Yay! Thankyou for the reviews! Now we get to find out why Xanny is so mad at Xina ;D I really cannot help but to update this story - I'm homeschooled so I have nothing better to do XD

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Chibi Steve: SL-nee-sama doesn't own The Saga of Darren Shan or any of it's characters.

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Chibi Steve: I promise not to kill Mr. Crepsley, Shancus or any other vampire/human.

"I've never seen Xan act like that," Daryl told Xina as the two of them walked back to the Cirque du Freak together. "I'm worried about her."

"There's no need to worry," Xina replied. "Xan and I have had a few…problems. I guess she's still holding a grudge against me."

"Oh," Daryl murmured, seeming taken aback for a moment. "I never did properly introduce myself, did I? I'm Daryl – Xan and I are roommates at the Cirque du Freak."

"So, that's what Xan's been doing? Performing in a freak show?" Xina said. "I'm Xina, although you probably guessed."

"Nice to meet you, Xina." Daryl smiled.

"Hey, Daryl? Does Xan seem a little…different to you?" Evra said.

"What do you mean by that?" Daryl replied.

"She seems…nice."

Daryl laughed. "Oh, you must be confusing her with Xina."

"Xina?"

"Her twin sister."

Evra was silent for a moment. Then he laughed. "Good one, Daryl. You nearly had me there."

"I'm serious," Daryl responded. "Xan does have a twin sister; we met her in town earlier."

"Yeah, right. Funny!"

Xan was lying face-down in her tent sulking. She was remembering what life had been like before she had ran away from home to join the Cirque du Freak.

She had been a naughty child, even before she had learned to use her magic. She would pull the other girls' hair at play group and break expensive vases, just because she knew how important they had been to her mother.

Xina had been the only person she had cared about. Xina was the only person who loved her unconditionally, even when she broke her dolls and tore her dresses.

But once Xan and Xina had turned 13, they had been taught how to use their magic. Xan had favoured black magic, while Xina practiced white magic. So one day, Xan had cast a spell. A very dangerous one, at that. Xina had been the only person she had told, Xina blabbed and she had been kicked out of her Circle. Simple.

After that, her parents tried to hide it but they resented her. So she'd run away, blaming Xina for it all.

"It was her fault," Xan muttered to herself. "I don't still love her. I don't."