keith. I can take care of myself. Besides, thanks to Nicholas I can actually fight and defend myself. And with Madame Nina's knowledge and with some of Jack's help I can actually transform at will now," she stated pulling the knives from Keith's hands and positioning herself. She began to throw the knives at the target and hit them with great ease.

"I guess that puts me a little more at ease. Straighten your back a little more."

Close by Nicholas had heard everything that the two were discussing. At that point he had learned that the two of them had been practicing a skill behind the backs of the others. This was technically a punishable act considering how Keith himself was not considered to be a trainer at any level. However, he brought it upon himself to not tell the others and to leave it alone. He felt that this information might be handy to him in the future.

When their session had ended the two had walked back.

"You definitely have improved a lot since we first started. I'd say that you're a natural when it comes to stuff like this."

"I tend to pick up on stuff easily."

"Knives, Lana, just the people I wanted to see."

"Angel…since when did we start using stage names all of a sudden?" Keith proclaimed.

"Since now I suppose. I wanted to try and start a trend," replied Eleonore. "Is it working?"

"Hardly since I don't have one," Lana stated.

"Anyways, I'm glad that I caught the two of you together. I have something I want to ask of you."

Keith and Lana both looked at each other wondering what she wanted.

"Well since I am mentoring the two of you, I brought up this idea with Neal and Nina and they thought that it was wonderful."

"Ok so what is it?" Keith asked.

"Well, since you two are both the same size, nimble, quick…"

"Get on with it," said Lana annoyed.

"Very well. We want you to become a partnered act with the trapeze."

The two were very shocked and unsure of how to respond. They stood in silence with Eleonore standing before them with a large smile on her face.

"Great it's settled then. I will see you later on the stage and we will rehearse!"

They met up at the stage after eating with their training gear on. They both had been training in clothing that was tighter on their skin. Keith was shirtless with shorts exposing his thin frail looking body while Lana wore a tight fitted bra and shorts. News had gotten around about the first dual act that was being trained as people who had nothing better to do wanted to watch. Most acts were single acts. Those who had partners only treated their partner as a prop for stunt acts such as knife throwing or jumping over them. Although in the past there were acts that had partner performers sharing the stage together, such as that as the trapeze. It was time for Keith and Lana to have their moment together. This was something that Keith had wanted badly but he never figured that it would be at a level such as this. Lana was unsure of her own skill and was very doubtful that she would be able to succeed with a partner. Keith had started his training well before Lana and therefore had more experience than she had.

"Well don't you too look adorable? Knives and….that's right we haven't gotten a stage name for you yet," Eleonora gazed out and saw Neal and Nina patiently waiting to watch the two soar. "What was the name we were going to assign her!" she yelled towards them.

"MYSTIC!" Neal shouted back at her.

"There we have it, from this day forth you are now known as Mystic of the Sidonia Circus."

Keith watched as Lana's face lit up at the sound of her stage name. Mystic fit her perfectly given her magical ability that was already laid out in the spotlight.

"Alright then, Knives and Mystic I want you to stand up on the platform on either side. At first I just want you two to let the music flow within each of you."

"Wait so what are we supposed to do then?" Keith asked.

"Improvise. I want to see what you two can do."

The two were bewildered. They looked at her and tried to explain to her that there was no way that they could do it. They had no form of training with a partner claiming that it was going to fail. Someone was going to end up getting hurt. However, as much as they cried and complained there was nothing that they could do that would change her mind.

They each climbed up onto their own platform and pulled off the trapeze bar that rested in its holder. There was no net below, meaning that if one of them were to fall then it would result in serious injuries. Eleonora stood below waving at each of them. With great uncertainty they looked at each other and waited for the music to start.

Keith stared at her and realized how scared she was. She was not prepared for any of this.

"Remember just listen to the music!" Eleonore called out to them.

The music started as Keith gazed back at Lana. He wanted to insure her that everything was going to be alright. He had great faith in himself that neither of them were going to fall. Lana jumped first and swung towards him. Keith swung down just a moment after her.

"LET GO!" he yelled towards her.

"WHAT!" she screamed back as they continued to swing.

Keith swung himself upside down as the back of his knees held on tightly to the bar.

With great faith, she let go of the bar as she got closer to Keith. She closed her eyes fearing for what was awaiting her. The crowd below watched as they prepared themselves for her to fall. However, Keith had grabbed a hold of her arms before she was able to get anywhere. Eleonore was impressed as he had a tight grip on her.

"Do you trust me!" he shouted back.

Lana said nothing and only nodded towards him. He swung her and let go of her hands. This caused her to flip upside down allowing him to grab her legs. Lana listened to the music as Keith was trying to come up with something to do next. She opened her eyes as she was hanging upside down. She stared at the bar she was once on that was still swinging back and forth. When they got close enough she grabbed a hold of the bar and pulled. Keith was not expecting her to do so but firmly held onto her legs. This caused him to lose his grip on his own bar. He was left hanging as Lana used all of her strength to hold onto the bar and turn to face where they were.

Everyone down below watched in curiosity unsure of what they were going to do next. It was completely obvious that they had no clue what they were doing and yet they were still working together effortlessly. It was the trust that they had in each other that allowed them to work together in the way that they were.

Lana had used most of her strength and began swinging her own body along with the bar. Keith did nothing but hold on to her legs following the swings of her body. He began to clue in to what she was doing and followed her lead. The two had gained enough momentum that Keith decided to do something drastic. He swung himself with more force than before and let go of her legs. He threw himself upwards flipping himself in the process. He timed it so that he was able to land on the bar without stepping on her hands. She stared up at him amazed and decided that it was her turn to do something.

The bar they were on before was starting to decrease its swing. She knew that it was now or never. With a final swing she leapt off of the bar and reached for the one before her. Keith watched her and was scared. He felt that there was no way that she would be able to reach the bar. However, his doubts was proven wrong as she just barely grabbed onto the bar with one hand. She swung herself around the bar so that she two was standing firmly on top of it.

At that point the music had ended as the troupe below applauded their efforts. The nerves and adrenaline were still coursing through their veins as they dismounted the bars and made their way back down below.

"Splendid little ones. You were a little shaky and it could have gone a lot smoother but you two did better than I even expected. I can see that all of your hard work has definitely shown through."

Keith and Lana were amazed by what they were able to accomplish. They hugged each other in excitement as they both were trying to calm themselves down from all of the excitement. However in their moment of embrace Keith realized what he was doing and quickly let go. Lana was confused as she watched Keith nervously look away from her. He was trying to conceal the blushing that had come over his face.

Later that evening Lana was helping Lucas prepare the meals as Keith was with Jack cleaning up the dining area.

"That was quiet the performance that the two of you put on earlier," Jack stated as he was wiping down the table.

"Yeah it was. It was unexpected but I think we might be able to actually come up with something for the show. Maybe even become top tier performers."

"You aren't seriously thinking about actually making her a partner of yours are you?"

"Yeah why?"

"She's dangerous Keith, a freak of nature. We still don't know what she is really capable of. What if she hurts you?"

"Geez Jack I didn't think you cared that much about me," blowing off his comment about Lana.

"Can it, shrimp."

"Besides we are all dangerous in some way aren't we? I mean just think of what we've had to do. I'm just glad that we haven't been told to do any of that lately. I'm tired of it," Keith replied staring at his hands.

"That's not the point."

"I know what you're saying, I just don't think she means any harm."

"Who means any harm?" came the calming voice of Lana as she came out of the tent.

Keith and Jack immediately stopped talking about her the minute that she came up to them. They refused to tell her what they were talking about which caused her to go back to the kitchen tent in frustration.

Keith very well knew that Lana was an unknown being. She was a strong individual who was capable of being a monster in most eyes. However she was still gentle and a kind person. That person outweighed the beast. He made it the best effort to always think of her as that type of being considering what they have all done in the past.

There was a further reason why the boys were grouped together in the way that they were. They didn't exactly choose to be around each other all day every day. Madame Nina and Neal saw the potential that each of the boys shared and decided to use that to their advantage. The boys became a group of individuals who took care of the underground work for the circus. Due to their age they were always considered to be the innocent types enabling them to get away with a lot of crimes, especially with the help of Neal and Madame Nina.

When Keith was first involved in the group, their jobs consisted mostly of pickpocketing and other types of stealing. Breaking and entering was a common practice for them that they all became quite good at. They stole various things that helped keep the circus alive and well. However their crimes progressed when they were introduced to the Crovus Clan. They began to give Madame Nina jobs for the boys to do each time that they had passed through the town. The jobs consisted of more stealing, gathering information, and even went as far as assassinations. As vastly different the two group where they agreed with each other not to mess in the other's official business. A job from the clan was not to be affected by the circus and the circus jobs were not to be affected by the clan. However, the clan would moderate what jobs were given to the circus.

The Crovus Clan maintained their ties strictly though Neal Sidonia and niece Caroline Rogers. How Caroline was involved in any of the affairs was entirely unknown but Neal was heavily involved with the matters. He was the one who relayed information to the Crovus Clan that he had received overseas as well as ensured that any threats were dealt with. This allowed the Crovus Clan to continue their work and become deeper within the shadows. The identity of the clan was made a secret from the rest of the circus. Nobody knew what the boys were up to, nor were they informed of anything that Neal was involved in.

When Keith had received his first mission in assassination he was in charge considering how he grew up with his parents. He was very reluctant to take part believing that this was going too far from what they were doing. Lucas had just joined and agreed. The two of them were trying to talk Nicholas and Jack out of doing it but to no prevail they were stuck. Nicholas used brute force on Keith and threatened him. Lucas obliged to the demands and Keith was forced to agree for his own safety. They continued on with the mission and performed the assassination of a merchant who hadn't paid his dues to the Crovus Clan for protection. They performed the assassination quickly and easily. Blood was spilled and it took away their innocence.

Keith remembers to this day staring at his hands and seeing the blood covering them as he let go of the knife he had used. He watched in horror as the lifeless corpse was lying before him never once killing a man himself. Lucas was the same as he stared at Keith after what he had done. Without realizing it, he noticed that the entire family of the merchant was killed not just their one target. Nicholas and Jack shared no expression on their faces as they noted on what had become of the scene. Keith had lost control over himself and his ties to his parents had fully taken over his mental state. After watching them work he was influenced and had taken their mission to the next level.

Keith wanted nothing more but for Lana to not be a part of the massacre that the boys were a part of. He felt that it was his duty to try all that he could to keep her away. However, he was unsure of how long it would last with Lana training so closely with each of them. In his mind it became clear that they were all just training her to be like them. A killer.

The two of them had shared a tent with each other giving the other privacy when needed. He was in his part of the bed as he stared up at the bottom of hers. He could hear her moving around above him trying to adjust herself. The sounds of pages could be heard as he quietly listened. He thought about Lana being a part of the group and the idea still haunted him. He imagined her standing before him covered in blood with no smile on her face. She was empty.

He shook the image out of his head and decided to climb up to see what she was doing. He peered up over her bed and saw her reading a large textbook.

"Whatchyeah reading?"

"A book Madame Nina got me."

"Oh yeah, what's it about?"

"It's about the history of our land. Madame Nina thinks that if I learned more about it then maybe I can put together what happened to my people."

"You're people?"

She closed the book and sat up realizing that she wasn't going to be able to read anymore, "Yeah, you know people like me? According to Madame Nina there were once more people like me. More people with gifted abilities."

"Is that so? So there were more people with your type of power walking around here?"

"Yeah, she says that they were called titans. They were considered to be the guardians of the land. In fact she believes that the royal family themselves were titans before the LeBlanc lineage took over."

"She sure knows a lot."

"I hope to one day figure out what happened to my people. Maybe then I can find out what happened to my people and put a stop to whatever it is going on."

"And how do you suppose you'd do this by yourself."

Keith realized he plucked a nerve in Lana as she stared forward. It had become apparent that she didn't really have the help to go through whatever it was that she was wanting to go through. She sharply turned to him which startled Keith causing him to lose his grip on the bed. He fell flat on the ground as she leaned over.

"Will you help me?"

"Help you do what exactly?" he groaned.

"Help me put a stop to the Hunters!"

"The Hunters? Who are the Hunters?"

"The people who have been after me. I don't know who they are exactly but I've called them the Hunters. They were the ones that you rescued me from. Well them and the Noble's stupid men."

"Oh those schmucks. Yeah of course I'll help you put a stop to whatever it is that is going on."

A large smile came over her face. Keith had no clue what he was about to get himself into and neither did Lana. He knew that she had no starting point aside from the history textbook that she held onto. He watched her as she quickly pulled it open again.

"Don't mean to intrude, but don't you think that you should be taking some sort of notes. I mean if you want to piece together what the hell is going on then you should at least write stuff down."

She quickly jumped down from her bed and grabbed pieces of paper that were in a bag by their bed. She began to frantically write down stuff that she had previously read. Keith paid no attention to her and let her do her own thing. He climbed back into his bed and continued to stare back at the bottom of her bed. Things were going to be different from here on out and he could feel it. Something was off and he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He took his glasses off and placed them on the table next to him.

"WAKE UP!" came the bellowing voice of Nicholas.

Keith abruptly shot up from his bed slamming his head on the top of the bunk. Grimacing in pain he got out to find that Lana was not present. He figured that she had went out to train with Eleonore as he got dressed. Nicholas was waiting for him with a stern look on his face. Keith let out a large yawn and stretched allowing the warm summer sun to hit his skin.

"We have a job. Turns out those men who attacked Lana were them and they are not happy. Madame Nina is trying all that she can to change their minds and offer them compensation. That being said, get your ass out of bed and let's go. "

Keith looked back at him with concern. Just when he had thought that the jobs were ending, another one came and found its way to them. Keith hung his head low and made his way back into his tent. He pulled out a cap and placed it on his head. Nicholas passed him a paper of their assignment. Jack and Lucas were already prepared and waiting for them at the front of the ground. On the paper was a note to kill a man to re-establish the ties with the Crovus Clan. Keith's heart sank. He went back inside and grabbed his knives and concealed them all over his body.

With no smile on his face the two made their way to the others. Lana took notice to their departure and quickly rushed towards them.

"KEITH WAIT UP!" she screeched as she caught up to them. "Aren't we going to rehearse today or something?"

"I have other things to do right now I will have to postpone."

"Well then at least let me come with you. It's better than hanging around twinkle toes over there."

"NO!" Keith shouted.

"Keith?" Lana replied quietly.

"You can't," Keith stated turning his back towards her and continuing towards the others.

They left Lana standing before the entrance as she watched them head out to their mission. She watched them leave, worried for what was going on. She hated the idea of being left out on things. Especially when it has Keith behaving in this way. Keith was now her partner and she wanted to be able to know as much as she could from him. She didn't want to keep any secrets between the two. But this was something that Keith didn't want her to be a part of. Lana respected the others and decided that it was in her best interest to remain in the circus no matter how much the little voice inside her head told her otherwise.

Keith and the others made their way through the town. Their goal was to kill a man who was causing trouble with the clan. The man had revealed secret information in regards to their black market selling of various illegal goods. Nicholas had a photograph of the man.

As they wandered through the streets, Keith spotted him. Nicholas nodded towards each of them as they all split off. Nicholas proceeded to watch the man from a far. Jack remained within the shadows hiding himself from sight of anyone. Lucas remained on guard looking out for any knights of the royal army. It was Keith's job to draw the man in to a secluded area.

Keith got close to the man and approached him. He reached into the man's pocket and grabbed a hold of coin pouch he had. He made it clear that he was pickpocketing him to catch the man's attention. Once the man realized what was going on, Keith made a run for it. The others were not far behind as Keith guided the man into a dark alley way.

It was there that Keith was caught in a dead end. Missions like this had become normal for Keith and the others. In a way, when Keith was heavily involved in the trickery of his missions, he often would take a form of joy. He stood with his back up against the wall and smiled at the man knowing what fate had in store for him, the reflection of his parents showing through.

"What the hell are you smiling at you little punk!" the man yelled.

Lucas blocked the exit as Nicholas and Jack arrived at the scene. Jack was awaiting above on the roof as Keith continued to distract him. Nicholas drew his sword and stabbed the man through the heart. He made sure to cover the man's mouth to prevent any screaming. Keith watched as the life of the man drained from his eyes.

"Wanted for black mailing them," Nicholas proclaimed kicking the man's head.

"Sucker fell for the oldest trick," Keith replied almost sad for the man.

"You cold hearted son of a bitch," Lucas proclaimed.

"I still hate doing this type of stuff, but you do have to admit the adrenaline is kind of fun," Keith said with a bit of a sadistic smile as the rush was overcoming his judgement.

"You really are the son of assassins," Jack stated jumping down below. "Come on, let's report back to Madame."