The place the twins were taken to was a dilapidated building with more kids within its walls than what any house should hold. They huddled in a corner of one of the cramped rooms sharing one small blanket that they had been able to find for the night. Dick say with his back against the cold wall while Ann sat in front of him neither was able to sleep like all the other nights since they had come to this place.

"Dick... I wanna go home." Ann whispered sadly. "I want Mamica and Tati."

"I know so do I, Annie." Dick said softly. "So do I."

Dick wrapped his arms around his sister holding her close unable to stop thinking about his parents' deaths and how close he had come to losing Ann as well. Though he was older by three minutes (which he had always joked with her about) Ann always went next after their parents in the show and had the wires held for just a few more minutes he would have been alone now or dead. The fear he felt and the pain of loss was shared with his twin who refused to speak to anyone but him which that of the woman in charge of the place. Plus Ann barely spoke English unlike Dick who knew more but relied on his native tongue more often than not. The woman in charge and the other kids who were in the house wanted them gone because they were just two more bodies that needed to be somewhat taken care of.

"I'm scared Dickie." Ann whispered. "What's gonna happen to us?"

"I-I don't know Annie." Dick answered trying to sound calm. "But I promise that we'll always be together. They can't separate us."

Ann nodded leaning back against her brother taking comfort by his presence, closing her eyes though there would be no rest for either child. Every time they closed their eyes or fell to sleep all they saw was bodies falling, blood upon the ground, the sound of bones breaking, and screams. Dick rested his head on his sister's shoulder closing his own eyes wishing that they were back in their trailer at the circus and that this was just a nightmare that they would wake from soon. But there was that part of him that told him this was reality and that they were alone now; that there was no going back to the way things were.

When morning came, rain poured from the overcast gray sky above the sky of Gotham and marked just one more day that the twins would never forget. The Headmistress as they called the woman in charge all but threw a suit and dress at the twins so that they could at least look formal for the occasion.

"You will not look like street trash for Mr. Wayne." she told them. "Why he would even pay for the funeral is beyond me. Don't you gypsies have some sort of ritual you perform for the dead?"

The twins were silent though Dick wanted to yell at the tone the woman used when she addressed them as well as what she had said. Ann wasn't looking at the woman who glared daggers at the girl that made the boy hate the woman even more. He didn't understand what the woman had against his sister as he placed himself in front of her so he took the brunt of the glare.

"Get dressed and be outside in ten minutes." Headmistress told them with a huff before leaving the room.

The other children laughed quietly from their places as the twins headed back to their corner wondered how they were going to change. There was little privacy even within the bathrooms unless one placed themselves on the door to hold it closed. Dick looked around not wanting to change in front of any of these people or even let his sister be taunted by them any longer.

"Boo hoo the circus freaks get to say goodbye." one of the nastier boys taunted them.

Dick glared at the boy catching some of his words and the tone of his voice made him go rigid with anger. Ann placed a hand on his arm before dragging him out of the room feeling the need to get her big brother out of there.

"We'll change here." she told him when they stopped outside a closet. "You go first alright."

"You sure?" he asked looking at her.

"Just be quick or Demon Lady will be angry and... just be fast."

Dick smiled at the name given to the Headmistress entering the closet suit in hand hoping that it would fit since he had never really needed to wear one before. Changing quietly in the barely lit room the boy jumped out once he was done holding onto the clip on tie that he figured he put on while giving Ann time to get ready. She gave him a smile as he took over standing guard for her the black dress held tightly in her hands as she entered the small closet. Looking down at himself, he felt kind of out of place with the suit more than knowing where he was now. The suit just didn't seem right on him or at least it just didn't feel right as it made everything that much more real.

"Dick?" came Ann's voice. "I don't like dresses."

He watched as his sister stepped out of the closet, their changing room, in a long sleeved black dress that reached to her knees. The size was just one too big much like his shirt and the sleeves hid her hands from view until he helped her roll them up.

"I don't like suits but I'm sure Mom and Dad would like for us to wear these." he told her quietly. "How do I look?"

"Like a boy in a man's suit but it will work." she answered.

"And you look like one of those rich girls that always got what they wanted."

Jokes and smiles aside the two made their way toward the front door leaving their other clothes in the closet hoping that no one would steal them before they got back. Their smiles drifted away as they walked out into the rain to the car that was waiting for them. Ann took Dick's hand as the woman watched them getting into the backseat with them for the drive to the cemetery.

"You should both be grateful to Mr. Wayne." she told them harshly. "And if you so much as disrespect or talk to him in any way that I find inappropriate you will be punished. Understand?"

Neither twin responded the black of their outfits made the paleness of their skin more prominent and the dark circles under their blue eyes stood out. Headmistress didn't seem to care how the two looked like they were sick in their nice clothes, all she could think about was how she would get to see and hopefully meet Bruce Wayne. She laughed to herself as she daydreamed of about catching the young man's eye and becoming Mrs. Wayne. Ann and Dick ignored the woman as they leaned against one another trying to be strong though they felt horrible. Not being able to sleep and barely eating was taking its toll on the two but they didn't care in their depressed state. And as long as they had each other they would keep going as long as possible and try to keep the other from falling too far.

"We're here." headmistress told them as the car stopped. "Remember what I told you."

Dick glared at the woman before the anger disappeared to be replaced by an emptiness that spread from his heart and soul. Ann gripped his hand tighter a frown on her face and her blue eyes seemed hollow as they walked toward the coffins sitting upon freshly dug graves. They noticed two men standing beneath a canopy, one the realized was Mr. Wayne but the other they did not know. The twins stood before the coffins their faces showed no emotion as they continued to hold hands. Headmistress made her way over to the men smiling despite the situation and mood. They didn't notice that they had been joined by someone else until a voice spoke up beside them.

"I'm sorry for your loss." Dick looked up to see Mr. Wayne. "How are you both?"

"We're managing I guess." the boy replied slowly. "It's been rough but we're just trying to keep ourselves from falling. Thank you for doing all this Mr. Wayne."

"You're welcome."

Bruce Wayne watched the two with sad understanding eyes though neither looked up at him and took in their condition as well. The Headmistress watched with a frown on her face while the older gentleman who had been with Mr. Wayne gave her a look of disgust.

"The orphanage is alright I guess." Dick continued lying through his teeth bowing his head before turning truthful. "But it's not the same and never will be."

Ann was silent staring at her parents coffins voice lost as she bowed her own head shaking with silent sobs though no tears would come. She had cried herself out much like her brother who stood beside her a frown on his face as she stared at the ground.

"Come along children." Headmistress told them after a few moments of silence. "I'm sure Mr. Wayne has things to do today."

Bruce looked away from the two upset children who had lost everything to the heartless woman who had spoken. Before he could say anything to her both kids had turned though the little girl stopped looking up at him with a small forced smile.

"Thank you." she told him seeming to force the words out.

The man could only nod at her, his own blue eyes meeting hers just as they had met her brother's before on that night. They walked away as it began to rain once more the woman smiled at Bruce before she followed after the children back to the car that had brought them.

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